The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-05-09
THE CLARKE FAILURE.

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apolis, was received here with surprise
and regret. Mar. Clarke personally is
well known and highly esteemed, and
Justly so, wherever known, and the deep.
est sympathy was expressed for him in
his mistortunes. Northern Minnesota
owes Mr.. Clarke debt Of gratitude.
1t is confined to no class. He has been
an apostle of progress to the farming
community. Through his liberal ex7
penditnres OF money in importing high
grade cattle and horses he has added
enormously to the aggregate wealth OF
the agricultural interests OF the country
in improved live stock. In his lumber
basiness. which was enormous. he has
employed vast amount IT labor, and
in his banking Business he has extended
aid generously and unstintedlv-perhaps
too much so for his own financial good.
AS citizen he has been forei6ost and
enterprising III the upbuilding of the
materials and moral forces of the COM
hS SstuSSS ho ~ ~ cP
to his failure may be briefly summed up
in overconfdence in people who were
unworthy of it, and in physical inabil-
ity, during the past few years, to give
his enormous. business that personal
attention to detail which built that
business up to its colossal proportions.
In the selection of an assignee. he has
exercised rare judgment. He chose
Lucas Kells. of this city. because he knew
him, and has known him we'll for twenty
five years, While they never have had
business relations together, and are
wholly independent of each other. he
recognized in Mr.. Kells that integrity
and business ability which is so much
needed in the speedy and satisfactory
settlement of such great and diverse in
terests. He felt that it would be better
to take into his confidence man with
whom he. had no present business re.
lations either as creditor of debtor
and his judgment will meet the approx.
al of all interested. Sank Centre should
teel that it has been complimented in
having one of it's representative mer
chosen for so important a trust
And MIR. Kells. at the very commence
ment of his responsible duties, hassho WI
the same keen judgment in selecting
Michael Hogan as his close adviser anG
right-hand man to assist him in thi:
important matter. There is not q
clearer-headed, more capable nor more
honorable business man in this state
than Mr.. Hogan. He is shrewd mot ir
that too prevalent use OF the term which
misscalls an aptitude for over-reachine
his fellow man by devious practices
but in that truer meaning OF a keen in
sight into and through intricate and in
volyed business conditions, which
prompts the application OF the bes
methods TOR most satisfactory results
The soul of honor, with an astonishing
grasp Of details as we'll as general plans
Mr.. Hogan will prove invaluable, no
merely as an assistant to Mr.. Kells
but for the interests OF the estate ant
every creditor interested in it.
THE Dem ocratic party is being Grip
pied worse these days than it was al
the polls at the last election, by tn
strenuous efforts that are being pu
forth all over the country to commit il
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the free and unlimited coinage of silver
1t is in this that its chief danger lies
list. Cloud Times.
What the Times says is doubtless true
Query; If the free coinage wing of tn
party captures the next National con
vention Of that party, and declares 10
free silver, will the Times fall into lin
and support the platform? Or. will it
like Secretary Carlisle says he will do
support the republican cause if the dem
ocrats declare for free silver? The HER
AID doesn't expect any answer to thi
query, for it recognizes how embarrass
ing it might prove TO the organ q
S,earns county rock-ribbed democracy.
The rapid growth OF the summer cor
ference idea as factor in America
progress is illustrated by somewha
elaborate article in the May Review {
Reviews in which forecast are given {
not less than seventy-fve importan
scientific, religious, patriotic, re:orma
tory and educational gatherings to b
held IN the United States during the mex
six months. The article is of value I
teachers and other intellectual folk a
an aid in determining the mooted que.
ton, where to spend the summer"
The st. Cloud Times says: One hul
dreds homestead entries were made a
the st. Cloud land office for the. mont
of April, which covered 12,779.93 acres
This is the largest acreage entered unde
the homestead laws in any one mont
for the past thirty years. Nearly th
entire area was taken Tor agriculture
purposes, and shows that there is a
ACTIVITY in seeking farms which exceed
the record formore than quarter OF
century. ~
The Epworth League of the Methodi:
Episcopal church will celebrate the St
anniversary GIFTS organization on Sur
day May 10Th beginning with a SUI
riss prayer meeting at $50. A sermo
appropriate to the occasion will I
preached by the pastor at 1890 and II
leapffe will have. charge of the eyenif