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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-18


The question. was raised at the
preliminary meeting of the Board
of Trade, that there might be some
misunderstanding as to the pur-
poses for which it shall exist-that
the farmers might consider that it
was an association of business men
TO hamper or control trade and bus
iness-to fix prices. In other words
that it is a selfish business combin-
alton. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. With business as
transacted between buyer and sell
Ter it will have nothing to do. 1t
will interest itself in getting new
business enterprises in the city,
whenever possible. Its sole and
only purpose is to look after the in
terest of the city as whole. To
make Sank Centre the most desir-
able town in central Minnesota as
trading point; to secure good
roads; to insure good markets for
whatever produce may be offered;
to beautify and make more attrac-
tive the city as place ofresidence
/ to attract to the city travellers and
visitors--in short to leave nothing
undone which will improve its APP
perance, the volume of its business
and its reputation. The interests
of the farmer will be advanced
whenever and wherever opportun-
| ity affords--for this city fully APP
preciates the fact that the city's
welfare is dependent very largely
upon the farmers prosperity. The
city couldn't exist without the
farming country tributary to it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-18
BOARD pFTRADE.

T.. tiEIlEgss OF TRADE klfs
Pursuant tocallsa goodly humber
ofIepresentstiveS citizens, Including
a score of ladies, met at the City
opera house on Monday evening,
andsreorg anized the } Old Board fof
Trade. Dr., j.; A. Dubois called
the meeting To- order and stated Its
purpose He was. eleetedttempor-
rafy Chairman, and B. Willis How
|, temporary secretary. yLatersa the
temporary reorga nization was made
permanent and ;J.::F. tCooper,5was
elected treasurer, and M, Hogan
vice president. e.t>,ri. ,l.'E'i <ssgss,sx:... +
The ladies present were directly
Interested in city Improvement,
most of them having been active
in the work in connection with the
Gradatim% club. They felt that
they could work more effectively
Ito the end of beautifYing the city
with the cooperation of the Board
|of.Trade. ~ " = e.
1t was determined by the meet
ing that a committee of nine should
be appointed six of whom should
be ladies, to look after and promote
this branch of work. M. F. Wood
bury was selected as chairman of
the committee and empowered, to
to appoint the other member. of<it.
DR.. Dubois urged the necessity
of organization. giving close atten.
ton to the improvement of high
ways leading to the city, promot-
ing good roads in every direction.
The best roads in this vicinity
should all leadto Sank Centre.
Mr.. Woodbury. advocated the
improvement of the little triangular
piece of land owned by the city
upon which the watering trough
on Grove .Lake-ave., is located, and
the purchase by the school board of
the Wuttke shop, providing it could
be obtained at a reasonable price.
In this he was warmly applauded.
Messrs. Kelsey, How and others
outlined the advantages which
would occru to thee city byreason
of "a vigorous organization. Prof.
Stanton urged early organization
that Arbor Day April 2o, might be
observed in a suitable manner.
A committee of three of which
Prof. Stanton is chairman, was APP
pointed to draft bylaws to be
submitted at an adjourned meet
ing to be held at the City opera
house on Friday evening of this
week.
1t is hoped that there will be
much larger ATTENDANCE on that &C.
casion, and that the Board may
start out on a. vigorous career. of
~ sss6s 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-18
For Sale.

Don'tpay rent any longer, but call
and I will sell you "a house and lot
cheap. G God water and garden on the
place. Will sell it on reasonable
terms. ). 214t SYLVESTER TR1sKO.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-18

The HERALD repeats the saloon or
dinance this week in order to give it
additional force. I; ~ -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-04-18
JeIi-o.Ths New Dessert.

pieases all the family. -Four fiavofs:-Lem.
on. Grange, Raspberry and Strawberry
At your groeers. 10 cts. Try i to-day. T Y
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09

by the side Of the couch and opaae1 II
he thinking OF course that it was a
dentists case.-l had commenced to
administer the chloroform and soon he
did not know a Jimmy" from a forceps.
IN a few moments he slept soundly as
l had promised that he would.
! borrowed the $4,000 dollars from
him just a few moments before Johnny
returned,-he had borrowed compare
lively nothing from the doctor-all told
he only realized about 80 dollars on tie
goods he had taken"
This, gentlemen, was my first finan-
cial transaction. with Mr.. lagrange
DO you call that a financial transac-
tion,-better say robbery-burglary,
crime" said the plain suited gentleman.
Suit yourself, my dear sir,--but you
must know that Il am a broker 10Y ana
just think Lagrange fixed me to tnc
extent of $4,000 on the marke. plunge
two years ago, but | got double that
back in a short time
This is a commercial age my friends
and robbery is the rule we must rob
each other,-we do not charge for what
our goods or worth but what the mark
ct will stand;- and allow me to state
that among all legimate thieving pro-
fessions, | really think that burglary is
the first"
Sir" said the stout paunchy drum
mer who represents a great house,
The gentleman,-burglar, law
yer, brOker,-raised his hand and said,-
Let us discuss this over a cool mint
julip."
BARON JONES'.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09

in, but | might hev saved my breath.
that bar jest rolled over and over and
frisked around while / abused him, and
when I got through he looked UP as II
saying:
Talk is cheap, Zeb White. Yo' wait
till yo' hev to let go and then see who's
ahead"
Its a fact, sab, that l was up that
tree all night, and it was a night tina.
seemed to hev a hundred hours in it.
Not fur one minute did that bar go
away. 1t al a frosty, chilly night.
and ! shivered and shook and suffered
till I had no mo hope left. When lay
light cum. thar was the Desky bar
right below me, and ! was SO form out
and mad that | cried like a boy. My
tears was still fallin and l was tryln
10 think Of some prayer when l heard a
rife shot and saw the bar keel over.
A mint later the old woman cum saun-
term along as keerless as you please,
and, not lookin up at me tall, she said
to herself:
II wonder If that critter Zeb White
is around these diggins anywhar? He
didn't come home last night, and they
do think he's lost hisself.f
I'm right up here. said I, but ]
won't skassly be alive in ten minits
mo-"
"'Oh, is that yo'. Mr., White?' she
asked as she looked up. Excuse me
fur askin what 20 are doin up a tree?'
""To keep away from the bar
"I see. What about the Sabbath
day. Mr.. Winter
"Tll>never bust into another as long
as I live
And the preachin at the school
house,
81 shall be on hand to hear it.
".And joiner and the whale. MT.
white-any doubts that the whale swal-
lowed Joner?'
mot a doubt, and I'll lick the man
who has
Zone mo- question, Mr. white she
said az she smiled all over her face.
Hev 10 got much ahead Of Providence
since I saw yo' last@
TIN ! mile behind her. said 1 ana
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09

stars, then said: Poor Legrange-poor
fellow"
You were speaking of Lagrange a
momen or so ago.. said the check
suit man.
yes, yes, very true.-we ~speculated
together,-but my association with
him as a burglar,-weil ne carried to
his house II night SAC, 600 or more
his wife vas absent;-my clerks in the
office kept account of a1l these matters"
Il felt that 1 would need the loan of
that much money at that time, hence
1 concluded to call upon the Colonel"
1T was twelve O'Clock when we ar
rived and not looking to disturb him,
we entered by way or a back porch
window. After my attendant and my
self had softly entered ,dhe house in
our stocking feet, we approached the
front room where the money we were
intent on borrowing was located"
Il opened the door-silently,-but as
it opened, who should L see, to my
amazement but Col. Lagrange, in night
shirt, barefooted, pacing about the
room!
He observed me and thundered OUT
This is a nice time for you to be
here!" | was astonished, but L waited.
Yes, a nice time, | have ~telephoned
you for an hour to come here and re-
lieve me of this internal tooth."-Then
he noticed me- holding his hand to
his cheek-But you are not Or. Smith"
mo, no." said 1.-THE situation half
dawning upon me, Il am not DR..
Smith"
Then who the - are you?"
he almost screamed.
Your tooth is hurting you,-well, I
am DR.. Lefoil-Dr. Smith sent me here
with my attendant,-we will Don quiet
that tooth. u have only this day enter
ed into partnership with the doctor.
and he sent me down;-by the way
when did you last telephone to the Of
flee? I noticed a call slip on the desk
and started at once"
For the last half hour-every ten min
utes,- you know 1 am here alone -
very WELL" we shall soon have you
sleeping like a child. John said l,
bring the either" he brought the chlor-
oform, which 4 always carried with me.
[ took it and then whispered to him:
Smith will be here in a few moments
-"go up the street, sandbag him, look
through his Office, then his house then
come back here at once"
John left and ! put my burglar Kit
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09

jumped up in front Of me and skeert
me most to death. l jumped back with
a yell and dropped my rife. and as the
critter reached out with his claws TO
haul me in | started off like a runaway
boss. He came peltin arter me hot
foot. and | hadn't run over so rods
when I heard him sniffin at my heels.
How ] ever managed TO do it | shall
never be able to make out. but | made
fur a small juniper tree and swarmed
up before he could claw my legs.
When got TO the top, | was only Is
feet from the airth, and the tree was
so small that 1t bent with my weight.
The bal couldn't git no hold to climb
up arter me, though he tried ag'in and
ag'in and mighty near broke the tree
would go away arter findin that he
couldn't git at me. but he knew a trick
wuth W Of that. He jest sot down
and made hisself comfortable and look
ed up at me, and | do declare my belief
that he said to hisself:
This Teller up the tree Is Zeb
White, who has killed mo- bars and
possums and coons than any other crit
ter in Tennessee and he's my meat if
| hev to stay yere a whole week.
Il kept powerful quiet, hopin to see
MIN 60, but when he didn't I let myself
loose and cussed him high and low.
Nobody ever abused a livin bar like |
did that one. [ s~candalized his father
and mother and all his relashuns, and
l called him names till l was tired out,
but he laid down with a grunt instead
Of takin a walk. 1t was about 10
o'clock in the forenoon when he driv
me up the tree, and | was thar at noon,
at 8 o'clock, at shutdown. | had to sit
with one leg over a limb and hang or
with both hands, and when night cum
| was a beaten man. | hoped and
prayed fur the old woman to come
with the spare rifle, but she didn't
snow up. took another spell at cuss-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09
THE DAYS BEST HOUR.

Sweet is the Morn that deepens 10 a blush
Athwart each clear-cut ridge and noun
tain high,
When. on the dewy twigs. the birds all
vie
In tuneful measures with the glorious
thrush!
And deeply sweet is Noon. when every
rush
And nodding blade Of grass seems full
asleep:
When scarce a whisper through the
woods doth creep,
While distant scenes look hazy in the
hush.
But, poets hour. loved Eve. whose shad-
ow folds,
In peace, the deeper grasses by the
mere.
Those crimson flame gives glory to tho
near.
And dappies every height the eye be-
holds,
with fervent glory ~frin<ing cape and
bay.
Thou art the sweetest. Iordiiest hour OF
Day.
william ]. Gallagher. in Chambers's
Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09
COLD CASH LADY.
She Had the Surface Air of a De-
throned Empress, and That Was
Where She Made n Mistake and
Wished She Had Been

throned Empress, and That Was
Where She Made n Mistake and
Wished She Had Been Kinder.
with apologies to Mr.. Ade.)
A lady Cashier in a Candy Store, who
wore Blonde Hair. a Tan Automobile
Coat and Diamonds In the morning,
sat in the seat next the Door in a
Broadway Car. She was really Some
what of a Warm Proposition. but she
had the Surface Air of a Dethroned
Empress. She liked to be i Knocker.
A Good Fellow from Utica got on
The Car at Forty-second street. He had
Just Come down to Go Around with
EN- a bit and he felt Fine. He had on
his new Raglan coat, built to that he
looked like a funnel turned upside
down, his new Bulldog patent feathers
with the Soles cut Square at the In
step and the uppers tattooed with
Fret-work to show that they were
Boots and not just shoes. He had a
big Stick such as a real Rounder ought
to have. and a Vermilion butterfly tie
with Spots in it. The spots were of a
Vague pea-green and very Jagged, to
show that he had bought the Tie at a
Ha%berdasher's instead of a Gents Fur
nishing Store.
The Good Fellow was just as sure
that he was the Real Thing as was
George McClusky on the morning the
papers spoke in an Off-Hand Way Of
his running out of Delmonico's to help
stop a Runaway. Only the Good Fell
low wasn't Chesty. He felt just Ike
a Jolly Dog.
He tool a look at the Car and saw
that it was Full. Then he Gathered In
the Fact of the Blond Cash Lady. He
Thought rapidly and saw her as just
about his Size. Now there are plenty
enough Room next to her If she'd been
Anxious. And so he gave her the Glad
Eye to show that he was On all right,
all right.
The Cash Lady really had a Kind
Heart, but she had become too impor-
tant a Factor in the Candy Stores pop
ularity not to get Proud. She rather
liked to see them describe the Knock
out Trajectory and so she threw him
Down. She passed him the well-flled
lce-Pitcher, gave a Hurry-Call for re-
polling Boarders, and Fixed him with
the Arctic Eye. She would Just as
soon have had him In a Cosey Corner,
but she liked to Make Out that she was
a Congealer. Besides, 1t wasn't a
Good Place.
1t never Faxed the Good Fellow
from Utica. He just Saw it as being
pretty Good, Too, and at Twenty
eighth street he got off the Car and
headed for a Bunch of Electric Lights.
where he thought it might be Smooth
er Going.
A Colored Lady, weighing in at 293
pounds with a Ham and a Baby who
was licking Red Candy. got in at the
next Block. She spotted the Fissure,
alongside the Lady Cashier and Filled
it, The Left Half of the Lady Cashier
went out of sight in the Avalanche.
The baby howled and the Colored Lady
set the Ham on the front of the Auto
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09
FEB WHITE.
He Tells How He Went Hunting In
stead of to Church.


Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Lewis.)
ut was comm on winter, said the
old possum hunter of Tennessee, "and
bars was as fat as butter and their fur
prime when l got ready one Sunday
mornin to go fur a hunt. The old wo-
man didn't say nuthin till l was about
ready to start. and than she remarked:
"'Zeb White. thar's gwine to be
preachin' over at the schColhouse to-
day, and / reckon We'll tote ourselves
over thar
Its my day fur bars" said 1. and
I reckon YOU have to go alone
But yo' kin go arter bars any day,
and we don't hev preachin but once a
month. Slick up yo's hair and come
along
Il stuck out to go arter bars. and
she stuck fur me to go to meetin. and
directly we was in a fuss. ] tried to
git out quietly, but she turned on me
and said:
Am / Twin with critter what don't
believe that the whale swallered Jo-
ner?"
"Mebbe he did, and mebbe he
didn't said l, but what's that got to
do with me and b'ars?'
Its got heaps to do. Zeb White.
A mar who don't believe in joiner and
the whale don't believe in Sunday, and
a man who don't believe in Sunday is
bound to feel the hand of the Lawd
upon him, Are yo' willin to swap yo'r
soul OFF fur a dead b'ar?'
81 amt sayin that l am. but a
bars pelt is with $40 Just now while
mebbe the preacher won't show up ar
ter ALL
Hell show up fur suah, she said.
and he'll make it powahful plain bout
joiner and the whale, the folks crossin
the Red sea and Dan'l in the lions den.
I want yo' to right mai and hear
every word he says. Yo've bin sorter
doubtin things this last var. but Elder
Carter will sot yo' right
81 had bars in my mind instead of
joiner and the whales" explained Zeb.
"and so l made ready to go up the
mountain. The old woman was mad
and didn't say no mo- till l was movin
off. Then she shook her head and call
ed arter me:
"'Yo amt respeetin the Sabbath day,
Zeb. and yo' are stiff necked and OBJ
stinate. Better look out fur yo'rself.
Providence amt gwine to let a mar
slosh around on Sunday and come out
ahead OF the game.
Il felt sorter sneaky and ashamed to
go on by myself. but l wandered on
and by and by found signs of bars and
forgot all about Sunday. Two miles
from the cabin. as I was crowdin' my
way through the bresh. = thumpin big
bar who was lyia asleep suddenly
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09
Talk Killed n Bear.

Il suppose" said the barber to the
man who was wearing a bears claw on
his watch chain-'I suppuose you kill
ed that bear yourself"
Eyes, l did," was the reply.
WAS it a grizzly bear?'
1T was"
"A big one?"
About the size Of a 2-year-old
steer"
Gee whizl How many bullets did
1t take to kill him?"
Not any at ALL"
brain him with an AK"
mo; Il talked him to death"
1t took the customer 10 minutes to
get the rest Of his shave, and during
that time the barber didn't speak an
other word.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09
with that I fell to weepIn ag'.n and

with that l fell to weepin ag'!n and
made a thousand promises.
The old woman had to. sway the
tree over TO git M down and she had to
half carry me to the cabin, and 1t was
three days arter ! got into bed befo' l
could git out ag'in. l reckoned she'd
pile 1t on me fur keeps arter We got
home, but all she said was:
Now, then, Zeb White, let this be a
lesson TO yo'. Thar are bars around.
A bar pelt Is with $40 in cash, but
when it comes to a row between 70
and Providence. yo' amt in it fur
shucks.'"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09
A BALLAD IN SCI

A man with a marvellous mug
Rode out to Fort Scott on a naS,
He carried a jug in a bag
And many and many a swig
Reposed In that corpulent Jug q
And a cob fitted In as a plug
AS snug as a snag in a hos.
The nag had a wigglety jig
Which churned up the jag iH<the Jug
And along by its side went a dos
Which jiggled along IN a jog
With a narrative shaggy and sag
Which he YEARLY, warily wug.
o! That Jig, and that jog. and that jag
.! That jog, and that jag and that jug.
The man shouted 'whoa-to the nag,
Then took out the jug from the bag
Then took out the plug from the jug
And then from the jug took "a jag
A terrible, horrible jag
Which acted quick as a drug.
He shouted "Yip-yip'' to the nag
And dug in his heels with "a dig
And the nag who would never renig
Sprang off with the speed of a stag
Then the man with the marvellous mug
Began a vociferous Drag
"Whoop-pee-Im a. bird on a crag
I'm a thief. ahd a wolf. and a thug
I'm a bug-eater hunting a bug
Q. | kin hold more than a kag
AND / have Doodle and swag
That says that my grave don't get dug,
10 tne front with a. Nelp went the DOG
And-shouting "Yip-yip' 10 the nag
Pell-mell with the jug and the bag
Went the man with the marvellous mug
And there in the road lay a hog
AS still as n bump on a log.
Then down in a pile went the nag
And the dog and the hog and the jug
And that was the end OF the hog
And that was the end OF the dog
And vain were his efforts to wag
The narrative previously wug
And Timber and limp as n rag
III a wad on his lug lay the nag.
And then the man with the marvellous mug
Rolled up like a cavalry flag
Done UP like a family rug
Lay there with his head in the bag
And twenty feet off stood the jug
The opulent, corpulent Jug
Unframed. while the loyal cob plug
Held down what was left OF the jag.
And this is the song of the jag
And The Jug, and the Jog. and the jig.
And this is the song of the nag
of the nag that would never renig
And the dog and tho hog and the bag
a song OF the swag and tho swig
Eugene Ware In Topeka Capital.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09

mobile Coat while she subdued her or
spring. Then the Kid Grabbed the
Lady Cashiers feather Boa with his
Red-sttcky hands and began to Reel 1t
In. Just then the Lady Cashier Saw
the Good Fellow as about the Best
ever.
Moral: Kind Hearts are More than
Coronets.-New York Evening Sun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09
PICTURE PUZZLE.

Old King Cole,
Was n merry old soul,
And n merry old soul wa he;
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddIers three,
Find the queen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-13
Church Notices.

Rev. Elcnorc Forbes will preach at
the Second Street Tnivcrsalst church.
Sunday. at 1870 a. n.
st. Mathews church. rev w. +.
Livingston: First Sunday after Easter.
Morning prayer and holy communion
at 1870 O'Clock; Sunday school at II:
evening prayer and holy baptism al I.
The Easter music at the Methodist
ana Congregational churches will be
rcated. sunday, and the Easter con
cert at the Congregational and Rep
list churches. which was postponed.
will be given. Sunday evening.
Ecv. G. A. Wight Of the Old South
Congregational church, and Rev. w
II. Plummcr of the First Baptist
church. will exchange pulpits. Sunday
morning The other services at their
respective churches will be as usual.
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. y.
+. Miller. pastor: Preaching. sunday
at 1890 by the pastor. Subject. The
TRANSPORTATION" Sunday school at
Ills: Junior League ut r. NJ: Up
worth League at $50: evening service
at Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-13
Church Notices.

First Church of Christ. Scientist Of
Gardiner. A. q. l.. w. hall. 2?5 Water
street: Service at 1915 A. NJ. Subject:
Doctrine Of Atonement.
At the First Baptist church. toEor-
row at 1880. the beautiful music Of
Easter Sunday will be rendered. and
the sermon by the pastor will be on
"Christ's Appearance After Resurrec-
ton" The Sunday school will ne at IL.
and in the evening. beginning at Z
o'clock. will be given the charming
Easter service "Redeemer Trium-
phant'' In this the girls and boys will
be assisted by the choir. and it is ex-
rected that the added week for re-
hcarsing will make the services all the
better. s-
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
Albert A. Lewis. pastor: Special East
er services. tomorrow, with beautiful
music and decorations. Sermon by the
pastor at 1880. Male quartet and brass
quartet will assist in the services
Mrs. Crocker will sing Beyond the
Gates of Paradise. Baptism and recep-
ton of members. The last note Of in
debtedncss will be burned before the
altar. $1,000 having been paid during
the present paStorate. Bible school at
1l.io: Junior League at go p. NJ; pub
lie Missionary meeting at p. NJ: Ep-
worth League at els; praise and re-
Nival service at Z.
Winter Street Free Baptist church,