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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
Officers of Allied
Group Reelected
Met In Sank Centre
Thursday Of Last
Week-Discussions

Officers were held over for an
other year and Wadena was mark
ed as the seat for next months
meeting Thursday when thirty-one
representatives Of the rural group
of the Minneapolis Allied Grocers
met in Sank Centre at the Palmer
House, secretary of the group 8. G.
Schwarzbauer said this week. Pre-
siding at the meeting was Carl
Dolva, head Of the rural group of
grocers.
The fair trade law, merchandise
ing, sales effort and who's who in
food distribution were discussed in
the round table talk that accom-
panies these monthly meetings, the
secretary said. Wadena will be the
seat Of the June meeting, on the
Goth.
"Allied is a cooperative group Of
retail stores, owning its own whole
sale house, and affiliated with the
National Retail Grocers Associa-
ton and the Cooperative Food Dis
tributors Of America" he said.
miuIlcdpOuS REPRESENTATIVES, VI
the Allied and representatives of
wholesale firms attending, includ-
ed: Frank Gfoerer, president of
Minneapolis Allied; Harry Martin,
its manager; Glen Peterson, Irving
Anderson, Harry Textor, sales man
ager Of c and H sugar; Ray VOL
ers, sales manager for Loose-Wiles;
Chester Kohler, Ed Spencer and
Hugo Martin, all of Minneapolis.
Members Of the rural group of
grocers attending were: John Ruff,
Long Lake; Carl Dolva, Morris;
Joe Siegel, Little Falls; Brooten
Grocery; Carl Olson, Pelican Rap
ids; Coy Bros, Danvers; D. G..
Fuller, Grey Eagle; Joe Goerka,
Bowles; Chris Beck and Ed Kruse,
Osakis; Frank Koerner, st. Cloud;
Ogaard, Glenwood; Eldrid Peters,
Cold Spring; U. G. Schlicht, Mel
rose; Chris Engh, Wadena; and
Frank Finch, Pine River.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
St. Paul's
Graduation
Friday, June 2
Twenty-Five Girls
And Boys Members
Of Class of '39
FINE PROGRAM
Rev. John Bettendorf
Will Deliver Com
mencement Address

Commencement exercises will be
held at st. Pauls Parochial school
on Friday evening, June 2, at eight
o'clock. Twenty-Five girls and boys
will graduate from the eighth grade
Rev. John Bettendorf, pastor OF
the Church Of Our Lady Of the
Angels, will deliver the commence
ment address. The program will
be as follows:
Spring Song-Chorus.
Salutatory-Bernard Mischke.
AS They Would Say It-Dialogue.
A Mountain Song-A quartet, by
Bernice Wiener, Marie Dirnberger,
Laura Tombers and Evelyn Beste.
The Cross and the Flag-A play.
The Ginning Bells-Chorus.
The Professional.
Address-Rev. John Bettendorf.
Distribution of Diplomas - Rt.
Rev. A. Plachta.
Graduates Farewell Song.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
CHECK, IS YEARS OLD,
FOUND UNCASHED-

A check, uncashed, and bur-
led for thirty-five years, came
to light recently when Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Peterson, Of Redwood
Falls, found the same while dig
ging for worms near the w. H.
Parker cottages at Sunset View.
This check, dated Sept. %, 1904,
was made out to Martin Larson
for the sum Of $23.75. It was
signed by Harry Faiville and
countersigned by T. d. Davidson,
Of the MINI. Power & Milling
Co. It was a Merchants Nation
al Bank check, made out during
the second year Of the banks
existence. The check was en-
dorsed by Mr.. Peterson, but was
not cashed. Sigurd Holme, who
has the check in his possession,
says that it is well preserved
considering that it had lain out
doors for IS years. All sigma
lures and writing on the check
are plainly visible. Mr.. Larson,
who passed away several years
ago, was the father Of Louis
Larson, Of Long Prairie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01

chancellor. In 1878, he came to
America and spent short periods
in Wisconsin and other points of
the Middle West.
On February 6, 1890, he was unit
ed in marriage to Sophia Holta,
who passed away on March %,
1928. Mr.. Bjone came to Sank Cen
ire in the year of 1890, and entered
the general merchandising business
in partnership with w. d. Town
send. Later a Mr.. Mattson pur-
chased the interest of Mr.. Town
send, and in 1894, Mr.. Bjone took
over Mr.. Mattson's interest and con-
Quoted the business until 1886, when
he retired.
Mr.. Bjone was the father Of six
children, four sons and two daugh-
tiers, four of whom preceded him
in death. The surviving children
are Oscar Bjone, Of Sank Centre,
and Melvin Bjone, of Indianapolis,
Ind, who with his wife attended the
last sad rites. Those who preceded
the father in death, were: Martha
and Christine, Chris ana Samuel.
Mr.. Bjone was a resident Of Sank
Centre for 40 years, and for At years
was engaged in business here. Dur
ing that time he built a fine bust
ness and his store was recognized
as a place where the square deal
was a slogan. Mr.. Bjone was a
director of the Merchants National
Bank and q splendid and useful
citizen Of this community. His bus
mess was located on Third Street
for many years.
Funeral services, largely attend
ed by old friends of the family,
were held Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Norwegian Lutheran
Church, Of this city, with the Rev.
Carmen Thronson, Of Osakis, Of
ficiating. Pallbearers were: j. H.
CONTINUED on Page 10. Col. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
.HistOricPhOto
Display Be
Continued
Picture of First
Frame Dwelling In
City of Interest
ERECTED IN 1866
Other Interesting Events
Depicted In Showing
At Library

Additional photos were coming
in this week for the historic sketch
OF Sank Centre presented in ex-
hibit form at the Bryant Library.
AS interest heightened in the ex-
hibit, Miss Bernice Finnegan an
nounced the display would be con-
tinued for one more week.
Historically important is the pic
ture that came after the display
was set out showing the first frame
dwelling house in the city. It was
the Boober home built in 1865, &C
cording to data furnished with the
photo. One view of the home shows
Oliver Boober, Mrs. Henry Boober,
Mrs. G. Toby and John Boober pos
ed in front of the house.
Another shows a view of a string
Of horses bought here in the days
when the arc lights hung over the
intersections Of the town. A view
of the paving laid on the Main
Street is shown in another. The
plant Of the Northwestern Radiator
company, that was a part Of the
industrial life here for some years,
is sketched in another picture.
Last of the boat liveries, plying
on Sank Lake, is shown with the
awned launch Of Orvarr and Han
son. Other liveries and launches
had preceded theirs, but the Orvarr-
Hanson craft remained until the
popularity swung from that type
Of transportation to picnics and
outings.
A humor note is injected In the
scene of Main Street, with the tele-
phone poles still lining its sidewalks
on which is shown a street car run
ming on the tracks. The photo Is
Of course a super-imposed version
the work of some photographer.
The Boston fire, Governor Eber-
hart addressing a crowd Of now
oddly dressed people at the Stearns
County Fair, and a photo Of the
1913 baseball team that found S. p.
Hansen on first base, and John
Mondloch, in the outfield, are in
cluded now in the display.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
Rev. M. L. Brann
Delivered Baccalaureate
Sermon
SUNDAY, MAY 18th
Text, Choose Life"
Given AS AdmOnition
To Graduates

What are you going to do with
your hfe?" was the question asked
Of the members of the 1889 grad
uating class at the Baccalaureate
service Sunday evening. Rev. M
L. Brann, pastor Of the Methodist
Church, who delivered the sermon
chose as his text: Choose Life"
Deut. 30:19. His sermon was as
follows:
THE text is short. You can re-
member it and understand 1t. You
who are about to graduate are hav-
ing to answer the question, What
are you going to do with your hfe?"
There is one thing about our
lives Of which we can do nothing.
We can do nothing about our initial
equipment. Ancestry is an import
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
Annual Picnic
Brown Swiss
Breeders
Canton Show Under
Direction of Local
Breeders Same Day
PLAN PROGRAM
Approximately rs Head
To Be Exhibited
At Long Prairie

Minnesota Brown Swiss breeders
will hold their annual picnic and
breed field day at Long Prairie
Fair Grounds on Saturday, June
10th. Swiss breeders in the local
Canton district comprising Todd.
Stearns, Benton, Morrison, Cass,
Wadena. Traverse, and Stevens
counties. will stage q Canton Show
on the same day.
The Canton Show committee
made up of Clarence Selensky,
Sank Centre, as chairman, +. p.
Minette & Sons, Of Sank Centre,
and G. L. Blakeslee, county agent,
at Long Prairie, have completed
arrangements for an outstanding
program Of exhibits, judging con-
tests, speakers and entertainment.
Approximately IS head of repres-
entative Brown Swiss cattle will
be placed on exhibit by breeders of
the district.
The cattle are scheduled to be
on display by ten o'clock. Judging
contests fer adults, All members,
and Future Farmer boys will begin
promptly at eleven o'clock. Liberal
prizes are offered by the Long
Prairie Commercial Club to part
icipants in the judging contests.
The picnic lunch and entertainment
numbers will feature the noon
hour period. Judging Of the cattle
in the various Canton Show classes
will begin promptly at loo p. M.
to he followed by a speaking pro-
gram. Speakers on the program
will include officers Of the Mime
sofa Brown Swiss Association, Fred
Idtse. fieldman for the Brown
Swiss Breed Association and e. A.
Hanson, extension dairyman at
University Farm.
All farmers and breeders inter-
ested in the Brown Swiss cattle
are invited to bring their picnic
lunch and spend day in the study
Of the Brown Swiss breed and the
program outlined for the improve
ment Of the breed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
State Asks Bids
To Blacktop II
As Miles of Highway South
of Sank Centre To Be
Completed This Year

A new call for bids on approx
mately $500 900 worth of additional
state trunk highway improvements
issued this week by M. J. Hoffman,
state highway commissioner, brings
the combined total Of construction
projects under contract and those
advertised, for completion this
year, to more than $5,828.OOO.
Among projects advertised this
week, on which bids will close June
16, Is included work On Highway
II, in Stearns county. This work
calls for a stabilized aggregate base
and bituminous surface treatment
on as miles between Sank Centre
and Az miles south. It comprises
1888 tons Of gravel base, 2,757
cubic yards Of binder soil, 54,96S
gallons Of bituminous material and
2,577 tons Of mineral aggregate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
BOB DOWSWELL no
GRADUATE JUNE 8th-

One Of two in the field, BOZ
Dowswell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. o
w. Dowswell, formerly Of this city
and now residents of Northfield
will be graduated from the Min.
neapolis School of Art June 9Th
he said on a visit here this week
Bob and another are the only two
in the entire class who are gradual
ing into the field Of commercial
advertising art The graduation
finishes a three year course at the
art school. Bob achieved some sort
Of local success with an exhibit
Of charcoal drawings among which
was one Of Sinclair Lewis which
he gave to the library. Here to
spend Memorial Day holidays, BOZ
said, Nov comes the fun. Look
ing for a job"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
Will Take Place At
st. Peter and Paul
Church, Elrosa
TUESDAY, JUNE 18th
Ordained To Priest
hood May %,
1889, At Seminary

On Tuesday, June Is, 1889, the
Reverend Frederick A. Kampsen
will sing his First Solemn High
Mass at st. Peter and Paul Church
in Elrosa. Father Kampsen was
ordained priest on May %, 1889,
by the Most Reverend Amleto G..
Cicognahi, d. D., Apostolic Dele
gate to the United States, in the
Seminary Chapel Of the Pontifical
College Josephinum in Worthing-
ton, Ohio.
Palmer Kampsen was born at
Metre Grove. on December 8, 1911.
After graduating from st. Johns
parochial school Of that city, he
left his home state in September,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
FAME IS SUCH FLEETING
STUFF, DON'T YOU THINK

Inc life OF q famed woman
married to a famous man must
have its complexities. An item
captioned Sank Centre papers
please copy" in the st. Paul Dis
patch, caught the editorial eye.
It happened during a speaking
engagement by Dorothy Thomp-
son, world famous journalist, at
the st. Paul auditorium. The
item follows: Before appearing
at an auditorium to make q
speech, Dorothy Thompson visit
ed beauty salon to be prettied
up for the occasion. One Of the
more alert operators in the place
recognized the celebrity and af-
ter Miss Thompson left, excited
ly rushed over to a manicurist
to inform her about the identity
Of the customer on whom she
had worked.
The manicurist, obviously, was
disappointed.
WAS that Dorothy Thomp-
SOM" she exclaimed. "They told
me she was Mrs. Sinclair Lewis"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
WEIGH FISH ONCE,

It's best to weigh big fish just
once, is the advice that Joe Frank
gives to fishermen today after Sank
Lake yielded another Of the early
season wall-eyed pike to him Tues
day evening. Joe doesn't know now
whether he had an eight, seven
and a half, or a seven and three
ounce fish. He weighed it three
times, each time the shrinkage took
care of a few ounces. But even
so, Joe's deep trolling maneuvers
Tuesday were well rewarded. Joe
had waited a long time for that
baby. It is one Of a number Of
good-sized wall-eyes taken from
the lake this year. Opening day
enthusiast Willis Botz took out a
6k FOUNDER; last week Walt Ress
hoisted Tx pound wall-eye.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
Memorial Speaker Urged
More ACtive Patriotism
Program At City
Park Tuesday
Morning
FAIR ATTENDANCE
Attorney Marcus
Hengel Presented
Truths of Freedom

Memorial Day exercises were fit
tingly observed by Veterans and
citizenry Tuesday, who gathered
at the City Park to do homage to
the nations heros. Rev. Chas.
Busch who gave The invocation
gave thanks for the beautiful day,
and urged the people to greater
religious activity for the welfare Of
our nation.
Attorney Marcus Hengel, of st.
Cloud, the speaker Of the day, was
introduced by Commander John v.
Kane, of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, in charge of the program.
Mr.. Hengel stated that he had
nothing new to say; that he had
no new, startling thoughts to Of
fer. But that he would like to- con-
slider with his audience the homely
truths, circumstances and thoughts
brought to the fore through the
observance of Memorial Day.
Memorial Day originated at the
close of the Civil War;" he said,
and was dedicated as a tribute to
those who died for their country.
The observance and significance
of this day has grown through the
passing years, and the exercises
emphasize and dramatic the
thought underlying the days OBJ
servance.
Some will say, just another
hn1i1oxy xxyNa he -CAIIia,.e, vH,rk
en- old uniforms, and orators OF
would be orators use high sounding
phases-but what does that mean
to us people who work, worry, pay
taxes through uncertain years of
our lives. |
What do we need? is the query
I want to- consider with you. What
does this day really mean to us or
binary people? That is the query to
consider for the moment. This
country has its faults, but it and
some others happily, operate on the
theory and belief that each man
and woman has a certain dignity
and destiny, and inalienable rights;
which we know generally as life,
liberty and property, recognized in
our constitution and laws. The re-
suit has been that we of the United
States have maintained freedom
and the fuller, finer life, better
than any other country in the
world.
This is not so everywhere. Yet
in spite Of communications, we do
not realize by comparison what ad-
vantages we have here. We take
them for granted. We have no
right to take them for granted. In
dictator nations we find persecu-
ton Of certain races, curbed rights
Of religious practice and freedom.
Only a few years ago we could not
have believed that possible in en-
lightened nations. Now they are
even trying to spread their doc
trines in this and neighboring
countries, and few Of our people
accept these false and unfair argu-
ments Of the pied pipers of totali-
tartan states, in preference to the
counsels and leadership Of our own
freely chosen leaders. This should
not be, but I believe it applies only
to a small portion of our people.
Millions have come here from 9TH
er countries freely, and stayed here
to bless this country fer opportuni-
ties afforded. They have had first
opportunities to compare advan-
tages Of this free land with those
living under other conditions.
we do not minimize the part
others have played in building this
Continued on Page 10. Col. 3
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
Pioneer City
Merchant
Passed Away
S. C. Bjone Buried
Monday Afternoon
At Greenwood
"a YEARS OLD
Jonas Eckberg Funeral
Held Friday Afternoon
In This City
Simon c. Bjone

Simon G. Bjone, merchant of
Sank Centre, passed away on Fri
day, May 26, at $3.50 a. M, at the
home of his son, Oscar Bjone, on
Walnut Street. Mr.. Bjone had been
i'll for several years, and retired
from business in 1885. His age at
death was "a years, six months and
Is days.
Mr.. Bjone was born at Hadeland,
Norway, on November 10, 1854
where he spent hiss boyhood days
He left his native hnd in 1873, and
went to London, England, where
he spent three years as a ship
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01
SERIOUSLY INJURED

Adolph Mickey, who resides three
miles south of Sank Centre, and
Mike Mile, carpenter, were injured
while erecting a barn on the Whit
ney farm last Thursday. Mr.. Mick
ley's injuries consist Of three broken
ribs and a back injury. The extent
of his injuries have not been deter
mined. He is at his home recover
ing from the accident Mr.. Mile,
we understand, suffered fractured
leg. The accident occurred when
rafters Of a new barn under con-
struction fell in some manner.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-06-01

The average preacher-widower
waits two years before remarry-
ing; the average banker two and
a half.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29
CHpEsTMAS BONUS.
 PAID BY OLYMPIA
 BREWING CONTAIN
Employees, Staff Receive Full Week $ Salary
 Dividends Paid

A Christmas bonus amounting to not less than a full weeks salary or wage was paid by the Olympia Brewing Company, Olympia, Wash ington, to all it's plant employees and staff throughout the Western states, according to an announce ment by MT. Peter c. Schmidt, President.
 This was the second such bonus of the year, the first having been paid in June. Tn addition the com- pany presented it's employees with Thanksgiving turkeys and Christ mas baskets. Ns
 A noteworthy example of the splendid spirit of mutual ooopera- tion and regard between employers and employees at the Olympia Brewing Company took place at the Tumwater plant Thursday af- ternoon, December 2l when the entire personnel voluntarily as- senbled to honor Peter G. Schmidt, President, and Adolph D. Schmidt, Vice President and Director of Sales. To them was presented a bronze -framed parchment, auto graphed by every brewery employee, and bearing the following inscrip- tion of loyalty and appreciation.
 ITO Peter G. Schmidt and Adolph D. Schmidt, we express our sincere gratitude for the thought ful consideration shown us through out the years and pledge our con- tinued friendship and loyalty
 Coinciding with this gratifying expression of good will, the Olym- pia Brewing Company mailed divi- dend cheeks of 10 cents per share to it's stockholders, which brought their returns for 1889 up to 93 cents per share
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29
CIVIC PLANNING CONFERENCE TO
 BE HELD HERE
Juneau, Douglas Officials 10 Meet with Governor
 on Channel Problems

Juneau and Douglas City offici- als will meet "wednesday with Gov. Ernest Gruening and Ike Taylor, Chairman of the Alaska Planning Council, for a conference relative to civic planning on Gastineau Channel
 Taylor, at the suggestion of the Governor, has asked Juneau to set up a City Planning Board to work in cooperation with the Alaska Planning Council on local prob lens.
 At last nights Council meeting, though no definite action was taken on the proposal, the names of George Parks, L. H. Metzgar and Allen Shattuck were suggested as members of the City Planning Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29
SEVEN BARS 10 OPERATE HERE;
 SEVEN CE0S!NG
Walker Act Forces Juneau Beer Parlors Out of
 Business D9c. 31

Seven cocktail bars will open their swinging doors here January 1 while seven places which sold wine and beer in Juneau this year will close their doors and presumably go out of business.
 The seven places granted SlO0O dispensary licenses which will per- init them to sell beer, wine and hard liouor by the drink are: John Pastl, The Tavern: New Alaskan Bachelor Hotel: Baranof Hotel; Charles Mill Ter, The Capitol; Dave Davis, Dave's Place: Wilbur Burford, Triangle Inn, and Mike Kosoff, the Arctic.
 Seven Fail To Apply
 Not filing applications for dispen- sary licenses in time for New Years opening are the following beer par lors which operated this year; Will liam T. Douglas, Miners Recreation; Sam Gazalof City Cafe; R. T Kauf- mann. Kaufmann's Cafe; Matt Louk- ko, Matt's Place; Minerva Reeder the Northern; J. J. Stocker, the Im- perial. and Thomas and Bailey.
 Mike Bocatch of Mikes Place is going from the beer parlor business into the retail liquor business His license was granted today along with the dispensaries and the fol- lowing;
 Other Licenses
 Retail-Gecrge Brothers, Jim FL len, John H Walmer, Boris Magids Company, Edwin G. SWeum, Percy Reynolds
 -Gastineau Cafe, En- lilo Galao, Percy Reynolds.
 Wholesale Malt-Jakeway Distrib uting Company, Juneau Cold Stor- age Company.
 General Wholesale-Alaska Liquor Company (Dan RusselD.
 A number of Juneau licenses of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29
ARTICLE BY JUNEAU WOMAN AppEAR5 IN
 TRADE pUBLICkTI0N

Appearing in the November issue of the Pacific Coast Review, na- tional food beverage business maga- zine, is lengthy article written by Miss Caroline D. Todd of Juneau.
 Entitled, ''The Salmon You Sell, !" the item gives in detail the life story of one of Alaskas most important industries Several photographs ac- company the article, showing inter for and exterior scenes of canneries in the Territory.
 Another article concerning Sal mon As a Food" will be submitted shortly by Miss Todd in answer to a request. from the, magazine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29

various classifications had already been issued by the Clerk of the Dis trict Court before today.
 The old dispensary license which permitted places to sell beer and wine only expires at midnight De- cember 31 under the terms of the Walker Act which legalizes cocktail bars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29
CHRISTMAS PARTY OF INDIAN OFFICE
 SET FOR TONIGHT

Annual Christmas party of the Office of Indian Affairs staff will be held at the Douglas Indian School this evening All employees of the Juneau headquarters, of the medical and education departments will attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29
U s. DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
lRy the u. s. Weather Rnreanl

Forecast for Juneau and vicinity beginning at SS0 Dec 29 Light tonight Saturday; wind; tonight about 34 Forecast for Southeast Alaska Rain tonight Saturday Wind northern tonight becoming southeastery Saturday.
 
 will be fresh eastery tonight souheasery Saturday. and diminishing Saturday afternoon Forecast of winu along the of Indications for increasing wind Alaska Winds will be strong easery Entrance Stka strong Hnhnbrook northy Cape Kodiak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-29

Empire Want Aos Bring Results.