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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-31
HALIFAX DISASTER

The following interesting account of
the Halifax disaster is taken from the
Osakis Review and is written to Miss
Vivian Bly, of that village by friend
who was in Halifax at the time of the
catastrophe. The young lady is at
tending Dalhousie college there:
3O4 Morris st. Halifax.
Dear Vivian:
1t is quite awhile since your letter
was written, but mother re-addressed
it to Halifax and before it came here
1 had gone home, and owing to the
disaster and storms it was almost a
month in reaching me.
College has opened at the usual
time-Jan. 8. We got two weeks be-
fore the proper time so missed our ex-
aminations, though expect them some
time this month, but as yet the senate
has not had meeting to decide.
No doubt you have read terrible
stories of the awful disaster which
has befallen our dear old Halifax.
saw as bad as I wanted to see and
have heard things even worse than
were in the papers.
When it happened l was in our
room here with two other girls. First
the fire bells were ringing but differ
ent rings, so we said there must be a
general alarm. They stopped ringing
and a tremor was felt just like the
shock from blasts, but it grew and the
house shook more and more. 1t grew
just as thunder does in volume. Our
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-31
new FOOD CODE
EFFECTIVE NOW
COUNTRY ON DIET PRESCRIBED
BY PRESIDENT AND FOOD
ADMINISTRATORS.
TO aid The ALLIES IS AIM
AMERICAN WOMEN WILL SEE
THAT NEW FOOD RULES
ARE OBEYED.

Washington, Jan. 2S-As a part of
a war rationing system prescribed by
President Wilson and the food admin
istration, the American people have
gone on war bread diet. "Victory
bread" the food administration calls
1t.
The reduced rations are asked to
create a larger export surplus of food
for the European Allies. Curtailment
of consumption will be accomplished
largely by voluntary effort, but force
will be employed wherever permitted
under the food control act.
The rationing system, as presented
by the President in a proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover in
a list of regulations, forms the food
administrators 1918 food conserva-
hsn program.
The Regulations.
Fhe food administration has issued
this statement:
"The following is summary of the
rules that have been formulated by
the United States food administration,
with the approval of the President, in
order to effect the further conserva-
ton in foodstuffs necessary to support
the Allies and our own armed forces
ever the next four months. These
rules are effective from the morning
Of Monday, Jan. %.
Rests With People.
'"The effectiveness of these rules is
dependent solely upon the good wiz
Of and the willingness to sacrifice by
the American people. In the last an
alysis the success or failure of any
plan such as here outlined rests with
the people. We are dependent upon
the cooperation of the trades. We
have but one police force-the Amer
lean wonderland we depend upon her
10 organize in cooperation with our
state and local food administrators
TO see that these rules are obeyed by
HAT small minority who may fail
Part of the rules will be enforced I'M
der the Lever food act; other parts
are voluntary and will depend for
their success upon public sentiment.
Our experience hitherto has been
a willingness of the vast majority of
consumers and full cooperation of
the trades, to undergo the self-sacri-
fee necessary to render such meas
ares effective. The small minority
who refuse to cooperate should not
be allowed to defeat the nations ne
eessities.
Equal Purchases Asked.
81. AS their part in reducing the
consumption of wheat flour, the con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-31
extraction than from last years har-
Two Wheatless DAYS.

Two Wheatless Days.
rs. To assist further in conserva-
tion, Monday and Wednesday of each
week are to be observed as wheatless
days and che meal of each day as a
wheatless meal. This applies both in
the home and in the public eating
place and on such days and meals no
crackers, pastries, macaroni, break
fast food or other cereals containing
wheat should be used. The only ex-
ception to this is such small amounts
of flour as may be needed for thicken-
ing soups or gravies or as binder
in cornbread or other cereal breads.
81. On wheatless days and at
wheatless meals, the food administra-
ton urges that bread baked in the
home be other than wheat bread.
Where bread is purchased either for
use in public eating places or in the
home, Victory bread should be used,
if no wheat substitutes can be found.
State Chief to Name Meal.
"The federal food administrator in
each state will announce the meal to
be observed as wheatless meal in
his state. If no meal is designated,
the United States food administration
prefers that the evening meal be
wheatless.
SO. 1t is further desired, in order
that meat and pork products be con-
served, that one meatless day (Tues-
day. in every week, and one meatless
meal in every day, be observed, and,
in addition, two porkless days (Tues-
day and Saturday, in every week, be
strictly kept. By 'meatless' is meant
without hog, cattle or sheep products.
On other days use mutton and lamb
in preference to beef or pork. By
'porkless' is meant without pork, ba-
corn, lard or other pork products, fresh
or preserved. Use fish, poultry and
eggs.
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wall seemed to tilt at an angle Of
about IS degrees. / told Mrs. Bruce,
our landlady, who was at the other
side of the house and it seemed the
same to her. The awful rumbling
stopped and there was dead silence
for about an eighth of second when
dreadful crash came. I never ex-
pect to hear anything louder. 1t SEEM
ed to deafen and blind me. Our win
dow came in and the door opened. We
rushed out to the hall. The house
seemed to be all daylight and the
breeze seemed to lift the hair off
ones head. Some said Germans ~
A returned soldier in the house felt it
coming and ran upstairs from the
basement by the time the crash came
and hustled us all down cellar. So
many thought it was an air raid. Both
the girls in our room were cut; ran
UPSTAIRS to get towel and heard it
was an explosion from warship
blown up. Our room seemed all glass
and SCOT. All the windows in the
house were broken and the front door
frame pulled off, and we were more
than two miles away. In half an hour
we were ordered to the open as
magazine was expected to blow up.
We were kept out for two and half
hours.
That afternoon my room mate and
l went north to see results. 1t was
awful, but you have read about it
Needless to say there was not much
sleep that night.
Next morning at daylight I and
three other girls went to the Camp
Hill hospital to help give breakfast to
the injured there. There is accommo-
dation there for three hundred SOL
diers but there must have been 900
there. More beds and mattresses
were brought in. To see the people
there was a sight never to be forgot
ten. One would wonder how human
beings so mutilated could live. A
great many died. The first night one
doctor worked the whole night remov-
ing eyes. | thought at first that
couldn't stand the sight but when so
much had to be done it steeled one to
it. Mother was not we'll and I
knew she would be worrying, so at
3:15 Friday afternoon l heard a train
was to leave at 400 and l had 21a
miles to go to the terminals. The
north street station was in ruins so
we had to get on the train on the
track. l went home in the blizzard
and then had 10 minutes to go about
two miles. A piece away from the
terminals, l spied man in yellow oil
skins in bob sled so I made a dash
for it and he turned over horse rug
and | sat on it in bottom of the sled.
A block further a minister got in too.
We got all the way down. That was
my first sleigh ride! Quite exciting! It
took us twenty-nine hours to get to
Pictou instead of five. Trains were
stalled, roads were blocked and the
telephone and telegraph wiress down.
l certainly never want anything like
that again. What a lot have written
about it, but we simply can't help
thinking of the disaster as everything
we look at reminds us of it. Over a
thousand panes have been replaced in
the old building and more yet have to
be put in. The new buildings did not
fare so badly but the loss is $4,000.
One boy lost an eye but that was the
most serious injury to the students.
Lovingly,
MARY c.. SUTHEALD.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-31

sumers of the country are called upon,
in purchasing such flour to buy at the
same time an equal weight of the 9th
er cereals (cornmeal, cornstarch, corn
flour, oatmeal, rolled oats, buckwheat
flour, potato flour, sweet potato flour,
soya bean flour and feterita flours and
meals.) The housewife may use these
products separately in making bread,
cakes and pastry, or mix them as she
thinks best. Retailers are to sell
wheat flour only with an equal weight
of these other cereals.
Bakers to Supply Mixed Breads.
"2. Consumers will be able to OBJ
tain mixed cereal bread from their
bakers, who will be required under
the license regulations to mix per
cent 6 per cent? of other cereals witt
their wheat flour, both in bread and
rolls and will be required gradually to
increase this substitution until begin
ming Feb. "a, a minimum of 20 per
cent of such cereals is to be used.
The food administration strongly
urges on consumers the buying of this
bread, which will be known as Vic
tory bread, and will contain not less
than 20 per cent of cereals other than
wheat. Graham or whole wheat bread
will also be given that name, be-
cause, containing as they do, Is per
cent more of the wheat grain than
ordinary white bread, they, too, viii
serve the purpose of saving wheat
flour.
eff you bake bread at home use
wheat substitutes; if you buy it, buy
only Victory bread.
White Flour Use Curtailed.
"3. Manufacturers of macaroni,
spaghetti, noodles, crackers, breakfast
foods, pie, cake and pastry are not to
purchase to exceed 10 per cent GO per
cent? of the wheat -four they used
during the corresponding months of
1917. These manufacturers will be
performing patriotic service by US
ing cereals other than wheat in their
productions :.
"a. Wholesalers will be required
under license regulations not to buy
more than 70 per cent of their pur-
chases of -four from millers as based
on their purchase for the CORE
spending months of the preceding
year and their sales to the retail
trade must be in proportion of
one pound of wheat flour to one pound
of other cereals, this being in the
same proportion in which the seller
sells to the consumer unless the
wholesalers satisfies himself that the
substitutes have already been pur-
chased from another source.
No Profteering.
"a ruling has been made that in
making any combination sales under
this program, dealers shall name a
price for each of the articles so sold
which shall not represent more than a
normal pre-war profit on any one of
the articles sold.
"5 Millers of flour are to distribute
their output through their customary
channels and markets in such a man.
ner that each city, town and district
may receive it's usual proportion. The
wheat millers have been required to
produce one barrel of flour (196
pounds) from 264 pounds of wheat.
This is a white flour and represents
from per cent to per cent higher
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
Trustees Notice of Sale of Land.

By the authority vested in me as
Trustee in certain deed of trust exc
cuted bv Ebert Gates and wife, Ada
line Gates, March End, 1914, to secure
certain indebtedness therein men
toned to T. H. Collier, said deed of
trust being Of record in the Office of
the chancery clerk of Rankin county,
Miss, in Trust Deed Record Book No.
76, and at page 435. Said indebtedness
is past due and unpaid and having been
requested by the said T. H. Collier to
do so, | will on the 4th day of February
1918, this being the first Monday of
said month"; in front of the court house
door, in the town of Brandon, Rankin
county Miss, offer for sale and sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash,
within legal hours, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
The land described as the East Half
of South West Quarter of Section 20,
Township 5, Range East, it being the
same land we bought from John At
kins and John Bethune and is our
homestead. Also one black mare mule
named Sarah, same bought of T. H.
Collier.
Said land will be sold to satisfy the
and all costs, and title to
same is believed to be good but | will
only such title as is vested in
me as trustee.
Witness my signature this the 3rd
day of January, 1918.
w. L. Maxey, Trustee.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
trustees Notice of Sale of Land.

By the authority vested in me as
trustee in certain deed of trust exc
cuted by Susan Rhodes on the 9Th day
of March 1915, to secure certain in
debtedness therein mentioned to Mrs.
M. c.. Scruggs. said deed of trust be-
ing of record in the office of the chan
Gerry clerk of Rankin county, Miss, in
Brandon, Miss, in Trust Deed Record
Book No. 76, and at page 615. Said
Indebtedness is past due and unpaid.
and having been requested by the said
Mrs. NJ c.. Scruggs to do so, will on
the 4th day of February, 1918 (this be-
ing the first Monday of said month) in
front of the court house door in the
town of Brandon, Miss, offer for sale
and sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash, within legal hours. the follow
ing described land. to-wit:
The South Half of the South East
Quarter (S1-2 of SE1-4) in Section
Twenty-Seven l27). Township Six (6),
and Range Five (5) East, in Rankin
County, Mississippi. Said land will be
sold to satisfy the indebtedness men
toned and all costs and title to same is
believed to be good, but / will only
convey such title as is vested in me as
trustee.
Witness my signature this the 3rd
day of January 1918.
w. L. MaXey, Trustee.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17

On the 9Th day of February 1913, Do
sha Brassell and C. H. Wilmington
executed and delivered to j. r. Brown,
Trustee, deed of trust to secure an
indebtedness therein named due and
owing John H. Brassell, said deed of
trust being of record in the Chancery
Clerks Office at Brandon, Rankin
county, Mississippi, in Deed of Trust
Record Book No. 76, at page 265. Said
]. r. Brown having refused to serve
as trustee, j. R. East has been duly
appointed substitute trustee as shown
by instrument recorded in Book 80 at
|6. Default having been made in the
payment of the said indebtedness, and
having been requested by the bene-
ficiary therein named to foreclose the
said deed of trust, | will, on the first
Monday in February 1917, it being the
4th day of said month, in front of the
court house door in the town of Bran
don, Miss, within legal hours, offer
for sale and will sell at public auction
to the highest and best bidder for cash,
the following described land, to-wit:
South West Quarter of South West
Quarter, Section 20, Township 3, Range
8 East.
The said land will be sold towards
satisfying said indebtedness in said
deed of trust, and the title thereto is
believed to be good, but / will convey
only such title as is vested in me as
trustee.
Witness my signature, this End day
January 1918. j. R. East,
Substituted Trustee.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
Free Flower Seed
!. Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About 1t

No matter whether you farm on a
large scale or only plant vegetables
or flowers in a small way, you need
Hastings 1913 Seed Catalogue. It's
ready now and we have a copy for
you absolutely free, if you write for it,
mentioning the name Of this paper.
In addition to showing you about all
the varieties of vegetables, farm
grass, clover and flower seeds. our
catalogue tells how you can get free
five splendid varieties Of easily grown,
yet beautiful flowers, with which to
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Good seeds of almost every kind
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You are going to garden or farm
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SO far as possible by starting with the
right seed? Don't take chances that
you do not have to In seeds.
Write today for Hastings 1918
Catalogue. It's free and will both in
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II. q. HASTINGS CO., oeedsmen,
Atlanta, Qa.-Advt.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of Rankin
county, Miss. up till II O'Clock
noon on the 1st Monday of Feb.
1913, which is the fourth day of
said month. for supplies for the
month of February, 1918. for the
county of Rankin, to-wit:
Oais, corn, mixed feed and all
other kinds of feed for teams for
the several Supervisors Dis
tricts. of said county, delivered at
Brandon, Florence, and Pela-
hatchie, said county; also
Supplies for the county home,
including corn, oats, ETC., deliver
ed at Brandon depot, Miss.
The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all such bids.
J.A.Robinson. Clerk.
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NOTICE

There. will be a meeting at
Jackson, January Both. of every
county chairman, every depart
ment,, chairman and all other
women who are interested in the
work of the Council of Denfense.
This is to be a get-together meet
ing to find out what there is for
US o do, and ways and means of
accomplishing these things. We
will have with us the state chair
man and others who can tell us
of the work. Every chairman
and everyone else should be pre-
sent by all means, as the meeting
is a most important one.
Mrs. C. G. Shots,
County Chairman.
Mrs. w. S. May,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

On the day of December, 1917,
Letters of Administration were issued
by the Chancery Court of Rankin
County, State of Mississippi, appoint
ing the undersigned as administrator
of the estate of w. G. Cooper, deceased.
All persons having any claims against
the said estate are required to have the
same probated and registered by the
Clerk of the said Court in one year
from this date, as is required by law
All claims not probated and registered
In one year from this date will be for
ever barred.
This the 18th day of December, 1917.
Joe. H. Cooper, Administrator.
w. E. Mcintyre, Solicitor.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Puhlisherl

Department of the Interior. u. S
Land Office at Jackson, Mississippi
December l9, 19l7.-NOTICE is here
by given that Abe Gordon, Jr., of
Clarksburg, Mississippi. who. on De-
cember IL, 1914, made Adjoining Farm
Homestead Entry, No. 0672S, for Lot.
land 8, as Adjoining Farm to 55 acres
off N1-2 of Lot /, Section 13, Township
6 North, Range 5 East. Choctaw Me-
ridian, has filed notice of intention to
make Final three year Proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described
before Chancery Clerk of Rankin coun-
ty, at Brandon, Mississippi, on the 26th
day of January 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
]. =. Ammons, of Pelahatchie, Miss.
G. r. Hanall, of Morton, Miss, r.
F. D. No.
Charles Hanall. OF Morton. Miss. R.
F. d. No. q.
Abe Gordon, ST., Of Morton, Miss.
r. r. d. No. q.
". F.lcUMMINs. Register.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
Strayed.

From myJhome, 81 miles on
Fannin road. January 1st. One
bay horse IL years old, white
blaze in forehead, name rubbed
off and part of tail. Had shoes
on front foot. Any information
to his whereabouts will be re-
warded by, E. R. Schumann.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
SALESMAN WANTED.

Lubricating oil, grease, speci-
alties, paint. Part or whole time.
Commission basis until ability is
established. Man with rig pre-
ferred.
REFINING CO.,
Cleveland. Ohio.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
sand clay. and in good condition.
Needed road construction will be

sand clay. and in good condition.
Needed road construction will be
finished before, as soon as feder-
al aid will permit the shipping Of
material. Postoffices on this road
in this county are Pelahatchie.
Clarksburg and Brandon. Other
Information: Bonds have been is
sued and sold for the construct
ion of this road through this
county.
J. j. Daniel, President,
Beard of Supervisors.
Following allowances were
made from the general fund:
O. e. Tucker. building two
culverts and lumber Sc. 90.
Treasurer's Report = Jesse
Hemphill, treasurer of Rankin
county, having filed his 4th
quarterly report, and the same
having been duly examined and
audited by the board of super
visors, and same having been
found in all things to be true and
correct, Hit is therefore approved,
said report showing the following
balances on hand. to-Wit:
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
Hard Earned Wages

Belgium, rendered a Dill OF 9Ol.0U
for his services. The church
wardens, however, required an
itemized bill, and the following
was duly presented, audited and
paid:
For correcting the Ten Com
mandments ----------~$ 5.12
Renewing heaven aod ad-
justing stars ---- LA
Touching up Purgatorv and
restoring, lost souls. 80 3.O6
Frightening up the flames
of He'll, putting new tail
on the Devil and doing J
odd jobs for the damned TIT
Putting new stone in Dav-
ids's sling, enlarging
head Of GoIiah GLIB
Mending shirt Of Prodigal
Son and cleaning ear 3.39
Embellishing Pontinus Pill
ate and putting new rib
bon on. his bonnet 3.O2
For puttingynew tail and
comb on st. Peters roos-
I0r-------------- -------- As1V
Repluming and regilding
left wing of the Guardian
Angel A------------ b.l8
Washing servant lof High
Priest and putting car
mine on his cheek 5.02
Taking the spots off the
Son Of Tobias s-------- 1890.
Putting earrings in Sarah's
ears. ----s-------------. .. 20:
Decorating Noah's Ark and
putting new head on ).
Shem- ------------- 4.3l
Total ----------------$67.3 80
lElR GAZE
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17

Go to R. E. Gayden's for
Coles Omega Flour-the best on
earth.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17

FOR SALE
Wanmal1aker Cotton Seed, also
Cooks ReIImproved Cotton Seed
81 rs per bushel.
J.IE. Weathered,
Brandon, Miss. Route 2.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17

Ordered by the board that the
following allowances be made,
to-wit;
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
STATEMENT
of the Financial Condition of
The PeIahatChie Bank

located at Pelahatchie in the County of
Rankin, State of Mississippi, at the
close of business Dec. 81, 1917. made to
the Board of Bank Examiners.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
3 mules cheap.
J. T. Berry.
Brandon, Miss,
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
STATEMENT
of the Financial Condition of
BANK

located at Florence in the County of
Rankin. State of gMississippi at the
close of business Dec. 81. 1917, made to
the Board of Bank Examiners.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17

After allowing usual fees to
officers and members. the board
adjourned until the first Monday
in February 1918.
The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
Cox, A. A. Smallwood.

Cox, A. A. Smallwood.
T. s, R. 3-H. c. Robinson, L.
o. Gayden. G. A. Cox.
T. 6, r. 2-John Redfern, j.
G. Wirtz, J. F. Jones.
T. 6. r. 81. E. Kersh, j. M.
Williamson. Jr., C. O. Rouse.
TT, R, 3-R. C. Latham, H.
D. Tinnin, L. T. Lawrence.
T. Z, R. 4-Will Bates. E. S.
Barksdale, G.. A. Baker.
T. z, R. 5-E. F. Kersh, G. A..
Willy. J. L. Watts.
T. 8, R. Al. H. Boyd, D. M.
,Kersh, w. C. Barksdale.
T. s, r. 81. G. Ratliff, G.
Fitzhugh, w. M Slade, Sr.
T. 5, R. Al. T Knight, j. M.
Buchanan, H. L. Robbins.
T. 5, r. u. D. Burgess, ia.
Franklin, r. w. Harp.
T. 6, r. 4-P. M. Cox, j. G.
Mckay, R. H. Cooper.
T. 6, r. 5-S. }. Murrry, II. w.
Cawthon, C. K. Jones.
T. 3, R. 3-Henry Meyers,
J. G. Jones, w. A. Ross,
T. 3, r. 4-T. G. Ross, W. B.
Sowell, A. j. Grantham.
T. 3, r. 5-A. A. Ponder, J. +.
Purvis. w. H. McLaurin.
T. A, r. Sc. Runnels, A. E.
Harper, Charlie Grain.
T. 4, r. "A. G. Baker, j. H.
Brown.
T. a, R. 5-J. W. Summers,
| G.. L. Collier, J. G. Patrick.