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The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-01-18
.SOClEIY'S DOINGS ClTY'S REST ROOM
Az Institution of Much Value to
Sauk Centre
A HISTORICAL SKETCH
Committee of tie Grdddtim Club
Furnishes 1t for Publication
in The Herald

By the pleasure shown in the Rest
Room Of our city it has been thought
that q sketch of the work from the
beginning would be of interest.
Several years ago it was brought to
the notice of the members of the
Gradatim Club. that the farmers
families had no proper place to leave
wraps, eat lunches and make the chill
dren comfortable when coming to
town, aud in the early part Of 1901,
they appointed a committee to secure
funds and open a Rest. Room. This
committee reported in the first part
OF May. that the citizens and business
men had responded generously with
money and pledges of money for
year, the city council also giving
twenty-five dollars, that the towns
people bad given furniture and the
Keller building on Third street had
been rented. The question of who
should have charge of the room was
serious one, but finally Mrs. L. M.
Clark, one Of the pioneers of Mime
SOTO u-aC colo.toI
Mr. and Mrs. Clark reached southern
Minnesota in 1865 and came from
there in 1867 and took claim near
Sauk Centre. moving to the town in
The early seventies. In 1896 Mr..
Clark died and as her children were
married and in homes of their own.
Mrs. Clark was prevailed upon to be-
come matron of tie Rest Room.
yfroush tie building was an cd
one. it had two large south windows,
making light. sunny room. This
room was opened with Mrs. Clark in
charge on June II. 1901, in time for
the G.. A. r. encampment. After
little over a year the room had proven
of so much comfort. not only to the
farmers and families, but to people
in town between trains, that state
ment was made to some of the alder
man of the work and at meeting of
the city council Aug. 8. 1902, Mr..
Webb president of the council, stated
to that body that the Rest Room
committee of the Gradatim Club had
asked for help in sustaining the work.
1t was moved, that as the ladies had
demonstrated that the Rest Room
was Of benefit to the people of Sauk
Centre and vicinity, that $1,000 be
paid to the chairman of the committee
each month toward maintenance of
the room, provided the committee
look after the detail work. This was
carried unanimously. From til at
time to the present the council have
stood ready to help in every way pos
sible. it sometimes being found neces-
sary for repairs and fuel to have a
little more than the $1,000 and never
in all these years have they turned a
deaf ear to requests.
1t took time, after the room was
opened, for people to understand they
could have the comforts of the room
"aithout pay" The. first year 1903
and the second year, $3.50 persons
rested within the room, and eight
thousand in the year ending May,
1911. After the telephone was put in
the room, it was found great con-
venience, for when the people were
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-01-18
TRIO OF HEN
Three GubernatOriaI Candidates
Make Announcements
ALL IN A SINGLE. DAY
Sam Gordon and W. {. Lee Announce
Themselves. and N. J. Holm
ber is BdrkiS
EASTMAN IS POPULAR
Cand idaCy of JOurnai-Press tdltor
Apparently Settles Con-
uressionaI Matter
EASTMAN IS POPULAR
Especial Correspondence


ST. PAUL. Jan. l6:-Three. count
ZEN three. live. willing candidates.
That's the number which appeared
in a single day and announced their
Willingness for the republican guber-
Material nominations For the past
two weeks the progressiyes have been
racking their brains and lying awake
nights in an attempt to find Barkls,
and the shock of having three appear
simultaneously was also too much ior
some of the more staid members OF
tie party.
First. Sam Gordon made his long
expected announcement, but thiS
made no unusual stir because the lieu
tenant governors candidacy for the
higher Office has been generally eX-
pected for months past.
Then tumbling after this came the.
announcement of W. f. Lee, the
Long Prairie progressive.
But as if that were not enough Tor
that dav. this was followed closely by
the statement OF MI. Holmberg Of
RenSflie county Who viii be = ealldi
date ii he believes there is sufficient
demand for his services.
Ard now the query, instead or be-
inc. "who will be the candidate has
become. ''who shall be eliminated,
for it is evident that the progressive
strength cannot he divided between
three men with any hope OF success
for any one OF the three. Such a sit
uation should go far towards making
cheerful these long winter days for
the present governor, who is devoutly
PRAYING that harmony become impos-
sible. But the progressiyes show no
signs of alarm and profess to be able
to satisfactorily care for the situation.
Alyah Eastman's S announcement was
an event i'm political affairs last week
and while it had been generally ex-
pected, yet it set many rumors rife
Us to its effect upon the aspirations
of certain other gentlemen. 1t seems
to have been taken for granted that
this announcement has settled the
congressman-at large dispute without
further parley ard 1, too, believe that
is true.
No more popular candidate for any
office has appeared in recent years ii
the almost unanimous opinion of the
state press can be accepted as cri-
terion, and believe it can be safely
so taken. Eastman has done yeoman
service for his party and is thai
strange character-a man acceptable
to all factions. L h e progressives
long ago decided to name no one
against him and the regulars" have
agreed to his acceptability.
Il - Il
One day last week before his an
nouncement was made public, had
letter from Mr.. Eastman in which
he set forth pretty clearly some of
his views on public questions and
they seem to me about the best So
lutions of some public matters which
have yet been suggested. l like his
stand on the railroad rate question,
for instance. Mr.. Eastman believes
that the question is highly complex
one, as it is, but he also believes that
there exists some way of solving it
so that small cities and inland towns
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-01-18
BETTER HALVES HELP
Joint Installation of Women's Relief
Corps and Grand Army of the
Republic
FINE SUPPER SERVED
Annual Function is Enjoyed by a
Large Number of Old Soldiers
and Their Friends

The annual installation of the Off
GERS of B. r. Palmer Post. G. A. r..
and OF B. K. Palmer Post. w. r. c..
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
Auditorium. The ceremonies began
at ) O'Clock with the installation of
Relief Corps officers, Mrs. A. Barto
officiating as installing officer. Fol-
lowing came the installation of the
u. "A. X. officers with Comrade Jas. A.
Norris as installing officer. Both in
sfallations passed off without hitch.
Mrs. Barto and Gen. Norris perform
ing their parts in manner that left
nothing to be desired. Shortly after
= O'Clock supper was served in the
dining room to the members of the
post and corps, their families and
friends, something over a hundred
being served. The repast was a sump-
tuous one, the menu including every- !.
thing shat the soldiers. and everybody
'else for that matter. liked The SER
vice was excellent. number of Young
ladies waiting on the tables. Fol-
lowing the supper came an informal
social time, including some square
dances. in which the old fellows shook
tliefr fser hi great ~i.ape. le was
worth something to watch the terpsi-
chorean exercises of Harry Parker,
Joe Parker, Lucas Kells. Geo. w.
Loomer and DR.. J. NJ. McMasters.
Mrs. Geo. Fish played the piano for
the boys and girls to dance by. Fol-
lowing are the officers installed:
JOS. Parker, Commander
Jas. White, Sr. Vice
Jas. Jenkins, Jr. Vice
VIM. Pangburn, Quartermaster
ID. Cleveland, Adjutant
}. NJ. McMasters, Surgeon
Geo. w. Loomer, Q. NJ. Sergt.
Harry Parker, Sergt. Major
John Lloyd, Officer of Day
H. Sneesby, Officer of Guard
w. r. C.
Linda Lloyd, Pres
Anna Smith. S. V.
Ida FOurnier, j. V.
Ada Perkins, Sec.
Katherine Norris. Treas.
Sylvia Townsend, Chaplain
Ella Pangburn, Cond.
Edna Lagergren, Asst. Cond.
Amy Dickson, Guard
Mary Loomer, Asst. Guard
Rose Irish, Pat. Inst.
Emma Tobey, Press Cor.
Mary Larkin, 1st Col. Br.
Bessie Marshall 2nd. Col. Br.
Ada Wolfe, 3rd. Col. Br.
Caroline Jenkins, 4th. Col. Br.
Carrie Baldwin, Musician
Tuesday night the NJ. B. A. lodge
installed the following officers:
c. r. Gray. Pres.
G. B. Bowman, Vice Pres.
Chas. Houghton, Sec-Treas.
Jennie Hines, Chaplain
J. Sullivan, Cond.
Mrs. c. r. Gray, Watch
f. H. Gummert, Sentry
Trustees: w. HI. Mcbride, J. L.
Gray, HI. A. Wilcox.
Physicians, Drs. Lewis and Kirghis.
After installation, dancing was en-
joyed for time and this was followed
by fine supper served by the ladies.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-01-18
Things Lively in Sank Centre Dur
ing the Past Week
BUNCH OF FUNCTIONS
Dance. Card Parties. Afternoon Sew
inc Bees and Other Things
Keep People Busy

cleII Was DuSI one. SeNerdi 1uIlC-
tions were on the boards and all were
successfully carried out. A number
of similar functions are slated for the
coming week. From now until Lent.
which begins Feb. 2l. things may be
expected to be especially lively in a
social way.
Last Saturday evening Miss Pearl
Caughren entertained party Of some
thirty of her friends. all young people,
at a dancing party at the Palmer
House The dining room was used
for dancing. and frappe was served in
the lobby. The music was excellent.
being furnished by an orchestra con-
sisting of a piano. cornet and drum.
The ladies wore elaborate toilets and
a number of the gentlemen wore eve
ming dress. 1t was very pleasant
social affair Out of town guests
were Miss Florence Shields of ST.
Paul. Mr.. Bert Schnurr of Chicago,
Mr.. and Mrs d. b. Caughren of Dick
inson. n. d., Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Caughren of Osakis.
q. q. q.
Friday night. at the Home School
for Girls, Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Church
entertained a small party of ladies
and gentlemen at q chafing dish
party, the occasion being Mr.. Church's
birthday. 1t was delightful affair,
though purely informal.
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On Thursday and Friday evenings
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry enter
tanned at cards at their cosy home on
Pine street. The guests were mar
ried people. Five hundred was played
and dainty refreshments were served,
last Thursday afternoon Mrs. r.
r. Kells entertained number of lady
friends. the afternoon passing pleas
antly in a social way. On Saturday
night she again entertained party
of lady friends, cards being the form
of entertainment. At both functions
refreshments were served.
Mrs. Jennie HilSdale, assisted by
Mrs. Frank Perry. entertained party
of lady friends at her home on Mon
day afternoon of last week. The time
passed very pleasantly. Refreshments
were served.
On Friday afternoon, Jan. ). Miss
Nellie Hansen entertained eighteen
young married ladies at a thimble
bee. Last Thursday evening Miss
Hansen entertained a party of her
young lady and gentlemen friends at
cards. Refreshments were served at
both functions.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-01-18

need not be Disseminated against.
In fact that. he says, lis the wicked
point Of the present system of rate
classification
He would have the power OF the IN
terState commerce commission Wld-
ened and give them greater authority,
of course diyorcing that commission
from politics and making it OF real
service to the people. HeWouid limit
appeals to the court of commerce ana
confesses some sympathy with the
suggestion to ''abrogate' the court.
In short, he proposes that the COM
mission be given more positive au-
thority in order that its position may
be definitely outlined.
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OF course Eastman'S entry may be
contested There has been some talk
of Senator Lende of Lyon county but
/ hardly look to see Senator Lende
i'm the fight. He was highly efficient
senator and did some excellent work.
attracting much attention. ! under
stand that his party contemplates
rich reward for his benefit within the
course OF the next two years but Sen
ator Lende hardly cares to get into
the fight for a position which prom
ises but two years service. for without
doubt the congressman at-large place
is but transitory and will last only
until reapportionment can be made.
But in the intervening two years 1T
will be possible for Eastman. and this
is presupposing his election, TO build
up stronger machine, should he
care to do so. With that machine at
his disposal he would become an i'm
portant factor in Minnesota politics
and might even be able to SO intiu-
ence reapportionment as to create
new district from which his term in
congress could be continued. Some
of the politicians are advancing the
bugbear of opposition, next time. TO
Lindbergh under 1lsis new alignment
but tie possiDIlite'for Jtiat is 10 re-s
mote to be considered.
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It's peculiar situation which con-
fronts progressive republicanism in
their quest for governor. Sam
Gordon has never aligned himself
with the progressives, Lindbergh
thrust aside the offer, Simpson has
retired to the quietude of his private
Office, Ripley Brewer is out of the
race by reason of Alvah Eastman's
entry into the congressional speed
way, Sam Lord is fighting shy of the
place.
Perhaps before this reaches the
eyes of it's readers man will have
been found. however, for pronounced
effort is being made by George Lotus
and other well known progressives to
fix upon definite candidate and then
persuade that man to remain in the
race 1t is only in this way that any
hope of success can be entertained.
Alfred Mueller, the young assistant
in the attorney generals office, of
whom l have had previous occasion
TO speak, has telQcreO MS resignation
from that office, to take effect Feb
ruary 1st and now as before / want
to caution the wiseacres to keep an
eye on that same young man.
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Mueller is going to return to his
home town of New Ulm and there
enter into partnership in the law
firm, which by this change becomes
Somsen, Dempsey & Mueller. Under
the tutelage of George Simpson and
in association with the states legal
and other departments, he has gained
an excellent training and we up
around the capitol expect great things
of Mueller. Some day he may stir
things up bit in the second district.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-01-18

Friday night. at the Home School
for Girls, Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Church
a small party of ladies
and gentlemen at q chafing dish
party, the occasion being Mr.. Church's
birthday. 1t was a delightful affair,
though purely informal
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-01-18

On Thursday and Friday evenings
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perry enter
tanned at cards at their cosy home on
Pine street. The guests were mar
ried people. Five hundred was played
and dainty refreshments were served.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-17

Press Rodenberry, "a years old
was killed by a blow that pro-
duced a fracture of the base of
the skull, in a fight with VIM.
Stacy, age 80, at Oran, April 20.
They used their fists.
There are seventeen state sem
ators to be elected this year. The
election will occur in the unevenly
numbered districts. OF the sew
enteen senatorial districts where's
in senators are to be elected, five
are now represented by Republi-
cans.
Mrs. Lena Bland, of Poplar
Bluff, announced to her family
that she "was going to leave them
and go to that beautiful city" on
the morning of the 22d of April.
True to her prediction she died
on that morning. She had been
i'll with consumption.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-17
NOT THE PARTY OF LINCOLN
Present Republican Organization Can.
not Consistently Lay Claim to
That Distinction.

In many of Mr.. Roosevelt's utter
ances of late he expresses a wish
or purpose "to restore the Republi.
can party to what 1t was under Lin
coin" II Is strange that a historian
should use language SO loosely.
There was no Republican party un.
der Lincoln. The party that elected
him in 1860 was known In different
parts Of the country under different
names. The party that reelected him
In 1864 was called the National Union
party. Until the surrender at Apo
mattox hundreds of thousands OF
Democrats co-operated with the Lin
coin party. Many of its greatest and
best leaders were Democrats and
nothing else. The Lincoln party was
war party.
The Republican party as we know
1t, an organization for tariffs and priv
ilege and spoils, came into existence
under Grant In 1868 and has been go-l
Ing from bad to worse most Of theE
time ever since. From 1897 until theI
present day It has maintained itself
by selling laws to the tariff.proteeted
trusts, from which II has drawn itsl
campaign funds.
II is no more possible to restore the
party Of Lincoln than ii Is to restored
the Boston tea party or the Continent
tai congress.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-17
Necessary Precautions.

Thirty officials Of the National Cash
Register company have been Indicted
for violation Of the antitrust act. The
Adams Express company has been Ia.
dicted for collecting more than estab-
llshed rates. Seven Cincinnati con
Germs are indicted on charges of try.
ing to secure rebates.
Are these unwilling transgressorsr
or "malefactors OF more or less
Wealth. Under the ordinary and
every day standards, we should say
that would be question to be settled
by the evidence after full hearing.
But enunciations by public mentor
indicate that before, proceeding any
further the question must be asked
at Oyster Bay. and the answer theace
must settle whether the prosecution
is to go on. or be abandoned In
stanter.
BY adopting this necessary precau-
ticR. as Messrs. Gary and Frick did.
the danger OF decisions on this point
being recalled BY the people win be
averted. That Is on the postuiate
that infalllbility took up It's abode at
Oyster Bay on the return Of the FAMED
naturalist ff.,m Africa. as seema to Be
admitted By the chief resident Of thss
locality.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-17

P tltions ara being circulated
for a constitutional amendment
granting women the right to vote
in .his state. About 24,000 sig.
natures will be necessary to have
the question submitted. A COL
umbia, Mo-, dispatch says that
DR.. r. H. Jesse, former presi-
dent of the State University, and
Mrs. Walter McNabb Miller, a
promin ent club woman of that
city, will serve on the executive
committee of the Community
Welfare League, which is seek
ing to bring the question of WON.
an suffrage before the voters of
this State.
The Frederioktown Democrat
News tells of a preacher named
Johnson, member of a Baptist
denomination, who was holding a
series of great revival meetings
at the Mountain Oak Church in
that country recently. and had
worked himself up into a frenzy
in abusing other denominations,
with the result he had an attack
of heart disease from which he
died.
Congressman Russell has in
troduced a bill in congress to re-
imburse Stoddard county by pay
ing them $4,000 for their court
house, used as 5arrack and de-
stroyed by yankee soldiers dur
ing the civil war. The building
destroyed was much better ono
than the county had for many
years after the war.
Sheriff's over the state have
been notified not 10 bring sen-
fenced prisoners to the peniten.
tiary at Jefferson City at this time
but to- hold them pending further
notice, because of the smallpox
prevailing in that institution. A
dozen or more cases have been
developed among the prisoners
and attendants.
II road overseers would use the
road drag as, effectively as the
steam roller was put to use in the
recent Republican state conven-
ton at st. Louis, by the Roose-
velt- -Hadley gang after they had
chicaned the Taft crowd, there
would be plenty OF good roadain
the state.
Near Birds Point, Mississippi
county, Wednesday, April 23,
Oscar Parson killed James Fogey,
firing two shots into his victim,
which pierced his heart, Fogey
dying almost instantly. Parson
was q tenant Of Fogey'a and liv-
ed in one of the houses on his
farm.
Some seem to think that the
wheat now covered with water
Twill not be a total loss, il the
weather continues cool. In some
places where the water has pass
ed off the wheat looks green and
does not seem to be damaged at
all.-Charleston Enterprise.
!"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-17

basement. She looked at him in
establishment and inquired if
horses would not do as we'll"
A Warrensburg man advertises
himself as an expert houseclean- :
er, and says that in addition to
ordinary housecleaning he does
"plas.ering, rspering, kalsomin-
ing, and makes a specially of
cleaning windows, wood work,
carpets and rugs" This mans
wife evidently trained him we'll.
A Columbia niger went into a
hardware shop and asked to be
shown some razors and after crit
ically examining those submitted
to him, the would-be purchaser
was asked why he didn't try a
safety. to which he replied: 81
amt lookin' for that kind, |
wants this for social purposes.
The new Methodist church at
Sikeston has just been completed
at cost OF $4,000. The build.
ing is 136x116, ceiling 30 feet and
the seating capacity, including
upper and lower floors, is for 1900.
The pipe organ cost S4, 500. The
churoh at Sikeston has a men,
bership of 475 persons, and there
is much wealth among them.
The Lexington Lexingtonian, a
Taft paper, says: "May the wise
Creator look down with pity on
this grand republic in this trying
hour ,of its existence. The dark
days of the civil war were sum
shine in comparison to the era of
tyranny, anarchy and oppression,
panic and destitution that the
success OF Roosevelt will bring"
The Dunklin County Fair and
Live Stock Association with q
capital Of $4,000 has been in
corporated by Langdon r. Jones,
0. s. Harrison, Bryon Jones and
Ira Jones. The association is a
continuation of the one that has
conducted twenty successful fairs
at Kennett. II will have the usual
fair this year in October. Dunk.
lin Democrat.
When Mrs. Byron Griffith open
ed the door of the heating stove
the other day 10 add more fuel,
she was horriiied to see a large
snake that had evidently just
succumbed 10 the heat. The
snake had evidently been in q
hollow stick OF wood that had
been put In the stove and was nc
doubt alive when first placed in
the stove.-HopkIns Journal.
Il twas no more than was ex-
pected of Congressman Russell
when he sent bis check for $500
10 aid the food sufferers OF this
district. This is to be considered
with his activity Is Representa-.
tive in getting additional appro.
priations for his people in thil
time Of emergency. This dis.
trict is fortunate in having such
q man at this time. Dexter
Statesman.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-17

lor for marriage ceremonies. No
rubber-necking. Charges reas-
onable." He does the business.
On account of the recent death
of his sister, Captain E. j. Ewart,
a millionaire banker at Maysville,
is left without an heir. Captain
Ewart is 70 years old and a bach
elor.
Between the desire to go fish
ing and the inclination to whittle
and watch other meR work on the
courthouse job the man of leis-
ure in Paris is sorely perplexed
these days, according to the APP
peal.
Great is the recall. A St.Louis
man sent some nice present to a
relative on the occasion OF his
wedding but stipulated they must
be returned to him should a di-
vorce ever be asked by either
party.
Maryville will issue 500, 900 in
bonds for its new water works.
The town has been negotiating
for the present system of water
works but could come tono agree
msnt with the owners so conclud-
ed to build a new plant.
"Fhe smartest man I know"
says Mr.. Taukaway in the Hig-
ginsville Jeffersonian, "didn't
spade his garden at all this year.
He just went out in il and pre-
tended to be planting a lot. and
next day his neighbors' chickens
came over. scratched up the whole
lot foot deep and pulverized the
soil to a finish"
Several counties are objecting
TO the working of the new road
law because il requires the pay
ment of money instead Of work.
ing out the poli-tax as formerly.
The funny part OF this kick i;
that they are Republican and
their representatives voted for
making 1t the law, but the voters
now say they will defeat them il
they are again candidates.
AJefferson City alderman, while
on his way TO ST. Louis found o
pocket book containing $40 and
spent il seeing the sights OF q
great city. Then be came back
home and told his wife about Il
and learned the pocket book be.
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