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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-28
Donald Ingram Drowned

This community was grieved and
shocked Wednesday to learn or the
terrible tragedy that happened
here.
Wednesday afternoon Donald and
two of his boy friends, Charles An
CELL and Arthur Traxler, went by
car to Lake Amelia for a swim.
The day was dreadfully hot and
Donald was probably sweating
when he stepped into the water. AS
he swan away from shore he
noted himself nearing a huge hole
and he cried for help saying
something was pulling him down
but before any help could be sum-
moned Donald had passed to the
great beyond. The lake was drag
ged for several hours before his
BODY was found. DR.. Elsey was call
ed and pronounced the cause OF his
death due to. heart trouble. Funeral
services were held at the Metho-
dist church here and interment was
made in the Lake Amelia ceme-
terry. The entire community extends
their heartful sympathy to the be-,
reaved family at this sad hour.
On Saturday afternoon an auc-
ton sale of the house furniture OF
the estate of Mrs. Mae McGray was
held at the McGray home in this
village. "a good sized crowd at
tended the sale. There were
number from Sedan, also from
Forada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tipler spent
Sunday evening at the John Bloom
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Schlitz and
daughter, of Freeport were supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Levins
Sunday. The ladies are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bolt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Rambaugh, of St.
Paul, spent the week end visiting
at the Will Bush and Gallanger
homes here.
Mrs. Marshal Tipler and children
spent Saturday afternoon at the
L. c. Butler home here.
Lawrence Wright and Rose Odds
spent Sunday evening at the Arthur
Gallanger home.
John Frederick, OF PeeVer, >. d.,
spent Sunday at the George Ladd
home here.
Wayne Gallanger and the Messrs.
Steller and Ceymore Gallanger mot
ored to st. Cloud Sunday on bust
ness, returning home in the eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold tensions and
children spent Wednesday evening
of last week at the Alfred Pfening-
er home here.
Mrs. Arthur Anderson and
daughter, Joyce, of this place, and
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Annual School Meeting

The annual school meeting held
on Tuesday evening, July ~ was
one of the most largely attended In
many years.
The meeting was opened by Pre-
sident Hoffman; H. Butler, clerk
read the minutes of the last annual
meeting. Motion was made by c. ).
LeCount, seconded by A. ]. Hogan
they be accepted, carried.
The clerk then read the imam
cial statement which was also &C
cepted. Discussions were then IN
order. The questions of economy In
the running expenses was then dis
cussed and the clerk read figures
to show the reductions.
Mr.. Winters recommended the
cutting out of all school parties
and other activities that kept the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-28
Country News Letters
Items from Live Correspondents OF
the Rural Districts

Mrs. Evens and Hazel, of Bon Air,
Iowa, were Alexandria shoppers
Friday.
Mardy Neuman spent last week
visiting at the Ernest PEPPER home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Butler spent
Friday evening at Alfred Pfening-
er's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schultz, of
English Grove, spent Wednesday
evening of last week at the Herman
Hesse home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Anderson
and Joyce and Mrs. Evans and
daughter, Hazel, spent Sunday eve
ming at the L. C. Butler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ray left Mon
day morning for Bemidji where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schultz and
baby, of Sedan, spent Saturday eve
ming at Herman Hesse's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nordman and
daughter, Eldora, of this place, at
tended a church picnic at Grove
Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pfeninger
and children, Mrs. Harry Carpent-
err and daughter, Marion and Char
lie Marion. enjoyed a picnic dinner
at Canary Beach Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Traxler, Dor
othy and Dick, left Monday for
st. Paul where they will transact
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Butler en-
tertained the young people of the
Gospel Hall at their home Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darby, of Clarks-
vile, Iowa spent Saturday at the
Lou Butler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Anderson and
children were dinner guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Lee Sunday.
Rev. Edward Conover, of Chica-
60, called at the William Schulter
home Thursday. Mr.. Canover was
employed at the Schulter home
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Trees and
family, of Linfield, Kan, are spend
ing some time at cottage at Will
low Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Hopkins and
children spent Sunday evening at
the Leslie Eckert home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Anderson and
children called at the Bert Butler
home Thursday evening.
Mrs. Shinkle and daughters,
Evelyn and Eleanor, spent Sunday
afternoon at the Bert Falkner
home here.
Mrs. Ale Modeson and children.
of Herman, spent from Wednes-
day until Sunday visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Lilienthal, of this place.
C. B. Cornwall returned home
Saturday from the Glenwood hos
pital where he had been under a
physicians care.
The farmers of this vicinity are
all through cutting and shocking
their grain. Threshing will be IN
full progress the latter part OF this
week.
The Junior base ball team from
this place journeyed to our neign-
boring city, Sank Centre Saturday
where they played a game OF bass
ball with the Junior team OF that
CITY. The score was 5 to in IA
yor of the Sank Centre boys.
Word was received here Thurs
day evening, July q that BABY
daughter was born to Mr.. and MRS
Paul Wachter, of st. Paul, MRS.
Wachter was formerally Miss Leila
Sheets, of this place. The httle
Miss was given the name Paulne
Ann. -.
Mrs. and Mrs. Verne Sauter, OF
VALPARAISO, Ind, called at the Bert
Falkner home Friday.
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were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Morrison Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. John Paresh, of
Olivia, spent a few days last week
visiting at the Sam Walker home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Quade spent
Friday evening last week at the
Marshal Tipler home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter WEIGH,
Warren and Margaret Lee, return
ed from South Milwaukee, Wis,
Monday evening of last week, after
spending week visiting relatives
at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Folch, of Kansas,
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Dreaming that he was trapped
in burning house by flames
which were smoothering him,
John Gregory Of Evansville, Ind,
awoke to find his -nightmare a
reality.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-28

children out nights and gave his
reasons. This question was discuss
by several but came to the final
conclusion that the proper place
was to take this matter up with
the Superintendent and the board.
The votes for the offices was:
Paul Neuman-170
Frank Streich-162
Arthur Hoffman-98
Bert Butler-S6
Total number-261
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludford, of Mime
apolis, are enjoying this week in
one of the cottages at Twin Lakes
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Sauter, of
Indiana, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Sau-
ter, of this place, and Mrs. Mag
gle Sauter, of Grove Lake, spent
Sunday visiting relatives in Hutch
inson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sauter and family,
of Kansas, arrived Saturday to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-28

have cottage at Twin Lakes
Beach this week.
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LADIES!

No more nails in your half-soles as
we have installed new Lands
Stapler. Ladies' halr-soles 75c and
down, mems half-soles $1.00 and
down.
SORENSON'S SHOE
SERVICE SHOP
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-28
Willard


Bishop Busch, of st. Cloud Admin
listers Sacrament of Confirmation
The most Reverend Joseph +.
Busch D. D., Bishop of st. Cloud,
administered the Holy Sacrament
of Confirmation at the Sacred Heart
Church Glenwood to a class of
forty-six. Thirty of these were from
Glenwood and 16 from Willard.
The ones confirmed each had a
special assigned sponsor whose
duty it is to take an interest in
the spiritual welfare of the con-
firmed. Assisting the Bishop and
grazing the occasion the following
neighboring priests were present:
Rev. George Rauch, Long Pralrle,
Rev. Austin Kinsella, Brandon, Rev.
D. O'Driscoll, Osakis, VIM. A. Ken
ner, Alexandria, Rev. Joseph Var
lev, Lake Reno, Rev. B. Petermeier,
Glenwood and Willard.
Those from Willard who received
confirmation were the Misses Dor
othy and Virginia Traxler, Flor
ence Weisgram, Marjarie Close.
Loretta Gaffaney, Princella Meyers,
Agnes Bryce and Kathlyn Pfening-
er. Harold Pfeninger, Archy Mey-
ers. Harold Close, Arthur Traxler,
Arthur Ulencott, Lavene Gaffaney'
Lester Meyers and John Keller
Glenwood Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Levens spent
Friday evening at the Frank Trax-
Ter home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff and daughter,
of Sac City, Iowa, spent Sunday at
the Arthur Gallanger home here.
Mrs. Hoff and Mrs. Gallanger are
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Traxler, Dick
and Arthur, spent Sunday evening
at the Alfred Pfeninger home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tipler spent
Sunday afternoon at the Marshal
Tipler home here.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
LELAND STREET
To Be OPENED

Harry B. Shaw, engineer for
Montgomery county, has been
directed by the county commits
sionerS to prepare plans for the
extension of Elm Street, in Le-
land, to wisconsin Avenue.
The commissioners yesterday
reached an agreement with Will
liam G. Counselman and his
wife to purchase 8,O47 square feet
OF their property through which
the street will be opened. The
price was $10,500.
Condemnation proceedings had
been instituted by the county,
after earlier attempts at compro-
mise had failed. Opening of Elm
Street will save residents of the
thickly populated Leland section
from making a roundabout jour-
ney to get to Wisconsin Avenue.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
POISON TOAST
TRIAL DELAYED

STAUNTON, Va. May 1S.-
Scheduled to start in corporation
court mere, the trial of John
Myers, taximan, charged with the
poison toast" murder of Lacy r..
Ashby was indefinitely postponed
yesterday after conference be-
tween Judge Richard S. Kerr and
counsel for both sides.
The reason for this action is
the serious illness of Grover c.
Ashby, father of the victim and
an important prosecution wit
ness. A panel of about so prospec-
tive jurors was on hand, and a
crowd filled the court room.
This is Myers second trial, the
first during the April term of
court resulting in a hung jury.
Myers was returned to Jail where
his wife, Lena Myers, and her
brother, William Smith, code
PENDANTS, also await trial.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
MEET.
WITH COUNCIL
TOMORROW
Issue in HyattsViIIe Over
Control of Finances To
Be ThreShed Out

No compromise is expected
when a committee of Hyatts-
vile volunteer firemen meet
with the fire committee Of
the town council tomorrow
night to attempt an agree
ment on the proposed ordi-
nance placing control of the
department in the hands of
the council.
The firemen, led by Chief No
BILE F. Rushe and backed by the
county and State firemen's asso-
Citations, have stated they would
refuse to agree to any measure
giving the town control of their
finances, membership and bylaws.
An equally firm determination
to push the measure has been ex-
pressed by members of the coun-
Gil, led by H. A. Harrison, chair
man of the fire committee.
In an effort to strengthen its
defense, the fire department re-
Gently obtained an amended char
ter from the State tax commission
which more clearly defines its
powers as a corporate body than
did the original charter granted
in 1906.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
BUS THEFT LAID
To BANK TRIO
MISS EMERSON

Alexandria police officers yes
terday placed detainers with the
Arlington county Sheriff'S office
for the three men held in con-
nection with the robbery of the
East Falls Church Bank and
several bus companies. The men
are wanted in Alexandria for the
hold-up of the Arlington-Fa
Transportation Company.
The men under arrest are
Sergt. John A. Velke, 80. Of the
Army Medical Corps at Fort
Humphreys; William B. Babcock,
25, of 718 Eighteenth st. N. W.,
and George T. Belew, 25, Of 2213
Rhode Island Ave. N. E.
Two days following their ar
rest by washington police the
men we're indicted by a special
grand jury. Their bond was set
at $4,000 on each of the three
charges placed against them and
their cases were set by Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy for the June
term of the Circuit Court.
Charles Henry Smith, of Alex
andria, who has been retained as
counsel by the three men, said
he is giving consideration to
bond for his clients.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
STUDENT HELD.
IN AUTO CRASH

Francis G. Tigani, of Whining
ton, Del, a student at Catholic
University, was arrested by Prince
Georges county police last night
following an automobile accident
on the New-Cut Road near Hyatts-
vile, in which two Baltimore
women were injured.
The women, who we're carried
to Casualty Hospital, are Mrs.
BESSIE Matisoff. 80, who received
lacerations of the face and head,
and her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Bessie Matisoff, 68, who suffered
lacerations of the face, head and
hands and severe contusionS on
the arms and body. Herman
Matisoff, driver of the car, was
uninjured.
e Police said the accident oc-
Cured when Tigani's automobile
SideSwiped the Matisoff car,
knocking it into a ditch.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
JOSEPH

Prince Georges county is await
ing arrival of an obscure variety
of bird that State District Dep
uty Game Warden James w.
Rogers, of Mt. Rainier, has Or
dered to be stocked in the swamp
lands in his territory.
The bird, known as the "am-
phibian grouse" has eyes on
the back of his head and nostrils
on top of its bill. Unlike most
water fowl, Rogers says, the
"amphibian grouse" has no web
between its toes. 1t was origi-
nally a land bird, "but got that
way from living in North Caro-.
lima, where you have to sink or
swim"
He doubts if any one will be
able to see the grouse, even after
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
D. C..TAX CHECK
BY CONGRESS
RAPED
Rep. CoyIe Says City Should
Have Free Hand for
Revenue Expenditures

Distribution of District reve-
nues by Congress which pre-
scribes the methods of expen-
diture. was condemned today
by Rep. William R. Coyle (R)
of Pennsylvania, native-born
Washingtonian.
Coyle, who was educated in
District schools, said that in at
tempting to prescribe how local
taxes should be expended, Con-
gress was usurping a power that
early legislators never intended it
should have.
Cites the Precedents
President Madison and Andrew
Jackson both are known to have
advocated permitting the tax
payers of the District to deter
mine how their money should be
spent, Coyle said. He declared:
'Tt is exceedingly unfair for
Congress to fix the methods Of
expenditure Of the money
which District taxpayers con-
tribute to their city,. AS long
as the Federal Government
bore a prOpOrtiOnate share of
the expense then its legislators
might contend that they had
a right to exercise control over
District funds.
RELINQUISHED RIGHT
"The Government long since
relinquished that right and
now is unfairly and unwiseIy
continuing the policy of govern
ing revenues derived from resi-
dents of the District.
Talk of cutting down Fed
eral expenditures by limiting
District appropriations is alb
Surd and / for one believe that
the people of Washington
should be given the right to
determine how their money
should be spent"
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
DEATH CLAIMS
COAST GUARD
CH|EFTA|N
Rear Admiral F. C. Billiard, So,
SuCCumbS to Pneumonia;
Named by Coolidge

Rear AdmiraE Frederick G.
Billiard, So, commandant of the
United States Coast Guard,
died yesterday at his home,
2301 Connecticut Ave. N. W.,
following a brief illness with
pneumonia.
Directing the search in New
Jersey waters for the kidnaperS
of Colonel Lindbergh's son from
his bed, Admiral Billiard died
shortly before the Treasury De
partment ordered the search dis
continued on the confession of
John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk ship
builder, that his activities had
been a hoax. He was too i'll to
be advised of the development.
Billiard was appointed COM
mandant of coastal defense by
President Coolidge in January,
1924.
He had been appointed aide to
the commandant of the Coast
Guard in 1919, and had received
his training when soon after, he
gave himself the task of captur-
ing liquor-smuggling vessels.
The affable veteran of the seas
saw duty with the Pacific fleet in
the SpaniSh-American War, super.
intended the Coast Guard Acad-
emy shortly afterward, and COM
manded a WarShip in the World
War.
Mrs. Billiard, who was at his
bedside at the time of his death,
is his only survivor. Services will
be held Friday at II a. m. from
st. Margaret's Church, with burial
following in Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
BALL PROPERTY
AUCT|ONED

Two properties in which E.
Wade Ball, former Arlington
county treasurer, accused of the
larceny of county funds, holds an
interest, were sold at public auc-
ton yesterday on the Arlington
county courthouse steps.
A business property in Rosslyn
owned jointly by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ball was sold for $15,300 to the
George H. Rucker Company, OF
Clarendon, and a property on Mt.
Olivet Road was sold for $40, 500
to Mrs. Margaret B. Jones for the
truStholderS.
Both properties were sold under
first trusts and there was no
equity above the sale price to
recompenSe companies whic h
bonded the accused treasurer.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
alexandria Fights
Water Rate Boost

The Alexandria city council will
oppose the applicat. of the
Alexandria Water Company be-
fore the State Corporation Com
mis-. On for an increase in rates.
City Attorney Carl L. BudweSky
and commemorative Attorney
Albert v. Bryan will represent the
city at the hearing.
The water company recently
was granted a 10 per cent increase
after it had requested an increase
of 40 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
County Youth Wins
OberLin Scholarship

Sven Duncan, senior at Beth
esda- Chevy Chase High School,
has been awarded the four-year
scholarship at Oberlin College in
the arts and sciences department.
Thomas w. Pyle, principal. has an
nounced.
The scholarship covers full tut
ton and represents sum of
$1,000. He was selected from a
class of 100 candidates.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
Condemnation Suits
In County Near Close

Two of the three condemnation
suits to provide the right-of-way
for the Columbia Boulevard, which
provides a connection with Six
teenth Street and the. East-West
highway for Georgia Avenue at
Montgomery Hills and Woodside,
have been completed in the circuit
court at Rockville.
A jury yesterday awarded David
B. Gottwalls $2,386 for his prop
erty. Fred A. Hessick was award
ed $685. .05 the day before. The
remaining suit probably will be
heard today.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
ALL WILL BACK
S9,500,000
LUMP SUM
BaIlou, Van Duzer, GIaSsford,
! Watson, BoWerman and
Havenner Set to Talk

Following both day and
night sessions yesterday, the
Bingham subcommittee of the
Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, in charge of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropria-
tion bill for the next fiscal
year, went back to its task
today and prospects were that
the hearings will be closed
before the end of this week.
Higher officials of the munich
pal government, including the
Commissioners, have already been
heard, but a score Of additional
witnesses are awaiting call in the
anteroom of the Senate subcom-
mittee.
will Urge Increase
This group will speak for prac-
tically every branch and bureau
of the District government and
urge the Senate subcommittee to
raise the total of the House
bill, which is approximately $4O.-
100000.
Restoration of the $9,500,00O
lump sum contribution by the
Federal Treasury, in lieu of the
mere $6,500.000 allowed by the
House, was asserted to be essen
tial unless Congress wants the
Capital administration to go sew
eral millions behind in its 1888
finances.
Auditor Daniel j. Donovan and
the Commissioners cited that
even with the larger Federal al
lowance the Districts cash till
win be somewhere around $1,-
100000 next year.
Revenues Fall Off
Revenues are falling off and
the surplus will have been ex-
hausted, they testified.
That District employees prefer
the Presidents furlough plan, In
stead of straight salary cut, was
the consensus of views expressed
by Major Donovan and others.
However, it was brought out,
District workers want to be fur
loughed two or three days per
month rather than to check out
for a full month at given time.
Others to Be Heard
Witnesses so far questioned by
the subcommittee include DR.. Bal
lou, superintendent Of schools;
Traffic Director Van Duzer, Po-
lice Chief GlasSford, Fire Chief
Watson, DR.. Bowerman, public
librarian; DR.. Havenner, president
of the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations: Theodore Cogswen,
Register of Wills, and Jefferson
Coage, Recorder of Deeds.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
Teachers BOdyLGuds
Times Pay Support

The "forceful and Studious eff.
forts of The Washington Times
to protect existing salaries for
public school teachers of Wash
ington are commended in a reso-
luton of the Education ASSocia.
ton of the District of Columbia.
The organization is the local
branch of the National Education
Association
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
Bridge Approach Bill
IndOrSed bY COlLntu

The bill introduced in the
House by Representative Howard
w. Smith providing for a suitable
Virginia approach to Memorial
Bridge was endorsed last night at
a meeting of the Arlington county
board of commissioners.
County Manager Roy S. Braden
was instructed to send copies Of
the resolution to Senator Carter
Glass and Representative Smith.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
Permits List $4,000
Worth of BuiLdinQS

Permits for more than $4,000
worth of construction work were
issued during the first half Of
May by G. A. Adams, Prince
Georges county building inspector.
Adams said that 10 of the per-
mits we're for new buildings, one
of which was for a $500 brick
firehouse, to be erected by the
Capitol Heights volunteer fire
men
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
Funds Appropriated
For RepUir of Roads

Three appropriations for repair
work on Prince Georges county
roads were made by the county
commissioners yesterday. They
were:
The Branchville Road, between
the Baltimore Boulevard and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks, $3.50; the Branchville- Glen
dale Road, $3.50 for culverts. and
the Beaver Dam Road, near Belts
vile, $3.50 for culverts.
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
OFFICER GETS NEW CAR

Sergt. Hervey Machen, of the
Prince Georges county police force,
yesterday was authorized to buy
a new automobile for use on duty.
He was also authorized to sell
his present car, furnished by the
county, to help payment on the
new vehicle,
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
GUILTY IN LIQUOR CASE

Willie Nichols, of Oakland, Md,
yesterday appeared in Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro and
pleaded guilty to possession Of
liquor. He was given a three
months suspended sentence to
the Maryland House of Correc-
ton
The Washington times., 1932-05-18
Prince Georges Will Get
"Amphibian Grouse"
Times Staff Photo
. MAY

he has turned them loose in the
marshes. They are wild and shy,
Rogers explained, and can stay
under water indefinitely.