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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Historical Pictures Wanted
For Bryant Library Display
To Be Museum of
Photographic Panorama
of Community

A picture museum, designed
to be a Photographic panorama
Of this community, is the lat
est plan Of the Bryant Library
Board and librarian, Miss Ber-
nice Finnegan.
This week Miss Finnegan be-
gan solicitation of pictures from
residents Of this community
that show a historical note. Pic
lures will later be grouped for
an exhibit to show, it is hoped,
a sketch of life through the
years Of this city.
Anyone who has pictures Of
happenings, people, buildings In
this community is asked to
bring them 10 the library. Pic
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Vets Will
Dedicate
New Home
John V. Kane
Announced Cere-
monies For April %

The appearance Of Mrs. Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt Sunday after
noon, April q, at the v. f. w.
National Home for the orphans of
war veterans, Eaton Rapids, Mich,
will lend Significance to three diff
ferent phases Of the programs of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars of
the United States and its Ladies'
Auxiliary.
Mrs. Roosevelt will dedicate the
new $4,000 Community Center at
the Home, the gift of the Auxil-
larry; the ceremonies will serve to
launch the eighteenth annual ".
F. w. Buddy Poppy sale, conducted
throughout the country during the
month Of May for the benefit of
the National Home, and the relief
and welfare work of the organiZa-
ton; it also will mark one Of the
most important events of the 25th
Silver Jubilee anniversary year be-
ing celebrated by more than 1OO,-
600 members in $500 ". f. w.
Auxiliary chapters from coast to
coast.
Commander John ". Kane, Paul
F. Lonart Post No. 1858. v. F. w.
of this city, said today that in
formation received here concern
ing the April % ceremonies indi-
Gated that the occasion will be
marked by the assembling of a
notable group Of national and
state department v. F. w. officers
and large ". F. w. delegations
from nearby units, in addition to
many prominent public officials.
Besides the First Lady of the
United States" the ". F. w. pro-
gram will include Commander-in-
Chief Eugene I. Van Antwerp, Ma
tional Auxiliary President Mrs.
Anna Mae Lochner, Past Com
mander-in-Chief Robert G. Wood
side, President Of the Home Board
of Trustees and National Chaplain
Reverend J. H. Deemer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Farm News
From County
Agents Office
Vaccine Offers Virtually
Complete Protection
For Sleeping Sickness
All CONSERVATION
Home Furnishing
Check-Up At Albany
April 9th

For the past several years horse
owners in the county have worried
considerably about another out
break of equine encephalomyelitis.
It is now definitely known, accord
ing to information made available
to the county agents office at St.
Cloud, that the vaccination of
horses and mules with chick en-
bryo vaccine will give virtually
complete protection against sleep
ing sickness for at least six months.
If the disease occurred in the
community last year horses should
be vaccinated at this time. Two
injections are necessary from to
10 days apart. In view of the fact
that the vaccination holds good for
a six months period, If the work
is done now the immunity will be
good until all danger from sleeping
sickness is past in the fall Of the
year. After October LIST there are
generally no noticeable outbreaks
Of sleeping sickness.
The Bureau Of Animal Industry
of the u. s. Dept. Of Agriculture
admits the vaccination procedure is
a successful one. In Minnesota In
an area there were 628,318 unvac-
cinated horses and mules, 28,929 or
36.6 per thousand developed the
disease. In the same area Al, 496
horses and mules received chick
embryo vaccine either before or
during the outbreak and only 1S9
developed the disease or As out of
each 1000, less than half Of one
per cent. The few which do take
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Mrs. Kennedy
Passed AWAY
Monday
Funeral Service
This Thursday Morn
At 10 O'Clock
81 YEARS OLD
Came To The Sank
Centre Community
In 1916

Mrs. Mary Kennedy, a resident
of this community since 1916, pass
ed to eternal rest Monday morn
ing, April 18th, at $40 o'clock.
Death, caused by the infirmities OF
old age, came to her at the home
Of her son, Charles Kennedy, who
resides seven miles north of Sank
Centre. Mrs. Kennedy made her
home with her son for the past Is
years.
Mary Murphy was born at Terre
Haute, Indiana, September 20, 1856,
and when called was 81 years, six
months and IS days old. When she
was ten years old her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Murphy and
family, moved to Blue Earth, Min
nesota, where deceased grew to
womanhood.
On September II, 1880, deceased
was united in marriage to Charles
Kennedy, the ceremony taking
place at Weisner's Grove. In 1916
they moved to this community and
settled on the John Gritzmacher
farm, five miles south Of Sank
Centre. Mr.. Kennedy passed on
August oath, 1916, the same year
they moved to this community.
Eight children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Kennedy, two Of whom
preceded the mother in death. The
surviving children are: William, of
Winnebago; Charles and Daniel, of
Sank Centre; Sylvester, of Mime
apolis; Florence, of Fairmont, and
Mrs. James Mcdonald, (Beatrice),
Of Sank Centre. The children who
passed away were an infant daugh-
ter, Kathryn, and Mrs. Samuel
Graham, (Mayme). Also surviving
are % grandchildren, one great
grandchild. and four brothers, as
follows: Senator u. d. Murphy
Patrick, and Lawrence, of Blue
Earth, and Timothy, Of Austin,
MINI.
Funeral services are being held
at st. Paurs Church, Sank Centre,
at ten o'clock, this Thursday morn
ing, Msgr. Plachta, pastor, conduct
ing the Solemn Requiem Mass. In
terment will be made in Calvary
cemetery.
Mrs. Kennedy has made hosts of
friends in the community who ex-
tend sympathy to the bereaved rel
atives
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20

April 18th, 1888
Honorable G. F. wager, Mayor
Sank Centre, Minnesota
Dear Sir:
Since writing to you yesterday
relative to pin ball machines, ]
have some further information.
At least some Of the machines in
the City are so constructed that
the player wins when balls are
lodged in certain holes on the play
ing field, let us say holes numbered
one and two. The holes in which
the ball must be so lodged to make
the machine pay and the amount
which will be paid, is entirely out
side the control Of the player
When a coin is played in the ma
chine and it is put in operation, an
electrical or mechanical contriv-
ance designates the holes in which
the balls must lodge in order to
make the machine pay; also there
is designated the amount which
will be paid.
This takes place before the play
err begins shooting balls and varies
entirely by chance or means be-
yond the control Of the player. In
some cases, the player may receive
four chips or eight or ten chips for
lodging balls in said holes one and
two, and these so-called odds" are
determined, by chance, after the
player inserts his coin and puts
the machine in operation
Regardless Of whether the play
err can, by his skill, control the
course of the balls so that they will
lodge in certain predetermined
holes, the above facts render such
a machine a gambling device.
This is on the same principal
as brings within the definition OF
gambling device, a machine
which gives the player a stick of
gum for each penny inserted but,
by chance, at certain times gives
two or more sticks Of gum.
The above description Of pin
ball machine probably does not
correctly describe any particular
machine, in detail, but is used to
illustrate the application of the
law to machines which operate in
q similar manner.
Yours very truly,
L. L. KELLS,
City Attorney.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Mayor wager Not
Summoned To Appear
In st. Cloud
POSSIBLE INDICTMENTS
Censored Other
Mechanical and Electrical
Devices Also

Following announcement in the
st. Cloud Times last week Thurs
day that % mayors of Stearns
County had been subpoenaed to
testify before the grand jury re-
garding the operation Of slot ma
chimes in their community, Mayor
G. r. Wager, Of Sank Centre, an
nounced that he was not one of
those called to the Granite City.
Mayor Yager gave as reason that
he had not been subpoenaed was
that there are no slot machines in
Sank Centre and that pin ball ma
chimes are licensed by the City
Council.
Mayor Wager continued in his
statement that after operation OF
pinball machines in Stearns Coun-
ty was censored by the grand jury,
the members of the City Council
ordered an investigation as to their
legality. He said that City Attor-
ney L. L. Kells is making an in
vestigation and the findings will
determine the fate Of the pinball
machines. Under this investigation
an effort win be made to deter.
mine as to whether the pin ball
machines are skill games or not.
The grand jury in session last
Thursday cracked down on slot
machines in Stearns county, which
the Times says is a million dollar
industry spread through an estimat-
ed 900 machines in the county. BY
a vote Of % to 0 the grand jury
voted to threaten indictments If
the machines were not removed
Immediately.
Twenty-eight mayors Of the
county, subpoenaed to testify be-
fore the grand jury, were told to
remove the machines or face the
possibility of indictment. It is said
that some sources indicated that
numerous committees received a
cut on the machines to be devoted
toward the poor fund and village
improvements.
Following the order to remove
all slot machines from the county,
the grand jury censored operation
Of pinball machines, and in a reso-
luton passed before the close of
the session Friday night stated that
I'VE, the grand jury, having stated
our position regarding removal of
slot machines, believe that such
removal will not entirely correct
the situation; that there are other
mechanical and electrical devices
involving no skill which are also
gambling devices.
1T Is therefore recommended
that not only county officials, but
all other law enforcing officers and
officials Of cities, villages and COM
munities within the county rid
their respective communities Of all
other machines which might come
under statutory definition Of gam
bling devices"
Slot machines were ordered out
Of the county by the grand jury
after % mayors appeared before
the grand jury to testify to the
operation Of slot machines in their
communities.
Numerous communities, it was
reported, obtain a cut from each
machine in operation to defray the
cost carrying the poor fund and
to install village improvements.
In a brief resolution condemning
the operation Of slot machines the
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20

Thus are visitors and patrons
greeted as they enter the new
Main Street Theatre, where q
bronze plaque, bearing the famous
authors quotation, has been hung
in the foyer. This new plaque,
which arrived last week, is fit
ting and appropriate dedication for
this excellent, new cinema house
erected on Main Street.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Author Quotation
On Plaque At Main
Street Theatre

Here are the portals Of Inn
magination-recover hope all We
who enter here.-Sinclair Lewis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20

OF the many lessons learned
from the experiences Of recent
years, one stands out above all
others; successful business must
be supported by public conf
dence and respect.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20

In Costa Rica one day week Is
set aside as "beggar's day."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
lures will be we'll taken care
Of. Owners are asked to write
name and designation on back
of each picture. Those Of an
historical importance are most
earnestly sought

Miss Finnegan explained,
however, that any pictures
would be accepted. Just so the
picture is related in some way
to this community in its early
or latter years, it will be well
coined. People are asked to
bring all pictures they believe
will be of interest, since selec-
ton along the lines they care
to follow can be made at the
library.
They are anxious that pic
lures be brought in as prompt
ly as possible 50 that a display
can be arranged in the best
manner. It is the plan to show
the exhibit in the latter part Of
May.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20

Above is a photograph of a
Hereford bull which broke mar
ket records on April 18th, and
brought the extreme top price
at South st. Paul. Pictured
with the splendid animal are
H. F. Robertson, seller, and
Paul Domke, shipper for the
Farmers Shipping Association,
through which organization the
bull was marketed.
This bull, a purebred Here
ford, is the product of the farm
operated by H. F. Robertson
and H. s. Halverson, located
about ten miles southwest of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Grand Jury Orders Removal
of Slot Machines In County;
Ruling Says Pin Balls Illegal
Pin Ball Machines
Illegal Says City
Attorney---Must
Go Said Mayor
Letter Of City Attorney
To Mayor G. F. Wager
Presents Ruling

After receiving from the city
attorney the following opinion
on the legality of certain pin
ball machines, Mayor G. F. Yag-
er announced Wednesday that
they must be removed II IL
legal
Evening star., 1939-05-10
Mutual Health Service
Elects Dr.. Riddick

DR.. Arch L. Riddick has been
elected president of Mutual Health
Service, new plan for prepayment
medical care, it was today an
nounced by the Medical Society of
the District.
Other officers are: DR.. Thomas
E. Mattingly, vice president; DR..
William P. Herbst, treasurer, and
Theodore Wiprud. secretary. Mem
bers of the Board of Trustees are
DR.. Henry R. Schneider, chairman; +;
DR.. Riddick, DR.. Mattingly, DR.
Herbst, DR.. Luther Reichelderfer
DR.. A. Clagett Gray, DR.. Kate B.
Karpeles. DR.. Harry Bowling.
At meeting of these officers and
the board Monday night apph-
cants for the position of admins
traitor of the service were inter-
viewed. An announcement will he
made soon of the boards choice.
Evening star., 1939-05-10

This IS the fourth OF a series OF
articles, the Whole OF Uhich ,Ctll
comprise a conuenient handboo,o
for prospective rtsitors to the
NetD York Worlds Fair. The ar
ticles haze been prepared BY a
Star representative 1Oho Uisited
the fair for three days.
Evening star., 1939-05-10
Handbook of the Worlds Fair
No 4AHousina lnformation

Reservations were made at that
scale before the fair, but after the
fair opened, the bureau stated, "our
home owners reserve the right to
raise rental fees in proportion to the
existing scale of prices" The place
to write for information about this
is Associated Long Island Newspa-
pers Rooming Bureau, Inc, 24-16
Bridge Plaza, Long Island City, New
York City"
Tomorrow: At the fair.
Evening star., 1939-05-10
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Animals have many ways OF grasp
ing. The most common way is with
the teeth. All furry animals are
able to take bite" in one way or
another, and nearly all of them
have teeth well fitted for doing So
Besides the power of biting. GER
tain animals have special ways OF
Rrasping. The elephant can pick
up q log with his trunk, and the
end Of this trunk is so sensitive that
It can be used to pick up pin.
Many South American monkeys
can grasp with their tail. Often one
of these monkeys twists its tail
around a branch, and hangs IN mid
air.
At the end of the forelimb OF an
ape is something often called a
'hand." It can be used to Ger
tain extent for grasping.
Apes do not, however, have nearly
such good hands as we have. A gor-
iIla's hand may be as large as a
mans, or larger, but 1t does not have
such good thumb.
The human hand Is thing OF
which we can be proud. We have
be star powers of grasping and bold
ing than beings of any other kind.
EEenty-seven bones are to be
ne "a the human hand, count
- A2s1 ~ M Wrtst, This is nine
Evening star., 1939-05-10

william D. Lee of Evanston, Ill,
who was declarer in todays hand.
writes as follows When the dunn
my came down, I almost fell off
my chair, but recovered sufficiently
to take the spade lead in the dummy
and lead heart to the king, which
West pounced upon and led another
spade "a duck by West would have
made 1t tougher. Three rounds of
diamonds showed West to be hold
ing the best diamond.
AT this point, West, who had
noted his partners high-low in
spades for count. spoke up for the
benefit of the fair kibitzer on his
left. My watch goes with this one.
. You have 4-3-3-3 distribution, so
give us 100 points and get on to a
new deal
81 now counted West for the
guarded jack of hearts. the good
diamond and the spade stopper. If
this were the case. three rounds of
clubs would kill him. Sure enough,
the third club found the orator
caught in a three-point squeeze.
II didn't get the watch. but at
least got some satisfaction as the
fair kibitzer moved her chair from
Vests left around to the southern
end of the table
David Bruce Burnstone was your
partner yesterday. Neither side was
vulnerable. and you held:
AQJ 1oxx
> vx
<Axx
AK
The bidding:
Maier Burnstone Jacoby You
IA ~ Pass IA
Pass Pass " CD
Answer-Your correct bid is three
spades. In spite of the fact that
your partner dropped the bidding
at one spade. you still see distinct
game possibilities, and wish to en-
courage your partner to contract
for game. At the same time, al
though it is strong invitation, he
may pass.
Score 100 per cent for three
spades, 10 per cent for two spades.
so per cent for four spades, 0 for
any other bid.
Question No. 129.
Neither side is vulnerable. You
are Merwin Maier's partner and
hold:
Evening star., 1939-05-10
The Human Hand
BY Fontuine Fox

the central part of the hand, until
they join with the bones of the five
fngers-or with four fingers and a
thumb, If you would rather have it
that way. A hand has five fingers,
but one of them has the special
name of "t'- ',mb," and differs good
deal from ee rest.
The thumb has only two bones in
it. Each of the other fingers has
three bones.
Test your hands, and see how
many ways you can move your
fingers! You can spread them apart,
bend them. and can twist them
about to a small extent.
The tips of the fingers have a
fine sense Of touch. Each tip has
many "cold spots," heat spots" and
pain spots" These so-called spots"
quickly send messages to the brain
to tell us what we are touching.
For general interest section Of your
scrapbook)
"True Adventure Stories" may
be had by sending me . Scent
stamped, return envelope, In care
of The Evening Star.
1~e& nad
Tomorrow; Po,cer Of Walking.
Evening star., 1939-05-10
Winning Contract

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times as many as there are in the
arm, between shoulder and wrist.
The wrist has eight bones in It,.
They are close together and are
fastened to one another. They act
almost as If they were q single bone,
but since they are really separate,
they make the wrist elastic. They
help break the shock when person
falls on his hands. This Is i'm
portant-many a person has saved
his face by putting out his hands
during fall!
The rest of the bones are in the
hand between the wrist and the
finger tips. Five bones run through
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Out-Of-SeasOn Birds
Cost SS.73 i'm Court

Pheasants came mighty high in
Judge N. R. Ryerson's court Sat-
urday. They brought 1913 apiece.
Apprehended by A. M. Tomlin-
son, nsw Redwood county game
warden, Raymond Radel of Will
low Lake pleaded guilty to pos
session Of three Chinese ringneck
pheasants out of season. He was
fined $40 and costs of $500.
William Schaffran of Johnson
vile was found not guilty in
assault proca edings brought
against him by Frank Hogen.
"The complainant was appar-
emily the aggressor," Judge Ry-
erson said after the trial Wednes-
day.
Gus Hodge and Carl Wichman
of Redwood Falls were fined Sis
apiece for drunkenness in Kin
tire township in an appearance in
court Wednesday. Wichman paid
his fire. Hodge was released from
Jail Wednesday shortly after 10
a. m. under a suspended sentence
TO give him time to raise a fine.
At $50 p. m. he was back in
:again-for drunkenness. Judge
Ryerson gave him 20 days in adj
dition to the 18 to which he was
sentenced, with an alternate fine,
that morning.
Leo Barrett, picked up with
Hodge, pleaded guilty to a drunk
count this morning and was given
$40 or 10 days. He took the term.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
lPATROLMEN FIND
MANY WITH POOR
BRAKES. LIGHTS

In a brake and light drive at
Redwood Falls Thursday after
noon and evening, state highway
patrolmen made 10 arrests.
Seven were for bad brakes, five
for failure to have postoffice adj
dress or owners names stenciled
on trucks, four for gross weight
violations and three for illegal
head or tail lights.
Patrolmen checked 486 cars Tor
brakes, found SO defective. The
majority of car owners involved
were given 48 hours in which to
have them adjusted.
OF 219 automobile checked for
lights, 90 failed to meet require
ments. Most of these owners,
too, were given two days in which
to have them repaired. Sixty
seven sets of lamps were out OF
adjustment; there were IL zone
eyed" cars; 10 had faulty rear
lamps and 18 illegal lenses. One
car checked failed to give suffi-
cisnt light, one windshield was
obscured and two machines had
faulty mufflerS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
WallblOm To Coach
In ST. Paul School

Charles Wallblom, formerly of
Redwood Falls, will coach bask-
etball at Monroe High school in
st. Paul this winter, it was an
nounced Wednesday. 1t will be
the schools first year in the St.
Paul conference and state high
school race
Wallblom, former University of
Minnesota cage star, taught in
Redwood Falls two seasons prior
TO this year and was to have been
head football coach in 1888. An
accident in which he was badly
injured prevented his taking
charge, however. He was assist
ant coach in basketball and play
ed with a town team prior to his
injury.
He is now teaching in McKin-
ley grade school in st. Paul.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Firemen Start Fire
To Prevent BlaZes
The Redwood Falls fire depart
ment committed arson Wednesday
afternoon.

Inc REDWOOD Falls fire depart
ment committed arson wednesday
afternoon.
Yessir, they set fire.
Called when flames raced
through the thick pigeon grass on
vacant lots abutting highway 10
in Ramsey park addition about
5.15 p. m. Wednesday, firemen
lighted other weed-filled plots in
the vicinity to prevent a recur-
renee Of the blaze
Carefully guarded, the fires
burned out danger spots in that
section of town. Fire Chief J. NJ
Corbett plans to order weed
patches elsewhere burned under
supervision.
Victor Kraemer was burning
rubbish behind the August Krae-
ner home when the flames leap
ed the alley and started the vac
ant lot beside the Erwin Kraemer
house ab,,aZe. Only the small
cottage once occupied by the late
Asa Carkhuff was menaced, but
no damage was done.