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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
Obituary..

Last week the HERALD noted the
death of Hugh Moore, and his burial
here. The following items relative to
him will be read with melancholy. in
terest by his scores of friends here.
Hugh Moore was born in the north
of Ireland on Dee. "a, 1882. He came
to America when thirteen years old
and lived for a number of years in
Philadelphia. In 1852 he removed to
Indiana, where he married. and with
his wife lived at Rarterville until 1856,
when they removed to Minnesota.
locating near Hastings, where they
lived ten years. They came to Sank
Centre in 1866 and located on the
farm east of the city, and in 1894 his
wife died there. Four years ago he
sold his farm and removed to Akeley
and engaged in the numbering bust
ness with his sons. He had been i'll
with Inflammation of the kidneys
about three months. -Four children
survive him: M. L. and E. L. Moore
OF Akely, Mrs. Caroline Whitaker OF
Hopkins, Mimi, and Mrs. Minnie
Mann of Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
BIRCH DALE,

Mr.. Edw. Bosshardt and sister, Ida
spent Sunday with Misses Martha and
Ida Hartung.
Mr.. G.. Hawer is having an addition
built to his house. G. Bosshardt is
doing the work.
Henry Hartung purchased a new
bicycle last week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustave Schafer on June %.
Jacob Hartuhg and family attended
the big fishing party at Swan Lake
last Sunday and reported good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin were Sank
Centre visitors on Tuesday.
G. Oldham and family are enjoying
the visit of Aaron Bosshardt.
Mike Kircher is clearing for A..
Kruger.
Miss Maria Hartung who has been
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Neltzke,
returned home on Sunday last.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Acker-
mann, or June q, a daughter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
rhird-st. Extension.

On Thursday last the town board,
the mayor and the street committee
OF the city and few citizens met to
consider the matter of the extension
OF Third-st eastward. A careful ex-
animation was made and it was con-
cluded that it is a perfectly feasible
scheme. They went upon the ground
and found that at no point is there
more than two-and-a-half feet OF soft
ground everything a solid substratum
land the water now is fairly high.
The distance across the flat or river
bottom is about i20 rods. A ditch
cut upon both sides of the proposed
extension will not only furnish a vast
amount of material for the fill, but
will tend to SO drain the land as to
make the entire fiat valuable for hay
ing purpores.
w. r. James met with the boards
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10

and was awarded $500 for damages
for the road, which was paid him,
and he gave contract therefor.
The city officials and the town board
are thoroughly in earnest in the mat
ter of this extension, which promises
to be one of the most valuable i'm
provements recently suggested, and
will make an appeal to the county
commissioners for the usual conces-
sions in such case, which will scarcely
be refused. The benefits to the city
and the country east by reason of
this extension will be recognized and
admitted by all. There may be tri-
fling differences of opinion as to the
exact location of the road, but that a
direct thoroughfare from the east to
the city is highly desirable no one
will question. 1t will be opened up
this season, providing the bridge can
be built.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10

DeWEtFs X S..s' SaIve
Eor Piles. Blsrns, Sores.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
How it's Done In Melrose.

1t is always with more or less reluct-
ance that the average citizen pays or
works out his poll tax. Those having
no fixed home and are not the owners
of horses and carriages this poll tax
burden seems particularly repugnant.
One Gunder johnson, who for some
time has been in the employ of Chris.
Gandrud of this township, is first
class man in a:general way but he has
always been chronically opposed to
poll tax, a. least so far as he himself
is concerned. It is alleged that for
thirteen successive years he has man
aged to evade it's payment and he pro-
posed to repeat this evasion this year
also. Matthias Amundstad happened
to be duly appointed pathmaster in
the district where Mr.. johnson re-
sides and although the latter had made
his boasts that Mr.. A. or any other
pathmaster could not collect anything
from him, he learned to his deep re-
greet the other day that he was sadly
mistaken. Mr.. Amundstad is one of
those kind of men who believes in
honesty, in law and in the upholding
of the constitution. He therefore
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
Sam Barsness the necessary papers
for Johnson's arrest. In due time
that officer had the habitual poll-tax
dodger under his protecting wing and
forthwith introduced him to his Hon
or, Squire Reed, who gave Mr.. John
son the alternative Of paying s6. so or
take ten days sentence in Jail. He
paid the stipulated amount and now
he makes no further boasts of his
skill at evading the payment OF his
poll tax.-Beacon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
The Fourth In sauk Centre.


One third OF the population of Sank
Centre visited other towns on July
Fourth. Aside from the small boys
making noise with IRE crackers one
would hardly have known it was a
heliday-but for the fact that many of
the stores were closed. The main
feature of the day was party of
young people chartering the steamer
aChief" and making q days outing
up the lake. It was most jolly pic
mic party as may be realized when the
names of the excursionists are given.
They were: Mr.. and Mrs. David
Guthmann, Misses Josie Scherfius,
Alice Dean, Julia McMasters, Lottie
Thacker of Glenwood, Hildred and
Mary How, Nellie Mccormick and
LILLIAN McGibbon.
Messrs. Exline, Mel. Scherffius,
Gordon Ingram, Will Keller, Rudolph
and Ed. Hanson, Ray Dean, Fay
Sprague, Westbury.
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Strong-WhitefieId at belgrade,

Shortly after the arrival of Mr.. and
Mrs. Strong last Saturday evening a
number of musicians (?) gathered at
the house and treated Mr.. and Mrs.
Strong to a Sulu Musicale, some
thing in the way of music that can
only be appreciated by those who
have lost their ''ear-sight. 7" AL
though this musical symposium was a
'.howling success" and free at that,
yet Mr.. Strong decided to renumerate
the members of the band for their
fine exhibition of musical skill and
gave them two large iron dollars.
The boys repaired to a refreshment
butcher and took something for their
perves.-Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
St. cloud Land Office.

The business of the U. S. land Office
for St. Cloud for the three months
ending on June 80 was one OF the best
in the history of the Office. The re-
cords show 3O8 homestead entries,
embracing 30,O12.S6 acres; 166 final
proofs embracing 17,S08.41 acres; AZ
cash entries, for which So, 432.72 was
paid. The total receipts OF the Office
for the quarter were S9687.29, aud the
larger proportion of the amount was
fees. The showing is considered an
excellent one-Journal Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
Candidate For Sheriff.

Having led ms affidavit as a candi-
for Sheriff of Stearns county, ] re-
specially ask all who approve of my
administration of the affairs of this
Office to attend the primaries on Sep
TENDER Is aud cast their votes for me,
agreeing to discharge my duties, if
reelected, as energetically in the
future as have in the past.
FRED. SCHILPLIN.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
Dissolution Notice.

The firm composed OF E. A. Rich
ards, Hans Hansen, and jacob Bros.
& Mack, doing business under the
firm name of the Model Shoe Store,
has been, by mutual consent, this
day dissolved, jacob Bros. & Mack
retiring, and disposing OF their inter-
est therein to E. A. Richards and
r. E. Hansen, and the business will
be continued under the same title and
name as heretofore. All accounts
owed by and due the Model Shoe
Store will be assumed and collected
by the reorganized firm.
jacob BROS. & MACK.
E. A. RICHARDS.
HANS HANSON.
r. e. HANSON.
Sank Centre, Mimi, July !, 1902.
BORN.
STONE-On Saturday, July 5, 1902,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stone, SON.
DoWftvs XX !ss1 SaIv0
Eos Piles. Baerns, Sores.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Preiss & WINNER Brewing company
to Catherine Zins. lot IL, block 2,
Haines addition, Paynesville, $3.50.
Knute Gilbertson ard wife to c. G..
Holden, lot 10. block Is, Sank Centre,
800.
VIM. Chrisholm and wife to John j.
Carlock, lot 2, section %, township
122, range 80, $500.
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Odds and Ends.

T. F. Fletcher and Judge Leach of
Minneapolis, representing the Spring
Garden, Norwich Union, American
Central and American of Norwich,
insurance companies were in the city
on Wednesday and adjusted the loss
on the S. G. Bjone stock, damaged by
fire last week. The total insurance on
stock was $500, written by A. J.
Smith. The damages were adjusted
at 1865 80.
A new arrangement has been made
at the electric light works. J. J.
Newell now works as engineer from
midnight until noon and Chas. Coats
the other twelve hours.
J. Kieval of Little Falls, was in the
city on Wednesday, overseeing the
work on his new building on Third-st.
DR.. Hughes spent the Fourth at
picnic near Glenwood.
Mrs. Roy of Nova Scotia, returned
on Tuesday, after two weeks visit
with the three Swift brothers in this
vicinity.
LosT-A purse containing about
Sl2, and two due bill, at Fairy Lake
on Sunday last. Liberal reward if
returned to the HERALD Office.
MRS. SCOTT REED.
The Adventists held most happy
picnic at Fairy Lake on Sunday last,
attended by about one hundred per-
sons. In the morning a program of
unusual literary merit was presented
and the afternoon was devoted to base
ball and other games.
And still the Boston shoe sale goes
merrily on.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
give "a social on Thursday afternoon
next week at the home of Mrs. P. w.
Peart.
Mrs. Harry Peck leaves this week
for Tacoma, WASH, to visit her
mother, sister and brother.
Mrs. Henry Capser of st. Paul is
visiting friends in this city.
L..W. Gingery has been putting
some extensive repair upon the Farm
ers elevator, aud has fitted up ware
room for -four and feed, which it is his
purpose to sell.
WANTED-Two first class horse
shoers. Steady employment. Ad-
dress, Andrew Stewart, Sank Centre.
Miss Mayberry will have special
sale of millinery-on Saturday Of
next week-read her advertisement.
Otto Schleusener, who recently pur-
chased the Frankenfield stock of hard
ware has removed it to the Smith
building. Hh has purchased a full
line of new goods which are arriving.
He was formerly in business at Little
Falls, later at Pine City, and during
the past few months has been at Alex
andria He is an experienced hard.
ware man.
Read the Boston's special sale ad
on shoes.
Have you heard of the special sale
of fine shoes at the Boston. Look at
their ad this week.
Don't read the Boston shoe ad in
this issue
WANTED-A yard man aad two girls
at the Palmer House.
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A Card.

To our sympathetic friends and
neighbors we desire to express our
appreciation of the many acts of
kindness and timely assistance at the
time of the funeral of our father,
Milton Moore.
MILTON MOORE.
e. l. MOORE.
MRS CAROLINE WHITAKER.
MRS. MINNIE MANN.
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New Repair Shop.

A. D. Munroe has opened repair
shop on Third-st., west OF Oak, and
is ready to do all sorts OF repairing
and upholstering. Harnesses and
shoes, promptly and neatly mended;
furniture repaired and upholstered.
ALI sorts OF woodwork done to order
and satisfaction guaranteed. His
terms are always reasonable.
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EYES, Eyes, EYES. If The, a..
troubling you, let M. A. scherffius ex-
anime them.
WThe Herald for News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

was late by this time didn't 90 bask
until tbS. mex. Gay. w1en r'Sot 5ut
there found several TRUSTEES guard
ed by their keeperR working in the
ga rden. ] sew my friend of the day
before busy with large knife top
ping turnips. He glanced up at me,
and i saw a quick, angry CLEAN shoot
into his eyee.
Il hod to climb q tree in an iso-
ieted part of the yard 10 unfasten a
wire that had In come way caught ON
q limb. connected my test set and
called up the wire chief and ex-
planned the ease to him, so with the
work had done and talking TO him
20 minutes mast have passed. I
started 80 get down, and when
reaohed the lower Limb hooked for a
place 20 drop. But i didn't drop, for
there, standing at the foot of the
tree, stood my crazy man, the knife
still in his hand.
Come DOWN. he yelled. Il know
you. You are the man that stole my
5000 Give IL up to me, or will lcill
you, you theft Come down OF viii
come up there and cut your heart
outi'
But i didn't come / scrambled
higher and yelled for help.
about this time another inmate
came sauntering along and at once
took a hand IN the game and held
the plank for my friend, who soon
made good heedway. and saw in q
few moments he would reach me.
II yelled again, but no one came.
AT that instant an idea flashed into
my brain. 1 quickly attached the
test set and called tbs wire chief at
the Office.
For heavens sake call up the in
sane hospital and tell them to send
help to me, or L am dead mani
There are two lunatios after me and
one of them is coming up the tree
with knife foot long! Hurry, hur-
ry, for Gods sakel'
With a surprised exclamation he
cat me out. looked down and found
the man was in the tree, and was
coming toward me. suarhng like a
wildcat
Closer he came, until he was lust
below me, when he seated himself ON
a large limb, and, fiourishing the
knife, yelled;
Look at this. Amt it beaua?
Won't it cut you. though? It Is
sharpi will cut you up like a
steaki'
He started toward me and had
one hand on my foot, and I had just
raised the other to kick him, when
several keepers rushed up; two of
them climbed the tree, and just as
he raised the knife to strike thew
reached him and threw a rope around
HIM So intent was he on doing for
me that he did not see them, and was
easily taken"
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Tho dog ne sn0rled. "The dams OF
Rung are numbered"
too, should have carried the writing
here" and with scared look ne touch
ed his forehead lightly.
ut is to remove the curse that we
have come" said Jim.
And you propose to do it,
How we know not 1t shall be left
to your illustrious wisdom to find a
way. Go to Hongkong, said one who
has carried the writing Of Kung into
eternity, and find Koon-Si, the carpen-
ter"
And how know you that I am he Z?
Koon-Si is not writ upon the board
above my Workshop"
"You shall know him by the slit In
his left nostriL Those were the words
The man touched his nose quickly
and then with diabolical scowI NUT
tered: AYE, aye, the slit in his left nos
tril. 1t Is the handiwork Of him who
would have a more fearful writing
here" and he tapped on his forehead
with his thin yellow fingers. But so
far he and his have passed me by, and
/ think Kung's day OF reckoning has
come"
you don't love him, chr
THE dog" he snarled. "He has mu-
tilated me as you see and forced me to
dwell in this ignoble manner. For my
opposition to him my house was burn
ed, my people destroyed. for In our Chi
nese way no not alone Furnishes the
guilty. but ell those who are connected
with him. So was 1t In my case. I
was forced to fy my part Of the coun-
try and seek refuge here with stran-
gers, and here I have lived for many
years, fearing each day that Kung
would ind my hiding place. But, bless.
ed be the gods, things are working out
as I have dreamed. 1 have lived long
and patiently for this. The days Of
hung are numbered"
Indeed, I hope So" was Jim's de-
Vout exclamation. ''It is full time that
the handwriting OF Kung ceased
1T shall cease" said Koon-Si Inn
pressively, "and viii show you how
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TREED BY A MANIAC.
Thrilling Adventure of a Lineman
Near a Aadhosse.
Fortunately, He HaA q Telephone
with Hinn. and That saved His
L.ifs-wanted to Ont Him /,
60 Pieces.

We all meet with styange adyen-
lures In this world. guess said an
cid hneman to Cincinnati Enquirer
reporter, but think i had an ex-
perience that beats many a ona.
While engaged with the Bell Tels-
phone company, L wss sent out one
day TO find the trouble between the
Office and the insane hospital at In
dianapolis.
AN attendant escorted me from
place to place. bat while / was in the
hall examining the telephone he was
called away 1 was busy with my
work when hand was Laid on my
shoulder and votce at my elbov
saids
Say, IS that the sste where you
put my money!?
"Astonisbed / looked up, and into
the face of an elderly man who
looked every inch the gentleman, be-
ing neatly and carefully dressed. For
moment 1 was too much surprised
to answer, for his appearance at first
belied the inference I drew from his
question, but closer observation re-
vealed an unnatural expression in his
eyes; 30, remembering where 1 was,
/ knew he was mentac. Thinking
to humOr him, said:
-'Yes, I put IT there. It is a good
place for IT.
Quick ss q fash be caught up a
heavy stool that was standing Near
and brought It down with all his
might ON the telephone, crashing It.
Give 1t 10 me. qufels-quick!' he
gasped, bat didn't stop TO give him
anything, but just started on a run
for the door. and these met the at
tendant, who coon quieted the poor
fellow and led him away.
i had to make another trip to the
city for another telephone, and as It
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ho1sLnrl ''
town, and peered somewhat imperti.
nently into many carpenters shops.
but without catching q glimpse of the
man with the slit nostril Sometimes
we were greeted with courtesy, but
more often with black looks and a sui.
len superciliousness which Is peculiar
to the oriental And so at dinner that
night we decided to intrust the mission
to other hands; for our peregrinations,
coupled with the inevitable query.
'koon-Sir' were such as to cause some
speculation among certain classes, and
this was exactly what we did not
want
Through the police we might have
found our man, but we di6 not wish to
lay bare our story or our identity.
Moreover, the police had no turisdlc.
ton out of the island, and Kung was
hardly likely to take up his residence
In Hongkong. So casting about for an
agent, we mentioned the affair to one
OF the lesser officials of the hotel who.
through the fundamentally Of some
one beneath him, succeeded In getting
us the person we desired. We did not
engage the man outright as valet or
personal attendant but we promised
him good payment II he should succeed
In finding the carpenter, Koon-Si
The fellow answered glibly enough In
pigeon English and seemed to make
light of his task, declaring with no lit
tie confidence that II the carpenter was
on the island he should be found. So
Jim gave him dollar as an earnest of
our intention to do the right thing, and
away he went on his quest, promising
to report that night He was an ac-
tive, eagle eyed man OF some 35 and
possessed a ready confidence in him
self which was reassuring. was not
a little taken with his shrewd, intelli-
gent face, and 1 felt convinced that we
had intrusted our mission to the right
person.
However, that night he had nothing
10 report, and against all reason Jim
gave him 50 to quicken his intellect
and his feet. The fellow was much
astounded at this unexpected display
of generosity and honored my uncle
with doubtful. inquiriDg look, Just as
q child might who having done wrong
receives kiss instead of a beating.
What for you make two piece dol
larT' he asked, characteristic utterly
un-Chinese.
why, you poor beggar," said Jim,
IF you have been everywhere you say
you have fairly earned 1t"
A curious smile stole over the Chow's
yellow face, a deep, meaning smile, /
thought, and though said nothing /
was angry with Jim for so cheapening
our wits. But the smile quickly passed
away, and something very different
took It's place.
my alice same makee tank YOU" he
said. walk weIy much more ard to-
mellow molnin."
When be was gone, I turned to Jim.
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Naturally our first endeavor was to
discover the man of whom my father
had spoken. Koon-Sb the carpenter, but
ut the first glance such a task appear
ed appalling. AS well, to use a Chi
nese proverb, search for a needle at
the bottom Of the ocean. Amid these
countless thousands, Of whom each one
seemed but mere hideous replica Of
an ugly original, how was Il possible to
strike the one particular. solitary unit
Such was the problem. and at the first
glance It seemed somewhat difficult of
solution. And yet I sometimes think
that obstacles are created merely for
the pleasure OF surmounting them.
Koon-Si. according to my father, was a
man whom one might distinguish by
the slit in his left nostril, and take ii
that such man would not be entirely
overlooked In a crowd. Moreover, he
followed profession which would. so
to speak, Ioca1ize him. He was a car
penter, and II III the land of the living
1t would be IN the neighborhocd Of
some carpenter shop that we should
find him.
II he were uvfng7 The doubt was not
palatable, but It had TO be faced. My
father had said nothing Of the mans
age, or OF his physical condition:
though even that was as nothing to the
fact that he had incurred the wrath of
the society. Such wrath was more dan
gerous than disease or old age, and
though without his aid we should be
like children crying In the wilderness.
we tried to prepare ourselves for even
that dire contingency.
The next day and the day after we
visited many strange quarters of the