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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-05-25

New Munich creamery was called to
Butte, Mont, last week by telegram
announcing the death Of his brother,
Frank Mejerton. Deceased had re-
sided in Stearns county % years be-
fore going to Butte.
Miss Ruth Tolman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Tolman of Paynesville, has
been accepted by the American Board
of Foreign Missions to go as a mis-
sionary to China. She will take charge
of the girls school at Fuchow.
Alexandria high school has bread
baking club of Is girls. The club is
contesting for representation at the
state fair this fall. One of the Is will
represent the Alexandria school at
that time.
Miss Lillian Severson, graduate of
Alexandria high school normal depart
ment and who has taught school near
that city for several years, died last
week after several days illness with
scarlet fever.
Miss Ina o. Nelson of Paynesville,
a popular young woman of that city
and a graduate of St. Cloud Normal
school with the class of 1914, died at
Minneapolis last week. Interment was
at Paynesville.
Clutches Grove farm boys near Long
Prairie have entered the national con-
test for the $4,000 club house offered
by a national association for the best
showing made in the production Of
corn, pork and potatoes.
F. L. Robinson who owns a farm
adjoining Osakis village, is to put in
100 rods of drain tile this summer.
The contract price is $4,000. This is
the second big thing job let in the
Osakis region this spring.
Martin Fink of Cold Spring, one of
the biggest bee raisers in the county,
says indications are for big honey
crop this season. Mr.. Fink has 1875
hives "on the job" and says they are
stronger this spring than usual.
Mrs. Charles H. Cole, one of the
best known and public spirited resi-
dents of Long Prairie, being especially
prominent in club, lodge and patriotic
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-05-25
Central Minnesota
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
TERSELY TOLD FOR THE
BUSY READER

The annual commencement of Osa-
kis high school will be held on May 81
The Todd County Sunday School
convention will be held at Browerville
on May 1926.
Miss Katherine Hershfeld and Clar-
ence Stock, both prominent young
people of St. Joseph, were married at
that village last week.
William O'Brien, editor of the Eden
Valley Journal, has filed as candidate
for representative from his district.
NJ. Frankoviz, prominent business
man of Fergus Falls, died at his home
last week. He was 70 years of age.
John Nett of St. Martin is in the
field for representative from that dis
trict. Henry Stoetzl is the incumbent.
The Osakis village council has pur-
chased a 40-gallon chemical appara-
tus for the use of the fire department.
The 1916 class of the Melrose high
school will comprise eleven members.
They will be graduated on the evening
of June 1.
S. V. Lang, prominent business man
of Paynesville, died last week after
an illness Of two days with acute
bronchitis.
Mrs. Sam johnson of Grove Lake
passed away suddenly at her home
last week, the cause of death being
consumption.
The handsome new school building
at Clarissa village was dedicated with
appropriate exercises last week. The
structure cost $4,000.
Thomas Kalla, a resident of Avon
township for 35 years, died at the
home of his son, Robert, aged 70
years. Funeral services were hald at
Collegeville on Friday.
Joseph Bauer of Albany last week
filed on 100 acres in the Fort Berthold
Indian reservation in North Dakota.
of Van Hook.
Joseph Flynn and wife of Lake
Henry, while driving to St. Martin,
were greatly shocked on their arrival
there to find their two-month-old baby
dead in the mothers arms.
Mrs. Mary Jane Olmstead, wife of
Charles Olmstead, a prominent far
mer living west of Melrose, died last
week after an illness of about a
month. An operation performed as a
last resort proved futile.
St. Cloud business men are reviving
the suggestion that new court house
be erected in the county seat and are
proposing that it be combined with a
new city hall, the city and county
sharing the expense proportionately.
The approaching marriage of Miss
Gertrude Gilman to Frank Hoffman
and Miss Alma Schleppenbach tc
Rudolph Hanauska, both prominent
young couples of Albany, are an.
nounced to take place on June 5 anc
6 respectively.
Axel Mejerton, buttermaker at the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-05-25
organizations, died at her home after
two weeks illness with peritonitis.

organizations, died at her home after
two weeks illness with peritonitis.
Graduating class of eight grade pu-
pills of Todd county schools this year
numbered 100, the largest in the his
tory of the county. Commencement
exercises were held at Long Prairie
last Saturday. Hon. w. E. Lee gave
the principal address.
w. w. Smith of the Farmers State
Bank, St. Cloud, has been selected
treasurer of the Sixth District Bank
ers Association. R. B. Wilmington of
Brainerd is president; A. A. Fitch of
Royalton vice president, and D. l.
Bouck of Rice secretary.
A verdict of 1900 was returned by
the jury in the case Of the estate of
Peter Benolken against the Great
Northern railway. Benolken was
killed last November when a Great
Northern freight train struck his auto
mobile on a crossing near Freeport.
Nazarine Commandry No. 244, K.
T., of St. Cloud, was awarded Grand
Standard for general efficiency at the
annual conclave held in st. Paul last
week. The St. Cloud Commandry was
also fourth in percentage of total
membership taking part in the parade.
Congressman C. A. Lindbergh of
this district has announced the en-
gagement of his daughter. Miss Eva
Augusta Lindbergh, to George West
Christie, eldest son of DR.. and Mrs.
George H. Christie of Long Prairie.
The wedding will take place on June
Ia at the Hotel bennington, Mime
apolis.
The annual state convention of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-05-25

mitted suicide in Minneapolis hotel
by cutting his throat with a razor. He
had been i'll five days. All the hos
pitfalls, responding to telephone calls,
stated that they either had no conta-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
Passed As Land Agent.
Elector Suicides.

: st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 6.-Frank b.
Ruhr, Republican candidate for Pres
!dential Elector from the Tenth Mis-
souri, District, committed suicide to-
day, thereby leaving vacancy on
the Republican ballot. The Republi-
can State committee met and nomi-
mated Henry Kersting to fiji the va
cancy.
The death Of Iluhr and the clcv-
enth-hour nomination Of ltersting, it
is thought. may result in Il division
OF the Republican vote for elcctor
from the Tenth District, and even if
Hughes carries the State it is posi-
bic that Democrat would be elected
in that district. Should the State go
Democratic, the death Of Ruhr will
have no effect in the electoral col
lege.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
HAS BOIL WEEVIL ARRIVED {?
Saluda County Farmer Thinks Hc
Has "Captured'' One. {s{9


A special dispatch to the Charles
ton News and Courier, dated Novem-
Der 9Th, Says:
''Hrom best information Obtaina-
BILE here ii seems that Saluda county
has been honored by the first visit of
the boil wccvii in this state. An i'll
sect, believed to be Il boil wcCvil. was
on exhibition here Saturday and
caused great amount OF discussion
and comment among those who saw
or heard OF ii. 1t was brought to
town in a bottle by Arthur RuSht0n
OF the Coleman'S Cross Roads sec
ton, few miles from town. MIR.
Rushton says that he found it in his
cotton and that he has plenty more
like them. lie further states that the
boil weevil. or whatever the bug may
be. did considerable damage to his
cotton crop this year.
''FrOm the statements Of Mr.. Rush
ton the bug works like the wccvil ana
is very destructive to cotton Many
who have seen boil wecvils examined
the insect here to-day and pronounce
ed it genuine boil wceviI. Some
specimens recently brought here from
Alabama were compared with this
Saluda county bug and they could not
be told apart. Although they differ
ed some In color, they were about the
same size and shape. and it was no
ticed that even the weovils which all
came from Alabama differed among
themselves In shades Of color.
''The insect brought here was
shown to b. B. Hare, of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
and he pronounced it as his belief
that it was genuine boil wecvil, al
though he stated that he was not an
authority"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08

street, and officers were sent to the
water front to meet the Verona.
Sheriff Robert Hodge sent four au-
tomobile loads Of deputies to Rich
mond beach to arrest any members
of tho Verona's party who attempted
to land there.
Warning that there would he
trouble in Everett was issued at the
Seattle headquarters Of the Indus
trial Workers last night. A call for
members to join the expedition to
Everett was issued and speakers de-
clared that they would tolerate no in
terference from the Everett authori-
ties.
A circular in Everett reads:
"Citizens of Everett, Attention!
There will be a meeting Of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World, Novem-
Der 6, at Hewett and Wetmore ave-
nues. Come and help maintain your
own and our national privileges.
"(Signed): Committee"
'If the police, sheriff and citizens
will not maintain order in Everett
they had better call out the militia" d"
said one speaker at last nights meet
IN any event we will go there
and put Everett In order"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
ELECTION STILL IN DOUBT.
LATEST Dispatches Indicate Demo-
cratic President by Close Vote.

The Presidential election Is close!
From the very beginning Of reports
that were flashed over the wires this
fact was indicated, one report claim
ing q lead for the Republican ticket,
the next for the Democratic. At II
O'Clock last night reports indicated
that Hughes would have majority
Of some 20 votes in the electoral col
lege. Indications early this morning
seemed to veer toward slight in
crease Of the Hughes lead.
Then came Il reversal Of conditions,
later returns from the Western
States losing votes for the Republi-
can ticket and adding to the Demo-
cratic side.
AS we 90 to press the latest to
come to us is the report that the
count will show that Wilson will
have to 6 votes majority in the
electoral college. This is too close
for comfort: slight changes could
bring this down rapidly. If these lat
est dispatches are authentic, however,
the probability Is that Wilson's vote
Will be increased, probably adding n
few electoral votes to his credit.
1t is reported that the Republicans
will have majority in the House of
Representatives, but the Democrates
may hold control OF the Senate,
though by reduced majority.
Nothing has come to indicate to
what extent the Republican ticket
was voted In this State, nor as to the
result of the boilers ticket with Mr.
Bleases name 'as candidate for
Governor. 1t had no show here, and
1t is presumed that Oconee. very
conservative county, gives fair
guide to the general trend of politi-
cal opinion In the State.
Say It's Democratic Victory.
At the last moment dispatches are
going over the wires stating that the
figures showing 4 to Democratic
majority in electoral vote are practi-
cally authentic and ill not be
changed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
\ Very "Spi,itual" Gent.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 7.-Govern-
ment agents reached Nashville lately
with JaZen Haddock, an aged and re-
spected citizen Of Linden, Tenn,
whom they claim as 1.-The king Of the
Tennessee wildcatters," or moonshin-
ers. Haddock was arrested, the off,
GERS said, as he finished leading a
prayer in the Linden church. Of which
he is pillar. For forty-two years,
according to the governments agents,
he has been one Of the most respect
ed members Of the community. And
for forty years, they charge, he has
been at the head Of one of the big
gest moonshine distilleries in the
moonshine belt.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
Convention Date Changed.

On the last column OF the second
page this week will be found the pro-
gram for the Center Township Sun
day School Convention. The copy for
this program was received too late
for publication last week. The date
given is for Thursday, November 9th,
as it appears in the program. We are
now advised that this date is wrong.
The convention will be held Friday,
November 10th, and all Sunday
school workers and others interested
should take note Of this correction.
The convention will be held at Beav-
erdam Baptist church, Fair Play.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
SeamOre Carroll Arrested.

Columbia, Nov. 6.-Seamore Car
roll, student of the State Negro Col
lege at Orangeburg, who was arrested
here, will be carried to Orangeburg
for trial on charge Of arson. He is
charged with attempting to burn
Morrell Hall, at the State Negro Col
lege. He is son Of Rev. Richard
Carroll, a leader Of the negro race.
The warrant was sworn out at Or
angeburg and Carroll was arrested
late yesterday afternoon at the negro
fair and placed in the Richland coun-
ty Jail by Sheriff Mccain.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
Case Tried This Morning.
GERMANY SAYS POLAND FREE.
Poles Transmit Their Wishes, Which
German Government Grants,

Berlin, Nov. 5.-'Polish provinces
occupied by troops of the Central
powers" says the Overseas News
Agency, "were the scene to-day of a
great and mOmentous historic event.
Germany and Austria-Hungary by
joint action proclaimed Warsaw and
Lublin, the Kingdom Of Poland, and
re-est ab,ished the right Of the Polish
nation to control its own destines; to
live an independent national life and
to govern itself by chosen representa-
tives OF the nation.
"A few days ago Polish delega-
tion had called upon the Imperial
Chancellor, DR.. Won Bethmann-Holl-
veg. Its members were representa-
tive Poles Of all classes all parties,
all ranks Of society and all creeds.
They transmitted to the German gov
ernment the wishes Of the Polish ma
ton, which now have been granted to
them
Ancient Kingdom. ,
THUS the ancient kingdom OF Po-
land, from which in the past came
famous rulers like the Jagellones "a
dynasty founded by JagellO) which
and glorious soldiers like the great
Sobieski, John III, King OF Poland
in 1674-1696) is now resurrected to
new life The Poles are free from
Russian oppression, no more to be
trodden under the heels OF the Co.'S
sacks. The liberty that had been de-
stroyed century ago on Russian in
stigation now is restored. The rule
Of the Knout has been abolished. Po-
land has been given back to Western
civilization"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
Raided British Shipping.

Berlin, Nov. 3.-CBy Wireless to
Sayville.) IA raid was made by Ger
man naval small craft on the shipping
route between the mouth Of the
Thames and Holland on Wednesday
night, the admiralty announced to-
day. Several steamers were stopped
and searched, and two Of them were
brought into German port. The
raiders were fruitlessly shelled by
four British cruisers while they we're
returning.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
iSIlrr ABBEVlILE LYNCHlNG.
Governor, Solicitor Cooper and Abhc.
NJ Vile Sheriff ait Work.

Golumbia, Nov. 6.--Among the
callers at the Governors office late
TO-DAY was Solicitor h. A. Cooper, Of
Lanrens. After conference with
solicitor Cooper, Governor Manning
geTe out the following statement in
| reference to the Abbeville lynching:
~ was out Of the State when the
Abbeville lynching occurred. AS soon
as / learned Of it called Solicitor
r.. a. Cooper and Sheriff r. NJ. Burts,
| of8Abbeville, to the office and called
on Coroner +. w. r. Nance, Of Able
vile county, to comply with the law
and furnish me with a copy Of the
testimony taken at the coroner's in
quest. found that the coroner held
an inquest, but took no testimony.
solicitor Cooper and Sheriff Burts
came to my Office and | requested
them to secure the names Of all par
tieA connected with this affair, those
who took part in the whipping, in
theStaking Of the negro from the jail,
In the lynching, and all those who
were at the meeting reported to have
been held on the following Monday.
have requested Solicitor Cooper
and Sheriff Burts to make a complete
investigation Of the whole matter and
getsthe names Of all parties concern
cd and to swear out warrants and ar
rest them. / intend to do everything
In my power to uphold the law and
let the offenders know that such acts
Will not be tolerated, and that those
guilty of violating the law must suf-
fer for It, have requested Solicitor
Cooper, as the States representative,
and Sheriff Burts, as the highest
peace officer in the county, to leave
no stone unturned in order to vindi-
| cate the law, and all the powers of
the Goyernor's Office are at their dis
posal in bringing the guilty ones to
Justice"
Passed AS Land Agent.
A$special agent Of the New York
Evening Post was in Columbia to-day
on his way to New York. He has
been at Abbeville for several days in
vestigating the lynching of the negro
Nash, He passed off as prospective
land buyer and interviewed many cit
izehss Of Abbeville county He will
wgjte,a story of the lynching for the
EAsning Post.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
Whipped Negroes on Way Home.

Abbeville, Nov. 5.-Sing Finley,
VIII Cam, George Scott and VIII
Scott, white, were arrested last night
by the city police, charged with whip
ping some negroes as they were on
their way home from town. The trou-
BILE happened just inside Of the city
limits. All were released on bond
Later Cam was re-arreSted and
lodged in Jail charged with interfer-
ing with the special delivery hoy Of
the post office, who Is a negro about
II years Of age.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
COURT IN SESSION MONDAY.
Two Cases Iric<i-A Number Of True
HilIs-Glcction Day Adjournment.

The Court of General Sessions for
Oconee convened Monday last, Judge
John $. Wilson presiding. Solicitor
*. p. Smith and Stenographer Clyde
V. Smith were present and at their
posts ready for work. A number Of
true bills were handed down by the
grand jury. Following is the record
of Mondays business:
True Bills.
The State VS.. win Crarton-mur-
der.
The State vs. Grover Crooks--as-
sault and battery with intent to kill.
The State vs. l.. A. Williams-se-
duction
The State vs. Dee Seahorn-assault
and battery with intent to kill.
The State vs. Walter Goldsmith
forgery 1.-TWO indictments).
The State vs.. Sam Fitzpatrick
larceny.
The State vs. c. e. Vinson-as-
sault and battery with intent to kill.
the state VS.. II. j. Smith-for-
gerry.
The State vs.. Lewis Gaillard-as-
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Disposition Of Cases.
Two cases were taken up for trial,
the first being that of tho State ys.
Will Grafton, charged with murder.
The jury returned ,asyerdict of Gull
observation-disclosures ersss Grafton sFwass
sentenced to serve five years on the
public works Of OcOnee. at hard la
Dor, or like period in the State pen
itentiary. Grafton Is a negro from a
distant state who was working at a
railway construction amp in this
county. lie became involved in
difficulty with another negro. who
was killed by Grafton.
In the case Of tho State VS.. Grover
Crooks, charged with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill the jury
brought in Il verdict OF Guilty" 1t
was $40 o'clock when the Jury re-
turned its verdict, and Immediately
thereafter. before sentence was
passed, Judge Wilson adjourned
court until $50 O'Clock Wednesday
morning on account Of Tuesdays be-
ing general election day.
From the dispatch Of business on
the first day, the present session OF
Court bids fair to be one Of unusual
activity. There are number of
cases Of more or less Importance to
be disposed of. One weeks session
| is all that IS permissible for the No
Vember term, and it is probable that
| the Court will work with all clutches
! thrown into high gear
Case Tried This Morning.
The State vs.. Sam Kilpatrick-lar-
| ceny Of live stock. Jury found YER
dict Of "Guilty." Sentences: That de-
fcndant serve five years on public
| works Of Oconee at hard labor, or
like period in State penitentiary.
This was a case where the defendant
had stolen Il mule
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
Train Ran Wild; -Four Killed.

Altoona, Pa, Nov. 6.-Four rail-
road men were killed, two are MISS
ing, and three were injured, one seri-
ously, when a coal train OF 60 cars
dashed uncontrolled to-day down a
10-mile grade Of the New Portage
branch Of the Pennsylvania railroad
near Holidaysburg and ran into four
light engines near New Portage june
ton.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
The Oakway School.

The patrons and friends of the
Oakway school are cordially invited
to come out to the school house on
Friday night, November 10th, to a
meeting Of the School Improvement
Association. This Is a social meeting
and refreshments will be served free
OF charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
KAISER READY
TO WAGE WAR
ON PORTUGAL
Flat Refusal Is Lisbon Reply to
Berlin Today.
UItimatum Orders Return of
COnfiscated Ships.
GERMANS HASTEN FROM LISBON
Two Hundred TeutOn Mer-
chants Close Shop and Flee.
Ambassador VIII Leave Lisbon
Today, Is RumOr.
Ultimatum Orders Return of
COnfiscated Ships.
GERMANS HASTEN FROM LISBON
Two Hundred TeutOn Mer-
chants Close Shop and Flee.

Amsterdam, March Germany is
prepared to declare war on Portugal
Immediately in the event of an unsat-
isfactory reply to the note demanding
the release of seized German ships,
said dispatch from Berlin today.
Germans Leaving Lisbon.
Lisbon. March 2.-sixty leading
hurriedly for Spain today on receipt
of reports that Germany is about to
declare war on Portugal. The major
ity of the German business houses
have been closed.
The foreign office is reported to
have dispatched the answer last night
to the German note demanding the
release of interned German ships
seized by official decree. 1t is rumor-
ed that the Portuguese answer is very
brief but contains a flat refusal to
comply with the German demands.
Kaiser's Envoy to Move.
1t is rumored that German minis
ters will leave Portugal this afternoon.
No confirmation of this report was
obtainable at the embassy or the for
eign office but it is generally believed
there will be important developments
within "a hours.
The president conferred until a late
hour last night with his cabinet and
also with other political leaders who
were summoned to the foreign office.
said to have been framed at this con-
ference and to have been telegraphed
to Berlin before midnight.
Departure of Germans from Lisbon
continued today. 1t is estimated that
about 200 German business men have
gone to Spain.
Hold German Ships.
The first seizure of German mar
chant vessels by Portugal occurred
February 23 at Lisbon when the naval
authorities took possession of 36 Ger
man and Austrian ships in the Tagus.
On February 25 the seizure of eight
German steamships by the Portuguese
authorities at St Vincent, Cape Verde
islands, was announced and it was IN
officially declared that the requisi-
tioning Of German and Austrian YES
sells had been extended to all those
lying in the ports of Portugal and her
colonies
A Lisbon dispatch on February %
quoted Premier Costa of Portugal
as declaring that the governments
action in requisitioning vessels had
been prompted by the necessities of
the nations economic situation. The
sidered it to the best interest of Por-
tugal that the existing treaty with
Germany be allowed to lapse and that
the Portuguese government was pre-
pared for all eventualities that might
arise
There have been frequent rumors
since the outbreak of hostilities that
Portugal was about to declare Il state
of war with the central powers be
cause of her treaty relations with
Great Britain.