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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
GASOLINE GOING VERY FAST
Engineers Alarmed and Predict Early
Exhaustion of Supply With Rapid
Increase of Autos.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-A>note Of alarm
as to the gasoline supply of the coun-
try was sounded at the convention of
the Society of Agricultural Engineers
here yesterday by DR.. O. E. Bransky
of the Standard Oil company. The
alarm was felt when he remarked that
production was not keeping pace with
consumption and that exhaustion CT
the supply was drawing near. The
tension was considerably relieved.
however, when it was calculated that
the estimated remaining supply of
crude oil, visible and invisible, 1922
100000 barrels in all, would last 1873
years longer at the 1916 rate of. con-
sumption of 55,OOO,00O: barrels: :. -.
DR.. Bransky predicted Shat: next
year there. will be, 5000, 900. aytomo-
biles in operation in g. the United
States, or 75OO6O'more than this year
He estimated that Eastern oil fields
are rs per cent exhausted, mid-conti-
mental fields so per cent, Texas fields
80 per cent and the California fields
35 per cent exhausted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
$31, OOO, 900 PLANNED FOR STATE
Preliminary Estimates of MinnesOta's
Needs Exceed Amount Granted
in 1915 by $13,O0O,OOO

St. Paul, Jan. Preliminary state
budget estimates total more than $751;
5000 for the next two years COM
pared with $1S,O00,0O0 granted by the
last legislature, according to state
ment given out yesterday after the
initial executive session of the budget
committee made up of chief executives
of the state.
"The total is about $13 ,0OO, 900 high
err than that of appropriations for like
purposes during the last two years"
said Gov. Burnquist, chairman, "but
it is my duty to reduce the estimates
as much as possible, in consultation
with state department heads"
The appropriation for the current
year totaling $8,500,000 were some
what in excess of those for the pre-
vious fiscal year. Details of the bud
get, the officials said, will be given
out when final figures are agreed up
on,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
HUGE AUTOBOBILE> SHIPMENT

No portion of the country enjoys
greater prosperity than the North
west, particularly that section through
which the Northern Pacific railway op-
crates. This was again demonstrated
this week by the shipment of an en-
tire trainload of automobiles to
dealers in Minnesota, North Dakota
Montana and North Pacific coast
states.
The shipment, consisting of so car
loads, was made in response to ur-
gent requests of dealers in this ter
ritory. The automobile company,
through its distributor, made the
delivery. Other shipments of like
magnitude, it is declared, will follow
to the Northwest to satisfy the de-
mand for motor cars.
Automobile manufacturers decalre
the prosperous condition of the North
west is responsible for the tremendous
buying power now in evidence as Ga,
as automobiles are concerned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
PREMATURE PEACE A CURSE
Preachers Sign Document Addressed
to Nation Giving Warning
Leading Laymen IndOrse 1t.

Washington, Jan. I'm a signed
document addressed to the nation,
more than so clergymen and laymen
of various denominations, represent ;ng
many sections of the country have
united in warning against what they
declare may be a premature peace in
Europe which may "bring a curse in
stead of a blessing"
Among the signers of the document
are Lyman Abbot, President Hibber
of Princeton, former Attorney General
Bonaparte, Winston Churchill. the au
thor; President King of Oberlin col
lege; Clifford Pinchot, George Wharton
Pepper, Philadelphia and Rev. VIII
liam A. Billy Sunday.
The address declares the Cbristisns
of America should consider the right
or wrong of the occupation of Bel
gium, Poland and Serbia, the Arren-
ian massacres, the destruction of mer-
chant ships, the hardships of Jews and
Syrians, the attempt to arrau Moclem
against Christian in holv wor" and t.
be reminded that "peace IS the fri
pmph of Righteousness ard rot the
mere sheathing of the sword" A.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
SOME CHICKEN, THIS

Ihe Egg King would be sad mon
s. X4ndeed if all hens behaved as dos
.hndv. Eglatine, the champion egg lay
faunf the world. According to the jan
IL "Dumb Animals" no hen has
last been heard of who can he coax
re]anto laying 365 eggs in 365 days
MIady Eglatine accomplishes 32'
Scht n 365 days which is more thar
rec9be said of most hens, especially
q Jne this weather. However, If sad
Upthad only social prestige enough to
SEQ fashion the HCL would be less
nightmare.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04

Fully 500 Sank Centre folks attend
ed the informal reception given by
the Masonic Building Association at
the new Masonic home on Main be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets New
Years Day from to p. m. Splendid
music was furnished by the Philo-
marnic Club orchestra of nine pieces
directed by DR.. H. L. Lamb.
A great majority of the visitors,
many of whom were ladies, were mol
members of the Masonic fraternity.
Expressions of surprise were heard on
every hand as the guests were shown
through the building and many were
the favorable comments on the prac-
ticability of the structure, the harmon
ious decorations, hangings and furni-
ture, and the cosy, home-like effect of
the whole.
The structure is SO by 70 feet ex-
terror, of tile and stucco construction
on side walls and end and cut gray
Bedford stone on front. At the top
of the steps leading into the building
is large granite slab with the Blue
Lodge emblem of the square and COM
pass and letter G. Over the front
door is located the Chapter Keystone.
The interior finish of the building il
birch, and the floors on the first story
are hard maple, beautifully finished
The basement floor is finished &C.
ment. Just to the east of the reception
rooms are the large ante room, pre-
paration and several paraphanalia
rooms. A stairway leads out of the
ante room into the smoking room
Commandery room and care-taker'+
quarters on the second floor. The
lodge room is just east of the ante
room and is 34x4S feet in the clear
with 15-foot ceilings.
The approach to the building will
be materially improved next summer
when the lawn is perfected with walks
and shrubbery according to the archi.
tects plans. The wide steps and hos.
pitable door lend an atmosphere Of
warm fellowship and brotherhood. I'm
mediately upon opening the door one
is in the reception hall. This room
is beautifully finished in tones o.
ztans and browns. a he haligings Sars
of Sunfast drapery cloth in deeI
brown and the rug harmonizes per
fectly. There is telephone for thu
convenience of the members and ais,
retiring rooms for the ladies and fo1
the gentlemen on the left and right
The lodge room, which is the one us
ed for dancing, is also in tans ant
browns. A feature is the divans i,
quarter sawed fumed oak, upholstered
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
IS BACK AT HIS OLD TOP DESK
Charles E. Hughes Has Resumed His
Old Position Today That He
Quit Many Years Ago.

New York, Jan. Back at the
top desk he occupied when he made
his big reputation in the. insurance
investigation cases years ago, long
before he was even governor, Charles
Evans Hughes today once more took
up the practice of law.
Since he left the desk and the old
office at 96 Broadway Mr.. Hughes
has been governor of New York,
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court and Republican candidate for
president of the United States. He
is, nevertheless, understood to be
glad to get back into private prac-
tice. His personal fortunes are said
to have suffered as a result of his
office holdings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
LIVED IN Minnesota 6s YEARS
David Stephenson Had Lived in State
Since 1S55-Was Made Mason
in 1858 in Iowa.

David Stephenson was born in Ter
rington, England, on October II, 1926:
and died at his home in Grove Lake
township, Pope county, Mimi, on De-
cember rs, 1916, aged 80 years,
months and IA days.
The death of MIR. Stephenson marks
the passing of one of the pioneers OF
this county. He came to America in
the spring of 1849, making landing
at Quebec, Canada, after a voyage
lasting seven weeks and three days.
in the fall of 1849 he went to New
London, Iowa, and made that his
home until 1866, being employed there
as farm hand. He came to Mime
sofa and took a government clair
160 acres near Cannon City in 1855.
Three years later, on March 8, 1858,
he was married to Miss Christine Ann
Judd. One son and three daughters
were born to this union, all of whom
survive: E. L. Stephenson, who live
on the home farm; Mrs. M. Haring
ton, Mrs. L. O. Reed and Mrs. w
H. Walton. Mrs. Walton was at one
time a teacher in the Glenwoot'
schools. Her home is now in Sout'
Dakota. Mrs. Stephenson died in April
FL, 1914, at the age of IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephenson came tt
Pope county in the spring of 1865 az
located on government land in Grove
Lake township, which with other lane
acquired by purchase has been the
home of this venerable citizen for
over fifty-one years.
1t was while living in Iowa in the
spring of 1853 that Mr.. Stephenson
becan2n = member of the Masonic fra
ternity and without doubt his claim
of having been Mason longer thar
any other resident Of the state is
good one. At the time of his deaf
his membership was with the Saul
Centre lodge.
In writing last summer of some of
his early experiences in Minnesota.
Mr.. Stenhenson told of his marriage,
and st,- ID that his "bride cooked her
own wedding dinner" while he was at
wor' With carpenters putting on ar
extra story on the log house, which
wac oil IF Is by 20 feet in size. "Threa
davs cf-cr the WEDDING trir to thn now
hor." les than mile awav IN lum-
Der wagon behind yoke of oxen."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
'ASTOR CHANGES
SUNDAY SCHOOL
EV. SPARKES, NEW PASTOR, is
TAKING INTEREST IN VEL
FARE OF CHILDREN
aURCH. SERVICES I Earlier
sEW SCHEDULE CALLS FOR
q PREACHING AT 10 INSTEAD
OF 1880 A. NJ.

Next Sunday will see the institution
some important changes at the Con-
church. Rev. c. 5.
3arkes. who was recently called to
3 pastorate of this church, commenc-
NJ his duties at the beginning Oh
S.ember and since that time has
s12n re-organizing some branches OF
s. church, with view to larger et-
Siency. The Sunday school has re-
&ved the largest amount OF attention
"a next Sunday will see the COM
ncement of the new organization.
he school has been graded through
xt in the most up to date manner. A
@idergarten department has been or
fhized and will be fully equipped
In al. things necessary to give the the
lie one Re best instruction in Bible
ssths sui IS they can enjoy and un-
Sstand. The Junior, Intermediate
iior and Adult departments have
C been reorganized and graded ana
IN commence the new year with all
Nv work suited to the ages OF the
;holars. The teaching force through
81 the school has been doubled and
81 school will be conducted upon the
sSit organized and business lines.
Aaen Cooper's Mandolin Band will
ssst with the music and everything
be done to make the school at
sactive. In order to do this success
,Ily it is necessary to alter the hour
meeting and commencing with
,h,t Sunday the school will meet at
1:l5 each Sunday morning. This has
sn made possible by the church un-
Simously voting to have the morning
lrch service at 1000 instead OF
40. Rev. Sparkes is an enthusiast
II Sunday School work and believes
Il sunday school To; be one OF the
sst important branches Of the church
aak. He loves the boys and girls
"a desires to make the Sunday school
nlace OF great value to them in their
tristan education. He tells us he
I receiving splendid response from
ii people in all branches OF the
arch and has great hopes for the
ture work of the church in the COM
isxnfty. The teaching throughout the
siool viii be non-sectarian and par
sbs whose scholars do not attend
IN other Sunday school are invited to
id their children to the Congrega-
NAL church where they viii receive
Struction in the great Bible truths
seatial to the upbuilding of man.
Ind and citizenship.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ELECTS OFFICERS,
CHIEF JOSEPH KUSBA HONORED
WITH REELECTION TUES
DAY NIGHT
1916 fire Loss VERY light
TREASURER'S REPORT SHOWS
DEPARTMENT TO BE IN FINE
CONDITION

The Sank Centre Volunteer Fire De-.
partment held their annual meeting
Tuesday evening at the Commercial
Club rooms with about 40 members of
the department present.
Chief Kusba read his annual report
which showed that six calls were an
swered during the year, with a total
loss of $4,000. The insurance collect
ed amounted to $500.
The>department lost one member by
death. during the year, James Nc
Cracker. Two members withdrew,
Jesse Rose and E. E. Jameson. These
vacancies, the Herald understands,
will not be filled, as there is ten
dency to reduce the membership. At
present there are So members of the
department.
The question of just who should ride
on the fire truck in case of fires has
caused more or less misunderstanding
in the past. At Tuesday nights meet
ing it was voted that the only persons
to be allowed on the truck would be
the driver, the chief, and the captains
of the various companies, or the as
sistant captains.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Chief-Joseph Kusba.
First Asst.-Joseph Miller.
Second Asst. Howard MCGEE.
Treas.-A. F. Strebel. ,.
Sec. G. I. Dobbs.
Treasurer Strebel's report showed
that the department was in very
healthy condition in spite of the heavy
expenditure for the fire truck. The re-
port follows:
Cash on hand Jan, a, 1916
/ Certificate OF pfposit~.~,.-, 81
Checking account, ......... LAT. 40
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
COOPERATE WITH MAIL MAN

This is the time of the year when
the rural mail carriers earn every
cent they get for their services and
patrons along the routes should try
and make it easy for the carriers as
possible. Some people along the
routes make practice of depositing
pennies in the mail boxes to pay for
postage on mail and expect the car
ries to pick them up with bare hands
in 20 below zero weather. A little
forethought in the matter on the part
of the patrons by buying so cents or
a dollars worth of stamps at time
and affix the proper postage before
mailing will do away with the NUS
ance. Make it as easy for your mail
carrieras, you can, especially so dur
ing the winter months.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
TAKES OVER BUSINESS

On January first V. T.. Rrrocss took
over the late James McCracken in
+orasts in the grocery husiress of Nc
Cracker & Burgess. Mr.. Burgess has
heen a resident of Sank Centre for
many years, is well known as an alert
and STRAIGHTFORWARD business man and
will undoubtedly maintain the splendid
business built UP by McCracken &.
Burgess during the past dozen years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
HAS se77.7s IN THE STRONG BOX
Stearns County Fair in Good COndi-
tion-Delegates Elected to At
tend State Meeting.

Secretary Strebel of the Stearns
County Agricultural Society last week
received draft from State Auditor j.
A. o. Preus for $813.50, being the
state apportionment for the fair of
1916. This amount is about $500 less
than received last year. The appor-
tionment was based on the amount
of premiums paid, and about 70 per
cent is returned. At the present time
the fair association has $667.73 on
hand and no outstanding indebtedness,
a condition but few of the county fairs
of the state can show.
At this period last year the amount
on hand was $2O2.38, making a net
gain in cash of $465.35, while the
permanent improvements added by the
association this year amount to 1923. a,
total net gain for the year OF
$788.49. se ss,s..4iys
& The fair association held q special
meeting last evening for the purpose
of electing delegates to the, ANIMAL
meeting OF. the Minnesota State Ag-
ricultural Society and the Minnesota
Association of Federated Fairs. Each
county fair and similar organizations
in the state are entitled to three del
egates. The convention will be held
in the G. A. R. Assembly hail. city and
county building, Minneapolis, Jan. g.
1O-11. Hon. Frank E. Minette and Ex-
Mayor John N. McGibbon were unan7
imously elected to attend the meeting
Ben Dicks was elected alternate AMI
will attend if either Mr.. McGibbon OF
Mr.. Minette find it impossible to leave
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
s1O7s.sO
LEGISLATOR FORFEITs SEAT

Mahnomen, Mimi, Jan. IL. j.
FEkkie, of Shelly, Mimi, who was
elected representative for the Fourth
district over L. L. Thompson by ma,
iority of twenty-one votes, has been
found guilty in the district court of
Norman county of gross violation of
the corrupt practices act, according
to a decision by Judge Grindeland.
The court finds that Flikkie's acts
as matter of law deprive him of the
office.
Asa result of the case and decision
Of the court will be certified to the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04

Miss Mary Watson vii re-rrn t.
her school at Vermillion, S. D., Sat-
urday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-04
$s76.3s
Receipts, 1916.

Jan. 4, Balance on hand -. STAT 40
June 10, City of Sank Centre 5000
Dec. p, Thanksgiving dance. 372. 65
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-05-24

#5-a. whether he wished t7==y any
 s fa show taat h. had always been
 to th" Euis-d State- he erie
 - .f. dt If fr-aEy:
 l-a fHa Ua.trI Stat.5 Wish -#-.e never hear af tae Ualtd States E-.a.
 he=ai3 aet know. how th-
 sla9z zad old Colonel Mar1al. =aat aaz haEIIaz the court Half taa H.ar- ah h5 sal in ir had served -a tGe Revolution. and thelr lives. uot 10 say their uaeas. had been r.-zei for the very ilea which he So s#falles54 eur~rd In his u4tlaass. He on his part. had grown UP iu tha West az .Ha>a aaEs. in the midst of spanish r.ar.a "orleaus plot" and all the rest. Ills education. such as it was, had been perfected in commercial expedl- tzuns to Vera Cruz, anu l think he told me Lls father once hired an English nam 10 be q private tutor for a winter an the plantation. He had spent half hls youth with an older brother, hunt ing horses in Texas; and, in q word, to him United States" was scarcely a reality. Yet he had been fed by Unit ed States" for all the years since he had been in the army. He had sworn on his faith as a Christian to be true to United States" It was United States" which gave him the uniform he wore. and the sword by his side. Nay, my poor Nolan. ft was only because United States" had picked you out first as one of her own confidential men of honor. that A. Burr" cared for you straw more than for the flat boat men who smiled his ark for him. I do not excuse Nolan; I only explain 10 the reader why he damned his coun- try and wished he might never hear her name again.
 He never did hear her name but once again. From that moment, Septem- Der g, 1907, till the day he died, May
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-05-24
Making Surg.

Henry she began. in a sweet, tim orous voice. shats aH this talk about gold and silverfH
 Henry. who reads fhe papers. and was about as thoroughly ignorant on the subject as everyone else. plunged fn brhvely but she stopped him.
 T don't want 10 know that she fal- tered ~bur is god getting so awful searcer.
 Awful scarce" echoed Henry. fis- mally
 And is f all being taken aHgay fo pay for the war2'
 Tt Is. said Henry
 And if they continue ta take f. away, there won't he ans jeft ia tbi7 country by and by. and V-1l have 70 Use siiTer2''
 .'Yes, sighed HaarF.
 Henry" she Vt >pered T told you I would give 70 aHy decision h the summer-bat I repent It-If !, " yes Henry. Don ut-dau'f yeu think" she continued. affer a moments si- fence. that f. would be well to get the ring now. before all the gold Is taken away H"-London Tjt-Bits.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-05-24
broken.
Whales.

Whales are able to attain such an enormous size because their bodies are supported by the water in which they live. A bird Is limited to the weight which it's wings can bear up in the air. A land animal. If it becomes too large, cannot hold it's body off the ground or readily move about, and is doomed to certain destruction. But whale has to face none of these problems and can grow without restraint
 Because whales live In a supporting medium their young are of enormous size at birth, in some instances the calf being almost half the length of it's mother. I once took a 25-foot baby which weighed about eight tons from an S5-foot blue whale.-Exchange
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-05-24
Go Man Without @ A (Ounhy @ 6Y Eduord Everett Hale

and poker were stlil unknown. But one dHg Nolan had his revenge This
 time Barr came down the river not as an attorney seeking place for his office. but as disguised couquaror
 lie had defeated I know aot how many district attorneys; h. had GiaeI at 1 know aot how many public dinners. he had heeu heraided in know uat how many Weekly Arguses; and it WIS ru- ua=ed that he had m army behind him and aa empire before him. It was a great day-hts arrivai-t5 poor Nolan. Burr had not been at the fort an h7ur before h. sent for him. That evening he asked Nolan 10 take him out h his
 atf, to show him q cane-brake or q cottonwood tree, as he said- really ta seduce him; and by the time the sail
 was oyer. Nolan was enlisted body and soul. From that time, though he did not yet know 1t. he lived as A Man without a Country"
 What Burr meant to do I know no more than you, dear render. It is none of our business just now. Only. when the grand catastrophe came, and lief fersou and the House of Virginia of that day undertook to break on the wheel all the possible CIarenees of the then House of York, by the great treason trial at Richmond. some Of the lesser fry in that distant Mississippi valley. which vas farther from Us than Puget Sound Is today. introduced the like novelty on their provincial stage. and. 10 while away the monotony of the summer at Fort Adams, got up, for speetacles. a string of eourt-martials on the officers there. One and anoth- er of the colonels and majors were tried, and. to fill out the list. little N0- Ian against whom, heaven knows, there was evidence enough. that he was sick of the service, had been will ing to be false to 1t, and would have obeyed my order to march anywhither uith anyone who would follow him. had the order only been signed, By command of His Exc. 4. Burr" The courts dragged on. The big flies es- capped rightly for all I know. Nolan was proved guilty enough, as I say get you and I would never have heard of him. reader, but that, when the president of the court asked him at the
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-05-24
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 STOP USING SALIVAT|NG DR|G
Don't Lose Days Wor If Your Liver Is Sluggish or Po..
 Conspated Take "Dodsons Liver Tone"-f's FinaI ''''

You're bilious. Your liver is slug gish You feel lazy. dizzy and all knocked out. Your head is dull, your tongue is coated: breath pad; stomach sour and bowels cons.ipated. But don't take saltvating caIomal. It makes you sick. ycG may lose a days work.
 Ca,omeI is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis Of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile Ike dynamite. breaking it up That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramp- ing
 If you want 10 enjoy the n.cest. gen tlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take spoonful Of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your druggist Or dealer sells you 59-cer. bottle Of D0dson.s Liver Tona under my personal moneT-baek guarantee that each spoonful will clean your