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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Gas Explosion In Mine.

Three men were killed and two fatally
injured by the explosion of an accumula-
ton of gas in one of the interior slopes
of mine No Z of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company, one mile from
Pratt CITY. Ala.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
BIue RAYS i'm Dentistry.

4 report made by Consul Bardell at
Ramberg. Germany, says that DIR. Ra-
dard of Geneva, Switzerland, has discoy-
cred that blue rays of light can be used
as an anaesthetic in the extraction of
teeth. DR.. Radard finds that complete
narcosis can be obtained if the rays of a
blue electric light are brought to bear
on the human eye, while all other rays,
especially daylight, are kept of of il. This
is said to make the ordinary operation of
filling and pulling actually painless
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Fewer City Children.

Recent British statistics show that the
English are dying out iii the cities, for
from 1900 to 1900 the percentage of chill
dren to population decreased from 33 per
cent to % per cent. Fewer children are
born in the towns and more die there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Contractor admits Taking Bride,

Contractor John B. Mcdonald, who
built the New York Subway. testified that
Thomas F. Ryan and his associates in
the traction companies paid him 100000
to refrain from building rival under
ground roads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Iusitania Makes Record Trim

The steamship Lusitania broke virtu-
ally every transatlantic record. crossing
the ocean in four days, twenty hours
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Murderer Is Killed by Mob.

William Burns, a negro desperate, who
shot Policeman August Burns, infiicting a
wound from which the officer died, was
taken from Jail in Cumberland, Nd, and
shot and kicked to death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Fire on Ocean Liner.

The ocean liner Giulia got on FIRE in
midocean during a furious storm and 1853
passengers had a narrow escape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Rruce ExDedstiou Safe.

The Arcts exploration party headed by
William S. Bruce of Edinburgh, which
started out some months ago to inves-
tigate the coal fields on King Charles
Island, the most easterly Of the Spitzber-
gen group, has been heard from after two
relief expeditions had returned unsuc-
cessful. \ third search party finally
found them in great difficulties and all
are now safe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

The supreme council of the Mystic Or
der of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm at Syracuse, n. Y, elected Judge
George Mccain of Elmira grand monarch,
E. L. Hayes of Chicago grand orator and
julius Klein of Chicago grand alchemist
The next meeting will be held in Chi
"a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Mrs Cassie Chadwick. niaS
Youth Admits Staying.

Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, notorious
swindler, expired in the Ohio penitentiary
at Columbus
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

Insanity Not Increasing.
Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald, the New
York alienist. discussing the recent sta
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

Gov. Conner of Alabama has issued an
ultimatum to certain railroads of the
State, which have so far declined to put
into force the new rates provided by the
recent Legislature. He says unless they
fall into line at once, the Legislature
will be called into extra session to deal
with them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

The passenger packet Tacoma, running
between Pomeroy and Cincinnati, caught
ere near Kenova, w. Va, and for a time
was threatened with destruction. The
passengers were taken ashore and the fire
extiucuished
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
BASE BALL STANDINGS.
Games Won and Lost by Clubs in
PrincinnI IenEueN.

The baseball season is ended, and the
pennant in The National League goes to
Chicago that in the American League to
Detroit The final standing of the clubs
is MS follows
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

The strike of the dock laborers at Ant
werp is over, the men voting to return
to work Internationally at the terms of
the employers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
CORRESPONDENCE
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

The Herald desires to secure good
correspondent in every township and
village in the territory tributary to
Sank Centre, and will pay cash for
the work. All persons desiring to
act as correspondents are requested to
communicate with this Office either
personally or by letter.
Communications must reach this
Office not later than Tuesday noon in
order to insure publication the current
week. Correspondents are requested
to use the telephone at the expense of
The Herald if necessary to transmit
important news that transpires too
ate to be sent by mail.
Persons who have been sending news
letters to The Herald are requested to
continue the same until further notice.
In the near future special printed in
structions will be sent out to all cores
pondents and checks for pay for the
work will be mailed the first week in
June. Correspondents will please sign
their names to all news matter sent in
otherwise it viii not be printed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
PLEASANT VALLEY

Henry Minette is on the sick list.
Read The Herald
Charles Dicks drove to the centre
on Saturday. Read The Herald.
John jaeger spent Saturday evening
with Anton Miller. Read The Herald.
The most of the farmers of this
vicinity are done seeding. Read The
Herald.
Peter Minette is still busy repairing
automobiles at Sank Centre. Read
The Herald.
Master Leopold Botz spent a few
days with friends in the city. Read
The Herald.
H. F. Alden of Sank Centre was
seen in this vicinity last Wednesday.
Read The Herald
Peter Minette made a business trip
to Panda last Thursday with his auto.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
SOUTH ASHLEY

Henry Haynes visited Sank Centre
Monday. Read The Herald.
Frances Spieker spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents at Melrose.
Read The Herald.
Steve and Frank Kinsella are putt
ing in crops at Westport this week.
Read The Herald.
Mrs. Alice Fienneman is moving
into D. G. Gray's house for the
summer. Read The Herald.
Miss May Haynes left Tuesday for
Calvin, N. D., to spend the summer
with her aunt Mrs. N. Frost. Read
The Herald.
Miss Minnie Wehrhaen returned
Sunday from St. Cloud where she un-
derwent surgical operation. She is
rapidly improving. Read The Herald.
Miss Spieker and pupils of this
school district put in some time last
Friday setting out some trees, the
occasion being Arbor Day. Read The
Herald
Miss Myrtle Gray left Tuesday for
Carpio, N. D., to visit her brother
John V. Gray. Before she returns she
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
ROUTE No. 7

Charles Kortan is through with his
seeding. Read The Herald.
Miss Rose Kortan visited Sank Gen.
tire Saturday Read The Herald.
Was Charles Kortan hunting wolves
Sunday? Read The Herald.
Seeding is the order of the day, al
though the weather is unfavorable.
Read The Herald
Miss Helen Irish is attending the
district school instead of going to
town. Read The Herald.
S. P. Sorenson and sons, George and
Andrew, are putting in grain on the
Thomson farm Read The Herald.
On Friday after school Edna Frat
ties started on foot toward town to
take the N. P. train but on the way
was met by her father. Read The
Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02

Sheriff B. j. Moritz last week had
placed in his hands 204 warrants fol-
tax delinquents. By walking up to
the county treasurer and paying their
taxes the delinquents will save trouble
and costs.
Work was begun last Friday relay
ing the rails on the Northern Pacific
west of ST. Cloud. The new rails are
of the IS pound type, replacing the
u pound steel now in place Read
The Herald
Several cases of smallpox have de-
veloped here and in this vicinity but
the authorities have taken the matter
vigorously in hand and no epidemic
is feared. The cases are mild ones.
Read The Herald
The Minnesota State Firemen's AS
ISOLATION will meet here June and 6.
An elaborate program is in process of
preparation. H. j. Limperich of this
city is president. He will deliver his
address the first day.
The committee having in charge the
business of soliciting funds for the
proposed picking plant at st. Cloud
has met with good success and it is
believed that the necessary $4,000 will
soon be forthcoming.
The Farmers State Bank of Hold
ing has filed articles of incorporation.
The capital stock is $4,000, and the
are Henry Borgarding
and c. c. Schooner of Melrose and
C. Borgarding of Belgrade.
Reynolds & Roeser and l.. W. Col
Inns, attorneys for the Mcclure estate,
have filed an answer in the case of
J. D. Sullivan against Thomas S. Nc
Clure. Clarendon P. Mcclure, Mary
G. Mcclure and Alice G. Mcclure for
$4,000 attorneys fees for professional
services during the years of 1904 and
1905. The case will be tried at the
next term of court Read The Her
aid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
UNITY

Anna Kind drove to the city Wed
nesday. Read The Herald
Arbor Day was observed in dist
riot 173. Read The Herald.
w. Otto Adams drove to Unity
Thursday. Read The Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Kind went to Mel
rose Friday. Read The Herald.
Andrew Cynar was at Unity the
first of the week. Read The Herald.
Robert Retaw made a business trip
to Sank Centre Saturday. Read The
Herald
Albert Kind returned home from
Bertha Wednesday evening. Read
The Herald.
John Gritzmaker and sister Anna
were entertained at the Botz home
Sunday. Read The Herald.
Messrs. Lew Kind and Ben Osen-
dorf were business callers at Sank
Centre Monday. Read The Herald.
Mrs. H. R. Jones and daughter Ella
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Adolph Lietz Read The Herald.
Lew Kind, ST., has moved his family
to Melrose where they intend to make
their future home. Read The Herald.
Msis Martha Quade has been the
guest of her brother William during
her sojourn here. Read The Herald.
Mrs. Sam Hummer and her three
children spent Friday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kind. Read The
Herald.
Lew Kind, Jr., who has been en-
ployed in the Swift bakery at Sank
Centre, returned home Thursday for
short visit. Read The Herald.
Mrs. M. Wiener, Mrs. B. Osendorf,
Mrs. Ed. Lietz and Mrs. Adolph Lietz
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Kind Wednesday afternoon.
Read The Herald.
A party was given at the Gritz-
maker home Saturday evening in
honor of Miss Emma's birthday. Dane
ing was the principle feature of the
evening; refreshments were served at
midnight. Read The Herald.
Schoo1 report of district 173 for the
month ending April 26,1907. Total
number of pupils enrolled, "a; not alb,
sent during the month, z; number OF
days taught, 20; attendance in days
by all pupils, 40S; average daily at
tendance. 20 rs. Read The Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
Twin Cities will begin soon.

b +. d +,
The State County superintendent
Association will meet in ST. Cloud
May II. superintendent from all
over the state will attend.
The four weeks revival meetings
closed Sunday night. They have been
productive of great good. Read The
Herald.
Rev. ]. l.. Atwell of Carthage, Mo-,
has accepted call to the pastorate of
ST. Johns Episcopal church. He will
begin his labors August l.
The ST. Cloud Commercial Club en-
tertained a large number of farmers
at Dutch Lunch" last Saturday. A
fine time was had. Read The Herald.
A class of "a novices was initiated
into Winnebago Camp, Macabees,
Thursday night of last week. Great
Commander E. H. Hass being the Off
Ger in charge.
The senior class of the public High
school will present Shakespeare
masterpiece. Merchant of Venice" at
the opera house to morrow evening
Read The Herald.
The new bell at st. Joseph's Home
was blessed last Sunday with APP
propriate ceremonies. Bishop Tro-
bee delivered the sermon in German
and FIR. Alfred Mayer spoke in En-
glish.
A class of % pupils will graduate
from the St. Cloud High school in
June. The Junior ball-a fine affair
was given Friday night of last week.
being the chief social function of the
class year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
NORTH ASHLEY

Miss Rose Uphus visited Susan
Auer Sunday. Read The Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bureau drove
to Sank Centre Sunday. Read The
Herald.
VIM. Santers made business trip
to West Union Friday. Read The
Herald.
Henry Uphus is employed at Ben
Deter's during the busy season. Read
The Herald.
Miss Nell Middlestate made a..fying
trip to Sank Centre Tuesday. 3 Read
The Herald
Mrs. G. G.. Uphus and daughter are
recovering from severe attack OF the
grippe. Read The Herald.
Miss Kate Uphus is employed at
Lawrence Schulte's for few weeks
Read The Herald.
Mrs. G. G. Uphus and Miss Elvira
visited Nell Middlestate Thursday.
Read The Herald.
Mrs. G. D. Cass, who has been
seriously ill, is rapidly improving.
Read The Herald.
Albert Doege has left for Birch Lake
to work for Mr.. Baptist Smith.
Read The Herald.
Glenn. Uphus drove to the home OF
Frank Doege on business one evening
last week. Read The Herald.
It has been rumored that s. A.
Hendricks will erect new residenc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
BlRCHDALE

K. Luhde and family spent Sunday
at Sank Centre visited friends. Read
The Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph were the guests
of Mrs. Myron Vanleck last Sunday.
Read The Herald.
Mrs. Stegner is able to be around
again and visited her sister last Sun.
day. Read The Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hale of Long
Pra irie visited their daughter Mrs. F.
Nelson, Sunday. Read The Herald
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
ST. CLOUD

The State Federation of Labor will
meet in st. Cloud June IA and 10.
move is on foot to resuscitate and
reorganize the Knights of Pythias
lodge of st. Cloud.
The improvement of the Northern
Pacific tracks between here and the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
his summer. Read The Herald.

this summer. Read The Herald.
Misses Nell Middlestate and Susan
Auer spent Sunday afternoon with
John Konezak and family. Read
The Herald.
Miss Sillian Karell came home
from Sank Centre to spend Saturday
and Sunday with her parents. Read
The Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02

Will visit relatives in Idaho and Ore
gon. Read The Herald.
Mrs. Frances Riley, formerly of
Westport, has so far recovered that she
will leave in month for Carpio, N.
d., where Mr.. Riley is getting her new
home in readiness for her arrival.
Read The Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
Read The Herald.

RodQ L ne Herald.
Matt jaeger has purchased the tele-
phone share of Lewis Kind who will
move to MelrOse in the near future.
Read The Herald.
Johnnie GritZmaker and sister Annie
and Peter ,Minette and his sister Katie
Read The Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
Drinks Were on Hin,

DrInks Were on Him.
Visiting Physician-"How is the pa,
tient?"
House Surgeon-"Don't mention it.
He's SO full Of alcohol that they had
to apply leeches; and when they took
them off they were dead drunk"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-05-02
A MISUNDERSTANDING.

- Observation-Disclosures.
A small girl was sent to the store
Tor some eggs. Looking about and
seeing none, she said to the grocer:
Amt you dot no eggs?"
The grocer said, Il amt said | amt.
have II"
Then the little girl replied, 81 amt
asst you is you amt, 1 asst you is you
is, is you?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

The Bloomfield democrat" gives
this, a correct analysis of a barrel of
whiskey: You will find that this barrel
contains something more than forty
two gallons of whiskey galore; "a
barrel Of headache, of heartaches, of
woes; a barrel Of curses, a barrel Of
blows; a barrel of tears from world
weary wife; barrel of sorrow, a barrel
Of strife; barrel of ill-availing regret;
barrel of care and barrel of debt;
barrel Of crime, and barrel Of pain;
a barrel of hopes ever blasted and vain:
barrel of falsehood, a barrel of cries,
that comes from maniac's lips as he
dies; a barrel Of agony, heavy and
dull; barrel of poison-of this nearly
full; a barrel of poverty, ruin and blight;
barrel of terrors that grow with the
night; a barrel of hunger, barrel of
groans; a barrel Of orphans, most pit
eous means; barrel of serpents that
hiss as they pass, from the bead on the
liquor that glows in the glass
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
If WOMEN ONLY KNE W.
What a Heap of Happiness 1t Would
Bring to Leon Homes.

Hard to do Homework with an aching
back.
Brings you hours of misery at leisure
Or at work.
If women only knew the cause-that
Backache pains come from sick kid
neys.
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doans Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys.
Leon People endorse this:
Mrs. w. Cox, wife of w. F. Cox, far
mer, living three miles north of Leon,
says: 81 fell and strained my back years
ago and to this attribute the attacks of
aching which followed. Not only were
they evident in my back but they ex-
tended clear to my shoulder and around
the side. When awkward or sudden
movement was always rewarded with
sharp eXcruciating pain which resist
ed all my effort. l used porous plasters
and other make-shifts but the benefit
received were very slight. heard
about Doan's Kidney Pills and went to
Van Werden's drug store for box.
The use of three boxes positively proved
to me that the remedy can be depended
upon. / honestly believe that Doan's
Kidney Pills as medicine for the kid
ney is unexcelled.''
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand take
no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

How about it, did you commit perjury
when you had your interview with the
assessor, and he asked you to tell some
thing about the amount of this world s
goods you have in your care? If you
did you still have chance to make it
right before he turns over the books,
for he is really very accommodating,
and will make the change without extra
charge. And it might be we'll to do
this correcting pretty soon, for you may
be called this year to give an account
of your stewardship before tribunal
where there will be no chance to de-
sceive anyone and rob your neighbors.
You cannot take the money with you,
and it will be far better to fix things
now while you have chance than to
put it off until you get a into a place
where it will be hot enough to melt
your stolen gold.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
A British Blunder.

There is an old story of the foreign
office in connection with the small
French colony of Chandernagore. This
tiny possession is situated on the
Hooghly, twentyone miles from Cali
cutta. 1t extends two miles along the
river and one and half miles inland
from it. During our wars with France
the settlement was taken and added to
our dependency, but when terms of
peace were arranged our minister of
foreign affairs, in total ignorance of
its position and of the Importance OF
its retention, agreed to its being re-
stored to France. 1t turned out that
he thought it was small island in
the West Indies and of no conse-
e!-Westminster Gazette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

The legislature of Missouri at the
session recently closed considered 1900
bills, adopting less that one-fifth of them
but it left something undone and will
be summoned in extra session by Cover
nor Folk April 9th. The subjects which
will be proposed in the proclamation
calling the legislature together will be
the "quo warranto" bill, authorizing the
removal by the governor of those
sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys who
may be derelict in the performance of
their duties concerning violations of
the dramshop laws; the enabling act,
empowering municipal assemblies to
regulate by ordinance the rate schedules
8of public service corporations, the state
excise commissionship, and police regu,
lations for the cities. Governor Folk is
not easily blutfed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

The postofice department has APP.
proved the design for one-cent and
two-cent postage stamp as one of the
series commemorative of the Jamesto wn
exposition. The one-cent stamp will
bear the likeness of Capt. John Smith
and the date of his birth and death
with the profile of Pocahontas in the
upper left hand corner and of Powhattan
in the upper right corner. The two-cent
stamp will be an engraving of the land.
ing of the first settlers at Jamestown
The bureau of engraving and printing is
now at work on this series and the
stamps will be on sale throughout the
country on April 26, the day of the open.
ing of the exposition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
Cinderella of the Canary Islands.

Hierros can hardly be called, al
though nominally entitled, one of the
fortunate isles" 1t is the Cinderella
of the Canary group, and in it's south
westerly isolation may be said to live
on fog. But for the mists that drench
it's shores the little island would die Of
thirst, and no vegetables could be sent
to market Its western promontory.
Debas, once enjoyed celebrity as the
spot through which was drawn the
first universal meridian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

Somebody has figured out that while
the profits of trade between the nations
of the world amount to $2,400,000,000 a
year it costs S3,000,000,000 year to
maintain the military and naval strength
Of the trading nations. And the worst
of it for Uncle Sam is that his outlay
seems to be largely displayed in quarters
Of the world where he gets little or nc
trade.-Boston Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04
blessings of Work.

Thank God every morning when you
get up that you have something to do
that day which must be done, whether
you like it or not. Being forced to
work and forced to do your best will
breed in you temperance, self control,
diligence, strength of will, content and
a hundred virtues which the idle will
never know.-Charles Kingsley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

1t is far better to look on the sunny
side of life than on the cloudy side. 1t
is ever so much better to go through
the world in cheerful and hopeful way
than with sour looks and doeful speech
that cast gloom all around. And yet
there are people who seem to take de
light in being miserable and in making
others uncomfortable. They are like
the man of whom it was said, that with
proper cultivation he would have made
a good sour apple tree.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-04-04

II the gold dollar was worth but 100
cents in 1904 when the New York Life
contri buted $4S,5OO to the Republican
campaign fund, what amount should be
considered full reimbursement now
that the same gold dollar is worth only
about sixty-five cents when you go to
buy anything? This little problem is
for the benefit of those who have insist.
ed that it would be dishonorable to pay
debts with "50-cent dollars" ST. Joe
Observer.