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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
North Bristol

The Women's Missionary society
will meet with Mrs. Lucille Richey
Wednesday, July 26, with Charlotte
Lawrence, as leader.
Mrs. Nancy McGonagle has re-
turn home from an extened visit
with her daughter Mrs. Chas. Spratt
of Neelyville.
Mrs. Maxwell of Malta visited
over the week end with John Max
we'll and family.
Earl Miller has returned to his
home in Los Angeles, after spend
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
Church OF Christ
(Seventh Street)

Bible study at $50 a. m. Morn
ing worship at 1920 Leader, Err
nest Price. Lesson, Revelation, End
chapter. Subject, ''The Works of
the Church" Evening service at 8
o'clock. Leader, Frank Mcdonald.
Lesson, Luke 22nd chapter. Sub
ject, Strengthen Thy Brethren. !"
Mid-week meeting Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock, led by Carl Glad.
den. You are cordially invited to
all these services.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
Grace Methodist Church

Church school, 9:15 a. m. VIM.
Reed, superintendent. Morning wor-
ship, 1O:30. Evening service, 1880.
Wednesday evening service, at 8.
The fourth quarterly conference
Monday evening, August 6, at 8
O'Clock. A hearty welcome awaits
you for all services.-L. S. Wees,
pastor
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20

ton OF the older music of the great
composers, with additional features
enabling the organist to play eff
fect1vely the more modern and ro-
mantle works. The organ is the
gift of John w. Hausserman. ir
American composer and patron of
music and art.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
Malta NJ. E. Church

Church school, 9:15 a. m. C. B.
Smith, superintendent. Morning
worship, 1920. Sermon topic, "Thy
Kingdom Come" There will be no
evening service.-C. B. Frisbie,
pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
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Church of the NaZarene

Morning worship at 1920. Sun
day school, $3.50 a. m. Evening
evangelistic service, 7:45. Young
peoples meeting, Z O'Clock. Every
body welcome to these services. Col
die Drake, superintendent Charles
Keel, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
Page Three

Mr.. and Mrs Harlan Foster, who re-
side on the late Elmer Harris farm,
near McConnelsville
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
st. James Catholic Church

Masses on the lst, 3rd, and 9Th
Sundays, will be at $50 a. M: and
on End and 4th Sundays, at 1880 a.
m.-Fr. w. L. Thomas, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-20
Mt. Olivet Pilgrim Holiness Church
YORK TOWNSHIP CLUB NEWS

Sunday school at 10 o'clock each
Sunday. Prayer meeting following.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Mrs. Kobler
Passed Away
May 18th
Former Resident of
Little Sank Killed In
Car Accident
MRS. JOHN poke
Funeral Service Held
Wednesday Afternoon
From Home
Mrs. Nancy Ida KObler


Mrs. Nancy Ida Kobler passed
away at her home at 915 South
Main Street Saturday evening
May 18th, at six o'clock, at the age
Of 81 years, eight months and Is
days. A resident of Sank Centre
twenty-five years, she leaves a host
OF friends to mourn her passing
Death came to her after a brief i'll.
ness.
Nancy Ida Gambold was born a,
Hope, Indiana, August IA, 1856, one
Of family Of fourteen children
At the close of the Civil War the
family came to Minnesota and set.
tied in Scott County. They later
moved to LeSeuer County. On
February Is, 1887, she was united
in marriage to William Kobler, who
preceded her in death January OF
1925. Mr.. and Mrs. Kobler came to
Sank Centre in 1913.
Surviving relatives are her son
Oakley Kobler, Of this city; a sis.
ter, Mrs. Emma Graham, of Chel.
sea, Mich; three brothers, Amos
Gambold, Of Long View, WASH; Al
len Gambold, Of Minneapolis; Sher.
man Gambold, Of Mortified.
Mrs. Kobler united with the Meth
odist Church in Sank Centre by
certificate in 1914, and was active
in all its work.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist Church Monday after.
noon at 2:30, with Rev. M. L. Brann
in charge Of the last sad rites
Pallbearers were: Elbridge Cass, w
II. Barnette, G. d. Cass, Harold
Gray, u. J. Coons and julius Krin-
gen. Interment was made in Green
wood cemetery.
Nels Holmberg
Nels Holmberg, a former resident
of the Little Sank community, re-
ceived fatal injuries in an automo-
bile accident the passed week, and
death came to him on May 10. Mr.
Holmberg, driver of a school bus
at LaPorte, was taking a passenger
to Bemidi, when something went
wrong with the steering gear, and
the accident occurred.
Nels August Holmberg was born
on the family homestead, 21s miles
southeast Of Little Sank on August
4, 1900, and was 38 years, nine
months and nine days old at the
time Of death. At the age of IL
he moved to LaPorte, Mimi, where
he has since resided.
Mr.. Holmberg was united in mar
riage to Ruth Emblom, a niece OF
Gust Emblom, Of Sank Centre. The
ceremony took place at LaPorte
which was also the home of Mrs
Holmberg. Besides the bereaved
wife, there are four surviving chill
dren, Merlin, who is 9 years old
Duane, Margell and Robert, two
years old. Other surviving rela-
tives are the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels ]. Holmberg, Of LaPorte, and
seven sisters, as follows: Mrs. Yves
ley Martin and Mrs. William Cum
Continued on Page IL. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Rev. r. ]. Mott
Has Resigned
Has Accepted Call To
Lakewood, OhiO-Win
Leave City In June

At Sunday mornings service, the
Rev. r. J. Mott announced his
resignation as rector Of the church
Of the Good Samaritan (EpiscopaD
to take effect June 18th. His resig-
nation was reluctantly accepted at
a meeting Of the Vestry held Mon
day evening in the Parish House.
Rev. Mott has accepted a call as
rector of the Church Of the Advent,
Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb Of Cleve-
land. His announcement that he
desired to move into the Diocese
of Ohio came as a surprise to men,
bers of the local church, who re-
gret the move, but nevertheless wish
him and his good family success
in their new field of work.
The Rev. Mott and his wife came
to this city from Little Falls two
years ago, and their work In the
local parish has been successful
and worthwhile. It may be some
time before a new rector will be
chosen as successor to the Rev.
Mott In the local parish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
School Election
To Be Held
May 90, 7:3O
Purpose To Legalize
And Give Permission
To Sell Property

A notice to the legal voters of
the Board of Education of the
Town of Sank Centre announcing
an election for the Goth day Of May,
at 1880 p. m, appears in another
column Of this weeks Herald. This
election will be held at the tenn
porary office of the Superintendent
Of Schools in the Masonic Temple.
Two propositions regarding sales
Of school property will be present
ed to the voters at that time. A
former secretary of the board fail
ed to sign the minutes of a previous
election and a change in the board
necessitates this action. 1t is neces-
sary to legalize the sale Of the
property to William Otto, where the
new garage building has been erect
ed, and to grant permission to the
board to sell the vacant lot on
Main Street to the government for
postoffice site for $1,000.
This election is to authorize and
direct the board to do everything
required to effectuate and consum-
mate said sale and conveyance"
and to ratify and confirm the sale
Of property to William Otto. It Is
necessary to provide good and mar
ketable title in fee simple to the
United States government and to
William Otto.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Zion Luth.
Reunion Ser
vice Sunday
To Include Confirmation
Classes From Years
1927 to 1889
SUNDAY, MAY 2lST
Two-hundred and Thirty
Confirmands During
Last IL Years

On this Sunday, May q, 500 p
m, the annual Reunion Service of
former confirmation classes will be
held in Zion Lutheran Church.
The executive board Of the Sen
ior Walther League sponsoring the
program decided upon a roll call of
all confirmands during the last II
years, 1927-1939.
The number of confirmands re-
ceived into church membership by
the rite of confirmation during the
last IL years is 230 members.
1t was decided to restrict invita-
tons to their Reunion Service to
the local resident members living
in Sank Centre or it's vicinity, which
number according to the records is
$50.
After the service in church all
the members of the various classes
will gather in the church basement
for a social hour, entertainment and
lunch. The class with the most
perfect attendance according to
percentage will receive a prize.
The entertainment will include
the program Of the International
Walther League Fellowship Hour,
which is scheduled for May 22nd.
This will be combined with the cele-
bration this Sunday evening. We
hope that no member Of the
various classes through either spir-
itual or physical ailments will be
prevented from being present at the
annual Reunion Contri-
buted,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
.Grasshopper
Control For
.Stearns Co.
Commodity Loans
For Wool Growers
Offer Two Plans
WHEAT ALLOTMENT
Third Annual Farm
Bureau Picnic At
st. Johns "U"

Plans for grasshopper control
work in Stearns county are rapid
Iy shaping according to the coun-
ty agents office, st. Cloud. On Fri
day, May 10, township officers and
others interested in grasshopper
control will meet at Richmond at
500 p. NJ, to go over the control
plans fer 1889. Grasshopper control
work has been carried out in
Stearns county since 1892 when the
extension program was started. In
some years more effort was neces-
sary on the part Of the people to
keep the pests in check. No &C
curate estimate can be made at
this time relative to the degree of
infestation that can be expected in
the county this year. The amount
of moisture has some bearing on
the degree Of grasshopper damage
even though it in no way effects
the number Of grasshoppers that
may be Matched. The point is that
with ample moisture the vegetation
of all kinds grows rapidly and the
apparent damage from grasshop-
pers is not so visible. In the case
of a drouth year like 1884 and 1886
even though the number of hop
pers present was not as great as
in 1882 the damage seemed very
appreciable because of the limited
vegetative growth in the infested
areas Of the county.
Already a considerable supply of
material Is carried on hand in the
various townships of the county.
In addition quite a supply of the
ingredients have been in stock at
st. Cloud over the winter. Some ad-
ditional shipments of material will
be coming to the county to take
care Of future needs here. Grass
hopper control work becomes a
community problem and participa-
ton by all folks in the community
Is necessary in order to make the
plan really effective. In times gone
by it has been necessary for some
cooperative-minded people in each
township to do tremendous
amount of missionary work with
less interested people in the town.
ship in order to bring about almost
universal use of the poison mater
ial.
Continued on Page IL. Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Liquor and
80 Licenses
Reduced
Reduction of 500 on
On-Sale Liquor License
Made Wednesday
81 CUT WAS $35
81 Blocks of Black
topping Granted Under
PWA Project

Restaurant men, 80 beer dealers
and liquor operators met with the
City Council Wednesday evening OF
last week to protest the recent in
crease in beer and liquor licenses,
and after due consideration the
Council voted a reduction on both
Licenses for the "on-sale" of 49,
beer, which had been set at 500
per year, were reduced to $65. This
together with the $500 "off-sale'
provides for a yearly license OF
$1,000.
"On-sale liquor licenses, which
had been raised from $500 to $500
per year, were reduced 500. The
"on-sale" license is now 500 per
year, which with the 500 "off-
sale" makes a yearly license OF
$500 for each liquor store. The
first reading Of this new ordinance
was made Monday night.
Under a PWA project "a blocks
of tarvia will be laid in this city
during the coming summer. Work
of grading the streets was started
last week and blacktopping will
start soon, possibly next week. This
project entails streets all over the
city and may include more work
before completed.
Residents of the city, not listed
in this project, may have their
streets blacktopped by special con-
tract, according to recent arrange
ments made by the Council. Those
wishing to have streets blacktop-
ped which are not listed are ad-
vised to make application to the
City Clerk before Monday, May D.
1889.
The contract, under this PWA
project, was let to ]. H. Ganley
Co., st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Spoke On
The Future
OF Poland
Annual Convention of
Stearns County Clubs
Last Thursday
COLORFUL TALK
Mehose Lady Chosen
President of Women's
Group

The future Of Poland-much par.
titioned of European countries
will be either Germany will get
all Of Poland, or nothing" accord
ing to Mrs. Marie c. Sokolowski
Minneapolis, who gowned in color
full Polish costume was highlight
speaker last Thursday before &C
representatives Of IL clubs of the
county at the annual meeting of the
Stearns County Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs.
Clubs were guests of hostess
club, Gradatim, when the meeting
opened at ten o'clock for an all
day session at the Methodist
Church. Mrs. r. w. Bassett, who
was succeeded to the presidency
of the county group by Mrs. Nell
B. Graham, Of Melrose, opened the
meeting.
Poland, said Mrs. Sokolowski,
who has travelled in 1885 and again
in 1887 to the Universities of Cra-
cow and Warsaw with a scholar
ship from the Koskiusko foundation
of New York, was first partitioned
in 1772, and has been under a SER
les of these slicings since. Today
Hitler points to the Polish corridor
and Danzig for the plums. Her
prediction is that he'll either get
all Of Poland or nothing. He will
not get the Corridor alone, she be-
lieves.
Today, Poland is a country Of "a
million people, with three million
Jews. Wearing a typical Pole Gus.
tune, she described the peasant
dress and customs. Peasant WON
en- do not wear hats and they &c
barefoot. They carry their shoes
to church and puf them on before
they enter" Seventy-two per cen'
Of the people live on farms, ant
exports include meat and import
manufactured products.
Interesting were the reports read
to the assembled women by chair
CONTINUED on Page IL. Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Sank Centre
Won District
Track Meet
Took Only Two Firsts,
But Points Put
Them In Lead
ALEX SECOND
Held At St. Johns
University Friday
Of Last Week

Winning only two first spots, but
with enough other points to pull out
ahead of defenders Alexandria in
an inspiring relay run, Sank Cen
tire tracksters running 38 points won
the 22nd district meet at st. Johns
University Friday and Coach J. N.
Toftness pointed to balance" in
the team as a factor in the regional
meet at New York Mills Saturday.
Biggest boon to local success was
the running of the relays when a
peculiar play Of circumstances shot
the locals into the number one spot.
With Alex leading, the relays were
the final event. Larson, Cokeley,
Ethun and Kuefler were the lads
who with a burst of speed finished
second in their heat with a time
Of 1884 for Swanville in the first
spot. But Alex in a different heat,
won first but their time was slow
er. Alex paced by high man Hog
an, Is points, took 80 points for End
place.
Aid too was the placing in the
high hurdles Of Kringen, Pangburn,
Egan, in the End, Bird and 4th spots
to add up nine points in the one
event.
It was Larson and Kringen who
bested individual efforts of the day
for the locals, who took the only
firsts Sank Centre could command.
Kringen commanded the scene in
the high jump when he tossed off
feet 5 inches to better the old
record made by Sliper, of Alexan-
dria, 1888, of feet 2 inches. Lar
son, winning the broad jump,
scarcely failed to break that rec
ord.
Defending for Sank Centre will
be the lads who moved into any
one of the first three spots at the
regional play, when districts 20, n,
% and % meet in the track and
field meet. For Sank Centre Krin-
gen and Pangburn will run the 120
high hurdles; Kringen the 200 low
hurdles; Hildebrand the 40 yard
run; Larson will take the broad
jump; Kringen the high jump, and
Larson, Cokeley, Ethun and Kuef-
Ter will enter the relays. There's
balance in that team though the
loss Of Kuefler and Pangburn in
the 220's and the discus may be a
handicap, Toftness pointed out.
Another meet is on the way for
the boys too in the third annual
Montevideo relays next Tuesday
when schools of the 18th district,
the West Central Conference in
which Sank Centre is this seasons
infant member, plus Marshall and
Redwood Falls participate. The
event will begin at $50 in the eve
ming.
Entered for Sank Centre are in
the field events: pole vault-Carl-
son and Ingersoll; high jump
Kringen and Pangburn; broad jump
Larson and Pangburn. In the
track, which are mostly relays,
Toftness will enter four events. In
the spring medley, a series Of dash
es, will be Wiles, Hildebrand, Lar
son and Tronnes. Egan, Pangburn,
Kringen and Hildebrand will COM
| Continued on Page IL. Col. %
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Open An0ther
Summer Read
ing Program,
PTS Students Read
Over 1000 Books In
Three Months Last Year

A summertime reading program,
that last year found 275 students
entered to read more than two
thousand books in a three months
period, was announced to begin at
the Bryant Library next week by
Miss Bernice Finnegan, librarian,
who announced several changes in
this second annual program ito
stimulate reading in the summer
time lag, to form early reading
habit"
With teachers in both the pub
lie and st. Paul's school praising
the program on it's merit of back
ground work, the library will
launch the program officially be-
ginning Monday, May 22nd, when
classes will come to the institution
to receive book lists.
Lists as setup with the approval
Of teachers are based on what. is
recommended by the Minneapolis
public, st. Cloud public, and st.
Cloud Teachers College libraries.
Lists from which pupils may choose
books for upper grades are those
recommended by English instruct
ors for book reports.
Changes this year have reduced
the number Of books read in the
upper grades from 40 to 20 for stu
dents from freshmen to seniors.
All reading twenty will receive GER
tiftcate OF award, and all Of the
three upper class members will re-
CONTINUED on Page -. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
A. K. Olson
Passed Away
Yesterday
Almost 80 Years
Old-Born In
Norway In 1859
FUNERAL SATURDAY
Internent Will Be
Made At OrrOck,
Minnesota

Andrew X. Olson, a resident OF
Sank Centre for fifteen years, pass
ed away Wednesday at 1890 al
the home of his daughter, Mrs
Bessie Erickson, 720 Third Street
He had been ill for almost four
months.
Mr.. Olson was born in Eids.
kog, Norway, on June IL, 1859
and would have been 80 years old
at his next birthday anniversary
At the age of twenty-one years he
left Norway and came to America,
He located at Orrock, Minnesota
where he remained until Is years
ago when he came to make his
home in Sank Centre. From the
time he came to America until his
retirement from work in 1915, he
engaged in farming in the Orrock
community.
Deceased was united in marriage
So years ago, and his wife proceed
ed him in death in July, 1913. Nine
children were born Of this union
two of whom passed away before
the father. One daughter, Mable
died in infancy, and a son, Alfred,
passed away 10 years ago.
Surviving children are: Mrs. Bess-
lie Erickson, Sank Centre; Mrs
Charles Jensen, Becker; Mrs. Henry
Jensen, Becker; Mrs. Lois Allen
Omaha, Nebr.; Mrs. AL Cube, Sar-
asota, Florida; Charles and Henry
Olson, Minneapolis. Surviving al
so are 35 grandchildren and eleven
decentralization.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lutheran Church at Orrock
Minnesota, Saturday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock. The body will lie In
state in the Sank Centre Funeral
Parlors Friday. No service will be
held in this city.
Interment will be made at Or
rock, Minnesota, on the family lot
beside his wife, who passed on q
years ago.
Mr.. Olson was well-known In this
community and had many friends
among the older residents, who re-
member him as a jolly person, al
ways friendly and full Of fun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
Senior High
Plays Were
Successful
Large Attendance At
Two Nights Performance
of almost Eighteen"
DUAL CASTS
All Characters Gave
Fine Representations
Receipts $4,000

Drawing an estimated crowd n,
300 playgoers to the auditorium
Thursday and Friday nights last
week, the senior class "Almost
Eighteen"-with a nearly double
cast in a new departure that used
~ members in the two nights-fell
snort OF the high schools other two
night performance David Copper
fleld, senior play Of '35, according
to box office comparison compiled
by director Miss Dorothy Wilson.
The six year records of both jun-
Tor and senior plays was begun by
senior director Miss Wilson after
her production Of Tiger House, !"
in '33, that broke records of its
day with a now-insignificant gate
of 81 dollars, that launched a cycle
OF mysteries that ended with "Hur-
ricane House" in November, 1886.
Total receipts Of the two nights
planned stand for Dana Thomas
almost Eighteen" were $1O8.3s
that ranked the play in seventh
place since 1888.
ouuiy enough, IL was neither OF
the two night performances but a
one night stand play that topped all
others in gate receipts. At director
Miss Viola Laughlin's "Anne of
Green Gables" last fall the top fig
ure Of $132.29 was hit. Only slight
ly behind was David Copperfield, /"
drawn back by popular demand to
run two nights, with $127.60.
ANNE" stacked high by virtue of
its student ticket sales that reach
ed an all-time high of 80 dollars;
this springs student sales dropped
to $67.SO.
Others in the order Of customer
appeal" that hoped this springs
play were: Hurricane House." Jun
ior play Of 1888; Growing Pains"
senior Of '38; "Penrod," junior '37,
and "The Plays the Thing" senior
of 1885.
Considering the split crowd"
said Miss Wilson this week, at was
very good attendance. It accom-
plished what I wanted. It took peo-
pie off the side seats where it's
difficult to see; and the crowds
weren't too far back to hear well
either night"
Miss Wilson, this week after an
experimental tryout with the two
Continued on Page IL. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
First Solemn
May Devotions and
Benediction VIII Be Read
This Afternoon

AS a holiday from classes in st.
Paups school was declared today
Thursday, on the Feast Of the AS
cension, a class Of nearly fifty
young people of the parish will
receive their First Solemn Com
munion at nine o'clock this morn
ing. To the forty-eight members
Of the Communion class breakfast
will be served by the Missionary
Society. This afternoon, at three
o'clock, May Devotions and Bene-
diction will be read at the Church
The class is as follows: Betty
Adrian, Paul Ahrens, Shirley Bas-
Continued on Page IL. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-18
T THIRTY-SLX BOYS AND
GIRLS JOINED CLUB

Thirty-six boy and girl bicycle
riders of this city signed for
membership and received bicycle
reflector emblems for the Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars Bicycle
Club, at a hastily arranged meet
ing held at the Community Club
Rooms Monday afternoon. AS
soon as membership cards are
received from National Head
quarters, another meeting will
be held for the election of Of
ficers and for organization Of
the club. John v. Kane, Post
Commander, announced this
week. Interest among those at
tending, he said, ran high, and
members took the pledge pro-
noting safety among cyclists.