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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09

AGENTS-Automatic Washers sell them
selves. One agent writes: exhibited
sample TO ten women; took ten orders"
Time required As minutes: profit over $50.
Guaranteed TO do washing IN 80 minutes.
Furnishes itB own power; requires neither
labor nor attention; costs less than any
other machine. Free sample and exelu-
sive territory furnished. $50 week gpar- .
matic Washer Co. Statlon q. chicago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09

FOR SALE-One dve-rOom cottage and cor
ner lot. IN Third ward. on easy terms.
Apply 60 JAS Painter. ia Main street Is
FOR sAIE-An improved truck farm Of
TWENTY-FIVE acres. -our miles from court
house. on grayeled road. Apply i41T Clay
avenue. II
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28
Poltmnntnr Mnn Ton Hnnolt.

VI noticed" said an old resident OF
Chicago. "a recent story Of Nebraska
postmaster who bought goods, and
stock, and lands with stamps to such
an extent that his Office went into an.
other classification and his salary was
raised to several hundred dollars a
year.
"That reminds me of another post
master out in Missouri who didn't
know half as much, and who, without
any increase in salary, had to boy
drinks for half the town Just after he
failed to rise to an occasion.
ut was under the first Cleveland
administration. The postofice had been
In the fourth class all his life. and
there had never been any public stir
about putting into any other class;
the new postmaster sat down on his
Job and sold stamps at current rates.
making the usual settlements and
thankful for small fayors. But In the
third year of his incumbency Of the
office things took squirt and when 1t
came to a final settlement for the year
the receipts showed that the fourth
class Office had sold things mucilagln-
GUS to within 1886 Of the $1,000 limit,
making 1t a thlrd-class office. And
don't you know Smith turned in tho
proceeds Of that last quarter without a
thought Of buying that s3.s5 worth Of
Is, 3s, and 5s necessary to make his
office Of the third class for a whole
year.'-Chicago Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28
"pupE" DIED IN HARNESS.

Dog Crossing watchman who Saved
Many Chiid's Life, succumbe.
Dude" the railroad dog, is dead.
Dude" was only dog. His name was
not written among those dogs Of high
degree, for his ancestry would be abso-
lutely untraceable, but he possessed
wider circle of human acquaintances
than falls to the lot Of most dogs.
'Dude' was the property of Fred
Blume, Of EdwardsvIllc, but for several
years was unoficIally recognized as
on detached service Of the several rail-
roads entering the uptown station, in
the capacity Of crossing watchman.
The Blumes live near the depot, and
soon after he came into. their possession
the little terrier became possessed Of
the idea that he must watch the grade
crossings, of which there were a num-
Der in the vicinity.
For more than two years he has met
every inbound train and preceded the
locomotive, barking an energetic warn
ing. His plan of action was to dash
hoNh tut hibtL Inv US Hooh hb a NAdih
whistled 10 the lower yards, and, turn
ing about, speed ahead Of the engine
until 1t stopped at the platform. To or
binary switching he paid no attention,
Watching the crossing became a mania
with him, and as the companies pro-
vide no Waterman he was really useful,
and many schoolchIld has been
warned Of the approach Of danger
by the frantic banks Of the dog when
the warning bell, by reason Of its IA
miliarlty, might have passed unnotlced.
Dudes" end came yesterday after
noon. A Terminal train, several min
utes late, and making time, proved too
speedy for the little pilot ahead, and
he was run down directly in front Of
the door Of the ladies' waiting ROOM
Dude" is mourned sincerely by the
railroad men, and suitable burial in
the Wabash Park will be given. st
Louis Republic.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28


than any other Institution
TED statesR It Was NV
Ignorance that provoked s''
strons aosurdity. for colop1|
Of Yale college, has recep61l
ed him to the proof and NJ v
yond all cayil that YAH "
ten times the great men 4,
Point can number. A1ors N
ministers Of the gospel u
supreme courts, IL chic, ~
doctors, 80 governors of ~, w.
United States senators, S s1s'J
Yale has sent forth an arn.'
tors, established 4SO conS.s
women and 5000 high ss ss.|
West Point has sent out NJ ~
diers. ''e|
Teddy ought to be ash,m.,
self, but be will not be. Bss.''
ashamed that in his so.ca0I'
he called Mr.. Davis an ~,
and repudiator and told MI
when governor Of MississInD''
attention has been called 4 N
/ lignant calumnies againsl y
statesmen and whose curll
West Point that he ordained y
rotary OF war is still IN fo,o.
never was a member of tha NJ
nor governor Of MississIppI
is too conceited to take MAJ, /
or to apologize for his mI,l,,l
man he slandered was desa \
published those lie1 but M
lives and there are thous,,s,|
Grams all over the south ma
his memory and who nov \
SANDER in supreme contenm
Claims to be a historian NH
tleman finds that he bar Nh
wronged another he hasten NJ
gize, but a conceited jdot pba
sci under his tongue and cheu|
COW chews and swallows hu
feeds on his conceit.
p. SAIL hail to Evan BosI
soldier, the editor, the friend
! have known him intimately
childhood. His good father
ried in my town and | think
only living man who was a. \
ding, though | was then bu.
All hail to my friend. He has
to run for mayor and Atlantal|
or herself by electlng hlw|
in Atlanta Constitution.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28
LIoHTEsr WOOD THAT
Found In Missouri and Il IsQ
ably LIGHTER Than coIL

Found In Missouri and L lsa
ably Lighter Than cefI
Deep I'm the boys and sY|
southeastern Missouri, u
and Butler counties, where
is never dry and water irol|
six feet deep stands perpetual
forests, there grows a rare m
tree. The natives know itaI
wood, or cork tree. Science
1t a longer name, the LeilNq
dana, fioridana because II
discovered in Florida dong
from which it has lHg
washed away, Some mei1
mems of it, two to six feet n
still found in the swamp n's
lachicola, Flae and a few neii|
Ark, but in both these plig
exceedingly limited IN uupH
occasional specimen being lo'
hardly rises to the dignity n
Only in southeast Missouri
reaches a height CT tiiteep VI
feet and a diameter o. re|
inches, is it really a tree
What makes the corkVoo1
markable is its exceeding
Beyond a doubt it Is as ~
Trelease of the Missouri
Garden has shown, me pq'
In weight that grows. rs va
less than cork, II IS 50
the natives use It to make
their fishing nets. And ye'
though so spongy that one
sink ones finger nail y
tougher than cork. The sp'
Ity of corkwood, as Learned
full tests made by Prof ~
Louis, is 2O7. The IoOIs
lighter than the stems a
them to have the astonl'
specific gravity Of ~
A further idea Of the
the corkwood may be IN
comparison with other
great majority Of woods rsgl
400 and 500. Cork itself
tree that approaches el%T
corkwood in lightness
fir tree, which grows u
around Tampa Bay ana
Indian River, Florida VII
gravity. according to sarss
IN comparison with ne
which is the lightes. w.
specitic gravity Of -2o7 ula
the heaviest Yood now l',,..l
,ron,-ood of ,florida, whg'
granny is 1861, -Kansas NJ
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28


lngIy at the little crippled rookie. OF
course he could understand why abe
did not want him to know at first. al
though she never told him why. He
should not have cared IL she had three
sons.
When Bin said goodbye to his bun
kies and told them he was going to re-
enlist they slapped him on the back
and seemed glad that he had'not fallen
down to the Jersey widow" And Bill
did enlist. The United States Army
was not aware Of It. however, for his
enlistment papers were filed in the ar
chives OF little country church back
in the Jersey hills. and Bill often de-
clares that It was the most satisfactory
enlistment that he ever made-all the
more satisfactory since the crippled
rookie has learned to call him father
New York Sun.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28
King charlos 1. as a captive.

Mr.. E G. Atkinson OF the public
record Office has come across two in
teresting rolls throwing fresh light on
the treatment of Charles /. as pris-
oner almost up to the time of his exc
cution, These State papers, which
seem to have escaped the dlligent re-
search of Dr. s. r. Gardiner, show
that the Roundheads did not act in a
nlggardly way toward their royal cap
tive In the matter Of dress and other
requisites The Kings boots and shoes
between May and October, 1647, cost
f2S Az. The tailor's bill for the King
and the commissioners attending his
majesty came to 1888 1853, and the bill
for other apparel. including black and
colored silk stockings, a scarlet riding
coat trimmed with gold and silver
lace and lined with plush, and a night
bag laced with gold and silver lace
cost f235 0s. Among other articles
ordered for his majesty were a watch
In two gold cases and a great silver
clock. Hunting and other horses were
provided, ana the books supplied to the
King cost ESQ Ts,--Lond0n Chronicle
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28

:, some years tne ,'
manufactured IN AusuM K
called coffee Of figs wn' X,
appreciated in German,y .,' "
.ria.Hungary. rs nn., VI NJ
considerable. II is op,s,2|
ing fruits especially Y n.
ing them With coffee 4
orina agent land
citant quail
reefs its biz
;iehments
,aFsqSSe
m -
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28

Satisfactory ~peIhments with OIL
fuel for nre engl9as Nave been raade by
ne LoAdoa cls tAunelL
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-08-28

in WARD FIFTEEN.

rI ILLIAM PARSONS, Com
NAI pany e, Eighteenth United
NM States Infantry, was the en-
N tyy IN the hospital register.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27
The Firemen'S Ball.

The fremen's ball on Thanksgiving
evening will be a notable social event.
The best of music has been secured
and the floors of the City opera house
will be put in perfect order for dane
ing. The "boys" will spare no pains
norexpense to make the occasion thor
oughly enjoyable, and they certainly
haye the right to expect liberal patron
age. They have earned all the con-
sideration that can be shown them,
and when our citizens consider that
the proceeds are to be devoted to the
unselfish and noble purpose of SWELL
ing the fund for disabled and superan-
nuated firemen and their dependent
families it should be pleasure and a
privilege for every citizen to hep
swell tfst fund by purchasing one or
more tickets. "-.r #.rs...-s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Barney Thyen, a bachelor o. years
of age who has made his home with
his nephew, Barney Thyen Jr., for.the
last 8 or years was found dead Sun
day afternoon. Saturday Barney
Thyen Jr., and his family went to Rich
mond and stayed over night with his
father, Anton Thyen, near the village.
They went home Sunday afternoon
after church service was over and ar
rived there about o'clock. They
found him lying on his back in the
kitchen cold in death.-Cold Spring
Record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27
A, $. McKellip Dead.


A. S. McKellip of Round Prairie, a
highly esteemed and leading citizen of
southern Todd, died on Monday of last
week of appendicitis, aged 81 years.
The Leader says of him. He was in
the prime of life and seemingly in per-
feet health. A week ago Monday he
complained of feeling i'll, and an ex-
animation disclosed the fact that he
was suffering from appedicltis. H-
grew worse SO rapidly that nothing
could be done for him and he passed
away early in the morning of the Mon
day following. Thefuneralservices we're
held Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Palmer
officiating, and the remains were laid
to rest in the cemetery in this village.
Hundreds of people gathered to honor
his memory and the procession to the
grave vas the largest ever seen in
Long Prairie.
Mr.. McKellip was good man and his
death is a distinct loss to the COM
munity in which he lived.
Mr. McKellip was an active and sue
cesstul business man, and beside man
aging a large farm and carrying on
an extensive business in cordwood, he
has conducted a general store and
been postmaster at Round Prairie for
some years. He was one of the pro-
moters of the Round Prairie
Creamery Association and was acting
as treasurer at the time of his death
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27
THE GRAND JURY.
1t Finds Nothing to Criticize
in the County Ad-
miniStration.

The following is the report OF the
Grand Jury of Stearns county which
which was in session last week:
To the Honorable D. B. Searle,
District Judge.
owe, the grand jury of Stearns coun-
ty, for the general November, l9O2,
term of said court do respectfully
report THAT we have considered and
disposed of all criminal matters which
have been brought to our attention OF
which we have jurisdiction.
We have examined the county jail,
and have interviewed the prisoners
therein confined, and find that the jail
is kept in a clean and orderly manner,
and that the prisoners therin confined
receive kind treatment from Sheriff
Schiplin and that the cell rooms and
accommodations for the prisoners are
good and sufficient, and there seems
to be ample room for all prisoners like
dy to be confined in said jail.
We visited all county offices and
find that all OF said offices are con-
Quoted in a good and efficient manner
by thoroughly competent officials, all
of whom we believe are performing
their duties strictly according to law.
We also visited the room of the
county commissioners who were in ses-
sion. and find said board OF county
commissiners;dese great credit for
the faithful services the are render
ing to the citizens of this county.
They further report that the grand
jury unanimously voted a vote of
thanks to the county attorney, Will
liam F. Donohue, for the many court
estes extended by him to the grand
jury during this term OF court, and
for the careful and painstaking man.
ner in which he presented and attend
ed to all matters requiring his atten-
ton. We also unanimously extended
a vote of thanks to Sheriff Schilplin
for courtesies extended by him to the
grand jury while in session.
We expressed a vote of thanks to
Herman Rammler, officer of the grand
jury, for his kind attention and care
full manner in which he performed the
duties of his Office.
We also expressed our thanks to
Janitor Peter Schneider tor the kind
and careful manner in which he is per-
forming his duty as such janitor.
This grand jury would also extend
to the honorble D. B. Searle, judge of
of this court, its sincre thanks for
special favor rendered this grand jury
during this general term of court, and
for the kind and considerate manner
in which he placed explanation of the
laws, when specially requested so to
do, to this said grand jury.
P. J. WINTER,
Foreman Grand Jury.
A. d. CARPENTER,
Clark Grand Jury
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27
Clerk Grand Jury
stay.By your Local creame

StayBy your Local Creamery
The Ada Index truthfully says
<'Those farmers who. are DESERVING
their local creamery to patronize a
trust skimming station are making the
biggest mistake of their lives. Some
one of these mornings they will wake up
to the fact that the trust has crowded
out the local creamery and that the
field has been monopolized by the
creamery trust. They have gained
control of.every creamery and skim
ming station in the neighborhood.
Then comes a sudden drop in the price
paid. Next month comes another one
and slowly but surely the price falls
to a point where the trust gets the
ceam and the farmer must be satisfied
with skim milk. Ia other words-h he
must take what he gets or go out OF
the dairy business. He then comes to
the conclusion that he has been
"bated" by the trust and that the hon
est creamery owner who paid every
cent he could was after all the man he
should have patronized. This has
been the experience of every commu-
nifty where the trust began to oppose
local creameries. The local man can
not compete with the monopoly who
will raise the price out of sight to ruin
the local creamery-and then, after the
creamery man is compelled to shut
down his plant, the farmer not ONLY
'spays the fiddler" but must keep IN
dancing forever afterwards. Do you
see the point?-voice. Murdoch, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

A. F. Chapman has as complete q
wood-sawing equipment as could be
desired. It is handsome gasoline
engine mounted on a truck, with a
saw attached on the same truck, the
whole occupying no more room than an
ordinary farm wagon, and easily
hauled from place to place with team.
Another feature is that it is instantly
ready for work and there is no fire
risk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Alfred johnson was in the city on
Saturday. He has recently purchased
the Penny farm in Willard. A pecuii-
arity of the place is that this was the
first sale of it ever made, and the alb
stract of title contained but one entry:
United States to Daniel Penny. He
took it from the government more than
thirty years ago and has owned i
ever since.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

The Big Lake Herald reports the
death of Capt, George Houghton, at
his home in Minneapolis. aged. "a
years. Capt. Houghton located in
Sherburne county in 1S4S, and in the
early days operated several steam
boats on the upper Mississippi river
He was closely identified with the
early days in Sherburne county, but
left the county a good many years ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

!. A st. Cloud physician returned from
Melrose on Saturday, where he went
70 perform an operation on Miss Mary
Cstendorf, a daughter of August
Gtendorf. At last accounts the young
woman was doing nicely and hopes
wre entertained for her recovery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Albert J: Rouse, who lives at Long
Prairie, has started an action in the
district court of this county, says the
Times, against the Canadian Pacific
railroad, for damages received on the
company's railroad on March II OF
this year. According to the complaint
Mr.. Rouse was passenger on the
company's train between Winnipeg
and Moose Jaw. He was in charge OF
a carload of cattle and the train was
wrecked near Moose Jaw. He was
seriously injured, and asks the sum OF
$40, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27
Where Is The Inspector?

There has been trouble at Nevis
with some badly mixed kerosene. One
of the merchants at that place bought
what was supposed to be kerosene of
the proper grade, but when his custo-
mers commenced to use it the trouble
begun. There are several narrow es-
capes, and two serious accidents. One
a lamp explosion in which little girl
was badly burned, and the other an
explosion at the home of Bert Cox.
He started a fire with the supposed
kerosene, and the explosion burned
his face badly and seriously injured
both hands, and one may have to be
amputated. An investigation showed
that the kerosene was about half gaso-
line.-Hubbard County Clipper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Call and look at our line of sheep
shin duck coats and listers. We can
please you. A. Dahlem.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Emil Titeca, the young man who
was so terribly bitten by vicious dog
near Clear Lake last week, was taken
to the Pasteur institute at Chicago to-
day for treatment. The state chemist
was unable to determine whether Or
not the dog that did the injury was
affected with rabies until a certain
period had elapsed and the father was
afraid to take the chances OF the devel'
opment without taking the lad to the
institute. Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

The Methodist bell tower, which
stood cornerwise with the church edi-
fee, has been turned about and set
squarely with the building, very
marked improvement, 1t was sawed
loose from the body OF the church,
raised and set upon rollers and twisted
about. The bell remained in the tower
during the moving. Workon remodel
ing the church is progressing satisfac-
torily, and when completed one will
not recognize the old church as it has
stood for thirty years or more.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

A man told US the other day that we
did not publish all the things that hap
pen. We should say we don't. In the
first place we have others who depend
on us for a living. If we published all
that happens we should soon be with
the angels. In order to please people
we must only print nice things on them
and leave the rest to the gossips; yes,
it's fact, we don't print all the news.
If we did wouldn't it make spicy read
ing? But this would be for one week
only. The next week you would read
our obituary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the recently re-
corded transfers of real estate in west
con Stearns comfy:
A. T. Mirnette to Geo. P. Veeder, Sd
set and others, section IS, township
1926, range "a, ...S4, 223.
A. Peterson to Frank McCready, lot 5,
block IL, Brooten, ........-.. S45O.
S. Pendergast to @. Hildebrand, nd
sw4 and others, section 81, township
1875, range IS, ..... .......... "a, 400.
Ben ]. Graham to VIM. M. W1lken.
sw4 section Is, township 123, range
G. Borgerding to Joseph Gardner, swa
ne4section 10, township l23, range
33. .................S vi, 4UO
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Ladies', gents and children's warm
shoes in all grades at A. Dahlem' g..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Henry Blenks. prominent business
man of Freeport, has a suit in the dis
trict court against the Great Northern
railway in which he asks for $40, AIS
damage and disbursements;$10, 900 for
general damages, 800 for medical at
tendance, $3.50 for loss of time, and S75
for nurse hire. He alleges in his COM
plant that On March Is, last, he pur-
chased a ticket at Sank Centre for
Freeport on the early morning train.
When approaching his destination the
station was called by the brakeman,
but when he attempted to leave the
train he found the yestibules locked
and had to walk through two cars be-
fore he could get out, and the train
had started. In jumping off in the
darkness he was thrown against a post,
receiving serious injuries about the
shoulder. Mr.. Blenke was given a
verdict for DEACON.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-11-27

Major Curry, the Grand hotel pro-
prietor of Fergus Falls, is certainly in
luck. Along about the last of August
he was passing through st. Paul on
his return from Wisconsin, and
stepped into cigar store to purchase
some ciga,s. He was told that an
automobile was to be given away and
that every purchaser of twenty We
cents worth would be given a ticket.
He put the ticket in his pocket and en-
joyed the cigars. On Tuesday morn
ing he was agreeably surprised on re-
ceiving letter announcing that his
ticket was the lucky number that had
drawn the automobile, capable of q
speed of forty miles an hour. 1t was
announced as worth 5000, but the letter
states that in case he does not want
the machine he can take a check for
$500 instead.