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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
State Budget For
Minnesota Lower
Estimate of Commissioners Is $6,-
100000 Less Than Amount
Adopted in 1881

st. Paul, Nov. 30-Mrs. Jean w.
Witch budget commissioner, to-
day announced state budget OF
SIS, 900, 900 for the biennium start
ing next July.
The sum is 100000 less than
the amount appropriated by the
1881 legislature. The sum called
for in the budget marks the first
time in IL years that appropriation
recommendations have been less
than $40,000,000.
The budget will contain definite
recommendations against further
appropriations financed by certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness and bond is
sues. It viii also have balance
sheet with a program of fund re-
placements and retrenchments
which II adopted, will balance the
budget for the ensuing two years
unless unforeseen difficulties are en-
countered, Mrs. Witch said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
Fire Destroys
Home, Contents
Residence of Guy Scott Completely
Destroyed Thanksgiving Night
5000 Insurance

Thursday evening of last week
as the Firemen were enjoying the
annual dance an alarm was turned
in. It took the boys sometime to re-
spond. The Guy Scott residence in
the extreme north end of the city
was found to be on fire When the
first apparatus arrived there was
not enough hose to reach from the
hydrant at the John Tombers
corner to the home, distance of
about 1000 feet. By the time addi-
tional hose was brought to the
scene of the fire about the only
thing the firemen could do was to
watch the pretty blaze. This is not
meant as reflection on the city's
most efficient department. The
only thing saved of home or con-
tents was a washing machine on
the back porch.
The insunce on the house was
$1,000; contests, $1,000. Mrs. Scott
is in the Twin Cities. Mr.. Scott was
at the theatre when the fire broke
out. The origin has not been de-
termined.
The firemen cleaned up their soil
ed clothes "a bit and returned 80
finish the. evening tripping the
light fantastic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
Bowling League
Has Started Play
Eight Business Houses VIII Play
Weekly for Fourteen Weeks
FEELINGS Win First

The Main Street Bowling League
of eight five-men teams has been
organized and play was started
Tuesday evening when the Telling
Barber Shop defeated the Borg
mann Dairy, two games out of
three. There will be match games
every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings. The
matches will be handicap matches,
giving the teams with weak r
bowlers the same opportunity to
win as the crack shots.
At a meeting of the men inter-
ested, held the first of the week,
the following officers were elected
President-Charles Vail.
Secretary-Treasurer = Tom Nc
Manamin.
Rule Committee-Larry Holland,
Milton Peterson, Walter Schriver.
The prize committee will be ap-
pointed by the president.
The following firms have teams
entered: Standard Oil, Silver Grill
restaurant, Nelson Launders, Blue
Valley Creamer, Gopher Prairie
Inn. Telling Barber Shop, Borg
mann Dairy, Postoffice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
October Shows
Smaller Gas Tax
Lessened Use of Cars and More
Miles per Gallon Lower Tax
Returns

Motor vehicle operation in Min
nesota required the use of 1926, 422
less gallons of gasoline in October
of this year than in the same
month year ago, according to the
report of the state division of oil
inspection; but the reduction is not
conceded by a recent highway bull
letin to be due. wholly to reduced
motor vehicle operation.
Improvement work of the year
on state trunk highways, the bull
ettin points out, has added 537.2
miles of pavement and 861.8 miles
of Unanimously treated surface, l.
399 miles more than there was last
year on which, it is conservatively
estimated, motor vehicles average
two miles more per gallon of gaso-
line consumed. A number of coun-
ties also have made many miles of
Improvement which add to the
miles per gallon of motor vehicle
operation.
Inshipments of gasoline for the
month are shown by the report to
have totaled 37,105,515 gallons as
compared with 40,O03, IA gallons in
October of last year. Shrinkage
and other credits reduced the tax
able total for the month to 34,947,-
270 gallons. The October taxable
total year ago was 37,873, 692 gal
Ions.
The total tax returns on October
gasoline consumption was $685., $780,
90. This provided $3.50, 1852 for
state trunk highway improvement
work and $294, s63.36 for division to
the counties of the state fons high
way work.
Claims for refunds on account of
tax-exempted usage of gasoline
were LOO less in number and $751;
$685. less in amount than in the
same month a year ago. Refunds
on gasoline used in state, county
and municipal roadwork totalled
$2,191.48 more in October than in
September.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
Free RetractS
/ Libelous Claims
Exonerates Commissioner Henry
Michael, from Taking Bride in
County Business

It will be recalled that John Free,
Of Melrose, was arrested a few
weeks ago on the charge of nbeling
Henry Michaels, county commits
sioner from the Albany-Freeport
district of Stearns county. In a
speech delivered at Paynesville for
the Stearns County Tax Papers AS
ISOLATION Free alleged boldly that
Mr.. Michaels had accepted a bride.
The trial was set to be heard be.
fore Justice Peter c. Bettendorf, of
st. Cloud, Nov. IA. Free demanded
a trial by jury. After some consul
tation the trial was postponed for
week. A few days later Free
s.hgned statement, retracting his
allegations against Mr.. Michaels
claiming that his enthusiasm
caused him to make the statement,
and investigation had proven to mis-
satisfaction that he was wrong.
His statement follows:
ITO The Citizens of Stearns
County:
"On October S1st, addressed
public meeting at Paynes-
vile, Minnesota, and in my
enthusiasm and excitement I
made a statement that I was
informed that County Commits
sioner Henry Michael had ac-
cepted money in connection
with the sale of merchandise to
the county.
vestigated the matter and I find
that the information that was
given to me and which I relied
/. upon was not correct, and I am
absolutely sure that Mr.. Mich
ael has at no time been guilty
Of any such offense.
I regret having made the
statement, realizing of course
that it was a reflection on Mr..
MichaePs standing in the COM
munity, and I am making this
statement freely and of my
own accord to right the wrong
which was done Mr.. Michael,
as a matter Of fairness and as
the proper and manly thing to
do.
Yours very respectfully
John Free"
When the statement was made
Mr.. Michael was in the midst of a
hot campaign for reelection. He
was defeated. It is certain that
Frees statement at Paynesville did
not do Mr.. Michael any good as
Free was a prolific speaker for the
Taxpayers Association. Being of
a generous nature, Mr.. Michaels &C
cepted Mr.. Frees retraction and
dropped the case as he was vindi-
Gated. Those who knew Mr.. Mich
ael best could not reconcile the
statements Of Mr.. Free.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
Write to Santa Claus

For the past several years the
Herald has invited it's young
friends to write a letter to San
ia Claus in their own hand, tell
ing him just what they would
like to receive for Christmas.
The Herald has published these
letters in ample time for st.
Nick to- seem them.
The plan will be continued
this year. The letters will be
published in the issue Of
Thursday, Dec. %. Send your
letters addressed to Santa Claus
or bring them directly to the
Herald office.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01

Verena Newton, runnerup in the
1892 Canadian women's golf tourna-
ment, holds the distinction of being
the only woman golf pro in Canada
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01

After crossing the Hudson River
477,250 times, George c. Schomp,
engineer of ferrybot, has retired
to a country place in Milburn, n. j..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01

Clarence e. Martin, prominent at
torney, of Martinsburg, w. Va, who
was elected president of the Amer
lean Bar association for the COM
ing year at the fifty-fifth annual
meeting of the association in
Washington.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
Jr. Glass Play Is
Snappy Comedy
VIII Be Presented by a Fine Cast
at Jr. High Auditorium friday
Evening

The story of "The Arrival of Kit
typ,s to be presented at the Junior
High School Auditorium Friday
evening, Dec. 2, by the Junior Class
of the Senior High School, is both
clever and witty. The action takes
place in Halcyon House, a summer
resort in the Catskill mountains.
The owner has gone away and left
the property in charge Of a young
college youth, who had been the
bell boy, and Sam. the Negro port
er. With the arrival Of guests.
charged an extremely high price
per day, the action speeds up, and
when Kitty. a popular New York
actress registers the action is riot
of fun and ludicrous situations.
Miss Helen Wilder is directing
1.-THE Arrival of KITTY" She has
been fortunate in securing an ideal
cast to carry the story. The seats
are. now on sale at the Corner
Drug Store. If you enjoy whole
some and fast spoken comedy-dra-
ma you will see this production.
The cast of characters follow:
William Winkler Graham Morgan
Aunt Jane (his sister) -.-----------.----
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-01
:. Arthur Blackhurst

.:..-.----...-. Mildred LeSueur
Jane This niece) $4,000 Janet Steiner
Robbie Backter ..--.-.------.-------------------
Arthur Blackhurst
Kittie Gan actress) ---------------------------
.....- Catherine SchwarZbauer
Benjamin Moore ------------ Lyle Sykes
Ting "a bell boy) -------------------.----------
.................-.. Anthony belong
Sam (colored porter --------------------
Vernon Weeks
Suzette (Aunt James maid 10000 !.
Dorothea Fischer
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
REDDEN

| Mrs. William J. DuttOn was a re-
cent guest of Mrs. Katherine Walls,
Of Milton, who is quite i'll at the
home of her son, Jesse Walls.
Beatrice Donovan and Mary King,
of Milford, were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Donovan. Bea-
trice has treated herself to a new
Deluxe Chevrolet Coupe.
The Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics of Milton presented
Robert Veasey with a beautiful new
green gold watch with 15-jewel Ell
gin movements.
Clark Hill has improved his farm
house near here with a new roof. The
farm is occupied by John Kitchens.
Mrs. Nancy J. Donovan is critical
ly ill at her home here at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Goldie Donovan, Eldr;dge
Donovan and family all of near
Drawbridge, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lot
ten Donovan, of Milford, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
J. Dutton.
Wesley Workman who has been
OH Jle SICK llSL is somewhat lmprOV-
ed at this writing. Mr.. Workman
celebrated his 93rd birthday on Sum
day last by eating cake, which was
presented to him by Mrs. William
DuttOn. 1t was delicious as the
writer enjoyed a slice of this cake.
Don't forget the Ladies' Aid will
be entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. David Ellingsworth in Ell
lendale next Thursday evening, May
5th. Everybody invited. Come rain
Or shine.
Services at McCollcys next Sun
day. Sunday School AT 10 o'clock
All are invited
Horace LOckerman, of Whining
ton, and mother, Mrs. Sarah Locker
man, of Drawbridge, were entertain
ed at dinner on Saturday evening by
Mr., and Mrs Robert Veasey.
LinwoOd White had tae misfortune |
10 have his car burned one day the |
past week, while on his way to
Georgetown.
G. Newton Itindlrey in in the JEFF
,ersOn IIispital, Phila., in Drepara-
.ory for an operation for an inside
iOitrc of his neck.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
SUGAR HILL
(Near Williamsville)

Services at Sound NJ. e. Church
next Sunday as follows: Sunday
School 945 a. M, with preaching
services conducted by the pastor
Rev. Frank McCOrkle at IL a. m. Sun
day evening song service and prayer
meeting at Z. 30 p. III. Also prayer
meeting every Friday night.
/ The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
/ home of Mrs. Louise Lekites on
Thursday evening, May 5th
Mr.. and Mrs. Eashem, of Camden,
were Sunday guests of their parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Sam Eashem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim DerricksOn en-
tertained to dinner on Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe DerricksOn, of Will
mington, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tyre
and Ella Marie Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harb. Hickman, of
MillsborO, spent Sunday visiting re-
latives in this locality
We hear Ira Pepper has gone in
the itney business. Good luck, but
you have to work quick.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom DOnnelly and
Mifflin Wheeler and mother, all of
West Philadelphia, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Dave Derrick
son, Sr.
Eva and Leah Williams, Althea
Pepper, Charlotte DerricksOn, Mat
tison Grey and Ralph Lewis, were
Sunday callers of Georgetta Walker
at Fenwick Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ennis spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave DerricksOn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvel Campbell Wis
tied her parents few days last
week.
Charlotte DerricksOn spent Satur-
day i'm Dover with the other members
OF the Glee Club of Selbyvillc school.
The people are busy plowing for
corn and setting out strayberry
plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Savage and
daughter and Mrs. Ed. Savage and
son, called in Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Lekites on Monday evening.
Just I; word, but George can sure |
clean strawberry plants.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
SLAUGHTER NECK

Sweet spring breeze and bright
warm sunshine brought a cheer to
our Slaughter Neck that has bright
ened up everybody, and especially
the farmers who ere planting and
cultivating the same as at all other
springtime work periods.
With Il general renOvating and
building of two new dwellings, at the
town of Slaughter Beach, each day
is more like the summer season,
which will be an early one, as we'll
as larger residence; if the inquiry
for rentals for the summer months
is a criterion to judge from.
The Ladies of Slaughter Neck
Church will hold a meeting IN the
basement of the church on Tuesday
evening, May 3rd; it is the regular
ladies aid society, and it will be in
charge of Miss Dorothy Moore and
Miss Doris Argo. The entertainment
part will be play, Wanted, A
Wife" OF course there will be plen
ty of cream and cake and everybody
Will be welcome. .-,.
The age old custom of Sunday Wis
iting which generally means, a big
meal to serve by the family visited,
was a fine thing in days when bad
roads and horse-drawn vehicles pre-
vailed; but, in these days of concrete |
roads everywhere and automobiles |
travelling at forty miles the hour,
that old social custom of visiting
and eating big dinners, has been go |
ing bad in popularity. The house
wives have tired of cooking big
meals in hot kitchens, and killing of |
three or four dollars worth of broil-
ers to feed self invited guests. Just
get the fact, that Sunday visiting by
Tom, Dick and Harry of neighbors,
or even relatives, has got to be any
thing but pleasure to many sam-
lilies who do such entertaining. Let's
all make a general picnic for each
Sunday, where everybody will take
heir own food and all enOy a jolly
lime just the same. Why not? The
Did custom has gone out of style.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
LINCOLN CITY

Mrs. Nellie Guligan and son. Ed
ward, and Mrs. Leo O'Connell. of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Robert Marker.
Mrs. Clara Rust and son. Flovd
and Fred Short, of Harbeson. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Rogers and
family, of Georgetown, were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rust on
Sunday.
Mrs. &. r. Greaves, of Baltimore.
and Mrs. S. Chamberlain, of Mer-
chantville, N. j., were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L.
POstles.
Mrs. Josephie Jefferson is spending
two weeks at Chincoteague, Va, as
! the guest of her son, Rev. and Mrs.
Otis Jefferson.
Those who did not have the oppor-
tunity of seeing the "Dashing Dar-
kies" can avail themselves of this
privilege next Wednesday evening,
May 4th, in the Lincoln Community
Hall. Admission 15c Special music
lwill be given by the Odd Fellows
quartet of Milford. Proceeds for
the benefit of the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Armour, of
Houston, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Thomas on Sunday.
Miss Louise Donovan is spending
the week with her aunt in Whining
ton.
Weldon DickersOn and family, of
Ellendale, were guests of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Truitt on Sun
day.
A number of members of our To-
cal Union attended the County w. |
c. T. U. Convention held in the M. p. |
Church at Milford on Tuesday. /
Mrs. Jennie Morrison spent the I
past week in Wilmington as the !;
guest of her children, Hugh Morri-
son and family and r. E. Curtin and |
The Watch Grow" Glass of f.
the NJ e. Church school will meet
with the teacher, Mrs. Edward Fitz-
gerald on Tuesday evening. May 3rd.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Stevenson, of
and Mr.. VIM. Steven
son, of Shawnee, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph IIeadley on Sunday. /
The regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the Women's Christian Tenn !
Derance Union VIII meet with Nrs.
Jay Abbott on Tuesday afternoon,
May 3rd. Test word Humanity"
will be given by members. A full
attendance is desires. 50.
Mrs. Anna Riggs is spending some
inc with her daughter. Mrs. Harry +,
Fruit.
Mrs. Lizzie Swain and son, Harry,
harvey Swain and family were din
ler guests of Charles Swain and fa-
nily at Milford on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Walls entertained at {
Ter new cottage at Slaughter Beach
IN Sunday, Miss Helen Marker and /
edward Gilligan of Philadelphia.
Johnson Bennett, of Holmcsburs, |
Pa, is spending sometime with his 9
ut, Mrs. T. l.. POstles.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Donovan and
Bernice and Miss Florence t
Heath visited friends at Berlin. Md, {
n Sunday.
Mrs. Belle Ingram is visiting her '
Mrs. Carrie Hood at Mil a
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Burton, of Phil
adelpha, spent the weekend with
relatives in town.
Mrs. P S. ShOckley has returned
from visit in Lancaster with her
son, Wilbur Shockley, and Mrs.
Shockley.
Many children from here attended
the movie. Alice in Wonderland" i'm
Georgetown, last Friday afternoon.
The ChccriO Club was entertained
on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Rida
Lingo.
The play presented by the senior
class in the school auditorium last
Friday night was very good and was
much enjoyed.
The play, 1.-TWO Days to Marry,
that was given a few weeks ago, will
be presented again in the near flu
ture. Definite plans will appear la
ter.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
MILLSBORO

Class Ever Faithful Auxiliary met
OH Tuesday evening with Mrs. II. b.
Hickman
Next Monday night, May ,, the La
dies Aid will meet with Mrs. Matte
ShOckley.
The BE Ye Faithful Auxiliary will
meet next Tuesday night with Miss
Pauline Burton,
Mrs. G S. Williams and Mrs. Mat
tie Shockley were in Wilmington on
Tuesday.
Misses Doris and Aline Ryan Ell
tertained at dinner on Sunday, Miss
es Blanche and Nina Williams, Helen
and Dorothy Lingo, Virginia and
Grace Lingo.
Mrs. J. Reese White gave a benefit
bridge party at her home on Tues
day night.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29

Mr., and Mrs. Joshua CULLEN anC
daughter, Margaret, are spending
sometime here.
Messrs. Irwin and Walter Short
lmotored here on Sunday and visited
their grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Short and Mrs. Martha Con
Oway.
Capt and Mrs. George Chase, OF
Lcwes, visited Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Calhoun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mylie, of
Ardmore, Pa, were the guests of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey James recently.
Mrs. Bayard James and Mr.. and
Mrs Royal Daisey motOred to Re-
I hOboth and were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John Kunsman on Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Chamberlain, of
Harbeson, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Moore over the weekend
Spencer II. Tunnel has returned
from a motor trip to North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. John West and daugh
ter, Sally. of Allentown, Pa, are at
their summer home here for a few
days.
Nelson Dolby has accepted posi-
tiOn on steamer in Norfolk.
Mrs John H. Clair, of Philadelphia
visited Mrs. Walter E. Hudson on
Saturday, April 23rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Richards and
daughter, Edna and Miss Dorothy
Richards, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with James A. Richards.
Miss Lillian Hickman and friends,
Miss Galloway, of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with Mrs. Edward
Hickman and family.
Miss Ida Brubaker spent the week
end in Philadelphia visiting her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Davis and family.
The funeral services of Randolph
DerricksOn was held from Bethel M.
E. Church on Monday. April 18th.
He passed away at the home of his
Mrs. Lulu Phillips. Those
who survive are his widow Mrs.
Sarah Elizabeth Derrickson and two
Mrs. Jennie Pusey and
Mrs. Lulu Phillips and several grand |
HG iNllGlul SCI iNlOto NGAG !
in charge of Rev. BranlOrd and Rev. |
Burial in Bethel M. |
e. cemetery.
bThe young people of the Ocean
View Christian Endeavor Society at |
the Christian Church are acting as
hosts to the delegates of the County !
ut their annual Christian EndeavOr |
which is to be held on !
Tuesday, May 3rd The afternoon
session opens at two o'clock, during |
which time there will be conferences |
Of various natures. Supper will be |
served at the price of fifty cents, by
he ladies of the Church for the con-
venicnce of those who wish to re-
main for the evening session. Fol
lowing the supper hour, the evening
program will begin under the dircc-
ion of Frank b. Carey, County Pres
dent. A good speaker will also be
obtained for the evening program,
lut before the speaker begins, there
will be (starting promptly at 700
,'clOclO Il play entitled THE Color
line" presented by the young people
If the Ocean View Christian Endca-
'or Society.
The play is one of the best of Its
ype-an interesting plot, containing II