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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Masons to Hold School of
instruction in This City
Central Minnesota Lodges Will Be
REPRESENTATIVES. Grand Mast
er In Charge

Star in the West Lodge No. sc,
A. F. & A. M, will be hosts at a
School of Instruction in Blue Lodge
work which will be held at the Ma
sonic Temple in this city June II
and u, afternoons and evenings.
Past Grand Master VIM. r..
Smith, of Benson, member of the
Board of Custodians of the Grand
Lodge, will have charge of the
school.
This is a very important event in
Blue Lodge circles as it will give
the Masons of this section of Min
nesota an opportunity to become
better posted in the work of the
craft.
J. A. Jackson, Worshipful Master
of Star in the West Lodge states
that the following lodges in this
section of Minnesota will be repre-
scented at the school: Belgrade
Brooten, North Star, st. Cloud
Osakis, Long Prairie, Glenwood
Willard, Alexandria and Paynesville
Custodian Smith is admittedly
one of the very best posted Masons
in Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Pioneer of Little Sank
Township Passed Away
Funeral Service Held Last Wednes-
day Afternoon From Long Bridge
Church-Burial in OSakiS

Simon 0. Brekken, aged pioneer
of Little Sank Township, Todd
County, passed away at the home
County, passed away in Glendive,
Montana, on May 25th. He had
reached the advanced age of SO
years, 6 months and 81 days. He
died at the home of his son, John,
where he had been living for the
past year.
Mrs. Brekken preceded the de-
ceased in 1916. 81 passed away at
the farm home in Little Sank Town
ship. Six sons survive as follows
Oscar, of Seattle, WASH; Edward
of Renton, Wash; Martin, of Ken
mare, N. D.; John, of Glendive,
Mont; and Paul and Albin, of st
Paul.
Mr.. Brekken made his home in
Little Sank Township for many
wears. He came to Todd County in
1881 where he remained until 1917
He was a member of the Long
Bridge congregation.
Deceased also is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. I. P. Trones and Mrs
Amund Holden, both of Sauk
Centre.
Funeral services were held from
the Long Bridge Church last week
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock. Rev. J. A. Johnson conduct
ed the last sad rites. Interment was
made in a cemetery at Osakis. The
funeral was largely attended ano
the floral offerings were profuse
and beautiful.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Long Prairie Golfers Will
Play in This City Sunday
High Wind Almost Ruined Blind
DOGGY Tournament Sunday
Afternoon.

It took a real golf enthusiast to
take part in blind DOGGY tourney
played at the Sank Centre course
Sunday afternoon A terrific veloc-
ity of wind swept the course all af-
ternoon making respectable scores
an imposibiity.
Golf balls, the prizes, were hung
up by Hanson & Emerson.
Norbert Frank, Bob Falk and
Dave Way were tied for first hon
ors; H. A. Falk won second place;
Frank O'Gara and c. G. Mullen
were tied for third honors.
Sunday afternoon the first tourn-
ament with outside players will be
played. Long Prairie will furnish
the OPPOSITION and are coming with
a large number of strong players.
Play will start promptly at 200
o'clock. If you expect to play be
on hand promptly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Modern Traffic Regulations
Corner Third and Main Sts
mo q Turn" Signs Posted by High
way Department Tuesday
Public Should Cooperate

The traffic conditions have be-
come so complicated at the corner
of Main and Third street that the
City Council asked the Minnesota
Highway department for co-opera-
ton.
Tuesday of this week men from
the department posted mo U Turn"
signals at each of the four corners
of the/intersection
The order is now operative and
when the public becomes familiar
with the change it should relieve
conditions at a badly congested
corner many hours of the "a, espec-
tally when there is anything special
going on in town which increases
normal traffic.
Many of the tourists travelling thru
are familiar with these require
ments and the resident of this COM
munity will make the work of the
police department easier and even
tually save themselves a heap of
trouble by cooperating cheerfully to
the requirements.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Fires Start in State

Duluth June 3.-Forest fires
blazed over several thousand acres
of northern Minnesota brush and
cut-over timber lands today.
A light rain this morning aided
the fire fighters who believed they
had the situation well under con-
troll unless fresh winds whipped the
flames anew.
Three farm homes had been de-
stroyed and dozens of others were
in the path of raging flames today.
Three fires were reported in the
Duluth northern shore area of Lake
Superior.
Several smaller blazes were re-
ported throughout the northern
half of the state and some loss of
life was feared. Low humidity,
warm weather and high winds add
ed to the danger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Sank Centre Team Split
Even on Tavo Games
Defeated Faroda Sunday--Lost to
Hancock Memorial Day-(sames
On Foreign Fields

The Sank Centre Independent
Ball Team split even with its games
over the week end, winning one and
losing the other. Both games were
on foreign fields, the team travelling
to Hancock, Memorial Day, losing
Is to 2; and winning over Forada,
IS to 6, Sunday.
The Forada game showed mark
ed improvement over the previous
games and showed what ball the
team is capable of playing. They
started out with a bang and scored
four runs in the first inning on
four straight hits and a sacrifice.
They kept hitting the Forada pitch
ers throughout the game, but scor-
ed in only four innings. The To-
calls garnered II hits off two For
ada pitchers. Otto Paul wa the
hitting star with two singles, a
double, and a triple out of four
times at bat for a perfect day.
Judkins gathered three hits one of
them a long home run. These two
long hits came in the eighth inning.
Frank, Butler and Wolfe filled the
bags with two hits and on error.
Paul brought them all in with his
long triple and then Judkins
brought Paul and himself in with
his still longer home run. Butler al
so got three hits, one of them a
double. The players also improved
their fielding, only two errors were
chalked up against them, both on
wide throws.
The Forada outfit also had hit
ting bunch and pounded Judkins
for 10 hits, only four of which
went for extra bases. F. Chan. dup
Heated Judkins home run with an
other in the ninth inning. ]. Chan
hit triple and Brundage pounded
out two doubles.
The high wind which blew thru
out the game made fielding difficult
and many easy outs were taken out
of reach of the fielders and went
for hits.
The Hancock game was a disas-
trous one for the locals. They
went out to play Immediately after
a long trip by car and did not show
the brand of ball they are capable
of playing. They seemed lost dur
ing their first game away from
home and only showed up
during the fifth inning when they
made two runs on three hits. The
CONTINUED on Page Six)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
CANADIAN FOREST
FIRES DISASTROUS
Many Settlers Desert Home
steads in Stricken Area and
Flee for Their Lives
LOSSES WILL BE HEAVY
Fires Breaking Out in Duluth
Area Giving FOresters Con-
cern-Watched Closely

Winnipeg, Man., June 3-Raging
forest fires cracked drought thou
sands of acres of finder dry timber
lands in western Ontario today as
forest rangers and volunteers hast
ened to the aid of threatened COM
munities.
High winds sent the flames leap
ing across fire lanes and clearings
destroying virgin timber valued at
many thousands of dollar. Many
residents of the district found their
way to safety, but expressed fears
for the welfare of neighbors and
friends. Definite reports of loss OF
life were lacking.
The most critical situations ap-
peared in areas near Port Arthur
Ont, and Eyement, Ont, from zoe
to 400 miles east of here being fan
ned by northerly and westerly
winds.
A party of five persons, includ-
ing a mother and child, reached
safety near Port Arthur last night
after they had been surrounded by
fire and reported dead. They are H
G. Holder, Joe Zehner, Sam Maritt
Mrs. Maritt and their child.
In the same district, a Mr.. an6
Mrs. Mellensky and their two child
rem were reportd missing and res
cue parties were sent out to search
for them.
Fires which roared for four days
on the outskirts of Sioux Lookout
Ont, were believed under contro
today after women and children aid
ed the men of the village in beating
back the flames. The pillage hac
been clouded with acrid smoke anC
showered with sparks and burning
embers while the fire were out Of
control.
| Airplanes which droned over the
danger zone, watching for new out
breaks, were hampered by thicl
smoke. New fires were reported
every few hours and fire fighting
crews were unable to reach then
before they spread out of control.
A dispatch from Ignac, Ont. sale
that a wide area around the town
including many homes, had beer
laid waste. A rescue train carried
out of the district 81 refugees
many of them women and children
who had lost their -.omes.
The Brayden Paper company rush
ed force of 200 volunteers into thu
district in an effort to check tn
fires which have caused large loss
es in the paper mill forests.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
2SISTERS OF MRS.
COOLEY DIE IN WEEK
Mrs. Danielia Moore and Mrs.
Caswell, Mothers of II,
Called to Rest
WARD SPRING MAN DIES
Ed C. Scwartfagen Buried
This Thursday-MelrOse
Farmer Dead

Mrs. E. H. Cooley and John Hick-
man, of this city, received two sad
messages this week pertaining to
the deaths of two sisters, one of
which occurred last week Wednes-
day in Portland, Ore, and the 9TH
er Monday morning in Minneapolis
The first message arrived here
Sunday morning conveying the
news of the death of Mrs. Danelia
Moore, eldest sister of the Hickman
family, which occurred last week
Wednesday in Portland, Ore. She
was SO years old at the time of her
demise. Interment was made
Thursday, of last week, at that
city.
Mrs. Moore was the mother OF
II children, ten of whom are still
among the living.
She was not well known in this
community, although she spent the
winter of 1900 here.
The second message, which was
not altogether a surprise to local
relatives, came Tuesday morning
announcing the death of Mrs. F. A
Caswell, also a sister of Mrs. E. H
Cooley and Mr.. Hickman.
Mrs. Caswell, nee Henrietta
Hickman, passed away Monday
morning at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jonson, in Minneapolis
at the age of 70 years. She was
born June 26, 1851, and came to
this community with her parents
in 1862. The early portion of her
married life was spent in this
community and although she left
here about 40 years ago, she had
many warm acquaintances, who
mourn with the bereaved brother
and sister.
From this city Mrs. Caswell and
her husband and family moved tc
Mananah, Mimi, where they have
since made their home.
She also was the mother of 1:
children, seven of whom survive
besides the husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caswell were priv
legged to celebrate their sixtietl
wedding anniversary last August.
Besides Mrs. Cooley and Mr.
Hickman, two sisters live to mourn
They are: Mrs. Hutchinson, wht
lives in the state of Virginia, ant
Mrs. Minnie Cooley, of Rollette
North Dakota.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cas-
we1l will he held this Thursday af
ternon at two o'clock in Minneap
oils. Mrs. E. H. Cooley, Mr.. ant
Mrs. V. L. Burgess and Mr.. Hick
man, of this city, left this mornin,
to be present at the services. The.
were also accompanied by Chas
Parker, of Wadena, a son of Mrs
Cooley.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
State Patrol On Lookout
For Glaring Head Lights
Properly Focused Lamps Benefit
Owner as Well as Others, Says
Earle Brown

Check up on the adjustment of
your automobile lamps and see that
they do not glare, is the advise of
Earle Brown, chief of the Mime
sofa Highway patrol. The highway
patrolmen from now on will devote
a large share of their time to the
correction of glazing and otherwise
faulty lights.
In our efforts to have glaring
lights adjusted, we are trying to
help the man who drives with such
lights just as much as the man
who meets them, says Mr.. Brown.
It is dangerous to meet a pair OF
dazzling headlights, but the danger
is over in a moment. The man who
drives a car with bad lights is in
constant danger.
Dazzling lights are seldom caused
by too high candle power, but by
lights which are out of adjustment.
Lamps which are properly focused
throw the light on the road the
proper distance ahead of the car.
Those which throw the main beam
of light into the eyes OF approach
ing drivers do not give a proper
amount of light on the road.
We will at the same time con-
tinue to warn or tag those who
drive with one or more bulbs miss
ing, as we'll as those who do not
have the required clearance lamps
or reflectors on loads wider than
80 inches, lamps on trailers and
semi-trailers, rear vision mirrors on
trucks, and other equipment requir-
ed by law. There will be no sporadic
drivers but a continuous effort to
correct conditions which tend to
cause accidents.
A tag given for faulty equip
ment does not require the driver to
appear in court. It requires him to
have the fault corrected within AZ
hours, and mail a card to us certify,
ing to this fact. In case of glaring
lights, the card must be signed by
certified light tester at an offic,
ial lamp adjusting station. In other
cases it may be signed by any gar,
age owner or manager.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
County Red Cross Nurse
Was Very Active in May
Much Time Spent With Individual
Families-Plans for Sum-
mer Outlined.

Miss Estelle Baron, nurse in the
county, submits the following re-
port of the work accomplished dur
ing the month of May:
Total visits to homes, 81.
Total visits or in behalf of cases
263.
Visits to 70 in behalf of cases ia.
Visits of General Activities, 10.
No. of school rooms visited 81.
No. of pupils inspected by nurse
46S.
No. of pupils examined by doctor
3S.
No. of defects found ZIG.
No. of visits to school children "a.
No. of parent consultations 10.
Individual work was done with
members of 81 families. This in
cluded arrangements for needed ex-
aminations or care by a physician,
arrangements for dental care, in
structions regarding feeding and
care of babies, instruction to Tub
erculosis patients, and application
for admission to sanatoriumS.
There is evidence of interest and
cooperation on the part of parents
in regard to their children. Consid-
cradle time was devoted to school
work this month. By having a
schedule to go by in regard to the
calls to be made, it affords possible
interviews with parents, and an OPP
portunity to discuss health prob
lens with teachers.
A time study is being made for
the month to show the following:
division of the nurses time on the
basis of percentage of time spent in
each activity. A desire to know
how much time is spent in travel
as we'll as the various activities was
the intention of the time study.
In three schools where the nurse
felt a drinking fountain was much
needed, she took the matter up
with the members of the school
board, and received the assurance
that bubbling fountain will be
procured.
Plans for the summer will he:
Home follow-up on tuberculosis
patients and contacts.
Home follow-up on school chill
dren.
Formation of various sub-advis-
DRY committees in the townships
has been made and the plan is to
have these in activity which will
include meetings in the various dis
tricts.
The nurse plans to spend the
next week as follows: Monday, June
End, Holdingford; Tuesday, 3rd
Brooten; Wednesday, 4th, Green
valid; Thursday, 5th, Belgrade; Fri
day, 9Th, Bowlus; and Saturday, 7th
A. M. in office.-Estelle Baron.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Mrs. John Tompkins Met
Death In Auto Accident
Relatives Receive Message of Cat
astrOphe Which Claimed Form
er Resident.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Birdsell re-
ceived word Saturday night at
about IL o'clock of the death Of
Mrs. John Tompkins, former re-
sident of this community.
Mrs. Tompkins met death in an
automobile accident which occurred
at Dodge Center, Iowa, Saturday
evening. The information received
was meagre.
The victim was formerly a resi-
dent of this community, having
lived on the Fred B. Rowe farm for
some time. The family came to this
country about 10 years ago. About
II years ago they moved to Iowa
where they lived short time and
then moved back to Osakis, Mimi.
Frank Birdsell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Birdsell, married a
daughter of Mrs. Tompkins.
Mrs. A. M. Birdsell left early
Monday morning for Dodge Center,
Iowa, to be present at the funeral
services.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
SAM RASK IN TOWN

Sam A. Rask, Blooming Prairie,
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for lieutenant governor, tar
ried for a short time in Sank Cen
ire yesterday and called at the Her
aid office. The gentleman is OF
Morse parentage and a native OF
Houston county. He was member
of the State Senate in 1919, 1926
and 1921. He served his country in
the PHILIPPINES as member of the
famous 18th Minnesota Volunteers
during the Spanisn-American war
He is engaged in the banking bust
ness at Blooming Prairie. The
gentleman impresses one as being
amply qualified to preside over the
State Senate at lieutenant govern
or.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
PARK REGION CITIES
TO WORK TOGETHER
Initiatory Steps Taken in This
City Thursday to Organize
Highway Committee
TO START WORK SOON
Will Investigate Traffic Route
Discrimination by Twin
City Tourist Bureau

About May "a, Secretary J. H.
Hansen, of the Sank Centre Com
munity Club sent out letters to the
secretaries of Commercial bodies in
several cities from st. Cloud west
on No. 3, and from Sank Centre
north to Bertha on No. 4, asking
for them to be represented at a
conference to be held in this city
to discuss alleged traffic discrimi-
nation at the Gateway Tourist in
formation bureau and other matters
in which the Park Region district
of Minnesota were interested.
Asa M. Wallace, chairman of the
Sank Centre Community Clubs
Highway committee, presided at
the meeting held Thursday after
noon at $3.50 at the Community Club
rooms in this city.
The following were the represent
tatives:
st. Cloud-Earle D. Cross, and
J. L. D. Coates.
Barnesville-J. H. Elbridge and
Ward McGrath.
Clarissa-Geo. A. Etzell and DR..
H. J. Schopf.
Osakis-E. G. Ruggles.
Moorehead-R. G. Fernold.
| Bertha-Dr. w. w. Will and w.
K. Bottemiller.
Alexandria-Dr. J. J. Volker, H.
S. Campbell and L. Ginther.
Long Prairie-George Malvern, E.
M. Berg and Chas. w. Hart.
Sank Centre-Asa M. Wallace,
Geo. O'Gara, Geo. Bergman, J. F.
Cooper, DR.. J. A. Dubois, w. M.
Parker, Howard Bishop and B. F.
Dubois.
The meeting developed into
very interesting one, the represen-
tatives from the other cities being
as keenly interested in the discrim-
ination problem and the develop
ment of the Highways as are the
Sank Centre committee.
After some discussion DR.. Volker
made a motion that a permanent
highway committee be named by
the Civic bodies of the cities af-
fected for the purpose of comforting
with the Civic and Commerce AS
ISOLATION of Minneapolis, and work.
ing with Mr.. Babcock to the end
that Trunk Highways 5 and 4 be
developed as rapidly as possible.
The member from this city was
designated as chairman of the per-
manent committee.
i At a meeting of the directors OF
the Sank Centre Community Club
Saturday morning the Herald editor
was selected as the committee mem
Der from Sank Centre. This
!, Thursday morning committee
!, men have been selected as fol-
!, lows: Osakis, E. G. Ruggles; Alex
andria, DR.. J. J. Volker; Long
, Prairie, H. C. Walfrath; Fergus
} Falls, Secretary Webb, of the CON-
mercial Club; Clarissa, Geo. Etzell.
The committee has been called to
meet in this city for organization
Friday afternoon of this week at 2
o'clock at the Community Club
rooms.
This committee has an opportun-
ity to do some very efficient work
for the Park Region of Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
Unusual Pentec0sfaI
Services in This CITY
19O0th Anniversary With I'm
usual Programs.

Sunday, June s, the churches of
Sank Centre viii observe Whitsun-
day, or Pentecost, with unusual
programs The celebration Of this
church festival will be
more general this year throughout
the United States than ever before,
owing to a general emphasis being
put upon it as the 19Ooth anniver-
sary of the Christian Pentecost. On
this day Christians commemorate
the descent of the Holy Spirit upon
the Apostolic Church. By many the
day is considered the real birthday
of the Church. In the Church cal
endar this festival is one of the
most important, surpassed only, in
popular Imagination, by Christmas
and Easter.
This event has been celebrated
annually by all liturgical churches
from time immemorial. 1t has been
receiving increasing recognition
from nom liturgical churches in re-
cent years. It is safe conjecture
that this year every denomination
will give Pentecost some considera-
ton.
The oldest Christian record of
this notable day in Church history
reads as follows:
And when the day of Pente-
cost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one
place. And suddenly there
came a sound from heaven as
of rushing mighty wind, and
it filled all the house where
they were sitting. And there
appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it
sat upon each of them. And
they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to speak
with other tongues. as the spir-
it gave them utterance."
This account of the origin of
Whitsunday has been variously in
terpreted, from extreme liberalism
to extreme symbolism. Upon one
historical fact all agree. that upon
that day the infant Church was
charged with such vitality that it
launched it's first attack upon the
pagan world. The campaign thus
begun continued with unremitting
effectiveness until this new relig'
ious force had superseded every
other, and, by 312 A. D., dominated
the mighty Roman Empire. At the
present time the definitely Christ
ian religious organizations com
monty called churches in this coun
try, have a combined membership
of about fifty million.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
SWIMMING INSTRUCTION

Swimming Instructor, Mervin s.
Clark, who operates under the aus
pices of the American Legion, will
be in this city June Both to con-
duct a series of lessons in SWIM
ming. Mr.. Clark was here last
year and created considerable in
terest among the boys and even
the older folks of the community.
He will be here until July 9Th.
These lessons will again be given
at Fairy Lake. More particulars
will be published later.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05

George Kranz, who has taught
school at Sweet Grass, Mont, for
the past three years, returned to
Sank Centre Friday and will spend
the summer vacation in this city
with his mother and brother. He
has accepted a position at an in
creased salary at Oilmont, Mont,
next YEAR.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
LIGHT COMMISSION MOVES

Monday of this week the Sank
Centre Water, Light and Power
Commission moved the uptown
headquarters from the office of v.
T. Conklin in the Merchants Bank
Building to the building on Third
Street purchased and fitted up to
meet the commissions needs. Ar
thur McDermond has succeeded
Mr.. Conklin as secretary, who re-
tires voluntarily after several
years of efficient service to the
city. Mrs. Louella Schulze has
been retained as bookkeeper.