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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
CONDITIONS ARE FIRST CLASS
North Star State Making Rapid Pro-
gress Solving Problems in Gov
eminent Preparedness

Rapid progress has been made
during the last few days by the
people of Minnesota in solving the
many local problems connected with
steps being taken to prepare for the
war by getting ready to use the power
of the state to the best advantage.
The North Star State is well to the
forefront among its sister states and
it is thought Minnesota's plan will
be followed in many parts of the
Union.
The women of the state will be
brought into complete harmony with
the efforts of the Safety Commission
so that their work, recognized as
among the most important, can have
the fullest scope and produce the
greatest results. Under the direction
of Mrs. T. G. Winter of MINNEAPOLIS.
an organization will be perfected
which will reach into every part of
Minnesota.
~ County Directors appointed by the
Commission of Public Safety are busy
systematizing the work in their re-
spective counties so that there may
be the least possible waste of effort
and that every citizen, man, woman
and child may do their bit in the most
effective way.
One of the important things will
be the handling of farm labor prob
lem so there will be no shortage of
labor during cultivating, and harvest
ing crops so much needed and from
which Minnesota is expected to fur
nish a considerable part of the
worlds food supply. Beginning this
week there will be established in
Minneapolis under the direction of
Mr.. Don C.. Lesohier of the State
Labor Bureau, headquarters with
increased facilities where the farm la
Dor business of the county organiza-
tions and labor of all kinds will be
handled eXpeditiously.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1917

that a switching charge by the form
er is illegal.
This order has been fought by the
two railroad companies. through the
District court of Hennepin county and
the Minnesota Supreme court, and,
likely, will be appealed to the Federal
Supreme court. The companies con-
tend that the order Of the Commits
sion is unlawful and unreasonable, in
that the Minneapolis Western long
had been operated as a public utility
before the Great Northern had pur-
chased its stock and that it still is a
separate corporation. Also they con-
tend that the Minnesota Railroad
| Commission, in its order, violated pro-
visions of the state and federal con-
stitutions granting and securing GER
tain rights to each company.
Had the Commissions order been IN
effect during the crop year ending on
August 81, 1912, it would have result
ed in saving of S43,1635O to the
grain producers, which illustrates
what Importance q final court decis-
ion will mean to the farmers.
| Editorial
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
PAY HIGH TRIBUTE
TO old SOLDIERS
Continued from page one)

and Nutting, Clarence Barry, ROLAND
Dubeau and James McGibbon pleased
the audience and made a pleasant
break in the program. They sang "The
Boys of the Old Brigade" After this
Miss Lulu Lamb read COMMANDMENT
Chief Logan's instructions to OLD Sol
'diers, which brought back the days of
81 with new freshness. The flag
drill by the pupils Of the intermediate
grades was one of the finest ever seen
in this school, without exception. The
entire drill went off with the precision
of clock work and showed infinite
pains both on the part of the teacher
and pupils. Miss Leona Evans gave
the "Hymn to Columbia" She will be
delightfully."- remembered as one of
the participants in the recent orator
ical contest. t-.'.
The address of Rev. Sparkes was
strictly martial. He was in unusual
voice and commanded the attention of
his audience to the last word. He
spoke briefly of the day and then went
directly into his subject Of war, Amer
ica's peril and the reason why we
should fight. Mr.. Sparkes is fearless
in his views and most ardent in his be-
lief. The address left one with new
thought of their personal duties and q
new sense of patriotism.
After the address the audience sang
"Amierca" and were dismissed by
Rev. Duel.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
REGISTRATION NOTICE
War Department Demands All Male Persons of Right
Age to Respond, Even Sick or Imprisoned.

Stearns County, Minnesota, and file
registration card before their depar-,
ture.
Persons unable. to register by reason
of illness should have some friend
notify the sheriff, who will arrange
for securing such persons registra-
ton. 49,.
Registration day is Tuesday, June
9Th, 1917. ~ y
Registration booths will be open
from seven A. M. to nine P. M. on the.
day of registration.
REGISTRATION POLLS will be To-
Gated at the regular polling places in
each and every precinct in the county,.
The polling places for Sank Centre
are as follows:
First Ward-Regular polling place:
Pumping Station, Main street, South
side of river.
Second Ward-Regular Polling,
Place: City Hall, corner Third and
Pine streets.
All persons between the ages desig-
mated for the draft, except those in
the military or naval service, MUST
register.
Registration certificates will be fur
nished all persons registering, certify
ing that registration has been made.
by ORDER OF WAR DEPART
MENT, COUNTY BOARD OF
REGISTRATION. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN: That
persons shall be subject to registra-
ton, who shall have attained their
twenty-first birthday and who shall
not have attained their thirty-first
birthday on or before the day set for
the registration.
Failure to register makes such per-
sons liable to Imprisonment without
the option of fine.
REGISTRATION OF ASSEMBLIES
AS soon as practicable, absentees
should go to the office of the County
Clerk Cor city clerk in cities of 10000
or over) in the county IN WHICH
THEY MAY BE and have their regis
tration cards filled and certified. Then
mail the card addressed to the Regis
trar of their home precinct in care Of
the sheriff of their own county. En-
close a self-addressed and stamped
envelope for the return of registration
certificate. BE SURE TO HAVE
CARD IN HANDS OF YOUR HOME
SHERIFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME
FOR HIM TO FILE 1T IN YOUR
HOME PRECINCT ON JUNE 5th,
1917, THE DAY OF REGISTRA-
TON.
All persons who know they will be
absent from their registration pre-
cinct on registration day, should go at
once to the office of the sheriff of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
SEVEN FACTS TO BEAR IN
MIND REGARDING REGIS
TRATION JUNE 5, 1917

There are seven important
points to remember about draft
registration, which the war de-
partment asked all American
newspapers to print. Here they
are:
There is only one day for
registration and that is Tues
day, June 5, 1917. r..
Livery male resident of the
United States who has passed
his 21st and not reached his
3lst birthday. must register,
with the exception of members
of the army, navy and marines,
members OF the National Guard
or naval militia while in federal
!. service, and. men of the reserve
corps while in active service.
3-Registration is distinct
from draft and all must regis
f.. ter, regardless of claims of ex-
: emption. ,. No.. ,.. &c 49,
= 1.-The penalty for failure to
register is not a fine but i'm
prisonment. '~.|'', ,~.'.>-
Sick persons should send at
once for registration blanks
and should fill these out and
send them to the registrars of
their voting precincts with self
addressed, stamped envelopes
for the return of certificates.
The blanks are supplied by
county clerks and, in cities of
: more than 10000 by city clerks.
6-Persons who expect to be
absent from their voting pre-
.cincts registration day should
& apply at once to county or city
clerks, wherever they may be
stopping, for registration
blanks, fill them out and submit
8 them to county or city clerks.
The clerks will record the an
swers and return the cards,
which should be mailed prompt
ly to the registrars of the alb
sentees'' home precincts. Self
: Addressed, stamped envelopes
should be enclosed to insure re-
gistration certificates. ,..>"
I -Registration booths will be
open from, Z a. m. to 9 p. m.
:, June 5. .,...s- ......
The war department urged
that every man within the con-
scription age limits study these
seven points carefully. j.,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31

joined on you of protecting to the
fullest extent the registrars and 9TH
ers in carrying the Jaw into effect, and
to the corresponding duty to arrest
and prosecute ali persons evadlng OF
Encouraging evasion OF the law OF
seeking TO hinder, prevent or della!
tnose who are we'll disposed ana
would otherwise be inclined to be
UUeaielt.
Furthermore, the utmost efforts
of Your respective offices should
De directed to ascertaining the names
and nnding the locations Of men sub
i=cr to registration who fail or refuse
to register, that criminal prosecutions
NAV be instituted as directed by the
act.
Men who wish exemption from
draft may claim 1t before local exemp-
ton boards regardless Of whether
they answer yes or mo- to the ques-
ton: DO you claim exemption from
draft?' before registration officials
next Tuesday.
"The answer of yes to this ques-
ton does not exempt one from draft, "
Provost Marshal General Crowder
said to night, land the answer mo- is
no bar to making a claim for exemp-
ton later.
President Wilson's war message OF
April 2 will be handed to every man
who registers as he leaves the regis
tration place, by women, working I'M
der the direction of the women's COM
mittee of the Council of National De-
Tense, headed by DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
Use Distilled Water For Battery.

In the Woman's Home Companion G.
H. Claudy, the automobile expert, says:
There is only one kind of water to
use in a storage battery: that is dis
titled water. No other water of any
character will will do. The animal and
vegetable matter. as well as mineral
which is in all other water is very in
furious to storage battery. Only dis
titled water, which can be bought from
druggists ia bottles. should ever be
used to replace water evaporated from
a storage battery
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
COURT SUsTAINs COMMISSION
Highest State Tribunal Upholds State
Officials in Important Switch
ing Rate Ruling.

Another step in the movement to
abolish the switching fee of $1.5O per
car exacted at the Minneapolis ter
minals on all grain switching in car
load lots, was gained when the Min
nesota Supreme Court last Friday,
sustained the order of the Minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse Commission,
holding that the Minneapolis Western
Railway is part of the Great North
ern terminal facilities in that city and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31

Too Much Meat as Bad as Too Little.
TOO much meat is as bad for the
body as too little" we are told in the
Womans Home Companion. During
the digestion Of meats, fish, and eggs,
acids are formed. In order to prevent
the accumulation of too much of this
acid in the system it is necessary to
eat also fresh vegetables and fruits.
which have properties that neutralize
the acids formed by the meat. This is
one reason why meat and potatoes are
usually served together. 1t is safer to
have too little meat than to eat too
little fruit and too few vegetables"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
POTATO Skins.

The pared skin from one potato will
furnish seed for planting five hills.
These skins will keep a reasonable
time without any preparation. II pack
ed in common ashes the eyes will start
to grow. and by planting near the sur
face of rich ground will mature from
five to ten days ahead of whole pota-
toes planted. Every horticulturist
knows this.-Charles Clifton Benedict,
i'm New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
Beauty.

A poetess asks, "Oh, where does
beauty linger%' We think that we are
breaking no confidence when we reply
that in these artistic times it generally
fingers on the toilet table until the girl
puts it on with brush and powder
puff.-London Tit Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
Quite Experienced.

The pert elevator boy in the big hotel
was airing his views to passenger on
the proper. conduct of children. o.
What do you know about it?" laugh
ed the passenger. You're not married.
are you?"' - 70
"Well, no." replied the boy, as he
flung open the gate on the top floor
for his passenger to step out, 'but
brought good many families up in my
time" $3.50. H..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
The PsaItery,

Among the instruments of the band
which played before Nebuchadnezzar'
golden image on the plains of Dura was
the psaltery, stringed instrument
Daniel iii, 5, 10, 15). -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
A TRIBUTE

A tribute to Rev. FIR. Hinnenkamp,
who has recently moved to Browns
Valley to take charge of parish
there:
Our pastors called to leave us, ..
Our friend'we love so we'll;
God chose him another sanctum;
Should we murmur? Or rebel?
His good counsels are ever with us
To guide us here below;
He goes but little farther,
We hear their echoes now.
He has led us to our Father
In gentle, kindly way;
What we miss, may others cherish
AS gems of Heavenly ray.
We shall meet but we shall miss him;
There will be vacant place,
And our thoughts will then revert
To the kindly, heavenly face.
We trust if all Gods children
Were as noble, good and true
AS our dearly loved pastor,
What happiness their due!
Then let's all join and wish him
A future full of joy;
Well hope again to meet him
In the years as they go by.
May Gods blessings then attend you,
Dear Reverend Father, where'er you
go;
May we all hope to meet in Heaven;
There's no parting there, we know.
BY one of his parishioners.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
Subscribe for the HERALD.
Commissioned Officers.

Commissioned Officers.
An officer never "enlists." He is
commissioned by the president of the
United States. Only private soldiers,
including corporals and sergeants, can
enlist"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31
Preparedness.


ViS1tOr-Have your employees had
any experience in military training?
Employer-Well., most of them have
been soldering on the job for years.
Puck. ~ ...'s.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31

Kind deeds make good shortening for
even the upper crust of life.-Christian
Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Stood on His Dignity.

United States Senator Hoar in his
autobiography relates an anecdote Of
Arson Burlingame, the famous lawyer
Of Detroit, who was afterward minis
ter to China. He says:
Shortly after Burlingame came into
active life he made a journey to Eu-
rope. The American minister obtained
for him a ticket Of admission to the
house Of commons. He was shown to
very comfortable seat in the gallery.
In a few minutes an official came to
him and said he must leave that seat.
that the gallery where he was was re-
served for peers. They are very par
ticular about such things there. Bur
lingame got up to go out, when an old
peer who happened to be sitting by
him and had heard what was said in
terposed. Let him stay he said: he
is peer in his own country I am
sovereign in my own country, SIR re-
piled Burlingame, and shall lose caste
if I associate with peers.' And he
went out"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Old Time Cutters.

The earliest instance of admission to
the freedom Of the Cutters company
Of London by apprenticeship is that of
John, son Of Saman the Knifesmith,
who was apprenticed to Stephen ate
Holt, cutler, in 1887. The Cutters were
divided into four main branches-the
blacksmith or knifesmith made the
blades, the halter produced the handle
or haft, the sheather the sheath, while
the cutler put together the various
parts and sold the tool or weapon COM
plete. Closely allied to the craft were
the burbours or Publishers, who were
common to the crafts Of cutters and
armourers and were engaged in fur
bishing and reftting old armor, weap-
ons and garments. Another subsidiary
occupation was that Of the grinder.
The bladesmiths were divided into two
branches, the knifesniths and sword
smiths. London Graphic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Shooting With a Revolver,

Very few people, even accomplished
shots, know how a revolver ought to
be handled.
Troops are taught in aiming never
to look at the weapon at all, but to
keep their eyes on the object to be
struck. In quick firing, and especially
in shooting from horseback, much bet
ter results are obtained in, this way.
A man throwing a stone does not
look at his hand. Neither does q bill
lard player sight along his cue. The
same rules apply to the use Of short
weapons. Men have been trained to
shoot excellently at mark when their
pistol sights were hidden.
Nearly any one can sight pistol cor
rectly, the inaccuracy Of the aim being
due to the trembling Of the hands be-
fore the trigger is pressed. By hiding
the sight the temptation to hold too
long is removed, and the first aim, gen.
orally the most accurate, is preserved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Man With q Miscellaneous Past.

"We have been gradually growing
accustomed, and especially Of more re-
cent years, to regard ourselves as a
composite people an amalgamation Of
several races and many nationalities,"
says the New Republic.
ITO illustrate that, the writer is fond
Of quoting Herbert Croly's character
ization of. Mark Hanna's ancestry. Aft
er describing how in his fathers blood
there was Scotch Irish, Welsh and
an English or Dutch strain and on his
mothers side a French. Huguenot, an
Irish and an English Infusion Mr..
Croly concludes, He became by virtue
thereof tolerably typical American,
which means man whose past is
SO miscellaneous that he is obliged to
seek for himself some form Of effective
personal definition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24

Telephone rs 90
Incidental 20 90
New Engine SIS 90
Repairs and
little altera-
ton 100 00e
-$ 2,775 90
GRAND STREET BRIDGE COMMITS
SION.
Extra appropriation re-
quired to complete
structure $30814 90
EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE
BRIDGE COMMISSION.
Extra appropriation re-
quired to complete
Bridge s25,7s5 90
BERNARD HEATING,
City Auditor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
NICHOLS TO PURCHASE
OWN CHEMICAL ENGINE.

Nichols is simply going to have its
own chemical engine. The members
of the Young Mans club of Nichols
have volunteered to a man to act on
the fire department. Helmets and
rubber coats will come later, but the
new chemical must come first. The
wives of Nichols have promised to lay
aside every third egg and donate it
towards the new chemical The bas-
ketbali team will donate the proceeds
of it's games, in fact, every substantial
citizen will donate his share.
The first meeting to consider the
new scheme will be held at s o'clock
Tuesday at Christy's hall, when Chief
Johnson and Capt. Holden Of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Two Smallpox Cases
Found in Stonington

Stonington, Jan. 24-Smallpox has
broken out in this borough. One
case of the disease was discovered
yesterday afternoon and a suspected.
case was found today. Both are
schooIboys about IT years old, one
attending a business college in New
London and another the High school,.
here. The health officer has ordered
the grammar and High schools closed
and recommended the vaccination of
the pupils of both schools, besides
the other usual precautions for the
prevention of epidemic. =,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
LAWRENCE FARRELL.

The funeral services for Lawrence
Farrell was at $3.50 yesterday morn
ing at the home of his son, Lawrence
Farrell, Jr, $50 HOLSTER avenue, and
q half hour later at ST. Mary's church
where the solemn high mass of re-
uuiem was sung by Rev. Thomas p.
MuIcahy assisted by Rev. John j. Con-
way as deacon and Rev. Maurice Nc
Auliffe as sub-deacon. AT the offer
tory, Mrs Frank Munich sang "Pie
Jesu' and after the mass, Nearer My
God to Thee" The bearers: Thomas
Solen, August Petit, John Delchery,
William Gillick, Patrick FIahaven and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
UARY
MISS ANNA G. STANLEY.

Friends of Miss Annie c. Stanley,
who was graduated from st. Vincent S
pital training school for nurses in
1910, will be shocked to learn of her
death which occurred suddenly yes
terday at her home in Waterbury
during an attack of acute indigestion
Miss Stanley made a host of friends
in Bridgeport during her residence
at the hospital here. She is survived
by two sisters. The funeral will be
held from her home, 292 West Main
street, Waterbury, at 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Quite Musical.

1t may be so, and it may not, but
Los Angeles student afirms it In an
examination paper, and here it is:
Beethoven discovered the sonata in
four moves. Before this it was sweet.
violin, and they were called string
quartets. When a piano sonata was
for an orchestra it was called SYM
phony. The ninth piano sonata he
wrote for voices to sing
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Bridgeporters Get
Offices In State
Temperance Union

Attorney E. K. Nicholson of this
city was elected vice president OF
the Connecticut Temperance unions
yesterday at the annual business
meeting in Hartford. F. w. Marsh OF
this city was elected life director
T. E. Brown of this city was elected
a director.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Ambiguous.

When Bilkins was away from home
on long business trip he got letter
from his wife that still puzzles him.
It ended thus:
"Baby is well and lots brighter than
she ,used to be. Hoping that you are
the same, remain, your loving wife,"
Manchester Union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24

The Park City Yacht club opened
it's handsome parlors last night FOR
the reception of members and their
families Dancing was one OF the
chief diversions and the policy OF
holding such family parties will be
continued throughout the winter on
Tuesday nights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Tightwad.

II understand that Mr.. Pinchpenny
has been operated on for appendicitis"
remarked Miss Cayenne.
eyes. It's the first time any one was
known to get anything out OF him."
"And even then they had to give him
chloroform to get that" J
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24

the Hebrew Children's Aid society
show that approximately $500 was
cleared by the members on the en-
tcrtainment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Tatt!er.

"You didn't tell me, Bobbie, you were
in a fight"
mo, sir. I knew you'd hear about it
from that boys father. That's the
kind of boy he is."-Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24

After throwing up their hats be-
cause politics is over for four years,
the American people are now called
upon by the politicians to begin de-
Gliding who shall be elected president
in 1920.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The annual mid-winter meeting of
the Half Century club will be held
next Sunday in Magma Charta hall, in
Fairfield avenue.