The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-10-25
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts From The Herald Thurs
day, Oct %, 1914-Items Of In
terest Of Twenty Years Ago

Every fall a number OF young and
old men and boys Of every COM
munity pay tribute to the corn
shredder in the shape Of mangled
hands and arms. The first one In
this vicinity this fall called to the
Herald's attention occurred Tues.
day afternoon on the farm Of Geo.
Strauss, IL miles southwest OF
Sank Centre. The victim was John
Williams, aged about 20. He was
employed by +. J. Minette.
Va number Of Sank Centre ladies,
members Of the w. Or. c., visited
Alexandria Friday afternoon Of last
week to be guests Of the w. r. C.'s
Of that city. Miss Clara Carr chap
eroned the party to the depot when
she turned them over to the good
graces of Conductor Grason with
the admonition to care for them UNI
til they arrived at their destination,
and rumor says that the official
Ibid his duty nobly." After busi-
ness session Of the Corps the guests
were treated to royal repast.
Those from Sank Centre were:
Mesdames Townsend, Norris, J.
Lloyd, Langdon, Tobey, Ed Smith,
Cooley. Joe Parker, Clark Wilcox,
Coyle, Wolfe, Carr and Davis.
Mrs. Percy Hansen and son, Jack,
and Miss Mary Doolittle went over
to Little Falls Tuesday morning to
attend the wedding Of their cousin,
Miss Alice McNarry to Harvey
Theodore Peterson, Of Minneapolis.
The Scott twins and sister left
Sunday for their schools. Clarise
went to his near Osakis, Clarence
near Browerville and Miss Verna to
Little Sank. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Smith and Fay Scott took them to
their respective schools N the
Smith Hupmobile.
There were eleven proposed
amendments IN the Herald twenty
years ago. Several Of these were
accepted by the voters. The first
gave to the electors the privilege OF
submitting directly to the voters
constitutional amendments, propos-
ed legislation and the right to sus-
pend and annul laws enacted by
the legislature. The second, was to
increase the number Of supreme
judges from four to six The third,
provided for the State to improve
school and swamp lands out OF
moneys derived from the sale OF
such lands. The fourth, pertained
to the publication Of the annual
state treasurer's report, attempting
to relieve the state Of the expense
and the treasurer Of the labor OF
preparing the same. The fifth. per-
tanned to the investment OF school
and university funds In first mort
gage bonds, and extended the time
for such investment from twenty to
thirty years. The sixth, was for the
purpose Of electing Judges Of pro-
bate for term Of four years, in
stead of two. The seventh, was for
the purpose of limiting the State
Senate to sixty-three members and
to prevent any county from having
more than seven senators. The
eighth was to permit the Legisla-
ture to enact law for the pay
ment of limited bounty for the
planting of forest trees. The nintli
was to set apart public lands for
school forests and state forests. The
tenth. was for the purpose OF en-
abling a certain number OF voters
to petition and cause to be sub
mitted to vote the question OF re-
moving from office and elective OF
appointive public official. Inc
eleventh, was for the purpose OF