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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20

The staff Of Bellsrmine high
schools student newspaper, The
Lion. will attend a thester party
Thursday night at the Rialto.
The program includes Melody
Ranch" and a Little Bit OF
Heaven" Those who will be pres
ent are the working members OF
the staff, who will be the guests
Of the manager Of the Rialto. Sid
ney Dean.
Those attending the party will
include: James Poole. Neil Meany,
Bill McDevitt. Joe Nsnley, Primo
Rosellini. Andy zelensek. Jimmy
Cline. Bob Underwood. Bob Ehreth.
Bob Spahr. Bus Van Rooy, Jack
Langley. Paul Gaudette. Willy
Csrrignsn. Ned Gsritone. Bob
Comfort. Nap Rousseau. Ray
lQLeery and George Oswald
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Continued From Page Onel
csliber machine gun and, just In
case the men get In a tight spot
there Is a 45 caliber sub-Thompson
Tommy gun handy. Besides
these weapons. each man is armed
with an automatic revolver.
The seats of the machine are
uncovered. giving 1t the appear
snce, in n grim sort of way, OF
one OF the old-fashioned touring
cars with the top down. Don't let
that fool you.
Inside, running around the cars
interior is a metal guide to which
the larger machine guns are at
tached. On this guide the guns
may be moved with startling
speed in any direction, making. in
deed, a formidable fighting unit.
Long Range
The cars have cruising range
OF between 125 and 140 miles,
meaning they can penetrate for
ward that far and still have enough
gasoline to return TO their base. It
is assumed that this Is as far az
the machines would be desired to
travel on reconnaissance expedi-
tions in q single day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20
Legal Battle
Now AfEnd
Cowlitz Co. PUD
Now Operating

Ending a long and very eonpli-
Gated legal battle in federal court
here, public utilities district No.
OF cowlitz county IL now a
tangihl. reality with q $1,000 900
organization operating in full
stride.
Thursday the Cowlitz PUD had
completely assimilated the big util-
ity properties OF the Washington
Gas a Electric Co. in that area
retaining employees and executives
to assume unhindered service.
First In Northwest
The transfer Is the first instance
Of ma jor Importance Of its kind
in the Northwest. and climaxed
the ramified legal entanglements
arising from a hotly-eontested con-
domination suit under authority OF
the PUD legislation.
Employing every strategy and
vile, attorneys for both the PuD
and the private concern waged
their legal battle for three years
In the u. s. district court here.
Final decree OF appropriation
was signed recently by Federal
Judge Lloyd l.. Black and the PUD
paid the company s6.2s4 900 for
the latter's holdings In Cowlitz
county.
IArgest In state
Acquisition OF the properties
makes the Cowlitz PUD the larg-
est operative system in the state.
Under the federal rural eleetrifi-
cation administration. the body
had meanwhile established some
300 miles Of power lines.
Despite substantial wage in
creases for the utility employees
and q rate cut slated for Jan. /.
the cowlitz PUD anticipates an
annual income OF s750,000
Commissioner for the cowlitz
PUD. who successfully engineered
the big transaction. are w. A.
Cardwell. James Doyle and John
Slade.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20

room The bottles allegedlv b>-
longed TO Art Berry Of ToppenisA-
Il had no idea of conceal
Ing any evidence, Ivey told
the court. II was just thirsty"
Justice Rankin sentenced hin
70 90 days. two-thirds suspended
on good behavior.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20
Sd Reconnaissance Company
AT Fl. Lewis Is Last Word

1 Another feature Of the srmored
auto deserving mention il a gsd-
get which projects out from the
I radiator. II looks like nothing 20
much a. a miniature roller, such
as those used for nattenlng high
way asphalt. In deep mud, coming
over the hub caps. this will serve
as the machines front wheels and
enable the car 10 move out Of
many tough spots.
Miller In Command
Captain Harry W. Miller is
commander OF the new company.
He's a cavalry officer, and when
interviewed, wanted II to be I'M
derstood that his unit IL essenti-
ally modern type OF cavalry.
II will serve the same purpose
as the old-time horse cavalry. De-
spite its militant appearance and
its lethal ability to take care of
itself in fight, the cars are pri-
marily designed for the purpose
OF collecting information leach car
carries a two-way rsdio), scouting
In enemy territory.
The Germans used them in this
way with amazing success, gather
ing valuable information, destroy
ing communications, and doing
dozens OF other things to prepare
the way for the more heavily
armored combat tanks that COM
prised the so-called PanZer divis-
ions.
They Aren't Panzers
Whatever you do" Capt. Miller
said. don't mix these reconnais-
sance cars with Panzers. These
aren't Panzers, these cars even
precede them and they are not
combat machines"
Altogether. his company will
have 16 OF the reconnaissance ma
chimes. In addition, there will be
10 motorcycles in the company,
including a new type OF three
wheeled motorcycle, not yet ar
rived, that Is built on the same
principle as tots tricycle.. The
latter will carry three men and all
motorcyclists will be armed with
sub-Thompson machine guns.
Have lII Men
The company is composed Of six
officers and 141 men.
"of the 141," Capt. Miller re-
yesled, 100 men are rockies But
that's all right. We're getting an
extremely high-type recruit these
days. It's a good thing for us
Our men have to be much more
versatile than those in most out
outfits. When we finish training
. them. every man will be able to
drive either the cars or the mo-
torcycles, understand operation OF
the radio, and, in addition. know
how to handle all the various types
OF machine guns.
And, another point. when the
men get out in one OF these cars
they are strictly on their own
They'll frequently find il necessary
to make important. split-second de,
cisions. There1l be no running e
the captain for instructions. Their,
won't be time"
Officers and men Of the com
pany are intensely proud OF 1t.
Nest Interesting
"lou know" Capt Miller con
fided, Il think we've got the mos
interesting outfit out here"
Commanding the company Will
Capt. Miller is Caps. Leonard C
Shea. LIST Its. William r. HAYWARD
Darwin L. Johnson. Frank n
rhomlinson and I'd 1t. Eugen
Phillips. The two captains ar,
both members Of the regular army
while the four heutensnts are al
tached to the cavalry reserve.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20

A Christmas party for members
OF Furniture Workers local No.
17l9 and their families will be held
the evening Of Dec. 20. The social
committee. consisting OF Roy
Hayes, Mrs. Peters, w. Hooper and
J. Arbuthnot, promises gifts. can
dy and nuts for the children and
a complete program
The party will be held at Car
penters' hall. 10i2la So. Tacoma
ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20
Evidence Drinker Draws Jail Term

Ivey told Justice Of the Peace
David Rankin he took q few swtgs
from q pair o. vhiskey bottles
during approximation trial
when nobody WAS in the court
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20

YAkIMA-A vital piece OF
states evidence was mostly inside
Curt. c. Tvey today. and ivey
vas inside a AL esl-for the next
80 DAYS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-20

were shown the instruments on
which air pressure, temperature
and other data are registered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Evening Classes
In Tipping Available
Registration For IA Weeks
instruction Will Begin
September 16 At 8 p. M.

Evening classes in tipping, short
hand and bookkeeping, under the
instruction Of Victor Nelson and
sponsored by the Board Of Edu-
cation Of Sank Centre, will be avail
able again during the fall and win
ter, 1t was announced by Mr.. Mel
son this week.
Registration for the fall term
Of fourteen weeks instruction will
begin on September 10th at 8 p. m.
in the commercial room Of the high
school building.
Beginning and advanced tipping,
shorthand and bookkeeping will be
given again in this fall term. There
will be two classes weekly during
the IA weeks period. Glasses will
be reorganized and continue for
the winter and spring terms at
the end Of fourteen weeks.
Glasses were held during the
summer months with a large en-
rollment, Mr.. Nelson announced
Enrolment fee is one dollar for
each IA week term or $3.50 for the
entire period. Anyone is welcome
to attend the classes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Sen. Lundeen
Killed In Air
Liner Crash
Prominent In Political
Affairs of State
For 30 Years

United States Senator Ernest
Lundeen, Of Minnesota, was one of
Is people killed Saturday in the
crash Of a giant airliner Of the
Pennsylvania Central Airlines. The
wreck occurred near Lovettesville,
Virginia, forty-two miles northwest
Of Washington and only five miles
from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Twenty-one passengers and a crew
Of four were all killed in the crash.
Senator Lundeen was scheduled
to fly to Minnesota to address a
Townsend picnic at Excelsior Sum
day.
Senator Lundeen had been a
prominent figure in the affairs of
the Republican and Farmer-Labor
parties for about 80 years. He was
a Republican when elected to con-
gress and was q delegate to the ma
tional Republican conventions of
1912 and 1916. He is 81 years old.
He was born on a homestead near
Beresford, 8. D., August 4, 1873.
He received his b. A. degree from
Carleton college at Mortified in
1901, studied law for the next two
years and was admitted to the bar
In 1906. He then took up the prac-
tice Of law in Minneapolis
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Jake BOdanski
Passed AWAY
At Hibbing
Former Resident of
Sank Centre And
Community

Funeral services for Jake Bod
anski, former resident of this COM
munity, were held last week Thurs
day morning at Browerville in st.
Peters church. The Rev. FIR. Buss-
man read the Requiem Mass and
interment was made in the church
cemetery on the family lot. Frank
Delsing, Ed Delsing and Stanley
Motzko, Of Long Prairie, George
Host and Robert Farwick, Of Brow
erville, and George Jenc, Of Sank
Centre, were the pallbearers.
Mr.. Bodanski passed away at
Hibbing at the Rood Hospital on
August %, following an illness Of
a years duration. Death was
caused from cancer. The remains
were taken from Hibbing to Brow
erville Tuesday, August 9th.
Jacob Bodanski was born in Long
Prairie Township on June u, 1888,
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Bodanski. He grew to young man.
hood in that community and he
received his education In the par
ochial and public schools Of Long
Prairie.
For fifteen years, Jacob Bodan-
ski was a resident Of Sank Centre
and community. He left Sank Cen
tire about year ago, and several
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Competition Keen
In All Brackets
Of Three Parties
NO COUNTY TICKET
Polls Open At
z A. M.-Will Close
At 8 P. M.

Citizens Of this part of Stearns
County will not have county bal
lot in the primary election on Tues
day, September 10th. Reason: there
is no competition for places on the
November ballot for county office,
and the County Commissioner
holds over until the next election.
Competition is keen, however, in
some brackets Of the three state
parties, with eight men running
for United States Senator on the
Republican ticket. There are also
eight candidates for the office of
Lieutenant Governor on the Re
publican ticket, as well as nine
candidates for Railroad and Ware
house Commissioner. There is also
ample competition to make it inter
esting on both the Farmer-Labor
and Democratic tickets.
Polls will open for voting at Z
a. m. and will close at 8 p. m. Resi-
dents Of the First Ward will vote
at the Armory and voters in the
Second Ward will cast their ballots
in the fire room of the city hall
Voters in the primary election
must vote one ticket only, as
switching from one party ticket to
the other disqualifies the vote.
Those running for office on the
three party ticket of the state, are
Continued on Page 10. Col. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Rodeo At
Fair Grounds
Next Sunday
Will Feature Vests
Best Riders and
Ropers
HORSES
Sponsored By Stearns
County Agricultural
Society

Stearns County's Fair grounds in
Sank Centre will be the scene OF
a rodeo next Sunday afternoon
September 9Th. This event Is spon-
sored by the Stearns County Agri-
cultural Society, and will include
a complete Western rodeo contest
featuring the Vests best riders
from four states.
There will be two full hours OF
thrills, with bronco busting, wild
horse racing, bareback bucking
horse riding, steer riding, calf rop-
ing, trick and fancy riding as fea-
lures Of an interesting program
Bucking horses from the famous
JMH ranch will be used in the
bucking events, said Jim Heir, pro.
moter. He also announced a down
town parade at one o'clock Sun
day afternoon, and the show will
start at two o'clock.
Ken Morrill,, with his famous
horse "Tarzan," and other riders OF
note will take part in the com
petitive events and provide real
Western entertainment.
Admission to adults will be 40c;
children Csc. Grandstand free.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Hundreds PayLast
Tribute to Sen. Miller
Bishop Busch EulOgizes
Departed At Rites
Stassen Heads Officials

State, county and city Of Little
Falls Joined in heartfelt tribute to
Senator Frederick j. Miller in fun
eral services at Sacred Heart
church Thursday, August 20.
Led by Governor Harold e. Stas-
sen, who made a hurried trip back
from the west, scores Of legislators
and other state officials came to
Little Falls to express their regard
for a faithful public servant.
The Fifty-third legislative dis
trict, Morrison county, and the city
of Little Falls, all of which Sena-
tor Miller had served with distinc-
ton, sent delegations.
Rev. Joseph J. Wessendorf Off
ciated at the requiem mass, while
the Rt. Rev. Joseph F. Busch, bis
hop Of the st. Cloud diocese, spoke
words of tribute to "a great public
servant and a genuine Christian"
Besides the officiating priest, FIR
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
10 Discuss
New Hospital
Friday Night
Community Club
Meeting To Be Held
At Hotel At $50

Discussion of a new hospital
and how 1t may be obtained for
this community will be the top
ic Of a Community Club meet
ing to be held Friday evening,
September 9Th, at $50 o'clock
at the Palmer House. This is
a dinner meeting and will be
open to everyone who wishes
to attend.
"Sauk Centres glaring need
is a modest, fireproOf, COM
munity hospital" said L. T.
Lovil<, chairman of the hospi-
tai committee, "and this meet
ing Is called for a free dis
cussion Of this subject. If the
community is interested it can
have such a hospital at a very
reasonable cost and 1t will he
of distinct service to the COM
munity."
Rotary Club has secured blue
prints, specifications and costs,
and has discussed plans for
procedure which will be pres
ented for discussion. Because
the Rotary Club cannot spOn-
sor such an improvement and
because all preliminary ar
rangements have been COM
pleted, this matter Is now CIV
en- into the hands of the Com
munity Club for further dis
cussion. All members and 9th
ers interested are urged to at
tend this meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Celebrated
50th Weddin6
September 4
Surrounded BY Fifty
Three Members of
Family and Friends
MARRIED IN 1890
Came To Sank Centre
Community 26 Years
Ago From Kansas

One Of the lone original build
ings, shunted off to one side, stands
as the contrasting marker to the
improvements and 26 years of labor
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Upton have
shared together on the farm where
they have resided for 26 years. For
20 years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Upton
came to this community from Kan
sas where the gentleman had home
Isteaded.
Sunday surrounded by a group
of fifty-three members of the fam
lily and friends Mr.. and Mrs. Up
ton looked back a good deal far
Their than that in their life's span.
They looked back to a September
4th, 1890, when in Goodland,
Kansas, they were married. Yes
terday marked the anniversary Of
their golden wedding.
Because it was easier to gather
the family about them, Sunday was
chosen as the celebration date.
Their family experiencing the
unique record of having ten chill
dren and never a death in the
family" has grown today to COM
bined group Of 80, with IS grand
children all at the celebration Sun
day.
For a time because of i'll health
Of Mr.. Upton, it seemed that the
observance of the golden wedding
date would have to be put off. But
in the last few weeks he showed
marked improvement, and the fes-
tivities, with three large decorated
wedding cakes, continued.
More than fifty years ago Mr..
Upton homesteaded in Kansas, and
near his place came a family from
Illinois. Daughter of that family
is now Mrs. Upton.
When they arrived at their farm
three and a half miles from Sank
Centre, northwest of the city, they
found, 200 acres, rich and fertile,
with poor buildings. Always a
great believer in improving his
property, Mr.. Upton set about at
once to improve the lot. Today
only one old building, the original
home stands to the rear of the
group Of buildings. In fact early
this summer, he had contemplated
another improvement just as he be-
came i'll. He was all ready to have
the barn reprinted, was to do
himself the work of replacing and
reputtying windows. Illness stop
ped his own work. Mrs. Upton re-
mains quite well, he said, in fact
she does and does too much"
Ever since he came to this COM
munity he's controlled 300 acres.
There was 100 acres alongside his
farm of 200 that was fenced in for
pasture by the late Joseph Simon
ton. Mr.. Simonton told him that
the owner was unknown, that he
could use the hundred until such
owner arrived. In a few years a
man came from Brooten to estab-
lish ownership of the plot.
In a family of our sons two Of
them have remained farmers like
their father. Dewey is farming as
is Allen. George and John are not
farmers. When the youngest, AL
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Shooting
Exhibition At
City Park
Experts Will Give
Unusual Demonstration
Saturday Afternoon

A demonstration of shooting skill
will be given at the City Park,
Sank Centre, next Saturday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Johnson, expert shooting
team, have been booked under the
sponsorship of the Sank Centre
Rotary.
Fancy revolver, rifle and shot
gun shooting will make up the
program of this team of experts,
unique in that they are the only
husband and wife exhibition shoot
ing team in the world today.
Mrs. johnson is expert with a
shotgun or .38 calibre revolver, and
she has held her state skeet and
trap shooting championship for the
past two years. She also holds
three national pistol and revolver
records. Her exhibition will be
breath taking and will seem almost
impossible. She will shoot a piece
of chalk from the fingers Of her
husband, and will shoot a small
Inch disc out of his hand while
sic JULIUS OVcI lOI dIu Will hSI
head almost touching the ground,
and will fire the gun upside down.
Mr.. Johnson shoots pump act
ion shotgun so fast that, If not
watched closely you would think
he was using an automatic. His
demonstrations will be with shot
gun and 80 calibre rifle. He breaks
five clay targets thrown into the
air by himself before they get
much more than started for the
ground. He can also draw a pic
ture on large sheet of tin, using
a rifle to make the outline.
With this demonstration the ex-
perts will give talk on the proper
way to learn to shoot and handle
guns, an interesting topic itself.
This demonstration is free and
should be of value to all who han
die guns.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Plans Locker
Installation
Mike Wernig Adds New
Service To Ice Cream
Manufacturing Plant

Mike Wernig, who sometime ago
opened an ice cream factory and
wholesale distributing plant in the
old Sank Lake creamery building,
this week announces an expansion
Of business.
Mr.. Wernig will install from 40
to 100 lockers for refrigeration, and
viii In addition add processing ser
vice for customers. He stated that
he had several signers for lockers,
but needs many more.
Plans for the installation of a
locker system were not developed
recently, but were a part Of the
business Mr.. Wernig launched
sometime ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-05
Organized
Local
Association
New Organization
Came Into Being
Tuesday Evening
SANCTION LEAGUE
Under American
Bowling Congress
Regulations

Sank Centre Bowling Association
organized as sanction league under
the American Bowling Congress
regulations, came into being Tues
day evening when an interested
group elected officers, stroke the
path to the opening Of this sea,
sons league play at the vastly re,
|vamped alleys.
Organized so that entry may BIZ
made in the ABC tournament a,
st. Paul this year, the association
plans to open its league play about
the 23rd or oath Of September, II
was announced by Bernard Schoen.
hoff, secretary, Wednesday.
Most interesting development OF
the meeting was announcement
that the alleys will send, with al
expenses paid, men with the five
highest averages to the ABC tour
nament in st. Paul, secretary an
nounced. The five may compete
as a team or as individuals.
After laying formulative
plans, the group promptly an
nOunced a follOwup meeting,
the first under the new regime,
for next Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER 10th, at the bowling al
leys when all bowlers are in
vited to attend. Then Thurs
day evening a meeting has been
called for all ladies interested
In getting into team play at the
alleys at 500 p. m.
Officers elected are: Irv Nelson
president; Lloyd Blycker, LIST vice
president; Art Borgmann, End vice
president; Ted Wurst, Greenwald
Bird vice president; and Bill Ben.
son, 4th vice president; Bernard
Schoenhoff is secretary, and Ed
Nathe, treasurer.
Those interested in sponsoring OF
playing on a team, secretary an
nounced, are asked to register with
Walt Weaver or phone him al
191-R. Individuals, with no bust
ness affiliation, may sponsor a team
under their own colors or arrange
for sponsorship of team as q unit
One league is planned for ladies
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