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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Girl Scout Benefit
Shoe On This Week
"Chatterbox," Movie To Be Shown
At Oxford Theatre Thursday
and Friday Evenings

With the advance ticket sale for
"Chatterbox," Girl Scout benefit
show, the girls have met with fair
success. The show is to be held in
the Oxford theatre on Thursday
and Friday evenings Of this week.
Since Mr.. Parsons has kindly con-
scented to allow the Scouts per-
centage Of the box office receipts,
the public is urged to attend. Mon
eys derived will be used for the
maintenance of Girl Scouting in
Sank Centre. The girls will conduct
candy sale in the lobby Of the
theatre.
Arrangements for a Girl Scout
camp have been partly completed.
The Bosshardt resort has been
rented and the plan Is to give
Scouts an opportunity for three
days of camping. The Girl Scout
camp is a national movement and
June Is the month when camping
opens in most sections of the coun-
try. To insure safety no swimming
or boating will be permitted dur
ing the progress of the camp. 1t
will be necessary to provide trans
portation for many Of the girls to
and from camp. All who are willing
to assist in this way are asked to
communicate their intentions with
the committee members as fol-
lows: Mrs. John Hanson, Mrs. Fred
Unger, Mrs. L. w. Whitson, Mrs.
r. E. Hansen, and Mrs. II. J.
Woodbridge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Large Attendance
At Graduation
Rev. Paul Surek, of Mora, Deliver
ed A Splendid Commencement
Address-Other Speakers

Commencement exercises for the
graduating class of st. Paul's Par
ochial school were held in the
church parlors Sunday evening,
with a large number of relatives
and friends present to extend con-
CALCULATIONS to the twenty-one girls
and boys, who have completed
their eighth grade school work.
Rev. Paul Surek, of Mora, was
the guest speaker Of the evening.
He chose as his topic, the question,
What Constitutes a Lady and a
Gentleman" He gave the young
people some timely advice and his
talk was enjoyed by the large aud
fence. Other speakers, who gave
short talks, were the Rev. FIR.
Hoffman and Rev. Fettgather. All
of the talks were constructed
around the class motto: mo Sue
cess Without Labor"
All numbers on the program
were splendidly given and the sal
utatory by Mary Jane Stelzig, and
the valedictory by Helen Smith
were admirably delivered. The
Class Motto, playlet by the eighth
grade girls was ably presented and
the pupils showed splendid train
ing.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. Plachta,
pastor of the local parish, congrat-
ulated the pupils, and following a
short talk, presented them with
their eighth grade diplomas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Make Plans For
Annual Picnic
Answers To Invitations Indicate
Large Attendance at Masonic
Event June 81

Advance information indicates a
large attendance of out-of-town Ma:
sons at the annual Lake Region
Templar picnic in this city on
Sunday, June 21st. This splendid
outdoor event, sponsored by the
knights Templar of the district
comprising the greater part OF
Central Minnesota, will be held in
the City Park on the shores OF
beautiful Sank Lake. It is hoped
that all Masons and their families
living in Sank Centre, Will reserve
this date so that they will be on
hand to aid in the entertainment
of the visitors.
Details of an appropriate sport
program and other entertainment
are now being worked out by the
committee in charge. OF course,
the greater part of the program
will be planned for the entertain
ment Of the children, and will con-
sist of sports, such as racing and
jumping contests. Prizes will be
awarded to the winners.
Boating and bathing, and fishing
for those who so desire, will make
up complete day. Ice cream, sug-
ar and cream, and coffee will be
served by the Templars, but the
picnickers must bring their own
lunch and dishes.
A splendid outing at which the
Masons Of the district can get to-
gether and get acquainted is offer
ed in this annual event, and 1t is
sincerely hoped that all will take
advantage Of the invitation and at
tend.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Announce Hours
At Bathing Beach
Ask Cooperation of Parents In
Seeing That Life Boat Be
Used for Emergency Only

AS the swimming season has OPP
ened in this community, and with
many people, both young and old,
taking advantage of the facilities
the bathing beach has to offer, we
wish to inform the public of the
program which will be in force
during the season.
There will be an attendant at
the beach each forenoon from ten
o'clock to twelve noon. The after
noon hours will be from two to
five o'clock. In the evening the
bath house will be closed at eight
o'clock. Parents should permit
their children to be at the beach
only during the morning and af-
ternoon, unless they accompany
them.
It is advisable that parents do
not permit their children to enter
the water until after two hours
have elapsed following a meal.
This is a sensible, safeguard meas
ure.
A boat has been placed on the
beach for emergency and the pub
H., is urgently requested to cooper
ate with the lifeguard in seeing
that it is used for no other pur-
pose. This is highly important, and
the boys and girls should be warn
ed to leave the boat alone. This
can be accomplished by the COOP
Grafton of the parents. If,however,
boys and girls do not comply with
this request, sterner methods will
be used to enforce the ruling.
Speed boats are not allowed with
in three hundred feet of a bathing
beach, according to law, says Chief
of Police Daniels. This law will be
enforced and speed boatsters are
urged to heed the warning, if they
wish to save themselves trouble
and expense.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
757 Wheat
Checks Last
AAA Contract
Represented Second Payment
of 1935-Last Made on
Old Program

During the past week 757
wheat checks were distributed
by Henry G. Borgmann, Sank
Centre, treasurer of the coun-
ty wheat production control as
sociation, and the county
agents office at st. Cloud.
These checks represented the
second payment for 1885 and
are the last payments that will
be made to producers on the
old program. There are still a
number of contracts for which
payments have not been made
and the county agents office
contemplates that checks for
these will reach the county
very soon.
Likewise In the course of the
next few weeks the last corn
hog checks for 1885 and the last
tobacco checks for 1885 will be
distributed. Producers are anx-
iously awaiting the arrival of
these checks and the reason for
their delay is that the Supreme
Court in January, 1886, invali-
dated the AAA and before pay
ments could be made on the
contracts that were still back
an appropriation by Congress
was necessary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Traffic Stop Sign
Placed on Main St.
All Traffic On Main Street From
North Must Stop At Palmer
House Corner

A traffic stop sign has been plac-
ed by the State Highway Depart.
ment at the intersection of Main
and Third Streets, facing north on
Main to stop all traffic on trunk
highway No. II. The sign was plac.
ed at the Palmer House corner on
Tuesday, and watching the driv-
ers, we have come to the concla.
sion that 1t will take some time to
educate them to the new ruling. In
a short time when fines will be
placed on drivers for failure to
stop, it may be different.
The present sign is of the re-
Hector type, and is placed on the
white way post on the right hand
of the street facing drivers coming
from the north.
The State Highway Department
in letter to F. E. Bunker, secre.
tary of the Sank Centre Safety
Council, stated that an overhead
electric flashing beacon will be
placed at the same corner, the in
tersection of Trunk Highways n
and SO. This flashing beacon will
be provided with red lenses which
will face east and north, and amber
lenses which will face to the south
and west.
According to information the in,
stallation of the latter device
should be completed very soon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Announce Poster
Contest Winners
First Place Offering VIII BE En-
tered In District Event
Exceptional Drawings

Each year the American Legion
Auxiliary, of this city, conducts a
Poppy Poster contest, which is
open to pupils of both the public
and parochial schools. The winners
of this event for this year have
been announced as follows:
First-Gordon Hedin, of the pub
lie school.
Second-Eugene Schooner, paf2~
chial school.
Third-Irene Smith, parochial
school.
The poster of the winner of this
contest will be entered in the dis
trict contest. If successful it will
then be entered in the department
and National contests.
The winners had exceptional pos
tiers in this years contest, and all
entries were very good.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Awards
Presented To
-Four Pupils
Presented By Mrs. McCullom,
Regent, at Exercises
Saturday Morn.
MARY H.. WICKS WON
Eleanore Conkey First In
Jun. Div.-Maurice Misch-
Ike, John Whitson, End

Mrs. Nellie McCullom, Regent of
Sank Centre Chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution, present
ed awards to the winners of the
patriotic essay contest sponsored
by the local chapter at the Memoir
ial services Saturday morning.
In the ninth and tenth grade div
ision Mary H. Wicks won first
place, and Maurice Mischke was
given second. In the seventh and
eighth grade division Eleanor Con-
keys essay was adjudged first, and
John Whitson placed second. Com
plete details and those receiving
honorable mention were published
lii last weeks Herald.
This contest was conducted by
the Public School, and Mrs. Nc
Cullom in her announcement
heartily thanked the members of
the faculty for the splendid cooper
alton given in this event. The win
ming essays were as follows:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Enjoy Splendid
Eastern Trip
Agricultural and Business Condi-
tons Looking Up, Says MIR.
O'Gara-Saw Flood Section

Mr.. and Mrs. George O'Gara, of
this city, and their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Kali
gren, of Minneapolis, returned to
this city on Wednesday evening of
last week after a two weeks trip
in the East. Mr.. and Mrs. Kali
gren remained here for several
days before returning home. Their
itinerary included New York City,
Washington, D. c., Trenton, New
Jersey, and Johnstown, Pennsyl-
vania as highlights.
Agricultural conditions, said Mr..
OGara, are good throughout the
east. Wisconsin, and Ohio, where
it rained continually during their
crossing of the states, eastern In
diana and New Jersey, he listed
as states indicative Of more than
an average crop for SO. Famous
Radio City in New York was the
favorite for Gotham, and Washing
ton and Trenton held a multitude
of interesting sights. In the ma
TONS Capitol a call on Congress
man Harold Knutson proved a val
liable aid. He arranged for them
to sit in on a session Of the Sem
ate Townsend investigation COM
mittee on the morning Of the day
Townsend walked out on the COM
mittee. They were conducted to
the session by Bernard Schultz,
former Sank Centre high school
student, now under-secretary to
the Congressman. Solicited opin-
ions of persons in Trenton, New
Jersey, in regard to the Hauptman
case were unanimously affirmative
as to Hauptmann's guilt. With Gov
ernor Hoffman the people Of his
State are with one voice. Recent
primaries found Hoffman in the
ascendancy with a large majority.
A visit to the flood sector around
YOUNGSTOWN was more distressing
sight. Although persons are now
living and working in the section,
ravages Of the highwater can still
be seen. The water raised, accord
ing to the statement of a resident,
about a foot an hour and the force
Of the water carried even automo-
biles out Of showrooms and sent
them down the river. An odd quirk
of the flood section was the hay
still to be found in the wires at the
top of telegraph poles. A feeling Of
confidence in business conditions
seems to be manifest in eastern
centers, says Mr.. O'Gara.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
To Deliver
Bonus Bonds
Eve June Is
Postal Authorities To Meet
With Vets Organizations
To expedite Delivery
MUST NOT SIGN BONDS
Must Be Sent To st. Paul for
Cash-Will Be Given
Only to Addressee

To expedite perfect delivery o!
the bonus bonds postal authorities
in this city are making arrange
ments with both the Veterans or
CARNATIONS for a joint meeting al
the Community Club rooms on
Monday evening, June 18th. All
Veterans, whether they be mem
bers of either of these organiza.
items or not, are asked to be pres.
ent at this meeting.
Information, which the local
postoffice now has, indicates that
the bonus bonds will arrive in this
city in the 1910 mail Monday noon
June 18th. It is the wish of the
postal authorities that all bonds be
delivered at the joint meeting that
evening. Those which cannot be
delivered for lack of Identification
or because Veterans are not pre-
sent will be delivered through the
regular channels the following day
o. as soon as the Veteran can be
contacted, or proper Identification
has been made.
To insure perfect delivery of the
bonds they will be given to ad-
dresses only, and If the addressed
is unknown to the carrier he will
have to be identified. Bonds will
mt be delivered to any other mem
Der of the Veterans family, they
must be delivered to him in per-
son.
These bonds are not payable at
the local postoffice and will not be
cashed in this city. They must be
sent to st. Paul and checks will be
issued and sent direct to the Vet
eran from the St. Paul office. These
checks can then be cashed the
same as any other government,
check at the local banks.
In any event do not sign your
bonds before presenting them &c
the postmaster, who will dispatch
them without charge to st. Pau
for cashing. The postoffice is the
proper place to take these bonds il
veterans wish to send them in fox
cash. Checks will not be cashed at
the local postoffice, as the depart
ment does not keep sufficient
funds on hand.
These bonds, being delivered un'
der registered mail, will be present
Ell to the known addressee only. If
errors occur in names the bonds
can not be delivered. If the address
see is unknown to the postoffice
employees, he will have to have a
witness to get his bonds.
One of the important things for
the veteran to remember is, that
he sign his bond for cashing, with
the same signature as appears on
the bond. If he does not comply
with that ruling the bond will not
be paid. For instance, if the sigma
ture on the bond reads John Jones
the veteran must not sign John j.
Jones.
The above rules are given chiefly
foc those veterans, who wish to
cash their bonds Immediately. II
would be wise for those who plan
to cash in their bonds to consult
the postmaster or postal employees
as to the proper procedure.
All vacations Of postal employees
have been cancelled for the month
of June to care for the proper dis
tribution of the bonds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Sister of Local
Lady Passed Away
Had Been Ill At Wesley Hospital
Wadena, Suffering With
Pneumonia

Mrs. F. J. Konop returned this
week from Wadena where she had
been called by the serious illness
O: her sister, Mrs. Stol, last Thurs
day morning. Following the assem-
bling of the family around her bed
at Wesley hospital, Mrs. Stol pass.
ed away on last Friday noon, OF
double pneumonia, at the age OF
SO years, 8 months. Attempts to
save her were futile and during the
last thirty hours Of her life she was
sustained under an oxygen tent.
She is survived by her husband,
five children, ages 2 to 10 years,
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. d.
Harmer, all of Leader, and three
brothers and three sisters. All were
present at the time Of death. Fun
eral and burial was made on Sum-
day afternoon at 1:30 at Leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Memorial Speech
By Mike Murray
Services at City Park Saturday
Morning Poorly Attended
Splendid Patriotic Talk

Memorial services were appro-
priately observed at the City Park
Saturday morning, when the Hon.
Mike Murray, of st. Cloud, gave a
patriotic address in honor Of the
veterans of the nations wars. He
urged that the people of the nation
dedicate themselves to peace, not
only through preparedness, but
through urging the passage Of the
universal draft act. He asked hon.
or for the soldiers, who preserved
the liberty of the nation, and con-
demned communism and dictator
ship. He berated those citizens and
men who are attempting to estab-
lish a dictatorship in this nation,
thereby taking away individual lib
erty. In closing he admonished his
listeners to keep this country as
our forefathers gave it to US, free
and untrammeled by foreign doc
trine. His talk was timely, to the
point and very well given.
To open the program the Sank
Centre bands played several pat
riotic selections, which were fol-
lowed by the invocation by Rev. E.
w. Munson, of the Methodist
church. Mrs. Nellie McCullom, Re-
gent of the Daughters Of the Am
erican Revolution, presented the
awards to the winners Of the d. A.
r. essay contest. The winning es-
says will be found in another col
umn of this issue.
Following the program the par
ade assembled at the park and
marched to Fourth street, from
where they continued to Main
Street and up to Third Street. On
Third Street cars were provided
and the marchers were taken to
the cemeteries, where military
honors were given for the soldier
dead.
Most of the stores in the city
were closed all day, Memorial Day,
however, a few Of them remained
open.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Early Pioneers of Minnesota
Mary II. Wicks

It is only fitting that every citi-
zen of Minnesota should know
something of the pioneers of his
state-the men who made history.
It should be of interest to every
true Minnesota patriot to honor
these people who did so much to
change the vast wilderness which
confronted them into the beautiful
and thriving commonwealth which
Minnesota is today. We shall now
discuss some of the greatest of
those who played a part in the de-
velopment of the State of Ten
Thousand Lakes" in order to bet
ter understand why they should be
honored.
The founders of Fort Smelling de-
serve some mention for they did
50 much toward the preservation
OF peace between Indian and white
man. The site was selected by
Lieutenant Pike, and in 1919 Col
,onel Henry Leavenworth was sent
from Detroit to take command of
Camp Coldwater, as it was first
called.
, Under his direction roads and
houses were built, stones for CHM
neys and fireplaces were quarried,
wells were dug and a hospital
erected. Unfortunately, a lowland
site and spring floods forced the
settlers to move their tents to the
uplands. This delayed the erection
Of the garrison so that three years
passed before it was ready.
Leavenworth, however, was
transferred to the southwest after
a year in command. Colonel Josiah
Smelling came to take his place,
and it was he who did most to
make its establishment successful.
Upon his suggestion the fort was
rebuilt on the high spot first Sc
lected by Pike. So the old camp
was abandoned for the new and
present location. Because of his
great work the fort was named
Smelling, which title it bears to
this day.
In 1884, man who was to be-
come one Of the states early lead
ers arrived at Mendoza, across the
river from Fort Smelling. He was
Henry Hastings Sibley, and he
came as representative and part
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Lake Lillian VS.. Sank Centre

Sundays game was more disap-
pointing than the Decoration Day
game, from a standpoint of attend
ance, as there was only a handful
oe fans in the stands, and this
game most likely ended baseball in
Sank Centre for some time to
come. It was not so much the lack
of attendance which proved dis
couraging to the promoters, but
the lack of interest shown from
those who profess themselves to be
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
FARMER-LABOR RALLY

Friday, June II, there will be a
Farmer-Labor rally at the Com
munity Club rooms at eight o'clock.
A prominent F'armer-Labor candi-
date will address the gathering.
The public is invited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
Years First Band
Concert Tonight
Splendid Program Arranged For
This Evening At 8 O'clock
At City Park

Even with the prospect of chill
ly evening the Sank Centre Senior
Band will launch it's summer sea-
son of free open air concerts to the
public this evening, Thursday, be-
ginning at p. m. Amid the helpful
surroundings of the City Park the
program will start promptly and
Director Hanson has arranged a
splendid program. Besides the reg
ular standard marches your atten-
ton is called to the selection Ma
gic Garden" classical overture by
Karl L. King.
The completed program subject
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04
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81 y IL ~ IL
Summary: Two base hit: Schlos-
sen. Double play: DelMont to
Mock to Ryan. Strike-outs: Mat
IKE 3; Ryan 1; Erickson 8; Shelso
2. Base on balls off Matzke 5: off
Ryan 2; off Erickson 5; off Shell
so 2.
Empires: Stromme and belong.
Score by Innings:
Maple Lake 10000 I OIL
Sank Centre 05 101 20 0 x-9
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-06-04

Miss Alice Schneider, of Mar
shall, spent the weekend in this
city at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Schneider.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-15

The last person under the sun
one would have been expected to
be noticed by q paternalistic gov
eminent would be q music critic.
Propaganda Minister Joseph 0oeb-
bells Of Germany, has issued an
order requiring music and dra-
matte critics to delay publishing
their criticism for about o day
after the performance. The official
order gives the following reasons
for the edict:
I'm the liberalistic epoch artistic
criticism in the German press had
begun to run wild to such an ex-
tent that it had no longer any
thing in common with construc-
tive, stimulating and responsible
criticism. The attempt to present
to the readers almost at the con-
cluSion of a performance COM
plete criticism Of the work con-
cerned became a particular evil.
1T is obvious that such criticism
had to be written without q proper
estimate Of the performance and
without an opportunity for the
critic to collect and digest his inn
preSsionS. Such criticism must be
considered, therefore, highly
frivolous. It lacks all reverence
|. for artistic achievement, no matter
how big or small that may be-"
This will allow added time for
the critics to ascertain to q GER
tainty the nationality Of COM
poSers and performers. Paul
Becker, generally acclaimed as
one Of the greatest living music
critics, had to leave Germany on
account Of his ancestry: his "con-
structive, stimulating and respon-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-15

sible criticism" Is now being en-
joyed by New York music lovers.
A few months ago the music
critics Of the Union Of Soviet
Socialist Republics were ordered
to apologize for having eulogized
Shostakovitch's opera, Lady Mac.
beth Of MinSk." For q couple Of
years this opera was high class
music, but overnight, for some
reason or other, 1t became other
wise. But Of course such things
cant happen here"
A band festival for school bands
In the District Of Columbia, Vir-
ginia, Maryland, and West Vir-
ginia is being sponsored by the
George Washington University
chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, Ma
tional Honorary Band Fraternity,
tomorrow.
: The festival will open with a
concert by the u. S. Army Band
at 1890 a. m. and continue
through the day, ending with q