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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Main Street District
Camporee Saturday
Troop rs, Of This City, Now Rated
An Efficient TroOp-Several
Boys Will Go to Camp

The Main Street District Boy
Scout Camporee began at 1:30 p.
M. on Memorial Day. Invitations to
come and compete with Troop %
were sent to Scout troops in Mel
rose, Grey Eagle, Swanville, and
Long Prairie, but they failed to
come. Therefore only local Scouts
entered the Camporee and obtain
ed their efficiency ribbons. A few
spectators were gathered at the
fair grounds and gained a new idea
of what Boy Scout really can do.
The following is the list of Scouts
and the events in which they quail
fed at the local camporee:
Roland Rathe-Pacing, First Aid
and Camping Demonstration.
Adelbert Carpenter-Knots, First.
Aid, and Tent Pitching.
Graham Morgan-Knots, First
Aid, and Camping Demonstration.
Carlton Eckberg-Fire by Eric
ton and Tent Pitching.
Wayne Luedtke-First Aid and
Fire by Friction.
Arthur Minette-Fire by Friction
and Fire Building.
| Willis Dahlem-Fire by Friction.
Leon McCracken = First Aid,
Camping Demonstration and Tent
Pitching.
Larry Cooper-First Aid.
Judy DuBois-First Aid.
David Caughren - First Aid,
Camping Demonstration and Fire
Building.
Donald Otto-First Aid.
Richard Butler-First Aid and
Camping Demonstration.
Robert Dowswell-First Aid.
Adelbert Carpenter-First Aid.
Bill Parker-Camping Demon
stration and Fire Building.
Weldon Brendon-Camping DEM
onstration.
Donald Rathe-Cam.ping Demon
stration.
Edward Dickhaus- Signalling.
Vernon Weeks-Signalling and
Tent Pitching.
John Peschek-Tent Pitching.
Harold Keldahl-Tent Pitching.
Chester Otto-Fire Building.
Troop 25 is now an efficient troop
which means that fifty per cent of
it's Scouts are efficient. The follow
ing is list of the efficient Scouts:
Weldon Brendon, Adelbert Car
penter, Lawrence Cooper, Willis
Dahlem, Edward Dickhaus, John
Dubois, Judy Dubois, Carleton
Eckberg, Homer Erickson, Wayne
Luedtke, Arthur Minette, Chester
Otto, Albert Peglow, John Pesheck,
Vernon Weeks.
Several Scouts from Troop Is
plan on spending a week at Big
Spunk Camp, which is the Central
Minnesota Council Camp this sum-
mer. Up to date applications have
been received from the following
boys:
Lawrence Cooper, Edward Dick
haus, Carleton Eckberg, Homer
Erickson, Graham Morgan, Chester
Otto, Donald Otto, Vernon Weeks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
5Oth Jubilee
Homecoming
a Big Success
100 Enjoyed Splendid Dinner,
Program and Dance, Sat-
urday Evening
FINE INFORMAL TALKS
Herald Secures Complete List
of Names, and Class, of
Those Attending

Decorated with canopy and side
walls of white and green streamers
with trellises of howerssat- either
end the Junior High School Audi
torium transformed into a monster
dining hall, presented most en-
trancing appearance Saturday eve
ming when the 100 guests attending
the Homecoming and Golden Jubi-
lee banquet of the Alumni of the
Sank Centre school gathered at the
tables. to enjoy a splendid dinner
served by the ladies of the Church
of Our Lady of the Angels.
The guests were received by the
Alumni reception committee as they
entered the building and were di-
rected to large room to the east
of the auditorium. AS the Alumni
and their friends arrived there was
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Grade Pupils Pre-
sent Operetta Fri.
''The Quest of q Gypsy" Follows
Interesting Style Show Of
Garments

Friday afternoon at 200 o'clock
the pupils of the Junior High School
gave a style show and presented a
pretty and tuneful one-act operetta
at the Junior Assembly room which
attracted capacity audience.
The garments exhibited at the
Style Show are all made by the
students. There were 33 girls
dresses made by students in the
Ninth Grade, rs made by pupils in
the Eight, 33 children's dresses and
Is pajamas, Janette Steiner pre-
sided at the piano.
At the conclusion Of the style
show the Quest of a Gypsy, was
presented with cast Of all girls;
assisted by the Girls Glee Club.
There were many sweet voices and
the young people acquainted them
selves with credit. Miss Hammond
was at the piano. The following is
the cast of characters:
The part Of the Gypsy Chieftaii
is taken by Glenayne Key.
The Country Boy - Fern Pickett
Isabel Fortune Teller ------------------
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Road Bond Isl
sue Held Up
By Bank 5
Legality of $40, 100000 Voted
by Legislature Brought
Into Limelight
TO TAKE COURT ORDER
Officials Leave for New York
Believe Clouds Can be
Removed

st. Paul, June 2-Minnesota's
trunk highway program for this
year faces possible disruption as
the result of a question arising to-
day over the legality of a proposed
100000 bond issue.
Thompson, Wood and Hoffman
of New York. leading bond firm
attorneys, notified Attorney Cen
eral Henry N. Benson that instead
of $1O,OO0,0O0 only 100000 in
bonds can be issued in 1881.
AS a result, Minnesota will be
unable to issue the 100000
bonds unless the attitude of the
legal firm can be changed. Attor-
ney Genreal Benson, Assistant At
torney General H. Gurnee, and
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, plan to leave for
New York either tonight or tomor-
row to discuss the matter.
Although the attitude of the
legal firm was not expressed, the
attorney generals office believes
the question is raised over the is
suance of 100000 in highway
bonds last November, of which 81,
100000 was to pay county reim-
bursement bonds falling due in
1880 and 100000 for bonds fall
ing due this year.
A meeting of board consisting
of Commissioner Babcock, State
Auditor Stafford King and State
Treasurer Julius A. Schmahl, at
which plans were to have been
made for the bond issue, was call
ed off today.
The 1881 legislature authorized a
bond issue up to $20,000,000 for the
state highway department. OF this
amount 100000 was planned for
this year with an issue of probably
$4,000 in 1882. The 1929 legisla-
ture authorized bond issue of ap-
proximately $13,600,000, $1,000 600
of which was issued last November
leaving 100000 stin to be issued,
believe we can straighten this
matter out satisfactorily after a
conference with the legal firm"
Attorney General Benson said. "We
do not be lieve they have consider
ed all statutes bearing on the quest
ion"
Should the legal firm still main
tain it stand after the conference,
the matter probably would have to
be carried to the courts. Commits
sioner Babcock admitted his pro-
posed program would be curtailed
if only 100000 in bonds is,a is-
sued for 1881.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Baccalaureate Ser
vice Sunday Eve.
Large Audience Enjoy Fine Pro
gram at Junior High School
Auditorium

Sunday evening a large audience
assembled at the Junior High
School Auditorium to enjoy the
Baccalaureate services in honor of
the Glass of 1881. Rev. C. J. Nor
gan, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church, delivered strong
address.
Promptly at 500 o'clock, headed
by the Congregational choir Of 16
voices with Mrs. Flora Cooper at
the piano, the graduates entered the
Auditorium singing Onward Chris
tian Soldiers" Afttr the invocation
and following the reading Of the
scriptures the choir rendered two
beautiful anthms: 20 Rest in the
Lord" and by Babylon's Waves"
Rev. Morgan chose for his text
"The Measure Of a Man." He gave
a wholesome practical address.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Legion Arranged
:. Good Program
Hon. Joyce Lewis, of Long Prairie,
Delivers Forceful Decora-
ton Day Address

The Memorial Day Exercises I'M
der the auspices of Robert Swift
Post, American Legion at the Sem
ior High Assembly room Saturday
morning was attended by a good
sized audience The exercises open
ed with the audience singing the
"Star Spangled Banner" Following
the invocation by Rev. J. D. Butler.
pastor of the M. e. Church, the
Junior High School Mixed Chorus,
directed by Miss Hammond sang
20 Land of Hope and Freedom"
Clarence Swift very cleverly rem
dered the reading I'm Flanders
Field" Harold Rogers gave a spleZ-
did rendton of 1.-THE Answer to
Flanders Field"
The Mixed Senior School Chorus
sang ITO Thee, o Country" Com
mander Louis Lovik, OF the Robert
Swift Post, then introduced the
speaker of the day, Hon. Joyce
Lewis, of Long Prairie, seriously
and permanently injured in the
Battle of Chateau Thiery, as a
member of Uncle Sans Marine
Corps. On the platform with Com
mander Lovik and Mr.. Lewis
were the two surviving members
of the G. A. R., residing in Sank
Centre: Levi Smith and Henry
Fielding.
The highlight of Mr.. Lewis talk
was care for the disabled soldiers
and his dependents. He gave a
CORY picture of the horrors Of war.
In the battle Of Chateau Thiery, his
younger brother, William, was kill
ed at his side.
Mr.. Lewis is a staunch believer
in an adequate defense to insure
perpetual peace with the rest Of the
nations of the world.
At the conclusion of the services
the procession was formed at the
corner of Main and Fifth street and
marched to Greenwood cemetery
where the grave of James II. Jen-
kins, Civil War Veteran who passed
away in 1880 was decorated. Hun
dreds were at the cemetery to wit
ness the impressive ceremony. Al
it's conclusion the Legion firing
squad fired the final salutes and
Bugler Jess Clough and Lloyd
Wruck sounded taps.
The day was perfect and Green
wood cemetery presented a beauti-
full, restful appearance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Jr. Chamber
OfCOn1nerce
Gets Charter
az of Sank Centres Young
Business and Professional
Men Affiliated
FINE MEETING JUNE |
Visitors Present From st.
Cloud and st. Paul-Num-
Der of Good Talks

Headed by that ambassador of
genial goodwill, Mayor James Muir
ply, of st. Cloud, a number of the
members of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, of the Granite City, Wis
tied Sank Centre Monday evening
and witnessed the presentation Of
the charter to the Sank Centre
Junior Chamber Of Commerce by
Les Harrington, national commit
teeman, general passenger agent
of the Twin City Rapid Transit
Company, st. Paul.
The ladies of st. PauPs church
had prepared a fine dinner for the
Al local members, the st. Paul
gentlemen, a group of Junior Cham
Der members of st. Cloud, and a
few invited Sank Centre guests.
Because of the late arrival of
the st. Paul delegation dinner was
delayed until after 500 P. M.
DR.. w. Johnson. president of the
Sank Centre Chamber, presided in
a most happy manner. At the con-
clusion of the dinner the president
invited all present to adjourn to
the Juniors Club rooms in the
Armory for the balance of the
program.
The rooms are not large but they
are wonderfully cosy and make a
splendid gathering place for the
city's youngest Civic organization.
After the meeting had been call
ed to order President Johnson read
congratulatory kilograms from r.
L. Vafossen, president of the Min
neapolis Junior Chamber of Com
mrece; w. j. BONNER, president
Melrose Granite Co., st. Cloud; Mis-
kern Insurance Agency, st. Cloud;
st. Cloud Rotary Club; Bemis
Wholesale Supply Co., st. Cloud; B.
F. Carter. secretary st. Cloud
Chamber Of Commerce; AL. M. Mar
sodek, Universal Granite Co., st.
Cloud; B. H. Flanagan, manager ].
C. Penney Co., st. Cloud; ]. j. Hill
be, district manager Equitable Life
Assurance Society, st. Cloud; Fan
dePs Department Store, st. Cloud;
Breen Hotel, st. Cloud; Breen Hotel
Pharmacy, st. Cloud; st. Cloud
N. M. Ahles, president Of the
Senior Chamber of Commerce, st.
Cloud was the first speaker intro
duced. He brought the personal
congratulations of the Senior
Chamber Of the Granite City. He
said civic organizations were es-
sential to the development Of any
community. Mr.. Ahles stated that
when the Junior Chamber was first
organized several months ago in
the Granite City there was much
skepticism. The Juniors, he said,
had proven to be definite asset
to the Granite City; they had real
ly been a great help to the Senior
organization. Mr. /. Ahles idorsed
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
because it gave the younger bust
ness and professional men an out
let for the civic energy and ability
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teaching Is years ago. He was
presenting it to the Alumni that
it might be laid up among the ar
chives of the school after it had
been suitably mounted and en-
graved. He hoped it would be used
IN calling future banquets to order.
DR.. ]. A. Dubois was the first
speaker introduced. He welcomed
the old grads back to the old town
on behalf of the citizens of Sank
Centre. He congratulated the
Alumni Association on the manner
in which the splendid banquet had
been arranged. The doctor said he
expected to be present at the Gem
tenial banquet held in 1881. DR.
Dubois said he considered it a dis
tinct honor to be invited to well
come the Alumni on this suspicious
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Districts ofCounty
Must Be Changed
When Change Is Made st. Cloud
VIII Likely Be In Three
Districts

The recent session of the Mime
sofa Legislature passed law max
ing it mandatory that Commission
er districts of any county in Min
nesota should be revised when one
district has in excess of 80 per cent
of the population of the county. The
last census gave the First Stearns
county district, st. Cloud, the viii
lage of Waite Park, the towns Of
st. Augusta, Lyman and st. Cloud,
a population of 21,512. VIM. Ernst,
of st. Cloud, represents this dis
trict. The other districts have
populations as follows:
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Annual Glass Day
Program Enjoyed
High School Students Have Enjoy
able Frolic at Junior High Aud
itorium Friday Morning

Friday morning at 1000 o'clock
the annual Class Day program was
presented at the Junior High School
Auditorium. Clarence Swift, pres
ident of the Senior Glass, presided.
Letters were presented to basket
ball and football teams, and med
ais were given for golf and tennis
championships.
The National Citizenship Club
awarded a trophy to the Sank Cen
ire High School and medals to
Dorothy Walker and Clarence Swift
as the most representative citizens
Of their class.
Supt. H. A. Falk presented the
inter-class trophy to Clifford Dom
Ike, president of the Junior Glass,
this trophy is won by the class out
standing in basketball, volleyball,
touchball and kittenball.
Clifford Domke was elected cap
tain of the 1881 football team and
Dean Kinsella captain of the 1881
80 basketball team.
The following received football
and basketball letters:
Football
Herb Hanauer, captain, Jim Ben
son, Dick Bergman, Clayton Car
penter, Jess Clough, Vern Cole, Cliff
Domke, Fay Domke, Pat Dubois,
Harry Hamilton, Norman Iwinski,
Edwin Kraemer, Jack Hansen, Ed
gar Opheim, Jack Parks, John
Pesheck, Clarence Swift.
Basketball
Clarence Eckberg, captain, Dick
Borgmann, Cliff Domke, Norman
Iwinski, Dean Kinsella, Fay DOM
Ike, Harry Hamilton, Pat Dubois,
and Victor Sieben, Manager-Ar-
thur Vogel.
The medals for tennis and golf
championships were awarded to
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
ParkerS Prairie
Defeated Locals
Locals Played Lifeless Game
Need More Practice-Players
Wanted At Diamond Fri.

Sank Centre lost it's third entry
into the o. T. w. League Sunday
when the strong Parkers Prairie
unit took them into camp for a IL
to 2 victory. The fore part of the
game was played rather sluggishly
on the part of the locals and show
ed that the members of our team
are badly in need of practice.
Burns, of the Parkers Prairie
team, struck out thirteen men,
while Soltau of Sank Centre, famed
nine. The Parkers Prairie score
keeper lists fourteen hits for Park
ers and for Sank Centre. Two
errors are listed for Sank Centre
and one for Parkers Prairie.
In the second inning Parkers
Prairie ran in five scores. This in
ming featured errors, boneheads and
hits. After that the locals settled
bit and the latter part Of the
game proved to be filed with some
good baseball.
Browerville will come to Sank
Centre Sunday for a game and it
is hoped that a large number of
fans will be out to root for the
local team.
Friday night of this week has
been set aside as special practice
night at which time all men who
wish to play on the team must be
present if possible. Regular prac-
tice will give Sank Centre team
that will be able to make showing
in the league.
Results of Games Played May 81 In
South Section Of o. T. w. League
Runs Hits Err.
Long Prairie at 10 8 s
Henning 10
Batteries-Long Prairie, Richard
son, Balloon and Stephan.
Henning-Cordes, Halverson and
G. johnson.
Melrose at o
Swanville IL II 8
Batteries - Melrose, Matchinsky
and J. Gordes, Moening.
Feature Of game was batting Of
Clabaugh, Meilke and Ed Olson.
Bertha at II ~ l
Rrowerville A. - 2
Batteries Bertha, Cary and D.
Cheney.
Browerville-Dean, Poplinski and
Bartylla and Held.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
Students Regret
| Loss of Mrs. Falk
For Eight Years She Has Been
Outstanding Latin and History
Instructor

With the retirement of H. A. Falk
as superintendent of the Sank Gen.
tire Public Schools for the past nine
years much deserved credit has
been given him for the splendid
service he has rendered the young
people Of this community.
During the deserved eulogies to
Mr.. Falk but little, if anything, has
been said of Mrs. Frances Falk,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
fl Club to Compete
With One.Acf Playlet
Interesting Entertainment Will Be
Provided by Gopher Prairie and
Raymond-Ashley Organizations

Monday evening, June 8, at the
Junior High School Auditorium
members of the Gopher Prairie
and Raymond-Ashley All Clubs
will have novel competition when
each will present the one act COM
ed, "Not Quite Such Goose"
The winner will represent Western
Stearns in competition with the
winner in the competition between
the better clubs in Central and
Eastern Stearns county at st. Joe
June IA. The winner at st. Joe will
he sent to the All Club gathering
at Morris to compete for the state
championship.
The story Of the play is woven
around a baseball game. The
judges selected to handle the Sank
Centre event are Mrs. Robert
Schwalen, Mrs. Fred Unger and
George Kranz. The admission for
this entertainment has been placed
at 10 and Is cents. Music will be
furnished by the Boys Band. Fol-
lowing the show there will be a
dance put on at the Community
Club rooms. The charge will be
cents per person. The public are
invited to both of these attrac-
lions. The following are the cast
of characters for mot Quite Such
a Goose"
Gopher Prairie Club
Mrc NEo,4L1
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
NEW TABLES IN PARK

Six new tables have been COM
pleted and were installed in the
city park on Sank Lake Tuesday.
These tables are put there for the
convenience Of travellers and those
who wish to eat their lunch in the
park. In the past no place in the
city was available for this purpose
and the action OF the council in
this matter is highly commendable.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
OspaId Winter to At
tend State Short Course
Sank Centre Young Man Picked
With Dozen Other All Club
Workers

The members of the Stearns
County delegation to the State
Short Course leave next Tuesday
for this State event which contin-
ues from the 9th through to the
18th of June. Two of the members
Of this group are yet to be select
ed, the names of the other II mem
bers and their leader who will at
tend with the group are as follows:
Linus Willenbring, Richmond.
Clarence Kuebelbeck, Cold
Spring.
Albert Schoelmer, st. Joseph.
Genivieve Antony, Richmond.
Oswald Winter, Sank Centre.
Lorraine Benoit, Fair Haven.
Marie Wessendorf, Melrose.
Norman Ruin, Eden Valley.
Imelda Winkler, Holdingford.
Phyllis Helm, Paynesville.
Majorie Nelson, Kimball.
Miss Berndine Omann, one of the
project leaders of the Avon 4-H
Club attends with the groups as
leader and chaperone.
Three of the members are at
tending the Short Course as win
ners of the Minneapolis Journal
Special Award. The names of
these three members who will have
all of their expenses paid are:
Linus Willenbring of the Rich
mond All Club who made an out
standing record in the poultry pro-
ject last year. In addition to carry
ing the poultry project again this
year he is also one of the Junior
Leaders of the Richmond All
Club.
Oswald Winter Of the Gopher
Prairie All Club is one of the vet
eran sheep project members in the
county and is taking the advance
sheep project this year.
Albert Schooner Of the st. jose
phi All Club has proven himself to
be a real swine raiser by his fine
work in the pig project.
Through the interest of the Great
Northern Pacific and 500
Line Railroads funds have been
provided to pay the railroad fare
of the other members of the group.
The 4-H Clubs of Stearns County
will hold their final competition in
the One Act Play Contest at Cold
Spring, Sunday evening, June IA.
Here the winning dramatic
group of each district in the coun-
ty will compete for the county
championship and the honor of rep
resenting this county in the State
District Contest to be held in con-
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much handshaking and renewing of
acquaintance, some of them many
years standing.
The dean of all the Alumni pres
emit was ]. F. Cooper, one of the
two surviving members of the first
class in 1881.
Supt. H. A. Falk presided as
POSTMASTER. He called the gath
ering to order with an old-fashion-
ed and slightly out Of date desk
school bell. He said he had first
used this bell when he started
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04

The screams of her parrot awak-
ened Mrs. Charles Flower Of
Evanston, Ill, who found her
neighbours house in flames and
summoned firemen to save it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04

GOpner Pra1r1e CluD
Mrs. Bell Martha Minette
----------.-Francis Bromenschenkel
Sylvia Bell ..-..-......-.Loretta Botz
Philip Flick
----.-.-.--Alquin Bromenschenkel
Hazel Henderson ............
.-...----.Catherine Schwarzbauer
RaymOnd-Ashley Club
Mrs. Bell MAYA Shanahan
Albert Bell Clarence Swift.
Sylvia Bell.--...-........Ev Evelyn Gray
Phillip Marvin Shanahan
Hazel Henderson...-Lillian Veeder
The Gopher Prairie players are
being directed by Mrs. George f.
P. Minette. Mrs. I. A. Cowlthorp
and Edward Gray are coaching
the Raymond-Ashley players.
The meeting of the Gopher Prai-
RE Club set for Wednesday even,
ming, June 10. has been postponed
until June IT.
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who for the past eight years has
taught Latin and History in the
Senior High School. Students, who
have been fortunate to receive in
struction under her tutelage, are
strong in their praise of her excep-
tional ability and fine personality.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Falk and Bob
leave Sank Centre for New York
in the very near future the lady Of
the house will be quite as keenly
missed as will her husband.
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Gopher Prairie Club
Mrs. Bell Martha Minette
1.k d.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04
----------Alquin Bromenschenkel

Catherine Schwarzbauer