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The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
At WARD SPRINGS
ENTIRE BUSINESS PORTION OF
TODD COUNTY TOWN IS
WIPED OUT
BOTH BUILDINGS DESTROYED
ORIGIN OF FIRE. MYSTERY-TWO
FAMILIES BARELY ESCAPE
WITH LIVES

tuesday morning at 1870 as several
Sauk Centre gentlemen were return
ing to their homes from little rum.
my soiree they noticed an unusual
light in the heavens northeast of the
city. Speculation was rife as tc
where the fire was located, but i.
proved to be the destruction of the
business portion of Ward Springs
both buildings.
The store was conducted by VIM !.
Radcliffe who purchased the property
last fall from j. L. Monty, the gen
,tlenlan having formerly conducted a
farm in Birchdale township.
The fire had made such headway
when sdiscovered that the Radcliffe
family barely escaped with their lives
assffid Casper Richter, wife and Ii
children who occupied the frame
building owned by the New Munici,
Brewing company located near by.
Both buildings were completely de-
.stroyed, as we'll as their contents
The origin Of the fire is shrouded in
mystery, the Herald understands
1t is reported that about 10 days
prior to the fire enemies of Radcliffe
slashed a hole in one of the tire cas-
.ings of his automobile and that the
railing to the stairway +hn out
side of the building was sawed away
so that it barely hung together, the
miscreants, no doubt figuring that
the railing would give away and pre-
+cipitate some of the Radcliffe family
to the ground.
Mr.. Radcliffe carried a total in
surance of $4,000; $4,000 on the
building; S1,500s on his stock and ST.
500 on h sihoseu
500 on his household effects. 1t is
stated that Mr.. Richter did not carry
any insurance.
The destruction of the store will be
keenly felt by the residents of Ware,
Springs. This will be particularly
true as regards the summer residents
at Little Birch Lake as they depend
ed on this store for large part o.
their supplies.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
RETIRES AS SECRETARY

hEllkES AS OEChEI An
Mrs. A. F.. Moynihan of Sank Gen.
tire, who for the four years since the
Stearns County Welfare Board was
established, has been the able and
efficient secretary of the organization
has rendered her resignation to take
effect as soon as "a successor can be
appointed. The members of the
board of control with the exception of
the county superintendent of schools
and the chairman of the board of
county commissioners, who are mem
bers by virtue of their office The
Officers of the board are elected by
the members. Chairman w. A. Boer-
ger stated that Mrs. Moynihan had
given splendid service to the Welfare
Board and with other members of the
board he regretted her action in re
signing. The successor to the Sauk
Centre woman is as yet undetermin-
ed.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11

M, at Loring Park Sanitarium. He
was born in Meppen, Hanover, Ger,
Oct. 13, 1868 and was ordained a
priest Dec. II, 1892. He celebrated
his first holy mass at st. Mary's
church at Beardsley, Mimi. Dec. 25,
1892. Most of his time as priest he
spent. as a missionary ana for some
time had a parish Minonk, ILL.,, Louis
vile, KY, Lafayette, Ind, Olpe, Kan
sas, Kansas City, Mo-, Bloomington,
H., st. Michael, SArizona and Mex
leo. He was the brother of the late
Joseph Getting of Sank Centre, and
mourned by H. B. Getting, Of Rich
mond, Minn., Mrs. Ben Liesdon of
Beardsley, Mimi, and brother-in-law
Ben Liesdon and sister-in-law, Mrs.
Joseph Getting of Sauk Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
MISSING MAN LOCATED

Earl Eckenrod who enlisted before
Uncle Sam entered the war with Ger
many and was reported missing in
action in the early part of 1918, has
recently been located in a Philadel-
phia hospital by the American Red
Cross. He is recovering from severe
wounds and a bad gassing. Late re-
ports state that he has sufficiently re-
covered to take up the study of law
under the watchful care of !. Uncle
Sans physicians.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
LEG BADLY CRUSHED

Earl Peart, employed at the Palm
er House garage met with a painful
accident Monday afternoon while
cranking Ford car in the shop fol
repairs. The car was rot in gear but
the high speed band wasadragging,
the emergency brake was not work
ing so tl,as when ;iie engine was
started the car started forward. An
engine rack between Carl ard tie
bench undoubtedly saved h;-- from
fcore serious injury. One of his leg:
was caught between 2 cross bar on
The rack ard badly e.ushed. He ic
laid up at the here of his parents.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
BANS SHORT SKIRTS

Silk stockings, thin waists, high
heels, extremely short skirts and the
short sleeves, excessive use of powder
and elaborate hairdressing are for
hidden in the Little Falls b sgh schocl
under an edict of the board of educa-
tion. The order, which was in the
form of resolution, was adopted on
rece~.rserdation Of the Parents and
Teachers association. Skirts and
msdd;es or Peter Thompson dresses,
ether 7yool or cotton arn recon-
irleEded for the students in the resolu-
ton.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11

49;acert streets to witness, what to
some, must have been tragedy, but
o~iser praviled while the booze was
transported to a nearby sewer and
poured out. The squirrel whislEey was
kept in almost every imiginary sort
of container.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
.SAUk CENTRE boy
HAS A CLOSE CALL
FRED MENKE PASSENGER ON
STEAMER ALASKA SUNK OFF
CALIFORNIA COAST
is FIRST REPORTED MISSING
foONG MAN WAS ENROUTE To
FRISCO FROM PORTLAND
LEFT HERE JULY *

Oh the San Francisco & Portland line
saturday of last week after crasb;no
fnto the rocks off SBlunt's reef. forty
miles south of Eureka, CAL, assum-
ed a local angle when it was discover
ea That Fred Menke, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. G. Menke, residing on the
i1enner farm just south of Sauk Cen
tre, was one of the passengers .on tba
Inflated ship.
Inc boat carried passengers and
crew numbering 214; 167 of whom
were saved. Capt. Harry Hobey died
on the bridge of his shin. beinp
crushed when the smokestack col.
lapsed or died following the collapse
of the deck.
Monday of this week, Third AS
slstant Officer S. A. Carlson testified
that the. ship was proceedirr under
full speed in heavy fog when the
accident occurred. Three of the life
boats launched successfully rode the
rough sea but the fourth capsized.
and the greatest loss of life is said
TO have been caused by this catastro-
phe.
The Alaska sank in less than 80
minutes after she struck the reef and
I it was an hour before aid arrived. The
;Anyox officers and crew won high
praise for the valiant service rem
dered in rescuing the victims from
the treacherous waters and picking
Up bodies of those who were either
killed or drowned.
The accident occurred in the late
afternoon and the rescue ship and
crew labored diligently all through,
Ethe night giving aid and succor to the
unfortunate, landing the rescued at
Eureka Sunday forenoon
The Alaska was twin-screw
steamer, and her home port was Port
/ Washington. She had a net tonnage.
| Of ,709 tons and was 327 feet long,
carrying crew of As. This is the
height of the summer tourist season
on the coast and great 1naioritv of,
, the passengers We're vacatfoners from
the East
Fred, who is the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Menke, LEFT Sark Gem,
TIRE July.15. A. the Sinle of the sink
! .ng of the ship he, was enroute from
Portland to San FranciTco. He was
reported among the missing in the
first reports sent out, but wire re-
Pceived by his sister, Miss Grace, Min
fneapolis, and a later one to his par
ents in this city conveys the glad
tidings that he is safe and sound. The
following was the t]'e wire sent his
sister from Eureka at 900 o'clock
SUNDAY evening:
"Ship sunk. Am safe and
sound. Don't worry.
Fred"
Tuesday the mother received the
following message, dated at San
francisco:
"Safe. Argenaut Hotel: al
though papers report me missing.
Fred"
The Menkes have lived in the virin-
itv -'s-l '--o wears. coming to h'e
section from MINNEAPOLIS, after pur-
chasing the Heffncr farm.
Miss Grace, a daughter, was seri-
ously injured last week by being hit
by an automobile driven by woman
vino lost control, the ca bounding
over the curb and onto the sidewalk
on the wrong size of the sA~eet. Her
mother returned to Sauk Centre the
first of the week after having as
SISTED in caring for her.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
SEES MUCH MooNsHINE

While in St. Paul Tuesday afters
noon Harry Schmidt, local manager
of the Swife & Co., business, saw
the police authorities of the Sanity
city load five, large patrol wagons
with moonshiAe for the purpose Of
dumping it into the sewers. The
poison had been gathered IN number
of raids. Harry says a large crowd
had gathered IN the court house and
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
rHvSICIAN HELD

a warra..t chasg..-g DR.. E. E.
Hall CT Little Falls, -iti violating
the prescription section cf the Vol-
stead act, was served Tuesday by
Deputy United States sMr-shrl- F.
Tufts, Long Prairie. DR.. Hall was
,ar1aigned before United States Com
missioner D. NJ. Cameron and ex-
anainaticn was set for Aug. Is.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11

Miss Edith Taylor, who has been
the guest of Mrs. J j. Costello for
the past two weeks, left for her home
at st. Charles Thursday. She will
visit at Minneapolis enroute Miss
Taylor viii teach at Buffalo, Minn.,
again this coming term
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11

Weldon. Flynn, who has been. en-
ployed by J.. j. Costello for the past
three moEths, left for Minneapolis
Thursday, where he VIII work this
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11
DEATH or PRIEST

4 Monday morning, July Is, occurred
the death of Rev. FIR. Getting, O.. f.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-08-11

quite with Broadway rural
"The adsseS hold close to the
story of the ne nd they succeed
in getting the two aef characters to
the stage plausibly and Interestingly.
Also, several scenes between Carol
and Kennicott are vibrantly drama
tic"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
GREAT POWER ...
PROJECT BY n. E. co.
Davis Bridge Reservoir to BE Larger
Than Searsbury Project on Deer
field River.

,SHELBTRNE FALLS. Mass June
2O-Further details have been announced
relative to the big power project, begun
by the New England Power company at
plan win mean the development OF an
additional 10000 horsepower on the
Deerfield river. and the project IS so big
that it will take three years to complete
the work. and the cost will run to over
Sc. 0o0.000.
The new work consists Of two projects.
the creation Of power plant at Sears
burg and the development of large addl-
tional storage and building of power
plant Mt Davis Bridge. which IS below
SearSburg. The New England Power
company was recently authorized by the
Massachusetts public service commission
to Increase its capital by an issue OF stock
and bonds. totalius 81 100000. TINS
money will he used on the Searsburg de-
vclopment. including the power station.
which will develop about Go00 kilowatts
and for the transmission wires necessary
for tying ilr the plant with the company ;
system. No water storage VIII be created.
The plant will use the flow from the SOM
erset storage in Vermont. which is already
used five times by the company's stations,
the new station being the sixth.
This Davis bridge proposition is on a
bigger scale. Several years ago the public
service commission authorized the issue
of securities etotaling $5.Oo0oo0 for this
purpose. 'but the whole matter was de-
layed because of the high costs. which
We're deemed prohibitive. Now conStruc-
ton expense has been reduced to point
where the company will go ahead on work
which will take three years to complete.
The reservoir which win be built will
store 30.000O00 kilowatt hours Of water,
this being the unit now used in measuring
water storage used for the development
of electric power. This will more than
double the cOmpany's storage which at
the present time is 25000.000 kiowatt
hours.
The power plant which will make first
use of this water Will create 10000
horsepower which with the new station at
Searsburg will increase the total hydro
electric power developed by the New Eng
land company by more than one-third.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
ATTEMPTS TRAIN
WRECK IN TUNNEL
George Eauiieu of Burlington AdElits
Crime. Saying Il Just Wanted
10 See a Wreck

BURLINGTON, June POI Just
wanted to see wreck. - That was the
nonchalant explanation given To the au-
tIorltics Yesterday BY George EaltIieu.
-, following his arrest on the charge
OF attempting to derail Il train in the
Central Vermont railroad tunnel.
Eaulieu : heiuous plot Mas frustr
by the quick -wittedness of two small
boys. Had his scheme met the success
which he was frank in saving he had
hoped il would, it might have resulted.
according to veteran railroad men. in
one Of the worst railroad horrors which
this state has known
The boys, whose names could not be
learned, swere i'll the vicinity of the rail
road property when they noticed a man
enter the tunnel, and after few mo
meHts absence. come ont. The per-
formaEce was repeated several times
until it aroused their suspicious They
had started toward the tunnel TO iIues-
tigate when they met Napoleon Richie.
railroad employe.
Richie, after listening to their ac-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20

count of the mans actions, became con-
WINGED tlIat something was wrong. and
entered the tunnel, whore in the semi
darkness. he discovered an exceedingly
clever detailing device. a piece of rail,
with the use Of fish plates and stones,
lad been rugged up 50 as to lift engine
or ear wheels from the rails. Though
the device was amateurish in its con-
struction, all who saw it were agreed
that it would have served none the less
effectively for the purpose for which it
was designed.
Prying loose the derailer Ritchie hur-
ried from the tunnel and again ques-
toned the boys They gave him an ae-
curate description of the man, and the
rolice were notified. Eaulieu : arrest
was made a short time later. The pris-
oner. according To the officials, seemed
TO feel no hesitancy about admitting his
quilt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
Rebecca Goes to Church.

4 certain young and devout church
woman at Washington, y. c.. whose
given name is Rebecea, never misses di-
vine services. but often is late. Last
Sunday she arrived just as the pastor
was Feadin from the Scriptures the story
of Rebecca at the well. As the late
conner tripped up the aisle the minister
read: And behold. Rebecca came forth
Broad smiles played over the faces of the
worshippers. Bushes flooded the face
of Rebecca. Courageously she went on,
quickening her steps. And she made
haste" continued the clergyman. Snick-
ers from the Youngsters, broader smiles
from the grOwnups and half suppressed
giggles from the half crowns were the re-
sponSe. 3y that time Miss Rebecca had
reached her pew. She stumbled in and
sank down as if she hoped the cushions
would swallow her 'slet the damsel
abide with us said the minister. closing
hiss book aud ending the reading. much
to the relief of Rebecca. -Holyoke
Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
VT. VETERINA ABRAMS
MUCH DISTURBED
Fear They Will BE Excluded From Test
ing Cattle for TuberculOsis-EN-
animation Ordered.

MONTPELIER, June l9-Vermont
veterinary surgeons in private practice
are up in arms against two recent utter
ances of the state department OF agri-
culture. which they say will have the
effect of putting them out of business
80 far as testing Vermont cattle - con-
ecrned.
The first is the order issued by Com
missioner Ebert ) Brigham under date
OF May 3lst, which cuts down the in
dcmuitv for private-te cows one
half. If this is actually placed in effect
il will result in a practical monopoly
of cattle testing on the part OF the state
and federal surgeons, they say. as farm
ers will not be apt to employ private
surgeons when they can only. get one
half the indemnity allowed for cattle
which react to the test for bovine tu-
berculosis.
The second order comes from DR.. A.
j. De Fosset, agent OF the federal gov
eminent, and is nothing more or less
than an order to Vermont practi,
tioners to appear at Montpelier and
burlington June 25th and take an eN-
animation for fitness to administer the
tuberculn test and such other matters
as DIR. DE Fosset and his superlors may
think necessary.
Ncterjnaries employed By the state
and federal government, in the same
required to take the examination. whlle
old Vermont practitioners. who nave
beer in active practice for from p to 81
wears. are summarily hustled before DIR
De Fasset TO show cause why they
should not be taken off the list OF APP
proved" veterinarians of his depart
ncnt. hccauSe that, in the opinion OF
soinr at tho od-tirneTs. ~ cxactly what
the examination means.
What action the state association oil
veterinary surgeons will take Is not vet
announced but If the feeling expressed
bv certain members of the profession
is general among the others. there VII
certainly be something doing before
the tests come eff at the state house
| and Hotel Vermont on Saturday TINS
week. -
The explanation of the call for exam
ination of Vermont vetcrinaries IS thai
DR. De Fosset Tor his department
which is the same thing) desires to Is
tablish a uniform and standard metho6
az testing cattle The Vermont vets
however see in the order another steI
in wedding out the list of approved
testers with the end in view of 1nalll
crowding all the private practitioners
out of the business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
Audubon,s Method.

No one. think. paints In my
method l. who have never studied but
by piecemeal, form my pictures &C
cording to my Mays Of study. For in
stance. | am now working on a fox;
-. and when satisfied with the
truth of the position. take my palette
and work as rapidly as possible; the
same with my birds; If practicable /
finish the bird NJ one sitting-often,
1t is true, of IA huurs-so that | think
they are correct both in detail and
mposition.-AudubOn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
COUNTRY WANTS
ACTION ON TAXES
Vice President Coolidge Re-
ports Much Impatience
In the West
REPUBLICANS ARE
WORRYING SOME

Want Word From Harding That Will
Start Action In Congress - House
More Economical on Army and Navy
Than Senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer.
DOWNRIGHT 1921.

ISOCclaI DesOafCh TO The hefOTmer.l
Copyright 1921.
WASHINGTON. June 20.-Vice Pres
idcnt Coolidge is a man of very few
words but what he told President Hard
ing and the cabinet recently made deep
impression For it yas learned today
that after a trip through the West Mr..
Coolidge came back convinced that the
country was good deal too inpatient
for action by congress on Il new tax pro-
gram N.Y. Coolidge reported on the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
TONS P|CRIC ACID
FOR FARMERS Use
War Department to Fur
nish Explosive for
Flowing
COST WILL BE VERY
SMALL TO USERS
First Planned to Dump Dangerous Ex-
riosne I'm Ocean - Experiments Show
1t Useful for Blasting Purposes on
Agricultural Lands.


WASHINGTON, June More than
la.GOo,6o0 pounds of picric acid, one OF
the highest known explosives. accumu-
lated for war purposes and made use
less to the war department by the
armistice, win he distributed to farm
ers FOR agricultural purposes
When the war ended the army had on
hand this immense stock of pieric acid
and in addition more than 10000 900
pounds of T. Y T. The latter was dis
trIbuted to various governmental agen-
cies for use IN railroad construction in
Alaska, public roads in the national
parks and various projects on Indian
reservations. None of the Il. y. L. was
distributed to individuals and thus far
not single accident has marked the
use or transportation of the millions of
pounds Of the high explosive, according
To officials of the bureau of mines.
The question of what 10 do with the
I2,G0000G pounds of picric acid puzzled
government officers for some time and
the war department had almost decided
to tow the explosive out to sea and
dump il overheard i'll the interests of
, the public safety when it was decided
to institute a series of experiments in
an effort to tind some safe commercial
use for it. The experiments We're con-
ducted By the bureau of mines and dis
closed many ways in which pierre acid
could be used safely and protitably on
farms. such as in blasting out stumps
and rocks and brea king UP land 1t was
accordingly decided To distribute the
explosive, practically free of charge, to
farmers
Picric acid. highly crystalline pow
der having lemon yellow color is IS
per cent stronger than 40 per cent
straight itro-glyceriu dynamite. accord
ing to the bureau of mines 1t should
never be used in bulk. officials say, and
its use should be restricted to re-dippcd
paraffined paper cartridges.
The l2G09U eco surplus stock. located at
~porta Wis, and Wingate. y. a., viii
be distributed TO farmers through tho
bureau of public roads of the depart
ment of agriculture The only cost to
the farmer. it Is announced, viii be
freight charges and charge of six cents
a pound for placing the powder in the
necessary cartridges 1t will be ready
for distribution about July /
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
Musical instruments Of insects.

Buzzlng or numrning Is mainly due
to rapid vibrations of the wings. which
often strike the air more than hum
dred times In second, but there is
sometimes special qulveriEg iIlstru-
ment near the base of the wing.
Chipping or thrilling Is due TO some sort
of "stridulating" organ, one hard I,1rt
being scraped against another, as the
bow on the fddle-it may be leg
against wing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
Educatlon Never compIeted.

The best-educated people are those
who are always learning, always abb
sorping knowledge from every pos
sibie source and AZ every opportunity.
%. S. Marsden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20
Song CO the Wires.

The humming sound heard from tele..
graph wires IS SAID to be tie song Of
the barometer, If 1t is low. Il change
in the weather may come in two days !;
If sharp, il may be Immediate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-20

In the days of Babylon the doctor or
surgeon who failed of a cure frequently
was condemned TO have his hands cut
eff by the public cxecutioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-05
Ad3la~d RO09maN
uM FOX SERIAL "FANTOMAS

Mathews and Blakeney present a
comedy oddly with special sings by
Larry Johnson.
Baron LIGHTER, the original of the
nut" piano players and "Discoverer
of Piano Comedy" presents new
series of unusual musical numbers and
laugh ehticers in the inimitable man.
ner that has made him universal
favorite. James LIGHTER is the unde-
niable possessor of the honor of be-
ing the original piano playing nut"
Pretty maidens, tuneful catchy mu-
sic and a comedian who is truly funny,
are the chief ingredients of the must
cal melange offered by the Frank Rich
Co. in Follow Me Girls" The skit is
half hour of laughs and chuckles with
the clever work of Harry Carr, the
splendid personality and is supported
by Flo Kennedy and Doc Grant, both
actors of real merit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-05
At the Novelty.

The big doings opens with the sixth
Episode of King of The Circus" with
Eddie Polo as the star, followed by
splendid program of high class vaude-
vile consisting of five big features ap-
pearing in the order named below:
Jazzarimbo Trio: A real classy trio
of real jazz musicians in supreme SCI
lections of appropriations.
Christopher and Walton are a clever
duo of entertainers who present 2
comedy skit called, "a Close Shave
consisting of a most laughable assort-
ment of fun making ideas in which
'.Wop" barber and a "Barberette' OPP
position bring about many excruclat-
ingly funny complications.