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The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

Mrs. S. Smith celebrated their for
tieth wedding anniversary Tuesday,
when about thirty of their friends
gave them surprise. The guests
were loaded with good things and
there was a joyous party seated
about the long table. "A very en-
joyable evening was spent talking
over pioneer times, and it wss late
when the guests departed, wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith many happy
returns of the occasion.
Thanksgiving Ball-The fire de-
partment will give their twenty
third annual bali on Thanksgiving
evening, Nov. %, at the city hall.
Elaborate preparations are making
for the event. The Allen orchestra
of six pieces will furnish music.
Hot coffee, light biscuits, free
any time this week at Loitsgarden
Bros. store. The Malleable girl
will present you with one of her
latest cook books.
An agent for a device to save
heat from fuel was in the city
this week and on Monday endeav-
ored to interest the board of edu-
cation in the thing. Some of the
rooms of the school building need
better heat and ventilation, espec.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

have plenty of clothing and wraps,
especially if there are women and
children in the party.
d s.Be careful in passing or meet
ing other vehicles and in making
turns Watch for slippery places.
Use special caution in meeting or
passing snow plows-remenlber
that they cannot dodge.
"Last but not least, motorists
should remember the ever-present
danger of carbon monoxiie poison
ing. The danger is not confined to
closed garages. Last winter we
had to or three reports of deaths
and several were overcome in cars
standing still with the motor run
ming, or while driving slowly on
drifted roads," ~
The heavy drain on highway
funds last spring and winter has
made lit necessary for the main
tenance division to curtail some of
its regular work during The fall.
If the winter is not too severe,
however, the department will make
an effort to keep all the highways
open. If it should become neces-
sary to cut down ,on snow plowing,
the highways in counties where the
side roads are kept open will be
given preference.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24
Prepare for Disagreeable
Delays In Winter Driving
Impossible to Open All Highways
Immediately After Storm,
Babcock Explains

A warning to motorists not to
undertake long trips unless they
are fully equipped and prepared
to undergo some hardships, was is
sued this week by the Minnesota
Highway department.
'The open winters which we had
before last winter led some car
owners to think they can at all
times make cross-country trips in
winter as easily as in summer"
said Commissioner C. M. Babcock.
"A great deal of the time they
can, but they should be prepared
for the unexpected.
"Watch the weather forecasts,
but remember they are not infalli-
ble," is his warning. "Snow storms
may come when we least expect
them. With the additional snow
fence and plows, we hope to keep
the trunk highways open most of
the time. But no one can keep
them open during a heavy storm :.
The plows cannot be everywhere. at
once. After severe storms it US
ually takes twelve hours, some
times more, to open all the roads
in any district.
persons planning long trips
should allow some time for de-
lays. They should see that, their
cars have plenty of gas and oil and
are in good mechanical condition.
Night driving in snow storms
should be avoided. Be sure you
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24
Aggressive Campaign for
Sale of Christmas Seals
H. A. Faikp Has Charge of Sank
Centre Drive-1O, 900 Workers
In Minnesota .s3.i

Every citizen of Stearns county
will be given a chance to do his bit
in supporting anti-tuberculosis and
health work during 1928, accord
ing to plans now being made for
the annual sale of Christmas Seals.
The sale will be sponsored by the
County Public Health Association,
a unit of the Minnesota Public
Health Association and the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association.
Arrangements are underway for a
campaign which will give everyone
an opportunity to buy the penny
health stamps. Local managers,
who will direct the sale in their
own communities, are as follows:
Mrs. Albert Winters, Albany;
Merrill La Croix, Avon; R. W.
Jacobson, Belgrade; w. J. Ryf,
Brooten; Mrs. I. E. Cornwell,
Cold Spring; M. Theisen, Elrosa;
Miss Grace Van Nurden, Fairhav
en-; II. j. Kicker, Freeport; T. G.
Wurst, Greenwald; H. J. O'Don-
nell, Holdingford; Rev. FIR. Paul
Kunkel, Kimball; Mrs. W. H. Nc
Carthy, Melrose; Mrs. C. j. Dun
ton, Paynesville; Theil Anthony,
Richmond; C. F. Eickhoff, Rock
vile; Miss Myrtle H. Johnson,
Public Schools, st. Cloud; P. j.
Seberger, st. Cloud; Miss Nellie
Palmer, State Teachers College, st.
Cloud; Miss Barbara Schroeder, st.
Joseph; Mrs. Fred Stelzig, Waite
Park; Rev. FIR. Boniface Hahn,
Johns University, Collegeville; H.
A. Falk, Sauk Centre; Mrs. Lilly
l.. Hall, Sartell; Miss Betsey M.
LegvoId, Georgeville; George Fre-
vel, New Munich.
These workers, who form a part
of Minnesota's 10000 Christmas
Seal volunteers, are giving their
time gratis. ga ~
In the rural districts the, sale
will be in charge Of the schools,
which are being offered health
awards for reaching their quotas.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24
American Legion
New York Meeting Reeinds
Action Of Legion In France


For years thas portion of the an
nual dues paid by members of the
American Legion to their local
posts, has included 81: as the ma
tional share; and for this 81 the
member received each month a
copy of The American Legion
Monthly, the official national Le-
gion magazine, full of stories, con-
structive articles, etc. ... .,,,. -,
Because it was desired by Le-
gion National Headquarters to ex-
,pand this magazine, making it big
ger, the requestswas made that the
national share of each members
dues be increased to $1.25 per
year, instead of 81 per year. This
request the Paris delegates grant
ed, and Minnesota post officers be-
gan collecting 81 rs instead of 81
as the national per capita. 1'4' :"
But saselaase of the Legion con-
stitution says that all national. con-
veI1tion actfonsataken outside of
America must be1ratified in the
United States. so on October 49,
49, 1927, delegates from each
state met at. New York for this
purpose. Evidently they did not
deem the increase in National dues
wise, for on October 10th there
arrived at Minnesota Legion State
Headquarters, St. Paul, the fol
lowing telegram: "Legion National
dues remain one dollar per year
give publicity" This wire is from
l.. E. Zumwinkle of Pelican Rap
ids, Minnesota Legion State Com
mander, attending the New York
ratification. meeting. Because
Paris press reports previously an
.nounced thesscontemplated nation
al dues increase, now recinded, the
Minnesota Legion commander, is
anxious that "The Gopher Legion
Gang" learn of this action without
delay. The extra 25c already col
lected from Legionaires who have
paid their 1928 dues, will be re-
funded, Commander Zumwinkle
states. According to the revised
Legion constitution, the member
ship year starts October 20, 1927
instead Of January /, 1928.
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Thursday, November, "a, 1927

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tally the latter, and something will
doubtless be done at an early date
to better existing conditions.
A new town whose name is
"Elsarn" has been plated in
Stearns county and the plat placed
on file in the office of the county
auditor. The town is situated a
mile and a quarter south of Metre
Grove on the new Brooten branch
of the 500 line. "A store and post
office will be built Immediately.
The town was plated and is owned
by Joseph Speed and JOIN A.
Kulzer. ~
The thanks of the foot bah low
ing public are due to Mayor Ward
and the young lady operators at
the central telephone station for
the prompt bulletins given out
Saturday about the game on North
rop field. The news came through
promptly and WAS inlme ediately CIV
en- to the Herald. Charley Fiesler
also received the bulletins and
posted them outside G. his store on
Main street where all who passed
by could see ther. The courtesy
Of the company, its local manager
and the operators IS greatly ap-
prac:&ted.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24
Highway Guard Rail
Prevents Accidents
Safety Is First Aim of State De.
partment In Planning Road Inn
rs provements

We speak with horror Of the
thousands of automobile accidents,
but we sometimes wonder how
many more there would be if high
way builders were not giving the
matter Of safety their constant
attention. Take for instance the
item of guard rails. It would be
interesting to know how many mar
row escapes there have been in
Stearns county, which would have
become serious accidents if the
steel cables had not stopped the
cars from going into the ditch
But these fences with their white
topped posts have probably pre-
vented great many more acci-
dents by showing where the dang
er line is. This is especially true
at night.
Sixty miles of guard rail, costing
$61,S71, have been built on the
trunk highways this year, accord.
ing to a bulletin from the State
Highway department. The total
built since the state took over the
trunk routes in 1921 is 356 miles,
costing $475,802. Steel cable has
been used since 1923. Before that
wood and occasionally reinforced
concrete were used. These may
look better, but wire cable is much
stronger and costs less than half
as much as wood and one fifth as
nluch as concrete rail.
The specifications call for a "a
inch cable, three strands, each
strand having seven double gal-
vanized annealed steel wires. The
minimum tensile strength for ca
BILE, nuts, clipsN anchor bolts and
other fittings is $4,000 pounds.
All materials are tested in the
highway laboratories.
Posts are northern white cedar,
cut green and seasoned. They are
81 feet long, with minimum top
diameter of 5 ga inches. The low
er four feet are treated with pre-
servative. Posts are placed tive. Re
feet apart, three feet 8 inches
deep. The cable is placed two feet
from the ground, this giving the
best protection against cars going
into the ditch. Guard rail is
placed wherever a grade is more
than five feet high. ..-
This is only one Of many ways
in which the state department tries
to make the highways safe for
travel. c.. NJ: Babcock has. al
ways made safety the first thought
in all plans for highway improve
ments. Elimination of grade cross
ings, steep grades and sharp turns
has been pushed as rapidly. as
funds permitted. Every effort is
made to provide sight distance. All
curves, crossings and other haz-
ards are plainly marked. ",
All these things added to the
cost of modern: roads, but with the
heavy traffic ON our trunk high
ways, and the speed at which the
average driver goes, they are nee
essary. A single. sign, a guard rail
or a grade separation saves the
price of many dozen auto licenses
every time 1t prevents one accident.
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

tendent of the Northern Pacific
system introduced the schedules of
his road, explaining the service to
Sauk Centre and naturally was op-
posed to the granting of the petit
tion.
r. F. Stevenson, taxi owner of
St. Cloud, was called. He said he
represented the St. Cloud Chamber
of Commerce. He did not have
any resolution passed by his or
ganization or anything indicating
his authority to speak for the
Chamber of Commerce. Commits
sioner Matson ruled that he could
testify for himself but not for his
organization. On cross examina-
ton it developed that Mr.. Steven
son had the exclusive taxicab rights
for incoming passengers at the
Great Northern depot, st. Cloud.
The obiectors closed their case
with the testimony Of C. H. Child,
agent IF the G. N. at Sauk Centre.
Mr.. Child made very good wit
ness for his company and his 10y
atty to LIS employers is to be COM
mended. ...>
At the close of the testimony
Attorney Mullaley moved that the
petition be dismissed, citing Sec.
II, Chapter 1876, General laws
1925, which provides that a petit
ton denied cannot be heard again
within one year, unless there has
been a change in transportation
conditions and there was a neces-
sity for establishment of the SER
wee. He contended that the ord
er Of the Confession handed down
n June this year in which Ray
mond Bros. asked to establish a
truck line between st. Cloud and
Sauk Centre was denied, preclud-
ed the considering of the present
petition. Attorney Mccarthy of
the N. p, concurred with the
G. N. in this motion. =
Attorney Moore recited the mo-
ton on the ground that the route
asked for was not the same route
inasmuch as the proposed service
had been extended to Long Prairie
and Browerville, and the testi-
mony introduced proved conclus-
lively that here was a necessity for
the service. -.
Commissioner Matson denied the
motion to dismiss. The petition
ers and the objectors filed their
arguments in brief. The Commis-
sioner stated to the Herald editor
that it would take at least 80 days
to arrive at a decision.
Floyd Raymond stated to the
Herald editor that if the petition
was granted it would take a week
after the order was filed to estab-
li:h the service. --..
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

Club, gave testimony to the eff
feet that the citizens of Melrose
were very anxious for the service.
Albany, represented by A.
Engel, H. J. Blinker and Jos. F.
Bier, business men, asked the Rail-
road and Warehouse Commission
to grant the petition of Raymond
Brothers. p
The petitioners rested their case
with the testimony of the gentle
man from Browerville. -.
F. Kelsey, district superintend-
ent of the Great Northern, was
the first witness called by the rail-
road obiectors to the petition. He
insisted that the service furnished
was adequate, which, by the way,
was admitted by all parties. He
did not see how the best interests
of the public could be served by
granting the petition. A. w.
Farrell, travelling freight solicitor
for the Great Northern. was quite
convinced that the public should
pay the additional charge of the
railroads for l.. C. l.. shipments.
After a survey of the territory to
be served he did not believe the
truck service was necessary. He
admitted that truck service was
here to stay but was opposed to
any service which would parallel
the lines of the Great Northern
railway. 5z.zfs * !
w. w. Royster, of Glenwood, a
member of the legislative commit
tee of the four Railroad Brother
hoods, was the next witness. The
gentleman gave a long dissertation
on the evils of truck service and
told how his organization had
fought the passage of the law per.
mitting the establishment Of truck
and bus lines in the state. He
claimed his organizations were
greatly interested lin, the. public
but could not see how q saving of
II cents per hundred was Of ma
terial benefit to the public, espec-
tally If the business was being TAX:
EN- away from the railroads a On
cross examination his. statements,
did not stand up so well. 'SS Efa.< sf@'
Charles H. Eyler, elevator man
of Sauk Centre, was the next wit
ness. Mr.. Eyler stated he had
been a resident Of Sank Centre six
months; that his business was prac-
ticaHy all carlot shipments, but
that he could see where,if the L.,
C. L., rates were increased, it
would eventually increase the car
load lot rates. !
incidentally only about 78 per
centsof the railroads freight bus
mess. is in less than carload lot
shipments. :.
w. H. Strachn, general superin-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

Albert Anderson, who spent the
past summer in Dakota, returned
home last week. -.-
Mrs. E! Rachey assisted Mrs.
Chris Anderson few days last
week dressing geese and ducks.
Mrs. Chris Schultz spent a few
hours with her mother MRS. F.
Martin last Friday.
Manly and Elmer Nelson spent a
few weeks at home.
Mrs. E. Rachey went to Long
Prairie Saturday to see her new
granddaughter at the hospital.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24
Birchdale

Winter has made it's appearance
and if it keeps on showing and
cold it will be an awful long whit
er. Most people were not ready
for winter as there is lots of corn
out in the fields yet.
Henry Schafer and Walter
Kircher went to Melrose one day
last week. They had some time
getting through the snow banks,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24
WEST. VICE PRESIDENT

John C. West, superintendent of
the Sauk Centre Public Schools for
a number of years, going from this
city to Bemidji, was elected vice
president of the Minnesota Educa-
tional Association at the annual
meeting held in Minneapolis last
week. =. -. g,,,..s,,,. : ] a::~tt ri
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

Sauk Centre was very severely
penalized by the PRONUNCIATION of
the Fargo rates. The following
comparison made by Mr.. Kuempel
shows the penalty Sauk Centre will
pay on the four classes of freight
if the proposed increases are grant
ed, as compared with the truck
rates as already established by the
Railroad and Warehouse commits
sion which has entire jurisdiction
over the trucks:
Per 100 1 2 3 4
Rates asked ..S5 .72 go 81
Truck rates =. Sc .48 .39 80
Saving ...... .29 "a .21 .20h
Percentage
saving ..... 51.8 so 50 ct
1t was disclosed that the truck
rate from st. Paul and Mipneap-
oils to Sauk Centre by truck was
the same price. The rail freight
rate from st. Paul is higher to
Sauk Centre than the Minneapolis
rate, it is understood.
R. ]. Braun, of st. Cloud, busi-
ness representative of Raymond
Bros, was next called and corro-
borated the testimony of Floyd
Raymond. =
C. w. Hart, of Long Prairie,
testified that he had checked over
his j.. C. l.. freight bills for the
month of October and found that
truck service would have saved his
company $85 in the month of Oc-
tober. He estimated that the in
stallation Of the truck service
would save Hart Brothers in excess
of 81 900 per year. n. C.. Wolfe,
L. Laugesons and E. M. Berg,
Long Prairie business men, went on
record in favor of the truck ser
vice. T A. petition of the Long
Prairie Community Club asking
for hefservice was read into the
Attorney sL.S l.. Kells and Asa
M. Wallace of this city, repre-
sented the Sauk, Centre lConlmun-
ity Club in presenting a petition
passed by the Community Club
asking for the establishment of the
service.u Corroborative evidence
was also furnished by W.. M.
Parker, President of the Commun-
ity Club, H.. Bishop andssV.
G. Wedge. /.
H. P. Bruckschen, president of
the Freeport c Community Club, pre-
sented a petition from his organi-
Zation asking for the granting Of
the petition of Raymond Bros. He
was corroborated by B. G.. Meyer
and M. Leitz, Freeport business
men. 81 Es
b. F. Loosbrock, Henry Lam
berton and A. J.Kohls, Of Mel
rose, representing the Community
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

ly objected to the present rates,
contending that the old rates were
sufficient to pay the railroad COM
panies a fair return on their in
vestment and operating expenses.
Mr.. Kempel's tabulated state
ment follows:
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

In this connection it might be
well to explain that the Minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse Commis-
sion has absolutely no juisdiction
over the rail rates on roads travers-
ing inqand outside the state. The
State commission has consistent
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24
Commissioner Matson
Holds Hearing Tuesday
Continued from Page One)

state Commerce commission is
granted.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

b. F. Loosbrock, Henry Lam
berton and A. J.. Kohls, Of Mel
rose, representing the Community
The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-11-24

For Sale BY Hanson & Emerson
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-08
Federal Court In
Session At Prescott

A dozen or more federal prisoners,
who have been held in the Prescott
jail for varying periods, awaiting trial
in the district federal court, lined up
before Judge C. Jacobs Tuesday morn
ing, when the summer term of the
district court was opened at that place,
and entered pleas Of guilty, being
given light sentences, which seems to
be the precedent during the early
part of the court session
The session may continue for the
next six weeks or two months.
The arrangements and the setting
of time for trial, which will begin
next week, is the preliminary gesture
for the regular session. Following
the criminal hearings, questions and
motions in law and equity in cases
pending before the civil division of
the court were argued.
About half a hundred cases have
been prepared by Guy Axline, deputy
United States attorney, for presenta-
ton to the grand jury and indict-
ments, should any be returned, will be
ready for trial with the first of the
hearings, starting on next Tuesday.
The federal grand jury began its ses-
sions Wednesday morning.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-08
SEWELL WINS LIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHT BELT

An unheralded fighter was crowned
lightweight champion of Arizona Sat
urday night in one of the most sur
prising boxing upsets in the state in
recent months when Bill Sewell of
Phoenix won a technical Knockout over
Bud Rainey, the Hassayampa ham,
merer, in the fourth round of their
scheduled eight-round bout at Whip
pie Barracks arena.
A second surprise appeared on tap
in the final main event when Gene
Watson, Los Angeles lightweight,
gave Tommy Elks of Douglas, former
state lightweight champion, the hard
est fight he has had since losing the
title to Young Nino. Three judges
called the bout a draw.
In the first of the eight-round bouts
Jack Milton of Miami and Butch
Vierthaler of Prescott fought to a
draw. They are middleweights.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-08
SAN DIEGO FIRM LOW BIDDER
ON CANYON NORTH RIM ROAD

Butler D. Boyd Of San Diego, Cal,
was announced as low bidder on the
construction Of 8.495 miles of unpaved
road on the north rim of the Grand
Canyon. The engineers estimate on
the job was $191, ,531, plus allowances
for overbreak and slides, engineering
and unforeseen contingencies, which
raised the grand total to $232,315.
Boyd's bid was $162,5(71, plus allow
ances making a grand totaf'of $197,-
O82, or $35,233 less than the estimate.
C. G. Morrison, federal aid engi
neer, took the figures back to Phoe-
nix from the Grand Canyon, where
the bids were opened June 28. An
award, he said, must be made within
81 days from the date on which the
bids were opened and the successful
contractor must be ready to start
work 10 days from the date Of the.
award
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-08
Old Foot Prints Taken
From Grand Canyon

Fossil footprints of historic
animals impressed in rock slabs have
been taken from the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado river to the national
museum at Washington by Charles w.
Gilmore, curator of vertebrae paleon-
tology. The print was made 25,000,-
600 to 30,000,000 years ago, he said
The animals probably were reptiles
or amphibians, or feet long, liv-
ing before the dinosaur, according to
Mr.. Gilmore, although the Canyon
failed to reveal any skeleton to which
the prints would conform. They were
made in mud or sand in the Permian
geological age.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-08

showers were unfavorable for grapes
and cantaloupes, but. crops are doing
well generally. Cotton is showing
many squares, which are holding on
we'll The same is true Of cotton in
the Yuma section. In that section
crops made good progress, alfalfa
seed threshing is general with good
yields reported, and melon shipments
continue heavy. The Colorado river
is expected to give 10000 second feet
discharge by July 10, which will be
the highest this season.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-08
MANY AUTO ACCIDENTS
AT PHOENIX SUNDAY

Two persons were seriously injured,
several were .bruised and shaken up,
and approximately. Is cars were dam
aged in aiseries Of weekend accidents
at Phoenix Sunday, resulting from
heavy wind, rain and slippery streets.
Thad r. Snoops was reported as
still in a critical condition, after be-
ing struck by an automobile driven
by Edward Watson of Phoenix.
Clarine Campbell, small girl, suf-
fered a fractured skull and dangerous
cuts when she was struck by car
driven by Buster Spain of Phoenix.
Her injuries are announced as serious.
Eight more car accidents were re-
ported to the police.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-08

and cattle are good; on the north rim
temperature below freezing occurred
Stock and range are fair in the Will
liams country, it was quite cool there
also. Range conditions continue good
in the neighborhood of Prescott. In
southwestern Coconino county light
rain fell, but water is ample, and
stock are in good condition. In the
northern dry land farming sections
the freezing temperatures retarded
crop growth somewhat.
In the Salt River Valley scattered