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The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-02
TIMELY WARNING
Danger Turks in Fourth of july
Celebrations
COST OF The FOURTH
State Fire Marshal Emphasizes the
Importance of Handling ExpIos-
ives with Care

The nearness of the national holi-
day suggests that care must be used
in the handling of explosives. The
last legislature of Minnesota passed
a very stringent law prohibiting the
sale of the cannon cracker, blank
cartridge firearms, blank cartridges,
dynamite caps, etc. which have caus-
ed so many accidents in the past
Section 1, Chap. %, laws of Minnesota
for the year 1907. is the enactment
referred to and reads as follows:
Every person who shall manufae-
ture, use, or keep for sale within
the state any blank cartridge pistols.
blank cartridges, caps containing dyn-
eAAuAeC, dnu lucCfdckeTS eXceeOlu8
three inches in length, and exceed
ing one-half of an inch in diameter,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
In this connection Edward Peterson,
State Fire Marshal, has issued bulle-
tin calling attention to the necessi-
ty of careful use of explosives on
the Fourth. His statement reads as
follows:
On each Fourth, fireworks
burn more than 700 buildings and
kill 300 persons in the United
States. This does not include chill
dren burned to death by the ig-
milton of their clothing nor those
killed by runaway horses. The
number manned through the loss
of eyes and fingers is never less
than 1000. The sale of fireworks
to the children should be prohi-
bited. Preparatory to the reign
of fire, rubbish in areas or yards
should be removed or wetted down.
Stables, outhouses, packing rooms
and cellar windows should be
tightly closed. Red fire does
not explode; the pin wheel is fas-
tened to tree; the Roman candle
discharged from the curbstone
burns nothing but a wrist The
dynamite torpedo often used on
street railway tracks is not dan
gerous to the occupants of the car
but 1t is a terror to hysterical
nerves.
FIRE CRACKERS.
The small Chinese firecracker
which is used in greater number
than any other firework, destroys
most property and fewest lives.
The paper of the cracker often
glows for minutes after it is ex-
ploded, igniting trash in which il
falls. The electric sparkler Is
harmless unless it's wire while
still red hot is thrown into rub
bish. Garden pieces and the new
cannon string" which contains
thousands of crackers, are safe
enough because they must be fir
ed by an adult. But a very small
part of the fire loss on the
Fourth is chargeable to sky rock
cts. The sticks are cooled on
falling so they seldom ignite a
roof. But in the celebration at
Pittsburg, last year, a descend
ing rocket stick pierced the skull
of a babe, destroying it in its
mothers arms.
| DEADLY TOYS.
The small cannon crackers con-
| tain dynamite and the very large
ones, giant powder. One of them
exploding in a hand converts It
to gases. The baby cannon Is
one Of the most deadly joy pro-
ducers. The number Of tragedies
from 1t has been enormous. The
] Continued on page
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-02
MAY BE TRAGEDY
Mysterious Find Made by Fisher
man In Fairy Lake
HUMAN HAIRS ON HOOK
N. J. knittIe, While Trolling, Gathers
In a Catch That Points to Some
thing Wrong

Has there been a mysterious drown
ing in Fairy Lake?
Has some woman met her death in
it's waters?
Has there been a disappearance of
some mother, wife or daughter from
some home and is the body of that
person lying in the lake?
These and other questions sugges,
themselves by a find made by a
fisherman in Fairy Lake on Thursday
OF last week.
On that day N. j. Knittle, farmer
living in that vicinity, together with
some companions, spent a few hour
on the lake trolling for pickeral.
When at a point some twenty-five
rods from the west shore, Mr.. Knittle,
who was holding the line at the time,
felt sudden pull on his line. A
moment later the tention slackened
and then there was another pull. He
thought he had a fish and told his
companion to stop rowing. This was
done and Mr.. Knittle then pulled in
his line. No fish was on the hook.
AS it was growing late, the fisher
men put the tackle in the boat and
rowed ashore. Upon examining the
spoon hook that had been used, Mr..
Knittle was surprised to find several
hairs and shreds of cloth fastened
securely to the hooks.
A close examination showed that
a dozen or more hairs, part of a
red and part of a greyish ''tinge, had
been caught on the hook. The hairs
were in a cluster and were eight
ten inches in length. The shreds of
cloth were of a greenish hue.
Mr.. Knittle did not know what to
think, but was inclined to the be-
lief that the trolling hook had possi-
bly, caught in the hair of the body
of a woman living in tho wafer
On Saturday afternoon he came to
Sauk Centre and consulted the au-
thorities relative to the matter. He
also called at the Herald office and
showed what he had caught on his
hook. The shreds of cloth still ad-
here to the hooks. Mr.. Knittle had
taken the hairs off the hook but had
preserved them and exhibited them
to The Herald force.
1t looks as though there had been
drowning in the lake. Though, SO
far as known there has been no dis
appearance in this vicinity and if a
drowning has occurred it was that of
a stranger Possibly it might not be
bad plan to investigate. Mr.. Knit
tie said he knew about the place
where the find was made and he
might investigate further himself.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-02

Misses Winneired Cooper, Annabel
Erwin, Harriet Erwin, Harriet Wheel
er, Ruth Eddy, Jessie Eddy, Rebecca
Doolittle. Gertrude Doolittle, Nellie
Hanson and Miss Dobbs OF Minneap-
oils went to Birch Lake on the morn
ing train Tuesday for two days pic
mic, taking q goodly supply OF pro-
visions along.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-02
READY FOR FOURTH
Preparations Are Complete For
Sank Centre Celebration
Bride and Groom Waiting for the
Ceremony, Base Ball Players
Ready for the Fray

~J 80 ~s'S ~
Everything is in readiness for the
great Fourth of July celebration at
Sauk Centre.
The two base ball teams, namely
Alexandria and Long Prairie, will be
on hand to play at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The balloon man is on his way here
TO make an ascension at o'clock in
the afternoon.
The young gentleman and lady who
are to be the principal figures in the
public wedding for purse of $50 at
7:30 p. m. are now putting the fin
ishing touches on their toilets.
Plans for the horse races, the gun
club shoot, the sack, foot and egg
races, the pie eating contest, the
creased pig and pole climbing con-
test; are all complete and all that
remains to be done is for the weather
man to do his duty and the crowds to
come and enjoy themselves.
Lucas Kells says he has ordered
good weather for Saturday. Being
one Of the Oldest and most reliable
Of Sauk Centres hustling citizens, his
word is considered good, so all are
expecting sunshine for the national
holiday.
Ample arrangements have been
made for handling the crowds. The
city park has been set aside for
those who wish to bring their lunch
es and want a cool, shady place in
which to cat them. The hotels and
restaurants have made extra prepara-
tions to feed the people. In addi-
ton there will be numerous refresh
ment stands in convenient locations
Things will begin to move early in
the day when the fifty guns are to
be fired at sunrise. At 9:3O the
great street parade will start. Then
will follow the other attractions ac-
ccrding to the programs that have
already been printed and distributed
Everybody is welcome and invited to
come and have day filled to the
brim with enjoyment.
The following business concerns
will have floats in the parade:
Sauk Centre Herald, Loftsgaarden
Bros, g, Hillerud & Co.. Geo. R.
Borgmann & Co., John Kushner, Will
sons Cash Store, M. H. Doollttle,
Keller Mig. Co., McCracken & Bur-
CESS, Ben Vogel, Joe. w. Kusba, Peter
Robischon, II. F. Alden, The Model
Store, Joe Schenhof, L. s. Bishop Co.,
A. Bucher, Marshall & Lyman, Geo.
Fish. II there are any others who de-
sire to be represented they will please
report to Jos. w. Kusba of the COM
mittee at their earliest opportunity.
In addition to the Sauk Centre
Band. the Starbuck Band will he on
hand during the day to furnish music.
PROGRAM OF STREET SPORTS
4:30 p. m.
Horse pulling match in public
square, for best team under $500, $40.
90; for best team over $500, $1,000.
Must be at least two entries to start.
Main street
Barrel race, 1st. prize, $500; second,
S1.OO
Potato race, lst. prize $1.25; second,
Is cts.
Climbing creased pole, prize $500.
Boys race, prizes S1.00 and 75cts.
Third street
Sack race, first prize, $500; second
$1.OO
Three-leged race, first prize, rs;
second, rs cts.
Tug-of-war, Farmers vs.. Business
men, prize, $1,000.
Pie eating contest on platform ir
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-02
THEIR PLATFORM
Principles on Which Stearns Co.
unity Republicans Stand
ROOSEVELT ENDORSED
Support of the National Ticket
Pledged an Endorsement of
Lindbergh is Registered

lIndDergh IS Registered
AS The Herald went to press o
the afternoon of the Stearns count
convention, precluding an!
thing than a mere outline report
the gathering, the platform adopte
by the convention is reproduced
this issue and is as follows:
We, the Republicans of Stearns
county in convention assembled,
express anew our allegiance to the
traditions and principles of the
Republican party. 1t is with just
pride that We view the match
less record of the great and ag-
gressive president which our par
ty gave to the country and whose
official accomplishments are rare
type of leadership during his
term of office row drawing to
close, have cast lustre upon the
party aroused the dormant politi-
cal energies of the people and at
tracted the admiring attention of
the civilized world.
We pledge our loyal and en-
thusiastic support to the nation
al Republican convention and ex-
press our abiding faith and con-
fidence in the broad statesman
ship and profound ability of Taft
and Sherman to successfully car
ry on the work Of continuation
of the progressive and salutary
governmental policies inaugural
ed by Theodore Roosevelt.
We declare our belief that the
Republican party will place in
nomination at the coming state
convention a strong and aggres-
sive candidate for governor, who
will not only be elected by the
people but whose election will
be followed by an administration
of the affairs of that great Of
flee which will convince the peO-
pie of the state of the wisdom of
the restoration Of the Republic
can party to power in all depart
ments of the state government.
We endorse and approve of the
record of our able congressman,
Hon. Charles A. Lindbergh, and
give him assurances of our con-
tinued confidence and support.
We recommend that the con-
vention equip the presiding Of
ficer with the authority at his
leisure, to select a Republican
county committee of one at large
and two from each commission
er district in the county, with
power to extend the organization
by further committee selections
to each voting precinct of the
county and that this committee
when formed have full power to
act in the conduct of the cam
paign.
We recognize the fact that in
the death of Grover Cleveland,
ex-presiGent of the United States,
the nation, as whole, has sus-
tanned a very great loss and this
convention extends to the family
of Mr.. Cleveland its sincere SYM
pathy and coincidence.
The convention was a represent;
tive body and a credit to the Stearr
county republicanism. The resolutit
of coincidence ordered sent to Mr.
Cleveland, was regarded as a vel
fitting move. The motion was MAJ
bu C. M. Sprague, of Sauk Centr
and was adopted unnimOusly.
H. F. Alden, of Sauk Centre, WI
a member of the committee appoin
ed to select delegates to the sta
Continued on page7
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-17

She rushed into the stream and then
she saw why it glowed such a wonder
full lustrous green. The bed of it was
naught but pure gold, dust and tiny
nuggets, interspersed with Jumps of
green chrysoprase, green like the eyes
of her lizard. Joyouslv she filed her
mantle with them, and carried her
treasure home to her husband and
children. More gold and more chryso-
prase were taken, and messengers were
sent abroad through foreign countries
to buy corn, maize, hae, seeds and
cattle. The river never tired of giving
gold and green gems, and once more the
grass grew in Rumanian meadows and
cattle roamed the land
And the thankful people called the
river Ritual Doamncl' and no one was
TO touch any Of the chrysoprase, spotted
with gold. which it contained, save the
princess. This custom obtained
throughout the ancient times, but
lough the river always remained leech-
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green, the princesses who followed
Trina must have been more niggardly,
for the yield of riches became steadily
less, and indeed at the present time
such specimens as are found are sent to
the State Museum in Bucharest. But,
nevertheless, the chrysoprase is a val
ued gem in Rumania, and the people
have never forgotten how it aided them
in famine time. In proof of which, the
peasants of Moldavia and Wallachia
and the Bucovina still tell this tale TO
visitors who are curious enough to ask
about tn. Y. Sun.
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Raisulii' S Hospitality
Cai6 Harry Maclean.


] the ns c @ m
February this
period upon which look back without
enough feel powes in the hands of ruthless and
notb a
stopped communication
Rsui odyguarda band sturdy uans who wei armed
and howto
pains should
sleep
they
Meranis expedition the Sultan
troubles broke and violent
taken garden close to the saint house, and put into soldier tent with
thing the ground Next foked
viing Christian, declared that
befe their their possessions from the they would do all
of horrible things to
The guard that losing patience under these attacks and
escorted me to wretehed, tumbedown hut where slept
As the punitive increased with it the
the tribes Raisu collected ufians who
demanded afraid
fused whereapO the started pull down the walls in order get at
Word Raisul,
of the Prophet with
the e agreed that should placed the door of the hut
dio that accordingly placed
at the DOOR while these ruans crowded in cursed and rev
they drawing daggers Furnishing
them under Dog of chriian him I'd
long
day stood without food while they dashed them
You have slain son! killed my
fathe We viii o pieees.''
Through
thank God that did finch them satisfaction
the trial they away
smugged me out of the hut back with
food
reused early the following
people they assuredy
at my the head of a man.
Woud to God yoursi' he shouted rolled
toward m
of my d had just been slain
on FL Khmes
Early
the ordeal Happily go fight
ha1a and could only couple of batting
Christian.
When the retired people disposition kindly.
Arrar who guard reported
taken into the hills
My prison hut with broken walls roof
four Moors shared the
three with
allowed weeks
bed chill
of
Fes feas added
welcome than Moors
their to
Come thou dog of Christian; something
that when left prison and
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FIGURE IT OUT.

Il notice she bowed to you. Is she
an old aCquaintance?''
yves; we're slightly acquainted In
fact, she's a sort of distant relation.
She was the first wife Of my second
wife's first husband. "-Chicago Trib-
une
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was made for just such cases.
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the whole nervous system be-
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terrible feeling of depression,
and there is no ambition to
work. Ayers Sarsaparilla
will purify, vitalize, and en-
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As ssosU made, Ayer's Sarsa-
pdrilIG contains no alcohol.
There are many imitation
.Sarsapariilas.
Be sure you get ayers"
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HOLLIsTER DRUG CO.. AGENTS.
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Automobile Hacks

RING UP S61 for the only Automo-
bile hacks in the city.
FRANK LILLIS and his three four
cylinder Franklins are always ready at
the Territorial Messenger Service,
Union and Hotel.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1908-08-13
GANVASSINC ALL THE VOTES
National Plan to Ascertain tina
Country's Sentiment
Big POLITICAL CLUBS TO CANVASS
State and County Organizations ta
Make Report. Poll Adverse
Sections, Sending Speakers
and Literature.


New Orleans, lathe Presiden-
tiai campaign with both the great
parties is now resolving itself into ac-
ton, and summarizing the most in
teresting recent move on the part OF
each, the Times Democrat very clear
ly puts forth the plar as follows:
From present indications the
campaingn managers of both parties
will this year give more attention To
thorough organization Of their forces
and to thorough canvass of the indi-
Vidual voters, than ever before. A
dispatch from Lincoln states that Mr..
Bryan and his advisers are planning
the organization of a National Dem
ocratic Club, with auxiliaries in ev-
cry state, county and township. BY
this means it is hoped not alone to
test the sentiment in every precinct
but to make careful preliminary poll
of the voters. With the precinct re-
ports summarized by the central
county organizations, and the coGn-
ty reports in their turn tabu1ated hy
the officers of the State clubs, who
will report to the national managers
the latter may keep in close touch
with the situation in every section OF
the country and may base their as
signments of speakers and strength
en- their lines of attack or defense
with rleasuTably exact knowledge of
conditions.
Such an organization would prove
highly effective, and while it is far
easier to talk or write about it tEan
to perfect it, the plan is entirely fea-
sible. In previous national cam
paigns the political clubs of both par
ties have been snowy rather than
genuinely useful. Loosely affiliated
into one central organization, they
have rarely attempted statistical
work of the sort now contemplated
and only in the doubtful districts
where lively local contests were
posed. has there been serious attempt
to make a thorough canvass of the
voters. In State and municipal cam
paigns, however, the plan has been
tried with excellent results. Thor
ough organization is now regarded as
one of the essentials of a successful
campaign. Where the fighl is waged
or anything like equal terms the ad-
vantage will usually lie with the par
ty best organized Work of this
kind is entirely legitimate and " hile
the application of the system to a
national campaign would prove COST
ly. there is every reason To believe
that it would be wei worth while.
con the Republican side, Mr..
Hitchcock is also said to be figuring
upon a 'house to house canvass. 1t
is reported that he will order the in
auguration of the card index sys-
ten in the contested States, N order
to keep his committee thoroughly
informed regarding political condi-
tions and ne trend of poular senti-
ment. With the Democrats working
through their clubs, and Mr.. Fitch
cock keeping in touch with the stu
alton through his card indeXers, the
average voter, particularly in the
doubtful states, will probably have
gooG cause to feel flattered over the
paid him during the cam
paign."
The Port Gibson reveille., 1908-08-13
TO CHANGE HAVING LAW.

New York.-The military authori-
ties may ask Congress at the next
session to change the law which pro-
hibits hazing at the military acade-
my and naval academy. II is row
felt that the law is too restrictive and
mandatory, and fails to allow that
discretion either at West Point or
Annapolis or Washington which it is
now realized would be advantageous.
As the statutes now provide, the Sec
retary Of War must issue the order of
dismissal if the cadet at West Point
is found guilty OF hazing and the
same law holds for Annapolis.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1908-08-13
CUBA'S RECENT ELECTIONS
No Evidence of Fraud Can
be Found
CONSERVATIVES ARE THE LEADERS
Alfredo Gomez VIII Likely Have But
One Opponent in Race for Pres
ident in December. But Little
Fraud Developed.

Havana a week has
passed since the provincial and mu-
nicipal elections took place, complete
returns have not yet been received,
there still being lacking reports from
four of the eighty-twofmunicipalities
The slowness in getting the count is
attributable to the unfamiliarity with
their duties of the local electoral
boards and their disposition not to
accept responsibility and to haggle
over the Interpretation of the letter
of the law.
Throughout the island, no evidence
of fraud has been found except in
one town, where thirty ballots were
cast in excess of the total registra-
tion.
1t is even now sure that the con-
servatives have elected governors of
Santa Clara, Matanzas and Pinar
Del Rio provinces, the Miguelistas in
Oriente Camalguery provinces and
the Zayistas in Havana province.
With the vote in four municipali-
ties for mayor lacking, the results
~SSCA'S0 oAiOW llldl lu6 MlRuSllSIa
elected thirty-three mayors, the con-
servatives twenty-eight and the Zay-
istas seventeen. The weakness shown
by the latter party in the elections
is believed to indicate the elimina-
ton of Alfred Zayas from the presi-
Dental contest and to narrow down
the race to Jose Miguel Gomez, Mi
guelista and the person to be nom
mated by the conservatives. For this
latter candidacy, General Mario Mo-
nocal, president of the veterans as
ISOLATION, is the favorite with Domin-
go Leouona, who apparently has
been reelected governor of Matan-
zas province strong competitor.
The installation of the newly elect
ed officials will be subject to a de-
cree of Governor Magoon, which is
expected to be issued shortly. The
presidential election probably will be
held early in December, six weeks
being allowed for registration.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1908-08-13
s1IssIssPP1 BKrvTr1Es.

| Hattlesburg viii issue s7O,OOS
Firo at Cleveland, Miss. caused
Sc, ,Oo0 loss.
One trainman was badly Injured in
Yazoos and Mississippi Valley passen-
wreck at Martin.
Ona person was killed. one injured
and much property damage caused by
lightning at Hattiesburg.
1t is stated that the block of $140,-
600 Jackson, bonds was meeting with
good demand in Boston.
A negro boy at Collins confessed
to numbering his step-sister because
she neglected an errand.
George Toombs, a negro, thrice re-
spited, was hanged at Waynesbo2o,
for the murder OF a neighbor.
The two white girl victims OF ne
groes in Claiborne County were sent
to the Salvation Army Home at Blr-
miugham, Ala.
Laurine Hartzog, commercial trav-
eler and merchant, missing for weeks
from his home at Wesson, wrote his
wife he would never return.
Another movement has been inau-
gurated in Brookhaven to secure a
sewerage system. An election on
the subject years ago failed to carry
by few votes.
Yellow pine lumber manufacturers
are Jubilant over the outlook for
heavy fall shipments to Cuba. Jesse
Bounds lumberman of Moss Point,
left for Havana to close a large Gu
ban shipment.
Hon. L. B. Moseley, the RepubH-
can National Committeeman for Mis-
has called a meeting of the
members of the Republican State
to assemble in Jackson,
on August z7th.
The Pascagoula Public School
Board let contract to Bert Victor
for the construction of an ornament
al iron fence and cement walk-ways
around the Central High School
grounds to cost $1,000.
The Kinds county Board OF Edu-
cation has passed an order to estab-
ish an agricultural high school, and
The Board of Supervisors have pledg-
I'd themselves to vote for the necessa-
ry additional tax levy for that pur-
pose.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1908-08-13
VICTIMS ORGANIZE.

Cincinnati-At meeting at which
nearly every state in the union was
represented, an organization was
formed by the victims of the More
head-C. E. Bultman Ducketshop
crash for the purpose of protecting
what little assets of the defunct con-
cern remains. Plans were also formu-
lated to start legal action against
the heads of the concerns that failed
for $1,O0O,0O0 or more leaving its
correspondents in various cities to
hold the bag.