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The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
4 MASS MEETING.

On Monday q circular was sent out
broadcast through the city inviting
and urging everybody to attend mass
meeting of citizens in the evening for
the purpose of discussing the issues
of the election to be held on the follow
ing day. There was a representative
assembly of nearly 300 citizens a
right down good old-fashioned town
meeting. And it would be we'll if
many of these gatherings were held,
not only in Sank Centre, but in every
community, that there may be a free
interchange of opinion upon questions
about which men are bound to differ.
DR.. L. j. Lewis was elected chairman
and while it took some time to get the
meeting stirred up, there was.no lack of
Interest after the restraint Of mOdesty
was loosened. The issue in the cleo
tion was declared to be the purchase
of the brewery property principally
for a pumping station" But the dis
cussion took wide range, and mem-
bers of the council disavowed any in
tention of putting pumping station
on the property even if purchased.
They said that it was required as a
public park, and a place where a
pumping station might be erected in
case the milling company should ever
refuse TO make a satisfactory contract
for furnishing power. The advocates
of the purchase seemed alarmed lest at
some future time the city should find
itself at the mercy of the mill. AS a
matter of fact the city has not during
the past year, or the past four years
ever asked for a contract. The oppo-
nents of the purchase urged that the
city has no use either present or pros
pective of the property for pumping
station, declaring that if it should APP
pear that it would be impossible to
make terms with the milling company
suitable property for locating the city
pumps, eith0 this or some other could
easily be purchased. After two hours
spent in a running discussion partici-
pated in by a score or more of citizens
the meeting adjourned without accom-
plishing anything other than a disa-
vowal of any disposition to take any
action hostile to the mill company
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
How to Keep Young.

Is the title of another article in
What to Eat for January, and it will
interest everybody who has passed
twenty.
If you want to "swear off !" in sem
sible manner for the coming year,
read the. pledge contained on the front
page. It promises what any of us
ought to cheerfully subscribe to.
''Frauds in Flour" and 'sFraads in
Food aud Drink" form the subjects OF
particularly vigorous editorials, and
choice recipes, poems and stories
make up the rest of the number.
1t is announced that the prize poem
contest will be given in the next issue.
10cents a copy, 81 year. Pierce &
Pierce, publishers, Minneapolis, MINI,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
The January Century.


The January Century has the OPEN
ing part of DR.. Wier Mitchelrs new
novel. 1.-THE Adventures of Francois:
Founding, Thief, Juggler and Fencing
Master during the French Revolu-
tion, (which is illustrated by Castaigne
and is expected to be worthy success
sor of { Hugh Wynne. . The beauti-
ful Gainsborough portrait of Mrs.
Graham, engraved by Cole as the
frontispiece of the December Century,
is replaced by another beautiful G aims
borough, engraved by Muller, the
ssPortrait Of General James Wolfe, :,
one of several pictures of this hero
given in an article on that topic by
Paul Leicester Ford. Other contribu-
tions on English topics are "Scenes
from Huxley's Home Life",' by his son,
Leonard Huxley, with a new portrait
en- yraved by Johnson, and a graphic
account of the curious features of
"The Lord Mayors Show by Mr..
and Mrs. Pennell. The American
material includes HRecollections of
w ashington and his Friends as pre-
served in the family of Nathaniel
Greene, contributed by Martha L.
Phillips and dainty illustrated by
Malcom Fraser; Everyday Hero
ISM, apaperi in the Heroes of Peace
group, by Gustav Kobbe; the contin-
uation of Mrs. Stevenson's Reminis-
cences of Mexico during the French In
tervention, with illustrations-the pop
tular account printed in America of this
period; and last but not least "The
Mysterious City of Honduras, y the re-
cent discoveries in Copan, her discrib-
ed by the explorer, George Byron Cor
don, with a rich array of pictures by
Henry Sandman. The ''Topics of the
Time" deal with current popular sub
iects' including straight" voting,
lynching, etc., and in addition to the
amusing miscellany in the department
of Light VeiI'' there is an "Open
Letter. by Jonas Stadling, with a
acsimile of the message from Andree,
with it's envelobe, sent by the carrier
pigeon which WRs shot on July 10Th.
A characterist bic instance of maga-
zine enterprise is to be found in an
article in the November Harper's on
'sThe New Japan,' by Torn Hoshi,
the Japanese Minister to the United
States. Mr.. Hoshi, after dealing
briefly with the conditions out of
which the Ne4 Japan has sprung,
turns attentionito the position which
his nation has achieved among the
leading states Of the world, and dis
cusses itsrelations to the United States,
with special reference to the various
questions of the hour, notably the
Hawaiian question.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
Free II charge to sufferers.

Cut this out and take, it to your
druggist &d get a sample bottle free
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery, for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
They do nft ask you to buy before
trying His will show yon the great
merits Of this truly wonderful remedy,
and show tou what can be accomplish
ed by the fgular size bottle. This is
no experiments, and would be disa :
trous to thf proprietors, did they not
know it would invariably cure.
Many OF tF best physicians are now
using it IN their practlce with great re-
suits, and he relying on it in most Sc
we're casesI It is guarantee, Trial
bottl = fred at Sheldrup 3 Fiesler's
Drug Stor4 Regular size so cents and
81. 90.
Fresh m} He tan + All Bishop =.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
Farm for sale.

I offer for sale at a bargain one OF
the best grain and stock farms in the
county of Stearns. Will sell 320 or
48O acres with buildings, or 16O acres
without buildings.
Price will be made low enough to in.
sure purchaser.
J. B. PERKINS,
Sauk Centre, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
Sauk Centre, Dec. End /

edy and Nerve Tonic.
A famous remedy by a famous
physician guaranteed to cure liver
complaints and nervousness. People
run down by sickness and overworked
should try it, If something else has
failed you that is no argument against
this great medicine. Stop to reflect!
This preparation is the prescription OF
one of Americas most eminent physi-
clans and the first bottle is guaran-
teed by Scheldrup & Fiesler, to give
satisfaction or money refunded.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
Taxiderlny.

Have your Deer, Moose and Carl
bon heads mounted by me. I noun
them on clay covered manakin, which
method is far superior to merely
ssstufing" the skin full. Birds, ami
mails, fish, also mounted. Give me a
trial, I will please you both in quality
of work and price:
M L. GULDEN.
28tf Osakis, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
How Is This Doctora

It is reported from Western Stearns
that Doctor j. A. Dubois of Sank
Centre will be the candidate Of the free
silver democracy in his senatorial dis
t.ictfor the senate. He will be opposed
to Sen. Keller, whowill be an independ-
ent candidate to succeed himself. DR..
Dubois, who was in the city last night
to listen to the apostle of the 'steen-to-
one theory, did not deny the soft i'm
parchment, but'naturalIy did not wish
to have the matter discussed very fully
at this time. j Journal Press,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30

Mrs. ('Connor has been patient
suffererIfor months with the terrible
disease which she was conscious off,
cred her no hope for recovery, and
her suprmest anxiety was for her
little thre-year old daughter and her
husbandt She was devoted wife and
mother, ! lovely Christian, earnest
and conscientious in the discharge of
every dut. She was married in this
city abott four years ago, and has
visited atAnoka and Minneapolis dur
ing a portion of her married life. Her
untimely leath is mourned by a large
circle of riends who extend heartfelt
sympathyto the bereaved ones
DIED-D.c. 10th, at O'Clock, at the
residents of her daughter, Mrs. NJ.
r. Madand of, Fairy Lake, Mrs.
Katie Christensen, in her 18th year.
She wasborn in Nannastad Norway
the secondary of February 1920, came
to Minnesota q years ago, locating at
Rushford, removing to Grove Lake,
where she hesided until three months
ago when she came to live with her
daughter. She has been a patient suf-
ferer with bronchitis for twenty years.
She leavesan aged husband and three
children, bssides several grand child
rem to morn her loss. The funeral
was held nom the Lutheran Church at
Sauk Cenhe, Rev. Mr.. Prune of Sauk
Valley conducting the services. She
was laid tt rest at Oakland cemetary.
JOHNSON In Kandota, on Christ
mas day, the infant daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Oscar Johnson.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30

AT THE citizens meeting on Monday
evening, City Clerk Cooper called at
tention to the fact that our city charter
was defective in certain particulars re-
latiye to the finances of the city. There
are score of points wherein the char
ter is weak and inefficient, and mas
much as it is not possible to remedy it
bv amendment, a new one should be
prepared and submitted to the people
for adoption. A law was passed last
winter, supplementary to a constitu-
tional amendment adopted at the last
general election, providing the method
for securing new charter. 1t pro-
yides that a resolution by the city
council, or a petition of citizens to the
iudges of the district court empowers
the court to select fifteen free-holders
to draft a charter; that within six
months after appointments they shall
submit the draft of their work, an elecA
tion shall be called, and an affirmative
yote..of four-sevenths of the electors
voting shall adopt the charter which
at once became effective. Now is the
time to move in the matter. Let US
have a charter purged OF the admitted
defects of our present One-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
OLD YEAR, FAREWELL!

The year 1897 is dead one of the
most remarkable and memorable of
all the years, born in the dark hours
of want and misery, when all hope
seemed to have fed, its short career
has brought to millions the blessings
of peace and prosperity. A poet mus
ing on the doorstep. in the twilight OF
that dying year might have seen the
strange paradox of a nation almost
starving in the midst of plenty, and
then through a rift in the fog of dis
trustfulness came the sunshine of a
new hope, and the poet still dreaming,
At the noontide of that dreadful year
might have seen the most gigantic
struggle since ever undertaken and
then between midnight and morning OF
the third day OF November he might
have seen the gaunt for N of want stink
off hand in hand with the defeated
hosts and lay down in utter despair
before the rising sun of prosperity.
Every field on every farm in the north
west, laughing at it's munificience, has
bid it hail and farewell and the loom
and spindles of every factory in the
East sings requiem to the old, and a
glad anthem to the new year, while
every man, pausing while, breathes
a silent prayer that the passing away
of 1897 may not carry with it the por-
tentious schemes and high hopes that
have builded themselvs in the more
gracious days of the dying year.
The lights and shadows of life fall
fitfnlly on the hearthstone of the years
which measure the destiny of all and
the end of the years mock the fancies
of youth and lay bare the purpose OF
each. accenting for all the great truth
that each should so shape his course
that his going out of life shall no
leave behind the relief of his going,
but rather that the dawn of his greater
expectation shall cause regret, and
then with cheerful heart we may bid
each succeeding year ''hail and fare
well'' as we place the old calendar
with the new.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
Sauk Centre, MINI.
Esfray.1

Come to my place in West Union,
on Friday. December 17th., 1897, a
yellow setter dog. Owner please call,
pay charges and take him away.
J. G. PERKINS,
West Union.
7 Or at the academy, Sauk Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
FOR sale.

A house and three lots, on easy
terms. The place is on the north side
! of the river, near the lake.
% If N. #. HALE.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
Ingram's plurality

1t will be seen that the vote was very
close indeed, but sufficient to elect two
candidates opposed to the Mayor, and
whomayb be relied upon to vote in favor
of his impeachment providing it ever
comes to trial. It will be remembered
that the proceedings we're adjourned
until next Monday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
The Municipal Election.

Feeling was high on election day,
and from the opening of the polls till
it's close there was manifest consider
aole bitterness. Groups formed at
various points and at frequent inter-
walls, at times discussion was loud and
not always in choicest language.
The vote, however, was not as large
as was anticipated in either ward, the
total in the city being 39l as against
534 cast at the general election last
fall, while the issue was clouded over
by half score of foreign and extran-
Gus circumstances, it was supposed
to be the purchase of the brewery
property principally for a pumping
station" for the city water works. In
the first ward Ransom Buck repre-
sented those in favor of such purpose,
and John McGibdon against it. In the
second ward, George c. Ingram was
the candidate for and William Scher-
ffius against. The result was as fol-
lows:
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
BORN.

JENKINS-In this city on Sunday
December 26th, 1897, to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Cbas. Jenkins, son.
JOHNSON-In Kandota town OF
Christh has day to Mr.. and Mrs. Os
car johnson. a daughter.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
For Sale or Rent

Twill sell on favorable terms, or
rent the house on Main ST., formerly
occupied by Prof. Stanton. Enquire
L O ALEX. MOORE. ss
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
Choppers wanted.

/ have 150 cords of wood to be chop
ped, q half mile west OF town, and
want to let the contract at once.
s Y Sss w. S. DEAN.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
DIssOlutiOn.

The copartnership heretofore exist
lug between Joseph G Lovaas, Hans
Lovaas and ] ohm P. Grundman, under
the firm name of Lovaas Bros. 6
Grundman has been dissolved BY mu
tual consent.
Joseph e. Lovaas succeeds to the
business. He assumes all debts ow
ing by the firm, and will collect al
accounts owing to it.
JOSEPH G.. LoyAAS,
HANS LOvAAS,
JOHN P. GRUNDMAN.
Sauk Centre, Dec. 22nd 1897.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30
DIED.
O,CONNOH

O'CONN0R-In this city at the resi-
dence pf her brother, Richard j.
O'Conlell, of consumption, Alice,
wife od Charles O'Connor, aged %
years. Interment at st. Thomas,
Le Suelr county.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30

H If in need Of anything in the jewelry
line, do not fail to inspect a. F. AL
denis stock. He meets all prices
whether Of installment agent, cata-
logue or other source. S8tf.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30

IT NOW appears that the city cOun-
ell does not want the brewery prop
erty for the purpose of erecting a
pumping station, but is willing to
enter into a contract with the mill
company to supply power for an in
definite period. A petition was circu-
lated on Wednesday addressed to the
council and numerously signed by the
people, praying that such contract
be made; and doubtless judging by ex-
pressions of the members of the coun-
Gil nnofficially made, such contract
will be executed. And the city will ac-
auire the brewery property and it may
be used for a public park. One OF the
alderman suggested that the band
stand could be moved upon (which
is a very good idea. It is unfortunate
however, that the city has no band.
The city council holds that it has no
legal right to aid the band-has II
then a legal right to appropriate any
portion of the public property for
resting place for the band stand.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30

j. A. WHEEOCK, the brilliant edi-
tor of the Pioneer Press has, during
nearly half century, been using his
wonderful talent as writer in the up
building of the new Northwest, and the
infiuencehe has exerted is beyond man 8
ability to MEASURE. The January num-
ber of Harper's Monthly mas an ex-
haustive article upon the New North
west from his master pen which will
reach every nook and corner OF civili-
zation, and will most worthily supple
mens and round ont the work wi ich has
been SO dear to him in the narrower
field. The great Northwest, and the
State OF Minnesota in particular is
hid ,.t,o.r renewed and greater obliga-
-tions than ever to Mr.. Wheelock.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30

JOHNSON-In Kandota, on Christ
mas day, the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Oscar Johnson.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-12-30

DIED-Dec. 10th, at l O'Clock, at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. M,
r. Madand of Fairy Lake, Mrs.
Katie Christensen, in her 18th year.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
BOGUS LABELS FOUND.
Liquor Dealers Have Lost
100000 by Counterfeiters

Chicago, Oct. 21-In a musty and
darkened cellar at 1881 North Sanga-
mon street, lawyers, detectives and con-
stables unearthed what they claim is
one of the largest liquor cOunterfeiting
schemes ever operated in this country.
The liquor dealers of the world have
been working to learn the location of
the plant for over a year.
After four hours work $25, 900 in la
bells, representing all the leading brands
of liquor, bottles and cases were found.
The loss to the liquor dealers and man
ufacturerss through counterfeiters has
been nearly $500, 600 and it may even
reach a higher figure. Five big express
wagons were backed up to the door of
the building and they were filed with
the cOnfscated goods and taken in
charge by Constable Eckert of Justice
Whites court.
In the basement a wonderful array
of secret passages was found leading in
all directions. Each one was separated
by brick wall and arranged in such d
puzzling manner that a person unac-
quainted with the by-ways could easily
be lost. Traces of what may prove to
be a liquor and bOtt1ing still were
found in this basement, many feet un-
der the surface of the roadway. The
raiding party comprised eleven men.
including attorneys for a number of
leading liquor importers and distillers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
FIGURES ON N. Y.
Henry George Men Answer
Tammany's Statement.
Claim $4,000 Votes for Their
Candidate.
OUT OF $4,000 TOTAL.
Say That the Single Taxer Will
Get the Bryan Vote.
Low and Tracy Must Unite to
Beat Him.
OUT OF $4,000 TOTAL.

New York, Oct. 21.-John F. Sheehan,
acting for Tammany, announced day
or two ago that Van Wyck would poll
a fair attempt at a joke. Lawson Pur-
dy, of the George campaign committee,
inspired by Mr. Sheehan's example,
issued an estimate today, based on a
total of 500 600 votes. He keeps 1I5,OUO
for Henry George, gives Van Wyck 125,-
900, Low 1100 600 and Gen. Tracy 10000.
The 10000 remaining votes are credited
to the minor candidates In eXpIana-
tiOn he said that he believed that
George will get the entire Bryan vote,
which amounted to 225, 900 in the terri
but he allows the difference of so, 900 for
working margin.
He does not explain however, where
Van Wyck is to get the other $4,000 to
bring his total up to 125, 900. He says
further; There is no possible chance
for defeating George unless the Repub-
licans who intend to vote for Low
Low is not likely to get out of the race
I see nothing but victory in sight for
George. In any event, Tammany will
not get in
Unprejudiced observers usually fig
ure it out that the 225 900 Bryan votes
will be nearly evenly divided between
Van Wyck and George. Just which
one will get the bigger portion will de-
pend upon how many voted for Bryan
last year because they believed in him
and how many accepted him with
Wry face as the regular party medi-
cine candidate. Tammany, it is also
expected, will poll $4,000 votes of Dem
ocrats who last year voted for Palmer
or Mckinley. This leaves 100000 to d.
vide between Tracy and Low.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
ALL DO THE CLAM ACT.
British Officials and Col. Hay Refuse
to Tell What was Said to Wolcott

London. Oct. 21.-CoI. John Hay, the
United States ambassador and the Off
cials of British foreign Office decline to
furnish the press with the text of Great
Britain's reply to the suggestions of the
United States monetary commission,
though the foreign officials say it is in
substance identical with the Associated
Press dispatches of Saturday last, civ
ing the result of the meeting of the
British cabinet and that the cOmmuni-
cation sent yesterday morning to the
commissioners through the United
States ambassador was practically a
reiteration of the statements on the
subject already made. A similar re-
ply has been sent to the French en-
basSy.
The United States commissioners rec
ognize that their mission has been un-
successful though they Will not admit
it, as the answer of Great Britain says
that country will be glad to receive it's
propositions and the commissioners
have decided, as a matter of form, to
return to France and consult the
French government as to whether fresh
proposals are desirable, but it is not
expected that anything Will result from
their visit to France.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21

ed by the jurors they cannot agree"
replied Mr.. Deenan. st don't believe
they will be able to reach verdict un-
der the present expressed opinion of
each of them, that a verdict is an inn
possibility"
1T seems so to the court Then
turning toward the jury, Judge Tuthil
said slowly: The court has kept you
here an exceptionally long time because
the evidence was so voluminous and
so much. that I wished to give you full
time to discuss it in all its aspects and
to give you time to discuss the matter
among yourselves to see if there could
be any possibility of harmOnizing your
views. It is very much to be regretted
that you are unable to agree. The case
has been very long. 1t is the most i'm
portant case, one Of the most important
cases. that has ever been tried in this
country and I was anxious that the
Jury might come to some conclusion, but
I am bound to accept the statement of
the jurors, made through your foreman
and individually by you, and the eX-
preston of the defendant and his cOun-
sci. and the states attorney has also
received serious consideration by me-
MY own judgment, indeed, cOncurs with
all and I think it is useless to keep you
longer confined in this matter. I there
fore enter an order for the discharge of
this jury The defendant viii be re-
manded You viii apply to the clerk for
your certificates
sigh of relief went up all over the
been reached There was a rush on the
part of the newspaper men to get out
Of the building and so soon as the bail
iff could restore quiet, Judge Tuthill
adjourned court
1t was reluctantly admitted by sew
eral of the jurors that the disagreement
was brought about by a wide difference
of opinion regarding the rings found in
the vat, the testimony of Emma and
Gottleiba Schimpke and the testimony
of Kenosha witnesses who positively
testified that they saw Mrs. Louise
Luetgert alive in the Wisconsin town
about May 3, and 5.
Juror Harley did not believe the rings
found in the middle vat of Luetgert's s
factory were Mrs. Luetgert's rings.
HOlabird was inclined to believe the
story of the KenOsha witnesses despite
the impeaching evidence introduced, and
Barber would not believe the strong eV-
idence given by the Schimpl1e sisters.
These were considered the strong feat
ures of the trial by the jurors.