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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09

At the request of Mayor Ingram
and a committee in charge of civic
improvement, Friday has been de-
clared a "Bee Day." in Sank Cen
ire.
The problem confronting the peo-
pie is that of improving the condl-
lions around the new armory build
ing, and to do this, the Mayor has
asked that every business house in
the city lend its aid.
The work is that of filling in dirt
around the building in preparation
to identifying the property. 1t is
work which is not part of the
program of any particular organiza-
ton, but a factor in the appearance
of the building and property in that
particular locality.
On this day, every business house
in Sank Centre will be urged to
send representative to the "Bee."
Clerk, book-keeper, merchant, labor
er, city officer, lawyers and medical
men will be given an opportunity to
lay aside their dignity and in the
interests of the community and
their own constitutions, swing a
shovel or drive a team.
Persos having teams are urgently
asked by the mayor to give their as
sistance on this day for the dirt to
be used must be hauled on the
ground and a certain amount of
grading will probably have to be
done.
Mayor Ingram in his published re-
quest for aid, suggests that this day
be made a regular work day, and
that applicants for this employment
manage to get on the grounds at 8
o'clock in the morning. It is possible
that two Shifts will be used through
the day from. each business house,
one shift working in the morning
and the other in the afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
Arrests Made Sunday Clear
Up Long Line of Forgenes
Men Wanted in Many Cities Caught in the Draeet of Loca
0 Police-Conduct Here Leads to Suspicion--Admit
or Guilt in Confession Taken to Duluth.

knock on the door he would have
gone out of the window onto the roof
below
Upon being taken to the Jail, both
men refused to discuss their case,
and it was not until after the arrival
of the Duluth officer that a confess
sion was wrung from them by the
use of semi-third degree methods.
Immediately after the arrest of
the parties Mayor Ingram got into
communication with the Chicago pol
ice department and discovered that
both Barber and Richards were also
wanted in Chicago. The telegram to
the Mayor from Michael Hughes,
Chief of Detectives of that city read:
Barber and Richards wanted at Clo-
quet, Carlton, Brookston, Duluth,
Minneapolis, st. Paul your state.
Hold them till you receive my letter"
In the mean time Minneapolis wir-
ed to hold the pair and Duluth advis-
ed the city officials that they were
sending an officer to take them in
charge.
Deputy Sheriff Serrurier arrived in
Sank Centre late Tuesday evening.
At the jail Richards was first called
into conference with Sheriff Serrur-
Ter and Mayor Ingram. For a
time he evaded direct answer to the
various questions but finally broke
dawn under the grilling and confess
ed to the passing of bogus checks at
Carlton, Blackjack and Superior. He
referred to a party he called Fatty
whom he said was the author of the
checks but insisted that he did not
know his confederate's real name al
though he believed it to be Williams.
Richards when questioned as to
where they got the checks said that
the "big fellow, (Williams) didn't
have the quits and l went to print
ing office in Superior and had them
printed"
Ser his confession Richards was
then taken aside and Barber brought
before the officers. Barber with the
consistency of an old timer, first re-
fused to answer any of the questions
asked him. After discussion of the
case however, and his own unsavory
implication, the prisoner finally ask
ed to be allowed to talk with his
partner A little later the two came
before the officers and jointly they
made complete confession of the
forging of checks upon the Chicago
fur house at practically every city
mentioned in the information receiv-
ed here from Chicago.
The pair as they warmed to their
subject took considerable pains in de-
scribfng to the officers the ease with
which "those Jews up north fell for
the checks" indicating that they had
little or no trouble in getting away
with their game.
Checks passed by the men at Carl
ton amounted to $40 and one at
Blackjack was for '$67.00. They had
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
GUESTS OF STATE

Misses Adella Jenc, Louise Borg
mann and Elizabeth Irish, winners OF
the girls canning club contests at the
Stearns County Fair, are guests OF
the state of Minnesota at st. Paul
this week. The girls left here We'd
nesday morning and will remain un-
til Saturday. During their visit they
will be called upon to give an exhl-
bition Of canning before a board OF
educational representatives from var
GUS cities of the state. All expenses
of the party are paid by the state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
OPEN SEASON FRIDAY

The high school basket ball teams,
both girl and boy, open their basket
ball season here Friday evening at
the Junior high school auditorium.
The games will be between the girls
team of Clarissa and the girls, team
of Sank Centre and this contest will
be followed by the games between
the two boys teams. After the
games a dance will be given by the
school at which patrons of the game
will be invited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09

warning to the world. The affect
upon the public was instantious.
Posses were formed self-appointed
sleuths of every description appeared
on the scene, but the bubble burst
when Geo. Bergman cut the cord on
the whistle and Ben Dubois informed
the excited public that the alarm was
the result of his personal repairing"
of the alarm bell Monday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
FAIR MEETING POSTPONED

Because of the indisposition -of'
Secretary Gillig of the Stea1ns'
County Fair the meeting to be held
at the Commercial Club rooms last
Monday evening was postponed until
a later date. Meanwhile many mat
tiers which will further develop the
fair are being considered, but the
Herald understands that it is not
likely that a meeting will be held
until the early part of January.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
DAVID GREEN IMPROVING

The many friends of David Green
whose sudden and critical illness
with appendicitis Wednesday of last
week alarmed his friends, will be
pleased to know that, he has passed
the crisis following his operation.
Word from his bedside this Thurs
day morning at 1900 o'clock states
that he is resting very comfortably.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
CAN USE SEALS

Postmaster ]. B. Schoenhoff has
received notice from the second as
sistant postmaster general that the
Christmas seals will be permitted to
be placed on parcels and letters from
Dec. A, 1920, to Jan. /, 1921. The
seals should not be placed on the adj
dressed side of the letter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
NAOMI CHAPTER ELECTS

At the regular meeting OF Naomi
Chapter, Order of the ~EaIen Star
held at the Masonic Temple Tues
day evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
w. MFRS. Hildur Otto.
w. P.-Chas. A. Morse.
A. MFRS. Edith Sherwood.
Secretary Mrs. Marguerite
Walker.
Treasurer-Mrs.L Louise McGibbon.
Conductress-Mrs. Grace R0tert.
Asst. Conductress - Miss Bernice
Wagner.
The new officers will be installed
the first Tuesday evening in Janu-
airy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
NO PARCELS FOR NORWAY

Postmaster Schoenhoff on Dec. a,
received instructions from the post
office department that parcel post
service to Norway had been temper
arily suspended. Parcels addressed
to places in Norway will not be ac-,
cepted at the Sank Centre postoffice
until further notice. The reason for
this order is because the Norwegian
government has suspended its parcel
post service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09
SENT TO REFORMATORY

BENJAMIN Mcbride, arrested here
last week on the charge of burglar
ling the Great Northern Depot, was
given indeterminate sentence IN the
St. Cloud Reformatory for term not
to exceed five years. Mcbride, VINO
is % years of age, plead guilty be-
fore Judge Roeser in District Court
Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09

Miss M. II. Rackes, county nurse,
was visiting the schools in Sank Gen.
tire Friday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-09

Continued on page 1O)
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
NEW PEERS CREATED
CROWD ENGLISH HOUSE

London, Feb. 27.-If the creation Of
new peers continues apace the way it
is doing now, the house of lords will
soon be putting the showman's sign
outside-"S. R. O." Unless some sort
of reform is proceeded with soon, the
housing question at Westminster will
be as serious as it is in all other parts
of the country
AS many as twenty-four names have
been added to the roll since New
Years day.
Peeresses in their own right are not
to be admitted to the sacred precincts
until the whole house of lords has been
reconstructed and reorganized. They
may stand for election to the house of
c II mons. but as matter of fact the
benches in the elected house are al
ready unpleasantly crowded-and fire.
quently when an important debate is
announced the members overflow to
the galleries, where they are pre-
cluded from speaking.
If ever the absentee Sim Feiners
change their minds and turn up to
"take their seat" in commons, the
Tommy make-room for your uncle in
junction is likely to prove somewhat
Of a problem
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
ARKANSAS ITU JOIN
iNFICiiT ON VETS
LED BY MAINE GOVERNOR
Governor Brough and Attorney Gen
eral Arbuckle Pledge Help to De
fend Dry Amendment.

Little Rock, Feb 28.-Arkansas is
joining with Maine and other states
in nation wide omvement to resist
the action of Rhode Island in attempt
ing OF nullify the national prohibition
amendment.
The invitation came from Gov. Car
E. Milikon of Maine, who wired Gov
ernor Brough:
THE supreme court has granted
Rhode Island as a sovereign state the
permission of the United States to test
the validity of the 18th amendment to
he federal constitution which was rat
flied by As states including Arkansas.
The right of these states to assist IN
1ution and protect themselves against
the encroachment of the liquor traffic
is re-established in other states is di-
rectly involved in this suit. | have
reason to believe that counsel of prom
inent character and ability and repu-
tation can be secured by our states to
assist the government in defense,
Will you join me in a request to the
department of justices to allow oul
states to unite with the federal govern
ment in defense of the amendment?
No expense to your state will be in
volved."
To this Governor Brough replied:
arkansas is = prohibition state. Her
citizenship and business interests are
enjoying the fruits of dry common
wealth. l heartily approve suggestion
in your telegram and will gladly CO.
operate with you"
Later Governor Mlliken wired that
many favorable replies were being re-
ceived, and that it has been suggested
New York be secured as counsel
This was done, and the defense is now
being conducted by Judge Hughes.
The preliminary request will be made
next Monday to answer the Rhode Is
land suit.
Yesterday the following telegram
was sent to Judge Hughes by At
torney General Arbuckle:
AT the SUGGESTION Of Hon Carl F.
Milliken, governor of Maine, and Hon
Chas H. Brough, governor Of Arkan-
sas, am authorizing you to enter nv
namn as counsel Of record N the Rhode
Island suit to test the validity Of the
18th amendment to the federal con-
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
FOSTER TO ADDRESS
MEETING At CHURCH

Dr.. Allyn K Foster of Brooklyn,
who is making national toui IN be-
I...f If ,ho Int,c-Ck4rch Worll Mcrc-
ment, will deliver an address ut the
First Methodist church tonight at Z
O'Clock The meeting will be under
the direction of the student Y. NJ.
and 7. ". associations, with which
DR.. Foster will hold series Of con-
ferences extending over three days.
TomorroN night he will speak at the
same hour at the First Baptist church,
and Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the First Methodist. A cordial in
vitaton to the public to attend the
services is extended by the associa-
7 lions in charge.
Due to the failure of DR.. Foster to
reach here this morning, the place
assigned on the program for the Hen
dirk and State Normal chanel SER
vices was taken by Burdette S.
Graham, student secretary for Ark
ansas. DR.. Foster is expected to ar
rive at $3.50 o'clock, in time for his
appointment at the church tonight.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
Offer NEAR PAR
FOR road BONDS

Although no sale of road bonds had
been planned or advertised, commits
sioners of the Conway and Damascus
and Conway and Palarm road districts
met informally yesterday afternoon
and heard proposals from two Little
Rock bond dealers, Judge James r.
Could and Mr. Reams. representative
of S. r. Morgan & Company. Several
proposals were submitted and the COM
missionprs finally agreed to allow the
two buyers to bid on the bonds at auc-
ION, reserving the right to reject the
bids. On the basis of one to twenty
year serial per cent bonds, money to
be advanced as required for construc-
ton and per cent interest to be paid
on daily balances, Judge Gould made
the final and highest bid of 90 cents
on the dollar. While this was decided
ly the best offer the districts have had
since the recent slump in the financial
markets began, the bid was rejected
as it is believed the bond market will
improve so that it will eventually be
possible to sell the issue at par
The Conway school district will re-
ceive bids tomorrow for an issue of
100000, for the purpose of providing
additional building and refunding the
floating Indebtedness of the district
Several bidders have signified that
they will be present to bid on the is
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
SAYS RAILWAYS CAUSE
COAL FAMINE IN U. S

Pittsburg, Kans.s Feb. 27.-Coal
mine operators in the Kansas mining
belt apprehend another coal famine,
equal to the national famine occasion
ed by the strike of coal operators. Sew
eral Kansas mines have already closed
and others viii soon shut down un-
less the railways provide Transports
ton for coal.
KANSAS uines aer operating d. abod.
II per cent Of the'r capacity It was
estimated today Thousands Of MN
are idle. Railway officials decline to
say whea 9 relief from the present
shortage Of ears may he expected.
,,a r-.,.-.- r., -a1u =: thie c!tice
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
NEW ACTS TOTAL All.

Little Rock, Feb. 28.-The last aci
of the recent extra session of the gen
eral assembly was signed yesterday by
Governor Brough. The total number
of acts passed by the third extra SEES
sion was All, as compared with 284
passed by the second extra session.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
FUNERAL OF MRS. HARTJE.

Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa
B. Hartje, who died Wednesday night,
were held at the family residence on
Caldwell and Ash s,ieets thus after
noon at o'clock, conducted by Rev.
r. L. Jetton, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. The burial was at
the Hartje family cemetery, three
miles southwest of Conway.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK.

Kansas City, Feb. 27.lCattle Re
ceipts, 1900; market steady; steers,
$1,000 to $15.25, cows and heifers,
IS to $12.25. Hogs: Receipts, $500;
market 15c to 25c higher; bulk sales,
$14 to $14.50; heavy, $1365 to $14.35.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27

stituion Please keep me advised as
progress of the matter and any as
sistance that can be rendered by this
Office
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
KANSAS CITY GRAIN.
nv United Pressl

NV United FressI
Kansas City, Feb. 27.-Wheat re-
CENTS, 1870 cars market unchanged,
higher, No. hard $3.50, No. 2 red
$2.44. Corn market unchanged, No
2 white, 81 So
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-02-27
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Mckinley Hale, %, and Fife Cha
viers, %, Conway.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06

}t
3for his excellent address, and may II be hoped that
his words are not soon forgotten but thatthey will
d stir within every man and woman who heard him
desire to give to his Or her nation the best that
is possible to give. NJ. "
| While we are on the Fourth Of July theme there
is another little matter that does not particularly
seem to be any persons business at least It
seemed SO yesterday-but which to our minds was
disgrace to Bemidji. We have too good bands and
both ready and willing to serve the city, and did
serve the city yesterday, but how about the rest
of us who stood on the curb and watched the bands
pass by with half a dozen automobiles behind each
and then ask each other 81 here Is the parade"
Yes----.that's it, where is the parade? The most Of
it was on the sidewalks with their cars parked on
the side Of the streets and the people were buying
balloons, ice cream cones, etc. We have no fault
to find Will, them huying whatever tehy liked, but
the place for every Of them was in the parade
4 while the parade was passing. i Bemidji's en-
thusiasm for the great Independence Day was shown
by the size of the parade it would seem as though
we needed another war to let US know we have 2
country to call ours. What in the world did we
need band to walk around a few city blocks for,
anyway Could we not have heard il and have seen
it Just as well playing in the park? No, that is
not the idea. It has ever been customary to have
IL procession with July 18th celebration, and years
ago before the time of the automobile people were
glad to have the chance to join Is such parade
/ on foot behind band. It was an honor to be in
the parade but since the motor car has come into
being we are even too lazy to ride around in the
parade. Instead Of parade q block long yesterday
It should have been two miles long. ss.. 4 4
asome parade" we heard some say, but we
noticed they were all on the side lines and there
fire it would have been more becoming for them to
have kept quiet. i 1,= 5 @ 5%5.4}245;s
Il Bemidji is to be Congratulated on having handled
the crowd on the streets yesterday without the
occurrence Of a single accident TO mar the day.
notwithstanding the crowds Of children and grown
ups and the congested auto traffic, no accidents
have been reported. The police department is to-
be complimented on this record. 't .#%fsssss I
There was much i nevidence the need Of a
traffic policeman at the corners Of Beltraml and
Minnesota avenues and third street While there
were policemen stationed there they were not di-
recting the traffic. 4$% @ ss$s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06
The Fourth Of July celebration has come an "

"
The Fourth, of July celebration has come ana
zone. Much of it will be forgotten in 9 very
short time. Some of it will not be forgotten Tor
manv DAYS, and we refer to the mastery address
Of John M. Culver. Some who knew Mr.. Culver
expected a treat. Most Of the audience were
strangers to him and did not know what TO- expect,
but after he had spoken more than half an hour,
thew realized Bemidji had been more than fortunate
in securing him for their Fourth Of July address.
Z Mr.. Culver's word pictures were remarkable and
his intense fervor and expressions OF patriotism
stirred his hearers. The audience gave him the
closest attention and when the sentiments pro-
claimed by him are made part of every Americans
life little anxiety need be felt for the future q our
nation. .. r. g. T#$a$.S VI - 4 E5a Efs
.specially important was the thought that our
nation does not depend upon the beauty sof our
scenery. the value Of our mines, the productivity
Of our SOIL but upon our men,. AS long as the vel
fare of America prompts the ACTIONS OF Americans
inst 50 long shall she retain her place among the
nations of the world. The moment politics become
for the demogogue only, riches and education Tor
the rich and educated only, and avaricousness be-
comes rampant in the individual, the fall OF the
nation shall surely come as it came to Assyrla,
Greece and Rome. No truer words were ever Ut
tered than those of the speaker when he said, God
Give Us Men," 'y:'g 5::tt%S$%l$sg2 s,55s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06

Olympic games in Belgium, at the
final try-outs for that event. which
were held in B rooklyR NY yesterday.
There are twenty-three aspirants for
places on the teams, as we'll as ia,
Masuda, one Of the Japanese Olympic
athletes. The six men who excelled
in the tests in all five events with
the points they earned, follow. i$ l8
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06

ed that production at present is only
ones quarter Of Of the demand De- n and that
within the next few months,jif. condi--
jtions do not change, paper napkins
vii be but a4nemory. Under-produc-
ton Of pulp is blamed t5s %g n.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06

patrons with linen or rathe r-c q ol
napkins. Now we may lose the: paper pa PEI
napkin that. was substituted
y 4 A serious 5drea thin paper napkins ans
is facing the coun try, according TO Y.
II. Sallender, manager Of the S$Am m. II
can Lace Paper com pany He declar-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06

Brutus Hamilton, University N of
Missouri, i z points; r ebert Legendfe,s
Georgetown univ etsity, 19 VI Everett
u. Bradley, University of Kansas, az ;s
Leon Perrin. 26 and r: N 'Irying, 80,
both from University 3of Idaho. and
Joseph I. Baker University VI Mich
igan, 80. Ok. h. " II 'sts
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06
F71lvy I: WIN R1dhT 10 u |, M. NJ
ss5s. u Go; 10 LYMPIC GAMES

New York, July g. five western
collegiate jall-round athletes and one
from Georgetown university earned
the%right to, represent the ES United
States in the panthalon contest at the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-06
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OUR PAPER NAPKINS :: !. y" =. Ia
:. SOON MAY DEPART

- (By United, Press) lila. "a g..
Milwaukee, July 6.-Long ago
most restaurants stopped furnishing
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THE WOMAN's SECTION answers = good
many questions before they are asked, Those
!. In charge Of the various departments which /
discuss Dressmaking, Styles, housekeeping,
!, Cooking, Nursing, and the many other: topics
which make up woman's daily life are always 4
alive to the domestic questions Of the hour.
II, however, there are certain points upon
which our women. readers desire informa-5
ton, their correspondence is welcome. xis
MAIL 70 THE EDIToR which contains mat.
ter Of public interest is published every day
: in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Subscribe
with a-smessage to convey, q grievancesto air.
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use Of these columns Our attitude toward
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both sides Of an argument receive equal 1
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THE CHILDRENs PAGE-service depart
B ment is kept pretty busy Hundreds Of let
tiers weekly find their way to the kiddies,t
s editor. on every topic under the sun. The
little ones are very keen to avail them
selves Of newspaper service and do not hesi Il
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