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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-30
by Courtesy of The Avalanche
THE A. @. j. w.
ENTERTAlNS
Thirty Persons Taken Into Full
Membership Friday
Evening.
268 GUESTS WERE PRESENT
The X. P Hall Was Used For the
Occasion and Was Crowded
to Its Capacity.


o. U. w.. has of late been more than
sustaining it's reputation for doing
things was nicely demonstrated last
Friday evening when thirty persons
were taken into full membership. The
class consisted mostly of business men
and leading farmers of this commun-
ity.
The h. P. hall was rented for the
occasion and it was crowded to it's
capacity, there being a goodly number
present from out of the city. The
lodges from Alexandria, OSakiS, Brow
erville, Long Prairie and Melrose were
represented and it is estimated that
more than Seventy-five persons from
other towns enjoyed the hospitality of
No. 1852, the local lodge, which had
carefully prepared sumptuous ban
quet that catered to the appetites of
268 guests.
To j. II. Sprague, Of Minneapolis,
Deputy Grand Master, assisted by a
few of the local members, is due the
credit for the large class. The work
of initiation was impressively done by
officers of the local lodge.
One of the feature of the evening"
and, perhaps, the most interesting
was the lecture and screen work"
given by Mrs. :. H. SpragiIe, Grand
Lady of Honor Of the G.. L. D. of H.,
with the assistance of Mr.. Sprague.
Mrs. Sprague displayed a thorough
knowledge of her work and is talker
of exceptional ability. This work was
greatly appreciated by the ladies of
the Degree of Honor and others who
were invited to be present, and placed
in pretty light the lessons taught by
the A. o. U. w. as a fraternity.
After the screen work speech was
made by J. A. Dubois, a member of
the lodge, who, as mayor of the city,
welcomed the visitors from the lodges
of the surrounding country.
Hon. F. E. Minnette also responded
to a demand for an address. His
words were brief but we'll chosen
Mrs. J. H. Sprague then spoke in
behalf of the Degree of Honor and
with both sincerity and wit, artfully
blended, persuaded all present who are
not members of the Degree of Honor
tO coriouc consideration
Grand Overseer Tiff spoke in be-
half of the Grand lodge and gave a
brief outline of the work and objects
of this great fraternity.
During the evening a musical pro-
gram was rendered by a male quartette
consisting of Messrs. E. A. Richards,
Geo. A. Chase, Chas. McCracken and
W. T. Clark. One of the songs was of
their own composition and humorous
in character. 1t was much ap-
preciated, especially by those persons
from out Of town, to whom it. made
reference.
Finally the Master Workman, on
behalf of the local lodge, thanked Mr..
Tiff, Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague and others
for the assistance they had rendered
in making the event the success that
it was. !.
The supper was given by the ladies
of the Degree of Honor and the elab-
crate spread provided by them aided
greatly in making the evening one OF
complete enjoyment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-30

Just as the HERALD goes to press ii
learns, with sincere sorrow. Of tie
death of Alexander Tully, at his home
in Keokuk. No particulars are on
hand. He was for years a highly
esteemed citizen of Sank Centre, as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Hilsdale in the
Boston dry goods store. Heartfelt
sympathy is extended to his bereaved
wife. He had no chill dren.
Chan. Harmon is in the city. He
Just returned from Montana, after
having closed out the estate of his
.dlers' home at Milwaukee, He will
enain here some time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-30
FATAL MISTAKE.
A Peddler Mistaken for a
Robber and Killed, at
GlenWood.

List Sunday evening L"uia G. o.
sol, n Norwegian paddler, received
wound from which he died on Tues
day. Olson asked permission of 7.
Conrad to camp in his barn. Mr.. Con-
rad was unwilling but told him to go
on farther and he would find a vacant
house and barn (referring to the Aid
rich cottage.} This was about 10
O'Clock on Sunday evening. Mr.. o.
son stop ped at the Adams property,
believing it to be the place Mr.. Con-
rad had told him of. He embarrassed
his horse. tied him to the wagon and
fed him. Then he set out to recOnnOi-
tire the premises, He tried window
and the front door of the house and
then went around to the southside
where he found the door into the barn
unlocked. From there he passed
along through to summer kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Martin, who
are occupying the premises, were
awakened by the peddler's investt9a-
tions and very naturally thought he
was a burglar. Having no firearms
they were very much frightened and
ran to Halvor HalvOrsOn's. Halvor
Halvorson, Jr., and Adolph Hagen,
who was spending the night at Halvor-
sons, went back with Mr.. Martin,
HalvorsOn armed with a rifle and the
Lor ,,,;t ~ "
ing they saw an intruder in the sum-
mer kitchen he had lantern) open
ing an old trunk. 1t was empty, but
the sight confirmed their suspicious OF
the strangers burg larious aims, and
when moment later he went outside
they were pretty we'll wrought up.
They called to him to halt, but he ran
away into the darkness and sthey then
fired in the direction in which he ran.
He says he heard nothing until the re-
port of their firearms and au instant
later bullet awoke him to his danger.
Then ne cried out that he was shot and
ran off through the brush. He went
towards town and met Sheriff Thorson
'on the way to the scene of trouble.
"For Gods sake, take me to doctor,
quick! I'm shot," said Olson, and he
was at once helped into the buggy
and brought to town. DR.. Eberlin was
summoned and upon examination
found that a bullet had entered just
above the hip bone from the rear and
gone clear through. He at once told
the unfortunate man that he could ho'
live and the latter aske; tor minis
: ter. Rev. Lee was summoned.
The victim of this unfortunate affair
is a stranger here. He is rather a
small man. about 40 years old, and so
far as can be learned has no family
"A sister living in Iowa, has been
notified of his condition. He shows
no Feeling of resentment towards those
] who have brong ht him to deaths door,
AEbut praved Tor them and himself when
stoId tbat he; could not recover from
! the injurg F
f' ~ C re;ft ~ lnpathy is felt for the men
who are ssponsible for the poor ped
.dief,s cotlt. zion. Circumstances GER
Il rainly warranted the suspicion that
l he was 4 Burglar, but they were I'M
4 dt1ly alarmed, and were altogether too
ready Wit their guns, forgetting in
1 theii. Excitement that they were not
/ soff5cers Of the law and had no right to
I shoot except.in self protection. They
are APPALLED, and heartsicK at the out
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time is expected.
Miss Minnie Hoffman of Sank
Centre has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Charles Gray.
e. N. Haynes spent a part OF last
week at home.
Miss Eta Wehrehahn is visiting
her sister. Miss Ernestine Wehre-
hahn of Sank Centre.
The Misses Mae and Grace Haynes
spent Sunday with Miss Alicia Gray.
Miss Myrtle Gray has returned after
a short visit with her sister, Mrs. E.
S. Judge of Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Irish of Sank
Centre spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gray.
A wide blue ribbon is just the thing
to keep gentleman hat on while at
work in the field. GRANNY
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-30
Ancient Sausages.

F. Antiquaries are baffied in their at
tempts to ascertain when sausages first
became an article Of human consump-
ton. We know at least that among the
ancient Greeks sausages, called '.al-
lantes" and "chordai,'' were a common
article of diet, and every schoolboy
knows, or ought to know, tha. sau-
sages, black buildings and sausage SELL.
ers appear in the comedies of Arts
tophanes.-London Telegraph. ~
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Quick Conclusion.

81 see that one Pennsylvania convict
fatally assaulted another"
'@They must have some bad men in
that penitentiary." -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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What Happened.

"She married the coachman because
she wanted some one who could drive"
"Well?' -.....- -
"Well, he drove her to distraction!"+-
Chicago Post. ~.
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The Responsibility Placed.
$50 their marriage was failure"
aNot at ALL Marriage is all right It
was the man and the woman who were
failures. "-Philadelph Press.
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Wanted.

A lady manager. Salary s45 per
month. Experience unnecessary.
Permanent position to right party.
Address G. V. B., care HERALD.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-30

Deceased was a yonng man of great
promise. correct ia his habits, de-
voted son and brother. For months
be has been victim of consumption,
and latterly his decline has been rap
i'll. He merited and enjoyed the esteem
OF large circle of friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-30
DIED

CAsEY-At the home of his parents, in
the township of Kandota, on Satur-
day, April Is, 1908. Joseph, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Cafe., aged
about p years.
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Rural Mail Routes.

The following is a summary of the
business on the several Rural Mai
routes for the month of April: .. .
ROTTTE NO, ! S%z
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w ANTED Teams for hauling load
wood. Good wages paid. Apply to
j. A. Dobbs, Grey Eagle, MINI.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-03
CLAIM BOX LAW
NOW DEFEATED

Members of the city council who
agree. with the liquor dealers associ-
alton that the boxes where spirituous
liquors are sold to both sexes should
not be interfered with say they have
enough votes pledged to kill the Pratt
box ordinance next Tuesday night,
even II the legislative committee
should pass the ordinance up to the
council.
The legislative committee Of the
council which will consider the ordi-
nance next Monday afternoon at 1880
o'clock in the city hall consists Of K.
w. Hand, chairman; Joseph B. Linds-
ley and DR.. g. Doolittle. DIR. Doo-
little IS absent. Mr.. Hand is said to
favor the ordinance, and Mr.. Linds-
ley's views are not known.
A democratic councilman who fav-
ors the ordinance said today that
there would be only two votes favor
able to the ordinance-those Of Coun-
cilmen Pratt and Peterson, both OF
the Fifth ward, but other indications
point to the fact that not more than
five ont Of the nine councilmen who
are to- be at the meeting will vote to
kill the ordinance and of these three
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GASEOUS oDoxs.

Walter says the body was taken
into the valley last night, because
he fished all along the river bank yes
terday afternoon and came up the
path late in the evening and saw no
trace of the man. the coat, the large
handkerchief or the iron bar. Gaseous
odors which came from the body in
Dictated that the man may have been
killed two or three days ago, although
the freshness Of the blood splotches
showed that 1t must have been cart
ed into the valley last night.
In the meantime Coroner Smith and
the police are waiting in the hope
that the remains will be identified and
positive evidence will be secured as
to the dead man.
The remains are at Smith & Co.'S
undertaking establishment pending
the inquest.
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Montborne's Victim
10 sun Very N.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Barnhart and the detectives who
have been working on the Montborne-
Austin case have finished their labors
and are ready for the preliminary
hearing, which is set for the next
Tuesday.
Whether or not the hearing will
come of on that day depends largely
upon the condition OF Miss Austin.
Although she was well enough yester-
day to be moved from the Van VAL
kenburk building to the home of
friends she is still very sick woman
and the danger will not be passed for
several days.
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consisting Of one representative from
Minneapolis. one from Toronto, who
Will represent the interests OF the
McLaren brothers. and one from Mon
treal. Mr.. 8. ii. c. Miner. az re-
Gently announced in The Press. In
slated for the presidency. ~.
There has also been some move
ment In Tom Thumb at AZ. The
splendid showing made by the Quilp
has stiffened the market so that mona
Is to DO had at less than soy cents.
or the Buffalo Hump properties.
Jumbo has shown the most marked
advance. During the past 30 days II
has steadily crept up from as 10 30
cents, and brokers are predicting
something better than this In the i'm
mediate future. Cracker Jack also Il
showing q big movement. A few dass
since II was lisNess at 8; now Il isin
demands at IAN cents. Altogether
trading IL improving.
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TO PLACE TELEPHONES
UPON The UNFAIR LIST

Unless the Pacific States Telephone
Telegraph company agrees to
peace conference with the striking
operators by Monday noon, 1t will be
placed on the unfair" list and gen.
eral boycott established against the
company by union labor on account
Of It's attitude towards Its former
employees.
The young ladies will then busy
themselves securing signatures OF
telephone subscribers to orders re-
questing the removal Of telephones
from residences and business houses
1t Is expected that enough Of these
removal orders will be secured to
compel the company to come to terms.
as has been done In other cities.
When the company has the option
OF removing thousand or SO phones
OF comforting with its operators, the
strikers confidently expect that II will
prefer to keep'its phones and grant
some Of the girls demands.
In ~ Of the latter. the removal
orders WI be returned to the signers
No desertions are reported from the
ranks Of thu strikers and never was
there e. IA Of strikers who have
carried On a moro persistent or faith
full pjeket duty than the telephone
girls Now on strike. They stay with
their posts like veterans and are alert
every minute OF the time to intercept
and persuade the girls now in the
employ Of the company to Join them.
Since the Interference of a police
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who claimed to represent a labor pa
per. T have the names Of some of
the officers and want the rest he
would be used by the company. so
gave the names Of the other officers
OF the union. was the first to be
discharged and as had already
taught girl the business 1t was no
trouble for them to fill my place. But
we must win this strike. Our de-
mands are just as can be and can't
see why the company acts as they do
In the matter"
Another Of the strikers said: They
have stated We were hasty in giving
up our positions as we did. Nothing
Of the kind. We objected to having
to teach the business to others when
they were discharging US as soon as
others could take our places. We
were willing to wait until they receiv-
ed instructions from the president Of
the company. 1t used to be they
could settle any trouble themselves,
but now they say they must get their
instructions from the head Office"
The company refuses to make any
statement, except that 1t Is giving
the best service possible under the
conditions. The long distance oper-
ators. who have never affiliated with
the union, are being used on the city
service. The business phones are
getting fair service, but those in the
residence districts are making many
complaints.
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man the other day the girls have
been very careful to keep on the move
and thus keep from giving the off,
GERS an opportunity to butt in." as
one bright picket expressed 1t.
I'VE girls are conducting ourselves
in the most orderly manner possible"
said one Of the strikers today. I'VE
realize that we can not expect the
sympathy of the people to be with US
IL we do not remain orderly. and we
purpose to carry out the strike along
the lines we have already taken up
and be perfect ladies about 1t, no mat
ter to what extent the officials of the
telephone company may resort to
break our strike. Our orders are to
preserve the peace above all things"
Then the three charming pickets
again took up their beats and has
tened to where couple girls were
about to enter tho telephone building
and took up a lively conversation.
with the result that another convert
was added to their list.
The president of the union. Miss
Mabel Carter, Is very wroth at the
action Of the company In discharging
her SO unceremoniously after nearly
four years Of faithful service. simply
because she had Joined the union.
1T was not right" said Miss Car
ter today. when we organized we
were ridiculed so much that We did
not think II necessary to give out
the names Of our officers. One night
l was called up by phone by someone
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The Press will issue at
noon tomorrow, July 4th.
Says Can't Afford
to Pay Allmony.

Fireman Edward H. Hammond has
filed an affidavit In the defense Of the
divorce action brought by his wife,
in which he states that he is in no
position to pay her alimony and coun-
sci fees. He alleges that he has had
to hire his own lawyer and as Sc
curity for money has given orders
on the city of Spokane for what pay
as fireman he will receive for some
time. He is also the support Of his
mother. He says that he has a good
defense to the action and alleges that
his wife is able to support herself
and that when she left him she took
$3.50 worth of furniture. He further
says that she has told him that she
had more money with which to fight
the divorce case than he had, and he
believes that she is actuated by spite
in making the demands Of him.
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shaven, about 80 years of age and
CARRIED in blue overalls and the
clothing Of laborer. Tailed in these
respects with the man who has been
supplying the Indians with liquor.
KILLED ELsHwKERE.
Detective Gemmrig was Of the
opinion that the dead man had been
murdered elsewhere in the city and
hauled down the road into Peaceful
valley. He expressed his reasons for
so believing by the fact that mere
splots of blood were first found at
the head of the path on the edge of
the main roadway leading into the
valley; and he argued that If the man
had been struck down at that point
a large pool of blood would have
resulted from the wounds that were
inflicted The detective thought the
bar of iron had been taken with the
body so as to wipe out all trace of the
crime,
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ACTIVITY REPORTED
IN MINING STOCKS

The encouraging reports from the
different camps have stimulated the
local stock market and brokers are
reporting quite an activity in several
stocks.
Among the Occur d'Alene stocks,
Hecia. on the announcement of a 2
cents a share dividend per month.
has jumped from 90 cents to S1.lo.
New Jersey 10 also In demand on the
strength Of the erection Of q mill
and has advanced from to ~
cents.
Among the Republics there has
been considerable trading In Ben Hur
around 4 cents. Tho management Is
arranging to install new machinery.
Mountain Lion has been dealt In at
an cents and the predictions are
freely made that II 10 due for q big
advance A. Il. Palmer, who Il re-
organising the company, has gone
east to put together directorate
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Swearing OF Taxes.

1t has been the custom In the as
SCISSORS ONCE in past years in as
sessing bank stock to make the own
ers swear that the amount that he
states he Is indebted 10 not also en-
tered up In another place. Now the
assessor is putting into force an ad-
ditiopaI form Of oath which makes
the taxpayer swear as to the char
acter Of his debt, whether 1t is a note
or other form OF obligation. with the
amount paid. II any. and when. CIV
ing also the date. to whom payable,
the name of the owner and where
held on March I. 1908.
Heretofore in Spokane county there
has been about s260.o00 bank stock
sworn of each year and this amount
exceeds all that Is sworn of I'm the
balance Of the state. 1t is believed
that under this new form of oath that
the amount in this county will be cut
In two, as by the new system there Is
a double check on the taxpayer.
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NEW ORLEANS. July 3.-Mary
Patterson. a negress. was arrested
yesterday at her home In New iberia,
charged with the murder of her 10
year-old stepchild. The manner in
which the killing was done Is so re-
voting that friends Of the woman say
she must have become suddenly In
sane.
According to the police. the woman
was aroused to a At Of anger by a
trifiing act on the part of the child
She attempted to punish her, and
when the child resisted she beat her
until she fell unconscious.
The girl was then tied securely in
4 corn sack. and by means of ladder
lifted to the limb OF tree, to which
the sack was tied. Gathering a lot
Of sticks and papers. the woman then
built a Are under the swinging sack.
The flames touched the sack and ig-
nited II. and the body fell out upon
the fire. 1t was left there until 1t
had burned.
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are the republican members and two
are democrats.
There Ia no absolute assurance yet,
however. that two Of the republican
councilmen win not vote for the ordi-
nance. Councilman Pratt has infor-
nation which leads him to believe
that the two republicans and possibly
three Of them will vote for the ordi-
nance.
The old game of personal liberty is
being argued by the councilmen who
desire to kill the ordinance. These
members insist it would not be right
to interfere with the wishes Of the
people who frequent boxes and who
desire them not to be tempered with.
The liquor interests have been &C.
lively at work during the past few
days, and besides effecting a change
in the mayors reform views, claims
also to have converted the necessary
councilmen.
Meanwhile people are wondering
how Mayor Boyd is going to explain
the republican platform which he is
pledged to enforce and which reads:
I'VE demand the adjustment OF
boxes in saloons where fallen women
are permitted to resort"
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found in the clothing and no papers
were discovered.
Further proof that the man had
been robbed was furnished by his
coat. the pockets Of which had been
turned wrongside out Even the
sleeves had been turned wrongside
out. and the coat itself had been
thrown beyond the man, falling on
the brink Of the river 20 feet away.
3ooTLEaou0 LIQUo1.
Detective McDermott and Sergeant
Hollway Of the police department and
Detective Gemmrig Of the merchants
police were on the ground and began
working on the case. Detective Nc
Dermott was Of the opinion that the
dead man is the same man who has
been under police surveillance for a
long time. suspected of bootlegging
whisky to Indians, but owing to the
battered condition of the face, the
identification was not positive. The
man, who was undersigned, smooth