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Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-17
VIM. FILLER MEETS DEATH IN MARMOT
 RIVER SNOWSLIDE

SllQe on the P0rCer-lQanO tralI
 Saturday morning, William Fill
 Her, miner, aged about 45 and a pioneer resident of the Port
 land Canal district, met a hor-
 rible death, and his compan-
 ion, A. D. Murray, also of
 Stewart, escaped a similar fate
 in almost miraculous manner,
 after being twice hurled down the precipitous mountain slope
 and over the brink of a lofty
 precipice by recurring slides.
 Although badly bruised and
 suffering from an injured hip,
 Murray, after extricating him.
 self from the snow at the bot tom of a deep canyon some
 1900 feet below the trail, first attempted to locate his missing companion and later made his
 way to the beach at the mouth
 of Marmot River to give the alarm by telephone to Hyder and Stewart.
 According to the story told by
 Murray, who has been en- ployed at the Porter-Idaho for the past four years, Filler and he were proceeding up the steep mountainside about 10: 30 a. m. when the accident oc- cured at a point about midway between Marmot forks and the Green Point cabin, at an alti- tude of 2000 feet. Each of the men bore packs containing supplies for the Christmas din- ner of the mine crew. Proceed ing along the trail, Murray was 50 feet or so in the lead breaking trail, noticed a slide coming down the mountain some distance above. Realizing they might be overtaken, Mur- ray threw off his pack and called to his companion to watch the slide and if it came their way to hold on to some bushes protruding through the snow at that point. Murray was passing over a cleared space at the time and was without of supporting himself against the onrushing snow. The warning was scarcely giv- en before the tumbling ava lanche was upon them and both were engulfed in it's chilly maw. Murray states that he cannot recall his sensations, beyond that he felt himself tossed and buffeted beneath the onrushing mass for several minutes before the slide sud- denly stopped and he emerged from the icy smother unhurt.
 Although able to see over a wide area, Murray could dis cern no sign of Filler but not iced one of the packs protrud- ing from the snow some dist tance away. Thinking it might be Fillier's, he crossed to where the bundle lay, only to find it was the one he had discarded shortly before. After a further search he succeeded in finding hat but no other trace of the missing man. Loath to leave the scene without a more extensive search for his unfor- tunate companion, Murraythen proceeded to probe the snow with branches cut from pro- bushes.
 While thus engaged he was suddenly overwhelmed by a second slide, which came rush. ing down the slope at terrific speed.
 Caught by the hurtling mass,
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-17

Hector Mcdonald, Premier mine foreman, left for Van couver to spend the holidays.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-17


 H. H. Tanner left for Seattle Thursday to spend the holiday season.
 The Crawford Transfer Go. has added to it's extensive tranfer and freighting equip ment a new caterpillar tractor especially designed to operate in snowy country. The ma chine is capable of hauling a 14-ton load on thesnow and is equipped with a heated driv- CTS cab.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
South Sank Centre

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Minette en-
tertained the following Sunday
evening: Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Botz and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Ortiz and family, MIR. and Mrs.
John Gritzmacher and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Linderman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Minette and family
and Norbert Sieben.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crippen and
daughter Mercedes spent SUNDAY
at the Ike Henry home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Ley spent
Monday at the Joe Determan
home. -
Miss Marcella and Ray Bromen-
schenkel spent Sunday afternoon
with the Determan girls.
Little Mary Ann Steffes is spend
ing a couple of weeks at the Ferd
Bergman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Bromen-
schenkel, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo
Stienes, Geo. and Nick Minette and
Ben Linderman visited at the
Frank Minette home Friday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Linderman
entertained at cards the following
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
Northern Kandota

Henry, Posie and Anna Reese
visited at the home of Mrs. Rem
dina Nelson Friday evening.
Emma Rasmussen spent the
week end at home with her folks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rasmussen.
This community was very
much shocked last Thursday morn
ing to hear of the death of liver
Larson. He is the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Larson,
former residents of Kandota. Mr..
Larson was employed in the state
of Michigan at the time of his
death. The community extends
their sympathy to the bereaved
brothers and sister.
John Ritter was a Little Sank
caller last Monday.
Last Saturday evening a we'd
ding shower was given in the
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ras-
mussen at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Anderson. But on &C
count of the bad weather that
evening all who We're invited could
not attend. ALI those who were
there reported a good time. Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Rasmussen receiv-
ed quite a number of useful gifts.
They all wished them a long hap
py life.
Eva Sorenson who is attending
school at Sank Centre spent the
week end here with her folks.
Marie IGunda and Esther Ped
erson visited with Olga Nelson
Friday evening.
Mable and Emma johnson were
Sank Centre callers last Saturday.
Albin Eckberg called at the Leaf
Point farm Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Larson visit
ed at John Settlers home Sunday.
Eva Sorenson visited with FL
len Ecklund last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wagner
and family visited Sunday after
noon at the Ritter home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
Unity

Mrs. Ed Lietz went to Sank
Centre last Tuesday to spend the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Lietz and family. She re-
turned home Saturday afternoon.
Albert Kind of St. Cloud spen:
a few days at the Ed Lietz home.
Bill Hummer was business
shopper in Elrosa Friday.
Will Gritzmacher called at the
home Of VIM. Quade Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. George Kind spent last
week at the home of Mrs. Albert
Gamradt. 80"
Edward and Otto Lietz and Ar
thur Quade spent Thursday eve
ming at the home of George Kind.
Rob Below spent Friday evening
at the home of William Quade.
Edna and Minnie Quade spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Paul Dolds.
Rob Betow and William Quade
called at the home of Ed Lietz
last Monday evening.
Lester Hummer spent Monday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bill Hummer.
Ben and Gregor Dold spent Sun
day with Elmer and Arnold Kind.
Lena Quade who spent the past
month with her folks is working in
Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
Country NeDs Letters
Items from Live Correspondents of
the Rural Districts

guest of Pearl and Jack Wikle
Friday.
Mrs. Charles Grey is spending
few days with her daughter Mrs.
Fenton Parker.
The dance given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Pacey Friday night
was well attended and a good time
was reported.
Miss Evelyn H. B. Erickson
spent the week end at their par
entail home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reble and
daughter Frieda and sons Walter
and Herbert, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Wikle and daughters, Lois, Grace
and Mae and sons, Pearl and Jack,
spent Sunday and were dinner
guests at the William Miller home.
Miss Kate Grey of Sank Cen
tire spent the first of the week at
the Fenton Parker home.
Robert Schaub spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Harland and Donald
Upton.
Mathew Michels called at the
Fenton Parker home Friday morn
ing.
Miss Geneva Schaub called at
the Joe Weise home Thursday
morning.
l. w. King and son Frank are
busy hauling hay from the Otto
farm the last few days.
Mercedes Crippen spent this
week end with Harriet Pacey.
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ing a week with her aunt Miss
Helen Jennings.
Mrs. Sam Clark spent Monday
with Mrs. Arthur Lloyd.
Mrs. Harry Knapp called at the
P. M. Kennedy and C. d. Wilcox
homes Monday.
/, Henry Reisner was a business
caller in Melrose Tuesday.
Mrs. Arthur Lloyd spent Satur-
day with Mrs. John Lloyd in Sank
Centre.
Mrs. Paul Wilcox called on
Martha Wolfe one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Otte and
daughters, Rose and Agnes, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben ,Weiner and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reisner
and daughter Irene spent Sunday
evening at August Vessels.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Beidleman
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Beidleman and Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Domke spent Sunday after
noon at Milo Cowlthorpe's.
Miss Mary Olenkamp is spend
1hS q IC" WSShS Will llGr sister
Mrs. Henry Reisner.
Alvin Wolfe spent the week end
at his home in Sank Centre.
Henry Lloyd spent Tuesday at
Sam Clark's.
Richard Otte entertained nine of
his schoolmates Sunday afternoon
with sleigh ride party. Those
enjoying the ride were: Maurice
Arneson, Clarence Nathe, Arthur
Vogel, Victor Sieben, Paul Klemm,
Mary Markson, Margaret Brown,
Lena lilies and Mary Prasch. At
4 o'clock a delicious lunch was
served. A good time was re-
ported.
John and Martha Wolfe were
dinner guests at the D. R. Wolfe
home in Sank Centre Thursday.
The Progressive Farmers Club
will not hold it's monthly meeting
this month.
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Mccormick Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wall of
Greenwald were dinner guests at
the M. Bosl home on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraemer
and baby spent Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Elizabeth Ahrens at
Melrose.
Sadie, Mavilla and Phil Dwyer
spent Friday evening at the Kortan
home. Miss Josie Reese of Kan
dota is spending this week with
her sister, Mrs. Ole Halverson and
family.
Lucille Follmer visited with
Laura Dubois Friday evening.
Miss Margaret Botz spent Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Bosl.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraeme1
and family spent Sunday after.
| noon and were supper guests Of
T. Dryers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ahrens
and George Ahren called at the
John Kraemer home Tuesday af.
ternoon.
Arthur Graham called at Bosl's
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Halversor
and family spent Sunday after.
noon at the Ole Halverson home.
Miss Tillie Kortan spent FRIDAY
and Saturday with her grand.
father, Joe >Kortan.
"A surprise party was given al
the Kruse home Sunday evening
Those present were Gust Winter
Marvilla, Sadie, Jack and Ed
Dryer, Will, Steve, Frank, Tillie
and Helen Kortan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grund.
man and son James were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Scott
Sunday.
Mrs. Grundman called on Mrs.
Bosl Thursday and Friday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scheurman Of
Melrose called at the GEORGE
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
scheurman home Monday after

Scheurman home Monday after
noon.
Bill Brown called at the Chas.
Kortan home Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huston of
St. Cloud were dinner guests and
spent the afternoon at the home of
Charles Kortan, and also called on
Joe Kortan.
Ole Halverson and son Alvin
called at Fay Huston's Sunday af-
ternoon.
Eugene Schlicht, Frank Weber
and Mr.. Olmscheid spent Sunday
afternoon at Bosl's.
John Kraemer called at Kruse's
Wednesday afternoon.
Fred, Augusta, Rosee and liza
beth Kruse spent Thurs lay evening
at Kortan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraemer
and baby spent Thursday evening
at Grundman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson
and children visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay Huston Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Sykes and
family, Mrs. Watson and family,
Sylvester and Raymond Botz and
Helen and Charles Kortan spent
Sunday afternoon with the Dwyer
family.
Catherine Proel visited a few
days last week at the George
Scheurman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. F. Botz and
daughter Margaret visited at the
George Scheurman home Thursday
evening.
| Oscar Norgarden left Thursday
evening for Milwaukee, for treat
ments by an eye specialist. He
returned Sunday evening.
| Leo Scheurman took dinner al
George Scheurman's Monday.
Luella Halverson spent Friday
evening with her aunt, Mrs. Fra
Brown, at Sank Centre.
: Mrs. Norgarden spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. C. F. Botz
c. F. Botz transacted bushes!
at the Carl Pauly home Thursday
i P. NJ. Kennedy a former resident
of this vicinity passed away at hi.
home in Sank Centre. Mr.. Ken.
nedy was president of the Pro
gressive Farmers Club. This com
munity extends their sympathy tt
the bereaved family and relatives
| Friday evening Mr.. BoJz was
very pleasantly surprised when &
| few neighbors and friends dropped
in and reminded him of his birth.
day. Progressive five hundred
was played and honors went tt
Mrs. C.. F. Botz and Mrs. Johr
Kraemer. At 1890 a sausage
supper was enjoyed.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Minette and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Mi
nette, Nick Minette, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gritzmacher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Miller, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Botz Thursday evening. A
delicious lunch was served.
Leonard and John Henry spent
Sunday at Ward Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Prasch, Mr..
and Mrs. John Mondloch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schlichte spent Sunday eve
ming at the Nick Schwartz home.
Mrs. Paul Miller of Brecken-
ridge is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Linderman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Steines and
daughters Florence and Dorothy,
spent Sunday evening at the Ike
Henry home. y
Miss Dorothy Schwartz is spend
ing few days at the Ray Prasch
home.
Mike Alberts called at the Ike
Henry home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bromenschenkel
and daughters Marcella and Mar
garet spent Sunday evening at the
Ike Henry home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
Padua

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spaeth of
Elrosa visited with relatives here
Sunday. 49,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Killeen
and daughters Norine, Margaret,
Elaine and Mildred were visitors
at the Earl Killeen home.
Allan Rouse and Ambrose Roo
ney were callers at the Clement
Sanders home Sunday.
Leroy Gallagher returned from
St. Paul Wednesday.
Francis Rooney, Frank Eldred
and Jacob Essler motored to Grey
Eagle Wednesday.
Ambrose Rooney and sisters
Mary and Helene spent Saturday
and Sunday at Brooten with rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Wamsley
entertained a large number of
young and old folks at their home
Sunday evening. Midnight sup
per was served and an enjoyable
evening spent.
Miss Agnes Rooney was the
guest of Mathilda Stenhoff Sunday
for dinner.
The annual meeting of the Pad
ua Cooperative Creamery Co. will
be held in Raymond township hall
Thursday, Feb. 10, commencing at
10 "A. M. Officers for the year
will be elected and the ladies will
serve meals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Eldred and
family and Marion Eldred were en-
tertained at the Mrs. M. Rooney
home Thursday evening.
Frank Essler was a caller Thurs
day at the Joe Essler home.
Dola Grundman spent few days
with Lena Jennesson.
Francis and Ambrose Rooney
and sisters Marie and Helene, and
Joe, Felix and Walter Rooney
Were entertained at the Frank
Eldred home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Sanders,
daughter Mildred and son Ralph
visited the lady's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Pung at Melrose.
Miss Frances Rousslang spent
"Wednesday with Helen Rooney at
Mrs. Matt Majerus left Thurs
day for visit at St. Paul.
Miss Sophia Pung of Melrose is
visiting at the C. Sanders home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher and
Miss Elsie Knott were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ell
dred Sunday.
Friday evening John Steinhoff
was pleasantly surprised on his
birthday anniversary. Cards and
dancing were enjoyed. Among
those present were: Ben, Herman,
and Henry Imdieke, Nat and Clar-
ence Meyer, John, Bernard, Jacob
and George Essler, Henry Jansen,
Ambrose Rooney, Harvey Hans
man, Peter Jennissen, Joseph Felix
and Walter Rooney, Matt Majerus,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Killeen and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ell
dred and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Killeen and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Ebensteiner, Edna
Rowe, Marie and Helene Rooney,
Elmedia and Evelyn Hansman, De-
la Grundman, Lena Jennessen,
Elsie Knott, Agnes Rooney, Leona
and Cecilia Meyer, Elizabeth and
Genevieve Imdieke. At 1890
dainty birthday supper was en-
joyed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
Stiles

Mr.. and Mrs. Gotlieb Pastian
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Michels and family spent Sunday
evening visiting at the William
Miller home.
Fred Crippen called at the An
ton Jung home Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Wikle
and sons, Pearl and Jack, and
daughter, Mae, were dinner guests
at the Fred Crippen home in Sank
Centre Saturday.
Frank Jung was an overnight
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03
Midway

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd and
son Henry were dinner guests at
the Harry Knapp home Sunday.
Miss Martha Wolfe called on
Mrs. Leonard Wolfe in Sank Cen
tire Thursday.
Mrs. Minnie Mann called on
Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. C.. D. VIII
cox Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Reisner who is
visiting at the Ben Weiner home
spent Thursday in Melrose.
Miss Hilda Otte returned from
Minneapolis Thursday after spend
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03

The queen of England has been
patronizing a cafeteria and the
first thing anybody knows she's
likely to fire the hired girl.-In-
dianapolis News.
The chances are Queen Marie
got a few impressions of America
she isn't expressing.-Arkansas
Gazette
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-07
I'LL, CANCSTERS
GO ON TRIAL ON
MURDER CHARGE

BENTON, ILL.,, July 6 QP-Charles
Birger, southern Illinois gang chief
tain, and two members of his gang,
Art Newman and Ray Hyland, lost
the first tilt in the preliminary mo-
tions at their trial for the murder
of Mayor Joe Adams of West City
which opened here today.
A motion to quash the indictment
against the gangsters was overruled
by Circuit Judge G. H. Miller The
three defendants pleaded not guilty
following their formal arraignment by
States Attorney Roy c. Martin, who
said he would seek a hanging verdict
Court was adjourned after motion
for separate trials we're presented.
The ruling probably will be made
tomorrow. Newman, one of Birger's
former lieutenantS, asked to be tried
alone, while Birger and Hyland re-
quested a joint trial.
When the doors of the court room
we're opened this morning, the wind
ing stairways of the courthouse were
filled with people eager to gain a
vantage point from which to hear
the trial.
Aside from the number of guards
in the court room, which varied from
six to eight during the day, there
was little to indicate that one OF
the most notorious gangsters in the
coal belt and two of his former
henchmen were to fight here for their
life.
Newman and Birger who are now
at bitter odds, avoided each others
glances and only once or twice were
seen to look in the others direction.
Birger, his face reflecting an
habitual half smile, seemed to have
assayed the role Of the tender father,
nIaving with his children, five year
old Charline and nineA year old
Minnie. 8
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-07
WILDER IS BACK
FROM AID MEMS
DENVER MEETING

W. r. (Roy) Wilder has returned
to this city after having attended,
the International Advertisers asSocia-
ton convention which convened In
Denver, June 26 TO 80, inclusive.
More than 1000 advertisers came
to Denver to be in attendance at
/ TIE meet. Mr. Wilder represented
the Douglas Daily Dispatch and the
Phelps Dodge Mercantile company in
the meet, and reports that
Whole sections OF the Denver
papers were given over to the as
sociation, and even special editions
of the city papers were printed Tor
their benefit and use.
The convention began and ended
with a huge ball to which the rep
resentatives and their wives were in
vited. AT ether times there were
also numerous social activities.
Denver, Boulder and Greeley were
decorated Tor the affair and the
Grass b2nd'' was out to welcome
those who represented almost every
city in the United States The radio
station broadcasted a program oil
welcome to them.
An old west pageant was repro
duced and the spirit OF the west
was carried out in many details,
For instance. MANY OF the entertain.
nnent committee and citizens of the
"Mile High. city wore the conven-
tional cowboy costume. Miss Den.
ver' also played her part on the
welcome committee. She VIII rep
resent the city of Denver in the
beauty contest to be held IN At
lantic City.
There were 81 meetings III three
days. General meetings, and Sec
tional meetings were in order, and
all the phases of the advertising
profession were discussed. Various
problems pertaining to the business
were discussed, and many interest
ing lectures were delivered.
Special trains brought the many
visitors to the city, 1,50O OF which
were women.
One OF the novel entertainments
planned for the visitors was the
snow ball fight held in one OF Den
vers main thoroughtares.. The snow
was brought there by the City Ice
COMPANY and everyone was asked to
bring their kodak SO that they could
remember the snow ball fight that
had taken place in June.
The International Advertisers con-
vention will be held i'll the United
States in 1928, however the year fol-
lowing it will convene In Paris.
Numerous trips were sponsored by
the city and the various civic or
ganizations and it was impressed
upon the representatives that the
city was their's.1S. Trips made in
automobiles, bussesr and special trains
included EaStes park, Buffalo Bills
grave, Lookout -mollntain, Boulder,
Greeley and the Moffatt road.
All sessions met in the Broadway
theatre with the Cosmopolitan hotel
as the official headquarters.
Mr.. Wilder is display and adyer-
tising manager for, the Phelps Dodge
Mercantile company. He reports
that he enjoyed every moment OF
the convention from a standpoint OF
business as well as. one of pleasure.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-07
JULY BIDS FAIR TO BE
WET MONTH; RAINFALL
TO FIFTH WAS .46 in.

July has started off wet as re-
CARDS the amount of rainfall to
date.
In spite of all the existing
dampness July 3 and 4 it only
rained 10 of an inch July ) and
.O6 of an inch July A.
July 5 it raincd .21 of an inch
which was the wcttcst of the
cthrce rainy days.
1t seemed wetter on the two
holidays than it did July 5, but it
wasn't.
The total of rainfall so far this
month is .46 of an Mich and that is
considered a good start for the
second wcttest month in the year
in this climate.