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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
Flour SIG Per
100 in China
Clifford Domke In Peiping Which
Is Now In Japanese
Hands

The hight cost of living is a
problem in warning China and
bread comes at dear price in
Peiping where Clifford Domke now
teaches Chinese High School stud
ents.
Clifford is now in Peiping teach
ing in the Wuying School where
more than 300 Chinese students are
enrolled. At the same time he is
learning Shansi province Chinese.
Pieping, scene of early Chinese
Japanese fighting, Is now in the
hands Of Japanese and is a quiet
sector. 1t Is expected to remain so.
Unable to reach his destination
with transportation tied up in war
fare and advised it was unsafe to
travel 200 miles out Of Peiping into
the interior to Fenchow, Clifford
was put to work in Peiping.
A communication this week from
the American Board in China to
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Domke, his par
ents in this city, quoted the price OF
flour at eight dollars for fifty
pounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07

Legion Meet
Wednesday
State Commander Mike Hur-
ley Will Be Present At
Session-Also Others
IN COMMUNITY ROOMS
Intensive Membership Drive
Inaugurated Monday
Night, Says Com.

AS Robert Swift Post American
Legion launched an intensive men,
bership drive Monday evening at
the first meeting under their new
commander, w. d. Gallup, an
nouncement was made that the To-
cal post would be host to a meet
ing Of this sub-area of the 9Th dis
trict in this city next Wednesday
evening, October 18th.
Included in state, 9Th District,
and local officers to be present at
the meeting will be state Command
er Mike Hurley, making his first
appearance in this city. Andy Mel
son, Commander of the 9Th District,
Of Wadena, and L. T. Lovik, Senior
Vice Commander Of the 9Th District
are on the roster Of district offic-
ials. The meeting to be a joint
affair with the Auxiliaries will also
have as guests the President Of the
Auxiliary of the 9Th District. Held
at the Community Club Rooms, the
session will be followed with enter
tainment and a luncheon.
An intensive membership drive,
both for Sank Centre and the sur
rounding territory, was inaugurat-
ed at the Monday meeting, w. D,
Gallup announced. The local post Is
expectant Of a large increase In
membership as a result OF the
drive.
1.-THE whole post is on the mem
bership committee, and the rural
sections have been divided into six
areas to be worked with a fine
tooth comb for members" said
Commander Gallup. He pointed out
that the strength of the Legion In
the local territory was about one
fourth of what 1t could be. Fine
tooth methods will be used to ferret
out possible members in the rural
sections. Many farmers who saw
service have never had the oppor-
tunity nor have been asked to join
the Legion program, he indicated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
CCC DISCHARGE

Three Sank Centre boys, who
have been with Company 3702 F.
rs, CCC, Chisholm, Mimi, since
April, have asked for and have re-
ceived honorable discharges from
service. The boys, Francis Mooney
Robert Miller and Wallace Lais
plan to enter other lines at home
They entered camp together. The
boys spent the summer working In
regular field crews, cutting timber,
planting trees, working on road i'm
provements and camp upkeep. For
some time Francis Mooney had
been "spud peeler," and this work
was in PREPARATION Of fresh vegeta-
bles. The line Of promotion would
have lead him to cook If vacancies
had occurred.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
Will Take Place Made Vacant
By Resignation of R.
B. KoWalke

Donovan Clough, Superior, Wis.
consin, will assume the Scoutmast.
ership of Rotary-sponsored Boy
Scout Troop rs and fill the vacan-
cy in the public school faculty
created by the resignation of r. 3
Kowalke, for IL years an instructor
here.
The announcement that Mr.
Clough, a graduate Of the Superior
State Teachers College, had been
added to the staff was made by
Supt. w. A. Kohl yesterday after
qualifications for the new man had
been received. AS a member of the
faculty he will teach Junior high
school sociology. AS Scout Mr.
Clough has nine years experience
behind him.
When the new Scoutmaster arriv.
es next Monday, he will find a pro.
gram all set up and reorganization
completed. At meeting of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
CommanitysCab
Members To St. Cloud
Confer with Commissioners On
Snow Removal For Next
Winter

Headed by members of the Sank
Centre Community Club, a caravan
of cars moved onto st. Cloud this
morning, Thursday, from the north
ern end Of Stearns county to con-
fer with County Commissioners on
the snow blowing problems.
Delegations from both Brooten,
Belgrade and the surrounding COM
munities augmented the tour. Near
ly fifty cars were expected to make
the tour today, D. B. Caughren,
president of the Community Club
announced.
Falling leaves and signs of fall
brought to mind the inadequacy of
the snow blowing equipment in this
northern end of the county and
was remindful Of the nearly four
months isolation these commun-
tiles were subjected to last winter.
This last minute rush to put in
their oar was prompted by the fact
the Commissioners are said to re-
ceive bids this afternoon for snow
blowing equipment. It was stated
that they expect to revamp the pre-
sent 3-ton truck they used last win
ter. The attempt Of the delegation
will be to get a larger, heavier out
fit that will adequately care for the
problem.
Adequate snow removal equip
ment is of mutual benefit for both
ends of the county, it was pointed
out before the delegation left. If
the farmers can't move out Of their
yards onto the county roads they
can't come to Sauuk Centre, ST.
Cloud, or any other community.
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d. CZoMgh TO assume Posi-
tiOn I'm School and Scouts

Scoutmasters Monday evening, H.
S. Forsyth was selected from the
group to head the troop until the
Scoutmaster arrived. ReorganiZa-
ton of the patrols will be effected
this evening in the regular troop
meeting.
Widespread interest in the junior
program Of Scouting lead to an
earnest discussion of the Clubbing
program, for boys prescott age, at
the Rotary meeting Tuesday. Ro-
tary acknowledged the need for the
program and may sponsor the Cub
pack If no other organization can
be found for that post. DR.. r. E.
Cooper, chairman Of the Boys Work
committee, will be in charge of the
Clubbing activity, relinquishing his
craftsmanship.
Scouters Of this community are
preparing to attend the annual
banquet Of the Central Minnesota
Council in st. Cloud next Wednes-
day evening. A dinner at the Breen
will be followed with business
meeting. program, exhibits. One of
the highlights Of this years meet
ing is to be movies of Jamborees
held this summer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
Says
Main Street
Typical City
Invited British Political Pun
dit To Visit Sank
Centre
OTHERS MAKE CLAIMS
St. Cloud Puts Sank Centre
Second-But Very
Close

From the Associated Press comes
the following story, which links
Sank Centre with midwestern cit
les of fame:
Chicago, Oct. From Sank Cen"
tire to Dubuque, patriots in the Am
erican midlands warmed to debate
Friday on the subject: rs there a
typical midwestern town, and If SO
where is it,"
Hammer Swaffer, British political
pundit, precipitated the issue when
he stepped off boat in New York
for a U. s. visit and said he want
ed to see a typical midwestern
town, because I don't think there
is such a thing"
Governors, mayors and chambers
of commerce quickly seized the re-
mark as a challenge.
Mayor Rollin H. Bunch put in a
plug for Muncie, Ind, sometimes re-
fered to as the u. S. "Midletown."
Secretary George B. Chandler, of
the Ohio State Chamber of Com
merce, nominated Mansfield, Ohio,
and Director w. H. Arnett, of the
Indiana State c. Of G. reeled off an
even dozen Hoosier towns.
From Sank Centre, Mimi, the
Main Street." immortalized by Sin
clair Lewis, came the assertion by
Mayor M. F. HintDen:
"Our English visitor hasn't seen
America until he sees Sank Gen.
tire. Our citizens combine the zeal
and resourcefulness of the sod hut
pioneers 4. we have industries :.
cultural development -"
Said Governor William LANCER,
of North Dakota:
"Mandan combines the spirit of
the Old West with the progress
siveness of the new era. Indians
mingle with cowboys in sombreros,
farmers in overalls with well dress
ed business men. A typical mid
western town."
"All Missouri towns are typical
ly midwestern," said Governor
Lloyd Stark.
Governor Frank Murphy, of
Michigan, nominated Niles, PRO
gressive, but not EXCEPTIONALLY so,
town that apes no other"
Prof. William F. Ogburn, Univer-
sity Of Chicago sociologist, who
wrote a book on the subject Of cit
les, not only picked a town for
Swaffer, but also told what made 1t
typical.
His typical midwest town has
$4,000 population, smattering of
industry, retail trade heavily de-
pendent upon agriculture, about
half the families own cars and 70
per cent have radios. There are as
many ministers as there are lawy-
ers, and the social cleavage between
the well-to-do and laboring classes
Is not as pronounced as in other
sectors. The average wage earner's
income is $3.50 a year.
Prof. Ogburn nominated Decatur,
ILL.,, city of $500.
Only one commentator gave
Swaffer any support. He Is Cover
nor Kraschel, of Iowa, who agreed
mo town exists" that can be called
truly typical. main Street" Is no
longer a term Of opprobium." he
said, "but a symbol Of sane, healthy
living which will increasingly be-
come the pattern Of our entire so
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of
Community
PassedAway
Hugo Klar, ST., Buried Tues
day In Bohemian
Cemetery
JAKE HOFFMAN DIED
Untimely Death of Mrs. Mar
win Marshall, Young
Mother
Mrs. Marvin L. Marshall

MRS. Marvin l.. Marshall, former
ly Hildegard Krick, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Krick, passed
away Sunday, October 3, at 5:25
o'clock, at the home at 425 Second
st. North. Mrs. Marshall was i'll
only IL weeks before her passing
and death came as a shock to the
entire community. The sympathy
of all go out to the family for her
untimely death has taken a mother
from four small children.
Hildegard Krick was born at
Melrose on June II, 1915, and her
age at death was % years. She
came to this city with her parents
in 1926, and attended public school,
until she completed her third year
of high school.
In 1882, she was united in mar
riage to Marvin L. Marshall, and to
them was born four children: two
boys and two girls, as follows: Mar
vim, Jr., years old; James, Is
months old; Arlene, 2 years old,
Shirley Ann, weeks old.
Funeral services were held We'd
Hesudy iHolHiHS at IL y Cioch az ~.
Paul's Church. Msgr. Plachta read
the Requiem Mass, and burial was
made in st. PauPs cemetery. The
rallbearers were: Earl B. Larson,
Harold Karli. Neil Martin, Arden
Tokhein, Walter Johnson, and
Rolfe Stevens. Mrs. Norbert Otte
was crossbearer.
Besides the bereaved husband
and four little children, Mrs. Mar
shall is survived by her parents
and five brothers and two sisters:
Viola, and Mrs. Geo. Ritter (Mil-
dred), Ralph, Harold. Donald.
Richard and Archie. She Is also
survived by her grandmother, Mrs.
Catherine Krick, Of Melrose.
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Hugo Klar, ST..

Hugo Klar, ST., who for fifty
years resided on a farm in Getty
Township, passed away on Satur-
day, October End, at the age of 70
years. Death was caused by the in
firmities of old age and hardening
of the arteries. He had been i'll for
long time, and he passed away at
the old family home, where his son,
Hugo and family, now reside.
Mr.. Klar was born in Boehmisch,
Truebau, Czechoslovakia, on jan
uary 81, 1859. At the age of Is years
he migrated to America, and arriv-
ed in Chicago, ILL.,, in 1877. He left
the fatherland and embarked for
new home alone. For number OF
years he was employed in meat
packing establishments in Chicago
and st. Paul.
In the fall of 1866 he was united
in marriage to Josephine Volc, OF
Owatonna, and they settled in Get
ty Township, where for So years he
made his home. Four children
blessed this union as follows:
Mary, deceased; Hugo, who resides
on the old homestead south of Sank
Centre; Rudolph, of Yakima,
Wash; Charles A., of this city. He
is also survived by five grandchil-
dren and one brother, William
Klar, of Hankinson, N. D., who
was present at the funeral service.
Mrs. Klar passed away April 20,
1912.
Mr.. Klar was unassuming and de-
voted his time to his family, home
and farm. He was successful, and
honored and revered by all who
knew him.
Funeral services were held at st.
Anthony's Church, in Padua, Tues
day morning, october 5, at $50
o'clock. Rev. FIR. Pfeiffer read the
Requiem Mass, and was assisted by
REV. J. F. First, of Foley. Inter
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
HI DANCE A SUCCESS

Members Of the Gopher Prairie
All Club staged a successful dance
and party at the club house Of the
Progressive Farmers Club last
week Wednesday evening. Their
venture Melted them tidy sum of
mony. They wish to thank the bus
mess men Of Sank Centre and all
others who contributed to make
this event q success.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
Sank Centre S
Good Will
Days Good
Cold Weather Cut Down At.
tendance--Free Acts
Pleasing
DISPLAY WAS SPLENDID
BroOten and st. Cloud Bands
Aid In Entertain
ment

Those who have exhibits,
shown during the Good Will
Days" at the former Red Owl
building may get them Satur-
day, 1t was announced this
morning. Mrs. j. Fish will be
there Saturday afternoon and
evening to check exhibits out
TO exhibitors.
Sank Centres Good Will Days
were successfully presented Tues
day and Wednesday, although the
sudden drop in temperature kept
people at home. Generally people
liked the show, but the committee
members feel that the efforts were
too great for the weather break
The WIS barn dance at the Ar
mory was largely attended both
nights, and the success Of that
venture was pleasing to the spon-
sors.
The farm, home and garden dis
play in the Otto building, formerly
the Red Owl Store on Main Street
was very good. There were 814 en-
tries Of splendid products Of the
farm, home and garden. The dis
play Of corn revealed many fine
specimens. The entire list Of win
ners will be printed in the Herald
next week and on Friday all may
collect their prizes at the various
stores. We are unable to publish
the list this week owing to the fact
that those in charge have been toe
busy to tabulate it.
The celebration opened with q
concert by the Sank Centre band.
This was followed by a Mardi
Gras parade, which was made sue
cessful by the participation Of the
school children, in various costum-
es, as well sB- businesS- sfneny e01S<
of whom were clowns and clothed
in comedy costumes.
The Northwestern Amusement
Co., presented the free acts on the
stage twice each day, and they re-
ceived applause as very fine per.
Torrance. The Brooten Band gave
a concert Tuesday evening, and
their cooperation and courtesy was
heartily appreciated by the COM
mittee.
The amateur contest, under the
direction Of Supt. w. A. Kohl, was
Of excellent quality, for several OF
the numbers were OF professional
type. The winners as selected by
Judges from the amusement troupe
weer as follows: 1. Phyllis Pang-
burn and Carol Cordell, Sank
Centre, tap dancing; 2. Marina
Schwegman, Sank Centre, sone
with guitar accompaniment; 8. p
J. Svenneby, Sank Centre, harmon
lea solo; 4. novelty roping and
bull whip act: s. Vera Mae Jack.
son, Sank Centre, piano solo; 6
Cliff Anderson, st. James, comedy
impersonations; z. st. Paups
school group, singing.
Music by the Little German banc
and the WIS barn dance complet.
ed the performance.
Wednesday afternoon the Sauh
Centre band gave a concert, and
Cliff Anderson gave a performance
Of representations The professional
stage performance closed the af
ternoon show.
Raney's Amusement Co., set theil
riding devices up on the streets
and with concessions and shows
held out as well as they could with
the strong cold wind threatening
tents and ticket boxes.
The WIS barn dance, with Tom
Owens and his Corn Huskers, was
a success. and although the spon.
sors will take a slight loss, it IL
made up in the fact that the pa.
irons enjoved high-class event.
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tomorrow afternoon, Friday,
Coach Harvey's boys hit the
road for the first time in four
scheduled starts. The trek ends
at Long Prairie where the
Prairie boys will be waiting for
this encounter. Long Prairie
has been dumped twice this
wear at the hands of Staples
and Little Falls.
The changing fortunes of wal
wheedled victory from the grasp OF
the galloping contingent of Har.
vey's footballers in their third
game Friday and chalked up two
defeats and one win in three
starts.
It was Foley, who supporting
their numbering 2O0-pound-they
advertise him at 215-number 80
Nidjilski, turned on the power In
the last half to beat the local eff.
forts II to 13 in surprising game
that simulated the Minnesota-Ne.
braska game Saturday. The differ.
ence in the scores was the direct
account of two safeties scored
against the locals.
The first safety was the direct
result of a beautifully long, spiral
punt kicked out by Nidjilski. II
sailed high without a wobble fol
that deadly coffin corner. Ethun
following it back, scooped it up on
the two yard line, was carried by
his own momentum to the goal line
and slipped. He was down on his
own goal for the two points. The
second safety came when the locals
having STAYED off a Foley attemp'
at their goal tried running the play
out from the low, bad side of thu
field. The line poured through ant
Ethun was caught unmercifully OF
the goal for the second two points
And right there was the difference
in the ball game.
Sank Centres first touch down
that eliminated a march OF u
yards down the field-losing thu
ball only once-occupied the frs
quarter. It featured the brillian
work of Ethun, one of the nices
runners Harvey has developed, thu
blowing Of Rivette, and the pas
snatching of Captain Walker. Or
the kickoff to the locals, Fish raj
it back to the rs yard line. Rivett'
took six yards cracking through
the line, but Ethun lost on an Of
tackle sprint that was killed a
borning. A fake from punt forma
ton lost, and the lads kicked out t.
the forty yard line. Egan, Beste
and Walker turning in the play!
stopped Foley cold in their tracks
Their failure to punt gave the local!
the edge when they took the ball II
midfield. Ethun rambled on for Il
yards with Rivette cleaning up II
front of him, and then Rivette add
ed a couple of yards. Ethun wen
on a cut back for Is yards more
Then the boys went razzle dazzle II
q beautifully timed play that found
Ethun starting the ball from pun
formation taking kick. He passed
over the line to Walker who lateral
ed far out to Fish and the play
moved deep into Foley territory
On the 30 yard line a pass go
away nicely from the hand o.
Ethun with Walker receiving ant
over he went for the first touch
down. A nice march of sustained
! football for an entire first quarter
Foley had the ball in possession
once, and it was their failure tt
punt that lured the boys on to gel
the first goal.
The lad who puts the ball In play
everytime Is the boy who rarely
gets the glory of carrying the apple
over the line, but Bohn. Harvey!
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
STATION MANAGERS CHANGE

This week several changes in the
personnel of the service stations of
the city were noted. In the White
Eagle station Albert Peglow, who
had been employed there for some
time, leased the station and assum-
ed charge of the business the first
Of the month. In the meantime
White Eagles former manager,
Paul Mayors, moved into the super
service station on east Third Street
and will operate his business there.
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In Sweden a special holiday for
blind persons is celebrated each
year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-07
Junior High Lost
First--Won One
Young Lads Show Possibilities Fol
Future High School Football
Team

In their first game-the first real
game of football most of them had
ever played-latent possibilities
loomed, in spite of loss to Little
Falls Is to 0, in Rasmussen's junior
high school football squad.
The game marked the first Of a
seven-game schedule, almost as
tough and as filled as the varsity
schedule, which the Junior high
boys will play. Their schedule in
cludes two with Melrose fighting
Ramblers and two with Alex.
Little Falls scored as a result of
a tumble when the local outfit ex-
ecuted complete spinner and were
stopped. The tumble was scooped
up, a clear field popped up, and
they scored. The second was the re-
suit of 40 yard end run that
wheeled wide and spread the defen-
sive.
The local boys had their turns,
too, but were unable to punch in
side the ten yard stripe. Several
times they were up to the ten yard
line as result of some nice end
runs and some line bucking. Once
with only inches to go on the ten
for a first down, their attack bog
ged down.
These lads, who will be the team
Of a few years, showed definite
promise though. But strength in
the line is needed. Pleased with the
work Of his backfield was Coach
Rasmussen. In Brown and Hoff-
man he has runners. During the
course of the game, when the boys
settled down after their first flight
mess on. the opening whistle, i'm
provement was so vast as to be no
ticeable. Their blocking and tack
ling and the fundamentals boosted
their stock to the noticeable point.
Sank Centre Z; Melrose 6
With a slightly revamped outfit
in some Of the key positions, Coach
Harold Rasmussen's Junior high
school footballers won out in their
second game Of the season-the
second within a week-pulled out in
front of Melrose to 6.
Pulling out in a first quarter
drive that saw all of the meagre
scoring, the boys put on one of the
finest exhibitions for young mole
skinners, those who watched the
game, said.
Sank Centres score came as a re-
suit Of 90 yard romp to the goal
line on the opening play Of the
game. On the kickoff from Melrose
to the locals, Denny Hoffman,
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Foley Took
Scalp of sc.
Footb allers
Locals Out Ahead During The
Early Stages Of Game
Friday
FINAL SCORE II TO Is
Tomorrow, Friday, Locals
Will Play On Long
Prairie Gridiron

Tomorrow afternoon, Friday,
Coach Harvey's boys hit the
road for the first time in four
scheduled starts. The trek ends
at Long Prairie where the
Prairie boys will be waiting for
this encounter. Long Prairie
has been dumped twice this
wear at the hands Of Staples
and Little Falls.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
ANTONIO, S0UTHPAW
MEDAL|ST, ADVANCES
Evens, Last Seasons Runner-Up,
in Other Feature Today in
Title Tournament.

CHICAGO, August 1s-The 1e sur
vivors of the first day of match
play warfare went back to work today
on a full-time schedule-36 holes
in the second annual national left
handed golfers championship tourna-
ment at Olympia Fields.
The field of qualifiers was all wound
up to make week of it at SO holes,
but decided it was too hot yesterday
and reduced the first round of match
play to lS.
Alexander Antonio, 24-year-old
Linden, N. j., southpaw, who won the
qualifying medal Monday, faced D. H.
Civilian of Youngstown, Ohio, In the
second round as result of his 3-and-2
victory over Walter Masse Of Green
Bay, Wis. Civilian eliminated H. A.
Lake of Bedford, Iowa, by the same
count.
In another feature match Fred
Evens Of Clayton, Mo-, who bowed to
Howard Creel OF Pueblo, Colo, in last
years final at st. Louis, was paired
with Sam Alpert of Chicago.