The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-19
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Geo. M. Stowe of Wadena went to
Perham recently to conduct the fun
erals of two prominent citizens of that
village. The men died not five
minutes apart. Both were Masons.
They were DR.. ]. L. Berthold, who
died of cancer of the stomach and
Sam Friedman, who died of consump-
ton.
Wadena is having the time of her
life with young absolute monarchy.
The mayor died there short time ago
and the other night three members
of the council gathered themselves to-
gether and behind locked doors had
little private meeting and appointed
August Stocker to fulfill the unexpir-
ed term. At the next regular meeting
Of the council, one of the triumvirate
was absent and could not be found.
This spoiled the quorum and the meet
ing had to be postponed. In the mean
time Stocker is mayor. The three
members intend to keep him there;
the rest of the city intend to put him
out of office. The civil war will be ii
teresting to watch.
Chester Noll, 500 line switchman,
living at Glenwood, was drowned last
Monday evening in pond about six
miles from Glenwood. Mr.. Noll with
his brother-in-law had shot some
ducks at this place and Noll waded out
after them. The brother left for
few minutes and when he returned
thought the other had gone on to
neighbours. When Noll did not make
a Temperance a searching party
was formed and the body found later.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Drong, of Browerville, was
stung by a lizard while playing in
the grass on Saturday, July 5. She
died Saturday from the effects of the
poison.
Carl Farber, prosperous and well
known resident of Round Prairie died
at his home Friday morning, July 6,
at the age of 81 years. Death was
due to the effects of a paralytic stroke
five years previous. Mr.. Farber was
born in Germany.
F. C. Smith of Garfield, committed
suicide by hanging last Tuesday. The
body was found hanging from a rafter
in barn. Smith had only taken pos
session of the Garfield hotel a short
time before and was just settled. He
is survived by a wife and daughter.
They were not surprised at the suicide
and had always feared such an action
on account of his frequent brooding.
With good luck, two st. Peter men
will market a $250,000.0O crop from
four acres of ground next year. They
have been cultivating a patch of gin
seng roots for six years, which in
maturity are worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 an acre.
Mrs. H. T. Wilmer of Albert Lea,
lost her head the other day and threw
into reverse instead of low. The re-
suit was that she backed over low
stone wall and shot into Fountain
lake. The car turned turtle complete
ly covering Mrs. Wittmer. County
Attorney Peterson came to the rescue
Just in time. Mrs. Wittmer was I'M
hurt.
A case of i'll treatment and abuse
was discovered in south New Ulm
recently. Two women reported that
woman living at the home of man
named Bauer was being shamefully
abused by Bauer and his wife. The
woman was Bauer's sister. She had
oeen kept in an attic for year oil
more amid the filthiest surroundings;
was not allowed to change her cloth
ing and was kept alive on bread and
water only. There is no law under
which the Bauer's may be prosecuted
because the woman was not a minor.
She is we'll taken care of now.
Keep your children out of the
street. Three little boys in Fairfax
were run over the other day by an
the street. One suffered a broken
leg, another a broken collar bone,
while three were severely bruised. The
driver was at fault also, in that he did
not slow down upon approaching, nor
did he stop until he had gone half
mile, when he returned to toss out
cap which had blown in. He did not
offer to assist the boys.
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