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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Salesman Killed When Gun
Is Accidently Discharged
Richard l. Burton of Little Falls
Meets Death Hunting in Woods
Near Ponsford

Richard 1. Burton, 26 years, of
Little Falls was accidently killed
while hunting in the woods, south
east of Ponsford.
The body was first discovered
by some people passing on the
highway. They had stopped to in
vestigate and had notified tie au-
thorities iii Ponsford who called
the coronei.. Ma. Englund im,rcd-
lately went out to investigate and
pronounced it accidental dce.th.
Mr.. Burton was very f,aI Of
hunting and on a previous trip in
that section of the country he had
spotted a wolf. He had borrowed
gun at Detroit Lakes, and on e
return trip from Park Rapids on
Friday afternoon he had stopp Il
Ills car by the roadside live miles
southeast of Ponsi I'D. There
We're foot prints on TIC snow in
The woods near the highway, show
;Lg where he had travelled ire
sunedly in search Of crows. On
returning to the car, he had TO
crawl through a fence; and had
laid the gun down under the fence
and crawled through himself.
When he was hal ways through
the fence, he started to push the
gun ahead of him again; but the
guard around the trigger had
caught in a piece of brush, re-
sulting in che discharging Of the
gun in the victims face.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Grove Homesteader Sum-
moned by Death April 9
Joe Imdieke, Pioneer and Highly
Respected Citizen, Dies at Age
Of Eighty-eight

Joseph Imdieke of Grove town
ship passed peacefully away Mon
day morning at $50 o'clock at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry
Haskamp on the old home farm
which he homesteadei in 1870. He
was near the age of SO years and
death was due to ailments of old
age.
The deceased was born in Hol-
dorf, Oldenburg, Germany, June
II, 1910. He came to America on
July %, 1866, having spent nine
weeks on the ocean in small sail
ing vessel. He spent four years at
Cincinnati, Ohio, and on June 5,
1870, came to Minnesota and took
a homestead in Grove township,
and has made his home on this
farm ever since.
Mr.. Imdieke experienced the
many trials Of the pioneer days, in
Guiding difficulties with the In
dams. In the old country he had
learned the trade of brick making
and had been employed in brick
yards at Cincinnati. As his COM
munity grew and prospered, he
met the needs for building MATER
ial by starting brick yard on a
clay hin near his farm home. He
later sold the yard to his brother,
and many of the homes in the
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
VAL HERMAN
PLEADS GUILTY
Former County Commissioner
Is Given One Year, But
Sentence Suspended
In FIGHT LAST MAY
Defendant Is Said to Have
Made Cash Settlement for
Loss of Eye

Val Herman, former Stearns
county commissioner, pleaded gull
ty to charge of second degree
assault before Judge j. a. Roeser
Wednesday morning in district
court and was sentenced to one
year in Saltwater, the sentence
suspended on good behavior.
Philip Dobis, Holdingford, who
brought the charge of assault in
the first degree with intent to kill
against Herman did not press this
charge when Hern.an intlmated he
would plead guilty W second degree
assault and battery.
The charge against Herman was
the result of an altercation be-
tween Dobis, his bother, and Her.
man, last May.
James j. Quigley, the Stearns
county attorney, did not recon-
mend clemency for Herman when
the plea was changed today.
1t is understood that Herman
made a cash settlement for the
loss of the eye suffered o. Philip
Dobis. -
Herman, who is now justice Of
the peace at Holdingfsrd, Tuesday
afternoon sentenced Ben Gober-
natz, of that village, to 80 days in
the county Jail OH a charge of
creating a disturbance while un-
der the influence Of liquor.
The joint trial OF ii. A. Wern-
ner and Frank Henkemeyer against
Walter Schmid for damages which
resulted in an accident at St. Croix
Rails, Wis, in August 1925, was
expected to be continued until late
this afternoon. Tile case was post
poned temporarily duling the Her
man hearing this nnorning.-Wed-
nesday evening, st, Cloud Daily
Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
High School Glee Club to
Present Operetta April l9
"The Gypsy Rover" with Catchy
Music and Pretty Costumes
~ Will Please

The boys and girls glee clubs
of the local High School have been
working industriously for the last
six weeks in an endeavor to make
perfect their rendition of most
charming operetta, "The Gypsy
Rover" The best talent in the
High School has been selected for
the leading parts. The operetta
will be presented at the Junior
High Auditorium, Thursday April
10, at 8:15 P. M.
Lady Constance, daughter of Sir
George Martindale, while out rid
ing with her fiance, Lord Craven,
becomes lost in the forest. They
dismount and begin the search on
foot for some land mark. In this
manner they come onto Gypsy
camp, Craven, who is cowardly
chap, leaves Constance and hur-
ries away to get the horses, for he
is afraid Of the Gypsies. During
his absence, Gypsy Rob returns to
the camp and discovers Lady Con-
stance. Rob recognizes her joy
fully, for only year before, he,
in company with a party Of min
strels had sung for her, and fall
len in love with ner. They con-
verse, and he tells her of his life,
and how he spends his time COM
posing music, telling stories to the
children, and telling fortunes. She
asks him to tell her fortune and
he does so. He foretells that a
dark man is going to win her heart
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Highway Representative
Confers With Officials
Matters Pertaining to Auto and
Truck Licenses and Regulation
of Trailers Discussed Today.

A representative of the State
Highway Department visited Sank
Centre Thursday and conferred
with local officials relative to auto
mobile and truck license matters.
The highway department has been
assigned the duty of checking up
on license regulation observance
and the visit here was in line with
that assignment.
Regulations regarding motor We
hicle licenses were being well OBJ
served in this locality, it was stat
ed to representative of the Her
aid, but there were some nisun-
derstandings still to be corrected,
particularly regarding the use of
trailers.
While the motor vehicle license
law states that trailers FUSED occa-
sionally behind pleasure vehicles
do not require licenses, this has
been construed by the Attorney
Generals office, it was stated, to
refer only to trailers used but two
or three times year for handling
boats or camping equipment, and
that all trailers used in any "busi-
ness way" required licenses. The
cost for these is based on ten per
cent of the value of the trailer,
with minimum charge of two
dollars to make a license cost
more than two dollars.
The Herald was asked to call at
tention to the fact that April 1st
a 1927 license plate was totally
"out of date" and anyone driving
with the 1927 plates and no 1928
plates, or without license plates of
any kind, was subject to arrest
and fine unless there was displayed
on the windshield regulation per-
nit, or an affidavit acknowledged
by a notary, showing that 1928
license had been applied for.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Legion Contention
Committees Appointed
The Sixth District Service Men
and Ladies Gather in Sank
Centre July 1917

At meeting of the executive
committee of Robert Swift Post,
American Legion, of Sank Centre,
held Monday evening the plans for
the handling of the Sixth District
Legion convention in this city
July 16 and II was fully discussed
and committees were appointed by
Commander A. j. Weisner to
handle the vast crowd of former
service men and their ladies
who will be guests of the city on
this occasion. The committee per-
sonnet follows:
Registration Committee: S. P.
Hansen, Jr. Chairman; Gus Ander-
son, DIR. "A. A. Gales.
Housing Committee: A. ]. Wies-
ner, Chairman; Allen Meigs, Jos.
N. Jackson.
Advertising Committee H. j.
Sauer, Chairman; Thos. Clough,
A. M. Steece, Frank IN. Brown.
General Entertainment Com
mittee: Outside-H. N. Bishop,
Chairman; Geo. Berggreen, M. "A.
Nye, Donald Hanson.
Banquet and Dance Committee
G. L. Barnard, Chairman; C. H.
Child, N. C.. Brennan, Dewey
O'Gara.
Decorating Committee DIR. r. E.
Cooper, Chairman; Chas. Harrison,
Louis. O. Larson, Jos. Rogers,
Herman Hager, Otto Folkstad.
Finance Committee: J. H. Han
sen, Chairman; Dr.. "A. F. Moyni-
han. ..-.. ..--
Convention Hall Committee: A.
J. Wiesner, Chairman; DIR. 2. o.
Peterson. l..
The district convention of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Legion
will be held in this city stimuli
taneously with the Legion conven-
ton.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
EARL PEART PASSES AWAY

+ Earl Peart, only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. w. Peart died at the new
st. Cloud hospital this Thursday
morning at 1910. The deceased
was about 80 years old, and single.
He was taken i'll a couple of
months ago with pneumonia and
was taken to the hospital three
weeks prior to his death. He was
la splendid young man. The de-
ceased was a member of Star in
the West Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ,
and Sank Centre Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons. The funeral will be
held from the Masonic Temple
Monday at $50 p. M. under Ma
sonic auspices. Burial will be
made in Greenwood. Next weeks
Herald viii publish a more de-
tailed report Of the deceased's life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Chicago, New York But
ter Market Unsettled
Egg Shipment Very Heavy But
Prices Are Holding-Poultry
Demand Satisfactory

Butter markets at Chicago anC
New York, during the past week
have been nervous and unsettled
Receipts of butter as reported dc
not appear excessive. However, as
compared with actual buying de.
mand, the supply hassbeen liberal
and, to some extent, has exceeded
the actual buying requirements fol
fresh butter. Declines in quota.
tons and actual selling prices have
resulted.
Chicago market on SO. Score
Standards today is 431a cents as
compared with last Monday 44~3-4
cents. New York 90 score extras
As ga to 46 cents, 1 TO 1 La cents
lower than week ago.
At the present time, there is lit.
tie activity in importing butter
from Denmark and New Zealand
Production of eggs has contin.
uei good and receipts on cousum.
ing markets have been liberal
Eastern buying demand was fully
supplied and with prospects foI
good supply Of eggs continuing
the market is unsettled today even
though quotations are unchanged
Receipts are considerably in ex.
cess of current requirements which
is generally the case at this sea-
son of the year, and surplus
stocks are being transferred to
storage.
Live poultry shipments on east.
ern markets last week were heav-
Ter, but trading was on a fairly
satisfactory basis, largely because
of good demand for Jewish holi-
days, Passover, April 5th and 9th
Next holiday Last Passover, April
11th and 18th. 1t is expected thai
a good demand will continue this
week.
The dressed poultry markets
continue unchanged, buying being
somewhat stimulated last week, be.
cause of Easter, and satisfactory
clearance of stocks was effected in
some cases. - Produce Review
Swift & Co., Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Grade Crossings Almost
Cut In Half In 7 Years
Many Eliminated on State Trunk
Highways-Others Made Less
Hazardous

The number of railroad grade
crossings in the Minnesota trunk
highway system has been reduced
from 1914 to 623 in the sever
years since the system was put in
to effect, according to figures CIV
en- out by Commissioner C. M
Babcak. But this does not tel
the whole story. The crossings
which have been eliminated were
among the more hazardous ones
where traffic was heavy or where
it was impossible to see approach.
ing trains.
OF those remaining, 1853 are
slated for elimination by future
road relocations. This leaves 47C
grade crossings for which no elm.
alton plans have been made so far
but many of these are on spurs OF
branch lines where traffic is light
Where grade crossings cannot be
avoided, an effort is made to 10
cate the road and clear adjoining
land so that approaching trains will
be visible.
All crossings where trains are
not easily visible are designated
"Stop" crossings by the State Rail
road commission. Where traffic is
heavy, the railroads have in many
cases installed automatic warning
signals. In spite of the increase
in automobiles, deaths in grade
crossing accidents in Minnesota
have been reduced from "a in
1925 to 20 in 1926 and 27 in 1927.
These figures include accidents on
both state and local roads and city
streets.
OF the grade crossings removed,
329 have been eliminated by re-
location of the road and some by
building overhead bridges or I'M
derpasses. There were 81 over
heads and Al underpasses in the
original trunk highway system
Some of these have been eliminat-
ed by relocation of the road, and
some moved or rebuilt to eliminate
hazardous approaches, but with the
new ones built there are now 81
overheads and 70 underpasses on
the trunk routes. The figures in
clude projects under construction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
OLD CITY COUNCIL
RETIRES FROM BIZ.
A. ]. Weisner is the Only New
Member of City Law
Making Body
c. E. BOHALL, ASSESSOR
]. F. Cooper Named City
Clerk - Other Appoint
ments to be Made

The old city administration of
Sank Centre went out of commits
sion Tuesday evening shortly after
eight o'clock when the final bust
ness for the fiscal year was cleaned
and the council adjourned sine
die.
When the new council organized
Immediately following the only
change in the personnel was when
Arthur j. WeisEer succeeded C..
E. Bohall as alderman.
Mr.. Weisner was elected tenn
porary chairman of the new coun-
Gil for the purpose of organization.
G. D. Cass who has efficiently
served the council as president for
the past two years was unanimous
ly reelected to the position.
Frank Pangburn was reelected
vice president by a unanimous
vote. ... -... .-
j. F. Cooper was reelected
City Clerk. This erection IS for
two years as the City Charter pro-
vides.
The election of assessor was
next considered. C. e.. Bohall,
the retiring member of the Council,
was the only applicant for this
place. He was elected by a unani-
nous vote. 1t was necessary for
the Council to take acti N on the
assessorship Tuesday evening ais
the County Assessors were Gale d
to meet at the office of County
Auditor Thomey Wednesday.
Mr.. Bohall knows Sank Centre
from every angle. He is a man OF
splendid Judgment and should
make a very hign type assessor
Real estate as well as personal
property will be assessed this
year. .-...
Because of the inability of May
or Whitson to be. present at Tues
day evenings meeting it was de,
cided to postpone all other ap
pointments and confirmations tx
an adjourned meeting to be held al
the office of the CITY Clerk this
Thursday evening.
At this meeting the City attor.
ney, Chief of poii.e, night police
city physician, health officer allo
other appointments will be made
and the salary for all city officials
and employees fixed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
FrighHul Auto Accident
Near Waseca Sunday
Two Killed, One Fatally Injured
Machine Thrown IS Feet
When Hit

Waseca, Mimi, April S.-Mrs.
Edwin Schlossine of Faribault and
her 6 year old son were killed and
her husband probably fatally in
jured when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by a Chicago & North Western
passenger train here shortly after
noon Sunday.
The three were visiting relatives
in Waseca during the week end and
were on their way into the country
to visit another relative when the
accident occurred. The crash oc-
Cured on graue crossing about
a mile west of the town when the
west bound Rochester Special
struck the auto.
Mrs. Schlossine and her son
were dead when members of the
train crew picked them up and
her husband, Edwin, was taken to
a local hospital where physicians
say he Is not expected to live.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Minnesota Trout Season
to Open Next Sunday
Anglers to Get First Chance at
Elusive Brook Varieties April
Fifteenth

With the open season on brook
trout only a little over a week
away, Minnesota anglers are look
ing over maps, shaking on. their
tackle and laying plains for the
first invasion of >the fayorite
streams for 1928.
This season finds no change in
the brook trout fishing laws. The
season opens April I5 in all Min
nesota counties excep. Cook and
Lake and win close August 18th.
In Cook and Lake col titles the
season win get under way May %
and continue until the first of
September.
The daily limit on trcur (except
lake trout is fifteen with no size
limit and none mast be thrown
lack in the water.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Geo. O'Gara Becomes
Head of Light Com.
Victor Conklin, Secretary-John
McGibbon Superintendent
Three Engineers Named

At the annual meeting of the
Water, Light and Power Commits.
sion held Tuesday evening George
O'Gara became the chairman OF
the commission for the ensuing
year as the senior member. The
city charter provides for the ele-
walton of the senior member to the
Craftsmanship each year. The 9th.
er members Of the commission al
DR.. II. F. Hennemann and George
Borgmarrl.
Victor r. Conklin was re-elect-
ed secretary Of the light commits
sion and the water board at a sal
larry of $50. 90 per month. Mr..
Conklin pays the salary of his
clerk and office rent.
John McGibbon was reelected
superintendent of the light and
water plants; salary, $145.00 pei
month.
Three engineers were elected at
$110. 90 per month each, as fol
lows: Oscar Holman, Ed Holman.
and James Rogers. H..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
LITTLE FALLS MAN ON TRIAL

Little Falls, Mimi, April IL
Trial of Carl Van Hercke, farmer
near Little Falls, charged with
first degree manslaughter is under
way in Morrison county district
court. The defendant is chargei
with Staying an unidentified man.
Van Hercke said he saw what he
Thought were the 20, ements of lii
animal in a hay sack and that n
fired his shotgun iii That directio4. !.
The man was found dead in lie
stack the next da..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
Experts Commend First
Page Makeup Of Herald
Inland Printer Reproduces First
Page in April Issue with Fa-
vorable Comment

Recently a copy of the Her.
aid was sent to the Inland
Printer, Chicago, for criti-
cism. This publication is
generally recognized as being
the last word in Typography
and contents; the expert. are
very frank in their criti-
cisms. In the April issue of
the Inland Printer the Herald
was honored by having its
first page reproduced with the
following comment:
Beautifully balanced
front page of the Sank
Centre, Mimi Herald.
Interest results from var
iety in style of headlines.
The arrangement across
the top, which permits
display at the top of each
column without monot-
ony or any effect of con-
fusion, is commendable.
The Herald publishers
strive every week to make
the Herald community
newspaper which is a credit
to the city from every angle,
and the commentator of
the most capabYe critics in
the world is greatly appre-
ciated, of course.
In commenting further
the Inland Printer said:
Owe do not recall your
first page makeup, but
it could have been very
good and still have left
room for Improvement,
SO excellent is the new
handling adopted Febru-
airy 2. Heads are ex-
cellent, of an interest
ing variety and they are
placed perfectly, as the .
reproduction of the page
demonstrates"
The Herald aiso received
favorable comment on the
general appearance of the
paper in the March issue of
the Inland Printer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
WoODMEN INITIATE

At the meeting of Sank Centre
Camp M. w. A., No. 3443, March
20 the following candidates made
the journey through the forests to
woodcraft: Frank Weber, Chas.
Kleinschmidt, John H.. Michels,
Sebastian lilies, Carl Stengel,
Joseph G. Telling, Peter Schneid-
er, Lee M. Schoenberg, Herman
Kohl, Water Telling, John Schoen-
berg, Clarence FEELING, Nick Stall
berger and Monroe Winning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
CLASSY ENTERTAINMENT

The Macalaster Glee Club will
appear at the Methodist church
Wednesday evening of next week.
This is a high class organization
which comes to Sank Centre
splendidly recommended,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12
CO. OP. CREAMERY
PATRONS SATISFIED
Organization Pays Farmers
So Cents Per Pound for
r. Feb. Butterfat
RECEIPTS INCREASING
Patrons of Creamery Show
Gratifying Increase Over
Year Ago

The patrons of Sank Lake Co
Operative Creamery received SO
cents per pound for their Feb
ruary butterfat. Fifty cents was
paid for No. 2 butterfat. The
products of the plant increased
satisfactorily. The following is a
list of the patrons of the creamery
and the gross amounts each one
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-12

Continued on Page Four)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-07
ROsOff Cases Will
Be Heard Tuesday

Hearings will be held in the Cas-
county district court at Fargo Tues
day in two cases involving the right
Of Louis Rosoff, Grand Forks, 10
sit as member OF, the state board
Of pharmacy, Attorney General
George F. Shafer said here today.
In one case Rosoff has asked 4
writ Of mandamus to compel the
pharmacy board to permit him to
participate in its deliberations. The
other case was filed by the phar-
macy board and demands that Ros-
off show by what right he demands
a place on the board.
The cases 60 back 70 Governor
Sorlie's appointment of Rosoff as a
member Of the board and the re-
fusal Of the state pharma ceutical
association to recognize the APP
pointment on the ground that Ros-
off had not been recommended by
that body for appointment by the
governor as required by law.
Shafes. will represent the state
pha unacy board and G. L. Young.
Bjsmarck, will represent the state
u(farmaceutical association. Rosoff
Fill be represented by Bangs, Ham,
'ilton and Bangs Of Grand Forks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-07
Ignite Hearing at
Willist0n April 10

Announcement that hearing will
be held April 10 at Williston to OBJ
tain more Gata on the Ignite coal
situation in North Dakota has been
made by the state railroad boad.
Mine operators. coal consumers and
others have been asked to appear
and give evidence which will be
used by the board in its effort to
establish intrastate freight rates on
the leading product Of North Da-
kota's mines.
Hearings already have been held
for the same purpose at Jamestown,
Dickinson, Fargo and other points,
it was said at the board offices, and
the elimination will be q hearing
to be held here at which present
rates on Ignite coal will be given
consideration. The Williston hear
ing and those held in the past were
intended to develop production and
distribution factors which may have
q bearing on the rate when it final
ly is determined,