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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Many Farmers Taking
Up Fur Farming
Enables Agriculturists to Utilize
Their Spare Time to Advantage
Over Northwest

st. Paul, July 21-Fur farming,
with silver foxes or less expensive
animals, seems to offer exception
al opportunities as a sideline for
farmers, in the opinion of M. S.
johnson, professor Of entomology
and economic zoology, University
of Minnesota.
He emphasizes making the bust
ness a sijeline-a project which
will enable the farmer to make
profitable use of land, food, and
spare time which otherwise might
bring little cash return.
Professor Johnson, who is at
university Farm, said that Mime
sofas fur crop is worth about ST.
100000 annually. Its value has
tended to rise without any CORES
ponding increase in the number of
fur animals trapped or the number
that can be trapped.
High prices of furs in general
and of silver foxes in particular
have led to development and
growth of the business of raising
wild animals under controlled con-
ditions for their pelts.
With average costs production.
and prices, satisfactory profit
can be made by raising silver foxes
on strictly pelt basis.
Superior animals that can be
sold as breeding stock increase the
profit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
E. P. Stacy & Son Open
Branch in This City
Sank Centre Becomes Distributing
Point for Fruit and Vegetables
Shipped in Car Load Lots

E. P. Stacy & Son, Of Minneap-
oils wholesale dealers in fruits and
vegetables, have decided to open
a wholesale branch in this city.
Several years ago they purchas-
ed a cold storage plant on the
Great Northern right of way form
erly owned by the Minneapolis
Brewing Co. and have been hold
ing it until such time as conditions
were ripe to establish branch in
this city.
Mayor l.. w. Whitson has been
the local representative of E. P.
Stacy & Son for several years. He
has persistently urged the opening
of the Sank Centre branch and this
persistency has been rewarded by
success.
Mr.. Whitson will have charge of
the branch. He will continue to
spend a portion of his time calling
on the trade in other towns.
The Mayor stated to the Herald
Monday afternoon that the opening
of the branch would give employ
ment to man or two from the
start.
The stock for the branch will be
shipped over the G. N. railway and
by Raymond Bros. trucks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Kills Rattlers; Among Ali
gators with Fish Bait
Minnesota Man Casts Wooden Fish
Lure From Gulf to 10000
Lakes of Minnesota

G. C. ferguson of Glenwood,
former long distance casting cham
pion of America has completed
what is truly an unusual feat in
this day Of marathons. He has cast
a fishing bait all the way from the
Gulf of Mexico to the Ten Thous-
and Lakes of Minnesota, distance
of 1921 miles.
The marathon which was staged
under the auspices of the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association and
for the purpose of bringing to the
people of the south in an unusual
way a message concerning what
this state has to offer in summer
attractions began May 18 when
Mr.. ferguson dipped his plugs in
the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
and started north. The start was
made at Lake Charles, La, and
from that point Mr.. ferguson
cast a fishing plug every foot of
road to Lake Albert at Albert Lea,
Minnesota, the first of the Ten
thousand which he reached.
Continued on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
old Eaporifes Return
For Week Engagement
Present Repertoire of Standard
Plays Under Tent Next Week
Feature Vaudeville

The Christy Obrecht Stock
Company tent show will open a
seven nights engagement in Sank
Centre Monday night July Both in
their new beautiful waterproof
tent which will be located on the
school grounds at Fourth and Oak
streets.
The opening play Monday night
will be "Cheating Husbands" a
great comedy said to be one of the
greatest ever written for the
American stage. Ladies will be
admitted free Monday night only
when accompanied with one paid
adult ticket.
Feature vaudeville will be. pre-
scented between the acts each night
and each member of the company
will entertain with clever song and
dance numbers.
Other plays to be presented dur.
ing the weeks engagement will be
"The First Year." Frank Craven's
staring vehicle; "Why Girls Walk
Home," "The Girl from Childs,'
''The Home Wfeckers," "The Fall
Guy" and Ginger Prints" All
the above plays are good, clean
wholesome comedies and will be
presented with special scenery and
lighting effects.
Fifty dollars will be given away
free on Friday night to any couple
who will be married on the stage
of the Obrecht Stock Company.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Sank Centre Receives
Favorable Publicity
Press of Sixth District Praise Le-
gionaires for Manner In Which
Convention Was Handled

Sank Centre has received much
favorable publicity from the news
papers of the Sixth district for the
splendid manner in which the Lee
gion and Auxiliary were er+n~tain-
ed by the Service Men and THEN
ladies of this city last week.
There were no accidents during
the convention. Tuesday evening
particularly, the fun on the streets
was fast and furious. 1t has been
alleged that the Legionaires and
the ladies in the parades were
"stewed." The Legionaires were
kids again for a day or two; they
were not intoxicated. They gave
the large crowd of onlookers a lot
of wholesome amusement. There
was some intoxication, but the
great majority of those "ginned
up" were fellows taking advantage
of the laxity of the police during
the convention period, and were
not Service men and were not con-
nected with the Legion in any
manner.
Losey Rose, as the fake police.
man with his trick billy, furnished
lot of amusement and Chief OF
Police Miller said he was a real
help to him in handling the heavy
traffic Tuesday evening. Losey's
walloping of certain Legionaires
and pulling them off the street was
all carefully framed up before
hand.
Jesse Rose, as the clown with his
shetland pony furnished the kiddies
much wholesome amusement.
Harold Bishop, of Sank Centre,
has received deserved compliments
because he withdrew his name as a
nominee for Commander of the
Sixth District. Mr.. Bishop stood g
fine chance of being elected. He
stated that as long as Sank Centre
had been favored with the conven-
ton he felt that honors enough haG
been bestowed on this city for one
year. Mr.. Bishop is active in L.
gion work and his time as District
Commander will come.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Duluth Man Confesses to
Killing Companion in Fight
Victim Killed in Brawl Last De.
cember, Police Report-Re-
mains Discovered In Trunk

Duluth, July 23-Police an
nounced today that they had ob-
tanned confession from Andrew
Anderson Loben which stated that
the body found by police in barn
near here today was that of Carl
Johnson, whom he murdered with
hammer last December.
The body was found by police
when they went to the barn with
Loben in an attempt to find stolen
goods. Uneasiness on the part of
Loben prompted officers to start a
systematic search which ended
when they found in small steamer
trunk the parts of mans body,
packed with sawdust.
The story told by Loben, police
said, was that he and Johnson had
been drinking on the night of De-
cember 80, 1927, at Johnson's farm
and that a fight ensued, during
which he struck johnson over the
head with hammer. Fearing de-
lection, Loben said he hacked the
body with an axe, hiding part of it
in the small steamer trunk and
the straw in the barn.
Loben had been living on John
sons farm since the murder, he
told police.
At the timeof the discovery Lo-
ben denied any knowledge of the
body or of it's identity. Questioned
as to his residence on the farm he
said he had rented it from johnson
who, he said, was somewhere in
Michigan. Later he confessed the
the murder of Johnson.
Loben served a sentence of two
years at Waupun prison, Wiscon-
sin, on land fraud charge. He
has been charged with several of
lenses here and in Superior, Wis.
recently, the latest being the theft
Of harness. Officers had about Civ
en- up attempts to convict him OF
the harness theft, however, and
were preparing to release him to-
day when they found the body on
his farm.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Sank Centre Mayor Broke
Sure Thing Mems Hearts
ST. Cloud Journal-Press Recalls
How DIR. Dubois Handled
Gamblers rs Years Ago

Many items of unique and un-i
usual interest are found in "25.
Year Ago" departments of the
newspapers. The st. Cloud Journ-i
al-Press Of a few days ago dug up
an interesting sidelight of DIR. J..
A. Dubois while he was mayor of
this city rs years ago. Hearing
that the doctor was a democrat and
mayor, two fellows who had OPP
Grated in Minneapolis under Doc
Ames, physician, a democrat and
mayor, held short interview with
the Sank Centre executive to see
what their chances were to con-
duct a little "sure thing" gambling
at the county fair. Of this inter
view the st, Cloud newspaper of
rs years ago said:
DIR. j. A. Dubois, mayor of
Sank Centre, was visited the
other day by two sporting
gentlemen, of Minneapolis,
who fourished when Doc
Ames was mayor of that city.
They wanted to put on some :
gambling games at the races
being held in Sank Centre, and
asked the mayor how much
liberty they would be allowed.
Dubois told them the sky was
the limit, but they would be
promptly arrested after their
first gamble. They departed
for home on the first train,
remarking: Hell, Doc Dubois
is no Doc Ames."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Minnesota State Banks
Gain In Deposits
Increase Over Condition of March
S Announced by State Com
missioner A. J. Veigel

Deposits of all state banks, saw
ings banks and trust companies of
Minnesota totaled $402, ZOO, 063
on June %, gain of $438,071 as
compared with the figure for March
5, the date of the last previous
statement call, according to an Of
fetal abstract made public Tues
Gay by A. j. Veigel, commissioner
of hanks.
This gain, although slight, is
n:shly significant, as any increase
in deposits during the spring and
carly summer is unusual in the
nor Invest or any other agricul-
turai section, Minneapolis bankers
pointed out. 1t reflects a strong
and highly liquid condition among
the banks. under supervision of the
state banking department, it WAS
explained. Most of the state banks
are located in smaller communi-
ties. with farmers as their plinci-
pal customers. An increase in de-
p ,,its during the period wnen
farm incomes are at thei: lowest
lcAet OF the year indicates that
the institutions are well equipped
to handle their share of agricul-
tural and business financing dur
ing the weeks before the arrival
of new money from the1928 crops.
There were 833 state banks,
five savings banks and II trust
companies in Minnesota on June
rs, and their aggregate resourcer
We're $475,866,906, a gain of ST.,
918,841 over the $473,948,066 re-
ported as of March 5. Their saw
ings deposits dropped during the
three months from $138,434, 599
to $137, 202,306. Deposits sub
ject to check, representing funds
available for use in business, in
creased from 500, 445, $50 in March
to $101, 304,888 month ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
GRAIN CROP WILDE
HANDLED RAPIDLY
Northwest Shippers Advisory
Board Complete Details at
Fargo Meeting Tuesday
CROP PROJECTS FAIR
Potato Production In Red
River Valley to Be Norm
al Survey Indicates

Fargo, N. D., July 24-With the
assurance that transportation of
the 1923 crop and livestock pro-
ducts this fall would be handled
with a maximum of efficiency, the
Northwest Shippers Advisory
boari concluded rs meet ng here
today
Representatives from North and
South Dakota, Minnesota and
Montana received information on
the probable number of cars nee
essary to handle all important
classes of commodities shipped
from their states and were assured
of good facilities.
Figures by Paul C. Newman,
agricultural statistician for North
Dakota were placed before the
group, indicating substantial in
crease in livestock shipments dur
ing the first six months of 1928
as compared to the same period of
a year ago, based on receipts at
the principal stockyards.
Potato production in the Red
River Valley is expected to be
ABOUT the same this year as last
yea. despite increases in acreage
of to 20 per cent, in the opinion
of Frank Kuhlmeyer, of Leonard,
yCrosset and Riley. Damage has
be.E done by extensive rains of the
past few weeks, he said.
More than 500 shippers, rail
way representatives, farmers, bus
inc ssmen and bankers in North and
South Dakota, Mime sofa and Mon
tana attended the meeting.
l.. b. Hanna, folmer governor
OF North Dakota, gave the princi-
pal address at the morning session
AMI following Il ncheon at noon,
talks were given by DR.. John Lee
Coulter, president lf the North
nak ota Agricultural college, and
Frank Hyland of Devils Lake.
The next meeting of the board
was set for October 8, at Duluth.
Other business this morning in
cluded reports of vice chairman
for the four states on the crop
lookout, and special reports by H.
A. Feltus, Minneapolis; l.. M.
Belts, of the American Railway as
ISOLATION; p. J. Coleman and P.
F. Scheunemann, Minneapolis.
Steady improvement in crop
conditions and favorable prospects
for a good harvest, together with a
substantial increase in general bus
mess activity, are the rule through
Minnesota, the Dakotas and Mon
tana, according tor reports of the
state vice chairmen.
"Crop prospects in Minnesota as
whole appear good" said VIII
liam H. Perry, of Minneapolis,
state vice chairman. "Corn is
good and has made very rapid pro-
gress during the past 10 days. 1t
is of good stand and color. Har-
vesting of all small grains, except
spring wheat, is quite general and
all are turning out well, except
rye, which will yield only about 5
per cent of normal. The recent
rains have overcome most of the
damage done by drouth in April,
May and early June"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
GOV. SMITH WORKS
ON ADDRESS ALONE
New York Presidential Nom
inee Is Avoiding Lengthy
Personal Conferences
USES THE TELEPHONE
Democratic Candidate Seek
ing Advice of Friends
Other Activities

Albany, N. Y, July 24-De-
waiting from the customary course
of presidential nominees, Governor
Smith has kept pretty much to
himself since his selection as the
Democratic standard bearer nearly
four weeks ago, and since then has
held relatively few political con-
ferences of Importance.
While it has been his wish that
for the present at least they be
held to a minimum, almost daily
he is in contact with old friends,
advisers of long Standing. and
from time to time he has talked
over the outlook with some party
leader. There have been none Of
the ai.grimages to tie no ne of the
nominee as usually is the case, af-
ter political convention.
As i ey returned from Houston
various confdents of the governor
called on him here AMI gave fist
reports of the procee i::.ss IN Tex
as. Two weeks ago, when the press
ing question with pacty leaders
was the selection of a new chair
man of the national committee and
campaign director, the nominee
went to New York Tor several Gays
and had a series If conferences
with several score Of the h;ghvr
uIs in Democratic Do ;:,:s.
Since then the new chairman,
John j. Raskob, has not felt it
necessary to come to Albany to
talk things over with his closest
friend, the governor, and their dis
cussion of campaign organization
and strategy has been mainly over
the telephone. 1t is in this way
as he rests here preparatory to
getting down to actual work on his
acceptance speech, that Smith is
keeping in touch with his manag-
ers who are conducting operations
from New York.
Several weeks ago, he had a
house guest over The week end,
Senator Pittman, uf Nevada, who
/ was chairman of the Houston con-
vention platform committee and
will be head of the committee that
will notify Governor Smith of his
nomination here four weeks hence.
Pittman a few weeks ago returned
from an overnight visit to discuss
plans for the notification cere-
mony.
During Pittman's first visit,
Senator Robinson IF Arkansas,
Smiths running mate, stopped off
on his way to the New York ma
tional committee meeting for a
brief exchange of greetings. He
was accompanied by Jesse H.
Jones, of Houston, former finance
director for the Democratic COM
mittee.
Last week Governor Smith had
as overnight guests Senators Tyd-
ings of Maryland and Halves of
Missouri, and Representative Byrns
of Tennessee, ranking Democrat
on the house appropriations COM
mittee, but that is the extent to.
which congressional leaders have
thus far been here for pow-wows.
The presidential nominee, how
ever, as his campaign shapes up
intends to seek the advice of var
ious men and women of promi-
nence in the Democratic party, all
though he is expected to adhere to
his policy of conserving his energy
and resting by not clogging his
engagement book with conferences.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Vest Union Bufterman
Scores High in Contest
Theodore Noeske Led Field of lis
In Contest Conducted by State
Department

In the June butter scoring con.
test conducted by the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture Theo-
dore Noeske, of West Union scored
high with 95.75, leading the en-
tire state. There were many en-
tries, 80 scoring SO or better.
This is not the first time the
West Union buttermaker has been
up with the best in the state in
these contests. The Herald con-
graduates Mr.. Noeske and the
West Union creamery upon the
splendid showing.
The district winners of the but
ter contests were:
District No. 1, Max Renner,
Springfield, score .95; District No.
2, M. N. Moasing, Byron, and j.
w. Koepsell, Lewiston, tied with
"a II; District No. 8, A. J. Ander-
son, Otisco, 951a; District No. 4
Ebert Linn, Watkins, 95A; Dis
trict No. 5, Theodore Noske, West
Union, 95 3-4, the highest score in
any district; District No. 6 E. M.
Mines, Mazel, and Hans P. Wah-
lin, Oklee, tied, with a score of
SO "; District No. 7 T. H. Bart
lett, Mora, "a. a
The competition was started as
an incentive toward producing bet
ter butter and cheese nearly a
quarter of century ago. Mr..
Holmberg said. There are four con-
tests each year, the June educa-
tional contest, the State Fair COM
petition; contest in connection of
buttermakers of the state, and
state preliminaries to the annual
national contest.
Butter of high, uniform quail
ity was produced by the June
contest" Mr.. Holmberg said. "Only
five entries scored below the trade
term extras which means the
score was less than go. In the
cheese contest 20 of the % entries
scored SO or better, indicating that
good cheese as we'll as good butter
is made in Minnesota.
eft will mean much to Mime
sofa as the greatest dairy state to
keep up it's high standard of quail
ity. We have gained a reputation
for quality as well as quantity pro-
duction, and we should maintain
this position with zeal"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
Peak Of Flush Butterfat
Production Season Passes
Utmost Care Necessary to Market
High Class Eggs at This Sea-
SON of Year

Receipts Of butter on the larger
eastern consuming markets for the
week just passed showed a de-
crease from the previous week.
This coupled with reports from
producing territories, indicates
that the peak of the flush produc-
ing season has passed. Pasture
conditions generally throughout
the central west are in good condi-
ton, but hot weather is having its
effect and causing a decrease in
milk production.
Eastern markets the past week
(Contined on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
LINE STORE AFFILIATIoN

Art J. Kranz, who for several
years has operated an independent
automobile service station in this
city, Wednesday completed nego-
tiations whereby he will become af-
filiated with the Coast to Coast
Stores. This is an organization
purchasing auto supplies and radios
in large quantities, placing them in
a position to meet all legitimate
competition with the public the
beneficiary. The Coast to Coast
Stores are chain organization,
independently owned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-26
BIDDING KEEN FOR
FIRE EQUIPMENT
Sank Centre City Council OPP
ened Bids Tuesday for Ad-
ditional Apparatus
COUNCIL ARE AT SEA
Committee From Department
Are Studying Propositions
Submitted

Sank Centre has about three
thousand dollars it desires to
expend in new fire equipment.
A couple of weeks ago City
Clerk ]. F. Cooper placed a small
advertisement for bids in the Her.
aid.
The bids were opened at the
Community Club rooms Tuesday
afternoon.
Bidders came from New York,
Indiana, Ohio, st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Sank Centre.
There is a question of whether
a chemical and water equipment
would best serve the city's purpose
or whether all water would be the
proper equipment.
Letters from the underwriters
of several states state that a chem
ical equipment does not materially
lower the rate.
The committee from the fire de-
partment is poniering over the sit.
uation.
When the bids We're opened
Tuesday it was found that ". S.
Mott Co., of Minneapolis, had eight
propositions ranging in price from
complete service combination
costing $4,000 to q Ford equip
mert costing $2,250.
The Prospect Fire Engl lie Co.,
Prospect, Ohio, submitted thrcc
bids for equipment only ranging in
price from $1,560 to $3.50. The
Observation-Disclosures and Foamite
Industries Corp, Elmira, N. Y.
submitted a bid of $4,000 fol-
equipment only.
The Boyer Fire Apparatus Co..
Logansport, Ind, submitted a bio
of $1,000 for equipment.
The Waterus Fire Engine
Works, st. Paul, had two bids fol
equipment, one for 81 500, the otn'
err for SLIPS.
J. N. Johnson, Co., Minneapo
lis equipment only, $3.50.
Otto Bros, Sank Centre hal
three propositions on Graham
tru. ks, as follows: 1 n ton wit.
/ 20 inch wheel base, $a62.50
x ton truck with 140 inch whee
bose, $1,022.60; i ga ton truck
wi, $50 inch wheel base, $1,246.-
go.
Main Street Garage, complete
equipment with Chevrolet chassis
So 100; Chevrolet chassis only
$500.
c. D. Marshall, " toa Iater
nat onal truck with 100 inca wheel
base, $1,573.50; 12 ton truck wits
100 inch wheel base, $1,796.50.
The Pioneer Garage (G3s Ottuj
one ton REQ Speed Wagon truck
crassis, $1,071; 1 " ton Reo Speed
WAGON truck chassis, 1924.
The Council celebrated ovel
the bids for time and then turn
l them over to the committed
from the fire department consisting
OF Chief George Fish, Ben +. Du-
Bots, Ben Vogel, L l.. Ke!ls, Rog
Sect and John Mondloch, to de.
eide upon which one of the equip
mehts submitted would best meet
the departments requirements.
Ben Dubois was given the job
of tabulating the propositions. He
figured for a time and gave the
matter up as hopeless.
1t is understood the entire com
mittee will tackle the proposition
going over each bid separately and
carefully. They will report their
findings to the council.