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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

christmas program will he
given by the Sunday School at the
Little Sank Lutheran church Sun.
day evening, Dec. 81 at 8 o'clock
The Public Schools gave their
program Monday evening.
Messrs. Martin johnson and An.
drew Olson, Of North Little Sank
called on A. H. Hendrickson. OF
kandota Thursday morning.
Miss Ruth Iverson visited with
Mrs. Harry Johnson the forepart O.
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Drager en-.
tertained number of their rela,
ttives and friends on Saturday eve.
ming.
Andrew Evavold, of Ashby, Mimi.
accompanied by Mrs. j. Hennings.
gard and son, Andrew, Of Sank
Centre, spent Sunday afternoon al
the 8. e. Johnson home.
On Saturday, Harvey Wire de.
parted for short visit with his
folks at st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Sorenson en-.
joyed pleasant call from Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Sorenson Sunday.
At the annual business meeting
of the Luther League held at the
church Sunday evening, Leslie o.
son and Orville johnson were re-
elected President and Vice-Presi
dent respectively. Oliver Hanson
succeeds Miss Cora Sorenson as
Secretary
Walter Eager called on s. E
Johnson Saturday afternoon.
Two very competent gentlemen
have been re-tinning some Of the
watts at the local creamery the past
week.
Charles Aldrich is now a "U and
I" merchant. He opened Monday
with a big sale. Refreshments
were served free.
Harry johnson delivered a con
signment Of butter for the loca'
creamery, at Osakis Thursday.
A Merry Christmas to the Editor
the office force, and the many hap
py readers Of the Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Brooten

Broo.etn stores and restaurants
have entered into an agreement
whereby they will sell and use only
bread made at the local bakery.
Thes school bell which for many
years has called Brooten boys and
girls to study, is now a matter of
the past. The old bell has now
been replaced by an electric gong.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Ryff and chill
dren were Wilmar visitors Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Wall and Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Syverson were st.
Cloud VISITORS Thursday.
Wendell Lund and Edgar Fotzke,
Of Benson, spent Wednesday eve
ming at the Sonnenberg home.
It has been said that Santa Claus
would be in Brooten Tuesday at
200 o'clock to distribute bags of
candy and an apple to all the little
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Arenson and
children visited over the week end
in st. Cloud.
DR.. Leroy Syverson was Will
mar visitor Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
wight Carpenters Thursday even

Dwight Carpenters Thursday even-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Miller and
son, Andrew, spent Sunday after
noon at Earl Eldred's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jennison and
children and Regime Shramel visit
ed at Leo Zehrers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb Pastian
and daughters, Elsie and Evelyn,
son, Herbert, and Frank Miller
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Miller and family.
Anton Jung, Of Sank Centre, Wis
tied at the VIM. Beste home Tues
day.
Frances, Alma and Loretta
Thierschafer spent Sunday after
noon with Laura Molly.
E1r. and Mrs. Frank Head and I'd
Hcadelise visited at Dwight Car
penters Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Caroline Paul and son, Of
to, visited at Earl Eldred's Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Winters Wis.,
tied at the home of the latters faith
er, Henry Holdvogt, at New Munich
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jaspers and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reble spent FRI
day evening at VIM. Miller's.
Alberta Prasch, of Sank Centre,
spent Friday afternoon at the Leo
Gehrer home.
Lorraine Eldred spent Friday
night at Carl Jasper's.
Dwight Carpenter was a business
caller at Art Rogers Monday.
l1r. and Mrs. Charles Swendsen
visited at the I. w. King homo
Thursday evening. ...
Doris and Cleve EIdred spent
Sunday afternoon at John Rebels.
Fred Stiecher spent Sunday eve.
ming It Herman Kemper's.
Don;-ld Eldred and Henry Voller,
I, Of Melrose, motored to LaGraff Fri
day.
Mrs. Taul Guelsow and Mrs.
Ernest Sell called at Dwight Car
penter's Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Parker and
daughter, Joyce, spent Thursday at
Wilson Swift's.
John Reble called at Dwight Car
penter's Thursday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Morris and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Schiefer and daughter, Alvina, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jaspers and
daughter, Leola, spent Sunday eve.
ming at Earl Eldred's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Peterson
spent Tuesday evening at the I. w
King home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harold O'Brien and
Mrs. Charles Grey were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fentou
Parker Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jaspers, Mrs
Matt Michels, sons, Albert and
Charles, and Daisy Robinson help.
ed dress poultry at Dwight Carpen'
ter's Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Eldred and
daughter, Lorraine, spent Thursday
evening at the VIM. frisco home.
Fenton Parker called at Dwight
Carpenters Thursday.
Mrs. Joe Motley and son, Joseph
visited at Matt Michels Sunday at
| ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Thierschafer, Ct
Melrose, spent Sunday afternoon al
George Thierschafer's.
Charles and Albert Michels spent
Sunday afternoon at Dwight Car
penter's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holler visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Weis Sunday af
ternoon.
Joe Michels returned home Thurs
day evening from Marshalltown
Iowa
Mrs. Joe Weis spent Friday at the
Henry Quistorff home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kemrel
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
COMMUNITY DRAMA CLUB

A few folks who are interested
in the development and study of
drama met at the High School
building last week to consider the
possibility of an organization.
Those present agreed that there is
a place for the organization Of a
drama club in this community. Soon
after the Holidays meeting will
be called of all those interested,
and a club will be organized. The
purpose Of the club will be to study
dramas and dramatization, and to
present a limited number Of plays
for the public. It is thought that
funds secured by such public pre-
sensations may be used for some
useful and needy purposes in the
community. Detailed announce
ments will be made later.
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West Un;sn


from st. Johns College to spend
his vacation at the home of his
brother John Kraemer.
Mrs. AL Kleinfehn and Bud
Kleinfehn drove from Minneapolis
Thursday spending the day at the
Theodore Noeske home. They re-
turned Friday.
Elzera Roth has returned home
from her school at st. Cloud to
spend the Holidays here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhard Sohle
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Sohle at Sank Centre Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. H. G. Wakefield accompan-
led friends to Minneapolis Satur-
day, spending the day visiting her
daughter, Nellie. .....
Herbert Schwankee is home
from Concordia College for the
Holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Marthaler
drove to Brainerd and Wadena
Thursday for a visit with relativ-
eS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Messer and
daughter, Mrs. tanker and Mr..
Rau, Of st. Cloud, were visitors
Friday at the Mike and Ben Mes
ser homes.
Herman Terhar, of New Mum
ich, visited friends in West Union
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Cans drove
to st. Cloud aSturday wher they
visited relatives, returning Sum
day.
Irene Whitman spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Beste.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eisenshenk,
Cold Springs, and Paul Neussen-
dorf were Sunday guests Of their
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Messer.
Mrs. Ida Roth will entertain on
Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Roth and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ensign and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams
and Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Rooney
and children.
Because of State regulation, the
village council have had one tank
removed from their two tank
chemical and mounted on another
set Of wheels. This gives the use
of both chemicals and easier to
handle. One will be stored in the
engine room at the creamery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Messer spent
Thursday at the Ben Walters
home.
Rev. Kinsella officiated here
Sunday at st. Alexious Church.
Mrs. H. ]. Cans has had word
that her brother, Almond Huss,
OF Calumet City. Ill, is some i'm
proved. He received a broken knee
cap In an automobile accident in
Chicago some eight weeks ago and
has been confined in a hospital
since. 1t is just within the week
he has been able to rest without
pain.
Friends will be glad to know
that Mrs. J. s. Orbeck, who has
spent the past two years in the
Buena Vista tubercular sanator-
ium has so imp eyed that Sic viii:
spend two weeks Of the H,@ys
visiting her daughter Olivia a,
Cannon Falls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Odd Fellow Annual Christmas
Party o.

The members of the Odd Fellow
lodge and their families enjoyed
the annual Christmas party in
their hall Monday evening. About
fifty were present to enjoy a
splendid program and the Christ
mas tree. DIR. p. w. Hanson gave
two selections on the banjo, which
were greatly enjoyed, and the
Raspberry Singers, nine boys
under the direction of Supt. W..
Kohl, sang. The boys efforts were
greatly enjoyed. The members Of
this organization, which will be
quite frequently heard in the fu-
ture are: Clifford Domke and
Robert Vandesteeg. BASES; Fay
Domke, Floyd Nelson and Victor
Nelson, baritones; Dean Kinsella
and Orville Johnson, first tenors
and Orrin Anderson and Charles
Rattle, second tenors. Following
the program the distribution Of
gifts took place and candy and
apples were also passed around.
The balance of the evening was
spent in a social way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

A wonderful luncheon was pre-
pared by Mary Markson. Immed-
lately following the lunch Mr.. Ko-
Wake, Scoutmaster, made a speech
on behalf of the Scouts. He said
they hoped to have bigger and
better parties in the future.
Mr.. Kohl on behalf of the guests,
extended his thanks for being per-
mitted to attend such a party.
Those present sang one verse Of
silent Night. Following this taps
were sounded with each Scout
standing a severe saluet.
The Scouts were honored in hav.
ing as guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Kohl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wolkenhauer, Mr.. and Mrs. Morse,
and Fred Mossman.-Scout Scribe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Birthday Party

Jim Cooper, son of DR.. and Mrs.
R. E. Cooper, happily celebrated
his eighth birthday anniversary
Saturday, when ten boy friends
gathered at his home to help with
the occasion. The boys first en-
joyed a delicious dinner follow
ing which they attended the
theatre and saw, Bill Rogers in
Ambassador Bill"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Surprise Birthday Party

A number Of ladies gathered at
the home of Mrs. L. o. Gray Mon
day evening to help here celebrate
her birthday anniversary. The
occasion was a complete srprise
and a very enjoyable time was
spent. The ladies brought a de-
licious lunch and presented Mrs.
Gray with many beautiful and
useful gifts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

Chinese women control and man
age the Woman's Bank of Shang-
hal, a flourishing financial institu-
ton.
MINIS Teresa Gloticha of Lodz,
Poland is charged with having 13
husbands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

Saturday evening, to help the gen.
tleman celebrate his birthday an
niversary. Ten self-invited guests
were present and each brought
something to eat which was
served at late hour. All enjoyed
q pleasant evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Practical Gifts
for Christmas

Mems All Leather 16 inch Boots,
cool quality ------------------------------$ 1913
Boys Ia inch Boots, good quality
$500 to $3.50 and a flash light FREQ
Children's Boots up 70 S3.75 values
AZ PS'so
Mems up to date OxfOrds $2.48-$5.0O
School Girls Oxfords and Pumps
at Reduced Prices
WOmen's all rubber lined Upper
Overshces, $500 values at --$1.89
Mems $4.25 Automatic Oversh0es
Al ,Po.fo
A lot Of other bargains In Mems,
Women's and Children's Shoes,
Rubbers and Overshoes
Repairing Neatly Done
j. E. Erickson
Main Street
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Civic Club Disbanded

The Civic Club which was made
up of few girls eleven years old,
disbanded. This club ED three
dollars and thirty cents in the
treasury. The money was given
for a Merry Christmas this year.
Collections $1.6S, Candy sale $1.62
Total $3.50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Normal Christmas Party

Miss Maude Davis and the
members Of her Normal Train
ing class went to Osakis Thurs
day evening and enjoyed. a Christ
mas party at the home of their
fellow students, the Misses Ina
and leila BartZ.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Christmas Guests

Mrs. Elizabeth Nathe will have
as Christmas day guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Al Nathe and two daughters,
Of Balsam Lake. Wis, Miss Agnes
Minette, Of Devils Lake, N. D., Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Schwartz and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Jung and son, Of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

Dorothy motored to st. Cloud Mon
day to meet Gertrude Kruger, Of
Minneapolis. She will spend the
Christmas Holidays with her par
ents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
To Entertain Nine Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rotert will
entertain for nine guests at din
ner on Christmas day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
To Entertain Christmas

DR.. and Mrs. ]. F. Dubois will
be host and hostess to the FORM
er's parents, DR.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Dubois, on Christmas day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Stiles

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sell and
sons spent Sunday evening with
Herman Kemper's.
Mrs. Rasmussen and Anton Mel
son and daughter, Bessie. called at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Degree of Honor Meetine

The regular meeting of the De-
gree of Honor will be held Mon
day afternoon, December 28th, at
2:30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
Floyd Clark.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Christmas Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Whitson
will entertain at dinner for Mrs.
Alex Jameson on Christmas day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Christmas Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Halverson
will have as their Christmas
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard A.
Williams, Of st. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

Miss Catherine Cliff entertained
Mrs. Gordon Morse and the MEM
bers Of her Sunday School Class
Tuesday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Surprise Birthday Party

A number of friends and neigh
bors gathered at the farm home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. August Walstrcm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

Joint Installation Masons and
Stars
A joint installation of Masonic
and Eastern Star officers will be
held at the Masonic Temple New
Years Eve, Thursday, Dec 81 at
7:3O p. M. The installation service
will be preceded by short pro-
gram. Refreshments will be served
following the ceremony. All Mas
ons and their wives and Stars and
husbands are invited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
Scouts Annual Christmas Party

Scouts ANNUAL OnrIsGInaS IafGy
The annual Christmas party OF
the Boy Scouts, of Sank Centre,
Troop IS, was held Friday evening.
Fifty people were present, includ-
ing Scouts, and their respective
guests. 80
Promptly at 8:15 everyone en-
joyed themselves by playing bunco,
The prize awarded to the outstand-
ing couple went to Prudence Arndt
and Mr.. Kohl. Immediately fol-
lowing this a very elaborate pro
gram of songs, piano duets, plays,
and other stunts was carried out.
The next event was dancing
which to the dismay Of some, was
enjoyed greatly by others.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

Southwest Ashley
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scheiffer,
Mrs. Ben Lynch and daughter.
The Washington times., 1931-01-20

experienced in rallying public
sentiment in support of the
Eighteenth Amendment result
largely from that spirit Of in
tolerance"
The report states that upor
passage of the law the Bureau
of Internal Revenue proceeded te
organize an enforcement force.
"The appointment of prOhi-
bitiOn directors and agents
was not subject to the civil
service laws" the report adds.
"The salaries of prohibition
agents were too low to be at
tractive. There has been much
criticism of the character, in
telIigence and ability of many
of the force originally appointed
and many of their successors,
and it Is probably true that to
their reputation for general
~ unfitnesS may be aScribed in
large measure the public dis
favor into which prohibition
fell. Allegations of corruption
were freely made, and in fact,
a substantial number of pro
hibition agents and employees
actually were indicted and con-
victed of various crimes"
The report discusses the rapid
turnover of prohibition enforce
ment employees, and points out
that 1874 men were in and out
of the 48 offices of State direc'
tors from 1921 to 1925.
According to the report:
"The enforcement agents, in
spectors and attorneys, as was
authorized in Section 38 of the
national prohibition act, were
appointed without regard to the
civil service rules. A force
so constituted represented a
situation conducive to bribery
and official indifference to en-
fOrcement. 1t is common
knowledge that large amounts
of 1iQuOr were imported into
the country or manufactured
and sold, despite the law, with
the cOnnivance Of agents of the
law"
Andrews Takes Reins
Reorganization of the dry
forces under Gen. Lincoln c.
Andrews in 1925 is taken up in
the report and it states:
General Andrews, in a letter
dated March 81, 1925, which
was put in evidence at the
hearing before the Senate Ju.
dietary Committee, stated that
875 employees had been sep
arated from the service for
cause from the commencement
of prohibition to Feb. l, 1925,
and, of that number, 658 sep
aratiOnS had been effected
since June II, 1921. During
substantially the same period,
The Washington times., 1931-01-20
Cooperation Is Sadly Lacking

careful selection of personnel"
The report points out that the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
when the prohibition act was
pending in Congress, declared
that his bureau expected the
cooperation of "those mora.
agencies which are so vitally in
terested in the proper admins
tration of this law"
The report continues:
"Tf the cooperation thus re.
ferred to had been cordially
given and the bureau had been
adequately and efficiently or
ganized for the purpose of dis
charging the responsibilities
laid upon it by the national
prohibition act, it is probable
that many problems of the
character existing at the pres
ent time would not have arisen.
AS a matter of fact, very little
cO-OperatiOn was given by the
agencies referred to and the or
ganized bodies which had been
instrumental in procuring the
adoption of prohibition appar-
emily abandoned all effort to
convince the public of its ad-
yantages and placed all their
reliance upon the power of the
national government to enforce
the law. The proponents of
the law paid no heed to the
admonitiOn that mo law can be
effectively enforced except with
the assistance and cooperation
of the law-abiding clement
Dry Force Organized
"On the contrary, the passage
of the act and its enforcement
were urged with a spirit of in
tolerant zeal that awakened an
equally intOIerant opposition,
and the difficulties now being
The Washington times., 1931-01-20

which most strongly aroused pub,
lie sentiment against the liquor
traffic was the licensed saloon, u
and it links the saloon with "the
corrupt influence of liquor deal
ers in politics" 1t declares that
admittedly, the great achieve
ment of the Eighteenth Amend
ment has been the abolition Of
the saloon"
The report goes into detail re-
garding the history of the
Eighteenth Amendment and the
national prohibition act from
the time of the introduction Of
the joint resolution carrying the
amendment in both Houses of
Congress in December, 1917. 1t
points out that:
"The absolute prohibitions of
the amendment extended only
to the manufacture, sale, trans
pOrtatiOn, importation or expOr-
tatiOn of Intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes. The
amendment does not prohibit
the manufacture, sale, trans
pOrtatiOn, importation, on ex-
pOrtatiOn of alcoholic liquors
which are not intoxicating, or
of intoxicating liquors for other
than beverage purposes"
Changed Nations Habits
The amendment, it is pointed
out, does not define intoxicating
liquors and says that:
I'm the absence of any def
tion this would, of course,
mean liquors which were in
fact intoxicating, matter prac-
ticalIy impossible Of accurate
determination, since it would
depend upon the amount and
conditions of consumption, the
physiology Of the consumer,
and other factors which vary
in each case"
In the absence of such a defini-
ton in the amendment, it is
pointed out, Congress adopted the
arbitrary definition of one-half
of per cent by volume, but from
this definition were excepted fruit
juices and cider manufactured in
the home for private use. The re-
port declares:
The Washington times., 1931-01-20

"The amendment and the ma
tiOnal prohibition act inaugu-
rated one of the most extensive
and sweeping efforts to change
the social habits Of an entire
nation recorded in history.
"It would naturally have been
assumed that the enforcement
of such a novel and sweeping
reform in a democracy would
have been undertaken eau
tiOusly, with a carefully Sc
lected and specially trained
force adequately organized and
compensated, accompanied by
efforts to arouse to its support
public sympathy and aid. No
opportunity for such a course
was allowed.
Definition Arbitrary
CAS- already noted, it was
necessary to leave the defini-
tiOn of intoxicating liquor to
the legislature. and also neces-
sary for the legislature to fix
a somewhat arbitrary standard.
Considerable public sentiment
was, however, antagOnized by
the legislative fixing of the
permissible content of alcohol
at a percentage substantially
below the possibility of intOxi-
cation. This gave offense to
a number of people who per-
haps did not give adequate
consideration to the admins
trative difficulties which might
be involved by permitting a
larger alcoholic content. In
slant compliance was neces-
sarily required from the date
the amendment became effec.
tive. Scant opportunity was al.
lowed for the organization of
a force to carry out the con.
gressiOnal mandates. There was
no time or opportunity for