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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
RAYMOND farmer .
SHOT in THE EYE
FRANK DOMPKE LOSES OPTIC
AS THE RESULT OF RECK-
LESS SHOOTING.
BOY BADLY INJURED AT FAIR
MAN COMES IN CONTACT WITH
BUZZ SAW. NEARLY LOSES
HIS LEG.

On Monday night, Frank Dompke,
brother of Paul Dompke, the wrestler,
was driving along the road near Pad
VA. A party was shooting ducks with
twenty-five rifle in the near yicin-
ity. In some incomprehensible manner
"a bullet glanced from the water strik-
ing Mr.. Dompke in the eye. He was
brought to this city and from here
sent to the University hospital. An
Xray examination disclosed the fact
that the eye was destroyed and it was
removed. The bullet still remains in
the skull back Of the eye, no attempt
being made to remove it. The latest
reports state that Mr.. Dompke is do
ing well and his speedy recovery is
expected. 1t is probable that some ac-
ton will be taken against the shooter
as means of restraining careless use
of arms which is becoming altogether
too common.
At the fair grounds Monday after
noon, the fourteen-year-old son of
Dan Collins was standing near the
track fence watching the running rae
es. He was leaning too far over the
fence and when the leading horse
came by either the horses shoulder
or the riders knee struck him square
ly in the mouth, knocking out one of
his teeth and tearing away the upper
tooth arch. He was rushed to the
Hospital and the arch sewed in place
and at latest reports was doing we'll.
On Friday last Fred Fleishcher Jr.,
son of Fred Fleischer, of Kandota,
was saving wood with circular saw.
He started to kick the saw dust away
from the machine and his leg hit the
saw nearly severing it from his body.
He was ruched to town for treatment
and is doing well. The attending
physician hopes to save the Limb.
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A special running race or half mile
dash for purse Of $4,000 was arranged
and there were three entries. Sun
Dance won first money, Many Colors
second, and a local horse owned by
Ivan Brunskill, bad third.
The crowd fingered late into the
evening, dividing their time between
the Caughren Theatre, the carnival
and the two dances.
Tuesday was perfect day but
along about six o'clock dark clouds
commenced to gather and appearances
indicated downpour almost any min
ute. The rain held off, but Wednes-
day morning it still looked very
threatening and this condit4 IN OF at
fairs no doubt affected the attendance
on st. Cloud Day very materially.
Nevertheless over 100 auto loads ar
rived shortly after IL o'clock. Over
80 of these were from st. Cloud, nine
from Sank Rapids boosting the Ben
ton County Fair, and at Melrose a
delegation of 18 cars from Holding
ford joined the party. The special
train of four coaches arrived from st.
Cloud about the same time.
Paynesville sent over about q dozen
autos. Belgrade was represented;
about one o'clock 81 cars Of enthusiasts
tic Todd County boosters arrived from
Long Prairie.
The sun began to shine shout noon
but the bad threatening weather
symptoms of the morning no doubt
kept the attendance down full
thousand.
When the exercises started at 80
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
RECEIVER APPOINTED
Melrose Brewing Company Pressed
Financially-Casper Schooner
Will Wind Up Affairs.

Tuesday, at Little Falls, Judge
Roeser appointed Casper Schooner, Of
Melrose, as receiver for the Melrose
Brewing Company.
J. R. Bennett, of st. Cloud, was
named as attorney for the receiver.
The company has been hard pressed
financially for some time. Their as
sets appear to about equal the liabil-
tiles.
Last week the company suffered the
loss of the main building of the plant
by fire.
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satisfied the robbers left by auto d
are still hiding somewhere in the
neighborhood.

satisfied the robbers left by auto Or
are still hiding somewhere in the
neighborhood.
On Saturday night horse and bug
gy were stolen from Matt Sanders of
Padua. Local officers were notified
and a sharp lookout kept but no one
answering the description appeared
and on Monday, Chief of Police Fish
received a phone message, stating
that the horse and buggy had been
found in the woods north of Grove
Lake store, the horse tied to tree
and showing every evidence of being
hard-driven.
Last week a man appeared at
Paynesville and hired a horse and
buggy at Paynesville and started out
in the country selling sugar at $500
sack, half down and the balance on
delivery. He made quite number OF
sales but neither the sugar has been
delivered nor has the man returned
"A WdIIdl1I lids UCCil loouCu LUZ IllS d
rest but he has not yet been found.
On Saturday morning party OF
four tough looking customers in an
auto stopped at Westport for gas
t Having got their supply, they started
on their way to this city. In passing
the old Ross Shaw farm, now owned
by John Kane, they came upon his
two children herding stock with q
shepherd dog standing between them
Notwithstanding the children were
holding the dog, they opened fire or
him with a revolver, firing TWO shots
both of which took effect, instantly
killing the dog.
Westport authorities phoned tc
Sank Centre to hold the parties but
they. had passed through town before
the dispatch was received, but they
were apprehended at Melrose and held
till Constable Bert Hall arrived, when
they quickly settled by paying Mr.
Kane $50 for his dog and all the ex-
penSeS.
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DARING HOLD.UP AT
GROVE Lake FRIDAY
MANAGER OF COOPERATIVE
STORE BOUND, GAGGED
AND ROBBED.
PAYNESVILLE TEAM STOLEN
MISCREANTS SHOOT DOG STAND
ING BETWEEN TWO CHILDREN
-PADUA HORSE STOLEN. .

During the past week there has
been an unusual number of serious
and petty depradations in this part
of the state, which seem to point to
the fact that there is an organized
gang of naalefactors operating in this
region. .,ae1.s - ..,...Szz
onFriday. night Mr Westegaard,
who is rnsnager for the Farmers CO.
operative store at Grove Lake, was
the victim of daring hold-up. In the
afternoon he noticed two strangers
about the store whom he thought
looked rather suspicious, but as they
soon left he thought nothing more
about the matter.
In the evening just as he had locked
up the store and had the proceeds Of
the days business in canvas sack,
they appeared again and asked for
ten cents worth Of chewing tobacco.
He demurred about going back into
the store for the same but as they in
sisted, he proceeded to accommodate
them. Just as he was about to hand
them the tobacco a local man entered
the store to purchase something. The
two men said, "Make it a quarters
worth and we'll wait till this other
man gets what he wants." The local
man was served and when Mr.. Wes-
tegaard proceeded to hand the two
men their quarters worth of chewing
he found himself looking into the blue
barrel of a huge revolver, which Mr.:
Westegaard declares looked as big 20
him as the thirty ton cannon used by
the Germans in the bombardment OF
Namur. To the stern command, "Hold
up your hands," Mr.. Westegaard
promptly obeyed. The two hold-ups
appropriated the sack containing the
proceeds of the days sales, about
$134, rifling Mr.. Westegaard's pock-
cts in search of further booty but find
ing nothing. They then took strong
fish line out of stock and tied his
hands behind him and fastened his
feet together and gagging him with a
strip of cloth torn from bolt on the
counter. Mr.. Westegaard told them
not to tie the gag too tight as he did
not wish to be smothered, to which
request the leader replied, 1--WE have
no wish to injure you but we must
protect ourselves"
It did not take Mr.. Westegaard long
to free himself from the gag after
the robbers left and in less than fif-
teen minutes he had Sheriff Gilbertson
at Glenwood on the phone, and all the
surrounding towns were notified OF
the hold-up.
The highwaymen wore no masks,
Mr.. Westegaard describes them as
one being between twenty-five and
thirty years old and apparently the
leader. The other, a shorter man,
about forty years old, both dressed
as workingmen. He is positive he
could identify them if he met them
again. Sheriff Gilbertson and Mr..
Westegaard were in the city Saturday
morning but no trace Of the robbers
could be discovered. As all the sur
rounding towns were notified immed-
lately after the occurrence and all out
going trains searched, the Sheriff is
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-17
ELkS HOLD SMOKER
Antlered Tribe From Little Falls Hold
Social Session in Sank Centre
Last Evening.

E., sent their ball team over yesterday
to cross bats with the Elks team from
st. Cloud at the Stearns County Fair.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
members Of the antlered tribe from
the Busy Granite City put the kibosh
on them in the ball game by a score
of 10 to 2, the Morrison county Elks
gave an informal smoker at the Com
mercial Club rooms last evening, at
which number of gentlemen whom
they thought were good timber for
Elkdom were invited to participate in
the festivities. The Little Falls gen.
tlemen demonstrated that the appel
alton the "Best People on Earth" was
not misnomer. Exalted Ruler Char
ley Sylvester was master of ceremon-
les. At home Mr.. Sylvester is in the
candy business and as spreader OF
"taffy" he is not slow. Talks were
made by Hon. F. M. Eddy of Sank
Centre, visiting Elks Schircliff Of Al
bert Lea, NORTH and Schaefer of St
Cloud, Young of Fergus Falls, several
of the Little Falls bretheren and. a
few rank outsiders. The Herald un-
derstands Messfs. Frank Myott and
Albert Markson, local members OF the
Little Falls lodge, were responsible
for the smoker to great extent and
they handled their part Of the pro-
gram splendidly. A number Of Sank
Centreites coughed up the necessary
ten bucks to accompany their applica-
lions and probably in due course OF
time will be fully antlered.
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FAIR SCORES an
Other Big SUCCESS
ATTENDANCE FIRST TWO DAYS
HEAVIEST IN THE HISTORY
OF ORGANIZATION.
SPLENDIDPROGRAM OF EVENTS
MAJOR CAN'T TO RACE TO-DAY
-MELROSE DAY WILL
CLOSE FAIR.

The Stearns County Fair for 1914
will soon be matter of history.
In many ways it has been the most
successful fair the society has ever
held.
The attendance Tuesday was very
near 5000. The cash receipts for the
day were in excess of any opening
day of the fair, in spite of the fact
that all children under 16 were admit
ted free.
Never before were the exhibits in
stock, agricultural products, the wo-
mans building, and other depart
ments as varied and as numerous as
this year.
The interest shown by farmers all
over the county, both in exhibits and
attendance, has demonstrated very
clearly that the Stearns County fair
has passed the experimental stage,
and more barn room and other build
ings another year will be imperative.
The crowds attending the fair while
large are orderly and the police SER
vice rendered under the supervision
of Chief Fish has been excellent.
A ball game had been advertised for
Tuesday afternoon between Freepor.
and Albany for side bet of 5000, be-
sides the purse. Albany cancelled her
part CT the contract late Saturday and
it took some tall hustling on the part
of Secretly Aygarn to secure team
to play Freeport. Long Prairie was
finally secured. Freeport started oft
whit a rush scoring pair of runs in
the first half. Long Prairie was kept
scoreless for number of innings but
began to get her bearings about the
middle of the game, meanwhile keep
ing Freeport down to their counters
in the opening frame. The final score
was to 2 in favor Of Long Prairie.
Tuesday was Albany Freeport Day.
Freeport was fairly we'll represented.
Last year hustling little Albany sent
up a delegation of nearly 500, but
the delegation from there this year
was very light.
There was only one racing event
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, the
2:3O trot or pace for purse OF $500.
DeHall, the handsome little black
PAGER owned by Sanderson and Park
err, was of course the favorite in this
race. DeHall is green PAGER and it
was the intention of the owners to
mark him on the home track. He won
the first heat with ease in 2:24A. H.,
got away in good shape in the second
heat but turned his ankle rounding
the first turn, with the result that he
will be out of commission for the rest
of the year. 1t took five heats to de-
eide this race. Handsome Boy won
first money. The summary:
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ENTERTAINs LITTLE FRIENDS

Little Miss Virginia Kells, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Kells, very
pleasantly entertained twelve OF her
young friends at party at the Kells'
home on Maple and Fourth streets,
Tuesday afternoon, in honor OF. her
fifth birthday. The following guests
were present: Margaret, Irene and
Walter Moynihan, Elmer Bradley,
Paul Markson, Rose Costello, Elvina
Dix, Edward Megroth, Elvira Ma
thias, Evelyn and Dorothy iHeraly.
Edward Kells.
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Time: 2:1S, 2:1sA, attn, 2:17,
2:20.
A motorcycle race of five aifes was
put on as q special event. There were
four entries, all from Alexandria. The
boys were punched ali the way. Time
7:45. Elmer Hoge, one of the en-
trants had . bad spill just as he was
rounding the first curve on the second
lap. He escaped with bad shaking
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Time: 2:19A, 2:19A, 2:19A.
The 2:15 trot or pace was a real
horse race all the way. 1t took five
heats to decide. Lady Hart won first
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News Snapshots
Of the Week
there were 5000 men women and chill
dren on the ground.

there were 5000 men women and chill
dren on the ground.
The handsome and commodious
building erected by the st. Cloud bus
mess men attracted much favorable
comment, and was utilized to large
extent by the ladies. The Girls Home
School exhibit was also housed in this
building as was the school display
from the st. Cloud schools. The struc
ture was completed too late to allow
for much of an exhibit from st. Cloud
this year.
At 2:3O Asa M. Wallace introduced
President Fred Schilplin of the ST..
Cloud Commercial Club, who in a
short address, in which he extolled
and recounted the magnificent re-
sources of Stearns county, the splen-
did manner in which the people Of
Sank Centre were caring for the Fair,
and the willingness of st. Cloud to do
it's full share in making the enterprise
success, he dedicated the St. Cloud
building and presented it to the Fair
Association. Mr.. Schilplin stated
that it was said following the fair last
year that st. Cloud would not come
again but that the large delegation
present at this time was refutation
of this statement. He said that
the people of st. Cloud fully
appreciated the value of the
Fair in developing the County,
that St. Cloud would not come again
but that the large delegation present
at this time was refutation of this
statement. He said that the people of
St. Cloud fully appreciated the value
of the Fair in developing the County,
and that they could be counted on in
future years in doing their full share
in continuing to assist in making the
Stearns County Fair the very best in
the state.
President McGibbon was introduced
and stated that the splendid cooper
alton given the Fair by St. Cloud was
fully appreciated by the association
and the people of Stearns county, and
accepted the building on behalf of the
fair association in the same splendid
spirit in which it was rendered.
The free acts have been feature
of each afternoon of the Fair, the
Menards and Webb's Trained Seals
being particularly strong acts.
The ball game between the Elks
teams of St. Cloud and Little Falls
attracted considerable attention. It
was expected that the contest would
be close but the Busy Granite City
bunch won by the jug-handled score
of 10 to 2.
There were two splendid races
Wednesday afternoon, the 2:20 trot or
pace and the 2:15 trot or pace, each
for purse Of $500.
Catherine c., clever pacing mare
owned by A. E. Brecount, was entered
in the first event, the 2:20 -trot or
pace. There were six entries in this
race but two were scratched at the
last miunte. Edna Parker won the
,.oon n, 81 ,0fstht hootc Tho curnrn nv.
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Miss Avis Rowe left Tuesday for
Holyoke College, located at Adley.
Mass.
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on " liam street this morning II
cards, in honor of her aunt. IDS
James II. Cauor, of Baltimors, and
her sister. Mrs. Guy L.. Webster ri
Vienna The prizes were won by
Mrs. Frank c.. Hanna and Mrs. Cor
don HuIchin, and Mrs. Gator and
Mrs. Webster.
At the meeting of the Town
Commissioners last night, Messrs.
Russell P. Smith and Earle w.
Orem, and Dr. E. E. Wolff, appear
ed before the Beard as representa-
tives of the Cambridge Board of
Trade, 10 request that the Citizens
Band be paid to furnish a series, Of
concerts in the Spring Valley during
the summer months. The Commits
sioners indicated that they were
i'll sympathy with the movement ,ex-
pressing their appreciation OF the
services rendered by the band and
that it was not right to expect It
to do this work without pay, and
assured the committee that they
would be glad to take the matter
under consideration.
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{. \. Stevens.

Mr.. E. H. Stevens died at his
home in Baltimore last night, after
having been in i'll health for some
time. aged about seventy years. NJ.
Stevens was employed at the Balti-
more Custom House, having entered
the Custom House during the sec
ond administration of the late Presi
dent Cleveland, and having retain
ed his position under all of the
succeeding administrations.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Burdick, of Gainesville, Fla. "a
brother, Mr.. Walter T. Stevens, of
this city, and grandson, Mr.. E..
Howar" Stevens of East New Mar
ket.
The remains will be brought to
Cambridge tomorrow morning on
the boat, and interment will be in
the cemetery at East New Market.
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Ma. bee. no
as ii the cF9E4
VOL! be determined by the
zat:on until such a meeting,
; ihat he, personally, is unpledged.
In consequence of this intervie
Sisk is said to have returned hon
much heartened and to have gott
in touch with friends in Talbot
and Kent counties. In the former
county, it is stated, there is con-
siderable opposition to Price. The
leaders there are friends of Sena-
tor Smith and it may be up to
him to get them in line for Price,
else they may go to Sisk or-more
probably-may take hands off and
let the county go as it pleases. In
Kent, Sisk is understood to have
consulted the Barroll people. The
Beck forces are for Price.
Sisk's friends claim, too, that
the situation in Somerset county is
distinctly unfavorable to Price and
| that rather positive offers of sup
port have been received from a
considerable number of the Miles
people there and also from the
| antiMiles forces. Again, they say
there are the markings of real
fight against Price in his own coun-
| ty-Wicomico
On the whole, the Sisk people
feel that potentially there is a
strong fight to be made against
Price in the district. The latter
and his friends believe, however,
| that when the time comes there will
be a general lineup for Price by
the Smith forces, and that, with
Prices own force as a campaigner,
he will win.
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B-1efGocal New,
Auditorium tonight.

/
Mr.. Foster Robinson, of Camden
N. j., is visiting his aunt, Mrs
John NJ. Pritchett, at her home or
| Muir street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wildai James are
the proud parents of a fine daugh-
ter, who arrived at their home yes
terday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schleigh, Jr.,
are visiting Mr.. Schleigh's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schleigh, at their
home on Oakley street.
Miss Sullie Shenton, of Wash
ington, d. c., is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Spedden,at their
home on Oakley street.
Miss Rita Robinson, who is
student at St. Mary's College, is
spending her summer vacation with
relatives in Cambridge.
Friends of the Cambridge Hospi-
tai are asked to meet at the home
of Mrs. J. H. Johnson tomorrow
(Friday) morning, at ten O'Clock, to
sew.
Mrs, Clinton Phillips, of Balti-
more, is the guest of Mr.. Phillips
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Luther
Phillips, at their home on Locust
street.
Mr.. Herman Stevens has pur-
chased a model c, 5-passenger, 1915
Buick touring car, the sale being
made by J. Airey Brannock, local
agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mossburg, of Balti-
more, are spending several days as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H.
Davidson, Jr., at their home on
Oakley street.
Miss Dolcy Poole returned to
her home at Williamsburg this aft
ernoon, after spending a few days
with her cousin, Miss Viola Poole,
plevdere avenue.
iss Carrie Wright, of Chesa-
City. and Master Charles
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BANANAS And WatermelOns.

melons at the foot of the bridge.
Friday and SaturdSnG lis XaG
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Meeting OF OysteImen,

There will be an important meet.
ing of the members of the Cam
bridge Oystermen's Protective As
ISOLATION Friday night, at the law
offices of Comptroller E. C.. Hari
rington. This is an important meet
ing, as it is necessary to sign th4
protests against leasing bottoms, and
all members are urged to be pres
ent.-W. w. Cook, Pres.-Adv.
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BRIGHT WILL STICK.
Says He Can Win in . 1ihee-Col
neIed Fish,. 49, -

James T. Bright, of Queen Anne :
county, who is a candidate for hs
Democratic nomination for Congress
| in the First district, was in Balsn
| more yesterday and express1i
fidence that he Will win. "a. p
three-cornered fight betwee -
self, Senator Jesse D. Price, oEss
comico, and Col. Albert W.. SICK.
of Caroline, would be adva ntags h!
| to him II
The general q ipioI ailn
clans that Sena56y
the support CT mo
organizations
therefore, has
TO win, had caused
speculation as to whetnO
and Col. Sisk would stick. Bright
statement seems to settle his end
and reports from the district are
that Sisk has made up his mind to
see it through.
Bright's candidacy may become
entwined with that of Isaac Lobe
Straus for the United States Sen
ate. He has been the leader of the
anti-George forces in Queen Anne's
and took a considerable part CT
his following to Straus.
The Price people are likely to
try to identify the two candidates.
throughout the district. They fig
ure that Senator Smith has much
the better of it on the Shore in
his fight with Straus and they rea-
son that if Bright and Straus stood
together before the voters, Price
would benefit by any lead that
Smith has over Straus. By the
same token, the Bright forces are
likely to try to avoid such a line
up. Not that they now have any
thing against Straus, but that they
realize Smith votes will be needed
in their business.
Col. Sisk's case is different from
Bright's. The former has been a,
stalwart Smith man for years, and
obtained his military title by ser1
ing on Smiths staff when the la
ter was Governor His candidacy
will be an appeal to Smith men who
are opposed to Price.
1t is possible, if he continues
in his reported purpose to fight
to the end, that the situation will
become more or less embarrassing
70 Senator Smith. While he hal
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Band Concert Tonight.

first public concert this season in
the Spring Valley tonight. This is
good news to thousands of Cam
bridge citizens, who have, from
year to year, enjoyed these com
certs, and unless the weather pre-
vents a large crowd may be ex-
pected.
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-Four reels Western pictures
at the Grand Opera House tonight;
three different Western plays, Jo-
ker comedy and Animated Weekly. }
Won't this be fine. Admission, SC.