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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-07-28
Sank Centre---Its Traditions
and Its Life
By GEORGE D. WING
By GEORGE D. WING

Since the publication of last week
chapter of the story of the pionee
mail carrier Lloyd Evans and hi
wonderful feat of carrying the mail
overland on foot from St. Cloud t
Fort Abercrumbie, number OF per
sons have advanced the inquiry as t
why he should have attempted t.
make this long journey on foot whe1
he might have used horse.
Edwin Whiteield, the only man tt
our knowledge now in Sank Centr'
who knew Evans personally, say'
that there were several reasons fol
his making the long trip on foot.
But KIN. owing the man as he did
Mr.. Whitefeld says that it was very
largely matter of personal pride in
his gigantic strength, which prompt
ed Evans to conduct his mail carry
ing pursuits as he did.
1t is also believed that the strenu-
GUS manner in which he lived finally
lead to his early demise at the age
of 26 years.
However, returning to the condi-
tions existing in this territory in
1859, it was almost impossible for
this hardy mail carrier to operate in
any other manner successfully.
There was hardly a settler between
st. Cloud and Fort Abercrombie
making a matter of relay ponies al
most an impossibility. To make the
Journey on horseback through the
woods and over the narrow trails was
a hardship even greater than that OF
attempting the trip on foot. A horse
might have relieved the carrier OF
considerable weight in mail, but the
necessity of caring for horse in this
wild and rugged country was pro-
blem, considering the needs Of both
man and beast, travelling as he did,
night and day.
Then too, there was the Indian to
consider. 1t is true that there was
no apparent Indian trouble at the
time in which Evans made his long
route-the white man was not fac
tor in the interests of the red man.
His number was too few and his VEN
lures too meager to be Of consequent
,ce. Nevertheless, no white man in the
territory took stock in the apparent
nature of the Indian. He was a per-
son to be dealt with cautiously, and
travelling as he did, on foot, and with
the stealth of a wood-craftsman, Mr..
Evans found travelling on foot alto
gether to his liking and convenience.
Data found this week gives Evans
schedule as twelve days in making
the round trip between the Fort on
the Dakota lire and St. Cloud. This
is remarkable, considering the condi-
lions and distance travelled with the
mail. His cabin on the site of the
present village of Evansville, al
though erected to suit his own needs,
was always open to the accommodation
of the travelling public, such as there
was. His door and window were so
constructed as to battle the average
Indian, but those who knew the man
Evans, say that the latch-string hung
on the outside to every white man in
the country, and like other cabins in
the territory, the custom OF the wilds
permitted the use of the cabin as
resting place to every wayfarer in
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| COUNTY NEWS
Items from Live Correspondents
of the Rural District
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| Everybody is busy threshing thi
week.
/ w. Lamb is helping stack for S
lDezeil.
| Muriel Kingsbury is visiting a
Revere, MINI.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Connolly called a
! Weber's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rydholm called a
Stephen Dezeils Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lloyd called OF
Mrs. Dickerson Monday.
| Mrs. Henry Determan and famil!
spent Sunday at Joe Determan's.
Will Parker and family called a
the F. Connolly home Sunday even
ing.
Miss Name Schurmann took hel
little baby cousin to Canada last Mon
day.
A little son arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Deziel July
18th.
v. Sykes was caller at Knapp's
and Putman's last Wednesday even
ing.
Miss Jose, a niece of Mrs. FRANKIE
returned to her home in Iowa on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. FRANKIE and family
and Miss T. Jose, called at Oakland
Farm Sunday.
C. Botz and Margaret and Mrs.
Rothrock and Elva, went burberry
ing last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Botz, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Walker, called at Iwinski S
Sunday evening.
Little Regina Tank is spending a
couple of days with her aunt, Miss
Edith Gamradt.
The little IwinsH boys and Carol
Coons spent Sunday afternoon with
the Kennedy boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schurman, the baby
and Name, spent Thursday evening
at the Wilcox home.
Mrs. Harry Dezeil and children
and Mrs. F.. Dezeil, ST., spent Sum
day with Mrs. Steven Dexiel.
NIL anu N1Ics HSOUllClty duu
family and Joe Determan and Arthur
Lloyd called at Wilcox's Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Arthur Lloyd and Henry,
Mrs. Frank Tank and Lawrence
spent a couple Of days blueberrying
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B.. Jenniees of
New Ulm were over Sunday visitors
at Cites. Mr.. Jenniees is Mrs.
Cites brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walker and
family of Sank Centre spent Sunday
at the H. Walker home. AS did Mr..
and Mrs. Kennedy.
i Mrs. c.. Dicks and son Maxwell of
Alexandria and Miss Edith Gamradt
called on their sister, Mrs. F. Tank
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Craig and
daughters of Morristown, s. Dbl
spent a few hours at the Wilcox
home Thursday evening.
Miss Genevieye Sheets and Miss
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The following report on a rule OF
the supreme court given by F. A.
Duxbury, chairman of tide Industrial
Commission, will be of interest to
threshing machine owners in Stearns
county. In a letter under date OF
July 7th, referring to this ruling, Mr..
Duxbury writes:
eve have to advise you that the
supreme court of this state has de-
-cided that the business Of threshing
is exempt from the workmen's COM
pensation law of farm labor. The
case in which this opinion was rem
,dered was one where the owner OF
the threshing rig was making busi-
ness of threshing among farmers, be-
ing an extreme case where it might
have been possible to hold that ne
was engaged in the business OF
threshing distinct from that of farm
ing.
"This opinion is broad enough, we
think, to cover any possible case OF
the operation of threshing machines
and it can be safely stated that
threShlng operations are not covered
by the workmen's Compensation law.
'It must not be understood, how
ever, that there is no liability
arising in that activity. The COM
mon law liability arising from negli-
gence prevails and while there is no
law requiring insurance of the risk
involved, business, prudence might
dictate protection by insurance
against this common law liability.
This is matter, however, with which
the Industrial Commission has moth
ing to do. "1P. W.. Huntemer, the
County Agent.
The Minnesota experiment station,
state department Of drainage and
waters, and the United States de-
partment of agriculture are cooper
ating in thorough investigation OF
the causes Of failures Of drain tile
and Of the means Of obviating such
failures. A special appropriation
by the 1921 legislature of $1,000 q
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Sank Centre.
Helen Hamilton, VINO has been
working in Grove Lake, returned to
her home here last Saturday.
Mrs. Seth Angle and children of
Minneapolis are visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Beidleman.
Most of the people of Lyman
Prairie attended the Literary at
Grove Lake last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buchwitz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Millen, Billie Morse and Rosa
Miller visited at Earl Morse's last
Sunday.
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were not only palatable but propably
stimulated milk production above all
other feeds. Potato silage, to which
| 2 per cent of corn meal was added to
stimulate fermentation, proved an ex-
ceptionally good feed for milking
cattle.
The 1920 report of the Duluth sta
ton is full of interesting material,
showing how progress is being made
in working out the farm problems of
regions like that around Duluth.
**
Minnesota and the United States
government are cooperating this
summer in cutting barberry-free
strip along the western boundry of
Minnesota, from the southern to the
Canadian border. This strip will
be from 80 to 100 miles wide accord
ing to Leonard w. Melander, Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul. While there is
not many barberry bushes in western
Minnesota, there are more than
enough distributed over the whole
area to start early spring infections
of black stem rust which later in the
season may cause enormous losses to
farmers.
The federal government and the
state have divided up the territory.
The Red River counties from Clay
county northward are in charge of
Lee R. Boyd, deputy state weed in
spector. The counties from the Min
nesota river up to Clay county are
divided between government forces
and a staff under the direction of A.
G. Ruggles, state entomologist.
The United States War Depart
ment has allotted to the Department
of Agriculture a quantity of picric
acid which will be distributed at cost
to farmers of northern Minnesota.
The price of this acid is 7c pound
f. o. b., Sparta, Wis. A carload lot
will be shipped to some point in Todd
county and can be secured by the
Stearns county farmers by local
freight shipments.
Picric acid is being quite generally
used in land clearing work. 1t comes
in sticks weighing from 6 to 6 2-3
ounces, packed 100 pounds per box.
Any farmers in Stearns county wish
ing to secure this acid for land clear
ing purposes should write to the
Farm BI>eau office at Melrose. Or
ders must be in before September 1.
Picric acid at this price can be used
to advantage and is much cheaper
than T N T or dynamite.
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Mr.. Hodson called at the Cowl-
thorp homes lest Tuesday.
C. Miller and son George were
Sank Centre callers last Monday.
Mrs. J. Hamilton returned home
last week from the Long Prairie hos
pital.
lila Smith spent a few days last
week visiting her Grandpa Smith of
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seen and Mrs ]. E. Crabtree Of Dothe-
boys Hm were Cecil callers on we'd
nssday.
Mrs Mildred Henriksen ~ strawber-
ry ranch was the guest Of Miss A. c.
Hynd at Butterfly Flats on Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Duncan OF Busy
Bee ranch, accompanied by their daugh-
ter. Miss Mildred, we're looking up their
Cecil friends on Sunday
Minnie II. Lowe and brother Robert
left on the local on Sunday for Port
land where they viii resume their stud
les at their respective schools.
Mrs Weltha Combest has returned to
Cecil quite recovered from her recent
accident Mrs. Combest will visit with
Mrs. II. J. streeter for a short time.
Mrs Jack Hynd. accompanied by her
son Herb and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shaw
Of Prince Rupert, b. c., left on Satur-
day for Heppner for a few days visit
Mrs. Jack Hynd, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Shaw Of Prince Rupert B. c.. also
Herb Hynd and Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Lowe were callers in Morgan on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yocum and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Funk and family
Of Morris Siding near Morgan. made a
short stay in Cecil on their way home
from Portland on Tuesday.
Miss Violet Hynd of Butterfly Flats
and Master Keith Logan and sister
Miss Doris. of Fairview left on the
local on Sunday for Heppner to attend
high school for the coming term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Henriksen OF
Strawberry ranch took trip to Arl-
ington on Monday where they met Mrs
Beeson and her mother of Candy. who
will visit at Strawberry ranch for some
time.
Miss Melinda May of Lone Star ranch
left during the week for Vale. Ore.
where she will teach for the coming
term. Miss Sarah A. May also left
Cecil at the same time for her school
at Prairie City, Ore.
John Logan. youngest son of Leon
Logan of Four Mile who has beer
spending his vacation with his grand
mother in Portland returned to Cecil
on Thursday. John hasn't quite de-
cided which is bset, country or city life
Mr.. Gorton and Mr.. and Mrs. Hardes-
ty and family Of Morgan spent Sunday
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LEGAL NOTICES
SUMMONS.

SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Morrow
Anna Il. Sanboe, Plaintiff.
".
Fred ]. Sanboe, Defendant.
TO Fred j. Sanboe, the above named
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against you
In the above entitled suit within six
weeks from the date of the first pub
lcaton of this Summons. II you fail
to appear and answer, for want thereof,
the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief prayed for in the COM
plant, to-wit:
That the bonds of matrimony now
existing between the plaintiff and the
defendant be forever dissolved and held
for naught and that the plaintiff be
granted an absolute divorce from said
defendant, and that Robert Carl Sanboe,
the minor child of plaintiff and defen-
dant, be given to the care custody and
control of the plaintiff.
This Summons Is published pursuant
to an Order of the Hon. Gilbert w,
Phelps, Judge OF the Morrow County
Circuit Court, made and entered on the
lst day of September. 1921.
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All the home OF 70. J. st-s-Hr- at Cecil
Nj and Mrs A. F. wal. or Morgan
made short stay in Cecil on -satlr-
day before leaving for srrnyaide. Wn.
j.. ". Melton Of The Lookout has been
entertaining j. Taylor ~ Weston. for
the past week Mr. Taylor and Mr. Mel
ton were school pals in Missouri forty
FIVE years ago. The "reminiscences Of
their school days were very interest
ing in more ways than one.
weary Willie" and ''Tlred Tim" are
two love sick swains since school start
ed and all the charming young ladies'
have gone back TO their posts till
Christmas. Constable John" mas
threatened to arrest these young gem
tlemen If they don't get back to their
work and cease their repining We
are Informed that Constable John is
feeling the separation keenly and that
he neither eats nor sleeps but incess-
antly murmurs day and night some
thing about-"oh. where, OH where,
has my little girl gone-etc., etc"
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONS SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF an order Of the Hon. ". 7. Camp
bell, Judge Of the County Court Of the
state Of Oregon for Morrow County,
made and entered on the 9Th day Of
August. 1921. in the matter OF the Es-
tate Of Rose Ann Kilkenny, deceased.
viii on the nth day Of September
1921, at the hour of Two o'clock p. NJ.
at the front door Of the Court House
in Heppner. Morrow County, State Of
Oregon, sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder all of the following de-
scribed real property located In Nor
row County. State Of Oregon, to-wlt:
Southeast quarter Of Section "a,
in Township North. Range rs. E.
W. NJ
The terms Of the sale shall be for
cash in hand, or not less than $4,000
cash, and the balance by note secured
by a first mortgage on the land. Note
to bear not less than per cent inter-
est.
Right reserved to reject all bids.
p. G. FARLEY,
Administrator OF the Estate of
Rose Ann Kilkenny. deceased.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN than on
the second Monday in September Mon
day, September 18th. 1920 the Board
of Equalization Of Morrow County, Ore
gon, will attend at Court House in Nor
row County. Oregon and publicly exam
inc the assessment rolls for Morrow
County, oregon, for the year 1921, and
will correct errors in valuation, descrip-
tion or qualities of land. lots or other
property assessed by the Assessor OF
Morrow County, Oregon for the year
1921.
All persons interested or having any
complaint against their assessment for
the year 1921. should appear at that
time. Petitions for reduction in assess
ment must be presented in writing, YER
fied by oath Of applicant or his attor-
ney and must be filed with the board
the first week It is in session and any
petition or application not so made,
verified and filed shall not be consider
ed or acted upon by the board.
Dated at Heppner, oregon, August
18th, 1921.
]. ]. WELLS,
Assessor for MorrowCounty. Oregon.
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Assessor for MorrowCounty. oregon.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
derslgned has filed his final account as
administrator of the estate Of Tilda
Leabo, deceased, and the County Court
Of the State Of Oregon for Morrow
County has appointed Monday, the 3rd
day Of October, 1921. at the hour Of 10
o'clock A. NJ. as the time, and the Coun-
ty Court Room in the Court House at
Heppner, oregon. as the place of hear
ing and settlement Of said final account
Objections to said final account must
be filed on or before said date.
S. e. NoTSoN. Administrator
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR MORROW
COUNTY.
In the matter Of the estate Of c. T.
Walker deceased
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersgned has filed his final account as
administrator Of the estate Of C. 7.
Walker deceased, in the County Court
Of the State Of oregon. for Morrow
County and that Monday the 10th day
OF October. 1921, at the hour Of 10 o.
clock A. NJ. of said day. in the county
court room Of the county court house
at Heppner, Morrow County, oregon. Is
the time and place set for hearing said
account, and any objections thereto,
and the settlement Of sail estate
]. A. WATERS,
One Of the Executors of the Estate
of c. T. Walker. deceased.
Woodson & Sweek, Attorneys for said
estate.
Date OF first publication of this notice,
Sept. s. 1921.
Date of last publication. Oct. g. 1921,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-11
POLICE SEEK NEGRO
PORTER WHO FLED
WITH FIRMS CASH
LHnr ei Win Taking .4,yoy
WOHe" of 1rHgie rrHg
tORlEQUy

Police are seeking Philip Washing
ton. 3o-yrar-old negro porter for
tn" Tragic Drug Company, who is
said 10 have abscondcd with s79543
belonging Ia his employers yesterday
afternoon. The complaint was lodged
with the police yesterday afternoon
hy Mr.. WEBB. manager OF the Tragic
Drug Company.
According to Mr.. webb. i, was the
custom Of the company To send the
days bank deposit -hy the negro to
the Broad Street Bank. Yesterday
tho d"p"si, was given to him to take
I" the bank about 1890 o'clock. When
Mr Webb returned from lunch. the
negro had not yet returned 10 the
store. il being then about O'Clock
lie called the bank and learned that
tho negro had not been there and
neither had the money been deposited
The complaint was then made to
me police. asking them to apprchend
the negro. 1t is said that a negro
answering his description left the
BROAD street Station in the afternoon
for some place In New Jersey The
cashier OF the Tragic Drug Company
.; - that the $50 bill. with which he
ra!d for his ticket is one which was
given Washington to deposit in the
bank
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THIRD HALL TRIAL.
MAY COME TO AN
END LATE TODAY
Final Arguments Are to
Be Heard This
Morning.
JUDGE GIVES INSTRUCTIONS
TO THE JURY YESTERDAY
Defendant Is Final and Star
Witness for Defense-Reit-
crates Former Testimony.
NV Associated Press. !

tIN NSSDCl1tpu PrpSS.
MANASSAS. VA. Feb. William
G. Hall. former State prohibition in
spcctor. took the stand In his own
defense today rs the final witness in
his third trial. here for the murder
of Raymond c. Shackleford and Law
renee II. Hudson. alleged bootleggers.
at Fishers Hili. Va. on March &c,
1919
AT the conclusion of Halls testi-
mony. in watch he adhered to his ac-
count OF The killings given at tho
previous trials. Judge Samuel C.
Brent, presiding. delivered his in
structions to the jury and final argu-
ment was begun by the prosecution.
Argument by the defense ia expected
to be concluded and the case sent to
the jury by o'clock tomorrow.
Hall testified today that Shackle-
ford fred the first shot in the en-
counter which followed the attempt
hy Hall and the prohibition agents
accompanying him to place the al
legged bootlegEers under arrest
Shacllcford's shots were directed
at him. Hall said. when he stepped
ci 'hU . uHHiHS pI the llleSGQ
whisky runners automobile after 1t
had shot forward in nm attempt to
escape. After he had returned tho
fire and shot Shackicford twice. Hall
said. Hudson. the other victim of the
tragedy, grabbed him around the
neck and struck him over the head
with whisky bottle. The witness
testified that he then turned bJs run
on Hudson.
Other witnesses today were w. B.
Dunlavcy. one OF the prohibition
agents in Halls party, and Joseph
Williams, chauffeur for the party and
eyewitness to the shooting. Both
corroboratcd testimony given vcster-
day by II. r. Sweet, another aran,
in the party. tha,Sthe first shot,
were fred by occupants of the al
legged whisky ear.
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tBy Associated rrese.l

WASHINGTON. sch. lc..-Twenty-
one American marines attached TO
the legation guard at Managua, Mica
raSua. have been arrested by Amer
lean military authorities as n result
Of the wrccking OF the plant ot the
newspaper la Tribuna. at Managua.
yesterday. Secretary Daniels an
nonnccd today. Captain j. l.. Under
hill, commanding the guard. reported
to the Navy Department that the men
attacked the newspaper establishment
rs n result OF the publication of what
they considered abusive and libel
Gus" articles regarding tho marincs
Mr.. Daniels said court Of In
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ley Assoclated rressl

OCONEE.. GA. Feb. l0-A tornado
,ha; struck the Gardner settlement,
one mile from here. shortly after the
noon hour today. brought death TO two
white persons a.d nearly thirty ne
Sroes, and serious injury to five white
persons and more than Il score of ne
grocs.
y stretch Of land extending from
oconee almost to Toombsboro. in
Washington County. nearly five miles
long and about a ha!f-,nile wide. is
as barren as prairie tonight; not n
building nor a tree being left stand
ing.
Among the dead is benjamin Frank
I'm Orr. )i year-old youth. who was
iecapitated. His head had not been
found at a late hour tonight
The only other white person who
met death in the tornado. is the g.
year-old daughter OF E L. Minor.
manager OF Shepherds Commit ssary
az The plant OF the Cleveland -Oconee
Lumber Company.
Eighty-two children and three
teachers We're in a school buildir.r on
the edge OF the Gardner settlement
when the tornado struck. The build
hS was literally twisted 10 pieces.
ana the fragments scattered for miles
uouAd. Children were picked up oy
ne wind and carried for some dis
;"nce3. but II is officially announced
tonight that only one child was seri-
ousiy bruised
White persons injured included: l..
l.. Tho!npkins. L. o. Thompkins. Ed
gar Thompkins. George Lord and
Emery Shepherd. Marion Hodges,
Mrs Harrison. mother OF j. NJ. Har-
rison; To!hert Ennis. Emma JolIv.
The Jolly girl WAS hurt at the school
house.
approximately forty houses were
'"wn down In the Gardner settle
men;. The Shepherd Brothers> Com
missary AT the big lumber plant. was
reduced to kindling wood. Orr and
TOUR negroes meeting death there.
Ten feet away from the com,nissarv
was the general office Of the Cleye-
-and-Oconcc Lumber Company, which
was untouched by the storm.
Inc hitcen-acre plant of the lum-
Der company. which practically owns
the settlement site of Gardner. was
not seriously damaged by the wind.
although millions OF feet of lumber
piied IN the yards was scattered
The tornado spent its force locally
immediately beyond the plan; of the
lumber company. in. the settlement
OF forty houses and four stores. Mos,
OF the people residing in this section
were negroes. the white people of
the town living on higher ground. a
short distance away.
These negro houses and stores
raced the tracks OF the Savannah di-
vision of the Central OF Georgia Rail
road. In the rear Of the houses w,s
an open field. extending for nearly
= mile from the Oconec Station tn
the lumber mill. 1t was into this
field that men. women and childrc,