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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-11
Two Plays Saturday
 At The Women's Club

"The Far Away Princess" and Between Soup and the Savoury" were the plays presented Saturday afternoon in the Business and Pro- fessional Women's club hall by the Waterbury college club for the bene- fit of the student loan fund. Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald directed the plays. The proceeds are added to the fund through which loans are made to young girls working their way through college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-11
CLEVERLY sAtD

!. WIFE: To think that turned down Guy for you. Why, he was a clever sensible fellow.
 HUBBY: And he was the one who introduced us, wasn't he? I'll say he was clever.--
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
R. r. Commission
Faces Bad Charge
Senator Mullen, Minneapolis, Files
Complaint Against Jacobson,
Laurisch and MatsOn

st. Paul, Sept. Estate Senator
Gerald T. Mullin, Minneapolis, to-
day formally demanded removal of
the state railroad and warehouse
commissioners.
Mullen charged that o. p. B.
Jacobson, chairman, and c. ].
Laurisch, Mankato, and Frank w.
Matson, st. Paul, the other two
members of the commission had
exhibited in efficiency and neglect
of duty and malfeasance in Of
f1ce"
The charges were filed with Gov
ernor Floyd 8. Olson and were
made as part of an application for
IAN investigation of the official
conduct" of the three commission
ers at formal public hearing and if
sustained the governor would re-
move the guilty commissioners
from office.
A number of specific charges
against the Farmers Union Ter
minal association of st. Paul, M.
w. Thatcher, it's general manager,
and L. M. Abbey, superintendent of
terminals and merchandising de-
partments manager, also were in
cluded in the demand to the gov
ernor. Mullen alleged that illegal
and fraudulent practices for the
purpose of swelling the profits Of
the Farmers Union Terminal as
-seeiatien-<cr-thep purpose of Great
ing large fund for the payment
of salaries. bonus and commissions
to certain of it's officers and agents
had been used.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Junior Vandesteeg
Won at State Fair
Placed Third in Health Contest
Conducted at Hamline- Ninth
With Al Club Project

Junior Vandesteeg, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Vandesteeg, Of this
city, has made a remarkable show
ing in his All Club work during
the two years he has been a MEM
Der.
Last year his pure bred Holstein
heifer calf was awarded grand
championship prize at the Stearns
County Fair but Junior could not
show his animal at the State Fair
because he was two young to enter
the state classes.
This year he used the same heif-
er as his project and came out Of
the county fair with flying colors.
He took yearling calf to the state
fair. The animal was taken sick
enroute and showed at a disad-
vantage as senior yearling being
placed ninth. He will carry on this
same project again next year.
Junior also entered the health
contest among the boys and girls
at the State Fair. He received a
marking of 9610 and was awarded
a blue ribobn for being placed
third in the health contest.
The people Of the community
are pleased at the fine showing Jun
ior made at the State Fair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Dead Desperate
Known in City
Ray Scarborough Last Visited Sank
Centre Less Than Month Be
fore His Death

The body Of Ray Scarborough,
alias Red Murphy, was found near
Hudson, Wis, Friday Of last week.
His body indicated he had been
shot to death.
The man was well known in Sank
Centre and vicinity. He last visited
this city about three weeks ago. He
called at the First State Bank. The
drife of his conversation was Bank
hold-ups." He made close scrutiny
Of the vault. He boldly stated that
he had retired from the banditing
game and was doing legitimate
business. Short changing was his
racket, he told Ben Dubois.
While incarcerated in the Stearns
county Jail in 1925 he and a COM
panion made an unsuccessful at
tempt to escape from a couple of
deputies. They were later sent
enced to terms in prison Of not to
exceed FIVE years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Paynesville CASH
Ter Given 2 Years
Sentenced to Leavenworth by Fed
eral Judge Sanborn at st.
Paul Wednesday

e. H. Essig, former cashier and
director of the First National Bank
of Paynesville, who pleaded guilty
in United States District Court to
a charge of abstracing money from
a national bank, was sentenced to
two and one-half years in Leaven-
Judge John B. Sanborn.
1t was argued that Essig had used
the money only to pay bills incurred
by his family and that he had the
respect and good opinion of BUSH
ness men an bankers in his COM
munity. Judge Sanborn replied he
was not in the business of forgiv-
ing people and that if the govern
ment saw fit to prosecute such per-
sons, he was forced to impose sem
tence.
He told counsel for Essig to lay
the facts in the case before the at
torney general and ordered that the
court records should show recon-
mendation for parole. The case
was transferred to Minneapolis
from Fergus Falls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Posse Kills
Girl in Hunt
For Robber
Hanley Falls Group Fires Into
Auto When Driver Fails
to Stop
BLAME IS NOT FIXED
Victims Companion Explains
He Feared Holdup and
and Tried to Flee

Hanley Falls, Mimi, Sept. 16-
An 1S-year-old girl is dead here to-
day, shot by.a posse seeking a gas
oline service station bandit when
her companion failed to heed the
command of group of armed men
to halt.
The girl, Arlawaine Kittleson,
daughter of Mrs. Emil Kittleson. of
Hanley Falls, was slain shortly be-
fore midnight last night on high
way half a mile north of here. She
was riding with Clarence jacobson,
Of Wood Lake.
Possibly fearing a holdup, young
Jacobson sought to flee when he
saw the armed men and heard their
order to halt. Members of the
posse fired into the machine. Three
bullets struck the girl in the face.
County officials today were seek
ing to establish the identity of the
posseman who fired the fatal bull
let's. The inquiry continued
throughout the night and today Cor
oner o. M. Olson, of Granite Falls
declared he had not been able to
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Football Season
to Open Sept. 26
Local H. s. Gridders Play Long
Prairie at Swanville in the
Opening Game

The local high school football
team will play it's initial game of
the 1881 season, Saturday, Sept 26,
at Swanville with Long Prairie. The
remainder Of the schedule has not
been completed but will be publish
in next weeks Herald.
Every afternoon at $3.50 between
Is and 30 fellows meet at the Fair
grounds for regular practice.
Twelve Of the men have returned
from last years squad. Because
but few of the regulars have much
experience, the prospects for this
years team are only fair.
Mr.. Olson, athletic coach, is being
assisted this season by Mr.. Tom,
of the high school faculty. The ex-
tent of the enthusiasm shown in
the Junior High School was proved
when 40 youngsters expressed their
desire to learn football from the
ground up. Mr.. Beaumont and Mr..
Walkenhauer are coaching them in
the fundamentals of the sport. Ar
rangements are being made to sup
ply outfits for this group.
A dope bucket WIN soon make
it's appearance In the Senior As
sembly. Beginning Monday morn
ing the students will have an op-
portunity to estimate the outcome
of Saturdays game. by dropping in
the bucket the probable score. The
person whose guess is closest to
the final score will receive a, free
ticket to the next game. p.s
Tuesday evening a group of 80
candidates met with Coach Olson
to study plays and discuss football
rules.
The first home game will prob
ably be On Oct. 2. This will give
all adults as well as students, a
real opportunity to display an in
terest in what the young fellows
are accomplishing in their past
time. Football is a clean, healthy
sport and Sank Centre should be-
come football-minded.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
New Equipment
For Odds Plant
Herb Saeger Purchased Business
and Home From Mrs. Bert Odds
Plans Improvement

Herb. Saeger recently purchased
the Odds Dry Cleaning establish
ment and the house and lot on
Fifth street from Mrs. Bert Odds.
He plans to make considerable i'm
provement in the business and
when all is completed will have one
of the most up-to-date plants in this
part Of the state.
Mr.. Saeger has purchased a new
messing machine and an entire new
cleaning plant, which will be- in
stalled about the first Of October.
This machinery is Of the latest type
and will do better work by far than
that which has been in the Olds
plant in the past.
Herb is to be congratulated upon
his new venture and all OF his
friends wish him success and pros
perity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Season on Chick
ems Open 5 Days
Ten Counties In Northern Part Of
the State Designated
Sept. 1920

! The season on prairie chicken,
pinnated grouse and white breast
ed or sharp tailed grouse will be
open for five days, from Septem-
Der 16 to September 20, both dates
inclusive. Only ten counties have
been named for open season on the
above named birds. They are:
Roseau, Kittleson, Marshall, Bel
trami, Red Lake, Polk, Norman,
Pennington, Pine and Aitlkin. All
other counties of the state will be
closed to shooting.
The season for Chinese Ring
neck or English pheasants will be
open October II and win possibly
remain open for 81 days. The hunt
ing of pheasants will be restricted
to certain counties, which are not
available for release as yet. Ac-
cording to reliable information
Stearns County win not be open
for the shooting Of pheasant this
year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Mother of 6
Killed in an
Auto Smash
Mrs. Ole j. Kjensmo, of Glen
wood Passes Away in This
City Last Evening
CAR LANDS IN DITCH
Steering Gear Went Wrong
Leaves Husband and Six
+ Children

Mrs. Ole J. Kjensmo, of Glen
wood, died last evening as the re-
suit of injuries received when a
Buick sedan in which she was rid
ing tipped end over end in a ditch
at the right hand of Highway No.
%, west Of Sank Centre, just over
the Stearns county line into Pope
county.
It appears that Mrs. KJensme's
husband was out of employment
and was away from Glenwood
looking for work. Early Wednes-
day the lady and a IT year old
daughter Jaunita, and 10 months
old baby accompanied w. o. Bagu-
:har, of Glenwood to Motley, Mimi,
where the lady looked over a res
Itaurant with a view of taking it
over. They were on the return trip
and reached the point above stated
when the accident occurred.
Mr.. Baguhar stated to Mr.. Berg
green that the clutch had not been
working just right for several
miles. He said he was driving at a
moderate rate of speed when he
lost control and landed in the ditch
at the right hand side of the high
way. He says he thinks Mrs. Kjen-
smo grabbed the steering wheel
about that time and some one step
ped on the exhilerater. The speed
of the car was greatly accumulated
and they travelled, marks show, at
least $50 feet in the ditch when they
struck a road leading from the
highway to farm. At this time the
Buick was travelling at such rate
that it climbed the almost perpen-
dicular embankment turned over
end for end, smashed the top and
then righted itself again.
When it was all over Mr.. Bag
uhar found himself outside the
car with the baby in his arms. The
17.year-old girl, Jaunita, was at the
rear of the car. Mrs. Kjensmo was
between the seats in an unconscious
condition.
Help was hastily summoned and
tia injured woman was brought to
this city. She passed away in front
of the Long hospital before the
doctor could reach her. She was
38 years of age. The daughter re-
ceived cut on the head; the baby
was cut on the face; Mr.. Boguhar
was slightly bruised. The acct
dent occurred about 1915 P. M.
Besides her husband Mrs. Kjens-
mo leaves six children. Early this
Thursday morning a sister of the
deceased, Mrs. Olga Nelson, OF
Brooten, arrived in Sank Centre and
took the two children home with
her. The remains are at the Sank
Centre Funeral Service Undertak-
ing Parlors.
!" Deputy Coroner Moynihan made
an examination Of the body. There
were no outward marks except on
the head. Probably a fracture OF
the base of the brain caused the
death.
Besides the immediate family
there are five living sisters; two re-
side in Minneapolis; two at Super
ior, Wis, and one at Brooten. AT
this writing funeral arrangements
have not been made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Sank Centre Lady
Doing Fine Work
Mrs. Alma Bishop Harvey Prom
inentIy Identified With State
Wide Health Program

Mrs. Alma Bishop, of Minneapo-
lis, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Bishop, of this city, field worker
for the Minnesota Public Health As
ISOLATION, will be one of the hos
tesses at the 10Th annual session of
the Mississippi Valley Conference
on tuberculosis which will be held
at Lowry Hotel, st. Paul, Sept. 81,
% and %. The other hostesses are
all well known in the work. They
are:
Mrs. ]. A. Meyer, Minneapolis,
member of the board of directors
of the Hennepin county Tuberculos-
is Association; Mrs. Patrick Muir
ply, of saltwater, member Of state
wide reception committee for the
conference; Mrs. Jessie Hazelton
Askergaard, Moorhead, director OF
the Moorhead Ladies Sextette,
which will take part in the enter
tainment for the annual dinner
Mrs. Askergaard is secretary of the
Clay County Public Health Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Harvey will discuss plans
for the coming Rural Minnesota
Christmas Seal sale campaign.
The Sunday Minneapolis Tribune
carried pictures of the hostesses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
LEGION ELECTS

At the meeting Of Robert Swift
Post, American Legion, held Mon
day evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
j. H. Hansen-Commander.
]. v. Nelson-First Vice Com
mander.
s. p. Hansen-Second Vice Com
mander.
Thomas Clough-Adjutant.
George Berggreen-Treasurer.
Rev. ]. d. Butler Chaplain.
Thomas Clough-1istorian.
DR.. A. r. Moynihan-Service Of
ficer.
Arthur Smith-Sgt. at Arms.
L. L. Larson-Athletic Officer.
Thomas Clough-Child Welfare.
S. p. Hansen-Emergency Chair
man.
The following were elected as
members Of the executive commit
tee: DIR. r. e. Cooper, G. L. Ander-
son, ]. N. Jackson, A.. J. Weisner,
DR.. w. johnson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Corporation Of Parents
ASKED BY SMbt. ". 4. Kohl

unrest and varying desires. The
child lives in realm Of dreams
and romances concocted often by
his imagination and his reaction
to ideals. It is during this period
Of changing likes, dislikes and in
decisions that the Junior High
School is Of service to the pupils
In the Junior High School I'VE
find exploratory courses in science,
mathematics, wood working and
home economics. It is during this
period when the pupil is put into
contact with these courses that he
begins to develop certain definite
expectations for certain studies
that if the parent is aware Of,
should be a guide to the pupils
choice Of subjects in the Senior
High School.
All too often during this Junior
High period the parents do not
show enough active interest in
their children. There should be a
guidance and a counselling proceed
ure at home. There should be a
likes of the child by the time he
is ready to leave the Junior High
School. Instead of thwarting plans
which may seem prematurely laid
by the adolescence of the Junior
High School age, parents should
watch the growth Of the child in the
direction Of his choice and should
stimulate him. No parent should
arbitrarily choose a course for his
child without some kind of a care
full scruitinizing process Of his &C
tivity at home and at school, posi-
bly, soliciting the teachers advice.
When the student is about to en-
ter Senior High School he has to a
certain extent, ideas concerning
certain courses he would like to
take. Parents should acquaint
themselves with the courses to be
offered in the Senior High School.
It makes a difference whether a
student decides to take the pre-
college course for the purpose Of go
ing on to college or taking Normal
Training, or whether he chooses the
pre-vocational course that will give
him an opportunity to follow COM
mercial, woodworking and home
economics. These courses are in
tended to give a grounding to those
who do not go out to higher schools
Of learning.
Generally speaking, parental in
terest in child's progress should
not stop at the first or second grade
but that interest should continue
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Mrs. Penrose
Laid to Rest
Friday P. NJ.
Taken Ill in 1929-Lost Hear
ing and Sight Before
Master Called
Is YEARS IN LOCALITY
Husband, Two Sons and Two
Daughters Immediate
Family Left

Lillian Florence Tescher was
born in Salem, Ohio, June Is, 1877
where she grew to womanhood,
Sept. 25, 1902, she was united in
marriage with Ross G. Penrose
Four children were born to this
union, Thomas, Dorothy, Freder.
ick and Florence, ali of Sank Cen
ire. During their 20 years of hap
py married life she devoted herself
with steadfast and self-sacrificing
love to her duties as wife and
mother.
Thirteen years ago the family
moved to Minnesota in which time
Mrs. Penrose formed many warm
friendships among neighbors in
the country community and in the
town Of Sank Centre.
Never strong in health, she was
always ready to do her full share
in every worthwhile community pro.
ject and to lend a hand to q
neighbor in need Of help. She was
a member of Naomi Chapter No
81, Order of the Eastern Star.
An operation at Rochester in
December, 1929, failed to check
permanently the dread malady
which had attacked her and follow.
ing an attack of flu in November
1880, it returned in a form not
amenable to surgical treatment. In
spite of a gallant fight she gradual
ly and steadily lost ground through
out the spring and summer. Con
fined to bed during the last twelve
weeks, she bore her suffering, aug
mented by the loss Of sight anc
hearing, with rare patience anG
fortitude until the end came quiet
ly at 1:45 A. NJ, Wednesday, Sept
10.
Her sweet spirit was released
from it's worn body but will al
ways abide as a precious memor.
with her family to whom she gave
and from whom she received sucl
deep devotion.
A simple service was held at thu
family home, Friday, Sept. II, a
I2:30 P. M. Rev. J. D. Butler, past
or of the Methodist Episcopa
Church, conducted the services
Mrs. George Berggreen sang tw'
beautiful hymns accompanied b.
Mrs. r. e. Cooper. There wer'
many beautiful floral offerings II
token of love and sympathy from
friends in various parts of tn
country. Naomi Chapter Order o
the Eastern Star conducted thu
services at the grave.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
Decree of Honor
to Hold Meeting
Delegates From q Number Of
Neighboring Cities Will Gather
in Sank Centre, Sept. 22

The Degree of Honor District
Convention will be held in this city,
Tuesday, Sept. %, at the Commun-
ity Club rooms.
Registration at 200 P. M. follow
ed by open meeting with reports
from Lodges in this district: Little
Falls, Long Prairie, Osakis, Glen
wood, Starbuck, st. Cloud, Waite
Park, Annandale, Milaca, Mora,
Princeton, Melrose, Alexandria,
Paynesville and Buffalo.
At 400 p. M. the local Juvenile
Club with Nancy Wedge as presi-
dent will exemplify the work and
be inspected by Grand President
Edna Dugan, of st. Paul. At 800
p. NJ, banquet will be served by
the Methodist Ladies' Aid.
In the evening the local lodge
will have charge of the meeting.
There win be a short program and
st. Clouds Juvenile Club will put
on a "Tom Thumb" wedding and
a "Tap Dancer"
A class Of candidates will be in
itiated. Mrs. Hattie Roach, Past
Grand President, and Grand Presi-
dent, Mrs. Edna Dugan, Of st. Paul.
will be present.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
BAD OsAKIs FIRE

Fire caused by the explosion Of a
presto-lite tank in the dental office
of DR.. 8. L. Elliot, Osakis, did SER
ious damage to the Caughren block,
one Of the better business blocks in
the village. Prompt response by
the fire department confined the &C
tual fire damage to the northwest
corner Of the building. The Unger
Furniture company, Of this city,
have a branch store at Osakis which
is located in the Caughren Block.
They suffered a 5000 loss from
smoke and water. The building is
owned by D. B. Caughren. Of Sank
Centre, and Harry Caughren, OF
Osakis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17
State Educational Department
Introduces New Curriculum
in Public Schools
(By Supt. Kohls of the Sank
Centre Public Schoolsl

Criticism often has been made of
our high school that the products
OF its teaching technique did not
show the necessary equipment for
life. The business world, the high
er schools of learning, colleges and
universities all made it evident that
there was something amiss with the
students training.
Obviously, there were two rea-
sons for such criticism, which to a
great extent was true. First of all
the colleges and universities trained
the teachers who in turn taught the
youngsters and then there was the
technique of mass instruction.
1t is with the latter that I wish
to dwell bit for consideration.
1t is a known fact that the COM
monest form of education was en-
tirely conferred in the teaching of
pupils enrnasse, but that procedure
has, as time has sped along, it's
greatest weakness in the fact that
all children, though of different
mental abilities, varying study hab-
its and certain inherent tendencies,
were required to learn and assimi-
late the same amount. This always
has been an impossible situation.
The lad, though he was retained in
the same grade for two or three
years, was finally promoted because
he had grown so big. Very little
was done along the line Of child
accounting, Of individual progress
and individual ability. But there
has been valuable research and
many scientific Investigations of
recent years which has brought
more progress in the realm of stimu-
lating teachers to teach the indi-
vidual and not the group. One of
these movements is the Junior
High School and I feel that the
patrons Of the Sank Centre schools
should get viewpoint Of the pur-
pose behind the Junior-Senior High
School organization, particularly
this year, since new standards have
been set up by the State Depart
ment Of Education.
The period Of adolescence is one
that most parents are aware Of in
their children. This period is char
acterized by state Of uneasiness,