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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
John Mondl0ch is Nem
Commission Member
VIII Assume Duties On April LIST,
When George O'Gara's Term
Expires

John Mondloch has received his
appointment as a member of the
Water, Light & Power Commission
to take the place Of George O'Gara,
who announced his resignation
some time ago. Mr.. Mondloch will
assume the duties Of office April
LIST, 1888, when Mr.. OGara's term
expires.
Mr.. Mondloch's appointment,
made by the Judges OF the Seventh
Judicial District, was received on
Monday. His petition, circulated
about a month ago, was largely
signed by citizens.
The Commission on April LIST will
be as follows: L. L. Kells, G. Fl. Hill
lerud and John Mondloch. L. L
Kells, who Is serving his last year
Of a three-year appointment, auto
matically becomes president Of the
commission.
Mr.. Mondloch's appointment has
been made for q three-year term,
and according to information re-
ceived, his term will not expire un-
til April I, 1941, regardless of
whether or not the proposed
amendments to the Charter, which
provide for the election of men,
bers Of the Water, Light & Power
Commission, are adopted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Five File AS
City. Office
Candidates
DR.. G. F. Yager To Run For
Mayor At Election On
April 9Th

Interest in the City Election
to he held Tuesday, April 5th,
Is gaining momentum, as three
new filings have been made
since last week. DR.. G. F. va
ger filed Tuesday as the first
candidate for mayor; J. H.
Hansen filed for reelection as
City Treasurer and D. A. Pang-
burn filed for reelection as the
third candidate for the Coun-
Gil.
In last weeks Herald we an
nounced that DR.. r. B. Kettle
well and Jos. Dirnberger had
filed as candidates for the
council. Both Mr.. Pangburn
and Mr.. Dirnberger are MEM
bers Of the present council, and
were elected two years ago by
large majorities.
DIR. Kettlewell and DR.. wager
are new in the politics of the
city, and this is the first time
they have Offered their names
for city service. Dr. wager an
nounced that II elected as Ma
yor he will conduct the affairs
Of that office on a business bas-
is, and will strive for clean, ef-
ficient government.
Any others, who may wish to
file for any OF the offices, will
have to do so before midnight
of Saturday, March 26th, when
the time for closing has been
specified.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Sank Centre Won Champion
ship I'm Dramatic Finale
Stear1ls County
Teams Battled
For First Time In History
Traditional Rivals Met
In Finale

This is a tale of two cities, and
the history they made in the dis
trict % tournament. .I
For the first time two Stearns
county teams, Sank Centre and
Melrose, traditional rivals, met in
the finals. Significantly enough,
the two teams did not meet in the
pre-tourney games this year be-
cause of suspended athletic rela-
tionships. 1t marked the first time
in more than decade that the
two had not met in regularly sched-
uled games.
Summing up what this rivalry
really means is this piece written
in 1881 by Sinclair Lewis, Sank
Centre born author. He said: ITO
me, forever, ten miles will not be a
distance in the mathematical ia
bles, but slightly more than the dis
lance from Sank Centre to Mel
rose" Lewis was graduated from
the local schools in '02.
Even before it was definitely as
sured the two would meet as final
lists, fans Of the two towns were
awaiting the inevitable.
Thursday, with each team having
semi-finals to play, the pot had be-
gun to simmer, the old feud was
being revived.
In Melrose fans were confident
that their team could win over
Deer Creek. They would meet Sank
Centre in the finals.
In Sank Centre they overlooked
Long Prairie, began pointing to the
final contest with Melrcse.
When Friday dawned and a GER
tainty that the two would meet,
the streets Of both towns hummed
with excitement. Schools opened,
admitted students, but classes were
an impossibility. Teachers adopted
patronizing attitude, allowed and
aided in a two-hour pep fest in the
afternoon in which students gave
full vent to their confidence in
this team.
During the day the excitement
rose to fever pitch. People who
hadn't seen q basketball game for
years were talking Of 1t, planning
to take their families to Alexandria
that evening. The business street
hummed with the single topic of
the day. Some called it "the biggest
thing the street had SEEM"
In the afternoon the student
body marched in a procession
down the main street, wildly pro-
claiming in a clamor that could be
heard for blocks, BEAT Melrose!
repeated over again. It was the
widest demonstration this town
has seen in long, long time.
In Melrose 1t was little different.
The game was the topic Of the day
and Melrose was betting on their
team.
One firm here sent five new cars
to the tournament finals, loaded
them with the first Is students
from the junior high that raced to
the firm to register. The City
Council moved to the tourney seat
in body.
It was a complete Renaissance
a revival of athletic interest In
Sank Centre. For the first time in
a number Of years the city stood
squarely behind q group Of ten
Continued on Page 10. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Elrosa Elected
Officers Tuesday
First Annual Election OF Newly In
corporated Village-Fred Kohl
President

Following closely the incorpora-
ton of Elrosa as a village, the vot-
ers attended their first ANIMAL cleo
ton Tuesday, March 18th. Fred
Kohl, merchant Of Elrosa, who was
one OF the leaders Of the commun-
ity in preparing the proposal for
incorporation Of the village, and
who aided in making the wish a
reality, was elected president Of the
first council.
The result Of the election, and
the roster Of the first officers CT
the newly incorporated village, fol-
lows:
Fred Kohl, President.
Leo F. Dolan, Clerk.
C. p. Stalberger, Trustee.
John Weber, Trustee.
Mike Bayer, Trustee.
Math Bauer, Treasurer.
Alfred Winter, Constable.
Alfred Stalberger, Constable.
Norbert lilies, Justice Of the
Peace.
John Ebbens. Justice Of the
Peace.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Five Men In
For
School Board
Annual Election To Be Held
Saturday, March 26th-
Polls Open 10 A. M.

Tuesday, March 18th, was the
last day to file as a candidate
for membership on the School
Board at the annual election to
be held Saturday, March 28th.
Polls will be open In the board
room in the Senior High
School from 10 a. M, to 4 p. m,
with one hour, from IL to 1,
during which they will be clos
ed.
Although five candidates
have filed for positions on the
board, opposition has developed
for only one place, that OF the
one-year term. ]. II. Hansen
and 8. p. Hansen, Jr., both
members of the present board,
have filed for reelection and
will appear on the ballet with
out opposition. These two can
didates have filed for three
year terms.
L. T. Lovik, a member of the
board by appointment, has filed
for the one-year term, He will
have the opposition Of two can
didates, Elbridge Cass, farmer
residing south Of town, and
George A. Rein, longtime resi-
dent Of the city. Mr.. Rein and
Mr.. Cass both filed this week
and with three candidates in
the field for the one-year
term a lively race should de-
velop.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Plant Family
Returned Home
Eight thousand Mile Tour q
West Coast An Enjoyable Z
Three Month Vacation

Nomad-hke, Mr.. and Mrs. r. ".
Plant utilized a house trailer for q
part OF their 5000 mile tour--4o. the
west coast from which they return
ed last Friday. their stay, with the
longest stopover in Phoenix, Ari-
IONA, was about three months
III health Of their son, Danny
Lou, whom they felt would find re-
lief in the Arizona climate, was
the prime motive for the trip.
For five weeks they remained
in Phoenix, and came away sing
ing the praises of the Arizona city
and its climate. They came away
from there with samples of three
pound grapefruit, and lemons the
juice Of which is sufficient for two
pies. Mrs. Plant said that every
one knew Of the 10000 lakes of
Minnesota in Arizona.
Favorite spot for all western
tourists was no less a novelty for
the Plants. At Boulder Dam, ris-
ing to a height of more than $50
feet, they stood with one foot in
Nevada and one in Arizona. They
were conveyed in elevators to the
bottom Of the dam In about one
minute and half, at the rate of
500 feet per minute. Boulder Dam,
they learned, could produce enough
electricity for the whole country's
use.
"a reunion with Mr.. Plants
brother, William, in Long Beach,
after sixteen years was another
highlight Of the trip, as they pro
ceeded to the coast from Phoenix.
Another brother, Fred, could not
be visited in Washington because
of the heavy California rains.
They raced with the rains in
California and literally lodged
landslides during the states floods.
At Riverside they crossed bridge
over which the water was already
rising. Three hours after their
crossing the bridge went out, car
ried thirteen homes in its wake.
Traversing the moutain roads
CONTINUED on Page ~. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Returned From
Florida Trip
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mondloch En-
j0yed Vacation Tour OF
Sunny Southland

With $500 miles covered in three
weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mond-
loch returned to this Friday from a
tour that took them to the tip Of
the F7oridian peninsula.
Enrcute they took the highways
across several states, hit billiards
in Illinois, viewed the coal fields
Of Kentucky, and traversed the
beautiful Cumberland mountains in
Tennessee.
Their route took them as far
south as Florida's Everglades,
down the west coast along the
Gulf and thence to Miami. High
point Of interest to both Of them
were the sweeping orange groves,
the view Of the Gulf, and the
shipping ports OF the Atlantic
Ocean. In Miami they spent several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. I'm
ger, of Melrose, with whom they at
tended the races. st. Augustine,
the eldest city in the United States,
captured their interest. They view
ed theold Spanish fort house dat
ing back to 1859, and a Cathedral
built in the early 170Vs. Near here
they saw the oyster fishing beds.
On their return they toured the
eastern seaboard as far north as
Virginia, then cut west through
Tennessee. In this section they
drove through about 300 miles OF
mountain country. At Vincennes,
Indiana, they picked up the route
they had taken on the way.
Typical Of the life in Georgia and
some of those adjacent states was
a snapshot they took Of a negro
blowing with one horse pillow.
Mr.. Mondlcch stated that farm
ing was on higher scale in the
eastern sections of these states. He
voiced surprise at finding no fur
rows turned in states such as Him
DIS, where he expected to find
seeding healthily under way. Wis
consin, he said, was still digging
out Of snow banks that rose to fif-
teen foot drifts during this winter.
On the return Mr.. and Mrs.
Mondloch visited relatives in Chi
cago, milwaukee, and Sheboygan.
They stopped for a time In Port
Washington, Wisconsin, MR.. Mond-
loch's old home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
LUCKY" TOFTNESS-
FOR HIM A RECORD

They called him the luckiest
coach in North Dakota. He got
the pairings, he had luck in the
games, edged them out in small
margins. Coach J. N. Toftness'
luck held for him in this dis
trict. The newest coach in the
district, he took a club with only
two seniors, whipped them into
shape, went in to win the tour
ney. For him that Melrose final
was the 33rd tournament game
for teams that he had coached.
That victory was his 18th tour
nament victory. He has never
had a team that didn't go into
the district finals. The old horse
shoe was with him. But a record
like that speaks Of more than
luck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
PlayaMoorhead
Friday Night
Regional Tournament To Be
Held At Morris
Teams Compete

In the most chaotic tournament
this district has had, Sank Centre
alone surviving the stormy sessions
becomes the torch bearer for dis
trict % in the region four-way
playodf beginning Friday evening
at Morris.
Friday at o'clock the Toftness
cagers meet Moorhead, district %
winners, in the first regional tour
nament round. On the same even
ing Breckenridge and Crosby-Iron-
ton, districts p and "a winners,
meet. Two Of them play the region
al finals; one moves on to the state
meet among eight winners of re-
gional contests.
Moorhead set themselves up as
favored opposition when they won
out over Fergus Falls Saturday in
the district finals 35 to IA. Crosby
Ironton looms as touted team, de-
feating Staples in the district fin
ais, and closing a powerful season.
Crosby has won seven out Of the
last fourteen district "a champion
ships. Many are putting the finger
on Crosby-Ironton to get the Re
gion 6 ned for the state competi-
ton March A-26.
This week district % is gathering
the litter Of shattered hopes of
would4be champions in that mad
scramble last week. Upsets frowned
on favorites galore; Alexandria lost
her defended title in the first
round to Melrose; through it all
steadily Sank Centre plowed its
way ever the toughest teams, never
loomed as a favorite even to the
last climaxing moment.
Snuffed out in the first round,
Parkers Prairie was the first Of the
favored ones to go. At the hands OF
Sank Centre, they were eliminated
in a contest in which they were
out-generaled.
Bertha followed In quick order.
Doped to beat Long Prairie, twice
their victors during the season,
Bertha lost out against an inspired
Todd county club.
A group Of rangy boys, Deer
Creek, not especially looking like
ball players, surprised fans with
their unorthodox style Of play to
dump Glenwood.
Believed mightiest Of them all
defending champions Alexandria,
were caught short by the Stearns
county team, Melrose, who drubbed
them in a surprising ball game.
Then into the finals went the two
Stearns county teams, to play the
most exciting game Of district 22's
career.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Nosed Out Victory Over Mel
rose, The District
Runnerup
LAST GAME A .THILLER
Bid For Regional Made In 10
Second Overtime
Period

Sank Centres high school cagers,
protoges of ]. N. Toftness wearing
now the title crown of District %,
became Sank Centres first district
winners in thirteen years.
In one Of the most dramatic fin
alists battles for the tournament IT,
tie ever staged in this district,
Sank Centre and Melrose, tradi-
tional rivals, battled it cut in an
overtime game. Melrose made a
tremendous bid, creeping up stead
lily to worry an early game lead,
fought and failed. Final score was
% to 26.
There was no anti-climax in this
tournament.
A maddened crowd of kibitzers,
estimated at about six hundred
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
The War Is Over
First Rounds:

First Rounds:
Sank Centre 16, Parkers
Prairie IA.
Long Prairie 20; Bertha 16.
Deer Creek 20; Glenwood Is.
Melrose %; Alexandria 70.
Semi-finals:
Sank Centre %; Long Prairie
10.
Melrose 81; Deer Creek ~.
Consolation game:
+ Deer Creek 43; Long Prairie
%.
Championship game:
Sank Centre %; Melrose %.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17

from this city and like amount
from Nelrcse, saw Melrose come
from behind to tie in the last twen-
ty seconds of play. Then Sank
Centre win in exactly ten seconds
Of the overtime.
A curly-headed lad, tall, rangy,
who played his best ball Of the
year in this maddened tourney
race, was the hero Of the hour. Jim
Pangburn, almost before the fans
had caught their breath, made the
final field goal. And it was Sud
den DEATH"
A cne-point lead shrank when
with 20 seconds to go Hoffman, in
his eagerness, fouled Kleber. His
free shot tied the game 26-all. The
crowd was stampeding; few kept
their seats.
Came the realization now that
anything could happen. The rule
called for sudden death In the over
time when one team scored two
points. Fans grabbed hold On them
selves, collected shattered nerves
Continued on Page 8. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17

Miss Helen Minette returned to
st. GATHERINGS College In st. Paul
Sunday following two months
stay in this city at the home Of
her father, Ed Minette, and her
grandmother, Mrs. +. E. Minette.
Miss Minette had been convalscing
here following an operation last
winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-17

Waterbury where Riach has been an outstanding player for many years. His participation in the West Vir- ginia tournament last fall was by invitation. He played against both amateurs and professionals.
 Tournaments that Riach would be barred from, if he sought to play in 1936 in this state, are the state championships at the New Haven Lawn Club, the New England cham pionshipS at the Hartford Golf club, and the Naugatuck Valley cham pionships at the Waterbury Coun- try Club.
 It is not believed that the U. s. L. T. A. action and ban on the local player would interfere with his par ticipation in such local events as park and city championships, unless officials in charge raised the ques- tion that by participating in an "open" tourney he had endangered his amateur status and until it had been returned by the national ten- his body he could not play in a tourney strictly for amateur play CTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-17
SIXTEEN UN|TSIN
 HI-Y ACTIVITIES
Program at Local Institu. ton Reaches High Mark
 in General Interest

lily club work in Waterbury has reached its highest level since 1t was first introduced at the local Y. M. c. A. Sixteen groups are organ ized at the Central Branch and are under the supervision of Walter Malins, High school secretary. Fif- teen other similar groups are meet ing regularly in the North End and Brooklyn Branches.
 A college advisor is in charge of each group and the boys meet week ly for their programs which are training them in the art of living with other people.
 The groups now meeting at the Central "" are the Aces, Beta, Blue Deamons, Cedars, Crosby, Crusaders, Eagles, Gamma, Highlanders, Iro- quois, Press, Tech, Terriers, Water town, ColonialS, and Vultures.
 Eighteen members of the "" h. dian tribes left the Central "Y' Saturday morning for a hike to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-17

in Cheshire, Middlebury and other suburban points, to return to the city proper to live. It was recalled that the mayor made mo demand" and voiced no threats" at that time.
 Public Hearing
 The situation in Hartford, how ever, where a public hearing was held Friday night at the Broad street auditorium, develops that a majority of the 1000 citizens attend ing favored the point made by Mayor Spellacy. Hartford currently is facing the prospect of tax rate of BOYS mills on the collars, .25 of a mill under that of Waterbury, or a reduction in city expenditure of approximately $1,500,000.
 The exact number of Waterbury school teachers now residing out of the city is not known at the pres ent, as some evidenced their inten- tion of moving back when the an- nouncement of Mayor Hayes reor- ganization plan was made. It is known, however, that there still re- mains large number who are not, properly, residents.
 Precedent
 Whether this will be a considera- tion in the forming plan of the mayor for cutting city expense and providing jobs for city residents, was not announced. The Hartford mat ter, however, was mentioned and the stand of Mayor Spellacy, criticized editorially by the Hartford Courant, was seen as a possible precedent for such consideration of residence of public employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-17
GORDON REACH
 GETS PENALTY
Local Tennis Star Barred From TOurneys Held
 Under U. s. L. I. A.

Participation of Gordon Riach, former city tennis champion, in out standing tennis tournaments in this state during the coming year, at least, was halted Saturday by action of the executive committee of the United States Lawn Tennis associa- tion.
 Riach was one of six amateurs who took part in an Open" tourna- ment held under the auspices of a club at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, last October. All six anna teur players are barred by the com- mittee's action from participation in tournaments held under U. s. L.. T. A. sanction. AS most of the tournaments conducted by clubs throughout the country bear this sanction, the ban is almost con- plete.
 News that the former local champ was barred from tournament play was received with i'll feeling here in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-17
Echoes! Accountants Suggest Wholesale Firing" in Springf i e l d Fire, Police De-
 partment.

Reports of the staff from Grif- fenhagen and Associates, financial accountants, which has been mak- ing a survey of the administration at Springfield, Mass, are said to include the recommendation that 100 employees of the police de- partment, 50 to 100 firemen, be eliminated from the city payrolls. William J. Armstrong, the &C., countant currently aiding Con- troller Sherwood L. Rowland, has been an employe of this account ancy firm.
 It was Griffenhagen and Asso- ciates which undertook the char ter revision survey here in 1929. Among the recommendations made by the firms accountants for Waterbury was that the city cease paying for paupers' bur ials," and "sell the bodies to Yale University for research purposes" !" It was reported that the city might receive $50 or $6O apiece for the cadavers, thus making 8 profit instead of "incurring the expense of burial.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-17
Icy Roads Blamed
 For Minor Mishaps
Three Children Injured in COasting Accidents Over
 Week=End- Police Warn Drivers to Be Cautious

Icy roads figured prominently as the cause of half dozen accidents which occurred in this city over the weekend. Police today reiterated their warnings to drivers to main tain caution.
 Children Hurt
 Coasting accidents of the current season were increased by three dur ing the weekend, no one of which was serious.
 Two sisters, Joan and Merlyn Keefe, 5 and 6 years old, of Keefe street, were treated at St. Mary's hospital for injuries suffered yester- day when their sled ran into a car operated by Thomas B. Sullivan, 30 of 1330 Thomaston avenue. Joan was treated for a laceration over hez left eye and Merlyn sustained laceration of the left leg. Both were discharged immediately. No ar- rest was made.
 Harry Mclean, IS, of Platts Mills sustained possible fractured left leg Saturday night at 7:15, when his sled struck a car operated by Julius Lawrence of 59 Oak street. Nauga- tuck, at Platts Mills and Bristol roads. He also sustained head in- jury. He is a patient at St. Mary's hospital.
 Trucks Collide
 Trucks owned by the Farer News company and George N. Belury fig ured in collision Saturday night on Baldwin street when the driver of the news company's truck Harry L. Irving, g, of 984 Baldwin street, turned shorply to avoid striking a woman pedestrian and crashed his machine into the other parked car, skidding on the ice. Adam Saduck,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-17
President


 day, Tuesday and Wednesday. pr. Osborn will attend on the last two days.
 Arranged by a planning commit tee including members of the Amer ican College of Surgeons and many other organizations, the conference will last two days. Mrs. Roosevelt will address one session to be held in the White House.
 The others who planned to attend from this state are: Dr. Martha L. Clifford, director of the bureau of child hygiene, Hartford; Miss Ha- gel V. Dudley, R. N, director of the Bureau of Public Health Nursing, Hartford; Dr. Alice Hamilton of Hadlyme; Dr. Ira V. Hiscock, pro- lessor of public health, Yale Uni versity; Dr. Joseph L. Linde, Con- necticut chairman of the Acad- emy of Pediatrics, Department of Health, New Haven; Dr. J. Harold Root, president of the Hezekiah Beardsley Pediatric Club of Con- necticut, Waterbury. and Dr. Robert M. Lewis of New Haven.