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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
David Buckley Farm In
One Family for 81 Years
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Plant Pur-
chase the Old Home From
Rest of Heirs

Last week the necessary papers
were signed whereby Mr.. and Mrs
Robert V. Plant became the own.
ers of the David Buckley farm
near Spring Park Sank Lake.
This farm has been in the Davio
Buckley family for 81 years, ano
one of the provisions of Mr.. Buck.
ley's will when he passed away in
1913, was that if any member OF
the family desired to purchase the
old homestead from the rest of the
heirs that they should be given a
reduced price over any other pur-
chaser, as he desired to see the
old home remain in the family
Mrs. Plant is a daughter of Mr.
Buckley.
In checking back over the Her
aid files which published an ac-
count of Mr.. Buckeyes death we
find that he built the first dam
across Sank Lake for Alexander
Moore. This was about 55 years
ago. He was confident that the
time would come when there would
be a bridge across Sank Lake at
the Narrows. He offered one time
to span the river as he called it
then if the county would furnish
the logs.
There are few farms in this To-
cality, if any which have been own
ed by one family for 81 consecu-
tive years.
Mrs. Buckley, who is still hale
and hearty lived on the farm AZ
years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Allotment of State Aid
Road Tar is Made
Secondary Highways of Stearns
County Get $3O,041 from One
NH Fund

Stearns county was granted
$30,041 for use on its state aid
road system, at a meeting of the
State Board Of Allotment last
week. The members of the board
are julius Schmahl, state treas
urer; R. p. Chase, state auditor,
and C. M. Babcock, commissions
er of highways.
The total amount available for
the year, based upon the one mill
tax levy provided by law, is ST.
$4,000. All counties except Hem
nepin, Ramsey and st. Louis re-
ceive either an amount larger than
the tax levy in the county amounts
to, or the same amount. Henne-
pin, Ramsey and st. Louis coun-
ties were allotted $4,000 each, or
total of $135.000, while the tax
levy is $335,439 m Hennepin,
$183,011 in Ramsey and 1856, 800
in st. Louis. The one mill tax
levy in Stearns county amounts to
$30,041..
There are, according to reports
made to the State Highway de-
partment, a total of Is, $50 miles
in the state aid system, of which
10000 miles are surfaced with
gravel or higher types, and about
half of the remainder more or
less improved. There has been
rapid development in the state all
system since the state took over
the trunk highways.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Bonds and Gas Tax Boost ,
Aim Of Road Organization
Statewide Highway Association Is
Formed With Jos. Reynolds,
of Mankato, President

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 16-Ad.
vocates Of better roads for Min.
nesota formed the Minnesota GOOD
roads association at a meeting here
Wednesday and Immediately adopt
ed program designed to further
constitutional amendments to ex,
listing highway laws in the state.
The following program was
adopted: r.
State gasoline tax increase to
four cents gallon. One cent OF
this increase would go into sink.
ing fund to retire all highway
bonds and one cent of the increase
would be used for county and
township roads improvements.
Issuance of a $20,000,OO0 bond
issue for the paving of trunk high
ways in the state.
Improvement and maintenance
by the state highway department
of portions of the trunk highways
in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth
and South St. Paul.
During the organization work at
the session Wednesday the follow
ing officers were named for the as
ISOLATION:
Joseph E. Reynolds, Mankato,
president; c.. w. Sterling, St.
Paul, treasurer; and John 1. Nit
chell, st. Paul, recording secre-
tary.
A, vice president and two di-
rectors were selected for each Of
10 congressional districts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Black Cats Take i'm
Too Much Territory
Grey Eagle Birds Wallop Them at
Grand Nula, Then Prepare
Royal Feed

Twenty-four members of the
Sank Centre Black Cats organiza-
ton, chesty over their recent sue
cess of raising money for the Sank
Centre Boys Band, looking for
other worlds to conquer, decided to
take on the huskies at Grey Eagle
in Grand Nula tournament. (
The slaughter of the innocents
took place at Grey Eagle Tues
day evening. Enroute to Grey
Eagle the Cats were rosy in antic-
ipation of the royal feed they
would enjoy, debating on how the
Grey Eagle birds could best be
served.
Alas, poor Yurik! What the
rough necks from the neighboring
hamlet, young and old, did to the
innocents from Main Street is too
narrowing a story to publish in
detail. The final score was about
124 to 60.
The wise crackers in the Cats
organization had composed a clever
song which the gang was to sing
at the close of the tournament. The
best laid plans of mice and Cats go
wrong. The song was a humding-
err for victors but dud for losers.
It has been put in cold storage. If
the gang ever win it will be
brought to the light of day.
At the conclusion of the card
program the visitors were taken
to restaurant where they were
delightfully."- fed and entertained.
Fred Mossman, of Grey Eagle, a
persistent thrower, has had very
rotten control on previous occas-
ions. IT'S said he reached the height
of his life's ambition Tuesday eve
ming when he was able to make his
arguments "stick," not so much
because he had the Control" but
because of sheer strength.
The Grey Eagle gentlemen will
make a little journey to Sank Cen,
tire in a few weeks when the Cats
hope to have better success as
card sharks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
J. E. BONNER IN CITY

J. E. Bonner, formerly City En-
gineer of Sank Centre, is spending
couple of weeks with friends AMI
looking after his property interests
in this city The gentleman is now
part of the engineering corps OF
the Illinois State Highway Com
mission, located in the district Of
fee at Paris, III. Illinois has made
rapid strides to get out of the mud
since 1919. Hard surfacing con-
struction is much more expensive
there than in Minnesota because
of the scarcity of gravel. There
are three commissioners in Illinois
and the state is divided into seven
Highway districts. There is about
S5.000,000 per month available for
highway work in Illinois. Mr..
Bonner states that his wife and
daughter are well and that they
enjoy their home in Illinois very
much.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Some Nifty Basketball
in Graded Dist. Finals
Henning, Parkers Prairie, Bertha
and Upsula Play. Tournament
in This City Friday

The district basket ball tourna.
ment for Graded Schools will be
held in the Sank Centre JUNO,
High School Auditorium Friday
afternoon and evening.
This will be the first time this
class of tournament has been
held in this city. It will be good
tourney for all of the teams play
ing have made splendid records
during the current season. .
In a sub-district tournament
held at Parkers Prairie Tuesday
evening, Henning defeated Battle
Lake, 18 to IL; and Parkers Prai-
RE defeated Deer Creek, % to 16
Henning will play Parkers Prairie
in the first game at 2 P. M. to-
morrow.
In another sub-district tourney
held at Long Prairie Tuesday eve
ming Bertha defeated Swanville 80
to 10; and Upsala beat Holding
ford II to Is. The Bertha-Upsala
game will be at 3 P. M. Friday.
The consolation game and the
district finals will be played Fri.
day evening.
The district championship will
enter the high school district tour
nament to be played in Sank Cen,
tire March 2, and 8; in years gone
by, the graded schools had a
championship rating all their own.
This season there will be only one
state championship team.
Basket ball enthusiasts will find
some real entertainment in this
tournament. Henning won the
state championship last year, and
may cap the honors again. Ber-
tina has very strong quint and
will be up near the top in the
championship ratings. Every team
scheduled to enter the tourney is
hopeful of victory.
Mickey Fowler of Minneapolis
has been secured to officiate these
games. He is one of the best of.
ficials in the Twin Cities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
RURAL ROUTES MAY
BE- CONSOLIDATED
Government Is Investigating
the Feasibility of Merging
No. 3 With l and 5
TO SERVE ALL PATRONS
No. One Will Be Increased II
Miles; No. Three IA miles;
Will Save $1,000 Yearly

The Postoffice department is
seriously considering the consoli-
dation of three of Sank Centres
Free Rural Mail Delivery routes
into two, making five instead of
six routes.
An inspector from the depart
ment visited Sank Centre short
time ago and carefully went over
the territorial map of routes No. /,
and 5. Following the inspectors
report it is understood there is a
very strong likelihood that route
three will be eliminated and that
route 1 will be heightened. from
20 to 43 miles and route 5 from
30.7 to 48 miles.
A rumor has spread about that
route six will be revised and that
some Of The Farmers now receiving
their mail through the Sank Centre
postoffice will be transferred to
one of the Melrose routes. Post
master J. A. Schoenhoff informs
the Herald that there is no founda-
ton for this rumor. According to
Mr.. Schoenhoff every person re-
ceiving their mail through the Sank
Centre postoffice under the pres
ent plan will continue to receive
their mail through the local office
after the consolidation is effected.
When Rural delivery was first
established in this city there were
eight routes. The number was re-
duced to six July 1, 1907. It is un-
derstood that if the plan of the
government goes through the num-
bers of the routes remaining will
not be changed. No. three will
simply be eliminated.
The Postoffice department fig
ures there will be an annual saving
to the government of about 81 900
per year by the consolidation. The
carriers on routes one and five will
receive a material increase in
salaries, as their earnings are based
on mileage. -s.
The increased distance to be
Travelled in good weather should
not reduce the efficiency of the
routes, but in bad weather in the
summer and the roads the carriers
have been forced to contend with
this winter there will be seasons of
the year when they will have their
work cut out for them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Mrs. J. B. Miller Passed
Away Friday, Feb. II
Heart Disease Cause of DEATH
Deceased Was So Years Old
Funeral Tuesday

Mrs. j. B. Miller, resident of
near West Union, seven miles west
of Sank Centre, died FRIDAY, Feb.
IL, 1928, at 3:45 p. m. victim
of heart disease.
The deceased was born in. Ba-
varia, Germany, Nov. z, 1869, and
was at the time of her death So
years, and 3 months old. She came
to this country when a young girl
and settled in Minnesota. The de.
ceased is survived by her husband,
five sons and four daughters. One
of the sons, United States Ma
rine, came from New York to at
tend the funeral.
Funeral services were held from
st. Pauls church at 1000 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, Feb. 81, with
Rev. A. ART officiating. The pail
bearers were four sons and two
sons-inaaw. Interment was made
in st. Pauls cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
LEGION PLAY WAS
ARTISTIC SUCCESS
''Not Herbert" Crook Comedy
Drama, Pleased Fair Sized
Audiences
VEHICLE WELL CAST
Cold Weather and Bad Roads
Kept Down Attendance
More Plays

"Not Herbert" the crook com
edy-drama presented at the Caug
hren Theatre Friday and Saturday
evenings of last week, was great
ly enjoyed by fair-sized aud.
fence. 49,
The entertainment was sponsor.
ed and presented under the aus
pices of Robert Swift Post, Amer
lean Legion. The play was un
usual in it's plot and situations, the
chief character of which was Her.
bert, the scion of a wealthy New
York family, raised under cloist
cred surroundings, but who, new.
ertheless, was a notorious crook
famous for his daring robberies
which baffeled the police.
Almost half the personnel oil
the play are crooks, either plying
their trade openly or masked un.
der the guise of responsibility.
There is sincere love story in
which the girl who is among the
first to discover the real identity
makes every sacrifice to bring hin
hack to the straight and narrow
path. .
There is an abundance of com.
edy to relieve. some of the tense sit.
uations.
Attorney George Barnard direct
cd the production, demonstrating
that he has a peculiar and success.
full knack for this line of en-.
deavor. The cast was happily Sc
iected, each one making the mos
Ct the situations and opportunity
tt cir parts offered.
Because of the peculiar make.
up Of the story unusual lighting
effects were required.
Herman Krohn, famous for de.
lineation of Jewish character.
brought down the house with ;
specially between acts, "Whe1
Henry Ford Apologized to Me.
Saturday evening Miss Veren:
Gaspard sang a soprano solo which
was a happy surprise.
The orchestra composed of Mis-
Florence Vogel, director; DR.. Ped
erson, violin; Chas. Miller, from
bone, and Mr.. Jung, clarinet, addet
much to- the entertainment will
music between acts.
Special and effective scener,
had been prepared and played M
small part in making the entertain
ment success.
Because of the cold weather ant
the impossible condition of thu
roads the attendance Was not a!
large as had been expected. How
ever, the Legion is not discour.
aged and they plan on giving the
public other productions of stand
ard dramas and comedies whe1
weather and road conditions arr
n ore favorable.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
PLAY ALEX FRIDAY

T. e Sank Centre High School
basket ball team will close its regu-
la" basket ball sclecuIe Saturday
evening when it meets the fast
Alexandria team at the Junior
High School Auditorium. The
teams are very evenly matched and
the contest should furnish some
real sport. Play will be called at
500 o'clock.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Butter Prices Are Steady
in New York and Chicago
Cold Weather Holds Up Egg Mar
ket-Good Demand for Live
Poultry

The tendency toward lower but
ter prices as reported last week
appears to be check temporarily at
Chicago, while at New York the
price remains at As cents on ex-
tras, which is the same price at
which this grade of butter sold a
week ago. It is peculiar that both
the Chicago and New York mar
kets on butter are quoted on the
same basis, and either New York
market will advance or the Chi
cago market will have to go lower,
in order to equal the freight
charges. .........
The production of butter gen.
orally is showing some increase.
The trade is depressed by the sur
plus shown in storage as well as
by the fact that consumption does
not appear to be as heavy as at
the corresponding time year ago.
While the production of eggs
has increased, the wintry weather
has had some effect on the mar
keting, and with the larger demand
on account of lower prices pre-
viously established, the market
has held steady the past week. The
trade seems to be fairly well filled
up at the present time and with
prospects of good movement from
now on, the markets are lower to
day, being 28A at Chicago and
81 to 311s cents at New York.
General indications are that there
will be large increase in re-
ceipts at the large markets and
that the low point should be reach
ed within the next two weeks, at
which time dealers will be in a
position to pack for storage
With the first of the Jewish hol-
idays March 6, there is a little
better inquiry for fowl for live
shipment.
The situation on dressed poul-
try, is not as good, due to the
badly demoralized market on live
fowl few weeks ago, which in
fuenced dealers to turn to dress
ing. However, as the hens are
now laying, the situation should
adjust itself in the near future
Produce Review, Swift & Com
pany, Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Community UnbMeet
This Thursday Night
Matters of Vital Importance to the
Community Will Be Dis
cussed

The regular monthly meet.
ing of the Sank Centre Com
munity Club will be held at
the Club rooms this Thursday
evening at eight o'clock.
Many matters of vital i'm
portance to the Club will
come up for consideration.
President Berggreen is anx-
ious to have q large attend
ance. As this will be his first
formal business meeting since
his election the business men
should show they are back of
the new President and attend
in large numbers.
There will be smokes it is
understood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
Sank Centre Boy Scouts
Are Great Organization
Sturdy Young Americans Taught
Many Things Which Will Make
Them Better Citizens

If you want to get real "kick"
out of life attend one of the meet
ings of Sank Centre Boy Scout
troup and watch these sturdy
young Americans do their stuff.
The Herald editor attended the
meeting at the Community Club
last evening and learned a num-
Der of things. Ralph Kowalke, of
the Public School faculty, is
Scoutmaster in charge of active
work, and he is rendering a real
service to the community.
Wednesday evenings session
opened with the boys standing at
salute and repeating the Scout
Oath, following their renewal of
their allegiance to the flag. The
patrol leaders reported all of their
men present or accounted for.
Scouts Harry Hamilton and Dean
kinsella were appointed to see that
the flag on the Public School
grounds was properly raised and
lowered for a period of one week.
Senior Patrol Leader Julian
Markson explained the plan of the
Scouts for display at the coming
Stearns County Fair. The boys
have wonderful opportunity to
show those unfamiliar with Scout
work some of the things the organ
ization is doing and what they
stand for.
Charles Rattle delivered an ora
ton on George Washington which
would have been credit to one
much older and more experienced.
He cleverly reviewed the life and
activities of the Father of the
Country from early boyhood to the
zenith of his career, pointing out
that George Washington was, after
all, the first Boy Scout.
Norbert Frank, assisted by
Charles Rattle, gave an interesting
demonstration of the proper use of
the triangular bandage.
An interesting novelty of the
meeting was musical selections by
six of the Scouts who are also
members of the Boys Band. They
were: Glen Sullivan, saxophone; ;
Walter Holme and Charles Rattle,
clarinet; Dean Kinsella, Robert
Gritzmacher and Jess Clough, cor
netists.
Glen Sullivan's Grafton, on "Lin-
coin, as a Scout" showed how he
overcame obstacles to get an edu-
cation and conception Of life that
was of value to him in later life.
The main thought of Glen's Grafton
was that the opportunity was at
Continued on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
MORNING BLAZE

Shortly after $50 this Thursday
morning fire broke out in the base
ment of the Henry Kampson home
on South Main Street. It was
well underway in that section OF
the house before discovered. The
flames crept between the walls OF
the structure, breaking out in var
ious places on the first floor, up
stairs and in the attic. After two
hours work in the biting cold wind
the blaze was brought under con-
troll. 1t was impossible to save
furniture and bedding and other
furnishings of the hore, except for
several smaller articles located n
the kitchen, where the fire did net
strike. The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-23
LOCALLA WINS Or
ATORICAL CONTEST
Richard SWeetman, Senior,
Awarded First Place in
Defamation Contest
MELROSE WINS HONORS
Little Falls and Upsala Finish
Third and Fourth in Sub
District Meet

Monday evening the Sub-Dis-
trict Defamation Contest was
held in the assembly of the Jun
ior High School in this city. Rep
resentatives from the High Schools
of Little Falls, Melrose, Upsala
and Sank Centre participated.
Each of the three divisions was
closely contested, and enjoyed by
the large audience.
The oratorical section was won
by Richard Sweetman, of Sank
Centre, with the selection "The
Common. People" Ellsworth Ger
rity, of Little Falls, won second
place, and Ralph Lamberton, of
Melrose, third place. II =, =
Marguerite Stromen, of Melrose,
won the first place in the dramatic
section with "Peter and the An
gels" Esther Larson, of Sank Gen.
tro. and Clara Fortier of Little
Falls won second and third places,
respectively.
Bertha Stephens, of Melrose,
won the humorous contest. Second
place went to Betty Dugas, Of
Little Falls, and third place to
Irene Moynihan of Sank Centre.
Melrose received the winning
score for the contest, FIVE. Sank
Centre took the second place with
score Of six and Little Falls was
third. --.-
The winners of the different sub
districts will compete in their re-
spective districts sometime before
March 9th to determine who will
go to the Regional Contests. 1t is
understood the place for holding
the Regional contest has not been
decided upon.
The judges were Supt. H. B.
Cough, Alexandria,; o.: E. Wall,
Long Prairie, and E. N. Hamil-
ton, Osakis. The following is the
detailed program:
-~~ Oratorical Section .
"Creative Citizenship" - Els
worth Gerrity, Little Falls. ..e
"The League of Nations'-Car-
roll Nelson, Upsala. ..,
luC CoplS -f1SlIllCllu
Sweetman, Sank Centre.
81 Am Innocent of This Blood"
Ralph Lamberton, Melrose.
Girls Octette-"De Sandman"
D. Protherol
.. --. Dramatic Section
"Peter and the Angels''-Mar-
guerite Strommen, Melrose.
"Cherokee Roses"-Clare For
tier, Little Falls. -
"Peter and the Angels Agda
Ecklund, Upsala.
"The River of Stars Esther
Larson, Sank Centre.
Vocal Duet-"Sing, Sing Birds on
the Wing"
Marie Brown, Helen Brown
Humorous Section
"The Movie Fan"-Betty Dugas,
Little Falls.
"a Football FAM Leona Bar
hickman, Upsala.
"By Courier Moynihan,
Sank Centre.
"Bobby's Bedside Story"-Ber-
tina Stephens, Melrose.
Girls GIee Club-Songs
"Chinese Flower Fete" Goldman
''The Years at the Spring.:
...... ......... Beach
"Love is Like a FREELY. Friml