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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31

of the state will eat up in postage
more than a candidate is allowed to
spend in campaign.
The old convention system was bad
but the dear people themselves were
entirely to blame because they would
not attend the caucus. Magnus
Johnson was elected United States
Senator from Minnesota with less
than 25 per cent of the vote of the
State. This was not because the
voters were particularly anxious tt
have (Magnus for Senator, but as g
protest against the Preus regime
thousands of good citizens remained
away from the polls.
In the last analysis the political
convent on of the state or nation car
be kept on an even keel if the citi.
zenry will do their full part.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31

ing in the mint surrounded by inn
mense wealth and inslrmountable
regulations against thievery, means
little financially to the employees.
Their salaries are on the same scale
as those working in other clerical po-
sitions in the government. Every
precaution is taken to guard against
smuggling of gold dust from minis.
1t is we'll known fact that the wear
ing apparel of employees is frequent
ly destroyed in order to reclaim the
gold that may have settled in the
clothing. The men working at the
furnaces used asbestos mitts and
gauntlets.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
T. J. Flahaven,
Representative, 18th District

81 would advise every young man
that is eligible, by all means to join
the American Legion. Organization is
what counts, when it comes to getting
results from the State Legislature or
from Congress.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
One Can Drive 185 Miles On
AA-Paved State Highway
Minnesota Invites World to Ride on
Longest Continuous Pavements,
Says Highway Department

Minnesota may now advertise one
of the longest continuous highway
pavements in the world, says high
way bulletin this week. Admitting
that several states have larger mile
ages of highway paving, it ads that
few have longer continuous pave
ments extending in one general di-
rection.
Opening of a new pavement con-
Meeting link south of Faribault, an
'nounced within the week by Charles
M. Babcock, state highway commits
sioner, gave Minnesota continuous
pavement 1876 miles long. 1t extends
on T. H. No. from point six miles
south of Qwatonna through st. Paul
and Minneapolis and northwest on
T. H. No. to st. Cloud and on T.
H. No. 81 through Little Falls to
Belle Prairie. A list of continuous
concrete pavements compiled within
a year shows as the longest route be-
tween Olympia and Vancouver in
Washington, distance of 1876 miles.
The Minnesota route, however, is not
quite all of concrete, seyera sections
being of other types of paving.
Success of the tentative plan to
connect the paved sections of T. H !.
No. 1 between St. Paul and Duluth,
highway Officials said, will give Min
nesota continuous pavement more
than $50 miles long. 1t will run
from the end of the present pave
ment south of Owatonna through ST.
Paul to Duluth on T. H. No. 1 on
T. H. No, II from Duluth to Vir-
ginia and thence on T. H. No. 35
across the Mesaba range to Grand
Rapids.
The present continuous paved mile
age and prospects for extending it
were made public as evidence that
the Minnesota highway program is
lending itself to the permanent i'm
provement of the heaviest traffic
routes and the building of connected
improvements.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
AMERICAN LEGION

The following excerpts of letters
from Gov. Theodore Christensen,
Hon. Thomas Flahaven, Mayor VIII
liam Parker and other prominent To-
cal citizens strongly endorsing the
American Legion are now in the
hands of officers of the Robert James
Swift Post:
Theodore Christiansdh,
Governor of Minnesota
''Those who have served and sac
rificed for our country in time of
war, can usually be counted upon for
unselfish, patriotic service in time of
peace. Through the American Lee
gion and other Service mems organ
izations, soldiers and sailors of the
World War can express rneIr views
on public questions. 1t would be a
fine thing if all who served in the
Great War would affiliate for the
advancement of their legitimate mu-
tual interests and for the promotion
Of every patriotic cause. )"
w. M. Parker,
Mayor of Sank Centre
81 do not believe there is body
of men who have higher aims than
the Legion, and am positive there
is no body of men who can do more
real good for our nation than this
same organization. They have dem
onstrated in the past the caliber OF
their members, and it is most certain
that if the Legion works in the flu
ture as they have in the past, every
member can be justly proud Of hav-
ing the privilege of belonging t.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
Minnesota Has Grip On Little
Brown Jug


With two weeks remaining before
the close of the membership contest
between Minnesota and Michigan Le-
gionaires, the Gophers apparently
have strong grip on The Little
Brown jug, offered by National Com
mander McQuigg as a prize to the
winning department. The contest
will close Dec. 81, 1925.
At the last check of membership
standings in the two states on De-
cember IA, Michigan had 1850 men,
bers for 1926 while Minnesota had
2,411. During the week from Dec.
7 to ii Minnesota gained 1,102 mem
bers, while Michigan during the same
period added 400 members, accord
ing to Wolverine telegram.
The weekly Geographic comparison
between membership standings of the
two states is made each Monday by
mutual agreement, and the above is
the last report at this writing. In
he meantime Minnesota has been en-
rolling additional members, and on
Saturday Dec. 10 had more than 81
900 on its 1926 books, figure which
was not reached last year until Jan.
uary LIST. Commander O'Hara urges
every member to pay his Legion dues
before Christmas, SO his post can
rush them to headquarters in ST. Pau1
to avoid being licked by last-minute
charge of the Wolverines.
-
Legion and Auxiliary Join In Christ
Mas Messages to Disabled Soldieds
Fourteen hundred disabled Mime.
sofa war veterans, scattered in hos
pitfalls throughout the United States,
will be remembered Christmas by the
Minnesota departments of the Amer
lean Legion and Legion Auxiliary.
Letters are now being mailed to
each of the 1,400 vets from depart
ment headquarters of the Auxiliary
bearing cards of greeting from the
Legion and from the Auxiliary. In
addition, each envelope will contain
crisp new 81 bill, Christmas gift
from the women of the American lie.
gion Auxiliary of Minnesota.
Although the larger portion of the
letters will go to points within the
state, hundreds will be sent to other
states in all pars of the county where
Gopher veterans are now undergoing
disqualification. This will be the
feature Of Christmas plans Tor both
departments. Individual posts and
Auxiliary units will provide COM
munity parties for children and aid
for needy veterans in scores of cities
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31

such an order.
If those who are not members of
the Legion knew the high regard in
which the Legion men are held by
those of us who are not eligible to
their organization, they would at all
times affiliate with the Legion. You
have everything to be proud of and
this is the one organization that COM
memorates that indescrible ser
vice given to your country. The out
standing feature of this organiza-
ton is that it is non political. There
fore it can promote every good cause
regardless of party politics.
1t is my sincere hope that every
ex-Service man will not only be-
come member now, but will con-
tinue to be one of good standing the
rest of his life"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
and towns throughout Minnesota.
Department Headquarters Takes Ov
err Station WCCO for Jan. %


Department Headquarters Takes Ov-
err Station WCCO for Jan. %
Minnesota Legiondom will have one
whole night con the air" January
%.
The Gold Medal station, WCCO,
st. Paul-Minneapois, has been turned
over to the Minnesota department Of
the American Legion through the
courtesy of the officials of the sta
ton, to conduct the entire program
The Legion will have complete con-
troll of the program, which will be
known as Legion night. Broadcast
ing will start at 8:15 P. M. and con-
tinue to midnight. The American
Legion Auxiliary will cooperate.
Legion bands, drum corps, orches-
tras, songsters, humorists and many
other features will be on hand. Some
of the spirit that carried the dough.
boy and COB to victory in 1913 will
be voiced again in song and music
Most of the program will consist OF
bonafide Legion talent. Posts and
Auxiliary units throughout the state
have been asked to send their enter
tanners to the Twin Cities for the
occasion.
One of the big features will be
numbers of the "oldest fiddler" in
Minnesota. Legionaires are now
securing the state for candidates fol-
the "oldest fiddler's" job and his Sc
lection will be made shortly.
The Ramsey County Legion band
already has volunteered its services
The Hennepin County Auxiliary Glee
Club will be on hand, as we'll as the
Hennepin County Drum and Bugle
Corps. Minnesota's famous zone
Mainland" who led the Gophers a
the San Francisco convention, Ar
Smith Of Center City, declares HI
can be counted on to do his best
Letters are arriving from other LIE
gion entertainers throughout Mime
sofa assuring the department com
mander they will contribute any tai
ent they have that may be needed t.
round out the Gold Medal-Legiol
program.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
Rev. Cecil S. Sparkes
Pastor Congregational Church

GAS National organization the
Legion has an enviable record in &C
complishing things for the ex-Service
men which otherwise would never
have been accomplished and up to the
present time the Legion has remain
ed free from, and uncontrolled by
party politics.
The Local Post, whose activities
have known from its inception, has
been a strong factor and good one
in the community and have shown a
willingness to cooperate with other
organizations in all community pro-
jects.
l cannot see how any ex-Service
man can choose to stay outside OF
such a worthwhile organization.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
ST. PAUL LETTER

Capitol Hill and its sub-stations
throughout the state are tuned in
today with most attentive ear to the
collective voice of the sheriffs of Min
nesota who are assembled in the Twir
Cities to talk over experiences of the
past year and arrange for unified &C
tivities during 1926. The question
of state constabulary, which has
been a political high explosive for
several years and still is, probably
will be answered and if so, sigh
of relief will arise from many a
breast in the ranks of those who
make the laws and the Lawmakers.
The unifcation of country enforce
ment groups, which would continue to
function under the direction of the
sheriff, was the major consideration
in the councils of the sheriffs. Adop-
ton of systematic arrangements. for
warfare against crime would in eff
| feet inaugarate state constabulary.
The consolidation of the county rang
er organizations would mobilize an
armed force Of 1000 trained men in
every city and village of the state
and in the opinion of the sheriffs
be an historic advance in policing
The jurisdiction of the local au-
thorities would not be superseded by
the unified policing but would permit
the closest cooperation between law
enforcement officers throughout the
eighty-seven counties. Capital pun
ishment as a further deterrent will
be asked of the next Legislature, the
sheriffs organization having already
gone on record in favor of it.
The birth of Minnesota and the
narrative of it's growth during three
quarters Of century will be told in
picture and story at the 77th annual
meeting of the Minnesota Historical
Society in Saint Paul on January IL.
Pioneer residents from widely re-
mote parts of the state will partici-
pate. DR.. William Watts Folwell,
president-emeritus of the University
of Minnesota, will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers.
Il
Minnesota as the Seaport State is
dream no longer but an early ac-
tuality, according to the. advance no.
tees of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Tidewater Association division meet
ing to be held at the State Capitol
and Saint Paul Auditorium, January
and 6. Canada favors the con-
struction of a water route which
would take ocean shipping to and
from Minnesota Great Lakes ports
through the st. Lawrence River to
the Atlantic and American leaders OF
the international project forecast fla
vorable consideration by Congress in
the near future. Governors from
Middle and Northwestern states and
officials of Canadian provinces will
speak.
Judging from the final statement
of coal receipts at the Head Of the
Lakes this season, the Northwest fuel
box ought not to get empty before
spring. Total receipts were 9,672,-
701 short tons compared with o.
020,872 year ago Of this, $685.
$50 tons were soft and 790,132 tons
were hard coal. Anthracite receipts
were 499,862 tons less than last year
and bituminous were 1,151 ,691 tons
more than last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
Rev. John A. Fearon, Pastor

Rev. John A. Fearon, Pastor
Church of Our Lady of the Angels
''To keep Sacrosanct the bonds of
fraternity sealed with the blood of
martyred buddies, to foster the fine
spirit of genuine patriotism in
America, to develop in its members
the highest type of citizenship, this is
the raison d. etre of the American
Legion. To lend his aid to the car
rying out of such ap rogram every
ex-Service man should be a Legion
aire. In these perilous times the
union of Legionaires consecrated to
such a cause will surely be a blessing
to, and perhaps even the salvation of
our land.'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
F. J. Bergman,
County Commissioner

81 believe in The American Lee
gion and am glad to be able to give
definite evidence of my support. To
my mind every eligible ex-Service
man or woman should consider it
their duty to belong to that organi-
cation"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31

The Sank Centre Herald is the first
paper to be picked up and the last to
be laid down.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31
Sigurd Holme,

Sigurd Holme,
President Community Club
81 am more than pleased to voice
my appreciation of the American Lee
gion. l consider it valuable adj
junct of our Community Club"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-31

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-14

Old Salem town, once the prin-
cipal seaport of New England, from
which the square riggers cleared to
sail the seven seas and returned laden
with the riches of "Ormus and of Ind"
the home of Nathaniel Hawthorne,
whore the House of Seven Gables"
still stands, monument to his genius,
was closely identified with the early
history of the telephone.
Here, in a quaint old Colonial resi-
dence (the Sanders house shown in
the illustration) Alexander Graham
Bell did much of his experimenting
that led to his discovery Of the way
to make telephone that would trans
NIT human speech.
Here, too, were laid the scenes Of
some of the early exploits Of the tele.
phone. 1t was natural that Professor
Bell should make his first public dem
onstration of the powers of his magic
telephone in the city so closely identi-
fed with his epoch-making achieve
ment. Thus it was that on February
IL, 1877, Professor Bell delivered his
first lecture and demonstration Of the
speaking telephone before the Essex
Institute, scientific society at Salem,
Mass. This first lecture on the tele-
phone which was free to members of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-14
Indian Boy Tortured;
Suspected of Sorcery

Vancouver, B. CA weird tale Of
witchcraft, torture and murder came
over the wires from PARKWAY Te9
graph Creek.
1t was message from Royal Ca
madam mounted policeman announc-
ing that after trekking for a year
through northern British Columbia he
was returning to civilization with "a
aged Indian squaw and four accom-
plices who killed young brave by
inches because his "sorcery" brought
the wrath Of the evil spirits upon his
tribesmen.
AtOl Mocassin was the victims name.
The name Of the squaw charged with
his murder was not contained In the
policeman's dispatch. There was only
a brief account Of the crime.
A year ago, the message said, hunt
ing suddenly became very poor among
the Indians Of the northern wilder
ness. A long, cold winter followed
and starvation, disease and death cut
swaths in the ranks Of the tribesmen.
The superstition of their religion
Taught Lue 1uulduS lHdC SOIue one VI
their number. some sorcerer and
maker of "bad medicine" whose witch
cries invoked the wrath of the evil
spirits. had brought calamity upon the
tribe. Suspicion fell upon the youth
AtOl.
Led by the aged squaw, the tribes
men invaded his shack at night, found
him mumbling strange words over his
tiny wood fire and laid hands on him.
They tied him to sapling, head down.
ward, and let him hang for days, slow
ly dying.
At length the aged woman grew Inn
patient that Atol died so slowly, &C
cording to the policeman's telegraphed
account, and so she cut his throat
with a hunting knife.
Over the trails, from camp to camp,
the story filtered through to the
mounted police and one of its MEM
bers set forth to bring the slayers to
Justice.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-14

the Institute packed the place to the
doors.
The demonstration of the telephone
was over telegraph wires and DR..
Bells assistant, Thomas A. Watson,
was stationed in the Bell Laboratory
at Exeter Place, Boston, from which
point he talked and sang into the tele-
phone to be heard by the delighted
audience in Salem about 20 miles
away. The old print above shows the
interior of the Bell Laboratory with
Mr.. Watson listening to Professor Bell
at Salem.
So great was the interest shown
that DIR. Bell, on February %, repeated
the lecture to another large audience
that gladly paid admission to hear
him, and 1t is recorded they were so
enthusiastic that they wouldn't leave
the hall at the close of the lecture,
and it became necessary to turn of
the lights to get them to go home.
This was the beginning Of Professor
Bells telephone lectures by which he
was able to keep the pot aboiling until
money began to come in from the
leasing of telephones.
Today Salem is the telephone center
Of a large district in Eastern Massa-
chusetts, containing six cities and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-14

many towns. Nearly 450 telephone
employees work in Salem. At the
local switchboard the operators handle
daily on an average $500 originating
calls and about 10000 incoming calls
from other central Offices. Today 2400
outward toll calls and 1850 inward toll
calls are handled in the toll room.
Salem being one of the largest toll
centers in the territory of the New
England Company handling consid-
cradle part of the toll traffic Of the
entire North Shore
1t is an interesting fact that at the
close of 1885, eight years after Bells
historic lecture. the City Of Salem had
but 1872 telephones and that at the end
of the next decade, in 1895, the num-
Der Of telephones had only increased
to 351. In the next ten years there
was very large relative development
and at the close of 1905 Salem had
1879 telephones. Another decade saw
the telephones more than doubled and
on December 81, 1915, the city had
3735 telephones, which since then
have doubled again, so that on Sep
TENDER 1, 1924, the city where Pro-
lessor Bell did much of his expert.
mentirg had 1901 telephones.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-14
Used Tomb as Sleeping
Place: Others Sarv Ghost

Los Angeles. Cal.-Persistent re-
ports that the historic old Spanish
cemetery here was visited nightly by
a ghost or ghoul led to police inves-
tigation which ended In the arrest Of
Manuel Blanco. fifty-six. who is al
legged to have been avoiding high rents
by using an empty tomb for a sleep
ing chamber. II have been sleeping
there for month and no one has dis
turbed me until now," he was quoted
as saying as they booked him at the
city Jail on a charge Of vagrancy.
S,,hecr;ha For THE Paror
, 1925-04-23
Ten Years Ago

l.. e. Vivion informs us that the
clearing pens at Walcott We're open
ed last Friday with 80 shearers at
work. There will be approximately
$4,000 sheep sheared at the Walcott
pens this spring. Mr.. Nivion will
shear all his sheep at these pens.
, 1925-04-23

A straw ballot was taken on We'd
nesday in the grades, four to twelve
inclusive, to determine the interest
among the students in Domestic Sci
ence and Manual Training. There
were 252 votes cast for domestic
science and 10 against it. 252 were
cast in favor Of manual training with
only 8 against it.
, 1925-04-23

The commissioners of Natrona
county. formerly a part of Carbon
county. have decided to bond that
county and are now advertising for
bids on $4,000 worth OF bonds, the
total of Indebtedness. Ma
ron owes the mother county be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 which
, 1925-04-23

The events which were postponed
at the Junior athletic meet held at
the Athletic Club March 81 were run
off last week. William Lackey won
first place in the running high Jump
, 1925-04-23

Tom Ready returned on Tuesday
evening from Denver where he took
the fourth degree in the Knights of
Columbus. Tom states he had a
good time in Denver.
, 1925-04-23

attending school in Laramie, spent
Monday in this city with their par
ents. They came up from Laramie
Sunday evening with Don Murray and
w. H. Hooper.
, 1925-04-23

Deputy warden Brine returned the
first of the week from Worland
where he took several prisoners to-
the Industrial institute.
, 1925-04-23

Willet Robertson returned to the
city the first of the week from his
old home in Iowa where he has been
visiting the past two weeks.
, 1925-04-23

Emil Zimmerman was in the city
from his Sweetwater ranch on Tues
day. Mr.. Zimmerman made the run
to town in his new Hupmobile.
, 1925-04-23

Mr.. j. B. Mcintosh returned from
the east Tuesday where he has been
disposing of ONE horses. He did
not receive very good prices and is
not very jubilant.
, 1925-04-23
NEWS OF
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO-189l
Taken from The Republican of that date
Compare the Rawlims storied IN these old
items uith. our city and county of today

Club attempted to vote at a recent
city election. They went to every
ward and their votes were rejected.
Last year one of them paid owe
$1,000 taxes and another over $500.
They claim it is taxation without
representation which was the cause of
the Revolutionary war.
, 1925-04-23

will come in very handy just at pres
ent, therefore it is to be hoped that
they will be successful in %disposing
OF their bonds.
, 1925-04-23

Chester Bremen was in Rawlins
he latter part of the week visiting
with his family here. Chef has been
working with the Mckinley outfit
near Arapahoe for some time and
stated that he is getting along fine.