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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
PROMINENT CITIZEN IS DEAD
Oldest Township Oaiesai in Todd
C0unty-Resident of Gordon for {
Over Forty Years.

Mikkal Olson, one of the old set
tiers and prominent citizens of Cor
don, died at his home on Dec. %. The
funeral was held from the Elm
church in Gordon on Dec. II, and in
terment was in the cemetery of that
church, says the Long Prairie Leader.
Rev. Mr. Vatne officiated. The SER
vices were attended by many friends
and neighbors who had gathered from
far and near to pay their last respects.
Death was due to stomach trouble and
he had been i'll for several months.
Mr.. Olson was born in Verdalen,
Norway, July 2, 1910. He came to
this country when young man and
settled on farm in Gordon, which for
so many years has been his home. The
county at that time was of course new
and Mr.. Olson being one of the first
settlers underwent his share Of the
hardships which all pioneers have to
undergo. By many years of hard and
patient work he developed one of the
finest farms in Gordon. It stands as
a monument to his thrift, to his en-
terprise and to his industry.
Mr.. Olson has always taken a
prominent part in the affairs of his
township. He was one of the farmers
who organized the Gordon candinav-
ian Farmers Insurance Co., one of the
strong mutual organizations of the
county, and was for time it's secre-
tary and manager. AS showing the
confidence and esteem in which Mr..
Olson was held by his neighbors he
was elected treasurer of Gordon thirty
years ago and has been reelected
every spring. He was without ques-
ton the oldest township officer in the
county.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
Winfield Scott Hammond
Late Beloved Governor of Minnesota

north side Of the river, in this city,
Sunday, Jan. 2, 1916, at o'clock a..
m. The deceased was born in Youngs-
town, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1910. When the
call came for Civil War volunteers he
enlisted in Co. E., 44th Indiana Infan-
try, Oct, ;l6, 1861. He went through
the entire campaign with his regiment
participating In many important en-
gagements. He was mustered out at
Nashville, Tenn.,e Dec 1864. Mr..
Shoifner came to Sank Centre about
SO years ago, and had long been an
honored member of B. r. Palmer
Post G. A. r.
The deceased had been married
twice, and has one daughter, Mrs. FL,
sic Parker of st. Paul, and one grand
daughter, Mrs. G. S. Pierce, of Fargo,
N. d.; from the first marriage. Be-
sides the aged wife several step
children and near relatives are left to
mourn. Besides those above mention
ed there are Mrs. Mary Gettys, Mrs.
Alex Dryden, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Rice, Sank Centre; Mrs. Pearl Parks,
Crookston, Mimi; and other relatives.
Mr.. Shoffner was i'll for three or
four weeks but confined to his bed for
only four days prior to his death. The
funeral was held from the family
home Tuesday at 2 p. M, Rev. r. w.
Duel, pastor of the Methodist church,
officiating. The remains were laid to
rest in Greenwood cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
David Marion Smith

David Marion Smith, mention of
whose critical illness was made in the
Herald of last week, died at the Lamb
hospital, Sank Centre, Sunday, Jan. 2,
1916, at 80 a. M, after an illness of
about two weeks with acute and ag-
gravated appendicitis. The boy was
taken to the hospital about ten days
before his death, but because of his
very serious condition it was not ad-
visable to operate. David was born
Jan. 16, 1905, on a farm two miles
northeast of Sank Centre, and was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Smith. Be
sides the heart-broken parents two
sisters and one brother are the i'm
mediate relatives left to mourn. The
funeral was held from the home of
d. M. Smith, Sank Centre Monday af-
ternoon, at 100 o'clock, Rev. R. W..
Duel of the Methodist church, officia-
ting
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
Death Claims Chief Executive Entire State Mourrs
Governor Winfield Scott Hammond Dies
Very Unexpectedly at Clinton, La,
on December 80, 1915.

St. Paul, Dec. 3O.-Winfeld Scott
Hammond, governor of Minnesota since
January l, 1915, dropped dead Thurs
day morning in hotel at Clinton, La,
where he had gone with business as
sociate to look over some lands which
they owned together. The governor
had not been i'll, the reports say, but
the night previous to his death he had
complained of not feeling well.
Upon receipt of news of the COVER
nor's death at St. Paul, the state cap
itol was ordered closed. Business was
suspended for the remainder of the
the week.
Lieutenant Governor Burnquist
took oath of office Thursday afternoon
and became governor.
The news of the death of the COVER
nor was received in Sank Centre with
extreme regret, by people of all poll
ical faith alike, for he was highly
thought of by all, and was particular
ly liked and respected by those who
knew him best.
Governor Hammond was born in
scarborough, Worcester county
Mass, Nov. II, 1863. He attended
the public schools of his native town.
graduating from the St. Peters high
school in June 1880. That year he en-
tered Dartmouth college and gradual
ed therefrom in June 1884. Shortly
after graduation he came to Mime
sofa and for one ytar was employed
as principal of the high school at
Mankato, and thereafter for five years
as superintendent of schools in Ma
della, MINI.
In 1891 he was admitted to the bar
and began the, practice Of his profess
sion at Madelia, MINI
Mr.. Hammond moved to st. James.
Mimi, in May, 1895, and has since
been engaged in the practice of law
there.
He served as county attorney of
Watowan county during the yeas of
1895 and 1896 and again from the
year to 1900 to the end Of 1904.
In 1898 he was appointed by Gov
ernor Lind as member of the board
of directors for the state normal
schools of Minnesota and reappointed
by Governor Van SAINT, serving as a
normal director for eight years. He
vas president of the board of educa-
ton at st. James, Mimi, for several
years and for number of years has
been one of the state managers of the
Sons of Revolution.
In 1892 he was Democratic candi-
date for congress in the Second dis
trict, and was in 1906 again candi-
date for the same position, to which
he was elected at the general election
that year.
Mr.. Hammond was reelected Con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
HOLDINGFORD MAN is KILLED
Walter Olson Run Over by East-bOund
500 Line Freight on Last
Thursday Afternoon

About as frightful an accident as
could occur happened last Thursday
afternoon about two o'clock when
Walter Olson was run over by 500
freight train and instantly killed,
says the Holdingford Advertiser. He
had just come out of one of the stores
when someone cried that his team was
starting to run, without any survey
whatever, grabbed the rear end of the
wagon to get the lines to stop them.
The horses made bee line for the
railroad crossing near the 500 Line
Restaurant just as an East bound
freight was pulling into town. The
team just barely cleared the crossing
as the train hit the rear end of the
wagon. Mr. Olson was knocked from
the wagon and fell under the train
which severed his body near the waist
line and tore his face up badly.
Those who were near, together with
Alex Lemmer, gathered up the body
and carried it to the Lemmer under
taking parlors where it was held un-
til the return of Walters father, who
had left for the cities on the morning
train. He arrived Friday and gave
instructions to prepare the body for
burial.
The funeral services were held at
the Mission church at Upsala and in
terment was made in the church GEM
etery.
The deceased was 26 years old and
leaves a father, three sisters and one
brother to mourn his loss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
VERY BUM SERVICE

The passenger service being given
the travellers on the Main line, is very
punk to say the least. Scarcely a
train goes through, Sank Centre but
what is crowded to the guards. Mon
day afternoons local freight was the
limit. Many ladies with small child
rem were compelled to stand from
Sank Centre to st. Cloud, and prob
ably to the Twin Cities. The COM
pany very likely figures that they will
get the business anyway and the &C
comodation of the public does not
make any difference. Regret is often
expressed by local people that the
Northern Pacific branch running
through Sank Centre does not go di-
rectly to the Twin. Cities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
Mrs. Henry w. Botz

Mrs. Henry w. Botz died at the
family home southwest of Sank Cen
tire, Monday, Jan. 8, 1916, after a
short illness of pneumonia. The de-
ceased was nearly 60 years of age,
and besides the husband several child
rem are left to mourn. 1t has been i'm
possible for the Herald to secure any
data relative to the exact age of the
deceased. The funeral was held from
the family home Wednesday after
noon at $780,. conducted by Rev. w.
J. Brown, pastor of the Congregations
al church. Burial was made in Green
wood cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06

gresham in the second district in
1908, 1910 and 1912. He was elect
ed governor at the general election in
November, 1914.
st. Paul, Jan. 3.-The stiffness of
death was on St. Paul this afternoon.
The capitol had just paid it's last re-
spects to w. S. Hammond, Minnesota
governor who dropped dead while
looking after land in the south. The
body was taken to St. James at noon.
During the 48 hours that the body
OF the late chief lay in the rotunaa
OF the state capitol, thousands of per-
sons viewed the remains. The rotunda
had been converted into a bower of
flowers, solemnly contrasted against
the MORNINGS that festooned the en-
tire capitol.
At $50 this morning, DR.. H. C.
Swearington, pastor of the House of
Hope church, made his way through
the bowers of flowers to the neat but
inauspicious casket in which lay the
remains of the late governor. His fun
eral Grafton was short. Although the
attendance at the services in the cap
itol was limited, thousands stood out
side and others lined the way of the
funeral procession to the Union depot.
The mayors and city councils of Min
neapolis and St. Paul were among
those inside the building.
Slowly the crowd gave way, and the
active pail bearers took charge of the
casket. These were all sergeants. They
were Sergeants ]. c. Clifford, c. H.
Tipler, R. H. Snure, A. Newbearer,
j. j. Freeman, r. Reed, H. Crosse and
E. Burski. As the first regiment of
l.the Minnesota National guard cleared
/ the way, these meE slowly lifted the
s., ,isss :.is.s ed It 70 caissoil
draped in the stars and stripes.
Through sorrowing crowds that lin
eG the streets to the union depot, the
remains were borne, guarded by II
militiamen, to the union depot, and
placed aboard a special train for ST..
James for burial.
Governor BufnqulSt OHlclally deS-
ignated today as day of mourning
throughout Minnesota.
+
st. James, Mimi, Jan. 3-All south
ern Minnesota stood still this after
noon as all that was mortal remaining
of w. S. Hammond, late governor of
Minnesota, was lowered beneath six
feet of snow and earth. Thousands at
tended the funeral services here.
The special train bearing the body
of the late executive arrived this af-
ternoon. The remains were immediate
ly taken to the Methodist Episcopal
church where they laid in state for
half an hour. The Methodist Episcopal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
METRES GROVE PIONEER DIES

John Spaeth, one of the pioneer
residents of Metres Grove, was called
to his reward on Tuesday at his home
Mr.. Spaeth was born on October 18th,
1929, and was 80 years of age at the
time of his death. The funeral was
held on Wednesday at nine o'clock;
interment being made in st. Johns
cemetery at Metres Grove. Rev. Mar
tin Schmitt conducted the services.
The funeral was attended by large
of relatives and acquaintance
Of the deceased, His vie and fourteen
children survive to mourn his, loss
Melrose Beacon. ,a.@s' <S-1 y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
Edwin Steven Robischon

Little Edwin Steven Robischon,
Youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Robischon, of Sank Centre, died Jan.
8, 1916, after short illness with ton
silitis, and complications. The funer-
all was held from st. Paul's Catholic
church this Thursday morning, Rev.
A. ART, the pastor, officiating. Burial
was made in the German Catholic
cemetery. Besides the bereayed par;
euts two brothers and two sisters, are
the immediate relatives, left to MOURN
They are George, Olivia, Anna and
Bernard., 49,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
Mrs. Ellen B. Flahaven


Mrs. Ellen b. Flahaven, for nearly
so years respected resident of
Stearns county, passed away at the
family home in Sank Centre Wednes-
day noon, Jan. 5, 1916.
The deceased was born in ireland
"a years ago. She grew to woman
hood and was married in her native
land. The family came to America
in the early SOS, living for time in
Ohio, coming to Minnesota and To-
eating on a farm AZ years ago
near where the city of Melrose is now
located. This hardy family under
went all the trials and privations OF
pioneer life, but with the character
istic optimism of their race were ever
hopeful for the best. They reared
large family of children five of whom
are living, as follows: M. Flahaven,
Spokane, Wash; Mrs. Josie Cookston,
Spokane, Wash; Bartholomew and
Thomas, prosperous sGetty township
farmers, and Mrs. Mary Kendall, OF
Denver, Col. 1t was impossible for
the two children in Washington to be
with their mother when the final sum-
mons came. Mrs. Kendall arrived
from her Colorado home Friday OF
last week. Tbs husband died II
years ago.
The funeral will be held from Our
Lady of the Angels Catholic church
trluay morning at $3.50, the pastor
Rev. FIR. Hinnenkamp, conducting the
services. Burial will be made beside
the body of the husband in the Irish
cemetery.
The cause of the demise was old
age. Prior to few weeks ago Mrs.
Flahaven enjoyed fairly good health
for a person of her extreme age. The
family have the sympathy Of large
number of friends in their affliction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06

Rex Rorabangh arrived from the
West Wednesday where he is engaged
as travelling representative for a
roofing concern, and will spend q cou-
pie Of weeks at the home Of his par,
ents, Mr; and Mrs, A.. 2. .Rorobaugk,
who reside west Of the city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06

Indiana, Pa.-Someone put hen in
the back of j. H, Stewards buggy,
and closed the flap. Twenty-Five
days later Stewart opened the flap
and found the hen reduced to q skel-
,eton but still living. It will recover.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
MANY ARE CALLED
BY grim REAPER
YOUTH AND OLD AGE ANSWER
FINAL SUMMONS DURING
THE PAST WEEK
ILLNESS USUALLY IS SHORT
MRS. ELLEN FLAHAVEN AND
JOHN SHOFFNER, OLD RES
IDENTS CLAIMED

The grim reaper has called num-
Der from Sank Centre and vicinity
during the past week, selecting both
old and young for the final summons.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
Johnl Shoffner

Johm Shofner, an Old soldier. pas
Esd ~ aw; "a at the family home On the
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
Baseball Players
 Finicky With Bats

BASEBALL fans sit in the grand
 stand or in the boxes and notice | the long row of bats stretched out in~
 front of the home and visiting benches.
 They wonder why it is necessary to | have fifty or more clubs for twenty l one players and what the men do with
 all of them.
 Those unfamiliar with the game in-
 quire why it is the players on the club
 cannot get along with half dozen or
 dozen sticks the same as the players l do on the semipro and amateur lots l One has only to travel with a club to | learn why from fifty to seventy-fivS warclubs are on the field while the game is in session. Each team carries that many bats, and an extra box is | needed to pack them in while the club is on the road.
 There are several reasons why each team carries a lot of bats First, ball.
 players are exceedingly touchy about ] the clubs they use. They are almost as finicky as a woman with her hats.
 Some players have four to six bats, and these are for their use only. If any one attempts to use any of them there is an objection. On that account the players are careful that they use their own clubs.
 Second, the bats vary in weight and many players cannot use the club that another man might be able to swing with swiftness and freedom.
 Third some of the athletes are su- perstitious and nearly throw fit when their bats are taken by other men, most particularly those who are in q batting slump.
 Many arguments have been started on clubs because one player, who has been in a batting slump, hopes to get out of it by using the club of a playef who is whaling the ball at a terrific clip.
 Managers do not object to the num- Der of bats each man has. The club is willing to buy a player all the sticks he can carry as long as he hits the ball. Each season the men purchase new bats.
 The old ones remain in the club and a player will often search among them for a club which he remembers served him in good stead while he was in a batting streak. Some players have both heavy and light bats. When they find they are swinging late at ball they change to the light one.
 When they suddenly discover they are swinging too soon they change again. They will do this several times a year until they get their stride.
 Bats often make a lot of difference in a mans batting. at least the players say so. but there are some men who. have said that if a player is natural hitter he should be able to hit with any sort of a club.
 That is not the case today, however, If a player Is not hitting and the bat does not feel right in his hands he makes change hoping thereby to dc better
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

been very successful and under hls direction the boys voices have been trained to high degree of excellence. An accomplished musician, MT. An derson has also that magnetic per- sonal-.5 that has made his work success and his many friends here, while regretting that he will leave will congratulate him upon ms ad vance in his chosen profesSlon
 Mr. Anderson received his train ing in hoy-voice culture at St. Agnes chapel, New York city, under pr. G. Edward Stubbs, M. A. pr. Stubbs is regarded as the foremost authority in America. Organ and theoretical studies, MT. Anderson pursued under
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
Murray's Walking Record Still Good
 After 2S Years

SINCE the organization of the Anna
 teur Athletic union, in 1888, there has not been an important standard event in which the time or distance has not been bettered, although some of the marks remained for years, un- til they seemed to be impregnable With the introduction of charts in the new athletic almanac the gradual inn provement of competitors Is attrac- lively presented, so that the delver after the high spots in the records can tell at a glance who were topnotchers in their respective specialties.
 In the 100 yards run Fred Nesting of the old Manhattan Athletic club was tho first to earn record brackets, his 70 seconds standing for two years, when John Owens, Jr., put the mark at 4-5 seconds. Bernie Wefers aqualed the time in 1895, 1896 and 1897, '. H. Maybury reaching it that year also. J. H. Rush was the next one to do it. in 1898 after which there was a gap of four years, until 1902, when w. A. Shick did the trick, followed in 1903, 1904 and 1905 by Clyde Blair, w D. Eaton and c. l.. Parsons respectively.
 The guide, of course, makes no men tion of Arthur Duffey the great George town sprinter. who did g 3-5 seconds and was in the record books for a long time.
 Duffey was probably the greatest 100 yards dash man of all times and con- sistently beat the best in this coun- try and in England. He was caught red handed, branded a professional and his name and records expunged from the books of the A. A. U. Duffey IS now writing sports for Boston newspaper.
 After sixteen years of futile attempts it remained for westerner, D. J. Kelly of Portland, Ore, to startle the athletic world when he did 3-5 seconds at Spokane Wash, June 23, 1906, this time only being equaled once, by Howard Drew, the fast colored wonder representing the University of South ern California, at Berkeley, Cal, March 2S, 1914.
 The longest interval in which rec ord was not beaten, or even eQualed was for a mile walk, that of Frank F. Murray of the old Williamsburg a. C., whose record of 6 minutes 29 3-t seconds, made in 1883, was not sur passed until George Goulding did minutes 28 seconds in 1911, which bid. fair to hold for years.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

in practice. Commodore Brown is of the opinion that Katherine could swim a mile easily, and more, right now, but her father is too well versed in the art of swimming to allow her to eHzxix1 tha diatanoA>
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

Arthur Priest. A. A. C. O.. or Cn.l2, church, Hartford. Before coming tC. St. Marks church where he succeed ed Sidney Webber, he was assistant organist at St. Johns church in Hart ford.
 Eight weeks ago MT. Anderson re- ceived a call from St. Johns church at Youngstown, Ohio, to take charge of their choir, considered one of the most highly trained in the middle west. but he declined as he preferred to remain in the east.
 St Johns church, Stamford, is regarded as the. most beautiful church interior in the diocese of Con- necticut.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

Colonel Herbert J. Slocum, com mander of the Thirteenth cavalry, who was in charge at Columbus, N. M., when the attack was made by the Mexican bandits under Villa has held his present rank since Aug. 2, 1912. Colonel Slocum's father is Colonel J. J. Slocum, executor of Russell ,Sage's will, and in charge of the Sage es- tate. His sister is Mrs. Sherman Flint of 791 Madison avenue, New York. Colonel Slocum is West Point graduate and was originally in