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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Business Meeting Of
Catholic Societies
Will BE Held in st. Paul's Church
Parlors, This City, Sunday
Eve, Jan. 81.

Organized in December 1896,
the Western Stearns County Fed
Grafton of Catholic Societies will
hold its first annual business meet
ing in this city Sunday evening,
January 31st, at eight o'clock,
sharp. Representatives from the
various cities and villages in
cluded in the Federation win
gather in the Parlors Of st. Paups
Church.
The Federation includes Socie-
ties from Metre Grove, Melrose,
Spring Hill, Lake Henry, New
Munich, West Union, st. Rose,
Greenwah and Sank Centre. Each
Of the above Societies will be repre-
sented by delegates.
The program will open with
short band concert, following
which the President Of the Fedora
ton will call the meeting to order.
Following a song by the audience,
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. Plachta win
deliver the address Of welcome.
Other addresses will be presented
by Rev. Haupt. Spiritual Advisor
Of the Federation; Judge Paul
Ahles; and Rev. Pauline, o. 8. b.
With the musical numbers win be
included a song Lullaby" by am
octette made up of members OF the
Daughters Of isabelle. and another
song, THE Old Refrain" Miss Flor
enre Vogel will be at the piano
Following the adoption Of consti-
tuition and bylaws. the delegates
and guests win enjoy lunch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
School authorities
Build Skating Rink
Cooperation Of City Council Makes
Winter Sport P0ssible-Win
Be Completed Very Soon

Through cooperation of the City
Council, school authorities are
building skating rink on the
playground, and It is planned to
have the rink completed this week.
Supt. w. A. Kohl had planned to
have skating rink on the play
ground during the holidays, but ill
ness delayed the plan. The work Is
being done by Tony Klein and Chas.
Gray, who are cooperating with Mr..
Kohl in the completion of this pro-
ject. The City Council furnished
the snow pillow to clear the snow
from the plot and the city Is furn-
ishing the water to flood the rink.
The entire playground has been
cleared Of snow and hence a large
skating space will be available.
Work of clearing the snow from
the grounds was done Tuesday, and
flooding operations were COM
menced Wednesday morning. Boy
Scouts aided in the snow removal.
When completed the new rink
will be one of the finest the city
has had for many years. This is
worthwhile project and it should
be an object lesson to all that it is
not impossible to erect a skating
rink at small cost, If the right men
sponsor it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Farmers Cooperative Has
Successful Years Business
Rev. Henry Retssk
Records Precipitation
Three Year Period Shows 1885
Had Largest Rainfall In
Community

1885 visited this section with the
heaviest precipitation over a
three-year period from 1884 through
1886, but residents may be hopeful
in 1887 for good year If measure
ments Of snowfall, recording four
year high in January, may be reck-
oned as promising. This statement
Is derived from records compiled
daily and recorded by months dur
ing the past three years by the Rev.
Henry Reflex, of West Union.
January of the current year is
the highest January in the past
four years in inches of snowfall,
with 1.13 inches recorded by FIR.
Reflex. Assuming a normal amount
Of rainfall for this section is 81 in
ches per annum, 1885 blossomed as
the most prosperous year with
29.221 inches. 1884 slumped slightly
below normal with only 1885 in
ches, and 1896 precipitated to a
three-year low with only 11.961 in
.ches. Highest single month was
August, 1885, with $3.50 inches, and
low month was March, 1895 with
only .265 inches.
Bearing out the fact that rain
fall, given at the proper time, is
synonymous with good crop re-
turns in this section is this table
below. "a was marked as a severe
year of drouth with parching winds
and dust-laden air marching across
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Red Cross
Asks Flood
Relief Funds
Glass Jars Placed In Business
Houses For Contri-
buttons
$lO6.5O WAS SENT OUT
May Send Contributions To
Herald Or Both City
Banks

Over 100000 people, homeless,
destitute and in want, Is the toll
taken by flood in nine states,
while disaster has reached into
eleven states Of the union in one of
the worst catastrophies the nation
has witnessed.
President Roosevelt has issued a
call for funds and aid to the Am
erican Red Cross. There are no
quotas, and only the generosity of
the American people will set the
amount contributed for flood relief.
The need is great.
The flood relief drive in this city
was opened Monday and on Tues
day afternoon substantial sum
was on its way to aid the sufferers
In the flooded areas. A large num-
Der OF glass jars have been placed
in the business places Of the city
and those who wish to contribute
to this cause may put their money
in any one Of them, or bring it dir
ectly to the Chairman at the Her
aid office, or either of the city's
two banks.
All organizations, church and civ
ic, throughout the land, are getting
behind the Presidents appeal for
contributions. The local Rotary
Club contributed $500 at its Tues
day noon day luncheon. The money
was forwarded that same afternoon
to headquarters, together with So
received from the Sank Centre I'M
plement Co., and 81 from the man
ager, Ed Schneider, $1.00 from Mrs
Betz and so cents from a friend
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28

Since the above remittance $3.50
from G. E. Conkey, Gradatim club,
$1,000, Herald, $500, besides four
membership dollars received at the
Herald office.
The Home School personnel rails
ed $500, and Miss Patterson tele-
graphed that amount to headquar-
tiers. The total amount which left
Sank Centre Tuesday for flood re-
lief was $106.5O.
There will be no house-to-house
canvass for funds and those who
wish to donate have opportunity to
do so. Mail, or leave your contriba-
tions at the Herald office, or either
Of the two banks, or put it in any
of the sixty glass jars placed in
business places Of the city. The
Chairman will forward the next re-
port to Red Cross headquarters on
Friday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Frank Segrin
Passed AWAY
Sat. Morning
Born In Sweden September
Is, 1859-Was II
Years of Age
MRS. A. RYDHOLM DIED
Herman Thieschafer Called To
Rest From This City
Sunday Morning

SPECIAL - This Thursday
morning we received the sad
news of the death of Jeppa
Larson, who has been confined
to the Swedish Hospital in
Minneapolis. Mr.. Larson passed
away Wednesday morning at
HIS o'clock. The funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock In the Methodist
Church. Mr.. Larson has been
In Minneapolis since October.
Obituary next week.
Frank Segrin, resident of this
city since 1914, passed away Satur-
day morning, january 23rd, at 4:30
o'clock, at his home on South Main
Street. Mr.. Segrin had not been Ill.
Death followed a paralytic stroke.
He was II years of age.'
Frank Segrin was born in Sweden
September Is, 1859. With his par
ents he came to America in 1861,
and they settled at Madrid, Iowa
At an early age he was confirmed
When about twenty years of age,
Mr.. Segrin went to Colorado to
work in the silver mines. He cross
ed the country westward before the
railroad was built. When gold was
discovered in Alaska, he went north
as one Of the early prospectors in
the gold rush. Arriving in Alaska,
one of the first men he met was
Herman Schroeder, who later lived
at Sank Centre. They Immediately
became friends and formed a part
nership which endured during the
eleven year period they were en-
gagged in mining in Alaska, and
which brought them together in a
successful business venture years
later in Bertha.
When Mr.. Segrin and MIR.
Schroeder returned from Alaska,
Mr. Segrin went to Iowa and re-
manned for a short period with his
parents, but the hot Iowa summers
were unbearable to him and he
came to Minnesota, locating at
Bertha, where Mr.. Schroeder had
located. 1t was at Bertha in 1908,
where Mr.. Segrin, together with
Herman Schroeder, B. F. Hines and
DIR. White, organized the bank now
known as the First National Bank.
He was a stakeholder of this bank
up to the time of his death, and for
several years had served as vice
president.
On June 10, 1908, he was united
In marriage to Miss Laura Gary, of
this city, who was engaged as a
teacher inethe schools of Bertha.
They resided in Bertha until 1914
when they came to Sank Centre to
make their home, and where they
heve since resided. Mr. Segrin re
tired from active business several
years ago, and since has cared for
his truck garden, an acre of land
near his home.
Besides his wife he is survived
By thirteen nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held at the
home at two o'clock Monday after
noon, with the Rev. M. L. Brann,
of the Methodist Church, official
ing The pallbearers were: G. D.
Cass, Chas. Gray, U. J. Coons, DIR.
H. F. Henneman, A. r. Hesse and
Jos Robinson. Interment was made
in Greenwood cemetery.
CONTINUED on Page 4. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Theatre Gunner to
Match Donations
Five Cents Will Be Added To
Admission Price and Own
or Will Add Five Cents

A novel, simple and painless
plan for contributing to the
American Red Cross in connec-
ton with the flood disaster has
been put into effect by F. l..
Parsons, proprietor of the Ok
ford Theatre, it was announced
Wednesday.
Under this plan each patron Is
asked to add five cents to the
admission price he pays at the
theatre. This additional five
cents is then matched by the
theatre owner and the total
amount collected is to be turned
over to the Red Cross flood re-
lief fund.
This plan will be in effect at
the Oxford Theatre on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, OF
this week, during the showing
of the picture "Libeled Lady"
The added price of the theatre
ticket is optional to the custom
er.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Annual Meet
OF Creamery
February 1st
w. E. Boie, of Land O. Lakes,
Minneapolis, Will Be
Principal Speaker
TO ELECT DIRECTORS
1886 Output Increase Is Over
10000 Pounds Greater
Than 1885
TO ELECT DIRECTORS

Stockholders and patrons of the
Sauk Lake Cooperative Creamery
Association will attend the annual
meeting Of the association to he
held in the Community Club rooms
Monday, February 1. The meeting
will be opened in the morning at
1920 o'clock, and will continue
throughout the day.
It will be necessary to elect three
directors, two for the term of three
years and one for the one-year
term.
w. e. Boie, representative Of the
Land O. Lakes, Of Minneapolis,
will be the principal speaker, and
he will have a message of interest
to dairymen.
Following the lunch hour, a short
musical program will be presented.
Lunch will be served at noon. The
notices which were sent to all
stockholders and patrons contain a
special invitation to the ladies.
The Sank Lake creamery has
closed successful year, marked by
an increased butter production
The 1896 production totaled
$40, 1853 pounds of butter, an in
crease of over 10000 pounds over
the year of 1895.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Local School
Basket Quint
Drops Two
Long Prairie Toppled Main
Streeters BY Score Of
20 to 20
A WINNER
Tuesday Nights Game Ended
Disastrously For Locals
10 To II

Chalking up their second loss
within a week the local varsity bas-
ketbaM team continued their slump,
began against Long Prairie, when
they were defeated by Swanville on
Tuesday evening on the local hard
woods, 10 to II.
It was a bit of superb ball that
Sank Centre tossed out for Alexan-
dria to think about and that near
ly defeated that lanky club. But
following that game the boys have
not been clicking. Against Long
Prairie the single efforts of one
man, Elver, rammed in so many
points that the locals were thrown
completely off their stride. Against
Swanville, while the Harveymen
displayed a superior and smoother
offensive, their shots were off.
They finally settled into the pace
that Swanville set.
Tuesday evenings team was reg
ular with old men back at their
posts. Ray Walker, absent from the
Long Prairie encounter with a
turned ankle, was back at the for
ward position with a bandaged an
kle.
Make no mistake; this Swanville
team has possibilities. Their men
are all of a height and good
height for basketball. Swanvillc,
apt to hold to certain idiocyncras-
les, has developed this year pc
culiarly unorthodox style of shoot
ing. They take few set shots, and
are less concerned about working
the ball in. Their break is fast for
the basket and anywhere around
the foul line is shooting territory.
They take the shot on the run, with
a running leap, and the shot Is
flipped at the basket. And they
connect a percentage of the times,
too. Their man Kaun, at the center
position, is their leading exponent
of this shot, and has developed in
to probably the best offensive man
for the Swans.
Local scoring hasn't picked it.
self from the slump it went into at
Lcng Prairie. Their attack was
breaking the right way. The COM
bination from Arvig to Walker and
back 10 Arvig or Reble was pune
turing the defensive but the shots
weren't taking hold. Arvig and Re
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Clarence ArneSOn
Writes About Flood
Says They Are Out of Danger In
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Es-
tablishment Flooded

Reports Wednesday that MIR. and
Mrs. Clarence Arneson, residents
Of Cincinnati, Ohio. were on their
way to Sank Centre escaping from
the disastrous flood of the Ohio
River were denied yesterday by
the gentleman's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. j. Arneson, of this city. Ru-
mors that they were stranded in
flooded areas between here and
Cincinnati were simultaneously
marked as false by the denial.
A letter received by Mr.. Arneson
Wednesday morning prompted the
statement that they were still in
Cincinnati. Clarence stated that
they were well and not to worry
Business in the city is temporarily
halted, and Mr.. Arneson is not
working since his business estab-
lishment Is flooded. Word of the
oncoming flood led them to stock
heavily with foodstuffs, and they
are certain they will be safe until
the waters, recede. He dispelled
fears for them when he stated that
the river would have to rise to a
2O0Lfoot level before their residence
in the highlands Of Cincinnati
could be reached.
He reported generally on condi-
items with word that power and
electricity were not available to
them. City water systems are in
grave danger Of shortages, and res
idents are restricted to water usage
during only one hour in each day.
Telephoning for private use Is
barred unless the message is of alb
solute necessity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
To
Honor Court
AreSent Out
Will Take Place During An
niversary Week Feb
ruary z to ID
HANDICRAFT EXHIBIT
Will Include Twentieth Ami
versary of Scouting In
Sank Centre

Invitations will be sent during
the next week to persons in this
city calling attention to the Court
Of Honor to be held by the local
Troop Is during Boy Scout Ami
versary Week. Plans for arrange
ments are nearing completion, and
a tentative date has been set for
February 10th. Highlight Of the
Court will be the large Tenderfoot
Investiture Ceremony at which
about 30 boys will be invested with
the initial award in Scouting.
Special invitations will be sent to
heads Of civic clubs and service or
CARNATIONS in this city, including
Rotary, American Legion, and Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars. Pastors of
the Churches and troop committee
men will also be specially invited.
The local Troop Of the Girl Scouts
will be asked to attend in a body,
and make this Boy Scout observa-
ton a part Of their own 25th Ami
versary celebration.
Not only will the week of Feb
ruary to 10 be observed as COM
memorative of the beginning of the
National Organization Of the Boy
Scouts, but will also mark 20 years
OF Scouting in this city. In 1917,
Joseph Cardinal, Spanish American
War Veteran, organized the first
troop in this city with ~ Scouts.
While this troop was evidently dis
banded during the war, the seed
for the movement was carried over
until Ben Morgan came to reorgan-
lie. Since this time there has been
Scouting continuously.
In view of this Double Jubilee
Scout leaders Of this community
are more anxious that the entire
city attend the activities during
Anniversary Week. OF prime impor-
lance will be the Court of Honor to
which the public is cordially invit-
ed. Window displays featuring
works Of handicraft by individual
Scouts and Patrols will be found
during the Week in downtown
stores.
Anniversary Sunday will be OBJ
served by the local Troop. February
It'll, designated as Anniversary
Sunday, will find more than 60
Scouts attending the several
Churches in this city. Each boy
will, be urged to make special eff
forts to attend his church that day
and each Scoutmaster will be as
signed body of Scouts to accom-
peny to the Church.
Saturday of Anniversary Week
has been set aside for a Troop An
niversary hike, and on the evening
OF the 18th, Lincoln's Birthday, a
special national broadcast will be
a feature. All Scouts will converge
in meeting in this city to listen to
the broadcast with a message from
the Honorary President Of the
Boy Scouts, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sixty-five Scouts will take part In
the weeks activities. All will work
together to complete the window
displays, and all will play a part in
one of the largest Court of Honors
in this city. The public is cordially
invited by the Scouts and their
leaders to attend the Court of Hon
or and to view the window displays
during the week Of February Z to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Mystery Surrounds Fatal
Injury To Young Woman

after me-" or Help me-" and then
collapsed on the floor. According to
county officials Mr. Schrupp stated
he carried the young woman to a
chair, attempted to force some wa
ter between her lips and failing in
this threw cold water in her face.
Being unable to revive her, he call
ed DR.. Ericsson, who found after a
brief examination that Miss Lohrke
was suffering from small wound
at the base of the skull.
She was unconscious and the
physician took her at once to the
Riverside hospital. Miss Lohrke re-
manned in a coma throughout the
night, unable to make any state
ment as to what had happened to
her and died Saturday morning at 8
o'clock.
On request Of county officials
and the young lady's parents, a post
morton was conducted Saturday
afternoon by Drs. Ericsson and M.
e. Mosby. The coroner's jury was
sworn in, determined that the young
lady was dead and adjourned until
yesterday afternoon at which time
they were to consider what the
post mortem disclosed.
In addition to the post mortem
the vital organs were sent to state
Psychologists In Minneapolis in a
further effort TO learn the cause Of
death. II officials had received any
report as to the findings Of the To-
cal physicians or the Psychologists
they refused to reveal It yesterday
afternoon before the coroner's jury
was to meet in an adjourned ses-
sion.
Explanations, Mr.. Schrupp says,
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Apply
For Payment
In Soils Act
Applications Sent To st. Paul
From Where Payment
Is Made
SOME MUST HOLD OVER
Additional 1000 To Be Sent
In This Week-Over
900 Complete

During the past week the soils
conservation organization working
through the county agents office at
st. Cloud sent to the state office at
st. Paul 2300 applications for pay
pnent. For 1886 the payments on
the soils conservation program are
being made through the Twin CT
ties and the applications are not
being sent to Washington as was
the case with the old AAA program.
This will mean that 1t will not re-
quire as long a time for the pay
ments to come back to the county
as was the case in former years.
This week an additional 1000 appli-
cations are being sent in for pay
ment and this will take care of
over 80 percent of the applications
that will be sent in from Stearns
county. The remaining number
Continued on Page 1. Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Seeks Further knowledge of
How Fatal Injury Was
Received

Mystery surrounds the manner in
which Louise Lohrke, %, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lohrke, Of
this village, received an injury at
the base of the skull Friday night
which resulted in her death the fol-
lowing morning at the Riverside
hospital.
AS The Leader went to press
yesterday afternoon, an adjourned
session Of a coroner's jury compris-
ing III. G.. Anderson, L. v. Engle,
X. II. Balloon, J. H. Klemenhagen,
Roman Item, Of Browerville, and J..
o. Huset, were inquiring further
into the matter in hope Of learning
the exact manner in which the
young woman received the fatal in
jury.
County officers who have been
conducting an investigation since
the case was reported to them have
learned Miss Lohrke left the home
OF her parents about 7:30 p. m,
Friday.
A short time later DR.. M. G..
Ericsson received a call from the
Hansmann factory building where
Ed Schrupp Is engaged In the ma
chine shop business and who had
called him. There DR.. Ericsson
found the young lady in an arm
chair unconscious.
Mr.. Schrupp related to the doc
tor that short time before Louise
had entered his shop. said, They're
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Declamatory Contestants
Selected Friday Morning

Helen" Miss Hoffman was selected
as the representative In this div
ision.
In the contests the same system
that prevailed in the district last
year will be used this year. The
district is divided into four groups,
with the schools of Sank Centre,
Gienwood, Alexandria and Long
Prairie assigned separately to one
of the groups. In other words, Sank
Centre will be a member Of one
group, Alexandria another group,
etc.
The four schools mentioned above
will not compete In the first con-
tests in their respective groups,
but each will meet the first and
second place winners Of the first
contest in the sub-district contest.
Winners Of the sub-district will
go to the district. Places for hold
ing these contests will soon be de-
termined. Sank Centre will COM
pete the first time during the week
o. February 18th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
Cartoonist.Reader On
School Lyceam Course
Outstanding Attraction VIII BE
Presented At Senior High
Assembly Tomorrow

Sank Centres public school,
through the University Lyceum
Service, will present its next at
traction in the Senior High assem-
bly, tomorrow, Friday afternoon,
January 20, at three o'clock.
The entertainment for this at
traction will be given by Mr.. Rob
ert Wood, cartoonist and dramatic
reader. Mr.. Wood Is a graduate of
the University Of Chicago and a
student Of the Chicago Art Insti-
tute. He Is an excellent cartoonist,
who reads as he sketches.
This is another of the outstand-
ing attractions which have been
booked by the local school. Adults
are urged to attend. Admission to
adults b 16c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-28
COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT
Members of the Col

Members or the community
Club are requested to be In at
tendance at the annual meeting
to be held in the club rooms
this Thursday evening. Besides
the election of officers, several
propositions of more than pass
ing interest to this community
will be brought before the club.
Among the most noteworthy Of
these propositions will be the
project Of diverting Ashley
Creek into Fairy Lake, as a
means of controlling the water
level of that body of water. This
project will be presented and
explained by Oscar Lying, who
has made a study Of the propos-
ed work. This Is a worthwhile
project and should be of interest
to everyone IN this community