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New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
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 MIN BOX SEATS FOR LYCEUM.

1n spite of the inclemency of the , weather a large mum Der were pres ent at the whist of the Unity Re- bekah lodge, I. O. o. F., held at Jr. Q, U. A. M. hall on Hungerford Court yesterday afternoon. Mrs. o. l. Davis and Mrs. J. o. Elmer, who won the whist prizes are entitled to box seats at performance at the Lyceum. A business meeting will be held Monday night by the lodge when reports will be given on how work Is progressing on the masquerade ball to be given on Washington's birth day.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
LIST OF F

List of patents is' s. Patent office, Tue 1915, for the State furnished us from t mour & Earle, solic 129 Church street, !
 c. A. Bates, assL hins' Electric Switch port. Electric sw1tt
 J. w. Brooks, { seat-refacfng tool.
 R. H. Co1nstock Milford. Flower-p< plant support.
 C. A. Erfchson, Yale & Towne Mfa Paddock.
 H. E. Erwin and signors to the New| Co, New Britain. n tus.
 A. l.. Jennings, n bit and brace.
 T. A. E. Lake, MI chine.
 E. 2. Lesh, Hartf| strument.
 W. A Lorenz, Hal the Noiseless Typev| ford. Type-wr1ting g
 I. E. Palmer, de( T. Palmer, admin town. Combined d logue and portfolio piling issuabIe ata
 J. H. Pilkin Spring slide.
 c. D. Plat, B board receptacle.
 H.. F. Shuster. N strengthening and chine.
 M. J. Sinus, Elm piiance for eas-valv
 c. H Veeder, d Veeder Mfg. CO, H or.
 F. Wehinger, ass terbury Clock Co.,
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Washington. Feb. 3-Chairman John l.. Burnett Of the house iInmi- grafton committee announced he would call up the vetoed immi- grafton bill on February by offering a motion to reconsider the vote by which it originally passed and to pass it despite presidential disapproval. House leaders, however are not sure that the two thirds majority vote, necessary to repdss the bill over the presidents veto, can be procured. Without a majority v3te the bill would die. It is believed that the senate would pass the bill.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
LOCAL GIRD TO WED.

On Wednesday of next week Miss Claire O'Brien of this city will be- come the bride of James Leonard of Phoenix, Arizona. MT. Leonard was formerly a New Britainite and is well known in this city as is his fiancee. Miss O'Brien left for Arizona today, accompanied by her uncle, Daniel B. O'Brien.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

pelins woman and a boy were killed in these houses, which were
 completely shattered. Soldiers were examining the debris when the pic ture was taken.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
ANOTHER CHANGE AT k. x F.

Within the next month or two there ,Jtill be another important change at the Russell & Erwin factory when Martin Higgins, lately made superin- tendent of production, will again be sent out on the road as a salesman. , At present his old route is being covered by l.. B. Bamford. T. J.
 Shanahan will succeed MT. Higgins as Superintendent. He is at present fore man of the packing room.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

killed, one of the places attacked was Kings Lynn This picture shows the ruins of two houses in Bentinck street that town, that were destroyed
 by the bombs thrown from the Zep-
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
Boston Store ! A Cleanup of After the Big Sale of Odds
 and Ends and }. Remnants ILL MARKED CHEAP FOR QUICK CLEARANCE.
bALL MARKED CHEAP FOR QUICK CLEARANCE.

NEW NECIxWEAR FOR LADIES.
 Dainty embroidered collars and col lar and cuff sets, vestces, etc., in or
 and1e and lawn, also pretty patterns Ill oriental and ether 1aces made up In the latest high rufflc effects, all new goods. 25c to $1.OO.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
SOMETHING NEW,
LITTLE FAIRY NOVELTY DRESS FLOUNCINGS
FOR GIRLS.

One piece dress. Material required for to 6 years, one yard of en- broidered material for body of dress (and sleeves. PAPER PATTERN FREE WITH EACH YARD. Makes a dainty, pretty dress at
 small cost.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Now laid Connecticut eggs, shipped direct to us by farmers along the Con- necticut river, 33c doz. Russell Bros. -adVt
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

AGENTS FOR MCCALL PATTERNS.
 The best pattern sold at any price. Simple and easy. A child can put it together. For up-to-date styles they cannot be equalled. 1Oc and 15c ca.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Tn the recent raid of Zeppelin air. ships on Yarmouth and other Eng fish towns, in which many houses were wrecked and several persons
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Native eggs, 33c dog. Russell Bros .adVt.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

First lot of the season, new laid Connecticut eggs 33c dog. Russell Bros.-adVt.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Native eggs, 33c doz. Russell Bros. .adVt.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
At Less Than Half Fried

The second cond beautiful mahoga.sI China Cabinet, on< ever shown in Fl worth 3281-0o, price, but reduced
 to the phenomen S14O. GO.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Address on Religion and Business'' by Rev. H. w. Maier at church night service at First church.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Meeting of Ferdinand council, No. 12, K. of c.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Meeting of Woodruff club at home of Edwin Radil, 34 Liberty street
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
SAUK CENTRE LADIES NEAR
DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT

in night attire, lying on the floor of
his room. Rushing to the side of her
brother, Miss Oresta shook him and
received faint recognition, when she
told him she was going for a doctor.
He told her that he was all right
and insisted that she should not go to
the trouble. However, she threw a
cover over the stricken man, placed a
pillow under his head and then rushed
out to summon neighbors. DR.. Moyni-
han was called and Immediately pro-
nounced it a case of hemorage of the
brain. From the time that Wealand
spoke to his sister before she departed
to summon aid he did not regain con-
sciousness.- Funeral services We're
held this Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the family home, Rev. Duel
officiating Interment was in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The deceased was born in Ohio, Jan.
21, 1885. He came to Sauk Centre
about 80 years ago and invested in
lands, for number of years engaging
in active farming. Of recent years
he has retired from all active persuits
and has gradually disposed of his land
holdings. He was not affiliated with
any fraternities or church. Besides
his sister, Miss Oresta, who had made
her home with her brother for many
years, the deceased is survived by
three other sisters, all of whom live
in Ohio.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
LONG PRAIRIE DEFEATED.

In what was looked upon as more
or less of a practise game for both
teams, the Sauk Centre High School
boys last Saturday defeated Long
Prairie to the tune of $50, on the
Long Prairie grounds.
1t was Long Prairie's first game in
three years, and considering the fact
that they were greatly out-weighed,
they did surprisingly well against
their older and heavier opponents.
Especially in the first half did they
show up the Sauk Centre line, and
several times during the game threat
ened to score. Once the ball was lost
by tumble within Sauk Centres ten
yard line, and in another period the
visitors lost the ball on downs, one
foot from the Long Prairie goal.
Sauk Centres 33 points came from
five touchdowns, from which only
three goals were kicked, the rain
which fell during most of the contest,
making kicking and handling of for
ward passes difficult.
Reese, at fullback, starred for Long
Prairie.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
VERY PRETTY CHURCH WE'D
DING NGSATURDAY OCTOBER Is

to come to America and took passage
on a sailing vessel, the voyage requir-
ing Sc days. Upon arriving in New
York he found employment in brick
yard near Kingston. His health be-
came impaired and he decided to come
west, locating in Chicago. In 1856
he came to Sauk Rapids and secured
employment in saw mill. Later he
was employed in the grocery store of
Proctor & Clark with whom he re-
mained until 1862. That year he was
elected register of deeds of Stearns
county and so faithfully did he dis
charge his duties that he was con-
tinuously reelected until he had COM
pleted an uninterrupted service of a
period Of 27 years. During a portion
of that time he also served as city
clerk of St. Cloud. On January /,
1889, he began business as private
banker under the name of Zapp's
Loan Bank in small one-story brick
building. There he successfully car
ried on the banking business for 25
years until year ago when the bank
occupied handsome new quarters
erected for it. Two sons, a daughter
and two brothers survive. The. sons
are Edward Zapp, of St. Cloud, asso-
ciated with the Zapp State Bank; and
John A. Zapp, of Chicago. The only
daughter is Mrs. E. c. Scott, of ST..
Cloud. The brothers are Michael
Zapp of Sauk Centre and Joseph B.
Zapp who resides in Germany.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
DEATH CALLS OCTOGENARIAN
w. G. Wealand, Pioneer Resident,
Died Early Wednesday Morning
Illness of Short Duration.

Suddenly stricken with hemorage
of the brain, Washington George
Wealand died early yesterday morn
ing at his home on South Main street.
Shortly before II o'clock Tuesday
night the aged man was found by his
sister, Miss Oresta Wieland, lying
prone on the floor of his bedroom in
a paralytic condition. A doctor was
summoned but at $3.50 o'clock We'd
nesday morning, Oct. 20, 1915, the end
came. The deceased had retired at
8:30 in apparently good health and
during the day had made no COM
plant. Though past 80 years of age
he was active and robust. About
eleven o'clock the sister, whose ap-
partments are on the second floor of
the Wealand home, heard a noise on
the first floor, where her brother had
his apartments. She called but re-
soived no response. Going down
stairs she found her brother clothed
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
DEATH OF A PIONEER BANKER
John Zapp, of st. Cloud, Passes on
Sunday Morning-Was IS Years
of Age

John Zapp, pioneer banker of St..
Cloud and brother of Michael Zapp,
of Sauk Centre, died at his st. Cloud
home last Sunday morning at II
O'clock. His illness was comparatively
brief, his decline being gradual during
the past month prior to which time
he had been a daily visitor to his
banking offices despite his advanced
age of IS years. Funeral services
were held Wednesday morning at the
Catholic cathedral. The pail bearers
were six grandsons, John and Ulrich
Scott, Julian, Paul, Otto and Walter
Zapp. Miss Lizzie Zapp, daughter of
Michael Zapp, went to St. Cloud to
attend the services.
Mr.. Zapp was born of German par
ents at Schoenecken, Kreis-Preum,
Prussia, on June 10, 1880. They owned
and titled a small farm of 40 acres.
He received such education as the To-
cal schools afforded and helped on the
farm until he was "a years of age.
In the summer of 1854 he determined
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
FLOCK TO NORTH DAKOTA.

Records at the Great Northern
ticket. office show that 80 citizens of
Sauk Centre availed themselves of
the cheap rates offered the earlier
part of the week to MinOt, N. D.,
where registering is in progress for
drawings for homesteads in the
Berthold Indian reservation. Regis
trations will be received up to Oct. 30,
the drawings will be held Nov. 4th,
and enteries by lucky ones may be
made after the first of next May.
The tract to be opened consists of
10000. acres and it is expected there
will be 100000 applicants. Among
those from here who made the trip
and registered, are: Charles E. Per-
kinson, Peter Gaspard, Charles Smith,
Vincent Dombovey, Thomas Dezel,
John Boutell, D. U. Richards, Arthur
Wiesner, Harry Fielding, Peter Nc
Namara, Nick Bromenschenkel, Ben
Dicks, Pat Flynn, Charles Flynn,
Charles Miller, Percy Marshall, Ben
Carpenter, and others. 49, Z
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
DIED AT THE ANOKA HOSPITAL
Newton F. Spear Called Tuesday, Af-
ter an Illness of Over a Years
Duration.

Newton F. Spear, a resident of
Sauk Centre for number of years
and well known throughout the north
west as a travelling salesman, died
Monday in the Anoka Sanitarium af-
ter an illness of several years, but
which became acute only few
months ago. He went to Anoka for
treatment a short time since. The
funeral was held at Anoka Wednes-
day. Mrs. Spear and daughter, Mrs.
M. j. Hood, who are at present re-
siding at Sauk Centre, were unable
to attend the services.
Mr.. Spear came here about IL years
ago and made this city his headquar-
tiers as agent for various farm i'm
plement and machinery companies.
After seven years residence he moved
his family to Bowman, N. D., where
they remained five years, also in the
farm implement business. Last March
they returned to Sauk Centre. 1t was
shortly later that Mr.. Spear began to
fail rapidly in health. He took treat
ment for his ailment but physicians
were unable to stem the inroads of
the disease, which resulted fatally in
the Anoka Institution, where he had
gone as last resort.
Mr.. Spear was born Feb. Ia, 1850.
in Webster, New York, where he re-
sided until his marriage to Miss Mary
Winslow. The young couple immed-
lately came west to Chatsworth, ILL.,,
where for five years Mr.. Spear con-
Quoted a farm owned by his father
and taught school in the winter time.
At the conclusion of that period he
became travelling salesman and fol-
lowed that occupation up to the time
of his death. In recent years his
speciality was farm machinery and he
was associated with the largest ma
chinery houses of the country at diff
ferent times. He was a member of
the United Commercial Travellers, the
Western Travellers and also the Ma
sonic fraternity. Besides his widow
and daughter who reside here, the
deceased is survived by two sons, Ora
Spear of Yankton, S. D., and Clinton
Spear of Fargo.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
HANSEN CAR STRUCK BY AUTO
DRIVEN BY MELROSE DEN
list THURSDAY
THE CARS ARERUINED
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE
BRIDGE JUST EAST OF
= THE CITY.

Thursday evening of last week
lesdames r. E. Hansen, M. D.. Ay-
garn, VIM. Whipple and Miss Nell
Hansen had a very narrow escape
from death while driving the Hansen
Oldsmobile. They were just pulling
onto the bridge across Sauk river
east of town when they discovered a
car coming at high rate of speed
from the east. Mrs. r. E. Hansen
was driving and she pulled her car
to the right as close to the bridge rail
as was possible, and shut off the pow
ef. The oncoming car was Ford
roadster driven by DR.. Fitzgerald, a
dentist from Melrose, accompanied by
the Melrose veterinary. The Ford
struck the Oldsmobile with such force
that it threw Miss Hansen out and
partially over the bridge rail; Mrs.
Whipple's little daughter, who was in
the back seat was hurled into the
front seat into Mrs. Aygarn's lap. All
of the ladies were badly shaken up
and more or less injured. That they
were not killed outright is miracle.
The impact of the Ford was so
strong that it badly demolished and
twisted the Oldsmobile which was a
new 1915 model. The roadster was al
so reduced to junk, but the young men
escaped injury.
The Herald understands that DIR.
Fitzgerald claims that he stepped on
the accellerator instead of the brake.
An examination was made before the
Ferd was removed from the bridge
and no accellerator was located.
Another auto came along in a few
minutes and removed the Frod from
the bridge and brought the ladies to
teWn.
The Ottos were instructed to take
the damaged cars to the garage and
repair them. The Ford was loaded on
a road drag. AS they were crossing
the G. N. tracks near the fair grounds
it was discovered that a through
freight was bearing down from the
east. About this time the drag was
stuck on the track. A couple of fel-
lows hurried up the track several
hundred feet and attempted to flag
the freight, but the only recognition
they received was a slight toot as the
train rolled on. The engineer gave
a slight toot just before he reached
the crossing. When the train struck
the road drag the Ford landed on the
engine pilot and was carried several
hundred feet to the west before the
train was stopped.
The remains were picked up and
finally landed at the garage. The re-
sponsibility of the first accident must
rest entirely upon DR.. Fitzgerald, and
he is mighty lucky that he does not
face charge of manslaughter, in
stead of having to supply Mr.. Hansen
with a new car. There will be more
or less litigation, probably before
full settlements are made.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
COURT HOUSE BEING REPAIRED.

The grand jury room at the court
house is being converted into the ap-
pearance of shipboard by a crew of
carpenters who will remodel the large
room on the second floor into four of
fees, two tiers of two offices each.
Dividing the 21 feet high room into
heights for two suites of offices, the
lower suite will be arranged for the
county attorney, says the St. Cloud
Times. ...y..
Since the election of Paul Ahles,,
the prosecuting attorney has main
tanned his st. Germain street office
He will remove to the court house
shortly after the first of the month.
The second tier will house the state
highway engineers and the supreme
court paper books and. briefs being
sent to the Stearns county bar by
Judge M. d. Taylor. The county at
torney will be librarian in charge of
the paper volumes that will prove of
great value to the bar Of the county.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
SOME POTATOES.

Mrs. Emma Miller brought two
Carmen No. 2 potatoes to the Herald
office on Tuesday, which were grown
on the farm of her brother, Fred
Mossman, residing near Birch Lake.
The spuds weighed liz and n
pounds respectively. Mr.. Mossman
raised $50 bushels of these potatoes
on a half-acre tract of land,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
QUITS RACE-HORSE GAME.

Billy" Parker, who has been as
sociated with w. F. Sanderson for a
couple of years in the race horse busi-
ness has retired from the firm and Mr.
Sanderson will conduct the business
alone hereafter. In the settlement Mr..
Parker took over DeHall, the clever
little black pacing stallion The horse
has been placed under the charge of
dad" White, who will care for him
during the winter.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
LOCAL WOMEN ARE HONORED
Mrs. Fannie French Morse is Elected
President of WOmen's Section of
National Prison Congress

Mrs. Fannie French Morse, superin-
tendent of the Minnesota Home
School for Girls, Sauk Centre, was
elected president of the Women's See
tion of the National Prison Congress
which closed it's annual session at
Oakland, CAL, Oct. 10Th. "
This is the largest gathering of its
kind in the country and has represen-
tatives from every state in the union.
Mrs. Mary L. Stewart, Of ST. Cloud,
was also honored by being selected as
one of the vice presidents of the or
ganization. -
While the congress paid high tri,
butte to the Minnesota ladies by elect
ing them to the important positions,
the congress itself is more hon
ored in their acceptance of the posi-
tions. Next year the National Prison
Congress will meet at Buffalo, N. Y.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21
ST. CLOUD co. ASKS FOR
25-YEAR LIGHT FRANCHISE

ago Light Company
option the electric light
perty Milling Company
Whitney, active of the St. Cloud stated the
taking plant
that he would rebuild the lines that within days he would have
sauk Centre connected and receiving juice from St. Cloud
Sank Centre be said to be the key to other cities that Mr.
Whitney and plans carried out he
e IN excess OF the amount paid the Milling Company This money Will
rebuilding the lines the erection
auxiliary plant supply northwest south sauk Centre
The Herald also understands that if the deal closed the Milling
will the rebuilding the the
efficiency and output of the mill in other ways
contingent
period Mr. Whitney has submitted copies the
sideraton
meeting
explain details the ordinance He will accompanied by his
electrical engineer give people light
question.
may
possible publishes
carefully and be
meeting Undoubtedly Whitney will be prepared
Remember Friday evening eight Commercial Club
rooms. proposed follows:
Ordinance Granting the Light and Power Company st. Cloud Min
and Assigns The Right Privilege
Authority Install and Maintain Electric
Lighting Heating and Power Plant and Operate and Maintain the
Of Sauk Centres and Erect, Con-
In Upon Over Alleys, Bridges
Public Grounds of Said City, for the Purpose of Furnishing Electric
The Council of the City of Do
That consideration of the benefits to be derived by the
i and | ] w ~ t % tb is bhv red to The Igbt and Power Com
and
privilege and authority
install maintain ecrc light heating and plant
within the
extended
period after the date of the
of this ordinance said period
install under the
public village, all onduits
cable appliances
furnishing
inhabitants
said
privileges
shall be exclusive said
and assigns for period of five years but not thereafter
SECTION 2.
installing
operating said lighting, heating plant and
alleys and public said
shall
little
that
shall than
and that said shall properly the when
shall fill the leave the Streets alleys pubic
possible condition before such
damage individual
of
system of electric light, heating and service.
all poes wires and fixtures installed by virtue
shall be
alleys bridges public of
(Coptinue Page z
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-10-21

J. B. Geuting left Monday night on
business trip to Des Moines, Iowa.
He expects to be gone some time.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-13
EASY MANIPULATION OF SKI
ically Sends Person Along Over
Surface of Snow.

If you have ever undertaken to
make use Of pair of skis you found
that every time you made progress to
the extent of an inch over the snow
you Immediately slid that same dis
tance backward. The boy who said he
could not go to school for the rea-
son that he slid two steps backward
every time he went one step forward
over the ice-covered ground had a
great advantage over the amateur ski
er for the reason that he could turn
around and walk backward, but the
fellow on the skis simply slides back
the same distance he has gained, so
that he cannot go anywhere until he
has learned the trick of skiing.
In Wisconsin they make use of these
skis to a very liberal extent and an
inventive genius of that state has
made an improvement on this style
OF footgear as is shown in the cut.
A foot piece is pivoted in the ski and
the front end is provided with a tilt
ing dog" moving in guides so that
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-13
UTILIZING THE SPARE TIME
No Better Employment of idle Mo-
ments Can Be Made Than That
of Reading Some Good Book.

The pursuit in leisure hours Of stud
les that are in some way allied to a
mans daily occupation is certain to
bear fruit Even the pursuit of less
vitally related studies is often surpris-
ingly important in shaping a career.
In the lives of many men-espe-
cially men without hobbies-there
are daily improbable periods when
they sit lethargic, with vacant minds.
They would read a book if just the
right sort-a detective story for exam
ple-Were at hand; but their library
contains nothing new and appealing,
only classic authors, Dickens, Shake
all those. On those volumes the dust
has been gathered for years. Yet it
is only on second reading that a
really memorable book can begin to
count as an influence in any ones
life. Then, less engrossed than before
in the mere story and it's surprises,
the reader absorbs and appreciates the
wisdom, the knowledge of life, the hu-
manity, the observations that have
been drawn upon in the making Of
the book.
1t is not the first reading of great
books that enriches a mans mental
life and assists in his development,
but the second, and the third, and the
fourth. For the loose and idle min
utes wasted every day in vacant spec
ulation or indecision there could be
no better employment than the read
ing of good books
Spare time, like spare change,
should not be squandered thought
lessly.-Youth's Companion