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The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
Req. and Mrs. Shorts
Attending Conference
Congregation Unanimously Asks
His Return to Sauk Centre M.
e. Church Another Year

Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Shorts, OF
this city, accompanied by Rev. Ol.
son, pastor of the Methodist church
at Osakis, left Sauk Centre Mon
day morning by auto to attend the
annual conference of the Northern
Minnesota Methodists convening al
Eveleth, the opening session being
held Tuesday morning. This will
be the first conference held in
Eveleth since 1904.
Daniel B. Heller, superintendent
of the Eveleth Public Schools, wei.
coined the pastors at the reception
Tuesday evening. Bishop j. F. Nc
Connell made the response.
Prominent speakers on the con-
ference program will be DR.. Roy l.
Smith, pastor of the Simpson M. E.
Church, Minneapolis, DR.. James M
Doran, United States prohibition
commissioner, who is to speak at
the Saturday night meeting on
Federal Prohibition Law Enforce.
ment." Other speakers include: DIR
George Mecklenburg, Minneapolis
the Rev. Gilbert B. Traveller, the
cowboy preacher" from Alamosa
Col; DR.. w. e. Gratz, editor of the
Epworth Herald, Chicago; DR.. AL.
fred e. Hughes, president of Ham.
line University, ST. Paul, and DR.. A.
q. Mann, of Evanston, Ill.
Business sessions of the confer
ence will be held each morning ex-
cept Sunday, while each afternoon
from noon until 3 p. m. group con-
ferences and committee meetings
will be held. An entertainment
program also has been arranged by
the Rev. W.. H. Downing, of Eve.
leth, president of the Duluth dis
trict, in charge of arrangements
for the conference. The delegates
on Saturday will be taken on a
trip Of inspection, to the iron mines
here and at Virginia.
Following Sunday morning ser.
vices, at which Bishop Mcconnell
will give a sermon, memorial servi-
ces will be held in the afternoon
to be followed by ordination exer-
cises. At the Sunday evening SER
vices, at which DIR. Gratz and. Bish-
op Mcconnell will give sermons
announcements will be made OF
appointments for the various
charges.
Rev. T. B. Shorts who has very
efficiently served the Sauk Centre
church for the past three years
has been givensan unanimous invi.
tation to return by the local con-
gregation. It is the general wish
of the people of the community, re-
gardles of their church affiliations
that Bishop Mcconnell, who pre-
sides at the conference will as
sign him to Sauk Centre for an
other year.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
Warned to Watch Out
for Slick Strangers
High Pressure Promoters Seeking
to Clean Up in Fall Pig
Campaign.

]. S. Jones, of st. Paul, secretary
of the Minnesota Livestock Breed
ers Association, this week warned
farmers of the state to beware of
high pressure promoters who are
seeking to clean up in a fall pig
campaign.
1--WE have just learned" said Sec
retary Jones, "that several crews
of promoters are covering the Min
nesota counties selling sows at
high price figures, making an
agreement with the farmers who
purchases these sows to buy back
next summer all of the good gifts
produced from these sows at a
good figure which would yield the
farmer a big profit.
"The proper and safe develop
ment of the Minnesota purebred
livestock business does not war
rant such methods" continued Mr..
Jones.
There are plenty of reliable
breeders in every county from
whom, those about to embark in
the purebred business may pur-
chase foundation stock, These
home county breeders are well
known, and will stand back of
what they sell and will aid the new
breeder in countless ways"
Mr.. Jones also pointed out that
the putting out of alleged purebred
stock by high pressure promotion
methods does not guarantee the
quality of the animals sold under
this system nor does it contribute
to the sound expansion of the
states livestock industry.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
Resident Of Early Days
Died at Flushing. n. Y.
Remains of Mrs. Geo. Bishop, viii
Be Buried in This City Satur-
day Afternoon

Wednesday morning DR.. j. A. Du-
Bois received a telegraph message
from Flushing, N. Y, announcing
the death of Mrs. George Bishop,
formerly a highly respected resi-
dent of Sank Centre. Death oc-
CURED Tuesday, Sept. "a. The re
mains will arrive in Sank Centre
on the Great Northern Saturday,
Sept. %. They will be taken di-
rectly to the cemetery for burial.
The lady was pioneer settler of
Sauk Centre. For many years she
operated millinery store in the
building on Main street now occu-
pied by the Main Street Cafe. The
family left this city good many
years ago, going first to St. Cloud
where they lived for a time, then
to Duluth, and later to New York.
Mrs. Bishop died at the home of
granddaughter. Mrs. Edith Pok-
stad.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
National Guard Abandons
Lake City Training Camp
Adit. Walsh Announces New Train
ing Grounds at Little Falls
After 1880

A new National Guard training
camp will be established near Lit
tie Falls, and the Lake City camp
abandoned after next pear, Adju-
tant General e. A. Walsh announc-
ed Saturday.
The Lake City camp must be
Abandoned sooner than anticipated
because Highway No. 8 has been
rerouted to cut through the pres
ent Camp Lakeview and work on
this road is expected to start next
year.
A board of officers selected a
site of 2,200 acres near Little Falls
as the new site, after reconnoiter-
ing by airplane. The camp ulti-
mately will be expanded to q, ,760
acres.
Artillery ranges for various big
guns and for aerial gunners will be
available when the camp is fully
developed, General Walsh said. It
win then not be necessary to go
outside the state for any phase Of
national guard training.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
N. w. Police Hunt
Pair in Check Fraud
Bankers Association Reports Ex-
tensive Swindle in Bogus
Paper

Sheriffs and police throughout
the northwest were enlisted Friday
in a hunt for a young couple, well
dressed and travelling in an expen-
sive sedan, who have feeced busi-
ness men of hundreds of dollars
through bogus travellers checks re-
Gently. Their operations were re-
vealted by George Susens, secre-
tary of the Minnesota Bankers as
sociation.
Checks, each drawn in the
amount of $40, he said, have been
passed at Freeport, Glenwood,
Tracy and Springfield, in Minneso-
ia, and at Huron, S. D.
The checks are drawn on banks
and organizations that do not exist,
Mr.. Susens said. Those that have
come to the attention of the bank
ers' association have been drawn
on the International Bankers asso-
citation, the Associated Bankers of
Cleveland, Ohio, and the Transpor-
tation National bank, of Akron,
Ohio. None of these organizations
are in existence.
The checks, dated July 6. 1929,
and all drawn in the amount of $40
are indorsed by the young man. AS
many as eight checks have been
cashed in one town, according to
M. Susens.
"The checks resemble very close
ly the Travellers checks issued by
banks but their style is very crude" /"
Mr.. Susens asserted. "Proprietors
of garages, oil stations, restaurants
and candy kitchens have been the
victims chiefly. A bank, of course,
would readily recognize that they
are not bona fide checks"
The couple have been travelling
in an expensive sedan and are well
dressed, Mr.. Susens said. The man,
appearing to be ABOUT 25 years old,
usually wears goif knickers. The
woman appears slightly older.
These folks were in Sank Centre
a week ago Saturday and caught
one of our business men with the
worthless travelling checks. It is
also understood that seven or eight
Melrose merchants were victims.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
4 SURROGATE in
EVELETH COTTAGE
MOn0xide Fumes From Case
line Motor Blamed for
Accident
SHROUDED In MYSTERY
Tragedy Discovered by Elder
Son After Returning Home
From Work

Eveleth, Mimi, Sept. 25-Foul
persons were asphyxiated and g
fifth is in a serious condition from
gas escaping from a lighting plant
in a summer cottage at Eveleth
Lake two miles south of here, last
night.
The dead are: Frank Laurich
81, salesman; Mrs. Johanna Lau.
rich, Sc, his wife; Mary Laurich
%, their daughter, and Robert
Frank Bradach, 2, grandchild OF
the Laurich's.
Frank Laurich, Jr., "a, son is
at hospital here where he is ex.
pected to recover.
The tragedy was discovered by
the younger Laurich upon his re.
turn from work shortly after 6 p
m. He found the child dead on
the floor and gas fumes filling the
building.
In the basement, his parents and
sister were prone upon the floor
Apparently realizing that all three
were dead he started to retrace his
steps but was overcome as he
reached the main floor.
Arrival a few minutes later OF
Mrs. Anthony TonSo, of Gilbert, a
friend of the family, probably saw
ed the younger Laurich's life. She
saw him on the floor as sh1 was
about to enter the cottage and ran
to the home of William Trenholm
a neighbor, for help.
Eveleth police were summoned
Meanwhile Mrs. Tonko and Tren-
holm succeeded in rescuing young
Laurich with long pole.
Upon arrival OF police and equip
ment and men from the fire depart
ment, the bodies of the four vic
TINS were removed. The overcome
youth was given f1rst aid and taken
to an Eleveth hospital.
Investigation revealed that leak
in the gasoline motor, which gener-
ated gas for lighting the cabin, re-
leased monoxide gas. The motor
was still in opera ton when the au-
thorities arrived.
Police believe the elder Laurich
had attempted to repair the motor
and had been overcome by the
fumes. His wife and daughter are
thought to have been asphyxiated
when they entered the basement to
aid him.
DR.. M. L. Strather, Gilbert, de-
putty county coroner, announced no
inquest would be held.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
Episcopal Sunday School
Opens With 1907 Gain
Full Corps of Officers and Teachers
Secured-Have Arranged Splen-
did Service

The fall season of the Church
School of the Episcopal Church, of
this city, opened recently with a
growth of almost 100 per cent over
any previous year. A full corps of
officers and teachers have been Sc
cured and the opening sessions in
dicate a successful year. The
teachers and officers and their po-
sitions are as follows:
H. F. Eaton, Superintendent.
Miss Harriet Erwin, Asst. Supt
| F. Cooper, Second Asst Supt
Miss Jane Strebel, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The Kindergarten class is so
large that the sessions are being
held in the rectory. Mrs. G. Hide
! brand and Mrs. E. B. Jewell are in
charge.
Mrs. c. Brown and Miss H. Err
win teach the first and third
grades.
Charles Swift has the fourth
grade.
The fifth and sixth grades are
taught by Mrs. Cooper.
Mr.. r. Scott and Mrs. Strebel
teach the seventh grade classes.
Mrs. Strebel teaches the girls
and Mr.. Scott the boys.
/ Mrs. H. Otto is in charge of the
J eighth grade and Mrs. Parker
teaches the High School Class. Rev
Jewell teaches >the young peoples
group.
The Church School is so organic
ed at this time that the class work
and all departments of the school
measure up to the standard set by
! the National Council of the Episco-
pal Church.
One of the fine features of the
School is the opening service. This
is service in printed form and is
taken part by every one in the
school. The singing is a strong fea-
ture. F. s. Cooper, choir master, is
in charge of the School singing.
The first Wednesday of every
month the School officers and
] teachers meet for $50 dinner and
| for consideration of the Church
School program. At this monthly
meeting Mr.. Jewell will conduct a
course for the teachers on the
Chronological Life of Christ as
found in the Gospels" The plan is
for each teacher to work out life
of Christ for themselves.
The course of instruction used in
the School is the Christian Nurture
| Series issued by the National Coun-
J Gil Of the Episcopal Church.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
Young Girl Tortured With
Penknives; Brothers Held
Quarrel Started Over Party, Offic.
ials Belieye-Boys Were Not
Invited

Slashed with penknives by two
lschoolboy torturers, and then left
by them for dead, Lorraine Ting
wall, 7-year-old farmers daughter
of Eagle Bend township near Long
Prairie, is recovering from the as
sault while two neighbor boys
Charles Lucht, 16, and Clement
Lucht, 13 years old, were being
held by Sheriff S. H. Adams, OF
Todd county, charged with assault
The quarrel between the children
is believed by officials to have
originated when Lorraine had q
school children's party at her home
Friday afternoon to which she did
not invite the Lucht boys.
Saturday afternoon the brothers
are said to have waylaid the girl
while she was on her way to =
neighbor's jumping out at her from
behind a tree. In the struggle Lor-
raine's clothes we're torn partially
from her.
Throwing the girl upon the
ground the lads, each armed with
a penknife, are said to have tor
tured her by slashing small wounds
in her legs and body. At first the
girl screamed and the boys are said
to have redoubled their torture
warning her to keep still. After
nearly Is minutes of torture Lor.
raine pretended to faint and lay
motionless. The boys, frightened
at the though she was dead, fed
After they were gone, Lorraine
made her own way home. Her par.
ents telephoned the sheriff's office
and less than an hour later the
Lucht brothers were arrested.
TOrturers Sent to RefOrmatOry
Charles and Herman Lucht, OF
Eagle Bend township, near Long
Prairie, Mimi, brothers charged
with torturing a 7-year-old girl
with penknives, were committed tc
reformatories Monday. Judge Don.
aid Cameron, of Little Falls sent
enced Charles, 16 years old, to the
st. Cloud reformatory and Herman
13, to the boys training school al
Red Wing for indeterminate terms
The boys were charged with as
sault. The Lucht brothers were ar.
rested Friday by Sheriff S. H
Adams of Todd county after the
girl, Lorraine Tingler, farmers
daughter, told her parents the boys
had seized her and slashed small
wounds in her,aegs with knives
torturing her for nearly Is minutes
The girl has recovered from the al.
legged attack.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
MERE GROVE BANK
SUSPECT ARRESTED
Leo C. Humbert, Picked Up
in Chicago, Charged With
Daylight HOld-up
HEARING ON SEPT. 30
Suspect Formerly Lived at
New Munich-Cashier
Identifies

The robbery of the Metre Grove
State Bank Sept. Il may be cleaned
up.
The finger of suspicion points
strongly toward Leo G. Hubert, a
young man formerly living in the
New Munich territory.
It will be recalled by Herald
readers that about 10:15 a. M,
Thursday, Sept. II, an unmasked
man entered and leveied a gun at
Cashier Ed Ortmann and demand
ed that the cash be eul. -Ad over al
once.
Mr.. Ortman was alone in the
bank at the tins and naturally
complied with tne bandits de-
mand. The loot amounted to a
trifle less than $9Gc IN currency.
Metre Grove is q small inland
hamlet in Stearns county about
miles southeast of Sauk Centre.
The robber. was slender built,
wearing a dark s,liy of clothing
and dark cap. He was unmasked
After the money was secured Ort-
and told to remain there. Mr.
Ortmann escaped from the vault
in few minutes and spread the
alarm.
The bandit was traced to Melrose
where he was supposed to have
turned east on paved highway No
8.
Suspicion soon began to point
toward Humbert. He was traced
to a Minneapolis hotel and later to
Chicago where he was arrested and
held for County Attorney James
Quigley and Sheriff Ben Schooner,
of Stearns county.
When he left Minneapolis Hum
bert left pair of golf shoes in his
room. After Sheriff Schooner had
visited the hotel looking for him
the hotel received letter from
Humbert directing the mailing of a
pair of golf shoes left behind tu
the address of a Chicago hotel
where the Stearns county official
had no difficulty locating him.
When arrested the young man
had $400 on his person. There
were also a number of very af-
fectionate letters from women
Humbert plead with officers not to
let anyone read the letters as it
would ruin the lives of many wo-
men,"
After his arrest in Chicago Hum
bert denied robbing the Metre
Grove bank. He waived extraditioyl
as he expressed desire "to have
it over with. ke was on train
bound for Stearns county within
an hour after his arrest.
Cashier Orthmann and several
other residents of Metre Grove
have studied the prisoner at close
range since his return from Chi
cago and have said to have clearly
identified him as the man wanted
Humbert denies mis- guilt.
The preliminary hearing will be
held before Justice B. c. Betten-
dorf, of st. Cloud, Monday, Sept
80.
The Herald editor talked to Mr.
Ortmann over the phone this
Thursday morning to ascertain il
there were any new developments
in the case. The gentleman re-
fused to make any statements, say
ing he had already talked too
much" and any other statements
he had to make would be to the
court Sept. 30, and not to news
paper men.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
BUY FORGET-ME NOT SEPT. 80


If the average American citizen
to whom the war is only memory
could go into some of the many
government hospitals throughout
the Nation and see the distorted
countenances of the shell-shocked,
war wrecked heroes of the World
War, liberal support would be CIV
en- the Forget-Me-Not sale, Argon-
ne Day, Saturday, Sept. 29 The
Womens Auxiliary of Robert Swift
Post, Mrs. A. o. Floyd, president,
will have charge of the sale in this
city. The Auxiliary sponsors the
Girl Scout organization and mem.
bers of the Troops will sell the
Forget-Me-Nots. Patronize this
splendid cause.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26

Roy Lien, who has been employ
ed as druggis. at the Corner Drug
Store for several months, has re-
signed his position and returned
to his home in Hoffman Sunday.
He completed. his duties in this
city Saturday evening. Carl Buck.
Of Eyeta, Mimi, has been em-
ployed to take his place at the
drug store.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26

Henry Hedin, who had been here
the past week visiting with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hedin and
other relatives, left on the return
/ trip to his home in Hollywood,
Cal. Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Austin and
children spent the week end at
their cottage at White Fish Lake.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26

Mrs. Jos. Kostval and Agnes
Hibl, of Clarissa, visited in Sauk
Centre Tuesday.
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

here before you wreck the place" ex-
claimed the father. Willie didn't stir.
but the hammering ceased. Under the
two-week-old Christmas tree reposed
new bag of golf clubs. Father picked
the clubs up and showed them to the
guests, who didn't know a driver from
a monkey-w wrench. Placing ball on
the rug, father swung for the pill. He
missed it by three inches and the club
head came in noisy contcat with a
chandelier. His wife admonished him
to save his strength for the coming
Spring. The only response was q sturdy
swing, which missed the ball again and
landed on the shin of lady sitting
within range The lady screamed and
the wife fastened for arnica.
Little Willie began whacking the
floor with the hammer. Take that
thing and go to bed" shouted the
father. Willie couldn't understand.
X r
He has been selling peanuts and pop
corn from small truck. On the cold
est day he has piled his trade. Warm
ly attired passers-by have often pitied
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THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Wednesday, January 8.

Periods marked by luck appear to be
| indicated for the next few days, III
which there will also be many hazards.
| Astrologers foreteil startling events.
Tomorrow should be a day favorable
| to new business projects and 1t Is well
| to push all important matters.
Merchants and manufacturers should
benefit from orders that promise eX-
pansion of their fields of profit.
| Whatever concerns commerce Is Wen
| directed, astrologers announce.
| Stringent measures to prevent the
use of alcohol are indicated by the
stars.
Despite representations Of storms at
sea, much ocean travel Is foretold Tor
| all the Winter months.
Again there Is a good sign for we'd
dings tomorrow Brides and bride
grooms have the promise of wealth as
we'll as happiness.
1t should be fairly suspicious date
| for betrothals.
Actors and actresses are we'll directed,
presaging recognition for young players,
Return to popularity of romantic and
poetic dramas is prophesied as one of the
reactionary evidences of the new year.
Under this planetary government. a
critical attitude of mind may be pro-
duced. Husbands may not appear ut
their best under the mental microscopes
| of their wives.
Trouble involving the Monroe Doc
trine is foretold for next month, when
international problems may arise.
Persons whose birth date it is have
the augury of much good fortune in the
coming year. Churchmen should be es-
pecially lucky.
Children born on that day probably
will be normal, well balanced and phys
ically strong. These subjects of Capri
corn efficiently serve humanity. They
are able to carry out large projects and
are generally fine executives.
/ (Copyrignt, 1920
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MONEY! 6EkIiAo TIE
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mantel shelf and withdrew a hand
chief. Wrapped inside was a roll of
small bills. His wife in the meantime
poked mysteriouSly around a bed and
appeared with more money, some OF
which was in silver. From the oldest
corners they extracted the sum agreed
upon. Some of the cash was shaken
from vase on the top shelf in the
pantry. I couldn't help thinking what
might have happened had fire devas-
tated the building. The savings of per-
haps lifetime lost The hidden money
would have borne considerable interest
if it had been safely deposited in bank"
What do you nean-"the poor peanut
and popcorn MANI"
X X X
The foregoing reminds us Of the
troubles of certain Congressman. Two
of his constituents, an elderly couple,
were housekeeping one day and mad
vertently tossed $500 of paper tender
into furnace. Discovering the catas-
trophe, they tried Historically to
smother the flames. Having succeeded,
they frantically pushed their hands into
the black pit and found the bills, burn
ed almost to a crisp, but retaining
enough identity to prove them to be
what they were. The Treasury and
place of manufacture being Washing
ton, they bethought themselves of their
Congressman and they sent the charred
remains to him, asking him to redeem
the money. BY good fortune, they re-
ceived an equivalent amount in ex-
change