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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-24
A VACANCY Is FILLED
JF. Cooper, City Clerk Of Sank
Centre, Chosen to Succeed W.
S. Dean. Resigned
MCGlBBON PRESIDENT
Mayor of the City Made Head OF
the Board--J. A. Caughren
Qualities as Member

Two years ago John N. N. McGib-
bon was elected mayor of Sank Gem
ire. At the close of his years term
he was reelected without opposition.
At the last city election, held early
the present month, Mr.. McGibbon
was reelected to the Office. no person
exhibiting the hardihood to appear
against him as candidate. So Mr..
McGibbon is now serving his third
term of the mayor of the thriving
municipality of Sank Centre, the best
town i'm Stearns county.
When, shortly after the annual fair
of 1911 the Agricultural Society OF
Stearns County, the stockholders met
to elect officers for another year, the
choice for president fell unanimously
upon J. N. McGibbon, When, early
this year, the annual election of Off
GERS came around, J. N. McGibbon
was again the unanimous choice. So
Mr.. McGibbon is now serving his sec
ond term as president of the Agricul-
tural Society of Stearns County.
Nearly three years ago, when va
cancy occurred on the Board Of Edaca.
tion, j. n McGibbon was appointed
to fill it. In the spring of 1911 he
was elected a member of that body
for three years. Last Saturday night,
at special meeting of the Board OF
Education. Mr.. McGibbon was chosen
president for the coming year.
So Mr.. McGibbon combines, in his
own person, the three offices of mayor
of the city of Sank Centre, president
of the Agricultural Society of Stearns
County, and president of the Board of
Education of the consolidated school
district of Sank Centre.
AtSaturday nights meeting of the
Board of Education, the resignatiol
of w. S. Dean as member, which
resignation was published in full in
the last issue of The Herald, was ac-
copied. The election of some person
to succeed Mr.. Dean was next in order.
This business occupied some time.
The names Of several we'll known
citizens were mentioned, but finally
the choice fell on J. +. Cooper. Mr..
Cooper is now and has for some years
been the city clerk of the city of Sank
Centre. Some years ago he served as
a member of the Board of Education
and is familiar with the work of that
body.
The irst business of the meeting
consisted in the qualifying of j. A.
Caughren, recently elected member.
Mr. Caughren had been elected treas
urer at the last meeting of the Board,
and duly qualified.
At the last meeting of the Beard Of
Education, before the one of Saturday
night. communication was received
from G. NJ. Sprague similar to the
one he submitted to the city council,
proposing that the funds of the Board
be given to the local bank making the
highest bid for handling them. The
Board is in correspondence with the
attorney general relative to the mat
ter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17

Dean Spencer. the Episcopal
churchman, residing in Orlando, is
interesting himself in the matter of
establishing a reservation for the
Seminole Indians i'm the southern
part Of the State where they will be
secure against the cncroachments Of
the whites. He says there are nov
six hundred of these Indians in Flor
ida, bcggcrly remnant, indeed, of
a great and mighty tribe. hut twenty
years ago. according to the census.
there were only two hundred of
them. The slow increase. the Dean
says. is owing to the fact that two
thirds of all the children born in the
tribe are males. and lattcrly the In
dians do not mix with other races.
Formerly, the governing council al
lowed each Seminole to have two
wives, an Indian and negro. But
the custom of having negro wives
has been done away with, and there
are only six members Of the entire
Seminole race in Florida with alien
blood in their veins.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17
THE SENTIMENT IS
NOT SUBSIDING

The prohlhtonlsts are busy again
in Marion county, where the saloon
still holds the fort, and announce
their purpose to start another local
option campaign as soon as the pre-
liminaries can be arranged. They
hope to have the election before the
summer is over and feel confident of
carrying the county We hear much
from anti-prohibition sources to the
effect that the prohibition wave is
rcceding all over the count /
public sentiment Is again set.lng
what they call normal on this is
sue /. ly getting normal is meant
general acquinscrncc IN the liquor
traffic Ne haven't been able 70 see
it, There isn't as much furOrc now
and ont llllSlaSn oh III" surface as Il
few years ago. hut tn" prohibition
sentiment runs in deeper channels
tlan ever and its reSolute purpose to
everywhere iilhl he liquor traffic to
finish shows no signs OF relaxing.
We notice that in quite a number of
wet" and dry" elections in va
rions parts Of the middle west very
recently the prohibitionists have
scored notable victories. is idle
to talk about the anti-liquOr scnti-
mcnt subsding SO long as the evil
fruits of the liquor traffic itself are
80 much in evidence More and more
all over the nation is conviction on
this issue quietly spreading and
ha "dcning against a business whose
regular and stupcndous toll Of death
and ruin and sin and sorrow and
poverty and crime is offset by not
one redceming feature, not one use
ful service to organized society.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17

Major Butler. of the Inverness
Chronicle, il feeding high these days
This is from the last issue of the eA-
crllmcnt paper he edits:
Just before noon G. r. Fitz pre-
s,nted us with a ne opOssum. fat
and juicy, which Mrs Giddcns pre-
pared for us in a manner that would
make any South Carolinian smack
his lips. DR.. Miller presented us
with a fine radlsh and We enjo,ed il
to the utmost. To cap the climax,
W. >. Young presented us with a fine
head of lettuce and Il quart of straw
berries raised on his place, that were
par excellence. No use in asking
us where we stored these nice cdi
hlcs. Suffice it TO say they were all
devoured on the installment plan and
any who says we were not filled up
knows not whereof he speaks.
We call the majors attention /,
the fact that William j. Bryan. BY
his own public confession, fairly
dotes on radishcs. and with Major
Butler feeling the same way toward
that noble tuber. we have common
ground upon which he and Mr.. Bry-
an can get together and under the
genial influence of that epicurian
delight find also a common platform
In their politics. A touch of nature
makes the whole world kin, and in
this instance the succulent radish
furnishes the obvious touch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17
STRONG ENDORSEMENT
OF TIE BROWN BILL

The Pensacola News gives the foi-
lowing endorsement TO the bill which
Representative Brown Cl this count.
will introduce in the Leslslature To
provide the voting privilege for many
citizens kept away from home on
election day:
The News believes that the Lcgls-
lature will pass tn I'M which Repre-
sentative Brown Of Polk county Will
introduce to allow those who are I'M
avOidably away from home on cleo
ton DAYS to mail their votes. Ii is a
reasonable proposition. backed by
common sense and justice. As Ions
as a man has the means OF nakin2
his will known az the ballot box
there is no reason why he should NOT
be allowed to haze his vote recorded.
If he can make his wishes known by
marking his ballot and sending ii in
a letter there is no fundamental dit!
terence between this method and go
ing to the polls to mark his ballot,
provided that proof of qualification
to vote is furnished We understand
that Representative Browns bill pro-
vides that the ballot that is mailed
will be counted if it is accompanied
by poll tax receipts and registration
certificates. This requirement is
sufficient There would be no chance
for fraud or repeating because no
man could secure more than one reg
istration certificate.
ITO prevent the possibility of re-
peating by man moving from one
county to another it might be good
idea to require registration officers
to notify registration officers in the
counties Of former residence when
Ger man changes his voting place
from one county to another, so that
tn" name could lie stricken from the
registration books whenever a voter
leaves one county and takes up resi-
dence in another county. It would
also be a good idea to allow a man
to mail his vote whenever he is I'M
ALE to go to the polls on account Of
illness.
There are hundreds Of tray"line
W.n and others in Florida who are
unavoidably prevented from voting
under our present election laws. Rep
rcscntatve Browns bill will give
these men the right which they
should have had years ago.
If the Brown bill is passed, Flor
ida will not be the first State to have
such a law. Several of the western
states allow votes to 20 by mail. and
the plan has worked satisfactorilv
wherever it has been tried. II is not
Il fad and neither is il one of the
latest things out in the line of no
litical novelties. 1t is a good bill.
Governor Trammcll has endorsed
til" principle embodied in the brown
bill and We believe that nearly an of
the newspapers OF the State will have
approved ii before the Legislature
meets
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17

The kissimmce Gazette Is one O,
the strong weekly papers Of the State
which endorses the recommendation
Of Governor Trammell that law be
passed giving qualified voters Of GER
tain classes necessarily away from
home on election day the privilege of
voting. The "sure method of identi-
hcation" to which the Gazette refers
has been fully provided for in the
bill which Representative Brown of
this county will introduce at the
next session of the Legislature Saws
tho Gazette:
"The present method of requiring
a man 10 vote in his home precinct
or not at all operates in an unsatis
factory way upon many men who
will exercise their right to vote NJ
all reasonable hazards. II sometimes
costs man a considerable sum 70 90
home to vote. and we all know that
this is rule with many men. 9th
ers are compelled To sacrifice their
votes because they can neither afford
T. take the time nor snpnd the money
II do so when an election day finds
them in some place remote to their
homes If some sure method of iden-
tifcation could he established so that
fraud would be absolutely impossi-
bic we should like to see Governor
Trammell's recommendation enacted
into law"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17
SCHOOL PROPOSITION
IN A NUTSHELL,

! Bond the sub-school dis (
trict for $4,000.
Use the proceeds of these
bonds thus: {
Buy the present school
property from the town at
SIS, 000--a fair and reason {
able price.
Put improvements on that {
property to the amount of
$40. 900 making a total of
So 900 expended on the {
north side.
EXpend the remaining
$2a 900 for site and school
building on the south side.
Result: School property
worth $4,000 on the north
side; school property worth
$4,000 on the south side.
II necessary, let the bond {
issue be for 100000 instead
OF $4,000, distributed in the
same proportion as outlined
above. {
Isn't this a just, reasonable
and fair proposition? r
r = q q y q y e = q q q q {
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17

Hats off to Lakeland. She is put
ting her wires underground. Start.
ing of right, and a good start, is
worth a good deal-Ocala Banner.
The example of Lakeland in this
respect seems to have caught on,
for many of the State papers are
making favorable comment on this
Notable step in the line of progress.
New York has buried all of her
wires. Lakeland is doing SO. and with
these two conspicuous instances to
prove The thing feasible we expect
Jacksonville. Tampa and other citi ,s
generally To follow in our footsteps.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17

with judge Parkhill to lead the
crusade for new constitution We
should not be surprised if the next
Legislature Should pass the joint
resolutlors 70 submit to the people
the question Of whether they wanted
a constitutional convention. Tn
dcubtedly sentiment for a new con-
stitution is gaining in Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17

The Fort Myers Press has reached
the second anniversary of it's life
as a daily and we congratulate our
sprightly contemporary upon the
event. The Daily Press is a good pa
per. filling its field admirably, and ii
Is the best possible advertisement
for Fort Myers to the outside world
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17

From the companionship of an
egOtist, good Lord deliver us.-Mi-
ami Metropolis
And yet there are times when peO-
pie Of the self-effacing kind get on
our nerves. and we almost yearn for
the robust egOtist who thinks well
of himself and believes that he
counts largely in the sum of life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17
One of tie calamitous features OF

One OF the calamitous features OF
modern aCtomo lie civilization is the
drunken chauffeur whose disastrous
work in the ,fe1ate is something
less than the destructivenesS OF wa.
itself. New York has just passed a
law projecting itself against this
incOnsiderate person. which provides
both fine and Imprisonment for him
if he is caught at the steering wheel
under the influence of liquor. In
that condition he is liable to do as
much DAMAGE as dynamite bomb
or a tram with drunken engineer.
and he ought to be discouraged into
reform or out of existence by ade-
uate legislatiOn We have him here
in Florida, more than a plenty of
him, and the next Legislature should
take care of his case without DELAY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-17
HENRY BACON, Manager.
From the same Office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS

A. weekly newspaper giving re-
sumo of local matters. crop cOndi.
lions. county affairs. etc. Sent any
where for 500 per year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-28
OF Ignite
TO Be EXTENDED
UNIFORM CRUSHING AT MINES AND
NEW CRATES WILL INCREASE
ITS POPULARITY,

To encourage the use of native Ignite
coal in the eastern part Of the state is
the object Of a movement beng worked
out in this section. The chief reason why
more of the coal has not been used has
been the lack Of proper CRATES fol
stoves and furnaces and the failure OF
the mine operators to cater to the needs
Of the consumer in furnishing coar in
suitable size.
Tests have demonstrated that CRATES
for Ignite must be of a smaller mesh
than those for other kinds of Goa.
There is very little ash, practically no
clinkers, but the coal Stacks easily and
a narrow CRATE is necessary to prevent
the live coal from falling through.
Most of the mines ship out the coal
in great Jumps, varying from the pocw-
dered, slack condition to fifty-pound
chunks. These are hard to break ana
get into the stove and do not give tile
results that graded Jumps of two to
three inches in diameter. The Ignite
burns slightly different from soft add
hard Goals, and requires a little more
attention, especially to the hampers,
that zone Of the fuel will be wasted
and the gases properly consumed.
Stove manufacturers are studying the
conditions with a view to putting one.
on the market that will be satisfactory.
If this is lone and the mine operators
add crushers to reduce to a proper size
the Ignite vii become much more pop
ular, n G& a u.# ri
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-28
500 MAKES $40 FARE
ChICAGO-CARRING7ON
IN GREATEST EFFORT IN HISTORY
OF STATE TO GAIN SETTLERS
RAILWAY MAKES LOW RATE.

Darlington, n. D.-The greatest single
factor in years for the bringing Of more
settlers to North Dakota must be cred.
tied to our popular 500 line. Beginning
next March. this far sighted railway will
put into effect a rate 50 low that the
towns along it's line should be flooded
with eastern landseekers. A fare of only
$40 is announced, & God from as far east
as Chicago and Indiana. h rate is
but little more than the one way fare
from here to Minneapolis.
The 500 is ready to put thousands of
dollars into getting homeseekers into
North Dakota. In addition it will use its
hundreds Of agents who rave been en-
gagged in selling cheap Wisconsin rail
road land to boost North Dakota.
Foster county will benefit immeasur-
ably by the Soo's new policy and genor-
osity. Unoccupied lands are now being
listed. These will be sold to the new set
tiers at the owners price, plus in some
cases, 81 an acre to eastern agents. If a
homeseeker wishes to come here alone,
the 500 will furnish him a list of farms
for sale that can be bought at the own
ers price, without a cent of commission.
The entire project will attract hun
dreds Of homeseekers to the state by the
extremely low rates. Sales Of land to
actual settlers are sure to result as soon
as the men from the high priced coun-
ties inspect the rich Foster county soil
that can be had at q third to a sixth
Of what eastern land is now selling for.
The colonization project is under the
management of Major Murphy of Minot.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-28
FIVE OUT FOR JUDGEsHlP.
Many Candidates File in the Second
South Dakota Circuit,

Many Candidates File in the Second
South Dakota Circuit.
Pierre, S. D., Dec. 27.-The situation
in the second judicial circuit is becom-
ing interesting, as five candidates nave
tiled--one, c.. B. Kennedy of Canton as
a democratic candidates, and the other
four as republicans, the list. being COM
posed Of Joseph Jones, who is ask
ing reelection; e. e. Wagner, and Wal
lace D. Scott, all from Sioux Falls, and
Ira w. Blewitt Of Flandreau.
There are two republican candidates
in the first circuit in Robert B.. Trip,
who is seeking reelection, and J.. E.
Upton. There are also republican con.
tests in the ninth and eleventh circuits.
In the ninth Alva E.. Taylor wants to
remain on the bench, and Charles p.
Ware is asking for the honor. Both
are from Huron. In the eleventh Judge
William Williamson of Oacoma desires
to remain on the bench, and James L..
Hammett of Winner is asking for the
place.
In the eighth circuit James McNenny
Of Sturgis and Herbert e. Dewey of
Lead are seeking the place long held
by Judge Rice. In the third circuit
the only candidate to file is Judge Carl
G. Sherwood. In the fourth Judge
Frank B. Smith has no opposition and
in the fifth the only petition to the
morning Of the last day is that Of
Thomas J.. Bouck Of Milbank.
Judge Hughes has no opposition in the
sixth circuit. and Clarence l.. Lewis Of
Rapid City has no republican opposition
in the seventh circuit, but Judge Levi
MCGEE, the democrat who has 50 long
been upon the bench in that circuit, is
asking for another term. In the tenth
Judge, Joseph Bottum of Faulkton has no
opposition. as is also the case in the
twelfth circuit, where Judge Raymond
l.. Dilrnan has no opponent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-28
FROM HALL
DAMAGES due GIRL
SOUTH DAKOTA SUPREME COURT
RULES AGAINST OFFICERS OF
SIOUX FALLS.

Sioux Falls. s.. D., Dec. 27.-As a re.
suit Of a decision by the state supreme
court, Miss Elizabeth Cullen, a 17-year
old Sioux Falls girl, has won a pro.
nounced victory over City COMMISSIONS
w. r. Dickinson Of Sioux Falls and
former chief Of police and former nigh:
captain Of police.
The case originated some months ago,
when,t acting under an alleged order Of
the police commissioner, the two police
officers forcibly removed Miss Cullen
from "a public dance hall. The order
issued by the police commission pro-
hibited anyone under IS, from fire.
%quenting the dance halls. The orde:
was not based upon any ordinance Of
the city, but an ordinance governing
dance halls and limiting the age of
those who may frequent them has since
been placed upon the statute books Of
the city.
Miss Cullen instituted an action against
the three officials by which she Sought
to recover damages of $4,000 for false
arrest. The case was tried before Judge
Jones, Of the circuit court, last spring.
He directed a verdict for the defendants,
Dickinson contending he had not author
lied the police officers to remove the
girl from the dance hall. The policemen
said they acted under instructions fro,n
the police commissioner and the jurS,
under the instructions of the court, he'd
the girl was not entitled to damages.
An appeal was taken to the state SUI
preme court on the ground that Judge
jones' erred in directing a verdict for
Dickinson, and that the court should
have stated in his instructions that tina
plaintiff had been falsely arrested ala
it was for the jury to determine tn,
amount of damages which she might
have sustained.
This view now has been upheld by the
state supreme court, and the case is re-
manded by that court for retrial in the
circuit court, it being held that "such
unlawful restraint of her liberty clearly
entities the plaintiff to damages, the eX-
tent of which must be, determined by a
jury under proper instructions"
The case will be retired at the next
term of circuit court in Sioux Falls.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-28
BIG COUNTY NAY eE DIVIDED.
Sydney Likely To Be Seat Of RlchIand
Carved From Dawson.

Es. -0 VI a. E@
Glendfve, Mont, Dec. 27.-Dawson
county, the largest in Montana. is to be
divided-at least efforts are being male
to create a new county, called Ricn!an1,
in the northern and eastern part OF law
son, and indications are the movement
will be successful.
A petition bearing approximately 1900
signatures of voters in the proposed Sc
gregated area has been filed with the
county commissioners and will receive
official consideration on January is. in
the event of its being found to NEE: dill
requirements of the statutes, a special
election will be called.
The town Of Sydney, in the northeast
ern. part Of the area to be segregated,
will; it is expected, be selected as the
seat Of government.
The short line of the Great Northern,
which is being built through Montana,
will pass through the center of Richland
penetrating a territory which is now com
p%aratively remote from any railroad. This
area is being rapidly settled and with
the coming Of rail facilities development
will proceed at a rapid rate.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-28
sWINDLER ABROAD IN AUTO.
Short Change Charge Made Against
PerIpatetic South Dakotan,

Fulton, s. D., Dec. PA short change
swindler, who used a powerful racing
automobile in his operations, succeeded
in victimizing several business men and
other residents Of this place, Eme.y ana
other towns in this part of the state.
When he first appeared in Fulton. he
went to the postoffice and purchased a
%25-cent book of stamps, rendering in
payment a folded $40 bill. Postmas or
Webb stated he could not change the bill
and realizing he could not work his game
he returned the stamps and took back
his bill.
He then returned to his automobile and
some of the citizens gathered about It,
rumors having been circulated that ne
was the short change man who had vic
timized residents Of surrounding owns.