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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
J. c. Penny Co. Buy
the Jones Stores
Manager Anderson Will Continue
In Charge-Transfer Will Be
Made About June First

Word has been received from
Mr.. Anderson, local manager of the
F. s. Jones Company store that the
]. C. Penney Company of New
York has purchased the 81 depart
ment stores owned by the Jones
company and operating in the mid
die northwest, as follows: Mime
sofa Is, Montana 16, North Da-
kota 5, South Dakota 10, Iowa z
and Wisconsin /. The sales in
these stores approximate $3,00O,-
900 annually and the officials of
the j. c.. Penney Company esti-
mate the sales volume under their
management will be about $5,-
100000.
Mr.. Anderson is at the present
time in St. Paul selecting his fall
and holiday merchandise from the
]. c. Penny company lines, for i'm
mediate delivery. He is very en-
thusiastic about the change and
feels that it will benefit Sank Cen
tire in many ways. The enormous
buying power of the J. C.. Pen
ney company, who now own 885
stores distributed throughout 46
states will give the residents of
Sank Centre great buying power.
The conversion of the local
Jones store into a j. C.. Penney
company store will take place
about June LIST. Manager Anderson
will be retained, as well as the en-
tire selling organization.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
JURY ACQUITS DR..
DOBBS OF MURDER
Former Sank Centre Man
Passes Through Serious
Ordeal Successfully
JURY ACTS QUICKLY
Charged With Taking Life
of 14-Year-old Girl Last
November

DR.. Chester &c. Dobbs, of Kirk
land, WASH, brother of G. l. Dobbs
of this city, was acquitted of first
degree murder at Seattle, WASH,
Thursday of last week.
Sank Centre people have been
following this case with more than
passing interest as those who are
acquainted with DIR. Dobbs could
not lead themselves to believe that
he was guilty of a crime.
1t appears that 14-year-old
girl named Letitia Whitehall, Wis
tied Dr.. Dobbs' office at Kirkland,
Wash, Oct. 80, 1926, about 400
P. M, for treatment. The dentist
had done the dental work for the
family for a number of years. He
finished the treatment about $3.50
when the young woman left the
office.
So far as is known this was the
last seen of the young woman alive.
Her remains were found in a
swamp bruised about the head and
shoulder and evidence indicated
that an attempt at assault had been
made.
The officials began investigation
and in spite of a perfect alibi by
DIR. Dobbs the peace officers built
up sufficient circumstantial evil
dence against him to have him ar
rested charged with first degree
murder. He was indicted Nov. 27.
After short time in Jail he was
released on a bond of $4,000
which was raised in less than or
hours time among his friends in
Seattle.
The case was bitterly fought for
over month. Practically all of
the circumstantial evidence built
by the state collapsed when the
rays of truth was cast upon it.
The case was given to the jury
Thursday afternoon of last week
and verdict of not guilty was
= reached on the first ballot.
DR.. Dobbs was born on a farm
near West Union,. Mimi, about SO
years ago. He lived in Sank Cen
tire until he entered the University
of Minnesota in 1897. After grad
uating in dentistry from the Uni
versity of Chicago he practiced in
Minneapolis for a couple of years
after which he located in Wash
ington. He last visited Sank Cen
tire about 20 years ago.
DR.. Dobb's family consists of a
wife, four boys and one daughter
ranging from 9 to 20 years old.
The following story of the ac-
quittal of DR.. Dobbs is taken from
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of
April 20: -.
DR.. c.. C.. Dobbs is innocent OF
the murder of Letitia Whitehall.
1t took the jury that has been
trying him for the last three weeks
only forty-six minutes to reach
Continued on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Large Audience Enjoys
Splendid Piano Recital
Margaret Moynihan and Helen
Brown Appear in Annual Recit-
al of Sister Ubaldi's Pupils
w. B. Morgan

The annual recital of pupils,
taking music lessons from Sister
Ubaldia of the st. Paul's Parochial
School Friday evening offered the
unusual attraction of presenting
two very talented pianists. 1t was
group of work by Margaret Moy-
nihan and Helen Brown, inter-
spersed with vocal numbers, violin
selection and a recitation.
An evening of beautiful piano
playing was given by Margaret
Moynihan to the large audience
that packed the st. Paul's church
auditorium. She began with SER
enade and then followed with the
well known "Polish Dance" by
Sharwenka. This was her best Sc
lection, well balanced and given
with true romatic spirit. Margaret
was in gracious mood and pre-
sented her numbers with a rich,
warm tone quality which showed
she had spent many hours in pre-
, paration. Her accompaniment
formed almost another program.
Helen Brown gave also much
pleasure in her recital. In the
piece "Bells of Moscow" (Rach-
manihoff), Helen gave us the real
rhythm, swing, and character of
the music, and conveyed to us its
spirit. She was able to interpret
the single works of Nevin such as
.fMe Rosary" or the more difficult
compositions of Chopin, minute
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
FREIGHT RATES ARE
NOT EASILY FIXED
J. c. Kelly Makes An Inter.
esting and Instructive
Talk to Com. Club
EXPLAINS FARGO CASE
1t Will Take Many Months
to Adjust Rates Affecting
This City

About 100 enjoyed the TOO
o'clock dinner and attended the
regular monthly meeting of the
Sank Centre Community Club
Thursday evening of last week.
The diunner was served by the
ladies of st. Paul's church. The
food was excellent and the service
ideal.
At the close of the meal Presi-
dent Parker of the Club introduc-
ed Zeno Moser of Melrose, repre-
sentative in the Lower House OF
the Minnesota Legislature from
this district.
Bert Bunnel of Detroit Lakes, a
former Sank Centre resident, who
happened to be in the city was "a
guest at the dinner. The gentle
man made a brief and interesting
talk and congratulated this city on
the alertnesls of it's community Or
ganization. !
j. &C.. Kelly of Crookston, secre-
tary of the Northwest Shippers AS
ISOLATION was present and dis
cussed the famous Fargo rate rul-
ing which has worked grave injus-
tice to Sank Centre.
The gentleman has spent months
making a careful survey of the
ruling put across by the North Da-
kota jobbers in 1925. In his
Sank Centre address Mr.. Kelly re-
viewed the situation in compre-
hensive manner, giving his hear
ers a different conception of the
situation than they had previously.
The railroads were not respon-
sible for the Fargo rate according
to Mr.. Kelly. AS the Interstate
Commerce Commission have con-
troll of rates both within and with
out the state the railroads could
do nothing.
Mr.. Kelly gave figures showing
| the increase in rates between this
city and the Twin Cities since
1924, and also the discrimination
suffered by this city under the
Fargo ruling which named Sank
Centre as a jobbing center.
This table was published in the
Herald of April %. .-.
I He said that a grave injustice
had been done when this city was
designated as a jobbing center
On being asked whether it would
be possible to have this city Gift
ed" from the Fargo ruling he said
it would be possible but heart
breaking task because of the end
Continued on Page Ten)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Senior Class Play
Tomorrow Night
"Charley's Aunt" a Clever Com
edy Will Be Presented at Jun
Tor High School Auditorium

"Donna Lucia, have you any
children?"
"Er-ah-only few, none to
speak of.
A pair of distinctly masculine
suspenders outside shirt, two
proposals with six inches of
trousers legs in evidence, other
fellows girls petting you with your
own around-how would you like
to be a man nasquerading in
women's attire with those complied
tons arising? Especially if the
woman you were impersonating
showed up? Verify "Charley's
Aunt" alias Lord Fancourt Bob
berley had his-her-er its hands full
when the chaperone didn't show up
"Charley's Aunt" is a three act
comedy in college setting produced
by the Senior class of Sank Cen
tire High School, Friday evening at
S:15 in the Junior High auditor
ium. The participants in the di-
lemma are as follows:
Lord Fancourt Babberly, who
tried to save the day-Edwin
Nathe.
Jack Chesney, Charley Wykeham,
who needed a chaperone, Donald
Arneson, Paul Markson.
Amy Spettigue, Kitty Verdun, the
girls-Marie Steidl, Leta But
LEI.
Col. Sir Francis Chesney, who pro-
posed-Lawrence Hall.
Stephen Spettigue, who favors him.
self-Harold Gray.
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez, "Char-
ley's Aunt" Evelyn Morton
son.
Ella, Babb's girl-Elsie Boyer.
Brasset, College Scout-Carlyle
Key.
Tickets are on reserve at the
Corner Drug Store at thirty-five
and fifty cents. The curtain will
be called at 8:15. Come and en-
JOY a good laugh.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
VISITORS INSPECT
LOCAL MFG. PLANTS
Detroit Lakes Send Delega-
ton to Sank Centre Fri
day to Get Facts
WERE WELL PLEASED
Extend Invitation to Swift
& Co. to Locate There
After Visit Here

Friday of last week a delegation
of Detroit Lakes business men Wis
tied Sank Centre for the purpose
of inspecting the Swift & Co.
branch, the Sank Lake Cooperative
creamery and the Blue Valley
creamery of this city. Those max
ing up the delegation were:
Lou Benschoff, editor Detroit
Record, l.. M. Blanding (son-in-
law, of Frank M. Eddy, president
of blanding Co., merchants, and
also head of the Detroit Lakes
Business Mems Association; ]. E.
Nordby, head of the Nordby De-
partment Store; o. E. Queens
void, manufacturer of butter and
ice cream, and o. M. Heggness,
manager of the Detroit Co-opera-
tive creamery.
Swift & Co., are contemplating
installing a cold storage branch at
Detroit Lakes and the delegation
from that city were seeking knowl-
edge as to their method of doing
business and whether in the judg-
ment of Sank Centre business men
they were a good thing for a COM
munity.
The visitors were amazed at the
completeness of the Swift plant
and the modern manner in which
butter was manufactured at both
of Sank Centre creameries. The
dairy industry is comparatively in
it's infancy in Becker county.
At noon the visitors took lunch
at the Palmer House with Presi-
dent w. M. Parker, of the Sank
Centre Community Club, DR.. J. A.
Dubois, Asa M. Wallace of the
Herald, George Strauss, secretary
of Sank Lake creamery and M. w.
Nye, manager of the Blue Valley,
plant in this city,
President Blanding stated there
was some opposition to the Swift
branch locating in Detroit Lakes,
as there seemed to be a feeling
prevalent that they would corner
the poultry and egg market, and in
the event they handled cream and
manufactured butter they would
greatly cripple two local indus
tries. He asked the Sank Centre
men present to give their opinion as
whether or not the Swift branch
was an asset to the farming and
business interests of this section
and the replies were unanimous in
favor of Swift & Co. 1t was point
ed out that as a direct business
benefit to the city that the local
payroll in 1926 was almost $780,
900, and it was expected there
would be an increase yearly. They
had also stabilized the poultry
and off market.
After their return to Detroit
Lakes the gentlemen reported what
they saw and heard while at Sank
Centre with the result that the
Business Mems Club of Detroit
Lakes have extended a unanimous
invitation to locate a branch at
DETROIT Lakes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Corinna Dummert Victim
of Heart Attack Friday
Death Occurred at Radisson Hotel,
Minneapolis, Where Deceased
Was Telephone Operator

Miss Corinna E. Dummert, 80
years of age, youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Dummert of
this city, died suddenly Friday eve
ming, April 20, 1927 at Minneapo-
lis. ...
Miss Dummert, a telephone OPP
orator at the -Raddison Hotel, was
preparing to go ON duty at the
appointed hour eleven o'clock P.
M. She complained of not feel
ing well and before taking the
board had sat down in the rest
room adjoining the operating
room. She became steadily worse
and within a few minutes, before
medical assistance could arrive, her
life was unexpectedly snapped out,
a victim of heart disease.
The deceased was born on
March Is, 1888 in Douglas coun-
ty, on farm near English Grove.
She grew to young womanhood on
the parental farm home and when
her parents moved into Sank Cen
tire rs years ago she came with
them. Miss Dummert attended the
local Public Schools and also the
Vath Business college. She was
later employed at the local tele-
phone exchange for a period of two
years after which she went to st.
Paul and worked for number of
years in the Merchants Hotel as
private switch board operator
For the past 10 years she has been
an efficient operator at the switch
board of the Raddison Hotel in
Minneapolis, the position she was
holding at the time of death.
J The remains were brought to
Sank Centre Saturday evening and
were taken to the family home.
Funeral services were held from
the Methodist Episcopal church,
Tuesday afternoon. May 8, at 2:30
o'clock with Rev. T. B. Shorts of
floating. Interment was made in
Greenwood cemetery. The casket
was banked with beautiful floral
offerings presented by fellow en-
ployees of Minneapolis and by
neighbors and friends. The pail
bearers were George Fish, Alex
Dryden, John Larson, Louis Lar
son, Frank Bunker and Frank
Koterba.
Besides the bereaved parents
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Sank Lake Creamery To
Make Butter for U. S. Navy
Work Will Commence About May
18th. Local Concern to Man.
ufacture About 100000 Lbs.

The management of the Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery Of
this city, received notice this
week from the Land o. Lakes
Creamery Association. that work
on the large Navy butter contract
will commence about May 18th.
The letter stated that the local
concern will be expected to make
about 100000 pounds of butter
on this contract.
The butter is to be packed in
tubs, which instead of having the
covers fastened in the usual way
will be fastened with two pieces of
strap iron each % inches in
length, crossing the cover at right
angles, with ends fastened at the
sides of the tub. The strap iron
and the necessary supplies have
been ordered and will arrive here
soon.
The composition of the Navy
butter is to be not over 1916 per
cent moisture and between 20 and
80 per cent of salt so that it will
Ue pTdCOlCdlly Jtllc Sotille dS HidhiIS
Land O. Lakes butter. Quick acid
tests will be used in grading the
cream and all cream used for the
Navy will be graded on the basis
of 2 per cent of acidity.
The local creamery will receive
a fancy premium for the Navy
butter this year. An inspector
will be stationed by the United
States Department of Agriculture
at the creamery to supervise the
grading of cream and to make the
necessary moisture and salt tests
on each churning. He will also
stamp each tub that is accepted
for the Navy with the inspection
stamp.
The association is having a ban
ner made calling attention to the
fact that the local creamery is
putting up butter for the Navy.
This banner will be hung in con-
spicuous place in front of the
creamery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
|SAUK CENTRE WILL
AID THE AFFLICTED
Local Red Cross Starts
Movement to Relieve
Flood Sufferers
MILLIONS ARE NEEDED
F. w. Sprague Of First Ma
tional Bank Named as
Treasurer

The rampage of the old Missis-
sippi river this spring has broken
all previous records.
The loss to life and property
has been tremendous in the South
and improved conditions are not in
sight.
Hundreds of thousands of de-
serving citizens have lost their all
and the American people must
come to their assistance.
When the waters recede the land
will be in such condition that rails
ing crops this year is out of the
question.
The Red Cross, the friend in dis
tress, is conducting a nation wide
campaign for millions of dollars to
relieve conditions.
Sank Centre has never failed to
respond in the call for aid.
The Sank Centre branch of the
Red Gross has not been actively
functioning for several years. Sug-
gestion has been made that the
Herald editor, former chairman OF
the Sank Centre Red Cross, should
start the movement in this city to
raise funds for this most worthy
cause.
We have designated F. W,
Sprague, of the First National
Bank as the treasurer of the Sank
Centre drive, and citizens are urg-
ed to make their contributions to
Mr.. Sprague as rapidly and as lib
orally as possible.
The people of this section may
not have much of this worlds
goods, but their loved ones are
safely housed, and they have am
pie food and sufficient clothing to
keen them comfortable.
Mr.. Sprague will keep list of
all donors and the amount each
one contributes. The fund should
be raised speedily. Give as liber-
ally as you can. The people of the
South have never failed to respond
when need required. The time
will come when the people of Cen
trail Minnesota will welcome as
sistance from the Red Gross.
All money collected in Sank
Centre will be disbursed through
the Northern Division of the Red
Cross.
Make your contribution today
1t should not be necessary to make
a personal solicitation for this
work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Church Clues Hints
On Ways to Keep
Baby From HoWling

Advice on how to prepare
infants for a baptismal SER
vice is given by the Monthly
Journal of the Hume church,
Manchester, Eng, which says
that "No one can expect god
fathers or godmothers to ems
ter into the prayers or to rea-
lie the solemn promise they
are making if babies keep up
a continuous howl"
Some of the hints are:
Don't forget to feed the
child before bringing it to
church give the godmother if
she is a young girl instruct
ions how to hold the baby
don't let her pullfit about, be-
gin to undress il or wake it
up; all that is necessary is to
slip its bonnet off before it is
handed to the clergyman; tell
her to carry it on the right
arm, ready to hand to the
clergyman"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Car Wrecked On
Bridge Sunday
Bertha Young Man and Young
Lady Have Narrow Escape as
Stearing Gear Goes Wrong

A miraculous auto accident oc-
Cured on the Main street bridge
Sunday evening near II 100 o'clock
when a Chevrolet coach driven by
Albert Lindor of Bertha, who was
accompanied by Miss Esther Erick-
son, sales lady at the Boston Store,
collided with the railing of the
bridge as a result of a broken
steering apparatus.
The car was moving at mod
erie rate of speed and was APP
proaching the center of the bridge
from the north when it went out
of control and crashed into the
bridge rails on the left side.
Both front wheels were broken
from the front axel and tenders
were bent considerable. The rad
iator was caved in until it rested
against the engine.
The jolt of the collision did not
break any glass from the windows
of the car nor injure the occu-
pants.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Hard Wind Storm
Races buildings
Boy Killed by Lightning While at
Work-Much Damage in Fair
Haven Township

A wind storm which struck Gen.
trail Minnesota late Tuesday after
noon killed one, injured several
and caused a property loss of con-
siderable amount.
Fair Haven township, Stearns
county, was hardest hit when sew
eral buildings were destroyed and
a number We're injured.
Louis GLITTER, 16-year-old farm
lad, was killed by lightning while
working i'm the field in St. Martin
township.
The barn on the Norris farm
just southwest of the village of
Westport was demolished, and
buildings on the Mat Calvin and
Leslie Gray farms, Raymond town.
ship, were moved from their foun-
dations.
Several buildings on the Winslow
farm near Wlestport were more or
less damaged, and the windmill on
the farm occupied by George
Traveller, west of Sank Centre
was demolished.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Sank Centre Lady Died at
St. Cloud Friday, May ]
Mrs. c. T. Johnson Will Be Bur-
led From Norwegian Lutheran
Church Friday Afternoon

Mrs. C. T. Johnson passed away
Sunday evening, May 1, 1927, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Paul Lembke, st. Cloud, aged 81
years.
The deceased was favorably
known in Sank Centre. The fun
eral will be held from the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church in this city
Friday, May 6, at 200 P. M, Rev.
Johnson of Osakis officiating. She
will be buried at Silver Creek cem-
ctery beside her husband, C. T.
Johnson of this city. She is sur
vived by eight children: Henry
Johnson, Auburn, CAL; Cyrus and
William of St. Cloud, and Walter
of Sank Centre; Mrs. Clara DON
aldson, San Francisco, CAL; Mrs.
Paul Lembke, st. Cloud, Mrs.
Paul Fluery, Minneapolis and Miss
Doris johnson of Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Dynamite Costs Farmer
Right Eye, Part Of Hand
John Norman Badly Injured by
Premature Explosion on Farm
Tuesday Afternoon

Tuesday afternoon about 400
o'clock John Norman, a farmer
living northeast of Sank entire was
painfully injured by the premature
explosion of stick of dynamite
while engaged in blasting on his
farm.
The gentleman was standing a
few feet away watching the fuse
burn, expecting it would be COM
pletely consumed before it explod-
ed. He had not had much exper-
fence handling it.
Because of his close proximity it
is wonder ne was not instantly
killed. His injuries consist of a
badly lacerated and bruised face,
the loss of his right eye, and a
possibility of losing the other.
Three fingers on his right hand
were also blown away.
Mr.. Norman who is over so
years old, was hurled to the Sank
Centre hospital. Wednesday eve
ming his condition was reported by
the attending physician as being
satisfactory.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
Minstrel Tickets
On Sale Monday
This Years Show at Caughren
Theatre, May IL, Is and ID
Will Be Best Yet

The big old-time Minstrel Show
to be put on under the auspices of
the Sank Centre Country Club at
the Caughren Theatre, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings of
next week May IL, 13 and IA, will
be a worthwhile entertainment.
The end men and chorus have
their overture well in hand and
there will be a number of classy
song hits, duets, solos, comedy
songs, new and different jokes in
the first part. H. A. Falk will be
the interlocutor.
The second part will consist of
five snappy acts and grand finale,
each one headliner.
There will be a matinee for the
children Thursday afternoon at
2:30. The admission for the matt
nee will be Is cents for children
and so cents for adults. The adj
mission for the evening shows will
be SO cents each for child or adult.
All seats for the evening perform
ances will be reserved. The ticket
sale will open at the Corner Drug
Store Monday morning, May 900
at 10 o'clock when tickets for all
three evenings will be placed on
sale. Mail orders must be accom-
panied by check.
The experience of the public in
former years has been that many
have been disappointed because of
their neglect to provide for their
seats in ample time.
Thursday and Friday evenings
the show will start at 8:15 P. M.
In order to give the farmers an
opportunity to do their week end
shopping Saturday evenings show
will not start until 8:45 P. M.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
WANT MEN FOR NAVY

Uncle Sam is looking for more
young men to join the navy. Fri
day of last week Chief Torpedo
man j. w. Frazer of the Navy was
in the city seeking eligible young
men to sign up for three-year
period. Mr.. Frazer stated to the
Herald that the age requirements
had been reduced from 18 to II
years. One hundred men are
wanted in the territory comprising
Minnesota and the two Dakotas !.
The recruiting headquarters are
Minneapolis. The navy gives its
men a splendid opportunity to see
much of the world.