The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-17

Captured by the Indians during the
Siuox uprising; lost on the prairie
and left to the mercy OF the wllds
little Margaret Everson Carr, later
Mrs. LYMAN Kells, experienced one
of the remarkable adventures met
with by Sank Centre residents during
the trying days of the early sixties
Little "Maggie," as the girl was
known in her early life, lived with
her parents near Lake Johanna. In
1862 the home of her family was
visited by the Sioux, the father killed
and the mother and her several chill
dren captured and carried away oy
the Indians to the Sioux camp.
While leaving the burning home OF
the Everson's, Margaret, then a child
8 years of age, was lost by her cap.
tors. Shortly after the departure OF
the Indians, Theron Carr, brother OF
Byron Carr, of this city, while riding
across the prairie, found little Maggie
alone, roaming over the great waste
and apparently half starved. How
long she had wandered was never
learned.
Mr.. Carr picked up the child and
took her to his fathers home, then
at Faribault. Nothing definite of the
child's experiences could be learned
nor was anything learned of her TAM
ily until several years later when a
woman arrived at the Carr home and
stated that she was Mrs. Everson,
the mother of the child, and that she
was making an effort to locate her
children who were scattered over the
country after her capture.
Mrs. Everson related to Mr.. Carr
the story of little Maggie's capture
and escape from the Indians, but
having found the child in a good
home, and having no resources OF her
own, she permitted Mr.. Carr to re-
tain and bring up the child.
Margaret Carr came to Sauk Cen
tire shortly afterward to make her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Carr:
Here she grew to womanhood, ana
being a girl of high qualities and a
charming personality. she soon be-
came a favorite in the younger set.
Miss Margaret took the name of Carr
and was known to her acquaintance
as Margaret Carr. She taught school
in this vicinity for number OF years
and later became the wife of Lyman
Kells. Mrs. Kells died in Sank Cen
tire a number of years ago.
A practical joker of the community
of Sank Centre, whose antics and LIE
story is known to most of the pioneer
residents of the city, was john Den
nis-Deputy Sheriff, with residence
in Sank Centre.
Dennis was character. AS an
Official, he was a good officer, but
John Dennis never passed up an OPP
portunity to enjoy life, especially II
the dye was cast for somebody else
benefit.
In the early days of Sank Centre S
social life, party of AdVentlsts es-
tablished themselves in the COM
munity. They erected a meeting
house on the site of the present build
ing occupied by the Coyle millinery
and here they held their weekly re-
ligious services.
The meeting house of the Advent
lists was occasionally used 1of pupilc
social gatherings. One day a wander
ing theatrical troupe hit the town
and the manager, looking for place
to give his performance, inquired
after the possibility of securing the
Adventist meeting house. In search
inc for the pastor from whom ne de-
sired to rent the building, he accident
w drifted into the home OF Deputy
Sheriff Dennis. The manager lnqulf-
ed if Dennis was the Adventist pas
tor. and being advised by that per-
sonage that he was, proceeded to ar
range for the holding Of his snow IN
the meeting house.
The Snowman told Dennis that
there were more "benches IN the
building than he needed" and asked
what he should do with them:
.sThrow them out of the window
was the ready solution to the pro-
blem offered by Sheriff Dennis:
The theatrical troupe Immediately
got on the job at the Adventist meet
ing house. They were in the helght
of their labors when the pastor OF
the church happened along and DIS
covered his benches being thrown out
of the church window. Upon inquiry
as to the object of the show people,
he learned that his meeting house had
been rented for theatre.
The good man stormed and ravea
and finally took his case to- Judge
Walker, one of the prominent legal
minds of the community. The wise
NJudge" took day or two to look up
the law and finally decided that the
church man had no case against the
Deputy Sheriff.
On another occasion Dennis attend
ed court at St. Cloud. In the party