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Evening star., 1931-12-25
10TH CENTURY NOVELS
AGAIN COME INTO FAVOR
London Booksellers Find Small
Boom Under Way in Scott's
Waverly Tales.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 25.-The nine
teenth century novel is again coming
into favor, according to statistics of the
book trade.
A small boom is reported in the sale
Of Scott's Waverly novels, probably
prompted by the approaching celebra-
tion of the Walter Scott centenary.
Present indications are, the booksell-
ers say, that Meredith, George Eliot,
and even Stevenson are still in eclipse
Trackeray has always enjoyed steady
circulation in rather select circle.
Dickens, on the other hand, appears
to lose ground in one place only to
burst into renewed popularity in an
other. The Christmas Carol" is read
this season every year by tens of thou
sands. London booksellers agree that
no living author has more constantly
kept his public for 40 years than Kip
ling
Evening star., 1931-12-25
YULE PROGRAM GIVEN

Kiwanians Hear Music Appropriate
for Holiday Season.
Christmas music and stories COM
prised the program of the Kiwanis
luncheon meeting at the Raleigh Hotel
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Gladys Snyder, soloist at the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, sang
a solo, and Fred East and William F.
Raymond sang a duet Mrs. Margaret
Morgan Harry was the accompanist.
Rev. John c. Palmer, pastor Of the
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church and a member of the club,
told Christmas story.
1t was announced that the clubs
final meeting of the year, on December
81, would be Family day" Wives, sons
and daughters and nieces and nephews
will be guests of the members
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Man Values Right
To Beat Wife $40
Higher Than Judge

BY the Associated Press.
NORTH CRAMEN NTO,,
Calf, December 25.-Fined $40
for wife beating, Jack Radifer
told Judge Silas Orr, Here's $40
more for charity, your honor. 1t
was worth that much"
The Judge gave the extra $40
to the Consolidated Charities
fund.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Sportswear
reduced!

Chic knitted suits and dresses in the sea-
sons most desirable styles-at a frac-
ton OF their original prices
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Westport p. tn. VII
Give Program Friday
Funds To Be Used For Purchase
OF Piano For SchOol-Talent
From GlenwOOd Kiwanis Club

The parent and Teachers AS
ISOLATION, of Westport, is sponsor
ing a special program to be given
in the Woodmen Hall, of that viii
lage, on the evening of Friday,
March Is, at eight o'clock.
The entire program will be pre-
sented by local talent selected
from among members of the
Kiwanis Club, of Glenwood, and
the proceeds will go to the school
piano fund.
The Westport association has
been conducting programs in the
schoolhouse each month for some
time. At these meetings outside
talent has been invited to present
numbers and some very good en-
tertainment has been the result.
isis, however, is SPECIAL pro-
gram and hence an admission of Is
cents will be charged. The public
school has no piano and the funds
will be used for the purcase of an
strument. It is said that other pro-
grams will be given in the near
future.
The officers of the association
are: Fred Schaub, president; Miss
Magdalin Aslakson, secretary;
Mrs. Lou Buchholz, treasurer.
It is hoped that large delega-
ton from Sank Centre will attend
this program and help our neigh
bors to the west realize a neat
sum for the purchase of a piano
for their school.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
World War Veterans Are
Stampeding the Officials
Bill Passed Over Presidents Veto
Will Release Large Sums of
Money at Once

With the World War Veterans
Adjusted Compensation bill passed
over the veto of President Hoover
by the Congress there has been an
increasing stampede by the Veter-
ans to take advantage of the laws
provision enabling them to borrow
so per cent of the face value of
their compensation policies.
Under the old law the veterans
were permitted to borrow 221A per
cent Of the face value of the poll
cies. It is estimated that about IS
per cent of the Veterans took adj
vantage. The new law increases
the loan value to so per cent. The
interest rate under the old law
was 51s per cent. The new law
places the interest rate at Az per
cent per annum.
The first of the week a group of
Twin City banks arranged to alb
sorb $34,000,000 of these loans.
It is estimated that the amount
available under the act will be an
average of $500 for each veteran.
This law will release a large sum
OF money in the country; the esti-
mates run as high as $1,70O, OO0, 600.
Veterans Bureau officials and
American Legion adjutants are
being swamped with applicants.
The suggestion is made by the
Veterans Bureau that men who
have no urgent need for the money
delay their applications until those
in dire want are taken care of.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Former Melrose Resident
Died Wed, February Is
Mrs. Katherine Gummerum, Aged
II, Buried at St Cloud Saturday
Morning

Mrs. Katherine Gummerum, aged
II years, formerly a well known
resident of Melrose, and for the
past II years living in st. Cloud,
died suddenly Wednesday, Feb. Is.
at 2.30 p. M, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Anthony Banke, of
Cold Spring.
Mrs. Gummerum became Ill while
visiting with Rev. Eugene Scheuer,
at the Catholic parsonage at st.
Nicholas. She was taken to the
home of her daughter in Cold
Spring, where she died short time
later. Her death was caused by
heart failure.
The former Melrose resident,
Katherine Hennemann was born at
Buffalo Grove, ILL.,, March IL, 1859.
She was married in her native COM
munity to John Gummerum As
years ago and Immediately after
their marriage the couple came to
st. Cloud where Mr.. Gummerum
followed the trade Of stone cutter.
He was employed by the Melrose
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Ali Campaign
Fund Is Opened
Sank Centre Business Men Re-
spending LiberaIly-City Appor-
tionment Placed at $500

At the annual meeting of the
Stearns County All Club Council
held about the first of the year it
was decided to raise $500 by in
dividual subscription to handle the
expense of carrying on the county
wide movement in 1881.
Frederick WEIGH, who gave such
splendid satisfaction as Club
leader in 1880, has been reemploy-
ed for this year. This young man
made good progress with his pro-
teges last season and will do even
better this year as he is personally
acquainted with many of the boys
and girls in the work.
Mrs. Evans, of st. Cloud, has
been appointed to take charge of
the sewing and cooking depart
ments of the Club work.
Several new Clubs have been or
ganized in the county and all have
their 1881 programs we'll in hand.
When the Council held its an
nual meeting the Herald editor
wrote that this newspaper
would undertake to raise Sank
Centres apportionment. It will be
some little time before this money
will be called for. Monday morning
the editor called on a number Of
business men and each of the or
CARNATIONS, firms and individuals
below subscribed without hesita-
fion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Former German Soldier
Spoke Before Am. Legion
Phillip Wernig Gave Impressions
and Reactions OF Great Con- 80
flict-Speaks For Peace

Following the last regular meet
ing of the American Legion held in
the Community Club rooms Mon
day evening, Phillip Wernig gave
his impressions and reactions Of
the World war. Members Of the
Legion state that It was one Of the
most interesting talks they had
heard along this line.
Mr.. Wernig, served in the Ger
man army during four years of the
war and was in many of the major
battles. In his talk he told of his
experiences as > soldier and stated
that it was beyond comprehension
that civilized people could partici-
nate in such q criminal conflict.
He further stated that the Leg
ion was the one great organization
ia this country to carry on the
work az promoting world peace.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
BandCOntest,.
atCounty air
Is Being Set
Committee Met Tuesday Eve
ming to Attend Program
for Interesting Event
CASH PRIZES OFFERED
Well Known Musician Living
Outside County Will
Be Judge

Tuesday evening P. w. Hanson,
chairman, Gunther Hillerud, Thos.
Clough and Asa M. Wallace met at
the Herald office to discuss plans
for the forthcoming county wide
band contest to be played in the
city as a part of the program of
the Stearns County Fair, Aug. %,
20, 80 and Sept. 1, 1881.
The object of this contest is to
stimulate musical activities which
will mean better bands in Stearns
county.
Any band in Stearns county will
be eligible to enter this contest.
The requirements call for every
band entered to render a concert,
and each organization will be re-
quired to play two specified pieces
both afternoon and evening.
For the remainder Of their pro-
grams they may play what they
choose.
The required selections are:
Iron Count" overture, by Carl
King; Fond Hearts," serenade, by
Carl King. Music for these selec-
lions may be secured from Karl
King Music Publisher, Fort Dodge,
Iowa.
The services of a well known
and competent musician residing
outside of Stearns county will be
secured to act as judge. He will
be seated in the grandstand with
the following before him:
Banda. Overture, Iron Count.
A - Interpretation excellent
good, fair. poor).
(a) Balance.
(b) Precision.
(c) Tempos.
(d) Expression.
(e) Phrasing.
Remarks.
B-Tone quality (Beauty Of
tone). Excellent. good. fair poor.)
Remarks:
c. Intonatiop Excellent, good,
fair, poor.)
Remarks:
D - General Effect Excellent,
good, fair. poor).
Remarks:
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
First Union Service
Held Sunday Evening
Special Program Featuring Ger
man Songs and Talks Splend-
idly Rendered

The first of a series of union
services held by the Methodist and
Congregational Churches was held
Sunday evening in the aforemen-
toned church. This service reach
ed a high mark both in the record
of attendance and in the high quail
ity of the program.
This service was the last featur-
ing nationalities represented in this
community this one being in the
German language. Mr.. Philip
Schaub, of Round Prairie, aged
minister of the German Methodist
church, gave a short but interest
ing talk in German, and mixed
quartet consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schaub, Miss Magdalin Aslak-
son and Ralph Walters, sang sew
eral selections in German. These
were very well rendered and high
ly appreciated.
= Rev. c. J. Morgan gave an in
teresting and instructive address
on the life of Franz Peter Schu-
bert, song composer and music
writer, of Germany. Following this
a trio of women sang "Schubert's
Serenade," one of the writer's most
commonly known selections. The
trio was composed of Mrs. George
-Berggreen, Mrs. ]. D. Butler and
Miss Baum.
Next Sunday evening, March 8,
the members of the Methodist
church will be the guests of the
Congregationalists at which time
Rev. ]. D. Butler will speak. His
topic will be 1.-THE Victory of
Idealism." A special musical pro-
gram is being arranged by the Con-
gregatiopal choir. These union SER
vices will be held during the Len
ten period, are open to the public.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Long Prairie and Wadena
To Have Federal Buildings
Postoffice Department Made Allot-
ments Last Week-Both to
Cost $155, 1000

The Postoffice department at
Washington last week authorized
the erection of Federal buildings
at Long Prairie and Wadena.
According to the allotment of the
postal department the Long Prairie
building will cost approximately
$4,000. The building at Wadena
will cost approximately $4,000.
Postal receipts must reach a
stipulated minimum in any one
year to make the city eligible for a
Federal building. The Hart Print
ing Company at Long Prairie ex-
pend large sums in postage each
year. The county seat also in
creases thereceipts.
Nothing has been heard from the
proposed building in this city. The
annual receipts are slightly below
the old requirements, but there was
possibility that the minimum
might be lowered to permit the
government to speed up building.
If that is done this city will stand
a good chance of securing a Fed
eral building.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Sank Centre Will Open the
District Tournament With
Osakis as Opponents
Tbe District Tournament


Sank Centre will open the Dis
trict Basketball tournament at
Alexandria Friday morning at 10
A. NJ, with Osakis as their APP
ponents.
In the last two games played the
locals have showed a complete re-
versal of form. When they met
Osakis in this city a short time ago
rings were played around the visit
ors. With continued will to win
they can emerge as victors in
Friday mornings game. Just how
much farther they will be able to
go in the tournaments is problemat-
ical.
On past performances, eliminat-
ing the Sank Centred sakis tilt,
Glenwood, Alexandria and Long
Prairie should win the opening
games.
The following is the tournament
pairings:
Friday, March 6
Came lilo A. M.-Osakis VS..
Sank Centre.
Came 2-11 A. -Glenwood VS..
Henning.
Game 3D. p. M.-Melrose VS..
Alexandria.
Game 4-3 p. M.-Long Prairie
VS.. Parkers Prairie.
Game SIS p. M.-Winner Came
1 VS.. Winners Game 2.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Boy Scout Court
Monday Evening
A Number of Members of The
Sank Centre Troops VIII Re
ceive Merit Badges

The winter Boy Scout Court Of
Honor Will Be held at the Sank
Centre Community Club rooms
Monday evening of next week,
March 9, at 500 o'clock.
District Area Scout Commission
er Nash, of st. Cloud, will be pre-
sent and assist in presenting the
awards.
The parents of the boys should
take enough interest in this event
to be present when their lads re-
ceive their merit badges.
The ceremonies are interesting
and the boys should be given every
encouragement.
The Sank Centre Court Of Honor
committee will have direct charge
of Monday evenings ceremonies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Retires From
Field After q
Years Service
Geo. r. Borgmann Co., Sell
Business to the Lux
Borgmann Company
NEW FIRM WELL KNOWN
Louis Borgmann Will Have
Direct Charge in This
City-Opening Soon

This week George r. Borgmann
Co., sold their farm machinery and
implement business on Main street
to Lux-Borgmann Company, of
Long Prairie.
George r. Bergman has served
the farmers of this community
with farm machinery and imple-
ments for the past % years. At diff
ferent times he has had partners,
but Mr.. Borgmann has always
been guiding head. A year or two
ago Ed. Minnette purchased an in
terest in the business but he re-
tires with Mr.. Borgmann.
The new owners are Everett LUX
and Louis Bergman. Both these
splendid business men grew up in
the Sank Centre community. Louis
is the eldest son of County Com
missioner Ferd Borgmann. The
young men formed a partnership
under the name of Lux-Borgmann
Company six years ago when they
purchased a machinery and imple-
ment business in Long Prairie.
They have made a splendid sue
cess of the Long Prairie venture.
The purchase of the Sank Centre
business does not mean that they
will retire from the Long Prairie
field With two establishments the
buying power facilities of the
firm will be greatly increased.
The active management of the
Sank Centre business will be in the
capable hands of Louis Borgmann.
AS soon as he can find a suitable
place to reside he will move his
family to Sank Centre.
The George r. Borgmann Co.,
have been famous for the quality
of merchandise and the service
rendered the trade. The Lux-Borg-
mann Co., can be counted on to
maintain this high standard of eff
ficiency.
George Bergman has been one
of Sank Centres active citizens for
many years, always taking a keen
interest in civic affairs. He served
his city as member of the coun-
Gil and at the present time is a
member of the Sank Centre Water
Light and Power Commission. Mr..
Minette has also been active in
community affairs.
The citizens generally welcome
the Lux-Borgmaan Co., to the list
of live wire business men of the
city, and they will be pleased to
mann or Ed. Minette contemplate
learn that neither George Borg
removing from Sank Centre.
Neither has as yet endeavored
upon what line of business they
will take up in the future.
The Lux-Borgmann Company
are planning formal opening of
their business to the public the lat
ter part Of the present month. Due
announcement of this opening will
be made in the Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
GREY Eagle Submerged

Z
The Sank Centre High School
basketball quint completely sub
merged the Grey Eagle lads in the
sub-district tournament at Long
Prairie Thursday evening Of last
week. ~
Grey Eagle was held to one field
goal and single free throw for q
total of three points.
The Main Street Quint were in
fine form, scoring fifteen baskets
and eight free throws.
With each game played of late
the Sank Centre team is clicking
in good shape. Thursday evening,
right forward Hamilton and Center
Pat Dubois were both "hot", each
scoring four field goals and two
free throws for individual scores Of
10 points.
Late in the game Coach Olson
substituted Iwinski for Hamilton,
Borgmann for Iwinski and F. DOM
Ike for c. Domke.
Friday morning Sank Centre en-
tiers the district finals, meeting
Osakis at 1000 o'clock. On the
form the local quint has dis
played Of late they should have a
loyal band of rooters with them
when the tip-off whistle blows at
10 A. M.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Stearns County Tobacco.
Growers Ship 1880 Crop
Twelve Car Loads Were Sold Last
s Week Through Pool at Salts
factory Prices

The early part of last week IL
car loads of tobacco grown in
Stearns and Benton county were
shipped, according to c. H. Lien.
veteran grower and secretary-man-
ager of the Minnesota Tobacco
Pool.
Ten of the cars were shipped
from st. Cloud which was the gath
ering point for Sank Centre grow
ers and others, in the county. One
car was shipped from Foley and
another from Clear Lake.
The farmers shipping through
the pool received from 5 to II cents
per pound for their product. This
price, it is understood, was about
liz cents per pound more thant
that received in other markets
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Town Taxes
Increase in 20
Year Period
County Auditor Nick Thomey
Has Prepared Table Cow
ering Two Decades
VILLAGE RATE HIGHER
Sank Centre Township Has
Lowest Ratio of Increase
of Any Town

County Auditor Nick Thomey has
compiled table covering the tax
rate in Stearns county for a 20
year period. The figures show that
every township, village and city in
the county has had a heavy rate
increase in the past two decades.
In 1910 the town of Collegeville
levied 500 in taxes. The 1880 levy
was $500. -
The township of Sank Centre had
the smallest increase in the county
in the period. The levy in 1910
was $3.50. In 1880 it was 81, 500.
The levies in many of the vii
lagos of the county increased ma
terially when the Prohibition law
took the saloon licenses away.
Better highways demanded and re-
quired in all sections of the county
have been responsible for large
portion of the increase in most of
the townships. The following table
prepared by Mr.. Thomey will be
of interest:
1910 1880 1 Mill Prct.
r.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Mrs. Elisabeth Engle
Aged IS, Died Feb. ~
Deceased Became a Resident of
This Community in 188O-Hus-
band, Son Survive

Mrs. Elizabeth Engle, aged wife
of Tobias Engle, died at the family
home in Hoboken, Sank Centre,
Feb. 81, 1881.
The lady had been ill with the
flu for several weeks. Thirty-six
hours prior to her death she suf-
fered paralytic stroke and never
regained consciousness.
Elizabeth Schuyler was born at
Ames, N. Y, March 9. 1S43. When
she was five years old her parents
moved to Schuyler county, New
York. She received her education
at Watkins. When IA years of
age she started teaching school.
She followed the teaching profess
sion until she was % years of age,
being a very successful teacher.
When the deceased was 20 years
of age she came west with her par
ents, locating at Pleasant Grove,
Olmstead county, MINI. She was
united in marriage to Tobias Engle
in 1869. Five children were born
to this union. The immediate rel
atives left to mourn are the aged
husband, one son, William Engle,
and one sister, Henrietta Putnam.
In 1880 Mr.. and Mrs. Engle and
family moved from Pleasant Grove
to farm three miles east of Sank
Centre, near Cedar Lake, where
they lived until 1883 when this
farm was traded for one 10 miles
southwest of this city in 1896. They
resided on this farm until 20 years
ago when Mr.. and Mrs. Engle and
son moved to Spokane, Wash. Four
years later the family removed to
Sank Centre where they have since
made their home.
Mrs. Engle was a great lover of
her home, living quietly. She made
many friends among the neigh
bors who had known her longest.
The funeral was held from the
M. e. church in this city Sunday
afternoon at 2:3O, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. D. Butler.
Burial was made in Greenwood
cemetery east of the city.
Miss Lillian Caduff, of Minneapo-
lis, a niece, was the only relative
outside the city attending the fun
eral.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-05
Sank Centre Grand Nula
Players Defeat Grey Eagle
Eighty Men Fight Hard In Long
Session-Final Contest Play
ed Tonight

Thursday evening most every
male, young and old, living in Grey
Eagle and community invaded
Sank Centre to repeat the drubbing
they gave the Sank Centre card
sharks at grand nula in the Todd
county village the week before.
They started to play grand nula
young in Grey Eagle, and they
know how. There were about 20
tables, 80 men, Thursday evening.
Ten games were played. Until well
over the half way mark Grey
Eagle led by half dozen or so
points. In the last few rounds the
Main Streeters played their best
and managed to keep the bacon at
home. having a five-point lead at
the finish. ,ess 9s
The Sank Centre men had pro-
vided a fine lunch for the visitors
which was enjoyed. of course.
After the feed Fred Mossman,
spokesman for Grey Eagle, said
they had enjoyed the evening very
much. He suggested that In as
much as each had won a round that
Sank Centre come to his town for
the play-off on a date which could
be agreed upon. He suggested
that the losers pay for the lunch of
the evening. After this suggestion
had been injected some of the
Sank Centre men wondered if Grey
Eagle did not let down a bit in the
latter games in order that they
might have Sank Centre pay for
their lunch when they returned to
Grey Eagle for the play-off. Time
will tell.
The date has been set for Thurs
day evening of this week. Rev. FIR.
Carol has promised the basement
of his church for the party and
said the ladies of his parish would
provide the lunch.
It should be an enjoyable even
ing.