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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
FIRE DESTROYS VACANT HOUSE
Department Unable to Extend Hose
. Line to d. r. Wolfe Property
- Saturday Morning. y


Fire of unknown origin early Sat-
urday morning totally destroyed the
old 'story-and-half frame dwelling
owned by D. R. Wolfe in the extreme
northeast portion of the city. The
fire department responded promptly
to the alarm but were unable to reach
the burning building with their hose,
ewing to the distance of the house
from the nearest hydrant. Chief
kusba had anticipated this possibility
and had hitched the chemical cart to
the auto truck. When the department
arrived after the long run the house
was entirely ablaze and burning like
finder, but the chemical cart and the
chemical, apparatus on the auto truck
held the flames sufficiently to prevent
spread. The alarm was turned in IT
q O'Clock by telephone by Mrs. j. Il.
Garfield, who had been awakened ny
the glare of the flames. The loss is
estimated at $500 with no insurance
The house had been vacant for sever
al weeks, since being vacated by Mrs
c.. B. Jackson and family. For this
reason it is believed the flames were
set by tramps who had made lodgings
c. the place.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
PEDESTRIANS ARE RUN DOWN
Car Driven BY Henry Schmid Crashes
- Into A COuple-BOth Are
! Injured

Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Gaspard had
a narrow escape from death about
$50 o'clock Saturday morning when
they were run down at Third and
Main streets by an automobile driven
by Henry Schmid. Only the fact that
Mrs. GasDard was hurled into deep
gutter, allowing the car to pass over
her with wheels astraddle, saved her
from serious or fatal injuries. Mr..
Gaspard was grazed by two wheels
AS he lay prone. Both were severely
bruised and required surgical atten-
ton for several days.
According to eye witnesses, the
Gaspards were on pedestrian territory
when the accident occurred. They
had crossed from the Hanson & Eraer-
son corner over to the Corner Meat
Market corner and were about four
feet from the curb.
Schmid approached with his car
on Third street from the west. l.. v
Sutton and A. v. Sutton, with their
families, and A. V. Sutton driving,
approached simultaneously on Main
street from the north. According tt
witnesses, both were on the right
side of the streets and both were div
iny at only fair speed:
The witnesses state that Schml6
vnored his car as if to turn south CT
Main street. The Suttons also bel'ev
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
MATTHIAS HELLMAN
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
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Continued from page H.

homestead and on Nov. %, 1867, was
married to Miss Barbara Frederick of
Wright county. About As years. ago
Mr.. Hellman and family came to the
county of Stearns, settling at first at
Spring Hill and moving later to Metre
Grove. Thirty-two years ago they
moved on the Vanish farm in Ray
mond town southwest of the city
where they resided until moving into
the city eighteen years ago. Since
that time Mr.. Hellman has occupied
the old home in Hobokel and tcr
many years was retired from active
business pursuit Besides being a
member of the G. A. R., in which he
took active part until about tive years
ago, he wassalso a member Of the St.
Joseph's Society of st. Paul's church.
Besides his widow he is survived by
seven children: Mrs. Harry Schrum,
Albany; Peter Hellman, Munich, N:
T.; Henry Hellman, Crescent Mills,
Calf; Mrs. Theresa Schmaus, Points
ford, Mimi; John Hellman, Mace, Ida
no; Mrs. Barbara Nelson, Sank Cen
trc, and MRS. Kate Ford, MesaDa,
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schrum, Peter, Mrs.
Nelson and Mrs. Ford were in attend
ance on the funeral, as were also Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Spoden and daughter
of Melrose, Mrs. Spoden being neice
Ct the deceased
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
Mrs, F. S. ChefeIy

Mrs. James Lockead received news
on Thursday of the death of her old.
est daughter, Mrs. F. S. Chefely, at
Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Lockead spent
last winter with her daughter, who
had been sick over year and confined
to her bed for the last five months.
Mrs. Chefely was a patient sufferer,
cheerful through all her illness and
hopeful of recovery, up to the very
last. She leaves to mourn her loss a
husband, two children, James Donald,
IL, and jeanette Cecilia, 2 years.
She also leaves father and mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Lockead, old resi-
dents of Sank Centre, six brothers
and one sister, Mrs. David Caughren
of this city. Mrs. Lockead has the
sympathy of her many friends in this
sad loss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
Local Overflow

Several dray loads of new goods
arrived at Fair Store. adv.
Miss Gertrude Schultz of Minneap-
oils spent Sunday and Monday at the
home of C. R. Moffatt.
Lawrence Lyman left Wednesday
for Collegeville to enter St. Johns I'm
iversity for a several years course.
Misses Ethel and Esther Englebrit-
son of Akeley, Mimi, are spending a
few days here with Mrs. n. Christ
ensen.
Mrs. V. Smith returned to her home
at Westport Thursday of last week at
ter a three months visit with re!a-
tives at Madison, Wis.
The regular meeting of the Palmer
Post, w. R. c., will be held Saturday
afternoon of this week, and all MEM
bers are earnestly urged to be present
for practice.
Tie home of M. M. Taylor, residing
southeast of the city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday after
noon. The entire family was at work
in the harvest fields when they saw
smoke emerging from the residence.
Before they could reach the premises
the structure was enveloped in flames
and nothing was saved. Cause OF the
fire is unknown. The loss is about
$1,000.
O. E. Bridgeford of New Windsor,
Ill, spent several days in Sank Centre
this week looking over his farm hold
ings purchased near Westport last fall
from the Investors Security Assocla-
ton. The Herald was favored with
a call. Mr.. Bridgeford expressed
himself as, highly pleased with this
section of Minnesota. AS he bought
the land strictly as an investment ne
will not move here.
Hugh E. Wallace, who is travelling
out of Davenport, Iowa, erecting Tor
the Linograph Typesetting Machine
Company, spent Sunday at the home
of his parents in Sank Centre. The
Young man has been spending the past
several days at Paynesville installing
a machine in the Press office and IN
structing Editor Berteleson and crew
in it's operation. He will return to
Sank Centre this Thursday evening
and will spend the next few days IN
working out of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07

ed Schmid intended to do so. Sud-
denly Schmid turned back into Third
and the Sutton car, crossing the
square, struck the Schmid car at the
left, hind wheel. For an instant the
cars locked. Then, suddenly, Schmid's
car lurched forward and bounded
across the square, cutting across the
sidewalk corner at the meat market,
moving down the Gaspards in its
path. Schmid stopped his MA
chine within a few feet and with the
Suttons aided in attending to the two
victims. The only injuries to the
two cars was broken bumper fend-
er on the Sutton machine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
Mrs. Edward knutsOn

Mrs. Edward Knutson, residing 81?
miles north of the city, died last
Thursday morning after an illness Ct
one month. Funeral services, conduct
ed by Rev. Dahl, were held at the
family home at l o'clock on Friday
and at o'clock in the Kandota Nor
wegian Lutheran church. The deceas-
ed was 81 years old and was born in
Sweden. She came to America six
years ago, coming direct to, Kaado-
ia. She was married to Mr.. Knutson
on March 8, 1916. Besides her hus-
band she is survived by two sisters
Mrs. Carl Ecklund and Mrs. Julia Sor-
en- son of this city, and three brothers
Conrad of Freberg, Mimi, and An
drew and aCr, IF Kandota,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
appreciation to all the kind friends
and neighbors who so graciously ex-
tended their sympathy and aid In our
recent bereavement, the death of our
husband and father, Matthias Hell
man. Our gratefulness is immeasure-
able and We are especially touched
by the sympathy expressed In the
numerous floral offerings. adpd
Mrs. Matthias Hellman and Family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
Notice of Special Meeting

Notice of Special Meeting
The stockholders and patrons OF the
Sank Lake Cooperative Creamery
association viii hold special meeting
on Saturday, Sept. 9th at 2 p. M, IN
the Commercial Club rooms, Sank
Centre, for the purpose of deciding
whether to repair the present building
or to purchase lot up town and erect
a new creamery.
George Straus, Secretary
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07

Ben Woebkenberg, prominent farm
er residing near Albany, was arrest
ed last week by federal authorities on
the charge of shipping cartridges out
of the state in 1918: His case will be
tried in the November term OF court
at Fergus Falls. The case was
brought to light in a peculiar man
ner. The cartridges were shipped by
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07

Woebkenberg to Chicago dealer
Recently the dealer went into bank
ruptcy and his books went into the
hands of receivers. The partridge &C
count was found, turned over to fed
eral authorities and the arrest follow
ed. Woebkenberg will base defense on
statute of limitations.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-07
Notice.

Any person having an account
against the late Matthias Hellman will
please notify Mrs. H. F. Nelson, Ho-
boken. adv15pd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
TURNS CAR INTO A
 TRAVELLING HOME

Fl. s. French of Muskegon, Mich. has just reached his home, after trip from Miami Fla. Mir. French and his family made the long journey in a leisurely fashion in a Dodge Brothers. motor car The important part of the story is the clever way in which MT. French used his car as a home for the tourists and not only enjoyed the open but did away with the expense of stopping at hotels.
 Before starting on the trip, a cooking outfit, and table utensils of aluminium were purchased, and suitcase arranged for carrying this equipment in the easiest manner. The back of the front Seat of the car was hinged and a large canvas cover for the car was purchased. Dur ing the trip the party cooked most of it's meals in the open and practically every night was spent in the car By letting down the hinged back of the front seat, a comfortable bed was secured and the canvas cover, which reached the ground all around the car, protected the party from the elements
 MT. French and his party were all de- lighted with their experienced, except when they were showed in among tie mountains of Pennsylvania For a con- siderable period in the mountain region they had to buck big drifts, but got through in safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
How to Candy Cherries

In the June Woman's Home Compa nion writer gives the following recipe for making candied cherries:
 "In making candied cherries use the large red cherries. Boiling water is poured over them after the stones have been removed; they are allowed to stand in this while, then the water is poured off, and the cherries drained. In a pre- serving kettle is placed a pound and a. half of sugar to each pound of fruit and one-half cupful of water. This is boiled to the soft ball stage; then the cherries are added, and simmered very slow V for l5 or 20 minutes or until the cherries are red and transparent; then they, are removed with a skinner, and placed on platters. These are placed in the strong sun, or in slow oven until nearly dry. The sirup is cooked down to the hard ball stage and little red fruit coiorrng added; then the cherries are placed in this a few at a time, and smmered slowly until each cherry is we'll per1neated with the sirup; then they are removed to the platter again, and placed in the sun until thoroughly dried; they are then packed Tn pasteboard boxes or tins lined with paraffin paper. Paraffin paper is also placed between each two layers. If I wish to keep them for any great length of time I pack them in wide-mouthed jars with waxed paper between each two lay- CTS and seal up.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
ASKS SUICIDES ID
 USE ROPE OR POISON
If They Shoot Themselves Town Will Be Fined by
 Germans

London, May S-(Special.)-A mayor of Belgian town has issued pathetic ap- peal to his people; he asks that if anyone insists upon committing suicide that he either hang himself with a rope or use poison
 A long time ago the German authorities in Belgium issued orders that all firearms in the possession of the inhabitants of Belgium be delivered up to the Germans Failure to do so would be severely pun ished. In Belgium there is scarcely person who before the war did not have gun of one kind or another, for the Belgians were great hunters. Many of the weapons were nothing more than sporting pieces, but even these could be used, in a pinch, against the enemy. The German harvest was great, thousands of guns were captured or delivered by those who obeyed the German orders Many people, however, refused to obey and hid their firearms away. Nowadays whers ever the Germans discover a gun of any kind, the owner, if he can be found, is imprisoned and the community fined, Not long ago the man who was instrumental in causing the conviction of Miss Cavell, the British nurse, was found shot to death. The perpetrator was not discov- cred, but the crime indicated the presence of unauthorized firearms Consequently, Brussels was inflicted with a hugh fine.
 Later a man in a certain village com mitted suicide by shooting himself. He was not supposed to have firearms of any kind. The result was that the Germa- authorities imposed upon the village q fine of 10000 marks and it was then that the mayor issued his notice. He posted it upon the walls of his town, beseeching would-be suicides to use rope or to take poison, thus saving the town the embarrassment of being compelled to pay great fine to the Germans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
High Flying Eagles
From Pearson's.

D TOH PedTSOn 8, -
 There are two animals that puzzle nat uralists more than any. others. They are natures submarine and aeroplane, the whale and the eagle. It is known that whales occasionally descend as much as 5000 feet below the surface of the sea- a depth. at which, by the pressure of the water they ought to be crushed flat. Why they are not injured scientists have yet to discover. It is this pressure which prevents a modern submarine descending even 300 feet, let alone 5000.
 Eagles have been seen through tele- scopes to fly with apparent ease from 30,000 to 400o0 feet above sea level. At that height no huamn being can live, ow- ing to the rarefaction of the air. How the birds live and fly at far greater heights than man can endure for long is question still to be answered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

selected men so dissimilar in tempera- ment for positions so sin1ilar-in many respects-as those of Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of War. The sit- uation provokes speculation as to whether or not Daniels would have succeeded as Secretary of War as he has succeeded as Secretay of the Navy; or would Baker have fitted in as Secretary of the Navy as he has as Secretary of War. In both cases, the natural answer is Yes" For cannot the man of ability, despite his discharge with his assist ants, any obligation?
 The two secretaries are southerners. They are at the head of the army and navy of the United States. The com mander in chief of the army and navy is southerner. And only a short time ago fanatics desired to expunge from the record the fact that Jeffers6n Davis was once the head of the war department Has the last scar been obliterated?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
By HUGH. w. ROBERTS.

his guests through eyeglasses and in dicate that he is ready for business.
 The secretary requires very little time in reaching decision. His tone is courteous but carries with it final. ity-and carries something else, too One, possibly without the secretary knowing it, is given to understand that today is his busy day" and much work is ahead.
 On the outside the visitor realizes that the Baker with whom he has chatted is not the Baker whose face is printed in newspapers. He is appar- ently older. Certainly he is more wrinkled Obviously the photographer forgot to put in his print the mans energy-or the result of that energy his nervous impatience to solve prob lem,. his feverish determination Co achieve.>
 DECIDING A CASE
 A very interesting story and one serving to illustrate Bakers ability to answer pleasantly but finally has al- ready been published in The Age-Her- aid. Representative Dent soon after Baker was appointed called for the ur- pose of advocating Bibb Graves of Alabama for the pest of assistant sec retary. Without a moments hesitancy, Baker replied:
 'T know of General Graves. The President has. spoken highly of him. But sectional lines to some extent must be observed.
 Now it happens that I was appointed from Ohio. I was born, however in Wesr Virginia. My father was soldier in the Confederate army, and my mother Is still an unreconstructed rebel. Shall there be two southerners whose fathers were Con- federate soldiers at the head of the war department?"
 Representative Dent knew that his cause was hopeless. There was no hour s barley. It all required exactly 60 sec ondS.
 SOUTH IS RIDING
 It is certain that a President in pre- pairing his cabinet analyzes the charac- teristics of each individual suggested for his consideration. It is rather peculiar or is it natural?-that President Wilson
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look upon every Japanese who comes to Java as a spy"
 It is pointed out that as colony the Netherlands East Indies would be weak against a possible expansion or annex alton policy on the part of Japan or other states. Colonies are out of date in eastern Asia. The Dutch ideal is to form an Indian state, strong and prosperous, of which the natives them selves are proud, which they regard as their own country and in defense of which they will be found ready to shed their blood. Meanwhile, Holland has to see to it that it is not disturbed in this work by foreign intervention"
 Dealing finally with the organization of Dutch India's means of defending itself being the most urgent of all colonial questions, the Courant pro- ceeds: "The Sunda strait, the entrance to the Indian seas, as it is termed by Japanese writers. lies there, in this time of violation of international law, at the mercy of the first power which, spurning morality, might consider it in it's interest to seize this so highly inn portant passage. The impotence to pre- vent this must, indeed, be regarded in Japan as a continuous threat, and the possibility ought to be reckoned with that, in order to do away with this, it might itself venture on this decisive step and establish naval base there as Yusaburo Takek oshi proposes.
 MIGHT GIVE IT AWAY
 'It is true that, so long as the war lasts, its special relationship to the al- lies will presumably keep it from talk ing this step. But at the time of the great alterations that will be brought about in the territorial distribution of the globe at the conclusion of peace to assure to the world a new and last ing equipoise, the Sunday strait mipbr very well. if found to be in an inde. tens1ble state and in weak hands be apport1oned to 8 stronger keeper. It Is, therefore, of the most urgent inn portance that, when peace is concluded the Netherlands East Indies should be able to declare that it is in a position to defend itself and the Sunday strait IT Japan sees that its interests are no longer threatened by our weakness. if 1t realizes the stuff its neighbor is made of, then-despite the disappoint ment in the circles of South sea. ex- pansionists-the relationship between the two lands will be established on a firm and excellent footing.'
 There is a closing indirect refer ence to America. 'tIt might. perhaps be well,' says the Dutch paper. "to seek some support with another power that has similar interests in regard to Japan in the far east, but if this were to De put forward as an excuse for not stfalnlng our own power to the utmost 1t would be harmful. If India wants to be permanently strong, it must be through the use of its own strength and not through alliances"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Department Store Episode

From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
 We had 8 scheme to arrange check ing room so that lady shoppers could check their husbands
 How did it pan out?"
 Wouldn't work. We didn't know what to do with husbands left over 30 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Fastening Peace

From the Detriot Free Press
 Little boy, little boy, you shouldn' t fight that way
 Hold off with you peace talk, lady. One more punch on the nose from me and I'll have this kid ready to listen to you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Shane Didn't Matter

From the Boston Transcript
 Butcher-Will you have round steak, ma 'am?'
 Mrs. Youngbride-I don't care what shape it is so it's tender
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

T never saw a purple COW,
 I never hope to see one;
 But can tell you anyhow
 I'd rather see than be one Since that time MT. Burgess has been introduced some hundreds of times as the author of The Purple Cow, which has beloved and mooed at him wherever he went, allowing no chance for escape At last these lines were attributed to him by another writer: T never saw purple cow-but may
 straight be gored by one If any man since time began was ever
 quite so bored by one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Some 3O-Year Mitchells Built by John W. Bate-Another Efficiency Feat

We know of Q ne Mitchell built byJohn w. Bate e-whi.ch has run 21S, 734 miles. Itis running still.
 We know of six Mitchells built by John w. Bate which have averaged 164,372 miles each. That's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

This Mid Year Mitchell, with its 26extraf features, needs no praise.
 You never saw a car with so many attractions. But we want you to know how much lies back of all the things you see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21


 gives you, we think, 2o% greater value than any rival car gives today.
 That is due to factory efficiency, worked out by John W. Bate. It is due to 5000, 900 invested in a model cost-saving plant. You get part of that say ing in the Mitchell price. No other car of this size,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Why Most Cars Fail

In the 13 years since Mitchell started hundreds of makers have fallen. And hundreds more will fall.
 They fail through lack of service. Time proves that rival cars outwear them.
 So in every line. Records show that not one in ten meets the test of time.
 This concern was 70 years old when it built the first Mitchell car. We knew what Times verdict meant. So we never attempted quick success. We built for the years to come.
 That was one reason why we secured
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over 30 years of ordinary service.
 The Mitche1ls of today are built better than those cars. We have. learned hundred ways to add strength and endurance. ! But the records we cite are un- equalled in car building. They will give you new light on what Bate methods mean.