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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
RELIGION COSTS A PENSION.

Veteran Converted to Christian Sci
ence Knows He Never Was Injured.
Whatever ones preconceived no
tons of a mans faith may be one
cannot help but admire man or
woman who lives up to it to his own
hurt. Allen county has man who
for many years drew a pension in
the belief that he was injured in the
service, that his illness was due to
those injuries, long night marches,
bivouacs on the cold, open plains, and
that he was entitled to pension. He
had been examined by pension
board and it had given his claims its
o. and said that he deserved pen
sion.
But there came day when he be-
came a convert to the Christian Sci
ence religion, which taughS him that
pain was an error, that one never
was sick, but that one merely ruled
matter and that those who believed
they were well were well. If he fol-
lowed this belief to the last analysis
he knew that he had not been in
jured in the service, that the lonely
vigils of the camp life could not have
injured him. and that the long march
es were really good for his health,
that to believe he was in poor health
was wrong and he gave up his pen
sion, saying that he did not de-
serve it.
He was drawing pension of $12
month when he discovered that he
was a well, strong man. Congress re-
Gently passed service pension bill
which gives pension of $12 to those
who have passed the age of sixty-two.
He is now sixty-one, and says that
when he reaches the proper age he
intends to make application again for
a pension under this service bill.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
RRFSPONDfNCE
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.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
UnanswerabIe.

UnansWerabIe.
Grogan-They say thot whisky's a
food, Mike.
McNamara-f ut is, thin phwy To
divil amt ut on the free lunch coun6G.
Puck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
PLEASANT VALLEY
Ralph Veeder is sick.

Ralph Veeder is sick.
Mat Orth spent Sunday at home.
A. NJ. Lamb was in Pleasant Valley
Monday.
The Getty telephone line will soon
be completed.
Joe Pescheck was Sank Centre
caller Saturday.
Paul Ahles, Co. Supt. visited school
No. 81 Thursday.
Miss Bea Graham called on Mel
rose friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaRcck entertained
friends at dinner Sunday.
Andrew Ceyner spent few days
with Win Pesheck last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Elgrove were
Sank Centre callers Thursday.
Joe Kusba of Sank Centre was in
Pleasant Valley Friday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Veeder spent Thursday
evening with friends in Sank Centre.
Miss Bea Graham entertained a
number of her friends Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pangburn call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. LaRock Sun
day.
Miss Bea Graham entertained the
B. B. Sewing Circle Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. John Allen and Miss Agnes
Kinsella called on Mrs. M. Allen Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Jas. LaRock and Miss Gladys
were the guests of Mrs. John Veeder
Sunday.
Miss Elsie Gritzmaker spen Sun
day evening with her aunt Miss Mary
Franks.
A number of Pleasant Valleyites at
tended the dance at Unity Saturday
evening.
BLUE BELL.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
NORTH UNITY

Master Joe Botz who has been sick
with the lung fever is recovering.
Peter Minette made flying trip to
Sank Centre on Friday with his auto.
John Neinn is recovering from a
severe attack of appendicitis.
Jos. Botz and sister Helen spent
Sunday at the Jones home.
The dance given at Mic Minottes
was we'll attended and all report a
good time
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
Mo GROWING Pains.

An eminent specialist claims that
there is no such thing as growing
palms." We have been taught that
when a child has singing pains in the
limbs, shoulders, or other parts of the
body it is an indication that the body
is growing, and therefore most parents
welcome the news of such suffering in
children.
The physician referred to above
claims that growing pains are muscu-
lar rheumatism, and should have i'm
mediate attention. Something is
wrong, and steps should be taken at
once to learn why the child's blood is
not in perfect condition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
Sheep Industry in Australia.

The greatest industry of Australia
is sheep raising, mainly for the sake OF
the wool but also in part, of course,
for the meat. Australia now ranks Sec
ond among the great sheep raising
countries, Argentina being first with
100000 sheep, Australia second with
72,000,000 and Russia third with TO-
100000. Only a few years ago Aus
tralia was first. possessing no less
than LOG 100000 head of sheep. That
was in 1891. Prolonged drouths were
the cause of the destruction of many
millions of Australian sheep, but since
1902 there has been an annual gain.
Yet these sheep were not indigenous
to Australia. They were introduced
in 1897, being of the Spanish merino
species.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
ST. CLOUD

John Gunderson the man who stole
$4,000 from the Northern Express
company in st. Paul, was placed in
the state reformatory at st. Cloud
last Saturday. Gunderson's arrest,
conviction and incarceration was
rapid fire business. The thief was
taken at his home in st. Paul at $40
a. M, April II, was arraigned before
Judge Finehout the following day, and
sentanced before Judge Bum of the
Ramsey county district court at 2 p.
M, Friday. He was given a reforma-
troy sentance and began it Saturday
afternoon. The man confessed his
crime. Gunderson asserted that
whisky was responsible for his down
fall
The sons of Norway residing in
Stearns, Sherburne and Benton
counties are planning to celebrate
Norwegian independence on May H..
Students at St. Johns university
have their first annual year book
nearly ready for publication. The
staff of the publication is: Editor-in-
chief, Martin Unser; associate editor,
John Omann; assistant editors, John
Cane P, j, Tierney, George Fallu;
business and distributing managers,
John Cushing, James Burke and w.
NJ Bugan The outlook for athletics
is very bright at ST. Johns this sea-
son.
Judge Taylor has granted a diverse
to Katherine Scoles from William F..
Scoles.
Among the st. Cloud young people
who will graduate from the Minnesota
state university in June are Helen
Hill, Mary Irene Dunn, Helen T..
Gallup for the degree of Bachelor of
Arts; JOS. P Weyrens from the med
ical college; Nicholas A. Gilman who
takes the degree of Mechanical Engi-
neer; college of dentistry, John Hol-
lern.
H. R. Crittenden was here few
days ago looking over the property
of the Cold Spring Milling Co. In the
interest of the MILFORD Mfg. Co. of
Minneapolis.
At the annual meeting of the ST.
Johns society, held Sunday afternoon
the following officers were elected:
President, Simon Strobet; vice presl-
dent, Andrew Gruber; first secretary,
Barney Vossburg; second secretary,
J.. B. Messing; treasurer, julius Do
mink; first marshal, Joseph Schill-
niger; second marshall, John Heiman.
The annual report of the secretary
and treasurer, which showed pros
porous condition of affairs, were read
and accepted. There is a cash bal
ance of $2,593.O7 in the treasury. The
past year has been the most prosper
GUS and satisfactory the society has
ever enjoyed.
Arrangements have just been COM
pleted whereby the Granite City Band
will give regular weekly concerts.
The first one will be given in Empire
park the second Thursday in May, the
weather permitting.
DR.. manfred Lilliefors, the new
pastor of Unity church, preached his
first sermon last Sunday. His in
itial appearance was pleasing to the
church and congregation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
One Advantage of a Long Night.

One Advantage OF Long Night.
"The Land of the Midnight Sun"
was subject assigned to Judge Berry
at a feast shortly before his last sick
ness.
1.-The Land of the Midnight SUM-" he
exclaimed. "Ah, gentlemen, l find
that a most inspiring subject. In the
land of the midnight sun, I've read, the
days are six months long, and so are
the nights. Just think what blessing
that would be to some of us. Why, II
one of my creditors came to me and
said: Berry, / want you to pay up
that $40 you owe me- it wouldn't both
er me in the least. My dear fellow /
would reply, come around day after to-
morrow and I'll pay you,' and then /
wouldn't hear any more of him Tor
twelve months"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
Monaoose in Grenada.

Mongoose, which were introduced
into Grenada by the planters to de-
stroy the cane rats which attacked
the sugar canes, have become a
plague. They have exterminated the
rats, but they have also almost ex.
terminated the fowls on the island
and have attacked sheep. On several
occasions they have entered the la
borers' houses and bitten children.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
Dire.

"The fate of Pompeii was the most
dreadful that ever befell q city"
"Ah, no doubt"
Consider. It was like having q
subway in process Of construction In
every street.-Puck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
Misses Anna and Margaret McFar-

land drove to the city Saturday.
Jos. G. Boltz and sister HELEN and
Anna Newman spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Jones.
The stork brought to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kind on Sunday
last little daughter. Mother and
child are doing well.
Mrs. Ed. Lietz visited Mrs Geo.
Kind Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Kind made trip
to Melrose Monday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Homer Lenney to John Clark
ct al part sell swA sec 9
Rockville ...... ...........$ 5000
Peter Won Bebber to H. Won
Bebber ct al swA and other
sec 81, Grove .............. $500
C.Borgerding to w F. Bick lots
1856 block 2, Borgerdings
add to Belgrade .......... IT'S
NJ E. Weider to Phillip Mill
er lot block Smiths out
lots Eden Valley ....... 1,O25
G. w. Loomer to D. R. Wolfe
lot 1 and swA nwA sec "a
Sank Centre ........... 2,400
Anton Schmitt to Mary Weis
lots and 8 block A,
nOSCOe lUU
]. P. Lauermann ct al to VIM.
Feddema part nwA neA and
other sec IA ST. Cloud 80. 1000
A. Helmer ct al to Augustena
Weber 4 lots block 1 Batin-
gers add to Paynesville. 1000
Lucaskells to A. M. Wells
part of lot 1 block IL Sank
centre .......... lou
M. J. Donahoe to F. c. Lee
lot 8 block James add to
Sank Centre ............ 1,200
T. K Quill to NJ o. Heieie
ek nwA swA sec %
North Fork ................ 240
Peter Roeder to M. Nieren-
hansen lot 4 block 2 Kosts
add to Roscoe ............ III
M. Loso to JOS. Schneider lot
7 block 2 and other LOsos
add st. Joseph ............ 225
A. Weber to Joseph Hengel
4 lots block 1 Baitingers
add to Paynesville ........ 1850
L. A. Robbins ct al to j. F.
Cooper part block IA r. &
MS add to Sank Centre :. 1000
P. H. Kray to PRESS &
WINNER Brew. Co. part lots
1924 blk 20 Cold Spring 1000
PRESS &, WINNER Brew. Co. to
John Oster Jr. ct al part of
lot block 20 Cold Spring $500
John Wilson to Mary Olsen
seA and other sec 4 Ash
ley ............ ....... 5000
Arson Grams to w. Wagner
lots 4-5-6 block 2 Gilberts
new add to Paynesville :. 775
w. F. Mitchell to A. NJ. Vogel
neA SEA and lots 2 and 3
sec 26 Maine Prairie -. $500
F. R. Gibson ct all to Geo. w.
Kinds lot 13-14-15-16-17 blk
1 Gil. new add Paynesville 1900
w. Nehring EXr. to G. Blen-
rock part of lots and 8 sec
"a Paynesville ............ 1926
G. M. Bennett to A. L. FL
lott part lots $50 blk. As
Paynesville ........ ...... 2,2OO
A. Bodman to A. Kleinschmitt
lot blk James add to
Sank Centre ............ 1000
Cold Spring Brew. Co. to
PRESS & WINNER Brew. Co.
lot 4 block Col. So. st.
Cloud ............ ....... 6.500
N. Wallak to A. Wallak sk
seA sec 8 Brockway ...... 700
c. W. Kraemer to JOS. Secette
part of lots 3-4 blk Will
sons add st. Cloud ........ $50
Theo. Book ct al to J. E.
Schwartz lot blk. ID"
Roscoe ..... ..... 126
Mel Billed to VIM. Scherfins
lot block 13 Roms add to
Sank Centre ............. 1000
VIM. Scherffins to Mel Billed
WIZ sep lot II Sank Cen
tire, and lot 10 blk 1, R. &
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-25
Electrical.

The conductor had been discharged
Tor knocking down fares.
"That makes me a nonconductor,"
he remarked, for he lacked seriousness
of mind.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13

re We're not q romantic i]oot'ns
COUP, both approaching tn" mark
WaatA the world uafeclinsly calls mid
die aSe. Boil. were slightly inclined to
cmDonpuinr.
She Was Pheasant and comfortable in
appearance :iad gave the impression of
haNINs arrived at that stage of exist
enne when SHE no longer expected
Things 10 happen. Why. indeed, should
she: They never had happened, TO amy
extent; she h#d grown up, gene TO
school. p~lacidly fallen in love and mar
rled-ana there u respectable wonan's
experience should sep.
He was also inclined To placidity-
outWardl.. ut lcast-but with a differ
e1ce. Things had happened within his
memory, Indeed, he was even then GO
ing quietly over them again and retro
spertion which does not include the
partner of . mans joys and SORROW is
not only 4 dangerous luxury. NJ is IL
sure sign of boredom.
Thy were travelling between Little
Rock and Fort Smith. h was think
ing busilN of the number of pounds
OF sugar necessary to 4 given humber
of baskets of cherries awaiting her
housewifelN care, and newell, his
mind was concerned with cherries, too,
but !hey We're cherries in the blossom,
the snowy boughs of the trees that had
shaded Il little village lane.
Underneath the boughs stood u girl
and n boy-how well he remembers the
face of the girl. he pink of her checks.
the blue iii her eyes, the brown of her
hair, he could feel yet the sting OF
that braid of hair as she switched it
roughly in his face when he tried to
steal u kiss.
He stole a side look as his wife's
plain Wholesome features, and sighed.
He even wondered why his dream of
the cherry tree lane had never come
trlse-why he iad-iust then the train
slowed up ut a little side station and
he became aware of an unusual hustle
on the platform. His wife said, With
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13

'loil BENTON ~bethouEht himself of an
old time fead between his mother and
Flora, which dated back to his and
Flora's schooldays. He wired his moth
~, do not fail me-" and we'll did we
know that the first available train
would bring the faithful soul. At din
nor that day he casually
that he expected his mother that night
or the next morning ut least.
In the afternoon Flora received a
mysterious message-presumably Mar
co-Which demanded her immediate
presence elsewhere, and by $3.50 the
Benton household knew her no more.
The next morning found John in bed
With a racking headache. AS
MIS-. Benton waited upon him in her
quiet restful way he wondered how he
could ever have been fool enough to
fancy himself tired of such a woman
Catching his hand and pressing his
cheek against 1t boyis.lly, he said re-
proachfully:
Alice, how could you-what made
you act so, and try to keep her?"
With q spice of mischief in her calm
gray eyes she smoothed his head ana
answered:
We'll, you see, John dear, i had no.
ticed in you a growing tendency to
talking in your sleep-you seemed to
have restless dreams about n myster-
ious Flora who was connected in an
odd way with cherry trees and equally
youthful things. SO when met Flora.
it occurred to me that at last / saw a
way To restore YOUR draamless sleep and
my own peace of mind, which, don't
mind telling you now-wasf fast s]lipnine
AWAY. I'm a homeopathist, you know
and-well, some poisons are their own
a.1tidotes. when given in proper quanti-
ties. WAS | right, John?"
lie kissed her hand and said:
"As you always are darling, but don't
you think you gave me an unneces-
sarily large dose?"
she shook her head laughingly.
"Yon see I didn't want to risk a repe-
tit:on."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
AN ENGLISH WOMAN's IMPRESS
SIONS

From the New York Evening Post.
An English woman who arrived but Il
few days ago is collecting first impress
sipns at Il rapid rate. She seems prin-
cipally impressed at the way we bump
into each other on the street and our "ex-
traordinary equality" as she calls ii.
The first she speaks of in this way:
But you are amazing, you know. YOU
really are. When we bump into each 9TH
cr we turn and look at each other and
say I'm sorry or L beg your pardon be-
cause, you see, We are sorry. But here.
my word, you don't care at all. You hit
with an awful thump, and neither of YOU
stops or looks or say a word you both
just calculate Opel sort Of IA 'gelpr
just, just Jared out of you. Then you
both laugh and hurry right on. 1t is
amazing, l must say-the women, every
one of you. you know you all say 'Ope!'
And as for your equality, it is extra
iordinary'-you would do anything rather
than show that you are the slightest bit
better than any one else, now wouldn't
you? I've already visited a gentleman
who allows people TO stroll all over h.s
country place because he doesn't like to
tell them to get off his grounds; yes, i
assure you. he hesitates to remind them
that he has a place and they haven't; us
a sort OF democratic delicacy.'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
He Fries to Sell BULLDOGS.

People call him the bulldog man."
and that is as near as anybody can get
to his real name. He says that his name
is no nobody's business but his own, and
if they want to find out What it is they
have got to go somewhere else. says the
San Francisco Call.
But when it comes to talking about
bulldogs he is more likely to tell all he
knows, particularly if he thinks he can
manage to sell one of the vicious crea-
lures he carries under his arm. How
ever, his chances of selling them are
very slim. for he has devoted his time
to that for nearly two years.. and he still
owns the ugly brutes.
In appearance the bulldog man is
much like the type of the class known
as tough" He wears a %threadbare suit
of the regulation style, tight-ltting
and with spring bottom pants. His cap
is of the kind worn by bicyclists.
When the bulldog man first appeared
on the Crawl" he said he had just ar.
rived from Cincinnati. He had with
him two bulldog puppies that he was
anxious to sell. They We're cute" lit
tie fellows With pink noses and attract
ed considerable attention whenever
they made bold to peep out of the pock-
cts in which he carried them. But he
wanted SO apiece for them. and as a
onseauenc he kept them.
He came dow in his prices after
walking up and down the streets a cou-
pie weeks. but his puppies We're con-
stantly growing, and he could not have
obtained % cents apiece for them had he
desired. l1ut he persevered and is still
p~ersevering, in spite of the fact that the
puppies have grown into large sized
dogs, and are about as mean II vicious
creatures as can be found in the state.
You a ave them both for 10 cents
if You Van them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
BRI14lN RllHT1 bE1IkvsD

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su w us. naa.i ,a,,n. ,,aas.a =,
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
llaatric,al

John. ! do believe . theatrical
houpeH is getting on here"
John din1ly remembered that Flora
mad always called him Jack as he
answered lnzily:
Well, nay dear, what OF IL" There
Is plenty OF room, isn't there? I don't
see any Immediate need for my being
interestcd," and relapsed into the
region of past delights again-"what
q mischief Flora had been" he was
by a severe pinch from Mrs. John.
For goodness sake, John, did You
ever see such Il get up?''
"Ea--what did YOU say. Margaret !?
Get up where" and following the direc-
ton of her eyes he looked down the
:t-s!c..
We gods. vas he dreaming? 1t was
Flora, Flora IN the flesh, in fact more
SO Than when they had last met. o
quite the Flora of the cherry tree. but
u!@mistakably his early sweetheart
me star OF u transforming troupe.
she came up the aisle talking loudly
to the detected locking Individual whom
she addressed as Tommy" Her dress
Was brown, and the feather in her hat
a Lat too large for travelling vas green
as a brazilian parrots wing.
The pink was in her checks us in the
Gays OF the cherry trees. but it had a
suggestion OF permancncy- unlike the
'''9N VI iilltti y tdls stSo--dIlI
aer h~air--surely Flora's was brown.
while the green parrots Wing shaded II
Solumlnous ponlpadour Of golden yell
low.
john was not sure by his time wheth-
CT ne was the most afraid she wouldn't
him. or most hoped she
wouldn't-but it martered little-she
did.
IN Il moment she was bearing down
Upon them like Il ship of Tarsaish in
iull saul and was shaking him warmly
by the hand and talking as only Flora
could do.
Surely this is Jack Bentono /
Couldn't be mistaken. though you have
grown a lot stouter since we met. Don't
you remember Flora Marcy? If you
don T., then u mans memory for an old
sweetheart is a pretty thin thing"
POOR John could feel Margaret stiffen
AZ the last sentence, and grooming in
spirit ne introduced his wife to Miss
Marcy, whose %volubility made up for
any aWkwardness that Mrs. Benton's
manner might have caused.
JACK and L We're old S~weethearts at
forl smith. Lord, what larks we used
10 nave In the old days after school
ana coming home from choir practice.
L never hought of going on the stage
IN thoSe days, but talent will not be
Suppressed-and here ] am. 1t looks
IKE tate, u meeting like this, doesn't
it?"
John shufIled n%ervously and cursed
tate lnWardly n presently the chatter
went on again.
Where are you living? Still at Fort