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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

at once more being in touch with the
great outside world, ono of tho Sis
ters who came with what she termed
the second installmcnt.' still is an
active worker in the Boyle Heights
orphanage. She was So young when
she first came that She soon outSreN
her habit and, as there was only one
store i'm town she was obliged to re-
main in short dresses until the event
ful steamer day. But life looked bright
and CHEEKY to her, despite their hard
ships. As she expressed it, L smiled
at everything. and it, all smiled bach
at met What a sermon ON cheerful
ness lies in that sentence, She cooked,
and sewed, and taught school, learning
Spanish that she might teach in the
native tongue, for their band was too
small to discriminate i'm the work TO
be done She had to break up grape
vine cuttings from their vineyard tor
fuel, and one Of their little Indian glri
charges used 30 act as fireman for the
cook stove, which required constant re-
pleuishiuu, and as the little girl stu
was ulavin- with dolls, shc very ire
quentlv let the fire go out. Tho oven
door was broken and had to hc proppfH
shut with a stick, and one day NntA
the fire went out the dough kept risins,
instead Of baking, and much OF IT. ram
over the pans and onto tine loof, push
ing ouou the oven door But Win Uouf
nj $40 a barrel, who could blame them
if the dough was not wasted? AmonS
their first pupils was Mrs Arcadia I.
de Stearns now Mrs. BlkarD ami Mr..
Ygnacio del vale both ot whom were
Young matroua attending school ID
learn English.
"Fx-Senator r. f. del Vale accom-
panicd his mother, but me was too
Young to learn much, for he was q
baby in arms and the pct or the entire
community An Indian boy did tho
milking of their one COW. and as they
had no bucket, he millIed in dipper
and carried it into the house by the
dfpperful as fast as MIXED They hal
an average of fifty children under their
care at that time Today in Their
magnificent building on Boyle telght5'
they house $50 orphan children; be
sides there is the Sisters hospital out
ON sunset boulevard 20 stately build
Ing which is the outgrowth of taeir
first hospital in California, which they
opened in an old adobe house on Buen
vista street The cornerstone of their
present COmmOdiOus building was lalt
in 1854 and a year later the SISTER
moved into this new building erectel
on an emineuce overlooking the CITY
and commanding an excellent view Of
the nclghboring valleys and noun
| tains.
But going bacl, to the old days.
tbav, used to hold fairs then, just as
they do now, only different. Stearn S
hall Los Angeles and Arcadia streets:
was the scene Of gaiety. Instead Of
electric lamps they had tallow can
dies stuck on nails around the sides OF
the walls. If twenty-five or thirty
people attended it was a big crowd.
They could hold fairs only on steam
err davs. for no ice could be obtained
except when shipped from San Fran
cisco. and a fair without ice cream
would be no fair at all. From the
efforts of that little band of six Sis
ters. who came so long ago, the great
hospital on Sunset boulevard and tho
magnificent orphanage on Boyle
Heights have become splendid results.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

idea of how the Home Telephone COM
pany's service has grown:
At the end of 1903 there were lit
tie over 10000 Home telephones In use;
1904, 1905 and 1906 each added about
5000 new subscribers; at the end OF
1907 there were over $4,000 and at the
end of 1908 over 10000 extensions; 1909
added another 5000. Up to October /,
1910, more than 1000 new subscribers
had been added. so that by the end Of
the present year over 10000 Home tele-
phones will be in use in the city OF
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is a natural telephone
center. 1t numbers among its inhabi-
tants a great many who, though inter
ested in business affairs, have reached
the point where they desire to control
same largely from their homes or
ranches; again great many of our
regular business men have interests
throughout the neighboring counties
and again business is carried on in
this city in such up-to-date and sys-
tematic manner that in great many
offices there is telephone on almost
every desk, requiring private eX-
change to handle the interhouse serV-
ice.
The Home Telephone company has
always been one of those liberal mind
ed public service institutions which be-
lieves in two great principles which go
to make up the prosperity of the city
and district where such an institution
does business. Good wages are paid.
The pay roll of the Home Telephone
company averages something between
$40 900 and $4,000 per month.
Another of the policies laid down and
strictly adhered to, under the direction
of President A. 3. Cass, is the rule
that all materials and supplies that
can possibly be bought in Los Angeles
or at least in Southern California or
at the very least in the state are so
purchased. This means that home
money remains at home through the
Home company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

only a period of comparatively few
months ago when the officers of the
Home Telephone company were, by the
immense growth of the city and their
system, brought to the point Of decid-
ing to change the entire service to the
automatic. Today this has been en-
tirely completed.
CHANGE OF EQUIPMENT
Some $350,0O0 worth of equipment be-
longing to the manual system was nee
essarily abandoned at the companys
old quarters and every Home tele-
phone in the city today has Its ter
minal in one of the several automatic
switchboards in the company's build
ing on Olive street just south Of
Seventh street.
When it is taken into consideration
that this piece of work alone, the clos
ing chapter az it were, required the
installation of 100000 feet of 600 pair
cables to replace about the same
amount of pair-cables used in the busi-
ness center alone-when such a tre-
mendous piece of work forms but one
chapter 1t is not difficult to gain there
from some idea of the enormity of the
work undertaken.
The change has been so gradual, SO
systematically worked that practically
none of the subscribers have known Of
the work being done. This great
amount of forethought--this extreme
care for the convenience of the sub
scriber-has been throughout its years
of existence one of the chief character
istics of the Home Telephone company
and throughout this work of transfer
ring all connections from the manual
to the automatic system The insist
ence upon this care of the convenience
of the subscriber on the part of the
officers of the company has been the
cause of many anxious moments, hours,
days and weeks to the operatives, en-
gineers and men employed under them,
OF course continuous service, such as
was insisted upon, manifestly made 1t
hard to move any great number OF
lines at any one time. All lines added
to the exchange had to be cut in and
tested out individually. The task was
increased in difficulty by the determin-
alton of the company's officers that
no subscriber should be asked TO
change his number throughout this 81
gantic operation.
Today the Home Telephone company
has in operation about 10000 telephones.
over half of this number have their
terminals in the company's Olive street
building, the balance being cared for
through the medium of branch ex-
changes located in various districts of
the city and suburbs. These exchanges
although smaller are of course equipped
with exactly the same perfect auto
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
MIXERS IN THE MINISTRY

There is a popular belief that the
influence of the minister would be-
greater if he were to come into closer
contact with those to whom he min
listers. and clergymen with something
of the politicians tact are much in
demand. Church committees insist
that the candidate shall be man Of
social dexterity. A clergyman, adver-
tising in a church paper for parish.
recently referred to himself as good
mixer" "His sermons are dull" is q
remark frequently heard, but he is
socially attractive and he is getting
hold Of the young people. Malcolm
Taylor in the Atlantic.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

matte instruments as those established
in the central building of the company.
AUTOMATIC SERVICE BEST
There is no question in the mind of
any unprejudiced person but that the
automatic service is the coming tele-
phone service throughout the country.
It is the quickest because it connects
party with party directly. 1t Is the
simplest because it does away with all
go-betweens and for that reason 1t Is
also the only perfectly confidential sys-
tem--the only absolutely private one.
All business today endeavorS 20 secure
ways and means of doing away with
the agent, the middleman, the third
person of whatever character, in trans
actions of every character. That plan,
that endeavor, is the keynote of sue
cess that has accompanied the installa-
ton of automatic telephone service,
wherever it has been introduced from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
the gulf to the great lakes.
The long distance service or the
Home Telephone company Is carried
on over the wires Of and in cordial
cooperation with the United states
Long Distance Telephone company,
who have established a network cover
ing all of Southern California which
is as perfect as system of that kind
can possibly be installed.
It is mechanically perfect, its prompt
ness and reliability of service has
brought it a record making and record
breaking business. A feature which
is not generally known but which Los
Angeles may we'll be proud OF as one
of the most important in connection
with her business character is the fact
that the United states Long Distance
Telephone s, Telegraph company has
more long distance wires leading out
of Los Angeles than any city Of similar
population has anywhere in the United
States.
GROWTH OF COMPANY
Comparatively of recent growth and
development is the Home Telephone
company of San Francisco, but In the
Bay City, also the popularity of the
Home Telephone company service has
heen instantaneous and compelling. The
growth of the business in San Fran
cisco has made rapid strides and the
long distance service from that city Is
RAPIDLY reaching out so that it is now
a question of only a very short time
before the lines of the Long Distance
Telephone company emanat1ng from
Los Angeles will literally reach out ana
ioin hands with the lines stretched
forth by the same company from our
sister city in the north. The follow
ing figures, in round numbers for the
sake of convenience, will give falr
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
ROUTE NO )

Henry Deters visited in Miers
Grove Sunday.
Miss Mary Franks called on Emma
Gritzmacher Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack BotZ were in
Sank Centre Saturday.
Miss Rosa Gritzmacher is visiting
her aunt, Marie Franks.
Gustav Lund visited at A. Wehr-
hahn's Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Katie Ripka called on Mrs.
Ohrlein Saturday afternoon.
Mike Weiner entertained number
of friends Sunday afternoon.
Laurence Hummer entertained a
number of his friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ohrlein and fam
iE spent Sunday at j. Ripkas.
Herman Hager and Geo. Strauss
were in Pleasant Valley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jenc and family
were in Sank Centre Saturday.
Miss Violet Killeen spent few
days last week with Mrs Tom Fla
haven.
Mrs. Ii. Deters and son Henry. and
| Marie Kemper were in Sank Centre
Friday.
Misses Marie Doberva and Anna
Rosling visited Marie Kemper Sunday
afternoon.
Otto Pagel, who has been working
| for j. Ripka for a month, went to
Fargo Monday.
Geo. kusba, who has been employ
ed in Osakis during the summer, has
returned home.
Emil Ripka and sisters Katie, Title
and Anna. and Miss Katie Ohrlein
spent Sunday evening at H. Deter's.
Geo. Deziel and sister Anna OF
Grand Forks, \. d., spent Saturday
afternoon at the home of Robert Kin.
sella.
Joe and Chas. Miller and sister Ar.
ma, and Tillie and Anna Ripka went
to Belgrade, Sedan and Glenwood Sun.
day in the Miller auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Kinsella anC
daughters Agnes and Alice, Mrs
Egan and son Henry, Mr.. and Mrs
Thos. Lynch, Roy Jardine, Carol
Russell and Leo TRACER, spent Sunday
at the home Of Robert Kinsella in
Raymond.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
UNITY

Ed Flahaven is employed at E.
Taylor,s.
Ben Flahaven visited Sam Graham
Sunday.
Fred Shave of Long Prairie was in
Unity Sunday.
Albert Kind called at Fred Buffers
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brueschke where
city callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Butler visited
Geo. Kind Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. LietZ visited at
Chas. Berndt's Sunday.
Rem Veeder and daughter Martha
visited John Veeder Sunday.
Theador Kind and sister Ida visited
their brother Henry a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baulkey and children
of Washington ave-, is visiting friends
and relatives at Unity.
Rev. Burmeister and son Martin
went to Elizabeth Monday to visit
Rev. and Mrs. Heine for few days.
Edna Jones, Ella Kind, w. Below
Walter Hummer, G. Berndt and
Archie Daniels called on 0. Lietze'S
Sunday evening.
Misses Clara, Anna and Helen
Lietz. Tillie Butler, Eta Burmeister,
Ella Kind and Messrs Albert Kind,
Walter Hummer, Willie Betow, Chas
Bendt and Archie Daniels visited at
the home of H. Il. Jones Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. GritZmacher, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Hummer, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Betow, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bualkey
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hummer and children, Arthur and
Willie visited at the home of Law
renee Hummer Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

Mrs. Anton Miller she 1t few days
With her son Pete Miller of Raymond.
Prof. Joe Kruchten spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends i'm st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wehrhahn from
virginia are making his parents a
visit.
Doe Botz from Raymond spent
Sunday with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Botz.
A. Butler left for Morris, n. d.,
Saturday where he will be employed
for some time.
Herbert Sitter, who spent some
! time in Wisconsin, returned to his
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Miller and dau-
glitter Gertie spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Pete Miller.
| Jack jaeger and sister LsZzie, Will
KENT. Mike Bukman, Frank Koterba,
Jack TRACER and brother Mike spent
Sunday at Geo. Stinebower's.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Morgon and dau-
/ ghter Sylvia, Mr.. and Mrs. Stier
Anton Miller, Henry Botz. Jack
jaeger and Frank Minette were city
callers Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
well shooter EIcwn 20 Atoms.

A terrible fate was that of Charles
P. Key, an oil well shooter, living in
Wellsville, Pa, who was blown to
pieces by an explosion nt nitro-glycer-
inc. Key was shooting we'll about
five miles from town He completed
the work and left for the magazine.
about mile distant, with his team.
A short time later a terrific explosion
felt for many miles around was heard
in the direction of the magazine. In.
vestigation showed a mammoth hole
in the ground and nothing but small
atoms of the man and horses could be
found. 1t is thought that the man
dropped can of liquid while unload
ing his wagon at the magazine, as he
had not used the entire contents of his
load at the we'll
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
CEDAR LAKE

Threshing in this vicinity has com.
menced.
The II. III. S. will meet with Mrs.
j. Nj. La Forge, Sept IA.
Messrs. Emil Gamradt and jim La
Forge called on Aug GamrAdt Sunday.
Misses Emma and Rose Gamrad1
spent Sunday with Rose Ackermann
Messrs. George and Frank Ianl
and cousin Hazel Brant spent Sun
dly at the home of r. Gamradt.
Mr.. and Mrs c.. Miller, Josephine
Brant and Clarence Smith visited
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Smith Sunday.
Miss Emma Rupp, who spent thu
past few WeekS with relatives here
left for ST. Paul last Tuesday where
she will go to her home at La Crosse
WIS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Str2rCe Death.

1t would seem that there are still
some causes Of death which have not
as yet come within the scope of the
medical mans observatiOn-cert
not of his registration. Thus we read
of man in a southwestern city who
died as the result of having trumped
his partners ace And one of our con-
temporaries, who is more sophisti-
Gated in these matters than we are,
commenting upon the incident, re-
marks that there is only one thing
that is more positively fatal than
trulnping your partners ace, and that
is tickling the hind legs of a mule.
So far as we are able to learn, careful
and complete prophylaXis is the only
effective preventive.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Knew His Better kaIf.

This story, according to the New
York Telegraph. comes from law
yer: worthy and provident man
went to this legal adviser to make his
will. He gave many instructions and
it seemed that everything was ar
ranged The lawyer began to read
over his notes and put point to his
client 'Oh-you have made provision
for your wife in the event of her sur
viving you Does that remain unal-
tered if she should marry AGAIN. No
no., said the client. eagerly. What
am | leaving her? One thousand dol
lars year If she marries again
make it $4,000 The lawyer thought
there must be a misunderstanding
and pointed out that most men put it
the other way about Il know" said
the client; but the man who takes
her will deserve it,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
McCORMIC LAKE

Mrs. Wilcox visited Mrs. Mann
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson called at Mr.
Wolfe's Sunday.
Mrs. Mann and daughter Maud
visited Hudson Friday.
Mrs. A. |. Wilcox of Oaks, n. D.,
j., visiting at Mr.. WilcoXes.
Mrs Moon of Willard is visiting
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe.
Mrs. S. p Hansen and daughter
Anna spent Tuesday with Mrs. Wilcox.
The d. of II. and the A. o. U. w.
lodges held a picnic at McCormic
Lake Thursday.
Mrs. Ed Thomson, who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. Brakeman
for the past two weeks, returned tc
Mr.. Whites Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Disparity IN Lenoth Of Limbs.

According to the result of many
measurements made at the anthro-
biological laboratory in London, the
right arm in human beings is, in a ma
jOrity of cases, longer than the left
arm, while on the contrary, the left
leg is longer than the right leg Some
times, however, the relative proper
lions are exactly reversed, but very
seldom does perfect equality exist be-
tween the two SIDES The tendency
of the right arm to exceed the left
arm in strength is somewhat greater
in men than in women, while equality
of strength in the two arms occurs
almost twice as frequently with wom-
en- as with men
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
GORE SPONDENCF
BIRCHDALE

Henry Schwan is helping Mr. Brad
ford stacking.
Mrs. c. Kircher is on the sick list.
Mrs. G. Hawer was tbs guest Of
Mrs. Stegner Sunday.
+. L. Bunker was around testing
phones last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hawer spent Sun,
day with G. Baurentiends.
Fred Martin helped Harvey Jack
son cut grain few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Holmes were the
guests of W. S. Martin last Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs.. r. Luhde were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f. Martin
last Sunday.
Mrs. c. B. Jackson WAS called tt
Pilsbury last Thurday by the dealt
of her uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles kircher went
to North Dakota last Friday on q
business trip.
The coffee party held last Sunday
at Mrs w. Holmchrist for the church
was well attended.
Mrs. E. Martin and Mrs. W. S.
Martin were visiting with Mrs. N.
Holmchrist Friday.
Miss Verna Martin aud Miss Olga
HoImberg were the guests Of the
Holmberg family Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Hartung are en-
loving a visit from their daughter
Mrs. ID. T. NcKenary from Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Martin, Art
Hilma, Amy and Mollie Holmbere
were visiting at the Bunker home
Sunday.
Mrs. n. Holmberg left for North
Dakota last Saturday where she will
be chief cook in cook car during
thrashing
A refreshing rain came Friday
night and another Monday night,
which will help late potatoes and
corn very much.
The ladies aid Society of the
Swedish church met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Martin last Saturday
when their twin babies were baptized
Rev. Fostberg performing the Cere
mony.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Deer to BE imported.

Local and Victoria sportsmor are
going to make endeavOrs TO bring to
this coast red deer from New Zealand.
which are to be located in the noun
tainous districts of Vancouver island
upon arrival. An attempt was started
last year to import some OF the deer
species from England, nut owing to
the heavy freight rates existing the
plan fell through.
1t is proved that the red ieer will
thrive in the climate of this section of
the coast, the only handicap to their
life being the usual necessity of hav-
j 4 to Craze in sheep country, the
sheep making short work of the grass
ailable.-Vancouve Correspondence
Portland Oregonian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
NORTH ASHLEY

Ben Doege and Geo. Santer were
in Osakis Monday.
Frank Doege and sister Agnes were
Sank Centre callers Monday.
Jos. Roddemacher spent Sunday
with his brother Pet and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Orth of Spauld-
ing visited j. Nj. Miller and family
Sunday.
Miss Kate Uphus. who has been
assisting Mrs. Pet Roddermacher the
past three weeks, returned HON e
Saturday.
B. Uphus and daughters Rose and
Florence drove to Miers Grove Sun
day to'visit relatives, returning home
Monday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
The Polite Chif7onier.

A certain woman while walking
down the avenue one Thursday after
noon. her negro maids day out,
CHANGED TO meet that young person
riding in an automobile with two col
ored friends. The next day the mis-
tress inquired how the maid had en-
joyed her ride. "Oh, it was certainly
fine." was the reply And the way I
came to go. ma'am, was this; | was
calm on my cousin when a friend of
hers, chiffonier, came in. He said
he had the machine outside, and asked
her to have a ride, and as he conclu-
ded me in the invitation, of course I
went!'-New York Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Doubtful Compliment.

At the dinner of literary club in
Chicago two minor poets were heard
in conversation. Harold" said the
one, I've just seen your triolet in The
Spread Eagle Magazine. All" ex-
claimed the other. pleased express
sion coming into his face, and with
the air of man preparing himself
against burst of praise. YES" con-
tinued the second poet; land. do you
know, I heard a rather neat little
compliment passed On it by a young
lady of my acquaintance" Harold
seemed still more pleased. May l ask
what she said?" he queried Where
upon the first minor poet gurgled:
Why" said he, she wanted to know
whether had written it."-Lippin-
colts
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
SOUTH SAL CENTRE

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Botz and family
Math jaeger was in Sank Centre
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Miller are the
parents of daughter.
Anton Miller and son Geo. spen,
Thursday in West Union.
Frank Cordell spent Sunday with
his mother in Sank Centre.
Jack Simmer spent Saturday at
his home in Sank Centre.
Mrs. Morris, who has been i'll fol-
some time. is slowly recovering.
Jack jaeger is employed as Herman
with the Chas. Dix thrashing rig.
Mrs. Math jaeger and daughter
Lizzie were in Sank Centre Thursday
Mr.. Lent is employed at the home
of Henry Lamers for the rest of the
summer.