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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
VOLUME Observation-Disclosures THIRTY-FOUR
Local Declamatory
Contest January goth
Representatives of Local School
VIII Be Chosen for Sub
District Event Feb. 18th

A declamatory contest will be
held in the Senior High Assembly
Wednesday evening, January 80, at
eight o'clock, at wnicn time three
contestants will be chosen to repre-
sent the local school In the sub
district contest. Those who will
participate and the subjects each
will deliver are:
Oratorical-George Halstead,
National Recovery Of Character;
Carlton Eckberg, 1.-THE Hardest
Thing in the World to Be-; James
Forsberg, "The Big Parade"
Dramatic-Hazel Kringen, pat
sy"; Eloise Schumacher, ELIZA
beth; Geraldine Hansen, white
Hands Of Telham."
Humorous-Mary Scott, First
Day at Kindergarten; Jean Grin
dy, Goodbye, Helen; Irene Bro
ply, THE Other Cheek"
Admission will be ten cents.
The sub-district contest in which
the local winners will be entered
will be held in this city Thursday
February 7th. Representatives OF
Grey Eagle, Melrose and Sank Cen.
tire will take part.
Two more contests will be nee
essary to determine the district
winners. Sank Centre will be host
to both on February 14th and 21st
Details Of these events will be pub.
lished later.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Library Patrons
Must Register
Registration VIII Begin Monday,
Jan. 28th-New Ruling On
Rural Book Users

Monday, January 2Sth, registra-
tion of adult users Of the local
Bryant Library will be begun.
Everyone who comes to make use
OF the library will be registered and
Information concerning address,
etc., will be taken. This Is the only
way that the librarian can keep an
up-to-date check on those who par
take Of the opportunities of city
library. It is also designed to be of
assistance in helping give greater
service.
This registration will be contin-
uous until all have been registered
and win be good for three years at
which time new one win be start
ed. Rural users Of the library will
also be registered but on a slightly
different form.
Last Thursday evening at q meet
ing OF the Board of the Bryant Ii
brary resolution was adopted in
regard to rural users OF the library.
1t has been the custom to charge
ten cents book for rural persons
since it is only the city taxes that
go for library maintenance. It was
adopted that from now on rural
users, upon registration, win be
charged one dollar per year per
person for library use which will
entitle them to have full opportun-
tiles OF the library.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Sank Centre
Won Mother
Basket Tilt
Regulars Defeat Osakis High
BY The Score Of
20 to IA
SECONDS ARE WINNERS
B-Team Composed of Excel
lent Material-Leisure
Time Quint Won

Once again the second team paved
the way for a first team victory
when they defeated the Osakis sec
onds decisively 10 to 4. Last Tues
day evening on the Osakis court the
Varsity defeated a fast Osakis
quint in an exciting game with the
score Of 20 to IA.
The main event Of the evening
started off with a bang with plenty
of tie-ups ON the ball as each en-
deavored to keep the other team
from a scoring position. The first
few minutes Of play Melted no score
for either team. Dubois scored as
sisted by Keldahl on an out-of
bounds play when Johnny took it
out and tossed it to Kelly who re-
turned it to Dubois Cor shot. De
Gree speared a gift shot, and
Quinn, Osakis, got one for the first
point of the Osakis score. Harsh,
Osakis forward, scored a field goal
to tie the score. Dubois was handed
a shot which he sunk when he was
fouled. Quinn came back with a
free shot. Dubois scored as the
quarter ended with the score 6 to
4, Harvey's lads leading.
The singular thing in regard to
the second quarter is the fact that
each team scored only one point
The passing rallied back and forth
across the court, but neither seem
ed to be able to get in position
to shoot. Each had a defense that
was set, and an orrense that would
not penetrate. The quarter ended
z to with Sank Centre leading by
a margin.
In the third period the locals
stepped out when Decree picked
up the first field goal in over q
quarter by covering shot attempt.
ed by Scanlon. Osakis picked up q
free shot, while Decree scored his
final goal of the evening, and the
quarter was ushered out by the
score of II to 6.
The final tilt Of the contest start
ed fof with a faster and more Cruel
ling pace. Decree intercepted an
Osakis pass. He whipped it to Bud
Carpenter who came in fast to
shoot. He missed but Keldahl was
there on the cover and netted the
goal. Johnny Dubois gathered in his
last field goal of the evening and
the game was going faster. Decree
was retired on fouls, and o. Car
penter relieved him. Arvig relieved
Scanlon, and this lad by the way,
shows promise as does Cooper and
several others on the second string.
Keldahl finally came through with
his usual pivot shot. Peterson, Osa-
kis, hung up two more points for
Osakis. Orville Carpenter scored the
closing goal as the game ended 20
to IA.
Well this game was an interesting
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Young Lady
Enjoyed Trip.
to Southland
Sea Voyage From New Or
leans To New York
Wonderful
AT NATIONS CAPITOL
Interesting Sightseeing Tours
Made of Country's
Large Cities
AT NATIONS CAPITOL

Miss Cecile Bromenschenkel, who
as the winner OF the recent Popu-
larity Election made the trip to
Chicago, New Orleans, Washing
ton, d. c., and New York, returned
Monday evening following a most
pleasant journey. The following in
teresting letter was written by her
for the Herald:
January %, 1895.
Sank Centre Herald,
Gentlemen:
On January 9th commenced the
journey to the Sunny South via the
Great Northern from Sank Centre
Arriving at Chicago at p. M,
was met by Mrs. Donald Eek, OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad. We
transferred to the Morrison Hotel
and later in the evening attended
a show at the Chicago Theatre. Fol.
lowing breakfast the next morning
we left at 8 o'clock on the Hin
oils Centraps famous train, 1.-THE
Creole" on our way to New Or.
leans. We enjoyed the best of ser.
vice and food while enroute. There
is a great change IN weather from
Chicago to New Orleans. Saw
fields of cotton, WINTER wheat and
corn in the southern states, and q
great area Of swamps in Louisian-
ma.
Upon arriving at New Orleans at
800 a. M, Friday, we went to the
Roosevelt Hotel, where I met the
two girls from Texas. We were ia
ken on complete sightseeing tour
of the city. New Orleans is espec-
tally noted for its beautiful court
yards, quaint ana historical build.
ings, antique shops, palm trees
some as old as 300 to 400 years and
eighty feet in heighth, banana and
orange trees, beautiful cemeteries
homes, city parks, trees of Span
ish Moss and Libel trees.
Places Of interest which we visit
ed were the Cabildo, an old Spanish
court building erected in 1875, the
state museum Of louisiana. Here
are housed the exhibits Of natural
history, agriculture and industries
of the state; also relics such as
Napoleon's Death Mask and the
painting of the Battle Of New Or
leans, Lami. The Haunted House
and prison rooms or the Cabildo,
where Negro slaves were. tortured
in earlier days; Napoleon Bona
parties house, built as a haven for
the famous ruler after his intend
ed escape from st. Helena, are also
interesting historic sites.
Other notable places visited were
the Duelling Cakes, famous for the
duels fought in 18O0-1837; Pirates
Alley; The French Market; Pontal-
ba Buildings; st. Louis Cathedral;
Congo Square; Home Of Mrs. Gill
man (Dorotny Dfx); jackson Bar
racks; the first skyscraper Of Am
erica, (four stories high; st.
(Continued on Page Fourl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
U-Trail Opened
Monday Morn.
Problem of Keeping Road Free Of
Snow Confronts Sank Centre
Businessmen

A problem Of getting snow pillow
service on the U-trail is confron-
ting the merchants Of Sank Centre.
This road which serves a consid-
cradle trade territory Of Sank Cen
tire, was opened up Monday, when
the county snow plow went
through. The road was practically
blockaded for several days.
1t is quite necessary that this
road be kept free from snow, so
that travel to this city may be
carried on at all times. Arrange
ments for the settlement of this
problem have been made and at
the present time the matter was
left in the hands of County Com
missioner Lawrence Herzog. In
past years this road was kept
open through the efforts Of Sank
Centre merchants.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Minstrel Show
February 25-26
Orchestra and Chorus Practice
Commenced This Week
-Supt. w. A. Kohl, Leader

Practice for the home talent min
strel show to be held at the Ok
ford Theatre on the evenings of
February 25th and 26th, was COM
menced this week. During the in
tevening time much hard work is
anticipated in the preparation of
this presentation, so that when pre-
scented it will be one of the out
standing events OF the season.
This minstrel show will be some
what different than the old-time Of
ferings, as there will be a decided
departure from the traditional cir
Gle. Supt. w. A. Kohl, who Is in
charge of the show, received an IN.
spiration for a new type minstrel
while sojourning In the Sunny
South early last fall. The first act
will be a southern store scene
where the darkies will spend much
time in just lazing about. With
specially prepared scenery and ex-
cellent lighting affects, it is plan
ned to make this an outstanding
musical and minstrel event.
The second act will be the Olio
which will be filled with speciality
numbers. Details OF the entire pro-
gram will be given later.
The proceeds from the show will
be used for the purchase of light
ing equipment for our local foot
ball field, so that the school team
may play night football games.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Justice Devaney
Spoke to Editors
Makes Plea To Newspaper Mem For
First Offenders-Advises
Changes

Newspapermen, who attended the
Editorial Convention held at the
Lowry Hotel last week Friday and
Saturday, were invited to a lunch
con Friday afternoon at which
Chief Justice John p. Devaney
spoke on crime and the state pri-
son. M. ]. Fleming, manager Of the
Herald, attended the luncheon.
Mr.. Devaney stated that some
time ago committee of seventy
men, chosen from all walks Of life,
was appointed to investigate and
propose solution of the crime sit
uation. Their work led them to an
investigation of the state prison
at saltwater. They found the max
imum capacity Of that institution
overcrowded by fifty inmates,
some OF whom were sleeping in the
corridors.
Warden Sullivan appealed to the
committee not to send first Of
tenders to prison, pointing out that
they come in contacv with hardened
criminals and that the purpose of
fitting them to return to society
was most always dereated in that
way. It was his opinion and also
that Of the committee members
that combining first offenders with
these hardened criminals is a mis-
carriage Of justice. The present
legislature will be asked to remedy
the crowded condition at saltwater.
Chief Justice Devaney,s plea to
the editors was 70 petition the leg
islature not to build another wing
to the penitentiary, but to erect a
special institution where first Of
tenders can be confined, kept under
observation, and trained for rehab-
ilitation, so that. the criminally in
clined may be weeded out.
Chief Justice Devaney stated that
many Of these young men were sent
to prison because they were vic
Tins Of bad environment, rather
than Of criminal intent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Annual Creamery
Meet February 4
To Elect Directors and Transac,
Business-Lunch VIII Be
Served At Noon

Stockholders and patrons Of the
Sank Centre Cooperative Creamery
are this week being notified Of the
annual meeting which will be held
in the Community Club rooms on
Monday, February 4th. The session
will open at 1880, and win be called
for the purpose OF electing direc-
tors and the transaction of bust
ness. The ladies are cordially in
vited. Lunch win be served at
noon. Details as to the program viii
be published in hext weeks Her
aid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Modern Trends I'm Teaching
English I'm Junior HI School

coed in any line Of endeavor. The
automobile driver must understand
his car, the working parts, and how
to drive before he can go where he
pleases. The master pilot knows
his plane thoroughly. The carpenter
or any tradesman learns how to
skillfully use his tools before he
creates anything worthwhile. And
so the student Is made to realize
that he must be q master Of his
mother tongue before he can build,
construct, or create IN the fields Of
oral and written expression. He Is
one way to master this tool of ex-
preston, and that is through prac-
tice. Drill becomes then q vital
procedure in the training Of our
children in junior high.
Now drill in the mechanics Of
English need not be tedious nor
monotonous. Lively, varied, short
drills bringing in class and self
competition stimulate interest; at
the same time these drills are
forming careful habits at an age
when habits are most easily and
permanently formed. Thus drill
plays its leading role in the pro-
gram making the young pupils
skilled language tool handlers.
Hand in hand with this growing
proficiency in the correct use of
English comes expression, express
sion that is both oral and written.
The occasion for clear, forceful,
and accurate expression is always
present. No matter in what walk
of life a person may be, he must be
able to express himself. Someone
wisely has said:-''to what greater
power can anyone aspire than the
power to marshall at will the most
appropriate thought and express
that thought in the most appro-
pirate phrase?" Expression Is
power, and the teacher feels that
her students must realize the pow
er that fine expression can give
them. Real enjoyment Is felt by
one who can tell his thoughts well.
Pupils enjoy telling things to their
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Local Men Attend
State Conference
Commissioner of Education And
Others Explain Proposed
Legislation

Supt. w. A. Kohl and Principal
f. Olson, Of the Sank Centre Pub.
lie school faculty, attended q
schoolmen's conference at the Uni
versity Of Minnesota Saturday. Al
this meeting Commissioner of Ed,
ucation Rockwell and others of the
Department of Education explained
the proposed bills pertaining tt
school laws, which will be brough,
before the present legislature.
There are fourteen of these bill.
which have been presented to the
legislature, and many of them are
vital to our own school system.
The first one, Draft Bill No. z i.
for an act to provid for. an .educa
tional survey and to give the De
partment of Education authority
to collect educational data. An ap
preparation of $4,000 will be asked
with this bill.
Draft Bill No. 8 is for an act tt
provide for the revision of the pub
lie school laws of the state. It pro
vides for a "Codification Commits.
sion" of five members, two to be
appointed by the interim commits.
sion of the legislature, two by the
State Commissioner of Education
and one by the Attorney General OF
the state to formulate a code OF
school law revision.
Draft Bill No. IL Is to permit the
merging of schooI districts into q
County School District unit.
Draft Bill No. is Is to repeal the
section of the law relating to state
aid to be paid to school districts
from the gross earnings tax. This
provides for the reimbursement to
districts in which such taxes are
collected.
Draft Bill No. 16 Is to amend the
law relating to the apportionment
of public school funos. schools with
8 month terms VIII be entitled to
apportionment in proportion to the
number Of scholars who shall have
been in average daily attendance
during the preceding year, such
member to be determined by div
iding the aggregate daily attend
the school year OF the given dis
trict.
Draft Bill No. II, is for an act
to amend the law relating to the
distribution Of the proceeds Of the
income tax. Payments from income
tax to districts in which the tax
levy for school maintenance, in
GLIDING the 1-mill tax, is five mills
or more and providing that the to-
tai payment shall not exceed total
maintenance costs nor exceed a
reasonable maximum per class
room unit as may be established by
the State Board Of Education. This
Is to amend Section 81, Laws of
1888, Chapter 405.
Draft Bill Is, an act to amend
the General Statutes 1928, Sections
2764, 3028, 1929, 5000 and 3031, re-
lating to special state aid to the
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
Annual Meeting
Shipping Ass n.
N. X. Carens, of Central Co-Opera-
tive Association, VIII BE
Speaker

N. X. Carens, of the Central Co
operative Association, will be the
speaker at the annual meeting OF
the Farmers Shipping Association
which will be held Saturday after
noon, January 26th, In the Commun-
ity club rooms. The session will
open at one o'clock.
The business to be conducted will
be the election Of directors and the
transaction Of other vital affairs Of
the association.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24

Honorable Harold Knutson, rep
resentative in Congress from this
district, will speak over radio
station WDGY on Sunday after,
noon, January 9th, at o'clock.
He will probably speak each Sun
day thereafter at the same hour
and over the same station ON cur
rent news from Washington.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
23O MEETINGS
Held inCOm.
Club Rooms
r. L. Scott Reelected AS
President-R. G. Newman
First Vice Pres.
HAD SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Members Vote To Remodel
Rooms-Work To Be
Commenced Soon

r. L. Scott was reelected presi-
dent of the Community club at the
annual meeting held IN the club
rooms last week Thursday evening.
r. G. Newman was elected first
vice president and S. p. Hansen,
,Jr., was selected as second vice
president.
I Secretary J. n. Hansen gave his
annual report, which revealed that
23O meetings had been held in the
club rooms the past year. The re-
port is as follows:
Meetings Held During 1884
Community Club and Club Dir
ectors meetings .-.............--.....--....----8
American Legion and v. F. w.
and Auxiliary meetings .-------.--22
Firemen's meetings .....----.---............-3
Fair Association meetings .......5
Civic and Social organization
meetings and parties ...........-..14
Political meetings .-.............--....--..-...5
Farmers Association, Creamery
and County Agent meetings-29
All Club meetings ----.--...--....-.....-...6
Girl and Boy Scout meetings.....-24
Band practices ..............................1
Total meetings ---.-.-.-..-.......---...-..230
Beside the above the rooms have
been used for women,s relief work.
The financial report Of the secre-
tary Is as follows:
Receipts
Balance on hand in General
Balance on hand in other
Total 1884 dues collected ....-... 10000
Total rental from club rooms $500
Collected for banquets ....--...... $500
Refund on telephone calls -. 1.95
Total receipts ....-..-........$48O.6
Disbursements
Janitor services for 1854 $1,000 90
Secretary services for the
For refreshments and
lunches --...---......--................ 1905
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24
William b. Murphy

William B. Murphy, resident Of
Sank Centre since 1916, passed
away suddenly last Thursday night
at $3.50 o'clock, at the home Of his
sisters, Agnes and Mary Murphy,
on Grove Lake Ave. Death was
caused by pneumonia. Mr.. Murphy
was up and around that day, and
although he suffered a cold, was
apparently well. He was 60 years,
5 months and % days of age at the
time of passing.
Deceased was born July 20, 1874,
in Hart Township, Winona County,
CONTINUED on page FOUR
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-24

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Evening star., 1935-11-17

Thompson, 320th Infantry, TO cap
tain; Second Lieut.. Frank C. Broad
bent, Military Intelligence, to first
lieutenant; Second Lieut.. Solomon
Kullback, Signal. to first lieutenant,
and Second Lieut.. John L. Holcombe,
?20th Infantry, to first lieutenant.
District Reserve officers have been
assigned as follows: Col. Joseph c..
De Vries, Medical, to the 51st General
Hospital as commanding officer; First
Lieut.. Willard p McNeill. Medical. to
the 62d Cavalry Division; Second
Lieut.. Arthur J. Wilde, Signal. to the
18th Radio Intelligence Company;
Second Lieut.. Richard L. Headley, En-
gineer, to the 376th Engineers, and
Second Lieut.. James R. Ducrest, Air,
to the 409th Attack Squadron.
Three District officers. now on ac-
tive duty with the Civilian ConServa-
ton Corps, have been continued in
this capacity for another six months
They include Capt. Leroy j. Nc
Carly. Air Corps, and lst Lieuts. DON
aid H H. Till, Medical. and Henry
NJ Walter, 320th Infantry. Two
Washingtonians, Henry H. Crum and
Richard H. Holmes. have been ap-
pointed second neutenants in the In
fantry Reserve.
Evening star., 1935-11-17
COAST ARTILLERY
SPEAKER CHOSEN
Gen. Todd on Program Of
Washington Branch An
nuaI Meeting.

Maj Gen. Henry D. Todd, jr., U.
S. A., retired, will be the speaker to-
morrow evening at the joint annual
meeting of the Washington Branch,
United States Coast Artillery Associa-
ton, at 7:30 pm, at the Army and
Navy Country Club, Arlington. Va.
The same evening, members of the
428th Infantry will assemble at Dis
trict Reserve headquarters to hear
Maj. E. w. Leard, unit instructor.
Senior and junior groups 'of In
fantry officers will hold their confer
ence Tuesday evening in the audi
torium of the Army Industrial College.
The written field order, the oral field
order and the writing of field order
will be discussed by Maj. c. P. Kerr at
the senior meeting, while Junior group
discussions will involve Lieut.. Col.
William E. Brougher, who will discuss
the school of the soldier with arms.
The school of the soldier, dismounted
drill ceremonies and guard duty will
be discussed at the Field Artillery con-
ference to be held next Wednesday
evening.
Due to Thanksgiving the Signal
Corps conference scheduled to be held
that evening, has been moved up to
next Thursday evening, in the Signal
Corps projection room. Munitions
Building. Capt. H. E. Thomas will
lecture on C. C. C. problems OF prepa-
ration, organization and management
and corps and division organizations.
At the Cavalry conference Thursday
evening Lieut.. Mayors will speak on
map reading elevation, contours,
slopes, visibility, while Maj. R. W..
Grow will discuss mechanical units
within the Cavalry division. A map
problem and an engineer estimate OF
the situation will be the subjects to
be taken up at the meeting OF the
343d Engineers Friday evening. Dis
trict Cavalry officers will meet at 9
am. at the Fort Myer riding hall next
Sunday morning for instruction in
equitation under Maj. Mulleniz.
Three District officers have been
ordered to IA days active duty. They
include First Lieut.. David A. Rosen-
field, 320th Infantry, to Fort Wash
ington. Nd, effective November 10:
First Lieut.. Robert H. Chambers. Cav
airy, to Fort Myer, Va, beginning to-
day, and Second Lieut.. Harry w.
Wells, Air Corps, to Boiling Field,
D. c., effective November TO-
Several Washington officers have
been promoted to the next higher
grade. They include Maj. Howard
D.. Queen. 428th Infantry, to lieu
tenant colonel; First Lieut.. Acors r.