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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-22
AUCTION SALE.
az Desirable Resident Property
Erud;lock. Alexandria. va.

EradiOck. Alexandra. Va.
IN virtuc OF a deed Of trust pear
>, d,+n on tic %Gtn day OF Scptclh-
hn,. 1913. ana recorded among inc
i.,r', ~crords of Alexandria County
Va. in Decd Book llo. pa%" -: e%-
.cuted 5v Robert Elliott and wiic 10
Canrm. r, Warlieid and Harry j..
eaton. to secure the payment .! te.-
tain notes in the said iced Of trust
rri}v described. ard sat fccth, de-
fa,lt having been made III the pay
mem Of principal note, and az t!e
r.n.r.t ar,i ~ the direction OF INC
L,Idpr II said note. the undersigned
Trustees will offer for sal" at pub-
Re auction III tn" Roral Street en-
trance 10 the Market Building IN INC
ri,v of Alexandria, Virginia. OF:
Saturday. November 2lth. 1911 al
11;Uo O'clock ~. all that tract or
rairal of la"d to%rfhcr win TIC M
i,ro-rnro.s thereon. Formerly S'tuit-
cd IN Jefferson Ma"isicrnl District,
Aieyandria County. Virginia. ~: by
the extension Of the boundaries o.
the City Of Alexandria now situated
Il said citr nf Alexandria. Virginia.
and bounded and described as lo!-
lows:
BEGINNING al a locust stake whl"h
Is rorth | degree Il 80" east IS
feet and north So lr""ocs - 80"
West - feet from III" stake ut the
southwest corner o. ;lc lfopertE.
which ~ deed dated December 18th.
1911. ami recorded in Deed Book Isl,
ra", 80 nf the land record; Of AIcT-
anIria. ;'ir@inia, was CONVEYED by
l;ober; Elicit to Mary K. LukenS;
thence parallel with said Lukcns
,vcs5 line %ci'h decree i So
west 72.H feet to q locust stake;
thence north SS degrees u 90.
west no fee! 10 locust stake;
theme" north / degree IL 80" east
r2.ii feet to a locust stake; thence
soath IS degrees ~ so. east Ito
feet 30 The beginning. containing T.
aG, square feet. a"rccabiy TO a
surrey thereof. made October !. 1918
hv Gcor-c L. Garrett. surveyor.
ami .cin~ part Of Villa Site No. is
or .:ir plat Of the Northwest Mex
~ I'M" Improvement company. 81 r"-
cora n the land records of Alc%an-
dria CONT" IN Deed Book L. No. |.
pa@r 90, AMI wh;@h was conveyed
Ia The sail Robert Elliot. - tn
Northwest Alexandria Improvement
Company b. decd dated April l4th.
1906, recorded in Decd Book Iii. (,
par, 80 Of The land records of SAID
county.
Terms o. sale One ;I,i.a cash. la
balance in equal Instruments payable
gig auI twelve months after date, .
VIII, intcres: 1T six per cor. secured
,iy dec! Of ti.us.. Purchaser will be
privileged to anticipate the pay
rcnt Of The deferred in>talmcnts Of
the purchase price. All conveyanc-
in" ut the COS. Of tho purchaser. who
rill be required 10 make deposit
IT Goo when property Is struc,;
IF.
HARRY L CATION.
GEO f. WAKEFIELD.
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10 to u Per Cen
VeStnlentS

S06-S0S Pendleton street, six room frames. Rents
for $500 each per month"; with rents extra Price
$500 each.
I107 Queen street, good six room frame dWellir
newly papered ard painted Always rented for $40 2
month and water extra. Price 5000 on easy terms
l2l5-l2l5-1217 Queen street, six room frames. Rer
for IS 90 each water rent extra. Price $500 each.
313-3l5 north St. Asaph street, 2 eight room fra
dwellings. Rent for $50 per month Good location a
ia fine investment at $1,000 for both houses
2l3-215-217 Peyton street, room frames Ken
$500 each per month. Price $500 each,
:532 north Columbus street, room frame, Sc
|ped. Rents for $1,000 per month Price Sl23O.
724-726 north Columbus street, room frar
$780,
Store and dwelling 33l north Alfred sire
lPendleton. Dwelling rooms and bath. lie.
per month. Price 81 600.
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WANTED--0id False Tech. Don.
matter If broken. | pay $500 -
Sl3.0p par set. Send by parcel pos.
and receive. check by return mail.
/. Maze. 2G0'' S. Fifth street,
Philadelphia. f.. 273-15t
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WANTEp-Ona h okke. per. also one
steno-rapher, ior real tate y
fee. Address G.. X. care c: nj,
office oo77-ti.
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FOR SALE-One 1916 Fora rDuI:r-
ear in fine shape. $500. One hup-
mobile touring ear. GOOD >or,!er,
$40. Tlctch"r-Demainc Co, III
south Alfred street. 2S0-3t
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Young professional man--dinr"r,
room ana board with private fam
lily Al modern r"nvrnierceS re
quiief. li,ve full par!iluiars. Al.
dress Box :. Gazette. 2Sn-.jC.
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LOSr--ur Tuesday. pair eye glass
e& - case. with goId-li!!cd mount
iag<. Finder lcar" NJ pr. Aliens
drug store. King and Washington
streets. .;nd ret reward. .S0-lt
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WANTED Settled coiorrd wU-
man |" nurse two small children
Apply a. 10 Prince street, city.
osDnt
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WANTED-A voting man for Office
work and collecting. Address A
E. this Office. 27-1-ttf.
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Classified Advertising

WANTED boy over i, yea, II
age. After school. Apply l2o2 k!n@
street. -Hu-"e'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
Will ERECT RURAL
SCHOOL BUILDING
CHILDREN OF STEARNS RAISE
FUNDS FOR COUNTY FAIR
STRUCTURE HERE
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR GROUPS
FAMILIES OF SIX OR MORE CAN
WIN CASH-HORSE SHOW
HELD SATURDAY

Tn rural school building at the
Stearns County Fair grounds, Sank
Centre, which has been hanging fire
for several years because of lack of
funds, will be a reality this year, and
every cent of the money going into
the building will have been contribut-
ed by the some 200 odd school dis
tricts of Stearns county, earned by en-
tertainments of various kinds.
County Superintendent w. A. Boer-
ger met with the Fair association on
Tuesday evening, and reported that
over $1,000 was on hand for the cree
ton of the structure. After consider
able discussion it was decided to To-
cate the building just east of the Sank
Centre building and rest room erected
last year. The plans and specifca-
lions have not been drawn, but Mr..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

Boerger will put St. Cloud architect
to work at once. He'asked that the
association appoint a committee of
three to superintend the construction.
This committee Pres. Borgmann will
appoint later. Mr.. Boerger hopes to
be able to purchase all of the material
going into the building from Sank
Centre dealers. The building will be
completed not later than Aug. Is.
The Fair Association also discussed
the advisability of offering special
premiums for community groups of
exhibits, rather than trying to induce
farmers clubs to get into the game,
because Of the limited number of
these clubs in the nearby territory.
Each group must be represented by
six or more families, and there will
be special cash prizes for groups as
follows: First, $4,000; second, $25.OO;
third, $1,000; and fourth, $1,000.
The copy for the premium list is
now in the Herald office, and soliciting
advertising will start at once. Secre-
tary Strebel expects to get the prem
ium list in the hands of the farmers
the early part of June.
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Continued on Page 81
ORIGIN, HISTORY, MEANING OF OUR FLAG
10000 o>>>o>' 10000
STARS DSIRIPES ADOPTED JUNE 4, l777

= In view of the wave of patriotism
which has swept over the United
States since our entry into war, and
which finds one expression in the fly
ing Of the flag, the following article
by a member of the staff of the
Smithsonian institute on the history
of the flag is of especial interest.
Probably several million American
flags are waving in our land today,
significant of the patriotism of the
American people. Be this our native
land or adopted country, we pledge
allegiance to this flag, uncover as we
pass and wear it in miniature as a
token Of our loyalty.
And yet what do we know about it's
origin, its meaning and it's history?
A lecture trip to the United States
National Museum in Washington, the
national depository of American rel
les, will tell you much of the flag.
Naturally there are many forms
of early flags, especially colonial
types, used by the individual colonies
and militia regiments before the flag
Of the United States was established
by our Continental Congress on June
Ia, 1777, now celebrated as F1ay Day
This act required that the flag Of
the United States be Of thirteen al
ternate red and white stripes, and
that the union be thirteen white stars
on blue field, representing a new
constellation, but it did not define how
many points the stars should have
how they should be arranged or make
provisions for additional ones.
At the time of the adoption of this
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
THE HORSE SHOW
Pure Bred Animals of a Splendid
Tye Shown Saturday

Pure Bred Animals of a Splendid
Tye Shown Saturday
The horse show held in Sank Cen
tire on Saturday, April %, under the
auspices of the Agricultural Society of
Stearns county, was, from breeders
point Of view, big success. While
there were not so many horses shown
as usual, owing to the rush of farm
work going on at the time, they were
of better quality, as there was. not a
grade stallion in the exhibit; all pure
bred, thanks to the society's gospel of
better sires.
The imported Belgian Nickel De LIE
Hansen, No. 1882, was a splendid type
of the breed, large of bone, muscled
to the heels that proclaims at once the
heavy drafter, and a model of the
breed.
Poppleton No. 45625, American bred
Percheron, is of the more modern type
of Percheron horse, which is Indicated
by the color being black, a little long
of leg; in other words, a trifle> rangy;
a type that breeders have been aiming
at so long seems to have been accom-
plished in this splendid animal.
D. Autagnan No. 1868, is also an
American bred Percheron of the mod
ern type with plenty of fire and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03


tie though it had been in general use
as garrison flag. Land forces dur
ing this period and before it, carried
what was known as national colors, or
standards, of blue with the arms of
the United States emblazoned there
on, comprising an eagle surmounted
by number of stars, with the desig-
nation of the body of troops.
In 1884 War department regulations
gave the artillery the right to carry
the Stars and Stripes, the infantry
and calavly still using the national
standards, and those remained the
colors of the infantry until 1841 and
of the cavalry until 1887.
The history of our flag indicates
that the Stars and Stripes was not
carried by our troops in battle until
the period of the Mexican War, 1876
AT. Several flags Of this period are
in the museum collections. Ten flags
of the collection pertain to the Civil
War.
Other flags include some of the
Spanish-American War, flag owned
by Admiral Charles Wilkes, United
States Nevy; a miniature flag carried
by Captain C. F. Hall in the arctic,
1864-69; the flag carried by Smith
sonian African expedition under the
command Of Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt in 1909-10, and numerous ex-
amples Of the national ensign which
has flown in so many notable engage
ments and worthy achievements.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

NEWSPAPER BUNDLE
RECEIVES BULLET:
MANS LIFE SAVED.

That lit pays to advertise" has
been clearly demonstrated to
countless number of people in
countless number of ways, and,
although we have observed
many instances where it saved
mans business, this is the
first time the Herald has heard
of it saving a mans life. For
had not Twin City business
men been firm believers in the
use of printers ink, and espec-
tally as it affects their Saturday
business, Fremont Weeks I'M
doubtedly would ere this be
planted beneath the daisies.
Mr.. Weeks is the official car
rier Of the Journal and Tribune
in Sank Centre and was quietly
making his regular delivery ov-
er the city Friday night. He had
reached the extreme west end
of Fourth street on his route
about 11:30 p. M, and was
crossing Jos. Capser's yard
when a sharp report rang out
and Mr.. Weeks felt the force of
an impact against his left side.
He stopped and tried to discern
the object Of the intruder, but
the latter never appeared and
Mr.. Weeks was at loss to know
the intent of the gun-man. Up
on examination of his mail bag,
which he carried at his side, he
discovered that 32-bullet had
burowed it's way through more
than half his pack of papers,
which was about IL inches think
at this time, and became imbed-
ded in the bundle. But fortu-
nately, it was Friday night, the
paper the city bushes men in
fallibly use to get their Satur-
day bargains before the people.
The issue was exceptionally
thick, and to this fact, Mr..
Weeks owes his life.
Chief of Police Bergman
Sherlock Holmsed a little on
this case and found that the
shots may have come from a
camp near the old Peavy eleva-
tor site where several men were
living. The gunner were not
after Freemont's scalp or any
part thereof, but were endeav-
oring to get at least one of the
nine lives owned by the cats Of
that vicinity who were making
nights hideous with their mat
ing soires. Seriously, it was a
mighty narrow escape from a
tragedy.
b 4 - 4
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
APPENDICITIS OPERATIONS

The home of DIR. A. F. Moynihan
has been more or less Of general
hospital the past week as last Thurs
day morning three patients were sue
cessfully operated upon for appendi-
citis, by DIR. 7. ]. Moynihan, of St.
Paul, assisted by his brother, the Sank
Centre doctor. The patients were w.
S. Pesheck, Sank Centre; Will Schloe-
gel, Saskatchewan, Can; and Jerry
Daniels of Ray, N. D. Mr.. Peschek
has already returned to his home, Mr..
Schloegel will leave the hospital to day
and Jerry Daniels very soon. Miss
Elizabeth Wise, trained nurse from
st. Paul, has had the care of the pa
tents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
FIFTY VESSELSARE
SUNK IN ONE WEEK
ALLIED POWERS SEE REAL PER-
IL AS SUB-SEA CAMPAIGN
GROWS GREATER.
u S.INVENTORS ARE AT WORK
SELECTIVE CONSUMPTION BILL
PASSES CONGRESS BY OVER.
WHELMING MAJORITY

Washington, May 3.-All nations
now at war with Germany are pushing
plans to combat the U-boat menace.
Hopes are expressed that shortly a
check may be put GI. the threads of
submarines into commerce.
That Germany's submarine arm, not
its military arm, is the peril which
at the moment is greatest for the flu
ture welfare of the United States and
the Entente Allies is recognized by
the chancellories of all powers who
are at war with Germany.
The last days of April saw the un-
der-water boats send to the bottom
hundreds of thousands of tons Of
shipping, which means that huge
quantities of ammunition and food
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
PATROLMAN FINDS LIFE
TOO STRENUOUS; NOW
WORKING ON SECTION

Sunday evening, between II
and IL o'clock, William Mich
aelson was coming west on the
Great Northern track near the
fair grounds. When a little
ways west of a pile of ties he
heard a voice commanding him
to stop. Looking back he saw a
man rising from behind the be-
fore mentioned pile. Michaelson
having fifteen perfectly good
dollars on his person took it for
granted that the other fellow
desired to separate him and his
coin, ran over a couple of jack
rabbits in his getaway and the
other man shot-then Bill was
sure it was a desperate. The
man behind the pile was Giles
Lawrence, doing guard duty in
the yards for the Great North
ern Railway company. In COM
handing MlchaelSOn to stop he
was simply following out his
duty, and when the latter start
ed to run away he was sure he
was a German spy or some
other bad actor. After the
smoke of the battle cleared
away, and reflecting upon the
atrocity of his shooting, he be-
came convinced that he must
have hit his man. Straightway
he came to the depot, and call
ing for the police, told them he
had shot a man and gave him
self up. Later he decided
that he was not Gut out for a
different class of work, resign
ed his job as patrolman, traded
his shot gun for a shovel and
has commenced work on the
section where life will not be
. one continuous thrill.
~ = So
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

place in our flag. From the time of
the Revolution the Stars and Stripes
in the flag have varied. There were
thirteen stars during the Revolution,
fifteen in the War of 1872, twenty
nine in the Mexican war, thirty-three
to thirty-five in the Civil war, forty
five irs tae5 Spanish war and forty
eight today. The stripes were changed
first from thirteen to fifteen and then
back to thirteen.
1t may be surprising to know that
our national flag is among the oldest
flags of the nations, being older than
the present British Jack, the French
tricolor, and the flag Of Spain, and
many years older than the flags Of
Germany and Italy, some of which are
either personal flags or those of the
reigning families. ..
The flag of the highest historic and
sentimental value to the whole coun-
try is in the National museum COL
lections. 1t is the original Star
Spangled Banner that flew over Fort
McHenry in Baltimore harbor, during
the bombardment on September 1914
1914, and inspired Francis Scott
Keys immortal poem, now sung as
our national anthem.
The banner measures about thirty
feet square, though it was probably
somewhat longer, and is much batter
ed and torn, with one star missing,
possibly shot away. This great his
toric souvenir of the War of 1912, has
been preserved by quilting on heavy
linen. From 1895 the fifteen-star-and-
stripe form. was the standard flag
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

Following the adjournment of the
club a citizens meeting was held at
which Joseph Miller was Endorsed for
deputy game warden. In this connec-
ton it might be stated that the morn
ing following the meeting Mr.. Miller
received his appointment from Gam:
and Fish Commissioner Carlos Avery.
At the close Of the meeting those
present enjoyed an informal luncheon
and cigars prepared by the entertain
ment committee of the Glib.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
STUDENTS WILL GIVE CONCERT
Junior and Senior High School Pupils
Will Render Fine Program on
Friday Evening.

Friday evening at o'clock sharp
a splendid musical program will be
given at the Junior High School audi
forum. The concert will be given by
the students of the Junior and Senior
High schools. All the work that has
been done in music will be shown. The
program is SO varied as to suit the
taste of everybody.
The admission is only ten cents and
every seat should be filled. The pro-
gram follows: .-. -...... ..
Orchestra
America
PART I.
Let the Hills with Song Resound.
......... ........ Richards
Until the Dawn ..............P Parks
Boys Quartette
Dance of the Fairies ......... Gregh
Glee Club
Pilgrims Chorus .......... Wagner
Venetian Song .............. Tosti
Ninth Grade Girls
Rest Rubinstein
PART II.
Simple Simon ........... Orchestra
The Clang of the Forge -. Rodney
The Miller's Wooing 49,. flaming
Glee Club
All Through the Night, Welsh Melody
Girls Quartette
In the Cleaning ......... Harrison
Junior Chorus
Peggy Waltz ................E Evans
Orchestra
To the Revels Away ......... Verdi
Bridal Chorus, from the Rose
Maiden .................. COwan
Octette
A Merry Life ...............D enzs
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

The first display of the Stars and
Stripes is believed to have been on
August 6, 1777, when the new. flag
was hoisted over the troops at Fort
Schuyler, Rome, N. J.
John Paul Jones is said to have been
the first to fly the Stars and Stripes
over the high seas, on the Ranger, in
November, 1777. The National mu-
scum has an early naval twelve-star-
type flag said to have been flown by
John Paul Jones during the War of
the Revolution.
1t has been said that our national
emblem stands for American ideals
and ideas-it is not the flag of fam
lily or house, but the flag of the
whole people. It is the emblem of lib
erty and freedom, being indicative of
individual independence and yet SYM
bolic of united and closely bonded
people.
Far from being merely painted and
dyed cloth, it represents the Constitu-
ton and government of hundred mil
lion free people, it stands for the his
tory of their nation.
In the national museum at Wash
ington are displayed thirty historic
American flags. On the labels, the
history of each is recorded; some came
from the field of battle, number
from famous sea fights, and others
were flown over garrisons or forts by
distinguished American officers.
The series of flags show very well
the periodic changes which have taken
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

TeSOIUCIOH WdSnIngCOn IS
said to have observed:
"We take the stars from
heaven, the red from the
mother country, separat-
ing it by white stripes,
thus showing that we
have separated from her,
and the white stripes shall
go down to posterity rep
resentinp liberty"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

until President MonrOe's
administration, when Con-
gress enacted that it
should hereafter be of
thirteen stripes, with the
addition of a star for each
new state, beginning July
4, 1918.
For many years the ar
my did not carry the
Stars and Strines in hat
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

oiling and City Clerk Cooper was di-
rected to get in touch with Alexan-
dria, and see that if later it would not
be possible to borrow their machine
and give oiling a practical test in this
city before purchasing a machine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

Continued on Page 81
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-14
.CITY SHOP WINDOWS BREATHE SPIRIT OF
 COMING CHRISTMAS

Consider not the gift of the lover, but the love of the give" is to be the
 motto for Americas first War Christ
 mas, and practically the only ones to be remembered this Christmas will be the children and the Soldiers. Despite the Hooverized spirit of Christmas. the shop windows of Ket- chikan are gay with all the most
 dainty and beautiful gifts, with which
 intimate friends will be remembered and the children will keep alive for
 most homes the same old jolly times
 as "befo' de Wah" Most of the shops however are exhibiting the more prac- tical gifts, consisting of wearing ap- parel, dainty tableware, books and
 other useful things.
 As there are only eight more shop
 ping days before Christmas, 1t be- hooves Ketchikan "givers" to hurry as the last mail boat for the south for several days is the Jefferson tomor-
 row, which will probably carry the
 last of the Christmas boxes for those
 on the outside"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-14
TMO-CENT nCSTALS
 HAVE BEEN ISSUED
 WILL SOON BE HERE

Postmaster Warder has received no tification that the new two-cent domes- tic postal cards and the new three cent stamped envelopes will soon be receiv- ed by the local postoffice and will be on sale probably by the first of the year. The paper of the new postal cards is cream in color and the cards are prin ed in red ink. The stamp is q profile portrait of Thomas Jefferson
 The background of the portrait is open and is surrounded with an clip tical border bearing in capital letters the words, "U S. Postal Card" The border is broken at the bottom with a curved ribbon in which appears the name Jefferson, and rests upon a base containing the word cents with nu- neral two on either side. To the left of the stamp in a horizontal line of Gothic capital letters is the inscription This side of the card is for address only" within a frame of plain lines having concave corners.
 The stamp on the new three-cent envelopes is embossed and printed in purple ink and the subject is a profile of Washington.