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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14

for speaker and Oscar Arneson of ST..
Paul will be a candidate for chief
clerk. Wonder if st. Paul will con-
cede the country cloakroomkeeper.
EVERYBODY Satisfied.
A man was telling friend of the
sickness and death of his wife's
mother.
what was the complaint ?" asked
the friend.
"No complaint" replied the nara
tor, everybody is satisfied"
The Democrats profess to be de-
lighted with Judge Hughes campaign
speeches; the Republicans profess to
be delighted with them. There is no
complaint. Everybody is satisfied.
The Reason.
We have been asked why the state
of Maine holds it's election in Septem-
Der.
If Maine waited until the balance
of the States held their elections, no
one would know there was such a
state as Maine.
Old Times and New.
They used to write:
"a maiden fair where'er she be,
Of wishes she has only three.
To older grow, to have beau,
And to the marriage altar 60"
Now they say:
"A maiden fair, where'er she be,
Of wishes she has only three.
Wear short skirt, chance to flirt,
Ride in car that throws the dirt"
4
Old Maine.
Have you heard how Maine went
1t went hell bent for Hughes,
And gave the Democrats the blues"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14

a spinster, cit might have BEEN
worse; you might have had both eyes.
BACKED"
at moight have been avin worse
than that" replied Bridget. Il
moight niver have been able to get
married at all, at ALL"
The Reason.
Great crowds of women attended
the speeches President Wilson made
before their suffrage convention.
They probably wanted to see what,
Mrs. Wilson wore.
Few of Either.
A man who has no enemies has.
mighty few friends.
Some Optimist.
When it comes to an optimist that.
can go some at optimming, our friend,
the bourbon editor of the Belgrade
Tribune, is in a class by himself. He
can see nothing but an overwhelming
Democratic victory, both state and
national, in the coming campaign. If
Lem was eating snow-balls, he would
swear he was devouring peaches and
cream.
Information Wanted.
Will some one tell US how it hap
pens that one Of the very best little
papers in the state is published by
the convicts in the states prison at
Saltwater?
III p
They Won't Complain.
Kids won't complain if iron roofs
entirely supercede shingles. =,
\ Il )
How to Keep Healthy.
Work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
JAMES GRAY

James Gray, the printer, the
poet, the humOrist, the editor,
the politician, the public Off
cial, the newspaper cores
pendent par excellence, the
friend of man, has quit work, or
rather We should say he has
given up his earthly job and
commenced another that will
last through all the endless
cycles of eternity that lie be-
fore, for We cannot imagine
Jim, under any circumstances,
or in sny place, where he will
not be working for the benefit
of others.
Jim Gray was a, remarkable
man. He occupied manv III,
ferent positions '- afe snd
every one ne sAed with success
that e-esea firSna honest, consci-
eRtiSna th0roughness. But it
was in the newspaper world
that he showed brightest. He
was perfectly at home in every
department of the business. He
was the handy man of newspa-
perdom; a species that is get
ting mighty rare in these days
of specialization.
His passing makes another
gap in the ranks of the veter-
ans who worked for results
rather than compensation, and
whose places are being filed
by trained specialists who may
be more skillful, but who can
not be better.
God cannot create better
men than the old timers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
be present during Fair week than q

be present during Fair week than at
any time since this locality was the
great rendezvous of pioneers, and ev-
cry old settler is sure to meet some
true friend of primitive times, whom
he has not seen for years and nothing
affords more pleasure than to meet
and greet old friends of days when
friendship meant something and cost
something in the participation.
1t was at Sank Centre where the
frontier settlers made the most ad-
vanced stand in Northern Minnesota
against the savage foes in their mad
incursions of 81 years ago. A stock
ade was built at this point and a de-
tense made that saved the Sank VAL
ley from complete devastation. On
Sept. goth an appropriate marker will
be set up on the old stockade grounds
and be dedicated with proper ceremon-
les. Quite a number of people who
occupied and defended this post in the
olden days will be present. In the
evening a Renaissance meeting will
be held in the auditorium of the new
School building at which old tim
ers will recite scenes and incidents
of early DAYS.
The citizens of Stcarns county and
the Sank Valley should bear in mind
that this is their Fair. 1t is the
child of their brain; nourished by their
substance and is maintained for bene-
fit and not for profit. The money you
spend attending it remains at home
ard you stand some show of seeing
it again.
The stock exhibits ,shrdlu shr dlu
are grown under the same conditions
as surround your own farmstead and
if they are better than your own, the
producer, who will be your neighbor,
will gladly inform you what conditions
brought about the nature of the big
improvement and you will be bene-
fitted by the information.
Your wife will meet other house
wives, women in the same sphere of
lifesas herself, they will be interested
in the same things and by mutual
exchange of condolences both will be
gamers.
The success of this Fair, and similar
ores, is and will be a splendid exam
pie of what can be accomplished by
cooperation; cooperation of the right
kind. The business men and the pro-
fessional men of the towns cannot
make fair. The farmers alone can
not, but working in coordination great
results are secured.
The world in general is passing
through terrific period of destruc-
ton and devastation, unparalleled in
all history. Fruitful fields are being
laid waste. Thousands and thousands
of ocean carriers are being sent to
the bottom of the seas. Railway
tracks and tunnels, that cost millions
to create are being blown up by dy-
Mantle
Human life is being snuffed out with
no more regard or thought than the
swatting of flies. This awful period of
systematized waste must close sooner
or later and then a period of rebuild
ing will begin; rebuilding of ships,
of transportation lines, of agriculture,
of business, of human life and recon-
struction of government and it must
be accomplished by mutual, world
wide cooperation, coordinate labor.
And the reciprocal, correlative friend
ship that makes the fairs a success
will form the model upon which will
be builded brighter, better and
happier world.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
FRANK M. EDDY'S BRAINSTORMs
His Reason.

His Reason.
1t is reported that the Democratic
leaders did their level best to get
Thomas P. Dwyer to withdraw as a
gubernatorial candidate from their
ticket.
Tom refused; he declared that no
Democrat in Minnesota will make a
better looking corpse than he will.
Can We Have a CloakrOOm Keeper?
1t is said that Representative San
born of St. Paul will be a candidate
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
A Good Business
Proposition

Sank Centre, Sept. Is, 1916.
Hon. H. F. Hennemann, Mayor,
J. A. Brown, President,
Messrs. George O'Gara, Alex Jameson,
G. Hillerud, Chas. Parkinson,
James Jenkins, City Aldermen,
J. F, Cooper, City Clerk.
Gentlemen
Referring to our talk of yesterda
relative to the electric proposition in you
city, wish to reduce to writing the state
ments made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
FIRST-CITY PUMPING

The city is paying $1,000 year for city
pumping. If you will provide electric pump
and stand pipe, we will pump this water on a
meter basis with a provision in the contract
that the maximum price per year will not ex-
coed ST 200 for the same number of custom
ers that are now connected with your water
works. If the customers are increased, the
81, 200 rate to be increased pro rata, or if
decreased, the maximum rate of 81 200 to be
reduced pro rata. This will mean saving
of $1,000 per year, assuming you use the
maximum amount, or reduction of 81 per
per cent. ..=T
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
SECOND-CITY LIGHTING

We will put in an absolutely modern and
up-to-date street lighting system, and if the
Magnetic system is installed, we will fur
nish these lights at $4,000 per lamp, per year,
where today you are paying $4,000 per year.
The new lights will be much brighter and far
superior to the present SYSTEM which is now
obsolete. This means saving to your city
of 80 1-3 per cent. This is the same system
of lighting and the same lamp used in St..
Cloud, and is offered at the same price. We
can furnish you with the nitrogen series
burning lights for your street lighting,
which is the system now mostly in use, at
from $500 to $4,000 per year, per lamp,
dependent upon the size of lamp used. This
would mean a larger reduction than 80 Les
per cent and much better lighting than now
in use,
TH1RB-oRNAMENTAL STREET LIGHT
r 50 lNU' r = ~
For Ornamental street lighting we will fur
.n;sh the system complete, if desired, and fur-
Nish five 6O-watt lamps, four lower hgnts "
he turned off each and every night a! eleven
O'clock. the top light to burn all mgnt' d.
$4,000 per year per posi-. -,
FouRTH-ELECTR1C POWER RATES
Minimum charge per horse power
per month for all motors connected. For
the first 500 kilowatt hours at &c per X. w.
hour. The next 500 Hlowatts at SC per 4.
w. hour; all above 1000 kilowatts, 4c per X.
w. hour. A discount of 1c per 4. w. hour
will be given for the prompt payment OF bills,
making your net rate for power g. and sc
per X. w. III. For great many years the
power rate in this city has started with
charge of Sc per K w. hour and is gradual
" reduced to Sc per X. w. hour, Sc being the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
FIFTH-COOKING RATES
SIXTH-LIGHTING RATES

Minimum monthly bill-S1OO We will
continue the same lighting rate that has been
in use in this city for some time, which will
start with net rate of 10c per K. w. H. on
a sliding scale which will be gradually re-
duced to sc. This is already very low light
ing rate.
In consideration of contract with your
city for your street lighting and pumping
and new ordinance, we will buy from the
Milling Company power site, together with
all of their water power rights, and at once
build reinforced concrete dam resting upon
steel piling, and also build and equip mo-
dern power plant. The power house will be
constructed in such manner that it will add
very much from an artistic standpoint to the
city park.
At an additional cost to us of several
thousand dollars will locate this dam west Of
the bridge, which will tend very largely to
beautify the drive across the river and to the
Home School, which I believe is recognized
as one of your best city drives The power
house can be located on either end of the dam.
AS part of the consideration to the Milling
Company for this power site and f1oWage
rights, we are giving the Milling Company
a low rate for their power, which will put
their mill into class by itself from power
standpoint This mill is the largest manufac-
turing plant in your city and a lease OF this
Pi~"AAN
power.
We have asked for a IS year franchise,
the usual term of sach franchises being from
rs to 80 years. Under our state laws, the
city has right to buy the plant back every
five years. In case electric lighting and pow
er rates should be reduced in cities the size
of Sank Centre during the term of the fran
chise we will agree to make the same reduc-
ton In Sank Centre. All we ask is an equi-
table franchise and contract which can readl-
ly be drawn. 4
In addition to the above, and within a
reasonable length Of time, we will extend our
transmission lines from ST. Cloud to and
through this city, thus assuring to your city
at all times an unlimited amount of power.
If the franchise is granted us, we will begin
the construction of the dam Immediately, and
believe that am safe in saying that it can
be completed in the course of eight months.
Yours very truly,
A. G. WHITNEY
We furnish all meters and make house
connections to the meter free of charge.
A. G. W.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14

for speaker and Oscar Arneson of st.
Paul will be a candidate for chief
clerk. Wonder if st. Paul will con-
cede the country a cloakroomkeeper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-14

lowest amount charged for any amount used.
The new rates mean large and heavy reduc-
ton to all power users. In case of large man
ufacturing plants coming to your city using
a large volume of power, we will establish a
low industrial power rate.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25
George Albert Morse.

George Albert Morse, for over forty
years resident of Norway village, died
at his home in that place Friday morn
ing after long illness in which he had
been a great sufferer. The cause Of
death was cerebral hemorrhsge. He was
go years of age and came to Norway from
Mechanic Falls. Since the death of bis
wife, Sarah q. Foster of Norway, bis
daughter, Mrs. Eta Sargent, has lived
with him and tenderly cared for him dur
ing his long sickness, being assisted
much of the time by Mrs. Luther Morse,
his sons wife.
Mr.. Morse was an honest, industrious
man, one who made many friends and
was a true friend himself. He has been
engaged in various occupations and was
one of those who accepted any position
and almost any kind of work rather than
remain idle. His last position before his
final sickness was in the hardware bust.
ness of George W. Hobbs.
The surviving relatives are the daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eta Sargent, and son, Luz
ther, of Norway, also one other son,
Harry, who resides in Portland. There
is also one grandson.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at 2 O'Clock attended by Rev. Rob-
ert j. Bruce, and burial took place In
Rustf1eld Cemetery, Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25
George w. Cash.

George W. Cash died at his home in
Oxford on Sunday, Jan. 10, at the age OF
Sc years. Mr.. Cash was native of
Bridgton, but had been many years In
Oxford, and for eighteen years had
worked in one room of the wooden mill
of the Robinson Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. Cash was affiliated with the Ma.
sons, Odd Fellows and Knights OF
Pythias, being a member of Oxford
Lodge, F. aud A. NJ, of Norway, Cum.
berland Lodge, /. o. o. F., of Bridgton,
and Craigie Lodge, K. P, of Oxford.
He leaves a widow and two sons, Will
liam G. Cash of Norway, who is In the
employ of the Norway and Paris Street
Railway az electrician, and Leon E. Cash,
principal of Litchfield Academy.
The funeral was held Wednesday al
teruoon at the Methodist church In Ok
ford, attended by Rev. Chester Gore
Miller, and in charge of Oxford Lodge OF
Masons. The Knights of Pythias attend
ed in body.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25
From Oxford ON a Broken Journal.
BUT THE TRAIN RODE ALL RIGHT AND
STAYED ON THE RAILS.

GAIL / can say is, it was dash blanked
lucky" was the remark of the engineer
who hauled a train into South Paris Sat
urday morning with the brake sliding on
the rail under front wheel of the mail
car, and brace blowing up the snow be-
tween the rails and sending it flying.
The Grand Trunk certainly had piece
of luck.
1t was train No. IS, the regular
through west-bound passenger, due here
at Gas Saturday forenoon, and right on
time. As it came in, some of the men
on the platform discovered that there
was trouble under the front end of the
mail car, next the locomotive, and they
signaled the engineer frantically to stop.
But the train didn't stop till il got to
the usual place in front of the station.
And indeed the train men didn't
know of any reason why they should
stop, for she was coastiDg along all
right. And it appeared that she bad
been for some miles. The trouble was
what is called a broken journal. The
end of an axle bad broken OF outside
the wheel, letting the corner of the
truck frame drop so that the brake shoe
was sliding on the rail under the front
side of the wheel.
After the trouble was discovered. the
men In the mail Car said that they heard
something which didn't sound right as
the train was pulling into Oxford, but as
the train went along all right they con.
cluded that nothing had happened, and
made no endesvor to notify the engineer.
That the thing came six miles more OF
less, over bridge, switches and diamond
without catching on to something and
causing a wreck is remarkable.
The mail was transferred to the bag
gage car, and the disabled car was cut
ont and the train went on without it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25

uation he opened IN Office In HayerhIll.
aud has practiced there successfully
ever since. He leaves q family. His
age wac 45 years.
The Browning Reading Club meets this
Monday evening with Mrs. Edith Bart
lett. The program consists of roll call
with current events, and readings from
J. G. Hollands poem, "Katbrins," with
Mrs. Effie Akers and Mrs. Annie Favor
as the readers. It was necessary to make
this change in the program as printed
because the committee have been unable
to secure the book 1.-THE World Set
Free"
The minstrel show for the benefit Of
the high school football team OF next
season will take place at the Opera
House Wednesday evening. The great
amount of sickness among those taking
part has made 1t hard for the committee
In charge, but they have overcome all
difficulties and promise first class even.
inR's entertainment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25
Two Broken Ankles In q Day.

Within few hours last Tuesday, and
at two separate points only few rods
apart, two people went down on icy
spots and sustained injuries which viii
disable them for some weeks.
About 1890 in the forenoon, Mrs.
Charlotte NJ. Ellis of Myrtle Street,
while on the way from her home to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. N. L. Noyes,
ON Pine Street, slipped and fell on the
sidewalk In Market Square, between the
store OF w. o. rockingham and the
head of Pine Street. She was picked up
by two men who were neal. by, but was
unable to stand on one foot, and the de-
livery team of the N. Dayton Bolster
Co. was summoned to take her to her
home. There it was found that she bad
sustained fracture Of the ankle, De-
sides some bruises.
The other accident occurred about
4 80 In the afternoon. Frank A. White
more. who had started from Market
Square for his home on High Street,
slipped on the sidewalk and went down
inst at the northeast corner Of Odd Eel
lows Block. IL was apparent to those
rho FASTENED to his assistance that vio-
lencs had been done to bis ankle, 40 the
foot twisted sideways. He was taken
home in the truck Of Ripley & Fletcher
and a physician summoned. He VA
found to have sustained what 10 termed
aPotts fracture" there being not only
bone broken but q ligamont torn loose.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25
Home and School Association Meets,

Although Ii was not the DeSt OF travel
ling, a respectable number OF parents
and others interested were in attendance
at the meeting of the Home and School
Association which was held In the as
sembly room of the high school building
Thursday evening. Superintendent Joy
and nearly all the teachers of the village
schools were present.
Mrs. E. N. Haskell, the president Of
the association, presided. Only one item
of business was transacted outside OF
the special program OF the evening.
The musical part of the program had
been placed in charge of Miss Olivia Bag
lev, supervisor of music in the Paris
schools, and for the first number on the
program the new high school orchestra
made its debut, after three rehearsals.
As made up that evening, this orchestra
consisted'of Miss Lois Curtis, Gerald
Curtis, George Merrill and Chester Ham
mond, violins; Miss Muriel Bowker,
cello; BERTHE Wheeler, cornet; Robert
Whittle, drums; with Miss Bagley at the
piano leading. A little later James Ma
son with Trombone is to be added. The
playing of the orchestra was deserving
Of the hearty applause which 1t called
out.
Later in the evening piano solo was
we'll rendered by Miss Helen NJ. Jordan
of the Shurtleff school.
The general theme Of the evening was
play and amusements, as related to the
schools. Principal John S. Carver of
the high school and Arthur E. Forbes
spoke regarding the matter of athletics,
both taking the ground that in the ideal
system there would be physical training
for the whole student body rather than
an undue development OF organized ath-
letics.
Miss Madeleine Pillsbury read an ex-
cellent paper on "Games in the Primary
School," stating as q foundation prin-
CHILE that "'Play is one of the most ef-
fectiye means Of learning to work." and
giving descriptions of many simple
games used in the primary schools.
Miss,Rlorence Goodwin, principal OF
the grammar school, spoke briefly or
the matter of games and drills. She had
in attendance considerable number OF
pupils from the several grades, and after
her talk called them up to give demon
4tratIOQ6 Vi SCmC VI VIZ 'o$AoeS Se-SSt
marches, drills, and folk dances which
are used as recreations during the recess
neriods at the school. This was an in
teresting feature to the audience.
Mrs. Geo. r. Morton spoke on the
matter of moving pictures, treating tbt
| moving picture theatre as something
| that has come to stay, and advocating
| the securiug IL possible once week
| when the children are most likely to at
| tend, of q program specially adapted t.
the children, free from plays OF mush!
sentimentality, educational and interest
ing to the children, and elevating In 1t
tone. She quoted extensively from al
article in recent magazine by woman
who relates the efforts made and the re
suits accomplished along that line Il
Louisville, KY. =.
On motion, committee was appoint
ed to confer with the manager OF tho 10
cal picture house regarding the matter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25
Mrs. George hazen.

Mrs. Mary, wife of George Hazen Of
Oxford, died at Bolster's Mills on We'd
nesday, Jan. 10, after short illness, at
the age OF 60 years. She leaves her hus-
band and two daughters, and is also sur
vived by a brother, Charles Cook of Port
land, and sister, Miss Christiana Cook
of Bolster's Mills.
: The funeral was held at Bolster's Mills
at - O'Clock Friday, and the remains
were taken to Oxford for burial.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25

There are three proposed or desired
routes for the state trunk line road be-
tween Topsbsm and Gardiner, and so
strong is the contest of their several cup
porters that at hearing before the
State Highway Commission at the state
house Thursday, on petition for change
of location, there we're nearly thousand
people present. The commission stated
that their decision would be long delay
al
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-25
Died.

In South Paris, Jan. 10, Sylvanus Porter
Stearns, aged "a years, 10 months.
In South Paris, Jan. IS, Alonzo Z. Shurtlen
In West Paris, Jan. q, Mrs. Cora Isabelle
wife of Almon e. Marshall, aged 50 years.
In Norway, Jan. 81, George Albert Morse
aged 81 years.
In Belfast, Jan. %. Horace Judson Morton
aged II years.
In South Rumford, Jan. 10. Elisha D. Fuller
aged So years.
In Augusta, Jan. IA, Mrs. Virene Lakin, aged
80 years.
In Detham, Mass, Jan. u, Mrs. Eliza A
(swift) Smith, widow Of Jonathan NJ. Smith
In Oxford, Jan. 10, George W. Cash, aged Sc
years.
In Byron. Jan. 10. Edward Tilton Of Temple
aged about IS years.
In Rumford, Jan. ID, Peter LaPlante, aged "A
years.
In Bolster's Mills, Jan. 10, Mrs. Mary, wife Of
George Hazen Of Oxford, aged 80 years.