The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-31

every occupation and every political
crowds that thronged the streets. On
the sidewalks, far too dignified to join
in the revels of the rabble, stalked a
number of Sioux braves who were at
gent" Many Of them were clad in
their aboriginal regalia.
! TIL sports Were pulled off as
the baseball game and what mines
played. L only remember that Sam Y.
Gordon, who is a southpaw, pitched
for one of the clubs and the opposing
the ground of professionalism" 1
have also forgotten what the trophy
was, but the game must have been a
good one for at least a half-dozen fist
and four umpires were utilized during
it's progress.
The game was called at the close
of the sixth inning, the score stand
ing 26 to rs. When the fourth umpire
was borne from the field no one could
be found willing to take his place.
anyway, and loudly clamored for the
horse races. A half-mile course was
stepped off on the prairie; the en-
trants were lined up up for the start;
were away like the wind.
Of beer. But just before the, race
was one Of the towns leading citi-
ers Rest" why he called it the
Farmers Rest" I never never Learned.
place, there was always something
doing.) To make the race more in
teresting, Wise offered key for the
the one that came in third. AS there
were only three horses enterd it was
tn most satisfactory horse race that
1 ever saw pulled off.
wonder of it's kind. There were prob
ably 1900 torches and twenty five or
thirty transporencies in line, carried
by shouting; singing men. Both the
homemade and fashioned by Cross
field who wrote all the transparencies.
-'' FREE HOMES FOR FREE MEN"
(This referred to the Free Home
stead Bill then pending. in Congress
Of which | was the author)
c,, IGNITE !; WILL BUST OWENS
honest MONEY FOR HONEST
REPUBLICANS REPUDATE FREE
WHISKY"
Preceded by Professor Isaac's
Graceville High School Drums Corps,
the procession proceeded to parade up
and down Main street. The torches
were made of balls of candle wicking
tightly wound and fastened to stick.
Whlle Iney burned DrlSnCly tney ala
not burn long. The transparencies
were made Of muslin tackled onto a
light frame with a candle inside and
| attached to pole. Occasionally one
of these took fire from the candle in
side and went up in flame to the
great amusement of the crowd. The
torches and transparencies, soon dim
ming, ceased to interest, and the crowd
rushed to the place of the meeting
Quit early in the day it developed
that the hall engaged for the meeting
was quite inadequate. large tent
| that was being used by a patent
| medicine vendor, capable of seating
1000 to 1900 was engaged. Into this
the crowd surged until it's sides
bulged, many being unable to gain
an entrance, the ''Crossfield Con-
tingent'' Of Sioux braves occupying
a section by themselves.
A long table was placed in the CEN
ter of the tent for a speakers plat
form and the meeting was opened
by the Ideal quartet of Wheaton, con-
sisting of Otto Neuman, Ed ,Joqbert.
Dick IS. W. Frazier and Little
Paul (PauD Lambert. wonderful
group of singers who sang at all
my meetings held in that vicinity.
They sang several topical campaign
songs that were received with up
roarious applause, and then ] began
my address.
Early in the afternoon, huge
machine agent who was an ardent
Free Silverite," struck town. He at
once procured small drygoods box,