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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
TODiScuSS Plans For
Christmas Seal Sale
Director Of National tuberculosis
Association To Speak At st.
Cloud October FL

Charles L. Newcomb, New York
City, Christmas Seal Director Of the
National tuberculosis Association,
will be guest speaker at a Christ
mas Seal Institute to be held Thurs
day, October p, at 615 p. m, at
the Methodist Church in st. Cloud.
The Institute is sponsored by the
Stearns County Public Health AS
ISOLATION, and Mrs. ]. w. Turner,
st. Cloud, is in charge of arrange
ments.
Other speakers at the Institute
will include DR.. E. A. Meyerding,
executive secretary of the Minneso-
ia Public Health Association and
president Of the Mississippi Valley
Conference on tuberculosis, and
DR.. Kathleen Jordan, of Riverside
Sanatorium, Granite Falls.
Plans for the 1887 Christmas Seal
campaign will be discussed at the
dinner meeting. Invited to attend
are county association officers,
Christmas Seal local managers and
workers of Stearns, Morrison, Ben
ton, Todd, Pope, Douglas and Sher-
burne counties, as well as school
superintendent and others inter-
ested.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Explosion At
Welding Plant
Robert Plant And Occupants OF
Building Have Lucky Escape
From Serious Mishap

Robert Plant, who operates a
welding establishment on Oak
Street, experienced terrifying
moment Friday morning when an
explosion rocked his building and
blew out all but eight of the win
dow lights from his place of bust
ness. Considering the terrific ex-
plosion Mr.. Plant was lucky indeed
to escape without serious injury.
The explosion occurred while Bob
was welding a cylinder oil barrel
for A. Polipnick Of the Cities Ser
vice Oil Co. He had welded one
other barrel and was on the second
one when one end Of the barrel
blew out. Mr.. Plant was on one
knee and the conclusion drove the
barrel against his right knee,
causing q painful, but not serious
injury. Will Sieben and Fred Dick
ison. who were in the place at the
time. were thrown against a work
bench, but were not injured. Bob
was rolled about six feet from
where he worked on the barrel
Mr.. Plant was welding nipples IN
the barrels and stated that he had
often done this work. It was a sud-
den surprise to him when the ex-
plosion occurred. After recovering
from the shock, and finding that no
one had suffered serious injury, he
was able to laugh about the incl
dent.
The explosion was heard through
out thee psiness section of the city,
and those who were in that section
at the time expected to find the
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Serious Auto
Accident Monday
Illinois-Iowa People Injured When
When Car Went Into Ditch
On Highway IL

A serious automobile accident,
caused by a defective steering ap-
paratus, occurred Monday shortly
before noon on Highway II, about
6k miles south of this city. A 1927
Oldsmobile, driven by I. N. Bopes,
Of Taylor Ridge, ILL.,, left the high
way and rolled over four times.
Injured in the accident were Mrs.
Jessie Latin, of Muscatine, Iowa
owner of the car, and Mr.. and Mrs.
I. N. Bopes. Mrs. Latin received
minor injuries, and after treatment
at the local hospital left immediate
ly for her home. Mr.. Bopes received
serious head injuries caused from
broken glass, and Mrs. Bopes was
also badly cut and suffered frac-
tured left arm. They were enabled
to leave the hospital Wednesday
morning. A niece of Mr.. Bopes,
Mrs. Mary Blacklege, who resides
in Rock Island, ILL.,, was not injur-
ed.
Mr.. Bopes was driving the car
and they were on their way from
Redwood Falls to Middle River for
visit with relatives. At a point
near the Sam Graham home the
car suddenly swerved to the side
Of the road; Mr.. Bopes brought it
back, when it swerved again and
then headed for the left side Of the
road into the ditch.
Mr.. Bopes said that he owed his
life to Francis Paquin, Standard
Oil employee from Minneapolis,
who administered first aid and
stopped the flow Of blood. He was
thankful for the aid of Mr.. Paquin,
for the splendid response OF the
State Highway Police, the ambu-
lance service, the hospital and doc
fOrs
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
AN INTERESTING DISPUTE

Hammer Swaffer, London political pundit, has
brought occasion for considerable controversy over his
statement that typical Midwest town exists He is
looking for a typical Midwest town, and thereby has
gained considerable publicity throughout the United
States.
In last weeks Herald we carried the statements Of
several midwest Governors accaimng certain cities
within their states being just what Mr. Swaffer is
looking for Among these the statement of our ma
yor that "our English visitor hasn't America un-
til he sees Sank Centre"
This week the Associated Press has a report that
Boone Iowa. leads in the United States survey in the
search for typical small town. Yet that does not set
tie the argument for Dr. Carl Taylor expert on pop
ulation trends not certain about that He asks
"How about Muncie, Indiana, Sank Centre, Mnneso-
tai" And further states: Maybe should find out
IT'S interesting challenge"
With the announcement that Congress will be IN
session November 15th let suggest the appoint
men of investigation commission to settle the dis
pute We might not be able to satisfy Hammer Swaffer
as to our qualifications typical Midwest town.
but good town will take chances with Num-
cie Indiana, and will not take second place even Tor
St. Cloud regardless of superiority in population
trends. We still maintain that our English visitor
should see Sank Centre, most widely advertised small
town in the United States today Modesty we add that
Sank Centre is typical of Central Minnesota cities and
towns where agricultural development has been re-
sponsibe for the splendid growth and Improvement OF
towns and cities which other part of the country
exceeds And that's story and we're stuck with it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
ElrOsa Man
Selected AS
REA Supt
Will Have Charge of Stearns
County Project-Work
Progressing
OVER 200 AT MEETING
Mileage of Rural Line To
Cover 143 Miles-To
Advertise Bids

Stockholders of the Stearns Co
operative Electric Association met
at Melrose Friday afternoon, Octo-
Der 9Th, to act on matters of i'm
portance concerning the rural cleo
trification program in this county.
Over two hundred farmers interest
ed in the project attended the meet
ing to give the board Of directors
authority for entering into several
legal matters with the REA al
Washington. The loan contract, the
mortgage and the note as required
by REA were read to all members
present. The stockholders present
voted unanimously to permit the
directors to execute these various
documents.
Representatives Of the engineer.
ing firm, Ellerbe and Company, of
st. Paul, the firm engaged by the
local REA, were present and ex-
planned the program made on the
maps and blue prints for the pro-
ject. The lines as drawn by them
will be built in the townships of
Melrose. Sank Centre, Ashley, Ray
mond, Getty and Lake George. The
mileage as drawn covers 143 miles.
Word was received Saturday by
J. M. Miller, chairman Of the local
REA. from John M. Carmody, ad-
at Washington. that c.
p. Stalberger, of EIrosa, would be
the project superintendent for the
Stearns county project. With the
project superintendent definitely
chosen. MANY Of the project details
should be taken care OF more rap-
idly than heretofore. This week the
engineering Specifications were
sent to Washington for approval
and when this approval is received
the local REA is ready to advertise
for bids for line construction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Wakes
Annual Meet
October 21st
Director of District No. z,
Will Gather At Com
munity Club
JOHN BRANDT SPEAKER
D. B. Caughren Will Deliver
Address of Welcome-To
Open At II A. M.

Directors Of District Z, Land
o. Lakes Creameriesj will ga
Their in this city Thursday,
October Dist, for their annual
meeting. The session will open
in the Community Club rooms
at II o'clock forenoon, when
the business Of the district
will be transacted.
Dinner will be served at noon
in the basement Of st. Paurs
Church, which will be followed
by an interesting program in
the Community Club rooms.
The afternoon will be given
over to musical entertainment
and speeches. d. B. Caughren,
president of the Sank Centre
Community Club, will deliver
the address of welcome. Gus.
Levorson, Of Brooten, will res
pond for the directors Of Dis
trict No. z.
John Brandt, president of the
Land o. Lakes Creameries,
Inc, will be the principal speak
err, and there will be other talks
pertaining to the dairy indus
try. About $50 people are ex-
pected to attend.
The present officers Of Dis
trict z are as follows: J. p.
johnson, Princeton, chairman;
Gus. Levorson, Brooten, first
vice chairman; John Hans
meier, Foley, second vice chair
man; George Strauss, Sank
Centre, secretary; A. H. Gates,
Rice, treasurer; w. B. Larson,
st. Cloud, fieldman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Sisters Attended
Teachers Meet
Annual Event Held In County Seat
For Diocese OF st.
Cloud

Nearly 225 pupils Of st. Paups
Parochial School were treated to a
two-day holiday last week end
when seven Benedictine Sisters,
teachers in the school, attended the
annual teachers conference for the
Diocese Of st. Cloud. The meeting
held in st. Cloud last Thursday and
Friday found more than 400 teach
ers representing 50 Catholic educa-
tional institutions.
Two of the local group held plac-
es on the two-day program. Sister
Chantal was in charge Of a COM
mittee discussing before the group
problems in English and Compos-
ition. In the discourse methods OF
teaching and curriculum were dis
cussed. In the Grade 6 Division
Sister Bernette, of the local school,
discussed before the assembly the
publishing Of a school newspaper.
Opened with a talk by the Rt.
Rev. Bishop Jos. r. Busch, Of the
Diocese of st. Cloud, the conference
listed a number of prominent
speakers in Catholic educational
circles. Among them was the Rev.
James Byrnes. Supt. Of Schools In
st. Paul, the Rev. J. H Ostdiek,
Supt. of Schools in Omaha, and Sis
ter Antonine, o. p, of Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Mrs. Casper
Pick, of West
Union, Dead
Funeral Services Held At St.
Alexius Church Friday
Morning
WAS s. YEARS OF AGE
Interment Made At Former
Home Saturday Morn
ing

Mrs. Casper Pick, formerly Miss
Anna Schachmann, of the West
Union community, passed away on
Tuesday evening, October 5th, at
the st. Cloud hospital, following an
illness of only several days dura-
tion.. The sympathy of the entire
community is extended to the fam
lily in their bereavement over the
untimely death of Mrs. Pick.
Anna Schachmann was born at
st. Nicholaus September 9Th, 1912,
and was IS years old when she
passed on. She was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schachmann.
On May 3, 1927, she was united
in marriage to Casper Pick, of
Spring Hill. To this union was born
one child, son, Richard, who is
five years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pick moved to West
Union following their marriage, and
located on farm seven miles
southeast of the village.
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning at nine o'clock from
st. Alexius Church, in West Union.
Rev. FIR. Henry Reflex read the Re-
QUEEN Mass. The honorary pail
bearers were: Mrs. Paul Bentfield,
Mrs. John Bentfield, Mrs. Albert
Radermacher, Mrs. Andrew RAIDER
macher, Mrs. Joe Cans and Mrs.
Frank Marthaler Mrs. Nick Marth-
aler was cross bearer. Three broth
ers and three borthers-in-law of
Mrs. Pick were the active pail
bearers.
Burial services took place Satur-
day morning at her former home
in st. Nicholas, where interment
was made.
Besides the bereaved husband
and child, Mrs. Pick is survived by
her father and four brothers, John
Marcus, Alois and Sylvester, ane
two sisters, Olivia, of st. Nicholaus
and Sr. M. Richardene, o. s. B., Of
st. Benedict's Convent.-West I'm
ion Cor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Zion Lutheran Church
Improvements Made
Extensive Repairs OF Interior OF
Lutheran Structure Being
Rushed To Completion

Extensive improvements and re-
pairs in the general interior Of the
Zion Lutheran Church were being
rushed to completion this week it
was announced. Improvements are
being made in both the Church
nave proper and the basement
rooms of the building.
Upstairs in the Church proper
the ceiling has been done in the
decorative nu-wood, a wood pro-
duct composition. Walls have been
cleaned with repapering job, and
windows have been redecorated.
While the windows are not of the
stained glass variety, the effect Is
gained by the use of art paper at
tached to the panes. The old de-
signs were removed and a new pat
tern attached in the improvement
program. Redecoration Of the wood
work is expected to be finished
next week.
In the downstairs where church
functions are held repainting and
some remodeling has been COM
pleted. The entire basement has
been repainted and in the kitchen
to facilitate handling Of dishes and
property during church functions
alterations have been made. The
church, one Of nine in the city, is
under the pastorship of the Rev. j.
T. Schumacher.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Dr. Johnson Visited
Supreme Court Bldg.
Mural Over Door Done BY Brother
OF Sank Centre
Resident

With the eyes of the nation foe
used on the High Court of the
land following the proceedings of
the appointment of Hugo Black,
DR.. w. Johnson, recently returned
from an eastern tour, bent his steps
toward the Supreme Court build.
ing during his sojourn in Washing
ton, D. c.
According to his observations the
High Court building is among the
most beautiful in the National Cap
itol. Long, stately columns rise in
Vermont granite for the outside of
the building, and the interior Is
done in the white Of Alabama mar
BILE. The chambers themselves
where the Justices preside are not
imposing, he pointed out. The
chamber is perhaps the size Of the
local auditorium, he said, and fin
ished simply. In one Of the CORR
doris the statues of the justices are
done in bronze. In the Department
of Commerce they learned they
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
VOLUME SEVENTY-ONE- NUMBER TWENTY
Sirth District Legion Rally
Last Eve. Largely attended
State And District Officers
Urge Increased Mem
bership Activity

Opening the membership drive a
large number of Legionaires and
Auxiliary members were in attend
ance at the annual Legion Rally Of
the Sixth District held in the Com
munity Club rooms, in this city, on
Wednesday evening. The meeting
was opened by Commander w. d.
Gallup, of Robert Swift Post, hosts
to the visiting delegations.
Following the singing of Amer
ica," the following program, under
the direction Of Supt. w. A. Kohl,
was presented:
1. Piano Solo Betty-Mae Johnson
2. Tap Dance-Norman Nelson,
Mable Steege.
3. Vocal Solo: Trees" and LUX
emburg Garden"-Miss Helen
Ranstad.
4. Tap Dance-Phyllis Pangburn,
Carol Cordell.
5. Comedy Songs: Cant Help
Lovin' That Man Of Mine" and
"BilP-Miss Pearl Swope.
A short period was given over to
community singing, and under the
leadership of Mr.. Kohl, many of
the songs of the days of yore were
sung.
Commander Gallup turned the
meeting over to District Command
er Gust Anderson, Of Wadena, who
expressed his appreciation for the
splendid attendance, evident inter-
est in Legion matters and thanked
the local post for it's splendid coop
GRAFTON. He then presented the Dis
trict officers as follows: Vice Com
mander Mike Miner, of Bertha;
Service Officer Andrew Olson, of
Eagle Bend; and Vice Commander
Louis Lovik, of Sank Centre.
In the roll call it was revealed
that the following posts were re-
presented at the rally: Albany,
Brooten, Little Falls, Melrose, st.
Cloud, Upsala, and Sank Centre.
Mrs. A. M. Steece, of Aitkin, the
District President Of the Auxiliary,
complimented the Sank Centre unit,
and urged all unit presidents and
secretaries to attend the fall con-
ference. She introduced the district
officers as follows: Mrs. Christ
ianson, first vice president; Mrs.
Gunderson, Of Little Falls, second
vice president; Mrs. Jacobs, of Ait
kin, secretary; Mrs. Paul, Of Mel
rose, Mrs. Mike Miner, of Bertha,
executive committee; Mrs. Pang-
burn, Sank Centre, service chair
man; Mrs. Solberg, of Brooten, Ma
/ tional Defense chairman.
State and District officers pres
ent were: State Commander Mike
Hurley, Of Pine City; District
Commander Gust Anderson. Of Wa
dena State Auxiliary President,
Mrs. Robertson, Of Litchfield;
Sixth District Auxiliary President,
Mrs. A. M. Steece, of Aitkin; Coun-
ty Service Officer, andrew Olson,
of Eagle Bend.
Among the Auxiliary units re-
presented were members from
Bertha, Brooten, Albany, Melrose,
Wadena, Little Falls, and Sank
Centre. It was announced that the
Sank Centre unit had gone over the
top in the membership drive with
81.
Mrs. Robertson, of Litchfield,
State Department President Of the
Auxiliary, was then introduced. In
a well delivered talk she told of
the work the Auxiliary is doing in
the hospitals among the disabled
veterans. She made a plea for
these disabled men and their de-
pendants, and urged increased
membership activity in the Auxil
larry. Her talk was interesting and
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Two Fire Calls
Early This Week
Robert Wicklund And DIR. Yager's
Suffer LOsses.-Neither
Fire Serious

Members Of the local volunteer
fire department were called to the
home of Robert Wicklund, on Sec
ond Street, Monday morning, where
a fire smouldered between the CELL
ing and the second floor. It took
some time to locate the fire, but
after being discovered 1t was soon
extinguished. The damage was
nominal.
Wednesday, shortly before noon.
the department was called to the
new home Of DR.. Wager, on Third
St., where a fire ragged in the newly
completed garage. The origin of
the fire Is unknown, altho a stove
had been set up in the garage. DR..
Wager suffered a considerable loss
Of medicines, and the interior of
the garage, cupboards and a desk
were badly scorched.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Winners of
Good Will
Days Exhibit
Entries Totalled 864-Splen-
did Display In Otto
Building On Main st.
MANY AWARDS GIVEN
Prizes To Be Collected From
Business Places AS
Listed

Prizes as awarded to exhibitors
in the farm, home and garden dis
play for Good Will Days in Sank
Centre were as follows:
Merchants National Bank-Corn:
Mimi. 10, 6 entries. LIST, w. J. Otte;
End, Mrs. J. Gritzmacher, Rt. 1;
3rd, E. Cass, Northwestern Dent, 2
entries. list, Joe Rouslang, Rt. /;
End, John Berscheit. White Dent,
entries. list, John Berscheit; End,
Jonas Eckberg; Bird, VIM. Engie.
Dahlem's Grocery-Rye, 6 en-
tries: list, Adam Orth, Ri. 4; End,
Richard Kortan, Rt. 4.
First State Bank-Mixed Grains,
% entries: LIST, Sweet Clover, Jonas
Eckberg; End Red Top Glover, Vir-
gil Quade; 3rd Sudan Grass, Jonas
Eckberg; 4th Red Prosa Millet,
Virgil Quade; 5th, Timothy, Jonas
Eckberg; 9Th, Prose-, Archie Weed
err; 7th, Timothy, Virgil Quade; 9Th
Alfalfa, Virgil Quade; 9th, Cane.
Virgil Quade.
Waldorf Cafe-Pop Corn, 16 en-
tries: LIST Julian Ceynar; End T.
Graham; Bird Mrs. Frank Domke.
White Eagle Oil Station-Alfalfa,
z entries: LIST Joe Eckberg; End,
Jonas Eckberg.
Oxford Theatre-Sweet Clover,
entries: LIST Archie Veeder; End, Ed
Bosshardt.
Ed Steege Liquor Store-Millet, 8
entries: LIST A. D. Olson; End Archie
Veeder; Bird Jonas Eckberg.
J. ]. Smith Implement Co.-Stalk
Corn, 4 entries: LIST Herman Doege;
End Frank Schmiesing; Bird Aug.
Vessel.
Wernigs Liquor Store-Pie, Pun
pkin, 10 entries: LIST VIM. Bellinger;
End Charles Hesse.
Sank Lake Creamery-Eggs, 10
entries: LIST Ben Bodamer; End Mrs.
]. Reble.
Continued on Page Eight
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-14
Ali Members
To Exhibit at
Junior Show
Conrad and Anthony Zehrer
Will Show In Baby
Beef Group
TO BE HELD NOV. g. II
Merle Judes and Robert Plant
To Exhibit Sheep and
Turkeys

Stearns county will be well repre-
sented this year at the Junior Live
stock Show at South st. Paul. The
quality of exhibits from the county
will probably be of better quality
than what was ever shown from
this county at the Junior Show. The
extension office at st. Cloud in
charge Of All club work in the
county, has for a number Of years
been trying to improve the quality
Of exhibits from the county.
In the baby beef group Victor
Willenbring, of Richmond, will
show his junior yearling Angus
calf. This calf stood first at the
county fair at Sank Centre and al
so first in the group let out for
judging for the Junior Show trip.
Conrad Zehrer, Of Sank Centre,
Of the Gopher Prairie club, will
show a junior yearling Hereford.
His friends in Stearns county are
looking for a rather high placing
for this calf at the Junior Show
because Conrad did a fairly good
job of feeding the calf and went to
considerable trouble In getting a
good calf for the show this year.
This calf was purchased from the
Bones Stock Farm at Parker,
South Dakota. The third baby beef
entry will be from Anthony Zehrer,
also of the Gopher Prairie club, and
will be a Junior yearling Angus.
Anthony's calf Is western range
calf purchased last fall from the
group bought through the Central
Cooperative Association, South st.
Paul.
In the pig class the highest win
ming pigs at the county fair will not
be eligible to compete at the Jun
Tor Livestock Show because mem
bers showing these highest placing
pigs were awarded another state
trip and no club member can win
two of the state trips in one year.
Gilbert Weyer, Of LeSauk town
ship, will show his Poland China
barrow. The second entry from
this county will be a Duroc barrow
shown by Polycarp Meyer, of the
IIOVS CluUs 4No SouLIy SoiA
send more than two fat barrows
and Of course the number Of folks
enrolled in the pig project was
large enough to give the county
maximum representation.
In the sheep classes the county
will again be represented with the
maximum number. Byron Barrett,
of the Lynden club; Merle Judes, of
the Raymond-Ashley club, and Gel
estine Maus, Of the Luxembourg
club, will show their single lambs
at the show. In the pen or trio of
lambs Carl Maus, from the Luxem-
berg club, will show the Stearns
county entry.
In poultry the county will have
two representatives at the show
with Robert Plant, Of the Gopher
Prairie club, showing a pen OF
bronze turkeys. Another poultry
entry Is still to be named.
The Junior show this year Is
scheduled for November 8, 9, 1C
and II at South st. Paul, with
Monday, November 9Th, the entry
day. The judging will be done on
Tuesday and Wednesday, November
9 and 10. with the sale to be con-
Quoted Thursday, November 18th.