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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Auto Bandit
Running AL
most "Wild''
Garage At Grey Eagle Brok-
en- Into Late Tuesday
Evening
MAKES BAD CAR TRADE
Desperate Running Hay Wire
At Little Falls Might Be
the Man
(Grey Eagle Correspondent

NTrey EdSle COrreSpOnQenI)
Apparently a single-handed auto
bandit has been running wild in
Western Stearns and Eastern Todd
County within the past 4S hours.
Wednesday morning the Herald
received a telephone message from
its correspondent at Grey Eagle
stating that the Ford garage in
that village had been entered some
time the previous night, ent1
having been gained through a back
window.
1t appears that the bandit was
not looking for coin of the realm,
but for an auto, another car. He
selected a Buick coupe of compare
tive ancient vintage, belonging to
the bookkeeper of the garage. He
left as hostage Buick five-passen-
ger car, born way back yonder."
Later developments proved that
the touring car had been stolen
from st. Cloud early in the pre-
ceeding evening. It belonged to
Thomas Bedner, of the Granite
City.
The Grey Eagle robbery was not
discovered until the employ ees
came to open the garage Wednes-
day morning.
About noon Wednesday the Her
AIDS Grey Eagle correspondent re-
ported that garage men had been
held up at Little Falls. The pre-
sumption was that the guy special
izing in old fashioned Buick cars,
was the one holding up the Little
Falls garage. In this holdup $165
in cash was secured.
No clues were left behind to in
dictate whether the bandit was ira
Yelling alone or engroupe.
Early Wednesday morning Lit
tie Falls garage man was held up.
The first thought would be that the
guy entering the Grey Eagle ga
rage was the man wanted at Little
Falls. The following telegraphic
story of the Little Falls robbery
Continued on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Changes in Local
Phone Personnel
Several Operators Retire Because
of Marriage-Ellen O'Gara
Commercial Clerk

A considerable change in per-
sonel took place at the local office
of the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co. during the past month. The
Misses Irene Bergman and Susan
Ferrian operators and Miss Irene
Nordberg chief operator all left the
service of the company via the
matrimony route. Miss Irene
Dziuk Of the st. Cloud office took
over the duties Of chief operator Of
the local office on July .1st. Miss
Mabel Dempsey Of the Minneapo-
lis force has also been transferred
to Sank Centre.
Miss Ellen O'Gara has assumed
the duties of commercial clerk and
Merrill Forsberg has been trans
ferred from Litchfield to the local
force.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Mrs. Thresa Czeczok, Sank
Centre, Answers Summons
Mrs. Beutow
Mrs. Theresa Czeczok


Mrs. Theresa Czeczok, a resident
of Stearns County for more than
years, passed away at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Jos. Winkler,
in this city, Wednesday, July g.,
1882, at 7:15 a. m, after a lingering
illness which developed seriously
very shortly after the death of her
husband December q, 1880
The deceased was born in Ger
many March %, 1856. She grew to
young womanhood and was united
in marriage in her native land to
Edward Czczok;S 48 years ago.
Two years after their marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Czeczok migrated to
America and Stearns county, sett-
ling on a farm in st. George town
ship, Stearns county. Since that
time this community has been the
home Of this most estimalble wom-
an. -
The deceased lived the quite life
of the pioneer, her sole desire was
to make the home comfortable and
inviting for the husband and chill
III Ch LII ILLS CIloCoNO1 SuS-
ceeded admirably.
Mrs. Czeczok was the mother of
ten children. Her first born died
in infancy and was buried in Ger
many. Her youngest also died in
infancy. The surviving children
are: Frank Czeczok, Bismark, N.
D.; Mrs. Richard Lawrence, James
town, N. D.; Mrs. Fred Peterson,
Bismark, N. D.; Joseph Czeczok,
Nevis, Mimi; Edward CZeczok, st.
Cloud; Mrs. Jos. Winkler, Sank
Centre; Mrs. A. o. Schmitz, st.
Cloud; Mrs. Henry Henkemeyer,
st. Augusta. There are four grand
children and two greatgrandchil-
dren.
The funeral will be held from st.
Pauls Catholic church Saturday
morning at 900 o'clock. Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Plachta, of st. Pau's church
will conduct the service.
Burial will be made in st. PauIs
cemetery beside the remains of
her husband.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Coz. Olson Replies TO State
auditor s. Kings Charge

Department of Motor Vehicle Lii
censes against the motor vehicle
tax funds. Had you failed to obey
the mandate of the Supreme Court,
you could have been removed from
office. To now take credit for do
ing that which you were compelled
to do and which you originally re-
fused to do is. an outstanding ex-
ample of wilful political deception,
or, juvenile prococity.
Another. example of your motives
in writing your letter and of your
lack of knowledge of the subject
matter concerning which you
write, data concerning which is on
file in the once high office Of
State Auditor of Minnesota, is
found in reference to expenditures
of the Rural Credit Bureau. There
in, you compare expenditures as of
June, 1880 with June 1881. If you
are familiar with the records of
your office, you must know that a
great deal of salary expense by
the Rural Credit Bureau prior to
the time that my appointees took
charge of that Bureau was can
celed under repair items. All sal
airy expenditures in that depart
ment since T took office have been
classified as such. In view of that
fact, is it difficult for you to I'M
derstand that in point of book fig
ures, salary costs would appear to
be higher.
And may I suggest to you that If
your zeal for checking public ex-
penditures is genius, you would do
well to investigate the records Of
your own office with reference to
the sums of money received by
the State of Minnesota in payments
for timber belonging to the State
that has been listed by you as
fallen timber whereas in
truth and fact it was standing
timber. AS you know fallen TIM
Der brings a great deal less price
on the market than standing tim
Der.
And may I also suggest in con-
clusion that in the future you make
political communication less trans
parent and your statements there
in more accurate.
Respectfully yours,
GOVERNOR.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Tax Misrepresen-
tatiOn Corrected
Collector of Internal Revenue
Quotes Section of Recent En-
acted Revenue Law

A number of complaints regard
ing the misrepresentation of tax
are being received in the office of
the Collector of Internal Revenue
st. Paul, MINI. These complaints
are being made by the purchasers
of articles which have just come
under the scope of the New Reve-
nue. Law which took effect June 81,
1882. The purchasers at retail
state that some retailers are adding
various sums much in excess of the
tax imposed on the manufacturer
of such articles and inform their
customers that the increases rep
resent the new taxes paid on the
articles. This is a clear-cut viola
ton of the law. If a vendor or
lessor misrepresents the tax, he is
guilty of misdemeanor and is
liable to fine of 100000 and to i'm
prisonment for one year. This pro-
vision of law is designed, among
other things, to prevent vendor or
lessor adding more than the amount
of the tax to the price of an arti-
Gle and representing that the in
crease is due to the tax. Section
1923 of the Revenue Act of 1926
was written into the Act of 1892
CONTINUED on Page Fve)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Annual Birchmont
Golf Tournament
All Amateurs Are Invited to Par
ticipate in Five Day Event
July 27-31

Plans for the eighth annaul
tournament sponsored by the Be
midi County Club have been COM
pleted and an invitation has been
issued to all amateur golfers in the
United States and Canada to par
ticipate in the feature event July
81 to 81 inclusive. Last year a re-
cord number of 240 men and wo-
men participated in the Birchmont
International and plans have been
made to accommodate an even
larger field this year, as each
year the annual event has attract
ed an increasing number Of golfers
from all parts of the nation and
Canada.
Qualifying rounds of 18 holes are
to be played either Wednesday or
Thursday July 81 or %, beginning
at 8 a. m, while match play is
scheduled for Friday and Saturday,
with the finals to be played Sun
day, Special flights will be arrang-
ed for those golfers who are unable
to qualify Wednesday or Thursday
and suitable merchandise prizes
will be awarded in these special
flights for late arrivals. Qualifica-
ton for these flights may be made
up to 8. p. m. Friday, but the entry
list for the regular tournament will
close at 3 p. m. Thursday, July 70.
Flights will be arranged for all
who enter, according to their quail
flying score. There will be 16 in the
championship fight and 16 in the
first and second flights, with eight
in all other flights. Trophies will be
awarded to championship, runner
up, medalist, firsts and consolation.
A woman's tournament will also
be conducted in connection with
the Birchmont International this
year. The entry fee for the mems
tournament will be $500; for the
women's tournament $500.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Osakis Men Have
Narrow Escape
George Gresty and Obert jacobson,
of Osakis, Battle Waves When
Boat OverturnS

Last Sundays gale on Lake Osa-
kis was unkind to George Gresty
and Obert Jacobson, both of this
town, and as a result the two men
were plunged into the lake without
warning, and buffeted by the waves
until Harry Jones of the Review Of
flee and his son, Kenneth came out
to their rescue.
Gresty and jacobson were riding
in an eighteen-foot boat driven by
an cupboard motor about 800 P. M.
Sunday when the engine quit func-
tioning. This took place about
three-fourths of a mile from shore,
directly out from the U-Lik-Um
cottages, in a depth of about Is
feet of water.
Jacobson, who tips the scales at
we'll over the 200 mark, came to the
assistance of his companion, offer
ing to take the oars and start row.
ing towards shore. He reached for
the oars as the boat was in the
trough of the waves and just about
that moment a swell struck the
boat, capsizing it and throwing the
two men into the lake.
Gresty had his feet curled under
the swivel chair in which he wan
sitting spinning the wheel of the
motor and found himself face down
in the water and held temporarily
by the chair. He managed to wrig-
gle free, however, after receiving
some bruises on his legs, following
which, he says, he swan around the
boat looking for Jacobson, but the
latter was not to be seen.
Finally Gresty grabbed onto the
end of the boat and called for him,
and a short time thereafter much
to Gresty's relief Jacobson stuck
his head up over the other end of
the boat. The big fellow had come
up under the boat when it had
turned over, and he had thereupon
grabbed onto seat and held him.
self there for while.
With one on each end Of the boat
and the anchor out, the craft kept
pretty much in it's original position.
which wasn't altogether a comfort
ing outlook since the waves kept
slapping them over the head, and
first one would bob up and then
the other as though they were see
Continued on Page Fve)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Scout Court
of Honor at
AvOnSund'y
Several Members of Troop rs
Are Enjoying Life at
Camp Nawakwa
OTHERS WILL ATTEND
Several Local Lads to Receive
Additional Badges
Great Work
Court of Honor SUNDAY

Boys may still register for one
week at camp.
A Court of Honor will be held at
Camp Nawakwa, at Avon next
Sunday afternoon and several men,
bers of Troop Is, Sank Centre,
plan to attend the same. There
are eight Scouts registered from
Sank Centre this week at Camp
instead of four as originally
planned and these eight will I'M
doubtedly win some merit badges
at Camp during the week so that,
in all, the Sank Centre boys will
probably receive about 80 merit
badges next Sunday. There will
also be two class advancements as
follows:
Roman Lisowski to first-class
rank.
Donald Otto to Star Scout rank.
The boys receiving merit badges
are as follows:
Cooper, Larry, music.
Butler, Richard, handicraft,
wood carving. wood work.
Erickson, Homer, scholarship.
Lovesee, Collin, craftsmanship.
Otto, Donald, cycling.
Lisowski, Roman, wood carving,
wood work, electricity, leather
(Contined on Page rive)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Charges Political Motives Ac-
tuated the Statements
Given to the Press

A couple of weeks ago the Her
aid published a letter from State
Auditor Stafford King : to Gov.
Floyd Olson. This letter placed
the chief executive in a bad light.
Under date of June 20, Gov. Olson
mailed the following reply to Mr..
King:
st. Paul, June 20, 1882.
Honorable Stafford King,
State Auditor,
Building,
My dear Sir:
Your communication of the 18th
Inst, with references to my payless
plan was obviously inspir-
ed by the politically minded per-
sons who direct your every public
activity. The repeated use Of the
word 'fnsincere" justifies the con-
clusion that you were directed by
them to write me a letter charging
me with insincerity. That part of
your direction you have carried
out, but am sure that if you had
submitted the letter in advance to
those persons, they would not have
permitted you to make many of
the misstatements which may be
found in your communications. For
example, you state in your letter:
II am willing to do anything
possible toward the reduction
of governmental expense. I
proved it by reduction of the
general tax levy in the amount
of same 100000 when the SUI
preme Court ruled, last year,
that the costs Of the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicle Licenses
could legally be taken from its
own income"
The fact is that you refused to
transfer the costs Of administering
the Department of Motor Vehicle
Licenses from the revenue fund to
that department. A lawsuit was
instituted against you and the SUI
preme Court ordered you to charge
the costs of the operation Of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Aged Lady
Passed Away
Friday Eve.
Mrs. John Bromenschenkel,
Pioneer Resident; Buried
Tuesday Morning
MOTHER OF FIFTEEN
Funeral of Devout Christian
Woman Tuesday Morning
Largely Attended

After a lingering illness of many
weeks Mrs. John Bromenshenkel,
of this city, a native of Stearns
county, undergoing the hardships
of pioneer life with her husband,
passed away at the family home in
this city, late Friday, July 1, 1882.
Miss Barbara Marthaler came
from one of the very earliest fam
lilies in Stearns county. She was
born near what is now the village
of Richmond, Sept. 10, 1852. She
was the daugher of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Marthaler. Her childhood was
spent in the Richmond territory.
Later the family moved to Metre
Grove where her parents died.
May 20, 1880, Miss Marthaler was
united in marriage to John Brom-
enshenkel at st. Johns Catholic
church, Metre Grove. Following
the marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Brom-
enshenkel moved to st. Cloud
where they resided for three years.
In 1885 Mr.. and Mrs. Bromen-
shenkel and their young family
moved to Sank Centre, locating on
a farm southwest of this city. They
resided on the home place until Is
years ago when they moved to this
city.
May 20, 1880, Mr.. and Mrs. Brom-
enshenkel celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary, surrounded
by their large family of children
and SIS grandchildren.
A feature of this celebration was
a very impressive service at st.
Paurs church this city. Three little
grandchildren played a very i'm
portant part. Sylvia, as the bride,
carried a golden cushion, on the top
of which was a golden wreath, the
center containing gold band ring;
Verena and Marguerite were the
flower girls. The family's beloved
pastor for many years, Rev. Anth-
ony ART, blessed the aged couple
and placed another gold band up
on Mrs. Bromenshenkel's finger.
Fifteen children were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Bromenshenkel:
The Main street resident of
Is children: Clara, who died in in
fancy; and Theodore, who died at
the age of IS years; Ven. Sister
Edwina, o. S. B. ST. Cloud hospital;
Joseph, Billings, Mont; Anton,
Minneota; Nicholas, Alex, Louis,
Arthur, Albert and Frank, Mrs.
Henry Miller, Mrs. Fred Botz, Grey
Eagle; Mrs. Lambert Orth, Sank
Centre; Edward, of Elrosa.
All the children except Joseph
were at Sank Centre at the time of
their mothers death.
In addition to her children Mrs.
Bromenschenkel leaves two sisters
and six brothers, who are Mrs.
Mary Weber, LeSueur; Mrs. Peter
Schmitz, St. Martin; John Martial
er, of Oregon; Alex, Anton and
Henry, West Union; Frank and ST.
mon Marthaler, Metre Grove. There
also are SO living grandchildren.
The funeral, one of the very
largest ever held in Sank Centre,
was conducted from st. Paups
Catholic church Tuesday morning
at 900 o'clock. Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Plachta, pastor of st. Paurs, sang
the Requiem High Mass.
The deceased had, for many years
been a member of the Christian
Mothers Society and the Mater
Dolorosa Society. The honorary
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Go. NJ 10 CampRiple
Saturday Morning
Capt. r. L. Scott Will Take Com
plete Company to Fort Ripley
for Annual Maneuvers

Saturday morning at $40 Co. M,
(Machine Gun Unit)), Sank Centre,
of the 296th Regt., M. N. c., will
entrain at the N. P. depot enroute
for Camp Ripley where they go
into camp for two weeks intensive
training.
The Long Prairie and Alexandria
companies will entrain with the
Sank Centre company. Capt Scott
will be the commanding officer of
the train.
Camp Ripley which the Federal
government has been building for
the past two or more years is the
most complete and modern training
ground in the country. 1t COM
prises tract of some $4,000 acres,
making ample room for artillery
and machine gun maneuvers. Camp
Ripley is just off Of paved High
way No. 81, between Little Falls
and Brainerd.
Besides the 2O6th Regt., there
will be in camp 205th Regt., the
18th and 18th Field artillery, a
troop of cavalry and the 3rd Unfit.
Regt., of Fort Smelling. In all
about 1000 men, 400 horses and
other military equipment.
, Capt. Scott and Lieut.. Beaumont
will take 60 enlisted men to camp.
Recently a snappy 12-piece band
has been organized.
Co. M. has always come out of
these annual encampments with a
high rating for efficiency and con-
duct. Capt. Scott sees to it that
his men are well fed and properly
cared for. While his discipline is
strict it is not harsh.
The annual encampments are fine
training for the young men of any
community.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
GOSPEL MEETINGS

A series of meetings will be
held in the Gospel Tabernacle this
week and next, with Missionaries
to Africa appearing in number of
programs. Mr.. and Mrs. George
K. Rowe present lectures concern
ing missionary work in the World.
Mr.. Rowe has made an extensive
study of church and missionary &C
tivities and with two large maps,
one of the world and one of the
African continent, brings religious
facts before his congregations from
night to night. HAS the World
Been Explored and Evangelized?"
Thirty Years of Pentecost." us
Pentecost a Modern Creed" These
and other subjects will be preached
on each night at 8 O'Clock. The
public is welcome to these services.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07

First photograph of the new high
speed light armored car, which
closely approaches a tank in armor
and armament and exceeds it in
maneuverability, taken at Wash
ington while enroute from the Rock
Island arsenal, where it was built,
to Aberdeen proving ground for
test. The car carries machine guns,
which can be elevated for anti-air-
craft use, and is powered by an
eight cylinder engine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Aged Sank Centre Ladies
Sink Into Last Long Sleeb
Band Concert THIS
thursday EVening

This Thursday evening at 8
o'clock, another one of the pop
ular concerts will be given in
the city park. The following is
the program:
America
1. March, Lone Crusader" King
2. Waltz. 1.-THE Skaters"
By Waldteufel
3. March, 1.-THE Voyager"
Rosenkrantz
4. Intermezzo, I'm a Moonlit
Garden" .-.--..--..-..-----.. King
5. March, Lieutenant Santle-
man" .....--....-.... Rosenkrantz
5. Overture, 1.-The Contest"
"IlIc
7. March Onward Sank Centre
8. "Star Spangled Banner"
Next week Thursday evening
the symphonic band will play.
This concert will feature a num-
Der of special instrumental So
los.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
4-H ACHIEVEMENT DAY

The countrywide All. Club
Achievement day on Home Eco
nomics projects will be held at st.
Cloud July 1916. The Gopher
Prairie and Ashley Raymond
Clubs will be well represented. The
Herald has been requested to ask
the members of the Gopher Prai-
RE Club to have their projects and
their stories at the store of local
leader G. H. Vandesteeg not later
than Saturday of this week, if pos
sible.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Mrs. Bertha BeutOw

Mrs. William Beutow;' pioneer
resident of Getty township passed
away July 2, 1882, of complications
coming with extreme old age.
The deceased was born in the
province of iHther Pomerania,
Prussia, Germany, Dec. Z, 1849.
The deceased came to America as
a child, settling in Kenwanee coun-
ty, Wis, a few years later the fam
lily moved to Stearns county, Mimi.
In 1869, in Getty township she was
united in marriage to William Beu-
tow. Following their marriage Mr..
and Mrs. Beutow resided on a farm
three miles north of what is now
the village of Elrosa. Later they
moved to the home farm in the I'm
ity community, Getty township.
Six children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Beutow. William Beu-
Continued on Page Five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07

Herald Want Ads are money
getters. Try one next week.
Evening star., 1932-05-06
made to combat the tiny blaze by hand

made to combat the tiny blaze by hand
extinguishers.
The creosote- soaked wood of the piles
offered an easy path for the flames to
rise to fury, however, and the watchmen
soon saw that they would need help.
Even then, though, they only telephoned
to the fire department for assistance,
instead of turning in an alarm. Before
the first firefghters had arrived in an
swer to the telephone summons the
flames were entirely out Of control. AS
soon as the flremen arrived they realized
the seriousness of the situation. Alarms
we're turned in and soon fire apparatus
from all over the city began converglng
at the pier.
Smoke Shrouds City.
BY that time dense smoke rolled
across the Hudson and the lower city
and the piles were hundreds of torches,
shooting flames so feet into the air.
All day the firemen worked, but in
midafternoon the fire was still out OF
control and had spread from the pier
where it started to an adjoining pier
at Twelfth street and to two-story
Office structure connecting these two
piers and third
The pier at Thirteenth street original
" cost 100000, but additional ex-
pense was incurred when permission
was given to increase its length to 1000
feet, so that the giant Berengaria might
be berthed there The Twelfth street
pier, to which the fire spread, also cost
81, 100000.
BY l o'clock rs firemen had been
treated by ambulance doctors at the
scene, but many of them we're only
suffering from smoke blinded eyes. and
after treatment returned to their work.
Traffic was shut off in large zone
surrounding the fire, paralyzing the
usual activity In the great vegetable and
meat market district in the Washington