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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27

cerned, will be very much different
from the one conducted four
years ago, when I carried on along
the lines that candidates for office
generally do. I want to warn every
one from the start that I have no
campaign manager, no campaign
committee and that no one Is auth
orized by me to collect money for a
Campaign fund" previous to the
Primary election. I shall rely solely
upon the newspapers and radio
stations of Minnesota during the
Primary campaign to help me con-
vince the voters that a change Is
necessary; that my record shows l
have been successful in business be-
cause I have been fair to labor and
fair to business; that know how
to do this job which I have volun-
teered as a citizens duty to under
take. Nobody is asking me to file
and nobody, think, will have the
nerve to ask me to withdraw.
IF my well-wishers will therefore
Continued on Page 8 Col. 3D.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Sinclair Lewis Attended A
Splendid Gathering Sun
day, January %

From Mrs. H. s. Halverson, al
Altadena, Calf, we received the
following account OF the Sank Cen.
tire picnic at Glendale, CAL, or
Sunday, January %. The letter ar
rived wednesday morning, and we
gladly publish the account Of this
most pleasant gathering Of former
Sank Centreites, now living in Cal.
jfornia. Sinclair Lewis, author, 9
native of Sank Centre, was also 9
guest at the picnic. The following IL
the story for which we are indebted
to Mrs. Halverson:
In response to Mrs. Minnie Gin
gers postal card and telephone
messages IS Sank Centreites gath.
cred for a picnic Sunday, January
23rd, at Fremont Park, Glendale
Calf. With a bright sun and blue
sky friends greeted friends under
palms and pines and a view Of the
foothills.
Sinclair Lewis, being in Los An
geles, was asked to attend. At one
o'clock he arrived accompanied by
his friend, Sidney Howard, the play.
wright. Mr.. Howard did the seen
arios for some Of Mr.. Lewis books
and now is writing the scenario for
Gone With the Wind"
After lunch Sinclair Lewis was
asked to speak. He said that
amidst such beauty Of mountains
sunshine and flowers and in the
heart Of so much progress Of q
large city, not to forget to tell their
children Of the privileges gained
from a colder cline and a smaller
community Hike he and they came
from. Such produced sturdy stock.
While he and they did not have the
grandeur of ocean and mountains,
they had the sweep Of prairies. And
Sank Centre and like midwest small
had Libraries. When
he was a boy Sank Centres Library
had six thousand volumes. Also
there were learned men and Doc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Legion Post WW
Sponsor Clubbing
Registrations Of Fifteen Boys
Needed To Complete New
Organizations

The American Legion is ready to
sponsor Clubbing, according to DR..
r. e. Cooper chairman of the COM
mittee, but they need registrations
of fifteen or more boys interested
DIN the movement.
Last Wednesday the Legion
sponsored another meeting in which
parents of boys interested in this
beisure-time, characterfnf1t 1encing
program for boys Of prescott age
could learn about the movement.
Explaining the program was John
d. Virgins, Chief Scout Executive
Of the Central Minnesota Council.
While attendance was not what
might have been expected, the
Legion feels that the interest mani
Tested warranted their preparing
the ground work for launching the
movement.
If the program becomes a real
ity, Art Rosenwald has assented to
becoming Cubmaster and den chiefs
will be available from the older
Scouts Of Troop rs, DR.. Cooper said.
Fright now we need boys to reg
lister for the pack" he said. Regis
tration fee is fifty cents, he said.
Those who register now i'm this
first group, he pointed out, will
have their names placed on the
charter granted from the Congress
Of the United States.
Briefly the Clubbing movement is
one for boys Of the ages 9, 10. II.
It provides activities suited to the
nature Of the boys which afford
opportunities for the development
Of habits and attitudes essential to
good citizenship It does not aim to
draw the boys away from the home
but seeks definitely to multiply way
in which a boy may find joy in his
neighborhood or In his own back
yard. Clubbing Is program that
lays the ground work for a boys
Scouting career, Is planned to care
for boys who are anxious to become
Scouts but are too young. The Cub
book points out however, that 1t is
not necessary that the Cub become
a Scout, but it's a natural conclu-
sion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Spiscopaians To Oh.
serveSympathyFast
Friday, January 28th, Set As Fast
Day Family Fireside Offer
ing" For Suffers

Episcopalians in this vicinity
are to join their fellow Churchmen
throughout the Diocese of Duluth
in very practical expression of
sympathy for the war afflicted suf-
ferers Of China, according to am
announcement in the Duluth
Churchman, the Diocesan monthly
magazine. The plan Is that everyone
go without the evening meal Fri
day, January 28th, and on an empty
stomach make "A Family Fireside
Offering to relieve the hunger of
their Chinese brethren.
This appeal was made by the
Diocesan Executive Council and en-
dorsed by Bishop Kemerer, all the
clergy both white and Indian, and
the heads of all diocesan organiza-
tons, and has awakened wide
spread interest among the members
Of the Episcopal Church.
It Is said that one low priced
American meal will feed a China
man for a week. At that rate the
fasting from this one meal by all
the Episcopahans in the Diocese of
Duluth would provide food for near
ly all the members of that Church
in Shanghai alone for that length OF
time.
OF course, it is not intended for
the gifts to be limited to so small
an amount as the price Of one
meal. 1t Is announced that the real
purpse Of this plan Is to voluntarily
share in the daily hunger Of so
many thousands in war torn China,
and to make people so thankful for
their customary three squares" a
day that they will make a really
sacrificial Family Fireside Gift
as thank offering. the need for
which Is unlimited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Ice Carnival
Sunday After
noon, Feb. Is
Contests Will Be Conducted
For Local Talent-Al
Must Register
CONSTRUCT SNOW MAN
Plan Entertainment To In
clude Figure Skaters
And Clowns

Sank Centres first ice carnival
will be held at the school play
ground skating rink Sunday after
noon, February 18th. All contests
will be staged by local talent, how
ever figure skaters and q clown
skating act will be brought from St
Cloud.
A snow man will be constructed
at the northeast corner Of the rink
and two free tickets to any show at
the Oxford Theatre will be given to
any boy or girl who submits the
best name for this snow man. The
construction Of this now man will
be under the direction OF Ray
Steir and Clarence Dickson, who
will need some volunteer assistance
in this work.
Several contests have been ar
ranged for boys, girls and men,
open to any one who may wish to
take part. It will be necessary, how
ever, to register for these events.
Those who do not register will not
be allowed to take part.
Entries to the various contests
must be made before noon Friday,
February 18th. Boys OF the public
school must register with Gene
Harvey; the girls are to register
with Miss Thomey; Joe Frank will
conduct the registration of adults;
and the pupils OF st. Paul's paro-
chial school must register with Sis
ter Alana. The various contests ar
ranged for the carnival will be as
follows:
Midget skating race, ages up te
8, Boys and Girls.
intermediate skating race, ages
8 to II inclusive, boys and girls.
Senior skating race, ages Is to Il
inclusive, boys and girls.
Adult skating race, ages ID and
over, men only.
Balloon event (each contestant
has q balloon-the one whose bal.
loon is broken last wins) grades 8
u, girls only-the first twenty-five
to register will be included.
Barrel-stave race Qbarrel-stave
skiis-race around block) ages 9-15
boys only.
In addition to the above, there
will be a cross country ski race
open to anyone, a broom ball game
and a hockey game. Programs will
be distributed later. Ribbons will be
given as awards. There will be no
admission charge. Please help to
promote interest in the carnival. If
successful, it will help to broaden
the winter sports program for next
year. Thank you.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Telephone
Co. Continues
Work
Construction Work On Under
ground and Aerial Cable
Opened Last Fall
EXTENSION OF SERVICE
Completion Date Set AS May
1st-Cut New Cable Into
Service

Construction work in the North.
western Bell Telephone company
begun last fall, brought crew into
town this week to string wire and
to cut new cable into service. Ac.
cording to H. 8. Forsyth, local
manager, the work begun last
September 9th will near completion
May LIST.
An estimate submitted by Mr.
Forsyth on the construction work
runs to 5000 and provides FOL
placing underground and aerial
cable for relief and growth"
Citing the reason for the nearly
eight thousand dollar job Mr.. For.
syth stated, Primarily we are in.
terested in this job because we cant
adequately provide service in some
outlying sections Of town. In some
cases the cables, which are 70 to 90
percent in use, are too congested to
enable further extension Of our ser.
vice in certain sections. RELIEF
from the present congestion and al.
lowance for future growth are ouI
problems now"
Work to be done Is in the south
and southeast section Of the city, an
area Of about 80 plated blocks. In
order to relieve present congested
cables and provide for growth in
this area 8 blocks OF main buried
cable and Z blocks Of distributing
cable viii be placed. 9 miles OF open
wire and 4 blocks Of aerial cable
have been placed to convert q
grounded (single wire) circuits with
the city limits to q metallic (twc
wire) basis. Roughly the job In
cludes placing s poles, 1.6 miles o.
aerial and buried cables, 8 mites o.
wire and removal Of 10 poles, II
miles OF wire and 8 mile Of aeria
cable.
$500 feet Of underground cable
are included in the job estimate
Laid last fall in its conduits the ca,
BILE hasn't been cut into service yet
Mr.. Forsyth said. Generally the
plan as Mr.. Forsyth outlined 1t Il
that where replacements must be
made in cables that have Lived
their service life and where 1t is
deemed advisable, cable will go un-
foreground.
Showing the development Of the
local office, Mr.. Forsyth's report Cd
July I, 1887 totaled $40 company
and 278 service stations. In the last
three and one-haf years, he point
ed out there has been city station
gain of II. Local telephone users
place on the average 1900 local and
100 long distance calls daily.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Annual Meeting
OF Sank Lake
Creamery Feb. 7
VIII BE Held At Community Club
Rooms-Business Session At
1880 A. M.

Announcements of the an
-nual meeting Of the Sank Lake
Cooperative Creamery Associa-
tion were sent 10 stockholders
by George Strauss, secretary,
this week. The annual meeting
will be held In the Community
Club rooms on Monday, Feb
ruary It'll, at 1880 a. m. Be
sides the reading of the annual
reports, it will be necessary to
elect three directors. The pro-
gram will be announced next
yveAx
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Ben Dubois
Recommended
To u S: Post
Farmer-Labor Groups Urge
His Appointment AS Comp
troller Of Currency

A news dispatch from Washing.
ton, under date of January %
states that Minnesota Farmer-La.
borites have urged President
Roosevelt to appoint Ben Dubois
Of this city, as comptroller Of the
currency. J. F. T. O'Connor, the
present comptroller has resigned
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT

Tonight at eight o'clock in the
Community Club rooms will be
held the annual meeting OF the
Community Club. This Is the most
important meeting OF the year and
all members should be In attend
ance. Officers will be elected and
the reports Of the years activities
will be read.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
REMODEL LUMBER OFFICE

The Lampert Lumber Co., is
making extensive improvements in
the office of the local yard. The Of
flee has been enlarged and the
heating plant has been changed en-
tirely. A private office has been
built at the south side Of the main
office, and the entire change pre-.
sents pleasing appearance. The
new arrangement provides better
facilities for display of merchan-
disc and work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Sank Centre
Quints Drop
Three Games
Long Prairie Won From High
School Varsity Five
Friday
ALEX 26; LOCALS 10
Independents Defeated St.
Mary's, st. Cloud, Tues
day Eve, 1923

War win rage on all fronts
Tuesday evening next week I'm
the classiest cage card of the
season when the Alexandria
Ffremen meet the Sank Centre
Independents ON the local hard
woods. Counted by fans and
players alike as one of the most
aggressive teams I'm the circuit,
the Firemem have always given
fans their moneys worth. This
game is 10 be . play-off when
the two teams split in games
earlier In the season. Bill Cook
announced this week that the
Firemen had consented 10 play
ON the local floor ON next
Tuesday. The Firemen heaped
It on plenty hot at Alex when
they turned over the Im1epend-
ents' attack 10 win Al to IS. But
ON the return game the indie
pendents nosed them out 81 TO
A.
Independents 40; St Mary's %
Short-handed, with only one re-
serve for replacement, the Sank
Centre Independents were easy vic
tors over a lanky St Mary's team
from st. Cloud Tuesday evening 40
to %. The game was played before
a handful Of people who braved
the cold to attend.
A height advantage in the tall
Juenemann and the fast breaks of
Salry, who accounted for II OF st.
Mary's points, were troublesome to
the locals in the early quarter but
were soon nullified with a smooth
type of ball handling. Never very
exciting, the game found st. Mary's
creeping into an eight point lead at
the end Of the first quatrer, but at
snail's pace the locals crept up to
outdistance them. In the fourth
quarter the game was really theirs
when O'Gara, Keldahl, Sieben and
Dubois broke in with two buckets
apiece.
Ravnig, st. Mary's forward, was
first scorer when he covered and
raced down the floor after Keldahl
had muffed chances for q tip in.
Then a pass-studded attack of
smooth ball handling put Cook in
the clear and he pot shotted Sakry
and O'Gara tied things again with
a goal apiece. st. Mary's forged
into the lead when Sakry and
Hanson each scored successfully.
The local passing, so oily in the
early minutes, soured bit in these
last minutes. st. Marys quickly
took her breaks to lead Is to S at
the quarters end.
Then the Independents attack
really blossomed. Kelly was the boy
to start the fireworks with q tip
in shot. Sieben speared an over
head shot right over his defensive
man. The game moved faster in
this quarter as the locals settled in
to a definite program for coming UP
from behind. The lead closed now
with Scanlon and Cook reaping
goals. Dubois, who replaced Scan
lon, tied the score and Cook with
an overhead shot from the deep
corner romped the locals into a IL
to 16 lead at half time.
A bevy Of fouls and foul shots
missed characterized this opening
of the third frame, but was finally
ended when Keldahl took field
goal. Then Keldahl bungled the St.
Mary's attack, and capped the ball
to Dubois, lazing under the bask-
ct, to score. Dribbling madly down
the floor, Sieben really cut one
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
F. c.. Lee
Passed Away
January "a
Will Be Buried At Glendale,
California, Next
Monday
CHAS. SELENSKY DIED
Funeral Service At West I'm
ion Held Wednesday
Morning
CHAS. SELENSKY DIED

Frederick c. Lee, resident OF
this community since 1902, passed
away at his home on Oak Street on
Monday afternoon, January oath, at
$50 o'clock. He had been seriously
Ill for the past ten days. He died at
the age Of 70 years, 10 months and
. days. Death was caused by coron-
airy disease OF the heart.
Mr.. Lee was born March 70.
1867, in Lynn County, Iowa. On Dec
embeq II, 1892, he was united In
marriage to Jennie May Woolson,
at Jolly, Iowa In February, 1909,
the family moved to Minnesota and
located on q farm near Sank Gen.
tire, and after several years they
moved into the city, where they
have since resided. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee for many years operated their
apartment house on Oak Street,
Several years ago. Mr.. Lee rem"d-
eled the building and installed gas
oline pumps for the conduct OF an
oil and gasoline business. He was
known to practically everyone in
this community.
Besides his bereaved wife, he
leaves to mourn, four children:
Miss Blanch l. Lee, OF Madison,
Wis; Mrs. Mable Lee Fuller. OF
stockton. Cal. Cecil A. Lee, OF Ar
MnRton, Cal; Mrs. Eula Marie
Koerber, Of Alhanbra, CAL, and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon in the chapel OF
the Sank Centre Funeral Parlore
Rev. p. J. Jansen conducted the
service which was largely attended
by friends Of the family. Thursday
uorninx, Mrs. Lee and daughter,
Miss Blanch. OF Madison, Wis. 40
coupanied the body on the Journey
to Glendale, California, where the
burial service will be held next
Monday morning at II o'clock. Last
sad rites In Glendale will be held at
the Little Church Of the Flowers,
and interment will be made In the
beautiful Forest Lawn cemetery.
Although Miss Blanche Lee,
daughter, was the only one OF the
children present at the service in
this city, all Of the children will at
tend the last sad rites in Glendale,
California. Mrs. Lee will remain at
Stockton, California for three
months.
Mr.. Lee was one Of the best
known citizens Of this community;
he was friendly and through the
many years of residence in this
city, made many friends who extend
sympathy to the bereaved wife.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-27
Charles Selensky


Charles Selensky, a resident OF
West Union Township since 1904,
passed away at the home OF his
son, Clarence, Monday morning,
January oath, at eleven o'clock. He
had been Ill but q short time and
was confined to his bed about two
weeks before his death.
Mr.. Selenslky was born October
16, 1850, at Rogasen, near Posen,
Germany, and was 81 years, 3
months and days of age at the
time Of his passing. He came to
the United States in May of 1870.
and located on q farm in Bremen
County, near Waverly, Iowa. He re-
sided In that community until
March 8, 1904, when he purchased
the Bohall farm, near West Union
and with his family moved to that
community. He farmed there for
many years and following the death
of his wife September II, 1924, he
retired, and during late years has
made his home with his son.
Mr.. Selensky is survived by six
children, five daughters and one
son, viz: Mrs. Martha Cretzmeyer,
Waterloo, Iowa; Mrs. w. III. Rattle,
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. ~
Evening star., 1938-02-11
EROGS, fish and tadpoles continue

FROGS, fish and tadpoles continue
to fall here and there often
from clear skies. The most plausible
explanation is that they are carried
into the clouds by winds, but although
hundreds of persons have seen them
fall, none ever witnessed their going
up. When distances have practically
disproved that winds carried the live
creatures, many have suggested that
the winds picked up only the eggs.
and the fish or frogs we're Matched
in the skies!
One OF the most unusual of these
rains occurred at Santa Isa bel, Mexico,
in 1925, when salt water fsh fell from
the clouds, although the nearest salt
water was $50 miles away.
Strangely colored rains have been
reported as falling at various loca-
tions on different continents.
In Wheeling, Greg, green rain fell
in 1882, and citizens OF belgrade,
Yugoslavia, reported a fall of yellow
rain the year before. Several months
previously in nearby Bekes- Csaba,
Hungary, black snow fell. Nature
outdid herself in Russia on June IA.
1880, when thundershower passed
over the countryside scattering hail
stones-colored red, blue and gray!
Evening star., 1938-02-11
4 A K @

The bidding proceeded as follows
One spade by South West passed
and Mr.. Balfe. who sat North. felt
that there was a Slam in the hand.
He was playing with an extremely
conservative partner who was espe-
cially nervous when playing with Mr..
Balfe. Therefore, Mr.. Balfe figured
that he would have to bid the Slam
himself. On studying the hand he
decided that the only possibility of
losing a Slam was by losing two heart
tricks. In an attempt to deceive the
opponents as to the correct lead on
the hand. he made forcing bid of
three hearts. His partner jumped to
f1ve hearts because of the exceptional
support he held for hearts. Perhaps
Mr.. Bale should have proceeded eau
tiously at this point, but he was still
afraid that his partner would drop
the five-spade bid, and so he jumped
to six spades. South, who did not
care to play hand unless it was
absolutely necessary. decided to bid
seven hearts. All that Mr.. Balfe could
do was to put the contract back in
seven spades.
East now decided that he should
double in order to advise his partner
to lead heart. West, however. had
quite a problem because Mr.. Balfe
Immediately redoubled, and West did
not know whether to lead away from
his King Of hearts or whether his
partner was doubling on a blank club
suit He finally decided that his
partner had blank club suit and
led the club. South thereupon de-
livered the Grand Slam contract by
discarding dummy's two hearts on the
high clubs. Thus by brilliant but un-
orthodox bidding. Mr.. Balfe turned
what appeared to be a disaster into a
success.
(COpyripht 1Q9SN
Evening star., 1938-02-11
Winning Contract
Nv THE FOIIR ACES

David Burnstire Merwin D. Maier
Oswald Jacoby., Howard Sch.nken. world
tenn that has beaten every other system II,
existence
Evening star., 1938-02-11
Triumphant Bidder.

r AYMOND BALFE of the Regency
Club in New York City is noted
for his extremely brilliant bidding
Some players believe that MIR. Balfe is
an unsound bidder. and others think
that his psychic bidding proves ex-
tremely profitable in the long run. The
hand below illustrates one instance
where Mr.. Balfe was seemingly trap
ped by his psychic bidding, and vet
came out with tremendous swing in
his favor
South. Dealer.
North-South vulnera BILE.
MIR. Balfe.
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Copyright, 1885,

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