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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15
AGED MAN TAKES
LIFE BY HANGING
John Land, Aged IA, Living
Alone, Found By Neigh
bOrs Thursday
SUICIDE WAS RECLUSE
Deceased Pioneer of Round
Prairie Communicates
Son in North Dakota

John Land, aged "a, living alone
on south Main street, Sank Cen.
tire, committed suicide sometime
early Wednesday night by hang
ing.
The body was discovered this
Thursday morning by a neighbor
Charles Hanson, who went tt
call for some reason.
Mr.. Land went to considerable
pains to end his life. He fastened
a strong cord to a door knob, ther
placed the cord around his necl
and laid face down upon the floor
this brought his head about -four
inches from the floor, and he prob.
ably died of strangulation, as
there was evidence of struggle.
Deputy Coroner A. F. Moynihar
was summoned and after a thor
ough investigation pronounced
death as the result of suicide by
hanging.
Mr.. Land had lived alone in a
small house for the past Is years
His wife passed away about 25
years ago.
The deceased was born al
Thornhjen, Norway in 1854. He
grew to young manhood, in his ma
tive land. Upon his arrival in
America he came direct to Todd
county where he located on a
farm. He married in Todd coun.
ty, and remained upon the farm
for many years.
The only near surviving relative
is a son, John Erickson. of Grand
Forks, N. D.
The body was taken to the un-
dertaking parlors where it is be-
ing held pending word from the son
before funeral and burial arrange
ments are completed.
1t is expected that the funeral
will be held from the Long Bridge
Norwegian Lutheran church
Mr.. Land was Of a naturally
quiet disposition, living at peace
with his neighbors and community
at large. His health has not beer
the best for some time, and his
associates noticed that he was
morose at times. Wednesday af.
ternoon he was at local store. He
bid young man residing outside
the city goodbye stating "well III
never see you again."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15

Thursday evening of last week
the following young men, residing
in the vicinity of Elrosa, made the
journey through the forests and
became members of Sank Centre
Camp, No. 343, M. w. A.; l.. M.
Kohl, Joseph Kohl, Norbert Weisser,
VIM. J. Weisses, Martin Schneid-
er, Leo w. Lardy, Anton Keuffler,
Bernard Deiierich, VIM. Brink
mann, John B. Lombach, Ben
Kampsen, and Alois Nathe. The
candidates were secured by Dis
trict Deputy M. P. Stadtherr. An
other large class will be initiated
Thursday evening, March 90.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15
MANY LOSE LIFE in
DAM BREAK in CAL.
700 Drowned in on Rush of
Wall of Water Is Foot
High Tuesday
RANCHERS FEARED DAM
Farmers in San FrancisquitO
Canyon Near Los Angeles,
Buried Under Sand

Newhall, Calf, March 13-San
Francisquito canyon, yesterday one
of the most beautiful in this sec
ton of the country, today was
buried under a layer of yellowish
sand, ranging from a few inches
to 80 feet in depth.
When the 185-foot dam, barely
two years old, gave way in the
darkness of the early morning un-
der the pressure of 38,000-acre
feet of water behind it, it did sc
without warning and loosed on the
ranches and camps in the canyon
below it a rs foot high avalanche
of liquid death.
Two great flashes as the flood
snapped the power line were the
only notes of warning that catas-
trophe was hurtling down the
canyon.
Homes were crumpled under the
great wave, families were pitched
into the maelstrom and torn apart
Citrus groves and small ranches
were in ruins
When St. Francis dam broke, a
wall of water rs feet high ragged
down the canyon. Severay hours
later it had dropped to harmless
streak, winding it's way through
the yellow sand.
Along the banks of the Canyon
were stray bales of hay, bits OF
wreckage, wandering, homeless
dog or two and here and there a
bedraggled chicken, but not sim
gle sign of human life.
Eugene Biscailluz, undersheriff
who rushed here from Los Ange-
les, surveyed the desolate scene
and expressed the belief that be.
meath the yellow carpet that COW
cred the canyon were the bodies OF
virtually every one of more than
500 persons who lived between its
walls. A few bodies, he thought
might have been swept towards the
sea.
J The Harry Carey ranch, where
the film actor owner has staged
many rodeos, was a picture of ruin
Newhall, Calf, March ia
rapidly mounting death toll from
the great torrent that swept into
San Francisquito canyon from the
huge St. Francis dam tonight
showed at least 174 persons had
lost their lives, while upwards OF
700 more persons were reported
missing.
In the wake Of the tremendous
flood of water loosed upon the
sleeping residents of the fertile val.
ley, property damage was various
ly estimated at from $4,000 ia
$30,000,000. The breaking of the
giant dam under the pressure OF
IL billion gallons of water at 1890
A. M, released a 751foot wall OF
water on the inhabitants.
An army of rescue workers to-
night carried on a ceaseless search
Continued on Page Six)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15
707 Flu Cases Result in
Closing Albert Lea Schools
One-Third of Enrolment of Min
nesota City Seriously Affected;
Total Population 10000

Albert Lea, March 14-Public
schools in this city of 10000 pop
ulation were ordered closed today
because TOT pupils-one-third the
school enrollment-are suffering
from influenza. While many cases
are characterized by physicians as
Severe" there has been no fatal
ity. Authorities hope to check the
Continued on Page Ten)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15

Alfalfa Day Program, at Sank Centre
Community Club Rooms, March 10
Monday Afternoon, $50 o'clock
Music Miss Florence VOgel
VOgel
Addss-"Afalfa and Its Place in Balanced Farm Program"
Charles r. Hufcheson.
Miss Florence VOgel
Questions and Discussions
ATTENDANCE PRIZES
Frst-$5 co. j. C.
Send-Three pounds Nashs Best Coffee, S c. Bone
Best Sample Alfalfa Hay, brought Sack 80
Hundred Printed SaukC Herald.
FourhFive gallons Klar Garage
Best SeedCo
-One-haf ton Goals Lumber Co
S
Leather Gloves The Model gndShoe
Second-Thr
ErstO00
very " L. Burgess,
1nirThre Standard
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15
AUTOS COST MORE
THAN DAIRY YIELDS
Motor Costs $4,000 More
Yearly in This Community
Than Butterfat Receipts
A SERIOUS, SITUATION
More Alfalfa Will Help Solve
Problem-Every Farmer
Should Attend Meeting

In the past few years there has
been much discussion as to what
has really caused the depressed
condition of agricultural commun-
tiles.
In thinking over the Alfalfa Day
program which will be held in
Sank Centre Monday, March 10,
the Herald has done little inves-
tigating. .
1t is a matter of record that
more sweet cream butter is manu-
featured in Sank Centre each year
than at any place in Minnesota,
which means any place in the
world.
Sank Centre dairymen are awake
to the necessity of getting the most
out of their dairy cows. The test
ing association shows them which
cow is boarder and also the one
paying for her keep and giving the
dairyman profit.
A conservative estimate places
the gross receipts from the dairy
COW in this community in 1927 at
about $569,000.
That is a tidy sum of money.
But what did it cost to operate
the automobile in Sank Centre and
adjacent territory in 1927?
A summary made by the Herald
shows about the following figures:
New cars in territory $4,000
Repairs & depreciation 800, 900
Oil and gas ......i.. .151 800
Licenses Z4,UUU
Total ............. $619,OOO
Total receipts
for butterfat =. 1860, 900
Cost to operate automobiles in
excess of total receipts
for butterfat -. $50,380
Of course, many thousands of
gallons of gas sold in the city was
purchased by tourists. But many
Sank Centre folks travelling pur-
chased many thousands of gallons
of gas outside of Sank Centre.
The primary object of these fig
ures is to show the farmer the alb
solute necessity of increasing his
income. The answer is, raise more
alfalfa.
The Sank Centre Community
Club has sincere desire to assist
the farmers of this community in
improving their condition, and be-
lieving that an "acre of alfalfa for
every cow" will do that, arrange
ments have been completed for an
alfalfa day in Sank Centre Mon
daV. March 10
The meeting will be held at the
Sank Centre Community Club
rooms at 1 80 p. m.
Charles r. Hutcheson, who is
generally admitted to be the best
posted man in the Northwest on
alfalfa has been engaged to deliv-
er the principal address.
Many Herald readers will recall
the splendid and practical talk he
made in this city year ago.
AS an inducement to stimulate
attendance at this meeting the
Sank Centre business men have
hung up number of prizes for
those attending. Read the pro-
gram at the foot of the first page
of this weeks Herald. Only actu-
al-farmers can compete for these
prizes.
Alfalfa day should mean pros
perity day for this community.
Five hundred dollars is lot of
money isn't it? You would go
long way for that five hundred. It
would pay lot of your expenses.
Continued on Page Six)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION

st. Paul's Catholic Church will
have forty hours devotion Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday. March
II 10, 10. Rev. Prof. Placidus
Rettenberger, o. S. B., from Pc
kin. China, will preach English
sermons each morning and evening
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
DAME FORTUNE
FINALLY SMILES
ON jim MULLEN
By DIXON STEWART
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


CHICAGO, Dee. 21.---Jim Null
len, promotion competitor of Tex
Riekard and G. c. Pyle, has promo
ted himself into $4,000 year
job.
Mullcn's crratic career as Il box
ing promoter has been marked by
frequent fiascos almost as note
worthy as Rickard S Tunncy-Hccncy
show or Pyle's "Bunion Derby. -
Mullen 5 "busts' have been many
and have seldom been offset by
successes.
Mullen, who claims to have made
his first dollar in Chicago by
selling the city hall to a "rubc, y
las signed as matchmaker for the
newly organized Coliseum Athletic
club at a salary of $40, 600 year.
Mullen has been promoting box
ing for many years. After failing
to make money at his Aurora arena,
he confined his activities to anna.
teur shows and the conducting of
Il gymnasium in Chicago until the
lcgalizing Of boxing in Illinois. He
then became virtual ear of boxing
in Chicago, but attcr few early
successes he met with consistent
rcvCrScs.
In the last year Mullen lost
money on almost every show--in
Guiding even such Il "natural' as
the Mickey Walkcr-Ace IIudkins
championship fight. After one
show Mullen was unable to pay the
fan levied by the boxing commission
and lost his promoter s license. A
few days later creditors foreclosed
mortgage on the Mullen gym
nasium and the former ear was
counted out of the ring game in
Chicago.
Following Mullen = enforced re-
tircmcnt Miquc" Malloy advanced
to the ranking of Chicago $ leading
fight promoter. Monday Malloy
staged his first important fight, at
the Coliseum. and drew a $37, 900
gate. Some 10000 fans witnessed
his show, and 1000 more were turn
ed away.
MalIov's success gave the Coli
scum board of difcctors something
10 think about AMI brought the an.
n"unccmcnt that the Coliseum Ath-
lctic club had been organized to
conduct all future boxing shows at
the Coliseum.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
Las Vegas Goes
On Big 'Whoopee'

las VEGAS, Nevada, Dee. IL
The most ri0tous celebration III the
history Of this city followed th'
flash today that President Coolidge
had signed the Boulder dam bill.
Within half IN hour of the time
The fire sirens advised that the act
had been endorsed tens thousand
citizens were ravorting through the
streets in wild and joyous demon
stration.
Long before the mayor had pro-
claimed Il holiday, children broke
from the schoolroomS and joined
with the rest of the inhabitants in
giraffe ad boistcrous paradcs
Through all the streets Of the city.
City officials announced that if
and when the celebration camcd
. bit, the streets would be ropcd off
for y regular program.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given that at Il
meeting Of tine Board of Directors of
Tie Imperial Valley Athletic Club, a
California Corporation. held on thc
Goth day of November. 1928, an as.
sessmcEt, number =, of $1,000 per
share was levied on the issued and
outstanding capital stock of tho
corporation, payable not later than
the 18th day of January, 1920 to
w. j. Clements, president of the
corporation at his place of business
in FL Centro, California. Any stock
upon which this assessment shall re-
main unpaid on tho 18th day OF
January, 1929, shall be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public
auction, and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on the 10th day
of February, 1929, to pay the de-
llnquent assessment together with
all costs of advertising and ex.
penses of sale.
BY order of the Board o. Dlrec'
tors.
c. 7. FERGUSON.
\ % 50 n 7 Ii II Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
No. 1925
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Curtis NJ. Parker,
single man, by Deed of Trust dated
March 1st, 1927, and recorded March
9th, 1927, in Book III, of Official
Records of Imperial County. Cali.
fornia, at Page 393, ct seq, did
grant and convey that certain real
property hereinafter described
to Security Title Insurance and
Guarantee Company, a corporation.
as Trustee, to secure, among other
things, one promissory note in the
aggregate sum Of Twenty-Five Hun.
ared Fifty and No/100 Dollars
with interest thereon at the rate of
9A per cent per annum, payable In
monthly installments in favor of
Citrus Belt Building and Loan AS
sociation, also to secure any other
Gums of money which might become
due and payable under the terms
of said Deed of Trust; and
Whereas, Default was made in
the payments due upon said note
and obligation, in that the following
items were not paid when due, and
still remain due, owing and unpaid:
Three monthly payments amounting
to $29.25 each; and
Whereas, In accordance with the
pro 3isions of said note and Deed of
Trust, and by reason of such dc.
fault, the owner and holder of said
note and Obligations exercised the
option given therein and did declare
all sums secured thereby to be i'm
mediately due and payable, and did
execute and deliver to the Trustee
u written declaration of default and
demand for sale, and thereafter. in
accordance with the provisions of
Section 1924 of the Civil Code, did
record notice of default and breach
in the conditions of said Deed of
Trust, which said notice was record
I'd August 24th, 1928, i: Book POI
of the Official Records of Imperial
County, California, at Page AS eft
seq; and
Whereas, Said Deed of Trust pro.
vidcs that after three months shall
haze elapsed following such recor.
dation of said notice, the Trustee
without demand, shall sell said pro-
perty as therein provided;
Now Therefore, Notice is s.creby
given that by virtue Of the author
it, vested under said Deed of rust
said Security Title Insurance and
Guarantee Company will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash in gold coin of the United
States, on the 29th day of D, Gem
Der, 1928, at the hour of HOO
o'clock a. m., at the main or north
entrance to the Imperial County
Court House, in the City of El Ce
tro, County of Imperial, State of
California, the interest conveyed to
said Trustee by said Deed of Trust
in and to the property therein des.
eribcd, situate in the County of I'm,
perial, State of California, dcscrib.
ed as follows:
Lot One (D, Block Twenty
seven (20, Addition No. to
III Centro, as shown by Map
No. 209 recorded in the office
Of the County Recorder Of I'M
perial County, or so much there
of as shall be necessary to pay
all sums due and unpaid or to
become due, secured by said
Deed of Trust, subject, how
ever, to any and all prior liens
and encumbrances.
Dated December 9th, 1923.
SECURITY TITLE INSURANCE
AND GUARANTEE COMPANY.
By II. r. Anderson, It's Assistant
Secretary.
Corporate seaD D II 81 2s
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
| |lES TO MEET
lBY SAL AT
ORDER ARENA

Sal Sorio of San BernardinO
ret Homer Gaines, greatly
cd' colored boy of Imperial
ght S 10 round main event
CaleXico boxing arena. The
slated at 1873 pounds.
way the dope is east gives
! good edge, as Gaines has
,de any sensational showmgs
most recent valley appear
ever, despite adverse crit.
|rclaring the Imperial fighter
not have been elevated to
line bout, Gaines handlers
in their boy is capable of
K with Sorio through the en-
rounds and has Il chance to
a winner.
aincs' arm is raised at the
II his stock in southern Cali
flight circles will skyrockct
q permanent place as main
dy Hawkins, also of San Bcr-
% and a stable mate of Baby
ill box in the siX-round semi
with Teddy ralacio of Los
5. The bout will 60 on ut 135
fight is 4 rcmatch between
p and Hawkins who drcT in
mt event. Both boys are fast
rc dopcd TO pull off the best
bf the evening.
.rcw Armstrong of lloltvillc
'alph Smith of Brawley have
given the fnur-round special
tn settle an argument of
standing between them. The
makers say II viii be \
! fight but did not reveal the
of the fcud The bout will be
avicst of the card rs the boys
ated TO weigh in at III
:. 9TH are speedy and a real
is expected.
or Moline of Brawlcy. who
nOcked out IN the first round
. four-canto special event at
90 by Robert Pacho of Yuma
iccks ago, has been matched
Henry lnlowc of this city for
irtain raiser.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that we
will sell at public auction on Sat
urday the Goth day of December,
1923, at the hour of II, noon, at the
White Service Station at Scclcy,
California, the following:
Nash Truck, Motor Number
Defaccd. Storage and Towing,
$4,000.
The above sale will be held to
satisfy storage and towing bill, to,
gcthcr with the cost of the sale and
of this publication.
Dated this 18th day of December
1928.
(Sigucd)
WHITE SERVICE STATION.
d l0t1O Scclcy, Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
Rangers Head
Hockey League
Vy United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Dee, 9l.-Thc New
York Rangers returned to first
place in the National Hockey lea
que last night, defeating the OF
tawa Senators, ! to o at Madison
Square Garden while the New YORK
Americans were losing AZ Pittsburgh
by the same sccrc.
The defeat of the Americans cost
them a chance to remain ON top
Of the league and enabled the Mon
,rcal Maroons to tic them for the
leadership Of the International
group. The Maroous defeated Toron'
10, 6 to ;, at Montreal,
Detroit routed Les Canadicns OF
Montreal to |, IN the fourth game
Of the night, at Detroit. The Cou-
gars, crippled by influenza, en-.
ploycd a lineup which included two
minor lcagucrs borrowed from the
Detroit Olympics Of the Canadian
professional league,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
Centre Lodge No. 384
F. & A. M.

betting Every Monday Night
bncheon Every Monday Noon
Barbara Worth Hotel
X Dorsey G. Whitelaw, w. M.
y Chas. II. Knights, Secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21

NEW YORK, Dec. 81. - Welker
Cochran held lead of $500 to
1853 over Jake Schaefcr in their
special 4,S00 point 1872 balklinc
billiard match when play was re-
sumed in the eighth block today.
Cochran won the seventh block yes
tcrday, 432 to 239.
NEW YORK-Kid Chocolate, Gu
ban negro bantamweight who has
never lost a match since he came to
this country, will make one more
appearance before he returns to
Cuba for the Christmas holidays.
He will meet Pancho Dcncio in 10
round bout at the Olympic A. c.
Saturday night.
NEW YORK-Paavo Nurmi is
training earnestly for his attack on
distance records in the indoor meets
this winter. He worked out twice
yesterday in secret at the Kings
bridge armory. The Finnish running
star practiced everything from 30
yard sprints to two mile jog
around the small armory track.
NEW YORK-Babc Ruth, great
est of baseball's many idols, will
speak to the boys of the United
States Sunday night over station
WIZ Of the National Broadcasting
Co., and connected stations. The
talk will start at SID p. m, and
Ruth is expected TO discuss baseball
matters especially interesting to
boys.
UKIAH, Calif.--Santa Clara Uni
vcrsity's basketball squad went
through light workouts here today in
preparation for the game tonight
/ with the Willis town team. \ see
ond game will be played tomorrow
night.
NEW YORK-Robby Cruiekshank,
Progress Club golf professional, to-
dav was on his way to the Pacific
coast to play in the annual winter
golf tournaments there. He plans to
return to New York in February
and sail for England February %
to play in the British open cham
pionship.
NEW YORK-M Lassman, New
York University football captain,
/ was reported as "furthcr improved" "
Mt the French hospital today. He
was injured in the \. Y. t..Narne-
gle Tech game at Pittsburgh, NO.
vcnbcr - and brought here last
Friday.
SAN FRANCISCO-Oakland de-
featcd San Francisco te 0 in an
ice hockey game at the California
League here last night.
NEW YORk-New York 5 three
baseball teams, the Yankees, Giants
! and brooklyn Robins, played to >
o2l 900 persons during the 1923
baseball season, according to figures
| compiled here.
The Yankees with an aggregate
attendance of POI 900 proved the
biggest drawing card at home OF
either ma Tor league.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21

G, i. FERGUSON,
\ % 50 y Z Ii Il Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21

PASADENA, Calf, Dee. 81. -
Ernie Hood knocked out Billy Cam
in the second ot "A scheduled 10
round bout here last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
Household Goods

BARGAINS in furniture. Heber
Second Hand Store. 1926
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21

\ CORPORATION has hccn formed at
Nevada City to gather gum from
pine trees of the native forest from
which to extract various commercial
materials.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
So. California
Sport Briefs
By United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
HOLLYWOOD, Dee. 2l.-Cowboy
Warnie Smith, Oklahoma middle
weight. and Bort Colima, Pacific
coast Mexican, will fight 10 rounds
at the American Legion stadium
here tonight.
Los ANGELES, Dec. 81. .-- Run
ming its winning streak to seven
straight games, Hollywood defeated
Los Angeles , to | in Il California
lee Hockey League contest last
might.
TUCSON, hriz., Dee. 2l.-South-
crn California defeated University
of Arizona basketball squad 80 to
II in the first of n two-gamc series
here last night. The Wildcats stag
ed desperate rally during the fin
nj stages Of the game and for time
threatened to oVcrtakc the Trojans
LES ANGELES. Dee. y. - The
basketball game between the Unit
vcrsity of California at Los Angeles
and the University of North Dakota,
scheduled FOR January {, will be
played at the Olympic here, it was
announced today.
PASADENA, Calf, Dee. 2l. -
Ernie Hood knocked out Billy Cain
in the second Of scheduled 10
round bout here last night.
LOS ANGELES, Dee. 2le-Cali-
fornia Intcrsrholastic Federation is
opposed to the football game be
tween Central High School of Fort
Worth, Texas and a selected group
of Southern California prep stars
scheduled for December 30 at the
Coliseum here. The federation cX'
pressed its dsapproval in rcsolu'
ton affirming its stand against
post season games. The game will
be played regardless, according to
Jack Doyle, exalted ruler of the
Elks, under whose auspices the in
tcrscctional meet was arranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21

EACHANGES-Los Angeles. 1ncome
for Imperial acreage. Send parti.
culars, we will get you a PROPOSE.
tion. Briggs Bros. 321S Glendale
Blvd, Los Angeles. cots
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21

Jerry Buckley a few years ago
planted :. small walnut orchard ~
an experiment near Cottonwood,
Shasta county. This year the crop
brought him $4,000,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-21
stern Eleven
Goes to Stanford
United Press Lcnsed Wire

r FRANCISCO. Dee. 2l.--Thc
I'm allstar griddcrS today went
IN on the farm 10 Stanford,
4 they will remain Il week in
ing for the cast-wcst Shrine
here Dee. -. Since their ar
they have had several good
puts at kclar Stadium, where
lamc will be played.
1 west team. which has been
.ng uP the dirt at Ewing Field,
moved over to the stadium
racticc where the turf will bc
'mc TO sore shoulders.