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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
ARE DOING SPLENDID WORK
GRADATIM CLUB CLOSES 10Th YEAR OF ACTIVITY IN
EXCELLENT SHAPE-OFFICERS ELECTED FOR YEAR.

For 20 years the Gradatim Club of
Sank Centre has been one of the &C
tive forces in the betterment of civic
conditions in this beautiful little city.
At the annual meeting held last week
Mrs. Rosa z. Parker, recording secre-
tary filed the following interesting
report of the years activities which
the Herald gladly gives space:
"The Gradatim Club of Sank Cen
tire, which was organized in October,
1895, has now reached its twentieth
annual meeting. In these twenty three
years that have passed the club has
been helpful, not only to it's members,
but has been one of the active forces
in the community. 1t has member
ship of twenty-three active workers.
Fifteen regular meetings have been
held during the year, with an average
attendance of thirteen. At the begin
ming Of the year we had the pleasure
of welcoming three new members who
have been earnest and diligent work
erS
AFTER the summer vacation, the
club entered upon its work with re-
newed interest and energy, not that
its members had spent their vacation
in idleness, however, for besides our
program committee preparing plans
for the years work, we held several
Civic Teas, with the object in view of
Civic improvements and with the pur-
pose Of developing Civic club in the
active in everything that makes for
the betterment of our little city, real
izing that its influence as an organ
lzation depends not on what its men,
bers may accomplish for themselves,
but on how much they may benefit
the rest of the community.
"The study of the past year has
been Mexico and Panama, and as we
look back over the years work, we re-
alize it has been interesting, progress
sive and instructive.
"On Wednesday afternoon, Oct. IA,
the Gradatim members, arriving via
autos, gathered at the home of Mrs.
McCollum, in Hoboken, to enjoy Fed
Grafton Day. Mrs. E. J. Lewis re-
ported on the state meeting she had
attended at Rochester and her inter-
esting report gave evidence that the
clubs throughout the state were inter-
ested in the uplift of womanhood and
the welfare of humanity at large.
After a pleasant hour of social inter-
course, the members repaired to the
dining room and enjoyed bounteous
repast prepared by the hostess. In
departing each participant felt deeply
grateful to the hostess for the pleas
ant and profitable afternoon and for
another link in the chain of happy
Gradatim Club Federation Days.
"The Goth anniversary of the club
was celebrated Wednesday afternoon,
April 14th, at the Auditorium. The
numerous little farce entitled, "A
Sleeping Car Incident" was one of
the pleasing features, this, together
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29


treasury -. ........$ 2o. 80
MANY of the members gave per-
sonal donations to the Belgium Relief
Commission in Minnesota.
"The Gradatim Club has accom-
plished splendid things in the past
few years, and now as we stand on
the threshold of another year, the
possibilities look very very bright.
Let us hope and labor to realize our
desire that all the club members may
continue to work together so Loyalty
for the benefit and advancement of
the Gradatim4 Club and the work for
which it stands"
At the business meeting of the Ora
datim Club, held on Wednesday after
noon of last week, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year:
President-Mrs. A. Barto.
First Vice-Pres.-Mrs. M. Billed.
Second Vice-Pres.-Mrs. V. Thorn
ason.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. F. S.
Parker.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss
Anabel Erwin.
Treasurer-Mrs. E. J. Lewis.
Custodian-Mrs. G. Bohall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
PARISHIONERS ENTERTAIN
Members of st. Paul's Church Sur
prise Rev. FIR. ART on 21st An
niversary of his Ordination.

ISunday, April 25th, marked the
21st anniversary of the entry into
priesthood of Rev. Father ART, pas
tor of St. Pauls German Catholic
church of this city. At the 10 o'clock
mass, Rev. ART preached an appro-
pirate sermon on the duties and nee
essity of the spiritual advisor in the
community and the prominent part
they are and have taken throughout
the world.
In the evening Father ART was
very pleasantly surprised when he en-
tered the City Hall and found about
200 of his parishioners gathered to
help him properly celebrate the event.
The male members of the church
choir rendered a number of songs
while Steve Schwsrzbauer, secretary
of the congregation, Peter Robischon,
secretary of St. Joseph's Society and
Ben Schoenhoff, Chief Ranger of the
c. o. F., gave short talks expressing
the sentiment of the different organi-
cations they represented, extending
congratulations and loudly praising
their pastor for the efficient services
rendered during the nearly seventeen
years spent in their midst. They
pointed out the many things accom-
plished by him, the erection of the
splendid edfice, parsonage and addi-
ton to the school, and in their well
wishes hoped he might live to cele-
b1ate his Golden Jubilee or fiftieth
anniversary as pastor of st. taul's
church. The Reverend gentleman was
presented with a sum of money as a
token of their esteem.
Frank Unger, treasurer of the
church called upon Father ART who
responded with very interesting and
entertaining talk, assuring the men,
bers of his congregation that his am
billions were not to receive higher ap-
pointments in the stations of priest
hood, but to remain with his present
flock as their spiritual advisor.
After the program of songs and ad-
dresses, progressive cinch was en-
joyed. The pleasant function came to
a close at about midnight when re-
freshments were served by the ladies
of the parish.
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with an original poem by Miss Anna
Emerson, and a vocal solo by Mrs.
Harry Lewis, was greatly enjoyed by
the club members and their guests.
The company of "a ladies were then
seated at small tables and served with
ice cream, cakes and bon bons.
The rest room, under the able man.
agament of Mrs. M. Pangburn, is in
fine condition and has proven an as
set to our city, and haven of rest to
many tired women and children. Dur
ing the past year, from May LIST, 1914
to- April goth, 1915, S107 women and
children have rested at these COM
Portable quarters.
Balance on hand in Rest
Room funds first of year. S TT
Total receipts for Rest Room
for the year were. -. 165 90
l1OCdl p LIZ 1
Expenditures for Rest Room
for the year were ....... ISL 81
Leaving balance In treas
Jury of .................$ 1880
Balance on hand beginning
of year, account of Grada-
tim Club ............... 9.92
Collections for 1913 dues and
assessments :. ......... 1.25
Collections for 1914 dues -. 81 90
Collections for "At Home"
assessments :. .......... II so
Total :. ............S 4367
Expenditures :. .35 SO
Balance =. ................ 8.O4
Collections account of Civic
Teas >. ................ 9.55
Grand total on hand in the
fra2Sl1rV
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Mrs. F. w. Wilcox, one of the Sec
retaries of the American Missionary
Association, spoke on her work at the
Congregational church on Tuesday af-
ternoon. Only few women awaited
themselves of the rare opportunity of
listening to Mrs. Wilcox, who is an
entertaining speaker. On Tuesday
evening Mrs. Morse sent an auto for
Mrs. Wilcox and she spoke to the
Home School girls in the chapel. Mrs.
Wilcox left Thursday noon for Alex
andria.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
HIGH. SCHOOL PLAY
Senior Class Will Present "A Russian.
Honeymoon" at Caughren Thea
tire, Next Friday Evening

The class play by the Seniors of the
Sank Centre High School is always an
event of interest in school and aumse-
ment circles. The vehicle selected for
this year is "a Russian Honeymoon"
and it is said to be very interesting
offering. The class are working dill
igently under the direction of Prof.
Thomas and they will no doubt give
a good account of themselves. The
fol- owing is the cast of characters as
we'll as short synopsis of the story
of the play:
Cast of Characters:
Alexis Petrovitch-A journeyman.
~afterward Gustav Count Wor-
offski he wiz: Marion Ga,n Lyman Lyman
Baroness Vladimir-his sister -.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Vera Jameson
Ivan-A master shoemaker. =. -.
Micheline.his daughter. Alma hrn Bishop
Koulikoff Demetrovitch-Inten
ant Of the Chateau Worofski
osip.A young peasant Russell Cooper
Guards, peasants, ladies. retainers. etc.
Gustav, Count Worofski. has mar
ried Poleska de Fermstein, only to find
that early in the honeymoon she de-
velops such traits of temper and pride
as will render their married life insup-
portable unless he can find some means
to subdue her. He accordingly goes
before her to an estate. lately become
his by inheritance, where he enters the
service Of a shoemaker, Ivan. under
the assumed name of Alexis Petrovitch
and awaits the coming of his wife. Up
on her arrival he tells her that he is
Alexis, a serf, having married her on
a false pretense. and that she. being
his wife. is a serf also. He sets her to
sew and spin; he tames her as Petru-
chic tanned Katherine. She however,
manages to send an appeal to the
Counts sister. for protection, and the
second act ends with the arrest of
Alexis by his own guards. The third
act shows the drawing room of the
Chateau Worofski, where the Baroness
has summoned Poleska to state her
wrongs. Poleska obtains from the
Baroness an order of separation. and.
having obtained it, repents. declares
that though her husband is serf. she
cannot leave him, finally sees Gustav
appear in his true character, and is
folded in his arms. Love has conquer
ed pride.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
PRACTICAL MACHINE

G. Hillerud & Co., are this week
demonstrating a milking machine
known as the Galway Mixer" and
manufactured by the Galway Milk
er Co., 1853 N. Michigan Boulevard,
Chicago. The machine is composed of
an air pump, vacuum tank and the
milker-unit, which last is made up of
two sets of teat-cups flour to set),
the plunger pump with thumb screw
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Continued on Page Five.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29

Struck out: by Myers, 10; by Hop
kins, 10; Bases on balls: off Hopkins,
8; off Myers, 2; Two-base hits: Lee
Schlichte, Wieland; Three-base hits:
Hopkins.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
RETURN FROM WEST.

IMr. and Mrs. V. L. Burgess return
ed last Saturday morning from an
eight weeks vacation WHICH was
spent very largely in California and
Washington. Both the SanDiego and
San Francisco fairs were visited. Mr..
Burgess states that the San Diego
show is complete but that the Frisco
show is not and that it is disap-
pointment in many ways. Neither
Minnesota or the Unites States gov
eminent have exhibits, while Canada
has expended $350,000 showing up her
resources, and Mr.. Burgess says that
their display is immense. A few days
was spent at North Yakima, Wash,
but the greater part Of the vacation
was spent at the home of the gentle
mans brother, r. w. Burgess at Ell
lensberg, Wash, who left here 26
years ago. They had not met in the 26
years and of course the reunion was
very enjoyable. Vern says that Cal
ifornia is all right as place to visit,
but Minnesota offers better opportun-
tiles for young man. Times are
very hard on the coast. The lumber
business is paralyzed as a result of
the Democratic tariff law, and this
affected all business. Mr.. Burgess
states that he and his wife enjoyed
every minute of their outing and that
one does not need to travel through
Switzerland and other foreign coun-
tries to enjoy splendid scenery and
see innumerable points of interest.
Mr.. White, who freighted from this
point to St. Cloud and the western
military posts 40 years ago, and who
now resides in Alexandria, was visit
ing the old timers here on Tuesday.
He just returned from a trip to Cal
ifornia with his wife. He looks as he
used to when he welded the "gourd"
stick, only a little grayer.
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H. R. Harrington drove a fine look

II. K. Harrington drove line look
ing bunch of young stock through
Sank Centre Wednesday morning.
The stock is the property of the Home
School for Girls and was enroute from
the school barns to the pastures just
west of this city, where it will be kept
during the summer months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
ADVERTISEMENTS
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ration from the time the plants start untu
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We will mail YOU five Of these wonderful
bulbs with directions.
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HE GOES TO FIGHT
BRIDES OWN LAND
Young Italian Overcomes Aus
trian Wife's Protests After
Session in Court.

War in Italy and in a little newly
furnished fiat at 1929 Fulton Avenue
The Bronx. broke out simultaneously
When the Italian troops marched north
against Austria, Egidio PaGniello, a re-
servist. closed up his tailor shop and
told his young wife, Anna, an Austrian
that his country called him and he
must 20.
The wife pleaded and went, then went
e law about il. Last Thursday she
appeared in the Domestic Relations
Court of The Bronx, swore out war
rant against her spouse for non-sup-
port, took il TO the Italian Consul Cen
eral, and defied him 10 take her hus-
band away.
At las. the Italian Consul brought
about an armistice. and promised 10
look out for the wife's finances while
her husband fought for his country.
Yesterday the couple reappeared in
court and told Magistrate House they
wished the complaint withdrawn The
man grinned happily ms he left the
courtroom He sails on the Dante
Alighieri tomorrow.
"He feels that il is his duty" said
Mrs Pagniello in her quaint, precise
English last night. at is agains. my
own land that he goes. but what can
one Z. Men are SO strange
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16
OLlN D. GRAY ACCUSED
Creditors of Realty Concern
Charge Fraud-Ask Receiver.

Alleging that Olin d. Gray, formerly
owner of the Gray Lithographing Com.
pany and head OF the Gray Realty and
development Company, has trans
ferred assets amounting TO about
$500 900 to prevent his creditors from
collecting judgments, the Irving Ma,
tional Bank, the Greenwich Bank and
the Klebold Press yesterday asked the
Supreme Court to appoint a receiver
for his property. Much Of this prop
erty, it is alleged. was transferred by
GRAY to his wife, Mrs. Lydia B. Gray
who is also named IS a defendant.
The plaintiffs say they have obtained
judgments amounting TO S92,s23
against Gray in the last year and that
all these have been returned unsatls-
fed because the property OF Gray IS
in the name of either his wife or the
Gray Realty and Development Com
pany.
The plaintiffs say that Gray has
fraudulently concealed property and
denied ownership Of it. They ask that
the judgments against Gray be made a
lien on his property. They also ask
that a receiver be appointed with
power to sell the property in order to
pay the judgments.
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The wife and mother-in-law Of the
defendant also remarked Justice
blanchard, both gave hin. as good a
testimonial of character when he was
sober as his own witnesses. II is NOT
how ne. acts in a saloon, but how he
acts at home. A lady need not wait un-
mi she is called names or beaten he.
fore she is subject to indignity."
Mr. Towns expressed his astonish-
nent at the alleged action Of the hus-
band IN spending so much time away
from his wife. with one hundred and
fifty pounds Of beauty" in his home.
Mrs. Mccormick does not weigh that
much now, having told that the treat
ment of her husband has caused her
weight to drop to 1876 pounds.
Mr.. Towns referred to the testimony
that Mccormick was away from home
during the last Governorship election
because he was out campaignino for
Charles ). Whitman, his chief. Gov
ernor Whitman has good many sins
TO answer for" said the LAWYER "b n
he should not be made the petticoat
for this man to hide behind"
Hartford 7. Marshall, attorney for
y ~'ormick, said that the plaintiff
charged her husband with "criminallv
consuming" highballs. II that was
criminal. said the lawyer. then New
York abounds with Criminals" before
the bars instead of behind. He denied
that Mccormick drank to excess or
that he treated his wife cruelty.
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"Highball" Testimony Reviewed
in Mccormick Case Arguments
"A Lamb Abroad May Be Lion at Home" Remarks
Judge-f1usbands Lawyer Denies Client Drank
to Excess or Was Cruel

Final argument was made in the Su-
preme Court yesterday by counsel in
the separation suit brought by Mrs.
Frances Buzby Mccormick against
Robert c. Mccormick, Deputy Assist
ant District Attorney. Oral discussion
Of the merits OF the case was supple
mented by briefs, Justice Blanchard
reseTlng decision.
Mrabeau l.. Towns argued for a de-
cree for Mrs. Mccormick, who sued on
the ground of cruelty, which alleged
acts by her husband, she said, oc-
CURED when he was under the infu-
ence of liquor. During the trial Nc
Cormick did not deny that he some
times drank as many as five Scotch
highballs. He brought some of his col
l,agues from the District Attorneys
Office, who also testified 10 that effect,
but they, like the defendant, main
tanned that he was always amiable and
Of good disposition, even after such
llbations.
Justice Blanchard remarked during
the argument that "a lamb abroad may
bt lion at home"
Mr.. Towns declared that the deputy
prosecutor neglected his wife even dur
ing the honeymoon. The lawyer said
that on numerous occasions Mrs. Nc
Cormlck waited patiently for her hus-
band 10 return home from his office.
and when she joyfully announced this
return, "Lo. the bridegroom cometh,"
i was alleged he came staggering up
the street"
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Irwin Park, Montclair, owner and driv-
er of the car, was held.
A fifteen foot fagpole on the Dakota
Apartments at ] West Seventy-second
Street was struck by lightning. The
topmost fragment, about a foot long
and weighted with a castiron ball,
brushed the brim of Michael Finnegan's
hat as he drove a brewery wagon
through Seventy-second Street, and
went on clean through the wagon.
The faGpole on the Gates Avenue po-
lice station, Brooklyn, was shattered
and every light in the house went out
For the rest of the evening the police
worked by candle light.
It was just about 5 o'clock when the
storm broke, and crowds huddled un-
der awnings and in doorways waiting
for cars. At Fourteenth Street and
Sixth Avenue several persons ventured
into the downpOur when a 'crosstown
car came along. There was a jam at
the car steps, and, mutually vexed,
Mrs. Bertha Hoetzer, of 337 West Four
teenth Street, and Martin kaufman, OF
SIS Tenth Street, Brooklyn, began TO
belabor each other with their umbrel-
las. Patrolman Schauss took them
both to the Charles Street station,
where kaufman was locked up, charged
with disorderly conduct
The glare of lightning revealed a
body floating. in the Hudson River off
l22d Street TO boys who were hastily
throwing on their clothes after a swim.
Patrolmen recovered the body, which
was identified as that of six-year-old
Paul Coughlan, of $40 West 10th
Street, the boy Admiral" who was
drowned Friday while sailing his fleet
of miniature battleships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16
LOSES JOB HE WON
BY GUSHING VETERAN
Whiting Out as Head of City's
Lodging House, After Year
i'm Office.

William Albeit Whiting, one year
after he had completed an investigation
that resulted in the removal of his
predecessor, william =. York, will be
removed to-day as superintendent of
the Municipal Lodging House. Com
missioner Klnvsbury will appoint
Charles X. Blatchley in his place
York was head of the city's lodging
house for twenty "ears, when he was
removed charges made by commit
tee headed by Whiting Kingsbury i'm e.
mediately appointed Whiti-g. The re-
lationship between the two was APP
parently cordial until May. when Kings
burr announced he thought the place
should be filled by man certiieI by
the Civil Service Commission.
As a rule, the incu lbent of an Office
when temporarily appointed or when
the position is placed on the classified
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16
AUTO KILLS GIRL
BLINDED BY RAIN
Baby, Terrified by Light
ming, Falls from Window
and Breaks Legs.

Lightning played queer tricks on New
York yesterday evening, while sheets of
rain held up or drenched the home
going crowds Terrified by a flash,
William Elbridge, jr., two years old,
toppled from a window on the first floor
of $50 West Fifty-sixth Street. He
broke leg and was taken to Roosevelt
Hospital.
Solomon Klein, q taxicab chauffeur,
driving party of guests to a wedding
at a Bronx casino, was dazzled by a
glare Of lightning at Willis Avenue and
li5th Street, and while he blinked his
car crashed into trolley post and was
wrecked. Harry Schild, of West Nth
Street, was internally injured and was
taken to Lebanon Hospital His wife
and three children escaped with bruises.
Fastening to her home, at l0g Van
Wrinkle Avenue, Jersey City, Margaret
Schreiner, fifteen years old. was run
down by an automobile which was OBJ
scured by her umbrella. She died at
Christ Hospital. Oliver Grinnell, of 10
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would be Corporation Counsel Frank
l.. Polk, whose association with the
Mitchell administrator would insure the
active support of that brand of Demo-
Gratis.
Such suggestions have been merely
visionary, however, as Mr.. Polk has
told all his friends who mentioned the
idea to him that he would not under
any circumstances accept such a noml-
nation. In the first place, his disposi-
ton would not make the work of a
District Attorney Congenial. Secondly,
loyalty is one Of his strongest traits,
and he would not think of deserving
the Mitchell administration. He is con
ceded to be one Of the big men in the
Mitchell Cabinet.
Joseph f. Corrigan, city magistrate
appointed by Mayor Mcclellan, has for
some time had his eyes fixed on the
Tammany nomination for District At
I torney. lie served as an assistant un-
/ der District Attorney Jerome. His
/ friends have been urging his selection,
on the ground that his record was in
dependent enough TO secure the sup
port of other than the regular organi-
cation Although those who are spread
/ ing the Corrigan propaganda are rath-
er optimistic, practical politicians can
, not see that he would fit into a Tam
many picture. either through gratitude
| for services rendered or through a dip
/ lomatic move.
During the Dix and Sulzer admins
/ trations Chairman Mccall was practi-
callv the chief adviser Of Charles F
Murphy. Since his defeat for the
/ Mayoralty in 1913 he has not taken so
active d part in the councils Of Tam
many. However il is understood that
/ since Governor Whitman practically
nut the stamp Of his approval on the
/ chairman by dismissing the charges
| brought for his removal from the Pub
| lie Service Commission, the leader OF
| Tammany Hall has turned to him again
/ for advice