davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
With our Exchanges

Dr.. P. A. Hilbert left today for st.
Paul to commence his duties as a
member of the State Board of Con-
troll, to which position he was ap-
pointed recently by Gov. Burnquist.
DIR. Hilbert succeeds Chas E. Vas
ally of Little Falls who has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the State
> s,formatccy at St. Cloud and will
IL his unexpired term, and will also
IKE over the Craftsmanship of the
ard which Mr.. Vasaly held. -
The Board of Control has offices
the state capitol and has about
ty assistants employed there. The
ard of Control has all the state
titutions under it's control and has
4 nsiderable business to transact.
The board was recently given the
control of child welfare wc-k in the
tate, and DIR. Hilbert being particu-
t,rly interested in this will, no
oubt, devote considerable of his
ne on the bos,rd to the establish
.nt of this work throughout the
ate.
DR.. Hilbert will be in st. Paul the
eater portion of the time but ex-
It's to return here to spend the
|urday and Sunday OF each week.
1elrose Beacon.
Fergus Falls came very near nav
liz an immence fire last Friday when
I. The electrical storm was severe IN
early morning Lightning following
the wires into the Manhattan build
ing occupied by the Leader depart
ment store and offices, setting fire
to the curtains and furnishings OF DR..
Curtis, and burning hole in the cell
ing of the department store.
Mr.. Donovan saw tahe flames light
ing up the windows, and called the
fire department which quickly extin-
guished the blaze before it gained
much Roadway. Dr. Curtis, who
sleeps in the building, was awakened
and kept down the fire until the fire
boys arrived.
This makes the third fire the Man
haitian building has had within the
past few weeks. Electricians were
busy repairing the wires the next
! day, so the big block still stands in
tact, but had very close call. Fer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
Articles of Interest to the Farmer
Edited by W. Huntmer County AGENT Merose. Minnesota

} She says: 81 cannot half tell what
club work means to the people up
here. The best loaf of bread IN Class
B was made by little Austrian girl
who never had white bread in her
home until she had the contest work
in school. There were three of these
little Austrian girls from the same
school. They drove 80 miles with an
ok team to reach the railroad. They
had never seen a train before, or an
electric light or moving picture
show. They stayed in an American
hotel in a real American bed and
wore nightgowls fc.. the first time.
The gowns had been made in school
under the direction of the teacher.
They could scarcely sleep, their
teacher said, for thinking how funny
they looked in their long white robes.
One of these girls made the best loaf
of bread. You are doing wonder
full work for the foreign homes OF
northern Minnesota"
**&
Hats Grasshopper Menace-The
menace of hopper plague in west
ern Minnesota has been greatly less
ened, though not necessarily removed
by frequent and heavy rains. This
is the finding of A. G Ruggles OF
University Farm, state entomologist,
who has been making Investigations
in Minnesota, North Dakota, Manita-
ba and Saskatchewan. Wet weather
says Mr.. Ruggles, develops fungous
which kill myriads of the insects.
Further, wet weather, he says, serves
to keep the insects close to the
ground where they cannot feed and
thrive as usual. Again, the rank
vegetation along road sides and in
untitled fields, where most OF the
'hoppers breed, is furnishing plenty
of food for the young insects, and a
strong movement toward cultivated
fields is not seen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
NET TIGHTENs ABOUT WOMAN
Suspended as ElWeII Slayer, She Is
In Hiding

Suspended as EIWeII Slayer, She Is
In Hiding.
New York-The woman who is be-
lieved to have slain Joseph Elwell,
turfman and whist expert, is in hiding
in New York, and the police know who
she is, according to further disclosures
in the murder mystery by the police
working in connection with the dis
trict attorneys Office.
Important developments are expect
ed momentarily, it is reported, despite
pessimistic statements Of high officials
working on the case. Clues which
have been given publicity heretofore
were revealed to the public only as a
blind" in order to mislead the sus-
pected woman into believing that the
investigation was leading away from
her, it was said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
Lincoln County Stock-To the Lin

AnkNVAn SOoAtSy 0sOSh = " 49,
coin County Livestock Breeders asso-
citation belongs the distinction OF OPP
Grating the first special livestock
demonstration train over gun In Min
nesota. The train expenses, amount
ing to $500, were paid by the breed
ers who sought to carry the prce-
bred livestock gospel to their neigh
bors. Four cars of puret-ed stock
Shorthorn, Hereford, Holstein and
Red Poll cattle, Poland China and
Duroc hogs, Shropshire sheep, and
several varieties of poultry-and a
passenger coach for the breeders and
their friends and a party of speakers
made up the train. The first stop
was at Lake Benton Gu June Is, the
second at Hendricks on the following
day, and the third and fourth at
Ivanhoe and Tyler Oh the last day
out. A public meeting and a parade
of livestock were held in each town,
an evening picture show and a good
road meeting closing the activities OF
the day. w. H. Posters, I, A, Erick-
son and N. E. Chapman, from the
Minnesota college of agriculture,
gave several addresses each day.
The tour eliminated at Tyle' where
$50 persons sat down to banquet
presided over by o. 2. Remsberg,
county agent of Lincoln and listened
to an inspiring address on livestock
production by w. A. McKesrow OF
University Farm. 1t was a great
week for the livestock interests Of
Lincoln county
Junior Club WOrk-Writing to the
state club headquarters at University
Farm, woman who served as judge
of the recent Koochiching county
breadmaking contest at international
Falls shows how boys and girls
club work is helping foreign born
people to be better American citizens.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
TWO PLANES CRASH IN MlDAIR

Pensacola, Fla.-Two seaplanes
crashed together in midair here and
fell more than 500 feet into the gulf.
According to the report to the naval
station, William r. Livingston, chief
electrician, was killed and his body
was not recovered. He was pilot of an
HS-2 type plane. The other machine,
a No. 8 type, was piloted by Lieut..
John Farnsworth, who was not fatally
hurt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
Government Fights Delay.

New York Armin w. Riley, special
assistant to the United States attor-
ney general has announced here that
he plans to visit Canton, Ohio, and OPP
pose the reported attempt Of Charles
e. Hughes to obtain an order from JUS
tice William D. Day of the United
States Supreme court staying execu-
ton Of judgmen. In the case Of G. r.
Weed & Co.; Buffalo retail clothiers,
recently convicted on profiteering and
fined $4,000. An early decision In the
caaa Is axnacted
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
4 Die In Apartment Fire.

Vancouver, B. C.-Four persons were
burned to death here In fire that
destroyed the Balmoral apartment
house, - six-story building. Many of
the Is families were still In bed when
flames burst along the second floor
corridor. The corridors soon filed
with smoke. Doors of apartments had
automatic locks and when occupants
rushed into the halls to find escape
they were locked from their rooms.
Janitor Spencer ran through the build
Ing calling sFire!" He is missing and
body supposed to be his was found.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
TlGHTWAD GETS MONEY BACK

Gives Boy 81 For Finding and Return
ing Lost $4,000.
York. PA wallet containing $751;
600 in currency was found in the gut
ter here by a 12-year-old boy, who re-
turned 1t to the owner, a wealthy
realty owner and deacon in one of the
city churches.
You're an honest boy" was the
comment. "You should make a won
derful success in the world, young fell
low. I'm going to do something nice
for you"
Thereupon the boy received 81
bill.
"And ! shall pray for you, my boy"
was the promise which constituted the
balance Of the reward.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
GREEKS TO ENFORCE PACT
Crisis In Levant Brings Hurried
Hythe ParIeys.

London-Serious developments in
the Near East seem to be the occasion
of the hurried converting of the Hythe
conference with the Greek premier, M.
Venizelos, according to some of the
London and Paris papers. 1t is as
serted that the British cabinet has &C
cepted the offer of M. Venizelos of the
Greek army to assist the British
troops against Mustapha Kemal's Ma
tionalist forces, and it is suggested
that the Hythe conference with the
military experts is for the purpose Of
arranging details of combined opera
tions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
Factions Battle in China.

Honolulu-Reports of a battle be-
tween Picking and Canton government
troops at Changsa are contained in
Toxic cable advices to Nippu Jiji. The
dispatches stated that the Canton
troops fired on the Japanese warship
Fushmi, which returned the fire, kill
ing scores of Chinese.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
Turks and 1ritons Clash.

Observation-Disclosures new en-
counters between Turkish nationalists
and British forces in the district near
Ismid are reported. Measures have
been taken to remove Christians and
foreigners under the protection of the
British squadron.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
MARINE FLOUR MILLS BURNED
Wheat and Flour Valued at Millions Of
Francs DESTROYED.

Francs Destroyed.
Meaux, France-The great flour
mills on the Marine just outside Meaux
took fire, and all hope of saving them
was abandoned, the firemen combining
their efforts to an attempt to save
adjacent buildings.
The celebrated water mills, which
were built at least century ago, sur
vived the battle of the Marine. They
were constructed on pile work in the
center of the river.
The mills were filled with wheat
and -four valued at several million
francs, which will be total loss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08

Pastor Fined for Speeding.
Omaha-One hundred and two mo-
torists, including minister, charged
with speeding, were fined in police
court in campaign against traffic
violators.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
Former GERMAN Empress mi.

V1ItST SSIUtdU 6tIfPtSoo Itts
The Hague-The former German
empress is reported to be in very
serious condition, and the former
Grown Prince Frederick William has
been called to her bedside.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
Tobacco Dealers Fear Reformers.

Tobacco Dealers Fear Reformers.
Atlantic City-Threats by reform
ers" to legislate tobacco out of the
country were reported to the conven-
ton here of the Tobacco association of
the United States by e. G. Webb, its
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. He said it did
not constitute being an alarmist to
realize that serious danger confronts
the tobacco trade.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
MINORS AND MAJORS
HOLD LOVE FEAST

Minor and major league baseball
lnagnatcs got together yesterday in =
meeting TO discuss plans for a new
agreement between the two Organizn-
tons and while no action was taken
Indications are that relations will be
carried on in the same orderly man
ncr they have been in the past
Another session will be held tod ny
which is likely to bring about tn"
restoration Of the draft rs well as
formation Of Il board % handle cases
between the minors and majors. At
yesterdays session plan was fOrmu-
lated to provide this board Of four
men, two from the minors and two
from the majors, with Il neutral man
as chairman, who in case of a disput"
would cast the deciding vote.
Major men were a bit surprised
when they met the minors, as they
supposed that the little fellows would
request many things that would have
to be considered impossible. How.
ever the request for a representative"
board and the restoring of the draft
were he only important things taken
up at the meeting.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
WANT CLEARING HOUSE
FOR BAD CHECK PASSERS

ST Louis, Mo,.-Plans for perfect.
ing the organization OF bad check
clearing house are to be considered
by thu executive committee Of the
Retail Credit Mel's association,
which viii open three day confer
enc" here Feb. NJ.
Members Of the committee assert
ed that fraudulent check passcrs re.
Gently have become the retailers
greatest menace, The work Of the
proposed clearing house, il was eX-
planned viii be to keep a record Of all
spurious checks, photograph thcm
and send reproductions. together with
descriptions Of the offenders, to all
members of the association
Final arrangements for the aSSOcia.
tons annual convention, to be held in
Detroit in August, viii be completed
before the meeting ends, according to
Franklin Blackstone Of pttSburg,
presidents
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
HOLLAND TO GET
NEW ALLIED NOTE
ON KAISER BILLY

London, Feb. ia new allied note
to Holland regarding the ex tradition
of former Emperor Wilhelm will be
dispatched tomorrow, according to the
Standard The note says the news
paper, makes Il strong appeal to the
Dutch government not to create great
CT difficulties in Europe by insisting
ON the right Of asylum 70. the man
characterized as the author of the
worlds present troubles.
From other sources ii was learned
that the note was being drawn in a
form to emphasize the concerted view
81 ne allies that the presence Of the
former emperor in Holland was dan
ger to the peace of Europe, The
note does not make IA request Of liol
land. but il is hoped the Dutch gov
eminent will he drawn into reopcning
the negotiations which ended With II
refusal to give mp the eX-rulcr It is
minated that Holland might be will
ing to intern the former emperor out
side Of Europe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
FRIDAY THE 18TH
AND BLACK CATS

Ottawa had its fingers crossed
throughout today.
The day being Friday. the 18th, rea
sons for adopting every known artihce
to throw OFF jinXCS were iuStitia bic
among those Of SuperstitiOuS bent
Crossing fingers is the easiest way on;
Of bad situation
One East Slider mindful of the hor.
rorS which attend such terrible com
bination of days and dates, was
seized with paroXisms, Chills and in
tcrmittcnt fevorS when black cat
crossed his path while he vas step.
ping his way cautiously toward tho
loop. 1t required two prescriptions at
81 pint to mollify him after the
nerve wrccking incident
Others report circumstances almost
as cXCruCiating, but at a late hour
there were none but who had been
able to avoid disaster in spite Of the
Friday. the 18TH. hoodoo. according to
facts finding their way into the Free
'irader-iOurnal office.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
West African Superstition.

In West Africa II is not unusual to
see a native cr0lchcd over stream
and IN that country, too, the Traveller
is unWi>e who looks behind him AT any
sudden Sound. for he will profanity be-
hold 4 native with the langarre
bamboo hammer upon II tiny drum
held above a live animal As the trav-
cler looks arohnd the Charm is struck,
and 1t is the belief of the natives that,
whatever part of the animal is injured,
the human victim will suffer in the
same region.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
Conversation,

This business Of conversation il n
very serious matter There are men
that il Wea';en> one ia talk with AZ
hour more than n days fasting would
do Mark this that am going to say,
for it is NJ good as n working profess
siunA mans advice. and costs YOU
nothing: u is bet o. 20 lose II pint
OF blood from your veins than To have
nerve tapped Nobody measures
your nervous force ~ II runs away
nor baudagcS your brain and marrow
after the operation,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
NEW TEXAS DAM MAKES
CREEK OF RIO GRANDE

El Paso, TeXas.-Dcspito its name
the Rio Grandc is not big river
1 The stream that divides Anglo Saxon
America i.om i.atin-Amercd is a
mighty. turbulent mood only in song
and story.
Especially since the construction OF
the Elephant Butte dam, in New Mex
leo, about 100 miles nurth OF III pasp
ihls dam which is the largest in tho
Hitod tSatcs, with capacity OF
: sou, - acre feet, has detected ~
mach as l,l3SUU0 acre feet OF the
rivers waters u one time, This
water has been kept III storage in tn
dam % the United States reclamation,
service, to be used in the irrigation III
The lands constituting the Rio Grande
project which extends from San Mar
,iai, y. NJ, % IL POINT nifty miles SOuL.-
east Of here
North of IN Marcial the maximum
food depth OF the river is about six
feet. South Of this Joint, for several
hundred miles down the river its
average depth Is not much more than
three feet
At FL PasO, where the bed of the
NV - IIdI LOW 'tiIt ifit 10 a 'oil-
sequence he channel ought To be
uccpt. the depth of the river is
scarcely ever over three feet. The
following figures are taken from the
records 0, lac reclamation service rec
ords;
In January, 1919. the &c depth
was / foot, in February, / and feet:
March, : lect; Anil. 2 to } feet; May
: to . fec ; June. - feet; July, 2 10
. fec, August, 10 } feet, Scptcm-
Der, TO 3 rect; October, ! to feet:
November, ! to > feet, December, |
foot Had it not been for the water
detected by the Elebhant Butte dam
the average depth OF the water at FL
paEo would have been between and
8 feet reclamation officials estimated.
Inc width of the river at T.! PaSO is
about 80 feet.
The Rio Grandc. however, has been
Oh a few fampa9es in The past. About
six miles north OF FL PasO there are
S.uI standing houses the brick walls
Of which distinctly show water
line about six rect above the floor
level. Such Il water line in the open
PAGES where the houses are situated
would mean a depth OF probably -
feet in the narrOWS at Fl paSo. Dur
INK the Texas floods in September,
1919, Il depth Of from 20 to 90 feet
is said to have been reached by the
Rio Grandc in certain marrow portions
q its bed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
LOCAL
NEWS

q. J. thristmann went to Chicago
this morning on Il business visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart McEvoy will
leave tomorrow for California to max,
their future home.
George koenig went to Chicago thia
morning on u business visit
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Dcvanry Of
Seneca are the parc5ts of n baby
daughter which they have named
Rosemary Mr.. Dcyancv Is The son Of
Mrs Felix DeNane, of Van Buren,
street
Walter Van Loon Of Strcalor, visit.
ed friends r. Ottawa last evening.
Allen | rOadhcck Of Marseilies, was
an Ottawa visitor last evening.
Miss Florence Brady. who is taking
Il nurses training course at the Morris
hospital, visited lricais here yester.
day
Edward Lensky of Streator, visited
friends III Ottawa last evening
Philip Kohl of Marseilles. visited
friends in Ottawa last evening
Mrs. John Berry Jr. ard baby and
Mrs. John Berry ST. have returned to
their home in North Ottawa, after II
visit with the formers husband, and
Amhoy.
William iIalIot of tica, was az OF
tawa visitor last evening.
Irwin Kay of Norris attended the
dance at Armory c last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stiddol Of
Streator visited at the home Of Mrs
Margaret Ringer on La Sale street,
last evening
Mrs. John NJ Jordan aud little
have gone to Milwaukee, Wis. for a
visit with the formers parents, Dr.
and Mrs. K. Il, Saylc
Willard Savage, Ralph Payne, Ed.
ward Bundy, Arthur Smith, John
Glenn, George Sheppard. Peter Evans,
William Glenn, Lawrence Halpenny,
Ear! Osborne Thomas Turner and
William Godfrey of Streator, attended
the dance at the armory in Ottawa
last evening.
Attorney Walter Panueck Of La.
Sale. transacted business in Ottawa
today.
Richard Carr, Joseph NOct0. flOyd
Rice and jacques Cenani Of Mar,
settles. were among the Marscillcs
young men who attended the dance at
the armory last evening.
Richard Mullen Timothy Fenton
George Maggie and Richard 5pohr OF
Grand Ridge, were Ottawa visitors
last evening
Earle Locke spent last evening in
La Sale calling on friends.
Misses Louise Spillanc, Kathryn
Kelly and Ellen O'Connor were La.
Sale callers last evening
Louis d. Hess of this city spent last
avening in La Sale,
George Walsh. William Gordon and
Daniel Haley called on friends in
Utica last evening.
George flossaCk spent last evening
visiting friends in Marseilles.
Nirden Hearty. Ted Wolferman and
.Ouis Diehl Of StreatOr. were Ottawa
'allcrS last evening
Joseph Smith of Strcator. called on
friends in this city last evening.
Miss Mary Kay OF Morris. spent last
'vcning in ottawa.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
Tax OF tdlenese,

II would he thought n hard govern.
m"nt that should tax lis people one
tenth part Of their time to be en-
nloyel In its service. BIT dleneSs
taxes many of us much more. If we
reckon all that is spent in absolute
s!oth. or in doing nothing; with that
which is spent in idle employments or
amuSementS that amount to nothing.
Sloth. like rust consumes faster than
labor wears: while the used key is
always bright, as Poor Richard Says
Franklin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
WITNESS SAYS US.
SENATOR WAS READY
TO SPEND MILLION
Try the Associated Pressl

Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb. IA
today's session of the Newberry cleo
ton conspiracy trial former State Sen
ator Stewart of Flint. Mich. testified
that in Lansing IN January or Feb
ruary. 1918, he talked with Richard
Fletcher, a defendant. Stewart said
he was going TO support Osborn and
Fletcher said: "D0n'i'hurry. We arc
going TO bring out Il Detroit man who
wants to be United States senator and
VIII spend lot Of money to get it,
cannot give you his name YET.
few days later, Stewart said, the
NcWberry candidacy was announced
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
WILSON TURNS DOWN
RA|lMEN'S DEMANDS

wage demands will receive earnest
consideration By Officers Of the
United Brotherhood of Maintenance
Of Way employees and shop laborers,
President Allen BarNcr said today.
Mr.. Barker said this morning he
was still hopeful the Presidents de
cision would be such as to make pos
siblc withdrawal Of the order cali
ing for strike f'cb. II of the Broth.
CrhOod's more than 100000 members.
lie added, however, that up until late
this afternoon he had no information
from the brotherhood committee in
Washington
Opposition to Bill.
Washington. Feb. l3.-While some
Ct position to the railroad bill a.
finally agreed upon in conference Ina Is
develC ped. senate and house leaders
predicted today that the conference
report on the measure would be
promptly adopted to the legislation
would be on the ; atute books before
the roads are returned to private cor
troll March /,
The final DRAFT Of the conference re.
port Il now being made and ii will
be presented to the senate SATURDAY.
or Monday, The house expects to
take the report up Monday or Tues
day "a the latest, and leaders said to-
day it would DE disposed OF in two
days.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-13
Companions.

On the heaths nu1 moors where ]
have So long enjoyed the wonders of
nature, have never been, | can hon
h>ily Say. alone: because when no man
Aus With me, | had companions in
every bee and flower and pebble: and
never idle. because | could not pass Il
swamp. ar Il 1uft If heather, Wnhou.
finding in It n tale Of which | could
but d"ciphcr here and there Il line or
two, and Yet tnl;rd them more inter.
cSiing than all the books save one,
which were ever written ON earth
Kingsley.