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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Alleged Mail
Carrier Hold
Up A F axe
w. E. Ross Confessed to P.
o. Inspectors He Perform
ed Job Himself
WAS HEAVY GAMBLER
Charged With Obstructing
Mail Transportation; Fam
lily Moved to Missouri

The hold-up Of Star Route Mail
Carrier, w. e. Ross, Of this city,
alleged to have taken place
late Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 8,
near Eagle Bend, a detailed ac-
count of which was published in
the Herald of last week, was prov
en- by Postal Inspectors Stretch,
of st. Paul, and Baldwin, of Min
neapolis, to have been committed
by Mr.. Ross himself. He confess
ed to the inspectors in the early
hours of Thursday morning.
The inspectors arrived on the
job early Wednesday and started
their Investigations. They took
Mr.. Ross with them to Eagle Bend
and back over the ground and to
the spot where he alleged the
hold-up had taken place.
These experienced officers of the
Federal government became sus-
picious early Wednesday afternoon
as Mr.. Ross stories became some
what conflicting.
He did, however graphically en-
act the alleged crime practically as
published in the Herald of last
week.
He finally admitted that he had
not been held up. He directed the
inspectors to the car which he had
driven into a sand pit about one
quarter of a mile off Highway No.
4, and a trifle over two miles from
where the alleged crime was claim
ed to have been committed.
The six mail sacks were found
intact.
Very naturally Mr.. Ross was sum-
marily discharged as mail carrier.
The only crime the government
can lodge against him is that of
obstructing the transportation of
the mails.
He was not placed under arrest
Tuesday noon Mr. Ross and his
family, after disposing of their
household effects, left Sank Centre
for the old family home at Brook
field, Mo.
Very much to the surprise Of
Sank Centre people the investiga-
ton developed that Ross was an
inveterate gambler; that he owed
gambling bills in almost every town
between this city and Bertha It
was almost his daily custom on the
return to Eagle Bend from Bertha
to spend the hours of his lay-over
with a bunch of cronies who usual
ly took him for ride" as far as
his gambling activities were con-
cerned
Mr. Ross moved to Long Prairie
from Detroit Lakes about Is years
ago and entered the restaurant bus
mess. Later for a few years, he
conducted the Reichert hotel, Long
Prairie
Just what he expected to gain by
spreading the alarm that he had
been held up Is hard to fathom. He
had just cashed his government
pay check One angle is that with
the claim his money had been TAX
en- away from him so he could stall
off his gambling debts It Is said
that he had more than 500 on his
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Auxiliary Offers
Diptheria Serum
Has Financial Cooperation Of Leg
ion-Want All Parents to Take
Advantage Of Offer

The American Legion Auxiliary,
with the financial cooperation Of
Robert James Swift Post, American
Legion, Is making arrangements to
give diptheria incubation to all the
children Of Sank Centre. It Is hoped
that the parents Of the children viii
appreciate this splendid work un-
dertaken by the local unit and post
of our city, and that they will CO.
operate by consenting to have their
children immunized from this
dreaded disease.
Letters will be sent with the chill
dren giving details and dates. The
arrangements are being made by
DIR. J. r. Dubois, Board Of Health
officer; Miss Helen Lamphie, school
nurse and Mrs. A. M. Steece, presi-
dent Of the Auxiliary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Graham Morgan Won
First DecIam Honors
Melrose Won Two Firsts In Sub
District Declamatory Contest
The Program

In the sub-district declamatory
contest held at the Senior High
Scnool Assembly last evening Ora
ham Morgan, Of this city, was
awarded first place in the orator.
cal section. Melrose placed first in
the dramatic and humorous Sec
lions. t...
fIhe judges were Miss Wilder,
stephens, Mus, Grippe and An
derson, one from each of the schools
represented in the contest: Sank
Centre, Melrose, Grey Eagle, Upsa-
and Burtrum. The following is the
program and placements:
OratOrieal
War Prayer Grey Eagle.
Blood Will Ten"-Melrose.
What Price War-Burtrum.
Il Am Innocent, Of This Blood
Upsala.
1.-The Tax Racket"-Sauk Cen
tire.
2-"The Miracle Song Sank
Centre. "
The Dog of Flanders"-Ppsala.
"Mickey's Marker'-Burtrum.
1.-The Phantom AeropQane" -
Melrose.
Daddy Doc"-Grey Eagle.
Humorous
Little Brothers Are That Way
|-Upsala.
2-"China Blue Eyes" - Grey
Eagle.
China Blue Eyes'-Burtrum.
1-"Brotherly Love"-Melrose.
THE Other Cheek"-Sauk Cen
ire.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Will License
S "On Sale
BoozeStores
City Council Passes Chapter
187 Tuesday Morning
Published on Page 8
LICENSE FEE OF $500
Bars, Curtains, Cards, Dice
Are Prohibited $4,000
Surety Bond Required

The City OF Sank Centre is in line
for ION" and off sale liquor stores.
The City Council have been Crap
ping with this perplexing problem
ever since the state legislature
passed the statewide liquor regu-
dating law early in January.
For some time q majority OF the
Council rather leaned toward the
idea of putting the city into the
liquor business by operating a
municipal liquor store under the
supervision Of the council.
The more the city dads consider
ed the municipal store plan the less
they liked the idea Of assuming the
responsibility of putting the city in
to the liquor business.
There was another plan to give
some well known private Individual
an exclusive ION" sale privilege.
This plan smacked too much Of
politics and was abandoned.
At a special meeting of the Coun-
Gil Friday evening City Attorney
L. L. Kells was directed to draft
an ordinance which would throw
the sale of liquor in the city wide
open. That is, under the state law
cities of the fourth class having q
population of less than 5000, would
be permitted to have five ION" sale
liquor stores. The number of off
sale licenses to be issued would be
unlimited.
At an adjourned meeting of the
Council Tuesday morning Mr.. Kells
carefully went over the proposed
ordinance section by section and it
was unanimously adopted as pre-
pared.
The ordinance provides:
The hours of operation for ION"
sale places shall be from 500 A. NJ,
until 1900 midnight, except that
the places shall be closed all day
Sundays; they can not open until
after 800 p. M, Decoration day
and not until after 500 p. M, on
election days.
On "off" sale licenses sale will
be permitted from 500 IA NJ, to
800 P. M, except on Saturday
nights when sale until 1000 P. M,
will be permitted.
In all ION" sale places customers
must be served at tables. No bar
of any description will be permit
ted. Things prohibited are pool
tables, card games and dice. There
shall not be any slot vending ma
chimes in the room where the ION"
sale is permitted or in an adjacent
room.
There shall not be any screens
or curtains at the ION" sale places,
giving the public a clear view OF
the interior at all times. The IL
cense fee for ION" sale places shall
be $4,000 per annum accompanied
by an acceptable Surety bond OF
$4,000, or cash or government bonds.
The council has power to revoke
licenses at will. In the case Of
revocation 10 part of the license
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Will Study
Malt Barley
Production
Diseases of This Grain Will
Be Discussed at Special
Meeting
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Greenwald Territory Chosen
as Heaviest Barley Pro-
ducing Section
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

An educational meeting on the
of mating barley and a
study Of barley diseases will be
held at Greenwald on Tuesday af-
ternoon, Feb. 20, at 1870 P. M. This
meeting was arranged through the
County Extension Service and only
one such meeting will be held in
Stearns County, due to the rush Of
other extension projects such as
drouth relief and the corn and hog
program. For that reason, the
heaviest barley producing section
near Greenwald was chosen.
Ralph Grim, extension agrono-
mist at University Farm will be
one Of the speakers. Mr.. Sumner,
OF the Northwest Crop Improve
ment Association will also appear
on the program. r. C. Rose, plant
pathologist at University Farm
will make an effort to attend. Mr..
Rose covers the field Of barley di-
seases such as stripe, scab, and the
various smuts. The matter of d.
sease control is important since
great losses accrue from their
presence.
Mr.. Grim, being member Of
the agronomy department, special
ICES in the details of barley pro-
duction. The recommended va
rieties for feed and mating, meth
DDS Of soil preparation, time Of cut
ting, etc., are covered by Mr.. Grim.
The production Of barley for
mailing purposes is taking on new
interest. Barley Of the proper va
riety and color for mailing COM
mands substantial premium on
the market. Growers should be
prepared to take advantage Of this
premium.
Barley producers are urged by
the County Agent to bring along
good samples of barley to the meet
ing and get the benefit Of the judg-
ment Of the visiting specialists as
to the color and suitability Of their
own seed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Rural Counties
Reduce Taxes
State Levy Is Increased by $4,3S2,-
479 I'm 1933-Large Counties
Higher

Eighty-four rural Minnesota coun-
ties dug deeper into their budgets
during 1888, and slashed local lev
les from $41, 49,, 904 in 1892, to $685.
786, $50, making total reductions for
the year of $685. 1922, according to
a report just issued by the Mime
sofa Taxpayers Association.
The State Government boosted its
general property tax levies for the
entire State from $13.692, 169 in 1882
to $18,O74,648, an increase Of A,-
3S2, 479 for the year.
Hennepin, Ramsey and st. Louis
counties, grouped together, exclu-
sive of State levy showed an in
crease Of 305155 between 1882 and
1888 the totals going up respective
ly from $53393, 925 to s53, 500 060.
Hennepin In this group, however,
Joined the reduction parade, cut
ting its local levies by small mar
gin from $23, 045. 465 in 1882 to $22,-
$40, 7sS in 1898. st. Louis county
also made q slight cut
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Rural Coop.
CreamerieS
MakeReport
Padua Farmers Organization
Increases Output $4,000
Pounds in 1888
WEST UNION GAINED
Patrons Paid 22.33 Cents
Pound for Butterfat-A
Fine Showing

The annual meeting Of the Padua
Cooperative Creamery held at the
town hail, Faaua, Mon
oay was spienoidiy attended.
Inc meeting was called to order
by president Nike Essler at 1:0O
A. M. Nrne reading or the minutes
OF the last annual meeting were
read and the detailed report of the
years business by Secretary Fran
CTS Rooney read. This report was
very gratifying to the patrons as 1t
showed that there was an increase
OF 5000 pounds in the amount Of
butter manufactured over the pre-
ceeolng year and that the entire
make y2-43, or better.
Lunch was served by the wives
of the patrons and was greatly en-
Joyed.
AT the afternoon session all Of the
present officers were reelected for
one-year terms by unanimous
vote indicating the splendid har-
mony which prevailed. They are;
President, Mike Essler; vice presi-
dent, Jake Ebensteiner; secretary,
Francis Rooney. treasurer, Ed Rez-
nechek; directors, John Spaeth,
Emil Weiner, Albert Gobbenstoss.
The patrons voted to increase the
salary of the secretary from $1,000
to $500 per month for the ensuing
year.
Theo. Hunsman bought the but
termilk for the year at AZ cents per
100 gallons, decided increase over
the price paid last year.
Lee Majurus was rewarded the
contract for trucking the butter. He
will receive $184.00 for this work.
The creamery closed the year
in a healthy condition, making a
fine increase over 1882. The patrons
of the creamery have faith in their
product as they used 1O,04S pounds
during the year.
Splendid talks were made by
Gust Levorson, president Of the
Brooten Cooperative Creamery; w.
F. Ryff, 500 line station agent at
CONTINUED on Page F0,lrl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Last Kandota
HOneSteader
Died Feb. 7
Nils Jacobson Was a Well
Known, Very Highly Re-
spected Citizen
FUNERAL MONDAY AT 2
He Never Married-Was Her.
aid Subscriber for More
Than 60 Years

Was the last of the homestead
entrymen in Kandota.
Nils Jacobson died at the home
of his nephew, Arthur D. Jacob
son, in Kankota Township, Feb. Z,
1884, at the ripe age of 81 years
and % days. The funeral was held
from the house at loo o'clock p.
NJ, Monday, Feb. II, and from the
Sveaborg Swedish Lutheran church
at Little Sank at 200 o'clock P. M.
with interment in the cemetery Of
the church, Rev. s. Bergdahl, Of
Upsala, MINI, former pastor Of
the church officiated.
The pallbearers were Albin Holm
quist, Otto Anderson, Leonard EN-
bloom, Otto Strobeck, Sedolpn
Samuelson, Stare Sorsni.
Nils Jacobson was born on Jan.
Is, 1S43, in the parish Of Nora Ro-
rum, Skane, Sweden. He was bap-
tised and confirmed in the Luther
an church of the parish.
In his youth he was crippled up
with rheumatism, causing the short
ening of one Of his legs SO that 1t
made walking difficult for him.
Being thus handicapped he learned
the shoemakers trade in his native
land. Later he worked at that trade
for three years or more in Copen-
hagen, Den. In the spring of 1859
he came to this country direct to
his brother, Charles jacobson, IN
Kandota township, Todd county,
who had come here the year before
and taken up a homestead.
Deceased was never married. Az
ter he came here he always made
his home with his brother and his
family in the family home now oc-
cupied by his nephew, Arthur D.
Jacobson, except for year or SO
when he worked at his trade In
Melrose, during which time he
boarded with the late August Lind
bergh and for time later, in a
shoe shop at Sank Centre. Much
of the time he was required to hold
down a homestead, which he enter
ed after he quit his shoemaker
trade. Mr.. Jacobson was the last
survivor Of all the Kandota home
steaders.
The deceased was a man Of bold
character, handy and willing to
help out in any difficulty, and fear
ed nothing. In the spring Of 1877
Alexander Moore, of Sank Centre,
then the owner Of the flour mill at
Little Sank, undertook to ship an
OK train load Of -four to the Black
Hills in what is now South Dakota.
This was not such a safe trip to
make in those days, because old
Sitting Bull was then on earth and
any one crossing his path, or the
path Of his braves, out in that coun-
try was in danger.
Mr.. jacobson took one OF his
brothers teams of oxen and joined
the caravan and all came back
without any accident. It proved
however that it was well that the
outfit had a man Of Mr.. Jacobson's
hardness along. Before he LEFT
Mr.. jacobson had made a new
wagon box out of dry Eastwood
lumber, implanted. When they
came to the James river 1t was SO
swollen that it was impossible to
ford it and looked as it might be
for a long time. Mr.. Jacobson, by
the sacrifice of few shirts, made
a boat out or his wagon box ana
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
St. Cloud Merchants
Defeated LeSionaires
Seasons Best Game Ends 80 to 20
With Locals on Short End
Friday Night

Last Friday night the st. Cloud
Merchants defeated the local Le-
gionaires in a closely contested
game Of basket ball, the final score
being 30 to 20. This game was
poorly attended, and it might be
said, that fans, who were not pres
ent, missed the seasons best game.
It was a thriller and the score
throughout the game was too close
for comfort.
Sank Centre scored first, when
Harvey looped in a field goal, o.
son followed suit and Pat Dubois
put one through for q total Of six
points at the end of the quarter.
st. Cloud made two field goals and
the quarter ended 6 to 4.
In the second quarter st. Cloud
forged slightly ahead, making four
points on fouls and two field goals,
while Olson and Harvey each add
ed a basket and one foul throw
making the total twelve to eleven
for st. Cloud at the half.
In the third quarter Hamilton
was put in for Sieben and he came
through with a field goal, Olson
put in two, Dubois dropped in one
and Harvey added another and q
free throw. st. Cloud added three
baskets and one free throw, and
the third quarter ended % to 20
for Sank Centre.
In the last quarter st. Cloud
added five baskets to bring their
total to thirty, while the locals
could only make three baskets and
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Feed Situation Is Very
Acute, Wire to Capital
Emergency Committee Appeals to
Washington Through b. F. Du-
Bots, for Additional Aid

The Emergency Agricultural
Committee of the Sank Centre Com
Club continues to be on the
job, fulfilling it's name, as shown
by the following telegram which
was dispatched Tuesday evening:
Sank Centre, MINI.
.- Feb. ID, 1884
B. T. Dubois,
Hotel Raleigh,
Washington, D. c.
Western Stearns Drouth Re
lief Committee asks you use
best efforts to double the re-
lief allotted Minnesota. Con-
tinued reports of livestock
losses roll in, feed shortage be-
coming more acute daily, oats
badly needs in March April
and May. Federal allotments
scheduled are nearly thirty
days in arreara
G. v. Morse, Secy.
Mr.. Dubois, Of this city, arrived
in Washington Tuesday evening
and will present the telegram and
other important data to the proper
officials at Washington. The tele-
gram was the result Of a meeting
at Sank Centre Tuesday evening
which was attended by most Of the
members of the Executive Council
of the Emergency Committee, and
also the following persons: H. G..
Borgerding and Geo. A. Kolb, Of
Continued on page four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
DID YOU
KNOW THAT

Did you know that fifty peo-
pie are making a livelihood in
the twelve restaurants and
lunch rooms in this city This
figure includes the proprietors
and those working part time.
Besides those employed in
restaurants, there are seven girls
who alternate at work in the
dining room of the hotel, which
makes a total Of ten who work
there, including the proprietor.
The above figures indicate
that quite a substantial part of
our population (including the
families, of course) are making
their eats by feeding others.
With thirteen eating places In
the city visitors should have no
trouble in locating place to suit
their fancy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
1861 Corn-Hog
Contracts Signed
Sank Centre Township Has 90
Signed-Melrose Leads With 81
Contracts Getty Has IL

Up to Saturday night, February
10, a total of 1861 corn and hog
contract more attractive in Stearns
various townships Of Stearns Coun-
ty. So far, Melrose township leads
the list with 81 contracts. Krain,
Holding, Getty, and Grove follow
in order with 80, 70, Il and 20 re-
spectively. Ashley township has d
signed, Sank Centre has SO, and
Raymond has 81.
with the requirements for the
number of hogs reduced, a larger
number of applicants for contracts
are expected at the County Agents
office. Now, producers with one or
more Filters per year can come In
on the plan. Obviously, a man pro-
ducing but one litter per year would
cease to produce hogs by going In
on the contract and one producing
two filters per year would have 10
reduce to one.
Likewise the rule making corn
cut for silage exempt from reduc-
ton is making the corn and hog
contract more attractive n Stearns
county. According to the County
Agent, many growers objected to
the straight 20 per cent reduction
on corn, claiming that they needed
all their corn for cattle feed. For
these, the new corn silage rule will
enable them to take advantage OF
the contract.
Sign-up days were held In thir-
teen different points in the coun-
ty. These were completed on We'd
nesday. Feb. z. An extra day was
spent at Freeport, Sank Cen
tire, Paynesville and Belgrade since
Feb. z, to clean up late straggiers.
Contracts can still be made out
every day at the County Agents
Office, st. Cloud. No deadline has
vet been announced.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Alex Too Fast
For Local II. S.
Won Tuesday Evenings Basketball
Game by Jug-Handled
23-lO Score

Alexandria again proved their
superiority over the local High
School basketball squad by allow
ing them only two field goals and
six gift losses on the local floor
Tuesday evening.
The loyal local fans saw one Of
the best teams in the district in &C
ton as Alexandria demonstrated
their ability to be considered dis
trict champion contenders.
The first quarter found Alexan-
dria in command Of the situation
although the period was marked
by considerable roughness.
The first half ended 13 to
against the locals. The second
half was about the same type of
game, in spite Of the effort and
fighting spirit the main Streeters'
came back within that final. per-
iod.
Both teams substituted freely
using most every man on their
squads.
Because Of car trouble Of some
nature or another Alexandria's sec
ond squad failed to arrive on
schedule, so the local second string
ers divided their teams and played
the curtain raiser between them
selves.
They are a very fine group Of
boys and with their interest and
enthusiasm for the game they
should develop, within a few years
into very promising basket ball
squad.
Friday night the two squads
travel to osaiis and all indications
point to a very interesting evening.
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-15
Mrs. Grundman
Died Suddenly
Heart Attack is Fatal to Former
Sank Centre Woman. Funeral
Held at PeIla, Iowa, Monday

Mrs. Emma Sheppard Grundman,
a former resident Of Sank Centre,
died at her home in Pella, Iowa,
Saturday, Feb. 3. Deceased made
her home in this community when
a girl with Mrs. Harriet Thoma-
son on the farm now occupied by
the Schmiesing family. After her
marriage to Henry G. Grundman,
she lived on the farm now occu-
pied by her brother-in-law, George
Grundman, about 4 miles south of
Sank Centre.
Mrs. George Grundman attended
the funeral and returned home last
week Wednesday. Deceased also
was a cousin of Mrs. L. L. Kells,
Of this city. The following is the
obituary as taken from the Pelia
(Iowa) Chronicle, Of February 9Th:
This vicinity experienced a
shock Saturday such as it had not
felt in years when it became known
that Mrs. Henry Grundman had
passed away very suddenly the
night before, her death occurring
ABOUT $40 O'CLOCK.
Mrs. Grundman had enjoyed her
usual good health, being able to
go about the accustomed duties of
the home, and there was no outward
Indication of any impending illness.
Friday night she retired about
500 o'clock and was soon asleep,
Mr.. Grundman following an hour
later. At 9:45 o'clock he was
awakened for some reason or other
and observed that she was not
breathing, Investigating he found
that her heart action had ceased.
Mr.. Grundman Immediately put
in a phone call for his son, Ralph
Grundman, and DR.. J. j. Sybenga,
both Of whom were there In a
short time. DR.. Sybenga pro-
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