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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23

Auction and
Sales Event
Will Be Held on Oak Street,
Between Third and
Second Streets
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10Th
Merchants Offer New Mer-
chandise To Defray
Expense. of Sale

Sank Centres first Community
Auction will be held Wednesday
May 10Th, commencing at 10 o'clock
in the morning. This sale, under
the direction of r. r.. belong, auc-
tioneer, will be conducted on Oak
Street between Second and Third
Streets, south of the Burgess Gro
Gerry corner.
The merchants of Sank Centre
are cooperating with the farmers
in this event, and many new and
used articles, including household
goods, livestock and farm machin-
cry will be placed on sale, to be
sacrificed under the auctioneer's
hammer to the lowest bidder.
Listings will be accepted until
the sale commences. From now un-
til sales day the listings can be
made either at the Sank Centre
banks Or at either of the drug
stores. The day of the sale listings
should be made with the clerk or
auctioneer.
The terms of this sale are cash.
"A CHdISC VI IWo pei CChI Will VIC
made on each item sold, and arti-
cles bid in by owners will carry a
one percent charge. To defray the
expense Of the auction the mer-
chants Of Sank Centre have dom
ated new merchandise which will
be sold to the lowest bidder. The
merchants will also conduct a gen.
eral sales day on May 18th, at
which time bargains will be offered
in each store.
If this community auction Is a
success it will be made regular
event in Sank Centre. Hence, II
farmers really want market OF
an outlet for livestock, used mach.
inery, ETC., it will be to their inter
est to attend the sale.
The list published on the large
bills is not complete, as there are
many articles and several head OF
livestock which were listed toe
late.
Don't forget the Community
Auction Wednesday morning, May
Goth, at 10 o'clock.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Wheat and Corn.Hog
Supervisors Meeting
Instruction for Measuring Land
and Acreages to be Held In
st. Cloud, May ~

Supervisors who will be checking
the acreages of wheat and con-
tracted acres on the wheat pro-
gram and those who will measure
corn land and check hog numbers
of the corn-hog contract are being
called to st. Cloud for a day of in
struction on Monday, May q. Fol-
lowing that meeting the compliance
work on wheat will begin at once
and the work on corn-hog work
will begin near the middle of June,
much earlier than last year. This
early compliance work is being car
ried out in order to enable the
checks to be paid at much earlier
date than in former years.
On the wheat program about rs
supervisors will carry on the work
and will have it completed by about
June 8. On the corn-hog program a
larger number will be used and
their work will be completed by the
10th of July This will enable pay
ments on the two programs to be
made much earlier than what was
done last year as payments cannot
be made until compliance papers
have been sent to Washington.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Clergy Honors Bishop
Busch on Anniversary
Msgr. Plachta Assisted at High
Mass as Presbyter-Civic
Celebration Tuesday

Msgr. Plachta and the Rev. FIR.
Chas. Mayer, both of this city, at
tended the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary celebration given in honor Of
the conservation of Bishop Joseph
Busch, of st. Cloud, which was held
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of
this week.
The event opened Sunday with
the spiritual celebration, Monday
was given over to the children and
Tuesday morning the visiting cler-
gy were present to offer their fe-
licitations. AS celebrant of the
mass Bishop Busch was assisted by
ut. Rev. Msgr. August Plachta, of
this city, presbyter assistant. Rev.
John A. Fearon, of Morris, for
merly of this city, presided over
the civic celebration Tuesday ev-
ening as POSTMASTER. The roster OF
speakers included: Archbishop
Murray, Abbot Alcuin Deutsch,
Very Rev. Charles L. Grunenwald,
Monsignor A. Plachta, Very Rev.
Peter J. Knoll, Rev. William A.
Renner, and Rev. John A. Kitow-
ski,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Activity Awards
Are Made Today
Captains, Editors and General
Workers To Be Announced
At Gala Event

This afternoon, Thursday, at 800
o'clock in the Senior high assem-
bly, hall awards will be made to
athletes and all students active in
school extra-curricular work. To
those boys who have worked hard
in athletics, and to those who have
specialized in publication of the
school paper and annual, and to
those who did not specialize in any
one but who worked generally, in
different activities awards will be
made This is to be gala day
with the announcement Of next
years captains, editors, and gene--
al workers.
Fourteen boys will receive letters
in football activity having receiv-
ed the required points. This years
captain and the captain elect will
be honored. The numbers following
each name designates the number
of years each has played football.
The following is the list: Allen
Brown 2, Captain; Robert Brown
1, Hiram Bellinger /, Adelbert Car
penter 2, Orville Carpenter 8, Rod
erick Carpenter 1, Norman De-
Gree 1, John Dubois, 1, John
Egan 1, Captain-elect, Francis
Graham 8, Harold Keldahl 1, Ar
thur Minette 1, Walter Scanlon and
Robert Schaub /.
Finishing a good basketball sea-
son there are six men who will be
awarded letters for activity in this
field: Adelbert Carpenter 2, Or
Vile Carpenter 2, Norman Decree
1, John Dubois 2, Harold Keldahl
2, Captain-elect and Walter Scan
lon 2, Captain.
This year was the first year in
track events so it was difficult to
use the honor and activity point
system. One letter is to be award
ed to Julian Dubois on the basis
Of a first in a district meet or sew
en- points through out the season.
Robert Brown was this years cap
tain, and the captain-elect has not
vet been determined. Next year
credit is to be given only through
the point system with this years
points counting toward a letter.
Only three have earned enough
points to become eligible for
awards in publication and foren-
sic public speaking). June Arndt,
Publication; Hazel Kringen, For
ensic; and Ethel Wruck, Publica-
ton.
A letter in music Is given to
l. IL
club work, band, or outside piano
study, or participation In school
musical festivities. This year four
awards are to be made in this &C
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
School Patrol
Will Receive
.MeritAward
Robert Swift Post Sponsors
Dinner for Young Folk
This Eve.
A SPLENDID PROGRAM
Event Given in Honor of Eff
ficient Work of the
Members

Robert Swift Post, American Lee
gion, is sponsoring the annual
School Patrol dinner this Thursday
evening, May 23rd, at the Com
munity Club rooms. Tickets for the
dinner, which will be served COM
mencing at six o'clock, were sold
in advance.
The members of the Patrol will
be presented with awards for eff
ficiency in the work performed by
them during the past school year.
Following the dinner an appro-
pirate program will be given as
follows:
America"
Speech-Mayor w. e. DeLaurier.
Song by entire group.
Remarks by Louis Lovik, Com
mander Of Robert Swift Post, by
Fred Mossman, chief of police, and
State Highway Patrolman Freder-
ickson.
Presentation of Awards.
The officers Of the patrol are:
Nancy Wedge, captain; Mary
Seoul, lleulcudAts Lie AACAlpCAS "a
the patrol, some of whom will be
presented with awards and certifi-
Gates, are as follows: Margaret
Kuefler, Helen Graham, Valera
frisco, Patty frisco, Kathryn Ken
nedy, Jean Grindy, Malvina G-itz-
macher, Fern Nelson, Franklin
Vandesteeg, Ethel Wruck, Ruth
Austin, Mary Scott, Almeda
Schwartz, Jane Dowswell, Dorothy
George, Marion Arneson, Dorothy
Keldahl, Gail Biedleman, Echo
Clough, Irwin Schmidt, Bessie Mel.
son, Loretta Krebsbach, Ruth
Grindy, Lloyd Wruck, Alyce Scan
lon, Lorraine Carlson, Thelma Oh
son, Fern Pickett, Eleanore Thull
Dudley Morse, Helen Minette and
Nancy Wedge.
A large number of tickets have
been sold for this event, which Is
one of the worthwhile projects Of
the city. Safety Of children being
one Of the greatest problems Of to-
day, the Legion should receive the
heartiest support from all of the
citizens in this endeavor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Third Annual
Mayday Fete
Fri, May "a
Morning Will Be Given Over
To Grade Events-at
Fair Grounds
WILL FEATURE SPORTS
Sank Centre Outclassed In
District % Track
Meet Saturday

Next week, Friday, May oath, the
third annual Mayday celebration
of the local Public Schools will be
held at the Fair Grounds. Starting
in the morning with the grade
events the fete is expected to reach
an enthusiastic pitch by the early
afternoon when the Junior and
Senior divisions take the field.
Events of every nature from rope
jumping races to the half mile run
will take up the day. An all in
elusive program, in which the
whole school will participate, will
eliminate the local track season.
This is the third annual event OF
this kind and promises to be big
ger than ever before. The program
will run as follows:
900 A. M.-Grades 1 and p
Group games and races.
$3.50 A. M.-Grades 3 and f.
Group games and races.
1000 A. M.-Grades s and g.
Boys Kittenball game.
Hoo A. M.-Grades 5 and g.
Girls Dodge ball and races.
1880 A. M.-Grade jGames
and races.
10000 dash-Senior boys.
40 dash-Junior boys.
100 dash-Junior boys.
so dash-Girls (9-10).
go dash-Senior boys.
200 dash-Junior boys.
so dash-Girls rope jumping
race.
100 dash-Senior boys.
1:45-Girls broad jump.
Girls hop. step and jump.
Girls basketball throw.
Girls kittenball throw.
Girls basketball throw
Junior boys kittenball q and 8
VS.. o.
Junior Boys broad jump.
Junior boys high jump.
Senior boys shot put.
Senior boys high jump.
Senior boys broad jump.
Senior boys pole vault.
Senior boys discus throw.
Senior boys javelin throw.
2:3O-Kittenball game (9-10).
volley ball q and 81.
3:15t88O yard relay race-Jun-
ior and Senior boys interclass
teams.
Girls bicycle race.
Boys bicycle race az mile).
District 20 Meet
Last Saturday afternoon the first
track meet for District % was held
(Continued on Page 4. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Charles Brown
Passed Away
Buried at Waco, Texas,
Friday Morning

Charles A. Brown, resident of
this city during his boyhood, pass
ed away Thursday, May 10th, at his
home in Waco, Texas. The gentle
man was SO years of age. Prior to
his death he had suffered an all
ment for about three weeks, which
started with a sore throat.
Mrs. Harry Hamilton, his sister,
was called to Waco early during
his illness, and after he seemed to
he gaining returned home. The day
after she left he took turn for
the worse and passed away the
same week.
Charles A. Brown was the eld-
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown, both of whom have passed
away. He was born in st. Paul on
September 8. 1876, where he lived
with his parents until he was ten
years of age, at which time, in
August, 1885, they moved to Sank
Centre. Mr.. Brown attended grade
and high school here, and as g
young man entered the railroad
occupation. He was stationed at
Mandan, North Dakota, where he
was in the train service of the
Northern Pacific Railway for
twenty years. Following this term
of service he moved to Waco, Tex
as, where he was in the employ of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad, and where he has since
resided. It was there that he was
married to Mrs. Anna Meyer in the
year Of 1920.
Funeral services were held the
next day, last Friday, at Compton's
Chapel at 9 a. m. Interment was
made in Oakland cemetery in Wa
CO.
Surviving him are his widow
Mrs. Brown; two brothers, Edward
r., and Leslie J. Brown; and two
sisters, Mrs. Edna M. Butler, and
Mrs. Harry Hamilton.
The deceased enjoyed the North
much better than he did the South
and whenever convenient paid Wis
it's to many old friends here In
Sank Centre. Mrs. Hamilton in
formed us that only recently he
had planned to visit relatives and
friends here this summer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
S. c.. Citizens
Will Honor
Soldier
American Legion and V. F.
w. Have Arranged Fine
Patriotic Exercises
PROGRAM AT CTTYPARK
0. Jerde, of State Teachers
College, of st. Cloud Will
Deliver Address

Robert James Swift Post, Amer
lean Legion, and Paul Donart
Post, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
have planned to observe Memorial
Day, Thursday, May 30th, with APP
propriate services at the City
Park, in keeping with traditions
established by members of the G.
A. r. years ago.
The program will commence at
1000 o'clock, and if weather per-
mits will be held in the park.
Should the weather be unfavorable
the services will be held in the
Junior High School auditorium.
The program will be under the
auspices of Robert Swift Post and
will be brief. It will consist of Sc
lections by the band, and speech
by o. Jerde, OF the State Teachers
College, of st. Cloud. Mr.. Jerde is
said to be an excellent speaker. He
is a member or the American Lee
gion Post at st. Cloud.
Capt. r. l.. Scott will be officer
Of the day for the parade, which
will form at the City Park follow
ing the program. The line Of
March will be down Oak Street to
Fifth and then over to Main and
back up to the Third Street.
Music for the parade will be fur
nished by the Boys and Girls band
and the poppy v. F. w. boys drum
corps will furnish the martial mu-
sic
Directly following the parade
the cortege will proceed to Green
wood Cemetery where the Veterans
of Foreign Wars will conduct the
ritualistic memorial service.
The line of march in the parade
will be as follows:
Marshall of Day-R. L. Scott.
Colors Massed.
G. A. r. Cars.
Firing Squad.
v. F. w. Drum Corps.
National Guard, LIST Platoon.
Members of Legion and v. F. w.
combined.
National Guard, End Platoon.
Legion Auxiliary.
v. F. w. Auxiliary Drill Team.
v. F. w. Auxiliary.
Women's Relief Corps.
Sank Centre Band.
Gold Star Mothers.
Boy Scouts.
School children.
All Veterans, members of both
the Legion and v. F. w., are urged
to meet at the Library Sunday
morning at 1920 to attend the
Memorial service at the Methodist
Church in a body.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Wool Growers To
Hold Sales Day

Members of the Sank Centre
Wool Growers Association will
hold their sales day Tuesday ev-
ening, May 18th, at eight o'clock
at the Community Club rooms,
in this city. Several buyers. re-
presenting various firms, will be
here that evening to bid on the
crop, which will be sold at auc-
ton. The Wool delivery days
will be held in this city on June
9Th and 7th. The sales day Is be-
ing held a week later this year
owing to the continued cold and
wet weather.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Hold Rural Field
Meet May 18th
Winners Selected to Compete in
County Wide Meet At the
Stearns County Fair

The Stearns County rural track
and field day elimination for Dis
trict one was held at the local Fair
Grounds last Saturday morning.
Students from twenty-three schools
from the townships Of Raymond,
Sank Centre, Ashley and Getty par
ticipated. Winners are to be select
ed from this meet to compete in a
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Files Petition For.
Compensation
Industrial Commission VIII Pro
baby Hold Hearing In This
City Within Next 20 Days

Mrs. Vernon Gray has filed a Pc
tition with the Minnesota Indus
trial Commission asking for work.
mems compensation as the result
Of the death of her husband, which
occurred while he was engaged on
the SERA project at the City Park.
It will be remembered that Mr..
Gray was struck by lightning and
instantly killed on August 9Th,
1894.
The City of Sank Centre, through
its attorney, L. L. Kells, has filed
an answer to the petition. Possibly
within the next twenty days the
Industrial Commission will hold a
hearing in this city. A decision as
to responsibility in this matter will
be given at a later date.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
DECORATION DAY PROCLAMATION

fitting and that honor soldier dead
Memorial Day. May 30h and with floral weaths decorate the
of those who died country might live
SEPARATION to the hearts Of a grateful people.
of those departed that all citizens
of Sank Centre participate in the Memorial services 1t
desirable that all places business the
II and from 130 400 The cooperation Of all
make the Day fitting
butte to those departed defenders of the nation.
w. E. DeIAaurier Mayor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Farmers WiU Be Guests
of Com. Club Tonight
Business Men Urged to At
tend Vital Meeting-Need Of
Grain Market q Problem

A large number of farmers
Of the Sank Centre community
have been invited to attend a
meeting Of the Community
Club In the club rooms this
Thursday evening, May 23rd.
The purpose Of this meeting is
to form q larger Community
Club, and to stimulate inter-
est in problems which confront
both the farmer and the bust
ness man.
Merchants of the city are
urged to attend this meeting
100 per cent, as several hun
dred farmers are expected to
be present.
Problems of vital interest to
the community, such as q
grain market, better roads,
etc, are matters which will be
brought before the gathering
for discussion. These matters
and others as vitally import
ant to the community can be-
come realities through the CO
operation of the farmers and
the merchants of Sank Gem
tire.
Farmers Of the community
will be given an opportunity to
become members of the Com
munity Club, for which q
membership fee of only $1.0O
per year will be asked. The
club dues to merchants are SIS
per year. Again, we urge that
every business in Sank Centre
be represented at this most
important meeting.
Following the meeting re-
freshments will be served and
q social evening will be enjoy
ed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23

Work Tor assessors or the state
has been made considerably light
er this year as a result Of the new
law passed by the 1885 legislature
which eliminates personal property
taxes on household goods and farm
machinery. This action also result
ed in relieving owners from all
taxes on diamonds, and other jew
elry, silver plate, art objects, etc.
This law was passed by the re-
cent session Of thelegislature in ac-
cordance with majority vote CIV
en- at the general election last Nov
ember to a constitutional amend
ment to eliminate such taxes.
Under the provisions of this law.
Section 1875, Mason's Minnesota
Statutes, 1927, has been amended
so that all household goods are
now exempt from taxation. In the
exemption also is all farm machin-
cry of each farm used for agricul-
tural or farming purposes, except
tractors, silo filters, silo cutters,
threshing machines, combines, corn
shelters and pea viners.
The law, which is to be tried out
in this state for the first time, Is
intended to give some taa>relief, al
though in many cases what far
mer may save under this enact
ment might conceivably be charged
back against his real estate under
a higher tax. The same rule holds
good in the cities and villages
where personal tax on stocks will
be much higher.
The legislature may have gone
farther than it meant to go, but eff
feet of it's action is. to wipe one en-
tire class Of personal property off
tax rolls.
Under a ruling of the attorney
general, the state tax commission
has notified assessors that the new
law, Chapter 1856, exempts all pro-
perry in Glass 2 from assessment.
Previously it was defined In the
following paragraph from Section
1898, Revised Statutes Of 1927:
"An household goods and furni-
ture, including clocks, musical In
struments, sewing machines, wear
ing apparel of members Of the
family, and all personal property
actually used by the owner for per-
sonal and domestic purposes or for
the furnishing and equipment OF
the family residence, shall con-
stitute Glass 2, and shall be
valued and assessed at % per
cent of the full and true value
thereof"
Under the assessors instructions,
they are not to list any such items.
Household goods in rented apart
ments, which are rented furnished,
still are assessed, but not where
they are the property of the renter.
In passing the act, the legisla-
ture did not attempt any definition
but provided exemption OF "all
household goods of every house
hold"
Attorney General Harry III. Pet
erson was asked to rule on the act,
and he advised that the exemption
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
COMMUNITY NIGHT
SATURDAY, MAY 81

Sank Centres first Commun-
ity night will be held Saturday,
May 18th. This will be an event
Of great interest to everyone.
For further particulars ask the
participating merchants.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23
Household
Goods Tax
Adolf S h ed
Eliminates Diamonds, Jewel
ry, Art Objects, Etc,
From Personal Levy
ATTY. GENERAL RULES
Farm Machinery Also Elk
empted-Will Raise
Other Levies

Special to Herald-COunty
Auditor Nick Thomey In q let
ter to the Herald Wednesday,
stated that the total true and
full value of personal property
under class 2, which has been
exempted from taxation under
The new law, Is $244,448.OO, and
the assessed value Is $61, Ill.,
90. There were 413 households
under the 500 exemption the
past year. which brings the
taxable value down to $10,8I2.
Hence, the total amount of
money actually paid in last
year, and which will not be
forthcoming this year, was APP
proximately $1,000. The total
personal assessments made In
the city the past year were
5O4. The new law exempts all
of class two and I'm addition
gives a $25 exemption, where
last year or rather former
years, every householder was
given a 500 exemption. Mr..
Thomey states that 1t will be
hard telling just what effect
the $25 exemption will have on
the total assessed valuation,
besides all of class two.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-The
red planet Mars today took on more
resemblance to q human abode In
reports to the American Philosophical
Society showing the likelihood that it
has duststorms like those in the
Midwest as well as areas resembling
the Nile Valley.
DR.. VeSto M. Slipher, director Of
the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff,
Ariz., one of the foremost Martian
observers. said that Midwestern dust
storms the size of Pennsylvania and
one or two adjoining States could be
seen through telescopes If they oc-
Cured on Mars.
They would look, he said, like
bright clouds, probably a little more
brilliant than Mars rainclouds. He
proposed that astronomers fly about
the present Western dustclouds to
analyze the sunlight reflected from
their tops.
This analysis Of dust reflection will
enable astronomers to find out more
definitely whether patches they some
times see on Mars are duStstorms, as
they have suspected. The flights
should also settle growing belief
that the planet Venus Is forever en-
veloped in a duStstorm.
AS long as telescopes have been