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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12
PRETTY MARSH.

Mrs. Hannah NJ. ODER is spending few
DAYS at A. J. Carter's.
Mrs. NJ. j. Freeman, who is ill at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Car
ter, was worse Friday.
The friends here of Miss Laura Brown, OF
Philadelphia, will be sorry to hear that she
has been compelled to give up teaching
owing to ill health. That she may soon
be better is the wish of all.
Fab IN q.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12

aWLJ huu III the uduuS Tue uOSI Dedu-
tiful, enormous, languishing bouquet
of Parma vlolets that lie Breton could
find. A beauty it was, q regal offer
ing, with silken tasseIed cord Of gold,
and the stems. the tender young stems,
prisoned in tin foil violet dyed.
Presently there was the soGnd of the
chariot celestial, the cream white au-
tomobile, with the tiny gold monogram
on one side. so vague. SO unreliable,
so divinely mysterious to the faces
that crowded one above another at
Pasquale's windows, like cabbages in
the market stalls.
''She comes. mon Dieu. she comes
gasped Pasquale ecstatically Now,
Jules, now brave boy. may thy aim be
sure as Eros dartr'
The white auto purred softly, swift
ly down the pavement lie Breton
raised his cap. raised his hand to toss
his Offering and. 10, be tossed not. for
beside the slender f;rure in the white
suede cloal; sat Little Compton Sc.
we're, masterful and totally oblivious of
either lie Breton or the windows of
Pasguale.
1t was the deadly blow. but lie Bre-
ton showed his ancestry. A lie Breton
had been in Bayard's band OF vaga-
bond free lances and had won a mar
Guisate for deeds heroic.
So lie Breton In the velvet blouse
stayed not his hand Neither did he
raplombar tho iasSon IF tho SpiIlnd loo
water lie threw the violets fairly,
and they fell in the lap Of the widow
in white. Out from Pasquale's win
dow went up smothered cheer. The
yelled head bowed, oh, but SO slightly,
in lie Breton's direction. Still it bow
ed. Aud Little Compton raised his
American panama in grave salute Of
heroism undaunted.
The next morning Pasquale was pre-
pared for the challenge. Pasquale him
self announced he would present the
challenge, the instant after Compton
from Delaware showed fight, Even
the model with the spring boughs
trembled when the double glass doors
opened and Little Compton entered. He
was whistling. Ye gods, the airy ar
rogance of the assured American,
unused Pasquale's crowd and waited
for the blow.
1t fell
Straight over to lie Breton's easel
walked Compton from Delaware. His
hand and gait were resolute, his eye
steady. There was even smile on
his lips. AS he stood pace away lie
Breton sprang to his feet, and Pas
Quae's held its breath for the onslaught
of the love champions.
But Little Compton smiled. More, he
slapped LIE Breton upon the shoulder in
the manner of Harvard.
'Old man, you're all to the merry"
he said. Il didn't think you had the
grit. | have the honor to be. the bearer
of a message from Mrs. Henry B. Ger
maine, my dearly loved sister. She re-
quests your presence at afternoon tea
today" He paused to light a cigarette
while lie Breton nursed his mental
agony. Then finally he handed over
the medicine for spring fever.
The violets are on her boudoir ia
Bile, Jules, and she's been widow
four years"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12
She Was DIETING.

Miss Kitty" said the new doctor.
''your trouble is merely Indigestion. We
can fix that. BY the way, have You
been doing any dieting?"
Il don't know" answered the lit;'a
girl. "The other doctor has been MAJ.
ing me eat all sorts of things that !
Just hate"
Then you're dieting all right."-Chl
cago Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12
PEBBLE.
HULL's COVE.

The Busy Bee sewing circle held baked
bean supper in the reading rooms last Fri
day evening.
mrs. Lillian Fitzgerald, who spent the
past TWO weeks at Bar Harbor, returned
nome last week.
Inc Baptist society is holding meetings
Sach evening for two weeks at the school
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12
MARRIED..

LORD-TREWORGY-At Portland, Feb 4. by
Rev Wilmot Lord Miss Nina Tillson Lord,
Of West Brooksville, to Herbert Roy Trew-
orgy, of Surry.
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house. These meetings are very interest
ing. They are conducted by Mr.. Crane
and Miss Koch.
Feb 10. ANNE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12
Very Best Set
OF Teeth, $500.

That's my price for as lifelike 4
and perfect fitting teeth as den
tai science can produce. My ,
methods are surprisingly easy:
| fully guarantee all my work. /
Why not arrange for an appoint
ment and let me advise you about
your teeth?
6. {. SAWYER, D. D. s., 1
81 Main St., Bangor, Me.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-10
Annual Event Comes September
30, Oct. | and 2
GETTING THINGS READY
Officers of the Organization Arrang-
ing to Make the Fair the Best
Yet Seen

The time for the annual fair of the
Stearns county Agricultural society
is rapidly approaching.
The dates for the fair this year
are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Sept. 80, Oct. 1 and 2.
Secretary A. w Austion is a busy
man these days getting things into
shape. He has in course of prepar-
alton, the premium list which will
this year be issued in the form of
a booklet of some fifty pages con-
tanning the full list of premiums, to-
gether with a liberal amount of ad-
vertising. The Herald is now at work
on this booklet, of which 500. copies
will be printed.
It is planned to have a racing pro-
gram at the fair, but the details are
not yet announced.
At least one base ball game will
be played, namely, between teams
from Sauk Centre and Westport. The
locals have been playing good bal
this season, having won eight games
out of the nine played. They have
met Westport once and fine arti-
Gle of ball was put up. Another
game may be announced later.
The business men of Sank Centre
who have in charge the matter of Sc
curing exhibits of agricultural pro-
ducts are at work and all report good
progress.
The poultry exhibit will be proper.
I " housed this year. The fair assoc
iation will erect suitable and com
modious building and, will furnish
coops for the sfeathered exhibits. c.
NJ. Bryant, in charge of hte poultry
exhibition announces that w. C. Ell
lison of the. International. Stock ~Foof
company will act as judge. Mr.. Eli
SON. is an expert in the poultry line
and his decisions will he as good as
can be made. All birds on exhibition
will be properly cared for, while al
the fair, owners to furnish feed
Birds are to be entered in trios, two
females and one male. Mr.. Bryant
asks The Herald to request all pros.
pective exhibitors to inform him al
as early a date as possible concern
ing their entries. He is desirous oi
knowing how many and what kline
OF either chickens, turkeys, geese OF
ducks will be placed on exhibition.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-10
TENNIS CONTEST
st. Cloud and Sauk Centre Players
Meet and the Former Come Off

The st. Cloud and Sauk Centre ten
mis- players met the second time for
the season on Monday and the form
er won. The other meeting was at
st. Cloud and Sauk Centre carried
off everything. The meeting Monday
was on the grounds here and the Wis
itors turned the tables. (
ST. Cloud brought stronger team
than the one which met Sank Centre
the first time. On the other hand,
two of the players who had helped
uphold Sauk Centres standard on the
court, were not here to play. Wesley
Brown left two weeks ago and Laurel
Kells is enjoying his honeymoon
and giving no thought to such
trivial things as tennis. Messrs. Jul
ian Dubois and F. e. Quist took the
places of these gentlemen, and with
the limited amount of practice they
have had, made good showing. The
visitors arrived at 3 p. m. in an
automobile, hence it was too late
to follow the schedule of games that
had been prepared. The wind was
very bad, which interferred with the
play to- some extent. The visiting
team returned shome in the evening.
Two doubles and two singles were
played. The score:
Emmel & Erwin VS.. Strebel and
Alden: 4-6;1 6-2; GA.
Dueber and Rosenberger VS.. Du-
Bois and Quist: ca; 6-8; Ga.
Erwin VS.. Strebel: 1-6; 6-2; 6-S.
Emmel VS.. Alden: GA; 6-S.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-10
CHAPTER 1.

] Now it came to pass in the latter
days that there was a mighty nation
over which one Theodore ruled with
a Big Stick, and his fame went abroad
throughout the whole world.
Now the country over which Theo-
dore ruled, was divided into provinces
and among these provinces was one
lying to the north, and the people of
that province had chosen one John
to rule over them. Now this prov
ince was divided into sub-provinces
and each sub-province chose counsel
ors to rule over them and to conduct
the affairs of the sub-province, look
after it's finances and generally make
themselves useful.
Now one of these sub-provinces was
called Strains. And, behold, there
were grafters in those days; and the
sub-province of Strains was afflicted
with grafters. Now there were eight
Chief grafters, and the names of these
eight were Danronald the boss, Fred
erick the Slippery, Francisco the
Frugal, Johannes the Recorder, Helm
rich the Main Guy, Josephus the Ro-
tund, Josiah the Just and Samuel
the Slick. Now this goodly octet were
as One Man when it came to fooling
the voters, caring for their own
chances and knocking down the per-
simmons.
Now Of these eight, behold, three
were counselors namely, Heinrich the
Main Guy, Josephus the Rotund and
Josiah the Just. There were two
other counselors, but they cut NO
ice: Heinrich the Main Guy, Josephtr
the Rotund and Josiah the Just were
IT. And, behold, Johannes the Re
corder and Samuel the Slick stood in
with the three counselors who were
IT; yea, verify, this twain were
Smooth Citizens.
And, as for the counselors, they
duo bitches, and built bridges, and
constructed highways. and levied tax.
es heavy and grievous to be borne
and piled up Per Diem and Mileage
Eand did what was right in their own
eyes. And Johannes the Recorder
and Samuel the Slick were always
Johnny whenever there
was Rake-off in sight. And Dan
ronald the Boss, and Frederick the
Slippery and Francisco the Fruga
owned the counsellors and reaped the
benefit of whatever they did; yea
verify, as grafrers they were Daises
And the fame of the Grafters spread
abroad throughout all that region.
And there were organs in those day.
And Danronald the Boss had an or
gan which played every day except
on the Lords Day. And the name
of Danronald's Organ was the Daily
Smite. It was a mighty Organ and
it took much wind to run it, and
whenever it played Danronald the
Boss commanded that every knee
should bow. And Frederick, the Slip
perry gave the same command, and
what he said went For, while Dan
ronald thought he was boss, Freder.
lex was the Real Thing.
Now Francisco the Frugal also had
an Organ and it played once in each
week in foreign tongue, but. il
played louder than Danronald's Or.
gan and to a bigger crowd. Francis.
co was the Big Hunch, and he and
Frederick played the two organs in
concert for. what there was in it fol
them. and they fooled the people
and got great gain for themselves.
Now it came to pass, in the latter
part of the reigns of Theodore and
John, that one Of the counselors said
For a week past the weather has
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-10
CHRONICLES
THE GRAFTERS

" duOtuCi. SOulc, INV, iCI . uiS q
ditch" And the other Counselor said:
so be it,
So Samuel the Slick was sent to
spy out the land and soak the farm
ers, and make the plans. And when
all was in readiness, the counselors
called for bids in the Organs of
Danronald the Boss and Francisco the
Frugal.
Now, there was one Lloyde, a
ditch digger, who stood in with the
three counselors who were 1T, and got
all the bitches to dig, and great gain
was his. And Johnnes the Recorder
was the friend of Lloyde the ditch
digger and steered contracts his way.
But 10, and behold, when all was
in readiness, along came Philistine
who wanted to dig the dich. And this
Philistine sought out Johannes the Re
corder, and said unto him: Behold,
now, l would dig this ditch. Tell me,
pray thee, what l shall do to get
the contract"
Now when Johannes the Recorder
heard these words his soul was vexed
within him, and he communed with
himself, saying: Here comes this
Philistine. If he butts in, our game
will be up and there will be moth
ing in it for us. l must steer him
away" And when Johannes the Re
corder had thus communed with him
self, he lifted up his voice and said
to the Philistine, go thou to Lloyde,
the digger of bitches. Tell him
sent thee and that he is to give
thee five hundred shekels to stay out
of the game
Now this appealed to the PAilistine
and he went and did as Johannes the
Recorder had commanded him. And
behold, Lloyde the digger of bitches
dug up five hundred shekels, and
gave them to the Philistine, and the
Philistine went on his way rejoicing.
Now it came to pass, that Lloyde
fearing lest the Philistine, having
bled him for five hundred shekels,
might lay down on him and get in
to the game with a bid, commanded
Samuel the Slick to prepare two bids,
one a low one for use if the Philis-
tine should break into the game, and
the other high one one, if the Phil
istine stayed out.
Now on the day appointed for
the opening of the bids, the counsel
ors met in their appointed place.
And Johannes the Recorder and Sam
,uel the Slick were there also, and so
was Lloyde the ditch digger. But the
Philistine came not nigh the gathering
nor did he send in a.,bid. And when
Heinrich the Main Guy called for
the bids to be opened, behold Jo-
hannes the Recorder laid one before
the counselors and it was opened.
And when Johannes the Recorder
began to read, up spoke Samuel the
Slick and said: Behold, now, this is
the low bid"
And when Johannes the Recorder
and the counselors saw what had been
done, they threw the low bid into
the waste basket and straightway
called for the other bid. And when
the other bid had been produced, Jo-
hannes the Recorder opened and read
it. And the counselors voted as one
man to accept the high bid and award
the contract to Lloyde the ditch dig
ger, And Lloyde the ditch digger
smiled and passed around the cigars
and went on his way rejoicing. And
Josiah the just stroked his beard
and said: 'It is we'll"
Here endeth the first chapter OF
the Chronicles of the Grafters.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-10

For a week past the weather has
been unusually warn for September
and everything is very dry, making
danger from fires great. Saturday
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-10

and Tuesday the mercury was up in
tie region Of 100 above zero AID a
fierce wind blew, carrying the dust
far and near
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-09-10
THE COUNTY FAIR A DAY OF WRATH
Primary Elections Scheduled for
Next Week tuesday
NUMEROUS CANDIDATES
Day When the Voters Can Have a
Chance to Even Up a Few Things
at the Polls

Next Tuesday will be day of
wrath to large number of office
seekers in Minnesota. The fellow
who wants political preferment and
has jollied and fooled the voter and
made him promises he hasn't kept
and didn't intend to keep, and given
him bad cigars to smoke this is the
day when that stripe of citizen win
be given his'n with compound interest.
| Then there's the fellow who's held
office for years and waxed fat and
insolent, lining his pockets with the
taxpayers money; he will receive a
''hand-out" from the festive voter that
he'll not appreciate,
Then there's the square, straight
forward citizen who aspires to office
and has gone after it in a manly man
ner and who If elected, will give the
people a square deal-he'll receive
what's coming to him; he'll be re-
warded.
There is a lively contest on for the
nominations in old democratic Stearns
where a nomination is equivalent To
election. Most of the present Off
GERS are after a reelection. Some OF
| them are worthy, and some belong to
the other class. A change in at least
one instance would not do the coun-
| ty any harm. Here are the ones
whose names will appear on the tick
ct next Tuesday:
Representatives., Dist:
/ F. E.. Minette, Sank Centre.
Henry ]. Emmel, Melrose.
! e. w. Nugent, Brooten.
Gustav Levorson, Brooten (Pro).
Representative, End Dist:
Joseph Friedman.
Auditor
John c. Crever, st. Cloud.
| John P. Rau, st Cloud.
Christ Schmitt, st. Cloud.
JOS. F. Heltemes, st. Cloud.
Register of Deeds
Peter Robischon, Sauk Centre.
Paul J. Beaudreau, st. Cloud.
John Lang, Rockville.
Sheriff
| B. J. Moritz, ST. Cloud.
j.. P. Bernick, St. Cloud.
Casper Maehren, st. Augusta.
Attorney
Joseph Himsl. st. Cloud.
Porbate Judge -
"A. H. Klasen, ST. Cloud.
/ I -
Surveyor
/ John D. Morgan, st. Cloud.
Samuel S. Chute, st. Cloud.
Coroner
/ H. A. Pinault, St. Joseph.
Superintendent of Schools
Paul Ahles, st. Cloud.
Valentine Herman, Holding.
Commissioners End. Dist
Michall Blenkusch, Brockway
(Rep)
Nick B. Rassier.
Commissioners, 3rd. Dist
/ John Thelen, Farming.
/ Jacob Weber, Munson.
John Gertken, Richmond.
| All are democrats unless otherwise
indicated.
The primary election law applies
/ to congressional and county officers
but not to state officers. The cleo
/ Ition to be held under the primary law
is simply another form of political
party caucus and its enactment was
intended to do away with the evils of
the old convention system.
The date Of the primary election
lis fixed by law on the Tuesday seven
weeks before the general election.
Candidates for office shall be chosen
Continued on Page 4
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-26
Considerable Speculation as to Who
is TO Buy Hines Site.
Some Think That Steel
Trust is Back of Deal While
Others say N. P.

A gentleman named j. p.
Rossman who is said to hail from
Duluth. was in the city last Sat-
urday accompanied by Assistant
Manager Clarence Nicholson of
the Hines Lumber company. for
the purpose of looking over the
property owned by the Hines
company in this city with view
to buying the same. The great
er part of the day was spent in
looking over the property, much
time being spent in looking over
the docks and determining the
depth of water in the slips and
also in sizing up the railroads
running into the city. 1t is ex-
pected that sale of the pro-
perty will be made within a short
time.
Since the gen tlemen were here
there has been much specula-
tion as to just who is back of the
deal and many different reports
have been current. One is to
the effect that the United States
Steel Trust is back of the whole
transaction and the other is that
the Northern Pacific people are
interested. In either case it will
probably mean that there will be
something big doing in this city
within short time.
Very little can be learned from
those interested, about it. There
is a man named Rossman who
has acted as civil engineer for
the steel trust but whether this
is the same man or not cannot
be learned. At any rate if the
property is bought it will not be
bought for speculative purposes
but will probably be used for
some big industry. The people
of this city will await any news
with a great deal of interest.
The Hines property in this
city contains a long strip of
valuable frontage and would
be an ideal location for any large
industry.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-26
To Form Circuit.

The chief Rangers and the de-
putty High chief Rangers of the
Cathloic Order of Foresters from
the towns Of Ashland, Washburn
Bayfield, Superior, Hurley, Mel
len, Butternut. Glidden, Med
ford and Iron River will meet at
Ashland next Sunday for the
purpose of farming a Grand Cir
cult for northern Wisconsin, the
purpose of which will be to hold
a grand galaday once a year for
the order from these towns.
The Oath day of may which is the
25 tn anniversary of the order
will probably be set as the day
for the first event The town
where the orders will meet will
be chosen later.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-26
Wants a Side Tract.
Lavfette Stow Starts Action
Against N. P. Railway
Company.

Layfette Stow, a farmer living
twelve Miles out on the line of
the Northern Pacific, this week
started action against the North
ern Pacific people to try and
compel them to put ina siding
at his place so that he will be
able to load about 100, 900 feet of
lumber that he has there and
also to enable him to ship his
wood to this city. The testi-
mony was taken before Fl. P.
Axelberg a notary public. here
Monday and will oe forwarded
to Madison to the State railroad
com mission, for them to decide
in the matter.
Several witnesses appeared on
both sides. The railway COM
pany claim that they now have a
siding at Enderline ana that as
this is within a mile and a half
from Slows place, 1t would be
entirely unnecessary to put in
another. Stow on the other
hand claims that he is unable to
load his lumber at this place and
therefore wants siding.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-26

Rev. Franzen and family left yes
terdav for Marshall, Mimi, where
they will make their future home.
Mr., Franzen has been here about a
year and during that time has been
pastor of the Swedish Luthern
Church.
'Seems to me l have heard the
name Ashland mentioned, but
where it is or what it is | am unable
to recall. " Thus spoke representa-
tive OF large manufacturing plant
the other day to one Of our pro-
minent business men. Eyes, "he
continued" seems to me it is a
small town in the northern part of
the state, but then we never hear of
it in manufacturing way"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-26
D. NJ. Maxcy Disposes of Timber on
Outer Island.
Gentlemen From Wausau are
now Owners. Timber to
be Sawed on bay.

A document transferring all OF
the tim Der located on Outer Is
land of the Apostle groupe from
D. M. Maxcy of this city to the
Outer Island Lum Der company,
was filed in the Office of the Re-
gister of Deeds Peterson of Ash
land county this week, the con-
sideration being $4,000. It is
said that the timber will be log
ged from time to time and that
it will be manufactured at the
mills on Chequamegon bay.
Some time ago Mr.. Maxcy
purchased from the r. D. Pike
estate the entire island which in
cludes about seven thousand
acres of land. This deed was
also filed with the other docu-
ment, the consideration being
$4,000 Messrs. Kreutzer and
Bird OF Wausau represented the
Outer Island Lum Der company
in the transaction.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-26
City Lost Suit.

Tho suit which was tried in
the circuit court here some
time ago of Jake Stark against
the city of Washburn has been
decided in favor of Mr.. Stark.
Mr.. Stark was suing to compel
the city to build a sewer to take
care ofthe water running through
his land and also sought $3.50 for
damages to his land. The deci-
sion rendered does not award
Mr. Stark any amount of dam
ages but declares that the water
running through Mr.. Stark land
is a public nuisance and that the
city must take care of the same.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-26
Treasurer Lamoreaux Turns Over his
tax Roll to the County Treas.
Delinquent Roll is Larger
This Year Than it was Last.
Levies Made.

City Treasurer 0. A. Lamo-
reaux, on Monday made a settle
ment with the County Treasurer
turning over his delinquent roll,
etc. The total delinquent roll
this year amounts to $7,265.24.
of this amount however 50, ,126.25
is in the process of collection
and will be paid to the city treas
urer, ST., 1858 .O4 will go into the
Cou ty Treasury and + 'ance
will be retained by L city.
The several items Of personal
property upon which levies have
been made are as follows: E.
K. Brigham $416.5O, J. Fl. Fowl
er $15.75, J. P, Lindsey $14.OO
and Lake Superior Lumber &
Box Go. S168O.OO