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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Long Prairie Woman Badly
Injured From Gasoline
Mrs. August Westphal is Seriously
Burned Tuesday in Fire Which
Destroys Home

"A very serious fire occurred
Tuesday morning at the August
Westphal home in west Long Prai-
RE. Mrs. Westphal was badly
burned and is now confined in the
hospital. The house itself was al
most completely destroyed.
The fire resulted from gasoline
fumes igniting, it is believed. Mrs.
Westphal was in the kitchen wash
ing large overcoat and was using
gasoline to help in the cleaning
process. While it is not known ex-
actly, it is presumed that fumes
from the gasoline were ignited by
the fire in the cook stove some 10
or Is feet away from the wash
tub. Anyway, Mrs. Westphal
found herself blazing and rushing
out of the house fell into snow
bank. Her daughter, Laura, help
ed cover her with snow and the
fire was extinguished but not until
most of her clothes had been burn
ed and her body, face and arms
very painfully and seriously burn
ed Neighbors quickly gathered
and she was taken to the home of
one of them and from there to the
hospital, where she is being treat
ed. She suffered great deal of
pain during Tuesday night but it is
now believed her recovery is
merely a matter of time.
Shortly after Mrs. Westphal
rushed from the house the gasoline
in the tub exploded, blowing the
tub up through the ceiling. The
fire which quickly spread burned
out the interior of the residence.
The fire department responded
promptly but automobiles and
trucks hurrying to the fire and
parked about the residence greatly
handicapped the efforts of the fire.
men. The loss on the residence is
regarded as total with some insur-
ance. The Westphal family is
moving today into the Rohner resi-
dence, which is to be their home
temporarily. Prairie Leader.
Mrs. August Westphal died of
her injuries Sunday. She was As
years old, mother of Ed Westphal,
University of Minnesota fullback.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
BACK BOND ISSUE,
| GAS TAX INCREASE
Sank Centre and Community
Backs Program of High
way Commissioner
BERGGREEN REELECTED
Organization Closes Year
Practically Free from
Debt-RepOrts

AT the annual meeting of the
Sank Centre Community Club held
at the Club rooms Thursday eve
ming of last week President George
Berggreen made the gratifying re-
port that during the year 1928 the
outstanding Indebtedness of the
Club had been practically cleaned
up. This was made possible by the
club members holding $500
worth of stock turning their GER
tifcates back to the organization.
The election of officers was the
first matter taken up. Asa M. Wal
lace, chairman of the nominating
committee said the committee had
only one name to present for pres
ident-George Berggreen. The
gentleman protested, but to no
avail. The secretary was instruct
ed to cast the unanimous ballot for
his reelection.
Ben Otte, first vice president
and H. j. Sauer, SECOND vice pres
ident, were also reelected by
unanimous vote.
Under bylaws of the association
the president appoints the secre-
tary-treasurer and the board of di-
rectors.
Reports of standing committees
were made as follows:
New Enterprises-W. M. Park
e:.
Highways M. Wallace.
Membership. B. Schoenhoff.
Houses. Schwartzbauer.
Debt Reduction-1R. Schwalen.
Boys Work-Clyde Thomas.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Local Basket Shooters
Give Melyose Cleaning
Loop Classic Adds Another Victory
to Sank Centres Scalp Belt
Score 16 to IS

After a singing defeat by the
Alexandria quint a week ago Fri
day night by the score of 26 to 10,
Coach Mickelson's basket shooters
came back and took Melrose, our
sister city to the south, to the
cleaners. The score of Friday
nights game was 18 to 13.
The scoring in the first quarter
began when Markson was given a
chance at free one which he
made. Immediately following Mil
Ter shot nice one for two points
Capt. O'Gara contributed one point
and Kells hooked one in the loop
making the total 6. Thompson, of
Melrose, dropped in the only goal,
while Matchinsky made free
throw for the total of three.
Miller dropped insthe first count
er in the second quarter, when he
came across with two more points.
Lewis added a point with free
throw. Kells shot in his second
goal and followed with free
throw. Campbell dropped in tive
baskets for the visitors, and Mat
chinsky added two points with free
throws. The half ended IL to
for Sank Centre.
Kells opened the half with his
third two point contribution and
Miller and Lewis helped things
along when each added one count
er to the local score. Thomp.
son made his second goal for the
visitors and Campbell added anoth-
er point. Melrose at the end of the
third quarter still trailed at the tai
of a 16 to IL score.
The final quarter was classic in
basketball and wound the game ur
in fashion most pleasing to the
many fans present. Lewis cageC
a beautiful one for the locals bring.
ing the total to 10, while Thompson
gained one point for the visitors
making 13 and narrowing the To-
calls lead in the final to only five
points.
Both teams did effective guard
ing in this stanza, and the passing
was fast. The local boys used theil
passes and plays to advantage
throughout the game and with the
exception of the second quarter
when the visitors held small mar
gin lead for short time, had com
mand of the situation at all times
Sank Centre inaugurated new
roofing stunt, when between halve
the girls and boys led by Stewar
Whitehead, to thesaccompanimen
of the band, marched around TIT
hall, lined up on one side and CAV,
their yells. This added new
touch to the resting period and i
went over with a bang.
This game was a dandy from
every standpoint, but from prev
ious performances this was to b,
expected. Fans have received
more for their money this yea
than at any time during severa
years past. The work of the ref
cree was excellent and. no doubt
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Cold Wave and Snow Badly
Interferes With Traffic
Three Sank Centre Rural Mail Car
riers Marooned in Country by
Tuesdays Blizzard 4.

The most severe blizzard of the
season struck Sank Centre and
Western Stearns with full force
Tuesday. The mercury sank as
the day progressed, registering
slightly below 20 degrees Wednes-
day morning.
Three Sank Centre rural carriers
were marooned in the country. l..
o. Gray and Mr.. Forsberg remain
ed over night, but Mr.. Stegner pro-
cured a team and, leaving his car,
drove in 10 miles. The others ar
rived in Sank Centre about noon
Wednesday.
Traffic on the trunk line high
ways was Handicapped somewhat
but the State department got their
large snow plows in immediate ac-
ton and traffic was moving as US
ual Wednesday afternoon.
At this writing, Wednesday eve
ming, the weather had moderated
and the weather man has promised
warmer weather for the balance of
the week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
FARMER CREAMERY
MEET mon. FEB. 4
Sank Lake Association Will
Hold Session at COmmun-
ity Club Rooms
STARTS AT 1890 A. M.
Dep. Dairy and Food Com.
Hay and Rev. John A.
FearOn Will Speak

The Sank Lake Cooperative
Creamery Association, of Sank
Centre, one of the outstanding far
mers cooperative organizations in
the state will hold their annual
meeting at the Community Club
rooms Monday, Feb. a, 1929, COM
mencing promptly at 1890 a. m.
This meeting is of vital interest
to the dairy farmer of this section
and each one should make it a
point to attend.
President Oscar Lying will pre-
side.
At the forenoon session Secre-
tary George Strauss and Treasurer
Charles Kortan will make their an
nual reports. Three directors will
be elected.
Lunch will be served at noon in
the club rooms. The ladies are es-
pecially urged to attend this meet
ing.
At the afternoon session Deputy
Dairy and Food Commissioner Hay,
of st. Paul, and Rev. John A.
Fearon, of Sank Centre, will speak.
It will be worthwhile program.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
One County Gets $4,000
For Game Licenses
Itasca Reports Record Year for
Hunting and Fishing Per-
mits in 1923

Grand Rapids, MINI. Jan. % -
Itasca county was well paid for
permitting hunting and fishing in
it's boundaries during 1928, rec
ords at the office of the county
auditor reveal.
With the big game season opened
last fall, receipts for licenses for
hunting and fishing during the year
totaled approximately $4,000, one
of the record years in the history
of the county.
Big game hunters of Minnesota
and other states came to Itasca
county to shoot the elusive deer,
the records show, for 1858 big
game permits were issued to resi-
dent hunters, netting the county a
tidy sum, with 1928 for each IL
cense. Seventeen nonresident big
game licenses were issued at $50.25
each.
Small game licenses at 81 each
emitting the hunters to shoot ducks
squirrels, rabbits and other small
game were sold to LIT persons.
There were 1900 individual res
ident angling licenses at so cents
each and 1900 family fishing Ii
censes at ST each issued during the
year, while the report shows that
800 nonresident fishing licenses,
costing So each, were taken out
during the year.
Trapping has not been decreas-
ing in this northern Minnesota
county and $50 such licenses were
sold by the county auditor, while
more than 500 licenses to spear
fish, were taken out.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Exhibit of Fine Pictures
Reproductions of Masters
Famous Art Schools Represented
In Display of Prints-All
In CoIors

A splendid opportunity for Art
Education is afforded in the ex-
hibit of Fine Art Prints which
will be on display Monday, Janu-
airy % through February 1, in the
Junior High Auditorium. There
will be a small admission charge,
the funds of which will be used for
the purchase of pictures for our
schools. There are $50 large
colored reproductions of the old
and new masters. Among the
most famous artists represented
are: Reynolds, Hobbema, Gaines
borough, Van Dyke, Millet, Hof-
man, Landseer, Da Vinci, Raphael,
Alexander, Tedma, Watts, Bon
heur, Breton, and many others of
the old masters; while among the
more modern are representative
subjects from the brush of Ben
Foster, George De Forest Brush,
George Innes, Ernest Albert,
Frank Duveneck, Garner Symons,
Bruce Crane WWant, henry Vim
cent, Robert Wesley Amick, Gustav
Wiegand and MsXfeld Parrish.
This exhibit has been arranged
by the school with the main pur-
pose in view of arousing in the
boys and girls an eagerness to
know and appreciate the best in the
field of Art, and to acquaint them
with the most famous productions
of both the old and modern school.
Each child of the public school will
visit the exhibit each day free of
charge and make a systematic
study of the reproductions which
appeal most to his nature as well
as develop and broaden his liking
and appreciation for the really fine
things in the field of Art.
The exhibit will be open to the
public from one to three each af-
ternoon during which time the fol-
lowing ninth grade boys and girls
will be guides. They will be glad
to give information regarding the
paintings and the painters; they
will also be glad to tell any one
the prices of the different repro
auctions in sepia, or colored, and
framed or unframed; and to take
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Convicted Mans Hard Luck
Story Brings Prompt Relief
Judge Roeser Suspends Sentence of
Frank Kline and Starts Relief
Move

That the quality of mercy is not
strained was evidenced by an Incl
dent in Judge Roeser's court the
other day when, after an arrested
man pied guilty to cashing a check
on bank where he had no ac-
count, the judge, the county at
torney, the sheriff and other oc-
cupants of the court room took up
collection for the man. and sent
him home to his family. The man
in the case was Frank Kline, form
eriy of Birchdale township, this
county, now living at Brainerd.
Several months ago he cashed a
check in a local restaurant on the
Merchants National Bank of Sank
Centre. He had no account there
and upon being located at Brain
erd, was arrested. Kline has a
wife and ten children. He had
been out of work and the family
was destitute. Kline told the Judge
that he had walked the streets of
Brainerd for weeks trying to get
work, without avail, and that he
was up against it. The only in
come the family had had the past
winter has been $3.50 per week
earned by little girl who washed
dishes in hospital. Upon plead
ing guilty to the offense Judge
Roeser sentenced him to jail for
six months, then suspended the
sentence and joined the others in
raising a little contribution for
him. They did not take this ac-
ton because he had got money on
a worthless check, as he was prop
erly lectured for that, but his hard
luck story had convincing ap-
peal in it and the court officers
sent him home with a little some
thing to help him get started
Long Prairie Leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
SCHOOL PROGRAM
WITH ART EXHIBIT
''Child's Day" Will Be Pre-
scented by Elementary
Grades, Jan. 81
OVER 100 TAKE PART
Program Displays the Devel-
opment of Child Life
Nominal Admission

To increase the School Picture
Fund and Elementary Grades and
Junior High will present to the
public a Child's Day, a program
consisting of songs, dances and
tableaux. Over 100 pupils are
taking part; pupils from every
grade from the kindergarten thru
the Junior High School. The par
Elephants, in gaily colored cos
TUNES, present most pleasing pic
ture as each group in turn bring to
mind the various events which 90
to make up some of the more i'm
portant and outstanding incidents
in child's life. There are repre-
sented the child's dreams, her pets,
her interest in nature, her desires
for ady enture, her environm ent,
her enthusiasm in the make-believe
world, and all the things which
concern a child from the ear Y
morning when she awakes, thru
the hours of the day as they pass
by, to the End of Day and Lula
by Time.
The program is to begin at 8:15
P. M. Thursday, January 81. This
is the time the program proper will
begin but the doors will be open at
700 P. M. so that those desiring it
may also visit the Art Exhibit.
Guides will be on hand at that
time to discuss the pictures and
the artists with the visitors, and
also to take orders for any pic
lures listed in the catalogue. The
charge of 35c and 15c will admit
adults and children to both the
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Sank Centre Has
Cheapest Golf Knovn
British Professional Amazed a,
Facilities Available for $1,000
Per Year

Archie Compson, the famou.
British golfer, who played an exhi
bition match in this city last sum
mer, was amazed to find such ex
cellent grass greens as those OF
the Sank Centre Country Clul
course. He inquired what the clul
dues were. The following is hi
reaction to the Sank Centre situa
ton as published in the last issue O.
the Amateur Golfer:
Archie Compston, British
golf star, is authority for
the statement that the cheap
est golf in America is obtain
able at Sank Centre, Minneso-
ia. Compston was amused to
know that country club
could be maintained on men,
bership of $40 per year.
Sank Centre, you know, is
the birthplace of Sinclair
Lewis and it is the town
around which he wove his
cyclonic novel "Main Street."
Well say this much for
Mr.. Babbit-ihe can certainly
go in for high class sport for
very small outlay of do-re-
mi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Extreme Cold Weather
Reduces Butter Output
Eggs Receipts Heavy for Season
of Year-Dressed Poultry Mar
ket Very Steady

Cold weather and stormy con-
ditions prevailing throughout most
Of the producing sections caused a
decrease in production of butter as
compared with the previous week
and also the same week last year.
This decrease in production was
partly responsible for the strength
ening in current prices and senti-
ment, although receipts of butter
on the large consuming markets
for the week were slightly in ex-
cess of the previous week and also
over same time last year.
Chicago market today on go
score standards is quoted at As ga
cents which is a quarter cent adj
vance over week ago. New York
90 score extras are 461a cents.
Fresh egg production continues
to increase and while the cold
weather of last week had slight eff
feet on production, receipts have
been quite liberal and general feel
ing at this time is considerably
easier.
Chicago market on frsts today is
35 to 351a cents. New York egg
market on firsts is 371s to 1914
cents.
The dressed market on fowl is
steady to firm except on the ex-
tremely heavy weights. Prospects
are that we will continue to see
good market on light and medium
weight fowl.
The Chicago live poultry market
today: Fowls 25 to 271a cents,
springs % to 20 cents, stays 25
cents, cox 20 cents.-Produce Re
view, Swift & Co., Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
DEFENDANT WINS

A case tried before Municipal
Judge R. R. Kells and jury at the
Community Club rooms Tuesday
attracted a large number of listen
ers. Chas. Parks brought suit
against Arthur Smith for posses
sion of residence property. Victor
Conklin represented Mr.. Pa-.,c and
George Barnard the defendant.
After being out about Is minutes
the jury returned a verdict for
Mr.. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
MASONS CONTINUE
S25O,O)D CAMPO IGN
Funds Sought to Endow
G. w. U. Foreign Service
School Permanently.

The National. League of Masonic
Clubs is continuing its campaign to
raise fund of $25O.000 with which to
endow permanently the School of For
eign Service of George Washington
University, established last year.
Life memberships in the educational
foundation will be taken by United
States Marshal Edgar G. Snyder and
Judge Gus A. Schuldt at Police Court
at brief ceremony tomorrow after
noon at lis at the Police Court
Building
Memberships In the foundation range
from 81 to $1,000. A total of approx
imately 100000 already has been OBJ
tanned, 1t is announced here. The
foundation fund is being raised ma
tionally.
The fund is in the keeping of a Ma
sonic national board of trustees, includ-
ing l.. H. Troutnan, Washington; John
H. Cowles. southern grand commander,
Scottish Rite MaSons of the southern
Jurisdiction; Frederick H. Briggs, treas
urer Of the fund, who Is deputy grand
commander, Knight Templars of Mas
SachuSettS and Rhode Island; Robert I.
Clegg, Chicago Masonic historian; Wal
lace Kirby, Providence, r. l.; Prof.
Dewitt C. CroiSsant, George Washing
ton University; Capt. CLANCY Bertholf.
president of the National League of
Masonic Clubs. and Arthur B. Eaton,
Philadelphia, secretary to the trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
ARMY CHAPLAINS
URGE REFORMS
Standardization of Regions Min
istry Discussed at Annual
Fall Session.

Standardization of religious ministry
in hospitals under the control of the
Veterans Bureau, In order to adequate
ly provide for the needs of these insti-
buttons, is asked in a committee report
made to the general committee on Army
and Navy chaplains, which met yes
terday in regular Fall session.
DR.. Charles S. Mcfarland. lieutenant
colonel Chaplains' Reserve, representa-
tive Of the subcommittee appointed to
investigate these conditions, reported
visitationS to is posts and camps, MAIN
ly in the Sixth Corps Area. He rec
commended conference of representa-
tive Regular and Reserve chaplains in
order to Standardize the religious work
in the Citizens Military Training
Camps, which, he said, had shown con-
slant Improvement each year since their
inception. He laid particular stress on
the need of more suitable places of
worship, both in the Regular posts and
In the Summer camps and urged that
q corps area chaplain be named in
each OF the nine corps areas.
Recommendation that the general
committee take up the question of the
care of disabled veterans, regarding
which increasing numbers of complaints
have come TO hand, was made by DR..
mcfarland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
SACKETT BOARD
MEETS AT NIGHT
First Session to Inquire Into
Police Affairs Scheduled
for Tomorrow.

The Sackett subcommittee appointed
by the Senate District committee to
conduct an investigation Of local police
affairs will meet at 1880 o'clock tomor-
row evening in the committee room In
the Capitol to consider the several re-
ports that have been received since
the last meeting on particular phases
OF the inquiry.
The decision to call q night session
Of the subcommittee was reached by
Chairman Sackett after several unsuc-
cessful efforts to arrange meetings
during the day. With the Senate work.
ing from 10 o'clock in the morning UNI
til 6 o'clock in the evening on the tariff
bill, Senator Sackett was unable on sew
eral occasions to get quorum OF sub
committee members while the tariff bill
was being debated.
Senator Sackett said today the meet
ing tomorrow night has not been called
for any particular phase Of the inves-
tigation, but to take up the entire sub
iect. The subcommittee will have before
it written reports called for several
weeks ago on specific questions raised in
the investigating resolution.
One of these reports is from Supt.
of Police Pratt and contains an explana-
ton of the suspension of Policeman
Robert j. Allen, following the separate
investigation he made into the Nc
Pherson case. Another report Is from
the District attorney and deals with
the question of whether there was delay
in obtaining indictments growing out Of
the death of a Chinese last Summer, a
third report is in answer to the ques-
ton of how many permits to carry con-
cealed weapons had been issued here
this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
SIX ARE INJURED
IN TRAFFIC CRASHES
Driver Is Cut About Face When
Car Overturns in Collision.
Three Are Run Down.

Six persons were injured slightly yes
terday afternoon and last night in a
series OF trafic accidents in the Dis
trtct.
His automobile overturning after coll
lidinR with another machine at North
CAPITOL and s streets, Hillard p. Will
kins. Of 1906 Sixth street, was treated
at Casualty Hospital last night for
decorations of the face and bruises.
stanley Ginnis, of 5422 Ninth street,
the driver Of the other car escaped UNI
injured.
Others hurt in traffic accidents were:
Harry Carlton, years old, of Boulevard,
Md, injured while riding in machine,
which was in collision with another on
Bladensburg road at Mount Olivet
Cemetery; James H. jackson, 81, col
ored, run down while attempting to
cross the street at Thirteenth and S
streets; Moses Wilson, %, colored, OF
100 Fourth street, injured when the
car he was driving, collided with an
other at Fourth street and New York
avenue; Theodore Welde, 80, of 4024
Garet place northeast, run down at
Vermont avenue and H street, and g.
year old Dorothy Jones colored, OF 1876
Thirteenth street, run down at Thtr-
teenth and s streets by an automobile
driven by Helen F. Forney Of Hyatts-
vile, Md.