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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08
PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HOOVER

The ''Sdewalks of New York; will not be-
come the American anthem.
The citizenry of America, aroused it has
not been aroused for generation, Tuesday elected
Herbert Hoover the calm, peaceful, able citizen as
President of this great country by majorities sur
prisingly large to even the most ardent supporter
of the Secretary of Commerce.
The vote of confidence came from the North,
the East, the West, and the South which stood
firmly against Republican assault since the Civil
War, was broken, a number of the States casting
their votes for Hoover and Curtis with majorites
that impressive.
Tuesdays election once more demonstrated the
value of the Literary Digest straw vote as an in
dcator of the final result.
The election demonstrated the weakness of
Gov Smith in New York. Mr.. Hoovers majority
in the State was well 100000, yet United
States Senator Royal Copeland defeated strong
Republican opponent by plurality of over 25O,OO0
In no Presidential election held for many years
was there so much Misrepresentation broaicasted.
The alleged farm leaders shouted from the house
tops that the Northwest and Mddlewesr farmer were
furiously indignant because the McNaryHaugen
bill had not been enacted into law. From the rous
ing Hoover majorties in every of these states
one could almost arrive at the conclusion that Muir
ply, Reed, Peak and some of the lesser lights might
have been actuated by motives slightly Interior in
the crocodile tears shed the defeat of the Nc
Nary-Haugen measure.
In it's prediction resume last week the Herald
expressed the opinion that the zenith of Gov.
Smiths nationwide political strength reached
about July Is.
Reviewing the results of Tuesday the Herald
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08
Minnesota Schools Enroll
Over Half Million Kids
Increase of 1000 in State Seen
Over Last Year According to
Report Made

St. Paul, Nov. 3-IMore than a
half million children were enrolled
in Minnesota schools last year, an
increase Of 1000 over 1927, &C.
cording to report made here by
j. H. Mcconnell, state superintend-
ent of education. The compila-
ton for the year ended July 81,
1928, revealed a total registration
of 552,794 in elementary and high
schools of the state as compared
to 550,330 the year before. The
number of teachers, however, show
ed slight decrease, with 21,958
as compared to $4,000 in 1927.
Of the half million pupils in
1928, 368,50O attended the graded
elementary and high schools, and
184, 1894 the ungraded elementary
or rural schools. The average
daily attendance held at the same
ratio for 1928 as in 1927, 1853
days; pupils in the graded and
high schools averaging 154.8 days
and those in the rural schools
1855 days, very nearly the same
as the preceding year. This made
the attendance average so per
cent of the total enrolment. OF
the pupils 1852 were between
the ages of 5 and 8, this class con-
ltributing the entire increase in
enrolment the number in 1927
having been 127,O84. The number
from 8 to 16-years of age decreas-
ed from 364,608 to 363,S15 in
1928. The sum total of days the
students attended school during
the year reached the staggering
sum of 80,614.846, an increase
from 80,285,160 in 1927.
Hennepin county had the largest
number of pupils, 103.104, while
the smallest number, 1856, was re-
ported from Cook county. in the
north shore area. St. Louis coun-
ty was second in number, with
50 ,488. and Ramsey county third
with 45,075. Otter Tail and Stearns
counties were the only others to
get in the five figure grade. with
11.449. and / ,120 respectively.
In the state there were 1920
men teachers employed. and 49,
400 women, total of 22,08O. com
pared to $4,000 in 1927. The av-
erage monthly wage to men teach
ers in graded and high schools was
$191.67, but few cents less than
the 1927 total, but 81 less than
+, they received in 1926.
In the rural schools the wages
of the men teachers have showed
a steady decrease for the three
year period. In 1926 tn average
was $113.73, the next year $780,
81, and in 1928 it was s1O5.38.
Women rural school teachers held
about even with their previous
years pay, getting $93.64.
Morrison county has $50 build
ings, 236 teachers and 6,O35 pu-
pills. :.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08

Tony Bertolo, of New York rush
ed out for a policeman when he
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08

the animals most frequently found
Their strange method of swimming
the river was described by Cox.
"For the first hundred yards
after taking to the water, these an
imals keep their bushy tails stick
ing straight above the water as if
to keep them dry or in order that
they may serve as sails. Later,
as the animals become wearied,
their tails drag in the water, MAX
ing progress slow for them and
steering difficult" he said.
can interesting feature of the
squirrel migration is that the ami
mails in nearly every case seem to
know exactly where they are go
ing. When allowed to crawl up an
oar into boat, as they are per-
fectly willing to do, they will ride
along if the boat is going in the
right direction, but if the boat is
going the wrong way, they will
jump out and resume swimming.
Woodchucks, racoons, skunks
and other animals, not frequently
| seen in the water, Cox said, usual
ly strike out boldly for the other
shore. ..- +.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08
Skeleton of Indian Woman
Found at Dawson
Sewing Bag in Good Condition
With Corpse; Discovered When
Plow Strikes Skull

What is believed to be the skel-
eton of an Indian Princess was un-
earthei on the Jim Wolford farm,
nine miles south of Dawson, Thurs
day afternoon. Charlie Connor
was blowing up some ground to
open a gravel pit when the skull
of the corpse was struck by the
pillow. That the discovery created
a good deal of interest and excite
ment was shown by the continual
stream of people all afternoon to
the Hanson & Dahl furniture store,
where the skeleton was taken, who
were anxious to see it, says the
Dawson Sentinel.
A careful excavation revealed
that the body had been buried in a
sitting position with the legs cross
ed, which according to many, was
one of the several ways in which
the Indians were buried. AL
though great part of the flesh
was decayed and the bones were
dried, the lower part of the body
was preserved to a marked degree,
even to the extent that the skin has
been well kept. The fact that the
corpse has been so we'll preserved,
showing that it had an unusual
burial, together with the fact that
a buffalo robe was found wrapped
around the body, gives rise to the
belief that it was an Indian of
high ranking, possibly a Princess.
That it was a woman is shown by
the number of articles found with
the skeleton. A sewing bag, made
from buckskin, was found in ex-
cellent condition, in which were
found several articles. A spool of
thread was especially well pre-
served, also made from rawhide,
and could not easily be broken. The
buffalo robe still had some of the
fur while a handmade belt, was al
so found. "a metal necklace was
not SO well kept, having been cor
roded by the elements, but shows
that it may have been made from
copper The buffalo robe was piec-
ed together with heavy thread and
the work is plainly shown.
A mystery discovery in connec-
ton with the discovery was that
the robe had hole which showed
the distinct cuts of knife. The
same size hole was found in the
lower parts of the body.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08
Five Are Asphyxiated
By Gas Fumes
Nurse and Four Little Boys Found
Dead in Minneapolis Home
Monday

Minneapolis, Nov. GA nurse
and four little boys, from four to
eight years of age, were found
dead from gas poisoning when the
father of the children, Herbert
Moreau, sos Nineteenth avenue
north, returned to his home at 6
p. m. Monday. All were on a bed,
the children in their night clothing
and the nurse, Miss Violet HUT
berg, Long Lake, Mimi, fully
dressed. -Four burners of a gas
stove were open, and doors and
windows of the house were closed
and the keyholes stuffed with pa
per.
The children had been suffering
with chickenpox, the father said,
and Miss Hultberg had been taking
care of them. Moreau and his
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08

wife are divorced.
| lMoreau and his brother, Ed
ward Moreau, who lives at the
same address, were held by the
police pending a report by the
corner.
Neighbors said they noticed that
shades on the windows of the home
were down all day, but thought
nothing of it because Of the chill
dren's illness.
The boys names were George, 8
years old; Herbert, z years old !;
Edward, 5 years old, and Robert,
years old.
Moreau told the police he left
home at $50 a. m. Monday to go
to his office at the Arrowhead
Steel Co. Before he left, he said,
he talked with Miss Hultberg and
two of the children.
When he found the girl and the
l'chiidren Monday night, he notified
the police and a fire department
pulmoter squad was sent out, but
efforts to revive the victims failed.
! They apparently had been dead
since early Monday morning. All
five were lying crosswise of a bed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08

found a tarantula in bunch of
bananas.
Mrs. John Harson of Duluth,
Mimi, found in mattress 5000
in gold hidden by husband before
his death twenty years ago.
Miss Evelyn Leigh, of London,
has forfeited $4,000 to marry a
young man denounced in her faith
er's will.
Jacques Letelier, of Paris, paid
$62, 900 for the food and gifts pre-
sented to eight guests at his birth
day dinner.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08
Minnesota Man First to
Offer Exhibits to Show
Annual international Live Stock
Exposition will be Held at Chi
cago, Dec. l to 8

An Otter Tail county farmer,
Olaf Jorgensen of Battle Lake, has
the honor of being the first Min
nesota farmer to enter his samples
in the competitive classes of the
1928 International Grain and Hay
Show which will he held in Chicago
Dec. l to 8 in connection with the
International Live Stock Exposi-
ton. He will show yellow corn.
According to iSecretary-Manager
B. H. Heide entries may be made
up to November 10th and there are
no charges connected with enter
ing samples of crops in this show
Minnesota and the entire northwest
is expected to be well represented.
Growers from all parts of the
United States and Canada as we'll
as from foreign countries as far as
Australia will take part in the
coming contests at Chicago and it
is considered one of the highest
honors in the agricultural world to
be able to win in such wide spread
competition. Arrangements have
been made to broadcast the awards
as they are announced and farmers
who have good crops would do we'll
to see that the state will be fully
represented in the list of winners.
Tony Bertolo, of New York rush
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08

After trying three weeks to buy
a 7-foot bed for her son, Mrs.
J. c. Lavery, of New York had one
made to order.
Mrs. C. j. Perkins, of St.
Louis withdrew her suit for di-
vorce when her husband took the
pledge for life not to drink liquor.
Aft Porter, a Chicago pugilist,
saved three young women from
drowning in Lake Michigan when
their boat capsized.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-10
To Entertain Society

Mrs. George Pickett will entertain the members of the Lo-Hi club of the Berlin Congregational church at the home Of her mother, Mrs. C. J, Hoardman, Friday evening at & Christmas party. The crib set will be presented and plans for further meetings will be announced. Re- treatments will be served.
 Meeting Wednesday
 There will be meeting of the Woman's Aid society of the Berlin Congregational church on Wednes- day afternoon at the home of Mrs s. A. Fiske. A sale of fancy articles and home-cooked food will be held in connection with the meeting. A silk quilt. donated by friend, will also be offered for sale.
 It is further requested that all dime calendars be turned in at We'd nesday's meeting. A large atten- dance is expected and all the wom- en of the parish are cordially in- vited.
 Grange Card Party
 A large attendance at the card party to be given tomorrow evening in the Grange hall on Pennington avenue under the auspices of the Berlin Grange. The young people of the Grange are in charge of the af- fair. Useful prizes will be awarded the winners in the games and re- treatments served. The affair is opened to the general public.
 The play. "Wanted-A Cook" will be presented in the Meriden Grange Friday evening by members of the Berlin Grange. Those in the play arc Misses Viola Boardman. Marion Whitman, Mrs. Laura Austin. Mrs. George Tryon. Mrs. Harold Skinner. Mrs. Lewis Griffith and Mrs. Annie Molumpy.
 Berlin Cong. Notes The every member ass of the Berlin Congregati nal church was made yesterday afternoon. The fol- lowing members of the church call ed at the different members homes to receive tn ,ir pledges of financial support for the year: Walter Atwater. Fred Troupe, Willis Savage. Robert lsby. s. Chase Cole. Bryan Atwater. Russell Gold, Will liam Scott. Charles Bigelow. Charles Pratt. F. L. Wilcox. A. A. North, E. 0. Shjerden. Ralph Carter. Oscar Benson, Arthur Woodruff and Hor- acc Raymond. The above men were the guests of the Woman's Aid so- ciety for dinner at 1 o'clock in the dining room of no church. The Girl Scouts met this afternoon nj the Scout roc ms in the church. Mrs. S. Chase Cole, captain. was in c -rsc.
 The teachers training class will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the arsonage. A rehearsal of the Christmas pageant will be hrld in the church tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The Junior choir will meet Thurs day and Saturday evenings at 6:3O iContinued on. Page III
New Britain herald., 1928-12-10

tContinued on. Page III
New Britain herald., 1928-12-10
WEEKEND FREE 0F
 SERIOUS MlSHAPS
Snow and Rain Places Highways
 in Bad Condition
THREE MINOR ACCIDENTS
I0c0l Men Awarded Patents-Mect- Ag oe Emma Hart Willard Chap- toC-Berlin Man Found Lying in Ht8hway-Other Items.

Snow. changing at times into an icy rain. gave motorists here their first taste of winter travel over the weekend. While the snowfall was light, the intermittent rains and freezing weather surfaced the pave ments with icy coverings that made motoring 8 hazardous and trying experience. The highways were espe- cially bad Saturday night and early yesterday morning. Hills invited &C., cidents and loomed as insurmount- able hindrances to automobiles with out chains.
 In spite of the bad condition of the roads in town. only three acci- dents were reported to the police. While applying his brakes on the slippery pavement on Beach Swamp road about Il o'clock Saturday eve ming. Ely H. Labbe of 9 Dutton street. Lowell, Mass. swung across the road and was struck broadside by another machine driven by F. T. Kotzback of Percival avenue. Kens- ington. Both drivers were badly cut about the face and body.
 Determined to keep an appoint ment in Hartford, Fred Meyer or Meriden refused to let himself be de- tered by an accident on Stoggarts Hill early last evening in which the right side of his sedan was torn away, the top cracked. windshield smashed and the door knocked off. He ran off the inclined road when he skidded in slush after pulling to the left and applying his brakes to avoid hitting a machine which stop ped suddenly in front of him as he drove down the hill in the direction of Hartford. Meyer found his car in driyable condition after it had been lifted from the ditch and continued on his way.
 An automobile driven by Herman Schmidt of 1s4 Elm street. Meriden. ran off the road yesterday afternoon md crashed into the home of Mrs. M. V. Smith on the Berlin turnpike. Mrs. smith was standing in tEe hv- ing room of her small. shingled home ana WdS tAi o"n VIA "~s
 bv the jar. She was unhurt put Mir. Schmidt and Francis Smith. who accompanied MT. Schmidt in the car, were slightly injured.
 MT. Smith told tho police that when Mir. Schmidt attempted to pass A truck in front of him. the truck kent in the center of the highway. The pleasure car was forced to tpln to the side and crashed into the house.
 Numerous cases of skidding etc. were reported about town but out side of the above accident no COL lisions resulted. Cars had trouble in proceeding up Farmington road but the state highway department soon had men about the road coNer- ing 1t with sand.
 Found in Road
 Joseph Reyes. reported to be from Berlin, was found lying on the state road in Yalesville yesterday morn- ing about 10 o'clock by a passing motorist. The man was taken to the Meriden hospital after the pol ice had been notified. At the in- stitution it was stated that keye' was suffering from stomach disorder and a general rundown condition.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-10

Reyes told the police that he re- sided in Berlin and gave his age nS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-09

lean league. The third is Williams,
former guard and center on the Con-
necticut Aggies quintet. At present
he Is playing fullback on the Provi-
dence Steamrollers football team.
Besides these, the four vets of last
years squad. Cloman, Zakzewski.
Sheehan and Leary. will be out
working for places on the team.
while merry scramble is on be-
tween Hoist Sturm. Restelli. Taylor,
Mickey Luke and Belser for places
on the quintet or on the reserve.
The New Britain Girls team will
open the season on the same night
as the men. playing the Manchester
Recreations. This team took the
measure of several Industrial
league combinations last season. The
girls will practice Monday night and
at that time the squad Will proba bly,
be chosen. About IS candidates have
been striving hard for places.
Red" Ball will officiate here at
the opening game. He will proba bly,
be the regular official throughout
the year. splitting the work with
Billy Coyle of Wallingford. Music
for the dancing following the games
will be furnished by various local
orchestras.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-09
NEW BRITAIN QUINTET TO
START PLAY NOVEMBER II
Merry Battle Under Way For Regular Places On Team
Bridgeport Combination Of Brothers to Oppose
Locals In Opening Game Important Practice to
Be Staged Sunday Morning-Girs to Begin Cam.
paign Against Manchester Recreations

Basketball will be started here
professionally. on Saturday evening.
November II. according to an an
nouncement made today by Manager
Clarence Lanpher. A quintet Of
brothers from bridgeport will fur
nish the opposition for the locals in
their first game Of the approaching
season.
The team. unique in that all the
players on 1t are members Of the
same family. is composed Of Arthur.
Gordon. Harry. Charles and Elwood
Ahlstrand, all residents of Bridge
port and all brothers. They have
starred on several various semi
pro teams and some college quintets.
This is their first season as a combi-
nation. but reports from the Park
City state that they will be in the
running for state honors.
The New Britain team will prac-
tice at the Stanley Arena Sunday
morning. The same candidates as
turned out last week will be on
hand again this coming Sabbath.
while the squad will be augmented
by three newcomers. One Is kamp-
meyer, former center on the Dart
mouth University team. Another is
McElwain, last year a forward on
the Fort Wayne team in the Amer
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-09
BLUES READY FOR
Big GRID BATTLE
New Britain Football Tam
Meets neriden MohicaS Sunday

The New Britain Blues football
team u ready for its hardest game
Of the season against the Mohicans
Of Meriden In this city Sunday aft
ernoon. The game will be staged
promptly at $3.50 o'clock 1t Me-
mortal field In Willow Brook park.
Both teams have showed exceptional
strength against its opponents this
season and both are anxious to win
Sunday.
Meriden Is stronger this season
than ever before. In the lineup will
be skip" Whitehead. fiashy half
back and Kutzon. quarterback. Both
were stars on the Meriden high
school eleven. The Meriden line is
made up Of strong and sturdy men
who will have plenty of tight in
them. The team has been coached
by Happy" Olfiinger. 4 former COL
lege star.
His work with the squad has
shown In the games played 70 far
this season. The Mohicans haven't
lost Z game and they have battled
their way into the same class with
the Falcons Of the Silver City.
These two outfits will. in the near
future. clash for the championship
of Meriden.
The Blues are determined to win
Sunday They have been trained
and developed under the experienced
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-09

Friday as his team rode roughshod
over the Roanoke college freshmen
by $50. The only defeat suffered
by his team came when two fumbles
handed 1910 victory to the Wash
ington and Lee frosh. who have
since downed the University of West
Virginia first year men by 800 The
University of Virginia freshmen
were scheduled 10 oppose the V. p.
1. frosh today.
Coach Redd of the V. P. I. fresh
men is hopeful of making some-
thing of Scott. Earle is handicap
per by never having played foot
ball before, but the coach thinks he
can be taught the finer points Of
the gridiron sport and developed in
to a good player. He was on the
n. b. H. S. track squad for two
years. Ericsson was a guard and
tackle on the High school football
team and captained the eleven las;
fall.
The two local boys are playing in
fast company. The V. p. /. fresh
man team has in it's lineup such
stars as Haggerty of Tome school,
who was considered All-America
prep school fullback last year; Wo.f
who captained the national cham
pionship Ashland, kentucky high
school basketball team last winter;
and Stark, all-Virginia tackle for
three years, and Swart. another all
state man who is described as "as
big as Bliss Clark and as fast as
Joe Szabo."
Ericsson is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Ericsson of 10 Seton
Drive, while Earle is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles i. Scott OF
l1493 Stanley street. A third New
Britain youth. Hugh Reid Derrick,
won many points for the V. p. ]
freshman track team last spring, his
specially being the mile run, in
which he participated while at N. Il.
H. s. He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Derrick of Seton drive,
the three boys living within few
yards of each other and having been
| pals for many years.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-09
ERICSSON A STAR
ON VIRGINIA Team
Former N. B. H. S. Captain
Going Good on Freshman Eleven

John Ericsson, captain of the 1927
New Britain High school football
eleven, is starring as center on the
Virginia Polytechnical institute
freshman eleven and Earle Scott,
another New Britain youth, is max
ing good Roadway on the squad in
spite OF his lack of experience. ac-
cording to word coming out of
Blacksburg, Va. Ericsson weighs lis
pounds. but he is the lightest man
in the line from end to end-the
ends weigh 1855 and 100, the tackles
2o5 and 200, and the guards 100
and 1875. Despite his being the
lightweight of the line. he is show
ing brilliant form, playing a great
defensive game as rowing center last