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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Fire Danger I'm Forest Area
Has Been Greatly Reduced

stalled "Sibley" stoves in all the
tents so it is quite comfortable
now.
Last week Tuesday we had our
first talkie-movie in the mess hall.
A company from st. Paul has a
portable sound outfit mounted on a
trailer and visits our camp Tues
day nights of every week. We pay
an admission price of Is cents but
it is well worth the price. The pic
lures are excellent, all being new
releases. This coming Tuesday
we are having a picture entitled,
Strangers Of the Evening" with
Zazu Pitts taking the lead.
Most Of the men in camp are
willing to enroll for another six
months. They all seem to like this
life. The main trouble is the dis
lance from any town but the leaders
think the company is better off
than the companies located near
towns.
That will be all for this time.
Yours truly,
Douglas Opheim.
p. S.-The Sank Centre fellows in
camp want to say hello to the
folks in Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Set
To Receive
Federal Aid
Sank Centre Community Club
Striving to Alleviate Ag-
ricultural Conditions
FARMERS COOPERATING
Local Committee Will Meet
With Gov. Olson This
Thursday Morning

In an endeavor to comply with
the requirements of Gen. Johnson
and his MIRA organization the big
and little man, the professional
man and the farmer have been
stepping sideways.
"A lot of wise guys who never had
a dime and never will, have told
you and I just what this MIRA pro-
gram amounted to.
We are bit hazy.
Do you understand it.
Thursday evening Of last week a
group of prominent farmers cooper
ating with the Emergency Agricul-
tural Committee, of the Sank Cen
tire Community Club, met.
This committee had met on
previous occasions. The member
ship had been enlarged with each
meeting.
Thursday evenings meeting au-
thorized the appointment of Oscar
Lying, Henry Bergman and DR.. j..
A. Dubois, to attend the annual
gathering at Sunberg, Kandiyohi
county, Sunday, at which Gov.
Floyd Olson was the principal
speaker. The Sank Centre gentle
men interviewed the Governor. He
requested that delegation be sent
from this city to attend a meeting
to be held in the Senate Chamber,
State Capitol, this Thursday. The
committee attending this meeting
are: Oscar Lying, of the Sank Lake
Farmers Creamery Association;
Carl Fischer, president Sank Centre
Community Club; r. E. Hansen,
RNA chairman Of the Community
Club, and DR.. J. A. Dubois.
The previous meetings held by the
Agricultural committee of the Com
munity Club, of which Gordon
Morse Is secretary, has worked with
the idea in mind of securing SUBJ
stantial cash relief for the farmers
of this particular community.
It is understood that Gov. Olson,
as the head of the Federal govern
ment's relief program in this state,
has not only the authority but the
cash to supply the needy farmers
of this section with money to buy
food for their live stock to the end
that the stock can either be carried
over to another season, or sold to
advantage.
In the 20 years the Herald editor
has resided in Sank Centre there
has never been as complete a crop
failure as confronts the farmers at
this time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
City to Investi-
gate Sidewalks
Unsafe Conditions VIII Be Remed-
ied-Win Save Injuries to Per
sons, and Money

action is being commenced to
put the sidewalks of the City in
safe condition. Due to recent dry,
hot years the cement has buckled
and crumbled to much greater ex-
tent than is usual. Where the side
walk is uneven, leaving depressions
or raises which cause any person
to stumble or fall and injuries re-
suit, both the owner of the abutting
property and the City are liable in
damages.
Such conditions will be corrected.
They constitute nuisances in fact,
and will be abated as such.
Under the policy Of the city, the
property owner must keep his side
walk in good condition. Ed Steege,
chef Of police, has commenced a
survey and will serve notices re-
curing the correction OF unsafe
conditions.
This is a wise move and is bene-
fetal both to the property owners
and the city and 1t is hoped that the
fullest cooperation will be given. In
most cases expense viii be small
but some few pieces Of walk are in
such condition that they will have
to be practically rebuilt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Harold Dean,
Silo Filler Victim
Three Fingers on Right Hand Are
Badly Lacerated-Is Recov-
ering Nicely

Every year silo filters and corn
shredders MAIN men for life. Some
lose arms; others lose hands; 9TH
ers lose fingers; some save their
fingers after painful injury.
Wednesday of last week, Harold
Dean, one of the progressive young
farmers residing south Of the city,
was filling a silo. Something hap
pened; Harold's sleeve was caught;
his hand was pulled into the silo
cutter. He' extricated it hurriedly,
Lucky boy!
He did not lose an arm; he did
not lose a hand; he did not even
lose a finger, but-the index, Sec
ond and third fingers of his right
hand were badly lacerated. The in
juries are very painful. He is re-
nicely His fingers may
be little out Of line for piano play
ing but he will have them.
The Herald, among other of Har-
ODDS friends, are mighty glad to
earn that he will not be compelled
to go through life without a hand.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Old Settlers Re
union Next Sun.
Douglas County Pioneers to Meet
at City Park, Alexandria,
August 27-Program

The Sixth Annual Reunion of the
Douglas County Old Settlers and
Pioneers Union, will be held on
Sunday, August q, at the city park
near this city. Registration of the
pioneers and old settlers will begin
at 1920 A. M. with the afternoon
program scheduled for 1870 p. M.
Musical numbers and feature adj
dress by Tom Davis, prominent at
torney of Minneapolis. A Douglas
County Historical Society will be
formed at 11:30 A. NJ, and the in
PRODUCTION of pioneers by Constant
Larson, historian, will make up the
afternoon program. The Alexan-
dria Chamber of Commerce are CO.
operating with arrangements for
the meeting. Ed j. Brown, town Of
Moe, is president Of the Douglas
County Old Settlers and Pioneers
Union, and Constant Larson is his
torian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Doctors to Move
to New Quarters
Excellentiy Equipped Offices Locat-
ed I'm First State Bank Build
ing Over EriclksOns.

Drs. ]. A. and ]. +. Dubois and
DR.. r. e. Cooper are making prep
arations to move their offices to
their new location over the Erick-
son Shoe store, in the First State
Bank Building.
The Doctors will be in their new
offices by September LIST. The
rooms have been splendidly i'm
proved and handily arranged, no
minor detail having been over
looked.
DR.. Cooper has had his dentistry
office in the Schoenhoff building
for eight years. He moved there
after the fire in the Boston block.
The Doctors Dubois have been To-
Gated over the Dowswell Drug
store for years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Ford Roadster and
6. ". Train Collide
Three Adults and Babe Miracul-
Ously Escape Death at West
Union Last Evening

Last evening at $3.50 Ford
roadster, loaded with three adults
and small child, collided with the
east bound G. N. passenger at West
Union, Miraculously, no one was
seriously injured.
Edward Keufler, residing in the
Little Sank vicinity, attempted to
cross the railroad track in West
Union, to the north, leaving High
way No. 3.
There is an elevator to the left
of the driver at this point. There
was also quite clear view of the
track.
Mr.. Keufler discovered the train
just before it struck his auto and
attempted to get out of the way by
following the track to the east. The
collision took place just before the
roadster reached the west end of
the depot platform. The car was
picked up by the tender of the en-
CINE and carried about IS feet be-
fore the train was borught to a
stop.
The station agent, Carrot Sohle,
was standing on the platform at
the time. He jumped behind a
post and got out of harms way.
When the car was released from
the engine it was complete
wreck. The young woman escaped
from the roadster enroute. Mr.. and
Mrs. Keufler remained with the
car.
All were brought to Sank Centre,
taken to the office of DR.. ]. F. Du-
Bots, company physician, where it
was disclosed that all were more or
less scratched and bruised, none of
them seriously injured, apparently.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Discuss Wheat
Acre Reduction
Meeting for Ashley and Raymond
Townships Tonight-At Sank
Centre, August %

Fifteen educational meetings on
the wheat acreage reduction cam
paign were completed on Saturday
night in Stearns county. These
meetings were held at Padua, Sank
Centre, Melrose, Freeport, Albany,
Avon, st. Joseph, st. Cloud, Cold
Spring, Richmond, Paynesville,
Holdingford, Fair Haven, Elrosa
and Belgrade. The attendance at
the fifteen meetings was nearly 100
with the largest crowds at Avon,
Albany and Holdingford with the
attendance at each well over 200.
The smallest attendance was at st.
Cloud with about 25 farmers pres
ent. In view of the fact that only
1900 farmers of the county grew
wheat in 1880, 81 and 80 the meet
ings were very well attended. Grow
ers are much interested in the plan
and now that the official applica-
tons blanks are available a large
number of growers are ready to
sign applications.
Beginning on August "a a series
VI hACCIlh6S WALL VIC SSoA SCA AOA SAAS
purpose of signing applications and
completing the organization of
community units of the county
wheat production Control Associa-
ton. These meetings will be held
in the same order that the previous
series was held. The meetings are
scheduled as follows:
Aug. N-8:15 p. M. Raymond
Town Hall, Padua for townships of
Ashley, Raymond and North Fork
Aug. 25-8:15 p. M. Belgrade for
townships Of Crow River and Crow
Lake.
On the afternoon Of each day
Aug. "a and Is as well as the af-
|ternoons Of each meeting day later
lon e. c. Lenzmeier, County Agri-
cultural Agent will be at the meet
ing place to assist growers to help
make out their application blanks
Growers can also make out their
application blanks at the county
agents Office, st. Cloud. The blanks
CONTINUED on rage Tour1
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Ali Club and
Mardi Gras
August 10Th.
Live Stock Projects of Boys
and Girls Will Be Judged,
Winners Selected
FINE SPORTS PROGRAM
Masked Dance and Lots of
Whoopee in the Evening
Unusual Music

Good weather Tuesday afternoon
and evening, Aug 20, should attract
one of the largest crowds ever as
sembling at the Stearns county fair
grounds, Sank Centre, to enjoy a
two-way program.
In the forenoon and afternoon the
All Boys and Girls will exhibit their
live stock projects from which the
winners will go to the State Fair,
Sept. to 8, and Junior Live Stock
Shows at South st. Paul in Novem-
Der will be selected.
The judging will be well out of
the way before 200 o'clock when
Mr.. Erickson, of the Minnesota
Farm School, leader of the All Club
work in the state, will address the
boys and girls.
A Farmers picnic has been ar
ranged for this day. This will give
the agriculturists and their families
of Stearns county an opportunity to
get together and become better ac-
quainted.
The All Achievement day is
Wy luC oulSCIo VI IIC
Stearns County Fair Association.
They have arranged an interesting
program in front of the grandstand
starting at 200 P. M. There will
be running horse races, the entries
being from All Club families. There
will be small cash prizes. There
will also be bicycle races for boys
of 16 years and under. The Junior
". F. w. drum corps will furnish
the music.
At $3.50 there will be free dance
of music furnished by well known
concertina orchestra. Only old
time dances will be played, con-
Guiding at 6:00 p. M.
In the evening Tuddy Kaldahl,
manager of the Lakeside Pavilion,
Glenwood, will have charge Of a
Mardi Gras dance. He has secured
Grant Moore and his 10 piece band,
musicians extraordinary, to furnish
the music for this dance.
Every person entering the
grounds Tuesday evening will be
charged 10 cents. For this they
will receive a mask and a bunch Of
confetti. There will be charge Of
40 cents for gents and Is cents each
for ladies, dancing.
All automobiles will be admitted
to the grounds free afternoon and
evening. Additional confetti can be
secured for a nominal sum.
The refreshment booth will be
conducted by a committee Of Sank
Centre business men, Of which v.
G. Wedge, is chairman, for the
benefit Of the Fair Association.
If you want to enjoy full eve
ming Of whoopee attend the Mardi
Gras dance next Tuesday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Must Patronize
NRA Stores Onlv

The Federal government has
taken drastic measures affecting
the spending of the script re-
ceived by workers on projects
carried on by counties and mum
icipalities under the Relief acts
President Roosevelt and Gen.
johnson are using every avenue
to compel all business men, big
and little, to Join the MIRA.
Heretofore the earners of the
script have been allowed to
spend their earnings at any
store or stores designated by
them.
Under an order promulgated
few days ago this script can on
ly be used for merchandise in
stores authorized to use the MIRA
sign.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Douglas Opheim Writes In
terestingly of Activities
of C.. C. C. Corps
Schroeder, Mimi, Aug. 20, 10;

Schroeder, Mimi, Aug. 20, 1888
Mr.. Asa Wallace, Editor.
Dear Asa: Here is some more
dope" on this camp of ours way up
in the woods.
The "scalping" is nearly finished
and the new road being constructed
from Wanless Camp to the camp
at Isabella is well under way. Mr..
Trindal, the forestry superintendent,
lis well satisfied with the showing.
Capt. w. A. Shelly, our first COM
mander, was relieved last week by
Capt. L. II. Collins, Second Cavalry.
We were all sorry to see Capt. Shelly
go but our new commander is a
very capable officer and is well
liked by the men already. Capt.
Shelly returned to Fort Leavenworth
to resume his army school work
Capt. r. II. Miller 53nd Inf. Res.
who was attached to this company
for a short time was transferred to
Co. 719 at Cloquet. Lieutenant On
man and Lieut.. Steffens are still
with us.
Our COMPANY 40 49,
shape, very few cases in the nos
pital and the morale is marvellous.
Other camps have been troubled
with colds and fevers but so far
we have been very fortunate.
Whether doc" Steffens wards 1t
off in advance or whether the boys
are too tough to acquire colds has
not been decided.
Our ball team went to Tote to-
day, Sunday, Aug. 20, and defeated
the Tofte nine by a score OF TO
IA. We have some excellent players
in our company.
We haven't had a fire now for al
most two weeks. From now on
fires won't be numerous because it's
too cold for tourists and we have
had a couple Of nice rains.
overheard one Of the boys say,
T believe the Lord and the gov
lernment are in cahoots because the
fires always occur at the time the
men are taking 1t easy"
The trees up here are turning col
or already and the nights are be-
coming really cold-but we have in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Winter Work On
Roads Planned
State Department VIII PrOlong
Working Activities As Long
As Possible

Old Man Weather usually stops
Minnesota road work in the late
fall, but this year special plans are
being laid by the State Highway
department to prolong the con-
struction season well into the win
ter on all types of work where this
is practical.
Crawling, grading and bridge
work, which are not easily halted
by bad weather, have been given a
prominent place on the fall pro-
gram for this reason, according to
a bulletin from the Highway de-
partment. 4
The department has been allotted
$1O,OOO,0OO for construction work
by the Federal government under
the National Industrial Recovery
Act. Owing to the lateness of the
season, one of the problems in
handling these funds Is to plan
work which will provide jobs as
long as possible after the beginning
of cold weather.
Bridge building can be carried on
dlulOSL Oil "lhIcIp dllo ~ CSChS PiahS
call for construction of more than
80 bridges in various parts Of the
state.
Crawling and grading which will
be done this fall and winter are in
many cases preliminary to bitum-
inous treatment next spring.
Bituminous work cannot be car
ried on efficiently in cold wealth
Ter, and consequently numerous
roads which the Highway depart
ment expects to treat with "Black
Top" will be put into shape for this
in the fall with the intention OF
completion when weather permits.
If there should be a long Indian
summer a considerable amount OF
Ibituminous surfacing could be COM
pleted before winter, but If wealth
er conditions are adverse the work
will be cut short.
Bids on about $S50,000 worth of
road projects will be opened by the
Highway department August 90
Another group of projects amount
ing to about $4,000 have been adj
vertised for a letting September 6
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Give Medals To
Sank Centre Boys
Vernon Weeks and franklin Van
desteeg Receive Recognition for
determination Work


ceived their second award from the
conference for the Prevention of
Grain Rust, Minneapolis, for re-
porting another location of barberry
infestation in this county. These
boys received their first awards
some time ago, including a bronze
medal and a certificate signed by
Gov. Floyd b. Olson. The certif-
cate signifies them as life members
Of the National Rust Busters Club,
an organization OF boys and girls
interested in helping control black
stem rust on wheat, barley, rye, and
oats by finding and destroying the
rust-spreading barberry. The new
award is in the form Of a second de-
gree bronze bar to be attached to
and worn with the original medal.
DR.. L. w. Melander, state leader,
in sending the second awards to
these boys, explained that they
would be eligible for a silver medal
on reporting a third location of
common barberry.
According to DR.. Melander, any
boy or girl who finds and reports a
location of common barberry will
receive medal, provided no medal
has been awarded previously for
that property. He pointed out,
however, that medal is awarded
for each property on which the rust
spreading barberries are found and
not for each bush. He also said that
the boys and girls in Minnesota
were becoming interested and were
helping find many of these de-
structive bushes. In Minnesota to
date they have reported over 300
properties, which resulted in the
destruction of approximately $500
bushes.
In addition to the above, the fol-
lowing have earned medals by find
ing and reporting common barberry
in Stearns county to date, consist
ing Of a bronze medal and a GER
tificate signed by the Governor; LIE
ona Proell, Of Sank Centre; Howard
Meaning, VIM. H. Halleckson, Jr.,
and James Braun, of st. Cloud;
Norman Schwandt, of Paynesville;
Albert Primus and julius Kruger,
of Melrose; Victor Schwinghamer,
of Albany; Alois DucIos, of Free
port: and Julius Thole, Of Clear
water.
Melander announced that silver
medal Is awarded for finding three
locations and gold medal for five
locations. He also stated that there
are several who have reported four
locations, but to date no boy or
girl has earned gold medal.
From indications according to DR.
Melander, there still are the rust
spreading barberry bushes in many
communities, especially in wood
lots and other places where birds
are liable to drop seeds. He stated
that the chief problem at present
lis to find and destroy those rust
spreading barberry bushes that de-
velop from seed dropped by birds
Constant watch has to be kept in
those areaes where barberry pre-.
viously has been destroyed. In
these barberry districts boys and
girls have q splendid opportunity
to render real public service as well
as earn an award.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24

Joseph Doherty, escaped lunatic.
was caught parading the street in
Belfast wearing only starched
collar.
Contending that his wife is
witch of evil powers" Gieuseppe
Porcello. Of New York City, has Ill
ed suit for divorce.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24

The Sank Centre music lovers
have had several opportunities to
enjoy the cornet SOLO work Of Miss
Louise Schmidt, sister Of Al
Schmidt, former manager Of the
Burg store of this city. The lady
is a talented artist. She has been
booked to broadcast with her cor
net over KSTP, st. Paul, Tuesday,
Aug. q, between the hours Of 500
and 900 p. n.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24

On Friday evening Sank Centre
Chapter, No. 40, Royal Arch Ma
sons, held their annual election,
with the following result:
Ed L. Rattle, III. p.
Roy Scott, King.
J. N. Jackson, Scribe.
]. II. Hansen, Treasurer.
Charles Allen, Secretary.
The appointive officers are:
DR.. G. II. Vandesteeg, c. II.
F. E. Bunker, p. 8.
Geo. Berggreen, r. A. c.
DR.. r. E. Cooper, 3V.
o. Kobler, w.
I. E. Dobbs, Nv.
Alex Dryden, Sentinel.
The installation service will be
held Friday evening, Sept. LIST. The
new bylaws were voted on and ac-
cepted and as soon as they are APP
proved by the Grand Chapter, the
meeting nights will be changed to
the first and third Thursdays Of
each month.