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La gaceta., 1940-04-19
VENTA DE CABEzAS HUMANS
GLOBE"


en- ell proceso de momificaci6n.
En- vida Tina fue una mujer de
estatura normal, de aplaetada
nariz v amplia boca una mu-
jer horrible desde Ell punto de
vista de los norteamericanos--
pero una belleza destructora de
hogares, en- su medic ambiente'
Las causas mas comunes de
guerra entire los jfbaros de la
America del Sur, son los robos
de esposas. Tina probablemente
fue el motive de una guerra de
esta naturaleza. Entire las cua-
tro tribus de Jfbaros, hay mule
res que han sido robadas tantas
veces. que en- todas parties aca-
ban por encontrarse como en- su
propia casa.
Cuando los hombres de esas
tribus guerreras Sc disponen a
vengar su honor Sc pintan Ell
cuerpo con HU1TO (substancia
que extraen del jugo de la nuez)
Y Sc envuelven en- bandas roJas
v amarillas. Las mujeres los l.
mitan y los siguen a la batalla.
Antes de ponerse en- Marcia
los guerreros hacen con hojas y
cortezas una infusion que es un
poderoso em6tico del pue bebcn
grandes cantidades. Esa bebida
los pone al horde de la muerte
v cuando va han vomitado TODD
cuanto tenian que vomitar, aft
Ian sus cuchillos y Sc lanZan a
traves de la manigua. Los Jfba-
ros desconocen la piedad o ell va
Tor. Sc deslizan arrastrandose Y
dando saltos felinos hasta ell lu-
gar donde estan sus enemigos
acuchinandolos de manera i'm
placable. Despues sc apreSuran
a decapitar no solo a los muer-
tos, sino tambien a los agonizan
ties, practicando esta operation
con hachas de piedra, afiladas
conchas de tellina Y cuchillos he
chos de bambG.
Una vez concluida la batalla
los vencedores llevan las cabe.
zas de sus enemigOs a algdn cla-
70 de la manigua hasta la costa
81 estan cerca del mar. Inme-
d~iatamente despues colOcan los
sangrientos despojos en- la tie
IRA, con la cara hacia abajo y
comienza ell horrible pasatiem-
pc de la momificaci6n.
Primeramente ell pelo es Sc
parade de Ia cabeza conjunta-
mente con la piel, desde la fren-
tie haSta la base del craneO.
Despues este es descartado por
innecesario y proceden a coser
los labios con hilo de libra de al
god6n. En- Seguida realizan ia
misma operation con los ojos,
coSiendo los parpados y relle-
nando la nariz Y las orejas con
algod6n. Luego colocan las ca
bezaS en- cacerolas llenas de a
qua fra y las ponen a herir a
fuego lento. Cuando las sacan
de los calderos, al cabo de va
rias horas al fuego, estan va re-
ducidas a la tercera parte de su
tamaho original.
Fl procedimiento no termina
con esta Ultima operaci6a, sine
que aun es ~necesario rellenar la
abertura del cuello con arena y
darle a la cara ese color negro
roiizo, 10 que consiguen con
pisdras recalentadas. Esta la
Dor Sc realiza EN- dos dias, du-
rante los cuales la piel esta du-
ra y lisa y tan flexible como Ell
cuero. Las cabezas Sc convier-
ten en- miniatures. Los cabellos
son embellishments preserva-
dos, asi como todas las cicatri-
ceS y la expression de los rostros
no experimental cambiO alguno.
La gaceta., 1940-04-19
UN PHOTO PCLACO DERRT
BIO DOS ABROPLAN0S A
UEMANES

Paris, abril I9.-Un photo
polaco de aviaci6n Sc encontro
en- Ell aire con una formaci6ni
de aeroplanos alemanes Dornier
y derrib6 a dos de ellos.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08
School Board Proceedings
SPECIAL DIRECTORS
MEETING

A meeting Of the Directors of
The Board of Education of the
Town of Sauk Centre was held on
January 10Th, 1910, all members be-
ing present.
A resolution was presented and
considered and Director L. T. Low
TX moved it's adoption. Director S.
P. Hansen seconded the motion and
it was put to vote and carried by
the unanimous favorable vote Of all
Directors, whereupon said resolu-
ton was declared to be duly pass
ed and adopted. The said resolu-
ton is as follows, to-wit:
FOURTH RESOLUTION FOR
CHANGE ORDERS IN BUILDING
PROJECT
The Directors of The Board of
Education of the Town of Sauk
Centre, resolve:
THAT WHEREAS in carrying
out the project Of the School Dis
trict for remodeling, constructing,
furnishing, and adding to the
school buildings and equipment,
which project is known as PWA
Docket No. MINI. 1887, it ap-
pears that various changes and
additions to the plans and Speci-
fications therefore are highly de-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08

more damage. Quick work remov-
ed the car to safety before the
second train arrived.
Tomatoes Growing In
Store window
North st. Paul-Jim Neumann
has picked nineteen ripe tomatoes
from the half-dozen plants he has
in his store window planted last
October. He took considerable kid
ding from his customers and fellow
business men at the time of the
planting but on Christmas day
when he picked the first ripe to-
mato the laugh was the other way
around. He claims they taste the
same as tomatoes picked in ones
summer garden.
Retriever Calls Master To
Rescue Dog
Bemidji-A pet Labrador retire
yer led his master, John Bergaman,
to the rescue Of a little Spaniel
pup from the icy river waters last
week. Impressed by the strange
behavior Of his dog, Mr.. Bergaman
followed 1t down the highway near
ly a quarter of a mile and there
discovered the almost exhausted
Spaniel. Mr.. Bergaman rescued
the dog but received a ducking
himself. After the rescue the Lab
rador pet administered first aid to
the Spaniel and sometime later the
rescued animal scampered away
none the worse for his experience.
Twenty-Five Pound
Northern Caught
Bagley-The largest fish taken
in Clearwater county in the past
twenty years. was speared couple
Of weeks ago by Norman e. Olson
of Leonard in Clearwater Lake.
To be exact the weight was twenty
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08
Movie NezvS
Sunday Shoes
OXFORD THEATRE

Never in the history of Holly
wood were there as many we'd
ding rings displayed on the beau
tiful fingers of movie stars as could
be seen on the Warner Bros. lot
recently. And there was good rea-
son for it, as Sound Stage One was
the scene Of one of the largest
hospital sets ever constructed. But
1t was more than just hospital
scene that brought out the epidem-
ic of wedding rings-it was the
great maternity ward set used in
the picture, "A Child is Born,
which opens next Sunday at the
Oxford Theatre for three-day run
Not only stars but extras who
appeared in the maternity ward
scenes were abundantly supplied
with the gold, platinum and even
diamond set bands that mean SC
much-especially in a maternity
ward.
"A Child is born" has in the i'm.
portant feminine roles: Geraldine
Fitzgerald, Gladys George, Sp:ins
Byington. Gale Page, Eve Arden,
Gloria Holden, Jean Sharon and
Nanette Fabares. The masculine
list for the picture includes Jeffrey
Lynn, L. j. Heydt, Johnny Downs
and Henry ONeill.
The picture, "A Child is Born"
is not recommended for children.
80
MAIN STREET THEATRE
"Balalaika," a musical drama,
which comes to the Main Street
Sunday and Monday, starring Mel
son Eddy and the new and brilliant
singing star, Ilona Massey, Is a
fine musical picture. This picture,
introducing Miss Massey to the
motion picture public in her first
important assignment, is story
of old Russia before, during and
after the revolution. 1t features
the romance of Colonel of the Coas-
sacks and a daughter Of a revolu-
zionist, arch enemies, with its set
ting the stirring events Of 1917 to
1928.
Featured with Nelson Eddy and
Ilona Massey, are Charlie Ruggles
and Frank Morgan, who carry COM
edy roles, and Lionel Atwill, G. Au-
brey Smith, Joyce Compton, Walter
Woolf King and Dalies Frantz. A
large orchestra and excellent Choir
us support these famous singers in
"Balalaika.', a really wonderful
picture.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08
Thursday, February 8, 1910

A discussion was held regarding
Mr.. Rodgers problem and 1t was
agreed to leave the matter stand
ing as 1t was.
It was moved by John Hansen
and seconded by George Berggreen
that the st. Paul Book and Sta
tionery Co. and Ungers be notified
that their equipment contract must
be complete by February 1. Mo-
ton carried.
1t was moved by DR.. Cooper and
seconded by s. p. Hansen that the
following adjustments be made on
the salaries:
Elmo Olson-Increase of $500
per month for months.
N. Observation-Disclosures of $4,000
per month for Az months.
c.. observation-disclosures of $1,000
r. Schwartz-Increase of $500
per month for months.
per month for months.
M. Cadwell--Increase Of $1,000
per month for months. :.
Motion carried.
A letter from L. J. Klippen, Con-
tractor, requesting an extension of
the time for the completion of the
auditorium building, was read and
discussed. Geo. Berggresn moved
the adoption of a resolution and
the motion was seconded by s. P.
Hansen and upon being put to vote
was carried by the unanimous fav-
orable vote of all present, where
upon the resolution was declared to
be duly passed and adopted. The
resolution Is as follows:
RESOLUTION EXTENDING
TIME TO COMPLETE
AUDITORIUM
The Directors of the Board of
Education of the Town of Sauk
Centre resolve:
THAT WHEREAS as a part of
the project designated as Docket
No. MINI. 1887 the School Dis
trict entered into contract with L.
J. Klippen which includes the
erection and construction of an
auditorium and the time for COM
pletion thereof was extended to
December 30th, 1889, and
WHEREAS due to contemplated
changes about which it has taken
some time to obtain details and
estimates of cost and to determine
the desirability of making such
changes, the Directors have had
the Contractor delay certain parts
of his work, and
WHEREAS due to difficulties
which the Contractor has had in
obtaining certain materials, the
building has not been completed,
NOW THEREFORE, at the re-
quest of the Contractor, the time
for such completion is extended
to January 31st, 1910, provided
that such extension be not effective
until approved b ythe Federal EN-
gency Administration Of Public
Works.
Geo. Berggreen,
Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08
B9A{RssNew
NO MORE GAS
BY Charles NOrdhoff and James
Norman Hall
By Bernice FinneSon

norman HAL
1t is long jump from the anx-
ieties Of Western civilization to the
carefree life of the South Seas, and
many of us today would glady
change places with the Tuttles of
Tahiti, who are the central figures
in this gay new novel by Nordhoff
and Hall. The Tuttles came orig
inally from New England, but af-
ter three generations of intermar-
riage with Polynesians their YAM
kee thrift and industry have given
way to a delightful Tahitian indol-
ence. The Tuttles are large and
boisterous clan. Their house in the
Vaipopo valley, battered, leaky,
and open to the winds, provides
them with as much shelter as they
need. When the fishing is good,
old Jonas Tuttle sends his boys out
fishing. When the fishing is bad,
they hope to pick up a few dollars
with their fighting cock. And
when all else fails they can borrow
money from DR.. Blondin. Some
how there always seems to be
enough food for one weekly feast,
attended as a matter of course by
the neighbors from miles around.
Somehow there are always hours
for dancing, singing and the up
roarious laughter which comes
from a sufficiency of wine and
food. And when at last the credi-
tors catch up with them, when DR..
Blondin refuses to loan them any
more money, when there is no gas
oline for their ancient launch, and
their game cock is dead, then-but
that's the story.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts From The Herald Of
Thursday, February 5, 1920
Items of Twenty Years Ago

Charles Kortan, president of the
Sauk Lake Cooperative creamery
was reelected to succeed himself
as head Of that organization at the
annual meeting of directors held
Saturday afternoon. Total receipts
of the creamery for the year were
$116,35S.93.
J. A. Rose and brother, Losey,
purchased the Arcade Barber shop
and pool room in Long Prairie
last week and took possession of
the same on Monday.
1t is the plan of H. Otto and
sons, garage men, to commence
construction of their new garage
building on Main Street Just as
soon as weather conditions permit.
They have disposed of the building
on their property, occupied by Mrs.
Kitty Coyle Hansen as a millinery
shop, and the structure will be
moved. The new garage will be
66x160 feet in dimensions and will
be of brick and tile.
A baby boy, Gerald Jr., arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
H. Vandesteeg, Friday, January 80.
Ed Fettgather, who has been at
st. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis,
recovering from an operation, re-
turned home Tuesday evening.
Jos. Dirnberger has purchased
the Chas. Dicks block, which con-
sists of the building he now occu-
pied with his corner meat market,
the Waldorf hotel and the build
ing now occupied by the Miner
barber shop.
At the Episcopal parsonage in st.
Cloud on Saturday, January 31st,
occurred the marriage of Miss Ber-
nice Bowman, eldest daughter of
Geo. Bowman, of Westport, and L.
o. Gray, son of Mrs. John Gray, of
Sauk Centre. They were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hildebrand.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS-
Fireman To The Rescue

Fireman To The Rescue
tKiester-A scare that won't be
forgotten too soon came to George
Bauman last week. Mr.. Bauman
had Just taken a forkful of straw
from his strawstack near the barn
when the whole side of the stack
slid off, burying several head of
cows. Help was needed and need
ed right away. He rushed to the
phone, called the fire department
and soon all was right again, in
cluding one bossy who was COM
pletely buried under the main part
Of the stack where she might have
smothered.
Hot Pants For Barber
Ortonville-A. d. Stiles, Big Stone
City barber, found things pretty hot
few days ago in his shop-in fact
so hot his pants burned him. 1t
seems the floor Of his shop sudden
ly burst into flames
from an overturned oil heater. AZ
ter making an attempt to put out
the fire he decided to run across
the street and call the fire depart
ment. When he got into the street
he found he had been tco near the
blaze and his pants were on fire.
Before it could be put out he re-
ceived burns on both legs. The
fire department extinguished the
flames before too much damage
occurred to the shcp and quick
treatment to the burns prevented
seriousness.
Ducks Have Steam-Heated Pond
Hutchinson-,A flock of wild
ducks at the Gopher Campfire Club
has been provided with a steam
heated swimming pond. The hot
water comes from the municipal
power plant being the surplus OF
water used to cool the engines. Ar
extension pipe carries 1t into the
river. It IL a strange sight to
watch ducks swimming about in the
open water when the temperature
movers around zero.
Eagie In Captivity
TWenky-Four Year,
Milaca-Twenty-four years age
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Town of Sauk Centre
January III. 1910

A regular meeting of the Board
of Education of the Town of Sauk
Centre was held on January H.
1910, at the office of the Superin-
tendent at 7:30 p. m. All Directors
were present.
It was moved unanimously to
approve the minutes of the last
regular meeting December 13.
1t was moved by George Berg
green and seconded by John Han
sen that the bills be allowed as
listed.
Motion carried.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08

an American bald eagle was captur-
ed by George Bruce, farmer living
west Of Long Siding. The eagle
through all these years has been
kept in large pen in the summer
time and housed in a chicken-coop
in the winter. It's principal food Is
tame chickens. The bird was en-
tirely black when caught but since
has acquired a white head and tail
feather dress. 1t Is still as wild as
when first captured.
Calf Born without Tall
Foley-A heifer calf without a
tail arrived on the Joe Du Hamel
farm recently, to a Guernsey cow
The parent had previously given
birth to several calves which have
been normal in every respect. The
calf seems to be normal in every
way except no trace of a tail can be
found.
New Method To Thaw Car
UnsOund-
Sleepy Eye-Recently Emmett
Nichols Of Linden township drove
his automobile into a small barn for
the purpose of thawing it out
The smart idea of melting the ice
in the radiator with a blow torch
occurred to him. He was quick
to execute the idea, forgetting the
radiator still contained a quantity
cf alcohol. Result, when the torch
was applied an explosion resulted.
sparks igniting hay in the barn. In
moment the whole building was
in flames. While the barn was
completely destroyed, Mr.. Nichols
did succeed in saving his car by
fast action in removing it from the
barn.
Second Train Misses
Hitting Car BY Minutes
st. Cloud-A garage man received
a call to hurry with q tow truck to
railroad crossing where an auto
mobile was stuck on the tracks and
a train was due in ten minutes. a
garage employee hurried to the spot
and upon arrival found the car,
owned by Charles Gardiner stand
ing on the tracks, its front end a
complete wreck. He was Mortified
believing he had come too late, and
realizing another train was due any
minute on the same tracks. Mr..
Gardiner had narrowly escaped
death In the first collision and did
not want to take further risk on
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08

nine pounds, six ounces; the girth
twenty-five inches. AS far as Is
known this Is the largest fish ever
to be taken from this lake, altho
scme six or seven years ago a
northern just two ounces less
than this prize was taken.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08

sirable, and
WHEREAS offers have been re-
ceived for such changes from the
contractors performing work and
furnishing materials for said pro-
ject as follows:
L. J. KLIPPEN
33. Painting and refinishing
old furniture to be used
in new Domestic Science
Room, Extra .............--..-.$ 1890
"a. To install two down
spouts-one on each side
Of passageway between
Junior High School
Building and new Audi
torium, Extra ................ 1000
35. To install six (6) 2-6
2-6 cylinder shaped con-
crete guard bumpers at
the garage doors, Extra 5000
SO. For additional painting
in Room No. 8 in the
Duditorium Building, as
per instructions of the
Board and Sheet No. IA
prepared by Rrchitect-
Revised 1-20-40, Extra. 5000
by, Extra ............................ $500
THE BEAULIEU COMPANY
38. Additional pipe covering
in old High School Build
ing 1904
80. Toilet, shower, and lava
tory for Janitors wash
room $3.50
COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC
COMPANY
40. Electric receptacle in
Room 210 of OldHigh
School Building ....-.... IT'S
AND WHEREAS Ellerbe & Com
pany, Architects, have recommend
ed the acceptance of said offers
which are in writing and have
been filed in the office of the sec
retary.
NOW THEREFORE, the said Of
fers made by said The Beaulieu
Company, l.. ]. Klippen, and Com
monwealth Electric Company, re-
spectively, are hereby separately
accepted and, upon performance of
each of said offers, the price there
for as set forth therein, shall be
paid to the performing contractor
in addition to the compensation
originally provided in his contract;
provided however that this accept
ance of said offers shall not be eff
fective or binding on the School
District until the offerers are noti-
fed thereof in writing by the Sec
retary.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Geo. Berggreen,
Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-08

Two presidents of the United
States, Jackson and Hayes, were
born after their fathers had died.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
T0DAYS SPORT PARADE.

,eaiiy goes ahead and arranges a
future match for one of the prin-
clpals? The logical thing for them
to do is to save their money until
the title match comes off in Sep
TENDER.
VI course, Conn may not ac-
tuaily have been signed. No one I
Know has laid his eyes on the doc
ument. Even SO, the promoter has
allowed reports of such q contract
10 go undenied, and the damage
has been done.
just what are Conn's chances of
beating Pastor and making the re-
ported contract stand up? From
what I've seen of the two men 7
don't think they are so good. Pas
Tor is nobody's fool in the ring
He is a cute boxer a quick think
er, keen analyst and game as.
well, snail we say a gamecock. He
went the distance with Louis in
their first fight. and gave an al
most unbelievable show of stamina
and courage in the second. Bob
was on the floor four times against
the champion in Detroit, but STAY
ed around until the 18th round
Moreover, he had enough left as
late as the eighth round to hurt
Louis with right hand.
Unless Conn has hit on a magic
formula in recent weeks, he is Just
a fancy boxer in my books. And
not big fancy boxer, either, but
little one. Stories are coming out
of his training camp about his in
creased weight. but is it helpful
weight? The chances are that it
will slow him down a bit, and
when a fellow can't punch any
harder than Conn can. he needs
all the spryIess he can muster.
II l had to make a bet today
tand / never. never wager unless
forced to, being of the opinion that
gambling is wicked and sinful and
leads to more serious vices such as
smoking. bunny-hugging, and go
ing ON straw rides I would bet on
Pastor Not only would I bet on
Bob, but I would give odds.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02

the position to succeed Larry Han
son. but Hollis last minute appli-
cation filled the requirements de-
manded by the board and Princi-
pal Guy Weakley.
Holt, who has attended Mlchl-
gan, Northwestern, Southern Cali
foTnia, Colorado University and
Wisconsin teachers colleges in sum-
mer sessions since he entered the
coaching profession, coached ID
years at Trinidad high school in
| Colorado.
He turned out three state cham
pApnshlps, won his league title
eight times. From Trinidad he
went to Grand Junction high school
and junior college where he turned
out state championship and
league title winner in two years.
Holt passed up additional offers
in Colorado according to Weak
ley, because he was anxious to
enter the California school sys-
tenn. Holt also passed up the Long
Beach junior college post because
he desired TO be head football
coach at an institution rather than
an assistant.
Holt employs the Notre Dame
style OF play ana has studied foot
ball under Knute Rockne, Frank
Thomas of Alabama, Jimmy Phe-
Ian OF Washington, Howard Jones
of use. He has studied basketball
under Sam Barry of use. and
Phog Allen of Kansas University.
The former Colorado high school
coach has attended summer ses-
sions every season to keep pace
with developments in football.
The new Ell Centre grid mentor
is expected to arrive in the valley
to start practice in mid-Septem-
| Der.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
SeeIey to Play
EIks for City
League Grown

Ell Centre Elks and Seeley town.
ers. winners of the first and sec
ond half championships in city
league play, go after the seasonal
title Monday night in Ell Centre
stadium, in game that will match
a powerful offensive team against
the slickest defensive ball club in
imperial Valley.
The Elks, a powerful hitting
Glib placed six batters among the
eleven league leading hitters, and
can show a team batting average
of .258 as compared to an average
of .221 for Seeley.
But the Elks must hand the
edge in defensive play to the Seeley
boys. Skies on short, Sander on
second and Colace on third base
gives the ToWners the best defens-
i've infield in the league and Web
ster, Flores, Fleming and Little
presents a stiff defense afield. Nick
Ellis is as good at first base as any,
one in the league.
Billie Sunstrom will do the hurl-
ing and Conrado Sander, the
leagues most moderated catcher.
will do the receiving.
The Elks will depend upon, the
good right arm of Joe Hurst for
victory over Seeley and will ex-
pect a good deal of help from its
murderer's row of six 300 hitters.