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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-05-12
Sank Centre---Its Traditions
and Its Life
By GEORGE D. WING

saction, and was engaged as buyer
for the firm.
This mill was located on Third
street very near the Great Northern
tracks. During the administration OF
the Harmon, Holmes company, this
mill was fitted up with all of the then
modern milling devices and was one
of the best equipped milling estab-
lishments of the kind outside of the
great cities.
The firm prospered and did large
amount of business until about 1880
when a fire, which broke out during
the noon hour, completely destroyed
this property.
This fire ended the operations Of
the Harmon company in Sank Cen
ire and Mr.. Harmon then engaged IN
farming pursuits in this locality. He
later returned to make his home in
Minneapolis where he died at the
home of his daughter in 1917.
An interesting feature in the life
of the Harmon family, was that OF
the disposal of the property which is
now Loring Park and the property
through which Harmon Place" runs,
for the sum of $1,000. Less money
than square foot of ground in that
same locality, is now bringing its
owners.
Associated closely with the story
of the Harmon family in Minneapolis
was William Law, also resident of
Sank Centre for many years.
Working for a river steamboat
company at St. Paul were William
Law and "Jim" Hill. William Law
was so much smarter than "Jim"
Hill that the firm paid Law monthly
salary of 1925, while Hill had to be
content with S75 a month.
There was no comparison between
the two men. Law could add up
column of figures and give the total
"before you could wink your eye."
Hill, on the other hand, was slow
moving, Industrious kind of fellow
who held mis- job as Steamboat
clerk" merely by force of habit.
Mr.. Law, who made his home here
for a number of years, was man of
moderate means and died without
ever enmassing very great fortune.
"Jim" Hill died a few years ago a
multi-millionaire, known all over the
world as one of the greatest traffic
heads that ever lived. Probably
"Jim" Hill was smarter than Law
after all, but to. quote the late Chan
Harmon, "He never looked it,"
The firm who founded the old
"steam" mill in Sank Centre, was the
firm of Kellogg, Chase & Mayo. Of
this combination, Kellogg and Chase
were the moneyed men, Mayo, a very
typical "Down East Yankee" being
the live wire Of the company and the
originator Of the mill idea. This
company, prior to their milling ven
ture, operated a hardware store in
the building now occupied by the
Wedge Hardware company, build
ing built by the Kellogg, Chase and
Mayo people.
To Be Continued.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-05-12
Ancient irish Laws in Poetry.

Even a subject so essentially pro-
sale as the law was interviewer with
poetry in ancient Ireland, where JUS
tice was administered by the File, or
poet, the most important person in the
country after the king. In olden times
verse was employed when the matter
to be recorded was of particular i'm
portance, or of nature that called not
only for grace and beauty of express
sion, but for dignity Of language as
we'll.
When the ancient laws of Ireland
were revived, says the Christian
Science Monitor, under the direction
of st. Patrick, a File was summoned
ito put thread of poetry around
them" This is believed one Of the
reasons that so much of the text Of
the Irish laws is in metrical form.
From - to 10 years of special study
was needed to qualify File for the
legal profession.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-05-12

Who in Sank Centre has not heard
of Harmon Place." one of the finest
residential streets in the city Of Min
neapolis? Or who is there in this
locality who has not, while visiting
in the Twin Cities, paid. visit to
beautiful Loring Park?
Located as these two places are, in
the very heart of the greatest city OF
the great Northwest, Loring Park
and Harmon Place." are today, cen
tiers of much Interestingly are the
hub around which turns much of the
newest of the modern Minneapolis.
But Loring Park and Harmon
Place." are no less interesting to
Sank Centre. Unbeknown to many,
they played an important part in the
traditions and early life of this COM
munity for it was at Harmon Place
and Loring Park that one of the most
progressive and interesting charac-
tiers of the earlier life of Sank Cen
tire, was reared as a boy, and it was
from Harmon Place that he went
forth to battle with life in the wilds
of western Minnesota and Sank Cen
tire.
Shandler Harmon, soldier, farmer
and ufacturer-founder of the
old Harmon, Holmes & Co., millers,
who owned and operated the only
steam grist mill ever operated here,
was probably the first heir to Loring
Park. Harmon Place was named for
the family and it was in log cabin
located in Loring Park, that the Har-
mon boys spent the days of their
youth. The Harmon Place" of the
early fifties was not the elegant
street it is today-it was a cabin
nestled in the woods close to the
little lake which it now the center of
Loring Park. But it was the home
of the boy who in later years, became
so important an asset to the far
away community Of Sank Centre.
"Chan" Harmon, as he was and is
probably better known to the older
residents of Sank Centre, came here
in 1861 on a prospecting trip and re-
turned to Minneapolis in the autumn
of that year.
In 1865 during the Sibley cam
paign against the Indians, "Chan"
Harmon again visited Sank Centre.
This time he made his headquarters
at the military stockade and served
as a wagon master in the campaigns
between this point and the Missouri
River.
After the close of the Indian cam
paign, Mr.. Harmon again returned
to Sank Centre and established him
self upon a claim in the vicinity Of
the community. A few years later,
a steam grist mill was established
here by the Messrs. Kellogg, Chase
and Mayo and in the early seventies,
this piece of property was purchased
by the firm Of Harmon, Holmes &
Company. William Harmon, bro
Their of "Chan," was the capitalist of
the venture; Frank Holmes supplied
the management" and "Chan'' Har-
mon, the company end of the tram
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-05-12
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Administration

Citation Tor Hearing on Petition for
o." Administration
Estate of John McWold, deceased.
State of Minnesota, County OF
Stearns, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
John McWold, Decedent: 20.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the granting of
administration of the estate of said
decedent:
The petition of Minnie Rose having
been filed in this Court, representing
that John McWold, then a resident OF
the County of Stearns, State Of Min
nesota, died intestate on the 21st day
of January, 1921, and praying that
letters of administration Of his estate
be granted to J. A. Rose and the
Court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition.
Therefore, You and Each of You,
are hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have, before this
Court at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House, in the City OF
st. Cloud in the County of Stearns,
State of Minnesota, on the goth day
of May, 1921, at 9 o'clock A. NJ, why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 25th
day of April, 1921.
(SeaD j. B. HlMSL,
V. T. Conklin Probate Judge.
Attorney for Petitioner 1850
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-05-12

as the time and place for hearing
upon the examination. adjustment
and allowance Of such claims as shall
be presented within the time afore-
said.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Sank
Centre Herald as provided by law.
Dated April 28th, 1921.
(SeaD j. B. HIMSL,
L. L. Kells, Judge of Probate
Attorney. 49-5l
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-31
Los Estados Unidos del c71undo

rizaba ell desaffo en- aquel Reino y los
Utrages de Barcelona, demuestran que
en- el ano 1868 estaban permitidos en-
Catalufia, y Sc cuenta que en- una SEN
tencia dada por San Olegario Obispo
de Barcelona en- l131, sobre ciertas de-
savenencias ocurridas entire Don. Be-
renguer Conde de Barcelona, y D. Ra-
mon de Castellet, resolvio que algunos
puntos importantes Sc decidieren por
medic de un >desafio: Y los historic
dores refieren el ruidoso desafio que hu-
bo en- tempo de Don Alfonso VI para
decidir 81 en- los .Reinos de Leon y de
Castillo habia de prevalecer el rezo mo-
zarabeeo el romano. Tai importancia
Sc concedio a estas batallas singulares
que sus practicas y ceremoniales eran
sometidos q estrictas reglas como pue-
de verse en- la obra titulada "Doctrinal
de Caballerias" por D.. Alfonso de Car
tagena Obispo de Burgos, refriendose
a los desafios en- los Reinos de Castillo
y de Leon; y en- la obra de Pedro Al
bert, sobre los Utrages de Barcelona
asi como en- los. Fueros de Valencia,
que Sc observaban en- el RENO de Ara
gon, y Sc recuerda como una de las me-
morias mas curiosas sobre esta materia
Ell ceremonial escrito en- dialecto leme-
sin el aio 1470, por ell Valenciano Pc
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-31

cipio por todos los tratadistas conoci-
dos de Derecho International como
puede verse en- las obras de Wolff. Mar
tens, Philimore, Wheaton, Hall Oppen-
helm, Westlake, Lorimer Scott otros,
y especialmente este ti1timo en- un re-
ciente discurso sobre el Status de la
corte International de justicia sostiene
que Zen Derecho International todos
los Estados son iguales, v de aqui ha
de deducirse que ell concepto de poten-
cias grandes y pequefias no t:ene cabi-
da en- TN sstema correcto de Derecho
International, y en- 1naterias de justicia
no puede haber distinction, porque ca
da Estado, sea grande pequeno, tiele
un interes igual en- que Sc haga justi-
cia."
La idea de Tribunal international pa
recio cristalizar en- la conferencia de La
Haya en- 1907 al aprobar la constitu-
cion de un Tribunal de Justicia Ar
bitrar con caracter permanente, pero
que no pudo establecerse porque no
Sc lego un acuerdo sobre la forma en-
que debia ser integrado.
Asi mismo la idea de una legislature
international quedo eabozada en- la
convention de Ginebra; y el. principle
del Executive International Sc estable-
clio al formarse el reciente Tratado de
Versailles, en- la constitution de la Liga
de Naciones.
Sucintamente puede afrmarse que
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-31

y decide las controversies individual
les. ain en- aquellos casos que afectan
los mas caros intereses delicadas cues
.tiones de honor. Hubo una epoca en-
que los sdesafios combates singulares
Sc autorizaban para decidir sobre los
derechos de los ihdividuos o para salts.
facernla venganza particular de los com,
batiertes y los codigos de la edad me-
idia Justifcan que los gobiernos auto
rizaban y regulaban estos desafios como
parece atestiguarlo una ley del empera-
dor Gaudebardo, lei que Sc apodero de
la Borgoial disponiendo que las mu-
jeres y los clerigos tenfan que admitir
un desafio encargando de la defensa de
su causa a hombres asalariados llama
dos campeones que hacian Ell ofcio de
batirse por aquel que les pagaba; en-
muchas ocasiones los caballeros toma-
ban la defensa de las damas constitu-
yendose en- sus voluntarios campeones,
y de aqui surgio la institution de la
Caballeria Andante a que Sc refere Ell
celebre Cervantes en- su immortal Don
Quijote". En- Espafia las leyes de los
Godos solo autorizaron los namados
juicios de Dios. y hasta mediados del
siglo XI no Sc tienen datos de las ba-
tallas privadas; en- el Fuero de Leon
consta que ALA por Ell ano 1920 Sc auto
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-31

ell ideal del Derecho international des.
fernando esos desafi0s colectivos que Sc
llaman guerrassentre los pueblos, para
someter a la decision serena de un Tri-
bunal International las controvers ias de
derechos entire las Naciones y ell castigo
de las infracciones a la ley internacio-
nal; Y asi tambien Sc escribiran V
sancionaran los codigos internacionales
que Requiem los derechos Y deberes de
cada Nacion considerable como indivi-
duo de la sociedad de las Naciones.
Desde los tiempos de Grocio hasta
nuestros dias Sc ha venido discutiendo
el principle fundamental de la igual-
dad legal y de la soberania indepen-
dencia de las Naciones como base del
Derecho International va Wattel en-
su famosa obra The law of Nations,
publicada en- IT'S sostenia francamente
Ia doctrina de que las naciones "son
por naturaleza iguales, por natura-.
leza tienen las nismas obligaciones v
los nismos derechos" derivando esta
de aquella otra va aceptada de que
los hombres son por naturaleza igaa-
les, y sus derechos y obligaciones indi-
viduales son los mismos per proceder
igualmente de la naturaleza", porque
las naciones estan compuestas de indi-
viduos Y pueden considerarse como
otras tantas personals hbres que viven
unidas en- .estado natural
De entonces aca Sc ha venido sos
teniendo con mas precision ell prin-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-31

Despues de terminada la horrible lu-
cha armada que durante cuatro largos
amos ensangrento los campos de Europa,
y agito la conciencia.d del mundo entero,
ha quedado el pensamiento de la hui
manidad como. sobrecojido absorto
ante la nlagnitud de la catastrofe, mos
trandose lleno de incertidumbres des-
consoladoras cuando avizorando ell
horizonte aparece aun cubierto de nu-
bes que oscurecen el porvenir porque
de una parte no Sc concibe la repression
la barbarie en- la repeticion de aquel
salvaje espeetaculo., de otra no Sc
considera TAN avanzado Ell progreso es,
piritual de los pueblos que haga impo-
sible nuevas luchas. nuevos cheques de
armas entire naciones civilizadas Pc
TO estudiando serenamente las tenden-
cias y orientaciones que por sobre los
egoismos y antagorlismos de razas e
intereses, Sc manifestan desde remotos
tiempos como altos ideales humanos,
no hay Nduda que el gran principle de
justicia encarnado en- las reglas funda-
mentales del Derecho Universal, habra
de sobreponerse tarde 0 temprano para
establecer y regular las relaciones en-
tire pueblos y naeiones y dirimir sus
discordias, del mismo modo que hoy
rige las relaciones entire las personals
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-31
pAG1NA D1Ec1NUEvE.

nal Sc ha manifestado claramente ha
cia la organization de la sociedad de las
Naciones baio los misnos principles
que la sociedad de los individuos o la fe
deracion de los distintos Estados den
tro de una Nacion; y asi Sc ha concre-
tado en- el preambulo de la constitution
de la Liga de Naciones diciendo: Las
atlas parties contratantes, CONSIDERABLE
que para desenvolver la cooperation
entire las Naciones para garantizar la
paz Y la seguridad importa aceptar
ciertas obligaciones de no recurrir la
guerra; pantener publicamente rela-
clones internacionales fundadas en- la
justicia el honor; observar riguro-
samente las intelgencias sobre el Dere-
cho International como la regla vicente
de conducta entire los gobiernos ha-
Ger reinar las justicia respetar escru
pulosamente todas las obligaciones de
los Tratados en- las relaciones mutuas
de los pueblos organizados; Sc estipula
el siguiente converio para una Liga de
Naciones"
Como Sc We tiene este prea1nbulo
cierta semejanza con el de la Constitu-
cion de los Estados Unidos al exponer
los fines propostos para los cuales Sc
como estados libres in
constituyendo una enti-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-31

dro Juan Ferrer, bajo el titulo "Suma-
ri de Batalla a Ultransa cuyo rafo
manuscrito existe en- la biblioteca del
Escorial. Posteriormente y medida
que la civilization iba extendiendo SUI
Influenza fue desterrandose esta bar.
bara costumbre que fue luego conde-
NADIA por la Iglesia Catolica en- ell Con-
clio de Trento, y por el Rey Felipe V;
y va hoy nadie Sc lie ocurre que pue-
dan someterse un desafio las contro-
versias de derechos entire particulares.
Mas 10 que Sc considera absurdo en-
tire particulares Sc practica aun entire
las Naciones civilizadas en- pleno ST.
glo Xxx Sc destrozan millares de hom.
bres. Sc destruyen ciudades Sc ARA
san campos para decidir por las ar1nas
las rivalidades de los pueblos y los con-
fictos del Derecho International; v Sc
escriben codigos y Sc acuerdan Trata-
dos para regular las practicas de la
guerra
Asi como en- el transcurso del tempo
Sc ha realizado el ideal del derecho pri
vado en- Ell ,orden civil y penal deste-
rrando la lucha personal para someter
a la decision de un juez la controHer-
sia de derechos individuales Y el cas-
tigo de las infracciones a la Ley de
cada Nacion; asi como los derechos'ty
deberes de los individuos de una Ma
cion Sc regular por los Codigos que
esa Nacion pone en- vigor; asi tambien
llegara un dia en- que pueda realizarse
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-17
Demand New Laws
BY MRS. JOHN ID. WILKINSON
Chairman Louisiana Branch Ma.
tional Woman's Party.

BATON, ROUGE, La.-There Is
only one state in the union where
women have the same political, legal
and civil rights as men. This state
is Wisconsin, the first in the union
to ratify the nineteenth amendment
which granted suffrage to women,
and which, on June FL, 1921, took
the initiative in passing the woman's
bill of rights by which women are
made equal with men under the law.
In every other state. discrimi-
nations against women exist, the in
equalities of the laws of Louisiana
being, in this regard, most marked
and excessive.
Briefly summarized, women in
Louisiana have not the same rights,
privileges and immunities under the
law as men with respect 10 the fol-
lowing:
Freedom of contract; the admins
tration, investment and enjoyment
of community property; choice OF
domicile and residences; acquiring,
controlling, holding and conveying
! property; making and receiving do
nations; care and custody of children
and control of earnings and services
| of such children; immunities and
penalties for sex offenses; q%uaran-
tine, examination and treatment of
diseases.
Hits Married Women.
One article of the revised civic
code states: "All persons have the
capacity of contract. except those
whose incapacity is specially de-
| clared by law. These are persons OF
insane mind, those who are inter-
dicted, minors and married women
1t would seem that women, no
matter how intelligent and capable,
become helpless and ignorant upon
marriage.
Another article reads: "A married
woman has 10 other domicile thai
| that of her husband" and another,
THE wife is bound to live with her
husband and to follow him wherever
he chooses to reside"
The court has ruled that even
when, by the marriage contract, the
| wife has provided the domicile n
| the husband accepts it, and he re-
| moves to q distant place, establish
ing a residence at an hotel or board
| ing house. such a residence becomes
the legal domicile of the wife,
though she may never have entered
| it or even be aware of her husbands
whereabouts.
With regard Il the guardianship
of children, the inequalities OF the
law are most pronounced. In the
code "A child remains under the au-
thority of his father and mother un-
til his majority or emancipation. In
case of difference between the par
ents, the authority Of the father
prevails.
There are no laws upon our
statute books that so clearly exem-
plify the disabilities and discrimlna-
lions against women as those arect-
ing he community property-the
property which has beer acquired
after marriage by the joint e1orts
of both husband and wife.
Husband Master.
The revised code declares: "The
husband is the head and master OF
the community gains: he administers
its effects, disposes of the revenues
which they produce, and may
ALLEVIATE them by an onerous ute
without the consent or permission OF
his wife," :,
Until the husband and wife are
regarded as equal partners in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-17
Confessions OLA MoUie Cta1

Once Motherdear and 1 had gone
for the weekend to McMasters
country home by the sea. Mandy
and his wife, Hutcheson Coleridge.
and the Henry Larkins had been in
vited.
We enjoyed immensely that love-
ly place among the pines.
Mrs. McMasterst was a perfect
dear. She took me up to the nurs-
cry and thereafter / ran away from
the movie crowd to play dolls with
the children.
One day McMasters came to the
nursery as | sat on the floor making
a turban for the largest rag baby.
Hold it," he said and involuntar-
lily 1 obeyed the familiar order OF
the directors. 'How do you do 1t,
you fascinating little imp?" he de-
manded.
do what?" 1 asked. He did not
reply because his children crowded
around him. and the oldest girl de-
marded a kiss. He kissed her
kissed all of them-and then he
kissed me!
My feelings were outraged. ! was
not a child. but / had been pretend
ing that l was one and 1 had to go
on with the role. If I assumed that
l had been insulted, McMasters
might consider me precociously
sophisticated.
/ was wretchedly embarrassed.
Certainly he was like a father to me.
Certainly he couldn't be horrid TO
me, right before the innocent eyes
of his own little mes.
l said this to comfort myself. I
blamed myselA Since Cissy had made
M. break my vow not to be kissed,
since that bit of initiation the day I
slapped him. l had grown self-con-
scious. 1 was unhappy for the re-
mainder of the visit.
After that McMasters was for
ever hanging around the set on
which 1 happened to be working.
And once or twice he trailed the
company when it went into the coun-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-17

administration, disposition and alien
alton of community property, with
the signatures of both attached to
the sale of such property then men
and women are not equals.
AS a remedy for these and al
other injustices with regard to wo-
men at present existing in the laws
of Louisiana, the Louisiana branch
of the National Woman's Party
will ask the Legislature next spring
to pass a blanket bill under which
women shall have the same rights,
immunities and privileges as men.