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New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
City Advertisement COAL CONTRACTS

be Britain
  be in he 0 D. Anthracite coal must be clean and free from dirt. for boilers 4 O namely. mining producing the
  (. successful bidder deliveries $ requiring immediately be e delivered load responding accompany The committee the right all bids O furnish a personal committee his bid. be 10 to $5ooo0, and  All all the above list a bid quantity exception o Pocahontas, West Virginia semi-bitu- s shall be New Britain by all rail transportation, not rail md he o
  
 
  where deliveries fill weeks of out:
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08

Mountain Producers corporation declared a regular quarterly dividend of so cents q share payable July 1 to stock of record June 15.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08

May sales of Louis K. Liggett Co, subsidiary of United Drug Co.,, rose to S4365,0o0 from S3,556,0oO in May last year. a total of $20614,S4t for the five months of 1926 against $16,- 909,3i5 a year ago.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08

The Common Committee City Departments
 DONALD L. BARTLETT Chairman.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08

"In the not distant future" the statement added. it will be possible to secure q luxurious private car on a rental mileage basis in any city in the United States, use it either for local or touring purposes and leave it in any other city where the in- dtvidual renting the car may happen 10 be when through with it. For example, 1t would be possible to ob- tain q car in a Hertz station in New York and leave it in San Francisco, or perhaps get it in Portland, Maine and leave it in New Orleans"
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
WaH Street Briefs

Stockholders of Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Co., will vote June 26 on the proposed stock in crease and provide for sale of 700.- coo additional shares of Class "B" stock 10 be offered 10 stockholders at SEQ share. General Motors corporation will purchase such DOT lions of the new issue at $20 cash as it not taken up by shareholders.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
TREASURY STATEMENT

Treasury balance .... $251,261,511
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25
Valuable Contribution to Early
History of State Made By
Sank Centre School Students

to the question of the first white
child in this community there are
two claimants. There is a question
as to whether Nellie Pendergast or
Henry Capser was the first white
child. Both, however, were born in
the Stockade. At this time the first
school meeting was held and Nellie
Harmon was elected to preside over
the children of this community. In
1870 the original school building was
started.
In 1866 Moore and Mcclure built
another mill. At this time Henry Kel-
Ter established a wagon factory. AT
ter the Civil War, Albert Dahlem,
Sank Centres pioneer merchant came
to Sank Centre. Soon after coming
here he established the oldest estab-
lishment of it's kind in the state. He
started in in the cigar business. Ir
a picture of his store, Sho Wing the
Indian queen which was on his porch
as an advertisement can be seen. He
tells of the difficulty of transporting
this queen to Sank Centre.
The Methodist Episcopal church
was the first one established in this
community. In the City of Kandota,
the First Baptist church stood where
the late Fairy Lake resort was. The
Congregational followed soon after.
The Baptist, Lutheran, Advents, and
Catholics came in order.
In 1872, the "Citizens Bank was
established by Andrew Smith. In
1880, Solomon Pendergast and Lucas
Kells founded the bank which later
became the First State Bank. 1t
was at about this same time that most
of the business section of Sank Cen
ire was RACED by fire. This was re-
built and replaced by more substan-
tial buildings. DR.. B. R. Palmer was
Sank Centres first licensed physician.
In 1878 James J. Hill put rail-
road through Sank Centre called the
est. Paul, Minneapolis, and Mani
toba." The Northern Pacific follow
ed in 1882. This was a branch line
running from Little Falls through
Sank Centre to Morris. This extern
sion in railroad facilities aided Sank
Centre very much.
Sank Centre possessed a public
Library of five thousand volumes at
very early date. In fact, before a
building was erected to house them.
Another interesting fact is that
what is now our neat park was form
erly the location of brewery.
In 1910, Sank Centre was chosen
as a desirable site for ''Home School
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25

its weekly condition report. The de-
partment has had $500 men, so snow
plows and 1000 teams at work open
ing the roads.
Minneapolis - Creamery member
ships in the Land o'Lakes Creameries,
Inc, will pass the 500 mark in 1926,
making it the largest cooperative but
ter marketing enterprise in the coun-
try, officers said at the closing ses-
sion of the fifth annual convention.
St. Paula tabulation completed by
the state tax commission shows that
railroads operating in Minnesota in.
creased their gross earnings in 1925
more than 100000 as compared to
the previous year The gross earn
ings of all roads in the state for the
year totaled $16O,561, SO7 as compared
with $153,551,349 in 1924.
MinneapoIis-Dr. w. w. Charters,
professor of education at the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and DR.. B. R. Bucking-
ham, director of the bureau of educa-
tional research, at Ohio State univer-
sfty, will be the principal speakers at
the superintendent and Principals
Short course and annual Schoolmen's
week to be held at the university,
March 20 to April 2.
St. PauI-Purchaser of stock in
the U. S. l. Realty company, by con-
tract, are not obliged to fulfill the con-
tract of purchase, the state supreme
court held in affirming the actions of
Mile Laos, Olmsted, Stearns, and
Polk county district courts. The de-
cision does not affect actual stock
holders. The action of the high court
is far reaching and involves payment
of from 100000 to 100000 by 600
persons.
St. PauI-Five Minnesota men were
named by Governor Theodore Chris
tiason to represent the state as dele
gates to the national conference or
street and highway safety, at Wash
ington, D. c., March %, "a, rs. They
were Judge Levi M. Hall, Minneapolis
George H. Herrold, head of the St.
Paul city planning commission;
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, and Bert Wheeler, COM
missioner of safety, Duluth.
St. PauI-With 100000 more bu-
shells of grain on Minnesota farms
than was there a year ago, farmers
of the state are making plans for
greater livestock raising, reports
show. Paul H. Kirk, state agricul-
tural statistician, estimated in his
March crop report that there are 1884,
444, 900 bushels of grain on Minnesota
farms, an increase of 30,241, 900 bu-
shells over March 1, last year.
St. PauI-Declaring that if Mime
sofa is to reap the benefits of the
present tide of Industrial decentral
ization, it must act at once, Colonel
L. H. Brittin, author of the proposal
for state industrial promotion blu.
reau, announced that he will offer his
services to Governor Christianson to
organize volunteer bureau for the
work
Waseca - Squads of Minnesota
rangers will be organized at once and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25
"The Beginnings of My Community"

"The Beginnings of My Community
Before the white man came to this
section of Minnesota, it was consider
ed by the Indians, the aborlglnes, as
very desirable place. There We're
many struggles for supremacy. In the
best locations their presence is evl-
denced by the many burial grounds
There are many ideas as to the
source of the name of "Sauk Centre.
Some authorities say that 1t IS
misinterpretation of the word Sioux
Others say that Sioux is a mlslnter.
probation of the word Sank. Still
others say that it originates from
the "Sacs and Foxes" 1t is general
ly understood the name itself means
beauy, contentment, prosperity, OF
satisfaction. Before the whites came
to this region, it was inhabited by the
Dakotas and Ojibways. Groseilliers,
Radisson, LeSeuer, Pike, and others
were the first whites to come to CEN
trail Minnesota. Later, Nicollet and
Hennepin passed through Stearns
county.
After many treaties with the In
dams, Stearns county was opened to
settlement. Later Minnesota was ad-
mitted as territory; and finally IN
1858, it was admitted to the Union.
The first settlement of Sank Cen
tire was made in 1856. 1t was plat
ted by a group of people under the
name of "The Sank Centre Township
Co." This was led by Alexander
Moore an energetic man who came
here with his mother. The first resi-
dence was a typical border habitat
1t was an excavation lined with tam
arac poles.
In June of the following year the
first dam was started by Moore and
Jacques. Also log hut was erected
on the bank of Sank river. But the
whole plan was interrupted because
of the dam being carried away. In
1860, however, the dam was rebuilt,
and a sawmill was erected at the
spot. The first blacksmith shop was
built in the same yeaer. In 1858 the
post office was established. Joseph
Capser owned the first store in con-
nection with his home. This store
was at the extreme southwestern end
of the Stockade. In 1861, j. A.
Boobar came to Sank Centre.
The Indian outbreak in 1868
caused the erection of a Stockade.
Around this centers the romance of
the period. This Stockade extended
from where the Irish Catholic church
now stands nearly to the river. AS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25

for Girls" Fannie French Morris
was the superintendent of this insti-
tuition until last year. She is a very
capable woman. She also has had
experience in handling similar in
stitutions. 1t is interesting to note
that because of her expert work she
has recently taken a position in a
large school in Massachusetts
John Hoffman was the second set
tier in Sank Centre. 1t is said that
if il weren't for the disastrous flood
in 1867, the bulk of Sank Centre
would probably be on the north bank
Of the river. This flood was the re-
suit of a cloudburst. 1t wrecked the
twn mills. All the northern bank of
Sank river was inundated. While
trying to navigate Ashley creek, three
men were drowned during the flood .
Four men had borrowed a boat in
tending to row to Sank Centre. They
we1e caught in the cloudburst and
the boat capsized. in a whirlpool.
Two of the men succeeded in safely
reaching the shore when call from
their comrades was heard. One of
them started back to aid them; but
the other, convinced of the folly of
it, stayed behind. The three men
were drowned. 1t is said that it was
the most sudden flood which ever
happened in this region.
On rise in plain near the Fairy
lake Il ad is single tree. There are
many stories told as to whether it is
an I.:G,sn mound. 1t has never been
exravated, so we do not know. A
pair CT ivory handled pistols belong
ing to General Sibley are said to be
buried where the Stockade used to
be. He lost these when a trench cav
ed N. He came back later to find
them tur could not locate them. 1t
is told that two thousand dollars in
goli is buried where the fair grounds
now stand. The owner was Young
adventurouse Englishman. He car
ried a large amount of money
around with him. The Indians heard
of it and ambushed him, killing him
and stealing his money. The Indians
were apprehended and confessed to
the murder. They told where it was
hidden, but it is still to BIT found.
The first printing office west of the
Mississippi was owned by the proprie-
tors of the Herald. The first mail
carrier was Lloyd Evans. The mail
he carried often weighed from seven
ty-fve pounds, to hundred. Every
one who speaks of him tells of his
wonderful hardness. He was ver-
liable giant. This made him able to
withstand all the hardships of the
route. The present city of Evans
vile was named after him. At this
place he had a halfway cabin. The
route started at St. Cloud and end
ed at Fort Abercrombie, this fort
was on the Dakota line. The ordi-
nary schedule for this trip was
twelve days. Contrast this with the
time taken today-probably eight
hours.
In writing this essay the pupils
from Sank Centre have a decided adj
vantage. Sank Centre has so much
romance surrounding it in the early
days. No Their town around here was
started so early as Sank Centre.
Philip Steiner,
Sank Centre Senior High,
Sank Centre, Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25
BriietrMm
All 3 State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

Pipestone-For 232 hogs delivered
here, three Pipestone county farmers
carried home $8,223.57.
Fairmont-Frank A. Day, editor OF
the Fairmont Sentinel, has filed for
state senator in the Martin-Watonwan
district.
MadeIia-A Watonwan county we-
man, Mrs. Oliver Ashly of this city,
has filed for election to the Minnesota
house of representatives.
OIivia-O. T. Sunde, AZ years old,
formerly sheriff of Renville county and
federal prohibition agent, died at a
Rochester hospital.
chatfieId-D. e. Farrell, 70 years
old, territorial pioneer, and for
long time known as the "cattle king
of southern Minnesota" died here
from heart attack.
DuIuth-Representa Maggie, Re-
publican, Of New York, introduced
bill to authorize the navy to dispose
of the radio station property at D1l-
luth, stating it was no longer needed.
Biwabik-Thrift soon will be part
of the public school curriculum here
with the installation of savings sys-
stem for pupils under supervision OF
the board Of education.
Pequot-A IL year old girl who
| burned the East Gull Lake school
house near here because lie did not
like the teacher, is to be tried at the
June term of District Court.
ironton-A trainload of 20 cars Of
| Gre from the Armour No. 2 mine has
been freighted to Superior to be held
| for spring shipment This is the first
ore to be shipped this year.
Observation-Disclosures fighting bas-
ketball team entered a quadruple tie
for the Big Ten floor championship at
the Kenwood Armory by defeating
| Minnesota in the final game of the
conference floor race, II to IT,
League will buy plot of ground near
the Cottonwood river for picnic and
camping grounds. Other outdoor Inn
| provements are planned.
| Minneapolis Eighty young men and
women will receive certificates of
graduation from President L. D. Coff-
man at the 9th annual commence
ment exercises of the Minnesota
school of agriculture at University
farm Wednesday, March "a.
i st. Paui-Snow has blocked 900
miles of trunk highway in the state,
the highway department reported In
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25

equipped in Waseca, GAINESVILLE, New
Richland, Waldorf, Otisco and Mata-
wan as the result of decision of the
Wassca County Bankers Association,
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Z - Z !. #t - =
663. There was healthy increase in
the shipments of reindeer meat to the
States, 735,716 pounds being shipped
out this year as compared to $4,000
last year. In addition 154 head of live
deer were shipped outside as compar-
ed to 76 in 1925. Herring shipments
from Golovin Bay increased from l.
$50 last year to $4,000 pounds this
year. There was a slight decrease in
sailed salmon shipments from the
same point. Placer tin shipments
jumped from $500 pounds to 22,7OO
pounds.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Mrs. John Bradley died at Ketchi-
kan two weeks ago. With the passing
of Mrs. Bradley, one Of Alaska's few
remaining true pioneer has gone on.
Born at Fort Tongass 80 years ago,
Mrs. Bradley was probably the oldest
native born inhabitant of Alaska. The
Bradley home was established in
Wrangell many years ago and it was
Immediately following the death of
her husband several years ago that
the deceased came to Ketchikan to
make her home with Mrs. Williams,
one of her surviving relatives.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Miss Madge Cass, formerly office
deputy and stenographer under y. s.
Marshal George D. Beaumont, has
been reappointed to that position ef-
fective December /, according to an
announcement made today by U. S.
Marshal Albert White. She will sue
coed Mrs. Virginia Darrah, whose re-
signation takes effect at that time.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Entering a plea of guilty to MUIR
der in the second degree, one three
separate indictments, Vincente SAM,
Filipino, was sentenced at Juneau to
life Imprisonment in Mcneil Island
Federal Penitentiary by Judge T. M.
Reed in the u. S. District Court. SAM
had originally pleaded not guilty to
the indictments when they were re-
turned to Ketchikan last summer and
in which he was charged with muir
der in the first degree.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Kensuka Yamaguchi, Japanese can.
merry worker, serving 20year sen
tence for manslaughter for killing
committed in the spring of 1914, has
applied for a pardon, according to an
announcement made by U. S. Attor
ney A. G. Shoup. Yamaguchi was con.
victed here in January, 1915, for xii
ling It. Kagita and sentenced to &c
years by Fudge R. W. Jennings.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Gold shipments from the port OF
Nome during the season ending No
vember /, last, more than doubled in
value those of the corresponding
period in 1925 and aggregated 1,616.-
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Catherine Jane Roberts, 10-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Rob
erts, of Juneau, died at the family
home last week after an illness of two
or three days. Death was caused by
diptheria, according to DR.. L. P
Dawes, attending physician.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09

Picked up at anchor and with a
line ashore off Education Point, near
Haines, the motor vessel Estebeth,
Capt. Eddie Bach, was towed to Ju-
neau last week by the schooner Elk
plorer which had been chartered by
Capt. James V. Davis to look for the
rescued boat which was overdue there
from Skagway. Disabled machinery
in the engine room was the cause of
the delay.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-09
NORTHERN LIGHTS

w. A. Hanno, world war veteran,
who was among the first to go into
the Cassiar after the opening Of navi-
CATION the past two seasons, failed to
come out at the close Of navigation
this fall.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-02
ne Bethesda hospital, is improv-

the Bethesda hospital, is improv-
ing.
A few friends and neighbors
gathered at the home Of Howard
Shuster last Thursday evening to
remind him of his 41st birthday.
Harris Phillips spent Monday
with his parents Earl Phillips and
wife.
The next Farmerette club meet
ing will be held at the home of
Miss Della Brakow, Wednesday Dec.
Is. Don't forget that this will be
the Christmas program, and also
come and help yourself to the
plum pudding" new dish on dis
play.
No meeting was held at Mt. Oil
vet Sunday, due to dangerous stove
pipe.
The men who have been employ
ed on the new road from Meigs
creek bridge to Stockport, have
quit work for the winter, as the
weather will not permit the gang
to work longer.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-02
Beverly Rt.

Mr.. Byron Ray and Mr. Newton
of McConnelsville were business
callers through here recently.
Miss Ernestine Morris spent a
few days last week with relatives
in Caldwell.
John Roberts, jr., who left here
Oct. %, starting south, with the
hope of improving his health, writes
home folks that he arrived safely
in Florida about three weeks ago,
making the trip by auto. He says
the weather is nice and warm and
the oranges and grape fruit are
getting ripe, and is a large crop at
Orlando, Fla. We hope the change
of climate will benefit Mr.. Roberts.
as he has been in very delicate
health the past 15 months, since he
was SO badly injured in a gas ex-
plosion in Columbus.
Myrtle Campbell returned home
last week, after visiting relatives
in McConnelsville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-02
EAST WINDSOR

Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Appel of
Cleveland, and Elwood Smith and
wife and Mrs. Swift of Dayton at
tended their uncle Heck Calendine's
funeral Sunday at Stockport. They
returned to Cleveland Sunday night.
Mrs. Laura Rogers and daughter
of Cleveland spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Phillips
Of near Stockport.
The road being graded from
Meigs creek to the Phillip Patterson
place are the worst they ever We're.
1t is not safe to go over them with
a team.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Antill and sons
Pearl and Winifred and wife and
baby were called to Mouse Run to
attend the funeral of Joe Antill's
mother. ...
Mrs. Cora Phillis and daughter
Erma went to Marietta Wednesday
to stay a few days with her daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Holshu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Houke of New
ark spent Thanksgiving in Zanes-
vile with their daughters.
Mr.. Ed McKibben remains quite
poorly.
Mrs. Lila Newman who is at
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-02
always here totake
care of you.

Embree of Shadyside spent Thanks
giving vacation with their parents
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Abel
and Emmett Abel of o. S. u, Co.
lumbus. were visitors here last
week with D. M. Abel's.. Mrs F. r.
Dougan and son of Columbus and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl. Strobe OF Ames-
vile visited Thanksgiving with
their parents w. H. Penrose and
wife. H. c. Slack and children of
GAINESVILLE, visited Thursday with
Lindley Pierpoint's.. Mrs. Mary
Pickering spent Thursday with her
aunt Mrs. H. r. Cunningham of
Stockport. Mrs. Stella Coulson WIS.,
ited Thursday with her daughter
Mrs. John Van Fossen. Born re-
Gently to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Beck
EFT (Grace Dougan) daughter,
named Helen Louise. Mrs. Beckett
is with her parents r. S. Dougan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Van Fossen
and Mrs John McKitrick and son
were Thanksgiving visitors with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Van Fossen. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
ent Parsons have moved from the
Cunningham house to the Plummer
house. recently vacated by ID. w.
Llewellyn. Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Dougan and son were Thursday
visitors of their son Earl and wife
and son of McConnelsville.. Mr.
and Mrs Myers Van Fossen and
daughter Helen were in GAINESVILLE,
Monday. Mrs. E. c. Roberts visit
ed with her sister Mrs. Woolman at
Chesterhill, Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Bachelor We're Sunday
guests of his parents j. M. Bach
elor's. Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Braden
and daughter visited at Marietta
from Thursday until Sunday, with
their parents. Fred Warner or
Springfield visited Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Martha Newton and sons.
L. e. Abel and G. V. Abel and
families of the twin cities, ID. M.
Abel and family and A. w. Abel
and family spent Thanksgiving with
their brother Orin and family on
the old home place. All the fam
ily were present except Russell and
Henry and families. The men en-
ioyed the day hunting, Mrs. Milt
Walker who has been poorly for
some time, took suddenly worse
Sunday evening, and remains in a
critical condition. Mrs. Jess Will
liams and Miss Lucy Williams enter
tanned their Sunday school classes
of boys and girls at Mrs. Williams,
Friday from to p. m. Pop corn
balls. and candy were served.