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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
lee Original POL
.iTICAL ELIMINATOR
LONG PRAIRIE MAN BEGAN HIS
SYSTEM WAY BACK
IN 1896.
PLANS ALWAYS HzzLE OUT
In THE OLD DAYS PETERSON
AND JACOBSON WERE
q. VERY REGULAR.

William E, Lee, according to Min
neapohs man who has been studyin,
state politics for the last 20 years, j.
likely to go down in history as tn,
great eliminator. For 10 years a
least Mr.. Lee has been eliminating
candidates for governor, or COINS
down in disastrous defeat in the at
tempt, says Sundays Minneapoli.
Tribune.
1t was w. T. Coe who recalled thi.
trait in Mr.. Lee. He recalled that il
1896, in April of that year, Mr.. Lee
was one of triumvirate of patriotic
Citizens, who happened to be candi.
dates for governor at the time, wht
met and decided that there was cri.
sis in state affairs that could be
averted only by the defeat of Dave
Clough, then serving out the unex-
pired term of Governor Knute Nelson
and an active candidate to succeed
himself. Governor Clough was "in,'
MIR. Lee and the others were "out, "
but wanted in, and it was seen that
the only thing to do was to smash the
machine"
Of course there was no primary
election law in that young and viril
day. Nominations were by the time
honored method of precinct, county,
and state delegate conventions. The
precincts chose delegates to the county
conventions, and they in turn elected
delegates to the state convention, and
there was something doing from
morning until the last possible meet
ing place closed by virtue of city ordi-
nances at night.
Senator Washburn had served one
term as United States senator. He
returned to find his political fences
out of repair. Governor Nelson had
just entered upon his second term, and
what did the legislature do but elect
him senator. The governor resigned
less than month after his second
term began, in January, 1895, Dave"
Clough, the lssatenant governor, took
< iaS,a1l,aee .sad the new senator entered
uph his duties on March A, 1895, and
Senator Washburn settled down to his
railroad building.
W. E. Lee had been a representative
from Todd county and in the session
of 1898 was speaker of the house. He
wanted to be governor. Samuel r.
Van SAINT had been a representative,
and in the session of 1895 was speaker
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
Coming to
SAUK CENTRE
DR.. j. E. Doran
Specialist
viii be at the
PALMER HOUSE.
Tuesday, March 8
AND WILL REMAIN
ONE DAY ONLY
NOON TO EIGHT P. M.
NOON TO EIGHT p. M.
OFFERS HIS SERVICES FREE
OF CHARGE.

DR.. Doran licensed by the state of
Minnesota for the treatment of de-
formities and all nervous and chronic
diseases OF men, women and children.
offers to all who call on this trip con-
sultation, advice free, except the ex.
pense Of the medicine. All that is
asked in return for these valuable
services is that every person treated
will state the result obtained to their
friends and thus prove to the sick
and afflicted in every city and locality
that this treatment is reasonably
sure and certain in its effect.
According to his sysem no more OPP
erations for appendicitis, gall stones,
tumors, goitre or certain forms Of
cancer.
Diseases of the stomach, inestines,
liver, blood, skin, nerves, heart,
spleen, kidneys or bladder, catarrhal
deafness, rheumatism, sciatica, malar-
la, bed-wetting, leg ulcers, weak lungs
and those afflicted with long standing,
deep-seated chronic diseases that have
baffled the skill of the family physi-
clans, should not fail to call.
If you have kidney or bladder
trouble bring two-ounce bottle Of
your urine for examination.
No matter what your ailment may
be, no matter what others have told
you, no matter what experience you
may have had with other physicians,
it will be to your advantage to see
him at once. Have it forever settled
in your mind. If your case in incur
able he will give you such advice as
may relieve you and stay the disease.
Do not put off this duty you owe your
self and friends or relatives, who are
suffering because of your sickness, as
a visit at this time may stop the dis
ease and save your life.
Remember, this free offer is for one
day only. s'-s Z. !. 80.
Married ladies must be accompon-
led by their husbands and minors with
their parents.
DR.. J. E. Doran, Boston Block, Min
neapolis, MINI. 3T-39
4 = & r e II
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
Sorry For the overworked Artist.

Henry" said his sister at the break
fast table the morning after, '.you
shouldn't ask that young artist to work
so hard when he and party of your
other friends visit you"
{ "Huh?" replied brother. coming out
of a postmortem reverie of the big
hand.
"You needn't try to deny it. listen
ed at the door awhile, and some one
was always asking the poor artist to
draw three or draw some other num-
Der of pictures At least you should
have been satisfied to have him draw
one at q time. Kansas City Star
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19

No circumstance can permanently
fmprzson determined win.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TITI0N TO SELL, MORTGAGE
OR LEASE LAND.

No. 45O8.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Stearns, in Probate Court
In the matter of the Estate of Leta
M. Butler, Deceased.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the sale of certain
lands belonging to said deceased: The
petition of Cary Diehl, as representa-
tive of the above named deceased, be-
ing duly fed in this Court, represent
ing that it is necessary and for the
best interests of said estate and of all
interested therein that certain lands
of said deceased described therein be
sold, and praying that a license be to
him granted to sell the same.
Now therefore, you, and each OF
you, are hereby cited to show cause, II
any you have, before this Court, at
the Probate Rooms In the Court
House, in the City of st. Cloud, Coun-
ty of Stearns, State of Minnesota, on
the 9th day of March, 1914, at 3
o'clock "A. NJ, why the prayer OF said
petition should not be granted
Witness the Judge OF said Court,
and the seal of said Court, this 5th
day of February, 1914.
(Seal1 A. 81. KLASEN,
Judge of Probate Court
ID. G. VanCamp, Sank Centre,
Attorney for Petitioner. 1898
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
Ne, Never.

Love may be blind But you never
saw Iride who couldn't tell orange
blossoms from sunhowers.-Ci Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
MINNESOTA GETS BIG TAX.

Gross earnings of $7,356, 491.72 have
been reported to the state tax COM
mission by the Duluth and Iron Range
Railway Company for the year 1915.
The state gross earnings tax on this
amount viii be $780,, S24.59.
The report shows marked increase
in gross earnings for 1913 over those
Of 1912. In the latter year the tax
was $272,1 1873. The 1912 tax was only
4 per cent. and the tax for last year
was per cent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19

OF Cne mouse. he wanted 60 be gov
ernor. William Henry Eustis had bee
mayor Of Minneapolis, was prominen
in Hennepin county politics, and b
wanted to be governor.
Clough was governor and was a can
didate for reelection. He was a Min
neapolis man, to be sure, but Mime
apolis in general was good and sor,
because Senator Washburn had bee,
turned down, and Clough was regarde.
as q part of the machine that ha,
ousted Washburn. Naturally Mime
apolis was the center OF the anti-ma-
chine sentiment. But with Lee, Va
SAINT and Eustis oHt for Che nomina
ton in opposition to Clough it was
realized that the chance for success
was small.
History does not record what candi.
date suggested the elimination of two
candidates, leaving a clear field to the
third. but conference was held, al
Hennepin avenue and Fifth street
just as the memorable conference OF
last Saturday. The conference OF
1896, however, was held in the Lum-
Der exchange.
The result of the conference was the
appointment of Committee of One
Hundred" charged with arranging for
the selection Of delegates to the coun-
ty convention. ALI the prominent citi-
zens with political tendencies were on
that committee. The managers of the
three candidates agreed that the peo-
pie should indicate their choice for
delegates. The delegates were to be
anti-machine, of course, and the candi-
date who got the most x marks on
the ballots was to be the champion of
the outraged people against the ina
chine" The other two naturally
would have to consider themselves
eliminated.
There was much ado, much calling
on the voters to resent the domina-
ton of the machine" and the indig-
nifty put upon that city's most honored
citizen. As side light on this early
attempt at elimination for the good of
the cause, and to show how political
make strange bed fell
lows, "Jake" Jacobson, then the
member from Lac qui Parle," and
James A. Peterson were Clough or
machine" men.
The day came when the people were
to do their part. Mr.. Lee and the
other two candidates, and the commit
tee Of 100 had done their several parts.
1t ended in fizzle. Nobody was elm
mated, which is the same as saying
that all the eliminators were inglori-
ously eliminated. There were not
enough Lee, Van SAINT and Eustis
votes cast to pay to count, and they
were not counted. Everything in
Hennepin county was Clough, and
-lough was nominated later and elect
ID by one of those old time majorities,
70 nearly unanimous that few people
ever took the trouble to ask show
much ?"
The political whirligig is a queer
"Dave" Clough was
elected governor and served his term.
John Lind had been Republican con-
gresham from the old Second district
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19

do you think worry makes a man
bald headed 2"
sIt's hard to say" replied the man
who gives every question cautious con
sideration. whether you get bald be
cause you worry or you worry because
You are getting bald - Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
Roach and Rain.


There is one sport which benefits by
the advent. if not by the actual arrival
Of rain. This is fishing. While the
rivers are still clear of foods and there
is light enough for the fish to see the
bait. but no sun to betray the shining
hook, the fisherman has chance to
make big catch, for fish rise and
bite greedily before rainstorm. The
roach. known as the weather fsh.
leaves his muddy bed sometimes as
long as twenty four hours before the
actual storm breaks. and swims around
continually. all the time gasping for
breath Hamburger Nachrichten.
Where Living Is Cheap.
1.-The cheapest place in the world is
Antioch. in Syria. says returned
traveller. Being on the Mediterranean.
the climate is just right in the colder
months. | once passed a winter there.
and all IT cost me was FL week.
though | leased fine house and kept
three servants. For the house paid 20
shillings a month rent, while the sery-
ants were satisfied with 2 shillings a
week. Mutton cost three halfpence
pound Eggs were penny dozen
and chickens twopence-halfpenny each.
The finest Of fresh fruit and yegeta-
bles Gin February, tooA were so cheap
that they were not sold in quantity
You got all you wanted for so much
per week All required for my house
hold cost me shilling weekly. An
American resident of Antioch told me
that he and his family lived comforta-
bly, on EDS a year."-Westminster Ga
zette.
The Deaf and Dumb.
In early times it was an opinion,
maintained even by philosophers, that
the education of the deaf and dumb
was impossible It was then believed
that language could be acquired only
through the medium of the ear. as
shown by the couplet of Lucretius:
10 instruct the deaf no art could ever
reach.
No care improve them and no wisdom
teach
The first mention of instruction for.
the deaf and dumb is found in Bede,
A. d. S65. No other case is met with
for some centuries. Rudolfus Agric0-
La of Heidelberg makes mention of an
educated deaf mute in his "Dialec-
tica." 1850 It was not until 1920 that
instruction for the deaf and dumb be-
gan to be general. New York Ameri-
can
No. Never.
Love may be blind But you never
saw lride who couldn't tell oranse
blossoms from sunfiowers.-Ci Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30

Richmond College team has proven its elaine
to FIRST position.
The students Of the Richmond institution are
to be congratulated on the splendid showing
their team has made The members OF the
team deserve much OF them for their hard work
from the beginning. and the style of play they
put Up throughout the season. For the magnih-
cent training given the eleven the coaches dc
serve great credit
The people of Richmond arc glad 10 see Rich
mond College entering upon new era in ath-
letice just as (: enters upon . scholastic era
To win the football championship is not 4 great
thing in itsel. but TO play the game hard and
to exhibit IA high degree the qualify known TO
the students Of every Institution OF learning as
school spirit is q great thing 1t is to the col
1cge what patriotism Ia to the country, ana II ia
evidence n every bren.tt OF t-t-t+ese4 +it-+sts.
athletics, it Will make for more splendid
school Il will make greater KchH3nd Col
lege IN s. higher meaning than large faculty
aud fine new buildings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30
SOUTH AMERICAS CONDITION.

Only few days ago The Tirqiuja4 expressed
tho opinion that the only way for A,,ter,ca -
gain trade with South America AZ the present
time is to lend her money with which to carry
on her Industries and build mp her commerce.
Nov the news come that the countries Of our
nearest netghboring continent have reached prae-
ticaiy the last ditch in the fight of their business
enterprises, and will he dependent OF American
capital not only for developing a trade bur for
continuing IN practical existence their various
enterprises
This is a perfectly Datural outcome of the
matter II was to have been expected as soon
as the nations to the south consumed the bal
ance OF German capital still left them. Ger
many had trade there because she had money
invested. 1t to her interest 10 see that the
trade remained hers. and therefore she put her
money there It was also to the interest OF the
South American countries to retain the German
capital by continuing their trade relations with
that country Consequently. 1t is not altogether
unexpected 10 find the allied governments charg.
ing some Of the smaller nations with violations
OF neutrality in the interest of the German Gov
eminent and 1t would not be unnatural we're
such charges founded on fact.
All OF which merely goes to show that it
America and American business men want South
American trade they will have to get it Just as
any other busluess-by putting their money and
their interest there, as in any purely business
investment, International business follows the
same principles docs any other
In stating to the British Parliament tbat Great
Britain will pay for her war with American
money. the Chancellor Of the Exchequer merely
meant that the debt Of America 10 England will
be utilized to ltquidae the war debt of England
On the same principle The German capital having
been withdrawn from South America 10 pay
Germany's war debt, some other supply must b.
tapped or South America will shortly verge on
bankruptcy.
I Now. while the Iron is hot, American business
men must strike il they want the trade OF
course if they do not want it. and do not think
( it good Investment they viii do we'll to keep
their money at home, but with loans to heIlig-
erents prohibited It would seem that loans to
neutrals should be profitable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30
PEOPLES FORUM


Editor The Nirginian:
9iF--It Il interesting to go about this good
old town which has made such great progress
IN IN" last decade, fnd surprises in all direc-
lions and at The changes for the better that
meet the eye On almost every street. Some time
ago Went ~ the section of the city near the
reservoir which has been built up in recent yea RS
50 that the streets and residences there are
handsome and would do credit to almost any
town. I remembered that about ten years age
mat section or large porto nof it, was an
open Geld with few buildings of any kind. Up
per Sycamore Street has become very hand
some residential section, and some fine homes
arc found there, Fine homes are being built
there now and It is destined to develop in the
future.
! had occasion recently to pay a visit to
Ettrfck suburban town Of this city. of 1900
inhabitants. Which strange to say does not
number single physician among its popula
ton, and equally strange does not have the
street cars from Petersburg to enter its limits
Why the street railway officials and the inhab-
tants of the town should permit this state of
things to exist is hard 10 account for. II seems
10 this writer that it would greatly help the town
Of Ettr@k TO have the street line or
Grove Avenue extended over into The town. Civ.
ing good travelling facilities to her people. II
would tend to build UP Ettrick for 1t would
induce people to settle and go into business
there, and we believe it would, in time. pay the
owners OF the street car line to make the ex-
tension to Ettrick. OF course, this Is coming in
the course of time, but the wonder is that there
should have been delay in the matter.
4 noticeabl Improvement that has been made
lately III Petersburg is the disappearance of the
commission merchants stores from the prnci-
pal street in the city. In these stores in former
ia - bales Of cotton, bags of peanuts and other
country produce were handled, but now these
merchants retiring side streets, where
they can do business just we'll and not block
up the streets with teams and produce. At this
innovation It would be hard to tell what Peters
Z burg merchants Of the old times, now in then
tcrayes--men like Robert A. Martin. JAS r
Marshall and samuel j. Hurt-would say. But
conditions different from what cond
lions in their day. and must acccp
them and govern ourselves accordingly.
PERIPATETIC REPORTER.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30
COMPULSORY EDUCATION FOR nm
STATE

The Teachers Association was very clear n
it's advocacy OF compulsory education for all
Virginia. and we agree with the teachers True
was when we didn't agree with them at all.
Time was when reading and writing and rith-
metio taught to the tune of hck'ry stick. was
anything hut attractive. But time brings or.
aotfulness ami age obiterates scars as well as
memories. and for the program of the teachers
and for the pretty teachers, tool VIC arr all
cnthDeed They don't have a very pleasant task,
these toachers--son1e of them---but they have
an important honorable, an inspiring task,
and their judgment OF the needs OF the State in
educatidn-is judgment Of experts. So NC sup
port their program
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30
What Is Money?

money unless you could count on
every one else in the community ac-
cepting it at the same value. If
everybody accepts 1t at rae same
value. it is as good as any kind of
money So that anything which is
acceptable to the people in any
community as unit of value to pay
debts, is good money, provided every
body thinks SO and accepts 1t that
way. In this case, then any kind of
substance might become money pro-
vided 1t was used and accepted by
everyone.
From the Book of Wonders now
being distributed by this paper on
the coupon plan. See coupon for
full details. One of the most inter
esting stories of the worlds activities
is the story of money. the different
things which have been used as
money. why we need money. who
originated money, why we use gold
and silver as money. who made the
POSTCARD ALL this is told in fas-
cinating way in the Book OF Won
ders. Get 1t today. See coupon for
particulars,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30

1t Is quite difficult to give a broad
definition Of money that VIII be under
stood by all, for in different ages and
lands many things have been used as
money besides the coins and bills
which We think OF only when we
think at all what money is. Anything
that passes freely from hand to hand
In community in the payment OF
debts and for goods purchased. &C
copied freely by the person who offers
It without any reference to the per-
son who offers it. and which can be
IN turn used by The person accepting
u to give to some one else in pay
ment or debt or for the purchase OF
goods, Is money. This Is rather a long
sentence and perhaps difficult to I'M
derstand. and so We will try to analyze
what this means. II some one offered
you a pretty stone as money in pay
ment of debt, it would be as good
as any kind Of money IL you in turn
could pass 1t on to any other person
-waaTa ras-e~ed~ debtor t,t-esS-
ment OF something you bought. The
stone might appear TO you to be
valuable, but 1t would not be good
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30
General Comment
Richmond's Confession.

one Of the most remarkable conditions that
ever has come within the scope OF our observa :
ton Is that " hich exists in Richmond in relation
4" the segregated vice district. The most recent
development in This connection is the order of
Mayor Analie Of Richmond. closing every dis
orderly house in the red light neighborhood
for two days yesterday and today because q
the virginia Carolina football game and the
thousands of young men who attend it,
ABOUT one year ago Mayor Ainslie appoln,ed
committee consisting Of clergymen business
and professional men. and women to investigate
vi"o conditions in Richmond to ascertain, if
possible. remedy therefor, and to make recon :
mendations. To-day Mayor Ainslie, prompted by
the presence Of many strange young men in his
>lty directs the police to close every dive and
10 keep them closed specified length OF time.
In one breath Mayor Ainslie names a =
mittee to Investigates in the next breath he ad-
mits that the appointment of such committee
an Idle and rather farcical procedure. A
few month ago he wanted investigation
yesterday he heralded TO the world all that such
an Invests ation possibly could accomplish and
save utterance to judgment which his investi-