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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
Speedometer Records the
Condition Of the Highways
Rough Roads and Loose Gravel
VIII Cause Instruments to
Register Incorrectly

An ordinary speedometer, which
shows the speed the car is travelling
and records the distance travelled,
may also be an Indicator of road
conditions. When a speedometer
records a greater distance between
two towns than shown in the road
guides, people either blame the
speedometer or the road guide, but
really the trouble may be in the
road itself.
Usually when a trip is made over
a paved road, with tires properly
inflated, the speedometer will re-
cord the correct mileage. The same
thing will happen on dirt or grav-
ell road when is is hard and smooth.
But if the road is rough and
bumpy, of if there happens to be
two or three inches Of loose gravel
or mud, the slippage of the rear
wheels may cause the speedometer
to record six or eight extra miles
on hundred mile stretch of road.
If the speedometer records fewer
miles than are shown in the road
oAoC, InCl 10 ooAdAAy OA1y OLC Ca
planation: The Highway depart
ment has shortened and straight
ened the road since the mileage
table was corrected. Very often by
relocating the road the distance
may be shortened 10 or Is per cent
and in some cases as much as 80
or 40 per cent.
! Underindation of tires will cause
the speedometer to record some ex.
ira miles. Oversize or undersize
tires will also affect the record.
But if the speedometer records
many more miles than the correct
mileage of any highway, it is usual
ly evidence that the road carries
more traffic than it should carry,
so that the traffic has cut up the
road surface material. If many ex-
ira miles are recorded, it is q sure
sign that the. road needs paving or
ckAer 1uprovement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
Department Will Spend
$653,0O0 Replacing Gravel
Highway Department Will Resur.
face 668 Miles of Badly Worn
Trunk Routes.

Some idea of the cost of main
tanning gravel roads is given by a
list published by the Minnesota
Highway department showing re-
crawling and other special main
tenance. jobs to be done this sum-
mer.
So far this summer contracts
have been let or bids called for on
regraveling and other special work
on 668 miles of trunk highway, at
an estimated cost of $356,0O0 Bids
on some additional work may be
called for later.
None of this work is considered
in the nature of an improvement,
Commissioner c. M. Babcock ex-
plains, but it is intended to re
place the gravel which has been
worn away by traffic, sunk into the
mud, or thrown off the road by fast
moving cars. 1t is simply an eff
fort to restore these roads to their
former condition.
Contract regraveling is only one
of many items entering into high
way maintenance costs. Al great
deal of regraveling is done by the
regular maintenance employees of
the department, but when a stretch
of highway is badly worn out or
cut up by traffic, scarifying, re
shaping and regraveling is done by
special contract.
The recent spring breakup was
unusually severe on highway sur
faces in all parts of the state. Frost
action caused a great deal of heav-
ing and breaking up of the road
surfaces, and frost boils" were
numerous in all parts of the state.
Bids on regraveling and other
special repair jobs are handled
through the district maintenance
offices.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
REV. SPARKES
RESIGNS PASTORATE
Leaves Sank Centre Congre-
CATION After More Than
Twelve Years
FAMILY WILL BE MISSED
Will Become Pastor of Edna
Congregational Church,
of Minneapolis

Rev. c. S. Sparkes, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, of
Sank Centre, for the past twelve
and a half years, resigned his pas
torate Sunday last in the Congre-
gational way by reading his resig-
nation from the pulpit at the morn
ing service. It had been rumored
for few weeks that he might con-
slider another pastorate. offering a
larger field of service, but even so
his resignation came as shock to
his people who have come to look
to him for guidance. Tears were
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
REMODELED STORE
REAL SHOW PLACE
Unger's Furniture Store Will
Be Formally Opened With
Weeks Monster Sale
PRIZES GIVEN AWAY
Will Broaden Sank Centres
Trade TerritOry-Public
Inspection Urged

After months of delay and weeks
spent in a general overhauling and
rebuilding, the Unger Furniture
Store on Third street will be form
ally opened to the public with a
monster sale starting Saturday,
July 20 and ending Saturday eve
ming, July 6.
The remodeled store is one of the
most spacious and most finely
equipped of any business place in
Central Minnesota It has a 'front.'
age of SIS feet and extends back
$50 feet. In the center there is a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20

s Kingst0n-A tornado swept over
q 25-mile stretch in the central
part of the state, killing livestock,
demolishing property and causing
property losses estimated at $780,
600. The heaviest losses in life and
property were suffered at Kingston,
Cokato and Duluth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
MAKING EUROPEAN TRIP

Miss Helen Price, Domestic Sci
ence teacher in the Sank Centre
Public schools for the past several
years, sailed Tuesday from Mon
treal, Can, with a party making
an extended tour of France, Italy,
Germany, England and Switzer-
land. Miss Price will return to
America in time to resume her du.
ties in this city the first of Septem.
Der.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
Sixth DistricfLesion
Convention Neaf Week
Sank Centre Will Send Boys Band
and Large Delegation to Slap
les June oath and 25th.

Staples has made elaborate ar
rangements for the Sixth District
convention of the American Legion
and Woman's Auxiliary, which will
convene in that city Monday and
Tuesday, June "a and rs.
Sank Centre will send a large
delegation from both bodies of the
Robert Swift Post.
Tuesday afternoon a contest be-
tween the Boys bands of the dis
trict will take place. Director p.
w. Hanson will take his Sank Cen
tire organization of As pieces and
enter them in this contest. In this
about ten autos will be
needed to transport the band. They
will leave the city not later than
1000 a. m, Tuesday, returning af-
ter the contest. The prize for the
winners in this contest is $500.
Those who can take their cars are
to notify Commander A.
j. Weisner at the Waldorf Cafe.
Mrs. Forester, st. Cloud, district
president of the Woman's Auxili-
airy, notified Mrs. Steece, president
of the Auxiliary of Robert Swift
Post, that because of the splendid
work done by the Sank Centre unit
during the past year they would be
allowed the honor of appointing
one of the pages for the conven-
ton. Mrs. Steece named Mrs. p.
o. Peterson for this position.
Mrs. A. j. Weisner, of this city,
is on the program to respond to
the address of welcome by Mrs.
Howard Sims, president of the Sta
Piles Auxiliary.
The following accredited dele
gates will have seats in the con.
Legion-A. o. Floyd and Gus An
derson./
Auxiliary = Mrs. Steece, presi-
dent; Mrs. A. o. Floyd, Mrs. A. j.
Mrs. JOS. Jackson, Miss
Nettie Simmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
CONFERENCE AT GLENWooD

Eleven young people, members of
the Congregational Young Peoples
Society, left Sank Center on Tues
day for Glenwood to enjoy a weeks
training and recreation in connec-
ton with the annual summer con-
ference. About two. hundred young
folks from the various Congrega-
tional churches of the state, are in
attendance. The Glenwood Sum-
mer Hotel on beautiful Lake Min
newaska has been completely TAX
en- over for the week for the young
people. Those in attendance from
here are as follows: Harriet Har-
rison, Dorothy Walker, Marjory
Taylor, Mildred Taylor, Murilla
Kringen, Vera Sparkes, Patricia
Sparkes, Florence Penrose, Edith
O'Gara, Ila Sykes and Thelma
Cumming. In addition to these
young people, Miss Vione Steege is
in attendance as song leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has been
chosen for the 1890 district conven-
ton of the Royal Neighbors of
America as delegates to 10 camps
completed their annual sessions
here.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20
Gasoline Cans Must
Be Painted Red
Law Governing Sale of Gasoline
and Benzine Must Be Obeyed
in Sank Centre

Chief Jos. Miller calls attention
to the fact that the law governing
the handling of gasoline and ben
zine is altogether too commonly
violated; that public safety as
well as the safety Of the individual
requires the public should
give serious attention to the pro-
visions of the law requiring
vendors of these infiamable fluids
to see that same are placed only in
such receptacles designated in the
statute quoted below.
S Not infrequently we read of a
horrible death or. Of serious injury
sustained by some unfortunate one
through the installing of the gaso-
line can for the kerosene container.
Were the law referred to care
fully regarded, many of these mis-
fortunes might be averted.
In an interview with the Herald
Chief Miller says that it is a COM
mon practice for people to use any
container that chances to be con-
venient for the transportation of
gasoline or benzine. AS q pre-
caution only he proposes that the
law governing the sale of gasoline
and benzine. shall henceforth be
strictly enforced in Sank Centre. At
his request and for the enlighten-
ment of those who may have for
gotten or who may have overlook
ed this law we quote the statute
covering this subject, as follows:
Sec. 10249-Gasoline benzine and
kerosene cans: Every manufac-
turer or vendor who shall sell or
cause to be sold, place or cause to
be placed, any gasoline or benzine
in quantity of more than one pint
and less than six gallons, my any
receptacle, except one of bright
red color and tagged and labeled
in large, plain letters with the
name of contents, or who shall sell
or cause to be sold, place or cause
to be placed kerosene or other in
famable oils in the same quantity
receptacle of red color, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and pun
ished by fine of not more than
$780,"
It will be well to remember, when
you pick up the old family kerosene
can and start for the store or filling
station to secure a bit of gasoline,
that filling such can with such
fluid is violation of the statute
quoted above and just don't do it.
By giving heed to the chiefs warn
ing you may live longer and die
more peaceful death.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-20

South st. Paul-Carl Peterson,
Watertown, So. d., marketed q
load of purebred Shorthorn steers
and heifers averaging $50 pounds
at $14.65, a new top for the year to
date on all weights at South st.
Paul.
st. Paul-Entry of the Minneap-
oils Working Boys Band In st.
Paul's first annual band festival
brought the total number 81 mus
ical organizations registered to 26.
The festival will be conducted
June Il to %.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
Boxing Head
Strives for
Ring Uplift
Prehn Invites Indianians to
TO Conference; Seeks
LegaIization in All States.
BY BERT DENNY,
United Press stan Correspondent

united freSS otau correspondent
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Fighting to
eliminate the undesirable element
of the ring sport. Paul Prehn, pres
ident of the National Boxing Asso-
citation, has begun work on plan
which he believes will result in
legalization of boxing in all states.
We've got to get rid of the un-
desirables," Prehn said. when we
can convince everybody that the
tricky managers and the diving
fighters are passe, we will have gone
long ways"
Prehn thinks the keynote of plac-
ing the ring sport on high plane
lies in organization.
Of the thirty-one states which
have legalized ring matches, only
twenty-Six are functioning under
agreements with the national asso-
citation, This fact allows many ma
tional rules to be violated in the
states which are not AFFILIATED with
the N. B. A.
THE N. B. A. has every fighters
photograph and record in its files, -
Prehn said. "Our states can check
and prevent boxers using assumed
names. They also can refrain from
giving the divers any matches. But
an unorganized state has no way
of checking"
That Prehn already is working on
his ideas was evidenced by the an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
Everything in Favor of Bos-
tonian in Bout Tonight
at Garden.
'STRIB' MEETS UNKNOWN
Georgian in Action at New
Orleans.
BY FRANK GETTY,
United Press Sports Writer


NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The most
ambitious fistic enterprise of the
new year has its success at stake to-
night, although it's principals are
involved in brawls in widely separ-
ated cities.
A heavyweight elimination bout
between Young Stribling of Georgia
and Jack Sharkey of Boston, which
is Tex Richards legacy to the realm
of fisticuffs, depends upon the out
come of two bouts which take place
this evening, one in New York, the
other in New Orleans.
Set Up for Georgian
Stribling is meeting someone
named Smith down in Louisiana,
while Sharkey tackles a comparative
unknown, one K. o. Christner. a
former rubber puddler of Akron, o,
AS far as the outcome of the
Stribling- Smith affair in New
Orleans is concerned, those inter-
ested in promoting the more i'm
portant battlefront financial
point of view-are not losing any
sleep.
Here in New York, however, the
situation is not as simple. This
ponderous Christner person has
come to town with the reputation
of having rocked to sleep one of the
cleverest of the big fellows, Knute
Hansen.
Possesses Punch
Christner, it is admitted, has a
knockout wa1lop in his right hand.
If he were to land said walIop, it
would be a sad shock to the hopes
of those who plan to make money
out Of the Sharkey-Stribling match
at Miami Beach on Feb. q.
Seemingly. there is little concern
among the moguls of Madison
Square Garden concerning the OUT
come of the fight between Sharkey
and Christner. Everything is pro-
ceeding on the assumption that
sharkey will defeat the Akron
heavyweight handily. Probably this
optimism among the promoters of
the Miami Beach bout is quite justi-
fed.
Sharkey Better Boxer
1t is inconceivable tina Christner
can win tonight's bout. Sharkey
has everything in his favor.
Stranger things have happened in
the ring, it is true, but somehow 1t
is impossible even to vision a victory
for this comparative unknown from
Akron.
On points, if the bout. goes the
limit, Sharkey admittedly is a GER
tain victor. 1t is more probable,
however, that he will knock out
Christner in short order.
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BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press staff CORRESPONDENT

I
Copyright. 1929. by United Pressi
THE late Tex Rickard, after
J. twenty-three years of domestic
felicity with his second wife, lost her
by death in October, 1925. A year
later to the month he married his
third wife, Miss Maxine Elliott
Hodges, Chicago girl and former
actress, who at the time was IS.
A daughter, Maxine, was born to
them in 1927 Rickard worshiped
the baby and in his will left almost
three-fourths of his fortune to her
Richards $4,000 yacht was named
after the girl.
Tex Rickard knew what the public
wanted and he gave it to them-that
Is, at certain price and at Phila-
delphia and Chicago the price was
millions.
Public Wanted Dempsey
For one thing they wanted to
see Jack Dempsey fight. Dempsey
was idle for three years after his
spectacular battle with Luis Firpo
at the Polo Grounds and the public
was starved to see him when Rick
ard began making preparations for
the first Dempsey Tunney bout.
While Dempsey was idle, Tunney
was building himself up as con-
tender for the title by defeating
Georges Carpenter, Harry Greb,
Tommy Gibbons, BARLEY Madden,
Johnny Risko and others. When
Tunney was selected, no one, least
Of all Rickard himself, thought the
Marine had chance to defeat
Dempsey.
Whereas Rickard had two colorful
challengers in Carpenter and Firpo
for his first million dollar fights, he
had only Dempsey for the first
Tunney fight at Philadelphia. But
that was enough.
Tunney Takes Title
The first Dempsey Tunney fight
was held Sept. "a, 1926, and drew
crowd of 10000 persons who paid
81 1895, 73S.40 to see Tunney win the
heavyweight championship by TAX
ing a teL-round decision.
Tunney staggered Dempsey with
right to the chin in the first
round and by the end of the fifth
round he had the fight well in hand.
Tunney closed Dempsey's left eye
and Dempsey was pitiful sight
when he left the ring.
Almost simultaneously there came
a concerted demand for Dempsey to
come back and early the next year
Rickard announced the winner Of
his heavyweight elimination tourna-
ment would meet Dempsey.
Another Huge Gate
Jack Sharkey of Boston won the
elimination tournament and the
right to meet Dempsey. They met
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
THE LIFE OF TEX RICHARD
Public Becomes Starved for Dempsey and He Meets
Tunney, Losing Title Before 10000: lack Then
Does Comeback Against Sharkey.
: CHAPTER XIV

at Yankee stadium, July 81, 1927,
and the result was the fourth mil
lion dollar gate in history. The
gross receipts for the bout were
81 ,083 500, and the attendance $4,000
The first round almost saw the
finish of Dempsey. Sharkey caught
Dempsey on the chin with right
cross and followed it UP with a
sweeping right which snapped the
former champions head back. But
Dempsey weathered the storm and
knocked out Sharkey in the seventh
round.
Sharkey Turns Head
The Knockout caused a violent
protest from Sharkey that he was
fouled, but referee Jack O'Sullivan
ruled the punches legal. Midway
in the seventh round Dempsey sent
right to the body. Sharkey
turned his head to protest to the
referee, and Dempsey ripped left
uppercut to the chin. Sharkey went
down for the count.
Now the way was paved for the
second Dempsey Tunney fight.
There was no need for any bal
lyhoo this time. Dempsey had
proved he had regained his fighting
edge against Sharkey and Tunney
was now the champion.
Rickard selected Chicago for the
bout.
The scrap was held at Soldiers
Field, Chicago, Sept. 20, 1927, and
proved TO be the greatest sporting
spectacle of all time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
Did You Know
That

TACK DEMPSEY wears his
~ hat turned down all the
way around. :. He has scars on
his eyebrows. Eleanor Holm,
newest WOW swimmer, is only
is years old. Mike Strong,
big football man, is going to
report to the Yankees for base
ball. Bill Bingham, boss of
Harvard athletics, says Har-
wards policy OH eligibility is
do not abide by our rules, but
by your own rules" In
other words-"If you say your
guys are eligible they are
eligible with us" Cleveland
Indians are going to stay at
training camp in New Orleans
until time to go home for the
opening of the season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25

ATHLETES IN FIGHTING TRIM
ARE ALL MUSCLE AND BONE AND AN
GILES and HOLLOWS AND NERVOUS
TENSION. GET A WOMAN IN THE
SAME PHYSICAL CONDITION AND YOU
BEGIN TO WONDER WHETHER SHE
HAS TUBERCULOSIS OR A MEAN HUs-
BAND"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25

A NDERsON will play at Logans-
IA port tonight, which brings to
mind, the fact that the Indians are
"pooh-poohing" the talk that Tech
nica1 is going to knock 'em for a
loop in the regionals. "Pooh-pooh"
now and "boo-hoo" later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
pIp Won KNOW THAT

The home team in basketball usually is
regarded as having an eight-point adj
vantage. Some say only six. And one
of the best EuessefS we ever met. =. Al
ways rated teams on the six basis.
Does that make Tech ors point better
than Frankfort. Frank White Is the
Bloomington sports writer pleaded with
the goods to leave the heroes alone.
And leave Il all TO Coach Dean Must
-The-Monon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25

nue., where the
Butler field house
happens to be sit
uated and in which
a game Of basket
ball is to be played
tonight. The con-
test will bring to-
gether at u b by 4"
Mofett's De Paw
university Tigers
and TONY" Hin
kle's Butler Bull
dogs. The fracas
has been affixed
with a rivalry tag
and is expected to
develop into an in
favastipo eYhihi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25

nouncement that delegation Of
Indianans were to confer with him
today regarding establishment of
an Indiana commission to regulate
boxing in that state. He also will
confer with officials of two other
states soon.
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ton of hardwood pastiming. Butler,
as is becoming quite usual, is re-
garded as a top-heavy fayorite and
the clan Of Hinkle again will be
forced to keep up bold front and
keep pace with all the pretty things
that have been said about them. We
believe DePauw is capable Of ex-
tending Butler, but can't see any
hopes of an upset" And that, gen.
orally, is just the spot for one.
sarUBBY'' MOFFETT PROBABLY WILL
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT BILL BUGG,
THE LOCALS HEALTHY-LOOKING
BACK GUARD. AND ALL BECAUSE BILL
Is LOOKED UPON AS ONE OF THE
BEST GUARDS DEVELOPED sINcE MOI
FETTs TIME. WHEN HE REALLY
PLAYED BACKGUARD FOR THE DE-
PAUWS.
Richmond certainly is looking for
ward TO an unpleasant evening. Tim
Campbell's Tech team will pay the
Richmondites just a (un) friendly
little visit. And Tech, you know, is
Indianapolis greatest basketball
aggregation in modern years.
Thanks to Tim Campbell.
q n
Frankfort invades Lebanon this
evening and some interesting en-
tertainment may develop there.
The Casemen are regarded as one
of the favOrites for the state
championship. We have a bunch
the Frankfort team is going to
be much, much tougher just about
one month from now.
II Il II
A NDERsON will play at Logans-
IA port tonight, which brings to
mind, the fact that the Indians are
"pooh-poohing" the talk that Tech
nical is going to knock EN- for a
loop in the regionals. "Pooh-pooh"
now and "boo-hoo" later.
TT SEEMS TO US THAT IT IS JUST
ABOUT TINE FOR BEDFORD TO GET
KNOCKED OFF ONCE AGAIN THE
STONE CITY LADS HAVE BEEN HIT
TING UP A TERRIFIC PACE AND THERE
SHOULD BE a SLUMP ABOUT NOW.
BETTER NOW THAN AT THE STATE
TOURNAMENT.
"VXTOMEN athletes can never at
wv tain more than the most
mediocre skill in active sports and
regular participation in mems
games tends to make women ugly"
That statement came from S. E
BLK, NJ. D., one of the foremost
authorities in physical education
writing in the current issue of
Plain Talk.
woman lacks the strength, en-
durance, skill, suppIenesS, agility
and resistance to injuries, which
are essential requisites in COM
petitive athletics. 1T the same
time the incidental exhaustive
training tends to tougher her
body, robs her of her natural
grace and ultimately makes her
not only unattractive, but actually
ugly.
ATHLETES IN FIGHTING TRIM
ARE ALL MUSCLE AND BONE AND AN
GILES and HoLLOWs AND NERVOUS
TENSION. GET A WOMAN IN THE
SAME PHYSICAL CONDITION AND YOU
BEGIN TO WONDER WHETHER SHE
HAS TUBERCULOSIS OR A MEAN HUs-
BAND"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25

TN one of the four-round scraps
4 on Cadle tabernacle fistic card
tonight, Young French, local lad,
will battle Pat McQueese, another
indianapolis kid. They will meet
at 118 pounds, and are said to be
swift. In all, thirty -four rounds
are scheduled tonight, with Danny
Budd, Terre Haute, tacklipg Tony
Caponi, Louisville, in the main go
Of ten rounds. Six scraps are
billed, the first at $3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
HAS BEEN UP BEFORE

Pitcher Harry Kelly, who will get
trial with the New York Giants
this spring, has failed to make the
grade in the majors before. He
tried with Washington.