davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
Tour to Advertise Fair
Thursday Goth
Caravan Leaves Sank Centre at
700 a. m. to Cover the East
End of County

DR.. H. F. Hennemann, chairman
of the advertising committee of the
Stearns County Fair, announced at
the fair meeting Tuesday evening
that tour covering the East end
of Stearns county for the purpose
of advertising the 1929 show will
be held Thursday, June 20.
The caravan will leave the city
at 700 a. M, stopping at Melrose,
Freeport, Albany, Holdingford
Avon, st. Joe, and st. Cloud, arriv-
ing at the latter city at noon for
lunch. In the afternoon the route
will be Rockville, Cold Spring,
Richmond, Lake George, Paynes-
vile, Lake Henry, Greenwald,
Metre Grove, arriving at Sank Cen
tire not later than 600 p. m.
On this trip Director p. w. Han
son will take his boys drum corps
along to furnish the music. The
lads have made wonderful strides
in the past few weeks and they
are bound to attract much favor
able attention.
Any citizens desiring to take this
trip are cordially invited and urged
to do so by DR.. Hennemann.
The date for the afternoon TRIP to
Belgrade and Brooten will be an
nounced next week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
Congregationalists Have
Healthy Membership Gain
Twenty-FOur Minnesotans Attend
Annual Convention at Detroit
Closing June 4

Twenty-four delegates from Min
nesota were included among $50
church representatives, who assem-
bled in Detroit, Mich, for the bien-
NAL meeting Of the National Coun-
Gil Of the Congregational Churches,
which closed Tuesday, June 4. Del
egates were elected by district as
sociations and state conferences
throughout the country.
A net gain Of 26,89s in the church
membership the last two years was
reported to the convention by
Charles Emerson Burton, of New
York, general secretary of the
council. The membership now to-
tails 928,558.
The trend toward larger Congre-
gational churches was reported by
an increase from SO to~97 in the
number of churches with more
than 1000 members and an increase
from $50 to 298 for churches of 500
to 1000 members. Gains were
shown in the number of church
members, ministers and young peo-
pies societies.
For local church expenses, $22,-
O75,677 was raised annually in the
biennium. The value of church
property was increased by SOLO,
$40 to $173. 463, FOL.
Rev. c. H. Yettru, pastor of the
local Congregational church, was
present during the meeting,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
ATTEND SHORT COURSE

Stearns county sent 20 young
people to the Boys and Girls Short
Course held in st. Paul this week
The young people selected were
those who had made the best
progress with their projects. Four
went from Western Stearns: Har-
old Rogers and Clifford Domke
from the Gopher Prairie Club, and
Harvey and Lillian Veeder from
the Ashley-Raymond Club. The
young people left Monday morning
over the Northern Pacific. The
railroad companies are paying the
expenses of the young people, Four
were sent over the Great Northern
and four over the 500 line, the 9TH
er roads operating in Stearns coun-
ty. Eight paid their own expenses.
The young people are in charge of
Club Leader Otto Harron, Free
port and Margaret Viseman, Rock
vile. They will return home to-.
day, Thursday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
100000 Twister Hits
State Sunday Evening
Detroit Lakes Damage Set at $780,
000-Three Hurt; Several Homes
Demolished

Detroit Lakes, Mimi, June TO-
Detroit Lakes and the surrounding
country today were recovering
from severe windstorm which
struck this section late yesterday,
destroying Is buildings, homes and
garages. Damage was estimated at
100000 by Louis Benshoff, pub
Usher here. He said approximately
half of this is in the city of Detroit
Lakes.
Three persons were injured, none
seriously. They are John E. John
son, near Audubon; Peter Olson,
Detroit Lakes, and Mrs. Gust Lar
son, whose arm was struck by fly
ing timber.
The storm, of the twister type,
was travelling from south to north
west.
Olson was hurt when his De-
troit Lakes home was demolished
as the. storm passed over Becker
county. The Misunderstanding
section was hard hit. The storm
was travelling from south to north
to the southeast at that time.
Considerable damage was caused
to trees, wires and telegraph and
telephone poles. The rainfall in
the city was 2.82 inches. The wind,
in some sections, was accompanied
by hail.
Eric Anderson, living north of
here, said the hail was as large as
hens eggs. It apparently was not
extensive, as little damage was
done to farm crops the survey in
dicated.
A large barn at Floyd Lake, four
miles north Of here, was destroyed
by FIRE which followed lightning.
Numerous large barns, homes and
silos were reported destroyed in
Becker county, particularly in the
Audubon Westbury sections.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
co. FAIR PROGRAM
WILL BE- UNUSUAL
Details of 1929 Show July 1,
2, 3, 4, Worked Out at
Meeting Tuesday
Ali CLUBS BIG FEATURE
Running Races and Base Ball
Are. Added to Entertain
ment Program

At fairly well attended meet
ing of the Agricultural Society of
Stearns County held at the Sank
Centre Community Club rooms
Tuesday evening the final program
was worked out for the 1929 fair
to be held in Sank Centre July 1,
e, and 4.
The question of admission was
first discussed. For several years
the coupon tickets have sold for
rs cents with refund of rs cents
If the holder did not remain for
the night show presented the stub
to the. ticket office before 600 p.
m. of the date of issue. It was
voted to charge so cents for adult
admission tickets this year; night
admission fee rs cents for adults
and children. Parking autos 25
cents each day and evening.
Twenty-Five thousand tickets
have been distributed among the
school children of Stearns county
These are good for any day of the
fair; each ticket being good for
one SUBMISSION only.
Five hundred dollars was appro.
priated for base ball game and
running races. The horses will BE-
divided into green and profession
al races. Messrs Benson, Klonne,
McGhee and VIM. Parker will ar
range the race schedule. Charles
Harrison and A. j. Weisner will
book the ball game. This will be
played July 3-4-H Club day.
County Club Leader George H.
Minette gave an exhaustive and in
teresting report on the All Club
work in the county. The gentle
man reported there were ,7S9 boys
and girls of the county working on
the various. projects, divided as
follows:
Baking "a, sewing 275, canning 80,
home beautifications 6, lambs 80,
dairy calf, Is, leadership 1, garden
ing 100, potatoes 81, poultry 90,
corn %, pigs SO, baby beef 30, total
789. This membership is divided
among 26 clubs.
The projects will be displayed at
the Stearns County fair. The live
stock will not be judged at this
time, as it will not be in condition
An achievement and sales day will
be held in Sank Centre the third
week in August.
DR.. F. c. Vandesteeg, leader of
the Gopher Prairie All Club, said
the individual members of the Club
were doing splendid work.
George Minette urged the bust
ness men of Sank Centre to mingle
with the boys and girls at the
county fair and give them a word
of encouragement for the work
they are doing. He promised an
exhibit at the fair which would
agreeably surprise all.
The question Of coping with the
crowds who gather on the outside
the fair grounds to see the free
CONTINUED on Page Tfve)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
Boys and Girls III
Clubs Gather at Morris
Stearns Will Be Represented by
100 at the Encampment
Starting Monday

A Boys and Girls All Club En-
campment will be held at the Nor
ris Agricultural School, June II, 10
and 10. The opening program will
be movie program and outdoor
party Monday evening.
The program has been divided in
to sections or groups. Specialists
will be in charge and the sessions
should be very instructive. Every
project taken up by the All Club
work will be fully demonstrated.
Those in charge have arranged a
very enticing athletic program for
Tuesday afternoon, including kitten
ball for boys and girls, horseshoes,
volley. ball, hockey, basketball,
running races and other events.
The charge for each boy and
girl attending will be $500 for the
encampment. This covers all ex-
pense of room and food. Each one
attending must bring their own
blanket and pillow.
County Club Leader George Mi
nette expects to have 100 from
Stearns county. Thirty of these
will be from the west end of Sank
Centre territory. They will leave
in Sank Centre over the Northern
Pacific Monday afternoon, return
'g Thursday morning.
This is a most worthy cause.
earns county should have the
largest attendance at this encamp-
ment of any represented. Sank
Centre business Eoen can well af-
ford tn cooperate with the club
leaders by furnishing the needed
transportation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
Two injured in Auto
Accident Monday Noon
Dodge and Essex Cars Collide at
Birch and Eighth Street Inter
sections

A serious automobile accident
occurred, corner of Birch and
Eighth Streets, Monday noon when
a Dodge, driven by Frank Held
man, and an Essex driven by Rob
ert Gabriel, came together.
Mr.. Gabriel was coming from the
north on Birch Street, while the
Dodge came from the west on
Eighth. The latter was occupied
by the driver, Orrin Anderson, and
Cameron Larson. The impact of
the cars was so great that the
Dodge was tipped over, while the
Essex was forced across the front
of the ". l.. Burgess lawn.
Young Heidman suffered a brok-
en- wrist, while Orrin Anderson re-
ceived a cut on his forehead. Both
Cameron Larson and Mr.. Gabriel
escaped without injury. The one
side of the Essex was badly dam
aged and the Dodge was also bad
~ broken.
Mr.. Gabriel is working with his
father in the woodwork plant
formerly owned by Mr.. Tombers,
and has lived here for some time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13

vice. The members of st. Paups
parish remained outside until the
visitors were cared for and several
hundred were unable to gain ad-
mission.
Rev. Fettgather has fine pres
ence and splendid voice. He
handled this most difficult Mass in
a highly commendable manner.
The musical program rendered
by st. Cecelia's choir was as fol-
lows:
st. Joseph's Mass .....-,------ Choir
"We Hail the Sacred Day" Choir
Offertory Guild Retribaum Choir
Recessional-"Praise Ye the Lord
All Ye People" commencement. Choir
This splendid organization has a
membership of Is voices. It is di-
rected by J.YA. .Schoenhoff, with
Sister Ubalda at the pipe organ.
Three others have conducted
their first Solemn High Mass in St.
Paul's Church, as follows:
Rev. FIR. Fassbind, deceased.
Rev. Jas. Watcher, ordained 80
years ago. Rev. Watcher is profess
sor at the Josephineum, Columbus,
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
1873, ZOO 900 Eggs Laid by
Minnesota Hens in Year
u,240,OO0 Hens Do the WoRk-728
for Each Inhabitant of State
Last Year

Last year hens in Minnesota laid
one billion seven hundred and thir-
ty-eight million two hundred thous-
and eggs, according to statistics Of
fered by publication printed by
the Ten Thousand Lakes-Greater
Minnesota Association, st. Paul.
These eggs were laid by eleven
million two hundred and forty
thousand three hundred and fifty
two hens. The eggs, it is related,
brought Minnesota farmers $751;
10000. They apparently were not
all eaten.
For if they had been eaten, each
person in Minnesota, would have
consumed something like seven
hundred and twenty-eight and one
tenth eggs during the year. That
is figuring the population at 1885,
125 persons. In order for each
person to eat his quota, he would
have been obliged to eat two and
two one-hundredths. In order to
eat the one-hundredths of an egg,
some of them would have to be
scrambled. At this rate, the aver
age family-which is five would
cook about ten and one-half eggs
per day.
Contained in the associations
publication but possibly having no
bearing on the eggs, average value
of all farm property per farm in
Blue Earth county is put at $18,-
212, which is $3.50 per farm above
the average of $14,672 of all coun-
ties. The average income per farm
in this county is $3,086.
Eighteen creameries operate
here, a one hundred per cent gain
over the average of nine per county
throughout the state. Patrons of
those creameries received $685.,
215 for butterfat last year. The av-
erage in all counties was SILICA, 463.
Income from chickens and eggs
was $786, 502 against an average Of
$40O,271.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
Methodist Sunday Schools
Children's Day Program
Interesting Entertainment Arrang-
ed for Sunday Evening, June
16 at 1880

The Methodist Sunday School
have arranged an interesting Chill
dren's Day program to be given at
the church Sunday evening, June
16, under the direction of Mrs.
Floyd Clark, superintendent of the
children's department of the school.
The following is the detailed pro-
gram arranged:
Children's Day M E Church
Hymn-O Worship the King $500
..-.-..--.-.-.--.----.------- Congregation
Scripture-PsaIm 8 Paul Lundeen
Scripture Matt. 6: 1888 ----------.-.---.
Fern Pickett
Prayer
Hymn-Holy, Holy, Holy ----------------
.---------..-.---.-.---...-. Congregation
Recitation-God Thought of Them
....--.-..-..-.......-...-. Russell Houghton
Recitation-The Sewer .-----------.-----
---..--..-..-...-.--.-----.----.. Stanley Burt
Exercise Garland of Gratitude
Beverly Paske, Leon Veeder Jr.,
Shirley Pickett, Shirley Johnson,
MERGED Clough, Audrey Potter,
Marian Butler, Lorraine Pendroy
Solo-Fishers of Men ..-.....-...----
....-...................--.-.--.. Merlin Pickett
Recitation-Long, Long Ago -.------
....-.s...........-.-.T Theodore Engle
|Recitation-The Cargo..-Lyle Burt
Exercise Three Golden Keys
Grace Chandler, Laury Clark,
David Erickson.
Song-Shepherd Psalm .................--
The Primary
Recitation - Laura May Hylaman
Recitation . Edwin Bosshardt
Recitation-The Apostles ------..-..--
..-..--..---.-.-----------. Merlin Pickett
Piano Solo-Evening Prayer ,-,-----
---.-.....---------.---..-..----. Elsie Clark
Song God Has Blotted Them Out
.............-.......---..----- The Primary
Exefcise-Even Little Children
Priscilla Smith, Shirley Ann
Paske, Beverly O'Gara.
Duet-Lorraine Pendroy and Shir-
ley Pickett.
Group Of Songs . The Primary
Recitation =. Laura May Dickson
Exercise Golden Sunbeams .---.-----
Valerie Clark, Ella May Burt,
Betty May Johnson, Ileen Potter,
Helen Rose, Hazel belong
Song IT'S Glory to Know .-.---.----.
....................--...... The Primary
Recitation-This is Summer -.-----.~
...............-.-.--- Harold Bosshardt
The Story of Children's Day -..---
Wanda Tel OnC
Exercise Beautiful Day -----.-------..
Dorothy Peterson, Mary Ann
Hylaman.
Offering
Song Softly Now the Light of
Day Congregation
Benediction
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
Gopher Prairie Ali Club
Have Enjoyable Picnic
$50 Attend Outing at Fairy Lake
Wednesday in Spite of Cold
Dreary Day

The first annual picnic of the
Gopher Prairie Boys and Girls
All Club was held at Fairy Lake
Wednesday of this week. The par
ents of most of the members par
ticipated and in spite of the cold,
dreary day about $50 were in at
tendance.
Those attending brought their
lunches with them and ice cream,
cones, and other refreshments were
furnished by the Sank Centre Her
aid and the Community Club v. l..
Burgess supplied the coffee for the
outing
A snappy program of sports was
pulled off in the afternoon for small
cash prizes, the money being furn-
ished by the Community Club. The
following are the events and the
winners: :
Tug of War-Ray Bromenschen-
kePs team defeated team cap
tanned by Roman Botz.
In the tug of war between the
girls the two teams were captain
ed by Viola and Catherine Miller.
Viola's team won.
In the girls 100 yard running
race Mary Vandesteeg won first
place and Loretta Botz second.
Boys 100 yard running race, Lest
er Engle, first; Julian Engle Sec
ond.
Girls 100 yard race Verena Mi
nette first; Evelyn Iwinski second.
Boys 100 yard race, Franklin
Vandesteeg first; Clarence Brom-
enschenkel second.
Girls 100 yard running race, Mar
tina Minette first; Eleanor Winter
second.
Boys 100 yard running race, Nor
man Iwinski first; Roman Botz Sec
ond.
Boys sack race, Julian Engle
first; Norman Iwinski second.
Girls sack race, Genieve Minette
first; Evelyn Iwinski second.
Boys three legged race, Fay
Dolke, Lawrence Berscheit first;
Julian Engle, Norbert Botz, second.
Girls three legged race, Evelyn
Iwinski, Verena Mirfette first; Lor-
eta Botz, Genevieve Minette Sec
ond.
Wheelbarrow race, Fay Domke,
Lawrence Bercheit first; Butch
Iwinski, Norbert Botz second.
Mounted race, Butch Iwinski
first; Norbert Botz second.
Obstacle race, Evelyn Iwinski
first; Eleanor Winters second.
The Girls kitten ball teams were
designated Studebakers and Fords.
The Studebaker's won by score of
% to 13.
The boys took on their dads in a
kittenball game. Youth was served
and the youngsters won by Jug
handled score.
The picnic broke up shortly be-
fore 500 o'clock. The sportsman
ship displayed by all the young
sters in the sporting events was
very commendable. In spite of
the cold weather it was a very en-
joyable day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
Young Woman Bratally|
Assaulted BY Three Men
Two Companions Escape-Culprits
Arrested and Placed Under
Heavy Bonds

Thursday evening of last week
three Sank Centre young women
accompanied Warren Chisholm,
Russell Leiftman, each 10 years old,
and Leslie Reed, % and married, all
Of Paynesville, to a dance at Green
wald. The party rode in truck.
When they reached the road lead
ing to Greenwald the truck passed
on, over the protest of the girls.
Finally the truck stopped and the
girls jumped off and started to run
away. One of them was captured
and thrown back into the truck.
They travelled some distance until
a lonely spot was reached where,
it is alleged, the young woman was
brutally assaulted by each of the
men. She finally made her escape
and reached a farm house in an ex-
hausted and historical condition.
The men were captured and
brought to Sank Centre for a pre-
liminary hearing before Municipal
Judge r. r. Kells Saturday morn
ing. Chisholm and Leiftman adj
mitted their guilt; Reed. claiming
that he was the driver, and in
toxicated. They were remanded to
the Stearns County District Court
now in session in st. Cloud. Upon
their arraignment in District Court
Chisholm and sLeiftman changed
their pleas to not guilty. Their
bond was placed at $4,000 each. At
a late hour Wednesday afternoon
Leiftman and Reed had furnished
bonds but Chisholm had not.
The work of the grand jury for
this session has been finished and
unless the men change their pleas
their cases will not come up until
the November term. Conviction of
this crime carries a penalty of
from seven to 30 years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
REV. FETTGATHER
READS HIGH MASS
Young Man Received Early
Religious Instruction at
st. PauEs
ORDAINED LAST WEEK
Son of Well Known Sank Cen
tire Family-Many Visit
ing Priests Attend

An event of unusual interest in
Catholic circles was the conducting
of his first Solemn High Mass at
st. Pauls Church, Sank Centre,
Sunday morning, June 9, by Rev.
Vincent Fettgather, ordained the
week before at st. Johns by the
Rt. Rev. Bishop JOS. Busch.
The young man is the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fettgath-
er, of this city. He received his ed
ucation in the grades in the St.
Paul Parochial school, and is the
only young man who attended this
who was elevated to the
priesthood.
Over 300 people were crowded in
to the spacious church for this SER
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
All Club Projects Inspected

The Ashley-Raymond Boys and
Girls Al club with 100 per cent
of the membership attending made
a tour of inspection of each of the
projects carried on by the mem
bers. Each one told how they were
handling their projects. The party
left Padua in IL cars at 1000 a.
M, and arrived at Grove Lake
about noon where they enjoyed
their lunch and spent few hours
with sports. In the afternoon the
remaining projects were visited
The occasion was SO enjoyable that
it was voted to have another Of the
trips about the middle of July. The
progress the young people are maxi
ing with their projects is remark
able.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-13
MEN BATTLE in
WATER TWO HOURS
Nolan GilbertsOn and Erwin
Nelson Ride Overturned
Duck Boat
WILD WAVES ON LAKE
Could Not Board Boat and
Were Dragged to Shore by
Hanging On


son, of this city, had an adventure
Sunday while fishing on Sank Lake
which they never hope to exper-
fence again. The boys very near
ly lost their lives when the duck
boat in which they were fishing
tipped over. =
The two young men decided to
go fishing Sunday afternoon and
being in quest of the walleyed pike
thew went to the center Of the lake
at point directly between the OLD
bcisk yard and Spring Park, where
they anchored. They had been
there but short time when -}le
waves began to roll too high for
th.i. frail craft and they drew
archor and started for shore. They
hal not gone far when a large
wave washed over the boat. They
than decided to throw out every
thing they possibly could to make
the craft float lighter. Another
wave larger than any prev
ious came on and in standing up
to dodge it the boat tipped, drop
ping the anchor to the bottom. The
boys were thrown into the lake.
Nolan was the first to grab hold
of the duck boat and Nelson, who
had fallen short distance away,
took hold of Noly's shirt and pulled
himself to the boat.
Nolan got on one end of the
boat while Erwin sat on the other
end with their legs clamped around
it in which position they remained
for about three quarters of an hour
before aid reached them. While
sitting on the craft they were in
water up to their neck and each
succeeding wave washed over
their heads so that they were UNI
able to see each other.
Donald Pangburn, who was on
shore near the brick yard, saw the
accident as it happened and called
for help. 1t was a lucky thing for
the victims that the, boy did see
them for the waves were so high
from shore nor could they hear
that no one would have seen them
their calls for help. Henry Manley
and Dave Cooper, in fiat bottom
ed scow, went to their aid and de-
spite the high wind succeeded in
reaching them. It was necessary
for the boys to hold onto the back
of the rescue boat and be
towed to shore. This was done
with difficulty and the weak
ened condition of the victims made
going rather hard. They were
forced to row with the wind for
about a mile before they could
land.
The water at the place where the
accident occurred is estimated to
be all of sixty feet deep.
The possible reason that the
duck boat did not sink to the bot
tom is that the air chambers at
each end formed a vacuum. The
boys went up the next day and got
the boat and found some of their
fishing utensils.
Although Nolan and Erwin were
weakened by the strain of balanc-
ing the boat and being in the wat
er so long, they suffered no i'll eff
fects and consider themselves very
fortunate in escaping with their
lives. Their many friends in this
community rejoice that these young
men did not suffer the same fate
as many others have in cases SINH
lar to this ne.