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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
NOT THE PROPER VIEW

One of the leading city daiiies Is
running a series of articles entitled;
"Hughes or Wilson, Which," and the
tenuency of the press and campaign
speakers seems to be an effort to con-
vince the country that the real issue
before the people is personal con-
test between the two candidates.
That is not the proper view to take.
As matter of fact both presidential
candidates are excellent gentlemen OF
highest personal character, and at
tempts to prove that Mr. Wilson is a
weakling or that Mr.. Hughes is an in
competent are simply wasted efforts.
Mr.. Wilson is an able man-for a
Democrat, but there are hundreds OF
Democrats within the party that would
make just as good President and
perhaps better, than he has made.
Iii. Hughes is an able man, but
there are hundreds of Republicans
within the party just as able as he is,
and would make just as good, II not
better President than he will make.
If Mr.. Wilson should die suddenly
it would not change the real issue OF
the campaign in the slightest.
Should anything happen to Mr..
Hughes that would incapacitate him
for service, the campaign would go
On just the same and along the same
lines.
We have not arrived at that stage
in affairs where any one Democrat or
any one Republican is absolutely es-
sential to either party welfare or
country welfare.
The two different parties stand for
different policies in both foreign and
domestic affairs.
The real issue is which policies do
the American people want, and sooner
the press of both parties and the cam
paign speakers of both parties come to
realization of this fact the sooner
will we have a campaign of reason in
stead of demagoguery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
BUY A PAPER MILL

The Pioneer Press-Dispatch cor
poration of St. Paul, controlling the
publication of the St. Paul Dispatch
and the Pioneer Press, have purchased
the paper. mill at Grand Rapids, Mimi,
in order to protect themselves against
the rapidly increasing price of paper
that is knocking the profits of the
newspaper business seven ways from
Sunday.
We are at loss to account for the
tremendous advance in paper prices.
Most, if not all, the material that en-
tiers into the composition of print pa
per is supplied in this country ana
there has been little or no advance in
the cost of raw material. In fact,
the price of pulpwood in northern
Minnesota, by the cord, is not as high
at the present time as it was a year
ago. There has been an increase in
wages but nothing to correspond to
the tremendous advance in the manu-
featured print paper.
Not only has there been a tremen-
dous advance in paper stock, but ev-
cry thing that is used in a print shop
has nearly quadrupled during the last
two years.
The Methodist printing concern,
chat formerly, every year, showed a
profit Of more than half million dol
lars, that was turned over to the fund
for superannuated ministers, this year
shows deficit of 100000.
The country printers are hit especi-
ally hard, for the smaller the amounts
Of printing material bought at time
The more the price is tackled on and
The less chance of getting orders filed.
The manufacturers naturally lcok af-
ter their big business first, and the
small fry have to take their chances.
Something must be done and done
quickly or a whole lot of country print
shops will have to go out of business.
1t may be necessary for all the coun-
try publishers to form a gigantic stock
company and buy or build paper
factory the same as the st. Paul cor
poration has done.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
DON'T OVERLOOK THIS

In the Herald's opinion, take it for
what it is worth, the presidential con-
test is already settled.
There never was but one question
in the campaign. The nation, taken
as a whole, ever since the civil war,
hos beon normally Republican by a
large majority. Under ordinary cir
cumstances the Republican party, has
sufficient electoral votes to elect the
President, even if they never opened
up headquarters or made campaign.
The only times the Democrats have
elected President is when the abnor-
nal Superseded the normal and the
Republicans made them present of
the election.
Four years ago this was the case;
there was split in the Republican
ranks. The Progressive party, that
srrang up in night, was made up
almost exclusively of Republicans. 1t
was built around one man. This was
clearly demonstrated by the fact that
Progressive candidates for congress.
both senators and representatives, did
got get anywhere, as rule; and IN
the bye election of 1914, without the
magical name of Roosevelt at the head
of the ticket, the party almost entire
ly disappeared, and at the beginning
= this campaign it gave one spasmo-
die, final kick and turned over on its
back and died..
From the first the only question OF
campaign success was to which party
would the former members Of this
defunct party turn.
The Maine election, where the Pro-
gressives were very strong IN 1914,
settled the question. They went back
home to Republicanism. They were
Republicans before the Progressive
party was born and they simply for
got their little political debauch and
returned to their former allegiance.
That is the reason we are justified in
saying more than ever before: GAS
Maine goes, so goes the Union"
Republicans, however, should always
bear in mind that Republican Pres
i6crt cannot make a Republican adj
r,inistration. Unless he is backed by
4 Republican Senate and a Republican
House about the only thing he can do
is to battle like a Gagged bird against
the bars.
1t will be easy to elect the Republi-
can candidate for President this year,
no doubt about that, but mighty
task confronts the Republican party
to give him Senate and House to
stand by him in his efforts to give
the country a genuine old-fashioned
Republican administration.
A Presidential victory alone only
VIII ha half victory.
Vote for Harold Knutson for Con-
gress and help make Republican
Congress certain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

cook and bottle washer and boss of the
whole works, mere men editors will
have to tear their hair, side-step, pla-
garize and resort to crime if the!
keep their editorial columns in the
same class with those of Mrs. Bess
We are not going to wish her sue
cess, for she will get it anyway, if she
has to knock it down with club ane
drag it into the office.
One woman like Mrs. Bess, who only
asks an even chance and scorns an!
favors that. may come to her by rea
son of her sex, does hundred time:
more for the cause OF women thar
those who are mighty long on tall
and mighty short on accomplishment
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
NEW KIND OF STATISTICS

John Knudsen, of St. Cloud, prohi-
bition candidate for Congress from the
Sixth district, spent several days in
Sank Centre last week attending the
fair and distributing literature BOOM
ing his candidacy. The Herald editor
was introduced to Mr.. Knudsen, and
he asked if we had read his literature.
We told him we had "given it the
once over" "Well," he said, "the
statements are pretty drastic but they
are taken direct from the 'congrega-
tionaI statistics" Just what the "con-
gregational statistics" were, he failed
to explain. Possibly he referred to
congressional statistics.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

little opportunity to practice speak.
ing at home.
What We Would Like To Know
We would like to be Informed as to
whether the Republican politicians
consider the Republican League a big,
or a bush league.
Certainly
The contest in the Sixth district
will surely be grim battle with
Grimmer handling one side.
Let Us Know
If there are any other national state
or legislative offices that st. Paul
thinks she is entitled to will she
please page the country?
A Fact
One of the ablest congressman that
Minnesota ever sent to Washington
never had any previous experience
Will Col. Macdonald of the St. CLOUD
Times please excuse our bushes.
Woman Nature
A girl mighty soon loses all interest
in a lover who always gives her up
A Contest In IdiOcy
There is no bigger fool in the worlc
than a man who thinks he under.
stands a woman unless it is the one
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

who thinks woman doesn't under
stand a man.
A Truism
A man who does not quite earn his
salary never gets an increase in his
pay.
A young man can never get ahead
iii this world by being swift.
Natural History
The chicken that always has one
and the same rooster to scratch for
her gets the latest.
Don't Know The Reason
We don't understand why the Dem.
ocrats poke so much fun at Hughes
whiskers. Some mighty good mer
wear a beard, but we don't know why
they wear it.
An Honest Regret
Alvah Eastman declares he is not re-
sponsible for Harold being the Repub
lican candidate for congress, but it is
dollars to doughnuts that he now
wishes he was, and there are others
| Easily Remedied
Some of Harold's opponents declare
that he is not only young man but
also bachelor and therefore is unfit
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
A MATTER OF REGRET

1t is a matter of sincere regret that
we learn that Mrs. Bess M. Wilson has
purchased the interest of Mr.. Lauter-
r :. = ~ Redwood Gazette and is
now the whole thing.
At was hard enough to keep the
prre set bv that paDer when she only
had her say half the time, but now
that she is Acknowledgment, chief
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

When you install STEAM plant, your
own business men will supply the greatest
portion of it's supplies, labor and material A
local Builder will build the power house, and
local labor will be retained other than the
necessary artisans supplied by us.
If you install STEAM plant, employ
ment will be given to your own people in Sank
Centre, to operate and maintain the plant in
the future.
If the oil is used as a source of power,
you will be dependent on a market which has
this year gone up and down like thermome-
ter, the price of gas being almost prohibi-
tive for time. Using OIL prices for fuel are
beyond your control; Using coal you can get
competition at all times and therefore the
right prices for the best fuel.
The oil plant has no guaranteed over
load at all to mention. The STEAM plant will
stand any overload reason will place upon it.
The oil plant units have to be big enough so
that they may take care of their full load,
but since the plant will run the greatest por-
ton of the day at load small in comparison
to full load, the guarantees show that the
oil taken per Kilowatt hour will be nearly
double the amount at full load. The STEAM
engines do not take more STEAM IN pro-
portion at small loads than they do at full
load: furthermore, there is small STEAM
unit to run on the light loads with the high
est economy, large engine 70 take care OF
the heavy loads and both can be operated to-
qether for their full capacity at any hour
of the day or night.
Unless there is some method provided to
make the exhaust of the oil engine absolutely
quiet land most people have heard gas en-
CINE exhaust), such as putting it under
ground and building an expensive pit for it,
the summer evenings in the park will be sadly
spoiled as far as band concerts and pleasures
go. When the STEAM plant is installed, it's
location is such that it will not intefere with
amusements, and it's exhaust will be quiet
and without odor.
Either now or next winter, the exhaust
STEAM from the engines may be piped up
Main street to heat the stores and public
buildings, schools, lodges and theatres A
turn of the valve will then give heat for the
sudden cold snaps and enable users of the
STEAM heat to dispense with their coal SHOW
els and ash cans, for good and all.
These things you can do with STEAM.
You cannot do them with oil.
STEAM has the low bid
STEAM is the most satisfactory, most
reliable, easiest operated, simplest, quietest,
steadiest, cleanest, odorless, economical and
best power for the City of Sank Centre to in
STALL
NJ, B. BEATTlE
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

to be a representative in Congress. A
man can get over these two faults, if
faults they are, easier than he can
any other that affect masculinity.
No Doubt About This
Tom Dwyer, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor declares he will
never let the distribution of the state
patronage ever bother him-and he
never will.
Why We Are Against 1t
We are opposed to the eight hour
day. We don't think sixteen hours
affords man sufficient time in which
to rest.
Very Annoying
Nothing in the world makes wo-
man madden than to receive hand
some present with the price mark
torn off.
Probably
A grouchy old bachelor of our ac-
quaintance declares that if woman
suffrage becomes universal the ladies
will demand that the ballots they cast
shall be printed on tinted paper, hand
embroidered and perfumed.
Wise
A married woman always smiles
when an engaged girl tells her that
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

so little as Cne 1acC CndC Cne CdllOTS
have increased their price for clean
ing and pressing mems clothes.
Must Return Value
Religion that doesn't cost a man
anything isn't worth anything.
Deep Enough
Beauty is only skin deep but that.
is as deep as any woman cares to have
il. If it can't be visible she don't care
for it.
No Wonder
No wonder Soloman was the wisest
man that ever lived. He had several
hundred wives whom he consulted on
all occasions.
OF Course Not
When a married woman's younger
sister is much better looking than she
is, she don't care to have her make
long visits at her home.
No Fun In 1t
There is no fun in chasing chicken
if she falls right down at your feet
sc you can grab her.
~ 4
Depends On The Fellow
1t all depends on which fellow it is,
whether the girl likes to have her kid
brother hang around or not.
The Reason Why
The reason why every married
member of the legislature would like
to be speaker is because he has so
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

her fance is suffering from a severe
headache acquired by overwork pre-
formed in the office the night be-
FORE
What Can A Man Do?
1t is of no use for man to lie to
his wife for she will know he is lying
and it is of no use for him to tell the
truth for she will believe he is lying.
Must Change
Real estate has become so valuable
in the Sank Valley that it is no longer
proper to say "Cheap as Dirt"
An IncOntestable Alibi
At recent picnic one woman &C
cused another woman's husband OF
bringing up all the ice water they had
brought along.
II know Jim didn't do it," replied
the loyal wife, "my husband is DEM
ocrat."
The Secret Wish
When two girls go out walking each
secretly wishes the other was young
man.
The Difference
There is nothing that little girl
likes to do better and there is nothing
little boy hates to so worse than to
wheel baby carriage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
An Open Letter to the People of Sank Centre

The council has under deliberation bids
on the new Municipal Electric Light plant.
The discussion has centered around the mer-
it's of plant using oil as a fuel, and the real
ly dependable steam plant.
Believing that statement of compari-
son between the two types will be of benefit
to the Citizens, the following synopsis of the
bids and the performances of each plant
based on the actual guarantees as made in
the proposals, clearly indicates the STEAM
plant to be the best, most economical and
reliable type of power to serve the COM
munity.
1t has been claimed for the oil engine
to be source of cheaper power than the
STEAM plant, but the delusion of these
claims is made apparent in the guarantees
now in the Councils hands and summarized
in this statement.
The figures received by the Council on
the two kinds of plants complete with the
building, machinery of every sort in the
power house, switchboard, pumping machin-
cry, pole line for the distributing system
ready to deliver current to the premises. and
the ornamental lighting system, are as fol-
lows
Oil Plant Steam Plant
First cost, whole sys-
tenn. ;..;:.::: $61,OOOOO $5s,450OO
Estimated load in Kill
owatts per year 331, 625 331.625
cost fuel per bids. 3-4c $3.50
Total cost of manu- (per gal) (per ton
facture for fuel, lu- screenings)
IRRIGATION, water and
accessories per kilo-
watt hour. ......... .913c 9O5c
Cost per Kilowatt
hour with steam plant
operated cOndensing
with water from the
Number gallons wa
ter necessary to
pump for each en-
gine per year $3.50. 2,O56,OOO 1,75O,OOO
Cost of power plant
less pole line and the
white way. ...... $43,OOO.OO o5,45OOO
Cost with charges and
operation. ....... VA 10
With $5OOO.OO worth
of steam from the
plant sold in the win
ter, credited. ....... oz
Accompanying the bid for the STEAM
plant is proposal on "White Way" system
including the most modern and artistic or
namental lighting system to be had. One
of these posts has been installed and lighted
at the Palmer House corner, and speaks for
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
FRANK M. EDDY'S BRAINSTORMS
He Is Immune

He Is Immune
Nothing worries the country editor
so little as the fact that the tailors
have increased their price for clean
ing and pressing mems clothes.
The Dolores star., 1916-03-10
lentil Loaf.

One quart can tomatoes, or enough
to make two cupfuls after being boiled
down and strained; one-fourth bay
leaf, two cloves, one small slice onion.
one cupful lentils. two tablespoonful
butter. salt. Boil the tomatoeG with
the seasoning and strain. There
should be about two cupfuls of Juice.
Add one cupful of lentils, which have
been washed and picked over, and the
butter and salt. Cook until the len.
ills are soft and the liquid all alb.
sorbed. 1t is we'll to do this in q
double boiler, though the first part OF
the cooking may be done with the
upper part of the boiler set on the
stove instead of over water. Turn
out into a square buttered mold. When
cold cut into slices. The lentils may
be soaked overnight in water, drained
and baked slowly for three or four
hours with the tomato Juice.
The Dolores star., 1916-03-10
MIXED FRUIT RECIPES
FREQUENTLY Az ADVANTAGE ~
A CONSERVATION.
Excellent Jslt, Mrrmalads and Paste
Prepared From . Mixture Of Gran
berries and AppIes-Eeonomy
In the Scheme.

1t IL often a decided advantage to
the housekeeper to make jelly out Of .
combination Of fruits-sometimes be-
cause the combined flavor may be
preferable to either alone and some
times because 1t may be more eco
nomical. as, for instance. when she
has too little Of either fruit to use for
this purpose, or. to cite another In
stance. when she wishes to extend
the flavor Of some special fruit a.
ounce through . considerable amount
Of material less highly favored. a.
apple. Sometimes. too. there 10 an
advantage in both flavor and color. -
when cranberry is combined with mild
favored apples.
An excellent combination for home
made jelly. according to the home eco
Monies experts OF the department who
have been studying the uses Of differ
emit fruits. Is cranberry with apple.
Equal quantities Of cranberries and Of
apples cut up into small pieces should
be just covered with water and boiled
until the fruit is soft Strain the Juice
through cheesecloth. Add to the pulp
the same amount Of water as at first,
boil the pulp q second time, strain ~
before, and combine the two lots Of
Juice. Add three-fourths as much su-
gar by measure to the Juice. and boil
again. The jelly Is done when . few
drops taken up with a mixing spoon
will flake on the spoon as It cools In.
stead Of dropping on of 1t. Pour the
jelly into glasses which have Just been
sterilized in boiling water and thor
oughly drained. Seal the glasses in
the ordinary way.
The pulp which remains after the
Juice has been drained OF for Jelly can
be used to make excellent marina.
lade." or fruit cheese" a. old.time
housekeepers called 1t. The pulp
should be passed through q sieve, an
equal weight of sugar added to 1t,
and boiled until 1t is thick and arm.
It must be stirred frequently SO that
It will not burn. The thick MARINA
lade should be poured into freshly
scalded glasses or Jars. While the
color is not quite so good as jelly,
the flavor Is distinctive and good, and
such fruit cheese" is delicious when
spread on bread and butter or when
used for filling bread-and-butter sand
wiches. II less sugar is added in max.
ing marmalade. 1t can be used in place
Of fresh or dried apples for Brown
Betty and similar fruit buildings.
The Dolores star., 1916-03-10
Slide Buries Two in Argentine Pass

Dillon, Colo.-An avalanche SOC
feet wide and a mile long crashed
down the slopes of Argentine pass
near the town of Argentine and car
ried away the buildings of the Shoe
Basin mine. burying Gus Ostberg and
Ed Larsen, who were asleep at the
time, in the wreckage. Larson was
carried out to the edge of the slide
and, covering his body as well as pos
sible with some gunnysacks he found
made his way barefoot down the
mountain, through huge drifts and in
a singing blizzard, to the Colorado
Power Company's patrol station
three-quarters Of a mile below. Pa.
trolman Roy Hall of the company
went to the scene and dug Ostberg out
of twelve feet of snow. Both mel.
are badly hurt and frozen, Larsen
being in an especially serious condi
ton.
The Dolores star., 1916-03-10
n. D. BAKER GETS
WAR PORTFOLIO
FORMER MAYOR OF CLEVELAND
AND NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
FIGURE FOR YEARS.
IS But a. YEARS OLO
HAS ACCEPTED WAR SECRETARY
SHIP AND WILL TAKE UP
DUTIES At ONCE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, March 7.-Newton d.
Baker. former mayor of Cleveland, has
been selected by President Wilson for
secretary OF war His nomination. will
90 to the Senate today and admin.
istration leaders expect quick confir-
nation SO the new secretary may
take active charge Of the War De-
partment's plans for army increases
and reorganization.
Mr.. Baker is a lawyer, and as a
leader among Ohio Democrats has
been warm supporter Of the Wilson
policies since the preconvention cam.
paign in 1912. He has been a close
personal friend of Mr.. Wilson since
the latter was his instructor years
ago at Johns Hopkins University, and
was offered the post of secretary OF
the interior in the original Wilson
cabinet, but declined because he then
was mayor.
He ia understood to be in thorough
accord with the President on the pre-
paredness program and foreign ques.
tons.
When President Wilson was max
ing up his cabinet in 1918 he offered
the place Of secretary OF interior to
Mr. Baker twice Mr.. Baker then was
mayor of Cleveland and declined for
that reason.
The President and Mr.. Baker have
been close friends for some time and
Mr. Baker is said to be in close sym,
pathy with the Presidents policies,
and Is known to have had the support
Of some members of the cabinet for
the war office.
Baker is A years old He was born
in Martinsburg, w. Va, and at the
age of 25 was appointed private secre
tary to Postmaster General Wilson
in President Cleveland's cabinet In
1897 he began the practice of law al
Martinsburg, but not long thereafter
moved to Cleveland. where he became
city socilitor in 1902 He held this
office for ten years until his election
as mayor.
The Dolores star., 1916-03-10
Chicago Grain and Provision Price,

Chicago Grain and Provision Prieea
Chicago. - Wheat - No. 2 red,
$1.115s; No. red, $10Sh@1.10%:
No. hard. $1.11@1.12k; No. 3 hard.
s1.05@1.0sk.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 75c: No. 4 vel
low. 66@69c: No. white, 67k @6Sc
Oats-No- white, 40A M41 nc.
standard. 43Ac.
Barley-G06170c
Timothy-$4. 506700
Clover-S10. 00M 1000.
Pork-Sl9. 5nM21.
Lard-$l032.
Vibs-y1L OGGt 11.5O.