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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29
BETTER SERVICE
Sunday Train is Likely to be
Placed on CaSS Lake
Branch Soon

Better train service is promised on
the Cass Lake branch of the Great
Northern. II. A. Noble, general pas
senger agent of the road, has promised
to recommend that Sunday train be
put on in the immediate future.
This promise is the result of the
activity of the railroad committee of
the Northern Minnesota Editorial
Association. Four years ago the
Great Northern Editorial Association,
composed of publishers of papers on
the CasS Lake branch, was organized
for the purpose of securing better
train service. The association pros
pered from the start and now en-
braces thirty counties and is known
as the Northern Minnesota Editorial
Association. This aggregation of live
wires has been plugging away at
the railroad situation until finally a
promise has been secured as stated
above.
A railroad committee is one of the
standing committees of the associa-
tion. At the last annual business
meeting, held in Long Prairie in jan
uary, the new president, F. A. Dare
of the Walker Pilot, appointed on
that committee w. E. Verify of the
w a d n a Pioneer-Journal; G. +.
Scheers of the Akeley Herald-Tribune:
A. L. Sheets of the Todd County Ar
gus. During the meeting of the Min
nesota Editorial Association in Min
neapolis this month, President Dare,
together with the committee, called
on Mr.. Noble at the Great Northern
Offices in St. Paul, held an interview
with him and as result the promise
was made. There is every reason to
believe that the Sunday train will be
put On st an early date. This will be
Of interest to Sank Centre, which is
the southern terminus of the branch
line.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29

The above cut is made from pho
graph of the interior of the advertis-
ing car sent out in January through
Iowa and Missouri by the state of
Minnesota. Two letters have APP
peared in The Herald from Harold
Knutson outlining the trip. Through
the courtesy of Mrs. F. NJ. Eddy, The
Herald has the use of the cut, also a
copy of the Gait Sun, published at
Calf, Mo-, giving an account OF the
stay of the car in that town. The ar
ticle in part runs as follows:
"When the Minnesota exhibit car,
with Frank M. Eddy in charge and
Harold Knutson former editor of the
Foley Independent, and Capt. G. S..
Benson former member of the Min
nesota Game and Fish Commission as
assistants, arrived in town Yesterday
it gave Gait folks and vicinity an OPP
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29
THEY BRANCH OUT

At meeting held here on Monday,
the firm of Lee & Gingery, dealers in
lumber, grain, fuel and building ma
terial, increased its capital from $780,
600 to 100000, thus doubling it. j..
A. Caughren has recently taken fin
anciaf interest in the concern. The
Lee & Gingery Company is one of the
successful business enterprises of Sank
Centre and does large business here
and at other points. The officers are:
NJ. w. Lee, president; w. o. P. His
dale, vice president; L. w. Gingery,
secretary and manager; c. M. Sprague,
treasurer. Mr.. Lee is a resident of
Duluth; all the others reside in Sank
Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29
CONFESSION
Newspaper Man Gives His Sum-
Essry of Business fcr q
Year

A man who ran a country news
paper in North Carolina, called on fo
summary of his business for a year
gave out the following statistics:
Been broke, 361 times.
Had money, 4 times.
Praised the public, times.
Told lies, l, 72S times.
Told the truth, l time.
Missed prayer meeting, 81 times.
Been roasted, 431 times.
Boosted of others, 50 times.
Washed the Office towel; times.
Missed meal, O.
Mistaken for preacher, IL times.
Mistaken for capitalist, 0.
Found money, O.
Took bath, 6 times.
Delinquents who paid, %.
Those who did not pay, 136.
Paid in conscience, 0.
Got whipped, 0.
Whipped others, % times.
Cash on hand at beginning, S1.47.
Cash on hand at ending, Is cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29

portunity to visit miniature state
fair on wheels. Every inch of avail
able space in the car, even to the roof,
is taken up with the magnificent ex-
hibits of the products CT the state CT
Minnesota, and if the products were
only one half as good as it is proven
Beyond doubt that the state will
produce, it would be we'll for those
who expect to buy more land to con-
slider well the prospects in that state.
''The car is sent out by the Mime
sofa Bureau of immigration with no
other object in view than attracting
Immigrants who may be passing
through the state and those who may
be seeking location. Not an offer
is made to sell folks land"
The Sun goes on to state that dur
ing the day over 800 people passed
through the car, examined and ad-
mired its contents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29
SOME GOOD MUSIC
Kipp String Orchestra Gives
School Pupils and Others q
Rare Treat


The Kipp String. Orchestra, COM
posed of A. E. Kipp of Minneapolis
and his three daughters, spent three
days in Sank Centre during the past
week and delighted all who heard
them. Mr.. Kipp is touring the state
in the endeavor to interest public
school authorities in proposed legisla-
tion which will, he believes, influence
the legislature to pass enactments
providing for the better teaching of
music in the public schools. The or
chestra gave an entertainment in the
high school room Saturday night to a
capacity house. The program was ex-
cellent, consisting of violin solos,
duets and quartets. and piano solos.
The young ladies showed themselves
masters of their instruments and were
enthusiastically received, being en-
cored after each number. The high
school male quartet, through the
courtesy of Mr.. Kipp, was assigned a
place on the program and responded
to two encores. Many felt that,
though they were heartily applauded,
they should not have taken up so
much time, as it resulted in leaving
off the program a violoncello solo by
one of the Misses Kipp. The evening
was one enjoyed by all present.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29
PRIZES ARE OFFERED
Commissioners of Stearns County
Pat Up -Four Hundred Dollars
in Hard Cash
COUNTY FAIR HELPING
Superintendent of Schools and Fair
Committee Meets Here and
ArrdngeS Details

w. A. Boerger, county superinten-
dent OF schools, visited Sank Centre
this week to assist the committee of
the Agricultural Society of Stearns
County in arranging for the cash
prizes offered school children of
Stearns county for potatoes to be ex-
hibited at the county fair here Sep
TENDER II, -, IA. Mr.. Berger ar
rived on the Flyer Wednesday eve
ming and Immediately went to the
Commercial Club rooms where the
stockholders of the fair were in ses-
sion. The matter was gone over in
detail and a committee consisting of
NJ. d. Aygarn, K. A. Norsen, J. B.
Schoenhoff and Albert Butcher was
named to hold conference with him
this morning.
The meeting was held at the Mer-
chants National Bank at $50 and con-
siderable time was spent discussing
the question of purchasing seed and
fixing up the prizes. The county COM
missioners have appropriated the sum
of $4,000, of which amount $215. 90 is
to De expended for seed and $500
for cash prizes for exhibits at the
county fair. It was voted to pur-
chase NANNY orse kind OF seed, name
ly Early Ohios. The committee did
not complete the list of prizes but
will have it ready for publication at
an early date.
In the distribution of seed potatoes
three lots of one peck each will be
given to each district. Pupils will
decide by lot who are to receive the
seed.
An effort will be made to secure as
much seed as possible in this vicinity.
Any person Who has good Early Ohios
For Rural New Workers is urged to
bring in peck at at once and deliver
to J. B. Schoenhoff, director of the
fair association.
At the meeting of the stockholders
Of the fair number of matters were
considered relative to securing prem
/ iums fori PARTICLES in different lines OF
exhibits. The secretary was INSTRUCT
ed to correspond with different parties
relative to. these matters. 1t is hoped
to have the premium list printed and
ready for distribution not later than
the first of May.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29
Dogs Poisoned

Some unknown person has been put
ting dog poison out with the result
that two valuable dogs, the property
of Geo. Fish and Ed Evans, have been
killed. MIR. Fish found his bird dog
lying dead about half a block from
his home, one morning recently. Ed
Evans made asimilar discovery. Both
animals were highly priced by their
owners. Efforts are being put forth
to discover the miscreants. Dog pois-
oning is a crime punishable by i'm
prisOnment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29

Maxwell, teacher of domestic science,
who presided over the meeting, called
upon Mrs. a. Barto, president of the
Gradatim Club, for remarks. Mrs.
Barto spoke briefly, laying stress up
on the Importance of cooperation OF
the women with the schools in giving
to the girls the kind of education
they need.
Miss Maxwell is endeavoring to
form an organization of Sank Centre
women to carry out the ideas of Co
operation emphasized by Mrs. Barto.
This is likely to materialize in the
not distant future.
A very pleasing feature of the eve
ning's entertainment was the appear
ance of the high school male quartet.
which rendered three selections and
was compelled to respond to as many
enthusiastic encores. The Misses
Kipp also rendered selections on the
violin and piano that delighted their
hearers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-29
THEY ELECT OFFICERS
Twenty-Seyen Young Woman Form
Organization for the Purpose
of Growing Tomatoes
PRIZES ARE LIBERAL
Ferty Dollars offered by the Mime
ap0lis Tribune to Spur Con-
testants to Effort

Twenty-seven girls in this vicinity
have formed tomato club to contest
for the $4,000 in cash prizes offered by
the Minneapolis Tribune for exhibits
at tho county fair. These young wo-
men live in Sank Centre and sur
rounding territory. The president of
the club is 3ernice Johnson, and the
secretary is Ida Schmidt. The full
list Of members follows:
Ellen Merting
Merlin Wakefield
Nellie Mahanna
Hayes Wakefield
Lucy Merting
Madonna Exford
Isabella Watts
Lille Hauser
Bell Underwood
Bernice Johnson
Ida Schmidt
Katie Hyland
Nora Denzine
Lois Reed
Bernice Bowman
Beulah Barnett
Mabel Borgmann
Blanche Thornton
Sylvia Bolgmann
Ida Shommer
Florence Vogel
Mary Luken
Mary Kleinschmidt
Agnes Dillenburg
Olivia Minette
Gertrude Cordell
Tillie Aigner
The prize money in this contest is
divided as follows: 1st., $1,000; Ind,
$500; 3rd., $500; next four, $500 each;
next six. sl.OO each. This gives thir-
teen prizes in all. Each contestant
who completes the work for the seas
on as directed will be given neat
gold-plated emblem. ~.
The awards will be made on the
following basis: fifty points, will be
placed on the yield secured; thirty
points will be given for. canned, pre-
served and picked tomatoes green
one sample of each respectively, ten
points for the report and written
booklet based on the seasons work.
The samples shown are to be put up
for food purposes, in one-pint glass
containers. The yields obtained must
be youched for by committee.
If there are any girls who have not
yet joined the club but who desire to
do so, they will do we'll to move at
once. Any information needed can
be obtained by applying to M. d. Ay-
garn, superintendent of the Sank Cen
tire public schools.
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IN THE PURPLE OCTOBER

road. She had seen the CLINT of a gun barrel
in the thicket as stray sunbeam fell upon
it. and she well knew why mOuntalneer was
hidden in ambush. Atkins wrenched himself
loose from her grasp and knocked her hands
aside with his fist.
Course you for "a" he began in blaze of
wrath, when a sharp report rang out from
the woods above the road, and he fell back
against the household plumber in the wagon,
the unfinished sentence ending in gasping
groan. The horses plunged and would have
run; but the instinct of self preservation
overcame the woman's first fright, and she
snatched the lines from the relaxed hold of
her husband and held the frightened animals
until they became quiet. They were tired
from their long, hard journey, and gunshot
meant nothing to them beyond the nervous
start its unexpectedness gave them.
AS quickly as she could Mary turned to
her husband. He had scarcely struggled,
and there was no mark upon him to show
where the fatal bullet had struck, except
little frayed place on the left breast of his
coat as if nail had jagged hole in the cloth.
His face showed no sign of fear, CT that the
knowledge of what his wife had seen in the
thicket had come to him before the bullet
reached him. The woman saw only the ugly
lines, fixed forever new that came with the
last words to her. He had gone from earth
with curse on his lips for her, and as she
looked into the cold face, her own hardened.
There were no tears in her eyes when she took
up the lines again and started the team along
the lonely mountain road. The body of her
husband sat beside her, sagging back upon
the load in the wagon. There was not room
for it elsewhere and she could not walk and
drive.
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Continued from page 9

AT turn in the road quarter of mile
ahead she saw gray-halred mOuntaineer
stink out of sight in the bushes. She recog-
nized him as being on the other side, and she
knew he had threatened her husband; but
there was no vengefulnesS in her heart as she
saw him, nor had she any desire to give his
name to her friends when her story should be
told. The feeling was vague and underlined,
and she wondered at it; but it did not leave
her as she drove on, and she remembered
now that she had heard bird singing in the
thicket, and that it was a sunbeam, not a
shadow, that fell across the gun barrel she
had seen before the shot that had widowed
her.
1t was six miles down the valley to her
home, and she tried to think what her mother
would say to her when she should arrive
with what she was bringing unexpectedly.
She was frightened when she had spoken to
her husband among the rhododendrons, for
she knew that the bullet from ambush did
not always spare a woman; but she felt safe
now with the dead body beside her. coarse,
colored handkerchief thrown over the face.
She did not realize what might have been
horrible to some in her position, because
more than once she had seen mountain flu
nerals with the pail bearers sitting on the
coffin in the farm wagon that served as
hearse. She met no one as she drove slowly
along, seeking, she could not think why, the
smoother parts of the road, and she was
careful not to jar the vehicle.
CHE had gone five miles toward home,
~ when she was startled by the sight of
man in the woods by the roadside, and she
pulled up her horses as if to stop; but, re-
Numbering, she looked neither to the left nor
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son has to say, but putting no leading ques-
tons. When Mrs. Delamar found that her
effective glances, her sweetly pathetic air,
her soft-spoken. hesitating words, were
merely being wasted, she tried a somewhat
stronger line.
"Of course, could not help overhearing
what you gentlemen were saying to each
other today" she said, coolly enough, "and
| had some difficulty in restraining my SUR
prise in front of our fellow passengers. Why
are the authorities in New York interesting
themselves in my husbands death? 1t
seems to have arisen from natural causes,
and the only strange element about it was
the fact that he died in the cutter and was
carried out to sea-.
"You will hear the medical evidence to-
morrow, Madam" said Steingall. al cannot
tell you just what conclusions the doctors
have arrived at; but 1 am sure they will
greatly modify any views you may have
formed as the outcome of the first days in
quest"
Mrs. Delamar- obviously, she had sent
in her name as Mrs. Kyrle-pondered this
statement in silence for a few seconds. "You
seem to hint at a theory of suicide, she said,
wrinkling her smooth forehead as though the
idea was bizarre and unacceptable.
1--WE do not allow ourselves the luxury of
theories. We go only on asccrtained facts.
"But /, at any rate, can have little of value
to tell YOU
Il hope you will answer fully and carefully
all the questions the District Attorney will
put to you," said Steingall, after a barely
rerceptble pause to allow Clancy to break
in if SO minded.
"If the authorities attach so much impor-
tanCe to the affair as to send all you gentle
men from New York, l suppose | ought to
have legal assistance too and the low
toned, well-modulated voice grew slightly
metallic.
al think you would be well advised to
avail yourself of the aid of good local law
yer, Madam
"But why?"
The words were eloquent of the belief that
at last she had driven this suavely aloof-
hammered detective into a corner; but Stein
gall only smiled.
"You are your husbands sole legatee.
Madam, and consequently the person most
closely concerned.
"Yet | cannot see how my interests are
Threatened. There is no question of life in
s,lrance, or that sort of thing"
b. this time Steingall knew that his col
league meant to leave Mrs. Delamar to her
own devices, and he realized too that she
fancied herself secure in the role of dis
tressed widow. How she could harbor such
delusion, in view of Clancys earlier refer
ences to Claude Waverton, passed his COM
prehension. But, then, women who figure
in criminal matters often adopt the tabled
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policy of the ostrich. and refuse to recognize
the awkward truth until the time has passed
when it may be evaded with some degree of
plausibilitv He could picture himself too
being ross-examined by an adroit lawyer,
and forced to admit that he had wrlng COM
promising statements from a suspect under
the guise of a friendly chat; so he deter
mined to bring the conversation to a close.
"You are the best judge of your own inter
ests, he said. Il can only assure you that
the circumstances attending Mr.. Kyrle's
death will be gone into thoroughly, and,
seeing that legal expert will represent the
people, you ought to be protected by law
yer
During many years of busy life he had
learned the immense Importance of choosing
the right words in circumstances like the
present, and he did not hesitate now over a
phrase that might we'll have carried a chill
to the heart and brain of one who risked be-
ing charged with having committed muir
der But Mrs. Delamar did not vince She
rose gracefully, said she would give careful
consideration to his advice, favored Clancy
with an inscrutable smile, and took her de-
parture.
WELL, not much forrader, are we?"
" growled Steingall, when a cab had
ratified away with the visitor.
"Some folk might think so,' was the
oracular reply.
"Don't you agree?"
"She has strong card up her sleeve"
fenced Clancy
"Waverton, as the king of trumps, sup
pose"
at looks Ike it."
"At any rate, | shall play the ace tomor-
row. Is it worth while giving an eye to that
scamp Tearle?"
"O-ho! he's scamp, is he? Since when
have you arrived at that opinion?'
81 forgot to tell YOU that met a man the
other evening who knew him in Wall Street,
which he had to quit in hurry He had
some pull with the politicians, and got job
in connection with an Indian Reservation
out Arizona way; but he had to quit that
too, and now he plays poodle dog at the dis
posal of unattached females in summer re-
sorts or in Florida. He has managed al
ways to keep within the letter of the law;
but decent people shunt him as soon as
someone blows in who knows his record"
$50 you mean to play Waverton's gamer"
chirped Clancy, with bantering smile.
",To that extent, at any rate and Stein
gall chewed cigar ferociously. what
about watching him."
Clancy knew that the "him' alluded to
was Tearle. "a waste of energy he said
contemptuously This affair will be fought
out by two women and one man, and the
mans name is Scott, alias Waverton."
To be continued next Sunday
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CHAPTER XIII. Waiver on Shows Fight

THE meeting between Mrs. Delamar and
L the representatives of the bureau ended
in the tamest imaginable way. The woman
had come to seek, not to give, information,
and, having regard to the caliber of the men
opposed to her, it was reasonable to expect
that she would fail to achieve her object
She used all the feminine arts save the cam
dor of innocence; but, unhappily for her, the
one weapon missing from her armory was
the only one that counted with these two
clear-eyed detectives.
Clancy, notwithstanding his outspoken-
ness in the train, now elected to emulate the
stuffed owl in SO far as speech was concerned,
and Steingall took up the severely official
attitude of hearing all that suspected per-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-15
CO AFTER CAUSE
OF REDUCTION IN
POSTAL SERVICE

(From Wednesday g Advertiser.)
Merchants of Honolulu want to know
why they are not getting a proper mail
service between San Francisco and this
port, and through the representative of
the merchants association at Washing
ton, will make a direct inquiry of the
postmaster general for his reasons in
dividing the mails in such way that
they arrive here in sections from one to
three days apart.
The directors of the merchants as
ISOLATION yesterday took up the ques-
ton of the division of mails made by
the postoffice at San Francisco which
resulted in the sending of thirty bags
of first -class mail on the speedy liner
Siberia, arriving here Monday morning
and the despatching of the bulk of the
same mail, comprising newspapers,
magazines and fourthclass registered
packages, on the slow transport Thomas
which arrived yesterday afternoon.
The directors deemed the matter of
sufficient Importance to direct the sec
rotary to inform George Mex. McClel-
Ian, their Washington representative, of
the circumstances, and to request him
to write to the postmaster-general in
quiring why such division is necessary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-15
WANTS AINAHAU.

"Ainahau,'' the Waikiki home of the
late Princess Kaiulani and her father,
the late Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, may pass
into the hands of A. L. Black, the for
mer mayor of Bellingham, Washington.
Mr.. Black wanted to buy the property,
but until the next legislature definite
ly acts upon the offer of Mr.. Cleghorn
to have the property turned over to the
government to be made into a public
park, the proposition will hang fire.
Mr.. Black expected to expend about
100000 in the development of Alma
hau. The title will not be clear until
the legislature makes its decision.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-15

Hawaii's brilliant -hued and wonder
fully patterned fish are wanted not only
in San Francisco and Australia but
away off in Brussels, Belgium, and if
Superintendent Potter of the Aquarium
thinks it possible to send the local fish
to such a distant city, negotiations will
be opened with navigation company
to undertake to send the necessary
tanks and appliances to Honolulu.
The promotion committee has receiv-
ed communication from J. Very, sec
rotary of Baron Goffinet, who is at the
head of the Musee de Pisciculture in
Brussels, asking if arrangements can
be made to secure a supply of live Ha-
waiian fish. The writer says that at
the time the museum took part in the
exhibition of fishing and piscicultire
in Paris, one of the organizing members
gave the baron series of illustrated
cards representing fishes to be seen in
the Honolulu aquarium The baron asks