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A group of four 5-story elevator build
ings. with Fairgrounds All apartments
have two exposures
> rms kit. and bath $50 and S5T so
3 rooms. kitchen. bath S65
RESIDENT MANAGER, EMERSON 1919
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Req. Bet1enaorf
Negv Pastor of
Local Church
Assumed New Duties of
Church Of Our Lady Of the
Angels Parish Tuesday

Rev. John Bettendorf, who has
been assigned to the pastorate Of
the Church Of Our Lady of the
Angels in this city, arrived Tues
day and took charge Of the parish
Immediately. Rev. Bettendorf came
to this city from Breckenridge
where he served as pastor Of the
Catholic Church for IS years, hav-
ing accepted the call there in 1921.
Rev. Bettendorf IL well known in
Stearns County as for many years
he was a resident Of st. Cloud, to
which city his parents moved in
1901. He takes the place in this
city Of the Rev. Chas. Mayer, who
has transferred to Roscoe, as pas
tor of the parish d st. Agnes.
In an interview Wednesday MORN
ing Father Bettendorf stated that
he was glad to get back to stearns
County and he hopes that he will
be enabled to remain here as long
as he did at Breckenridge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Three Liberal Cash
Prizes Offered For
The Winners
ALL TO RECEIVE GIFT
Winners of Rural
School Contest To
Be Announced

All rural schools entered in the
Community Clubs playground
equipment contest will have oppor-
tunity to take part in an amateur
contest to be held Tuesday after
noon, December Goth, in the Junior
High School auditorium. At this
time the winners Of the playground
contest will be announced and the
presentations will be made.
Special cash prizes for the win
ners Of the contest have been set
aside, and every school which en-
tiers will receive cash gift. The
program will open at three o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Prizes for this event will be-: first,
$1,000; second, $3.50; third, $3.50.
This amateur contest will be un-
der the direction Of Supt. w. A.
Kohl. It will be open to those who
have entered the rural school con-
test, and only one entry will be al
lowed to each school.
In order to facilitate arrange
ments it would help considerably If
those who intend to enter this
amateur contest would register at
the Model Store or the Herald Of
flee.
Offerings on this program do not
necessarily have to be Christmas
numbers, and teachers may select
any presentation they wish. Effic-
lent judges have been selected.
The standing Of contestants will
be found on page eleven.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Voted To
Truck
New Equipment Not To
Exceed Cost of $500
Advertise For Bids
500 GALLON CAPACITY
Will Have 200 Gallon
Booster Tank For
Farm Fire Use

At regular meeting of the Coun-
Gil held Wednesday evening, Dec
ember 7th, the city fathers voted to
purchase a new fire truck, the cost
Of which Is not to exceed $500.
The council is advertising for bids
this week.
This new equipment is to be Of
500 gallon per minute capacity, and
bids accepted on equipment.
This new truck Is to have wheel
base Of not less than 158 inches. It
will have a booster tank, which will
carry 200 gallons Of water for farm
fire use. The old truck, now used
for farm fires, carries only 80 gal
Ions Of water. The newest truck
now In operation has no booster
tank.
The new truck Is to be modern
In every detail and, we understand,
purchase win be made as soon as
all Of the legal angles are disposed
Of.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Will Move
School Bldg.
%
Preparatory Arrange
ments Are Progressing
Very Satisfactorily

Work preparatory to the moving
Of the Senior High School building,
Is progressing faster than expected,
and the contractor will be ready to
move the building on Friday, Dec
ember 23rd. School will close at
noon and the actual moving, we are
informed, will commence that af-
ternoon.
In the meantime, said Supt. w.
A. Kohl, there is no danger what
ever for pupils to remain within
the building until that time.
Tuesday morning a crew Of work.
men commenced pouring concrete
for the foundation. The westside
Of the building IL all trussed and
ready for moving and the east side
10 now being prepared by cutting
the foundation underneath. Work
on this part Of the project Is done
at night so that the air compress
sors used to cut the foundation do
not disturb class work.
The architect recently went over
the plans and specifications to get
them In shape for bidding, and to
prepare them for workmen. Work
on the new addition must start by
March LIST, 1889.
Twenty-six local men are now
employed on the project.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Plan Excursion to Cities For
Sinclair LeYiS Nezv PLAY

ceum Theatre, Minneapolis, the
Lyceum management viii run spec
ial trains from his home town of
Sank Centre and st. Cloud for one
Of the performances.
An excursion Of this kind may
be sponsored by the Community
Club. Of this city, providing there
are enough Sank Centre people
willing to make the trip to either
city during January. A number Of
local people have stated that they
intend to be present at one Of the
performances Of the play featuring
Sinclair Lewis. It IL necessary,
however, that large group make
the trip at the same time in order
to get excursion rates. Prelimin-
airy arrangements for an event of
this kind are being formulated and
the details will be published later.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
OPEN HOUSE AT
BRYANT LIBRARY
40 Residents Viewed
RedecOratiOn Project
Estimated At $14OO

Nearly 40 Sank Centre residents
trooped to the Bryant Library
Tuesday afternoon and evening to
be guests at "open house" that her
aided the close Of WPA redecora-
ton project, estimated to cost
around $1400.
Total registrations marked 137
visitors for the day. BY five o'clock
113 had come, oh'd and ah'd over
the welcome sight Of the newly
decorated contrasting scheme OF
light walls and dark wood work,
took tea poured in the offices OF
librarian, Miss Bernice Finnegan.
(Continued on Page IL. Col. 30
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Minneapolis
South High
Friday
Slight Advance In
Prices Owing To
Expense Involved
LARGE, RANGY OUTFIT
Season Tickets Cannot
Be Honored-Want
Large Attendance

TITS the best team that has the
most points at the end Of the
game" said Coach ]. N. Toftness
this week as he nurtured his Gag
ers for the smash hit of the cur
rent schedule, tomorrow evenings,
game with Minneapolis South High
School.
Anyway you figure it, he pointed
out, it's the old tally at the end Of
the ball game that puts Mr.. and
Mrs. Fan on your side-or on the
other. I'VE played a fair game
against Benson, but it's got to be
better If they want to stop South"
he said this week as the Minneapol-
is high point in the local schedule
doomed larger than ever.
Sank Centre has one mediocre
victory to its credit over Upsala
"a to IA. A rushing, green Tech
team, that has since rolled over
Minneapolis West, put the locals
low in the bracket. Against Ben
son they lost marginally. "They
muffed scoring opportunities in this
Benson game because they weren't
alert" Toftness said of his team
this week.
South comes to Sank Centre big,
and defeated by Staples. Which
means little in Sank Centre hope
because Staples is this good: loft
ness wouldn't be surprised to see
the team from that railroad town
blaze right into the state meet this
springtime. Lead by the biggie Of
the team, McGinnis, center, and
standing 6 foot 8, with or without
stockings, South is big with at least
three men all six feet tall.
Against q team like that the
game has to be carried to them,
Toftness feels. He feels that In
Kringen, Pangburn and Conkey he
can cope with the height situation
pretty well. Offensively South is
fast, works on its height. Defen-
sively they have used a semi-zone.
although its probable that they will
use straight man-to-man type of
play Friday.
e. w. Olson this week announced
q slight increase in admission
prices, because Of expenses involved
in scheduling this first Minneapolis
team on local court, season tick
cts cannot be honored.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
V. 7. Conklin
Resigned AS
City Attorney
L. L. Kells Appointed
BY Council To Fill
Unexpired Term
WILL NOT LEAVE CITY
Mr.. Kells Resigned
From Water, Light &
Power Commission

Attorney L. L. Kells was. appoint
ed City Attorney at meeting Of
the City Council held Wednesday
evening, December 7th. His APP
pointment was made to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation
Of Attorney v. T. Conklin, whose
term would not expire until April,
1910.
The salary Of the City Attorney
has been forty dollars per month,
but owing to the large amount of
work involved under the PWA set
up the Council voted to pay $50
additional for that work.
Saturday morning, following his
appointment as City Attorney, Mr..
Kells presented his resignation as
a member Of the Water, Light &
Power Commission, to take effect
Immediately and upon acceptance
petition was circulated for the
appointment of AL Salmond to fill
the vacancy on the Commission.
This petition is now in the hands
Of the district judges for confirma-
ton.
Spiking a current rtlfnor that he
was to leave this city permanently,
Mr.. Conklin announced this week,
after his resignation from the City
Attorney post: II have no inten-
ton of leaving this city. I expect
to make my home in Sank Centre
the rest of my life"
His reason for resigning were
that a projected trip over the holi-
days and another one later would
deprive him Of time 50 that he
could not adequately carry on the
city's legal business for some
months. He did not believe 1t right
for the city to employ additional
legal service and spend extra mon
ey during that time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Conklin will leave Sunday on a hol-
iday trip to Florida and plan to
return around mid-January.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Am0texr Contest For Rural
Schools December 2Oth
PIPE ORGAN CONCERTS
EVERY NIGHT OF
NEXT WEEK.

Pipe organ concerts will be q
holiday feature for the people
along Main Street every night
Of next week, when Supt. w. A.
Kohl will give renditions Of
Christmas and other music on
his new organ. These concerts
will take place each night from
7:30 to $3.50. Sometime ago, Mr..
Kohl was presented this fine
pipe organ and recently had it
set up in the William Otto gar
age on Main Street. Mr.. J. Col
ton, pipe organ expert, doing the
work. A loudspeaking system
will be used to broadcast these
concerts. The loudspeaker will
be placed on the roof Of the Of
to garage. Tuesday noon Mr..
Kohl gave a short concert in
which he demonstrated the
capabilities and beautiful tone
quality Of the organ. These
concerts will be heard every
night next week. during the stat
ed hours, and the music will be
heard anywhere in the business
section Of the city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Sank Centre
Won First
Major Game
Took Glenwood Tues
day Night By Score
of "a to II
BENSON WON THRILLER
Independents Split
On Two Games-Won
From Bertha Tuesday
Sank Centre "A; Glenwood II

Sank Centre "a; Glenwood II
With their second district win
tucked neatly under belts Of natty,
new white uniforms, the Toftness
cagers, after springing loose from
their first major opponent when
they defeated Glenwood "a to II,
march on to meet Minneapolis
South high tomorrow evening, Fri
day.
But while Glenwood was stymied,
only constant vigilance kept the
game in the hands of the locals.
Glenwood scoring threats were dam
gerous.
Before a capacity house Tuesday
evening, Sank Centre sprung its
most vicious attack Of the year,
launched driving first quarter at
tack that sent them to seven
point lead before Glenwood scored,
and the boys were never pressed
too hard.
Glenwood, four point winner over
the previously undefeated Osakis
in five starts, was completely TAX
en- into camp Tuesday evening
when in a blazing attack that CEN
tered around Pangburn at the pivot
post swept over them like a tide.
That first quarter margin was what
the boys needed.
Preparing for this Minneapolis
game when the opposing center,
McGinnis, will be six foot three
inches, Toftness wrapped his open
ing attack around Pangburn with
the boys feeding the ball to the
CONTINUED on Page II, Col. p
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Ste0rms County Received
More for 1913 Road Use
FORMER RESIDENT GETS
"WINCHELL" NOTICE

"WINCHEI4L" NOTICE
The birth of a nine pound three
ounce son to a former resident
Of this city, was heralded to the
world at large Sunday evening
when Walter Winchell, ace
Broadway columnist, staccatoed
out the news on his radio hour.
The birth was to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Costello, a check with
members Of the family revealed
here this week. Mr.. Costello,
Sank Centre high school gradu-
ate, is the son Of J. J. Costello,
Of this city. Mrs. Costello is the
former Mary Sullivan, a Morris,
Mimi, girl. Their image" born
Saturday at 4:39 p. M, is to be
named Dennis Sean, it was re-
ported. Mr.. Costello, with the
NBC studios in New York City,
is a staff announcer. At pres
ent he is handling commercial
announcements on the Sunday
evening Fitch Bandwagon hour
at $50 (CST) when the show
originates from New York stu,
dos. Other programs through
out the week occupy Jacks
schedule. Residents here heard
the telegraph-key clicking col
umnist announce the arrival.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
E. M. Gillig
Died in Fargo
Former Agricultural Instructor
Buried Tuesday-Was
Seed Commissioner

e. M. Gillig, agricultural instruc-
tor in the Sank Centre school dur
ing 1920 and 1921, passed away un-
expectedly at noon Saturday, Dec
ember 10, at his home. He appar-
emily suffered a heart attack In
his car after being driven from his
office to his home by his son, Roy
AS the car pulled into the drive
way, he slumped in the seat, and
died shortly after being placed in
an ambulance.
Mr.. Gillig was North Dakota's
seed commissioner since 1929. A
graduate Of the college Of agricul-
ture, University Of Minnesota, he
specialized in plant pathology after
leaving school. He served as in
structor of agriculture at Morris,
st. Peter and Sank Centre. In this
city he taught under John G. West
superintendent, now president OF
the University Of North Dakota.
In 1928 he joined the faculty OF
Moorhead high school as agricul-
tural instructor, and took special
interest In the study Of diseases
which effect potatoes. Because OF
that study, he was employed as
plant pathologist by the Leonard
Crossett and Riley Company at
Moorhead, which was then one OF
the largest potato concerns in the
Red River Valley.
In his position as seed inspector
he was largely instrumental In hav-
ing new legislation passed which
greatly broadened the scope Of the
state seed commissioner office. He
was particularly interested Z. ce~-
titled North Dakota seed-particu-
larry potatoes.
Funeral services were held Tues
day in st. Mary's Cathedral, Far
go, with Rev. William T. Mulloy
officiating. Burial was in st
Marys cemetery.
Surviving are Mrs. Gillig and
three sons, Ray, Edward and Jack,
all at home, his mother and two
sisters.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Forty-Two
Scouts Got
80 Awards
Two Elevated To Rank
Of Eagle At Court of
Honor Wednesday

Forty-two Scouts of Troop rs
were presented more than eighty
awards last week Wednesday eve
ming when the troop Of As active
Scouts, engaged, before nearly two
hundred visitors, in its fall Court of
Honor with two more elevated to
the rank Of Eagle, and advance
ments made in every branch of the
work.
Singular in many features this
Court, In the light Of advancement
and Scouts PARTICIPATES. was prob
ably one Of the highaa8hS courts in
the history Of the local troop.
'Scoutmasters pointed out this week.
Two boys, sent to the top rank
ing Eagle bracket, strengthened the
Troop active list Of Eagles to five,
which, Scoutmaster Don Clough
said, is probably a record for the
local troop at any one given time.
DR.. A. K. Cohen, Of Brainerd,
holder of the Silver Beaver award
for distinguished service over a
quarter of century, commented
local troop and Scoutmasters, point
ed to the fact that only scant
fraction Of one percent Of all boys
who enter Scouting ever emerge as
Eagles. DR.. Cohen made the Eagle
presentation, at the request of
George Berggreen, court chairman.
Nearly sixty merit badge awards
were made to eighteen troop men,
bers and that was pointed out as
a high point in merit badge pre-
sentation. Perhaps for the first
time Palm Awards, for work addi-
tional to the top rank Of Eagle,
were made to two Scouts, and fur
Their Scouts received advancement
in every bracket of Scouting.
Palm awards were given to Rus
sell Larson, Mickey Hansen, and
Donovan Clough, all Eagles, with
the presentation made by chief ex-
ecutive John d. Virgins, head Of
the Central Minnesota Area.
Jim Cooper and Ray Berggreen
were added to the Eagle list when
DIR. Cohen presented their awards.
Mothers, Mrs. r. e. Cooper and
Mrs. George Berggreen, were pre-
scented roses on the achievements
Of their sons following usual
Scout ceremony.
Life bracket, next in line to Eag-
lie, found Douglas Kohl and Gordon
Hedin advancing. DR.. r. e. Coop
er made the award.
Five advanced to Star rank, first
milestone on the direct Eagle trail,
with Junior Schmidt, Jim Arneson,
Bob Rattle, John Cotton, and Dick
O'Gara receiving awards from
Scouter 8. G. Schwarzbauer.
George Aldous and Robert Hans
mann were advanced to first class
rank with Harold Rasmussen max
ing the presentation. Robert Rog-
ers, Leroy Schwartz, Ode Fish,
Harry and George Rowland all adj
vanced to Second class when A. w.
Rosenwald made their presenta-
ton. Scouts to advance in the first
stop in Scouting, Tenderfoot rank,
were: Harold Korf, Allan Eber-
hardt, Donald Mooney, Harry Rose
dahl, and Billy Konop. Awards
were made in the investiture ser
wee by Scoutmaster Clough.
Eighteen were included In the
merit badge awards: Jim Arneson,
George Aldous, Ray Berggreen,
John Cotton, Jim Cooper, Robert
Hansmann, Gordon Hedin, Douglas
Kohl, Dick O'Gara, Bob Rattle.
Junior Schmidt, Leroy Schwartx,
Franklin Vandesteeg, Richard He'd
In, Russell Larson, John Green,
Charles Otto, and Mickey Hansen.
Making the award was Assistant
Scoutmaster II. 8. Forsyth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Want Large Group of
Sank Centreites Present
At Performance

From New York comes the re-
quest that Sank Centre people
sponsor an excursion to either Min
neapolis or st. Paul during the APP
pearance Of Sinclair Lewis In his
latest play, angela L. Twenty
Two" This play win appear in
Minneapolis at the Lyceum Theatre
on January 18th, 10th and 21st. It
win be shown In the Municipal
Auditorium. St. Paul, on January
18th and 18th.
From Cedric Adams column, I'm
This Corner" we learn that when
Sinclair Lewis comes to the Ly-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Mrs. Schn1itz
and ]. Blair
Passed Away
Last Sad Rites For
Mrs. Schmitz Held
Sunday Afternoon
MRS. SIMPSON DIED
John Blair Laid At
Rest Tuesday After
noon In Kandota
John Blair

John Blair, resident OF the
Fairy Lake community for many
years, passed away at his home
Saturday, December 10, at the age
Of 81 years and 20 days.
Mr.. Blair was born in Varmland,
Sweden, on November n, 1857. He
came to the United States in 1879
and for several years was employed
as railroad contractor by the late
James Caughren, Of this city. Az
ter completing his railroad work,
he purchased a farm In Kandota
where he made his home
until death. For a short time Mr..
and Mrs. Blair and family resided
in Sank Centre.
In 1895 he was united in mar
riage to Christiana Peterson and
to them two children were born,
both of whom with the mother sur
vive. They are the son, Francis
Blair, and daughter, Ella Blair.
Funeral services were held at the
home in the Fairy Lake commun-
ity at 1870 and at the Long Bridge
Church at two o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon, December 18th. Rev. Car
men p. Thronson conducted the last
sad rites, and burial was made in
the Kandota cemetery. The pail
bearers were: Oscar Lying, Louis
Sogge, Ole Trones, Emil Quistorff,
Victor Anderson and Emil Carlson.
The funeral service was largely at
tended by friends of the family.
Mrs. Henrietta Schmitx
Mrs. Baptist Schmitz, nee Hen
rietta Kuhn, who resided In Kan
dota Township northwest Of Sauk
Centre, passed away on Friday
December 9th, at 8 p. M, death
being caused by a heart ailment
and pneumonia. She was 68 wears.
seven months and three days old at
the time Of death.
Mrs. Schmitz was born in Shortz,
Germany, on May 9Th, 1869. She
came to America in 1872, and was
united in marriage to Baptist
Schmitz June %, 1887. She was
the mother Of eight children, all
Of whom survive. They are: Mrs
Peter Grams, Theodore Schmitz
Carl Schmitz, Mrs. Edward Ritter,
Mrs. Ben Peckskamp, Mrs. Ed Yves
sci, Miss Lena Schmitz and Leo
Schmitz. There are also twenty
eight grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
At the age Of three, Mrs. Schmitz
came to America with her parents
and one brother. They resided for
three years in Chicago, Ill, and
then moved to Springfield, Wiscon-
sin, where the father and brother
passed away. When deceased was
fourteen years old she came with
her mother to Minnesota and they
made their home with her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. John Volk-
man. It was at West Union that
she met Baptist Schmitz and they
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
Cooperative Oil Asso-
citation S Annual Meet
Directors Reelected At
Session Held at Sank Lake
Creamery Saturday Afternoon

Stockholders and patrons in large
number attended the annual meet
ing Of the Sank Lake Cooperative
Oil Association held Saturday after
noon, December 10th, at the Sank
Lake creamery.
A. A. Radermacher, president Of
the board, opened the meeting and
w. H. Westhoff read the annual
statement and commented thereon.
A short talk on what neighboring
CONTINUED on Page IL. Col. %