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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Educational Meetings For
1889 Conservation Program

Parochial school, Albany.
Wednesday, February 8, 200 p.
m.-Village hall, Freeport.
Wednesday, February 8, 7:3o p.
m.-Village hall, Avon.
Thursday, February 9, 200 p. m.
Village hall, Belgrade.
Thursday, February 9, 7:30 p. m.
Basement village hall, Paynes-
vile.
Friday, February 10, 200 p. NJ
Old village hall, Richmond.
Friday, February 10, 7:30 p. NJ
Council room, Cold Spring.
Saturday, February II, 1000 p.
m.-School hall, st. Joseph.
Saturday, February II, 200 p.
m.-Town hall, Fair Haven.
Following the educational ses-
sions a series Of sign-up meetings
will be held at IL or Is points in
the county. At this time the men,
bers Of the office staff will be pres
ent with the basic data for all
farms in the county and cooperat-
ing farmers will be given an OPP
portunity to sign up. Those who do
will be given the exact base acre
age Of the various special depict
ing crops such as wheat, potatoes,
and tobacco, and also the acreage
for general depicting crops. With
this information coming this early
in the year 1t will be possible for
each farmer to plan his crops pro-
gram for the coming year to good
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Morning Session
Will Open At Ten
O'clock in Club Rooms
LUNCH AT NOON
John Brandt And
Mr.. Selvig Selected
AS Speakers

On the program as speakers at
the annual meeting Of the Sank
Lake Cooperative Creamery As
ISOLATION to be held in the Com
munity Club rooms on Monday,
January 9Th, win be John Brandt,
president Of the Land O'Lakes
company, and Mr.. Selvig, formerly
Of the state auditing department.
The annual meeting will open at
10 a, M, when reports Of the var
tous departments will be read.
Lunch win be served at noon, and
the program viii be a part Of the
afternoon session.
In connection with the announce
ment Of the speakers, Geo. Strauss,
secretary, stated that $165, 900 had
been paid to patrons during the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Mrs. D. Kane
Laid At Rest
Last Saturday
Resident of West Union
Community Passed
Away January 26th
WAS 81 YEARS OLD
Resident In Ashley
Township For Thirty
Six Years

Mrs. Dan Kane, a resident of the
West Union community for thirty
six years, was called to her reward
Thursday afternoon, January 26th.
She passed away at the family
home in Ashley Township, as the
result Of the ravages Of cancer.
She was a patient sufferer for the
past two months and only few knew
Of her serious condition until dur
ing the past two weeks.
Mrs. Kane, nee Rose McCurnin,
was born on October 3, 1871, in
Jersey City, New Jersey. Her age
at death was 81 years. months
and % days. In the year Of 1891
at Newton, Iowa, she was united
in marriage to Dan Kane, her now
bereaved husband, who with the
following children survives to
mourn the loss of a loving help
mate and kind mother: William
Kane, of Little Falls; Mrs. O. T.
Halsey, of Miles City, Montana;
Mrs. T. r. Coppock, Mrs. Leo Stad-
their and Miss Margaret Kane, of
Minneapolis; Miss Helen Kane,
Sank Centre; Jack, Larry and
Danny at home. There are also
surviving the following brothers
and sisters: Thomas McCurnin, of
Kansas City, Mo-; James McCurn-
in, Of Palmer, Iowa; Mrs. Roy Pull
ley, Of Gearing, Iowa; Mrs. Dan
Bride, Of Colfax, Iowa; Mrs. Nellie
Kane, Davenport, Iowa; and Mrs.
J. c. McEnroe, Of Newark, New
Jersey
All Of the children and the sis
tiers and brothers, with the excep-
ton Of Mrs. McEnroe, were present
at the funeral service.
Funeral services were conducted
at st. Alexius Church, West Union,
Saturday morning at nine o'clock.
Rev. Henry Reflex read the Re
QUEEN Mass and interment was
made in Calvary cemetery, Sank
Centre. Active pallbearers were:
H. J. Bentfield, John Konzak, Glenn
Uphus, A. B. Bentfield, Ben Wal
tiers and John Sauer. Honorary
pallbearers were: Mrs. John Sauer,
Mrs. Ben Walters, Mrs. H. G. Wake
field, Mrs. Mary Eltgroth, Mrs. H.
j. Bentfield, and Mrs. John Mer-
ten. Mrs. Anna Schlicht was cross
.,earer.
Mrs. Kane was a member Of the
Christian Mothers Society, and was
active in its work while health per-
mitted. The members Of the soci-
ETY. attended the last sad rites in
a body. The funeral service was
largely attended oy relatives and
friends from her home community,
as well as from a distance, who
came to pay last tribute Of re-
spect to kind friend and neighbor.
West Union Cor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Says Chinese Nearly
At End of Rope
Sank Centre Boy Says
War VIII Be Over
Before Another Year Passes

From a little city where tanger-
ines and oranges grow-and a city
out Of the 'long dead past" now
little more than a shell, Clifford
Domke wrote a Christmas letter
to his parents, touched briefly on
the Oriental war.
From his vantage point in China,
Clifford told in the latter how a
three day bombardment in Sian
forced the evacuation of the school
in which he teaches, and killed 300
Chinese residents. His stay in
China, over a period that saw two
Christmases in the Orient, has been
punctuated by evacuations-always
to the south.
In the fall of 1887 Cliff was sta
toned in Fenyang, inside the Great
Wall, where the climate approx
mates that of Ohio. Now nearly
500 miles to the south, the climate
is sub-tropical; the lateral is the
same as that of Mississippi and
other states in the deep south. The
city of Mienhsien, where the school
now functions, is about on the 32nd
meridian.
The war situation he described
as quiet; no great battle name
uvers; the Chinese seem to be re-
pulsing advances Of the Japanese.
"The last bombing Of Sian on Nov
ember 27th," he wrote, was the
worst the city had witnessed"
He had this significantly to offer
on the war: "Some believe among
the Chinese who know anything
about the situation that the war
will be over before another year
as the Chinese militarily are near
ly at the end of their rope. They
look for England to step in and
force an agreement between the
two nations after the European sit
uation is Strengthened"
"The Han Valley" he wrote, "is
rich with sub-tropical fruits. In
the midst Of the tangerine and
orange season, the oranges haven't
come into full season yet. We can
buy a chin, a little more than a
pound, for 10c Mex. We have an
other kind Of fruit like an orange,
with wrinkled skin, that tastes a
good deal like grapefruit"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Plan To Ask Bids
For NeoV School Soon
Checked Specifications Of
New PrOject-Sent
To Omaha For Approval

Members Of the School Board,
Geo. Berggreen, DR.. J. F. Dubois,
]. F. Cooper and j. H. Hansen, and
Supt. w. A. Kohl, conferred with
the architect in Minneapolis last
week Thursday. They checked the
plans of the new annex, the audi
forum and gymnasium, and fixed
up specifications for the purpose
of sending them to the PWA Of
flee in Omaha, Nebraska.
The specifications are to be sent
to Omaha and following their re-
turn will again be checked by the
local board. The architect will
have the specifications ready next
week to dispatch to the PWA office
at Omaha.
The Board at present plans to
ask for bids on the new building
project sometime between Febru-
airy Is and %.
At the present time the Senior
High building, which was placed
on location last week Wednesday,
is being placed on jacks and the
moving paraphernalia is being re-
moved. This Is being done pre-
paratory to lowering the structure.
According to a statement made by
P. M. Olson, PWA engineer, the
building will be lowered two feet,
and then grout will be placed be-
tween the foundation and building,
a space of about or 6 inches.
When that solidifies the jacks will
be loosened and the building will
rest solidly on the foundation. It
will be only necessary to let the
building down an eighth or quart
er of an inch after the grout has
been placed and solicited.
At a recent meeting the board
decided to continue with the pres
ent arrangement for conducting
classes of the Senior High until
schools close. Glasses will con-
tinue at the Library, Masonic Tenn
pie and Congregational Church and
in the Junior High Auditorium.
The board has found this to be
cheaper than to connect heat and
make necessary repairs in the SEN
Tor high building.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
At Sank Centre Com
munity Club Rooms,
Tuesday, February 7th
TO SICN-UP LATER
Will Give Opportunity
To Plan Crops Program
For Coming Year

Farmers in Stearns county have
for long time been looking for
word to the educational meetings
in connection with the 1889 agri-
cultural conservation program.
Complete details Of the program
and other matters in connection
with the agricultural situation will
be outlined in a series Of meetings
throughout the county next week.
The following schedule is announc-
ed by the county agents office,
st. Cloud:
Monday, February 6, 200 p. m.-
Raymond Town Hall, Padua.
Monday, February 8, 1880 p. H.
City Hall, Melrose.
Tuesday, February z, 200 p. M
Community Club Rooms, Sank
Centre.
Tuesday, February z, 1880 p. m.-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
High School Lost
To Independents
Locals VIII Meet Swanville
High School On Local
Floor Tomorrow Night

Losing % to 26 in a heated scuffle
with the once-defeated Indepen-
dents Tuesday, the Toftness high
school cagers tempered themselves
for another go at district competi-
ton, with Swanville on the local
card Friday evening.
Once defeated by the locals by
ten point margin, Swanville
comes to the local court Friday to
bring a bang-up ball team that has
starred the scoring Of Glaeser
throughout the season. Toftness,
describing this go with the indie
pendents as the finest training,
gave his lads fine praise with, "the
best ball game they've played all
year."
CONTINUED on Page 8 Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02

Club Officers
Reelected
Dues For 1888
Totaled $643.7O-Had
Successful Year
SPLENDID MEETING
Ed Stockinger Warned
Business of Evils In
Fine Talk

Officers of the Community Club
were rejected, or virtually drafted
to office, at the annual meeting of
the organization last week Thurs
day evening. Officers for 1889. un-
animously chosen, are: d. B. Caugh-
rem, president; S. G. Schwarzbauer,
first vice president; Geo. Berg
green, second vice president.
According to the secretary's re-
port dues collected for the past
year amounted to $643.7O, which
together with $6.S5 realized from
the butter crusade and a balance
of $50 on hand January, 1888, made
a total of $680.55. Disbursements
for the year were $439.02, leaving
a balance on hand as of January,
1889, of $241.53.
Several of the rural schools,
which took part in the rural school
contest sponsored by the club, con-
veyed their thanks to the club by
letter. A letter from William Kay,
executive of the Greyhound bus
lines, expressed his regret at being
unable to attend the Sinclair Lewis
party in Minneapolis. Mr.. Kay is
former Sank Centre resident. A
letter from the Western Grocery
Co. indicated that that organiza-
ton is still interested in locating
in Sank Centre, and the club has
the assurance that Sank Centre will
N trcf in a =, ~
planned for this state. Stewart
Whitehead appeared before the club
in an effort to secure its sponsor
ship for a community calendar.
No action was taken in the matter.
The club voted to sponsor the
West Central Band convention to
be held in this city on Sunday, July
9th, and to invite all of the bands
which have participated in this
event in former years.
L. T. Lovik announced the World
Poultry Congress will be held in
Cleveland this year, and that it
should receive the support Of all
rural communities and cities. This
event is held every three years.
The last congress was held in Ger
many three years ago, and three
years before was held in England.
Exhibits from all over the world,
including the latest methods in
poultry raising and devices neces-
sary therefor, will be shown at this
congress. 1t will bring out lot
of new ideas, and after each con-
gress prices in the poultry industry
in the country in which it is held
90 up. This show has a tendency
to increase consumption through
advertising and aside from funds
set aside by the government, extra
money is needed for staging this
event. Bernard Schrantz, local
hatchery man, has membership
cards for sale at $1.00 each, and
Mr.. Lovik urged that every bust
ness man in this community give
financial assistance to this worth
while poultry congress.
George Fish, chief Of the fire de-
partment, asked for renewed effort
from club members in making ar
rangements for the State Firemen's
convention to be held in this city
June IL, Is and IA. He asked for
a committee from the Community
CONTINUED on Page s. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Boy Scouts
To Take Over
Reins of City
Citizenship Day Will
Find Boys Conducting
Municipal Affairs
TO ELECT OFFICERS
Will Hold Council
Meeting For One
= Hour At Night

Boy Scouts of Troop rs will take
the helm Of the City's government
next Thursday with the youthful
executives filling key offices in the
administration.
The action parallels cases in hun
dreds of towns and cities through
out the nation as Citizenship Day
marks a daily course along Ami
versary Week trail when during
the week Of Abraham Lincoln's an
niversary Boy Scoutdom in this
country looks back on % years of
existence.
Plans for the event are that Scout
troop members will take over the
offices Of mayor, fire department
chief, chief of police, and other key
posts for one hour, probably from
II to IL o'clock next Thursday. In
the evening an elected body Of city
Councilman will have meeting for
an hour. Officers, elected at a
troop meeting last evening, Wednes-
day, will be announced next week.
A day-by-day program, with a
highlight for each day during the
week, was announced by Don
Clough, Scoutmaster, and his assist
ants, H. 8. Forsyth and Harold
Rasmussen this week.
On the opening day Of Anniver-
sary Week the local troop joins
with Belgrade, Brooten and Paynes-
vile, troops in the Sank Valley dis
trict for a birthday party. The
four troops will meet at Paynes-
vile, enjoy a bean feed, listen to a
nationwide broadcast by President
Roosevelt, honorary president Of
Boy Scouts. Stunts and a council
fire will be a part Of the activity.
Continued on Page 8. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
City Limits
Changed By
Court Order
Jos. Klemm Petitioned
To Have Farm Set Out
Of Lawful Boundary
GRANTED SATURDAY
Order Reduces Size
Of City About
One-Twenty-Fourth

Back in the sos officials of Sank
Centre laid the lines for the city
limits, and on February 3, 1918,
with the adoption of the City Char
ter it was agreed that the city con-
tinue as a municipal corporation
with the same boundaries establish
ed by law. No change was made
in the city limits until last Satur-
day when by court order one cor
ner was cut from the rectangular
plot defined as the boundaries of
the City of Sank Centre.
This change was made by petit
ton to the District Court, under
which Jos. Klemm asked that his
farm in the northwest corner of the
city be taken out of the limits of
the city. This order was granted
by default as no representative of
the city appeared in court. 1t is
necessary in an action of this kind
that notice of the petition be served
upon the mayor or city clerk, and
this was done by serving notice up
on the mayor.
Sank Centres city limits were
laid out in an absolute rectangle
IN miles wide and two miles long,
This change takes out a piece of
land one-fourth mile wide and one
half mile long on the northwest
boundary. There are 1920 acres in
the city limits, including the lake,
and this change reduces the size of
the city about, one-twenty-four or
A percent.
In order to petition for elimina-
ton from the city limits, land must
be unplatted, over 40 acres in size,
and must be used exclusively for
agricultural purposes. The Klemm
farm is 76.77 acres in size, with nc
buildings thereon. It is located
three-fourths mile north Of high.
way 50 on the Fairy Lake road.
While the area of the Klemm
farm land represents 4.6 percent OF
the city area, the value for tax
purposes is only $500, with an as.
sessed value Of 5000, or only one
tenth of one percent Of the total
city valuation. This land, which is
only a small part Of the Klemm
farm property, has never received
any city benefits whatever, and the
farms removal will make little diff
ference in city tax collections.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Sebere Blixyard
Ragged Wednesday
Worst Storm In Years
Rode Out Of Southwest
Roads Blocked

It looked as IL the OF Ground
Hog, temperamental weather pro-
phet, due to poke--or not to poke
his nose out today, Thursday, would
not only be unable to see his sha-
dow, but would be snowned-in.
Worst snow storm in years, that
rode out of the southwest on high
temperatures, accompanied by vir-
tual darkness at $3.50 a. m. yester-
day, buffeted this section severely,
clogging roads, sending visibility to
zero, closing schools in the city.
Temperature throug bout the
morning stood at 81 degrees, scarce
ly below freezing. From the Great
Northern it was learned the storm
was whipping along the entire line,
cold was expected on the heels of
the storm. Temperature remained
steady throughout the day however.
st. PauPs parochial school closed
early Wednesday morning, sent its
pupils home after morning Mass,
it was reported. Public school bus
es did not attempt to get into the
country. Before ten o'clock all
pupils in the first nine grades were
transported to their homes. Only
senior high classes, with scattered
attendances, were held open.
The storm, virtually hating traf-
fic, although buses continued
schedules, threatened to block
highways, made side roads nearly
impossible. Trucks, motorists were
warned to stay off clogged high
ways. Drifts reset almost as soon
as snowplows went through. Parked
cars were stalled when the heavy
snow was driven through hoods on
to motors.
Rural mail carriers attempted
runs but were soon turned back.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
Firenen Vote
To Purchase
Fire Truck
Will Use Monies
From Relief Fund
For Purpose
500 GALLON PUMPER
City Council Promised
To Reimburse Fire
Department

Sank Centre was assured of a
new, modern fire truck by the ac-
ton Of the Volunteer Department
when members voted Friday eve
ming to purchase the same with
monies from the relief fund. The
City Council voted sometime ago to
purchase a new truck, and this
action followed the announcement
that city funds were not available
for that purpose. The city budget
did not include the purchase of a
fire truck and arrangements for
financing the same had not been
made by the City Dads.
Under this new arrangement the
funds will be taken from the relief
association fund, and the amount
will be refunded by the city when
monies for that purpose can be
made available. Members of the
city council have signed an agree
ment with the fire department to
that effect, and although the actions
Of the present council in a matter
of this kind are not binding upon
the next council, there is little
doubt but that the intention will be
carried out.
This new fire fighting unit will
be a 500 gallon pumper, with truck
separate from equipment. The de-
partment will receive bids on a III
or two-ton chassis, with cab, the
wheel-base to be not less than 157
inches. The chassis will be pur-
chased locally and the equipment
will be built by an approved fire
apparatus concern.
The department expects to ex-
pend about $500 for this new unit,
which will be the latest thing in
fire fighting apparatus.
At this meeting department MEM
bers also decided to hold their an
nual hardtime party on the evening
of February Goth.
Other business included the selec-
tnoi of q committee from the Com
munity Club to aid in arrangements
for the State Firemen's convention
to be held here June IL, Is and IA,
Of this year. The committee men,
bers from the Community Club are:
Supt. w. A. Kohl, DIR. G. F. wager,
George Berggreen and s. G.
Schwarzbauer.
We are informed that the local
department has purchased each
truck from funds Of the relief as
ISOLATION, just as they plan to pur-
chase the new unit. Each truck
in turn has been turned over to
the city without reimbursement.
Other equipment was also purchas-
ed by the department without aid.
Other things such as smoke masks,
an inhalator and added hose are
necessary and the department
needs aid in this matter. The fire
department is, without doubt, the
city's greatest needed civic organi-
cation, and it needs the support Of
the public. It's service in protect
ing property within the city and
surrounding community is of inesti-
mable value. and the least that can
be done by the citizenry is to give
it absolute support.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02
PURCHASES PLANE

Frank Unger, son Of Frank IN
ger, Of this city, will purchase an
airplane in st. Cloud, it was learn
ed this week. Frank along with
another st. Cloud man, will pur-
chase the plane as a student. The
purchase is being made from B. G..
Vandre, airport operator at st.
Cloud, who this week ordered a new
plane with delivery in 30 days.
Frank is among % students enroll
ed for spring instruction in flying.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02

Bobby OConnell, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. OConnell, is in the st.
Cloud hospital this week recover
ing from an operation Monday for
q mastoid infection.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02

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Depressing blackouts have caused
a demand for more entertainment
In Dublin.
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soweth sparingly shall reap also
sparingly; and he which soweth
beautifully shall reap also bounti-
fully. And God is able to make all
grace aboun dtoward you; that We,
always having all sufficiency in all
things, may abound to every good
work: Being enriched in ev-
cry thing to all bountifulness, which
causeth through us thanksgiving to
God"
Inspiring readings from the Chris
tan Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key TO the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, include the
following: e. God creates all
through Mind, not through matter
that the plant grows. not because Of
seed or soil, but because growth is
the eternal mandate of Mind. Nor
tai thought drops into the ground,
but the immortal creating thought Is
from above, not from beneath. Be-
cause Mind makes all there Is Moth
ing left to be made by lower power.
knowledge of this lifts mai
above the sad, above earth and its
environments, to conscious spiritual
harmony and eternal being" %. $40.
1890, p. 521:l-3).