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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
l9-YEAR OLD YOUTH
FACES CHARGES
Tex O'COnnOr Arrested at
MelrOse Is Wanted BY
CrOOkstOn Authorities
WANTED FOR ROBBERY
May Be Member of Gang
Charged with Grocery
Store Burglaries

Tex O'Connor, 10 years old. who
said his home was at Louisville,
Ky, and who was arrested at Mel
rose on the evening of Sept. z, was
released from the Stearns county
Jail Monday in custody of Sheriff
Ira l.. Haven of Crokston, Polk
county. There O'Connor is charged
with first degree robbery, and he
is supected as being one of three
men who shot and killed chief of
Police Johnson at Ray, N. D., on
Sept 4.
After his arrest at Melrose, o.
Conner entered plea of guilty to
a charge of carrying a concealed
weapon. A. fine was assessed by
Judge ]. A. Roeser in district court
and in lieu of payment he was to
serve a Jail sentence not to exceed
six months. At the request of Polk
county authorities, the sentence
was suspended conditionally, so
the suspect could be taken to
Crookston for trail.
O'Connor was arrested at Mel
who became suspicious of the
mans actions. He believed O'Con-
nor who had requested change for
a large bill was feigning drunken
ness. He called the constable in the
afternoon, O,Connor had been in
company with two other men and
after the arrest, the constable
sought to locate the companions.
They were traced to the hotel but
left there through a rear entrance
and then through an alley. A car
belonging to- DIR. A. A. Meyer
was stolen and the two men were
suspected as having left town in
the stolen car. The car was report
ed the following day as having
been abandoned at Henning, Mimi,
In the meantime O'Connor was
brought to the Stearns county Jail.
He had a new shoulder holster.
The gun, as we'll as the holster,
appeared not to have had previous
use.
Several days after OConnor's
arrival at the Stearns county Jail,
Sheriff B. E. Shoener received re-
quests for photographs from Crook
ston and various places in North
Dakota. At Crookston a grocery
store had been robbed, and when
O'Connor's picture arrived, it was
identified as that of one of three
men who had staged the robbery.
The same trio, it was believed,
drove to Ray, N. D., where during
conference with Chief Of Police
Johnson, the police chief was shot
and killed. The trio, it is believed
had stopped to ask information Of
the chief of police and when he
became suspicious of them, they
shot.
Sheriff Haven brought one of the
Crookston robbery victims with
him to St. Cloud Tuesday, and this
man positively identified O'Connor
as one of the three who had held
four or five men at bay in the store
at the time of the robbery.
The two companions who are
sought for these same crimes are
believed to be Robert Johns and
Pat McCleary. Pictures of these
men have been sent to Sheriff
Schooner from Williston, N. D.
Johns is also wanted for the lone
robbery of the bank at Mattowan,
Mimi, on Sept II. He was driving a
small two-door coach at that rob-
berry. st. Cloud Times Sept. %.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
.ROBT. RASMUSSEN
BURIED ON SUNDAY
Was Highly Respected Resi-
dent of Sank Centre
Rural Mail Carrier
ILL FOR SOME TIME.
Born In Denmark 81 Years
AgO-MOved to This City
Early in 1913

Robert Rasmussen, one of Sank
Centres many highly respected
citizens, passed away at the fam
lily home ON Birch street, Sept. 10,
1880.
The deceased was born in Lohale,
Denmark, June rs, 1873. He came
to America when he was II years
of age. He lived in Iowa for six
year, moving to Pipestone, Mimi.
in 1896. In 1904 Mr.. Rasmussen
was united in marriage to Miss
Helen Hobaugh at Pipestone. The
heartbroken wife and daughter,
Lucille, are the immediate family
left to mourn. There are also left
to mourn two brothers, Carl and
Bernhard, in Denmark; a sister,
Mrs. Gertrude Willarsen, of Apple
ton, Wis, and brother, Erick, of
Armstrong. Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen and
daughter moved to Sank Centre in
February, 1913. Twelve years ago
Bob" became the mail carrier on
Rural Route No. 2, out of Sank
Centre. He was ever a conscien-
tious public servant and every fam
lily on the route retain the memory
of one or more kindness conferred
upon them by their faithful mail
carrier.
The deceased was confirmed in
the Lutheran church in Denmark
at the age of Is. After becoming
a resident of Sank Centre he affil-
lated with the Methodist church,
of this city.
The funeral was held from the
Methodist church Sunday after
noon at 2:30 conducted by the Pas
tor, DR.. F. c. Craig, who paid a
deserved tribute in memory of low
ing and patient husband and faith
er, splendid citizen and patient
sufferer.
He was tenderly laid to rest in
Greenwood cemetery.
"Bob's" health began to fail sew
eral months ago when he became
a sufferer with anemia He was
forced to give up his work about
six weeks prior to his death. Be
cause of his anemic condition his
heart failed him and it was with
great difficulty that he was kept
alive the last few weeks prior to
his death. He was a member of
the Modern Woodmen of America.
Robert Rasmussen will be sorely
missed by his many friends and
neighbors.
The following from outside the
city attended the funeral: Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hobaugh, and son,
Wayne, of Fargo, N. D. The gen.
tleman is a brother of Mrs. Ras-
mussen; Erick Rasmussen, brother
Armstrong. Iowa; and the follow
ing intimate friends of the family:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Anderson, Pipe
stone, Mimi; Mrs. r. D. Her, Yer
di, MINI. .--.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
State University to Erect
Dormitories for Students
First of Structures for Men to
House 258 and Cost $315, 5000
Separate Sleeping Rooms

Dorrnitory accommodations the
equivalent of the most modern on
any college campus will be pro-
vided for 25S young men at the Uni
versity of Minnesota in building
presently to be started. It will
stand on part of the tract overlook
ing the Mississippi River one block
from the present campus limits.
The cost has been fixed at $315. 600.
Minnesota has been able to take
this step without employing tax
money or borrowing as it did to
build the Field House. According
to Comptroller w. T. Middlebrook
5000, 900 of the sum will come from
the dormitory fund now existing as
a result of saved income from STAN
ford Hall, the cooperative cottages,
the special cottages for men, and
the like, most of which are old
buildings moved from property
bought by the university and rent
ed to students. The remainder the
university will borrow from itself,
sum of $115, 200, which will come
from service enterprise revolving
funds.
The quarters for 258 men will be
divided among single, two men and
three man suites, a special feature
being the plan that calls for a sep
arate sleeping room for each man
in a suite, surrounding a central
study room. The building itself
will be walled off into eight divis-
ions, each providing quarters for
between 80 and 40 men.
Serving the entire dormitory will
be such special facilities as a din
ing hall. where board will be serv-
ed at reasonable rates, a commons
or general lounge room, baths, a
lobby, postoffice and storage ac-
comodations in the basement.
The dormitory will be brick
building of colonial design with
mansard roof and dormer windows
on the fourth floor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
Local CreameyHas
Large Business Gain
1900 Pounds More Butter Manufac-
tured During August 1880 Than
Same Period in 1929 -

Although the extremely dry
season has greatly decreased
the production of butterfat,
the Sank Lake Cooperative
Creamery reports substantial
gain in business for the month
of August, over the same month
a year ago.
Fifteen hundred pounds more
butter was manufactured dur
ing the month of August this
year than during the same per-
iOd of last year. The increase
is said to be due to good feed
ing and better care of dairy
herds by the patrons of the or
ganizatiOn. With this increase,
providing that 1t continues
throughout the year, the cream
cry is confronted with the
necessity of building an addi-
ton to it's present quarters.
The price paid by the Sank
Lake creamery for No. 1 but
terfat for the month of August
was 44c. No. 2 butterfat
brought 41c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
Lntherans Mangurate
National Radio Hour
Beginning Oct 2 at 500 p. M, the
First Program Will Be Given
Over WCCO

Beginning October 2, the Luth-
eran Church missouri Synod) is to
be presented on the air by weekly
half-hour at 10 P. M. Thursday
nights over the Columbia network,
it was announced today. Thirty-four
stations in a coast to coast hook
up are to be employed. The pro-
ject is being financed by the Luth-
eran Laymen's League and in the
International Walther League for
the Lutheran Synodical Conference
of North America. The broadcast
will be known as the Lutheran
Hour.
The first broadcast will feature
the Cleveland Bach chorus under
the direction of F. w. Strieter
from Wink Cleveland. The music
al portions of later programs will
be presented by the Chicago Bach
chorus, Sigfrid Prayer, of Madison,
Wis. director, Edward Rechlin, or.
ganist of Emmanuel Church, New
York, and the Concordia Seminary
Chorus, st. Louis, directed by Dean
Walter Wismar of the Church of
the Holy Cross.
The initial series of sermons will
be delivered by DR.. Walter A..
Maier, of st. Louis. DIR. Maier is
professor of Old Testament Exeg-
esis at Concordia Theological Sem
mary, st. Louis, and editor of the
Walther League Messenger, Of
fetal youth organ of the Lutheran
Church.
"The Lutheran Church is the
first denomination to use a paid
nationwide network to spread it's
message" said Rev. J. F. Schu-
macher in commenting on the pro-
ject. "just as it was one of the first
churches to own it's own denomi-
national broadcasting station six
years ago. It is estimated that the
potential audience of the Lutheran
hour is between fifty and fifty-five
million people.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
"Cutting Corners
Shortens Highways
Bids Asked on Grading 60 Miles of
Permanent Roads, to Replace
&C of Old Routes

Another step in the process of
cutting corners" to make the Min
nesota trunk highways shorter and
safer for the millions of motorists
who travel the state routes, will be
taken Oct. II. when bids will he
received at the offices of the State
Highway department on five grad
ing projects, totaling 60.2 miles.
The new stretches of permanent
highway will replace 66.1 miles Of
temporary trunk routes effectins
distance reduction of SO miles, ac-
cording to Commissioner G. NJ.
Babcock. Eight railroad grade
crossings and fifty-one sharp turns
will be eliminated. All five Jobs
are to be completed next summer,
although work may start this fall.
The largest project is 81 mile
job on T. H. No. 7, from Tracy to
Lamberton. The new road gener-
ally will follow the old route ex-
cept that it will be on the north
side of the tracks all the way. Four
grade crossings and IL turns ere
eliminated by the relocation, and
the distance reduced 81 miles.
The second largest is ia miles
on No. 5, from Amboy to Blue
Earth. Here also the old road is
followed much of the way, but the
Strengthening process will remove
dozen sharp turns and reduce the
distance 0.8 mile.
Grading No. 3 from Garfield to
Brandon is continuation Of a re-
location recently completed from
Alexandria to Garfield. Eight sharp
turns and one crossing are rernov-
ed and the distance cut O.9. The
new road will be built on the south
side of the tracks.
A. 80 mile job on T. H. No. 20,
from Harmony to the Iowa line,
will complete the grading of the
Minnesota end Of U. S. No. SIS. The
relocation will bring the road on
the north side Of the railroad from
Harmony to Prosper, eliminating
two grade crossings, while an I'M
derpass will replace the crossing at
Prosper. The distance will be cut
1.6 miles and seven sharp turns
will be eliminated.
Bids are also called for on six
bridges, five of them on No. 20 and
one over the Minnesota river at
st. Peter. The list of projects. with
detailed information follows:
T. H. No. 3-From Garfield to
Brandon, &C miles, 100000 cubic
yards excavation.
T. H. No. 5-F'rom Amboy to
Blue Earth, 174 miles, 100000 cubic
yards excavation.
T. H. No. From Lamberton to
Tracy, length 21.0 miles, $4,000
cubic yards excavation.
T. H. No. 9-From LaCrescent to
Hokah, length SD miles, 336, 700
cubic yards excavation.
T. II. No. 20-From Harmony to
south state line, length go miles.
100000 cubic yards excavation.
T. H. No 20-North of Preston,
bridge No. 1896, 100 foot steel truss
span.
T. H. No. 20-North of Preston,
bridge No. 1894, widening 40 foot
concrete span.
T. H. No. 2O-South of Chatfield,
bridge No. 3707, $50 foot steel truss
span.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
MANY CANDIDATES
DOING VERY LITTLE
Expiring Subscriptions Play
Big Part in Initial Vote
ScOre-NO Big Lead
UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY
Get Busy with Winning Spirit
While Largest Vote Sched-
ule Is in Effect

Today's credit count in The
Herald's great Everybody Wins
Gift Distribution" of two beautiful
automobiles and purses of gold and
silver is printed. Hereafter the
standings will be changed each
week and will include all votes cast
for publication up to the preceding
Monday night. Today's score is the
first 1blished.
No Fair Indication
Neither the list of candidates nor
the recorded credits today is a fair
indication of how the race will be.
Subscriptions and coupons have
been turned in for some who have
as yet made no apparent effort
themselves. Another few have
tried to skim the cream. Eventu-
ally the campaign will narrow down
to the real workers, the real prize
winners.
There are some candidates who
will get along very well for a few
days. They will bubble over with
enthusiasm. But it won't last
long. They'll go out and get their
"ears knocked down" once or
twice and they'll quit. They
haven't got the stuff in them that
will urge them on. And rather than
admit their deficiency they'll call
in or write. IT find I haven't got the
time"
Others will be content to let
their friends cast votes for them
when they come to the office to
pay up their subscription over the
counter at The Herald office.
Some will start but will not fin
ish.
Miniature LIES Battle
It is just battle of life in min
iature. Some have it within them
selves to be successful. Others can
become so with the proper urge.
Still others lack confidence in
themselves and the ability to stick
and win.
The prizes are extraordinary.
Seldom before have such valuable
and SO many handsome cars of
SuCIl WILL iildhCS OCCli OllCICo III
this section of Minnesota as prizes
in a newspaper sales campaign.
And yet some candidates will lag
along hoping by some miracle that
the other fellow will stay asleep
and allow them to carry off the
prize without work and without
giving a semblance of return to
The Sank Centre Herald. That
isn't fair.
New Nominee Could Easily Win
Why today an absolutely new
candidate can enter this campaign,
and with just a few, new long
term subscriptions, sprint up and
gain clear lead over each and
every one now entered. It can be
done.
And a candidate now in can do
the same thing. There is no hand
leap. All are on even terms. Work
is the governing factor.
For instance, for every club of
$4,000 worth of subscriptions turn
ed in, the candidate gets 100000 ex-
ira votes over and above the regu-
lar vote schedule. The clubs may
be composed of small or large sub
scriptions from one to five years.
Ten one-year renewal subscriptions
would total 100000 votes. This
CONTINUED on Page Six)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
Highway Patrolmen
Jail 1870 In Month
State Road Officers Warn 8,5O3
Traffic Law Violators; Give
Aid to 66,625 Drivers

Minnesota Highway patrolmen
are continuing their work of rid
ding the state highways of drunk
en- and dangerous drivers, to Judge
by the August report of Earle
Brown, chief patrol officer, to c.
M. Babcock, commissioner of high
ways. The report shows u arrests
for drunken driving, "a arrests for
failure to observe "Stop" signs, "a
for improper use of license, 10 for
careless driving, for defacing
highway, Is for passing on curve,
6 for passing on crest Of hill 3 for
oversize equipment, 4 for over
weight, 8 for no chauffeur's
license and 2 for illegal parking.
Total arrests were $50, compar-
ed to 1876 in July. Fines imposed
were $5,193 in Aug. and $5,345 July.
AS further means of discourag-
ing drunken driving the patrol
men took in custody "a cars whose
drivers showed effects of drinking,
% cars with improper license, 16
abandoned on highway and
stolen.
Warnings were given to $500
violators of which 1851 were for
illegal parking. Other common of
lenses which brought warnings
were: Not driving in right lane.
1,505; speed in congested area 767;
going through stop sign, 800; inn
proper lights, AL. Illegal equip
ment tags were given to 4,702, of
which 1857 had no rear light,
1920 had one headlight and $40
glaring or otherwise faulty lights.
All persons given tags for illegal
equipment are given 48 to have re-
pairs made and mail a certificate
showing that fault has been cor
rected.
The patrolmen travelled an aver
age Of 4,279 miles each in August
in the discharge Of their duties.
They gave road information and
other assistance to 66,625 mo-
florists.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
Many Towns Stage
Paving Ceremonies
Years Program of $50 Miles Hard
Surfacing is Completed
Ahead of Schedule

The past week has been a week
of paving celebrations. Mankato
marked the opening of new con-
crete highway, from st. Peter to
ceremonies on Sept. II, Alexandria
had a pavement celebration on
Sept. co. and Albert Lea marked
the completion of No. 1 to the
Iowa line with celebration Sept.
%.
The Minnesota Highway depart
ment this year has built 280 miles
of pavement, all 20 feet wide ex-
cept two short stretches which are
wider. All but two jobs are now
completed, and these will be fin
ished within a week. A few of the
recently completed stretches are
still closed for curing and shoulder
ing, but all paving will probably
be open by the middle of October.
Weather conditions this summer
have been unusually favorable,
and all the paving has been finish
ed on time, in most cases ahead of
schedule, according to Commission
err G. M. Babcock.
With hard surfaced roads pre-
viously built, this gives Minnesota
1,430 miles Of pavement. OF this
paving 1000 miles are in one con-
nected system. with the Iowa line
near Albert Lea, Lake Crystal,
Austin, and Pine Island as the
southern termini, Saltwater and
Lakeland the termini on the Wis
consin border, Brownton, Benson,
Alexandria and Brainerd at the
western ends and Grand Rapids,
Aurora and Two Harbors the ter
mini to the north. The population
of the cities, villages and farms
connected by this Central 1000 mile
paving system, is estimated at
nearly 100000, or more than half
of the population of the state.
The completion Of No. 1 to the
Iowa state line will give Minnesota
a choice of two all-paved routes to
Chicago, one via Albert Lea, Mimi,
and Mason City, Waterloo and Du-
buque, Iowa and one via Eau
Claire, Stevens Point, Oshkosh and
Milwaukee, Wis. When work now
under way in Iowa is completed,
the new pavement on No. 1 will be
part of an all-paved highway to
Des Moines and Kansas City. st.
Louis and all the points in eastern
Iowa and Illinois can now be
reached by continuous pavement.
A list of the pavements built this
year allows:
T. H. No. north of Albert Lea
to Iowa line.
T. H. No. 2-Detroit Lakes to
Hawley.
T. H. No. 3-Alexandria to
Osakis.
T. H. No. 4-North and south of
Jackson.
T. H. No. 5-Junction No. IL to
Minneapolis city limits.-St. Peter
through Mankato to Junction No.
16.
T. H. No. Rochester to Eyota
Rochester to Byron, Owatonna to
Waseca, New Ulm to Sleepy Eye.
T. H. No. 8-Crookston to juno
ton No. 80.
T. H. No. jackson to Lake
field road, Worthington to Adrian.
T. H. No. 10-Wayzata to Litch-
field, Pennock to De Graft
T. II. No. 11-One mile in
Eveleth.
T. II. No. 16-Junction No.
to Lake Crystal.
T. III. No. 20-Cannon Falls to
Pine Island.
T. II. No. 22-Gaylord to Glencoe
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
RALLY DAY SUNDAY

The Congregational Sunday
School will hold their annual Rally
Day and Graduating exercises at
the regular church hours Sunday
morning at 1920.
Rev. Frederick e. Stillwell who
has resigned the pastorate after a
years service will deliver his fare
well sermon Sunday evening at the
usual church hour.
A most cordial invitation is ex-
tended the public to attend both of
these services.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
1880 Pheasant Season in
State Definitely Settled
Stearns County Re- eains Closed
Pope Open IL Days, October
Is to Oct. &c

Inc minnesota Game and Fish
Department under date of Sept.
% issued bulletin which definitely
locates the periods and counties in
which pheasants can be hunted in
the state this year. Stearns coun-
ty is not on the list of counties OPP
en- for pheasant shooting. Starting
Oct. Is Pope county will be open
for twelve days. The bulletin fol-
lows herewith:
1.-THE restrictions in the counties
which are to be open for the TAX
ing of ringneck pheasants have
beeen placed wholly for the pur-
pose of advancing the cause of
better shooting. After having had
a thorough investigation made, the
Department has asked the Cover
nor to sign an order which is
the Departments recommendation.
placing restrictions in those Coun-
ties in which there are fewer birds
than are found in the counties
which will remain open for the full
eighteen days.
Such regulations have been is
sued in the hope of having a short
open seaeson annually rather than
having an alternate season on
ringneck pheasants.
1.-THE law permits the taking of
three male ringneck pheasants in
one day and prohibits the taking
of hen pheasants. One may have
twelve such birds in their posses
sion and are limited to the killing
of fifteen such birds during the en-
tire season.
Five Day Open Season on Pleas
ants. Oct. Is to 10 inc: Anoka,
Washington, Dakota, Goodhue,
Olmsted, Winona, Fillmore, and
Huston.
Twelve Day Open Season on
Pheasants.-Oct. Is to 26 inclusive.
Traverse, Grant, Bigstone, Stevens,
Swift. Chippewa, Pope, Kandiyohi,
Nicollet, Renville, Meeker, Wright,
Mcleod, Carver, Sibley, Scott, Hen
nepin, LIE Sueur and Rice.
Eighteen Day Open Season on
Pheasants.-Oct. Is to Nov LIST, in
elusive; Lac Qui Parle, Yellow
Medicine. Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone,
Murray, Rock, Mobiles, Jackson,
Cottonwood, Redwood, Brown. Wat
onwan, Martin, Faribault, Blue
Earth, Mower. Freedom, Dodge,
Steele and Waseca.
"There will be no shooting this
season on native partridge or
ruffed grouse and there is no open
season provided for prairie chicken
or sharp tailed grouse. There is
no open season on Hungarian Par
fridge.
Special Notice to Hunters
There will be no reason for mis-
taking any of the above birds for
ringneck pheasants as there is
very little, if any, similarity be-
tween the BIRDS"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25

Adolph Kurdts, of Chicago paid
hired boys ten cents for each golf
bayy they stole, sold the balls back
to the golf club for a quarter a
piece, then shot dice with the kids
and won all the dimes back.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25

Rev. ". w. Bell, pastor of a
Methodist church at Wautoma,
Wis, has resigned to accept the
janitorship of the First Congrega-
tional Church, in Oshkosh, Wis,
thinking he can save more money
by the change.