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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-11-02
Ohio and North
Carolina Will
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form of taxes, would be paid divi-
dends and interest on the money in
vested in this enterprise.
The project has not only. paid no
dividends or interest, but for more
than twenty-five years it has been
operating at momentous financial
loss to the Supreme Lodge and the
members of the order. Furthermore,
the members of the subordinate
lodges are being taxed now not only
to pay current operating expenses
of this enterprise, but, also, to pay
to the county in which it is located
taxes assessed against it.
The Supreme Chancellor occupies
position not only as president. OF
our national fraternal corporation,
but. also. as chairman of the board
of directors, who guides its affairs.
He stated to the convention that ne
did not know that this property was
advertised for sale for delinquent
taxes, neither did he know that 1t
had been sold until after the sale
was contaminated.
It so happened that the Grand
Lodge of Arkansas, the jurisdiction
in which the Pythian Sanitarium and
Bath House are located, in order to
save the property for the Supreme
Lodge. advanced the sum OF S4,-
O63. so and paid the county treas
urer the same. and thereby redeemed
the property for the time being.
Ohio and other jurisdictions have
+ln,1SaIds n dollars.
which they have invested IN this
building project, thinking that 1t was
sound business investment, as IL
was represented to be. This build
ing now is mortgaged or otherwise
incumbered to the extent o! SZOO,-
10000. :,
The National Pythian Temple and
Bath House Are Approximately
S1,63s,519.75 In Debt to Their
Creditors.
The Supreme Lodge is indebted to
the Grand Lodge, Grand Courts, SUBJ
ordinate lodges, and individual menu
bers Of the order for money, which
it has borrowed and delivered to the
Supreme Lodge under either bonds
or certificates of Indebtedness, the
Bonds .$ 4s2,3OO.OO
Notes Payable Out
standing .----...---....-.--- 4,o'S''o
Pythian Temple Ger
tifcates of Indebt-
ednesS .....---..---------- 0oo,o4u'VV
DJ Building ......... 335,OOO.OO
Total amount ISL, 638,519.75
National Pythian Temple Delinquent
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Nat. City Bank of New
York Promotes Local Man
Leo SchOenhoff Made Assistant
Cashier of Americas Largest
Financial Institution

Leo j. Schoenhoff, eldest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Schoenhoff
graduate of the Sauk Centre High
School, is one of the young men
from the country who have braved
New York City and made good as
the following from a financial
newspaper Of the metropolis, OF
recent date, indicates:
Natl City Bank Appointment
Leo. J. Schoenhoff has been
appointed an assistant cash.
ier of the National City
Bank Of New York. He will
be located at the Forty
second Street branch.
For seven years following his
graduation from High School Leo
was employed in the Merchants
National Bank, of this city. For
two years he was a National Bank
examiner, and for five years he
was connected with the Commerce
National Bank, of Chicago. Last
June he became connected with
the NationalsCity Bank, New York,
as department head and on
Thanksgiving day was elevated to
assistant cashier.
Leo is 80 years Of age. He is
a young man of outstanding char
acter and ability as his rapid rise
in banking circles indicates.
The Herald is always mighty
pleased to note development Of
Sank Centres young people, and
congratulates Leo and his parents
on the splendid success he is max.
ing in his chosen profession.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
: sv. Earle B. JeweH
Given Signal Honor
One of rs Pastors of America Sc
lected to Attend School at
Washington, ID. C.

Rev. Earle B. Jewell, rector of
the Good Samaritan Episcopal
Church, of this city, received in
formation from Bishop Rhine
lander, Washington. D. c., the first
of the week, that he had been one
of 25 Episcopal clergymen of Am
erica selected to attend the Col
lege of preachers to be held in the
Cathedral at Washington in the
very near future.
Bishop Rhinelander is the Ward
en- of the College of Preachers and
will have charge of the 10 days
instruction.
This school is an annual event
Those attending are selected with
out their knowledge and it is a
great honor to be chosen as a stu
dent in this very important church
assembly.
The tender came as complete
surprise to the Sauk Centre pastor.
Quite naturally he is elated. All
expenses of those selected are paid.
Rev. Jewell plans on attending.
This will be his first visit East and
he will likely visit New York and
several other Eastern cities before
he returns.
The Herald joins other friends
in congratulating Rev. Jewell upon
this signal honor rendered him.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
August Wensr,an, Melrose
Citizen Called by Death
Was Former Millwood Farmer
Funeral Held Saturday Morning
at 10 o'clock

At his home here Thursday
morning occurred the death Of
August Wensmann, well known
and prominent citizen and early
settler Of this community. Death
occurred at shortly before eight
o'clock and was due to cancer
with which he had been i'll for ov-
er seven months. -.
The deceased was born in West
phalia, Germany, August %. 1851,
being past 68 years of age at his
death He came to this country
as Young man and settled in the
vicinity cf Freeport. He was mar
ried to Miss Josephine Baier, OF
Freeport on July 13, 1880 and in
1881 bought farm in Wildwood
township. three miles northwest Of
Freeport. which was their home
until Is years ago, when they re-
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Episcopal Church
Candle Light Service

NhiIulc SCIVlC0
A special candlelight and choral
service will be held at the Good
Samaritan Episcopal church Dec
"a starting at HOO p. M.
The services are annual affairs in
the Episcopal church and are very
impressive and beautiful. The
public is very cordially invited
to attend this service.
Choir Director-F. S. Cooper.
Organist-Mrs. L. w. Whitson.
Eopranos-Mrs. L. Brown, solist
Mrs. d. O'Gara, soloist.
Sopranos Mrs. J. p. Hansen,
Mrs. A. F. Strebel. Misses Jane
Strebel, Mary Strebel, Mary Austin,
Dorethy McGee, Louise Parker,
Harriet Sweetman.
Altos-Mrs. r. E. Hansen, Mrs.
e. B. Jewell.
Tenor. w. whitson. H. f.
Eaton.
Baritones-Dr. R. e. Cooper, c.
Rattle.
Bass-A. f. Strebel, F. S. Cooper.
The program for the Candle
Light Service follows:
Christmas Candle Light and Choral
Holy Communion Service
Dec. "a, l920-l1 o'clock p. M.
Organ Prelude-Shout the Glad
Tidings ----------.---------------.-.. Ashford
Professional Adeste Fidelis,
Hymn No. 40.
Seufences-Priest. Rehold fhe
tabernacle of God is with men,
and He will dwell with them, and
they shall be- hist people, and God
himself shall be with them nnd
be their God. Rev. 21:3.
People: Unto US a child is born;
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Granite City DeMolays
Visited GtyLastNight
Six Fine Local Lads Receive De
gree WOrk-Sponsored by
Masonic Order

Last evening the degree team of
% members of the Granite City
Chapter DeMolay, brought their
paraphenlia to Sauk Centre and
conferred the beautiful degrees up
on class of six fine boys of the
community: Glen Sullivan, Willis
Dahlem, Harold Rogers, Clarence
Eckberg, Harry Hamilton, and
Jack Hansen.
This organization is sponsored
by some one branch of the Ma
sonic order but any boy between
the age of 16 and 81, clean morally,
is eligible to mebership regardless
of whether his father is a member
of the Masonic order or not
The Dads" Masons, of st. Cloud,
brought the DeMolays to Sauk
Centre. The degree work can be
witnessed by any member of the
Masonic fraternity.
At the conclusion cafateria
lunch was served in the Temple
dining room to something over 100.
Rev. Earle B. Jewell officiated as
toastmaster in an informal pro-
gram following. The gentleman is
a much better ringmaster in an
affair of this sort than he is golf
er.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Funeral Of Baptist Schnitz
; Was Largely Attended
Deceased Was Supervisor of Birch
dale Township for FL Years;
School Treasurer

Baptist Schmitz, brief mention of
whose death was made in the Her
aid of last week, passed away Dec.
9, 1929, aged SO years, II months
and 27 days.
The deceased was born in
Strikscheid, Germany, Dec. 13,
1859. He came to America and
Sauk Centre when he was 25 years
old. He was first employed on the
Brotherhood farm near West I'm
ion, remaining there for four
years.
June %, 1883 he was united in
marriage to Miss Henrietta Kuhn,
The family resided on a farm near
West Union for 1S years. In 1906
he purchased the farm near Ward
Springs where he resided until his
death.
Besides the aged wife there al
eight living children: Mrs. Peter
Grams, of Cold Spring; Theodore
Schmitz, of Ward Springs; Carl
Schmtz, of jamestown, N. D.; Mrs
Edward Ritter, residing on the
home farm; Mrs. Ben Peckskamp
Melrose; Lena, Leo and Regina, at
home. Two brothers and three sis
ters also survive, all living in Ger.
many.
For 21 years Mr.. Schmitz served
as supervisor of Birchdale town.
ship and treasurer of School Dis
trict No. 12-113, Todd county, fo,
II years.
The funeral was held from st
Stephens church, Ward Springs. al
1000 a. M, Wednesday, Dec. II
with Solemn Requim High Mass
Rev. Cans, of st. Stephens, had
charge of the service. assisted by
Rev. Laurer, of Swanviller and
Rev. Scheile, of Mayhem Lake
The pallbearers were Henry Ham.
erling, Albert Doege, Leonard Rit.
ter, Ben Aherns. JOS. Brake, and
Frank Venner. Peter Ritter was
cross bearer.
The deceased was sponsor for
Peter Ritter and Rev. FIR. Cans
The funeral was very largely at
tended by old friends and neigh
bors.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
St. Michael Bank Robber
Is Given Life Sentence
Joe Hendricks, His Companion In
Robbery, Escaped From
Stearns Co. Jail

Bad luck Friday continued to
stalk the footsteps Of bank robbers
invading the northwest, which has
proved to be poison" territory
for seven bandits in the last few
days.
Earl Guy, Wichita, Kans., was
given his bad luck degree Friday
after a District Court jury at Buff
falo, Mimi, had found him guilty
of robbing the State Bank of St.
Michael, Mimi, last August.
Guy received a life sentence
in connection with the robbry.
Joe, Hendricks who escaped from
Stearris county Jail, then was cap
tured In running gunfight. with
Deputy Sheriff Art McIntee, also is
serving a life sentence for the
crime.
! Thomas Welch, Wright county
attorney prosecuted both cases
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Progressive Farmers
Club Free From Debt
Mccormick Lake Community Has
Made Outstanding Success
of Fine Movement.

March 16, 1915, a group of farm
ers and their families residing in
the Mccormick Lake territory
south and east of Sauk Centre or
ganized the Progressive Farmers
Club,
The purpose of the organization
was to bring the farmer and the
resident of Sauk Centre into a
closer community group. The late
p. M. Kennedy was the first pres
dent, and L. A. Merritt, now a
dairy farmer near Buffalo, N. Y,
was the first secretary.
A rural school house going out
of use because of the consolida-
with the Sauk Centre Public
School was purchased as a club
house. The quarters soon became
too small and an addition was
built. This building was complete
ly razed by the cyclone which
passed over this section May %
1925.
An organization with less ener.
gy than the Progressive Farmers
Club would have passed out of ex.
istence with this loss. The Nc
Cormick Lake farmers are made
| of sterner stuff and very soon af-
ter the cyclone work was started
on more substantial club house
The last dollar of Indebtedness
has recently been paid and the
club members will celebrate with
proper Christmas festivities.
Mr.. Kennedy served as president
until the close of 1913 when he
was succeeded by George Grund-
man. w. H. ellison served as Sec
retary in 1918, and Frank Connel-
ly in 1919.
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Well Known North Fork
Lady Laid to Rest Monday
Mrs. Thor ThOrsOn. Native of Nor
way, Was Resident of Min
neSota Since 1869

Mrs. Thor Thorson, of North
Fork died at the farm home Thurs
day, Dec. II, 1929, was born in
Kredshered Sigdal, Norway, April
II, 1857. She came to America
with her parents, who settled at
Spring Grove, Mimi, in 1869.
Deceased was united in marriage
to Thor Thorsons June "a, 1887.
From this time until 1890, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thorson resided in Crow
River township. They then moved
to Pope county where. for fourteen
years they made their home in
Bangor township. In 1904 the
family moved to Brooten, remain
ing here until 1908, when they re-
moved to their present farm place
in North Fork township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorson were bless
ed with three children, one of
whom died at the age of IA years.
Surviving are one son, Arthur, re-
siding on the home place, and one
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Odland, of
North Fork. Left to mourn her
death also, in addition to the hus-
band, are four sisters and one
brother, namely, Mrs. Anna
Thompson, Mrs. Thor Halvorson,
Mrs. 0. o. Halverson, and Mrs.
George Hanson, all of this COM
munity, and Filing Ellingson of
Canada.
Mrs. Thorson was of hardy pio-
neer stock, thrifty, hardworking
woman, with that kindly, friendly
spirit SO common among the trail
blazers and early settlers. She was
highly respected in the circles in
which she was best known and her.
death will be regretted among her
many friends.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at Big Grove church,
Rev. Edward Struxness officiating.
Six Of her nephews acted as pail
bearers. They were Albin Halvor,
son. Alfred Thompson, Ogel and
Rodney Halverson, Allie and Far-
ry Hanson.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Church of Our Lady of the Angels

Confessions will be heard or
Monday from until o'clock, and
from 7:3O until 10 o'clock P. M.
and on Tuesday from 10 A. M. un-
It'll IL NJ, and from 2 until SOC
o'clock P. M. No Confessions will
be heard Tuesday evening.
Tuesday, the Vigil of the Feast
of the Nativity, is a fastday and
day of abstinence.
Tuesday night, Midnight High
Mass and sermon. Holy Commun-
ion will be distributed at this
Mass.
Christmas Day, at A. NJ, there
will be a Low Mass. The chill
dren's choir will sing Christmas
hymns at this service.
Christmas Day, at 10 A. NJ, High
Mass. Sermon and Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament.
A program of special Christ
mas music has been arranged fer
each of the Masses on Christmas
Day.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19

st. PauIs Church
Confessions Monday Dec. %, at
two o'clock and Tuesday fore
noon and afternoon, Des. "a.
Christmas Eve
Midnight Mass with English
sermon.
Before Mass silent Night" in
German.
Offertory-Laetentur Coeli.
During Communion Adesta
F'idelles.
After Mass-"Sing, o Ye Heav-
ems.
Christmas Morning
The Shepherds Mass at eight
o'clock. The children sing Christ
mas carols.
10 o'clock a. NJ High Mass
with English and German sermon.
Before Mass Christmas song
"Jesu Bambino."
Offertory-Pastores.
Gradual-Viderunt.
Closing Song-Holiest Night.
At 7:30 p. m. Vespers and Ben
ediction
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Zion Lutheran Church

The program, entitled "The First
Christmas" at the Zion Lutheran
Church Christmas Eve at 7:30 p
NJ, will be as follows:
Prelude-Organ.
Opening Song-"Come Hither Ye
Faithful >--. Congregation
Opening Service.
Recitation - Christmas Greet
ings" .-. Dorothy Schumacher
Song-"O David's Town of Beth
lehem" ..-.-----. Sunday School
Recitation-"No Room" .--.-,.....--.-.
.-.---.--.........-....----.--. Carl Poppe
Recitation - Were Only Little
Children" Donald Hoffman,
Carlos Thompson Lucille Kind,
Dorothy Henningsgard.
Song Messiah Is Here" -. Choir
Recitation-"The First Christmas
Eve"-Marion Neal, Evelyn
Henningsgard, Meryl Ethan.
Recitation-"A Christmas Carol"
-.-.-.--.-.-..--.----.---. Luverne Gamradt
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Sauk Centre Churches Have ARRANGED
Very Elaborate Christmas Programs

The spirit of Christmas is decid-
edly prevalent in Sauk Centre. The
churches have arranged very
elaborate programs in honor of
the birthday anniversary of the
Master of Men. The children, of
course play a prominent part in
the festivities. The following de-
tailed programs will show just how
complete the details for proper
Christmas observance are:
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
OLD GRADS TO BE
HOME FOR WHOOPE
First Annual Homecoming of
Sauk Centre High School
December 81
A SPLENDID PROGRAM
Banquet, Basket Ball, Dance
Will Be Entertainment
Highlights
1t won't be long now folks!
Only twelve days until Home

Banquet reservations have been
pouring in by the dozen every day
during the past week Well over
100 old Graduates of the Sauk Gen.
tre High School are going wild
over the idea by making reserva-
tions. There are still two days left
for additional reservations.
If you don't believe they are en-
thusiastic about the Homecoming
just read what DR.. Claude Lewis,
of st. Cloud, has to say about it:
Thank you for the invitation
to the Sauk Centre High Home
coming. You can count on
three of us, unless work should
interfere.
Enthusiastically,
DR.. G. D. Lewis.
And the following from Carroll
Coons at South Carolina:
I have followed with enthus-
iasm and approval the growth
of the first S. c. H. S. Home
coming idea, through your col
umns in the Sauk Centre Her.
aid. I sincerely hope that the
effort will meet with the very
best of success. shall be pres
ent at the banquet to see the
old bunch.
Sincerely,
c. w. Coons.
An acceptance was received from
Mrs. Scow in Alabama, but she
later sent her regrets due to the
fact that the length of her vaca-
ton would not permit her to come.
Aside from the fact that many
acceptances have been received
there were quite number of the
Alnmni who could not be reached.
1t is hoped they will consider this
special invitation to attend.
1t has not been decidedly def
nitely, but according to present
plans, Alumni only will be admit
ted to the banquet. This action has
been necessitated because of the
large number of Alumni coming
For the convenience of the ladies'
serving the banquet all reserva--
tions must be in by Friday night.
Dec. 2O at 600 o'clock.
Get in touch with Miss Florence
Capky at Sauk Centre.
| Alumni and friends of the
school, as we'll as students and fac
ulty members are invited to attend
the concert of the 70-piece Sauk
Centre Boys band, and a short
program at the Junior High audi
torium at 800 o'clock Dec. 81, free
Of charge.
Hap Cashiers seven-piece or
chestra will play for the dance at
the Armory, which, by the way,
will be strictly an Alumni and
school affair. With good jazz
band and all the old bunch back
again there will whoopee.
The present student body would
have liked to invite Alumni to the
entire program without charge. To
meet expenses, however, it has
been necessary to establish the fol-
lowing prices:
Any graduate of Sauk Centre
High School can secure one ticket
which will include all the events
for SITS. This is open to Alumni
only and includes a turkey dinner
New Years Eve dance and a
corking good basket ball game
thrown in. If you can't attend all
events one can buy separate tick
cts: Banquet, IS cents per plate;
basket ball game, 35 cents and 20
cents; dance, $1.00 per couple; ex-
ira ladies, Is cents.
The following rs a copy of the
invitations to the graduates:
Sauk Centre, Mimi,
Dec. 2, 1929.
Dear Graduate:
The Sauk Centre High
Schol cordially invites you, as
one of the graduates, to attend
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
Young Woman Dies of Injury

Young Woman Dies of Injury
Friday evening of last week a
happy party of Glenwood young
people were enroute to Starbuck to
attend a dance. When a short
distance from Starbuck the Glen
wood car skidded while attempting
to pass another car they met, the
Glenwood car going down steep
embankment into a ditch.
Miss Verna Beal, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beal, of Glen
wood was severely injured about
the back. She was hurried to the
Starbuck hospital. Sunday two
specialists came up from Mime
apo1is and performed an operation.
She came out of the operation in
apparent fine condition and high
hopes were entertained of her COM
plete recovery. Alarming condi-
ton developed Tuesday morning
and the young lady passed away
shortly afternoon. The other oc-
cupants of the car were not SER
iously injured.
Miss Beals was born and raised
in Gienwood. She was about 81
years of age and a graduate of the
Glenwood High School. Her par
ents formerly lived near Westport.
The young lady is a niece of Mrs.
Oliver Louis Larson, of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-19
with candle-light Communion and
Reception of Members.
The general public is welcome at
all services.
Methodist Church

Methodist Church
| The following is the Christmas
program arranged by the Methodist
Episcopal church to be presented
at the Church Wednesday evening,
Dec. "a, at 7:3O p. M:
Hymn-"Joy to the World
---.---..--.--------------- Congregation
Hymn-"It Came Upon the Mid
night Clear" -------- Congregation
Scripture Reading-Harriet Pacey.
Ethel Peterson.
Prayer-Dr. Craig.
Hymn-"Oh! Little Town of
Bethlehem" 1880. Congregation
Recitation-"My Best" ..........
...-.-.-......- Shirley Ann Paske
Exercise-"Why Do Bells Ring?"
..-.--.-. Miss Ruth Schaub's Glass
Recitation - Lorraine Pendroy
Song-"What Shall Little Chill
dren Bring" ---.-- Primary Dept.
Exercise -"The Song of Bethle-
hem" w Mrs. Rasmussen's Class
Piano Solo--"Silent Night" ....-...
Valerie Clark
Recitation-"His Speech" --..........
.----.,-------------------.-----... Ellery Potter
Recitation-"My Say" ..-....-...-.--..
-.----------------.-----. Russell Houghton
Exercise-"TheB Birth of Peace"
...-.-......- Miss Rasmussen's Glass
Solo --------------------:---..- Shirley Pickett
Recitation-"A Christmas Carol
.-------.-----.-------------.-----. Eileen Potter
Paoif finn P,,IIx, Vaalo,
observation-disclosures Candles
for You"-Laura May Hyla-
man, Lucille Stegner.
Song-"Silent Night ......
-----...........,-.. Primary Department
Exercise-"The Christmas Story
---..------. Mrs. Leon Veeder's Glass
Recitation ---.----.--.--.. Leora Wilcox
Recitation .-----.----.-.- Buddy Harvey
Recitation .-..-.-----...-. Beverly O'Gara
Piano Solo - Betty Mae johnson
Recitation-"The Christmas Tree"
.-.----..---......----..-.---.... Gordon Hedin
Recitation ..-------..--...--- Glen Nelson
Recitation -.--.. Marie Dickson
Exercise-"The Gifts of the
Stars -------- Mrs. r. r. Belongs
Glass.
Recitation-"No Room" --...-..........
..--........--..-.....-..- Lillian Conkey
Recitation-"The First Christ
mas ----------.-s-- Yvonne Pagel
Recitation .-.-- Donald Knapp
observation-disclosures is Com
ing" .-..--.-.-- Floyd Clark Jr..
Song-"The Little King" ----.-
-------------..----- Mrs. Opheim's Glass
Recitation-"A Christmas Quest"
-----,-,---.---- Ella May Burt
Exercise-"Christm Signs and
Tokens" - Miss Harriet Smiths
Class.
Hymn-"The First Noel" .---..
-------------------.-.- Congregation