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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
A. G.. Smith
Passed Away
Friday Morn
Operation At ST.. Cloud Re-
vealed Serious Cancer
Ailment
WAS Sc YEARS OF ACE
Funeral Service Held At St.
Paul's Church Monday
Morning
WAS Sc YEARS OF ACE

A. G. Smith, a resident Of this
city during the past year, passed
away last Friday morning at 1880
following an operation at the St.
Cloud hospital, which revealed a
serious cancer ailment. He had
been i'll only a short time, hence
his death was sudden and unex-
pected.
Almon Charles Smith was born
in Fairfield Township, DeKalb
County, Indiana, on December 26,
1873 His age at the time of passing
was Sc years, 9 months and rs
days.
When deceased was but a young
lad his parents moved to Shelby,
Mich, where he spent his early
life. During the early years of his
manhood he spent about five years
in the vicinity Of Park Rapids.
In 1902 he was united in mar
riage to Anna Lancaster at Little
Falls and shortly afterward moved
to Parkers Prairie, where he con-
Quoted hotel for years. During
the year 1917, his wife passed away,
having suffered from the ravages
of pneumonia.
In 1918 he was united in marriage
to Helen Mayer at Alexandria,
Mimi, who, together with five
children born to this union, sur
vive. The children are: Alma,
Charles, Helen, Mary Ann and
James. He is also survived by three
brothers and a twin sister, as fol-
lows: j. r. Smith, of Columbus,
Ohio; Ferry Smith, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Lee Smith, Shelby, Mich,
and Alma, of Los Angeles, Cal. One
sister, Mrs. j. M. Stone, (Vesta),
passed away five years ago at Ann
Arbor Mich.
Mr.. Smith and family moved 10
Sank Centre about November LIST,
1884, at which time he opened a IL
quor store in the Harry Carr build
ing on Main Street. During his res
idence here he made many friends,
who extend sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
The Requiem Mass was held in
this city Monday morning at st.
Paul's Catholic Church, with the
pastor, Msgr. Plachta, reading the
service. Burial was made on the
family lot in the Parkers Prairie
cemetery. The pallbearers were: F.
]. Bergman, J. A. Schoenhoff, ].
B. Schoenhoff, M. J. Fleming, s.
G. Schwarzbauer and Sigurd
Holme.
Relatives and friends from out
of-town in attendance at the SER
vice were: Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Woell, Parkers Prairie; Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Mayer Alois Mayer, Roman Mayer,
s. x. Mayer and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Mayer, all Of Alexandria; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Mayer, of Glenwood
Mrs. Geo. Bisenius and son, Willis,
and Mrs. Geo. Poppel, Of st. Paul;
Joe Lutz and sons, Of Albany; Ed
Lacey, Of Glenwood; Ray Dwyer,
Of Minneapolis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Former Resident
Passed Asvay Oct. 70
Funeral Services In Lansing, Mich.
and Burial Was Made at East
Union, Minnesota

Friends in this city received
word of the death of DR.. Ida M.
Alexander, formerly a resident
here, which occurred on October
23rd, last week Wednesday, near
Lake City, Michigan. While on
her way to lecture to a waiting
crowd of four hundred persons,
she was stricken by a heart attack.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Congregational Church in
Lansing, Michigan, and burial was
made in the family lot at East
Union, in Minnesota.
DR.. Alexander was at one time
the owner of the Perkins Drug
Store in this city, but for some
years she has been employed by
the Michigan Department of Public
Health as lecturer. It was in the
line of this work that she died. DR..
Alexander was a highly educated
woman of great ability who had
given much of her time in helping
the sick and unfortunate. The head
of the Michigan Department of
Public Health said that it would be
difficult to fill her place, for she
was known and loved in every
county Of the State.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Four Day Trip From
Washington to S. c.
Former Resident Visited Relatives
and Friends In This C0mmun-
ity-First Visit In III Years

Louis Sitko, Of Raymond, Wash
ington, arrived last Wednesday in
this city to visit his wife who has
been taking care of her i'll mother,
Mrs. George Bowman, since June
9th. This is the gentleman's first
visit here in eleven years.
From Raymond, Washington, to
Sank Centre in four days-Mr. Sit
ko left Raymond Sunday, October
20, at 6 A. NJ, and arrived here on
Wednesday, October %, at 1870 p.
m. He covered the distance Of 2413
miles by way of Oregon, Idaho,
Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska and
Iowa. In Rock Springs, Wyoming,
he encountered cold weather and
snow, and proceeding from that
city upgrade to the mountains the
road was wet and slippery. Espec-
tally was the going dangerous on
the Continental Divide, but from
there into Cheyenne, Wyoming, the
weather was ideal for driving and
the roads in excellent condition. He
passed through North Platte, Ne
braska, Grand Island, Nebraska,
and into Missouri Valley, Ames,
Colo, and Mason City, in Iowa,
Most of the roads throughout Ore
gon, Idaho, Wyoming and part of
Nebraska are black top tarred sur
face, and those in eastern Nebras-
ka, northern Iowa and southern
Minnesota are concrete.
Louis went on Saturday to Sank
Rapids, his home town and then
ten miles north to the old Home
stead at Popplon Creek and May
hew Lake, where he spent his boy
hood days. One day he spent In
Willard and Westport renewing
friendships Of several years ago.
Mr.. Sitko has enjoyed his pleasant
stay with his relatives and friends
and will leave on the return trip to
Raymond the latter part Of this
week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
To Institute
DofIChapter
Next Sunday
Open Meeting For Registra-
tion of Charter Members
To Be Held Tonight
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
To Elect Officers Of Local
Chapter-Many Guests
To Attend

A circle Of the Daughters Of Isa-
bella will be instituted in Sank
Centre next Sunday afternoon,
November Bird, with appropriate
services in st. PauPs church base
ment. The program for this event
will open at 1870, complete details
being published below in this col
umn.
A general open meeting will be
held this Thursday evening at St.
PauIs church basement for furth-
er registration of charter members
into the new circle of Catholic wo-
men and girls to be known as Our
Lady Of Perpetual Help" Daugh-
tiers of Isabella.
The purpose of this society, its
history and splendid achievements
which are nation wide, will be ex-
planned by the national representa-
tive, Mrs. A. Zeller, of Detroit,
Michigan.
The charter will remain open I'M
til Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
However, all those interested are
requested to respond this evening,
if possible. In the meantime appli-
cations may be made through Mrs
Zeller at the Palmer House, or the
following ladies': Mrs. Tony Miller,
Mrs. Regina Book, Miss Florence
Vogel, Mrs. w. Johnson, Mrs. Julia
| Vogel, Miss Marie Schwarzbauer,
| and Miss Dorothy .,Gartner, all
members of he'-membership COM
mittee.
Sundays program will be as fol-
lows: Registration from 1870 to
2:30 p. M; class initiation 2:30 to
$50 p. M; election of the staff of
nineteen local officers, $50 p. m.
A dinner for the degree team, Wis
iting members and the candidates
and friends will be served at six
o'clock.
} Crimson, gold and white, the col
ors' of the order, will be. carried out
in the decoration of the hall for
the ceremony and in the appoint
ments for the dinner tables, flow
ers and candles.
Music will be in charge of Miss
Florence Vogel, and the choir will
be composed Of visiting members
assisted by local talent. Mrs. Wal
ter Hackett, of Willmar, and Miss
Abbie Miner, of st. Paul, and 9TH
ers will contribute with solo work
The degree staff will he headed
by Mrs. Florence Ryan, of St.
Cloud, State Vice Regent and Re-
gent of Stella Maus Circle, St.
Cloud, who will be assisted by a
mixed team from st. Cloud and
Little Falls.
The glee club of Joan Of Arc Cir
Gle, Of Melrose, will also attend.
Officers and members of the new
ly organized circle of Morris will
attend. A dinner program will be
given, with Miss May McAloon, of
Minneapolis, State Regent, as a
guest speaker.
The Daughters Of Isabella had
it's inception forty years ago in the
city of New Haven, Conn.,, and to-
day are organized throughout the
United States and Canada. The
State meeting will be held in Little
Tails next April.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Local Officials Invited
RLeagne Meeting
VIII Discuss WPA, Relief, Liquor,
Business Licensing, Debt Re-
financing, Tax Limits

Municipal officials from Sank
Centre have been invited to at
tend regional conference Of the
League of Minnesota Municipalit-
les to be held at Alexandria on
Friday, November 8.
The meeting will start at ten
o'clock in the morning. Informal
discussions will continue through
out the day. No formal program is
being planned. A Dutch Treat noon
luncheon will be held at which DR..
r. r. Price, founder of the League,
and director Of the General Exten-
sion Division Of the University,
will speak.
Mr.. G. G. Ludwig, executive Sec
rotary of the League, will be pre-
sent and act as chairman Of the
meeting. Mr.. Ambrose Fuller, Lea
que attorney, will be at the con-
ference to help with the various
problems and will assist any mum
icipality with its own individ-
ual problems.
The following subjects are GER
tain to be discussed: Cd Works
Progress Administration, (2) 10
cal, state and federal relief, (3)
liquor, (D business licensing, go
debt refinancing, co assessment of
property, CD tax limits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Pioneer Pastor
Died in Mill City
Was Well Known In Congregation
al Circles I'm Sank Centre
Was Here Several Times

DIR. A. X. Voss, Congregationalist,
noted for his efforts to bring reli-
gion into remote areas of Minneso-
ia, died Saturday from monoxide
poisoning and burns in a fire at
his apartment in Minneapolis.
DR.. Voss, 40, last year, made a
launch trip on Lake Of the Woods,
to hold the first modern church
services at American Point, the
northernmost spot Of civilization
in the United States. He was super
intendent of the Minnesota Congre-
gational conference.
DR.. Voss was well known in Con-
gregational circles in Sank Centre,
having been here on various occa-
sions in connection with the work
Of the church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Local Band
Will Present
FreeConcert
Senior and Junior Organiza.
tions Will Render Solos
And Selections
A POPULAR PROGRAM
Will Be Held In High School
Auditorium Sunday
Afternoon

Lovers Of military music varied
with the blending harmonies Of the
overture and several selected solo
groups will have an opportunity to
enjoy an afternoons program pre-
scented by the Sank Centre Senior
and Junior Bands at the high
school auditorium on next Sunday
afternoon beginning at 4:30 P. M.
Besides the stereotyped line of
band work various groups of Sc.
lected numbers will be featured
There will be violin and clarinet
solo work, stringed instrument
offering, and a vocal solo, the lat
ter with band accompaniment. A
cornet duet will be featured with
band accompaniment, a tricky pol
ka with triple longing a feature
The following is the program as it
is to be played:
America-Junior Band.
March-King Cotton, Sousa-Sen-
ior Band.
Overture-Magneta, Hays-Senior
Band.
Clarinet Solo-The Old Refrain
Charles Rattle, Mrs
Dolson, accompanist.
Beginners Observation-Disclosures
Band.
Waltz-Soft Music is Stealing-As-
cher-Junior Band.
Hail Columbia-Junior Band.
Selections by the Stringed Group.
Violin Solo-Selected-Miss Moe.
Miss Schoenhoff, accompanist.
March-Officer of the Day-Hall-
Senior Band.
Vocal Solo-Mexicali Rose-Tenny
Mrs. Berggreen-Band Accom-
paniment.
Cornet Duet-Autumn Leaves
Brickey-Lester Wruck and Or
vile Carpenter-Band accompan-
iment.
Overture Masterbilt-Alford.
March-American Soldier-Myers.
March-American Legion.
Star Spangled Banner.
There will be no admission
charge for this entertaining pro-
gram.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
TWO MEN CAUGHT WITH
LARGE LOAD OF ALKY

wednesday afternoon Chief Of
Police Mossman received word to
be on the lookout for two men,
who had held up store at Lake
Henry, and who were travelling
way in a new car. Patrolman Freu-
erickson and Officer Mossman lat
er saw a car passing through here
which answered the description of
the one being driven by the Lake
Henry robbers, and Immediately
gave chase. When the men were
taken from the car 1t was found
that they were transporting some
what over 800 gallons of illegal al
cohol. The men were taken to st.
Cloud that afternoon and placed in
the county jail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Poultry Meet
To Be Held
November 8
Extension Poultry Specialist
Will AnswerVital Cues
tons of Projects
WILL HOLD FOUR MEETS
Plan Adult Play Contest for
Various Project
Units

Four big poultry feeding and
management meetings will be held
in Stearns County during the early
part of November. The last OF
these sessions will be held in the
Sank Centre Community Club
rooms Friday afternoon, November
9Th, at 1870 o'clock. The other three
meetings will be held in the coun-
ty as follows: st. Cloud, Commun-
ity Rooms, November 5th; Rich
mond, church basement, November
9Th; Brooten, Council Rooms, Nov
ember 7th. All of these meetings
will commence at 1:30.
Miss Cora Cooke, Extension
Poultry Specialist, will answer
some of the questions which fol.
low: why don't your hens lay all
winter?" do they lay as much as
so eggs daily for 100 hens?" Does
your feed cost as much as the
eggs bring?" do you have enough
feeders of the right kind?" what
about lights and does it pay to feed
fancy mixtures to chickens these
days?"
Everyone is invited to attend
these meetings and get these ans
wers, which are of vital Importance
in the poultry industry. All poultry
leaders and members are urged es-
pecially to attend and to meet the
state poultry specialist, Miss Cooke,
and also to receive the second les
son of the poultry series which is
being given to thirty groups
throughout the county.
There will also be community
singing and talks by the county
extension folk.
The Stearns County Extension
Service is sponsoring the first
adult one-act play contest to be
held the latter part of November
The following poultry units have
started work on play: Lyman
Prairie and East Raymond groups
Maine Prairie, Lynden, Fair Haven
and South Ashley. All members OF
the casts must be active members
of organizations sponsoring the
play. Since the poultry project is a
joint member project, the men are
also eligible to be members of the
casts. A play can be sponsored by
any adult rural community organi-
cation in the county.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Annual Home
School Fair
VIII Have Exhibits In HandwOrk,
Foods and Canning-TO Fea-
ture Style Show

On the evenings Of Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, November
9Th, 7th and 9Th, the annual Home
School fair will be held in the Com
munity Building, at the Home
School grounds. Exhibits in hand
work, food and canning will be on
display.
Friday evening, November 9Th, at
7:30, the Misses Mel Hansen and
Agnes Quamme, representatives Of
the Betty Crocker Home Service
Department, will give demonstra-
ton at the school. A style show
featuring clothing made by the
girls, will be included in this pro-
gram.
An invitation is extended to the
public to visit the fair and attend
the demonstration.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Meeting of Rural
Boards Teachers
Supt Garland Taylor, Of st. Cloud,
win Speak on Course Of Study
and Rural Education

A special meeting of the MEM
bers of the rural school boards and
the rural teachers Of this commun-
ity will be held Saturday afternoon,
November End, at 1:30 o'clock, in
the Junior High School Assembly,
in this city.
Supt. Garland Taylor. Of st.
Cloud, will speak on the proposed
course of study and his new pro-
gram of rural school education.
This will be an interesting meet
ing, and all members Of rural
school boards and the teachers are
urgently requested to be in attend
dance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Don't Ask Central
Where's The Fire
May Result Seriously According To
Chief Who Urges Telephone
Users Not To Do So

Asking the Telephone Operator
Where's the Fire." may result
seriously, according to Fire Chief
George Fish, who, in the interest
of the public's welfare and safety.
urges Sank Centre Telephone users
not to do so.
Persons who call the telephone
office to ask the location of fire
when an alarm is sounded, Of
course, do not intend to hamper
firemen in doing their duty of pro-
tecting property and life in the
community. The curiosity which
prompts them to make the class Is
only human.
But the operators in the tele-
phone office, in so far as they can,
answer calls in the order in which
they come. Each call Is important
to an operator. She has no way Of
distinguishing from the signal on
the switchboard which calls are ur-
gent and which are made merely
because of curiosity.
Therefore, when the number Of
calls at any one time become un-
usually heavy, firemen, who call to
find out the location Of the fire
might have to wait quite a while
,efore the operator can answer.
And any delay in the firemen's
getting instructions may cause loss
of time in reaching a fire which
can easily result in needless loss Of
properly and jeopardize life, Chief
Fish explained.
Chief Fish says he wants to en-
phasize the Importance to the COM
niunity of having every one coop
crate in not asking the locations Of
fires over the telephone, and feels
certain that the people Of Sank
Centre will follow his suggestion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
annual Red Cross Roll
CaHNovember ITO
Local Organization For Annual
Drive Will Be Completed
During This Week

November nth to 10th has
been designated as the annual
Red Cross Roll Call Week, at
which time q drive will be made
to raise funds for the care of
unfortunate people of the coun-
ty. This drive will be conduct
ed by people chosen from the
various religious, social and CIV
ic organizations In Sank Gem
tire.
Organization for the annual
roll call I'm this city will be
completed this week, and will
be under the direction of M. j.
Fleming, manager of the Her
aid, who has been appointed as
local chairman.
During the past few years
the annual roll call in Sank
Centre has not received the
support from local people to
which 1t Is entitled. However,
this was due to the lack of or
ganization and interest. 1t is
hoped that Sank Centre will
give the necessary support to
this worthwhile organization
this year.
Sank Centre people are asked
to be prepared to take care of
their donation during the roll
call week, SO that the work of
the solicitors may be made easy
and j0yfully.
The Red Cross organization
has done excellent work in car
ing for the unfortunates for
many years, and every cent
donated has been used in well
fare work. Your membership in
the Red Cross Is an obligation
to your fellow man which
should not be shirked.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31

of Veterans
Officers Fri.
Commander A. w. Nimens,
Minneapolis, Will Be
Principal Speaker
TO BE JOINT MEETING
Prominent State and District
Officers Will Attend
Splendid Program

Friday evening at 500 o'clock
there will be a joint installation
meeting at the Community Club
Rooms, of the Paul F. Donart Post
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the Ladies Auxiliary, at which
time the new officers of the organ
ization will be installed. This is to
be an open meeting to which the
public is cordially invited, and
special invitations have been sent
to the various patriotic organiza-
lions in this city.
The meeting will open with an
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31

entertaining program of musical
numbers and speeches, and the
principal speaker of the evening
will be State Department Com
mander, A. w. Nimens, of Mime
apolis. Other State and 9Th District
officers will be in attendance.
Mark Gunderson, Past Commander
Of the Little Falls Post, will be in
stalling officer for the Veterans,
while Mrs. Alice Alden, Past Pres
Continued on Page Six. Col. 4
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31

Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse Of New
York Is the new national director
of the Girls Scouts Of America.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-15
ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE

Miss Mann, chairman of the assembly committee, announced on Wednesday the schedule for the assemblies for the third term of the school year. Assemblies are given each Wednesday afternoon as part of our activities program. This term the various Wednesday afternoon clubs will each take charge of one assembly program. These clubs include the All club. Homemaking club. Sea Scouting club, Camera club. Newspaper club and As You Like It club. We are looking forward to some interest ing programs in the next few weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-15
NEW ADDITIONS

Wrangell Institute is now the owner of a fine 32-foot cruiser which was brought out to the school last Friday by the Game Commission boat Seal" This cruiser was taken in several years ago on a rum-running charge and later turned over to the Game Commission as a patrol boat. The past year they have had no need for the boat so now have turned it over for our use. This boat was one of a fleet owned and operated by Roy Olmstead, Seattle's former Bootleg King, according to word received here and the boat holds several speed records in the rum trade between Seattle and Tacoma and Vancouver It was later used in the bootleg trade between Van couver and Ketchikan. It is pow cred with a 100 h.p. Sterns gas engine and Is capable of turning over 20 miles an hour. The boat is in good shape with the exception of a few minor details. It is built almost entirely of hardwood and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-15
THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

ceived a temporary appointment to fill out the balance of the school year as assistant in the library work and to take charge of the vocal music, Glee club and piano lessons. Mrs. Sharnbroich received her musical education at the Whit man Conservatory and under sev- eral prominent Northwest tea chers. In the musical line besides her Mixed Glee club Mrs. Sharn- broich has started work on a Boys sextette and a Girls sextette Sev- eral promising students will also be given an opportunity to con tinue with their piano lessons as soon as hours can be arranged.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-15
VALENTINES DANCE

Thursday evening, St. Valentines s Day, the students of the Institute enjoyed themselves at a Valentine's 8 Day dance, sponsored by the special social committee for holidays. Dur ing the evening a large appropri- ately decorated box was opened and veral hundred Valentines streamed out to be distributed to the boy and girl friends of the stu dents. Several Broom" dances and other novelties were introduced at this dance again as the students enjoyed them so much at our last dance. After all was over the stu dents agreed that a fine time was had by all.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-15
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The stage is all set for one of the most interesting and looked for events of the school year at Wran- gell Institute. In other words, the Interclass Basketball tournament is getting in shape to show off their wares. This year the boys have di- vided into four teams with one of the varsity letter men as captain of each team. Each team will choose their name and colors and will have suits made to their lik- ing. The tournament will be run off in two halves with the winner of the first and last half playing off for the championship of the tournament A silver plaque with the names of the players engraved upon it will be the award for the winner. The first games of the tournament will be scheduled for next week and the boys are work ing hard to make their first ap- pearances good ones. We will have more about this later.