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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
YULETIDE SEASON
ENJOYED LOCALLY
SAUK CENTRE CITIZENS MAKE
MOST OF WORLDS MOST I'M
PORTANT EVENT
NUMEROUS HAPPY FIRESIDES
COMMENDABLE PROGRAMS rem.
DERED IN CHURCHES-COM
MUNITY XMAS TREE

Christmas tide in Sank Centre and
its environs proved to be a most en-
joyable occasion. The various churches
celebrated the birth of the Master of
Men With specially arranged and ap-
pfOpflate chlldrenS programs, music
and sermons, the most elaborate, per-
maps, beng the midnight service at
the Good samaritan Episcopal church,
arranged by the rector, Rev. Schmeis-
er with DR.. II. l.. Lamb in charge OF
the music.
Many firesides were made happy
by the arrival Of friends and relatives
to spend the Yuletioe season. N
other homes several families and
friends congregated around the festal
board to enjoy the day.
The Community Christmas tree,
tried out for the first time in Sank
Centre this year, was not the success,
perhaps, that it should have been.
Nevertheless, it is start in the right
direction, and with the experience of
this year to guide them, and securing
information from the other localities
where the community idea has been
proven a splendid success, the Herald
hopes that the plan will be expanded
another year and become an annual
event. Nothing can better help IL
lustrate the feeling of peace on
Earth; Good Will to Men," than the
community Christmas tree.
The state wards at the Home School
for Girls made the most Of the Christ
mas season. Special programs were
arranged in each of the various cot
tages. It was intended to have a
suitable program at the chapel or the
Sunday afternoon preceding Christ
mss but / this lis Was ffleccsae-ily cost
poned because of the illness of one in
charge. 1t is now planned to give this
program Sunday, Dec. 81.
Last week the Herald was unable
to secure the program given by the
Congregational Sunday school az the
church Saturday evening at o'clock.
The usual Christmas time program
was rendered, after which came the
tree with presents of candy and ZAP
pies. One of the principal features
of the evenings entertainment was
the music furnished by Baraca Mando-
line club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
OLDEST MASON DIED SUNDAY
David Stephenson, Member of Star in
the West Lodge, Passes Away ut
Grove Lake Home.

David Stephenson, for many years a
highly respected resident OF Grove
Lake township, died at his home Sun
day after an illness extending over a
long period.
Mr.. Stephenson, prior to his d"arh,
was undoubtedly the Oldest living
member of the Masonic fraternity in
Minnesota. The Herald has not the
record at hand but understands that
he was raised to the sublime degree
of a Master Mason about 1861, in
Iowa. He came to Minnesota and sf-
filiated with Star in the West Lodge
in 1905, and for many years thereaf-
ter, while his health permitted, was
a faithful attendant at all important
convocations of that body. The funer-
al occurred Wednesday afterno On.
Next week we hope to secure the data
for a more complete obituary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
SHADOW OVER MOON

Sank Centre residents, if the night
is clear, will soon be privileged to see
total eclipse of the moon. This will
be visible on the night of January 7-S
and may be seen generally by people
of North America. One other eclipse
will be visible to people here, during
the coming year. 1t is a total eclips
of the moon, taking place three days
after Christmas a year from now.
There will be one other eclinse Of
the moon during the year, hut it will
not be visible here. During 1917, there
will be three eclinsos Of r. sun. bu
none of them can be seen here.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
A FOOLISH BURGLAR

Sometime during Tuesday night en-
trance was forced into the Herald Of
flee. Nothing was apparently disturb
ed, and had the locks not been forced
the entry would not have been die
covered. Just why burglar should
decide to burgle a country print shop
is beyond our comprehension, as about
the only thing that he could lug off
would be the good name of the editor.
Before the prices of paper went soar
ing sky high, the publisher might have
had as much as much as 81 on hand,
once in a while, but not now, and just
after Christmas, too. But of course
one can never tell to what straits even
burglar will be put to in these Der-
ocratic times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
R. & s. MASTERS ELECT.

Thursday evening of last week at
the regular meeting of Sank Centre
Council, Royal and Select Masters,
child in the Masonic hall, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
T. I. NH. L. Lamb.
D. NE. A. Richards.
Rec.-Asa M. Wallace.
Treas.-D. B. Caughren.
C. of G.-L. L. Kells.
G. of CD. B. Caughren.
Steward-Leroy Working. q
Sentinel. M. Kells.
The new officers will be installed by
the Grand Master of the State on the
second Thursday in January. The
Masons will have taken possession of
their new home before that. On this
occasion it is expected that class of
Ii companions from st. Cloud will
take the Council degrees, the eighth
and ninth in York Rite Masonry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
MASONS Will KEEP
open HOUSE JAN. |
PUBLIC ARE CORDIALLY INVIT-
ED TO INSPECT COSY NEW
HOME IN AFTERNOON
HOUSEWARMING in evening
INFORMAL DANCING AND CARD
PARTY FOR MASONS AND
THEIR LADIES.

After months of waiting and end
les delays caused by a number of diff
ferent reasons, Sank Centres cosy
new Masonic home, erected at a cost
OF something over $4,000, is abou,
completed, the decorators being due to
put the finishing touches on today O.
tomorrow.
The members of the fraternity
take a justifiable pride in their new
home, and as there has been quite a
universal desire expressed by those
not belonging to the fraternity to visit
the new home, it was decided at a
meeting of the directors of the Ma
sonic Building Association held Wed
nesday afternoon to keep "open
house" on New Years Day from 8 to
8 p. n. At this time the public are
cordially invited to inspect the home.
An Informal reception committee OF
members of the order will be glad tc
receive all who desire to be present
on this occasion. An orchestra will
be on hand to enliven the afternoon.
/ Monday evening there will be an in
formal "house warming" for the en-
Joyment of the fraternity and then
ladies, and the members of the Order
Of the Eastern Star and their hus-
bands. This event will be strictly
Masonic and vii start at s p. M, and
the Herald has been requested to urge
all Masons to be present at this event.
Dancing on the first floor will be en-
joyed ard tables will be arranged for
cards in the large banquet hall in the
basement. Light refreshments viii
be served by the ladies of the Eastern
Ste " fecause Of the very heavy ex-
pend1ture which the Building Asso-
sa <aen pat 90 III tssc vrectiTf
Fof the Temple, a nominal fee of so
cents will be charged each man to de-
fray the expense of the evening.
A committee of arrangements con-
sisting of E. A. Richards, Asa M. Wal
lace, D. B. Caughren, V. G. Wedge
and r. E. Hansen, have been appoint
ed to look after the reception and
"house warming" in the evening.
Worthy Matron Mrs. W. o. P. His
dale will have charge of the Eastern
Satrs' portion Of the entertainment.
The lodge paraphenalia of the va
rious orders will be removed from the
old building Friday or Saturday. The
old quarters have housed the various
Masonic bodies of Sank Centre for
over as years, yet there are at present
time several members of Star in the
West Lodge living who were members
when the lodge was constituted 40
years ago. Star in the West Lodge
has sold their leashold on the third
story of the Dubois building to Leroy
Working and the Herald understands
that a number of other bodies will
meet there hereafter.
The first body to hold meeting
in the new lodge home will be Naomi
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
on Tuesday evening, an. 2, at which
time the officers for the ensuing year
will be installed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
"WATCH NIGHT SERVICES

The CONGREGATIONAL and Methodist
churches will unite for an old-fash;on-
ed Watch Nipht service on Sunday
next Dec. 81. The service will be held
in the Methodist church. Rev. Dnel
conducting the service and Rev. Cecil
S. Sparkes giving the address. The
service will commence at 11:15 p. m.
1t is hoped that large congregation
will be present. What better place
could be found to spend the closing
hours of the Old Year and what bet
ter place could be found to start The
New Year in, than Gods House? Let
this invite you.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
TROUBLE AHEAD
FOR UNCLE Sam
MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
IN NATIONS HISTORY,
FACED NOW
AMERICA NO LONGER ISOLATED
MANY POSSIBILITIES INVOLVED:
MATTER LIKELY TO BECOME
MORE SERIOUS
tBy George F. Author, Minneapolis
Tribune.)

Washington, Dec. 26.-Whether or
not the United States shall enter a
league of nations to ENSURE peace" in
the world as suggested by the Presi-
dent and elaborated more fully by Sec
rotary Lansing is likely to become one
Of the most important national ques-
tions of the coming period.
Already objections are voicing
themselves here and there, and these
objections are likely to become more
vocal as the time goes on.
Whether immediate peace should re-
suit from the Presidents peace propo-
sition or whether it should be inter
minably delayed, the question of the
International league will come up.
I To enter such league will demand
on the part of the United States an
abandonment of it's position of isola-
ton and may result in the Monroe
Doctrine being thrown overheard.
1t would also require that the Unit
ed States, with other nations, be pre-
pared to throw it's armed forces into
and conflict that may arise through
the determination of some other ma
tion to break the peace.
There are so many and each tremen-
dous possibilities involved in such a
program that the world powers will
take much thought before tying them
selves up with such an agreement.
So far as the United States is con-
eerned, the question of where the re-
sponsibility shall rest for such dacis :
ion is becoming a matter of consider
able moment.
Congress has only the power of de-
ciaring war ana the advice and consent
Tcf the senate is necessary, fer the en-
actment of any treaty.
Constitutional authorities are al
ready raising the question as to whn-
Their or not treaty arrangement
which carries war as one of its pos
sibilities can be entered into without
the consent of Congress and there is a
lareg element of doubt as to whether
such consent could be obtained.
Both from pacifist sources and
from that element of the country
which sees national peril in pacificsm
there is bound to be objection.
The intense interest that is being
evoked by this one possibility alone
shows that Uncle Sam is going to have
some troubled times for the next four
wears
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
ADJoURNs OVER THE HOLIDAYS
Congress Pauscs Temporarily With
Much Work Done-Wiil Resume
Work Next Tuesday.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Congress adj
iourned for the Christmas holidays tc
reconvene Jan 2.
In the three weeks of the session
the house passed five government sup
ply measures, the urgent deficiency
Legislative, Indian, District of Colum.
bia and diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bills-more than ever were
passed before in the brief period pre-
eeding a holiday recess. One of the
bills, the urgent deficiency, has passed
the senate.
Railroad legislation suggested b!
President Wilson failed to get much
attention in either branch. The house
commerce committee decided to await
initiative action in the senate where
beginning Jan. 2, the senate commerce
committee will hold hearings on tn
proposed railroad arbitration meas
ure and the bill authorizing the presl'
dent to take over the railroad teie,
vhone and telegraph lines in case OF
military necessity.
HEAVY SNOW FALL
This section received its first real
snow fall of the season this week, the
storm starting Christmas Day after
noon and continuing through portion
Of Tuesday. A strong east wind ac-
companied the snow and it put th
roads in almost impossible condition
for a day or two. AS result several
~roof garden parties" have been held
on various buildings of the business
portion of the city.
ANNUAL FIRE DEPT. MEETING
The annual meeting of the Sank
Centre Fire Department will be held
on Tuesday evening of next week. The
bylaws of the department prescribe
for the holding Of the annual meet ,g
IN the lower rooms of the City Hall,
but because of the noise of the skat-
irv rink overhead, it has been deem
ed impracticab1e to hold this years
y9cct;ng in the usual place, and the
Commercial Club rooms have been Sc
cured instead.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
EMPLOYEES BENEFIT

+ The Herald understands that the
North American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, of which the North
western Telephone Exchange company
is part, distributed $4,000, 900 among
employees at Christmas time. LOGS.
Manager J.. w. Ward and assistants
W re benefciaries to the extent Of
$74.50. s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
COUNTY TAXES ARE s749,s97 AS
Total County Valuation $24,739,5OS
Figures Compiled by the Audi
tor N. Th0mey.

Stearns county tax sources will
produce a revenue of $749, 897.45 for
the coming period, according to the
figures taken from the tax books in
the county auditors office. These fig
ures include all raises made by the
state, etc. The tax books have been
completed in the office of County Au-
ditor Thomey.
Of the total amount the townships
will pay 1888, 033.00, and the cities and
villages $3.50, 593.98. Included in the
later figure are the taxes for the three
cities as follows:
ST. Cloud :. :. :. ..$201, 497. IA
Sank Centre :. :. 1928 Sc
MelrOse.. :. :. >. 1871. 10
The total acres in the townships,
cities and villages including all I'M
plated property-numbers 846,929.84.
The total value of lots in cities and
villages is $13,677 ,608.
All personal property, including
moneys and credits, is $6,193,3
The total value of everything in
the county is $24,739, 5O88.
Stearns county will pay to the
state revenue $55, 467.56; to the state
schools and university $27, 576.25; and
to teachers insurance $1,120.95.
The county will have revenue from
roads, bridges and bitches of $780,
647.38.
The cities and villages will pro-
duce revenue of $45, 1896, and the
townships $15,002.61.
Money for special school tax will
be $18O,973.42.
Moneys and credits tax in the
county will amount to $6,959.21, and
grain tax $311.26.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
FARM LOAN BANK

Washington, Dec. 27.-The federal
farm loan board today announced its
selection Of cities in which farm loan
banks are to be. established. st. Paul
was among the cities named. In this
district the fight for the location of
the farm loan bank was between st.
Paul and Fargo, N. d. st. Paul won
over the North Dakota city, accord
ing to the above report.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28

Miss Hattie Hedin, who has been
teaching at Relerade. is home for the
holidays with her mother.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28

rapidly increasing circu-
lation. There's a reason.
The theocrat., 1916-12-23
GOD ONLY TO BE SOUGHT FOR HEALING

What shame it is that today processing Christian
when either he himself, any relative should be taken
SICK should think of any else except Jesus the Christ as
the Healer, and as the Physician.
God the Almighty is jealous God and He will never
share His glory with any For all that is wrought the
glory must be given to God and be unto that or
that woman who should be foolish to think of
taking any glory to himself or herself
This morning. I looked at two kilograms that had
been put my DESK the first thing that did to say
20 God thank You that another is willing to TRUST in
Thee for deliverance" Every time receive prayer
quest whether by word of mouth by letter. by telegram
prayer request FORM lift my voice and say Thanks be
to God for those who have turned away from the of
esh and willing to trust Thee the Only True and Lv
ing God'
Oh, how thankful would be if there a million
today who willing to trust God for in the very first
chapters of saah the prophecy repeated and
"And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day."
Let forever be done with exatng men (Amens)
and exat God and praise Jesus the Christ the alsui
cen sacrifice for the sins and diseases of humanity
Through ZION teaching, there many who the mo-
men they any relative friend taken SICK think of
Jesus the Christ the Healer Thanks be God for it.
The theocrat., 1916-12-23

(Amens May the number rapidly increase (Amens) and
it will increase the true Gospel of OF GoD
is proclaimed to the people,
The theocrat., 1916-12-23
THE SoLICITUDE OF MARY AND MARTHA

Lord behold, he whom Thou lowest is sick''
That is very significant statement There is doubt
that Jesus had very great love for Lazarus Mary and Mar
tina. There reasons for it. They had thrown open
their home to Him. He a welcome guest. They
ceived Him, and minstered unto Him, and in doing
they showing their love to God Who sent Him.
The theocrat., 1916-12-23
ALL NOT LOVED ALIKE

It is true God loves everybody do If do not
ought to- but do not love everybody the That
is impossibility God loves all humanity, and He gave
His Only Begoen Son to die for them All His children
by creation He created them ALL They made in His
image in His likeness; but since they have snned, and
short of the glory of God and He has sent His Only
Begoten Son. all and all who have repented and
turned to God and have been accepted of Him. His
children by ADOPTION heirs of God joint heirs with Jesus
the Christ of KINGDOM ncorruptble undeled and that
fadeth not away.
God, therefore, loves His children by adoption
than He loves His children by creation.
The theocrat., 1916-12-23

True soldiers never give They go right down into
the valley and though the Devil got person out
of sight except the oe will grab the toe take him
away from him. Our business to fight the battles of the
sick Take for instance person with cancer almost as
large the of your hat and with hole in it that
could nearly put fist n you stand around and cry
about fighting the battle but put yourself his or her place
There is where of God is needed to fight the battle
for the afflicted.
Continued next week)
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-24
Oxford.

The campfire held by T. A. Roberto
Post and Corps on Saturday, Oct. 18th
was we'll attended. North Waterford
Bethel, Hebron, Mechanic Falls, Norway
Paris and other towns we're we'll repre-
sented. More than 200 people sat dowr
to dinner. The entertainment in the af
ternoon consisted of Address of Wei
come, Mrs. c. L. Noyes; response, De
partment Commander; exercises by the
children; music; readings by Mrs. Geo
Bean; remarks by Mrs. Tarbox, Frye
burg, State Inspector of Ladies of the G
A. R.; reading by Mr.. Henry King Of
New York OF an original poem on the
events of the war; an address by Genera
Horatio King of New York; and singing
by Mrs. Jennie King Morrison of Port
land.
Henry King has presented a copy o.
his poem to the Freeland Holmes Ii
brary.
John Chadbourne, war veteran, Is
seriously i'll.
Mrs. George Walker of Portland hal
been visiting friends here.
Mrs. VIM. Burns of Portsmouth Wis
itou hoA uoeuoi, nio' hoiooao ooahiaS
last week.
Mrs. Naylor of Westbrook and little
daughter Hope are visiting her sister,
Mrs Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dawes of Auburn
were in town last week.
The Congregational Ladies' Circle
met Wednesday with Mrs. Harry An
drews and Miss Lillian Andrews, anG
the NJ. E. Circle met at the vestry.
A dog belonging to James Dunbar wa'
so badly hurt by an automobile which
was being driven at high speed Sunday
that it had to be killed.
Prof. White assisted in the singing al
the Congregational church Sunday morn
ing singing a solo, and also at the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting Sunday evening
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-24
North Waterford.

The jolly party of thirteen recently
made trip to Grafton camp and stayed
all night.
Dustin McAllister has returned from
Berlin, N. H., where he has been visit
ing his sister.
A good number of W. R. C. ladies
went to the campfire at Oxford in spite
of the cold day.
Hattie Knight from Jamaica Plain,
Mass, is at her home here. She was In
q hospital there few weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Ward have beer
visited by his brother from Brooklyn, N
Y.
A partridge few against G.. N. East
mans house, and Mrs. Eastman and a
neighbor who was there went out, and !,
few into the barn and Mrs. Eastman
caught 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Hazelton took Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Hobson and daughter to
Naples Saturday and returned Monday
While there they went to the fish hatch.
cry, Dundee Falls dam and power house.
and other places of interest.
I understand Mrs. Annie Holmes is
working in the shoe shop at Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-24
Cold weather is approaching.

Cold weather is approaching.
Presidential election is drawing near.
Some forest trees are still quite green
Big crops do not always make low
prices.
Speculation has too much to do with
the markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brown of Auburn
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N
NJ. Scribner.
Lucius McAllister and family have
moved from the George Murphy house
to the McLain house near the railway
station.
The car of the j. R. Watkins Medical
Co., of Winona, Mimi, passed through
town last week selling medicines, spices
etc.
Mrs. Horace E. Walker went to Lewis.
ton last week, and from there will 60 to
visit sister in Massachusetts, before she
will return home.
Isaac Nelson Wilbur has bought the
house and land known as the George
Murphy place, situated between the rail
road and river, and moved there last
week to live alone.
Ebenezer q. Scribner, who has long
been in failing health, died in the home
of his youngest daughter, Miss Mabe
Scribner, on Thursday, Oct. II, aged Is
years. he was a soldier in the Civil
War, and was thrice married. He is sur
vived by three children, all of this vii
lsge, Mrs. W. w. Goodridge, Mrs. Thorn
as w. Vashaw and Miss Mabel, also one
brother, Amos z. Scribner of Gorham,
N. a., and one sister, Mrs. Lydia A
Morrill, of Yarmouth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-24
Gilbertyille.

Mrs. Winnifred Roberts was in Lewis
ton one day last week.
Chas. Waite, who was called here BY
the death of Byron c. Waite, returned
to bis home in Dorchester, Mass, Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Payson Smith, who have
been visiting relatives in Canton, return
ed home Sunday.
Mrs. Wallace Bradbury has been visit
ing her brother, Ray Morrow, and fam
lily.
A. G.. Rich and party of friends ART
making an automobile trip through
Massachusetts,.
VIM. Brett has been visiting his sister
Mrs. Clinton Ellis, in Rumford.
Edna Morrow and children, Irene
Kenneth and Avis, visited in Livermort
Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah E. Tasker has arrived IL
town, and will spend several weeks a
her home here.
Mrs. G. Albert Ellis was called Il
West Pennington Monday by the deatt
of Mrs. o. P. Dudley.
S. Coolidge went to Rumford Tues
day.