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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Octogenarian Buried at
Osakis Tuesday, June "a
James Robertson Passed Away at
His Home Near Sank Centre
b.. Monday, June %

Charles Edmond Robertson pass
ed away at his home near Sank
Centre Monday morning, June %,
1880, at the age of 81 years and 5
months. ,u... -. ...-.-. ..
The deceased has suffered poor
health for the past five years. About
a year ago he suffered stroke,
which left him an invalid, but with
a smile for every one.
Mr.. Robertson was born in Port
Huron, Michigan, January %, 1849.
He came with his parents to Min
nesota in 1855 and located in Rice
County. When a young man he
came to Osakis and while there
met and married Maria Curtis, the
faithful wife who was always near
him during his illness. Seven
children were born to this union,
two passed on in childhood, Grace,
at the age of months and Clyde,
10 years. The surviving children
are Mrs. Harry Finch, Long Prai-
RE, Mrs, Dwight Carpenter, Sank
Centre, Mabel. Hiram and Daisy at
home. There are Is grand children
and great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were held
at the Methodist church in Osakis.
The rites were conducted by Rev.
R. H. Prentice and burial was made
in Evergreen cemetery. Mesdames
Robinson, and Palmatier sang
Home of the Soul" Rock of Ages"
and "It is Well"
The pallbearers were w. E. Up
ton, o. ]. Ling, Louis Soggie, H. s..
Halverson, Henry Parker and F. E.
Head.
The deceased lived full life and
an active one.
A good citizen, a loving husband
and devoted father has passed on.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Local Golfers Defeated
at Little Falls Sunday
Play GlenwoOd July eff You
Desire to Go Register With
DIR Hennemann

Twenty-Five members of the Sank
Centre Country Club drove to
Little Falls Sunday for an 18-hole
tournament. The narrow fairways,
with river on one side and heavy
woods on the other, small sand
green's were a handicap with which
they were unfamiliar, and the
gentlemanly hosts took the visitors
into camp with a four point VIC
tory. When the return match is
played in this city conditions may
be reversed.
Next Sunday, July 6. Sank Centre
will play at Glenwood. 1t is desired
to have large number of players
make the trip. If you care to go
register either with DIR. H. F.
Hennemann or A. +. Strebel so that
transportation may be provided.
Do this as early as possible.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Drive for Funds for Scout
Work in This CITY
Nine Members of the Two Sank
Centre Troops Spent Wonder
full Week at Camp

For the past two weeks an in
tensive drive has been made in the
city for funds to support the Boy
Scout movement in this city. To
date over $500 has been raised. A
portion of this money will be sent
to the District Area headquarters
at st. Cloud and the balance will
be used to support the two fine
local troops.
More funds are needed to reach
the amount arranged for the bud
get. Any citizen desiring to sup
port the movement can send his
contributions to D. B. Caughren,
chairman of the drive, Merchants
National Bank.
Nine boys from this city have re-
turned from Camp Nawakwa, Avon,
after spending a glorious, instruc-
tive week. Those from this city in
camp were: Archie Lane, Wayne
Leudtke, Bob Falk, David Caugh-
rem, Willis Dahlem Vernon Wicks
and Larry Cooper. These boys were
all housed in one tent. Julian
Markson, Senior Scout, also spent
the week in camp.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Bertha Farmer Wounds
Child and Kills Self
Crushes Skull of His l4-Year Old
Daughter with Double Bitted
Axe

Her head crushed by blow from
a double bitted axe, Ruth McCon-
nell, IA years old, is near death in
a hospital while the body of her
father, Howard r. Mcconnell, is at
a morgue today.
Believed to have been brooding
over the death of his wife, IA mon
this ago Mcconnell struck his daugh-
ter with the axe Sunday while she
lay on a bed and then committed
suicide by hanging. Apparently
thinking his daughter dead, he
wrapped her body with bed cloth
ing before killing himself.
The girl, McConnell's only child,
is in semiconscious condition. She
suffered loss of considerable blood
and is in a weakened condition and
physicians believe she will not re-
cover.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Al CLUB PICNIC

The annual picnic Of the Stearns
County All Clubs will be held on
the campus of st. Johns University
at Collegeville, July 22nd. The
Council and Club Leader, Frederick
WEIGH, have appointed a county
wide committee to take charge of
the arrangements and also the pic
mic features-kitten ball entertain
ment and talks. The Benedictine
Fathers of st. Johns will arrange
to conduct a series of tours thru
the College and also the farm and
forestry experiment stations. All
Club members and their parents
and friends are invited to attend. A
refreshment stand will be main
tanned on the grounds but a picnic
lunch will be brought by the visit
ors.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
VII Visit Relatives in
Norway, Native Land
p. B. Hanson Left This City Tues
day MOrning-Met Brother in
Chicago

Tuesday morning P. B. Hanson
left Sank Centre enroute for visit
at his boyhood home, Bergern, Nor
way. Wednesday morning he met
his brother, DR.. K. Hanson, Grand
Junction, COL, at Chicago.
At 1901 A. M, Saturday morning
the gentlemen will sail from New
York on board the Europa, the
largest and fastest ship If the
North German Lloyd line. This boat
of $4,000 tons is the last word in
modern passenger ship construc-
ton. The gentlemen will leave the
boat at Bremen, Germany where
they will entrain for Bergern, trav-
cling through Denmark and Swed-
en-. They expect to reach their
destination not later than nine days
after they leave New York.
The Messrs. Hanson have two
sisters and brother residing at
Bergen. This will be P. B. Han
sons fourth trip to his native land
since he came to America and en-
tered the Corner Drug Store, Sank
Centre, in 1882. On the prior trips
they have landed in England.
They will enjoy several side
trips in Norway. Enroute stops
will be made at Olso, Norway,
Stockholm and Copenhagen, Swed-
en-, Berlin and Paris. It is under
stood Paris has been visited before
but this will be their first visit to
Berlin.
They will sail at Cherburg,
France, Aug. %. on the Mauritania,
another palatial passenger boat. On
their arrival they will spend a coup
lie of days in New York leaving for
their homes in the West, and will
arrive in this city about the first
week in September.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Interesting All Club Tour
Held Thurs, June 26th
Visited Many Places-EnjOyed Din
ner and Sports at Fairy Lake
at Noon

Last week Thursday, June 26th,
the members of the Gopher Prairie
All Club enjoyed a tour of this
community, inspecting the various
projects undertaken by club men,
bers.
The club members with their par
ents gathered at the home of the
leader, DR.. F. c. Vandesteeg at
nine o'clock in the morning. The
cavalcade consisted of twelve cars
with over ninety people taking part.
The first stop was made at the
Herman Iwinski farm. Other stops
during the morning were made at
the c. F. Botz, B. H. Otte, Art
Rogers, Steve Christie and the
Pope farms. The party arrived at
Fairy Lake at noon, where din
ner and ball game were enjoyed.
Following this they went to the
Andrew Hector, Mrs. Jim Stanley,
Paul Gilsow, John Reble, Paul
Winters, John Berscheit, Frank
Minette and Alex Botz farms. Mr..
Minette took several pictures of the
group at his place.
Frederick WEIGH county club
leader, was also in the party. No
serious mishaps were reported, al
though Mr.. Welch ran out of gas,
when some of the club members
shut off the flow from the tank.
The object of the tour was to
show club members the work of
others and compare their projects
with others.
The club met Wednesday evening
to make arrangements for the an
nual picnic and Achievement day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Grace Hamilton Anderson


Grace Anderson Hamilton died
at her home in Donnybrook, N. D.,
June 81, 1880, at HOO a. M, after
an illness of year and a half with
dropsy and leakage of the heart.
The deceased was born at sSpenc-
er, Iowa, Sept. Is, 1897, and was 81
years, nine months and ~ days old
at the thine of her death. When she
was about five years old her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hamilton
moved to Lyman Prairie where
she grew to womanhood. Dec. 26,
1898, at Glencoe, Mimi, she was
united in marriage to Andrew An
derson, of Donnybrook, NJ. D. Her
entire married life was spent at
Donnybrook.
The remains were brought to
Sank Centre; the funeral was held
from the Methodist church of this
city Monday at 200 p. M, conduct
ed by Rev. Stillwell, pastor of the
Congregational church. Burial was
made beside her father, who passed
away five years ago, in Lyman
Prairie cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Della Hamilton, of
this city and the following brothers
and sisters: Roy Hamilton and
Mrs. Clyde Beidleman, Sank Centre;
Mrs. Robert Gray and Lee Hamil-
ton, of Donnybrook, N. D.; Mrs. J..
o. Gray and Homer Hamilton,
Ceylon, Sask. !? Mrs. David Osgood,
Hutchinson, Mimi; and Mrs. Earl
Root, of Monteviedo. Mimi.
The following relatives from
away from this community attend
ed the funeral: Mrs. Robert Gray,
Donnybrook, N. D.; Mr.. and Mrs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Swimming Lessons We're
Beneficial to Riddles
Community Movement Sponsored
by American Legion Closed
Saturday

+ Mr.. Clark, instructor in swim
ming, closed his work at Fairy
Lake Saturday after having given
instructions to nearly 100 children
and many adults. This worthwhile
community movement was sponsor
ed by Robert Swift Post, American
Legion at a very heavy expense,
Last weeks Herald suggested that
free will offerings from the public
would be gladly received by the
Legion To date the contributions
have been as follows: Fischer Bak-
cry, $500; G. E. Carpenter, $500;
r. Kempter, $1OO; J. H. Hansen,
$3.50. 1t is not too late to make
contributions.
These five beginners won badges
in the final test Saturday by being
able to swim so feet and to float
one minute: Donald Hesse, John
Parker, Robert Larson, Echo
Clough and Lloyd Wruck.
Many children were classed as
swimmers, the majority of them
having taken instructions last
year. This group in order to win
their badges were required to make
the following qualifications: To
swim 100 yards, to make surface
dive in six feet of water bringing
up sand from the bottom, to float
and swim on their backs for SO
yards. The badge winners were:
Dorothea Fischer, Ambrose Sand
ers, Rod. Carpenter, Adelbert Car
penter, Orville Carpenter, Harry
Jardine, Regene Forsberg, Allen
Brown, Floyd Nelson, Bill Parker,
Marion Conkey, Lillian Conkey, Ju-
liam Dubois, Valerie Rose, John
Dubois Jess Clough, Nancy Wedge,
John Parker, David Dubois, Edgar
Opheim.
Adjutant Tom Clough, of Robert
Swift Post, will distribute badges to
the winners within few days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
WELL KNOWN LADY
BURIED MONDAY
Miss Bridget Allen, Long Res
ident of Getty Township,
Passed Away June 26
FROM AN OLD FAMILY
Mrs. Grace Anderson Died at
DOnnybrOOk, N. D.-Fun-
eral Monday
Bridget Allen

On Thursday evening, June 26th.
Miss Bridget Allen passed away in
Melrose, at the Erchenbach home.
where she had resided for a year.
Her death was the consequence of
stroke of paralysis, suffered two
years ago, from which she never
recovered, but which was the fore
runner of gradual decline in
health.
Bridget Allen, the daughter of
Michael and Bridget Allen, pioneers
of this community, was born in
Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada,
on October 1, 1862 In 1874 her par
ents moved with their family to
Minnesota, taking up their resi-
dence on the farm, since known as
the Allen farm in Getty township.
For number of years the de-
ceased taught in the schools of
N. Dakota, and for a period of
some twenty-five years devoted
herself to the profession of teaching
in the district schools of Minnesota,
particularly of Stearns County.
She retired from the teaching pro-
fession 8 years ago.
The decedent is survived by three
brothers, Michel of Sank Centre,
Stephen of North Dakota, and
James of California; and by three
sisters, Margaret of Oregon, and
Elizabeth Allen and Mrs. Robert
Kenna of Sank Centre. Another
brother John Allen, of Getty town.
ship, passed away two years ago.
The funeral was held from the
Church of Our Lady of the Angels
in this city on Monday morning at
$50 o'clock. 1t was largely attended
by relatives and many friends of
the deceased from this community
and Melrose vicinity. The pastor,
Reverend John A. Fearon, officiat-
ed at the Solemn Requiem High
Mass, assisted by Reverend Matth,
of Melrose, as deacon, and the
Reverend Austin Kinsella of St.
Cloud as suddeacon. Burial was
made in the family lot in Calvary
cemetery. Pallbearers were six
nephews of the deceased, Vincent,
Cyril, Frederick and Kenneth
Kenna, and Edward and Thomas
Allen all, of Sank Centre.
Out-of-town friends in attend
ance at the funeral were: Mrs.
Stephen Collins, of Grand Forks
and James Collins, of Fargo N. D.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Cleveland,
Of St. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
Sank Centre Wins
Sixth Game Sunday
Sank Rapids Tigers Lose to G.
Judkins Allowed Only Two Hits
Up to Seventh

The Sank Centre Ball team
brought in it's sixth victory of the
year Sunday when the Sank Rapids
Tigers fell before the effective
pitching of Judkins and the slaught-
er of his fellow teammates. The
game ended with the score stand
ing at to 6.
Sank Centre scored first in the
fourth inning when Wolfe drove a
nice single inside the third base
line. He stole second and went to
third on Judkin's single Buffers
two Dagger brought both men over
the plate for counters.
In the fifth inning the locals gar
nered three more runs Miller sing
led, and both he and1Frank were
safe when Bjorske psgged wild to
second on Franks slow roller.
Both men scored when Dahlem
singled to left, and went to third
when it went through Irving Chat
Ike. He scored when Stensrud's
throw to home on Wolfe's grounder
came in too late to catch him.
Again in, the sixth the locals
scored two more runs. Butler
singled and scored when Bjorske
grooved one that Molly Gilbert
slammed for three bases. Gilbert
scored on Dahlem's single.
During this time the visitors
were unable to score. Judkins had
allowed only two hits. Due to
poor support he twice was forced
to retire the side via the strikeout
route with men on bases. The
score stood Z to O and it looked
bad for the Tigers. Simons and I.
Chaika both led off with singles.
Gruber struck out. Luckemeyer
singled to right scoring both men.
The latter went to second when
Butler dropped Judkin's relay from
Deziel. Bjorske was safe at first
when Dahlem hesitated and threw
wild to first. Luckemeyer went to
third on the overthrow and scored
on Stensrud's sacrifice fly to left
field.
In the eighth inning R. Chaika
CONTINUED on Page Six)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
W. MOYNlHAN WINS
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Became Champion of Central
Minnesota Association for
Third Time
HE WAS ALSO MEDALIST
Norbert Frank, II, Makes
Fine ShOwing-F. O'Gara
Victor in His Flight


golf without the aid of profession
al instruction on the course of the
Sank Centre Country Club, and
broke the course record with a
score of 33 for the $3.50 yard g.
hole course, or four under par. It
was predicted that at the Central
Minnesota tournament which was
to be played at Bemidji Monday and
Tuesday of this week, the contes-
tants would be pointing their game
to defeat Walter because they
would realize that if they could de-
feat him they would very likely
win the Central Minnesota cham
pionship.
The Herald dope ran true to
form but-Walter's opponents, clev-
err though they were, could not
come through.
The Sank Centre young man was
medalist, leading the field with low
score. In the semi-finals Tuesday
morning Dick Strobel, st. Cloud
young man, had Walter four down
at the turn. Walters clubs worked
in fine shape in the last nine while
his opponent cracked under the
strain and was defeated one up,
Is holes. Walter pared the course,
Y, in this match.
Bob Leach clever young player
from Alexandria, defeated Harold
Riley, st. Cloud, Tuesday morning
to become Moynihan's opponent in
the final round. This was a battle
royal and both young men showed
the strain of a strenuous cam
paign and shot erratic golf. Young
Leach was the longest driver in the
tournament, driving one shot 375
yards with the wind. Walter also
swings a wicked wood and was
trifle steadier with his irons and
won the championship one up with
score of 70.
In his playing before the tourna-
ment opened Walter was shooting
sub-par golf and was the favorite
to win the tournament.
This is the third time Walter has
won the Central Minnesota tour
nament honors. He led the field in
1926 and 1927; was eliminated on
his home course in 1928, and lost
to Dick Strobel last year because
he could not control his putter. Sank
Centre rejoices with Walter in his
success. He wears his honors mod
estly.
Another youngster from this city,
Norbert Frank, II years old, who
started playing golf last year, en-
tered his first tournament play this
year at Bemidji. He succeeded in
landing in the championship flight,
and G. L. Bridgeman, Crookston, a
seasoned golfer, was compelled to
go to the 10Th hole before he could
eliminate this modest youngster. In
the future "Spink" will ge biven a
more impressive demonstration OF
how the Scotch game should be
played as he has been given his
test of fire in tournament play.
Sank Centre folks are just as
proud of Norbert's success as they
are of Walters. Not so much was
expected because of his inexper.
fence.
In the fourth fight Frank O'Gara
of this city, defeated Leo Bar.
thelmy Alexandria, two up.
Norbert Frank, of this city was
defeated for the consolation cham
pionship by one stroke by Fritz
Carmen, Detroit Lakes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
WNAX to Broadcast
Local Creamery Program
Better Butter Drive to Feature Re
port of Sank Lake Cooperative
Organization

A better butter program
which will feature the Sank
Lake Cooperative creamery, of
this city, will be broadcast
over WNAX radio station, of
YanktOn S. ID.
The program will be on the
air between loo and 1:3O p. m.
this Thursday afternoon. Inter-
-esting data, comparing the
creamery business of the local
Institution for several years
will be q feature of the pro-
gram.
It is hoped that many Sank
Centre people will tune in on
this event today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miller left Satur-
day morning on sightseeing trip
to Yankton, S. D.. They went from
there to Nebraska and returned
home through Iowa. They enjoyed
a most splendid trip and arrived
home Monday night.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Sullivan and
son, Glen, and Mrs. p. Lamb autoed
to Little Falls Sunday where the
latter visited her son, DR.. H. Lamb
and family. Glen remained in Little
Falls for a golf game, while his
parents motored on to Brainerd
for the day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03

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Evening star., 1930-12-02

Chile has 1900 miles Of seacoast and
SO ports, making her people the only
genuinely maritime race in South
America.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
TAX APPEAL BOARD
! DECISIONS UPHELD.
Local Merchant Defeated in
Review of Case by D. C.
/ Supreme Court.

Decisions of the United States Board
Of Tax Appeals have been affirmed
by the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals In three opinions, two rendered
by Chief Justice George E. Martin and
the third by Justice Josiah A. Van
Orsdel.
The Evergreen Cemtery Association of
Detroit, Mich, challenged, unsucceSS-
fully, deficiency tax of $l3,866.17 de-
termined against 1t by the commissioner
of internal revenue and affirmed by the
Board of Tax Appeals. The deficiency
Is said to have existed in the associ-
atoms return for income and profits
taxes for 1921, which showed that con-
tracts had been closed with purchasers
of cryptS in a mauSoleum built and
maintained by the association for a to-
tai of $160,900. The cost of the crypts
sold in the two years, the opinion states,
was $86,681, leaving a gross profit of
$74,218.55.
The other opinion of Chief Justice
Martin refers to a deficiency claim of
81 ,842.79 by T. v. Larsen of the firm of
Larsen & Forcia, who conducted saw
mill in oregon. Larsen had been resi-
dent of Washington State, where there
are community property laws, and
moved into Oregon, where such laws do
not prevail. He thought he could con-
tinue to make returns as he had done
in Washington and claimed to hold
one-half of his investment in the firm
as trustee for his wife, which was not
allowed by the taxing authorities.
The third case is a local one and
deals with an alleged deficiency tax of
$1S,095.28 for the year 1920 in a return
by the Central Trust Co. as administra-
tor Of Azel Ford, a merchant Ford had
been held liable by the court auditor
october Is, 1920, for $67,626.54 and in
supplemental report for an additional
sum of $63,145.09, both sums being
compromised for $S8,8OO. Ford had
sought to charge of the first liability,
but this was diSallowed and the court
held that he should have waited until
settlement Of the litigation before claim
ing allowance for arY part of The loss
Evening star., 1930-12-02
OYSTERMEN OF PATUXENT RIVER
TO TEST PEARLS IN BIVALVES
Dredgers Believe They Have Been Throwing Away
Fortunes in "Gems."

range in size from aepin head to that
of a green pea.
Until this time the oystermen have
and have thrown them away as they
were removed from the shells. Capt.
Davis says that for several years he
kept those he found in small tobacco
pouch, but when he got it half full he
decided that they were worthless and
threw them away.
To determine whether these pearls
are of any value some Of them must be
polished and examined by an expert an
expense that the oystermen hope will be
justified
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Kenilworth Citizens Association, meet
ing in the Kenilworth School.
With the Inauguration of this COM
mittee the association plans to supply
relief to those needy of the neighbor-
hood throughout the rest Of the Winter,
or at least as long as this aid is neces-
sary. Any plea for help that is re-
ceived win be subject to investigation
by this committee, which in turn will
turn 1t over TO the Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee will render aid
to those who are approved by the IN
vestigating group.
The association also adopted reso-
luton favoring the extension of Mary
land avenue from Fifteenth and H
streets northeast to Eastern avenue and
thence to the District line, a distance
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Peru, more than any other of the
South American republics, has q his
torical background Of antiquity and cul-
ture.