The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-12-31
A Great Hearted Man.

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It is a good thing. doubtless to have
tat purse, but when it is at the dispos-
: al of clear head and warm heart, it
is grand. The following, so character
lstic of the man. whose modestv will
shrink from seeing it in print, is copied
from the Minneapolis Journal OF last
Saturday:
| c.. A. oillsbury is never happier than
on Christmas dav. He is happy then
because he has made other people happy
the day before. The man who sat down
with his family Yesterday before a fif
teen-pound turkey and thought he had
been liberal in his purchase, fell consid-
erably short of the big miller, who par
ticipated III the free distribution the day
before of FIVE tons!
The Pilsbury- Washburn company
stand back of this little item OF thou
sand dollars Tor Christmas gift to en-
ployes and other people, but It isn't
every manager who is persuasive enough
these days to secure a looseninx of
pnrss-strings to the extent of buying
i've tons OF turkeys to give away. And
so the credit is fairly due The big heart.
ed miller. who did these things Just the
same before the Pills5ury mills went to
the control OF an English syndicate.
| Mr.. Piilsbury was happy man on
Thursday. If you doubt it go down
and talk with William !. Hanscome, the
gentlemanly manager of the elevator
system In The Guaranty building. Will
lam says Mr.. Pillsbury has heart like
| an OK, that IL is large and roomy. and
| Delights IN doing another good turn
IN quiet way. William has told no
stories Tor newspaper publication, and
ne has no idea that turkey secrets will
reach the light of day from ANYTHING he
has said but when he SAYS he never
SAW man like Charlie Pillsbury" TO a
friend. and that friend slipped the re-
mark to another man and so on. WHY
the tale fairly reaches the newspapers.
and the opportunity to catch glimpse
OF the miller's Observation-Disclosures IS too
good to be lost
well. William, how is going? Have
all the bows had their turkey? Has Toe
had one. do you know" he INQUIRED on
Thursday.
| Toe is the official bootblack in the
Guaranty building. He has a long
name, Joseph Goldhammer.
No. l don't think Joe has a turkey
replied William.
We'll, he must have one," and later
| Joe was seen going away with a bundle
under his arm that looked big enough
for turkey.
One OF the employees Of the Guaranty
building has large family. eleven child
rem there are. Mr.. tlllsbury wasn't
content to let this case pass with the
tnerc presentation OF a turkey, but
specIai search was made for large tur-
kew, and when the messenger returned
ne pore on his shoulder a twenty-five
FOUNDER. and that one went to the man
with eleven children.
Some one spied Mr. Pillsburv in con-
versation with Il man in the building.
and this is what he was heard to saw as
he shook the hand heartily:
well, how are you getting along?"
"Oh, pretty WELL"
well, now, see here. know some
thing ahcut the trouble you have had
You have had hard time, and | want
you tC give this bill to YOUR wife and let
her get a present for Christmas" and a
$50 bill pumped into the hand he held
The mans ewes moistened, and he was
endeavorIng to stammer out a remark
that he would rather not accept so
large an amount, but of course that
didn't go with the miller, and the blu
went on it's errand of making one family
happy.
Some one made the remark to the gen.
erous giver that there were not enough
turkeys to go around for the list pro-
vided. When the matter was cited to the
miller. he said:
"Well, I don't believe we will stop on
that account. If Minnesota cannot fur
nish enough turkeys for that list, we
will go over into Wisconsin and get the
balance. Not man must be skipped. "
The result of it all was that five tons
ct birds went out from the Plllsbury of
flee the day before Christmas. about
900 birds. or. to be exact, 1914
pounds. 1t IS great thing to provide
a dinner for 1 900 families. Pillsbury
did it. Of course. the present came to
hundreds Ut the number as a reminder
Of good will; they would have had a
dinner just the same. But there were
many who would have had but little on
the board had that turkey not arrived.
Eight horses tugged at two loads as
they hauled away from the commission
house On the errand OF remembrance.
Mr.. Pillsburv hustled around in his
| good-natured way to see that all de-
tails were carried out. And this is the
I story of how one man made himself
happy on Christmas Day.