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August 16 .- Samuel Nehring, one of the pioneer farmers of southwestern Stearns county, died Friday at his home at Paynes- ville, aged 70 years.
The mariage of Miss Mollie F. McLeod, of Graceville, to John N. Senn, of Sauk Rapids, county attorney of Benton county, took place Monday at the home of the bride.
August 23 .- Michael Majerus, for many years one of the prominent business men of St. Cloud, having removed to this city from Meier Grove, where he first settled forty years ago, died at his home here Sat- urday, aged 65 years.
September 6 .- C. D. Grinols has been appointed postmaster at St. Cloud to suc- ceed J. A. Martin resigned.
Barney Kiffmeyer, one of the oldest set- tlers of Stearns county, died this morning aged 73 years. He came to this county in 1855, first locating near Richmond, and ten years later moving to St. Augusta which was his home until four years ago when he sold his farm and moved into the village.
September 20 .- A. C. Powers, a veteran of the Civil war and pioneer resident of Lynden, where he located in the late 50's, died at his home there Wednesday of last week, aged 71 years.
September 27 .- Papers in which the state of Minnesota is the plaintiff were served yesterday afternoon on Mayor J. E. C. Robinson charging him with mal- feasance in office in having permitted the
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keepers of saloons in the city to keep their places open and do business during hours forbidden by the law, although frequently requested by citizens to perform the duties imposed upon him by his office.
October 11 .- Melrose started October 1 , with a municipally owned electric plant, with 1,000 private lights besides the city's street lights. The service had previously been rendered by the Melrose Milling Company.
October 18 .- Two weddings occurred in St. Cloud today, that of Miss Bertha Stev- enson, of this city, to Dr. C. H. Kohler, of Minneapolis, at the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. J. H. Dewart, of Minne- apolis, officiating; and that of Miss Mary Louise Skinner to George Thielman, both of this city, at the cathedral, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Fr. Arenth.
The log cabin which Frank Miller built at Five Points, a few miles from Sauk Rapids, in the early 40's where he devel- oped a fine farm, was one of the first houses built in the northwest. Eight chil- dren were born here to Mr. and Mrs. Miller, one of whom, Mrs. John Russell, born in 1865, is the first to pass away, her death occurring at Sauk Rapids this week. The old log cabin still stands al- though in a dilapidated condition.
October 25 .- David T. Calhoun, one of St. Cloud's leading attorneys, died sud- denly Friday evening of neuralgia of the heart, aged 53 years.
November 1 .- The Rev. Herman F. Par- shall, for twelve years rector of St. John's church in this city, has been appointed archi-deacon of the Episcopal church with headquarters at Cass Lake and will re- move to that place, the appointment be- coming effective December 1.
November 8 .- St. Cloud Lodge No. 92 and Sauk Rapid's Security Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., were consolidated November 1, as St. Cloud Lodge No. 92.
Philip Beaupre, one of the pioneers not only of Northern Minnesota but of the state, having first come here in 1844 and located at Crow Wing, died this morning at Sauk Rapids, aged 83 years. He was elected sheriff of Stearns county in 1859, serving two years.
November 15 .- Coming to Minnesota shortly before the war, Joseph Guedeman bought a farm in the township of Rock-
ville, which he made his home. When the call came for soldiers he enlisted and served in the Union army for four years. His death occurred this morning, when he had reached the age of 74 years.
November 8 .- The Albany Tribune, W. T. Schutz editor, is the latest comer in the Stearns county newspaper field.
November 29 .- As the result of a rear- end collision between two freight trains on the Great Northern railroad at Rock- ville last evening eighteen box cars, many of them filled with grain, were burned, as was also the elevator, containing about 3,000 bushels of grain.
December 6 .- Henry Broker, of College- ville, said to be the oldest settler in the county, died Sunday, aged 83 years. For a number of years he taught school at Jacob's Prairie, and afterwards at New Munich, going from there to Collegeville, which was his home until his death. For nine years he was the postmaster at that place.
M. D. Taylor has been appointed judge of the seventh judicial district to fill the unexpired term of Judge D. B. Searle, re- signed, until January 7 next, when he will enter on his duties as judge-elect.
December 27 .- The Cold Spring Mineral Water Company, with a capital of $50,000, has been incorporated, with Joseph Osten, president and general manager; Eugene Hermanutz, vice-president; Ferdinand Peters, secretary. It is believed that the company will soon build up a large busi- ness.
1907.
January 3 .- Governor and Mrs. C. A. Gilman, of this city, celebrated their golden wedding on New Year's afternoon. January 10 .- John Cooper, aged 71 years, died Tuesday at Riverside, Cal. He enlisted in the Eighth Minnesota from Bethel, Anoka county, which had been his home since 1855, and at the close of the war located in St. Cloud, where he became prominent in business and civil affairs.
The St. Cloud Building and Loan Asso- ciation is now fully organized, being in- corporated with a capital of $200,000, and has the following officers: C. J. Metzroth, president; C. F. Ladner, vice-president; P. R. Thielman, secretary; C. L. Atwood, treasurer.
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January 17 .- J. Hollern, of Minneapolis, is now the owner of the Sauk Rapids Sen- tinel Free-Press, having purchased the plant from F. M. Daggett; consideration, $2,500.
February 7 .- The Sauk Rapids elevator, which has been operated for the past year by the Farmers' Exchange, has been closed.
February 28 .- The annual meetings of the Farmers' Club of Minnesota and the Good Roads Association were held in this city Friday and Saturday with a good at- tendance of farmers from Benton, Sher- burne and Stearns counties. Papers were read by D. A. Gaumnitz on "Sheep on the Farms," by T. B. McCollough on "Test- ing Seed Corn;" by Thomas Harborn on "Peas and Roots;" by A. D. Wilson on "Rotation of Crops;" by Arthur Cooper on "Full Blooded and Native Cattle." At the Tri-County Good Roads Association meet- ing addresses were made by George W. Cooley, of the state highway commission; Prof. W. R. Hoag, of the University of Minnesota, and others. The present of- ficers were re-elected.
A Non-Partisan Municipal League was organized in this city last evening with the following officers: R. F. Bryant, pres- ident; C. A. Cooper, first vice-president; C. J. Metzroth, second vice-president; Fred Schilplin, secretary; L. J. Rocholl, treasurer. About 75 tax-payers were pres- ent and took part in the meeting.
March 7 .- Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Clark of this city celebrated their golden wedding on the 4th inst.
George Schafer, who came to St. Cloud in 1860 and in 1866 built the Pacific hotel which he managed for 20 years, died Mon- day, aged 83 years.
March 21 .- The eleventh annual conven- tion of the Northen Minnesota Educational Association opened its sessions Friday with more than 150 teachers and educa- tors in attendance. Papers were read by Prof. Guy E. Maxwell, president of the Wi- nona Normal school; Superintendent S. L. Heeter, of St. Paul; Superintendent Bret E. Cooley, of Osakis; Miss Isabel Lawrence, of the St. Cloud Normal school, and a number of others. Judge Grier M. Orr, of St. Paul, delivered a strong address Friday evening on "Juvenile Delinquency," a subject with which he is exceptionally
familiar. The officers elected at Satur- day's session for the ensuing year were: I. T. Johnsrud, St. Cloud, president; M. J. Burke, Brainerd, vice-president; Bert E. Cooley, Osakis, secretary and treasurer; A. N. Farmer, St. Cloud, and W. D. Fred- erickson, Kandiyohi, executive committee.
April 11 .- F. Marion Crawford, the well- known novelist, paid St. Cloud a short visit Friday. He called at the library seek- ing material for a story he is writing, and presenting it with a book, "Riddles of the Northwest."
The Watab Pulp and Paper Mill, which with the dam has been under construc- tion for about two years, has been com- pleted and begun turning out its product. It is one of the largest and most modern paper mills in the west.
A Scandinavian society was organized last evening at a meeting held in Edel- brock hall and which was largely at- tended. One of the purposes of the so- ciety is to perpetuate Scandinavian litera- ture and music in the hearts of the race. The officers elected were: Dr. P. M. Mag- nusson, president; A. J. Blix, vice-presi- dent; J. C. Larson, secretary; Nels Hen- ning, treasurer.
The St. Cloud Woolen Mill Company has been organized with Frank Mattock, C. J. Metzroth, John McElroy, E. F. Moore and Harry Dyer the first board of directors. There are 37 stock-holders.
April 18 .- Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Scher- bing who for 42 years have been resi- dents of St. Cloud, celebrated their golden wedding April 14.
John Clark and J. B. McCormack of St. Paul have purchased of John Tenny a granite quarry at Rockville, the consider- ation being $3,000. It is understood that they will quarry and dress here the stone for a number of important buildings, which will require the erection of a large plant.
Sub-contractors are busily at work pre- paring to begin operations on grading the line of the Soo railroad from Brooten in the direction of Duluth.
May 9 .- First making his home at St. Anthony in 1855 John H. Raymond, then 20 years of age, removed two years later to St. Cloud, engaging in the wood-work- ing business, first as a member of the firm of Raymond & Owen and afterwards
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Raymond & Dunnewold. Last July he sold his interest in the business to his partner and went to Northfield to live with a brother. His death occurred there Sun- day, when he had reached the age of 74 years. He married July 4, 1858, Miss Elizabeth A. Smith, who died March 14.
. May 23 .- The annual conference of the ministers of the Swedish Mission churches of Minnesota opened its sessions Monday evening at the church on the east side, being welcomed by the Rev. V. E. Bjerk- lund, the pastor. A strong sermon was preached by the Rev. E. A. Skogstrom, of Minneapolis, president of the confer- ence. During the sessions resolutions were adopted in favor of the proposed union of the Swedish Free Mission, Swedish Congregational and Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant bodies. The following officers were elected: Rev. E. A. Skogsbergh, Minneapolis, president; Rev. Nils Frykman, Kirkhoven, vice-pres- ident; Rev. A. N. Osterholm, Superior, secretary; Isaac Nelson, Stockholm, Wis., treasurer.
June 6 .- Fully 1,500 delegates attended the annual meeting of the State Firemen's Association in this city, which began Tuesday, nearly every town in the state of any size being represented. The pa- rade last evening presented a gorgeous spectacle. On one of the floats was the first fire engine in the state. The officers for the ensuing year are; N. N. Klein- schmidt, Mankato, president; Paul Bolen, Cloquet, first vice-president; L. S. Kent, Alexandria, second vice-president. Presi- dent H. J. Limperich, of St. Cloud, T. L. McCormick, Sauk Centre, and E. Thielen, Minneapolis, were made life members.
The forty-sixth annual conference of the Seventh Day Adventists of Minnesota con- vened in this city on the 2nd inst., with Elder H. S. Shaw presiding. Services are held daily in the different tents.
June 13 .- The supreme court has sus- tained the action of. Judge Baxter in over- ruling the demurrer of the defense in the case of the state of Minnesota vs. J. E. C. Robinson, mayor of St. Cloud, the de- murrer being based on the claim that the attorney general had no authority to in- terfere in municipal affairs. The case will now be tried on its merits, the complaint alleging that the mayor permitted the sa-
loonkeepers of St. Cloud to violate the law by selling on Sunday and during for- bidden hours. The case is a very import- ant one and is attracting state-wide atten- tion.
The convention of the Sixth District Bankers' Association opened at the Com- mercial club rooms in this city Friday of last week, continuing through a part of the next day. The opening address was made by President Willis A. Shaw, followed by an able paper by George H. Reynolds on "What Law a Banker Should Know." Other papers were read. The officers for the coming year are: W. W. Smith, St. Cloud, president; M. T. Dunn, Brainerd, vice-president; Harry L. Shedd, Osakis, secretary.
June 27 .- Wm. Pattison died at his home in this city yesterday, in the 83d year of his age. He was one of the old settlers in Stearns county, having come here in 1856, first taking a claim in the town of St. Wendel, but afterwards buy- ing a large farm in the township of St. Cloud, which he owned at the time of his death.
July 4 .- Paynesville was host last week to the sixteenth annual state convention of the Young People's Alliance of the Ger- man Evangelical church. An eloquent ser- mon was preached in English by Bishop Breyvogel, of Reading, Pa. The follow- ing named officers were elected: Rev. C. F. Kachel, of St. Paul, president; Miss Minnie Welmert, Blue Earth, secretary; Mrs. Louis Klempe, Paynesville, corres- ponding secretary; E. A. Burmester, Wells, treasurer.
July 11 .- Andrew E. Fritz will now take active charge of Der Anzeiger and tlie Farmers Herald which he recently pur- chased of A. J. Hilger. The Herald was established in this city in October, 1901, by Mr. Hilger and Der Anzeiger some time later. He now goes to Winnipeg to be- come editor of a new Catholic paper there.
August 15 .- John Foley, of the firm of Foley Bros., railroad contractors, and one of the leading business men of Benton county-the town of Foley, the county seat, having been founded by him-died Sunday, aged 65 years.
August 22 .- Michael Molitor came to Stearns county in October, 1860, making his home on a farm near Pleasant lake un-
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til recently when he moved to St. Cloud. His death occurred Sunday, at the age of 75 years. Another old settler to pass away was Aloys Lommel, of St. Cloud town, almost all of whose 55 years had been lived in Stearns county. He had been actively engaged in the milling busi- ness at St. Augusta, Le Sauk and Cold Spring. His death was August 15.
August 29 .- The death of Charles Bow- man at Los Angeles, Cal., July 20, re- vealed the fact that for 52 years he had lived under an assumed name, for some reason entirely unknown. He came to St. Cloud in 1862, engaging in business and accumulating valuable property, remain- ing here until about five years ago when he removed to Los Angeles. It was only in September last that he searched for and found the relatives in Iowa from whom he mysteriously disappeared in 1853. His true name was Chris Buhrmaster, and he was 72 years of age at the time of his death.
Peter Morrey, one of Maine Prairie's pioneers, died at his home in that town Monday, aged 70 years.
Dr. Lewis Mayo, an early settler at Sauk Rapids, died Sunday, aged 79 years.
September 5 .- The Northwestern Bridge and Construction Company has been or- ganized in this city, with L. L. Sartell, C. F. Sartell, W. L. Sartell and Joseph Ham- ilton, of Sartell and J. B. Rosenberger and Harry Dyer, of St. Cloud, incorpor- ators. The capital stock is $50,000.
September 26 .- Joseph Edelbrock, the pioneer merchant of St. Cloud and for many years one of its leading business men, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. P. E. Kaiser, aged 81 years. He held many local offices, as well as that of postmaster.
October 10 .- Joseph Kraker became a resident of Stearns county 36 years ago, opening a store at St. Martin, afterwards removing to Albany and in 1884 to Mel- rose, still continuing the mercantile busi- ness and accumulating a large fortune. He was a member of the legislature from 1898 to 1900. Death came to him Sunday, at the age of 64 years.
October 17 .- Mrs. Amelia Brown, who was one of the first settlers in the town of St. Joseph, making her home there in 1856, died Sunday, aged 77 years, at the
home of her son, Joseph Brown, on the same farm where her life had been spent.
October 24 .- Geo. T. Rice, the founder of the town, where he operated a saw mill besides being extensively engaged in farm- ing and stock raising, died Tuesday, aged 77 years.
November 7 .- John Koetter, one of the oldest settlers of the town of Munson where he had resided for about fifty years, died at Torah, Tuesday, aged 79 years.
November 28 .- The village of Kimball Prairie has gone dry, its only saloon hav- ing been closed Wednesday last by order of the council.
December 5 .- The famour Mayor Robin- son saloon case, which has been in the courts for two years, closed yesterday, when Judge Taylor made an order finding J. E. C. Robinson guilty of malfeasance in office, a fine of $100, the minimum, be- ing imposed. Mr. Robinson had entered a plea of guilty. A judgment of ouster was also given by the court, but as Mr. Robinson had resigned from the office of mayor a year ago this is immaterial.
In the death of Henry Keller, which oc- curred at Omaha Tuesday, Stearns county lost one of its most enterprising citizens. After serving in the Union army he lo- cated at Sauk Centre in 1868, and engaged in manufacturing and banking, and was state senator from this county, 1887-97. He was 71 years of age.
December 12 .- John H. Baitinger and his wife, Friedricka, of Paynesville, cele- brated recently the 52nd anniversary of their marriage, which took place at Al- liance, N. Y., in 1855. They made their home in the township of Paynesville in the early spring of 1857.
Murdock Pattison came to St. Cloud in 1856, afterwards going on a farm in the town of St. Wendel where he resided un- til 1870, except for the period of his serv- ice as a member of Company E, First Min- nesota Volunteers, wounded at the battle of Savage Station and discharged for dis- ability, then conducting a general store at Paynesville, which he disposed of to carry on a farm at Cormorant. He died Thurs- day, aged 76 years.
December 19 .- Benjamin T. Staples was not only one of Stearns county's first set- tlers but he was one of the first to enlist in the defense of his country. As a mem-
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ber of Company E, First Minnesota Vol- unteers, he served for three years, being wounded at both Antietam and Gettys- burg, returning from the army to take up his life on the farm in the township of St. Joseph, on the Rockville road, which had first been his home in 1854 and on which he lived until his death last Tues- day, in the 72nd year of his age.
1908.
January 9 .- Hugh Blakely, who located in the township of Paynesville in 1858, died on the 3rd inst. at his home on a farm near by, in Roseville, aged 70 years.
January 23 .- While in the discharge of his duty, Policeman Henry Becker was shot and dangerously wounded at 1 o'clock this morning. He had arrested a burglar whom he detected robbing the till in Hie- menz & Rieder's store and was taking him to the lock-up, when two of his ac- complices suddenly appeared and at once began firing at the officer. All of the four shots took effect. The three men escaped, but all were afterwards arrested, Patrick Sheehan, Johnny Green and Edward Car- mody. While Officer Becker's wounds are dangerous it is believed that he will re- cover. (As he finally did, although an in- valid for life, his name being very prop- erly carried still on the police pay roll, in recognition of his fearless discharge of his duty.)
Samuel Whiting died yesterday, aged 76 years, at Clearwater, which had heen his home since 1857 and where he had been prominently engaged in business.
January 30 .- Michael Boos, another of Stearns county early settlers and Union veterans, died last night, aged 62 years. He made his home in the town of Rock- ville in the 50's, and lived there for over half a century. He served three years in the army.
February 6 .- J. A. McDonald, who came to Minnesota in 1847, with his parents, when but one year old, this state being then a part of Wisconsin, entering the army when but 18 years of age, and com- ing in 1879 to St. Cloud, where he engaged in business, and for three terms was mayor of the city, died Thursday at the age of 62 years.
The Cold Spring flouring mill, which had been shut down for seven months, re-
sumed operations Friday. It was pur- chased last spring by J. C. Enright and Louis Wahl, of this city, and Carl Munck, of Melrose, and has been modernized since then. The mill has a capacity of 300 bar- rels of flour per day.
The Union Herald, established in this city some two years ago by Charles H. Allen, has suspended publication.
February 20 .- Coming to Maine Prairie in 1855 Abrana Wade made that place his home until his death last Sunday, at the age of 78 years. He served in the Fourth Minnesota regiment until discharged on account of disability.
February 27 .- Sauk Centre has been se- lected by the state board of control as the location for the Girl's Training School.
March 19 .- The construction work on the Watab Paper and Pulp Company's mill which was begun in March three years ago was completed yesterday. The dam is 102 feet wide at the base and 360 feet long.
Nearly two hundred farmers from
Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties attended the meeting of the Minnesota Farmer's Club at the court house Satur- day. Addresses were made by H. Gaum- nitz, Ray McConnell, G. E. Cooley, Miss Florence Gaumnitz, C. Schroder, of Mad- ison, Wis., and others.
May 14 .- The three men engaged in the burglary when Officer Henry Becker was shot and so narrowly escaped death, were placed on trial at the present term of the district court. All pleaded guilty, Pat Sheehan and Edward Carmody being sen- tenced to eighteen years each and Johnny Green to eight years in the state peni- tentiary.
May 21 .- The Rt. Rev. Alexius Edel- brock, O. S. B., for many years president of St. John's University and afterwards the second abbot of the abbey, an office held for fourteen years, died Monday at Anselm's rectory in New York City, aged 68 years. His remains will be brought to Collegeville for burial. When a mere lad he came to St. Cloud in 1855, and being engaged in running his father's ferry on May 20, 1856, brought across the Missis- sippi river Fathers Demetrius, Bruno and Cornelius, the first members of the order to enter Stearns county-an order with which he little suspected then he should become so prominently identified. After
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becoming a priest his first mass was cele- brated at Richmond, October 7, 1867, and it was almost immediately after that that he became president of the University.
John Leisen, Sr., for many years one of St. Cloud's most prominent and successful business men, and during the war a sol- dier in the regular army, died at his home in this city Monday, aged 69 years.
June 4 .- Mr. and Mrs. Erasmus Cross, of Sauk Rapids, celebrated yesterday their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary, their mar- riage having taken place June 3, 1852, at Lynnville, Ill., within less than two months of their arrival in the United States from England, both having come in the same vessel.
June 18 .- A trio of Stearns county's old settlers, two of them veterans of the Civil war, have passed away during the last week. Joseph Schoen, who with his par- ents located in St. Augusta in the late 50's, died there Friday, aged 57 years. Jo- seph Enderle made his home in the town of St. Joseph in 1858 and later at Pleasant Lake, eight years ago moving to St. Cloud, where he died Sunday, aged 79 years. He served in Company L, First Regiment Minnesota Heavy Artillery. The same day saw the death of Joseph Schiebel, of St. Wendel, who had come to Stearns county about the same time and who was also a soldier in the Union army. He was 61 years of age.
The prize for the best butter made in Minnesota having been won by the Meier Grove creamery was the occasion for a great celebration yesterday at that place in which 500 people took part.
June 25 .- The St. Cloud water power has been purchased by A. G. Whitney, of this city.
The system of municipal water works at Sauk Rapids has been completed.
July 16 .- A syndicate headed by George B. Ayers, of Princeton, Ind., has purchased the interests of Col. D. E. Lyon and Mrs. A. L. Tileston in the George Tileston Mill- ing Company, and Mr. Ayers has been elected president of the reorganized com- pany.
July 30 .- Mrs. Catherine Shackman died at her home in Luxemburg Monday at the age of 93 years. She came to Stearns county in 1865.
Mrs. Gertrude Hengel, who had lived in
Stearns county for 55 years, her parents being among the earliest settlers in the township of Rockville, died Thursday at her home in this city, aged 65 years.
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