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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19
Mrs. Martin Johnson
Passed Aavay Friday
Funeral Services Conducted We'd
nesday From German Lutheran
Church, Sank Centre

Mrs. Martin johnson, aged 48
years, 10 months and 20 days, pass
ed away at her home six miles
northwest of this city on Friday,
February 18th, at $3.50 a. m.
Nettie Ragma Knuteson was born
at Granite Falls, Mimi, on the oath
day Of March 1882. She was baptis-
ed in the Norwegian Lutheran
Church, of that city, on April 9,
1882, and was confirmed July 25th,
1887. She came to the Sank Centre
community with her parents on
April 5, 1899.
On October 31st, 1899, she was
united in marriage to her now be-
reaved husband, Martin Johnson, at
Long Prairie, MINI. Shortly after
their marriage they moved to the
farm six miles northwest of this
city, in Kandota Township, where
they have made their home for 81
years.
The immediate relatives besides
the husband left to mourn are sew
en- children, as follows: Mrs. Carl
Freeberg. Of Big Fork, Mimi; Mrs.
Otto Anderson, Mrs. Sam Rassmus-
on, Albin Johnson and Mrs. Leslie
Beireis, all Of Sank Centre, and
Clara and Oscar at home. Six
grandchildren are also left to
mourn,
Besides the above, Mrs. Johnson
also has four living brothers: John
and Louie Knuteson, Of North Da-
kota, and Andrew and Edward
Knuteson, who live in California.
All Of the brothers were present at
the funeral.
All Of the children were present
at the bedside when their mother
passed away and they have the
sympathy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
Mrs. Johnson was kind and low
ing mother, Of genial disposition
and had many friends and associat-
es who will miss her greatly.
Funeral services were held at the
Zion Lutheran Church in this city
Wednesday afternoon, February IS,
1881, at two o'clock, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. J. F. Schumacher.
The body was laid at rest in the
Kandota cemetary beside the grave
Of her father.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19
DAMAGE ACTION

Wednesday the case Of j. A.
Wolkenhauer vs. Edwin Reznechek
was heard before Municipal Judge
r, r. Kells at the Community Club
rooms. The case is the outgrowth
Of an automobile accident which
occurred on Highway. No. 4 west Of
Sank Centre Sunday afternoon,
Nov. 4, 1880. Mr.. Wolkenhauer's
car was badly damaged, Mrs. VOL
kenhauer- suffered broken arm
and other injuries. Action was
against Mr.. Reznechek to recover
$4,000. Attorney L. L. Kells rep
resented the plaintiff. w. J. Steph-
ems, Of Melrose, was the attorney
for Mr.. Reznechek.- Judge r. r.
Kells took the case under advise
ment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19

PLAN SUBMITTED
IversOn Proposal Would Elimi-
nate 10th Congressional
District In Minnesota
9th TO BE BROKEN UP
State Would Be Divided Along
These Lines-Set-Up for
New Third District

A second plan for reapportion-
ment Of Minnesota on a basis Of
nine congressional districts, elimin-
ating the present tenth, was made
public, Friday, by Representative
I. G. Iverson, of Houston, chair
man Of the house committee on
reapportionment, and submitted to
that committee for study. It is
similar in most details to the plan
shaped last week by Senator w.
L. Petersen, of Lancaster, chair
man Of the senate reapportion-
ment committee, but differs sharp
ly in it's set-up for a new third
district.
Under the Iverson plan, wards 1,
8, 4, 9 and 10 in Minneapolis, all
Of rural Hennepin county and Da-
kota and Goodhue counties would
comprise the Third district, with
population Of 100000. The third dis
trict now has nine counties, Dakota,
Goodhue, Scott. Rice, LeSueur, Nc
Leod, Sibley, Carver, and Nicollet.
This district would be revised more
extensively than any other in both
the Iverson and Petersen ineups.
Two Wards Cut OF
The fifth district, consisting of
most of Minneapolis, would lose
the first and ninth wards, in the
northeast section, but otherwise
would be left tas now, with wards
Q, 5, 6, z, s, II, IL and Is and a
population Of $4,000.
OF other counties now in the
Third district Rice would go into
the first, Sibley and Nicollet to the
Second, and Scott, Carver and Nc
Leod to the Seventh. Rural coun-
ties Of the present Tenth district
would be divided between the Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth districts, Ano-
ka, Mile Laos, Isanti Kanabec and
Chisago going to the Sixth and
Pine to the Eighth, and Wright to
the Seventh. The present congress
men, Godfrey G. Goodwin, Of the
Tenth, and Harold Knutson, of the
Sixth. would find themselves both
in the Sixth.
The Petersen reaportionment
scheme would create a Third dis.
trict made up Of Scott, Dakota and
Washington counties, rural Henne-
pin and wards /, 8, 4, 8 and 10 Of
Minneapolis.
Representative Iverson lists the
Of the 10 present dis
tricts Of the nine proposed under
his plan as foows:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19
OLD STEARNS HAS
4OO-LBDAIRY HERDS
Extension Bureau Complies
Some Very Interesting
Dairy Statistics
HIGH HERD, 1867 LBS.
Herd Owners to Receive Di-
plOmas for Better Than
300-Lb. Herds

The Extension Bureau Of Univer-
sity Farm has compiled some very
interesting statistics from the re-
turns made by the county cow-test-
ing association during the year of
cows and breeds producing over
300 pounds of butterfat during the
year.
In the list compiled Stearns coun-
ty makes a fine showing with the
entire state taken into considera-
ton. Walter Kruger, Paynesville
had herd Of 16 Guernseys which
averaged 410.3 pounds of butterfat
for the year; Joseph Leutmer.
Metre Grove had herd of IS head
OF Holsteins which averaged 1922
pounds of butterfat and Metfeld
Bros. also of Metre Grove, also a
her Of 81 head of Guernseys and
Holsteins which averaged 4O1.1
pounds of butterfat.
The three highest herds listed in
the tabulations come from Yellow
Medicine county. L. L. Norton's
herd of six Holsteins averaged 1867
pounds butterfat each; H. Merrips
herd Of Is Holsteins averaged 421
pounds, the above both from Gran
lite Falls, and H. o. Johnson, Hazel
Run herd Of 16 head Of Holsteins
average 434.2 pounds of butterfat.
Nearly 1000 Minnesota dairy herd
owners, representing 10 Dairy
Herd Improvement Associations in
the state, will have their names in
scribed on the Honor Roll of the
National Dairy association for the
fiscal year, 1929-30. A total of 1192
Minnesota herds will receive honor
roll recognition, which means that
they have averaged 300 pounds or
more of butterfat per COW for the
year. These herds represent 40 per
cent OF the 2,401 included in ITO
associations reporting, says Ramer
Leighton, University Farm, in
charge Of dairy herd Improvement
work in Minnesota.
The National Herd Honor Roll
was established by the National
Dairy association in 1924, to give
public recognition to dairymen hav-
ing herds Of five or more cows av-
eraging 300 pounds or more of but
terfat per year. Owners of these
herds receive diplomas bearing
their names and recording the av-
erage production Of their herds.
Awards are based upon records
Kept by testers in Dairy Herd I'M
provement Associations.
Increasing numbers Of Minnesota
dairymen receive these awards each
year. For the fiscal year 1923-24
2Z3 diplomas were received. The
number for succeeding years UP to
date have been as follows: 372. 532.
632, 500, 1,006 and 1872. One hun
dred five Of the 1192 herds aver
aged 400 pounds or more of but
terfat as compared with 81 for the
previous year.
Leading herds Of the different
breeds in the state last year are as
follows: Holstein, Seth Beckman.
Little Falls, II cows averaging 534.1
pounds Of butterfat; Guernsey,
Martin Biehl, Barnum, 7 cows, 1874
pounds; Jersey J. Carl Sherer,
Howard Lake, z cows, 537 pounds;
Brown Swiss, John Tufte, Fergus
Falls, 8 cows, 1927 pounds; Ayr
shire, VIM. Schillin, Maple Plain.
8 cows, 1854 pounds; Shorthorn,
Herman Fischer, Warren, 8 cows,
1872 pounds; Red Poll, Arnold
Preusser, Rockville, z cows, 1872
pounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19
Long Prairie Youth Is
Killed In Auto Accident
Edwin Rain, Aged 16, Dies of
Injuries Received When Car
Overturned.

Edwin Rain, 16 year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. August Rain, of
Long Prairie township, was fatally
injured Tuesdy morning when the
car he was driving ran off the
Hartford-Long Prairie town line
road at the John Klinkhammer
farm, pinning Edwin beneath the
wreckage. With him in the coupe
he was driving at the time were
his two brothers, Leonard and
Otto, aged II and 8 years respec-
lively, and his sister, Hilma, aged
13 years none of whom were injur-
ed with the exception of Otto who
received scratch on one leg.
Edwin was taking his brothers
and sister to school in District No.
81 when the accident happened.
Just as the car was opposite the
John Klinkhammer farm home,
for some unknown reason it left
the road, partly climbed an en-
bankment- and then turned over on
its top, pinning the head of the
youthful driver beneath the weight
of the car. Otto was also pinned be-
meath the car, being caught by one
foot. Irene Klinkhammer, who
happened to be looking out of the
window Of her home as the car
passed, saw it leave the road and
turn over and Immediately sum-
moned her father.
Mr.. Klinkhammer rushed to the
scene, but was unable to extricate
the lad due to the weight Of the
car resting upon him. He summon
ed the neighbors and a doctor.
Frank Becker and Oliver Hengem-
uhle, Of Hartford township, and
Henry Knaase and Carl Tesch, Of
Long Prairie township, responded
Immediately. The car had to be
raised before the unfortunate driv-
er could be removed. He was taken
Immediately, in an unconscious
condition, to the Van Valkenburg
hospital, where an examination
disclosed that his skull had been
serverly fractured. In spite Of all
that could be done the lad sue
cumbed to his injuries about seven
hours after the accident.
No one seems to know how the
accident occurred. The Rain child
rem say that Edwin was not driv-
ing at high fate Of speed. AS US
ual, they left the Rain home short
ly after 8 o'clock, the accident oc-
curing 20 minutes later. The acct
dent was terrible one and had it
not been for the fact that one door
broke open as the car tipped over
on its top, hurting two Of the child
rem out on the road, it is altogether
likley that some Of them would
have been seriously If not fatally
injured.
Edwin Rain was born in Burn
hamville township, November 5,
1914, and so was but 16 years old
at the time Of his death. Funeral
services will be held from the
home tomorrow afternoon at 1
o'clock and interment will be made
in the cemetery at Long Prairie.
The death Of their young son
comes as a terrible shock to Mr..
and Mrs. Rain and in their sudden
bereavement they have the heart
felt sympathy of the entire COM
munity.-Long Prairie Leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19
FIRE PROTECTION
FOR RURAL HOMES
City Council and Town Boards
Confer on Plan at Com
munity Club Rooms
UP AT TOWN MEETINGS
Farmers Will Decide Whether
Funds Shall Be Set Aside
for Purpose

AT the last meeting of the City
Council A. F. Strebel, Geo. O'Gara
and c. R. Bruce, a committee from
the Sank Centre Community Club
appeared and stated that Chief
Geo. Fish, of the Fire Department
asked for committee to be ap-
pointed to meet with representa-
tives Of Sank Centre, Melrose, Ray
mond, Getty, Ashley, West Union,
Kandota and Birchdale township
boards to discuss the question Of
extending the services of the Sank
Centre fire department to the farms
in those townships when called and
when the department was available
With the purchase of the new
truck and pumper by the City Of
Sank Centre some time ago it has
been made possible for the truck
with crew of eight men to hasten
to a rural fire and render real
service.
1t has always been the policy Of
the local department to respond to
calls from the country whenever
possible.
In many instances these calls
have been made at a considerable
expense to the city and the fire.
men themselves.
The purpose Of the proposed con-
ference with the town boards was
to see if arrangements could not
be made whereby the town boards
would reimburse the city to the ex-
tent Of $500 for each call answer
ed in any of the above named
townships.
The conference was held at the
Community Club rooms Thursday
afternoon, Feb. II. The city was
represented by Aldermen Pang-
burn, Mondloch and Cass, City At
torney L. L. Kells and City Clerk
J. F. Cooper. The towns of Sank
Centre, Getty, West Union, Kan
dota and Birchdale were repre-
scented.
The city's angle Of the PROPOSE
ton was explained to the represen-
tatives from the farms. This was
to make fiat charge Of $500 for
each call answered. The city pays
each man answering a fire $10O.
When gasoline and wear and tear
on the truck was taken into consid-
Grafton the rural representatives
agreed this was a reasonable
charge. In the event Of an acct
dent or destruction Of hose the city
would be a heavy loser.
At the present time none Of the
town boards have any funds avail
able to use for this purpose. The
thought Of holding the conference
at this time was to give the var
ious townships an opportunity to
vote on the question at the time of
holding their annual meetings In
March.
The representatives Of the town
boards were unanimous in their
opinion that the city's proposition
was eminently fair and the matter
will be brought to the attention of
the various boards at the annual
meetings.
The Herald would suggest that II
there are any farmers living in the
towns in this territory that they
get in touch win any of the alder
men, City Attorney Kells or City
Clerk ]. +. Cooper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19
NOTED LECTURER
WILL TALK TO MEN
Rev. ]. Greyham Morgan
Served In British Army
Five Years
AT JERUSALEM'S FALL
Speaks to Legi0naires and
Men of Congregational
Church Tuesday

A meeting and dinner which
should be of unusual interest to
former service men will be held at
the Congregational church Tues.
day evening, Feb. "a, at $50 when
Rev. ]. Greyham Morgan, ex-sol-
dier, lecturer and minister, will be
the guest Of honor at gathering
of the men of the congregation to
which special invitation has been
extended to the American Legion
members.
Rev. Morgan is pastor of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19

All the crockery that IL broken
In the home Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Sutton Of st. Louis, Is cemented to
the outside walls a. characterization.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-19

When Lyle Hull, Of Gordon. Neb.,
attempted 60 bride a mule, the ami
NAL bit off one Of his fingers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
new INDUSTRY
PLANS TO BUILD
PLANT In CITY

One of the most important visit
ors at the chamber of commerce
headquarters recently was irwin
Graham Lewis, vice-president of
the Allemac Company, which is
planning the establishment of a
packing, preserving and refrigerat-
ing plant in Ell Centre. The COM
pany uses the Oliver system of
chilling fruits and vegetables, max
ing them keep indefinitely. When
used they are almost identical with
| the fresh article.
Land for the Allemac Company S
plant has been secured by Lewis
with the help of Nuffer Land Com
pany and Edgar Bros. Realty Co.
Lewis believes that the company
will be ready to operate by the mid
die of the year and while first plans
called for a smaller plant, present
estimates are that the cost will be
around 100000. According to Man.
ager Hays of the El Centre Cham
ber of Commerce the plant will
be prepared to handle the surplus
quantities of nearly all Imperial
Valleys fresh products. Water
melons and cantaloupes can be
chilled so that months later they
are practically identical with the
fresh article. The company will
give special attention to utilization
OF Gull grapefruit, handling both
solid grapefruit and grapefruit
Juice. Tomato juice from ripe I'M
perial Valley tomatoes will be an
other speciality of the corporation.
Lettuce stalks will also be hand
led by the plant, and the company
has devised a product for human
use which contains the vitamines
present in the fresh lettuce.
Hays believes that the Allemac
Company will also use large guam
titles of alfalfa, both fresh and
dried, in it's manufacture of fertil-
izer, which will be an important by
product of the plant. Lewis is sat-
isfied that use can be made of
practically every agricultural pro-
duct now grown in Imperial Valley
and that in addition to the COM
paratively high priced unreasonable
vegetables which are now produced
here, it will later on become worth
while for the growers of Imperial
Valley to produce certain vegeta-
bleS at a season when they can be
grown cheapest expressly to supply
the needs of this plant. The Oliver
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
'LEVINSKY GETS
TEST OF CAREER
WITH SLATTERY
BY DIXON STEWART
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


CHICAGO, Jan. 13. W.P) King
Levinsky, pride of the Chicago
Ghetto, reaches the crossroads of
his career in 10 round bout with
Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo here
Wednesday night.
If he wins he has an opportuni-
ty to march onward to publistic
fame, if he loses-and the wise
money is offering nine to five
odds that he will-Levinsky has
little prospect for the future other
than ultimate return to his career
as fish peddler which he deserted
last year.
The kings four months career is
unparalleled in boxing history. He
advanced from Sl00 preliminary
boy to a $1,000 main event per-
former. In his last four starts, he
knocked out Leo Lomski and Tom
Kirby, won a questionable decision
from Slattery and was outpointed
by Tommy Loughran. Manager Al
Miller transformed him from a
fighter whose courage was a mat
ter of official investigation-the re-
suit of Levinsky's action in jump
ing from the ring and running to
his dressing room to escape punish
ment during a bout-to Chicago'S
greatest drawing card.
Levinsky primarily is a slugger,
with no pretensions of boxing skill.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
Time OF local
BOUTS CHANGED
BY DIRECTORS

Good news and plenty of it broke
for boxing fans this week, with the
announcement of another rafting
good double main event Friday
night, also that the fights will start
half an hour earlier than hereto
fore, the hour from now on being
i $3.50 instead of o'clock.
The latter change is made to ac-
commodate lettuce men, who like
TO attend the fights but are unable
TO do SO because of the lettuce
auction which is held each night
at 10 o'clock.
Representatives of the lettuce
men and the club directors got to-
gether with the result that the
fights will start half hour earlier
and the auction half hour later,
so that the buyers and shippers can
take in both the fights and the
auction.
The fan who is not in on the
lettuce deal will also benefit, be-
cause he will be able to get home
half hour earlier than hereto
fore, and Friend Wife, who may
object to him being out SO late, can
hardly object henceforth.
Sammy Santos and Lorenzo Sis
son will put on the top half of the
double main event. Sammy is 60
ing great guns again and on New
Years day fought Johnny La Mar,
the Mexican champion, one of the
toughest 10 round draws ever seen
in San Francisco. Fans will recall
the night he, knocked out George
Monzon in the local arena. George
not returning from Dreamland un-
til the next day.
Sisson has not peen seen here
before. He is former all navy
champion and boxed three times
with Ramon Montoya in San Diego,
also met Tommy Hughes twice and
lost close decision to Newsboy
Brown.
Leonard Porter, the clever colored
boy who has gone over big on sew
eral occasions here. will tangle
with Babe Colima, the boy who
trounced Pete Sarmiento and then
fought two more good bouts with
him. Leonard is a hard hitter, fast
end clever Colima is of the type
that is always in there fighting
and though he has an odd style, he
can do plenty of damage to the
ether fellow.
Young David, a popular favorite,
will have the semi-final spot with
Bias Romero, the Tijuana cham
pion, as his opponent. In eight
fights Young David has had, Jim
my Black is the only boy to stay
the limit with him. Romero is a
tough hombre, and has boasted
that he can trounce any Filipino
fighter the valley can produce.
Tiger Flowers, the colored boy
who makes 'em fight, has the op-
oning event with none other than
Tex Mills, the Texas sheriff, as his
opponent. If this sheriff boy lives
up to his name, Mr.. Flowers ought
to have a busy evening of it.
Fans are urged to make note of
the change in time, so they will not
be disappointed by missing the op-
ching fights next Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
DUDLEY TAKES
TOP PLACE in
|. A. TOURNEY
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

united PrcSS Stall correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Jan. l3. U.P)-
With the sixth annual $4,000 Los
Angeles open tournament over, and
Ed Dudley of Wilmington, Del,
holding his first major golf title,
the golfing caryan headed today for
Mexico and the $4,000 Aqua Cali
ente open which starts tomorrow.
Until this tournament, Ed Dud-
ley, master stylist on the links,
had never been able to reach golf
dom's heights because of his care
free, indifferent manner He seemed
To play for the fun of it rather than
ior the stakes.
Repeatedly, Dudley, big, swag-
gering handsome chap, has failed
in a pinch so he was completely
overlooked throughout the first
three rounds of the three days Los
Angeles open. Never up among the
leaders until the start of the final
round, he shot a 68 on his final 18
holes, one under par and one of
| the four lowest scores of the tourn-
ament, to capture first prize of
$500 with a 72 hole total OF 286
| strokes.
Eddie Loos and AL Espinosa, both
of Chicago, who were out in front
at the end of IS holes each shot a
"a on their final two rounds and
tied for second. Loos and ESpinoSa
each received sl,31250 in prize
money.
Tommy Armour, Detroit. an
Frank Walsh, Chicago, tied for
fourth place, each with 288 strokes.
They received $500 each.
Dudley's whirling finish enabled
him to win. AT the end of the first
Is holes he was in tie with seven
others for 14th place. The start Of
The final round of 18 holes found
him in tie with three others for
fifth place at PIT strokes.
Then after shooting 72-73-72 on
his first three rounds, Dudley as
founded a gallery of more than
5000 by coming home with bril-
liant 68.
The first big tournament Of the
year in which the new lighter and
bigger golf ball was used proved
that the big money players can
shoot as well with it as with the
old ball.
This years Los Angeles tourna-
ment was the most successful in
history with more than $4,000 per-
sons paying approximately $4,000
10 witness the three days play.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-13
HARDWARE TEAM
GIVEN CLEANING
BY LAUNDRYMEN

Valley Steam Laundry 20, I.
v. Hardware 16.
Ell Centre MarOOns So, Mack
and Mack 22.
Last night was by far the most
exciting of the season on the floor
of the local high school sym, when
a number of league marks tumbled
before the onslaught of Industrial
league teams.
In the most startling upset of the
season the Valley Steam Laundry
defeated the hitherto mbeaten In
perial Valley Hardware team, while
the Maroons broke league record
by scoring So points to their oppon-
ents' 90.
Porterfield, new member of the
laundry lineup, and Daniels, fight
ing laundry guard, were the chief
reasons for the hardware's down.
fall. Vaughn had chalked up nine
points for the losers until he was
removed from the game for per-
sonal fouls.
Tenwolde, flashy former San Di-
ego Teachers College star, made a
new high scoring mark for the
league when he turned in % Ma
room points. Dugan with Is points
and Sheffield with II accounted for
the rest of the winners score. Eng
land played smooth game for the
Macks.
There will be no game at the To-
cal gym tonight. but the Valley
Laundry five will invade Brawley
for a game with the north end
high school. This is the first game
Brawley has scheduled with an El
Centro team this season. The out
come may show how much OF a
figure that school will cut in the
high school league. The game will
start at o'clock.