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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12

of the silver sugar bowl. With her
wet cheek pressed to Whitesox silk
neck, the mistress asked, holding out
her one idle hand to Jake, ''How-oh,
how, did you do it? How did you
keep him in his gait?"
why, JUS. swore him steady,
m am," bashfully admitted Jake-"an'
then-right at the last-I fired him
past the post with little extra hot
cussin'!-that he knows the meanin'
Oft"
The mistress shook Jake's hand with.
out word, but her face was a study
1 suppose she was trying hard to re-
concile that silence with her usual
severity anent profanity of the mild
est quality.
Jake" l asked later on, would not
some other words do just as well?"
mo NUM-" he answered, very de-
cidedly
But" went on, eff you used them,
l mean? It's you, your affection, your
goodness to him that affects him. He
can trust in you, and therefore he
obeys you?"
mo, mum. He's fond of his boss,
but that don't make him mind him.
No, mum. Why-why, l might go on
my Bonded knees and pray over that
horse and he wouldn't keep inside his
gait! It's swearin' does it, num-
They's made that way It's no sin in
'em-it's needful to lift 'em over the
hard places, is the cussin' If you
don't believe me, mum, try it your
own self some day; and then you,
understand the power of good,
strong damn!"
But, Jake!" gasped, Tim a girl
you're forgetting that"
"Y-e-e-es, that's So" slowly admitted
Jake. But swearin' amt got no sex,
as ever heerd of. AS habit-used
continual, it's ID low, but as a
boost acrost rough place, why GUS
sim is cussin' the world over, an at
a pinch, reckon lady damn would
be as movin' as he one" After that
conversation languished.
The day before Thanksgiving found
the place almost deserted. Next day
| family dinner was to be followed
by dance for the young friends of
the daughter Of the house, who was
Just recovered from an illness. The
master, wishing to have all his peo-
pie at home then, had given them this
day for a frolic and had himself gone
to town, before the dreadful discovery
was made that the notices had not
come.
Oh, what to-do! for at that time
notices were regarded as very i'm
portant feature of the evenings fun.
Those stupid notices. that wera
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12
HOW WHITE
SOX WON
Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bowles.)
By CLARA MORRIS.

l was young girl, of sixteen per-
haps, when 1 met Lightfoot-that is,
he was Lightfoot to the public, at
fairs and races, but at home he was
Whitesox. A beautiful gelding,
wearing three white, half-length stock
ings
Whitesox was beautiful, ambitious,
and very eXcitable. He was trotter
by birthright and by training but, alas
and alas! if the struggle were real, if
competitors were very close, excite
ment overcame him, and he would
break" Then everyone ragged and
people cried, "If only his gait were
true, what a horse! what horse!"
Then Jake Miller came on the
place to work, and Wh;tesox came un-
der his care; and in months time,
according to the other men, Jake
and Whitesox were thicker than
thieves" The owner having turned
against the animal, The man had a
free hand with him-or perhaps it
would be nearer the mark to say, a
free tongue.
Then came a day when, in the alb
sence of the owner, acting by permits
sion of the wife, Lightfoot was en-
tered at local affair, and, driven by
Jake, the cusser'-as he was named
by the men and boys-he won three
straight heats and came home on his
toes, with a medal dangling on his
forehead. He was kissed by all the
females on the place, wept over by
his triumphant mistress, while he
munched and crunched the contents
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12
| HIS FATHERS
LOVE LETTERS
By ELLEN DOUGLAS DELAND.
copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)

They had often been in similar
straits before, for poverty was an OLD
story to them, but to Philippa mat
tiers had never seemed quite as nope
less as they did that night.
Philippa Coke was 80, beautiful,
proud and self contained, and sup
ported herself and her mother by her
pen.
Yet with a host of friends, she was
singularly alone. Jack was in China,
and there was no one in Boston 10
whom she cared to confess their ex'
IRENE poverty.
And now tonight had come a notl-
fication from the bank. She had over
drawn her account She lOnged for
the power to write story that would
compel attention, that would I'LL her
empty purse for the present, at least,
but her Imagination seemed to be COM
pletely exhausted.
She walked about the room holding
her hands to her forehead, as though
pressure on the head might possibly
produce ideas. And then, suddenly,
strangely, an idea was produced. The
letters. She paused in her walk-the
letters She sat down and faced the
idea.
She had been engaged to Jack Rich
mond for almost year He had urged
her to marry him before he sailed
away on his three years sea service
Che was in the navy, TO become his
wife, even though it were impossible
for her to leave her mother to meet
him on the other side Of the world, but
she had refused.
Shortly before he sailed for the Ash
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12

attic Station Jack brought her his let
tiers as his most valuable possession to
keep while he was gone. They were
letters which had been written by his
father and mother in their youth.
When Jack first became engaged to
Philippe Coke he had given them to
her to read. She found them of alb
sorbing interest, and her professional
training and instinct told her at once
their value. Why should not the let
tiers be published? Jack had recoiled
in horror at the suggestion. His eyes
had grown dark and stern when he
heard her.
Sell my parents love story! Phil
ippa! 1t can't be you who are sug-
costing it,"
So Philippa sat there far into the
night and thought it over.
Jack objected to their publication
as the letters of his father and moth
er, SO l should not do that, of course.
He would feel very differently if the
names and few of the details were
altered. No one could possibly guess
then whose letters they WERE The
whole case would be changed
When he comes home will explain
it all to him, and he will forgive me.
l am perfectly sure that when he
hears all the circumstances of my
need, and knows, he will forgive me-
l have absolute confidence in Jack"
The next morning she began to
work upon them. Her typewriter
clicked steadily for days.
The manuscript was ready. She
took it to the publisher, and left it for
him to examine. Her own name she
did not disclose, and she asked him
to respect her wish to remain un-
known. He offered her a sum that
seemed fabulous to her, and she &C
cepted it at once. The letters were
sold, the debts were paid, and there
was still plenty of money left upon
which to live comfortably.
And then Philippa Coke awoke.
The publication of The Gillingham
Letters" was the great literary event
of the year. No other book was SO
much talked about, and the public
was consumed with curiosity as to the
authorship. And then the book, like
others, had its day, and passed by.
Three years slipped away, and
Jack Richmond came home. Phil
ippa waited for him in her sitting.
room. She was in black, for her moth.
er had died six months ago.
There were hurrying steps upon the
stairs-a hasty knock upon the door.
Her voice-where was her voice? She
tried to speak, and could not. The
door opened and closed. She was in
his arms.
Philippe. dearest!" he said. you
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12
Tainted Money.

A certain clergyman Of our own
city who is endowed with wit as well
as wisdom was trying to collect sum
of money to use in some needed
church decorations. A friend of his Ca
man of the world heard of it, and,
enclosing $40, sent a letter like the
following:
Dear | present you with.
this $40 to swell the decorating fund
that is, if you don't object to taking
tainted money. Yours"
The reverend gentleman promptly
replied:
Dear --. The only faint l see
about this money is-'Tain't enough.
Yours, --"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

John ]. Cremers to Frank
Cans, swI of ne14 and other
sec. 5, Albany. $14
o. Ingelbritsen to w. F. Tank
VIZ of lot Z, blk. II, Sank
Centre. IL
B. Rottmann to G. Popping,
part M of swI and other,
sec. 80, Oak. ........ -
F. A. Rising to Henry Smith
etal, So of seH, sec. SO,
Avon ........ o
Jos. Kraker to John ]. Kraker,
part lot 2, blk. s, Melrose... 10
EIiz. Schmallen to Domnick
HanFes, lot Is and part of
lot Is, blk. 4, Col. So, St.
Domnick Hankes to Eliz.
Schmallen, sw14 of sell and
other, sec. "a, Rockville. 60
Chas. Houghton etal to Kath.
Dillenberg, lot 8, blk. 1,
Houghton's add. to Sank
C0utTC.
S. ]. Phillips to A. j. Reichen-
berger, lots 3, t, and 5, blk.
/, Gilbert's new add. to
Paynesviile. 1
Adam Schaum to Joseph
Winkler, lots l, 2, and 8,
blk. 70, Bowes add. to St.
Cloud Il
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12
The Touch That Heals

Is the touch of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's the happiest combination
of Arnica flowers and healing
balsams ever compounded. No mat
ter how old the sore or ulcer is, this
Salve will cure it. For burns, scalds,
cuts, wounds or piles it has no equal.
Guaranteed by Hanson & Emerson
druggists. Csc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12

Housewife Ito applicant for position
of cook)-I had your application read
by handwriting expert, and it does
not speak at all we'll for you.
Applicant-But, madam, if you only
knew what the expert ST! about your
handwriting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12
A Good irish Bull.

An Irishman was working on the
roof of a building making some re-
pairs land accidentally fell off. In his
descent he became entangled in some
telephone or telegraph wires and sue
ceeded in catching hold of one. Spec
tators of the accident shouted to him
to hold on while they went to get a
mattress or net to catch him.
Before they returned the people who
were encouraging him were aston
ished to hear him call out: "Sthand
from undther," and Pat dropped to the
ground AS they were carrying him
to the hospital one of his friends ask
ed him why he let go.
"Shure, an 1 was afraid the wire
would break" was his answer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12

Shy.
II hear Bumps has given $1,000 to
the conscience fund"
Cant be true"
why not?"
Bumps never had $1,000 worth Of
conscience"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12

lakes peculiar brand of respectful ap-
prevail and homage used at that time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
BUTTER MAKERS ATTENTION

The farmers part in the production of
good butter.
/. The having on his farm a sufficient
number of cows to make it well worth
while to provide for them the kind of
feed and give them the care they should
have.
?. The cows must be of a recognized
milk producing type. A COW that does
not yield 200 pounds of butter fat during
one years period of lactation can seldom
be kept at profit. The best dairy herds
now produce over 800 pounds per COW
per year, and already some have set even
much higher mark.
;. The cows must have all ample sup
ply of nourishing and pslatable food,
summer and winter, and, of course,
plenty of good water. For a palatable
and nourishing food fer winter use there
is nothing better than corn silage, man
gels, sugar beets or clover hay,
!. Fourth, and fully as important as
any other of the many requirements in
profitable dairy farming is the care given
the milk and cream.
Good milk, good buttermaker, good
butter. Here is trinity that stands all
powerful between the dairy farmer and
his profit, the willing dollars of the but
ter consumer. Good butter, good butter
maker. good milk, trinity one and in
separable, and the farmer is the begin
ming and the ending. His part is to fur
nish the good milk, the alpha and ONE
ga of getting a fancy butter product
which means good market demand and
price, and goodly share of honest profit
dollars i'll the pockets of the owners
of the cows.
CENTRAL. MICHIGAN PRODUCE Co.
Alma Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Alma, Mich, Feb. ), 1907.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God in his infinite wisdom to remove
from our midst William Kelly, Past
Master of Alma Lodge, No. pa, and
WHEREAS, BY his death our lodge
has lost one of its most scholarly mem
bers, and the community at large pub.
c-spirited citizen and counselor, there
fore be it
RESOLVED, BY the members of Alma
Lodge, No. PA, +. q a. NJ, that as an
acknowledgement of our sorrow, that
these resolutions be inscribed upon our
memorial book and published in THE
ALMA RECORD and Alma Journal, and
that copy thereof properly eDgrossed
be transmitted TO the family of our be-
loved brother, as token of our sympa-
thy for them in their hour of bereave-
ment.
+. F 6, 5osdoTT'' sdoTT, Committee
/. :. FINK.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
AN UNCOMMON CATCH.

Last Monday Mr.. :. b. Abbott, living
in the vicinity of Sumner succeeded in
entrapping a beautiful silver grey badger,
which lie exhibited to friends in Alma
on Tuesday.
Mr.. Abbott feels quite proud of his
achievement as the silver grey is great
scarcity, none others having been caught
in this section for years. A spring trap
was used and the animal weighed p
pounds which is unusually large for a
badger.
Mr.. Abbott presented his prize to his
friend Mr.. Gottfried Hoehe of Clare.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
MAN BURNED TOASHES
Hotel Brimmer at Ashley Destroy.
ed by Fire. William
7homs Cremated.
SAID TO Be DUE TO EXPLOSION
Thoms Formerly Lived In Alma
Brimmer, Owner Of Hotel For
merry Lived In ST. Louis.

A dispatch from Ashley, dated Feb. ;,
says:
"William Thoms, aged IS, was
burned to death early Monday morning
in fire, which completely DESTROYED the
Hotel Brimmer causing property loss
of $4,000.
Mrs. C. c. Brimmer, wife of the own
er of the hostelry. who with three others,
was compelled to flee from the building
in night clothing, is suffering from
frozen feet.
'The fire is supposed to have started
in the fuel bin in the heating room and
was not discovered until the occupants
of the building were awakened by an ex-
plosion in the basement.
1T is supposed that the flames spread
from the steam heating plant to the gas
light plant, the latter causing the ex-
plosion.
"Thoms, who was the bartender of the
hotel, was awakened by the noise, and
succeeded in getting part way out, but
was overcome by the fire and the gas.
ION account of there being no water
with which to combat the fire, all at
tempts to rescue him were futile. Eff
forts were made to enter his room
through the window, but the intense
heat forced the men back from the
building.
"The ERE burned all night and it was
10 O'Clock in the morning before the
ruins were sufficiently cooled to allow
searchers to look for mis- body All
that was found were ashes. These were
gathered up in small shoe case and
turned over to Justice Brown, who or
dered them taken TO the undertaking
rooms. The dead man has brother
James Thoms, living near Laingsbure
Mich.
Everything the building contained, ex-
cept two trunks, which when opened
this morning were found to be empty,
was burned. The only clothing saved
by the occupants were their night at
tires
''The hotel was erected by G.. c. Brim-
mer, a travelling salesman, who saw a
good location for such an enterprise here
after the burning of the Bennett house a
year ago. He constructed a modern
hotel, costing about $l2,ooo 1t was
completed only two months ago,
Before the structure was finished, an
oil stove was overturned and the build
ing at that time narrowly escaped burn
ing. The loss is partially covered by in
surance.
"Brimmer was away OH business when
the fire started, having left the village
about O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
COUNTY CONVENTION.
c. F. Pike Receives Fifty-Six
Out OF Sevsnty.Two Votes for
Co. School Commissioner.
ALMA MAN HEADS DELEGATION
IS of the 80 Delegates Present at
Roll CalI-fulton and Washing
tou not Represented.

The republican County Convention tc
select delegates TO the State Convention
and nominate a candidate for County
School Commissioner convened at Ithaca
Tuesday morning of this week OF the
eighty-two delegates entitled TO seats in
the convention, Is were present OIL roll
call every township i'll the county but
Fulton and Washington being repre-
sented. T.. b. Smith of St. Louis wa:
chosen chairman after which the follow
delegates were selected 10 attend the
State Convention to be held in Grand
Rapids next week:
Alma-James Kress, Chairman.
ST. Louis--Newell Smith.
New Haven-A. J. Chambers.
Elba-M. w. Coon.
Wheeler-Alf. +. Crawford.
Sumner-C. A. Butler
Seville-Harry Tnbbs.
Ithaca-H. J. Crawford.
New Haven't. B. Woolford.
Pine River.-Silas Moody.
For County School Commissioner the
names of {. r. Pike and Howard Potter
were presented to the convention. Only
one ballot was necessary as Mr.. Pike
secured SO Of the votes cast and was de-
clared the choice of the convention for
County School Commissioner.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP.

a change has taken place in the firm
of Medler * Silsby of this city, the old
partnership being Dissolved Mr.. Medler
having taken over Mr.. s'ilsby's interest
will continue TO give his patrons the
satisfaction that they have always found
in his place of business
As one of the most sanitary and up-to.
date grocery firms of the city it can not
help but attract custom and patronage.
The old employees will still stay with
Mr.. Medler and we wish him success and
prosperity in the new venture.
Mr.. Silsby will give his whole attention
to his road work and will still remain in
the employ of the Pioneer Hat Co. OF
Ohio
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
A COOL PROPOSITION.

The work of gathering and storing ice
from the pond has been progressing very
rapidly and the weather has been ideal.
The ice has gained thickness of from thir-
teen to sixteen inches and is as clear'as
crystal-In fact ii is the best in years.
Mr.. G.. NJ Hodgkinson reports that he
will have finished storing by the end of
the present week. He has filed both of
his ice honses which combined will hold
from 2Too to 1900 tons. He has also sup
piled the college, as we'll as some of the
.psaat markets, aud sent several car loads
TO surrounding towns
Mr.. 4. A. Leonard also has been busy,
having put $500 tons in his own honses
and supplied lhe Cold Storage and
Wright House with 5000 tons. He also
has shipped considerable out of town.
The two contractors combined have
employed IS men and II teams during
the season of harvest. Teams have
werded their way from the river to the
different store houses continually for the
past few weeks.
Mr. Leonard states that he will not be
through until the close of next week pro-
viding the weather continues to favor him.
To one who has never witnessed the
work of cutting and gathering the cakes
of ice we would say that should you brave
the cold and spend one half hour on the
ice YOU would be interested and feel
amply repaid for your time and courage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
ATTENTION COMRADES.

The Grand Army of the Republic will
meet in Alma on the 18th of Feb. to ob.
serve the anniversary OF the birth of our
martyred President, Abraham Lincoln.
Every member of the G.. A. r. should
be there. Our ranks are thinning rapidly
and let us be together while we can.
There will be plenty of good patriotic
music, and those present will thoroughly
enjoy that part of the programme. The
speaking will be from the local clergy as
we'll as others from out of town.
The afternoon exercises will be held in
the City Hall and the evening exercises
will take place in the NJ. E. church.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
SPLENDID INVESTMENTS.
Wonderful Advance In Timber Lands IN
the south.

The Brandon, Miss Rankin County
News, dated Thursday, Jan. 81. 1907, says:
Henry +. Carr, hustling timber man
from St. Louis, Michigan. who has been
i'll the south more or less for three years
dealing in timber lands. twelvr months
ago bought a tract Of ong leaf pine in
Smith county from DR.. McI.aurin and
George c. Sprague containing 1880 acres
for SIS per acre and paying part cash,
last week sold the same tract to some
Chicago people for $500 per acre, an
advance of $500 per acre. Mr.. Carr
has been here long enough to become
thoroughly acquainted with our people
and we hope that he will at no distant
day become one of us. Mr.. Carr is held
in high esteem by those who have met
him. Timber lands are enhancing in
value every day and people make no mis-
take in investing in timber land here"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
------------------------
CAMPAIGN ENDED.

The Alma Sugar Co., have closed their
campaign and the busy machinery will
rest for another summer. Belts are re-
moved all over the building and coiled
up for storage, tanks are cleaned and
oiled and the employees have gone to
their respective homes. The work Of
laying up" the plant was finished last
Monday Preparations for the coming
campaign are already under way and the
prospects were never brighter. The last
successful run has encouraged the farm
ers, and while the sugar per cent was not
the best the tonnage was large and all
seem satisfied.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06

Masons, Knights Templars. odd Fellows.
F'rer'en, Forresters and the Ladies Guild
As the procession slowly wended its
way down State street toward the ceme-
terry, everyone realized that Alma had
lost one of her best citizens, one who
would be sadly missed by all
The Odd Fellows led the procession OH
its way to Riverside cemetery, followed
by the Knights Templars and Masons.
The pail bearers were: Messrs. LLOYD
Ellison, Walter Caple, +. I. Lamb, "
+. McClinton, Fred Scott and Ely Brew
baker. Many friends and carriages ac-
companied the casket to Riverside.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

James A. Zimmerman, rs, LAFAYETTE:
Alta Moore, IS, Lafayette
Monte CAN'T, 2T, Newark township;
Mary Hawkins, 10, Newark township.
Chas. T.. Wallace, 54, Pewamo, Mich.
Hannah M. Upham, rs, st. Louis.
John Bobier, 81, Oheeler township:
Hattie Evasbeeker, 20. Betlony township
Samuel c. Crook, p, Pitsford;
Jennie T.. Scott 2I. Bannster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-06
POPULAR SUBJECTS DISCUSSED.

Last Sunday class was organized al
the Presbyterian church for the discus
sion of the moral, religious, civic, OF
other important questions of the day. 1t
holds its meetings at the regular Sunday
school hour, 1890 to 1890, and cordially
invites all men of the city who are not
otherwise engaged at that hour TO come
in and participate i'll the discussion.
The subject for consideration, Sunday,
Feb. sd, "The Pope and the French Gov
ernment'
Feb 10. Non Partisan Municipal
Elections,
Feb II, How May Church Attend
ance Be Increased"
Feb. a. "The Lenten Season Its
Significance.
March 3. "The Present Moral Up
heaval in the United States"
March 10. Manual Training i'll the
Public Schools"
March II. "Duty of the Public Off
Ger and the Citizen i'll the Enforcement
of Law.
March 24. Civil Service Reform
Its History and Present Status
March 81. "Bryan's Address Before
the Brotherhood Convention i'll Indiana
polls"
April 7. "Are Our Best Mep in Pub
lie Service
April ID Should Our Exclusion
Laws Be Extended and Enlarged"
April 81. "Should the Colored Men
Have Been Given the Ballot?'