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Y 2 A 3 v Feii 5. Bond of Massachusetts drove into Sauk Centre as a representative of the Whitefield Estate, that tract of 500 acres of land adjacent to Fairy Lake and embracing what is commonly known as the picnic and bathing grounds used for 50 years by the people of Sauk Centre and community. This property is in the name of Lillian K. Whitefield, the second wife of the late Edwin Whitefield who came to Sauk Centre in 1857 and made elaborate plans for the establishing of a town on Fairy Lake. Mrs. Whitefield is still living being over 90 years old. Mr. Bond married a granddaughter of Lillian K. Whitefield. Mr. Bond's appearance in Sauk Centre cleared up a mystery of long standing. For years people living in Sauk Centre and vicinity had tried to communicate with Lillian K. Ramsey, the title owner of this land, according to the records in the Register of Deeds office in Todd county. However, it seems that Lillian K. Ramsey was not the real owner of the property as Lillian K. Whitefield had an unrecorded deed to her from Lillian K. Ramsey. According to Mr. Bond in 1897, Mrs. Whitefield was sick and fearing that she might die, transferred this property to her daughter, recorded the transfer, and taking a deed back which she did not record. This latter deed has now been recorded together with a deed from Lillian K. Whitefield to Thomas D. Bond. The only address Sauk Centre people had of Lillian K, Ramsey was general delivery, Boston, and all letters sent addressed in this manner were returned uncalled for. One gentleman anxious to get in touch with the owner of the property had the Todd County Treasurer mail her letter in the same mail with the tax receipts. The letter from the county treasurer was taken out of the post office at Boston, but the other one was returned. Mr. Bond was questioned regarding this matter and said the only explanation he could offer was that Mrs. Whitefield only called at the post office for mail when she expected tax receipts returned and perhaps the letter mailed at the same time promptly as the other letter. "Did not reach its destination as Edwin Whitefield, the original owner of the land, was the father of W. J. Whitefield of Sauk Center. He was an artist of considerable note and the beauty of Fairy Lake and surrounding country taking his eye homesteaded and a large tract of land, about 500 acres, as stated above. Mr. Bond had with him an old map of Sauk Lake which Mr. Whitefield made in 1857. This shows what is now Diamond's Bay as a pond with a creek connecting it with Sauk Lake. He also had a couple of paintings, one of Fairy Lake, and the other of the Indian mound on Kandota's flat near Fairy Lake. While here, Mr. Bond interviewed a number of people who have been passing this land for many years and arranged in a majority of cases for the payment of back rent for a six-year period. Mr. Bond has appointed a local man to look after his interests here and the Herald is glad to inform the public that for the present at least the south shore of Fairy Lake will be open to the public for bathing purposes as it has been for the past 50 years. The local representative has stated to the Herald that he may make some restrictions as to bathing costumes and that he will probably appoint an official inspector. The agent of Mr. Bond has been trying to make arrangements with the editor of the Herald to take over this inspection job but he has declined as there are a number of men with keener eyes and better fitted for the position. It is just possible that the matter may be definitely settled. By selling the position to the highest bidder, Willis Benson of the post office returned Tuesday from a week's visit. PRICE 7 & A TR S R S g wgyal R R SL W ”s‘)’“ z.e R e i ; 5 AR e, HARDWARE CONVENTION Messrs G. Hillerud, V. Wedge, Mike Fuchs, local hardware dealers, were hosts Friday of last week to the district hardware dealers convention held at the Commercial Club rooms, Sauk Centre. About a dozen dealers from this vicinity were present, A banquet at the Palmer House in the evening was attended by about fifty, among whom were several ladies. V. G. Wedge presided at the banquet and after a short and appropriate address of welcome by Mayor Parker, Mr. Seder of the Farmer, St. Paul, made an interesting talk along dairy lines, the basis of which was the placing of a purebred sire on every farm. Mr. Seder claimed that a large majority of the cows on the farms of Minnesota today were not paying for their keep and that the purebred sire would build up the herd in a few years to a profitable high-grade milk ing herd. Short talks were also made by B. F. Dußois and others. Mrs. Andrew W. Larson Died Saturday Aug. 26 Deceased Had Been in Poor Health for Some Time—Funeral Held Today, Thursday Mrs. Minnie W. Larson, widow of the late Andrew W. Larson, died at the farm home seven miles northwest of Sauk Centre at 4 p. m. Saturday August 26, 1922, following a lingering illness. The deceased was born in Owatonna, Minn., Aug. 7, 1862, coming to Kendall township with her parents when a young girl. - Minnie Aultenberg was united in marriage to Andrew W. Larson in October, 1887. Nine children were born to this union, six of whom are living; Mrs. A. D. Olson, Sidney, Mont.; Mrs. L. J. Larson at home; Hallie Larson, Little Sauk; Irving, Ernest, L., and Web Larson at home. The deceased was the second of Mr. Larson, the first being her sister. When she married there, four small children by the first marriage and she was the only mother, the children remember of the children of the first marriage are still living; Mrs. J. O. Hanson, Sauk Centre and Mrs. Gus Pemberton, Little Sauk. The funeral was held from the home this Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Johnsen officiating. The remains will be laid to rest in the cemetery adjacent to the church. Mrs. Larsen was a sturdy type of the Christian mothers who devote their lives to their beloved ones. Following the death of her husband, she kept the family together and in her death, children have the sympathy of a large number of friends. Joseph Capser went to St. Cigid Sunday evening to visit with her brother who is ill. She returned home Tuesday. Mrs. George Mann left last week for her home in Missoula, after spending the summer with her son F. P. Minette. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan drove to Minneapolis Sunday morning. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Joe Parker who will visit in Sauk Centre for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Strauss and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strauss of Belvidere, Minn., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Strauss Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Gilbertson of Willow River, Minn., H. E. Halverson of Burop, Minn., Miss Halverson of Fergus Falls and Miss Nelson of Minneapolis were guests at the Anton Nelson home Monday. Mrs. J. F. Rosenberger and Margaret returned Friday from a three months' visit with relatives and friends at Sioux City, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. C. Scherhann and son Anton of Alexandria and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Torguson of Pine River and Mrs. F. P. Minette of Sauk Centre drove to the "Twin Cities" Sunday returning Tuesday evening. E. M. Gillig, former superintendent of Agriculture in the Sauk Centre schools, has secured a position as agricultural instructor in the public schools at Aurora, Minn. F. P. Minette and son this Thursday morning shipped 13 head of purebred Brown Swiss cattle to Hamline where they will be exhibited all next week at the Minnesota State Fair. Miss Florence Vogel left Monday for Hibbing where she will conduct a class in music the coming year. Mat Strauss left Monday after a few days' visit in Sauk Centre en route from Dakota to his home in St. Paul. Construction of City's New Waterworks System The waterworks construction contractors are holding up all of the public improvements to be made in Sauk Centre this year. On June 9 when the bids were opened for the letting of the contracts, it was currently rumored that the low bidders were somewhat irresponsible and that there was a strong probability that the city would have trouble with them before they were finished, if they were awarded a contract. The bid of L. Goldstein, St. Paul was over $6,000 less on the contract for the mains than his nearest competitor and there was nothing for the Water, Light and Power Commission to do but to award him the contract as he had accompanied his bid with a certified check and has given a bond in the required amount for the completion of the work. Goldstein's contract calls for the completion of his part of the work by Oct. 15. There are over 20,000 feet of mains to lay and the manufacturing company from whom he purchased the waterpipe state that his order calls for shipment after Aug. 16. Something over a week ago the machinery and part of the crew arrived to be the work of laying the mains. Goldstein himself has been conscious by his absence in spite of the fact that he has set several dates where he would arrive in the city. The latest promise is to be here Friday morning of this week. A portion of the material is on the ground but the pipes for the main leads are not here. Construction work was started Mon day morning under the supervision of City Engineer Bert Bonner. The pipe Co. Chairman for Near East Relief Selected Steazns County Will be Expected to Furnish About 3,600 Bushels of - Wheat for Russia - * Mrs. C. S, Olds has been chosen to act as chairman for Stearns county te supertize thc reising of the gift of grain that is to go forward from this county within the next six weeks to help save the lives of a quarter of a million children in Armenia and the Near East. . On the basis of five bushels to the thousand, it is estimated that the Stearns County gift will be approxi mately . 3,800 bushels for the 76,000 acres of wheat in Stearns county are expected to produce at least 760,000 bushels in the present harvest. The appointment of Mrs. Olds was confirmed by N. J. Holmberg, agri cultural commissioner of the state, who heads the Near East Relief or ganization that has charge of the handling of this wheat. It is aanounced by Mr. Holmberg that this will probably be the last gift of food necessary to tide the people of these stricken countries over to the point where the grain grown in the vicinity will be sufficient for their purposes. : This year’s crop in the Near East will take care of the population for nearly half the year but a quarter of a million children are depending for their very life on the bounty of the United States in this gift of wheat and a very large number of children’s graves will mark the countryside in the vicinity of the Near East Relief orphanges if Stearns county does not come up to expgctations in this re gard. Miss Mildred Gueting of Sauk Centre is expected today, Wednesday to be the guest of Miss Calvina’ Roberts for a few days. While she is here, she plans to play the piano for Mac’s Melody Boys’ Orchestra, Ronald McQueen who is the regular pianist with the orchestra is on his vacation—St. Cloud Times. Mrs. Joseph L. Capser and daughter Georgena of Los Angeles visited here with Mrs. Joseph Capser and at Melrose with the lady’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weiser and other friends and relatives last week. Joseph Capser, nephew of Mrs. Joseph Capser and Captain at the Reformatory visited in this city Sunday. Mrs. Capser returned with him. Miss Bernice Wagoner expects to leave Saturday of this week for Madison, S. D., where she has a position in the State Normal School of that city. At Syllville, the detective page for the main lead is not here so work was commenced corner of 6th and Main going east. There was almost enough lead on hand to tie up the joints for a block and work has been suspended. The Herald understands that Goldstone and his pardners are in a jam among themselves. "The people of the city are becoming very much disgusted, and as the contracts call for a penalty of $25.00 a day for each and every day after Oct. 15, it takes to complete the contract, if the Herald can sense public opinion there will be a demand made upon the Water, Light and Power Commission and the City Council to hold Goldstein to his contract and that he be penalized for every day after Oct. 15, that the service is delayed. It is not only the laying of the mains but the dilatory tactics of Goldstein is holding up the construction of the White Way. Howard McGhee of Sauk Centre who has the contract for the service connections cannot commence his work until the mains are laid and indications are at this time that the city will be compelled to use the present system the greater part of the winter. The reservoir for which Anton Nelson of Sauk Centre has the contract is about completed. James Coyle also of Sauk Centre, has five of the six wells sunk and will complete the sixth within a short time. The material for the stand pipe has not arrived but there isn’t any doubt but what it will be finish and ready long before the general contractors have the mains in the ground." Shell Shocked Victim of "World War Died Aug. 15 Earl Eckenrod Passes Away at Government Hospital, New York— Buried at St. Cloud Earl Eckenrod, former Sauk Centre man, shell shocked and gassed victim of the World War, died at the government hospital in New York Tuesday Aug. 15. The remains were brought to St. Cloud where funeral services were conducted from the Cathedral Monday morning Aug. 28, and the remains were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery. The deceased was the son of F. H. Eckenrod and was born at Dougherty, Iowa, Jan. 22, 1888. He came with his parents to Sauk Centre in 1902, the latter removing to St. Cloud in 1918. When the young man enlisted shortly after the declaration of war, he was attending the University of Minnesota. He was assigned to the tank corps and was sent over seas in the fall of 1917. He saw service on many fronts and for several months his parents lost all track of him. He was finally located by the Red Cross. Suffering from shell shock and gas, he was returned to the states and placed in a government hospital, New York. He apparently recovered somewhat and about the first of the present year he resumed the study of law in a vocational training school in Pennsylvania where he remained until the early part of July when he was again returned to the hospital where he died August 15. Besides the father, F. H. Eckenrod of St. Cloud, the immediate family consists of two brothers, Lewis Eckenrod of Sauk. Centre and Lloyd Eckenrod of St. Cloud. Farmers Save $150,000 On 1,200 Cars of Butter Freight Savings Twice as Large as Operating Cost Says Creameries Association Savings in freight rates on 1,200 carloads of butter shipped through the Minnesota Co-operative Creameries association in its first year of active marketing work, amount to more than twice the total cost of operating the organization. In other words, according to A. J. McGuire, general manager, the savings in freight rates already have paid back to the co-operative creameries and their patrons more than the cost of the state agency, so that the other agencies actually cost the farmers nothing at all. The membership of the association totals 335 co-operative creameries. The state agency, launched last year, already covers all but five of the 86 counties in Minnesota. Fourteen expert field methods are at work helping creameries improve the quality of their product, command higher prices, and to market in carload lots at lower transportation costs. Mrs. Emelia Steege and daughter, Louise and niece, Ey Taber, left Friday of last week for an indefinite visit with friends and relatives at Waverly, Iowa. Dr. H. L. Lamb of Little Falls visited with his mother, Mrs. P. Lamb, Sunday. His little daughter Shirley returned with him after a short visit with her grandmother. Lewis Eckonrod left Wednesday for Hibbing where he will be employed by the Electric Battery Service Company of that city. John Whitsen Critically Ill in St. Cloud Hospital Well Known Sauk Centre Man Operated Upon Friday of Last Week —Condition Favorable: The family and friends of John Whitsen have been considerably concerned for the past week or ten days over the physical condition of Mr. Whitsen. The gentleman has been a sufferer with kidney and bladder trouble for a long time. Some months ago he interviewed the Mayo’s at Rochester and they declined to operate. Since that time he has been both up and down physically with a natural tendency to grow weaker. He was taken to St. Raphel’s Hospital at St. Cloud last week and a diagnosis of his case operated the difficulty as ulcer of the bladder and an operation was performed last Friday morning of last week. While the gentleman is not “out of the woods” his condition was somewhat improved this Thursday morning and the family are hopeful. Mr. Whitsen is one of the old and substantial citizens of the city and the entire community is taking an interest in his case. Historic Dictionary: Presented to Library Oliver B. Boobar Had Volume Published in 1853, Property of Late Dr. Palmer This week Oliver B. Boobar presented a book of historic value to the Bryant Library Association of this city. It is a revised and enlarged Webster’s Dictionary published by Geo. and Charles Merriam in 1853. The dictionary originally belonged to Dr. B. R. Palmer. It was purchased at auction by Mr. Boobar in 1875. The inside of the front cover has an illustration of the stockade erected in 1862 and occupied by citizens and Company B of 8th Minn., Captain Pettit in charge. The illustration was made from a wood cut. The drawing was made by A. V. Pool, private in Co. B. In the foreground of the picture is a four-horse coach with the late Mat Schaefer in the driver’s seat. The dictionary contains 1337 pages, it is bound in sheep and in spite of the fact that the volume is 69 years old, the paper and cover are in good state of preservation. Mrs. P. Lamb went to Little Falls Friday returning Saturday. Little Miss Shirley Lamb accompanied her home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Head went to Minneapolis Saturday where they met Miss Stella McKenzie who has been at San Diego the past year. Miss Sigrud Anderson returned Sunday from Virginia where she attended the American Legion Auxiliary convention. Pearl and Alice Thornton, who have been spending the summer with their sisters in North Dakota, returned home Wednesday. Miss Louise Parker left today, Thursday for Deer Lodge, Mont., where she will teach the coming year. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parker accompanied her as far as Fargo. Miss Alma Bishop returned the latter part of the week from a three-month's western trip. After attending the National Nurses convention at Seattle, she went to Los Angeles where she visited relatives. Miss Bishop left today for Park, Rapids, where she holds a position as County Nurse. FUEL SITUATION MORE ENCOURAGING 1,000,000 TONS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NORTHWEST EACH WEEK FEDERAL RED TAPE CUT MUST CONSERVE FUEL WHEN EVERY POSSIBLE—DAKGER NOT PASSED Washington, Aug. 29.—The Northwest’s prospects for getting coal brightened measurably late today when the Interstate Commerce Commission issued a new priority order but is expected to move at least 1,000,000 tons a week to Lake Erie ports. While the order puts Lake coal in Class 2 priority, an explanatory statement issued by the commission says: deficiencies in the capacity of the docks at Erie ports will be made up by special Class 1 permits. Anywhere from a million to a million and a half tons a week can be handled on the Lakes, it is said. Donald D. Bean, chairman of the Northwest governors’ commission, is well satisfied with the order. He said: "Amendment No. 4 to service order: No. 23 issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission today places all Lake coal in Class 2. If Class 3." 2 does not move at least 1,000,000 tons a week to the lower Lakes, the Class 1 permit will be issued for the difference in tonnage between the amount which does move on Class 8 and the capacity of the lowess. "It should be understood that..." While this turn in affairs is encouraging, that the public of the Northwest must not discount the seriousness of their fuel situation and every method possible should be instituted by the individual user to conserve. In some quarters, the new order is declared to be even more drastic than service order No. 10, which Commissioner Atchison refused to put in force again. The suggestions were made that so much coal probably will be diverted to the lakes now that attempts will be made to halt the order through the courts. Explaining its order, the Commission issued the following notice to the press: "The increase in production of bituminous coal, and the opening of field recently closed, near to important markets, have made it possible for the Interstate Commerce Commission to rearrange the list of priority uses embraced in service under No. 23, as previously amended. By further amendment today, the emergency uses are all embraced in Class 2; Class 1 is reserved for such extraordinary cases as may be designated from time to time by the Commission; all other uses fall within Class 3. Certain pressing needs of the railroads and of the portion of the Northwest which virtually must be served by water before the close of Lake navigation will be met by proper assignments of particular shipments to Class 1." “Certificates from state fuel administrators or committees as to the character of use and bona fides of the transaction will be deemed sufficient evidence for the carrying in carrying out the direction for priority as to coal for domestic and building heating purposes, as well as other evidence of the right of a particular shipment to be placed within the priority class.” “BLINDED TRACTOR EXPERT A North Dakota young man, blinded by gas during his service in France, has become a tractor expert. The United States Veterans’ Bureau rehabilitated him by giving him a course at The Evergreen School for the Blind at Baltimore, where he learned to read and write Braille, which is the system of writing in use among the blind. He also learned to use the typewriter. He was then given a course in a State Auto School, specializing in tractor designing, and later was given placement training in a big tractor factory. Being naturally of mechanical turn of mind and an alert young man, he not only became a good tractor mechanic, capable of making ordinary adjustments and repairs, but a real tractor expert. He is now devoting a great deal of his time to what is apparently a well-conceived plan for a new type of tractor. At present, he has only one or two problems to be solved before his design is completed. 