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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
High School Base
ball Shaping Up
City Will Be Represented in Ma
tional Sport for First Time in
Several Years

Coach "Stub" Olson is working
with a group of high school students
in an attempt to weld them into q
baseball team which will be able to
cope somewhat successfully with
teams of neighboring schools.
There is considerable talent In
the lads but because this will be the
first time in several years that the
Sank Centre High School will have
baseball team the talent is not de-
veloped to a very high degree.
Mr.. Olson is hopeful that the
team will make a creditable show.
ing. The season opens Wednesday
April q at Melrose. The first home
game will be with Alexandria April
30. The following is the seasons
schedule:
/ April 27-Melrose, there
April 30-Alexandria, Sank Cen
tire.
May 6-Melrose, Sank Centre.
May 10-Osakis, there.
May 13-Osakis, Sank Centre.
May 17-Alexandria, there.
A nominal admission charge OF
1Oc and zoe will be made for the
home games to be played at the
Fair grounds.
The schools of this section have
been divided into two divisions, as
follows:
First-Long Prairie, Upsala,
Grey Eagle, Swanville.
Second-Alexandria, Parker's
Prairie, Melrose, Osakis, Sank Gen.
tire.
The winners in these sections
will meet in the finals for the
championship.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
Coach Mcmillan
Dinner Speaker
Community to Give Testimonial
Dinner to III. s. Basket Ball
Squad April 20

Herald readers will recall that
President Carl Fischer, of the Com
munity Club, several weeks ago
sponsored a movement to bring
Bernie Biermann, coach of the
University of Minnesota football
activities, to this city some time in
April on date convenient to Mr..
Hermann.
The purpose was to have Mr..
Biermann as the principal speaker
at testimonial dinner to be given
the Sank Centre High school bas-
ketball squad and coach Stub" o.
son, in partial recognition for the
splendid spirit of craftsmanship
displayed by the team throughout
the season and also for their signal
victories on the basketball floor. go
ing as they did to the finals in the
district tournament at Alexandria.
Because Coach Bierman is ex-
tremely busy at this season of the
year getting a partial line on the
football material for his develop
ment this fall, vigorour spring
practice campaign is on and it was
impossible for him to accept the
Sank Centre invitation, much to
his regret.
Dave Mcmillan, head coach Of the
basketball activities at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, whose 1882 Min
nesota was runner-up in the Big
Ten Conference after playing a
hard schedule, will be the principal
speaker at this testimonial dinner
which will be held at the Club
CONTINUED on Page FOUR
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
Sank Centre Wins
First in Tipping
Margaret Schoenhoff. Local Stu.
dent, Gets Honors-Sauk Rap
ids First In Shorthand

Margaret Schoenhoff scored first
place in Tipping I at the District
Contest held at Melrose on Satur-
day, April 16.
The schools competing were St.
Cloud, Sank Rapids, Melrose, Sank
Centre and Osakis. Glenwood and
Long Prairie are registered in this
district but they sent no represen-
tatives to the contest.
Each school represented sent two
contestants for each event, which
were Tipping I, Tipping II, and
Shorthand II.
The students representing the
Sank Centre schools were the fol-
lowing:
Tipping II-Mary Schoenhoff and
Arthur Vogel.
Tipping Margaret Schoenhoff
and Louise Moynihan.
Shorthand II-Lucille Freeman
and Clarence Nathe.
Three places were awarded in
each contest and they went to the
following schools:
Tipping
Sank Centre First, Margaret
Schoenhoff, A words per minute.
st. Cloud-Second, 80 words per
minute.
st. Cloud-Third, 35 words per
minute.
Tipping III
st. Cloud-First, So words per
minute.
Melrose-Second, 81 words per
minute.
st. Cloud-Third, 81 words per
minute.
Shorthand III
Sank Rapids-First, 991s %.
Osakis- Second, 99A %.
Sank Rapids-Third, 800.
Following this contest will be the
state Commercial contest held on
the University campus at the Agri-
cultural College, Saturday, April 80.
Margaret Schoenhoff is eligible to
enter this contest competing with
students from all over the state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21

be smaller next year. It is planned
to hold this department in the fore
Moons only. The teacher will de-
vote the afternoons in relieving
congested conditions in the First
and Second grades.
Next year the minimum wages for
teachers in the Junior High, Sew
enth, Eighth and Ninth grades; will
be $135 per month. The maximum
will be $3.50 per month.
The principals in the Junior and
Senior High have been receiving
from SITS to 5000 per month. They
will be reduced next year. ...
The reductions decided upon at
Thursday evenings meeting range
from 8 to 10 per cent. The total
savings to the district will be ap,
proximately $500 for the school
year.
Thursday evenings meeting was
set for the annual election OF the
Board officers. J. F. Cooper, who
has served as president for the
past several years, declined to be 9
candidate for reelection. DR.. II
+. Hennemann was unanimously
elected to succeed Mr.. Cooper.
r. e. Hansen, who has been Sec
rotary Of the Board for many years
was the unanimous selection to re-
tain his position. A. F. Strebel
treasurer Of the district, was re-
elected without opposition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
New Oil Co.
Locates in City
III. L. Clark, of Yankton, s. D.,
Purchase O'Gara Oil Station,
South Main Street

H. L. Clark, of Yankton, S. D.,
who recently moved his family.
consisting of a wife and three
children, to this city, has purchas-
ed the oil station on south Main
Street from George O'Gara and
taken possession.
The gentleman is son-in-law of
D. B. Quincy, of the WNAx Radio
station at Yankton, and has locat-
ed in Sank Centre for the purpose
of distributing the WNAX pertro-
leum products for the Western half
of Stearns and southern half of
Todd county.
For many years before coming to
this city Mr.. Clark was active in
the Boy Scout movement. The FAM
lily are residing at ia s. Pine
street.
Saturday, April 80, Mr.. Clark will
have a formal opening of the new
WNAX Station. In the Herald of
next week he will have an attrac-
tive proposition for all users Of
gasoline, Kerosene and lubricating
oils and greases. The gentleman is
a firm believer in the efficacy of
printers ink used in the form Of
newspaper advertising and he will
have weekly items of interest to
users of petroleum products.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
w. A. Kohl
Re-ElectedaS
School Head
Salaries of Faculty Members
Reduced 8 to 10 Per Cent
for Coming Year
SAVING WILL BE $500
H. F. Hennemann Succeeds J;
F. Cooper AS Board Presi-
dent-Other Officers

w. A. Kohl who came to this
city last September as superintend-
ent of the Sank Centre Public
Schools, was reelected for another
year, several weeks ago. :
Mr.. Kohl followed H. IL. Falk, one
of the strong school men of the
state. Prior to coming to this city,
the gentleman was superintendent
of the Preston schools, one of the
better educational plants of south
eastern Minnesota. The Sank Cen
tire schools were a decided step-up
for Mr.. Kohl. Very shortly after
the school year opened he demon
strated to the Board of Education
and the citizens generally, that he
was an efficient educator.
The result is that the high stand
ard of the Sank Centre schools has
been splendidly maintained and the
curriculum of the institution has
been strengthened.
Mr.. Kohl was elected at a salary
of $500, $500 less than Mr.. Falk
was receiving. It was understood
that he would be given an increase
in salary for 1928 if his services
were retained by the Board. His
stipend for the coming year has
been placed at $4,000.
At Thursday evenings meeting OF
the Board the election of teachers
was considered.
Owing to conditions practically
every school in the Northwest il
slightly lowering the teachers wage
scale for the coming year.
Practically all of the teachers now
employed were reelected for an.
other year. All of them were given
slight reductions in pay. It is ex.
pected most of them will remain
Heretofore for several years the
maximum salary for grade teachers
has been $135.O0 per month for a
school year of nine months. Under
the new schedule the minimum rate
for grade teachers was placed at
500 per month; the maximum will
be $120 per month.
The Kindergarten enrolment will
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
Frank Bunker Re-
ceives Dist. Honor
Elected District Deputy Grand
Master At Glenwood Meeting
Monday Night

A large number of the members
of the local Odd Fellow lodge mo-
tored to Glenwood Monday night
to attend district meeting of the
organization. Frank Bunker was
elected as District Deputy Grand
Master of the district, which COM
prisses lodges from Glenwood,
Sank Centre, Alexandria, Long
Prairie, Swanville, and Osakis.
Over $50 Odd Fellows of the dis
riot were present, including two OF
the Grand Lodge officers.
Those from this city in attend
ance were: Rev. ]. D. Butler,
Frank Bunker, Anton Nelson, Jos.
Robinson, Harold Gray, Harry
Boyer, M. A. Cole, B. F. Ives, and
Henry Parker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
School
Big Event in
Community
Have Been Splendid Success in
Other Cities of the
Northwest
HERALD IS SPONSORING
Gradatim Club Unanimously
Endorsed Program at Meet
ing Wednesday

Wednesday afternoon the
Herald editor appeared before
the Gradatim Club and explain
ed the object the Herald had
in mind in booking the cooking
school for this city May 10-1I,
and asked for their cO-Opera-
ton, explaining that in doing
SO they would not be assuming
any financial obligations.
In other cities where this
school has been held the wO-
mems organizations have sup
ported this worth while COM
munity movement with enthus-
iaSm.
After the plan was explained
to the members a motion was
made and carried that the Ora
datim Club indorse the Herald's
Cooking School.
The publishers appreciate
this gesture of confidence and
are satisfied that the ladies
will be pleased with the results
of their cooperation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
DR.. Cotton Makes
Area Test Report
Only ITO Reactors Among 102,580
Cattle Tested in Stearns County
Infection O.165%o

DR.. G. e. Cotton, executive Sec
rotary of Minnesota Livestock Sam
itary Board, has just made a COM
plete statistical report of the recen.
area test of all cattle in Stearns
County. The most important figure
in the minds of everyone is the per-
centage of infection found among
the cattle. With only ITO reactors
among the 102,5S0 cattle tested in
the county the percentage Of infect.
ion Is 0.165%. This puts Stearns
county on the accredited list since
the law requires that the percent
age of infection must be below
0.80%.
There are 1885 herds Of cattle in
Stearns county according to the
records Of the Sanitary Board. OF
this number reactors were found on
25S farms. OF the ITO reactors cat
tie disclosed in the test herds were
purebreds and 1853 were grade cat
tie.
There were also 1913 cattle in
the county held under feeder quar-
entines. These are steers kept for
fattening and need not be, tested
when kept properly isolated from
other cattle on the farm.
LIE Sank township had only one
infected herd. Paynesville, Ashley
and st. Wendell townships each had
two infected herds. Krain was next
lowest with three herds. Wildwood
township had the highest number of
infected herds with the number of
20. st. Augusta was next highest
with IA. Crow River had Is infect
ed herds. Wakefield and Maine
Prairie stood next with IL each.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
Mrs. Stewart
Resigns AS
School Head
Illness Necessitates Her Re-
linquishment of Home
School for Girls
HERE FOR SEVEN YEARS
Miss Inez Patterson, Splendid
ly Qualified, Takes Over
Position July First

With the establishment of the
Home School for Girls in this city,
the legislature provided for board
of women visitors. ~
The late Gov. John A. Johnson
appointed Mrs. Mary Stewart, of
st. Cloud, as a member of this
board. The lady served continu-
ously until she was called to Penn
sylvania to become the mead Of a
smaller but similar institution in
the Keystone State. The latter part
of 1924 the Board of Control elect
ed Mrs. Stewart as head of the Sank
Centre Home School for Girls.
In the interim following the de-
parture of Mrs. Morse and the
coming of Mrs. Stewart conditions
at the School had deteriorated.
With her zest for the work of as
sisting the unfortunate girl, backed
by ample intelligence and patience
Mrs. Stewart soon had the institu-
ton functioning on a high plane.
That is the condition today. --
The health of Mrs. Stewart has
not been good for some time and
she has reluctantly decided to re-
linquish her work. Her resignation
has been placed in the hands of the
Board of Control, effective July 1.
Some weeks ago the Herald an
nounced that Miss Inez Patterson.
assistant superintendent at the
Home School, had been appointed
as head of the Woman's Reforma-
tory at Shakopee to succeed Miss
Honihan, who enters a larger field
of work.
With the resignation of Mrs.
Stewart in their hands the Board
Immediately rendered the superin-
tendency of the Home School for
Girls in this city to Miss Patterson.
She has accepted and will take over
the duties with the retirement of
Mrs. Stewart July first.
Miss Patterson is splendidly
equipped for her new position. She
has been associated with the school
in various capacities for about six
years.
She came to the school first dur
ing the administration of Mrs.
Morse, as teacher. After year she
was appointed Parole agent for the
institution.
Ten years ago Miss Patterson be-
came associated with the Children's
Bureau under the Board of Control.
Later she attended the University
of Minnesota for year, majoring
in Sociology. For Is months she
had charge of a High School Dor
mitory for the children from the
Rural districts at Deer River.
In August, 1929, Miss Patterson
returned to the Sank Centre insti-
tuition as assistant superintendent
The lady has comprehensive I'M
derstanding of the aims and OBJ
jects of the institution, becoming
well grounded in the policies of
Mrs. Morse, and later those of Mrs.
Stewart.
Her mental and educational
equipment fit her ideally for the
new duties she will take over July
first.
The citizens of Sank Centre
are sorry to learn that Mrs. Stew
are is compelled to relinquish her
work. That being necessary they
are pleased to learn that Miss Pat
terson has been named as her sue
cessor. Miss Patterson was born
and received her High School edu-
cation at st. Hilliare, MINI. For
several years prior to coming to the
Home School she resided in Mime
apolis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21

Thursday and Friday of last week
the Hutchinson newspapers held 6
Homemakers Short Course anG
Cooking School sponsored by the
Minnesota Editorial Association.
The following from the Hutchin
son Leader tells the story of the
Thursday afternoons session show.
ing the cooperation given the dem
onstration by the Public Schools
women's organizations and business
men of Hutchinson:
More than 300 women, house
wives of Hutchinson and the
surrounding community, pack
er the auditorium of the city
hall for the opening session of
Homemakers' Short Course
Thursday afternoon sponsored
by the Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION with the cooperation
of the two local newspapers.
The large attendance at the
first session promises a success
full short course and all indica-
tions point to capacity sessions
this afternoon and evening.
Members of Miss Clara Jer-
gems domestic science classes
of the local schools were guests
at the Thursday afternoon pro-
gram and the Hutchinson Wo-
mans club postponed its pro-
gram that afternoon so that
members could attend the short
course.
Miss Naomi Rice, home eco
nomics expert, is the demon
strator at the short course and
vest erday afternoon explained
to the gathered homemakers
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
Rural Children to
Compete at Fair
Intelligence and Spelling Cham
pions We're Selected by Town
ships Saturday

Saturday every township Of
Stearns county selected their repre-.
senatives in the spelling and intel
ligence contests to be held at the
Stearns county fair at Sank Centre
in August.
The Rural and Graded schools
were in competition and the smaller
schools did not suffer by COMPARE
son.
In Brockway township, District
No. 30, a two-room school, won the
honors in both classes.
Alice c. Klein, of st. Paups Pa
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
J. L. TruaxsIn-
jured Last w eek
Returned From st. Cloud Hospital
Tuesday-Arm Fractured In
Several Places

J. L. Truax suffered severe IN
juries last week Thursday when a
limb which had been sawed off by a
co-worker fell on him. They were
working at the home of Mrs. VIM
Kobler when the accident happened.
Mr.. Truax's right arm was frac-
tured in several places and it was
deemed advisable to take him to
the st. Cloud hospital. 1t was nee
essary to reset the arm three times.
Mr.. Truax was able to come home
Tuesday and his condition is re-
ported as being very favorable.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
CLUB MEETING

The Gopher Prairie Club will
hold its regular meeting next Tues
day, April 26, at the Community
Club rooms.-Club Reporter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21

A 32-year-old bicycle provides
daily exercise for Herman Kabitz,
", Of South Bend, Ind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21

Chalrmen OF committees follow.
Business Managers-Mary Prasch
and Olivia VennewitZ.
Stage Manager-Laura Dubois.
Property Mistress-Olive Benson.
observation-disclosures Benson.
Carpenter-John Pesheck.
Miss Helen Wildes and Miss Hell
en- Henkels are coaching the play.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
Senior Glass Will
Present Comedy
"The Goose Hangs High" Will Be
Presented at Junior High
Auditorium April 20

The Senior Glass of the Sank Cen
ire High School will present Lewis
Beach's play, 1.-THE Goose Hangs
High" on Friday, April Goth in the
Junior High Auditorium.
The play should be of special in
terest not only to parents but also
to sons and daughters for it treats
of the relationship between the two.
Bernard and Eunice Ingals, played
by Clifford Domke and Mary Aus
tin, have three very modern chill
dren who may seem thoughtless
at first but later show that this
modern generation has a true fine
ness of its own. There is much de-
lightful comedy intermingled with
the more serious problem.
Tickets will be placed on sale this
week. Seats may be reserved at
the Corner Drug Store.
Tho cornnlofo cast ic &C follows.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-21
Scout Troop Gets
AdditionalLau
Lays Behind in st. Paul Trip Con
test-Only a Few Days Left
to Win

Troop Is invaded Swanville %
strong Sunday afternoon and came
home with some HOO more contest
points hanging from their belts,
but they also brought back the feel
ing that they were being outdistanc-
ed by a small troop in small town
less than one-sixth the size of Sank
Centre. Such showing is a great
credit to the town and its helpful
cooperation to it's Scouts but that
does not help our boys win the con-
test.
On the basis of population Sank
Centre should have six troops II
Swanville has one, and if the citi-
zens Of this community believe in
Scouting and its value to the boy
they must admit that Sank Centre
lags far behind in the movement.
Many boys Of the community are
anxious to join Scouting, there are
plenty. Of leaders to be had, and
the Immediate organization Of three
or;four troops should almost assure
Troop 25Twith first place in the
present contest, and free trip to
st. Paul. All that is necessary in or
der to accomplish this result is for
two or three local organizations to
vote to each sponsor a new troop
or cub pack. Do we not owe it to
Troop rs as a testimonial to them
for their good record.
Fifty Sank Centre people attended
the Swanville Court of Honor Sun
day afternoon. twenty-five of the
local citizens attending with the
Troop Scout commissioner Nick
Ahles presided over a Court of
Honor which was marked by an
unusually large number Of Merit
Badge awards-some 80inall. OF
this number, Troop 25 members
were awarded 35, most of the rest
went to Swanville except a few to
Long Prairie and Upsala. The fol-
lowing awards went to Troop %:
Life Scout-John L. Pesheck.
First Class-Julian Dubois.
Second Class-Roman Sisouski.
Merit Badge Awards
John L. Pesheck-Bee keeping,
agriculture, soil management, dairy
ing, chemistry.
Edward Dickhaus - Gardening
dairying, bee keeping, soil manage,
ment, signalling.
Vernon Weeks-Bird study, wood
work, sheet metal, carpentry.
Graham Morgan-Swimming, bird
study, painting, metal work, bask-
etry.
Donald Otto - Workmanship
swimming, electricity, metal work
carpentry.
Charles White-Painting, WOOD
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Evening star., 1932-09-22
HUNTER MISTAKEN
FOR SQUIRREL SHOT
James Paxton Of Burke Station,
Va, Not Seriously Hurt-At
Georgetown Hospital.

Mistaken for a squirrel by another
hunter. James Paxton, IT, of Burke
Station, Va, was shot today while hunt
ing in a woods about 3 miles from his
home.
The other hunter, Ira Stone, At, of
Arlington, Va, rushed the youth to
Georgetown University Hospital. where
he was treated for gunshot wounds in
his neck and shoulder. Physicians said
his condition was not serious.
Held for Virginia authorities by the
police. Stone said he caught glimpse
of the back of the boys neck as the
latter crouched behind rock surround
ed by dense underbrush and thought it
was a squirrel.
Il watched for several minutes" "
Stone declared, "and finally became
convinced I was looking at squirrel.
I took steady aim and fired. Before the
smoke had cleared away l heard a
scream and saw the youth jump up"
Stones story was corroborated by the
boy, who said he was intent on watch
ing a squirrel in a nearby tree ct the
time of the shooting. He was just
about to shoot, he added, when the
shot from the 12-gauge gun peppered
his neck and shoulder
After taking the youth to the hos
pital. Stone told his story to seventh
precinct police, who notified the Fair
fax County sheriff. He said neither he
nor the boy knew the other was hunt,
ing in the woods near BraddOck road
but he had fired at a squirrel just a
few minutes before