The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
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Wilfred Gallagher, according to the
name on two postcards, was killed on
the church crossing tracks OF the
Great Northern at Albany, last Thurs
day when the midnight flyer passed
through the place. 1t is believed that
Gallagher either was beating his way
or was sleeping on the tracks.
Miss Helen Anderson of Gordon
was driving into Osakis with can
of cream last Wednesday and in cross
ing a mill spur was struck Dy a
freight which was setting car near
the mill. Miss Anderson saw the cars
approaching but supposed they were
going on a parallel track and stopped
her car to wait until they passed.
When she realized what had happened
she jumped. The car was badly wreck
ed.
Louis Swift, Jr., son of one OF the
best known butchers in the world, is
second cook and assistant to negro
chef at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, while Fra
ger Hale, a noted golfer, is driving
team of mules, hauling ashes from the
camp fires. When Hale saw the mil
lionaire assigned to kitchen duty, ne
snickered. A few minutes later ne
found himself chauffeur to team OF
mules.
Mrs. C. A. Nye, wife Of Judge Nye,
who is a captain in the officers re-
serve corps and left Sunday for Fort
Sheridan where he is called for active
duty, at present has six nephews fight
ing in the trenches in Europe, her son
in the officers training camp at Fort
Smelling, and it is believed her hus-
band will be in the first contingent to
be sent across the waters to help the
allies. Mrs. Nye has number OF
more distant relatives also on the
European battle front.
Misrepresentation regarding HIM
self and his work, irregularity in mon
ey matters and conduct Of church at
fairs and a record of division and dis
sension in churches are the charges
which resulted in the unfrocking Of
C. P. Milne, former pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Detroit, at the
Northern Pacific association of Con-
gregational churches held in Moor
head last week.
Mrs. Elvira Cox of Swanville died
May 16 at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. E. A. Flood at the age of 80
years, after five-months' illness
from throat trouble. She was the
mother of seven children.
The meat market of L. N. Venue
WITT of Alexandria was burglarized
last week Of about $1,000 in currency.
The assistant had closed the shop
about eight o'clock and left the money
in the register awaiting the return of
Mr.. Vennewitz from a fishing trip,
when he would put it in the safe. The
burglar escaped on the 500 flyer.
A novel wedding took place in st.
Peter Monday, May 81, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Rice, when their
daughter Hazel Madeline, was married
to David Channel of Rutland, Vt. The
date of the wedding was the silver
wedding anniversary of the parents.
The guests were invited to the silver
wedding and the other marriage was
left as surprise.
The proprietor of a cleaning and
dyeing house in Louisville, KY, prov
ed to the public that his place was adj
equately provided with fire fighting
equipment recently. The plant was
equipped with steam extinguishers for
gasoline fires. Ten gallons of gaso-
line were thrown on the floor and
walls of one of the rooms and the ma
chimes were filled with gasoline and
then closed. A match was thrown in
to the room and the gas burst into
flames. The heat caused the fire doors
to close automatically, steam was turn
ed in through valve and the flames
were extinguished in two minutes and
before any damage was done.
Another Discovery.
Shakespeare was one of the ablest
of brokers'.
How do you make that out?"
''By the number of stock quotations
he furnished. York Times
She Had an Idea
II wonder where he gets all his
money!"
Perhaps he works harder than you
do"-Detroit Free Press.
Mors Than Some Can Do.
Dick-Think I'll use tbs oid piano
fer kindlng wood Dock You ought