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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Engagement Announcement
of Interest Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Aston,
of Lebanon, Va, announced in
the Bristol Herald Courier last
Wednesday the engagement of
their Oldest daughter, Miss Mar
'garet Aston, to Alr. james NJ.
Barker, Jr., son Of Col. and Mrs.
j. Nj. Barker, ST., of Bristol.
The wedding will take place at
the Aston home in Lebanon III
June.
Both Miss Aston and Mr.. Bar
kcr are we'll known in the Gap,
having spent n great deal Of
time here. Miss Aston, the
guest OF Mrs. Josh Buliitt, Jr.,
who was formerly Miss Margaret
Petit, and Mr.. Barker having
been the guest of his cousin,
Harry j. Ayers, a number of
times in the Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Birth Announcement.

Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Ginther
announce the birth of fine baby
girl at their home on last Tues.
day morning in Louisville, KY.
The little one has been named
Helen Turner Ginther. Mrs.
Ginther was formerly Miss
MabelQuillin, of this place, and
ia well known to large circle
of friends in the Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21

was promptly made part of the
ard, or Army of Occupation, and
Is now stationed along the Mo.
seiie River, south of Coblentz in
dermany, and is booked to re-
turn in June.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21

Germany has heard of Mr..
Hoover, and will probably be
delighted to nee: him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Athletic
Association
Reorganized It interesting
Meeting of Young Mems
Club.

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last Friday evening to discuss
the matter OF the re-organi2a-
ton of the Athletic Association,
with new officers to be appoint.
ed and the terms be arranged
for the paying of the salaries of
PROFESSIONALS and others.
The work Of the committee
appointed at the preceding
meeting of the club had result
ed in getting Al men to sign
notes for $4,000 guaranteeing
the money necessary to carry
the expenses of maintaining
baseball club through the sea-
SON. 1t was moved that the
chair appoint n solicitor to get
more names in order To make
up the estimated amount neces-
sury to be guaranteed, this be.
iug about -, 10000. Mr.. II. +.
reggart was selected to get
these names.
On a question from the floor
IA to the history and purpose Of
the Athletic Association, Mr..
II b. Alsover outlined the for
mer and stated the latter brief
ly and to the point. He said
the original purpose Of the
association was TO promote
athletic sports, and that, while
for number of years the
amusement feature Of It's fourth
Of July celebration had claimed
ills greatest attention and all
sorbed most of it's profits, grad
ually the athletic side of its life
had come TO the fore in recent
years. This had been made
practicable through the efforts
of The Messrs. raggart to stir
up spirit of rival sportsman.
ship between the different coal
camps in the baseball world.
These efforts having been at.
tended with a considerable
measure of success, had caused
the forming of the Coalfields
Athletic League of Virginia.
MIR. Alsover moreover stated
that up TO 1906 inclusive the
association had failed TO make
expenses, and that in 1907 all
past debts were cleaned up.
Since then, however, it had had
TO undergo considerable finan-
cial losses and as II result the
Town Council eel d notes
amounting to 81 10000 against
the association.
The meeting then proceeded
to the election of q new presi.
dent. Nominations being in
order, MIR. II. Il. Taggart was
nominated, and the nomination
being seconded, he was elected
unanimously, he consenting, as
he expressed it, with that quiz
zeal smile, "'to be the goat"
taking the chair Mr.. Taggart
declared nominations open
Tor the election Of the other of.
hcers, namely, lst vice prcsi-
dent, secretary and treasurer.
Inc following men were elect.
ed. Mr.. w. II. Wren, for lst
vice president, MIR. Guy Patrick
Tor secretary. and Mr.. w. S.
Miller for treasurer. The lat
ter's election was assured by . !
votes over those cast for Mr..
u. l.. Taylor, who had also
oeen nominated, there being %
votes cast. 1t was then moved
mat all cx.presidents of the as
ISOLATION be made assistant
S'ce-presidents to lend their
good advice and time and
weight to the deliberations of
the association.
The chair then turned tina
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21

The farmer has heard tho IT,
junction to "raise food" and
that is an excellent thing. But
unfortunately the profiteer has
heard it too.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21

Nv iiu" oeen appointed chair
man was declared discharged
and new one was appointed
IN its place, consisting of Mr.
E. a. Compton, MIR. Lindsey
Horton, and Mr.. NJ. Z. Oetkin.
This committee is to advertise
the existence and purpose of
the Home Building Association
for the purpose Of getting the
men who wish to build or rent
into touch with those who wish
to make terms agreeable to that
end.
MIR. w. q. Coutts, having
drawn attention TO the presence
of three members of the Appa.
lachin Commercial Club at the
meeting, President Sayers ex-
tended the courtesy of the
evening to them, and asked
that they state the purpose of
this club. Mr.. Carruthers, as
their spokesman, stated that
the purpose of the club was to
get an effort on foot to build q
road over to Lynch, Ky. He
added that their meeting was
on next Thursday, aud
that they expected to have some
music aud speech from MIR.
Roberts, of the Bristol Chamber
of Commerce, and that they
would like to have the Young
Mems Club as their guests for
the evening. a motion endors-
ing the purpose of the Appu-
lachia Club was made and car
ried, 1t was further urged that
the two candidates for super
visions be induced to commit
themselves to do everything in
their power to promote this plan
to broaden out our field of in.
tcrests into another state. A
committee of five was appoint
ed to attend the meeting on
Thursday, others present ex-
pressing their desire TO be there
also.
Before the meeting closed Mr..
Owen r. Easley made u glow
ing and earnest appeal for the
Increase of the teachers salar-
les TO amount that would be at
least a living wage for the high
calling of guiding children
along the path of life during
their most impressionable age.
Persons of the highest quality
could not be gotten for what
was now being paid to some of
the teachers, Mr.. Easley said,
adding that not only did we owe
gratitude to cooperation and
sympathy with the teacher but
We owed those who had our
children III keeping, mind, body
and soul, for these tender years,
we owed them, he said, enough
to live decently on. In the final
analysis he said the whole mat
ter came back to the taxpayers,
adding that unless something
was done soon we would
not be able to keep what teach
ers we had.
The outcome of the discussion
following Mr.. Easley's burning
challenge to the good faith of
our citizens, and it was a most
animated and enlightening dis-
cussion as To the financial meth.
DDS employed by the Town
Council and the present condi-
ton of the Towns finances, was
that a committee be appointed
to confer with the School Board,
and then to interview the FL
nancial Committee of the Town
Council. This committee
consisted of Mr.. G. E. Burch
field, Mr.. E. j. Prescott,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21

For tho next forty years the
American Legion will occupy
the place which the G.. a. R.
formerly held. And thank
God, their watchword is 100
Americanism."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
BASKET BALL SCHEDULE

The Sank Centre high school basket
ball team will play series of four
teen games for the district champion.
ship, accoding to the schedule com
pleted this week.
The first of these games will be
played here on Wednesday evening
December 9Th, with the Wadena higl
school team. Both squads are in the
pink of condition and after the cham.
pionship, and the coming contest gives
every evidence of being interesting
To date the schedule for the season
is as follows:
December 5, Wadena at Sank Cen.
tire.
December IL, Osakis, at Sank Cen.
tire.
December 10, Sank Rapids or st
Cloud, at one or the other or these
two cities.
January 16, Osakis or Long Prairie
on their own floor.
January %, Alexandria, here.
January 80, Glenwood, at Glenwood
Feb. 6, Alexandria at Alexandra.
Feb. Is, Melrose at Melrose.
Feb. 20, Glenwood here.
Feb. 81, open. Probably Long Pra-
irie, here
March 5, Melrose, here.
Dates of March II and 10 open.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
Red Cross Christmas
Seal Drive Now on
Mrs. J. F. Dubois Heads Campaign
Committee In Sank Centre-City
l.. Quota Unknown

Although Sank Centres allotment
in the annual nation wide campaign
for the sale of Red Cross seals is still
unknown, the local campaign commit
tee commenced operations this week
to continue until Wednesday, Decem-
Der 10th.
Mrs. j. F. Dubois, chairman of the
Sank Centre campaign committee said
Monday night that she had not been
advised as to what the city's quota
would be, but that nevertheless, the
drive was on.
Minnesota's allotment for the years
Red Cross seal drive is $250,O0O this
to be divided among the various coun-
ties according to population. The al
1otment for Stearns county also, has
not been given out.
Part of the money raised in the
campaign this year win remain
in the county to help retain the SER
vices of visiting nurse.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
OSakiS Man Is Cited
As "Y' Worker
F. w. Swanson Makes Good Record
In "Y" Work Over Seas-Now
AtROseau.

F. w. Swanson, former resident Of
Osakis, has been highly commended
for his work in the Y. M. C. A.
Mr.. Swanson served over seas, ano
has been connected with this branch
of the service all through the war.
The gentleman is we'll known in this
city, although he left Osakis about IL
years ago for Roseau where he held q
position as cashier in the First Bank
of Roseau. Hhe also served as regis.
ter, of deeds of Roseau county for
years.
The Roseau Times-Region had the
following to say of Mr.. Swanson il
a recent issue
"F. w. Swanson, a former register
of deeds of Roseau county, has beer
given some very glowing commenda
tions for efficient services as an over
seas Y. M. c. A. secretary. The fol
lowing is paragraph of letter from
R. B. Wilson, division secretary of the
First Division, to friends of Mr.
Swanson in Washington, where hi
now resides:
"Mr. Frederick w. Swanson has
been one of the very efficient Y. M. C
A. workers over seas, and particular.
ly in his capacity as financial man ane
auditor of the 4th division. The
writer, who was divisional secretar.
of the 4th division, taking much plea
sure in testifying to MIR. Swanson's
ability, effectiveness, and loyalty tx
the Y work in executing his very ar.
duous task of inaugurating among the
hut secretaries proper system OF
records and seeing that the same wa!
, maintained. Mr.. Swanson also as
sisted in other capacities in the WORK
of that division. Upon the writer be
ing appointed as divisional secretary
of the first division after the fourth
had departed for home, urgent reques'
was made for Mr.. Swanson to con
tinue his work, as auditor of the Is
division. These duties he cheerful.
accepted and has magnifcently per
formed them IN this large division. L
is to such men as Mr.. Swanson, wht
have performed their respective ane
difficult tasks with such success thai
the Y is indebted for it's most ex
cellent work among. the soldiers thru
out its extensive field work. Mr.
Swanson's activities. have been heart
lily approved by the officers and me1
as well as by the several divisional
stats Of the Y with whom he ha!
| herl associated ~ ..-... -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
Charge Plot to
Loot Bull Schools
State Examiner Unearths Mother
Scandal In Handling Money on
Iron Range.

Perhaps there is no section in the
United States where public money is
SO easily obtainable as on the Iron
Range of Minnesota. As result, ex-
penditures for schools and all public
utilities are very lavish, and as a rule
the state examiners department is
busy going over the books of some of
the public boards, and the findings
always show that there has been a
reckless expenditure of public funds.
The village of Bull is the latest
range town in the limelight, or rather
the school district officials. The pub
lie examiners report show that the
school board have spent $4,000 dur
ing the period covered by the report
for travelling expenses. The report
further states that the board paid $50
a day for the use of motor truck
and that the board had but little or no
respect for the laws Of the state. The
chairman of the board was recently
forced to resign because of the charge
that he was not citizen of the Unit
ed States.
The Bull case is Of particular interest
to Herald readers because M. D. Ay-
garn, recently resigned the superin-
tendency of the Sank Centre schools
to take UP work at Bull. Of course
the irregularities charged by the state
examiner all transpired before Mr..
Aygorn took up his new duties.
From present indications, however, he
has not landed on a bed of roses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
ARMY INSTRUCTOR HERE

Sergeant E.. J. Rowlings, U. S
army, arrived in Sank Centre Monday
night. The sergeant was detailed to
this place by the War Department
from it's. headquarters at st. Paul, tc
instruct Company E. in machine gun
work. The detail is for three years
Sergeant Rowlings is married and his
wife and little son will arrive here in
few days.
The sergeant is an old regular army
man and served all through the cam,
paign in Mexico. During the war he
was retained as an instructor at the
various National army camps.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
Sank Centre Does Well in
Red Cross Membership Driue

F. Strebel, Harriet Smith, Mrs. C. D.
Marshall, r. E. Hansen, Emma Chel-
gren, Mrs. Oscar Klonne, VIM. Dem
akapoulos, Ole Arnatsted, Mrs. J. B.
Schoenhof, Albert Yang, ]. B. Sch
oenhoff, John Schweiger, Mrs. Frank
Pangburn, Rev. A. Goodger, Frank
Pangburn, John Whitson, Mrs. w. O.
P. Hilsdale, Kitty Coyle, J. E. Cardi-
nal, Henry Rydholm, M. F. Dorothy,
Jack Shircliffe, Ed. Hansen, Mrs. v. G.
Wedge, Geo. Butler, V. G. Wedge,
Mrs. M. Swift, G. Hillerud, Mrs. j. B.
Geuting, S. C. Bjone, Mrs. John Gray,
Mrs. E.. F. Evans, Hazel Robinson,
Anna Proell, Alex Jameson, Peter Or
VAR, Mrs. Alex Jameson, j. Borgerd-
ing & CO., Vera Jameson, Peter Tro-
mes, Hattie Erwin, Pauline Dahlem,
Mrs. "A. E. Erwin, w. A. Moore, A. E..
Erwin, M. Levine, Annabelle Erwin, F.
Henry, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs.
E. E. Compton, Miss Ritter, A. M.
Wallace, Miss Hartsif, Mrs. A. M,
Wallace, Miss Griswold, Margaret
Brooks, Mrs. Amis, Glenn Cooper,
Mrs. Harrington, Thos. Sullivan, Mrs.
Fletcher, Ann Jackson, Mrs. Morrison,
S. p, Hansen, ST., Mrs. Graft, Miss
Void, Miss Richmond, VIM. Parker,
Mrs. .McNeice, Mrs. Faus, Mrs. And
rews, Miss Strait, Miss Sulzer, Mrs.
Geo. Rice, Miss Parkinson, Geo. Rice,
Mrs. Jury, Mrs. ]. A. Brown, Anna
Anderson. Mrs. Chas. Houghton, Mrs.
Whipple, Mrs. McCollum, Mrs. Anna
M. Woodbridge, Mrs. Sam Chinowoth,
II. E. Schmidt, DR.. H. F. Hennemanrl,
A. H. Kranz, Mrs. Chas. Marshall,
Mrs. E. r. Lux, Mrs. S. F. Strong,
Mrs. C. E. Hennemann, Mrs. Carl Eek
berg, Gordon Clark, Mrs. F. E. Dodge,
Mrs. n. W. Parker. Mrs. o. Winslow,
Mrs. Dickinson, Mildred Simonton,
Mr.. Elgreft, Sarah Walker, Mr.. Cas-,
Mrs. L. Z. Kells, J. Schoenhof, Mrs.
Henry Otto, Jr., DR.. ]. F. Dubois,
Esther 81 rague, C. Marshall, Mrs. E.
J. Lewis, J. F. Cooper, Mrs. A. Y.
Sutton, A, F. Strebel, Anna McDer-
mott, NJ Millner. E. 3. Thompson,
H. T. Austin, J. A. Caughren, Mrs. H.
G. Wagefeld, Miss Swartzwalder, j.
Law and Mrs. John Law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
NEW EXPRESS RULINGS

New express packing rules go INTO
effect next Wednesday, according to
statement made by Agent G. D.
Mickey, IN charge Of the local express
Offices. Under the regulations now
in force, all express shipments over
% pounds must be forwarded in wood
en- containers or cartons bearing the
boxmaker's certificate as to strength
and size required by the express COM
pany. No change is contemplated in
the shipments under 25 pounds, which
will still be accepted wrapped in
paper. Agent Mickey advised Christ
mas shippers not only to send their
holiday packages early, but to see
that they were properly packed and
accurately addressed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
AMERfCANLEGION NOTES

The local post of the American Lee
gion held an interesting meeting last
Monday night. A good number of the
fellows were ut even though the wea-
Their was extremely cold.
The topics under discussion RANGED
from the World WariVeterans to that
of the work of other posts of the Am
erican Legion. 1t was stated that the
post at Osakis has an extremely fine
start. They gave q dance that Melted
them godly sum and as an Armstice
Day present, their Commercial Club
gave them present Of over $350.00.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04

SteaIns county is assured of the
services of two public nurses if the
success of the nation wide drive fol-
Red Cross. membership is on a pan
with the success of the undertaking
in the city of Sank Centre.
The day set for the drive was Nov
10, and on this day the sum of $179
an increase over that realized in the
similar drive a year ago. when the
sum total of the receipts of member
ship fees amounted to S162.
The purpose of the drive is to keep
two trained nurses in Stearns county
One to be located at st. Cloud and the
other at Sank Cenrte. Forty pei
cent of this money will be retained in
the local treasury and sixty per cent
will be sent to Washington. The sys-
tenn of the Home Service department
has been extended to include the civil
ian population as well as service men
There will be public health nurses
in every county and relief will be ex-
tended to all deserving families.
The following is roster of the
persons in this city who joined the
Red Cross in this drive:
+, j. N. McGibbon, ]. C. Morrow, J. c.
West, Fred Deizel, Ina Robinson, W.
o. P. Hilsdale, Maude Davis, G. H
Vandesteeg, F. w. Sprague, George
Conkey, ST., E. d. Dahlem, Mrs. F. w
Sprague, Susan Amelia Sprague, DR.
A. L. Blk, Mary Murphy, Eva Davis,
Minnie Hoffman,, Chas. Marshall, ].
Nugent, Mrs. A. F. Moynihan, W.
C. Elliott, Dr. A. F. Moynihan, Idella
Jenc, Rev. c. S. Sparkes, L. w. Cling
cry, Mrs. H. T. Austin, Mrs. Otto
Hedin, H. S. Halverson, Josephine
Emerson, Mrs. H. S. Halverson, Anna
belle Emerson, Mrs. Frank Segrin
Mrs. H. N. Carpenter, Mrs. ]. A. eau
ghren, Mrs. Geneva Dahlem, Mrs
Chas. Gray, Mrs. C. R. Gray, Mrs
B. Bosshardt,, Mrs. C. G.. Palmer, E
H. Judd, Mrs. Emil Person, Mrs. A.
Myers, A. J. Dubeau, Mrs. Smith, Joe
Dicks. Mrs. Harry Lewis, Mrs. D. B
ICaughren, Mrs. j. A. Bisel, D.
B. Caughren, o. B. Boobar, Leo
Schoenhoff, Bernice Wagner, Alph-
onse Nathe, G. r. Borgmann, Mrs. A
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
In Municiple Court

Judgment for costs were allowed by
Judge Kelsey in Municipal Court on
Saturday in civil action brought by
one B. 7. Carpenter against Henry
Rhegkamp. The action resulted from
an automobile collision at Melrose in
which Carpenters car was damaged,
The collision occurred on October 18th.
Attorneys D. C. Van Camp Of Sank
Centre and w. J. Stevens of Melrose
appeared in the case.
A couple registering at a local hotel
from Fergo, caused s'near" sensa-
ton when they were arraigned in
Judge Kelsey's court Monday morn-
ina.
Testimony introduced into the case
revealed the fact that the gentleman
in question was a travelling salesman,
and friend @wife," only a naughty
little girl from a neighboring town
who had wondered from the straight
and narrow path. The pair informed
the court that their "intentions" were
good although their actions were not
entirely in keeping with the little de-
tails of convention, and with a pro-
mise to be married, the court permit
ed the two to go their way.
It appears that the couple came to
Sank Cetre last Friday evening and
registered at local hotel as man and
wife. Shortly afterwards the hotel
management was informed that the
police were on the trail of the pair,
and on Sunday, the father and sister
of the girl arrived in the city. 1t was
agreed in court that the case would
not be pushed if the two would agree
to be married, which they declared
were their original intentions. The
girl was taken home by her parent and
the man remained in the city to COM
plete his business before joining his
future bride.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
DISTRICT COURT IN SESSION

The December term of District
Court convened in st. Cloud Monday
morning. The first days procedure
consisted of the drawing of a jury and
the setting of the court calander. Of
1872 civil cases and seven criminal
cases cited for hearing, eight civil
actions have been reported settled out
of court.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
PRIZE HOG BRINGS PRICE

81 The prize hog raised by Burnette
Walstrum of Sank Centre and exhib-
tied at the recent stock show in St.
Paul, brought the price of 20 cents
per pound on the market this week.
The regular price Of pork was Is IL
cents. The animal was Duroc Jer-
sey and weighed 335 pounds, netting
the owner the handsome sum of SGT
The hog was purchased by the
Minnesota Livestock association and
in addition to the check for the sale
price of the animal, the owner receiv-
ed SIS in prize money. ,...
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
SCHOOL ROSTER GROWING

The enrolment in the Sank Centre
high school has increased 81 students
during the past year. A census of the
school taken this week revealed the
fact that there are, now $40 students
in attendance while last year figures
totaled only 586.