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The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
Minnesota Trunk Road
System Gosh, Amt 1t Big
Mileage and Other Comparisons in
Bulletin Afford Ideas of Size and
Demands of State Highways

Figures indicating the magnitud
OF the Minnesota trunk highway O
Babcock road system are given thi
week in highway bulletin, with
notation that the size of the mai,
road system of the state and the de
mands from it may be seldom realize,
by the average citizen. The bulleti,
says:
Minnesota railroad mileage, al
added, is only 1000 miles create
1 than that, of the state. trunk routes.
+ Grading on the state system meas
ures 4,797 miles, exceeding by 80(
miles the distance from Winnipeg tx
New Orleans and back.
Graveling on 1894 miles of the
Minnesota system is over 500 miles
greater than the round trip mileage
I from St. Paul to Seattle. Z
The 556 miles of pavement on
trunk routes, in one continuous strip
would reach from Winona through
St. Paul and Minneapolis to Winni-
peg.
Bridges on the system, placed en-
to end, the engineer asserts, would
make an elevated way more than ten
miles long between the Twin Cities.
Mileage of 1924 improvements on
the Minnesota system are easier to
grasp. . l... ....,
New graveling tctalled 5O4 miles or
over 80 miles greater than the dis
tance from St. Paul to Luverne and
return.
New grading for the year measured
56S miles-the round trip distance
from Mankato to Minneapolis to Or
tonville and back.
There was 80 miles of new pave
ment built-ten miles less than the
distance from Rochester to Mankato.
The army of about 1000 patrol
men is about fifth of the enlisted
strength of the Minnesota National
Guard.
Dirt moved in improving trunk
last year would make one
pile 320 feet high and mile around.
Ditching along the routes measured
20 miles and over a nile of tile was.
laid.
Some 8 miles of guard rail safety
fencing, was built at about 20 cents
a foot, installed. More than 7 miles
of guard rail was. repaired.
More than 25 days of travel at
250 miles day would not take
over all the Minnesota trunk
highways or Babcock roads.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
Staples Will Lose the N.
P. Division Headquarters
Will Be Consolidated With Fargo
Branch-Dilworth to Get Clerical
Force-Shops to Stay

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 22-Consolida.
tion of the Fargo and Minnesota Di-
vision of the Northern Pacific rail
road was announced here today. The
Fargo division which will be merged
with the latter section shortly after
the first of the year, according to
officers of the road here, extends
from jamestown, N D., to Dilworth.
Mimi, and the Minnesota division is
between Staples and Dilworth.
Headquarters of the consolidated
division will be at Dilworth, accord
ing to the announcement. About
thirty of the clerical force at Staples
will be moved to Dilworth, but the
mechanical force will remain at the
former place. Master mechanics and
dispatchers will go from Staples to
Dilworth, and part of the roads Of
fees at Staples will be closed. Dill
worth is small shop town Just out
side of Fargo, and therefore the con-
solidation is expected to detract from
Staples population and add to Far
go's,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

take charge of the Sank Centre cir
cult. H. S. Hilton, L. Wright, ] !.
Lamberson, w. M. Spoor, A. w. Cum
mings, R. c. Amber, and &c. Bill
bic served the charge during the in
terval of 1874-'85. The old church
was built in the year 1875, during
the pastorate of Rev. L. Wright. The
Rev. A. F. Foster served the charge
from the, year 1885 to 1887. The
parsonage was remodeled during this
time and both years witnessed grac-
ious revivals in the charge, which ma
terially added to the strength of the
church. From this time on the pas
tors followed each other quite rapidly.
The church was served in sue
cession by S. G.. Briggs, c. w. Law
son, Fred w. Hart, Lee Nv. Squier,
Thomas Billing, C. w. Lawson, and
Stacy A. Smith. The Rev. C. B..
Brecount served the church very ac-
ceptably from the fall of 1899 to the
summer of 1908, when his fourth
term, was filled out by VIM. X.
Gray. 1t was during the pastorate
OF Rev. Brecount that the church was
reconstructed into its present form.
H. V. Adams succeeded the Rev. w.
K. Gray and was in turn succeeded
by j.. S. Kingab during whose term
the church debt was provided for and
the church dedicated. The Rev. Kin
gan was succeeded by John Thomas
B. Smith, now editor of the "Veteran
Preacher" Chicago ~ &5l
: Rev. Robert w, DGel, succeeded to
the pastorate in 1911 and remained
for about a half dozen years when he
was assigned to charge. in Min
neapolis where he remained for sew
eraf years. At the present ime Rev.
Duel is located at Ortonville. Francis
5. Boon supplied the Sauk Centre pull
pit for some months and was sue
ceded by Rev. c.. Anderson who re-
NAMED; for two. years and was trans
ferred to AMoorhead where he is en-
oloyed in educational work. Rev. S.
). Wyand came to the eSauk Centre
charge three years ago from the
North Dakota conference.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
Man Killed In Auto Smash
Near Albany Late Monday
Joseph Whalley, State Highway De-
partment Employees, Victim--
Slippery Roads the Cause

Joseph Whalley, % years old, &
state highway department engineer
living in ST. Paul died at Albany
Monday night as result of injuries
received when the car he was driving
ran headon into a truck on the roao
between Albany and Avon. Otto
Germer, 587 Michigan street, St.
Paul, was riding with Whalley and
suffered broken ribs and minor cuts
and decorations. He was not serious
ly hurt, saye Tuesday evenings ST.
Cloud Times. ,o
Whalley and Germer were on their
way back to St. Paul and were
rounding a sharp turn in the road
about three and one-half miles from
Albany. They came suddenly upon
the truck, coming in the opposite di-
rection. Both machines were travel
ling in the icy ruts and the driver of
neither car was able to turn out in
time to avert the collision. The icy
condition of the roads caused the
wheels to lock and skid as the brakes
were applied and the two cars
smashed into each other headon.
The steering wheel of Whalley's
car was rammed back into his bodyJ
and doctors believe that he died of
internal hemmorrhages. Neither ma
chine left the road although both
were rammed from their tracks.
; Whalley and his companion were
extricated from the tangled wreck
age and were rushed to Albany for
medical care. Whalley died in Al
bany about three hours after the ac-
cident occurred.
Whalley is married and has small
child. The body was being held in
Albany Tuesday and itrwas expected
It would be sent to st. Paul in the
Germer was able to leave
he doctors care at Albany Tuesday
1EDATn Ancss.} nnrRrrS nHcr1r mr.,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
Temple Rolls in Wind

Indians who worship in a temple
near Burma, British India, run the
risk of having the building tumble
about their ears. The temple is bnilt
on huge slab upon a rocky elevation.
So evenly balanced is the slab that 1t
sways back and forth, temple and all,
when strong wind blows.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

and salted peanuts. AS many did no
come into the dining room, Grace
took their refreshments to them. 81
/ did not see all who were there. The
Sauk Centre people who were here
were: The Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Strong, the Bryants, the Dunhan
cousines, from Maine; Mrs. Miner
Cousin May Veeder was here and the
rest of the Los Angeles friends
Grandmother was her usual bright
and witty self; and said she felt
younger than she did at fifty. She
felt no worse the next day and has
looked younger and better ever since.
Aunt julie was worse Monday than
she has ever been she says, but was
SO much better today she went to the
office. forgot to say Mrs. Reylick
and two daughters were here.
d .-
Mrs. Tubbs was one of the chart
er members of the First Congrega-
tional church Of Sauk Centre, the first
church organized in this city and on
the occasion of her ninetieth birth
day the church sent her a telegram
expressing their congratulations and
good wishes. The following interest
ing Christmas greeting from Mrs.
Tubbs to the church written in her
own hand writing, will be of interest
to many old friends in this city, und-
er date of December 18, 1924:
"4512 West 18th Street
''Los Angeles, California
"Rev. C. S. Sparkes, .
"Pastor Congregational Church
"Sauk Centre
"Christmas Greetings:
"The telegram from my beloved
church on my ninetieth birthday gave
me thrill of joy. Many friends
came and brought flowers to gladden.
my journey down the sunset way Of
my life. Your message carried me
back in memory to the church of my
first love.
How we'll I remember when we
the church after the Civil |
War in a building we called school
house, Mr.. Tubbs bought it from the
stockade for thirtyfive dollars. We
wanted schools and churches for our
new homes and our children. Other
Christians came and all wanted to
worship in that little school house.
Later on we, with vision and with
zeal and devotion said Let US arise
and build With the aid Of the build
ng association we built a modest
house of worship just opposite your
beautiful Library.
7 'Rev. A. Fox was our first min
ster and stayed with US about a year.
Then Rev. Pike was sent to us by
he Home Missionary Board and he
vas our beloved pastor for 10 years.
low well l remembed Mr.. Pike ask
ng for piece of carpet to cover the
'latform when we dedicated our !,
hurch. We had no musical instru- =
nent but the invisible choir was al /.
Vays present and our hearts sang for .
oy for we had church home.
"Then we wanted Library. We r
ot up social plays the proceeds to '
e divided between church and the f
ucleus of a library. People gave
ooks and we rented small place to I
Sc. How well remember when the
library was opened one Saturday af- q
srnoon. 1t was called bryant Lii r
rary" l believe the poet sent us s
ome of his books in honor of his 8
anne. =,
"May the Lord bless this church r
nd may many be gathered in and be
aved is the prayer of one of the G.
ID pioneers and charter members. G
.-.. "Mrs. L. E. Tubbs." n
Herald ads bring big dividends on l.
small investment.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
Carniuorous Plants

Animal-eating plants are more COM
mon than one would suppose, since
there are five hundred species listed
in botanies. These carniyorous plants
imprison their prey with their leaves
and absorb the victims,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
URNESS' NEW, FOUNTAIN

Casius Urness had new soda
fountain interior installed in his
Candy Kitchen this week. An auto
matte cooling apparatus of the lat
est type is Incorporated with a ice
cream compartments, IA syrup
pumps, s fruit jars, 2 washing bowls,
compartments for cooling bottled
goods, and one for Clipped ice for
drinks, 2 jars with running water for
dishers, and an automatic glass wash
er. The regular size is IL feet long
but this has special drain boards
which make the inetrior 16 feet long
to fit the neat marble exterior pre-
viously installed.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
CARD OF THANKS

e We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their kindness in as
sisting US financially and otherwise
since our handicap. Words cannot ex-
press the gratitude we feel for these.
kind. deeds. We cannot personally
thank each one, so take this means of
expression.
Nh. and Mrs. Wesley Martin. 31pd
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

WANTED TO RENT-Two mod
ern furnished rooms for light house
keeping. Desire immediate possession.
Ieiephone 81 or 243. 81 1t
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

grading done this year in prepara-
tion cost $51, 100000. Culverts eest-
ing 100000 were found to be nee
essary on the project and the bridge
over the Sank River, near Waite
! Park occasioned an outlay Of over
s11,oO0
The Melrose paving stretch ard the
grading from Freeport toward Sauk
Centre cost in all $192,00O.OO. Of
this amount S83,000.OO represents
the paving outlay for the three mile
stretch while $72,0OO.OO were spent
on grading along the highway. Two
bridges were erected over the Sank
River, between Melrose and Sauk
Centre, at costs of $4,000 and $780,
600 respectively, the last named
bridge being the one just east of
Sauk Centre. The bridge east of
Melrose was raised at cost of ST.
ooo.O0. Minor details of expendi-
ture such as small bridges and
culverts comprise the balance of the
amount
- In the city of Sauk Centre the
states share of paving amounted to
14,500.00 while three mile stretch
to cost about $50, 100000 has already
been contracted for from that citv.
$34, 900. 90 were spent on the road
from Watkins to Eden Valley for
grading and gravelling during the
year.
The maintenance department used
about $55,000.00 during the year
for its share of the highway work.
This figure was swelled somewhat
from normal maintenance cost be-
cause this portion of the local force
was utilized to regrade and gravel a
six mile = stretch on Highway three
near Albany which was really con-
struction though listed as mainten-
ance.
In addition to the, stateesaa aaexpendi-
lures, the county road engineers de-
partment spent about $4,000 on
and construction of the
state aid roads in -Stearns county.
These are lateral roads for the most
part. No a. estimate is possible, re-
gardlng the money spent by the indi-
vidual towns, cities and villages for
road maintenance and construction
during the period. With no provision
made for such expenditures the esti-
mate for the, year totals the $647,O0O,
named above.
According to c.. H.. West, con-
'truction engineer for the department
Highway No. 8 has long been listed.
is one of the. highways with too
heavy traffic for gravelled roads. It
S one of the first which requires
paving under the regulations of the.
tate highway department, provided
hat sufficient funds are forthcoming
or the project as result Of the gas
AK. In case additional funds are
forthcoming for road work the paw
ng of the highway all the way to
'auk Centre is practically assured.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

HIDES, FURS, WOOL, PELTS.
COW hides, from 10c, to lie. Make
your delivery mostly on Saturday. I
am always home myself. Located
across from Blue Valley Creamery
IN Or. Rennicks Building. Minnesota
Fur. 81 nd
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

FOR SALE, 900 Oak and tam
arack fence posts, located at Ward
Springs. Inquire Thomas Callahan.
Long Prairie, Mimi; Box $685.
29-30-31 pd.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

FARM WANTED want farms
Tor cash buyers. Describe, give price.
n. McNoWn, Sid Wilkinson Bldg,
Omaha, Neb. 31-32-33 nd
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

FOR SALE-Eight room modern
house., Hot water, cistern, barn,
woodshed, hen house, garage, and
garden spot. Ideal location. n. F.
Henneman.48tf.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

FOR SALE-25 Base Burner Hard
Coal Heaters. Very reasonable. de-
livered to your door. Kleber's Hard
ware Co., Melrose, Mimi, 27-32
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

KINDLING. W0OD-For sale. Drv
pine bundled edgings make excellent
Slndiing wood. Get them from as
Steiner Lumber Co. Phone 55 46tf
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

WANTED-Man for general farm
work by month. Inquire Frank Wee
deck. NO. 81 pd.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

HERALD ADS BRING RESULTS
Read the Herald's Classified Ads.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01

COAL-Blue Ribbon Coal $10.25
delivered. Try it. Steiner Lumber
Co. 23 If.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-01
CLASSIFIED WANT ADS ::

HAY FOR SALE-Two miles
from Sauk Centre.-F. c. Lee. 81 t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-29
Burgess Given
Maximum Sentence
On Liquor Charge

The maximum sentence for the
Illegal possession of liquor was Civ
en- Fred Burgess of Alden street
when he was tried in the Watervi,le
/ Municipal court before Judge Char
les w. Atchley yesterday afternoon
He appealed the sentence of a fine
of $500 and six months in Jail and
provided bonds of $1,000 for his APP
pearance at the September term of
the kennebec county superior court
The respondent was represented in
court by Lewis l.. Levine and no de-
Tense was entered. The witnesses
for the state were Franklin d. Gas
kell. chief of the Waterville Police
deputy sheriff of kennebec county
According to the officers stories
they went to the north end Of the
city with Deputy Sheriff William "
Nash last Saturday afternoon with
warrants for the search of the per-
son of Fred Burgess and the restau-
rant on Ticonic street conducted by
Louis Shire. AS the officers drew
up at the side of the street in the
car in which they We're travelling,
Burgess recognized them and made
a dash for the store of Roscoe
knight. He ran out into a store
room, pursued by Mr.. Gaskell and
Mr.. Haglund and here the respondent
broke two bottles on the floor. Frag-
Inents of the bottles and a small
amount of liquor that was in them
were collected.
While the officers were raiding til /,
restaurant next to the store Bur-
CESS made his getaway and he was
found yesterday afternoon by Chief
GaSkell and brought to court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-29
Junior Prom at
Colby This Week End

The most important social event of
the spring season will be held at
Colby college on the coming week.
end when the annual Junior Prom
will be given at Elks hall. The Jun
Tor Prom is the apex of the social
season every spring at the college
and this year the committee has
been working doubly hard to make
the best possible arrangements for
this coming event.
The Prom itself is to be held on
Friday. evening at the ,Elks hall. The
hall is being decorated by the MEM
bers of the committee this week and
n graf deal of work is being put in
to these. The usual decorations are
to be outdone this year and no labor
is being spared in preparations.
The dance program for the Prom
calls for IS dances with four eX-
tras. Music is to be furnished by
the Midnight Sons orchestra. On
Saturday afternoon a dual track
meet has been arranged to furnish
entertainment for the guests of the
Prom. the meet being staged on
Seavern's field between Tufts and
Colby. Saturday night the so-called
chaser is to be held at the Taconnet
Club house in Winslow at which
there will be dancing until nearly
midnight. The music for this second
and informal dance is to be the same
as on the evening before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-29
'S%}rp'''"'

stopped on their way home at Foss
Hall, Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Smiley, '25, who
passed the winter in Florida, is now
visiting at Foss Hall, before re-
turning to her home in Caribou.
Miss Melva Mann. "a, visited
the hall Sunday.-Miss Dorothy
Giddings, '26, visited at the Hail. Sun
day.-Miss Thomas, Miss Allen OF
Northfield, visited Miss Ella Vinal
rs, yesterday. Miss Thomas ex-
poets to attend Colby next year.
The play chosen by the Junior
Glass to be given Ivy day is LAS
You Like IT.. The assignment Of
parts are as follows:
Orlando, Helen Kyle; Adam
Marian Rowe; Oliver. Edna futile
Charles, Mollie Settler; Cecilia, irma
Davis; Rcsalind. Elsie Frost; Touch
stone, Hilda Fife; LeBeau, Imoger
Hill; Duke Frederick. Adelaide Cor
don; Duke Senior, Agnes Ossood ;
Sylvius. Jennie Nutter: Jaques
Esther LORD: Phoebe. Madeline Mer-
rill; attendants. courtiers and
guards, EGna Kellett, Agnes Brou-
der, Doris Roberts, Florence Stevens
Helen Hope Chase, Katherine Coyne
Miss Adelaide Gordon, who has
been attending student Govern
ment convention OF the education
colleges of New England at Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington, re-
turned to the college, Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-29
Confessed Woman
Slayer Says is
Not Sorry for Deed

Paterson. N. j., Apr. 28-County
physician William A. Norval, set at
| rest tonight rumors that Mildred
Sage, self-confessed murderer Of
her business partner. Samuel Cam
pelmo, was seriously i'll. Miss Sage,
DR.. Norval said, is suffering from an
acute attack of an abdominal disease
; brought about principally. he said,
as result of the excitement attend
ing the fatal quarrel and subse-
quent murder of Campelmo.
The young woman, today sobbed
Historically that she was not sorry
she killed Campelmo.
HE forced me to violate the laws
of the state. to support him." she
said. "and tried to rob me of all
my earthly belongings" Later when
she became composed she said
again, II have killed him. My broth
er was a witness. I came here will
lingly and will take the fall for
whatever wrong have done"
1t was definitely ascertained today
that the murder of Campelmo was
brought about by a business dis
agreement.
Campelmo was married and had
one daughter. His wife recently
served him with a copy Of her d.
vorce petition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-29
Fraud Apparent
Continued from Pane Onel

State actually signed in proper form
the petitions which have been filed at
the State House.
1'etltionS for a referendum at a
Statewide election purporting to bear
the signatures of approximately 1880
qualified voters of the State asking for
the repeal of the direct primary law
were filed at the department of State
last February. The constitution makes
clear and the justices of the supreme
judicial court have advised that the
governor must determine before pro-
claiming a referendum that the petit
tions are what they appear to be.
Post cards were accordingly for
warded to each name and address
shown upon these petitions in order
to determine whether the constitution
al requirement of 10000 petitioners
had been complied with. Returns
have now been received from over one
quarter of the names addressed and
over GOO of these have signed state
ments that they did not sign the Pc
tition on which their name appeared
Over 800 cards have been returned
indicating there is no such party
known at the address given, and many
of these appear to be in certain pre-
SihStS VI Tic Oldlc WHcEe
difficulty has occurred in locating reg
iStrantS.
This seems to demand very careful
attention, it is stated at the Capitol.
Following the precedent set by Gov.
Carl z. Milliken in the matter of the
act to create police commission for
the city Of Lewiston and other meas
ures, Mr.. Fisher will make a thorough
investigation.
In 1917 referendum petitions were
filed on four measures. the most i'm
portant Of which was the Lewiston
police commission bill. At that time
Governor Milliken asked the supreme
court as to his authority and the
court ruled that the governor had alb
solute authority to investigate the
signatures or all petitions. Governor
Milliken held a hearing on the matter
which resulted in the rejection of all
petitions. Attorney Fisher was deputy
attorney general at that time.
Attorney Fisher pointed out yester-
day that the present matter is an mi
tiated measure instead of referen-
dunn, but that undoubtedly the gov
ernor has the same authority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-29
G.. of c. Has Booth
Planned for
Central Me. Fair

The Waterville -Winslow Chamber
OF Commerce is to have a bigger and
better booth than ever before at the
Central Maine Fair next September
as a result of action taken by the
directors of the Chamber at their
meeting yesterday afternoon. A COM
m1ttee was appointed to take the
matter In hand consisting of L. O.
Tebbetts, S. E. Whitcomb, Arthur
Daviau and w. w. Quinton to work
in conjunction with the secretary,
Mrs. Florence NJ. Wallace.
The Chamber has conducted a
booth for the last two years, having
on each occasion a very attractive
display of Waterville and Winslow
manufacturers. The booth will fol-
low similar plan this year but it
will be both larger and more COM
plete.
Plans We're discussed for a men,
bership meeting and May 10 was set
as a tentative date. Mrs Wallace
was instructed to find suitable
speaker and a committee to handle
the supper will be appointed at a
later date.
Two referundums recently receiv-
ed from the United States Cham
Der of Commerce were discussed.
One of these had to do with the
inheritance tax and a committee
made up Of L. o. Tebbetts. S. f..
Whitcomb and Arthur Daviau will
report on the matter at the next
meeting. The second referendum
concerned the national banking laws
and 1T will be given to a committee
in the near future.