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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
SOCIET Y
N E w S.
Popular Young People Married.

Popular Young People Married
Married quietly at Zion Luther
an parsonage Friday evening were
Donald Neal and Lucille Bcss-
hardt, popular young people of
this city. Rev. j. F. Schumacher
read the wedding ceremony, after
which the newly married couple
left for Minneapolis for few days
honeymoon. Attendants of the
bride and groom were Miss Helen
Gartner and Edward Holman.
The Bride, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Bosshardt, who reside on
a farm on the shores of Sank Lake,
north of Sank Centre, was gowned
in a blue travelling suit, with &C
cessories to match. She was grad
uated from Sank Centre High
School with the Glass Of 81, and
for sometime has been employed
in the Black and White Hamburger
Shop on Third Street. She was
born and raised in this community
and has many friends who offer
congratulations.
The Groom, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vird Neal, was born and grew to
manhood in this city. He attended
public school here and for the past
five years has been valued en-
ployee at the Main Street Chevro-
let Garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal have taken
up housekeeping in rooms at the
Vird Neal residence, 723 Fifth
Street, where they are at home to
their friends. The Herald joins
in wishing them happiness and a
long married life.
Vera Taylor Is Bride of
Donald OGara Friday
At eight o'clock Friday evening,
March 10th, at the Church of the
Good Samaritan was solemnized
the marriage Of Miss Vera Lor-
raine Taylor and Mr.. Donald Whit
son O'Gara. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Taylor; he is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George O'Gara, all of this
city. The Rev. Mr.. Royden J.
Mott officiated.
Before the ceremony, Mrs. w. D.
O'Gara played an organ prelude,
"AvowaI' by Hans T. Siefert. To
the strains Of Lohengrin's Bridal
Chorus" the wedding party ad-
vanced down the aisle to the chan
Gel where Miss Taylor was given
in marriage by her father.
Miss Marjorie Taylor, sister of
the bride, acted as bridesmaid and
the only attendant. She was at
tired in dubonnet, one-piece dress
of silk crepe with an all over scroll
design Of self material. She had
accessories to match, and her
flowers were shoulder bouquet of
golden narcissus and candy tuft.
The bride wore a teal blue dress
in the Princess fashion, compile
mented with dubonnet accessories.
A shoulder bouquet Of talisman
roses and white narcissus were her
flowers.
Mr.. James O'Gara, brother of
the bridegroom, acted as grooms-
man. Mendelssohn's adding
March ushered the party from the
Church.
Immediate members Of both
families were the only guests at
this quiet affair. Only out-of-town
guests were the brides sister and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Hoehl, Of Melrose. There was no
reception following, but members
Of the family met together in the
narish house of the Church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16

st. Paul's Catholic Church
Sunday, Low Masses $50 and 500
a. m. High Mass 1000 a. m. Ros-
airy devotion Saturday, 7:30 p. m.
Way Of the Cross and Benedic-
ton each Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
Sunday afternoon at 800 o'clock:
Way Of the Cross, Benediction and
sermon in English.
Msgr. Plachta, Pastor.
st. Paups, Unity
No services.
Trinity, Grove Lake
200 D. m. Lenten services.
Religious instructions after SER
vices. e. Mcneil Pastor.
Elm and Bethel Churches
e. o. Hagen, Pastor
Friday, March II, 500 p. m,
prayer meeting at the parsonage.
Saturday, 1000 a. m, confirma-
ton class meets.
Sunday, March 10, 1890 a. m,
Sunday school and bible class at
Elm. 1870 a. m, English service
followed by Communion. 2:30 p. m,
Sunday school at Berg's. $3.50 p.
m, English service at Bergs.
All always welcome.
Lutheran Church Of the N. L. C. A.
Carmen p. Thronson, Pastor
Sunday school each Sunday at
1000 a. m. Services each Sunday,
500 p. m. Theme: 1.-THE Cross, A
Lesson in Obedience" Special mus
ic.
Little Sank Uong Bridget Luther
an Church
Carmen p. TThronson, Pastor
Services Sunday, March 10th, at
2:30 p. m.
Mid-week Lenten services, Friday,
March 18th, at 500 p. m.
Zion Lutheran Church
FCurtn sunday IN Lent
$50 a. m. divine service. Dis
cussion of Christian Doctrine. 10:45
a. m. Sunday school and bible class
$3.50 p. m. the Lutheran Hour. 7:30
p. m. Friday, Sunday school teach
ers' meeting. $3.50 p. m. Friday,
Senior Walthers League. $50 a
m. Saturday, confirmation classes.
Next week, Wednesday, March %,
500 p. M: Fifth Mid-Week Lenten
service. Topic: Fifth Word of
Christ on the Cross: I Thirst
John 10, %.
This Sunday, $3.50 p. m. the Luth-
eran Hour over st. Olaf Station.
]. F. Schumacher, Pastor.
Methodist Church
M. L. Brann Pastor
$3.50 a. m. Sunday school. 1890
a. m. worship. 500 p. m. Union
Lenten service in the Gospel Tab
ernacle.
Gospel Tabernacle
Chas. F. Busch, Pastor
1000 a. m. Sunday school. Hoo
a. m. morning worship. 500 p. m.
Union Lenten service. Rev. Brann
of the Methodist Church will be
the speaker. 500 p. m. Evangelis-
tic service. -
200 p. m. Saturday, children's
meeting. 500 p. m. Senior c. A.
meeting. -
All cordially invited to attend
these services. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Klof, in charge.
Church of the Good Samaritan
4th Sunday in Lent
(Refreshment Sunday
700 a. m. Holy Communion.
1000 a. m. church school. HOO
a. m. morning prayer. 500 p. m.
Vesper prayers. Brotherhood of
st. Andrews.
Wednesday, March %, 500 p. M,
mid-week Lenten devotions follow
ed by illustrated talk on the Ober-
Ammergau Passion play, Miss Will
son, the speaker.
Choir rehearsal 700 p. m.
Lenten Tea Thursday afternoon,
March 16, Mrs. Solhaug, of Glen
wood, the guest speaker.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
.Sauk Centre
Winners In
Defeated Melrose Last
Thursday Night
Score 38 to Fl
UPSALA RUNNERUP
Glenwood and Alex
Paired Tonight In
Semi-Finals

Tournament dope was run
ming true to form as the dis
trict 22 meet got under way.
Alexandria had toughest opposi-
ton in first round matches
Tuesday evening when Osalxis
forced them into an overtime
tilt. 1t was a 50 to 81 victory
for Alex. Glenwood moved
Bertha out of the race COM
pletely winning 20 to %. To-
night Alexandria and GlenwOod
are headline pairings-tradi-
uonal rivals-in semi-finals.
Sauk Centres defending titlist
had weathered the, storm of tn
initial eliminations this week
emerged with a trophy as sub-dis
trict winner at Swanville, an,
pointed toward defending the dis
trict crown that came to them las
year after 13 years absence.
Others in this district who wer
trophy winners in first place were
Alexandria, Long Prairie, an,
Osakis. Entering the district NEE
with these four are Deer Greek
Upsala, Glenwood, and Bertha, il
what promises to be a mad distric
scramble.
Sub-districts ran true to form ex
cept in the Swanville pairings whel
small, inexperienced Upsala duste'
off Swanville and walked right in
to the hearts Of the spectator.
Then they battled vainly agains
the height and pressure Of thi
Sauk Centre club to lose 38 to % i
the finalist round@syBgt they CO
Continued on Page 10. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
City: Election
Viii Be Held
4th
Time of Filing For
Council Will Close
Saturday, March 25

At the approaching City Election,
which occurs on Tuesday, April
4th, voters of the city will be re-
quired to elect three councilmen,
as the terms of Ed Besser, Carl
Eckberg and Jos. Miller expire.
It is, as yet, not certain as to
whether the three men in question,
or any one of them will file for
reelection, however, each one has
performend his duty to the city
faithfully and without question.
Time for filing for this election
closes Saturday night, March 25,
ten days before the election. Polls
will open at $3.50 a. m. and close
at p. m.
Voters in the First Ward, those
who reside north Of Third Street,
will cast their ballots at the Arm
ory. Second Ward voters, all resi-
dents who reside south Of Third
Street, will vote in the fire room
Of the City Hall.
Judges Of election, appointed by
the Council, are as follows: First
Ward-H. w. Parker, Willis Dah-
lem and Fred X. Lewis; Second
Ward-Earl X. Pangburn, L. A.
Walker and Harriet Gilman. Rec
commended as clerks Of the First
Ward are Mrs. Lauretta Fish and
Mrs. Edna Daniels; Second Ward,
Mrs. p. Mayors, Mrs. H. Thielen.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09

means the revival Of the small
town than the modern, up-to-the-
minute motion picture theatre with
which Main Street competes on an
equal footing with Broadway"
said Perry s. Williams, who came
to Sauk Centre at the request of
the Community Club, to aid in ded-
icating Sauk Centres new, modern
theatre.
when you and we Joined hands
several weeks ago in welcoming
home your world famous former
citizen, Sinclair Lewis" Mr.. Will
liams said, "he told us he was just
a fellow who was away from home
and by streak Of luck gained a
portion Of notoriety. What Mr..
Lewis meant was that he had just
got in under the wire with his
fame-building book Main Street
Had he waited even five years
from his fortunate year Of 1925 the
small town would have been so
transformed by the radio and mo-
ton picture that anything he would
have written would have been his
torical gossip instead of reflected
realism. And from that date on
our communities have gone forward
with swift strides because they can
compete in the principal fare of
modern day entertainment with
the greatest centers Of the world.
TN addition new lighting effects
(Continued On Page 10. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Registration For Community
Poultry Club Now Oben
Browerville Man To
Sculptor AT Worlds Fair
Display of Work At
Bryant Library Opened
Today, Thursday

Making rapid strides across the
picture Of modern sculptoring in
the past fifteen years is a Brow
erville-born farm boy, Joe Kisel-
ewski, brother Of John Kiselewski
of this city, who this year added
another achievement in breaking
into" Who's Who in America in
1889 for the first time.
Since the announcement was
made that sculptor Kiselewski now
busily engaged on Grove Whalen's
New York Worlds Fair architect
urally designing buildings, had
made Who's Who, the Bryant Lib
rary has put him on the must"
list of displays. Today, Thursday,
a scrap book Of photos of the work
Of this Minnesota sculptor is put
on display at the library.
His story is one of odd parallels
and incidents. AS boy of II, who
had drawn pictures on school
slate, Joe quit the Browerville farm
Of his parents, went to Minneapolis
to study art. There he left the
brush for the sculptor tools. Later
in New York he studied, finally won
the Prix de Paris, a fellowship for
Partisan study. Then he entered
competition for the Prix de Rome,
and in 1925 that honor, highest,
most coveted in the field, was CIV
en- him.
In Italy he worked with the dy-
CONTINUED on Page 10, Col. 6)
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Perry S. Williams,
Civic & Commerce
Official, Was Speaker
SPLENDID TALK
introduced By D. B.
Caughren, President
of Community Club

Sauk Centres new Main Street
Theatre was opened to the public
Tuesday evening with an appro-
pirate dedicatory observance, at
which Perry s. Williams, executive
vice president Of the Minneapolis
Civic & Commerce Association, was
the speaker. Mr.. Williams was
introduced by D. B. Caughren,
president of the Sauk Centre Com
munity Club, who complimented
the Parsons family on their splen-
did achievement and their faith in
Sauk Centre.
Mr.. Caughren read the inscrip-
ton for plaque, presented to the
local theatre by Sinclair Lewis,
famous author, born in this city.
The wording for this plaque, which
is truly Lewisonian, is as follows:
Here are the portals of imagi-
nafion-recover hope all We who
enter here. Sinclair Lewis"
Nothing is adding more impetus
to the movement which eventually
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
SAUK CENTRE
PIONEERS--- sg -sEarTIs, \; Ii sMala Wash.

of the Doctor, and a little later the
Alex Moore family brought one to
town from Minneapolis. Each was
about three and one-half feet long,
and when closed looked like a
modern writing desk.
The first cigar maker, Albert
Dahlem, and the Indian queen. {.
the first reaping machine, Ferdin-
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES called
him Bordeman. the first team
of horses west of Sauk Centre,
Ross Shaw, of Westport. the
first violin player, Fiddler Taylor
and wife, cellist. !. by the way,
Uncle Jake Fredrick out in Ashley
had, ! think, one of the first Nc
Cormick reapers. It sure was a
crude affair, the master or bull
wheel was between frame. "a"
shaped, the tongue at the Apex and
the master wheel between, this
frame was supported by a shaft
keyed to the wheel. A train of
cogs ran around the side, near the
rim of the bull wheel. into which
meshed a small pinion. The shaft
had about an inch play end ways
in the bearings and when in gear,
a wedge shaped metal was insert
ed in between the shaft and the
outside of the bearing, or box. To
throw this machine out of gear
they pried the whole framework
over with a fence rail or some
other kind of lever, to disengage
the small pinion. Can you farmers
get or understand this? / rather
think most Of you can follow this
description. The small pinion spok-
CONTINUED on Page 8 Col. a
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Carl Lewis On
Creamery Staff
Has Been Assistant
Operator At Holdingford-
Attended Dairy School

Carl Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lewis of this city, has been
employed as first assistant to the
operator at the Sauk Lake Coop
erative Creamery in personnel
changes affected last week, A. N.
Cordell, operator, announced Tues
day.
Mr.. Lewis replaces Ray Remster,
after five years employment with
the local creamery, who left last
week to accept the manager-opera-
tor job at Belle River. Mr.. Remster
assumed complete charge Of the
plant last Friday.
Carl, well-known here, comes to
the local plant after two and one
half years employment at Holding
ford as assistant to George Rapp,
operator. For several weeks be-
fore he started work here Satur-
day, Lewis had taken a course in
Dairy school at the University of
Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Remster moved
from their home in this city to
Belle River Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Ne1v Main Street Theatre
Dedicated Tuesday Night
1889 Program Will
Have Large Enrolment
Series of Sign-Up Meetings
Completed With Almost
5000 Farms Registered

Under the agricultural conserva-
tion program for 1889 enrolment
is now close to 5000 farmers in
Stearns county and more are COM
ing in daily. Tuesday was the
last day of the second series of
sign-up meetings, during which al
most 300 additional farms were
added to the number for 1889. From
now on sign-ups will continue in
the county agents office at st.
Cloud and with the community
committeeman.
On Wednesday, March Is, a
school for community committee
men will be held at Richmond. AT
ter that each of the community
committeeman will be in a position
to accept applications from the
folk in their townships.
With definite allotments worked
out for every farm in the county
so early in the season, it will be
possible for farmers for the first
time to have complete information
as to what their acreages of var
ious crops can be, long before
planting time. Already the 5000
farmers who have signed applica-
tions to come in for 1889 know
definitely where they are going
Others who sign between now and
April 1st likewise will receive def.
mite information.
For the past three years the sign.
up in Stearns county has averaged
$500 farms. 1t is apparent that
the participation in 1889 will be
larger than either Of these years
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Sauk Centre
School Election
March 25th
Terms of Two Board
Members Expire
Polls Open 10 A. M.

Saturday, March 25th, is the date
for the annual school election in
Sauk Centre, at which time it will
be necessary to elect two members
to the school board. The terms of
j. F. Cooper and L. T. Lovik ex-
pire. Mr.. Lovik has filed for re-
election.
Anyone interested in making the
run for school board membership,
may file for office up to ten days
before the date Of election. Time
for filing closes Wednesday eve
ming, March 18th.
Voting will take place in the
Junior High school building, with
the voting booths placed in the hall
at the bottom of the stairway of
the east entrance to the building.
The polls will be open from 10 a.
m. to IL noon, when they will close
for one hour. They will be reop-
ened at one o'clock p. m. and will
close at 4 p. m.
Wednesday morning we were in
formed that DR.. r. e. Cooper filed
for election to the school board to
take the place held for so many
years by his father, J. F. Cooper.
The elder Mr.. Cooper, who has been
a member Of the board for about
forty years, does not choose to run
again. He feels that he has given
his service to the school and now
wishes to make way for a younger
man.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09

In a recent issue Of the Sauk
Centre Herald, I note the passing
of an old timer, Vernon l. Burgess.
I remember well q family named
Burgess, who lived in q small,
square rooted house, somewhere
south of Fourth and east Of Main
Street. The elder Burgess was a
tall man, dark Completed, and I
feel I can see q marked resembl-
ance in the picture of v. L. Bur-
CESS and the man / knew. There
was a son, Mason, whom I knew
well, three or four years older
than the writer. wonder If there
is any connection. The date was
about 1857.
Now, let me give you modern
bankers, (B. Dubois and others
take note) Sauk Centres first
banker, Andrew J. Smith, (no re-
lation to the writer) At that time
the prevailing interest rate was
five percent, not annually but per
month. At one time the borrower
was required to pay this interest
in advance. The borrower getting
one hundred dollars for one year,
had sixty dollars counted right
back into Smiths cash box at lone
fell swoop" and the poor sap walk
ed out with forty dollars. This was
high finance. Later other banks
came to the rescue of the oppress-
ed citizens and farmers Cash
Sprague with Harry Whitefield as
cashier, and later Henry Keller.
The first bakery was on the
south side Of Third Street owned
by Mr.. Swift. the first piano
was owned by Mrs. Palmer, wife
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Ladies Plan
of Civic Club
For Helpfulness To
Youth And Com
munity In General
JUDGE AHLES SPEAKER
Fathers and Mothers
Urged To Attend
And Hear Talk

A Civic Club Is now in the pro-
cess Of being organized. Many of
the women of our community have
expressed an earnest desire for such
an organization. The several study
groups have made intensive analy-
sis of the youth problems in our
nation and realize the needs of
youth. With this idea Of helpful
ness to the Sauk Centre youth and
usefulness to our community in
general, the women desire to form
an active civic organization, said
Mrs. w. A. Kohl.
The proposed Civic Club will be
willing to cooperate with the Com
munity Club whenever its assist
ance is needed. Mothers are just
as interested as the dads are, in
providing the best for their boys
and girls. A week ago, Mayor
Leach, Of Minneapolis, called a con-
ference of men and women from
30 organizations to discuss ways
and means to make their city a
better place in which it's youth
may live. The youth Of our city
need the same help from the old
sters as those in Minneapolis or any
other city do.
On March "a, Judge Ahles, of st.
Cloud, will give an address on "Tho
Needs Of Youth and How a Civic
Club Could Benefit the Youth of
Sauk Centre" The members Of the
Gradatim Club have undertaken
the task of notifying each woman's
organization of this address. Each
group is to send three representa-
tives to help in the organization of
the Civic Club following the ad-
dress.
Besides notifying the three dele
gates, the public is hereby extended
an invitation and urged to attend.
Mr.. Ahles Is the juvenile Judge of
Stearns County and has been very
close to the wayward youth of your
city. He is very sympathetic to
the youth problem. Every father
and mother should come to hear
this talk for it will give you a bet
ter understanding of your own
children.
Any further information may be
obtained from Mrs. c. A. Klar, pres
ident Of the Gradatim Club. Re
member the date-March "a, at 8:15
in the Junior High auditorium.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Registrations Must
Be Made At Chevrolet
Garage
CLOSE MARCH 81
Rules For Conduct
Of Contest Adopted
By Committee

Boys and girls of this commun-
ity may register at once for mem
bership in the poultry club, spon.
sored by the Merchants Association
of the Community Club. Registra-
tions must be made at the Chew
rolet Garage and must be made be-
fore March 31st.
Girls and boys selected for men,
bership in this club will receive
twenty-five baby chicks free from
one Of Sauk Centres merchants,
who will act as sponsor for the boy
or girl assigned to him.
At a committee meeting Friday
evening the following set of rules
was adopted:
1. Only one boy or girl from each
family may enter, and they must
be from 8 to 16 years of age.
2. Birds selected by members
must be of different breed than
those raised on their parents
farms.
-. iiiSlibCi oSiSS ~
show one cockerel and one pullet
at the poultry show in the Fall.
4. Each member must donate one
good cokerel to help defray the ex'
pense of the poultry show.
5. Each member must report to
his or her sponsor each month.
Forms will be provided for making
reports.
6. Registrations must be in by
March 31th.
z. Birds must be taken out be
tween April oath and 29th, inclu'
sive.
8. At time of registration each
applicant for membership must
have the written consent Of par
ents or be accompanied by parents.
AS it is impossible to ascertain
the number of registrations selec-
tions will be made in order of entry
until the supply of baby chicks Is
exhausted. Each member has the
right to select a certain breed of
baby chicks, however, according to
rule 2 they must be Of different
variety than those raised on the
parents farm. However, each men,
Der must give first and second
choice of selection so that IL first
choice is not available, they will get
the next breed desired.
Each boy or girl selected for
membership will have a sponsor.
who will purchase the birds and
ten pounds of feed. Each spon-
sor agrees to donate twenty-five
chicks and the above mentioned
amount Of feed free. These spon-
sors also agree to stage a poultry
show next Fall.
Prizes offered at the poultry
show will be based on condition
Of flock, number of birds raised,
promptness of reports made to
sponsor, and the best pair of birds
shown. Liberal prizes will be Of
fered under those conditions.
Following the show an auction
will be held, at which time exhibit
ed birds may be sold to the high
est bidder if the owner so desires.
Each member will receive the mon
ey derived from the sale of his or
her birds.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09
Legion Concert
Was Postponed
VIII Be Held In
Junior High School
Thursday Evening, March %

Late winter concert to be played
by the American Legion band has
been postponed one week to March
23rd, Thursday evening, according
to band manager, w. d. Gallup.
Conflict with other engagements
prompted the postponement from
the previously announced date Of
March 10Th. Band is in final re-
hearsals on the concert program
1t was announced, under the direc-
ton Of DR.. P. w. Hanson. The
concert will be given to the public
at the Junior high school auditor
ium without charge.
In anticipation Of summer en-
gagements, the Legion has provid-
ed its band with three 46-inch
trumpets to announce the band
with fanfare. Banners, in royal
blue and gold, carrying the Main
Street insignia, are being made
now. In march formation the
trumpeters will precede the band,
that marches on a five-man front.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-03-09

An item Of Importance, omit
ted from the story describing
the new Main Street Theatre
last week, was the installation
of seats for the hard of hearing.
Six of these special seats have
been included, with arrange
ments made for the installation
of six more when needed. With
this new equipment those peo-
pie who are hard of hearing may
enjoy the show fully as well as
those who have perfect hear
ing. This equipment includes six
ear phones attached to seats,
with special equipment so that
six more phones can be plug
ged in when necessary, said 3.
L. Parsons, manager.