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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08

.Grove For City
Rev, j. ID. Butler Delivers Address
Response by DIR. j. A. Dubois
Golf Tourney

The George Washington Bi-Cel-
tennial Grove planted at the Sank
Centre Country Club, sponsored Ly
Robert Swift Post, American Lee
gion, was presented to the city La
Dor Day with an appropriate pro-
gram, starting at Ills p. M. Geo.
Berggreen, former post command
er, had charge of the ceremonies.
Rev. J. d. Butler, pastor of the
First Methodist church and post
che plain, in a brief address present
ed the grove to the city. The life
and characteristics of the Father of
Our Country were reviewed in an
interesting manner. DIR. j. A. Dtl-
Bois was forced into service on the
spur of the moment to accept the
grove on behalf of the city. The
doctor always makes good on oc-
casions of this sort.
The Sank Centre bi-centenial
boys band. directed by P. w. Han
son, made their first public appear
ance and performed in creditable
manner. G@4 -
The attendance at the ceremonies
was something of a disappointment
to the promoters. The Importance
of the occasion was worthy of a
better attendance.
Following the program the Short
Stop handicap Golf Tourney finals
were played. DIR. Woodbridge was
the victor over Mr.. Onstine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Local Butternaker
Wins End at Fair
Last Years State Champion Fol-
lows Iowa Operator-Win Be
Critic At Final Contest

Walter Schriver, operator at the
Sank Lake Cooperative Creamery,
and champion buttermaker of Min
nesota, won second place at the
Minnesota State Fair butter scor-
ing contest. His score was 94.75.
A buttermaker from Westgate, Ia,
won first place with a score of 95.
There were 357 entries from
Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Each man entered a twenty pound
tub of butter. This event also was
the third of four contests to de-
eide the state champion butter
maker. The final contest will be
held October 3, 4, and 6.
The champion of the state is CIV
en- the honor as critic at the final
contest and this year Mr.. Schriver,
as state champion, will fill that po-
sition. The critic follows the judges
and may ask for resubmission of
butter for scoring by the judges.
Walt has won several first and
second places in contests and che
horors received are tributes of his
ability as buttermaker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Fifth Annual Fire
School at y of M
Geo. Fish, Ben Dubois and Fred
Walker Will Represent Sank
Centre Department

The fifth annual Northwest Fire
School will be held at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota Sept. 1916. Over
400 firemen from Minnesota. Iowa,
the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Can
ada will attend this school. The
Sank Centre Fire Department will
be represented by Chief Geo. Fish,
Ben Dubois and Fred Walker to
study the latest methods Of fire
prevention and fire fighting. 4.
The school was founded five
years ago by various cooperating
agencies; including the League of
Minnesota Municipalities; Exten-
sion Division, University of Mime
sofa; Minnesota Insurance Depart
ment; City of Minneapolis; Gener-
al Inspection Bureau; National
Board Of Fire Underwriters; and
the United States Bureau of Mines.
The afternoons will be devoted to
drills at the Minnesota Fire De-
partment Drill Hall. In addition to
the regular evoIutions, salvage evo-
lutions will be taught to all men as
means Of helping them cut down
water losses at fires. First aid
work will be modified this year by
emitting the usual course in band
aging, but instead will emphasize
rescue work and artificial resusci-
tation both by hand and by appara-
tus. This change has been promp-
ted by the fact that several lives
have been saved during the past
year through proper and timely
first aid work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Bogus Bills
Circulated in
Sank Centre
Three $1,000 Gold Certificates
Turned Into One of the
Local Banks
PRINTING IS FAULTY
Counterfeit Quarters, Half
Dollars Peddled in North
en- Section of State : ,
PRINTING IS FAULTY

A couple of weeks ago the Her
aid published story warming the
public to watch out for counterfeit
$1,000 bills which were being circu-
lated in the state. p.
They were first discovered in the
southwestern part of the state
three weeks ago.
They have arrived in Sank Cen
tire. Wednesday afternoon three of
them reached one of the Sank Cen
tire banks and were Immediately
rejected.
These bills purport to be gold
certificates bearing the portrait Of
Alexander Hamilton. They are a
pretty fair job of counterfeiting I'M
til one examines the printing of the
portrait, which is quite faulty.
If some one offers you a $1,000
gold certificate. in your business
transactions study it very closely
before you accept it.
Just how many of these bills
have been turned loose in this
city is not known.
Word has reached the city also
of the circulation of bogus silver
quarters and half dollars in the
northern part of the state, particu-
larly in the Cass Lake community
These pieces are fairly perfect as
to minting but are below the re-
quired weight prescribed by the
government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Smith Petitions
Being Circulated
2,O11 Names Necessary to Have
Presidential Electors Names
Placed On Ballot

Minneapolis, Sept. Elm an after
math to difficulties between Demo-
cratic factions in Minnesota, pc
titions were placed in circulation
Monday by one party group to put
Alfred E. Smith on the state bal
lot for president.
The petitions are in charge of a
group headed by John B. Grones,
head of the Smith-Robinson cam
paign group in rural Hennepin in
1928. Having favored Smiths nom
ination for the presidency again
this year, the Grones group refuse
to be reconciled to the candidacy of
Franklin Roosevelt.
Each of the documents sent out
by Mr.. Grones carries space for 20
signatures. It sets forth that the
undersigned demand that Mike
Holm, secretary of state, place the
names of II electors supporting
Smith on the regular ballot. When
1000 signatures have been obtained
Mr.. Grones said they will be filed
with Mr.. Holm.
1.-The voters of Minnesota
desireing to vote for Alfred E.
Smith may have an opportun-
ity to do so by placing the
name of Mr.. Smith and IL elect
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Jr. Chamber
TOBaCk Fall
Sales Events
Date Not Definitely Decided,
But Will Be Early in
October
PROGRAM WILL PLEASE
Sen. Henrik Shipstead May
Be Observation-Disclosures
Men to Cooperate

AT a largely attended meeting Of
the Sank Centre Junior Chamber of
Commerce last evening definite
steps were taken to sponsor the
second annual Harvest Festival
and sale to be held in this city in
the early part of October.
The reason definite date was
not set last evening was because a
committee consisting of President
Roy Scot and Secretary c. ]. Nc
Lain, will call on U. S. Senate Hen
rik Shipstead at Alexandria Friday
and try and book him for the head
line speaker for the day. The date
will rest very largely upon when
the Senator will be available.
The first Fall Festival and sale
held late in October last year was
a pronounced success. This years
event will be held at least three
weeks earlier.
The Junior Chamber will sponsor
a free picture show at the Oxford
theatre running continuously from
1:30 P. M. There will be a pro-
gram of sports for small prizes.
The All Club boys and girls viii
be brought into the picture very
actively. If it is permissible the
business men will erect booths IN
front of their places of business for
the exhibition of vegetables and
other projects. Each business house
having a booth will provide the
prize for the particular project ex-
hibited in front of his place of bus
mess.
The Festival was definitely de-
cided upon at last evenings meet
ing. Edward Bergman was ap-
pointed chairman. The other COM
mittee chairmen are: p
Boys Band-Fay Cooper.
Inviting Business Men-Presi-
dent Roy Scott; Secretary c. J.
McLain. ...
4-H Club Activities-Larry Hol-
land. .
Booths on. Streets-Tom Nc.
Manamin, Asa M. Wallace.
Sports-Sigurd Holme.
Dance and Concessions-John
McDermond. &c.: .. ~
Free Motion Picture. Show-Al
Lies.
direct Decorations - Richard
Sweetman.
Clowns-Charles Miller.
Secretary c. J. McLain.
Wednesday evening of next week
the business men of this city will
be invited to attend meeting to
make definite arrangements for
the festival. Club members are
urged to keep this date in mind as
Secretary McLain will not send out
the usual post card notices for this
particular meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Suggest Potatoes
AS Stock Food
Specialists At The University Farm
Say They Are Good For
Cattle and Swine

The lowly potato may take it's
place with corn, oats, hay and fod-
der for use as livestock feed this
winter in Minnesota.
Livestock specialists at the Uni
versity of Minnesota extension di-
vision have recommended that po-
tatoes be put on the animals menu
since because of weather conditions
an unusual number of the tubers
have to be culled out under a strict
grading law.
The large quantities of culls must
be put to some use, and the special
lists say that potatoes are good food
for cattle, swine sheep and horses.
Farmers in Colorado may resort
to the same method of livestock
feeding, according to word received
at University Farm.
Potatoes should be cooked before
being fed to swine, according to the
recommendation and they may con-
stitute one-half the dry matter in
rations for cattle and sheep and
only one-fourth in rations for
horses. A moderate amount of po-
tatoes fed to dairy cows will in
crease milk productions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Young Lady Laid
At Rest Sunday
Alice s. Hanson Passed Away Sept.
1 After Illness of Nine
Months

Alice S. Hanson, only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Hanson, of this
city, passed away at the st. Cloud
hospital, at 7:30 A. NJ, Thursday,
Sept 1, after an illness of nine
The deceased has born in this
city Feb. 16, 1910. Her entire life
was spent in Sank Centre. She at
tended the Sank Centre Public
Schools, retiring in her Sophomore
year on account of i'll health.
The funeral was held from the
Congregational church in this city,
at 200 o'clock P. NJ, Sunday. The
services were conducted by Rev.
Hanson, of Osakis, and Rev. Hos
mer, of Eagle Bend. Burial was
made in Greenwood cemetery. The
pallbearers were: Albin and Reu-
ben Eckberg, Leslie Fossen, Clar-
ence and William Trones and Cor
don Sorenson.
The following relatives and
friends from outside of Sank Gen.
ire attended the services: Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Gieso and son, Tracy,
Mimi; Mrs. G. P. Gowlie, Sisseton,
S. D.; Mrs. c. Cross and daughter,
Edith, Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Norgon and sons, Raymond,
Henry and Eugene, Minneapolis;
Mr.. and Mrs. Halle Larson, Little
Sank; Mr.. and Mrs. Web Larson,
Clutches Grove: Raw Whitcomb
and son, Jones, Long Prairie; M
M. Bjorkland, Osakis; Mrs. Hannah
Frey, Minneapolis.
The deceased was very highly re-
garded by those enjoying her ac-
quaintance. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy of the commun-
ity in their affliction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
First Flower
Show Was a
Fine Success
Over Fifty Varieties, Includ-
ing Century Plant, Were
Exhibited Saturday
SOME WERE VERY RARE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Plan Bigger and Better
Show In 1888

The first annual Flower Show
sponsored by the Sank Centre .Jun-
Tor Chamber of Commerce at the
Onger Furniture Store SATURDAY.
was witnessed and enjoyed by sew
eral hundred visitors.
There were over so varities of
lowers and ported plants on exhi-
bition, come of them being verv
rare Probably the single exhibit
re- ling the most attention was
Century Plant exhibited by the
Kisses Agnes and Mary Murphy.
The Home School for Girls ex-
hibited more than IS varieties.
most of them exquisitely beautiful.
Inc gladiolus were the most
numerous of any one variety. In
the others not more than two of
any kind were exhibited. It was
announced last week that the win
ners would be given certificates,
but in asmuch as only a small num-
Der were exhibited from all the va
rieties except the Glads, those in
charge of the show felt that the
best interests of all would be serv-
ed by not awarding any certificates.
The first annual show, arranged
as 1t was on short notice, with a
single notice in the Herald, was
pleasant surprise for the sponsors.
They are determined that the 1898
exhibit will be bigger and better
than ever. The large sales and
show room of the Unger Furniture
Co., proved to be an ideal place for
the display of the flowers.
Very fine exhibits were shown by
the Sank Centre Green House and
the. Weiner Nursery, southeast of
the city.
The following is a list of those
exhibiting: Mrs. B. o. Vogel, Mrs.
Jake Sieben, Miss Eva Davis, Mrs.
E. Hylamann, Misses Agnes and
Mary Murphy, Mrs. Oscar Konne,
Mrs. Crowley, Mrs. Geo. Rein.
Mrs. c. j. McLain, Mrs. Harold
Gray, Mrs. v. L. Burgess, Mrs. Jos.
Kusba, Mrs. Roy Scott, Mrs. Chas.
Gray, Mrs. John Hansen, Miss Hat
tie Hedin, Miss Minnie Hoffman,
Miss Alto LeSueur, Mrs. Fay Coop
er, Mrs. LII. Kells. Mrs. Ed Besser,
Mrs. J. A. Prasch, Mrs. C. E. Bo-
hall, Mrs. Joe Arneson, Mrs. Frank
Segren, Mrs. c. J. Palmer, Mrs. A.
F. Strebel, Mrs. Geo. Brown, Mrs.
J. A. Caughren, Mrs. w. M. Park
er, Home School for Girls, Mrs.
VIM. Brown, Svenneby Green
House, Weiner Nursery southeast
of city.
The Sank Centre Junior Cham
Der of Commerce wishes to express
its sincere appreciation to the la
dies of the community for their
splendid cooperation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Sank Centre Lady
Passed On Mon.
Will Be Buried at Greenwood This
Thursday Afternoon at Five
O'clock-S4 Years Old

Mrs. Ruth Marie Harris, better
known in this city as Miss Ruth
Dobbs, passed away at her home
I'LL 18th Ave. North, Minneapolis,
Monday afternoon. She was "a
years old and leaves besides her
husband, two sons and one daugh-
ter, her mother, Mrs. w. e. Dobbs
and her brother, w. c. Dobbs.
The funeral service is being held
from the Oakley Funeral Chapel,
Minneapolis, this Thursday after
noon at 1:30 o'clock. The body will
be brought to this city and will be
inferred at Greenwood cemetery.
The services at the grave will be
held at five o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Harris was born in Sank
Centre and left this city in 1910
with her parents, who then located
in Minneapolis. Deceased is a niece
of G. I. Dobbs, of this city. A COM
plete obituary will be printed next
week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
SalmOnd Succeeds
Maus Motor Co.
Took Over Palmer Hause Garage
Sept. 1-Retired in 1925-To
Distribute FOrdS

AL Salmond, veteran garage man
and Ford distributor for Sank Gen.
tire from the early days until he re-
tired in 1925, selling his interest in
the Palmer House Garage to the
Sturr Motor Co., has re-entered
business at the old stand.
In the fall of 1925 Mr.. Sturr sold
the property to the Mauss Motor
Co., of Melrose. VIM. Mauss, one
of the members of the company
moved his family to this city and
took over the management of the
business. The company retired
Sept. 1.
Mr.. Salmond owned the building
at all times. He enters the game
again firmly convinced that he can
build the business up to the stand
ard of when he retired. He will
continue to have the Ford agency
in this city and will operate a COM
plete repair plant in connection
with the business. Frank Koterba.
who has been the mechanic at the
garage for some time will con-
tinue with Mr.. Salmon.
Harry Higbee has been employed
by Mr.. Salmond as floor man. He
is conscientious and faithful en-
ployee who will treat the patrons
of the garage with dependability.
A full line of accessories and
tires will be carried by Mr.. Sal
mond.
This week a new and larger boil
er Is being installed For years the
Caughren Annex has been heated
from the garage plant. With the
larger and more modern equipment
Mr.. Salmond will take over the
contract for the heating of the
Oxford theatre.
The business will be known As
the Main Garage" in the future
Mr.. Mauss and family will remove
to Melrose where the gentleman
will become actively identified with
the garage business in that city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Maj. Howard %
Years Old Tues,
Former Well Known Sank Centre
Resident Now A Resident of
Minneapolis

Major John r. Howard for man,
years a resident of this city, cele
brated his 92nd birthday anniver
sary Tuesday of this week. For tn,
past dozen years Major Howard
has resided in Minneapolis. Mon
day evenings Minneapolis Journa
carried the following story of tn,
Majors birthday: ..
- Major John r. Howard, COM
.mander of companies A and e
:. of the Eighth Minnesota in the
Civil war and well known Min
nesota Indian fighter, will OBJ
serve his ninety-second birth
=. day at a family gathering
Tuesday at his home, 1880 Har-
riet avenue.
Major Howard still is active
and more important to him
than his birthday will be the
meeting of Ais Civil War COM
panions in the Minnesota Terri
itorial Pioneers building at
$3.50 a. m. Wednesday on the
fair grounds. His memory is
alive with vivid incidents of
Civil War and Indian battles,
and birthday parties hold little
attraction when an opportunity
to reminisce with cronies is at
hand.
We won't meet as individual
associations of veterans this
year, he explained, forgetting
his birthday and looking to-
ward Wednesday. There are so
few of us left that we decided
to call in the Spanish war boys
to make the meeting large
enough.
Major Howard came to Min
nesota from Maine in 1860 and
settled in Blue Earth county.
From 1916 to 1920 he was alb
sent from Minnesota as super
visor of Indian service in De-
troit. He returned to Mime
apolis in 1920 to become quar-
termaster of the old soldiers
home. He retired from govern
ment service in 1925.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Wins HOnors at
The State Fair.
Junior Vandesteeg Awarded Sec.
ond Prize in Open Glass of All
Club HOlsteins

Junior Vandesteeg, the 13-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Van
desteeg, a member of the Gopher
Prairie Al Club entered his O.
months old Holstein calf, born on
the Vandesteeg farm southwest Of
the city, in, the All group at the
state fair this week.
The competition was very keen,
there being more than 100 head of
Holsteins exhibited. Junior was
awarded second place in the open
class, a shade below the calf win
ming high honors. A lad from st.
James landed first.
Junior entered another calf last
year and was placed ninth. He is
learning by experience and, will
land on top yet.
The Herald congratulates Junior
upon his fine showing. He is a
credit to himself, his All Club and
the community.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Sank Centre
Is Eliminated
By Melrose
Infield Support Was Terrible
Best Team Won-Vic-
tors to Finals
SOLTAU PITCHES WELL
Four Hits and Six Errors Will
Not Win Any Ball
Game

Sank Centre was eliminated
from the championship finals of
the Central Minnesota League Sum-
day when Melrose took them to the
cleaners to the tune of 8 to O. AZ
ter the third inning the locals sett-
led down and gave Pitcher Soltau
the kind of support he deserved. It
might also be added that Soltau
pitched the best game he has hurl-
ed this year, although his team
mates failed him in the forepart of
the game. 'SS'----7-----"---'-----
Brooten defeated Regal Sunday
by the score Of 9 to 1. Hence, Mel
rose and Brooten will meet next
Sunday to decide the leaders of the
league.
In the first inning H. Moening
was taken second to first; Kraem-
er got a safe hit; kaufman was
safe when Paul Mayors, first base,
for the locals dropped the ball; T.
Moening hit and Kraemer scored;
Matchinsky hit safe and kaufman
scored. T. Moening was caught at
third and A. Moening lew out to
left, field. Three hits, one costly
error and two scores. Melrose is
credited with one earned run.
In the second inning Melrose was
unable to score, but in the third
Paul Mayer again missed an easy
out and then heaved the ball way
over second; kaufman went to
second and third on the errors, and
scampered home when Hopkins
threw way over third; T. Moening
received a walk; Matchinsky got a
hit; A. Moening was out on an in
field fly and Lemm fouled out to
Hojkins.
Melrose was unable to score dur
ing the remainder of the game.
Sank Centre did not threaten until
the seventh, when with one down
the bases were filled. Holt was
walked; Dahlem hit safe and Sol
tau was walked; Olson flew out to
center field and Hopkins was out
second to first.
In the ninth the locals threaten
ed again. Butler, first up, hit safe;
Holt famed; Dahlem got single
and advanced Butler to second !;
Soltau received a free pass to first;
Olson was safe on a fielders choice
when Butler was caught at home
plate; Olson was out when Hop
kin's grounder was played for him
from short to second.
(ContInued on rage FOUR
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
TONY BROADCASTS

One Of the highlights for the OPP
en- golf tournament played at Kell-
er field last week was the radio
broadcasting of Tony Schoenhoff,
formerly of this city, but now do
ing sport writing in the Twin Cit
les. At various times during the day
Tony gave the lights of the tourna-
ment as it progressed. The young
man knows his golf and has the
faculty of painting a vivid picture
through the mike.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-08
Ci1yS Educational System
Has Been Firmly Grounded
Largest Enrolment in His
tory at Public and Pa
rochial Schools

Preparatory to the opening of
the Public Schools superintendent
of Buildings Charles Gray and his
assistant Tony Kline had the SEN
ior and Junior High buildings in
perfect physical condition.
The floors in both buildings had
been refinished; the seats had been
removed from the English room to
the north of the Senior High AS
sembly, and set in the Assembly
room proper, 1872 in all.
When the registration was COM
pleted Monday Supt. w. A., Kohl
and his principal, v. Beaumont
found that all were needed,
Other seats have been ordered
for this room and they will be in
place shortly. &c.,
Some radical changes have been
made in one or two of the depart
ments since the close. Of the. last
school year. -.
The Manual Training depart
ment has been rearranged. Hereto
fore students in the Freshman,
Sophomore, Junior and Senior
grades could take Manual Train
ing and get credits.
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