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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Skeleton of Douglas County
Man Discovered in Swamp
Near Lake Carlos
Park Region Echo, Alexandria,

Park Region Echo, Alexandria)
Harold Drum made the gruesome
find of a skeleton last Friday
morning about ten o'clock while
grubbing tamarack stumps on the
Drum farm between Lake Ida and
Lake Carlos, which clears up mys-
terry of more than thirty years
standing. The skeleton was that of
Otto Dahl, who disappeared in 1900
and of whom no trace had ever
been found until the 18-year-old son
of Everett Drum discovered the
skeleton and land which, at the
time of Dahl's disappearance, had
been thick underbrush and swamp.
When the stump was removed
young Drum noticed human bone
partly uncovered. Digging around,
he found a skull. Then he left the
ground without further disturbing
it until Coroner ]. A. McCabe was
notified. The latter went to the
place and further digging disclosed
the whole skeleton, lying face down
few inches under the moss and
dirt which had covered it during
the long time the body had lain
there.
Everett Drum has lived on the
farm for 10 years and had crossed
the spot where the remains were
found many times, without suspect
ing that that was the last resting
place of Otto Dahl. The place
where the remains were found is
dry ground now and has been for
some time, but Mr.. Drum says that
in years gone by there has been two
feet of water in the swamp, which
was half a mile long north and
south In the early days.
Otto Dahl was 50 years old at
the time of his disappearance. He
lived on a farm near where the
skeleton was found and was a great
hunter. It was a common habit Of
his to take small quantity of food
and start out on a hunting trip
through the country to the north,
which then was good hunting coun-
try, and be gone for several days.
Frequently he brought back deer
from such trips.
From one Of those trips, made on
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01

Lose Initial
Football Til.
Long Prairie Victorious by
1910 Score at Swanville
Street Fair Saturday
VERY FINE SHOWING
Team Gives Promise of Better
Things-Glenwood Re-
serves Friday

The Sank Centre High School
football team received their first
baptism of fire of the 1881 season
when they met the rangy Long
Prairie High School team as the
opening attraction of the Swan.
vile Street Fair SATURDAY. morn
ing.
Sank Centre was defeated by g
score of 10 to 0, both touch downs
being scored in the first half of the
result of two identical plays-lat
eral passes.
The locals were seriously handi.
capped for most Of the game be-
cause Capt. and Fullback Clih
Domke was out of the lineup be.
cause Of an injured leg. lie was
forced to go into the game late in
the second half, replacing Iwinsk
who was badly battered and bruis-
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Otto Hedin Pur-
chased Property
Council Accepted $500 Bid on Lake
shore Point-Three Others
Make Offers

Bids for the purchase Of the
lakeshore property, known as the
first point, near the old tourist park
on Sank Lake, were opened by the
Council Monday nig,r.
Otto Hedin was awarded the
property, his bid being $4,000. This
plot Of ground has about 400 feet
Of shore line and is well located
for summer cottages.
The other bids entered were:
George O'Gara $505.00; Mr.. Classic
100000; and r. G. Klar $428.00.
Mr.. Hedin plans to erect several
cottages on the property next year.
This should be profitable venture
rs all cottages in that vicinity al
ways have been rented during the
entire summer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Episcopal Church
Has Parish Hall
VIII Be Used for Sunday School
and all Social Activities of the
Congregation

At recent meeting Of the Vestry
of the Good Samaritan Episcopal
Church 1t was decided to use that
part Of the building now rented as
a home to Mrs. p. r. Davis, as q
Parish Hall.
This program has been vision
of several of the nrsmbers of the
congregation for some years and
the realization Of its fullfillment
comes as a happy surprise to the
parish members.
The new parish hall will be used
for Sunday School classes, and all
other activities of the various so
cieties, including choir parties. Rev.
Lansing Kempton will make his
home there and Mrs. Wesson will
also live there ana act as caretaker.
It has long been known to mem
bers that a place for the young
people to meet has been great
need and this act will, no doubt.
greatly Increase the activities OF
the parish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Local Folk Attend
Catholic Meeting
William Boerger Reelected Presi-
dent of Mems Societies at
Thirty-Third Meet

Rev, A. ART, Mrs. s. G. Schwarz-
bauer, Miss Florence Vogel and
Miss Katherine Wedel left for De-
lano Sunday morning where they
attended the Thirty-third annual
convention of Catholic Aid Societies
which was held Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, of this week. The
party returned home Wednesday
morning.
William Boerger, Of st. Cloud,
was reelected as president of the
State Federation Of Catholic Mems
Societies, which met in session
jointly with the Catholic Aid So
ciety and the State Federation of
Catholic Women's societies of Min
nesota.
Other mems society officers nam
ed are: Frank Jungpauer, Of st.
Paul, financial secretary; Alexand-
er Ranweiler, of New Ulm, record
ing secretary; William Gerlach, of
st. Paul, treasurer, and Michael
Weiskopf of st. Paul, marshal for
life.
mittee named are Henry Ahrens, of
Jordan, Joseph Matt, of st. Paul,
Willebald Eibner, of New Ulm,
Frank Kueppers, of st. Paul and
DR.. c. N. Weyer, Of Mankato.
Delegates attended high mass, at
which the Rev. Steven Winter, past
or of st. Peters parish here, was
celebrant. The first business ses-
sion of the State Federation of
Catholic societies was held later.
The convention banner passed on
at each convention was presented
to st. Peters parish, by Mathew
Water, Of Winona.
Following a report by President
Boerger, Mrs. M. Anna Lorenz, of
Bird Island, president of the State
Federation of Catholic Women's So
cieties presented a paper on activ-
tiles during the year.
The women's organization then
retired to its own convention hall
and both groups heard reports Of
activities.
A report Of the recent national
convention Of the Catholic Central
Verein at Fort Wayne, Ind, was
given by the Rev. Anthony ART Of
Sank Centre.
The following delega"ss were
elected to attend the national con-
vention Of the verein at st. Louis
next August: Joseph Matt, A. NJ
Aretz, Willebald Eibner, Henry
Ahrens. DR.. G. N. Weyer. theRev
Winter, the Rev. George Jaeger
and Michael Weiskopf.
y August Brookland, Of st. Louis,
addressed the delegates on work Of
the central bureau, while the Rev.
Charles Pfeiffer of Rosen related the
experiences Of rural pastor. APP
proximately 1000 delegates. are
attending sessions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Troop Is Wins
Field Day Honors
Garry Of All Prizes at Swanville
Saturday. Three Other Troops
Compete

At the Boy Scout Field Meet held
at Swanville Saturday in which
Troop rs, Of this city, Swanville
Little Falls and st. Cloud were the
competitors, Sank Centre carried OF
every first prize. This remarkable
showing is fine tribute to the lads
themselves and Scoutmaster Ralph
Kowaki. The individual winners
were:
Tent Pitching-Carlton Eckberg
Homer Erickson, Vernon Weeks
and Donald Otto.
Fire Building-Ed Dickhous and
John Pesheck.
Knot Relay-Ed Dickhous, HON
er Erickson and Carl Minette.
Fire by Friction Willis Dahlem
A drum and bugle corps made ur
Of members of Troop % took part In
the Harvest Festival parade.
Troop Is holds the elephants hide
the highest honors awarded in the
st. Cloud area.
At meeting held Monday even
ing Of this week plans were made
for active fall work. Willis Dahlem
was appointed senior assistant
Scoutmaster; Junior assistant
Scoutmaster, Coleman Huber. Ed
Dickhous was named Senior Patrol
leader; quartermaster, Chester
Otto; troop bugler, Homer Erick-
son; troop scribe, John Pesheck;
patrol leaders, John Pesheck, Lester
Wruck, Donald Otte and Carlton
Eckberg.
Troop Is are planning on collect
ing and preparing an Indian and
Nature Library.
Scoutmaster Wowalke promised
the boys a bean feed If they won
the honors at Swanville. It Is ex-
pected this jambouree will take
place the early part of next week.
There is no organization extant
that builds better citizenship among
the boys Of America thandoes the
Boy Scout Organization.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Finding Skeleton I'm Scamp
Clears UbMysteryof31 Years

April %, 1900, he failed to return,
Search was made for him, the whole
country joining in the search, and
1T was supposed that every part of
his hunting ground had been thor
oughly searched, yet no trace of
him was found.
Mrs. j. o. Christy was the
last person to see Otto Dahl alive
on that day thirty-one years ago
when he started along his favorite
hunting trail. Mrs. Christy was
then Inga Stedge and was the
school teacher in that district. She
was among those who viewed the
spot where the remains were found
and said that it was not more than
% feet from the trail Otto Dahl
was following that day when he met
her and passed the time of day, on
his way into the woods fatal trip
from which he never returned.
The skeleton found last FRIDAY
was lying face down in what must
have been swamp in those days. It
was that of man about the size
OF Otto Dahl, who was five feet,
six inches tall and of stocky build.
With it were found a knife and a
matchbox such as he owned, but
there was some wonder as to what
had become Of the Winchester rifle
he always carried. That remaining
link to the identity Of the lost Otto
dahl was found Monday by Harold
Drum when he dug up the old,
badly rusted 40-65 calibre Win
chester rifle which. the hunter had
carried when he disappeared.
Members of the family who viewed
the remains and the rifle, match
box and knife, are sure that they
are those Of the lost Otto Dahl.
A search for the rifle had been
made from the time the remains
were found. Several people were
looking for the gun Monday and
Harold Drum was prodding the
ground nearby with q pitchfork
when 1t struck metal and the old
time Winchester was dug up from
where 1t lay just under the surface
of the ground. Bemer Hoglund was
called in as an arms expert, and
found that it was the gun which
had been described by members of
the family as the model that Otto
Dahl had carried that day he was
lost.
How he came to his death Is still
a mystery. The bones Of one hip
Continued on Page -Four,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Reception for
Faculty Wa
Fine Success
Sank Centre and Community
Citizens Get Acquainted
With Teachers
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Supt. w. A. Kohl Outlines
Advantageous Policy
for Pupils

At the invitation of the members
of the Sank Centre School Board a
large number Of school patrons,
fathers and mothers, gathered in
the Junior High School Auditorium
Tuesday evening to get acquainted
with the members Of the faculty
and to learn something about the
school program to be carried out.
The members Of the board ar.
ranged a very interesting program
which was opened with q talk by
J. F. Cooper, president. Mr.. Coop.
err explained the purpose of the
meeting and gave short talk or
the problems of the school board
and the faculty.
v. F. Beaumont gave short ad
dress on "Schooi Spirit" He de-
plored the lack of school spirit In
Sank Centre and asked for better
support from the parents. Schoo
spirit, he said, instills interest In
the pupils and makes much better
students Of them. He also stated
that the best way to insill schoo
spirit was Through athletic 'activi
ties, such as basket ball, football
and baseball.
No meeting of this kind is com
plete without SOLO by o. w. BOWS
well, and he graciously sang, "Tht
Sunshine Of Your Smile" and as ar
encore, when Irish Eyes Are
Smiling" Both of these numbers
were greatly enjoyed. Supt w. H
Kohl acted as accompanist.
Supt. Kohl then gave a very in
teresting and complete outline Of
his planned activities FOR the loca
school. He has inaugurated new
system, whereby pupils will be ar
ranged according to those studies
to which they are PECULIARLY adapt
ed. He said that a number Of men
tai tests had been given so that pu
pills can be listed for complete anc
detailed data on their ability, men
CONTINUED on Page Four
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Funeral of
John Kane
Wednesday
Passed Away Early Sunday
After Lingering Illness
Was 76 Years Old
RESIDENT SINCE 1910
Hundreds Attend Last Rites
for Mrs. John Berscheit
Saturday Morning
RESIDENT SINCE 1910
John Kane

John Kane
John Kane, a resident Of Sank
Centre and Westport since 1910
died at his home in the south part
of the city Sunday, Sept. q, 1881
at 1918 a. m. The deceased suffer-
ed a paralytic stroke about two
years ago since which time his
health had been on the decline. He
was confined to his bed for about
five weeks before he passed on.
The deceased was born in Mayo
County, Ireland, in 1855. When he
was lad of IS he came to America
with his mother, two brothers and
two sisters. They resided for
months at Baltimore. Md, when
they migrated farther west settle
ing near Cresco, Howard county,
Iowa. May %, 1895, Mr.. Kane was
united in marriage at New Hamp-
ton, Iowa, to Miss Mary Lynch, of
Alma, Iowa. For several years after
their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Kane
resided on a farm near Alma.
In 1910 the deceased bought the
farm near the village of Westport.
After residing there for a number
Of years he purchased the Beidle,
man home in the south part Of
Sank Centre and the family became
residents of this city. The Westport
farm was rented but the family
were compelled to move back for
a year or two. For the past several
years the family have resided in
Sank Centre continuously.
Seven children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Kane, six Of whom sur
vive. The children are: John Kane,
st. Paul; Francis Kane, Chicago,
ILL.,; Charles died in Sank Centre in
1925; Mrs. Roy Killeen, Grey
Eagle; Margaret at home; James
at home; Rose, Grey Eagle. Mrs.
Kane also survives. There are two
grandchildren. A brother and sis
ter reside in Portland, Ore.
The funeral was held from the
Church Of Our Lady Of the Angles,
Sank Centre, Wednesday morning
at 900 o'clock. Burial was made in
Calvary cemetery east of the city.
Rev. John A. Fearon. pastor OF
Our Lady of the Angels. officiated.
The pallbearers were: VIM. WEIGH,
Dan Kane, Albert Wruck, Fred
Lamphrey, Geo. Steiner, Oscar
Klonne.
Those from away attending the
funeral were: Mrs. p. J. Kelly "a
niece), Alma, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Nollet, st. Paul; Lawrence
Grub, st. Paul.
Mr.. Kane was known in Sank
Centre and Westport as high type
citizen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
J. c.. johnson Sue
cunbs from Stroke
Visited In Sank Centre Sunday
Passed Away Monday Morning
Was 63 Years at Death

Mrs. A. M. Steece, Of this city,
received the sad message Monday
morning at $3.50 o'clock that her
father, J. c. johnson, Of Alexand-
ria, had had a paralytic stroke. An
hour later another message arrived
telling Of his death.
This was a great shock to the
family as Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Steece in
this city all day Sunday, and the
deceased was apparently in good
health. -
Mr.. Johnson was SO years old and
besides his bereaved wife he leaves
two daughters, Mrs. A. M. Steece,
Of this city, and Miss Alta johnson,
of Alexandria.
Deceased was a member Of all
the bodies Of the Odd Fellow
Lodge, a member Of the Rebekah
Lodge Of Alexandria, and a menu
Der Of the A o. U. W., Of Glenwood,
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kelley and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Langton, Of this
City, besides Mr.. and Mrs. A. ~.
steece attended the service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
HOMECOMING SERVICE

Home Coming Services will be
observed at the Congregational
Church next Sunday morning. Com
mittees are at work writing men,
bers and friends who have moved
away from the cssy TO- return to
participate in these services and re-
new acquaintance with those who
were once their neighbors and
friends. It Is expecveo that several
old time friends will return to the
city for these services. This SER
vice marks the beginning Of 10y
atty Month which will be observed
in all the departments of the
church work during the entire
month Of October. Mr.. Morgan's
topic for the Home Coming service
win be "A Memory and Message
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Mrs. John Berscheit


The funeral of Mrs. John Ber-
scheit, residing southwest of Sank
Centre, at st. Paul's church Friday
morning was one Of the largest ever
held in Sank Centre.
This estimable lady and devout
wife and mother was taken to the
New st. Cloud hospital about ten
days before her death suffering
with ruptured appendix. She ap-
parently passed through the oper-
alton ordeal successfully and for a
week following the family was
encouraged by her condition. Sur
rounded by her husband and child
rem she passed away Sept. %, as
briefly noted in the Herald of last
week.
Miss Anna Keller was born at
Metre Grove May 9, 1885. She grew
to young womanhood in that COM
munity. In 1907 at st. Pauls
Church, Sank Centre, she was unit
ed in marriage to John Berscheit,
the present pastor, Rev. Anthony
Artz, performing the ceremony.
Seven children were born Of this
union, four girls and three boys.
They are: Clara, Marion, Tia and
Irene, daughters; Francis, Law
renee and Raymond, sons, all of
whom with the heartbroken hus-
band survive. The living brothers
and sisters are: Mrs. Catherine
Graves, st. Paul; Mrs. Leonard
Valentine, st. Paul; Mrs. Mary
Joseph, Minneapolis; Mrs. Henry
Kersting, Waubun; Mrs. Herbert
Talbot, Melrose; Steve Keller,
Blackjack; Frank and Henry Rell-
er, Waubun; John Keller, Ward
Springs; Anton Keller, st. Cloud.
At the funeral services Rev. ART
paid the deceased a splendid tri-
Continued on Page A
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Walter Moynihan
Plays Fine Golf
Electrifies Large Milwaukee Gal
lery Sunday by Fine Work with
Spoon and Putter

Walter Moynihan, Central Min
nesota's champion golfer, is at
tracing considerable attention or
the golf links at Milwaukee where
he is a student at Marquette Uni
versity. In a 36-hole tournament
played on the Brywood course. Mil
waukee, Saturday and Sunday, the
Sank Centre young man, according
to the Milwaukee tournament cleo.
trified a large gallery by making
the best shot Of the tournament fol.
lowing it with marvellous putt out
of sand trap. In discussing the
tournament Saturdays Milwaukee
Journal published fine picture OF
Walter and had this to say:
Golf Dark Horse
Wallie Moynihan, of Sank
Centre, attending Marquette
University here, will bear
watching in the Sundays So
hole state medal golf tourna-
ment on the Brywood Country
Club here. In his first trip over
Brywood's links Moynihan shot
70, two over par.
Walter did not win the tourna-
ment but tough luck kept him out
of a three-way tie for the finals.
Journal in commenting on
his golf said:
Moynihan, last of the field to
have chance to tie, came to
the eighteenth needing a birdie
four to make it a three-cornered
playoff. A mighty third spoon
shot sailing dead for the pin
caught the top Of the bunker
guarding the green, easily the
finest shot on this long eigh-
teenth all day. rne ball could
well have bobbleo FORWARD onto
the putting oval, but instead it
dribbled back into the bunker,
while the large gallery circling
the green groane0.
Taking his putter out of the
sand Moynihan sent the pellet
up the bunker bank and gave
the gallery grand thrill when
the ball, rolling smack at the
cup, stopped an inch from it
for the needed birdie that would
have given him q tie.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
Maryland Tackles Problem of
Care for the Aged

Before the Senate Pensions Committee recently the aims
house system of caring for the old in this country bitterly
denounced by Abraham Epstein secretary Of the American
Association for Old Age Security positively brutal and
/ . reflection on present-day civilization.
Mr. Epstein right and all of know that to be true
yet Congress and legislatures slowly toward better and
more humane system
In the District of Columbia pepeuate the aims house
system though it may be done considerate basis
than in thousands Of aims houses throughout the United
States.
Large numbers of kindly sympathetic people and the repre-
sentaves Of large organizations have swarmed the halls OF
Congress seeking law prevent vvsection in the District
especially in the of dogs for experimental purposes by
science and medicine Nobody spends any time trying to have
plan adopted that will treat aged and nfrm in some
manner other than discards.
The Maryland legislature is to struggle with proposal to
merge the poor houses Of that county into two State nsu
tions which would probably be more modern lines
than the existing system but which would pointed out
separate aged and nm inmates by miles from the few
relatives and friends they still have that little for them
and sometimes visit them.
Some welfare and social organizations ndore the new pro
pos They believe that the i'll among the old inmates would
receive better medical attention through modern hospital
facilities.
Most old people aims houses because they have
relatives able willing to for them the money
spent them for institutional were paid to relatives
or others known be kindly and consderae under the
supervision of welfare authorities they would at least be IN
with atmosphere different from that Of houses
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
Listen, WOrld
BY Elsie Robinson

Seek the words that fit
YOU.
It's Quite Enough
Never mind if they are SIM
pie words-So simple that
other people laugh at them.
If they fit you and help you,
that's enough. Then those words
are The Truth for you today.
A SERY RHYME,
WHICH YOU MUST ACCEPT
AND MAKE PART OF YOUR
ACTUAL EXPERIENCE, is
BETTER FOR YOU THAN
TONES OF THE FLOSSIEST
PHILOSOPHY WHICH YOU
QUOTE BUT DO NOT ASSIM-
LATE.
Take the Truth you can use,
wherever you find it. But do
not hold on to any Truth too
long. Do not try to find
Truth that will last you through
your life. Do not feel that
you must believe a thing today
because you believed it last
year. or fear to change your
ideas and standards lest you
seem inconsistent.
BE INCONSISTENT!
Keep on changing! Keep on
growing! Keep on demanding
new and larger Truths.
For, remember this-THERE
IS NO ONE, FIXED ULTi'
MATE STANDARD OF
TRUTH.
Truth is like Life-endlessly
proceeding - endlesSly unfold
ing. And he who would fol
low the Truth, embarks upon
a very uncomfortable, often a
very dangerous adventure.
TRUTH WILL CERTAINLY
RAISE CAIN WITH YOUR
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What shall you believe?
Believe that which you can
use. Believe that which fits
your needs-today. Use that
Truth until you can find a big
ge" one. And so go on. BUT
BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE
CONSEQUENCES.
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