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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
Dead Man
Found Along
G. N. Tracks
Body Discovered
Wednesday Morning,
2 Miles East of City
BADLY MANCLED
Thought To Have
Been Killed By
Freight Tuesday Night

A transient, thought to have been
riding a Great Northern freight
train which went through this city
between II and II o'clock Tuesday
night, was found dead along the
tracks Wednesday morning. Both
legs were severed from the body,
the chest was crushed, the head was
crushed and the body and face bad
ly bruised.
The dead man was discovered by
the westbound passenger at about
11:05 Wednesday morning, about
two miles east Of this city.
DIR. A. r. Moynihan, deputy cor
oner, In his first investigation,
found no papers or other means Of
Identification. Later at the Sank
Centre Funeral Parlors, where the
body was taken, the name DENY
ter Nyseyk," was found tattooed on
the right arm, below the elbow, and
the same name was found written
in both shoes with indelible ink. An
other means of Identification was
discovered in the victims glass
case, which showed he had had
glasses fitted by DR.. H. Steinberg,
1928 West Chicago Ave., Chicago,
Ill.
It is thought the man was about
forty years old, about 5 feet s inch
es In height, and would weigh about
$50 pounds. He has dark wavy
hair, dark complexion and brown
eyes. He wore pair of black wool
pants, and a light brown coat.
DR.. Moynihan stated that the ac-
cident must have happened some-
time between II and u o'clock
Tuesday night, when an eastbound
freight passed through this city.
Great Northern employees stated
that the man was either killed by
the freight aforementioned or the
early Wednesday morning passen-
ger train.
Information of the accident and
a description Of the man was sent
to WCCO Wednesday for broadcast
in the hope that relatives might be
located very soon. as the body,
which is terribly mangled, cannot
be kept very long.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
Propose Control Dam
For Little Birch Lake
State Owned And
Controlled Project-To Be
Placed At Foot of Lake Sylvia

A proposed control dam for reg
ulation of waters in Little Birch
and Sylvia lakes, two Of the Birch
Lake chain, is expected to become
reality it was told Sunday at the
annual meeting of the Little Birch
Lake Conservation Club.
The four-year-old organization of
property owners along the Little
Birch lakefront, banded together to
maintain water levels and to con-
serve timbered shoreline, met at
the Voorhees, cottage in the Ward
Springs group.
The Conservation Department of
the state and the Stearns County
commissioners are jointly working
on the control dam project, Clyde
Thomas, chairman Of the dam COM
mittee, reported Sunday. He said
that the proposed dam, to be state
owned and controlled, and placed
at the foot Of Sylvia to maintain
constant levels in both lakes, is ex-
pected to be started this year.
OFFICERS of the club were re-elect-
ed with Frank Novak, st. Paul,
chairman; F. s. Parker, vice chair
man; c. E. Smith, Swanville, sec
Continued on Page 8 Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
State Legion
Convention
Next Week
Local Legion Band
Will Take Part In
Parade Tuesday
GRANITE CITY HOST
Many Sank Centreites
Plan To Attend
Five Parades

Sank Centres Legion band, select
ed to represent the county unit as
the official Stearns County musical
organization at the Legion conven-
ton in st. Cloud, will take part in
the large parade next Tuesday af-
ternoon, August 9th. This event,
which will be the largest of five
parades to be held at the conven-
ton, will take place at two o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. All Legion
naires and others who wish to go
to st. Cloud that day, are requested
to meet at the public school at
twelve o'clock noon, so that the
Sank Centre delegation may go in
body.
Among the many bands, drill
teams, drum corps, etc., will be Post
No. 8 st. Paul, CARRIED in their
handsome, buckskin Indian uni
forms. These uniforms cost SOS, 900,
and the unit was the hit of the New
York convention last year, said w.
d. Gallup, commander of Robert
Swift Post, Sank Centre.
Five parades will mark the Leg
ion convention in st. Cloud, which
will open Saturday and continue
through Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. Dozens of drill teams, bugle
and drum corps and bands from all
parts of Minnesota will participate.
The first parade on the program
is Saturday, the Territorial pioneer
caravan, not a part of the Legion
convention, but part of the ses-
sion's program, nevertheless.
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock
will be the memorial program and
parade. All bands appearing in this
parade will be silent, except one,
which will play music suitable to
the occasion.
The memorial parade will be fol-
lowed on Monday afternoon at $50
o'clock by one of the largest massed
band parades ever staged in Min
nesota in which more than 300
musicians will appear in one band
playing as it marches on st. Ger
main street. The band cannot turn
a corner because of it's size, so the
parade will start on Fourth avenue
and continue until the Breen hotel
is passed.
Monday evening comes the sensa-
tional 40 and 8 parade which starts
at 1870 p. m. This is the public
fun event of the convention and
many novel colorings and stunts
will feature the marchers.
The last parade is, of course, the
big convention parade which Is
slated for Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock sharp. The "big" parade will
have a long line of march through
the business section and large
section of the residential areas OF
the city.
Although details for the big pa
rade are not completed, dozens OF
musical organizations will partici-
pate, and many floats are expected
from throughout the state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
ELROSA FOLK IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Car Plunged Through
Guard Rail On Bridge
Landed On Top

Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Kohl, Jr., and
child, and Nick Kohl, ST., of Elrosa,
and Mrs. Math Breitbach and
child, Of Belgrade, suffered an au-
tomobile accident Sunday morning,
when the formers car turned over
on its top.
The accident occurred on High
way II, at Determan's bridge, about
two miles south Of Sank Centre.
The car plunged through the guard
rail on the bridge, and tipped over,
landing on its top, where 1t remain
ed wheels up. Mr.. Kohl said the
steering gear on the Plymouth Sc
dan broke and he cost control of
the car.
Occupants of the car were only
slightly injured. Mr.. Kohl, ST., re-
ceived a broken rib and Mrs. Brett
bach was cut over the right eye, the
most serious of the injuries sustain
ed by any of them. They were
brought to the Office Of a local doc
tor for immediate care, and return
ed to Elrosa after their wounds
were dressed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
Bids For Postoffice Site
Opened Wednesday Morning
Miss Louise Parker
Returned From Trip
SAYS Life On Islands
Seems Very Leisurely-
Enjoyed Splendid Journey

Another story Of native degenera-
ton with the coming of the white
man has been recorded in Hawai-
ian history, Miss Louise Parker,
Hawaiian summer traveller, said
this week at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Parker.
Racine, Wisconsin school teacher,
Miss Parker returned to this city
August LIST with a return trip via
Canadian northwest where forest
fires are raging. She sailed both
ways across the Pacific aboard the
Lurline, on which most of the movie
stars travel. Aboard was a German
Prince and his bride, whom I
didn't see," she said.
Now comprising about 6 percent
of the entire population of the sew
en-island Hawaiian archipelago, the
native Hawaiian once was race OF
physically superior beings, Miss
Parker pointed out. They were tall
err than average people, finely form
ed, and chiefly contributing to this
well-being is the chief diet "poi"
made from the root Of the tarro
tree. Now the native is slothful,
lazy, seemingly does little work.
"Yet he regards himself superior to
the white man." she said. I'm the
case of inter-marrying with white
people, Hawaiians consider 1t be-
meath their station"
Filipinos, Japs and others make
up the laboring class on the large
sugar and coffee, and pineapple
plantations, she said. white peo-
pie don't work over there"
Another view of the inhabitants
of the island was afforded when
Miss Parker attended a Filipino
dance. She says they are well-man-
nered, orderly, more so than in this
country. Striking thing about those
people Is their love of beauty. Even
the men," she said, wear bands OF
flowers around their hats" The
whole scene of activity is one OF
ease, she pointed out with Life II
very leisurely."
1.-THE novel way In wh1cn TOURISTS
are met by natives on their arrival
is most impressive" she said. They
come aboard with their wreaths OF
flowers, called leis, to throw around
each ones neck, bands play, and
the whole scene in landing is one
of gaety and festivity. The lei Is
CONTINUED on Page 8 Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
Greet Nsp Building
On Fourth Street
VIII House Knapp Feed and !
Seed Store, Now Located
In Pangburn Building

Erection Of 24x32 frame building
on Fourth Street was commenced
Wednesday morning by Ray Meal
pin, in charge Of body work at the
Main Street Chevrolet Garage, who
purchased the lot sometime ago.
This building will house the feed
and seed store Of Harry Knapp,
who has been forced to secure a
new location owing to the purchase
Of the Pangburn property for the
erection of the New Main Street
theatre.
Mr.. Knapp, however, does not
have to move before September LIST,
and the building now being erected
for him, will be completed in ample
time. He expects to move sometime
following the completion Of the
building, by the first of September.
This building Is being erected on
the old G. d. Marshal property, east
of the Carlson Motor Electric. Mr..
McAlpin, who has been resident
of this city for the past year, has
moved the refrigerator car, former
ly used for beer storage, to the rear
of the property. This car will be
used for storage room by Mr..
Knapp.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
| SALESMAN SHOT A
WHITE BLACKBIRD
NEAR WILLARD FRIDAY

A white blackbird Is not one
Of the seven wonders Of the
world but It is a rare freak Of
nature rarely found anywhere.
Yet II we were to tell you that
q white blackbird had been shot
in the vicinity Of Willard prac-
tically everyone would say hok-
UNI. However, 1t Is a fact. Cor
don BeGown, travelling salesman
for the Carson Prize Scott Co.,
Chicago, displayed white black
bird in this city Friday shortly
afternoon. This bird was shot
near Willard, and Mr.. BeGown
showed 1t to Walt Gritzmacher
and several other fellows, Of this
city. We do not doubt their YER
acity; 1t was a white blackbird.
Mr.. BeGown, whose home is in
Albert Lea, said he would pre-
sent this rare freak to the ZOO
in his home city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
Sank Centre
1889 Conven-
ton City
Rural Mail Carriers
Will Meet Here
During June
BAND TOURNEY JULY 9
Firemen and Catholic
Societies Also Choose
'Main Street"

Announcement was made Monday
that the Rural Mail Carriers OF
Minnesota will hold their state con-
vention in Sank Centre next June,
when about 400 of the rural postal
employees will gather here for three
days. This definitely places Sank
Centre in the class Of convention
cities for 1889, with two other con-
ventions and band tournament al
ready assured.
Following the band tournament OF
the West Central Band Association,
held at Alexandria last Sunday, an
nouncement was made that direct
ors of the association had decided
to accept the invitation of DR.. p.
w. Hanson, representative Of the
Sank Centre Community Club, to
meet here Sunday, July 9th, 1889.
This event will be sponsored by the
Sank Centre Community Club.
The other events to be held In
this city during the month Of June
are the State Firemen's convention
and the annual meeting Of the
Western Stearns Federated Socie-
ties.
A band tournament was held in
this city about six years ago, and
It is an event Of great public inter-
est. Ten bands were In attendance
at Alexandria last Sunday and 1t
is estimated that the number OF
people present would total about
10000. The massed band concert
in the evening was given by about
800 musicians Of the various bands
present.
Sank Centre has splendid facili-
ties for a band tournament and ar
rangements for an interesting and
entertaining event will be made.
Bands from the following cities
will be sent invitations to attend:
Alexandria, Glenwood, Long Prai-
rie, Little Falls, Belgrade, Paynes-
vile, Starbuck, Fergus Falls, Wa
dena, Brooten, Metre Grove, Bertha
and st. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
C. HiLlerud Visited
old Home Community
Made Trip To Devils
Lake, N. d., and Other Points
West and In Canada

A lone tree on the side of a hill
Is the sole marker where once was
the Hillerud homestead near Dew
lis Lake, North Dakota, G. Hillerud
said this week after his first visit
to the site since he left forty-eight
years ago.
All the old buildings are gone, he
pointed out this week after Mr.. and
Mrs. Hillerud and Mrs. Sophie Aus
tin and her three young sons, Cum
Their, Rodney and Dean, returned
from a 44O0-mile western tour that
occupied three weeks of their time.
There's one tree looks like it
might have been there them" Mr..
Hillerud said Wednesday, "but I
couldn't say. We tried to plant trees
on the farm fifty years ago" he re-
called, "but they never would grow.
The country is just as barren today
as it was then"
IT did find the old schoolhouse.
It seems to have been kept up in
pretty good shape" he said. The
little schoolhouse stands today
where Mr.. Hillerud attended school
about fifty-one years ago. Settled
for the first time more than half
century ago, the farm is now oc-
cupied with new buildings built
nearer the road.
From North Dakota they headed
through Montana with visits at the
Fort Peck dam and the oil wells at
Cut Bank, then switched north to
visit relatives in Canada and to see
the wonders of Banff and Lake
Louise. zone of the seven wonders
of the world" Mrs. Austin termed
the beauty of Louise. At Banff were
rock garden built in the side Of
a mountain and an interesting In
dian pageant.
ut was quite thrilling to see the
Mounted Canadian police with
bright red jackets and riding lovely
horses" Mrs. Austin reported OF
their visit to Canada. Before leav.
ing Canada they autoed up Sulphur
mountain to the Canadian Pacific
Railway and Banff Springs. In Cal
gary they visited at the Hudson
Bay store and wholesale hardware
concern.
Midsummer SHOWS atop the
mountains as they passed through
Montana was a high point Of inter-
est. The young boys were dubious
at first about the possibility OF
snow on the mountains in July, but
later in their Yellowstone visit they
were willing to accept it as such
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
Application
For PWA
Was Held Up
Incomplete Details of
Financial and Legal
Aspects Blamed
CORRECTED TUESDAY
Local Angle Misunder-
stood BY Officials
Sent In Wednesday

Informed of delay In the PWA
grant for the erection Of new
buildings in the Public School build
ing project, Supt. w. A. Kohl and
]. H. Hansen, member Of the school
board, and the architect, Richard
Reineke, OF st. Paul, went to Oma-
ha, Nebraska, Tuesday to furnish
complete data as to the local prob
lem.
The application for PWA funds,
held in the office of the Regional
Director Of PWA, Omaha, Nebras-
ka, was incomplete in some aspects,
and because the local problem was
not understood in that office the
application had not been forward
ed to Washington, D. G. Upon the
arrival of the gentlemen in Oma-
ha, they found the financial state
ment was not in complete form, the
legal aspect was also not complete
and the office questioned the feas-
ability of erecting the auditorium
and gymnasium one above the 9TH
err, rather than spreading them out.
This was questioned under a Fed
eral regulation which requires that
buildings such as these be built not
more than a certain distance below
or above the surface of property.
The financial statement and the
legal aspect was corrected with
slight changes by the local men, and
they explained that site restriction
necessitated the gymnasium-audi-
torium arrangement. All details in
the matter Of the application were
completed soon after investigation,
and application was forwarded to
Washington, D. c., the next day.
The local men explained that the
plan for the auditorium-g ymnasium
had been approved by the State De-
partment, and without further de-
lay was accepted by the Regional
PWA Office.
Members Of the school board ex-
pect to hear very soon, possibly this
week, from Washington, and they
believe the fund will be granted
without further delay.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
B. Deters
Passed AWAY
July 18th
Resident of West
Union Buried
Monday Morning
WAS II YEARS OLD
EARNED For .33 Years
In Ashley Township
Retired In 1927

Bernard Deters, well-known resi-
dent of West Union, passed away
Thursday, July 28th, at st. Cloud
hospital, following an illness of
about month. A complication of
ailments resulted in his demise. His
age at death was u years, eight
months and 18 days.
Bernard Deters was born at Uld-
enberg, Germany, on November 10,
1855. At the age of three years he
came to the United States with his
parents, who located on a farm near
New Munich. Later they moved to
a farm at Meirea Grove.
Mr.. Deters WIS united in marriage
to Mary Miller at Sank Centre on
May 10, 1892, and for one year fol-
lowing their marriage they made
their home near Metre Grove. They
then moved to Alexandria, where
they resided for two years. On
March 26, 1895, they purchased their
farm in Ashley township, located
three miles south Of West Union.
They resided on this farm for thir-
ty-three years, until June "a, 1927,
when they retired and moved into
the village Of West Union.
Survivors are the sorrowing wild
ow, a son, Henry, no lives on the
home farm, and daughter, Mrs.
Albert Marthaler, and twenty-one
grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs.
Louise Marthaler, died five years
ago. Two brothers, Frank Deters,
of Elrosa, and Joseph Deters, of
Viroqua, Wis, also survive.
Mr.. Deters was a member Of the
st. Joseph Society for many years.
He was an able farmer and an hon
ored resident of Ashley township
and West Union.
Funeral services were held from
st. Alexius Church, West Union,
where Rev. Henry Reflex read the
Requiem Mass. He was assisted in
the service by Rev. Anthony Artz,
of st. Cloud, as Deacon, and Rev.
Maurus Ferdinand, o. s. B., as sub
deacon. Burial was made in st.
Alexius cemetery. The pallbearers
were nephews, as follows: Ed Mill
err, AL Miller, Arthur Miller, Alex
Miller, Frank Deters and JOS. Mey-
err. Albert Marthaler, grandson,
was crossbearer.-West Union Cor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04
Ten Proposals In
Original Townsite Of
Sank Centre Offered
GOVT AGENT EXPECTED
Will Be Read In
Washington, D. c.,
On August 9th

Ten bids Offering sites for the new
Federal postoffice building to be
erected in Sank Centre, were open
ed by Postmaster Ben Dubois We'd
nesday morning at nine o'clock.
These proposals were opened in the
presence Of Assistant Postmaster r.
L. Scott, A. H. Hendrickson, Cor
don Morse, M. ]. Fleming, Miss
Pauline Dahlem and Ed L. Rattle.
All Of the bids submitted are 10
Gated in the original townsite of
Sank Centre, and include property
on Main Street, Third Street, Oak
Street, Pine Street and Elm Street
Under procedure for procurement
of property for sites for Federal
buildings, it has been announced,
that soon after the bids are open
ed, a government agent will visit
this city for the purpose of investi-
eating the property offered. He will
then submit a report upon which
action may be taken by the Inter
department Commission on Public
Buildings Of the Postoffice and
Treasury Departments. These bids
will be read in Washington, D. c.,
on August 9Th. The government
agent is expected in this city this
week.
Bids as opened Wednesday morn
ing were submitted as follows:
1. Anna Madland-All of lot 1,
block II, and the south twenty-four
feet of lot 2, block II, of the Orig
inal Townsite Of Sank Centre, cor
ner of Oak and Fourth Streets, size
9Ox166 feet, 5000.
2. Anna Madlaii6 -All of lot 1 and
the south forty-two feet of lot 2,
block II, original Townsite Of Sank
Centre, 108x166 feet, corner Oak
and Fourth Streets, $1,000.
8. Anna Madland-All Of lots !
and 2, block II, Original Townsite
of Sank Centre, 132x166 feet, corner
Oak and Fourth Streets, $500.
4. Kenneth Chisholm, Robert ".
Plant, Math Jager-135x166 feet on
west side of Oak Street in block
II, $500. This property is located
between the Madland property
above and the OGara garage.
8. Leroy Working-The west 100
feet of lots II and IL, block IL,
Original Townsite of Sank Centre,
corner Fourth and Oak Streets,
1OOx132 feet, $4,000.
6. Bertha e. Dobbs-West one
half of lots 1, 2 and 8, block 16,
Original Townsite of Sank Centre,
83x19S feet, $65O0. This is the prop
erty where the Vogel Furniture
store is now located on Third
Street.
z. Jos. H. Rogers-East ITO feet
of lot 6, block 2, and lot 5, block
2, Original Townsite, 1000 square
feet, Pine and Fourth Streets, $3.50.
8. Joseph N. Jackson-All Of lot
6, block 10, and lot 5, block Is, Orig
inal Townsite, 132x166 feet, corner
Oak and Second Streets, $4700.
9. Pauline w. Dahlem-AIl Of lots
5 and 6, block 10, Original Town
site, corner Elm and Third Streets,
132x166 feet, $3.50.
TO- Laura r. Dubois, the Board
of Education and William Otto
The east 100 feet Of lots 5 and 6,
Of block 3, of the Original Town
site, 100x132 feet, corner Main and
Fourth Street, $4,000.
On the above bid, William Otto
submitted a price Of $4,000 for his
property on the corner, where the
Biedleman I. G.. A. Store Is now 10
Gated and the next building, while
the property of the School Board
CONTINUED on Page 8. Col. IL
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-08-04

Fred Williams, physical educa-
tional instructor in the local public
school for several years, has re-
signed his local position and has &c
copied a similar one in the public
schools Of International Falls. He
will be instructor Of physical ed
ucation in the same school where
Oscar Sontag, formerly Of this city,
is engaged as instructed.
The times-news., 1938-11-25
SECRETARY HULL
AND PARTY OFF FOR
LIMA CONFERENCE
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
Bryn Mawr college; Dan W..
Tracy, president of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
workers; Mrs. Elise F. Musser,
and Miss Kathryn Lewis, execu-
tive assistant to the President of
the United Mine Workers of
America, John l.. Lewis.
The delegation was selected by
President Roosevelt with the obvi-
Gus purpose of giving a nonparti-
san and broadly democratic aspect
to the United States representa-
ton, as the recent conferences
have stressed the idea that rela-
tions among the American repub-
lies should extend broadly to peo-
Piles as we'll as to official and dip
lomatic classes. Many noted tech
nical experts and economists will
go along.
With the recent trend Of world
affairs diplomatic observers here
generally felt that the "off-the-
record" conversations among, Dip
lomats of the 21 American coun-
tries might have the primary sig
nificance. Outstanding problem is
that of establishing continental
security" for the American conti-
nent without encroachment in any
degree upon the national sover-
eighty which. all American repub-
lies have intensely cherished.