The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-12-26

M. Rice lot 6, block 2, James Ad-
dition to Sauk Centre.
The postoffice department is out
with a circular asking patrons of
the rural delivery routes to refrain
from dropping pennies and other
small coins in the letter boxes, es-
pecially in the winter time.
Patrick Costello dropped dead on
the street in front of the residence
of Lucas Kells about 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Heart fail
ure was the cause. Mr.. Costello
was 66 years of age and had lived
in Sauk Centre over thirty years.
He leaves a widow and ten grand
children all grown.
That the three hundred passeng-
ers on the west bound Winnipeg
Flyer that was wrecked four miles
east of Monticello last Saturday
evening had a close call is evident.
The train was a long one, carrying
an express, a baggage and a mail
car, three day coaches, three sleep
ers, a diner and an observation
car. Two of the monster passeng-
er engines of the road were a
tached to haul the heavy load. The
sleepers and the observation car
were filed and the day coaches
were crowded, owing to the rush
of people home for the holidays.
Among the passengers were a
large number of students from the
state university going home for the
holiday vacation. Among those on
board were Mr.. and Mrs. Nv. F.
Keller, of this city, who were re-
turning from visit to the cities.
They were in the dining car and
had just begun eating their supper
when the crash came. Mrs. Keller
sat facing the front of the train
and Mr.. Keller was on the oppo-
site of the table. Mrs. Keller had
just taken the first taste of her
steak when the accident happened
The rest of her meal took flying
trip toward the front end of the
car, part of it stopping in Mr. Kel-
ler's lap. So heavy was the crash
that every dish in the car was
broken, the glass in the windows
shattered or cracked, and the in
terror of the car looked as though
a cyclone had struck it. Confus-
ion reigned for a few minutes un-
til it was found that no one of the
passengers were hurt. E. II. Smith,
a travelling man, who formerly liv-
ed at the Palmer House with his
family, but who has made Chicago
his headquarters for the past two
months, was also on the train. The
accident was caused by a broken
rail or by spreading of the rails.
The first engine passed safely, the
second was derailed as were the
baggage, express, mail car, and the
three day coaches. Fireman Ho-
brough, of the second engine, was
caught under his engine and in
stantly killed. Engineer Robert
son went over with the big machine
but came through with but few
slight bruises.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Miss Mabel Avery Kells,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas
Kells, to Mr.. Horace Franklin AL
den. The ceremony is to take place
at the Church of the Good Samari-
tan at o'clock on Wednesday eve
ming, Jan. 5, 1910
The annual meeting of the Sauk
Centre Fire Department will be
held on the evening Of January 4,
1910. Officers for the year will be
elected and othel. important busi-
ness transacted.
The Sherwood will case was de-
cided at st. Cloud last week in fa-
vor of Richard Yates, the jury be-
ing out % hours. The case center
ed about a will that was filed late
in the probate proceedings. The
decision holds this will to be in
valid.
The Lyceum Theatre will give a
three reel show during the holidays
commencing Christmas eve and
ending New Years night.
Alfred Anderson and Bruce Null
len returned Friday from Clarks-
vile, Iowa.. They will return for
the early spring work.
Paul Ahles, Of st. Cloud, county