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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
Football To
Open Friday,
Tomorrow
New Field South of Golf
Course At North Limits
Of City
PARKERS PRAIRIE FIRST
Schedule Complete Announc-
ed At End Of This
Article

I'm starting from scratch" said
Coach Gene Harvey with the day
of the first grid battle so close you
could almost hear the crack of
leather, and therein HES the tale of
a bitter struggle that'll see no ar
mistice during the scheduled sea-
son.
The hostilities rage on a front
Of about 35 boys who are battling
for a coveted berth on that lineup
that will charge the vet squad of
Parkers Prairie tomorrow after
noon, Friday. Game time when the
first kickoff win go flashing
against the sky is called at 3:15 p.
m. Games are to be played this
year at the new field just south of
the golf course.
It's to be a new deal this season,
for that I'm starting from
scratch" line was not the idle pratt
ting of coach blowing off to
quiet fixed expectations that some
boys had their berth all sewed up
That was the line that started the
whole fracas, and if there were
any of the boys who thought they
had a position all slotted with thei,
manly frames, they found out diff.
ferently last Friday evening. 'The
toughest practice Harvey ever gave
u.s." the boys said later. Scarcely a
man was used for five minutes In
the same position and the way
Coaches Harvey and Toftness bore
down with the heavy duty work
left plenty of doubt as to just
which squad was the first team.
So there's no letting down-nc
resting on laurels collected individ
ually last year. The pitch is being
maintained until the kickoff to
morrow afternoon. Echoing thu
sentiment set up by the coaching
staff, the boys themselves are go
ing into the schedule with thu
thought that-this is the year.
The boys from the Prairie, WHIT
open the schedule here tomorrow
will be first class opening oppon
ent. And they may be position tt
knock any anticipations Of the 10
Gals into a cooked hat. They're
tough and fast, and it's a bunch
of veterans who come here. Park
ers, with virtually the same outfit
cleaned house on both Long Prair.
lie and Glenwood last year.
Here's list of the huskies who
are out to defend the local grid
situation this season: Willard, Ar
Wig, Hiram Bellinger, Ray Berg.
green, Norman Bonn, Stanley Burt
Robert Carlson, Eugene Cokeley
Hilary Egan, Donald Ethun, Ray
Fish, Thomas Higbie, Richard
Hoffman, Gordon and Henry John
son, Maxwell Kaufman, Vernon
Kind, Donald Kringen, w. Kurrell
Rayfield Moore, Donald O'Brien
James Pangburn, Merlin Pickett
Loren Potter, Willard Rasmussen
James Rattle, Ronald Rivette, Jun
ior Vandesteeg, Donald Veneer, Ray
Walker (Capt.), Roy Wallen, and
James Ziegler.
Here's the schedule that includes
four home games:
Tomorrow: Parkers Prairie, here.
Sept "a: Morris, here.
October 1: Foley, here.
October 8: Long Prairie, there.
Ocotber IS: Albany, there.
October %: Glenwood, here.
October 20: Melrose, there.
November s.: Alexandria, there
(tentative).
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
S4,Oz6 Allotted For
Third Street Project
Work VIII BE Commenced Septem.
Der 22-WPA Crew OF rs VIII
BE Employed

Announcement was made this
week by Victor Christgau, state
administrator of WPA, of the alot-
ment of $4,076 in federal funds to
meet labor costs in the project of
widening Third Street in this city.
The City Council has set aside
$2,552 to cover the costs Of mater
ial other than labor items.
The above will be the cost Of
widening Third Street, from Main
to Oak Street, to eliminate SER
ious traffic hazard. Work on this
project will begin September 22nd,
at which time a crew of rs WPA
workmen will be assigned to work.
Travel along this particular Sec
ton of U. s. Highway So has been
dangerous because of the narrow
pavement and the practice Of park
ing cars diagonally. When the
work is completed, it is said the
parallel system Of parking will be
installed and in this way will give
still added width to the driving
lane.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
Viii Hold Mass Meeting TO
Explain School Proposition

trict's Main Street property, to the
highest bidder or bidders as the
Board may determine. William OF
to, who plans to erect a modern
garage of brick structure at the
south side of his present building.
wishes to obtain a part Of the pro-
perty, between his building and the
public library, where the tennis
court is now located. The Board
states that it will move the tennis
court to the Fairgrounds. The sec
ond section pertains to the pur-
chase of property in Block A, west
across the street from the school
buildings. The Board asks that II
be permitted to purchase such part
or parts of said property as may be
offered at what the Directors deem
a reasonable price. The proceeds
of the sale Of the Main Street pro-
perties are to be used for this pur-
pose, and purchases are to be made
when the same can be reasonably
done and funds are available.
These propositions were present.
ed to the electorate some time ago,
and both were defeated.
Considerable opposition to the
second section of the proposition to
be presented by the Board has de-
veloped from residents in Block 4,
who state that IL carried 1t will
give the Board a perpetual option
on their places. and that such &C
ton will make the sale Of proper
ty in that block impossible. In di-
costing the notice rs published in
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16

his father purchased the merchan-
disc stock of Solomon Pendergasr
and the family moved to Sank Gen.
ire. The elder Mr.. Bishop died
when Howard was IA years old.
About the time of his graduation
from the local school with the
class of 1884, his mother moved to
California. Mr.. Bisnop accompan-
led her and remained a year and a
half.
Thirty-three years ago Mr.. Bish-
op entered the employ of w. o. p.
Hilsdale as clerk in the Boston
Store. He remained with Mr.. Hills
dale until the fall of 1905, when he
moved to Westport and opened a
general merchandise store. Through
the efforts of Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop
Westport became a popular trad
ing center. and people came from
considerable distance to patronize
them. He remained in Westport for
II years, when he sold the store to
Harry Clemens. For a couple OF
years he was not definitely located
and then purchased a stock OF
goods at Clarissa. Mr.. Bishop had
q desire to enter business in Sank
Centre and on January Is, 1922,
closed a deal for the purchase of
the Boston Store stock, where he
remained until the store was sold
to Mr.. and Mrs. los. Rogers. He
also purchased a store in Frazee
and recently was engaged In bust
ness in Park Rapids with his son
Harold.
On November 16, 1893, he was
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
Howard Bishop Buried Mon
day Afternoon At
Greenwood
Howard w. Bishop

Howard w. Bishop, a successful
merchant in this city for many
years, died at st. James Hospital
in Perham on Friday evening,
September 10, at 9:15 o'clock. He
was taken to the hospital Thurs
day, Sept. End, when he became
seriously i'll.
He had failed in health since he
was stricken with pneumonia in
May, 1886, just as he and Mrs.
Bishop started on trip south and
east. He was rushed to ST. James
Hospital and made a wonderful re-
covery. On March 3, 1887, he and
his wife started on a motor trip to
California Upon his arrival he be-
came i'll and was unable to drive
his car home. Since his return June
LIST he has been confined to hospi-
tails at intervals during a period of
eight weeks.
Mr.. Bishop was born at Sag Har-
bour, Long Island. N. Y, on June
II, 1865, and was II years old at
death. When he was three years
old, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis S. Bishop, moved to this
community and homesteaded at
Birch Lake. on the place now
known as the Mossman farm. Later
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
For
Good Will
DaysPlanned
High Class Entertainment
And Amusement To Be
Offered
DETAILS NEXT WEEK
Bands, Drum Corps, Orches-
tras To Furnish Music
Both Days

At a meeting of the Community
Clubs committee on arrange
ments for Good Will Days to be
held in this city October and 6,
details as to finance, program and
concessions were decided upon.
The committee has made arrange
ments for an elaborate program.
with two full days Of fun and
amusement.
Among the special attractions to
be booked for this event will be en-
tertainment from the WIS Barn
dance program, if available. Other
events will be an amateur contest,
a tramp parade by the business
men, music by bands, and maneuv-
ers by drum corps. The committee
decided to secure the Paynesville
Legion Drum Corps for the even
ing Of October 5th and an invita-
tion has been extended to the
Brooten Drum Corps also. A Ger
man band will also be present to
play about the streets during the
two-day celebration. These are only
tentative plans and other numbers
will be added as features.
F. J. Clark, associate editor Of
The Farmer, st. Paul in a letter
to the committee stated that he
would ATTEMPT to interest the Hook
En- Cow folks, Of st. Paul, to take
part in our program. This is a
large organization, and If possible,
it will be booked to be here.
For the amateur contest, which
will be under the direction Of Supt.
w. A. Kohl, the committee decided
to offer $2400 in prizes. These will
be divided as follows: Tap dancing
and other dancing. $500; vocal
groups. $500: vocal solos, $500; in
strumental solos, $500: instrumen-
tai groups, $500; comedy teams,
groups or singles, $500. Entries for
the amateur contest may be made
with Supt. w. A. Kohl, Dewey
OGara or Jos. Frank, members of
the committee.
Another feature Of the Good VIII
DAVIS will be the appearance Of Mr..
Kuh Terry on our streets. Mr.. Kuh
Terry, if properly addressed, will
give the person, who Identifies him
$1.O0. $40 has been set aside for
this event. Mr.. Kuh Terry will ap-
pear at various times of the day,
and complete details Of this event
will be announced next week. How
ever, in order to secure one Of the
dollar bills. it will be necessary to
ask the following question: care
you Mr.. Kuh Terry Of Sank Cen
tire Good WIFI" 1t must be asked
as printed here, hence. it will be to
your benefit to memorize the ques-
ton. When the specified time Of
each appearance Of Mr.. Kuh Terry
is announced you may approach
any man and ask the above ques-
ton. If you ask the right man, and
state your question correctly, you
will receive $1.00.
Under the auspices Of the Com
munity Club, and with the assist
ance of merchants and wholesale
CONTINUED on Page 10, Col p
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
TelephoneCo.
Installs Under
Cable
Increased Demands For Ser
vice Necessitates I'm
pfpyements
WORK NOW UNDER WAY
Thirty-eight New Phones In
stalled This Year To
Date

With increased demands for all
types Of telephone service nullify-
ing to some extent the effectiveness
of the present facilities of the To-
cal exchange of the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company, a pro-
gram, launched in its first stages
with the preparation for laying
several blocks Of underground ca
BILE, got under way this week Man.
ager H. S. Forsyth announced.
A crew of men, local laborers,
began work this week digging
trenches to house the buried ca
BILE in several sections Of town. In
charge of the work are two Bell
system men, a foreman and a cable
splicer
The change from overhead cable
to the more slightly underground
maneuver is necessitated in GER
tain sections, Mr.. Forsyth explain
ed, because the present cable,
having reached the span Of its SER
vice life, is too small to handle the
load increased demands for service
are entailing. Since 1t must be re-
placed to maintain standards of
service, the requirements are made
with an eye to the future turned to
underground wiring. I'm some sec
tions Of town, we are unable to
provide subscribers with the type
of private service they want be-
cause the cable is unable to handle
it," said Mr.. Forsyth. And the
trend is definitely from the old
party" line to private line service.
Along with this announcement
came the statement that the local
office until Tuesday Of this week
has shown net gain of 38 phones
over the previous year. Mr.. For
syth expects to end the year with
a gain of from % to u stations as
compared with 10 year ago, and
7 three years ago. simultaneously
switchboard operators have ex-
perienced in the past several weeks
a pickup in long distance toll call
ing that is generally true over the
nation, Miss Lulu Kriesel, chief
operator, said. From a daily aver
age of 100, maintained for several
years here, the average jumped to
a high Of 211 during the week of
August 28th. Last Wednesday the
long distance count scared to 230
toll calls handled through the local
board. A recent peg count revealed
that 5000 local calls are placed
daily in the local exchange.
Gable requirements will be made
in the following sections in this es-
innate: Underground will replace
over head cable on 4th street east
from the Waldorf for a stretch of
two blocks. In the alley behind
Pine Street between 3rd and 5th
streets a section will be showed I'M
derground. Four blocks of over
head will be eliminated that now
crosses the railroad track and con-
tinues from the alley behind the
Irv Dobbs home up Grove Lake
avenue west toward the water tow
er. In that same section on Getty
from 9Th to 9th another railroad
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
Stearns4-H
Won Honors
At State Fair
All Livestock Entries Placed
In Money and Received
Ribbons
SEVERAL HIGH RATINGS
All Placings Point To Good
Club Work In
County

All Stearns county All livestock
exhibits at the state fair placed in
the money and received some rib
bons, Harvey Kuchenbecker, club
agent, has announced.
Lorraine Name, of Paynesville,
placed fifth on her Holstein heifer
calf. A fifth placing was also re-
ceived by Ralph Boldt, of Paynes-
vile, with his yearling Holtsein
grade calf. Henry Luetmer, Of
Meier Grove, received eighth on his
yearling purebred Holstein calf.
The purebred Shorthorn heifer
owned by Walter Otte, of the Goph-
err Prairie club, Sank Centre, won
second ranking. The corn exhib-
it of Sylvester Post, member of the
Rockville club, placed fourth. Lest
er Hummer, of the Unity Club, had
an egg exhibit at the State Fair
which placed fourth.
The high ratings received by
Stearns county All club members
at the State Fair last week are in
dicative of good club work in var
ious projects, says Pearl Sims,
Home Demonstration Agent. The
Stearns county All healthiest boy
and healthiest girl each received
high honors in the state contest.
Louis Steman, 10 year old All boy
of the Luxembourg club, received a
close second to the states health
lest boy, Dale Turner, of Fillmore
county. Louis received just one
and a half tenths of a point below
the state winner. Lucy Gaida, of
Holdingford, who was chosen as
the county Health girl was also a
blue ribbon winner being one of
the ten high winners in the state,
all Of whom received a score Of 81
percent or more.
The county booth using the sub
ject Thrift received a second plac-
ing in it's class. This booth show
ed the bleaching Of sacks and the
various types Of attractive gar
nents that could be made from the
different kinds of sacks. This
booth was in charge Of Lauretta
Botz, of the Gopher Prairie All
club and was chosen among the ten
booths exhibited at the county fair
at Sank Centre.
Oma Lea Lackey, of Stickney
Hill club. won reserve champion
ship of the safety demonstration
competing against 81 other coun-
ties Of the state and placed first in
her class safety in the Home
Omea Lea Lackey is only thirteen
years old but gave fine demon
stration. says Miss Sims.
Elva Cook, of the Raymond Ash
ley club, who represented the
county in the state style revue re-
ceived second placing on her rust
brown wool outfit. A white ribbon
or third placing was received on
the dress and clothing exhibit of
Irene Becker, of Holdingford.
Lorraine MANI, Of Paynesville,
also received a white ribbon plac-
ing on her canning exhibit. Other
winnings were as follows: In the
silent bread contest Bertha Lumley,
LINDEN, received a red ribbon on
second placing, and Teresa Maus,
of Luxembourg. q white ribbon
placing. Lauretta Botz placed elev-
enth in the state clothing Judging
contest. Stearns county was repre-
sented at the fair by II members.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
An Open Season
Despite Petition
Majority of Game Wardens In
Stearns Voted for Open Pleas
ant Hunting Oct. 16

It isn't likely that the pheasant
season, scheduled to open October
18th, in Stearns County will be
closed despite repeated pressure
and petitionings of the local sports
mems clubs.
That was the impression that
Carl Fischer and Gus Anderson,
representing the local club, brought
back from Capitol Hill last Friday
following a full afternoon spent
with Harry Speaks, of the Game
and Fish Commission. For hours
the local men went through the
administrations which the Com
missioners go over to decide where
to open the season. According to
their records, Mr.. Fischer pointed
out, the only criterion by which
they have to decide is the recon-
mendations of the game wardens
and the sports groups in the coun-
ty. In this county the majority vot-
ed for opening the season.
Mr.. Speaks did promise interces
sion for the local clubs wishes,
however, and Carl said he expected
a reply one way or another by the
end of the week. It's barely posi-
BILE though that the decision Of the
majority groups will be reversed.
From the outset the local sports
men group opposed the pheasant
season opening this year. Local
conditions of the game bird border
on scarcity following hard winter
and a spring i'll conceived for
Matching. The local group was one
who voted for a closed season.
In case the season is not closed
in Stearns county the only recourse
will be to impress upon hunters
through local newspapers the scar
cjtv Of birds and the possibility Of
their being wiped out In this sea-
sons shoot, It was indicated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
.sfaHedLgh System
On Tennis Courts
Young Men Of Community Provide
Splendid Civic Improvement
At Golf Course

They said 1t couldn't be done, but
the lights burned brightly for the
first time Monday evening.
It was a group of tennis players
without organization, without pres
ident, executive body, or any funds
that put through sports project
at the Country Club tennis courts
that has been pronounced the best
at the Country Club
in number Of years. Monday fin
ished the wiring for the lights on
one court and that evening a group
of about Is played or watched the
first matches ever held under the
lights in this city.
The project, which evolved after
more than a month of steadily
"pecking away and involved a
series Of getting this labor or that
material as cheaply as possible,
finds two courts side by side nice
ly surfaced with clay, new pipe
and twin standards
supporting the light reflectors.
Cost of the project will be borne
entirely by the tennis players, and
in the club costs only
one dollar. For the lighting defin-
lite rates have not been as yet Sc
cured, but it was announced that
the rate would be as near to cost
as it could be. Membership tickets
do not include night playing which
involves the expense Of lighting
with two 1000 watt globes.
It is reasonably certain that the
backstops will be. completed by
the end Of the week and the re-
moval of the old wooden back
stops will be accomplished. Tennis
players and those interested In
such a project are invited to drop
out" for an evening to view the
corner.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
Mrs. Barbara Tombers

Mrs. Barbara Tombers, a resi-
dent of this city for the past eight
cen years, was called to her Master
Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock.
She passed away at the Melrose
Hospital where she had been for
three weeks due to broken hip.
Mrs. Tombers was born in Gin
cinnati, Ohio, on April 20. 1851. Her
age at death was 76 years, four
months and thirteen days. She
came to this city eighteen years
ago, in the year of 1919, and was
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETING THURSDAY
EVE, SEPTEMBER %

Community Club meetings
will be resumed this month fol
lowing a vacation during the
summer months. In announcing
the opening of fall activities,
Secretary Walter Gritzmacher
stated that the first meeting
would be held the evening of
Thursday. September %, at
eight o'clock. It is important
that all members attend this
meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
KING OF KINGS

Cecil B. DeMille's superb sound
version of the king of Kings" a
splendid motion picture, will be
shown at the Methodist Church on
Monday evening, September goth,
at 8 p. m. This picture was pro-
duced at a cost of S2,500,0O0.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16
DEER THREATENED

We have been informed that
six deer are roaming the woods
and fields, between the Dave
Hooper and Henry Baldwin
farms, north Of this city. The
people in that neighborhood
wish to protect the deer, and re-
frain from disturbing them as
much as possible. 1t has been re-
ported to us recently that a
certain man from Sank Centre
was seen putting out three salt
licks-and there are people who
wonder whether he Is helping
the deer, or whether he Is look
ing for fresh meat for the win
ter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield. Of West
Union, were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thiegs.
On Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ven
newitz, Of Alexandria, visited here.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Medd|ist H0nors
ToPatty Berg

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Feb. 8.
The old saying that history re-
peats itself applied today to titan
haired Patty Berg, Minneapolis
school girl, following the qualify
ing round yesterday in the an
nual Miami -Biltmore women's golf
championship.
AS she did last year, Patty, de-
Tending champion, walked off with
medalist honors with a 39-41-80,
two under Women's par.
Tied for the runner-up position
with 81's were Jean Bauer, Provi-
dence, R. l.; Marion Miley, Lex
ington, KY, and Kathryn Hemp
hill, columbia, S. C.
Match pla7 gets under way to-
day, with the 80 lowest scorers in
the championship flight.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Gotham Would
Halt Fight

BERLIN, Feb. "a counter-of-
fensive against the proposed James
Braddock-Joe Louis fight in Chi
cago in June was launched in New
York today, according to Max
Schmeling, championship conten-
der, who is meanwhile just mark
ing time, awaiting developments.
Dennis Scanlan, New York bust
ness man claiming to have au-
thority to represent champion
Braddock, has been trying to land
a Notwithstanding bout for
the Olympic Stadium in July,
Schmeling understands, but so far
no progress has been made.
The main hitch, besides Mana
ger Joe Gould's obvious desire to
match Braddock with Louis first,
is the difficulty in getting the big
gate out of Germany.
Schmeling today declared he is
sticking to the arrangements with
the Madison Square Garden Corpo-
ration for a championship fight
with Braddock in New York in
June. He has no information di-
rect from the Garden, he said, that
the June fight is off, but if the
worst comes to the worst, I can
always put my case before the
courts on grounds of breach Of
contract"