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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
Free Mail Delivery In
City Starts Next Week
Citizens Will Enjoy Modern Ser.
vice Nov. 16-Herald Goes to
Press Earlier THURSDAYS

The free delivery of mail will
start in Sank Centre Wednesday,
Nov. 16. Postmaster J. A. Schoen-
'hoff has been working hard for
several weeks getting the local of
flee in shape to take over the add
ed responsibility. AS stated in
the Herald in previous issues the
entire city will not be in the free
delivery zones to start with, but
the districts will be expanded, no
doubt, later.
If you have not registered your
family and house number with the
postmaster it will help save con-
fusion if you will do so at once.
It will likely take a month or six
weeks to get the service working
entirely satisfactory. The carriers
will be Valarian Schoenhoff and
Carl Fischer. Two deliveries will
be made each week day except
Sundays and the six holidays.
The Herald will get to press in
time to make the afternoon de-
livery Thursdays. This will neces-
state the closing of the forms sew
eral hours earlier than heretofore.
The public can assist us materially
by getting their news items and
classified advertising into the Of
flee Wednesday evening by six
o'clock. The dead line for display
advertising will be 1900 o'clock,
noon, Wednesdays of each week.
The cooperation of the public will
be appreciated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
Annual Meeting
of Fair Monday
VIII Elect Officers, Dates Set for
1928 Fair-Portion of Stock
Will Be Taken Up

The annual meeting of the Ag-
ricultural Society of Stearns
county viii be held at the Sank
Centre Community Club rooms
Monday evening of next week,
Nov. ID, at 500 o'clock.
Secretary Hillerud and Treas
.urer Bohaal will make detailed re-
ports of the years activities. Of
fcers for the ensuing year viii be
elected, and dates set for the 1928
fair.
It is urged that every one of the
100 stockholders attend this
meeting, as there viii be happy
surprise for the checks for twen-
ty-five per cent of the outstanding
stock win be ready besides checks
for the interest.
If you are interested in the sue
cess Of the fair wheIher you are
stocIxholder or not you are urged
to attend Monday evenings meet
ing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
To Glue Annual
! Party Nou. 9th
Sank Centre Firemen's 43rd An
nual Ball at Armory Thanks
giving Night

For over 40 years the Sank
Centre Volunteer Fire Department
has given an annual ball, usual
ly Thanksgiving night.
The funds earned by the enter
tainment have been placed in the
Relief Fund of the department and
have usually been distributed to
the men at Christmas time.
The personnel of the organiza-
ton is made up of the representa-
tive citizenship of the community.
Many of them have been in the
department for years. Regardless
of the hour of the day or night,
business stress, or climatic condi-
tions, they respond promptly and
valiantly to the sound of the
alarm. During the existence
the department hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars, have been saved
the citizens which has had its eff
feet in lower insurance rates. The
men of the department receive a
nominal fee of 81 90 70 r each
alarm answered. If they labor for
"a hours they receive no more.
/. The ticket sale is the only 1c, g
nue. the organization collects from
the public. You may not dance;
you may not even approve of dane
ing, but every citizen of this city
should purchase one or more tick
cts for the dance to be given
Thanksgiving night. The ':cket
sale This year is in charge Of
Thomas Clough. The price will be
$l.00. The music for the dance
will be furnished by Art Alsten's
Red Devil Orchestra who have a
splendid reputation for furnishing
spiffy dance music
The committees in charge are:
Music-Roy Scott and Thomas
Clough.
Decorations-Al Markson, Dew
ey O'Gara, and Verne Berggreen,
Bob Schwalen, Charles Miller, f.
A. Richards, Howard Wick, Jcs-
sc Rose and Nolan Gilbert
Floor Managers-Jos. Kusba,
Joll1 Mondloch, Thomas Smith and
John McGibbon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
Extend Paving to
Osakis Next Year
Detour Will Be Very Slight AS
Route Is Practically All New
Construction

On Nov. 20 Highway Commits
sioner Babcock will open bids for
paving Highway No. 3 west from
Sank Centre to West Union.
The grading of the new Highway
has about been completed. The
revised route makes the distance
between Sank Centre exactly ID
miles. The old route was approx
imately IT,, and the route of the
Great Northern is 10. miles.
The only detour required will be
leading out of Sank Centre, prob
ably leaving Main at Oak, thence
north to Second and west on second
on the Fairy lake road continuing
on west up the hill to the present
Highway No. 8.
The new route is all new con-
struction except the few blocks in
the city of Sank Centre, a mile
leading into West Union from the
east. The detour will be short at
this point, and will naturally fol-
low the old road into the village
coming to town in front and to the
north Of the Catholic church.
The reconstructed and shortened
Highway has also eliminated two
bad railroad crossings-the one at
West Union and the other in the
village of Osakis.
Commissioner Babcock plans on
paving something over 100 miles
in 1928. The state will furnish
the contractors the cement as in
the past year. Buying in very
large quantities the state secures a
very advantageous price.
The department plans on ex-
tending the pavement south Of
Owatonna to the state line as rap
idly as possible. Bids on Nov. 29
will be opened for a strip of 1913
miles on Highway No. 40, Austin,
north to Blooming Prairie. The
list of the projects on which bids
will be opened Nov. 20 are:
r. H. No. 3-lSauk Centre west
to county line, 6.1 miles, 1890
so. yds. concrete.
County line to West Union, L.
miles, 10000 so. yds. concrete.
West Union to Osakis, 6.2
miles, 72,7S0 SO. yds. concrete.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
Public School Students
Resume Journalistic Work
"Main Street," Ranks Well Up
With Other Publications of
Its Kind

s''Main Street." the first number
of the newspaper published by the
students of the Sank Centre Pub.
lie Schools for the year 1928
made it's appearance Monday. The
paper this year will strive more for
literary merit than covering the
news of the school. Last year the
paper was four page paper. The
form has been changed to eight
pages of the popular magazine
size. This years staff are:
Editor in Chief-Esther Larson,
"28".
Associate Editor (Jr. High
School) Jane Strebel, "31."
Business Manager-Edwin Kells,
"29."
Advertising Manager-Stewart
Whitehead, "29."
Special Reporter John Nc
Cracker, 1928"
Production Editor-Phil Schaub,
"28."
Advisor Mr. Nicholson.
Reporters
Senior-Isabel Hansen, "28."
Junior-Maude Brown, "29."
Sophomore = Glen Sullivan,
"3O." a.
Freshmen-Laura Dubois.
Junior High-Mildred Taylor,
Prudence Arndt, Donald Rattle.
Boy Scouts -Merril Forsberg,
"29."
Girl Scouts-Janc Strebel, 49,"
Typists
John McCracken, "28." Peul
Mayors, "28." Clara Schooner,
"28."
Seven numbers will be published
during the balance of the school
year. Sank Centre business men
have taken hbera-.y of advertising
space. EditoriaIly the paper is a
credit to the school. It IS a pro-!
duct of the Herald office and of
course presents neat typograph-
ical appearance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
ruck Hearing
In City NoD. %
Raymond Bros, of St. Cloud, Re-
new Application to Extend
Traffic, Business.

Herald readers will recall that
a little less than two years ago
Raymond Bros, of st. Cloud, made
a proposition to the Sank Centre
business men to extend their truck
ing business from the Twin CIT
les to this city and Alexandria.
At this time they offered pro-
posed schedule of what probably
would be the per mile charges for
freight. They could not fix the
rate definitely because the Rail-
road and Warehouse Commission
had full rate. authority since the
truck traffic business had been
placed under the Boards super
vision by the last legislature.
Mayor L. w. Whitson was auth
orized by the Community Club to
accompany the company's repre-
sentative with the petition. Thirty
nine business men signed. The
morning the hearing was to be held
at st. Cloud many of the business
men met at the Community Club
rooms and decided that the truck
line would not be of advantage to
the city at that time and sent a
delegation to St. Cloud to oppose
the petition of Raymond Bros. The
petition was denied by the Rail
road and WareIb ouse Commission.
The company has made another
petition to the Commission to per-
NIT them to extend their business
to this city. A hearing will be held
on the matter at the Community
Club rooms, Sank Centre, Nov. %.
The Commission has now def
nitely fixed the truck freight
rates, and the schedule shows that
on the average class the reduction
is about II cents per, hundred.
Raymond Bros, are confident that
within six months period they will
be hauling 10 ton of Twin City
freight to Sauk Centre daily. If
this is true it does not take much
of mathematician to see that the
business men of this city will save
in excess of $4,000 yearly under
present freight rates. If the pro-
posed rate increase asked by the
railroads of the Interstate Com
merce Commission is granted the
saving will be even more.
President VIM. Parker, Wednes-
day evening decided 10 call a
meeting of the Community Club for
Friday evening, Nos.. -18, at 500
o'clock. Representatives of Ray
mond Bros, will be present at the
meeting with definite schedules
and other data. 1t is important
that every business man of the city
should attend this meeting. Keep
it in mind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
Annual Red Cross Roll
Call Starts Armistice Day
Woman's Club Has Charge Of Roll
Call in This City-H. S. Girls
Will Assist

The roll call of the American
Red Cross will be from Armistice
Day to Thanksgiving Day-Nov.
IL to Nov. "a. The work Of this
organization scarcely needs re
viewing for most folks realize it's
value. One is merely asked to be-
come a member of an organization
of which one may well be proud.
President Coolidge has aptly
stated the case when he said: "The
American Red cross has a fore
most place in the ranks of distinc-
tive American Institutions which
we honor and loyalty support. We
have had frequent occasions to
witness it's readiness for instant
and effective responses at the call
to duty. We have tested the Red
Cross in war and in peace and it
has never failed us. It never will
fail so long as it holds your sup
port"
During the past year the Red
Cross has served in rs domestic
disasters and extended relief to 20
in foreign countries. twenty-five
States were visited by disaster in
some form.
We never know when our town
will be confronted with a disaster.
Our thoughts are conferred now on
the New England flood. Red Cross
workers are busy in the New Eng
land States. Six district workers
have been sent to the three states
effected. Red Cross workers have
sent typhoid vaccine to cities and
towns deprived of their normal
water supply. Red Cross officials
announce the situation as increas-
ingly serious although late re-
ports from the Chapters in the
territory indicated that the emer-
gency situation is being brought
under control.
Sunday Nov. 10, the ministers
and priests throughout Stearns
county are requested to urge cit.
liens to become members of the
Red Cross.
Enroll in the Red Cross now for
the sake of humanity. The Wom-
ans Club will have charge of the
roll call in Sank Centre and will
be assisted in the work by High
School girls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
REV. JJLIUSSTEIN
TOLEAVECHURCH
Well Known Pastor VIII
Take Charge of St. Johns
at Wykof, MINI.
FINAL SERMON NOV. 20
Parish Has Made Fine Prog
ress Under Leadership
Successor Not Named

Rev. julius Stein, pastor of the
Zion Lutheran church of this city
since 1915, has resigned his pas
torate and accepted charge of ESt.
Johns Lutheran church, Wykoff,
Fillmore county, MINI.
Under his leadership Zion par
ish has made wonderful strides,
and it is with great reluctance thst
members of the local congregation
gave their consent for his release.
Rev. Stein came to Sank Centre
in June, 1915, from Devils Lake,
N. D. AT that time services were
being held in the Norwegian Luth-
eran church. The congregation
was struggling one of about IL
families. Today there are be-
tween rs and IS families actively
connected with Zion Lutheran par
ish.
In 1918 Zion church purchased
the Baptist church on Maple
street and remodeled it for their
use. About the same time the res
idence of G. H. Vandesteeg, just
north of the church, corner Maple
and Third street, was purchased /.
Today the congregation owns abb
solutely free from debt, a COM
Portable place of worship and a
cosy parsonage. The balance of
the debt was iquidated two years
ago.
Every branch of the parish is
functioning in splendid shape.
There are two decidedly active la
dies societies; a vigorous young
peoples organization and large
Sunday School.
At various times during his
residence in Sank Centre, Rev.
Stein has served the German Luth-
eran people at West Union, Mel
rose, Unity, Birchdale, Grey Eagle
and Willard.
/ Rev. Stein has been an excellent
citizen. He and his estimable
family of a wife and seven children
will be greatly missed in the cir
Gle in which they moved.
The village of .Wykoff is a ham,
let of about 400 or 500, located
in northwestern Fillmore county. 1t
is one of the wealthiest agricul
tural sections of Minnesota. st.
Johns church property is valued
at $4,000 and is one of the very
strongest German Lutheran par
ishes in the entire northwest. Tne
congregation numbers about $50
families and about 700 souls.
Rev. Stein viii preach his fare
well sermon Sunday, Nov. 20, and
Thanksgiving week the family will
be moved to their new home.
Zion Parish is waiting for
nominations from the president OF
the district before issuing a
call for the successor of Rev.
Stein. In the meantime, the local
church will be supplied by pastors
of nearby congregations.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
STILL AMPLE Time
TO WIN BIG PRIZE
Herald's Playground Sub
scription Campaign Gain
ing Momentum
OVER MONTH REMAINS
Parents Should Cooperate
With Children in Fine
Movement

The Sank Centre Herald's SUBJ
scription campaign in which seven
of the Rural Schools of Western
Stearns and Todd counties will re-
ceive modern Playground appli-
ances and cash prizes, is moving
along in fine shape.
There is over a month left in
which to work, and the opportuni-
ties are ample to walk off with the
better prizes. Even the school not
successful in winning one of the
seven major prizes will be paid a
commission of 10 per cent on the
total amount of business turned in.
The Herald of last week offered
double of the amount of votes for
new subscriptions. This offer has
been withdrawn and will not be
offered again during the campaign
which closes at noon, Tuesday, Dec.
20.
The average sized school has a
wonderful opportunity to win if
the parents of the children will
give them the cooperation which
they should have. One years sub
scription for every child enrolled
in any school will give the school
percentage of 1000. A very
large percentage of the farmers in
the territory in which the campaign
is being carried on are already sub
scribers. The Herald has two
fold idea in sponsoring this cam
paign. The first of course, is to
clean up the subscription list. We
also want to do our part in further
ing a community spirit of helpful
ness and cooperation.
There are many reasons why
you and every other wide-awake
person in the community should
at once respond to this wide spread
invitation that stands as the great
est opportunity yet offered to as
sist your favorite school in acquir-
ing something that is really needed
on the school ground, without the
outlay of a penny, except your
renewal subscription to the Her
aid.
You cannot Judge town by its
appearance around the depot; you
cannot judge a home by the house
that is occupied; neither can you
judge the value of a school by its
surroundings nevertheless, a
child's instinct for play is usually
as great as its desire for study, and
the more equipment of this nature
that can be placed around the play
ground, the keener will the in
terest- be in the entire school prob
lem. Get behind your school and
help the pupils help themselves.
The idea must be sound or
County Supt. VIM. Boerger would
not have given it the following
enthusiastic Endorsement:
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
Hrnrlatttatintt

Friday, Nov %, being Armistice Day. sincerely ask
that all places of business in the City of Sank Centre close
at NJ and remain closed for the balance of the day
This act will show our deep appreciation and sincere
respect for the World War Veterans of this community
particularly for Robert Swift Post American Legion as
well concentrating the anniversary of the ending of
the great World War. s 1893, ~
LYNN WHTTSON, Mayor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10

Sank Centre folks simply will be
heard from, it seems. A short
time ago Orlando Paske was elect
ed rooter-king of the st. Cloud
Teachers College and now word is
received that Evelyn Mortensen,
who is attending st. Benedict's
Academy at st. Joseph was chos-
en- ALI College cheer-leader along
with Marie Himsl, of st. Cloud.
The other end4of the county will be
the noisiest from now on, we take
n
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
ARMISTICE DAY TO
BE WELL OBSERVED
Robert Swift Post, Arneri-
can Legion, Has Arrang-
ed Fine Program
DEDICATE FLAG POLE
Henry B. Rutledge Will De-
liver Address-School
Children Take Part

Armistice Day, tomorrow, will
be properly observed in Sank Cen
tire. All citizens and members of
patriotic organizations are urged to
materially assist in the carrying
out of the program by being in
attendance.
The football game which was
scheduled to be played between the
National Guard and the Legion, has
been called off owing to the con-
dition of the field resulting from
the recent snow fall. 1t is probable
that the game will be played at
some future date.
The parade, made up of the
various Service organizations of
the city will form at the city hall
at 1870 P. M, to march through
the business streets terminating at
the northwest corner of the school
grounds, for the dedication SER
vices of the newly erected flag
staff and memorial tablet to Vet
Grams of the World War, who died
in service. Participants in the par
ade are urged to be prompt in their
arrival at the City Hall to avert
any delay in the parade formation.
The flag pole dedicatory pro-
gram follows:
Dedicatory address
.......... Rev. T. B. Shorts
Gold Star Mother Rev. Sparkes
The Unwilling of the Tablet :.
Leora Wilcox and Mary Lor-
raine Wiesner.
Presentation of Flagpole to
school Board-Mrs. Effie Wal
lace.
Acceptance of Flagpole by
School Board-Dr. H. F. Hem
nemann.
Raising of the Flag = Eagle
Scout Edward Kells, and Star
Scout Julian Markson.
Star Spangled Banner 1890.
Boys Band
Flag Salute by the audience.
Following the dedication cere-
monies at the flag staff, interest
will be diverted to the Junior High
School Auditorium where an APP
propriate AMI diversified program
of music and speaking will be
rendered. The Legion has been
fortunate in securing as the speak
er of the day, Henry B. Rutledge,
of Minneapolis, world traveller,
writer of note, engineer and bus
mess man of wide experience.
The following is the program
for the Junior High School Audi
torium:
Song Pupils of 9Th grade.
Flag Drill-Pupils of 9Th grade.
Song-Pupils of the 9Th grade.
Speaker Of the Day-Henry B.
Rutledge, of Minneapolis.
'tStar Spangled Banner"-Boys'
Band.
In the evening those who wish
to dance will find no better
opportunity than at the newly re-
finished Armory, which will be at
tractively decorated for the occas-
ion. There is ample floor space,
in the best of condition, to ac-
comodate hundreds. Those who are
inclined to be little critical on the
the music they dance to can rest
assured that they will have no COM
plants to make as Maurice J..
Pishe's orchestra, of Minneapolis,
has been secured.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found proclamation of Mayor
Whitson requesting all business
houses to close at 100 P. M, and
remain closed throughout the re-
mainder of the day. All merchants
should realize the significance of
the day and comply with this pro-
al ar,o of ion
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10

James T. Mcclellan arrived in
Sank Centre Wednesday afternoon
from Manila, PHILIPPINE Islands
and viii spend several days visit
ing with his mother; MRS. Genevieve
of the Home School. Mr..
Mcclellan is employed at the Ster-
naberg hospital in Manila.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10

Ben Carpenter made a business
trip to st. Cloud Monday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-10
Basket Ball Activities In
High School Looking Up
Sank Centre Students Have Hard
Schednle-Season Opens at
Home Nov. IL

Inaugurating the basketball sea-
son in snappy fashion Friday night
of last week, the Juniors of the
local High School defeated the
Seniors in the annual inter-class
tournament, 10 to 16, in a nip and
tuck battle that required an extra
period to decide the contest after
the score had been tied at 16 all in
the closing minutes of the regular
playing time.
Thursday night the Juniors had
overwhelmed the Sophomores and
the Seniors trounced the Fresh
men, both finalists winning their
games by the lop-sided score of
81 to d, a queer coincidence. The
consolation game Friday night was
won by the Sophomores, IL to 2.
Representing for the most part,
in their personnel, all the material
Coach Kaslow will have available
with which to build his varsity
team, the Juniors and Seniors in
their game afforded an opportunity
to estimate the amount of success
that will attend the efforts of
Sank Centres entry in the basket
ball conflicts of the season just OPP
ened.
It will be painfully remembered
that last season out of sixteen
games played, thirteen were lost,
the last twelve games on the sched-
ule being registered as successive
defeats against the locals. 1t was
a record, probably, in the history
of the sport, not only for the
school but for the district and
more extensive regions as well. 1t
will be the task Of this years team
to erase some of these defeats and
in spite of the heavy schedule ar
ranged, it is quite likely that they
will do so.
Seniors who are eligible for the
squad include Ed Peterson. Paul
Meyers, and John McCracken. The
Juniors are Leo Miller, Julian
Markson, Jim O'Gara, Elmer Brad
ley, Franklin Cliff and Carl Lewis.
The lone Sophomore possibility is
Orren Hall.
Following is the seasons sched-