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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Two New
For City
Purchase of Third Stree
Building for Ford
Agency Made Monday
IN KLAR GARAGE
Gas Bottling And
Distributing Plant
To Locate Here

A change in ownership of the
Klar Garage on Third Street wa.
announced Monday, when c. N
Jeffries, of Lakefield, Minnesota
purchased the property from Hugo
Klar, farmer residing in the Padua
community. Mr.. Jeffries will oper
a Ford agency in this city and will
take possession of his newly &C.
quired property June 1st.
Recently the garage was rented
to George Beste and Al Liebel, who
have opened a repair shop in the
building.
F. T. McCahill, of Minneapolis
president of the Home Gas Co.,
was in the city this week making
arrangements for the possible op-
ening of a gas distributing plant
in Sank Centre. This company
plans to ship gas to this city in
tank cars and rebottle it at the
local plant for distribution to deal,
ers throughout Central and North,
ern Minnesota.
At the present time the company
is dealing for the purchase of prop
erty near the Menasha Wooden
ware Co., along the Great North
ern tracks, where a building is to
be erected. The building, we un-
derstand, will face Eighth Street
west Of the Great Northern via
duct on Main Street.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Excavation Work
Shoes Fine Progress
Basement For Boiler Room
Under New High Building
Now Being Dug

Excavation for Sank Centres
new high school building is now
in full swing, and work Is pro-
crossing in more than satisfactory
measure. A gasoline shovel, a dirt
conveyor, four trucks and IA men
are employed on the project. Elk
cavation work is now being done
for the boiler room and foundation
Of the new school building, which
will be annexed to the senior build
ing recently moved to it's new loca-
ton at the northwest corner of the
school lot.
Efforts will be made to have the
school building ready for occupancy
and school use by September 9th Of
this year. The auditorium and
gymnasium will be completed at q
later date. Joe Mirau, Of Crosby
has the contract for excavation I'M
der l. J. Klippen, general contrac-
tor, from Duluth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Start Drive to
Dust Indecent
Literature
Catholic Societies In
Quarterly Meeting
At New Munich
NATIONWIDE MOVE
Extend Invitation To
Convention In Sank
Centre This Year

A drive toward the elimination of
indecent observation-disclosures and mag
azaines on the news stands-from
this part Of Stearns County, drive
that is fast gaining nationwide sup
port of churches, was launched at
quarterly meeting Sunday of the
Western Stearns County Federation
Of Catholic Societies at New Mum
ich.
At the same meeting, with about
twenty-five delegates representing
the societies Of st. Paul's Church
of this city, formal invitation was
given delegates to attend the an
nual convention Of the Societies in
this city. Tentative date for this
years session, that last year in
Melrose drew nearly 1000, has been
set for July End. Both Msgr. A.
Plachta and s. G.. Schwarzbauer
presented the invitation to the
group.
Chancellor Of the st. Cloud
Diocese the Rev. Kraemer, intro
duced by New Munich's pastor, FIR.
Hugo, o. s. B., launched the drive
against indecent literature. Speak
ing on reading, he pointed to the
huge volume Of books and period
icals printed in this country each
year. He urged delegates to work
in their own communities toward
the elimination of such reading ma
terial.
Called to order by President Leo
]. Beste, of Melrose, and the open
ing prayer given by the Very Rev.
Lambert Haupt, of Melrose, the
group was welcomed by Father HUI
go, o. S. B., of New Munich. FIR.
Haupt reported on activities Of the
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
held in st. Paul early in April. L.
J. Wolters, Of Melrose, sang as an
entertainment part Of the program.
Atty. William J. Stevens, Of Mel
rose, speaking on trends OF the
times, pointed to unrest and stress,
and suggested the fact that IN our
own small communities there are
points Of friction.
Definite action Of the group was
taken on the application for mem
bership made by the G. O. F, OF
New Munich. They were accepted
formally into the Federation at
Sundays meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Mode of Operation Changed
Status of Pin Ball Machines
BENEFIT COMMUNITY
AUCTION MAY 9th
To Be Held To Raise
Funds For State
Firemen's Convention

A community auction, for the
benefit Of the State Firemen's As.
ISOLATION convention fund, is plan.
ned it was announced after a meet.
ing of the local department Mon.
day evening.
Conducted by auctioneers Ernie
Sell and Richard Otte, who have
donated their services for the fund
it is to be held Saturday, May 9Th
on the lot between the Commun.
ity Club Rooms and the old Sank
Lake Creamery building on Third
Street.
A committee to solicit articles
for the sale Is to contact residents
Of the city, Chief George Fish an.
nounced Tuesday. All salable items
will be accepted and listed for the
event. Since auctioneers services
are to be donated, all proceeds will
go directly to the convention fund
to be used during the annual ses-
sion in this city early in June.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Pioneer Lady
Passed AWAY
April 10th
Funeral Services
Held Monday Afternoon
In This City
81 YEARS AT DEATH
Came To Sank
Centre From Sweden
In 1872

Mrs. Agneta Peterson, age 8.
years, nine months and 10 days
passed away Thursday evening
April Goth, at seven o'clock, at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Simon
Holmes, in Birchdale Township
where she resided for the past sew.
en- years.
Mrs. Peterson was born in Hell.
singborg, Sweden, on July 4, 1916
and came to America in 1872. Dur
ing that year she was united in
marriage to Andrew Peterson, and
they moved to the homestead in
Birchdale Township after the cere-
mony. Mr.. Peterson passed away
in 1917. Mrs. Peterson remained
on the homestead until seven years
ago when she went to live with her
daughter, Mrs. Simon Holmes.
Six children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Peterson, five Of whom
survive. They are as follows: Al
bert Peterson, Brainerd, Mimi;
Mrs. John Blair, Sank Centre;
Frans Peterson, Portland, Oregon
Adolph Peterson, Portland, Oregon;
Mrs. Simon Holmes, Sank Centre;
Nels Peterson, who passed away
two years ago. Also surviving are
sixteen grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the
Sank Centre Funeral Parlors Mon
day afternoon at 1870 o'clock, with
Rev. p. J. Jansen conducting the
last sad rites. Interment was made
in the Swedish Episcopal cemetery
near the head of Sank Lake in
Birchdale Township. The pallbear-
ers were: Oscar Holmberg, Art
Holmberg, Olaf Peterson, Wesley
Martin, Oscar Christensen and
Martin Peterson.
A resident of Birchdale Township
for 81 years, Mrs. Peterson made
a host Of friends among early pion-
GERS, many of whose children were
among friends and relatives in at
tendance at the funeral service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
w. E. Hammond
Presented Talk On
Business Conditions
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Club Will Aid
In Housing Problem
For Convention

Members Of the Community Club
at meeting held Friday evening
voted to affiliate with the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, as
a means Of procuring better ser.
vice to members and material fol
programs for business and com.
munity Improvement. This action
followed a talk presented by VIII
liam e. Hammond, Of Minneapolis
manager Of the Northwest Division
OF the United States Chamber OF
Commerce.
Business transacted during the
evening included reports on the con-
vention Of Catholic Societies of
Western Stearns County to be held
IN this city during July. A tenta-
tive date for this event, said s. G..
Schwarzbauer, had been selected
and the convention may be held
on July End. Fifteen hundred peo-
pie and $50 delegates are expected
to attend.
A large parade will be held dur
ing the afternoon and a program
Will be arranged for both afternoon
and evening sessions.
Reports Of Highway Chairman L.
T. Lovik indicated progress on
work on Highway II and revealed
promised action on the extension
Of Highway No. 4 from Metre
Grove northward. Identification of
Highway So at the south entrance
of the city and of the "Y" on High
way II north of Sank Centre may
be carried on as WPA projects.
Lawrence Herzog reported that
the proposed Long Prairie-St.
Cloud Highway had failed to secure
action by the Stearns County Com
missioners, as well as those of
Morrison and Todd Counties. Mr..
Herzog and Commissioner Anton
Traut attended tri-county meet
ing recently at which discussion of
this new highway took place. He
stated the commissioners refused
to grant the road.
Under rural roads, s. G. Schwarz-
bauer asked cooperation in the mat
ter Of Adam Orth road, which
would save six miles of school bus
travel. He asked the school board
and Melrose township officers to
meet with the county commission
ers in an attempt to have the coun-
ty take this road over for repair,
maintenance and snow removal A
proposal to make some kind of
safety arrangement for the elimina-
ton Of accidents at the Walker cor
ner, south of Sank Centre on High
way So, was made. Action in this
matter has been promised by the
State Highway Department.
The Club gave assurance to fire
men that its convention committee
would take over the housing prob
lem, and make arrangements to
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Vocal and Instrumental
Arrangements Pleased
Audience

Nearly $50 music students Of the
instrumental and vocal departments
of the Sank Centre high schools
demonstrated in a festival Tuesday
night the years accomplishments
in a recital that was the second
such annual event.
It was an instructors preview,
and a dress rehearsal for the stu
dents under the strain Of playing
and singing before an audience, for
the 18th district music festival to
be held at Glenwood beginning to-
morrow, Friday and continuing
through Saturday. Vocal groups
were under the direction of Miss
Sue Momsen; instrumental workers
followed the baton Of Ed Kitzberg-
err. .
Oddly, though it was the second
annual event, the man who started
the instrumental work two years
ago, directed his first such public
concert. Last year when the festi-
val came Ed Kitzberger lay in the
hospital after a serious auto acct
dent. J. Sampson moved in to take
his place.
A senior high mixed chorus
launched the program with a vocal
group Of three that included Green
Cathedral" my Dream Is of an
Island Place" and Cast Thy Bur
dens Upon the Lord" Advanced
violin student Lorrayne Pendroy
played Mother Machree" as a solo
with Rosemary Morse, as accom-
PIANIST.
A senior high girls glee club sang
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
School Base
Ball Season
Opens Today
Osakis Will Be
Opponent Here This
Afternoon
TOOK GREY EAGLE 81
Track Meet Will
Be Held Here
Next Saturday

With their long suit a fairly
smart and dependable defensive,
the Harvey-coached baseball club
was set to tip off the local season,
this afternoon, Thursday, at the
Fair Grounds. At $3.50 o'clock the
lads meet Osakis in the first of q
series of games that will decide a
sub-district winner and one team
eligible for the district playoff.
We're banking on our defensive
club" Harvey said this week, after
Shining practice session Saturday
had given them an to 1 score over
Grey Eagle. "Our hitting is the
low point, and you never can tell
about pitching in weather like
this"
Best of the stickmen, however,
seems to be Denny Ethun who can
fill the clean up position. But it's
going to be hard to surround him
with some had-hitting backing, Har-
vey pointed out. Conkey and Lar
son probably lead the rest in hit
ting. Conkey is an easy, natural
ball player, not a hard hitter, but
has a fair eye. Larson makes them
pitch to him; they can't drive him
out Of the box.
Sickness riddled the squad for
that practice session and filling
new positions were three who de-
veloped surprising ball results. Ras-
mussen, captain and third sacker,
Larson, at short, and Deziel, at sec
ond, were unable to turnout Satur.
day. Into their shoes went Conkey
at third, Kringen at short, jackson
at second. Berggreen took the US
ual Conkey post at first. Their
performance pointed to the fact
that Harvey is deeper in those posi-
tons than he figured at first.
Kringen, he said, at short got four
assists with not an error. Others
ill included Jim Cooper and Arne-
son, and Troness, who is one of the
boys on the pitching trio.
Pangburn, who handled most of
the pitching for the day, turned in
a good performance, was relieved
by Torfin who after some work in
the outfield was suffering from
arm-weariness. Grey Eagles Pes
chel, lanky lad, did nice work on
the pitching assignment for the Wis
itors.
In the outfield were Bud Steffes,
Wiles and Torfin whose work in
the positions is termed good. Steffes
Continued on Page IL. Col. u
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Raymond
Ashley Club
Play Winners
Coached BY Mrs.
Walter Payne, Adult
Club Leader

The Raymond-Ashley All Club
put on the play, 1.-The District Con-
test" which was selected as the
outstanding one-act play in Stearns
county at the All Spring Festival
held at st. Martin on April q, 1889.
The play was coached by Mrs.
Walter Payne, adult leader of the
club. The cast was made up of
Merle Judas, Eldoris Smith, Elva
Cook, Russell Domke and Hazel
Payne.
Second place was given to the
Paynesville Koronis All Club, who
presented the play entitled HE
Troups to Conquer" which was
coached by Mrs. Ira Blum. The
cast was made up Of Dorothy Wolff,
Lorraine Manz, Earl Boldt, Walter
Carlock and Norman Bork.
The play entitled more Than a
Million" put on by members Of the
Rockville Co-operators All Club,
placed third in the county elimina-
ton. Miss Mary Loebertman coach
ed the cast which was made up of
Lucille Molitor, Teresa Post, Renee
Hennen, John Haus, Dennis Post,
Andrew Molitor and Arthur Spoden.
These three clubs were selected
as the most outstanding Of thirteen
clubs which participated in the sub
county contests which were held
at Paynesville, Holdingford and
Sank Centre on April II, Is and 10.
There was also competition in
musical numbers along with the
one-act plays. Eleven clubs enter
ed in the following musical div
isions: solos. choruses, instrumental
and whistling.
Margie Ann Swenson, accompan-
CONTINUED ON Page II, Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Authority On
Inland River
Transp'r tation
Story of Work Uncovered
Through Efforts of
Byrant Library
SHORT SKETCHES
Include Harry Elliott,
Jack Costello, Prof.
Henry Johnson

A man, who in 1915 as salutator-
ian of his class was graduated
from the Sank Centre high schools,
has become an authority on Inland
River Transportation, has grown
with the Swear old Mississippi Val
ley Barge Line Company where he
now serves as superintendent Of
maintenance and purchasing agent.
The man is Harry G. Elliott, one
Of five brothers, several of whom
still reside in this city. The story
Of his work was uncovered for
local interest through the efforts
of the Bryant Library in a series
which will include a gallery of
Sank Centre faces.
Letters, that were sent to a group
of more prominent Sank Centre
sons, and daughter too, asked for
pictures, a short sketch of their
work and advancement. 1t advised
that such requests were being
made to a number of former resi-
dents" who had made more than an
ordinary success of work in their
field"
First returns came from Jack
Costello, son of j. j. Costello, CT
this city, whose picture was first
in the series. Jack, an NBC staff
announcer in New York, was grad
uated from the University of Min
nesota, became a newspaper re-
porter in st. Paul. Then one day
when a friend urged him to have
an auditor for radio, Jack clicked,
went with KSTP in st. Paul. Four
years later, in 1886, he was pro-
NOTED to the New York studios.
Other replies have come from
Professor Henry Johnson, profess
sor of History, Teacher College.
Columbia University. He said he
would send the sought for mater
ial. w. j. Kay, Greyhound execu-
tive in Minneapolis, responded that
he would send a picture and
material.
Harry Elliott obtained his B S. in
Engineering in June, 1919, left the
University with membership in
Theta Tau Fraternity and Tau
Beta Pi, honorary Engineering
Fraternity. First position after
graduation was with U. S. Radiator
Corp. at Detroit which he tried for
a few weeks. But because lit was
not the line of work he wanted" he
looked elsewhere.
His gaze fell to the Packard
Motor Company where from 1919
to 1927 he rose from instructor in
the operation of machines at the
trade school, to assistant chief de-
signer with the company. Then in
June, 1927 he was offered a posi-
ton that ultimately contributed
much to his career.
A new company, endeavoring to
develop inland river transporta-
ton, asked him to come as design
ing engineer, and the company has
developed into the Mississippi Val
ley Barge Line Company. Conduct
ing experiments in tow boat and
barge construction, Mr.. Elliott
spent two years designing and fol-
lowing construction Of some fifty
barges, and four towboats. During
these years into New York he went
to follow the designing and con-
struction work that after took him
to Pittsburgh and Charleston,
West Virginia.
In 1885 he was on the drafting
end of 30 new barges somewhat
larger than the first, and now I'M
der construction are Is still larger
barges. Towboats are 200 feet long.
CONTINUED on Page IL, Col. a.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Ordered From City
By Mayor Last
Thursday Afternoon
LICENSED IN CITY
Chips Cannot Be
Traded For Cash
Or Merchandise

Thursday afternoon, Mayor G. F
wager ordered all pin ball machines
which are gambling devices, re
moved from the city at once. Fail
ure to comply with the order, would
bring arrest Of the person operat
ing the machine and seizure of ma
chine. This order followed a rul
ing by City Attorney L. L. Kell.
which defined certain machines az
gambling devices.
The order served upon all who
operate such machines in the cit,
follows:
Sank Centre, Minnesota
April 20, 1889
Dear Sir:
You have been operating a
so-called pin ball machine I'M
der license issued by the City
Council.
The Grand Jury of Stearns
County has recently condemn
ed all gambling devices and 7
have obtained a ruling from
the City Attorney wherein he
informed me that certain Of
the pin ball machines are
gambling devices, which fact I
did not know prior to receiving
such ruling.
In accordance with the ord
ers of the Grand Jury, it is
necessary for me to take the
necessary action to carry out
their directions.
If the machine you are OPP
Grating is gambling device,
remove it Immediately; if not,
you can continue to operate it.
Any such gambling device
must be removed at once. There
will be no further warning.
When a check-up is made, if a
machine which is a gambling
device is found, it will be seized
and the person maintaing same
will be arrested.
Mayor.
Mayor wager informed the Her
aid that he had intended to take
action in the matter either Monday
or Tuesday Of this week. However
owing to a change in the mode OF
operation of machines action was
deferred to a later date. Pin ball
machines in the city are operating
under a license granted by the City
Council, and these licenses do not
expire until July 1, 1889.
Up to the present time it was
a general practice to redeem chips
paid out by the machines in cash
or merchandise. Under the new
setup chips may be used for free
plays only. On each machine is
pasted a slip which reads as fol-
lows:
"COins vended by this ma
chine are good for free plays
only. Cannot be turned in for
cash or merchandise" Operator.
Under that plan: we understand,
the machines will be permitted to
run for the time being. Violations
of the ruling made by the operators
may bring dire results
said Mayor wager.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
lnau9urated
Boy Scout
LeaderCourse
Designed To Increase
Effectiveness of
Troop Personnel

Twenty troop leaders Of Boy
Scouting in the Sank Valley dis
trict, including four towns in the
vicinity, at Belgrade Thursday eve
ming inaugurated a leaders train
ing course in a Central Minnesota
Council-wide movement designed to
increase the effectiveness Of the
overhead personnel Of the troops.
H. s. Forsyth, who is attending
as assistant district commissioner,
said this week the course would
continue for nine meetings, an 49,
hour training period. In charge Of
the first meeting was A. w. Rosen-
wald, Of this city, chairman of the
district training committee, and at
tendant at the University of Scout
ing at Itasca Park last summer.
Scouters from Paynesville, Bel
grade, Brooten and Sank Centre
are taking part in the course. Don
Clough, local Scoutmaster, will act
as Master of this group, which will
have other Scoutmasters as patrol
leaders and the rest as the troop
personnel. Scoutmaster Umstadt,
Of Paynesville, is to share respon-
sibility as troop head.
According to Forsyth's announce
ment Scouters will go through the
course as regular Scouts, given the
work Scouts do as troop along
with the qualities stressed in lead
ership training.
Attending from this city were
Franklin Vandesteeg, Mickey Han
sen, Joe jackson, Jr., John Egan,
Harold Keldahl, besides Forsyth
and Rosenwald. Don Clough and
Harold Rasmussen will join the
group at the next meeting. Ac-
cording to a breakdown throughout
the Council showing a percentage
of trained men at key posts in the
Scouting setup, Sank Valley Dis
trict rates highest with rs percent
of the Scoutmasters having train
ing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Methodist Ladies' Aid Meets-

Methodist Ladies' Aid Meets-
A regular meeting Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Ladies Aid will be
held in the Church parlors Thurs
day afternoon, May 4th, to which
everyone Is invited.
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