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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Wrestling is as old as the hills. In the
days when men lived in caves. clothed
themselves with fig leaves in summer.
girdled their loips and limbs with skins
Of fur in winter, wrestling was part OF
their mode of fighting, when hands were
chase: when physical strength was the
dominant destructive force Its birth as
an art WAS In the days of antiquity
banded down TO us in poetry and legend
by the ba rds of hOary days.
That the change was wrought in the
mode OF life during the long cycle OF
years to the present day have not In
jured that art: that it exists practically
as 1t was in the dim, uncertain ages Of
the past. softcned and mellowed since,
perhaps. In some Of the rude essentials.
Is made manifest bY the records which
have stood all these years mocking the
attempts or the milestone OF mans handi-
craft, Father Time. 10 efface them.
Egyptians Knew Wrestling.
In the temple tombs Of Beui Hassan.
located near the banks of The Nile hewn
in stone, wrcsllers are depicted In v1ri-
Gus positions, exemplirying all the holds
and falls that the modern eXpouents OF
wrestling now use in their bouts. In
tomhs Nos. is and II. the figures OF the
Wrestlcrs represent nearly lao positions.
u would seem from this that the Egyp-
tans we're masters of the art Of wrestling,
and that the present-d day athlete scarce
~ deViates from the methods employed
by men in this sport when the earth was
young ano Egypt was the head. legs ana
torso OF civilization
1t was from the Egyptians that the
Greeks obtained their knowledge OF
wrestling. The figures in the Reni Has
san iombs prove this The Greeks were
the greatest fighters OF those days, and
II was but natural that they adopted
sports as means 10 develop their physi-
cal condition. Hence IL was .hat at their
games held at Olympia and elsewhere at
stated intervals wrestling was part of
the programme. Al these games the
champions Of the friendly nations met
in rivalry. There was great glory at
tached to u victory. The successful com
petitor was treated like a hero. His re-
turn Ia his native land and his entry
into his home city WAS made an occ1-
sion for triumphant procession. He
was the hero OF the day-of the hour:
The Olympic Gamcs-their revival
dates from I16 e. C.-wcre held every
four years at Olympia I'm Ellis. They
were started AS a religious festival In
honor OF Jupiter. but the games, like the
play. soon became the thing, and the
people soon lost sight Of the solemnity
and sanctity OF the meetings and assem-
bled there just To see the sport
Eurabatos First Champion.
1t was In the eighteenth Olympiad T0s
r. c.. that the first record Of wrestling
was established. Eurabatos. 81 Spartan.
the victor. He carried off the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Arrangements have about been com
pleted for a wrestling match. to be held
In Salt Lake City the last of March.
between Frank Gotch and Nourahla. the
Turk. who. since his arrival in Chicago,
has expressed n desire TO meet Gotch.
declaring that he make the cham
pion hustle.
Emil klank. Gotch's manager, wired to
Harry Heagren. the Salt Lake sport pro-
moter Thursday that both of the wres-
tiers could be signed up for a match
here. Heagren said Thursday night that
he had secured a place for the bout and
that contracts would Immediately be sent
east Ia be signed by the grapplers
Gotch will probably meet a number
Of wrestlers in an exhibition in Ogden
the night Of March 2S and the follow
ing night will wresue in Salt Lake
City
Nourahla weighs about 2l0 pounds. He
is n brother TO the Giant Nouraha.
who fen years ago Topped Tom Jenkins
twice in eight minutes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

clAI TO The Tribune.
tW YORK, Jan, 26.-The 3-year old
and namesake of Ralph Johnstone.
eviator who was killed in Denver on
'ernber Il, proved his heritage of
'age In time OF trouble today.
'e little fellow became separated
D his mother in a crowd on Broad
and Thirty-fourth street in the late
moon home rush OF the shoppers.
fneir endeaVors to find each other
only went farther apart.
omen shoppers were attracted by the
y OF the boy walking along and cali
Mother. Mother
nsy stopped him. Are you lost,
So. nam: my mother is lost and I've
10 md her"
Where do YOU 1--we ?"
pa 6i3ty-fourth street, No. 3 west"
Hell. III take YOU home" cried
1ly woman.
Her.
q automobile stopped Al The curb.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Los ANGELES, Cal. Jan. 26.-"Want
to save that salary whip? Let me put
you wise. Throw oranges, Nothing is
better for working the kinks out OF your
arm
This. in effect. is the philosophy of
Frank Chance. manager of the Chicago
Cubs. who is spending the winter on his
orange farm. He asserts that he has kept
his arm in the best possible condition this
winter by throwing the fruit.
Every morning Chance takes walk
through his orange grove near Glendora.
twenty-five miles from here. Split
oranges that are seen on the trees by
the Cub boss are picked Then. instead
Of tossing them to the ground, the great
first baseman picks out spot sixty feet
distant and lets go with the orange.
Great method" says Chance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
SIGNAL CORPS TEAMS
CARRY OFF THE H0NORS

The deciding games in the first basket
ball and indoor baseball series OF the
National Guard Of Utah were played at
the armory Thursday night. The Signal
Corps teams were successful in both CON
tests. winning the basketball game from
the First battery five by the score of So
TO 6, and the baseball game with the Bat
terry by n count OF 81 TO "a.
On Thursday or Friday night Of next
week the Signal Corps teams will bat
tie with the Company Is teams OF Ogden.
\ second series of games viii follow
these contests in both cities and then the
Salt Lake and Ogden winners of the series
viii fight for the championship.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
Takes UP Six Persons.

DOUZY. Ardennes France, Jan, %
Roger Summer took up six passengers In
g. large biplane today and. after cir
cling the aerodrome at a height OF a
hundred feet, few 10 Romilly and re-
turned and made a new worlds record
for a cross country flight with passen- :
gers and a new mark for total weight
lifted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
Fails in Undertaking.

NEW YORK. Ian, 26.-Zybszko under
took to throw three men in an hour to-
night, but failed. He easily disposed of
Ivan Padowski In four minutes. four sec
onds but Yankee Rogers of Buffalo held
him forty-nlne minutes and twenty sec
onds In the remaining SIX minutes he
was unable 10 win over "Americus."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
"CHINKS" WILL WEAR
MICHIGAN U. C0L0RS

Nm ARBOR Mich. Jan. 26.--The
University OF Michigan may be represent
ed in track or field events this year by
one or more Cinnamon, There are four
teen Chinese In the university Also there
are fourteen in the gymnasium taking the
preliminary athletic training and express
ing a determination TO emulate their
American classmates in college sports.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
Miller Beats Adamson,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 28.-Young
Miller OF ST. Paul tonight retained the
welterweiGht wrestling championship by
defeating Ed Adamson of Chicago in two
falls. after losing the first.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
Whites Not Allowed.

ciel 10 Tho Tribune.
ExINGTON. Ky. Jan. 26.-Nayor
h today granted permission TO a To-
cclorcd theGter TO put on the john
'JeffrIes fight pictures, The permit
granted with the understanding that
gbite persons be allowed To see them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
Ordenann Wins,

DULUTH. MINI, Jan. 26.-Henry Orde-
mann OF Minneapolis defeated Carl Lehto
ella atmant to the championship Of Finland
In wrestling match here tonight
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
TAKES ALL THE CANDY
Capacity Crowd Watches i. D.
S. Five Go Down Under
Speedy Playing.

BY clever team work and through
knowledge of the game, the high school
basketball team won from the l.. d. S.
university "quint' by a score OF 39 to
is. In a contest played in the high school
gym Thursday afternoon. The gym
neslum was crowded TO Its capacity, The
h. ID. S. L. rooters were in the majority,
The winning OF this match places the
high school team at the head OF the Salt
Lake division OF the State league. The
teams lined up as follows;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Aviation fans can now come down TO
earth again and feel assured that Salt
Lake will get that February meet. When
Curtiss's manager says, "Ill be there
he just about means that he VIII be on
the job.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Invitations will soon be issued for
reception which will he given by the
2. E. O. society in honor of Mrs. c,
II. Mcmahon, in recognition of her
work, during her recent eastern trip, in
behalf of the clubs of Utah.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Members OF the Burlington Athletic
association are on the verge OF organizing
third basketball team This game
has the call In that section of the city
this winter. The Burlington first and
second teams have shown up remarkably
well in the games that have been played
this season. The third team, II is ex-
pected, will be fast.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Kissing is bad business any time and
anywhere. Wild men resorted TO that sort
is not manly. 1t marrcd the Yokel
Gehring match TO a considerable extent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Danny Keith who wrestled in the
preliminares and won over Tommy Bow
en-, Wednesday night. claims TO have won
fourteen matches in the last three years.
Thirteen OF the bouts were wresued In
Utah and the other in Denver. Both
Bowen and Keith did better work
Wednesday night than they have ever
done before.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

The officials for the contest were:
Bobby Richards. physical director OF
the l.. D. g. L. gymnasium. referee. and
Frank Hubert OF the university fresh
men. umpire,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

Will Talk on Sports.
The fish and game committee will
meet tomorrow night at the Commercial
club.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

State league. Union league or any old
league II doesn't make any difference
cause the team that delivers the goods
Is going TO do the business
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

The Yol1el- -Gehrng match lasted so
long that half the crowd had to learn
to walk all over again when they got
ready to 20 home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

If your want be a situation, make
1t known by the insertion of want
"cN in The Tribune.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
(PORTLINGG
~ BY "CHUCK" ~

Mike Yokel says he likes to play tag
with green tights, especially when
Gehring is ''it"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27

HAS anybody seen Jack Rogers?"
Jack DIumeoole wants TO know Drum
gooe is itching 10 box Rogers and thinks
it's a mean shame that -. r. won't
agree 10 get down to weight and fight
him. DrumSoole's numerous hackers say
spring won't come until these two boys
get together. Rogers, come forth and
give the fans some fun
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-27
Eurnbatos First Champion.

II WAS In the eighteenth Olympiad 70s
r. c., that the first record Of wrestling
was established Eurabotos. Spartan.
was the victor. lie carried off The
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
I'VE WANT WILEY"
So Say the COngregatiOnaIists of
Sauk Centre
AT A FORMAL MEETING
Church Votes to Extend Call to Fer
GUS Falls Man to Assume
PaStOrdte

At regularly called meeting of the
First Congregational Church of Sauk
Centre, held in the church parlOrs on
Monday evening, August q, at 8
o'clock, it was voted to extend to
Rev. H. S. Wiley of Fergus Falls a
formal call to the pastorate of the
church, at salary of $1,000 a year
and the use of the parsonage.
The past two Sundays Mr.. Wiley
filled the pulpit as a candidate,
preaching two sermons each Sunday,
making SO favorable an impression
that the call resulted.
Jas. Ingram was chosen chairman
of the meeting and Jas. A. Norris,
the regular clerk of the church, offici-
ated in that capacity. Mr.. Norris
read several letters which he had re-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
BOOMS THE FAIR
Sduk Centre Lets Public Know
It's on the Map
TELLS OF GOOD THINGS
Secretary F. {. Minette Makes
Trips Through Country for
Advertising Purposes

If the inhabitants of Stearns and
adjacent counties do not know that
there is to be a county fair with air.
ship attractions held in Sauk Centre
this year it will not be the fault of
the management of Agricultural So
ciety of Stearns County. Secretary
f. E.. Minette last week organized a
corps of advertisers who have put in
some time going around the country
telling what is going to transpire here
on August 81, September l and 2.
The first trip was made last Thurs
day with five automobiles and the
Sauk Centre Band, twelve pieces go
ing along. Melrose, Freeport, AL
bany, Avon, ST. Joseph, ST. Cloud,
Cold Springs, Paynesville and other
towns in the southern and eastern
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24

was taken to st. Paul, while visiting
her, she said to me: L shall never
come back to this home or to Sauk
Centre alive, but l wish to leave on
record that it is well with my soul.
l have no fear, nor have any prepar-
alton to make, 1 am ready. Tell the
people and the members 1 was
ready"
At the close of the service the re-
mains were taken to Oakland ceme-
try where they were laid to rest by
the side of her husband. The pail
bearers, ali old soldiers, members of B.
r. Palmer Post, G. A. r., were: Da-
vid Cleveland, Sanford Smith, Geo.
w. Loomer, Jos. Parker, Clark Case,
Webster Benner. A long line of car
riages made up the procession.
Mrs. Hendry's death was caused by
cancer. She had suffered from this
malady for some time and was taken
to the sanitarium in st. Paul on
Thursday, August 10, where on the
following Saturday she underwent an
an operation. This did not save her
life, however, and she passed away on
Wednesday, August 16. The remains
arrived in Sauk Centre the following
evening.
Easter Ann Davis vas born in Jack
son county, Indiana, Nov. %, 1853.
She spent her childhood there, NOV
ing to Lake George, Stearns county,
Minnesota, in 1866. In 1868 she was
married to William Hendry of Monroe
county, Ohio. Until 1877 Mr.. and
Mrs. Hendry lived on a homestead
about seven miles from Sauk Centre
Since then Sauk Centre has been theil
home. Mr.. Hendry died in July, 1908
They had ten children, four of whom
are dead. The six living are: w. L.
Hendry, St. Paul: ]. E. Hendry, Mrs
E. p. Snyder, Elmer Hendry, Mime
apolis; T. L. Hendry, Melrose; Myrtle
Hendry, Sauk Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
PLAYS STAR ACT
Attorney General Geo. I. Simpson
AStOundS the Capitol
STARTLES THEM WELL
Resignation Takes the Bunch by Sur
prise and Makes Them Won
der What is Coming
Especial correspondence

ST. PAUL, Aug. 22:-Well, the eX'
pected has happened. Attorney Gen.
eral George T. Simpson is private
citiZen-at least he will be Jan. l,
1912. That is the date fixed in his
letter to the governor-announci
his retirement. Assistant Attorney
General Lyndon A. Smith will sue
ceed him at that time. OF course it
is old news. Twin City papers have
been full of the fact, but far be it
from me to slip anybody the ancient.
| mention the happening simply be-
cause the Twin City dailies did not
cover the affair as it happened. 1t
was the most spectacular resignation
of a public officer that has occurred
in the history of the state. The
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
Card of Thanks

We hereby tender our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends who helped
us both by their aid and sympathy
during the last illness and death of
our dear mother. Especially do we
thank the members of the Woman's
Relief Corps for their kindness and
for the beautiful flowers they sent.
w. L. HENDRY
ELMER HENDRY
j. e. HENDRY
T. L. HENDRY
Mrs. e. p. SNYDER
MYRTLE HENDRY
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
Isn't it about time for that
charter commission report to be
made public?

ceived in the reply to letters sent to
different persons asking for informa-
tion relative to Mr. Wiley as pastor.
All spoke in complimentary terms OF
that gentleman. After informal dis
cussion of the matter for half an hour
motion was made by L. j. Irish to eX-
tend the call at the salary mentioned.
This motion was seconded by Mrs. G..
G. Tobey and was carried without dis
cussion, by unanimous, vote.
Mr.. Norris then stated that meet
ing of the society, which includes all
vino contribute to the support of the
church whether members or not,
must be held to ratify the action of
the church. 1t was thereupon voted
to hold such meeting on Friday eve
ming, August 25, at 8 o'clock.
The call has been forwarded to Mr..
Wiley and reply is expected soon.
He is under engagement to preach at
Cannon Falls next Sunday. In case
he accepts the call to Sauk Centre he
will be able to take up the work here
at an early date.
Rev. H. S. Wiley is native of New
Jersey, having been born in Vineland,
that state. When boy he went with
his parents to Dakota territory and
there experienced the rigors of pioneer
life. In the spring of 1891 he entered
the academy at Grinnell, Iowa, grad
uating from the college there in 1897.
In 1901 he graduated from the Chica-
go Theological Seminary. After do
ing home missionary work in North
Dakota, Mr.. Wiley was called to the
Congregational church of Dodge Gen.
tire, Mimi. Later he spent a year in
a mining camp in Idaho and then he
returned to Minnesota and has since
served churches in Spring Valley and
Fergus Falls. He resigned the pas
torate at the latter named place to
give the Congregational and Presby-
terian churches there a chance to
unite, as both were weak. He then
went to Montana for while and not
liking it there returned to Minnesota
and at the present time is making
Fergus Falls his home.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
WHEN >'WASH" CAME
W. MCNeiCe Tells of the DAYS
When He Arrived to Live
in Sauk Centre

Tuesday, August %. was red let
ter day in the life of "Wash" Nc
Neice. Just forty-five years ago he
made his debut in Sauk Centre. At
that time he was young man who
had set out for the then new West to
make his fortune, and fame, too, if
any came his way.
Mr.. McNeice was a native of Penn
sylvania, then moved to Ohio and
then to Indiana. From the latter
state he came to Minnesota. 1t was
just 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Au-
gust %, 1866, that Mr.. McNeice, one
of company of young chaps who had
driven all the way from Chicago, hit
the town. Five wagon loads of them
came to Sauk Centre. The cavalcade
stopped at the corner where the Mer-
chants National Bank now stands.
Mr.. McNeice alighted, and the first
man he spoke to was "Cash" Sprague,
who was at that time clerking for
Jos. Capser, who was conducting a
general store on that corner.
There wasn't very much of town
here then, says Mr.. McNeice. The
Fisher building on the southeast COR
ner of Main and Fourth streets was
the farthest south. Not long after
this, the late G. L. Robbins began
building a frame residence at the
corner of Pine and Sixth streets, the
one now occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Perry. Mr.. McNeice says the
people then considered Mr.. Robbins
almost crazy for going SO far outside
of town to build.
Mr.. McNeice is miller by trade
and put in good many years at the
business in Minnesota. He ran mill
in Sauk Centre 16 years and one at
Little Sauk for l3 years. During this
time he beat out the Pillsburys with
his flour at the Minnesota state fair
for three successive years. In 1876
the Pillsburys had been awarded first
premium at the Centennial Exposi-
Continued on Page 5
The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
Members of the charter COM
mission, the public would like
to know If you're ever going to
report.

part of the county were visited. At
each stopping place the band ''spieled,"
Mr.. Minette gave a talk explaining
the object of the visit and inviting
the people to come to the fair and
take in the sights, while others of the
par1sy busted themselves posting big
bills advertising the fair. 1T was .
busy day and the party returned to
Sauk Centre at night tired but happy,
feeling that the time had been we'll
spent. Secretary Minette says they
were received with the utmost good
feeling and enthusiasm and that the
outlook is excellent for record.
breaking crowd at the fair.
On Friday j. A. Schoenhoff made
trip along the branch line of the Great
Northern as far as Eagle Bend, going
in his automobile, taking along with
him Paul Hilsdale, Harry Nelson,
Frank and Peter Robischon, and bill.
ing every town.
On Tuesday of this week another
trip was made when the band again
went along. The trip was to Elrosa,
Lake George, Belgrade, Brooten, Sc
dan, Glenwood. Starbuck Alexandria,
Osakis, West Union and other towns
that lay along the route. Here the
same excellent advertising campaign
was conducted and the Sauk Centre
contingent was received with the
greatest enthusiasm.
Those public spirited Sauk Centre
citizens who SO kindly lent their auto
mobiles for these trips were: J. A.
Schoenhoff, Smith Bros, DR.. J. A.
Dubois, Jos. Miller, John Kerneghan,
Geo. R. Borgmann, L. w. Gingery,
AL Salnond.
A recent issue of the Grand Forks,
N. d., Times Herald, gives detailed
account of the flights of Thos. Nc
Goey, the bird man who is billed to
appear at the fair. The Herald,
among other Things, says:
Thos. McGoey, the Grand Forks
aviator, made flight last evening,
surpassed by none ever made in the
Northwest for ease and gracefulness.
Starting in the trial course at the fair
grounds, Mccoy arose to a height of
12O feet, circled northward over the
fair fence, over the Lilac Hedge farm,
the coulee and then again to the south
to the Northern Pacific tracks. TAX
ing northeasterly course Mccoy
then sailed over the big Main building
atthe fair grounds, dove Is feet to-
ward the ground, rose again to
about 100 feet up and completed an
other circle, alighting in the middle
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