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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
WOMEN HOLD CONVENTION
State Federation of WOmen's Clubs
Held Annual Session at Duluth
Mrs. E. ]. Lewis Attends.

Mrs. E. J. Lewis returned Monday
afternoon from Duluth, where she had
been in attendance at the annual
meeting Of the Minnesota Federation
of Women's Clubs. The meeting began
Monday, Sept. goth, with session OF
the Executive committee and the work
terminated by luncheon at the
Spalding Hotel Thursday evening, at
which Mrs. Atwood of St. Cloud, the
retiring president, acted as toastmast-
er. Friday, however, was the "Fun
Day" of the meeting and the ladies
enjoyed trip up the St. Louis river
to the steel plant at Morgan Park on
the steamer Columbia chartered for
the purpose. On their return to Du-
luth they were taken in automobiles
to the Country Club" branch of the
Duluth Commercial Cub, about six
miles from the city. At the Country
Club the ladies were received by
one lone man. He was equal to the
task, however, Mrs. Lewis states, and
rendered the ladies an excellent lun-
cheon at which covers were laid for
$50 guests, and nearly all seats were
filled. A great many impromptu talks
were made and the occasion greatly
enjoyed. 1t has been the intention of
the Commercial Club to take the la
dies around the Boulevard Drive and
about the city in autos at the close of
the luncheon but the rainy weather
would not permit, and they were TAX
en- to their various hotels. Mrs. Lewis
had been stopping at the Spald:ng
but accompanied Mrs. F. L. Barows
treasurer of the association, to her
home Friday evening and remained
as her guest till Monday morning,
when she returned home.
The Pioneers Club" made up of
charter members of the Minnesota
Federation of Women's Clubs, gave a
luncheon at the Spalding Wednesday
evening for it's members, the officers
and a few outside guests; Mrs. Lewis
had the pleasure of attending.
Notable speakers at the convention
and the luncheon Thursday evening
were: Mrs Kennybacker of Texas,
president of the G. F. W. c.; Mrs.
Moore, of St. Louis, past president;
Miss Helen Barick Boswell of New
York City; and Miss Lucy Stearns, of
Milwaukee who was the real "fun
maker" of the convention. Mrs. Lewis
was honored by being elected Custo-
dian, which office she has held for sew
eral years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
MARVELLOUS CROPS

Mrs. George Johnson, writing her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. E. C. Rich, from
Montana, tells of the wonderful crops
raised in the vicinity of Roberta, Mon
tana, where they are located. Very
little wheat yields less than 40 BUSH
els to the acre, the general average
being from As to SIS bushels. Two girl
homesteaders had a yield of GA BUSH
els to the acre. This was known to be
exact as the girls hired the blowing
done and the land was accurately
One farmer sold his entire
5000 acres of grain in the shock for
$50 per acre. Oats yield from rs to IS
bushels per acre, one 40-acre field
yielding III bushels per acre. Mr..
johnson expects to handle 100000
bushels of grain at his elevator.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
A GREAT SPEECH
Gov. Hammond Makes Strong Address
at Stearns County Fair.


The Stearns County Fair furnished
the time, place, occasion and the au-
dience for a great oratorical effort.
All it lacked was the man-and Win
field Scott Hammond proved to be the
man.
We have had the good fortune to
listen to some great speeches on great
occasions. We heard Chas. A. Towne's
great silver effort delivered in the
halls of Congress, which made him
famous in two continents; we sat spell
bound with other members of the
House while Robert G. Cousins deliv-
cred his brief, but wonderful Grafton
on the destruction of the Maine in the
Havana harbor, an effort second only
to Lincoln's great Gettysburg address;
we have heard other great addresses
when momentious interests were at
stake and strong passions excited, and
we have no hesitation in saying that
Governor Hammond's address, in rhe-
torical arrangement, appropriateness
of circumstance, oratorical excellence,
dramatic delivery, earnestness of sem
timent, and patriotic Americanicism,
equalled anything we ever heard.
1t was a liberty classic and ought to
be published in every newspaper in
the United States. The lofty American
ideals therein contained are needful
to be pressed home on the minds of
American citizens under existant con-
ditions.
1t was a great speech by great
man. Personally we think the speech
would have been stronger had the
eulogistic eulogy of the president,
which the speaker parenthetically in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
terjected, had been omitted, but then
we must remember that the Governor
is a Democrat; it is his misfortune
not his fault.-F. M. E.
HATS OFF TO HOLDINGFORD
Stearns County Village Sends Re-
markable Delegation to Fair


Holdingford is one of the oldest, if
not the oldest settled town in Stearns
county. About a year ago, while trav-
cling with the county fair boosters, in
a little talk made there, we poked a
little fun at it's old fashioned conser-
vatism. We now stand ready to take
back everything we uttered on that oc-
casion and swear that we never said it.
We most humbly apologize for even
thinking Holdingford was slow
town. Its attitude and action in re-
gard to the Stearns County Fair made
every locality in the county look as
far behind the times as Grandma's old
hoop skirt slowed away in the attic.
According to the census Holding
ford has 500 population, yet they sent
33 cars and more than $50 people to
the fair on Wednesday,; they were
public spirited enough to declare a
holiday and bring over the school
children en- masse to visit the school
exhibit.
If every locality in the county had
turned out equally as well there
would have been $4,000 paid admis-
sions to the fair and the result would
have been a Stearns County EXPOSE
ton, instead of a Stearns County Fair
in the years to come.
Hats off to Holdingford. 1t is the
biggest little town in the world. They
are the up-to-datest bunch in Stearns
county's "up-to-daters." They are
the livest wires in our whole trolley
system of live wires.
If Val Herman, and the bunch of
boosters he arranged and chaperoned,
want anything in this mans town they
don't need to come after it; if they
will send word we will bring it over
to them in an automobile.-F. M. E.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
GROWS SWEET POTATOES

Mrs. King, residing on the Stiles
farm, brought dozen sweet potatoes
to Whitson & Whitson, grocers, the
later part of last week. The samples
are very fine and are much larger
than the average raised in a regular
sweet potato country. The Herald un-
derstands that Mrs. King is the first
one to attempt to grow sweet potatoes
in this section. She is quite elated ov-
er her efforts and we are informed
that she plans to raise a large crop
next year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
FAIR Will MAKE
A LITTLE MONEY
THE 1915 RECEIPTS WERE PRAC-
TICALLY THE SAME AS
LAST YEAR
EXPENSE WILL Be lighter
GOV. HAMMOND MAKES GREAT
SPEECH LAST DAY-OTHER
ATTRACTIONS

st. Cloud Day closed the Stearns
County Fair in a befitting manner.
The Granite City and Sank Rapids
combined sent a delegation of nearly
70 autos filled with representative citi-
zens. The day was perfect for the
outing, and itcan we'll be said that the
fair closed under most favorable aus
pices.
The management of the Stearns
County Fair have been mighty for
tunate in selecting their dates the
past several years. This year was no
exception. 1t rained to beat the band
the most of Monday, entry day, but
Tuesday was bright and fair; Wednes-
day was a trifle windy, and Thursday
was made to order for occasions like
fair days. 1t started to rain Thursday
evening and the Alexandria and
Glenwood fairs have been having ra-
Their discouraging times. The county
fair managers have strenuous enough
times when all conditions are favor
able.
The gross receipts of this years
fair will be fully as large as last
wear at which time Ford automobile
was held up as an inducement to buy
season tickets. The Herald has con-
tended for some time that the fair
was big enough to get the people on
its merits, and the results of this
wears fair bear out the contention.
The gate receipts this year were
a few hundred dollars less than last
wear, but the increase in concessions
will make up the difference.
The following is small cempar-
alive statement of the 1914 and 1915
receipts:
1914 Fair
Advance sale of tickets ISL 1881 so
Cash admissins at gate 80. 1857. 10
Concessions ............. 5o2. 5O
Total receipts ..........S 3,5oI. 10
1915 Fair
Advance sale of tickets 80. 74S .4O
Cash admissions at gate.... 2,19O W
Concessions ............. 5oZ Us
Total receipts ........... SO, 449 W
TOIl t1lc lOlf ICSS1pCo AAoSS w w
Quoted the price of the Ford touring
car, and the 1915 receipts will be in
creased by nearly $50 as L. L. Kells,
in charge of the ticket sales, has not
received reports on all of the tickets
he placed on sale in the various banks
of the county. He has $34 on hand
at present that has not been turned
over to the secretary.
It is quite confidently hoped that
there will be snug balance left over,
but it cannot be told definitely until
the premiums and other expenses are
accounted for. The state appropria-
ton for premiums will be several
hundred dollars less than former
years as the last legislature reduced
the appropriation aiding county fairs
to 100000
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
RETURN FROM SUNNY SOUTH

DR.. and Mrs. E. C. Rich have re-
turned from a three weeks visit with
Mrs. Rich's relatives in the South.
When they left Sank Centre they went
to st. Paul on the train and took the
boat from that city down the Missis-
sippi to St. Louis. The trip was "punc-
tuated" by the boat being stuck on
sandbars about once day. DIR and Mrs
Rich visited most of the time with the
lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Ed
gar at Mermenton, La, but also visit
ed sister at St. Charles and other
places of interest. The occasion was
almost a family reunion, although it
was not intended to be such, however,
the illness of Mr.. Edgar called the
children to his bedside. Mrs. Rich
saw one of her sisters, Mrs. Lands,
of Esbon, Kan, for the first time in
26 years. The Sank Centre people re-
turned home by way of New Orleans,
Chicago and Minneapolis, where the
doctor spent day, returning to Sank
Centre Saturday evening, while Mrs.
Rich remained until Sunday evening
before coming home. While in the
Twin Cities they received word that
Mr.. Edgar, who was about 81 years of
age, had passed away on Tuesday,
Sept. 81. Old age was the cause of
the gentleman's demise.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
PRIZE STEER ON BLOCK

Friday of last week Butcher Chas.
Dicks bought the prize steer exhibited
by James A. Caughren at the recent
Stearns County Fair. The animal will
be placed on the block for Sank Cen
tire patrons. The animal was 2 years
and months old and tipped the scale
at 1000 pounds. Mr.. Caughren prob
ably turns off more beef cattel each
year than any ohter farmer in this
vicinity and while it may not be gen
orally known the gentleman stated to
the Herald that every one of these cat
tie are sold to Mr.. Dicks at fancy
prices as fast as they are ready to
turn off. The local butcher also pur-
chased Mr.. Caughren's winning
hogs exhibited at the fair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
YOUNG SCHOOL GIRL DIES

Leona Seiben, second child of Mr..
and Mrs. William Seiben, residing in
this city, died of peritonitis, on Sept.
20, after an illness of two weeks. The
funeral services held by Rev. Father
Art, at St. Pauls church, was very
largely attended. The casket was COW
cred with beautiful flowers. The Ce-
celia choir rendered the music. The
pupils of St. Pauls parochial school,
of which Leona was faithful attend
ant, attended in body and followed
the cortege to St. Pauls cemetery
where interment was made. Besides
her parents there is left brother and
sister to mourn her loss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
SENTENCED TO REFORMATORY

Fred Woebkenberg, who was bound
over to the Todd county grand jury
the latter part of July, charged with
carnal knowledge of a child, the ward
Of the State, being one of the inmates
of the Home School for Girls, Sank
Centre, was indicted by the grand
jury last week. He was brought be-
for Judge Parsons and entered plea
of guilty to the charge The Court
sentenced him to an indeterminate
sentence at the St. Cloud reformatory.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
MOTHER NEW STORE

Mr.. Weum, owner of the Tobey
building on Main street, was in Sank
Centre the latter part of the week,
and while here rented the Red Front
store room, north of Fishers Bakery,
to E. P. Kopman, of Tracy, Mimi. The
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
HOME BOY MAKES HIT
Leo BrioPs Bag Punching Act Feature
of Fairs Free Attractions.

One of the most satisfying acts on
the amusement program at the fair
was the bag punching act furnished
by Leo Briol, of Albany. The young
man has spent several years perfect
ing his art and this was his first pub
lie appearance. The act is opened
with a clever club-swinging exhibition
and then follows the punching bag,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
BUTLER SELLS BARBER SHOP

George Butler sold his barber shop to
Jesse Rose on Wednesday of this week
the latter taking possession imme-
diately. George has been in his pres
ent location for about Is years and
has been in the barber business in
Sank Centre for 20 years. Jesse will
run three chairs on week days and
four on Saturdays and hopes to have
a good trade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30

gentleman will open a new racket and
notion store in the building not later
than Oct. 18th, the Herald under
stands. He is said to be a wide-awake
and alert business man.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-30
WEDDING SET FOR OCTOBER 1e

Tuesday of this week Mrs. Barbara
Merryman sent Sank Centre friends
invitations to the coming marriage of
her daughter, Miss Louise, to William
Mural Parker. The event will take
place at the Good Samaritan Episcopal
church, Sank Centre, Oct. 16, 1915, at
A p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21

uD west Of the 9TH T. NJ: thence
west along said public highway last
above mentioned to its intersection
with the public highway running along
the west boundary lines Of said Sec
tions twenty-four (24) and twenty
five C25), township eightytwo (S2)
north. range seventeen 40 west of the
9Th p NJ; thence south along said
public highway to point Of inter-,
section with the corporate limits OF
the Incorporated town Of Gilman. Mar
shall county, Iowa. and to maintain
the same for period OF twenty (20)
years from and after the granting OF
said permission applied for to said
board of supervisors OF Marshall
county, Iowa.
Notice is hereby given that said ap-
plication will be heard by the board Of
supervisors at the court house in Mar
shalltown. In Marshall county, Iowa.
on the 6th day Of July, A. D., 1915. at
the hour Of 10 o'clock In the forenoon
Of said day.
A. w. DoBsoN,
County Auditor.
IOWA RAILWAY AND LIGHT COM.
.PANY, Petitioner.
BY G.. A. NOTE,
JOHN A. REED.
Its AttorneyA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21

IN operation. It has been charged that
in Chicago there Is q trust controlled
by certain men, who pay a large sum
annually for the privilege OF furnishing
waters and cloak room keepers to the
big hotels. Men and women have been
known to accumulate fortunes through
gratufties It Is doubtful II the evil
has been as badly abused in Iowa as It
has elsewhere, but II the new law Is
observed and obeyed all easy money"
will be cut off, and the person who
gives or accepts 1t, II found out, will
be hauled before some unfeeling magi-
strate and either fined or sent to pris-
IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21
Believe Button Gutter Murdered.

Muscatine, June 2l.-That Art Dug
gan was murdered and then thrown on
the Rock Island railroad tracks to hide
the crime is the theory of Muscatine
police on the finding of the body about
10 o'clock tonight.
Duggan had been engaged in an ar
gument with gang of men half an
hour before the body was found. The
discovery OF the body led to the belief
that he had been murdered. placed on
the track and then train No. II on the
Rock Island. ran over the body and cut
and mangled it.
The body was in a frightful condi-
ton when discovered. 1t had been cut
almost in two parts and the left leg
was severed near the hip. There were
marks on the cheek and head to indi-
cate that he had received rough treat
ment before being placed on the ti,ck.
Duggan was a button cutter and was
about 80 years of age When found
he had only collar and shirt on his
body
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21
Northern Io,ua Items

perhaps four days undisturbed medi-
tation will convince him that it is best
to abide by the law.
Titonka.
Fully 400 people. gathered few
miles southwest Of Titonka to witness
the dedication Of the beautifully re-
modelled Doane Hope church. This
church was moved in four sections. the
work commencing about SIX months
ago. 1t was regretted, lathed, plas-
tered, painted and refurnished in mod
ern style and was dedicated TO relig-
ious services free of debt. The work
of placing the church in the condition
in which ii is today has cost the COM
munity $500. Eight hundred of this
was raised previous - the dedication
and $3.50 was subscribed dedication
Sunday.
North MeGresor.
William Jones, Of McGregor was
electrocuted Wednesday, morning by a
live wire which had fallen during the
storm. of the previous night. He was
on his way to his blacksmith shop.
Charles kleinow, contractor, was
with him and attempted to remove the
wire with wood folding rule when
MIR. Jones kicked the wire and tried to
throw it off with his hand, receiving
q shock of 1000 volts. He died in
stantly, still holding the wire, and his
coat began burning. Mr.. Kleinow brokS
the wire with stone, when it re-
bounded and striking him knocked him
to the ground. Mr.. Jones was about
40 years old, and leaves wife and
three children.
Cedar Falls.
Bryans sensational resignation from
the office of secretary of state recently
and the arrival here Of w. H. Leavitt,
the great commoner's erstwhile son in
law, have served to revive here the
story of Ruth Bryan's early romance
which eliminated in an elopement
with the Boston painter Leavitt is
here exhibiting one of his best can
vases, painting of THE Last Supper,
at the Methodist church. He gives
lectures each afternoon on different
subjects relating to his art. one of his
talks being on Lights and Shadows
Of the Latin Quarter" "reminiscences
Of his stay of several years in Paris.
It was In Paris that he painted "The
Last Supper" spending sixteen months
on the canvas after two years of study
in Jerusalem. Leavitt's present wife is
accompanying him on his tour of the
country with his famous painting.
Cedar Fails.
Who would give half of a city block
Of real estate for piano? That's what
Samuel Cameron pioneer Cedar Falls
real estate man, did just sixty years
ago. And the land traded for a piano
at that time was the same half block
that was this week formally opened as
q public play ground. The opening re-
called the early day trade to one OF
the old timers present. The tract,
which is now worth several thousand
dollars, was not only given for a piano
but quite sum OF money In addition.
The upright grand is still in possession
of the old time real estate dealers
daughter, and has given good service
during all these years. It Is growing
In value each year. as one of the un-
usual and attractive styles of early
made pianos. Its original cost was
jus. $500. s.. ~ 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS MEET
State Association Jubilee Convention
in 3cssien this Week in Dcs Moines.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines June 21.-The jubilee
convention of the Iowa State Sunday
School Association opens here this eve
ming with song festival to be given
at the Coliseum. in which chorus of
1000 voices will sing. The convention
continues for the next three days.
closing Thursday evening with big
Sunday school pageant.
The morning programs will he given
over to department programs and
roundtables, held in the various down.
town churches while the general pro-
grams will take place in the afternoons
and evenings in Plymouth Congrega-
tional church. Both the song festival
of the opening night and the pageant
on the closing night will be held in
the Coliseum.
To make the Sunday school as virile
and efficient as the most successful in
situations of this day and age has been
the thought of the makers of the
jubilee program. Among the subjects
to be considered in the department.
work are week day activities for a
boys class in a city, town. and coun-
try: the community training SCHOOL,;
the adult bible class in its relation to
the home, school, church and COM
munity; courses of study that reach
and hold men and women; the efficient
Sunday school. All other phases Of
work from the primary on thru are to
be given a thorough study.
AT the Tuesday afternoon meeting
S. E. McCosh, of Davenport, will re-
view the history of the Sunday school
movement in Iowa from the time of
the first association meeting in Gin
ton in June 1855, to the present time
The president, Rev. William Fl. Beach
ler of Waterloo, will give his annual
address at this meeting and there will
be addresses by the general secretary.
Marion Lawrence, and by Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner. elementary division
superintendent of the International as
ISOLATION. Secretary Lawrence and
Mrs. Foster will be the principal
speakers Tuesday evening.
The feature of the Wednesday after
noon meeting will be the veterans
campfire, where greetings will be ex-
tended by Henry Wallace, editor Of
Wallace's Farmer, and the response
will be by the Rev. Joseph Wells. rep
resenting the American Sunday school
Union. The mems parade Of 10000
men and boys takes place from $50 to
8 p. M. following which a mass meet
ing for men at the auditorium will be
addressed by Secretary Marion Law
renee and Field Worker w. A. Brown,
Of the international Sunday School
Association. A mass meeting for
women is to be held at Plymouth Con-
gregational church and will be adj
dressed by Mrs Mary Foster Bryner
and Secretary Lawrence.
At the Thursday afternoon program
General Secretary w. D. Stem, of the
Iowa State Sunday School Associa-
ton, will discuss the future work of
the association. Other speakers will
be Mrs. Bryner, Rev. Brown and Rev.
w. E. Chalmers. The pageant will be
presented at the Coliseum in the eve
ming by the Sunday schools Of Des
Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-21

sssary TO have Ansinqusst in my case.
As voluntarily take my own life,
which il q burden TO me since my wife
left US. But Il necessary to have an
inquest, do me one favor-select your
jury from among my friends, Brincken,
William Smythe. George Frye, Kluk-
holm Koeriier Il. II. Biddick and Ben
Wallace. give you my revolver and
box OF; cartfidges, as I would not want
the children to. see them. Be good
while 4 am gone, Your friend, G. A.
Briggs.
/ Briggs leaves five children, three
boys and two girls. One Of the girls
is married, the others live on one of
his farms six miles out OF town. De-
ceased was wealthy, owning two
farms. one OF 800 acres and the other
100 acres. 4 His wife died last October
and since that time he has been des-
tpondent