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The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
WOMAN IS BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. Mckinney, an Aged Woman Liv-
ing at Kimball, Meets Death in
Flames Wednesday

Kimball, Dec. 15-Burned almost to
a crisp, the body of Mrs. Mckinney
residing at Kimball was taken from
flames that had. transformed the
house where she, lived alone. into a
glowing furnace: The aged woman
was not in good health and it is
thought that the flames gained their
start before she was able to make
her way to the door. When passers-
by rushed to the place at $3.50 this
morning the house was a mass of
flames.
Mrs. Mckinney has been living
alone in her home for the past fifteen
years and as she was an aged woman
her health was somewhat impaired,
both physically and mentally. Friends
had endeavored to persuade her to 60
to the Soldiers Home. Her husband
was a veteran of the Civil war. The
fire was discovered by Frank Gasser.
She had no known relatives other
than son-in-law, whose whereabouts
are unknown.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
SERIOUS TROUBLE BREAKS
OUT ON FORD'S PEACE SHIP
MINISTERS ARE RINGLEADERS
IN BITTER ATTACK ON PRES
IDENT WILSON

ourselves upon your national life and
national ideas, but rather with an ear
nest desire to understand them and
heartfelt wish in realizing them.
"The love of country for which
every day tens of thousands of lives
are sacrificed is the same in every
land. Your nation, like the people
of all the other belligerent countries,
is fighting for its national existence
and it's best national traditions, and so
there can be no irreconcilable differ
ence. Such common ideals surely must
afford basis upon which to establish
magnanimous and honorable peace.
'The time has come to stop the
bloodshed, to save the people from
further slaughter and the civilization.
of the world from anarchy and ruin.
Has not war been tried enough in 16
months of fighting? Is it not proven
that war cannot solve the problem,
but that it leans only to loss and mis-
cry? Must lives be crushed and wives
and mothers bereaved before we recog-
IllLC tIidt ID UlCSulllS W uCdIll
and that the grevious wound must be
staunched?
eve neutrals are about to join in a
conference which shall without delay
frame and submit simultaneously to
you and all other belligerent nations
proposals as a basis for discussion
leading to the final settlement. There
for rre do earnestly entreat you ano
the rulers of all other warning nations
to declare an immediate truce. Let
/ the armies stand wheresthey are. Ther
let the negotiations proceed so that
the soldiers may be delivered from
another bitter winter in the trenches
and sent back to their labors and theil
fresides.
"As there is no other way to end the
war except by mediation and discus
sion why waste one more precious hu
man life? For the sake of humanity
Henry Ford"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
FIRST TILE DITCH is ORDERED
County Will Construct An Improved
Drainage System in Ashley
Township Next Season.

At meeting of the Stearns Coun-
ty commissioners held at ST. Cloud
Tuesday Of this week the petition of
number of prominent Ashley town.
ship farmers for the construction of
a drainage system 1922 feet long,
constructed of tile was ordered. The
report of the engineers was that the
estimated benefits would total twice
the estimated cost of the construction
Attorney L. L. Kells of Sauk Centre
represented the petitioners, and after
hearing the case from all sides the
board decided to- order the construc-
ton of the ditch which will start on
the Bethlo farm and empty into Ho-
boken creek. Twelve, IA and 16 inch
drain tile will be used, and the farm
ers desiring to drain into the main
ditch will have to make their own ar
rangements for the construction of
the laterals.
A number of the farmers of West
ern Stearns have laid large amounts
sof tile during the past year, and the
results have been so successful that
there cannot be any question. about
the feasibility or success of the new
county ditch.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

an icy hillside near the rear of the
house and both fell. The fall was a
bad one and both boys tore the left
leg of their trousers at the knee and
sustained somewhat painful lascera-
tions of their knees. 1t is thought
that Billy will recover for time at
least but it is fairly certain that
Frank is in for life. The bold bandits
were invited into the house and when
Billy was forcibly persuaded that he
ought to remain his coat received an
open wound which called for the SER
vices of tailor. A luncheon was
served and the rest of the evening"
greatly enjoyed, the abductors leav-
ing for Sauk Centre about midnight
after having extended their best wish
es to Frank and his bride, who was
Miss Ellen Vernetta McDonough, of
Oelwein, Iowa. The young couple will
make their home with the gentleman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Kinsella,
on their farm five and half miles
southwest of Sauk Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
KIDNAPPERS ARE FRUSTRATED
Friends of Frank Kinsella Fail in At
tempt to Steal Him Away
From Bride.

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kinsella ar
rived in Sauk Centre on the Oil train
Sunday evening. They had spent sew
eral weeks, on their honeymoon trip
in iowa. They were married at the
brides home in oelwein, Iowa, on
Nov. 23rd and left that city the same
evening via the auto route for Fair
banks, in order to throw their friends
who had invested in several bushels of
rice, off the track. Taking the train
at Fairbanks they journeyed to
Waterloo and Dubuque where they
spent about a week and then returned
to Oelwein which city they left last
Thursday evening, stopping in St.
Paul and St. Cloud on their way to
Sauk Centre.
Very few of Franks friends knew
when he would arrive home with his
bride, but Billy Otto got wind of it
and made arrangements to kidnap
Frank and take him to his fathers
farm in one automobile, while his wife
was conveyed to her future home in
the Kinsella REQ.
The plotters failed to arrive at the
train on time to do the kidnapping
stunt but were on hand in time to hem
in the Kinsella REQ and force Frank to
show himself and introduce his bride.
Two cars gave chase and one passed
the car carrying the intended victim
and stopped in the middle of the road,
thinking the REQ would pull up and
stop when they saw the other appar-
emily in distress. Frank was wise to
the ruse, however, and the REQ kept
on its way, while the two cars con-
tanning the kidnappers were left far
behind, but not for long as Billy Otto
speeded and making detour of sew
eral miles reached the Kinsella home
before the REQ. Henry Otto, who
was driving the other car in pursuit,
followed the REQ and reached its des-
tination shortly after the newlyweds,
but not in time to take part in the at
tempted spiriting away of the groom.
The plan of the conspirators was to
blindfold the victim" and after fol-
lowing roundabout route, which was
supposed to be the road to Sauk Cen
tire, finally landed him safe and sound
at his home. In the attempt to abb
duct Frank, he and Billy slipped on
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
TRAVELLER LOSES BANK roll
Clarissa Man Yields Up $155 to Pick
pockets at Graceville Tuesday
Evening of This Week.

An incident of unusual interest
came to the Herald's notice this week,
when we were introduced to and talk
ed for a short time with G. A. Carl
sen, who had arrived in Sauk Centre
on the Thursday N. P. train from
Morris, and was enroute to the home
of his sister, Mrs. G. P. Swanberg, at
Clarissa. Mr. Carlsen was born in
Sweden and immigrated to America
20 years ago. He worked in Mime
apolis for about 26 years but when
he broke his leg two years ago he
went to the home of his sister at
Clarissa, where he remained till he
had recovered, later working for a
farmer near that place. He spent
this, summer near Graceville, saving
his earnings with the intention of
making a trip to Tacoma, Wash, to
visit brother whom he had not seen
since leaving thesSold country. Tues
day evening Of this week he bought
a ticket at the, depot in Graeeville, in
tending to go to Minneapolis and then
to Tacoma After buying the ticket
he had $155 of his savings left, which
he placed in wallet in an iutside ov-
ercoat pocket. The train was to leave
Graceville at II o'clock and Mr.. Carl
sn remained in the waiting room,
which he says was quite crowded.
Shortly before train time he had a
feeling that the pocket-book was gone
and upon searching his pockets found
that they had really been "picked,' u
and he was minus his wallet which
contained the $155, his entire fortune
and his naturalization papers, which
he had taken out as soon as possible
after reaching America. He can get
reissue of the papers but his mon
ey and the trip he had planned SO
much on taking are out of the ques-
ton for a time at least. He will be
compelled to work for his "board and
room" this winter as well as having
to miss seeing his brother. 1t is GER
tainly lamentable that there are such
human parasites in the world and
free America as the one who perpe-
trated this act upon Mr.. Carlson.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
THIRD LYCEUM NUMBER

Tuesday evening, Dec. 21, the third
of the series of entertainments under
the auspices of the Sauk Centre bus
mess men will be given at the Caugh-
rem theatre. Emerson Winters and
Alice Stire Winters, entertainers de-
luxe, will be the attraction. The pro-
gram presented by the Winters is diff
ferent 1t consists of readings, serious
and humorous; character sketches in
costume woven into delightfully."-,
snappy, lightning change act; togeth-
er with several reels of talking songs
or piano monologues. Mrs. Winters
is one of the foremost whistling ar
fists on the stage. This is one of the
most expensive numbers on the entire
course. Seats will sell for 35 cents
each with 10 cents extra for reserva-
tions.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

dentists; The story is that he has
the matter under consideration. DIR.
Haas is probably best known as the
head Of the Macabees in the state, a
position he has held for some years.
st. Paul knows him as a close friend
Of former congressman Stevens whose
campaigns he managed on number
of occasions. Another mentioned can
didate for secretary of state is An
drew Fritz, state public examiner.
Former Governor Eherhart stirred
up a veriable hornets nest at the
rivers and harbors congress at Wash
ington by using the term "pork bar
rel" as applied to appropriations for
waterways. During the subsequent
discussion several speakers bitterly
resented the expression, which had
never before been used by a speaker
at rivers and harbors congress. "The
pork barrel system is a fraud upon
every taxpayer and a disgrace to
modern civilization" Mr.. Eberhart
had said.
w. E. Verify, president of the Min
nesota Republican Voters league, has
opened headquarters in St. Paul and
that organization promises to be quite
a factor in the coming fight for con-
troll Of Minnesota. Mr.. Verify gives
it out that the league has the interest
of the Republican party at heart only,
and that it will confine its work to
the redemption of Republican Mime
sofa, and that only.
James A. Peters on's candidacy for
governor was launched at meeting
of the Seventh Ward Republican club
at Minneapolis, when a hundred of
Mr.. Peterson's neighbors voted unan-
imously for a resolution endorsing
him for the nomination. The vote
was taken following speech by Mr..
Peterson on national issues, in which
he scored the Democratic tariff policy.
Friends say that D. w. Lawler of
St. Paul may possibly contest Gov
ernor Hammond for the Democratic
nomination for governor next year.
The County Chairman.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
THOROUGHLY MoDERN1zED

The Merchants National Bank in
stalled machine this week that is
absolutely the last word in a posting
machine The equipment in question
is of the we'll known and standard
Burroughs make and is styled "the
machine with brains" 1t keeps books
with absolute accuracy and does the
other work with equal speed. 1t is
run by an electric motor and is in
keeping with the up-to-date and pro-
gressive, though safe and sane, bank
ing methods of the Merchants Nation
al. Those not familiar with the bank
ing business will perhaps not fully re-
alize the great amount of time the in
stallation of the this machine will
save in a bank of the calibre of the
Merchants National. A greatly i'm
proved ledger naturally follows, and
the possibilities of errors are abso-
lutely eliminated.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
SEVERAL OF THE LEADERS WILL
LEAVE PACIFICISTS AT THE
CHRISTIANIA PIER

On Board the Oscar III. BY wireless
to England, Dec. 13.-War has broken
out on board the Ford peace ship and
as result several Of the leading
members have announced their inten-
tion to quit the party at Christiania.
The quarrel arose over a resolution
that was passed condeInning President
Wilson's message, so far as his pre-
paredness program is concerned. Ford
denies the responsibility for the move
but still supports the majority.
The trouble started when Rev. Chas.
S. Asked of California and Rev. Jen-
kins Lloyd Jones of Chicago, with as
sistance of Arthur L. Weatherby, in
troduced resolution at a mass meet
ing held on Friday condemning Wilson
and his preparedness policy. Ford
and 211 others signed the document
but nine refused to append their
names. Rev. Asked who was one OF
the early peace delegates, insinuated
that those who did not sign would b.
asked to leave at the first port. The
minority rushed to Ford, who anxious
to prevent split assured them they
were his welcome guests, but he con,
tinues to side with the majority. Vic
lent alterations have ensued. The
language not only became personal buj
profane, and it was all that the cooler
heads could do to prevent physical
contact.
Helen Ring Robinson, Colorado sen,
ator, who is one of the minority, sale
that she failed to see how peace woult
result from an attack on Wilson.
An appeal to the rulers of Europe
was sent out by wireless today, ad
dressed irdividually to each reignine
monarch, reading:
"Sir-We come in this time o1
trouble not to add to your burden:
but to help lift them, not to consider
which nations are most to blame fol
the disaster that has befallen Europe
but to end the strife; not to intrudt
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
RAIL WAGES ARE INCREASING
New Schedule Adopted by Great Nor.
thern in Conformity With the
Chicago Arbitration Award

Increases in pay estimated at 8 per
cent are granted to engineers and fire
men Of the Great Northern railway in
the new working schedule which con-
forms with the Chicago arbitration
award. Completion Of the schedule
was announced yesterday.
It adapts the decision of the board
of arbitration to the old Great North
ern schedule. Most of the changes are
in operating rules, but these are of
such a nature that the average pay of
the engineers and frenen will be in
creased. .', ~,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
WOULD LIKE TO COME HERE

Fred Ziske, the well known Green
wald grain-buyer, spent Wednesday
evening in Sauk Centre and favored
the Herald with a friendly call. The
gentleman is live one in the grain
business and during the past few
years he has landed Greenwald on the
map as splendid market place for
grains Mr.. Ziske stated to the Her
aid that he would like to establish a
house in Sank Centre, and would be
glad of an opportunity to meet with
the representative business men and
farmers of this locality and go over
the matter. Probably a nesting viii
be arranged shortly, to ascertain what
the gentleman wants.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

work as dairy extension agent for the
State of Washington. For the present
at least he will be located at Pullman.
This splendid position came to Mr..
Gibson unsought, and only after the
Washington authorities became salts
fled that he was the most competent
and available man for the work The
gentleman demonstrated his extreme
fitness for any line of agricultural
endeavor as superintendent of the ag-
gicultural department of the Sauk
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
CATHOLIC FoREsTERs ELECT.

At the regular meeting of St. Paul IS
Court C. o. F., held Tuesday evening
the following officers were elected for
the coming year, and will be installed
at the first regular meeting in Janu-
ary:
C. RI. B. Schoenhoff.
V. C. RIOS. L. Minette. ~.
:. P. C. R.-Geo. R. Borgmann..
Rec. Sec.-J. A. Schoenhoff.
Fin. Secs. Schwarzbauer.
Treas.-John B. Mondloch.
Speaker-Ben Dicks.
Trustees-F. ]. Minette, years;
Nick Orth, 2 years; Mike Frank, 1
year.
Sen Con.-Henry G. Ebben.
Jun. Con.-Albert ]. Bromenschen-
kel. .r<~ .z>--.-
l. S.-Jos. Zehrer.'
o. S.-Frank House.
Spiritual Adyisor-Rev. A. ART.
Court Physician--A. F. Moynihan.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

Centre public school. The young
people made splendid progress under
his supervision. Mrs. Gibson has suf-;
fciently recovered from her illness
to be removed from the DR.. Moynihan
residence to her own rooms where she
will be cared for by her mother, Mrs.
Ralph, and Mr.. Gibson's mother. She
expects to be able to join Mr.. Gibson
in Washington in a month or so. The
Gibsons take the best wishes Of host
of Sank Centre people with them.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

Roy Bishop came up from Mime
apolis on Wednesday evenings flyer
and spent this Thursday with old
Sauk Centre friends and looking af-
ter business matters, leaving on the
afternoon train for Westport.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

E. D. Paquin, the Long Prairie farm
produce and stockman, spent this
Thursday morning in Sauk Centre,
while enroute from Minneapolis to
Long Prairie. i
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

The City Meat Market have added
new fixtures to their equipment this
week and have re-arranged the east
side of the store in a very tasteful
manner. -.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

Miss Emma Chelgren vice president
of the Central Minnesota Educational
Association, attended an executive
meeting of the association at st.
Cloud the latter part OF. last week.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16
LEAVES FOR NEW WORK

o. E. Gibson left Sauk Centre Mon
day afternoon to take up his new
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

st. Paul may have candidate for
the Republican nomination for secre-
tary of state in the event that julius
A. Schmahl goes after the governor
ship, in the person of DR.. e. Fl. Haas,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-16

Spiritual Adyisor-Rev. A. Art.
Court Physician-A. F. Moynihan.
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One of Best Equipped Club
houses on Sound Opens
Doors-Hundreds Join
in Celebration.

When eight bells" struck by the
quartermaster Of Commodore f. y.
Weber's steam yacht Marevs. the flag
ship Of the Stamford Yacht Club, pro-
claimed high noon yesterday 20 the
anchored fleet in Stamford harbor, the
pretty pennant Of the club. saluted
by guns from afoat and ashore, was
hoisted smartly 20 the truck Of the
tall flagstaff facing what is regarded
by yachtsmen as "the last word IN
clubhouses."
The day marked a new era in the
life OF the Stamford Yacht Club, for
there has risen from the ashes of its
old home, which was destroyed by fire
eighteen months ago, on the west
shore OF Shippan Point, one Of the
most artistic and best equipped club
houses on Long Island Sound. II
stands as tribute 10 its architect
George A. Freeman.
With a total membership of 800 and
long waiting list, the club, which
was organized some twenty-five years
ago, bids fair TO outshIne some OF its
rivals both from social and racing
standpoint, for il now has feet OF
some fifty yachts, including the well
known Stamford schooners and 80
one-design classes. Several hundred
members and their guests were pre-
sent at the housewarmlng yesterday
and they enjoyed q dinner and dance
in the evening.
The new club house. which is sur
rounded by grove OF large trees. is
Of the English half-timbered type and
well adapted 70 the site. On its north
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Ouin1et and Hagin to
Clash at BaltuSrOl

power in attaining brilliant results
On the pitch shots Hagin plays more
lofted shot than Ouimet. taking
chance os pitching close 70 the cup
with terrific back spin. He has tnis
shot down marvellously well. Neither
uses to any great exter: McDermotts
great shot-the low pitch with back
spin. which helped win two open cham
pionships.
Their putting form is nothing alike
but what is more important botn
achieve fire results on the green.
Ouimet bends his body more and puts
with his elbows extended, whereas
Hagin again lunches in his right knee
and puts standing straighter. But the
point is that both give the ball q
chance. We followed Hagin for full
round, and only on one occasion was
his approach putt short OF the cup. As
q result he holed out at least three
long puts on the last nine holes while
compiling mis- score of 30, s under par.
At Baltusrol both Ouimet and Hagin
will be primed to play their best golf,
and they belong TO the type that under
pressure can produce az top speed. II
any had TO name the most spectacular
feature possible in American golf il
would be 36-hole match between these
two young stars, who are fairly sure
to be close to the top in June. with a
good chance that one Of them will be
frat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
ROUND ROBIN PLAY
ON TUXEDO COURTS
Pell and Prentice Defeat
Larned and CIothier in
Easy Fashion.

Tuxedo Park. y. Y, May p -Four
matches we're decided in the invitation
round robin lawn tennis doubles at the
courts of the Tuxedo Tennis and
Racquet Club to-day before a large
crowd Of spectators.
Nathaniel ". Niles and Alfred S
Dabney. Of the Longwood Tennis Club
of Boston. won the opening match
from Frederick c. Inman and Edward
=. Larned. of New York, IS, 90
Sc, in an exciting match. Theodore
r. Pell and b. S. Prentice, OF New
York. defeated William A. Lsrned and
W. J. Clothier. the Philadelphia pair,
rather easily after the New Workers
had taken the first set. The score was
6. 60. G-3.
The weather was clear during the
morning matches. but before the finish
Of play in The afternoon a heavy rain
fell The players. however, remained
on the courts, and the spectators lined
the grounds with umbrellas and ram
coats. Pell and Prentice defeated In
man and T. ?. Larned in the afternoon
session. and Niles and Dabney won
from ". A. Larned and William ).
Clo.hier in straight sets.
Tomorrow morning W. A. Larned
and Cioth;er VIII meet lnman and L. +.
Larned. and in the afternoon Pell and
Prentice Will play Niles and Da5ney.
The summaries follow;
Sic. e.I A. patres defeated l. G lrmsn AM
sra II : prentice detected " a. Lsrncd and
W } CIohhcr. 80. % %. PEI aud Prem
c.. NilcS ana pr0Hey defeated W A Larned
and tlotler. q. 81