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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Inner Tube Car
ried Boy IntoLake
Starbuck Lad Was Tossed About
and Became Completely
Exhausted

Tossed about in three foot waves
of Lake Reno until completely ex-
hausted and with only an inner
tube to help him in the battle, Fred
die Chan, 10, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. ]. Chan, Of Lowry, had a rare
experience which almost proved fat
al Thursday afternoon during the
high wind.
While his sister, Rose, and broth
er, Dave, were washing their car,
Freddie ventured out on the lake to
learn to swim, using an old inner
tube to assist him. The waves had
carried the boy almost a quarter OF
a mile out into the lake before he
was missed by his brother and sis
ter. His brother Immediately swan
out to get him, but realized he was
unable to reach the lad and swan
back to shore again. Running to
the home of Wencil Chan nearby,
he secured a boat in which he and
Wencil again tried to reach the
struggling lad. But they could not
reach him because of the three-foot
waves, so they circled out from
shore hoping that the waves would
carry the boy towards them.
Meanwhile, Rose Chan, the boy $
sister, seeing three young men
from Lowry building a diving
board, called them and told them
what had happened. They climbed
into another boat and headed
straight for Freddie. When they
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Sheep Demonstra-
ton By Co. Agent
1t Is Very Important To Know
When Lamb Is Fat Says Dean
w. G. Coffey

Dean w. C. Coffey of the Uni
versity Department of Agriculture,
University Farm, says, knowing
when a lamb is fat is one of the
most important items in the sheep
raising business. Dean Coffey is
one of the leading sheep judges
and authorities in this county,
having been nationally known in
this field before becoming head OF
the Agricultural College in 1921.
Here is his statement, intended for
farmers of this county, who will
have the opportunity before long
of attending lamb grading demon
strations arranged by County
Agent e. c. Lenzmier.
It is more different to determine
when a lamb is finished for mar
ket than a pig or baby beef.
And knowing when a meat animal
is finished is one of the prime re-
quisites in all animal husbandry.
Therefore, the lamb grading cam
paigns to be conducted in Mime
sofa during July and August are
most significant on our scheme of
successful sheep growing. I hope
every sheep grower in the region
where the campaign is to be con-
Quoted will avail himself of this
opportunity to learn whether or
not a lamb is ready for market"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Gopher Girls Win
Ali Club Honors
Stearns County Leads Home Eco
nomics Contest of Central
Area of State

In the All Club Home Econom-
les contest Stearns county lead in
the central area of the state in
announcement made by State Club
Leader T. A. Erickson, st. Paul,
Wednesday.
Eleanor and Estelle Winter, Of
the Gopher Prairie Club, won first
place in Class A breadmaking, Al
vina and Loretta Meyer, of the
Willing Workers Club, Fair Haven,
were high scorers in the canning
contests.
Announcement of the awards
was made by Amy Vessel and Mil
dred Schenck, who are judging the
exhibits of the central tier of coun-
ties to select winners for the state
fair. 9. 4
In addition to the district demon
stration winners, Stearns county al
so will send to the state fair: Flea
nor Winter, Sank Centre, who is
also the Class "A" individual bread
baker.
Clara Landwehr, st. Augusta, who
is class "B" individual bread bak-
er.
Loretta Meyer, Fair Haven,
Stearns county sewing champion.
AN individual canning demonstra-
tor to be selected at the Stearns
county fair.
Idella Cook, Sank Centre, Stearns
county health champion, If free
trip can be secured for her.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Crookston Man
Slain Saturday
Former City Engineer Shot BY
Workman Who Was Recent
ly Discharged

Crookston, Mimi, Aug. III. A.
Mclean, former Crookston city en-
gineer, was shot and killed by
Robert Fleming, 29-year-old SON Of
a former Polk county deputy sher-
iff, who then took his own life.
Authorities believe Fleming kill
ed Mclean As years old, because
the latter "fired" him during the
administration of Mclean. The
engineer was ousted by the new
mayor and new city council that
took office last fall. Mclean since
had been employed with the coun-
ty highway department.
Mclean was shot down as he
was on his way home for lunch.
He was only a few rods from his
home when a bullet, fired by
Fleming who was riding in an
automobile, struck him in the
back. He died instantly.
Fleming, the son of David Flem-
ing, then turned the on himself
and sent a bullet through his head,
dying instantly.
Fleming is known to have been
hostile towards Mclean since the
latter discharged him when he
wass employed as an assistant in
the city engineers office.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Upsala Youth Is
Drowned in Lake
IL Year Old Boys Body Found In
Twelve Feet of Water Early
Sunday Morning

Upsala, Aug. 1-Sylvester Wahn-
aged II years, drowned Sat
urday night in Cedar lake, two miles
west of Upsala, at about 8 O'Clock.
Sheriff Paul Felix, of Morrison
county, with graphing hooks, re-
covered the body from the lake at
100 A. M. Sunday.
Young Wahnschaffe, who mad
been threshing during the day, ate
supper at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kuefler, On
whose farm he lived, and then went
to Cedar lake for his evenings
swim accompanied by number Of
smaller boys. He dove off the
spring board and was seized with
cramps, it was thought. He came
to the surface and called to the
smaller boys for help but they were
unable to get him out Of the water,
which was IL feet deep where
Wahnschaffe drowned.
The mother, Mrs. Kuefiler, and a
number of brothers and sisers sur
vive. Mrs. Kuefler was formerly
Augusta Meyer, of Holdingford.
Otto Wahnschaffe, father of the
young man, died several years ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Beach at City
Park Will Be
Developed
Commercial Club Appoints
Committee to Cooperate
with City Council
WORTHWHILE PROJECT
Plan to Send Boy Scouts to
Coming State Fair
Supported

AT a fairly largely attended
meeting of the Sank Centre Com
munity Club Thursday evening Of
last week, presided over by Presi-
dent Carl Fischer the question CT
developing the beach adjacent to
the City park for safe bathing IA
cilities for the kiddies of the COM
munity was discussed at some
length.
Louis o. Larson, who has given
much of his time clearing the lake,
developing the beach, and intelli-
gent direction of the Riddles with
out cent of remuneration, was
not present at the meeting.
DR.. J. F. Dubois, who is also
greatly interested in the park and
lake, discussed conditions at some
length, giving an interesting resume
of the things accomplished by Mr..
Larson, quietly but effectively. In
the course of his remarks DR.. Du-
Bois stated that Sank Centre owed
Mr.. Larson a debt of gratitude for
the splendid work done by Mr.. Lar
son.
The doctor was strongly of the
opinion, and his views represented
the unanimous viewpoint of those
present at the meeting that the
park facilities should be developed.
DR.. Dubois told of a meeting of
the City Council in the park to do
this very thing.
The City Dads will proceed eau
tiously and desire the cooperation
and suggestion of all the Civic Or
CARNATIONS to the end that the
best interests ofall can be cared
for.
In his talk DR.. Dubois outlined
plan for the removal of the boat
houses from the little bay in the
park, to plant a hedge of flowers
of variety around the shore and
water lilies and other growing
vegetation in the bay. The picture
as outlined would make the park
still more beautiful and the beach
could be extended much farther
west from where 1t is today. The
president was directed to appoint
a committee to confer with the
council to encourage the develop
ment of the beach along safety
lines and identifying the park.
The committee named are: L. O..
Larson, chairman; DR.. ]. F. Du-
Bots and v. L. Burgess. This COM
mittee will work with similar COM
mittees named by the Rotary Club,
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
American Legion. Mr.. Clark, of
the WNAX oil station, a former
Red Cross life guard, suggested
that swimming instructions should
be given the younger generation.
Mr.. Clark offered to devote his
time to this important work if he
receive the cooperation of the
community.
Gordon Morse, assistant Scout
Master, submitted to the Club the
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
SaOimming Campaign
Paid Large Dividends

Marshill Teien, 10-year-old APP
pleton boy, saved the life of his
pal, Vernon Peterson, II years
old, recently. Marshall was a
member of a class receiving in
struction in the art of saving
life under the direction of Mar
win Clark, which was sponsor
ed by the American Legion.
The boys went fishing when
Vernon, making a cast, fell in
to the Pomme de Terre river.
The boy was in danger of
drowning and Marshall, who
had learned something in the
swimming campaign, plunged
in and rescued his pal. The
waters in the Pomme de Terre
are treacherous and was quite
deep at the place the boy fell
in.
Mervin Clark, was in Sank
Centre a year ago, where he
gave instruction at Fairy Lake.
This year, however, it was i'm
possible to get him here. He is
a capable instructor and ar
rangements should be made
now to get him to come to this
community next year. The peo-
people of Appleton feel that
big dividends have been paid
on the small investment they
made each year. Many men in
this community have expressed
a willingness to help financial
ly and otherwise to bring Mr..
Clark to Sank Centre next year
to again give our young folks
instruction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Hitchcock Outlines State
Economy Legislative Plan

conservation commission, the bur-
eau Of criminal apprehension and
various minor commissions"
Radical limitation" through leg
islative action of the activities of
the department of administration
and finance, known as the big
Three the state board Of relief land
perhaps some other activities of
state government"
Everyone of these activities Of
government is based on a good idea
but the cost of them and the waste
which they cause is an evil out Of
all proportion to the good they do"
Representative Hitchcock asserted,
adding: Some of them are quite
useless.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that Job
holders can produce a hundred rea-
sons why all these activities should
be continued" adding that aboli-
ton of any department involves "a
desperate struggle"
If farmers and small home own
ers are half as active in behalf of
the program as lobbying factions at
the capitol are for other causes, he
asserted that the next session will
privide "such rafting Of dry
bones as Minnesota never saw be-
FORE"
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Regal Z; Sank Centre 8


Sank Centre was again defeated
Sunday when Regal tromped on
them with a score of to 3. The
locals were showed into fifth place
and with it lost their chance of
competing in the finals. Up until
the sixth inning the score was tied
at one all.
Sank Centres first run came in
the fourth. Soltau hit safe; Lane
was safe when he forced Soltau at
second; Iwinski famed; Lane stole
second and scored on Dahlem's two
Dagger; Mayors flew out to right
field. Two hits, no errors, one run.
Regal scored it's first run in the
fourth when Wendtlandt hit safe;
H. Hess was out third to first
Wendtlandt going to second; Judd
famed but was safe on a passed
ball; J. Gordon was safe on a pass
ed ball and Wendlandt scored; De-
blois famed. One hit, no errors,
one run. -
In the sixth Roberts, for Regal,
flew out to the pitcher; Wendlandt
hit safe and received two extra
bases on errors in right field; H.
Hess hit safe and also received two
extra bases on an error in center
field; Wendlandt scored; Judd
famed; ]. Gordon hit safe and H.
Hess scored; Deblois hit safe and
J. Gordon scored; Krupke hit safe
scoring Deblois; Reamer was nit
by the pitcher; Kupke scored on A.
Hess two base hit; Roberts flew
out to third. Six hits, two errors,
five runs.
Sank Centre made another run in
the seventh. Iwinski hit safe and
scored on Dahlem's hit; Mayors
hit safe; Miller walked; Hopkins
was taken catcher to first; and
Dahlem was caught pitcher to
catcher while trying to score; o.
son famed. Three hits no errors,
one run.
In the eighth Sank Centre added
another counter. Butler was out
third to first; Soltau was walked;
Murch famed; Iwinski was safe on
an error at second; Dahlem was
safe on an error in left field and
Soltau scored; Mayors was out
short to first. No hits, two errors,
one run.
Regal counted one more in the
eighth to make the count 7 to 8.
Krupke hit safe; and was caught
trying to steal second; Reamer hit
safe and stole second and third; A.
Hess hit safe and Reamer scored;
Roberts was safe on a felder's
choice when D. Gordon was out
third to short; Wendlandt flew out
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Funeral of Barb
ara Arens Friday
Many From Outside Sank Centre
=. .Attend-Rev. John Fearon
hc.s Conducts Funeral

The funeral of little Barbara
Arens at the Church of Our Lady
of the Angels Friday morning of
last week was attended by many
residing out of the city, including
members of the Minnesota State
Dairy and Food department of
which Mr.. Arens is first assistant.
Rev. John A. Fearon, until a few
weeks ago pastor of the Church Of
Our Lady of the Angels and a
close friend of the H. G. Borg
mann family, parents of Mrs.
Arens, came from Morris to con-
duct the services.
Burial was made in Calvary
cemetery, east of the city.
Friends and relatives from out
of town who attended the funeral
included Lieutenant-Gov
Henry Arens. Jordan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Arens, Hill City;
Sister Alciun, o. S. B., and Sister
Ildephonse, o. s. B., of Duluth;
Miss Clara Arens, Walker; Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Faimore, and son,
Edward, st. Paul; Mrs. Joseph
Maus and son, Sylvester, Belle
PLANE; Alex Gishbach, st. Paul;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Spellacy and
son, John, Marble; Mrs. Robert
Broad and Mrs. Maureen Rice
Crookston; Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Rochelle and daughters, Jean
and Joyce, Shakopee; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. VAIL, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Strobel, Mrs. Alphonse Strobel,
Mrs. J. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex LUX, st. Cloud; Mrs. AL Bese-
man and daughter, Florence, Mrs.
John Krebs and daughter, Helen,
and Mrs. William Marose, all OF
Albany; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Unger, Mrs. Katherine Unger and
Mrs. John Morning, all of Melrose;
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. LUX and fam
lily and Mrs. Leon Hofarth, Long
Prairie; and the following from
the state department of agricul-
ture: dairy and food department,
H. J. Hay, deputy commissioner,
Henry Hoffman, Jr., chief chem
list, and Mrs. Hoffman and daugh-
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Smooth Statesmen
and Fake Schemes
In Their Rounds of Business Places
Many of Them Allege the Her
aid VIII Do Their Work

Hardly a week passes but
what some CRATER floats into
Sank Centre with some sort of
publicity scheme. In the course
of his rounds he usually makes
the statement that he is having
his work done at the Herald,
when as matter of fact none
of the publishes of this paper
know anything about it.
This week a young man
claiming to represent some
Chautauqua company made the
rounds of the business houses
endeavoring to place tickets. AS
part of his selling talk he in
formed the victim that he had
contracted with the Herald for
three weeks advertising.
The Herald would suggest
that when the CRATER calls to
give him the cold shoulder. If
he uses the name of this paper,
it will be appreciated if the Of
flee is called by phone for veri-
fication.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Skeleton Is
Unearthed at
State School
Laborers On Farm Make Dis
GEOGRAPHICALLY Buried
Many Years Ago
WAS LIKELY AN INDIAN
Minnesota Historical Society
May Make More Complete
Investigation

Several days ago a lamb belong
Sank Centre, died.
The death was discovered by the
young son of Head Farmer John
son, of the institution.
The animal was to be buried
where it was found in the pasture.
Rich black dirt was needed at
several places about the grounds to
beautify and level the grounds. Just
where to find this dirt was a prob
lem.
There was a high ridge running
from east to west in the pasture,
about $50 feet southwest of the
bridge crossing the narrows Of
Sank Lake, on Highway No. 4.
When Mr.. johnson started exca-
walton to bury the lamb, much to
his surprise he uncovered rich
black dirt, in quantity.
AS it was not an extremely busy
season on the farm, Miss Pattison.
superintendent of the institution,
directed Mr.. johnson to put all of
his available men and trucks to
work hauling this dirt.
They had not gone far in the dig
cling before the heads of two
hammers-in good state of preser-
walton, were discovered; a little
later large flint spearhead was
uncovered. The crew were working
toward the west. A few feet from
where the hammer heads were dis
covered a human skull was I'M
earthed. 1t was in such a poor
state of preservation that it crumb-
led very soon after it was exposed
to the air.
About so feet farther west skel-
eton was unearthed, apparently In
a sitting position. The bones were
found on the very top of the sand
but were covered with at least six
feet of heavy, black loan. Near by
this skeleton were teeth of animals;
some apparently from the jaw of a
horse; others, near experts claim,
are bear teeth.
Monday evening and Tuesday
the Minnesota Board of Control
met at the Home School. The pri-
mary object of this meeting was to
introduce the new member of the
board, Mr.. Foley, of st. Paul.
Wednesday afternoon accompan-
led by DR.. J. A. DuBos, of this city,
and Mr.. Swendsen, of the Board of
Control, the Herald editor viewed
the bones and visited the spot
where they were found. Mr.. Doege,
of the Home School farming crew,
definitely located where the skele-
ton and other specimens were
found. The spots were carefully
marked.
Upon the return of the Board of
Control to st. Paul the latter part
of the week Mr.. Swendsen will lay
the discoveries before the Mime
sofa Historical Society and give
them an opportunity to make furth-
er and more complete investiga-
lions if the organization so desires.
In view of the discoveries
made it is more than likely that
the entire ridge was built by hui
man hands, either as a burial
ground or as a breast work for de-
tense in case Of battle.
The Chippewas and the tribes of
the Sioux fought valiantly time
after time to retain the territory
tributary to Sank and Fairy Lakes.
The bones found on the Home
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Walt Moynihan
Made Good Score
Has Old Man Par On Ropes i'm Is
Hole Match Play of
Golf

Friday afternoon of last week
Walter Moynihan was par of a
foresome playing at the Sank
Centre Country Club course.
Going out on the first nine Walt
shot par golf on every hole
except No. 3 on which he took
a five, scoring 3S, one over par,
for the nine holes. Coming in
the Sank Centre marvel was
"hot" and had Old Man Par on
the ropes all the way. He did
not go over par on any hole and
scored brides on Nos. /, 3, 4,
and 8, for a total of 80, making
the Is holes in II, three under
par of "a.
The distance for the Is holes
was 1888 yards. Frank OGara
was the official scorekeeper of
the match. He turned the
card which showed just what
Walter was doing on every hole.
Out-par ------ 5 8 4 4 s 5 4 a
Out 5 8 5 4 5 5 4 8 "a
[n-Par .-..----.. 5 8 4 4 5 S 4 a
In A 8 3 8 5 5 4 "a
This week Walter is playing i
the Resorter's tournament at Ale1
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Annual Traffic
Highway Count
Road Usage Being Checked at
Large Number of Points
Throughout State

To get facts as to travel on Min
nesota highways, systematic count
has been made once each year for
the past several years. This is
known, state highway bulletin
says as taking the traffic census,
and the information obtained is
important in determining preent
day requirements and indicating
probable future ones as to both
maintenance and new construction.
Beginning Monday of this week,
men stationed at 407 points
throughout the state have been re-
cording the number of passenger
vehicles, freight vehicles large
trucks, small trailers, horse drawn
buggies and wagons, motor veh-
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Head of Appropriations Com.
mittee Tells How Budget
Can Be Reduced

Elimination of six major state de-
partments and trimming the pow
ers of others was urged recently in
a sweeping economy proposal by
Representative r. w. Hitchcock.
Hibbing publisher and veteran
chairman Of the house appropria-
tons committee.
He called for Thorough house
cleaning" at the 1888 legislative ses-
sion and urged farmers and small
home owners to take up the pro-
gram if they desire lower taxes on
the grounds that it would save the
state hundreds of thousands of
dollars Immediately and millions
in the future"
Representative Hitchcock, re-
garded as a leading possibility for
the speakership Of the house at the
next session, in his outline propos-
ed:
Abolition of the state securities
commission, the insurance depart
ment, the rural credit bureau, the
division Of drainage and waters, the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
SaaksCentre Band at
Alexandria Sunday
Will Play Concert In City Park
This Thursday Evening at
500 O'Clock

Sunday afternoon, Aug. z,
the Sank Centre Boys and
Girls band will play a concert
in the City Park at Alexandria,
starting promptly at 2:30. This
concert is in return for the one
played at the band shell in the
city park, Sank Centre, recent
ly by the excellent Alexandria
band. Those who have cars
and plan to go will confer a ia
vor if they will get in touch
with Director P. w. Hanson, as
transportation will have to be
provided for a number of boys
and girls.
This Thursday evening at
500 o'clock the band will rend-
er the following program in the
band shell at the City Park:
neutrality-suspicious." So. Hays
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cow Boy
Wedding .--..-.......-..........-- Kaysar
Observation-Disclosures" Hall
Boss Trombone .-...--...-- Fillmore
Trombone Novelty
Campus Memories" $1,000 Seredy
Collection of College Songs
March = Under the Double
Eagle .--.-.....-.------.....-...-- Wagner
Lieutenant Santleman's U. S.
Army Band March ....-..-.---.---.--