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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
Hail to Cav Wood pecker.

Benjamin Franklin proposed that
the domestic turkey gobbler be taken
as the American national emblem; but
he was overruled, and that voracious
and not at all courageous bird, the
American eagle, was substituted. But
in Washington, the new and prosper
GUS state of the Pacific coast, they
have adopted the woodpecker as an
emblem for their state coat-of-arms. 1t
is an inspiration. All tribes of the
family of oodpecker-redhead, black.
head, yellerhammer, the sapsucker-
are the friends and benefactors of
man, the farmer especially. They are
in field, orchard. pasture and forest,
and from rise to set of sun they are
diligent, ceaseless, and efficacious in
the destruction of pestiferous insects
that are the enemies of man.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
The English of the Bible.

This noble work is remembered
with our lands language DIS is none
other nor can be; it is warp and wool
OF the English mind: it is largely the
history of the English people. Did
we not venerate it, gather around it.
cherish 1t as national shrine. we
should be poor Englishmen indeed 1t
beggars every other English transla-
ton, not least the Revised. which hap
PLY, Is seldom read in our Anglican
churches II any one would feel the
splendor of the Authorized Version
let him dip into a translation. done by
some one lately, of the New Tesla
ment into common English of today;
he will blush for his jargon.-London
Saturday Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
Quail for Maryland Fields,

The Baltimore County Game and
Fish Protective association has
leased about $500 acres near Brad
shaw The association has stocked
this territory with quail. The great
drawback in the field trials has been
the lack of birds. The association
was about to secure big territory
The Baltimore County association has
anticipated this and planted stock
raising birds on it's 1900 acres near
Bradshaw. Baltimore Sun
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
Reoke s2.45s Bottles.

On the morning of April Is. 1906.
the cellar of Paul Mason. wine
merchant of San Jose, Cal. contained
a stock of 1875 900 bottles. all neatly
arranged.
Then came the earthquake. and
when the proprietor was able to enter
his cellar again he found that 62,45S
bottles, by actual count, were brok-
en- and the remainder thrown about
in the widest confusion. It is curious.
with such large number of bottles.
that the quake should have come
within a few dozen of demolishing an
exact half of the stock.-Wide World
Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
Queer Place for Nest.

Birds IN London sometimes choose
queer nesting-places. A pair of spar
rows have this year chosen the gran
tie crown of the Royal coat OF arms
which decorate the massive gothic
arch of the middle tower of the Tower
of London There they have been seen
actively at work designing the arch
itecture of their home. The birds have
only Just room enough to get in and
out of the stonework at the base OF
the crown
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
Garden for Every Prisoner.

Thirty long term prisoners in the
Kansas City tKan.)- workhouse are to
be given garden lots this spring in q
four acre tract adjoining the work
house. They will be allowed to work
in the gardens after working certain
number of hours each day on the
stone pile. The prisoners will be al
lowed to choose the vegetables. and
the products will be served in the
prisoners dining room. Gardening
will not be compulsory, but the pris-
oners who do not work in their gar
dens will spend that time breaking
stone
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
Teach German Girls to Cook.

Women cooking teachers with fnll
equipment of the latest and best cook
ing implements, are being sent from
village to village by the government
of the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen. for
the purpose of teaching German girls
new methods and new dishes. The
girls are said to be willing to learn
how to make the new dishes and also
to eat them, but their parents often
refuse even to taste any new dish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-06
Picture of John Brown Sold.

Thomas Hovenden's famous paint
ing. 1.-The Last Moments of John
Brown" was sold for 1855 at the first
day OF the sale of the collection of
foreign and American paintings from
the estates of Henry c. Statzell. L.
G Davis and Ward E. Barnes at the
philadelphia Art Galleries.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03

Dorothy-Yes, our college had a female
CharIes-pid you have any good catch
Dorothy should say so. Six of them
caught husbands the first season and
broke up the team.-Chicago Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
DOLLEYS new PLAN
Making It Warm for AHbi Witnesses
OF Bank Robbers.

Bank Commissioner ]. N. Dolley, in
his campaign against the bank rob
bers that had become SO bold in this
state the FIRST of the year that rob
berries were a weekly occurrence, has
hit upon a new and deadly procedure
aaginst the holdup gang. In his pros
ecution of these robbers after capture
he has had almost as much trouble
as in taking them. They call on their
men and women pals in Kansas CITY
to come to the trial and prove an alinl
as to their whereabouts on the date
of the crime with which they are charg-
ed
In Stafford the other day when the
robbers were being tried they had thIS5
friends from Kansas City come ana
prove an alibi. But the al1bl did not
work Dolley brought witnesses u
prove that the men had been seen eat
ing at a restaurant in Stafford on thaS
date The alibi witnesses were clapped
in jaiI and are now awaiting a state
action for perjury.
With this example before them the
Kansas City confederates will not like
~ be SO jaunty and cheerful in the
future with their proffers of ASSIST
ance via the alibi route The abb
has been the main refuge of the bank
robbers for many years in time of trou-
HE It's elimination will hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
SCOTTY In new ROLE.
Death Valley Miner After New Auto
Record Across Continent.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 3.-Walter Scott.
.tScOtty'' of Death Valley, who in the
last few years has found notorlety
through his recklessness and his alleged
few hours time, is expected in Kansas
City in the near future. He will remain
in this city all one night, but he Will
come in a whirl Of speed and leave in
the same manner.
'-Scotty,'' in company with Harry Endi-
colt. the automobile racer, is preparing
to break all previous records in trans
continental trip. A big Interstate racing
car now is being equipped for the dash
and when it starts across the country
there will be nothing but whiz and a
streak of dust.
make the trip in less than two weeks
When the Interstate with Endicott at
the wheel won the five-nile handicap
race at Los Angeles. Cal, October .,
..ScOtty" became enthused to such an
extent that he made proposition to BUY
the car offhand and to start across
country Immediately. Endicott, being
more conservative, however, tod
.'ScOtty'' that it would require some little
preDaration FndicOtt went to Nuncle,
Ind, and at the present time final ar
engagements for the endurance race are
.sScotty'' and Endicott will travel only
in the daytime, but while they are on
the road they will try to attain an aver
age speed somewhere In the neighbo-hood
of ninety miles an hour To %seotty.
this time is not especially fast. but it IS
probable that he will have to be satisfied
The amount of money which Scotty
will spend every dav he is on the trip IS
hard to estimate. 'ScOtty' himself says
that in all probability he will break
his past history will have no reason to
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
FEAR FOR THEIR TRAINS
Kansas Towns Appeal to state to Keep
Their Service.

Several Kansas towns today appealed to
the state utilities commission to prevent
railroads from disseminating local train
service through these places. Clay Center
is afraid the Union Pacific will take off
the local running east and west through
that place, and Bonita. Ocheltree, Spring
Hill and Olathe are worked up over the
announcement of the Frisco that 1t will
discontinue the Fort Scott accommodate ton
after November 10.
The Clay Center Commercial club writes
the commission an appeal for aid. From
zens praying for the continuance of the
Fort Scott local. The eastern Kansas
towns affected by the Fort Scott train
on the Frisco argue that they voted bonds
for this road and ought to enjoy the ad-
vantages of local train.
The commission will set a hearing for
both cases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03

the board this morning. loaded with
copies of the new law and told how
hard it has been to provide enough
funds to conduct the meetings. They
wanted to draw on the county treas
ury: and after examining the new
statute, the board said the institute
would receive the benefit Of everything
the law allowed.
Next week the annual institute of
Shawnee county farmers will be held
north of Topeka. The organization has
planned for a big celebration and viii
bring some prominent. speakers to To-
peka. Politics will be eliminated, they
declare. and the ruralists will talk only
about alfalfa. pumpkins and the tall
corn crop. Big crowds are expected
to attend the two days session, which
will open next Friday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE"
Said Ernest Smith, six Years Old
When Placed in Orphan Home.

Ernest Smith, the six year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith, who have
deserted him, is in the Topeka Or
phans' home There he began to
act up and when the matron told
him that trouble was in store for lit
tie boys who did that way he ex-
claimed:
Trouble, that's what am looking
for"
The boy had been staying at the
Long home on the North side. AS
the Longs were moving into a small
house and were not receiving any pay
for keeping him they turned him over
to the probate court. The lad made
vigorous protest against being taken
from the Long family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
PRIVATE LIGHT LINE.
d. O. Crane to Have Electricity in
Home at Cemetery.

The H. B. Howard company have
the CONTRACT for construction of an
electric light line to D. O. Crane. $
residence at the cemetery and electric
lights will be installed In the once as
,voi1 a. fne home Mr.. Howard ex-
blamed today that within a week 5
time the system will be completed and
the Juice turned on.
The construction of an electric line
Vest Of the city to supply the many
fine country homes on West sixth
street to Cages park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
COUNTY TO HELP
VIII Give Assistance to the Farmers
Institute.

The Shawnee County Farmers insti-
tute today received assurance from the
county commissioners that the county
would give them the benefit of pro-
visions of a new law and lend financial
aid to the next county institute. This
assistance from the county, under the
new law, will not exceed an amount
equal to 81 for each member of the
organizat ton.
county organization appeared before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03

White to succeed MuIvane

There is talk among the progressives
CT pushing forward William Allen
White for national committeeman in
place of David Mulvane. Whites pen
is one of the great assets of the insur-
gents in Kansas. He has steadfastly
refused to become a candidate for any
Office in the past, preferring to work
as an unhampered and unafraid mem
Der of the rank and file. owing favors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03

to no one. But the office Of national
committeeman does not pay one cent
and is lifted for a patriot. As COM
mitteeman White would be a thorn in
the Taft flesh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03

Have YOU seen Goldberg or Mutt and
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
Bethel-HiddleSOn

A pretty midsummer wedding
was celebrated yesterday in the
marriage of Mrs. Addie Bethel of
Columbus, Ohio, to Mr.. W. p.
Hiddleson of Ellensburg, cashier
in the Ellensburg bank, which
took place at the home of the
BRIDE cousin, w. H. Weaver, OH
North Sheridan avenue. Only in
innate friends were present as wit
nesses and there were no attend
ants, the appointments in defer
ence to the brides wishes being
simple and informal. Rev. Noel
Shapp of the Evangelical church
read the marriage service. Roses
were used in the bridal decorations,
and a wedding collation. was served
after the ceremony, which was
at high noon. The bride was
charmingly gowned in white. Mr..
and Mrs. Hiddleson left this morn
ing for Ellensburg, where they are
to reside. They will join a party
of friends tomorrow on All outing
trip. Mrs. Hiddleson came to the
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
CITY ENGINEER !.
MUST ANSWER

Holding City Engineer X. II.
Thomson responsible for the ila-
grant squandering of the people 5
money III regradc and other i'm
provemcnt work, Councilman Cod
dard this afternoon introduced ~
resolution before the council call
ing upon the mayor to remove
Thomson.
Mr.. Goddard, in presenting his
resolution, which came as a scusa-
ton, declared that his work and
his Investigations, made as chair
man of the street committee, had
convinced him that Thomson
must have known of the outrageous
scheme by which certain big CON
tractors were enabled to make the
dirt pay both ways, at the expense
of the taxpayers.
It's time to call a halt declared
Councilman Goddard in introduc-
ing his resolution. which came as
a sensation to most of the council
men. NV Investigations, made
as chairman of the council streets
committee, have convinced me
that Thomson, had he desired,
could have presented all of these
big steals.
When these regrade projects
were laid out he must have known
that contractors were reaping the
benefit at the peoples expense.
He knew it and he could have stop
ped it. He can't place the blame
on the old council. Even if the
old council did stand for the out
rageous graft, Thomson alone
could have stopped it.
IT homson has been the master
mind. When regrade prof cts
were laid out so that contractors
made an cXorbitant profit Thorn
son knew it, and Thomson. had
he been working for the people,
could have saved a million dollars
to the people. Seattle Daily Star.
The Fourth Estate.
Thomas Carlyle says that the term
fourth estate" was first applied to the
newspapers by Edmund Burke when
speaking In the house Of commons
about 1890 In consequence of the
freedom which had been won for II
during the reign ot WI lam of Orange
the press had by - ime OF Burke
become the power WIN IA well deserved
to rank M with "a" ing. lords and
conn ms as Que al ilrr estates ot tn
realm. one of the great rrearive forces
Of the Kingdom
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
Happiest Girl in Lincoln.

A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes. II
had been ailing for some time with
chronic constipation and stomach
trouble. began taking Chamber
lains Stomach and Liver Tablets
and in three days l was able to be
up and got better right along. /
am the proudest girl in Lincoln to
find such a good medicine. For
sale by Owl Drug Store.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
WILDER J. GIBSON
DIED IN HOSPITAL

When Wilbur J. Gibson died
Saturday morning at St. Elizabeth 5
hospital, where he was operated
on July t for appendicitis, there
passed ont of this life young man
who had an unusually large num-
Der of close personal friends, who
was well liked and for whom in
his severe illness there was expires
sed deep sympathy and hopes Of
recovery Mr.. Gibson. who was
IS years Of age, was a Northern
Pacific trainman who had made
his home here for some five
years and had latterly been con-
ncCted with the Mckee line of the
North Yakima & Valley railroad.
He was one of the most cheerful
men at his daily work that it was
possible to find, had always time
and inclination to lend a helping
hand TO any person or brother
trainman and was an ideal person
on a passenger train from both the
viewpoint of the company and the
public. AS Glib he was known
to many people who had not learned
his full name and who will not
know who is eulogized when his
death is mentioned.
Mr.. Gibson had had period of
adversely preceding his final i'll
ness. His wife had been an inva-
lid for some time and was in Cali
fornia some months ago for her
health, returning to this city about
the time of the smallpox outbreak
here in the early summer. Directly
after her arrival Mr.. Gibson was
taken i'll with smallpox and was
under quarantine, and had the
disease as bad as anyone had it at
that time. He had been at work
but a short time when he discovered
that he was still in i'll health but
he remained at his post until forced,
July 4th. to undergo an operation
for appendicitis, He made a hard
struggle for life but complications
set in and he was unable to with
stand the attacks
Deceased was a member of the
Knights of Pythias and of the
Order of Railway conductors and
both bodies are participating the
arrangements for the funeral. The
BODY was taken from the hospital
to the undertaking parlors of Shaw
& Sons and from there was taken
last night to the home from which
it will be removed Monday to FL
lensburg. Mr.. Gibson is survived
by his widow, by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Gibson of Ellens-
burg and by two half brothers also
of that city.
Knights of Pythias have been
called to meet at their Castle Hail
today at 10 o'clock to arrange for
the funeral. The services will be
at Ellensburg Monday at ? o'clock.
-Vakirna Herald
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
HOW'S This?

We ofier One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
cese of Catarsh than cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY, & Co. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have dnown F. J. Che
ney for the last Is years. acd believe him per
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and are perfectly rble to carry out any obliga
lions made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Whole ale Druggists. Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally ,actirS
directly upon the blood and mucous surface Of
the system. Testimonials sent free Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Pals Family Pills for COrst patiou
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
IS BEING
CIRCULATED TODAY

The committee in charge of the
proposed Kittitas Reclamation Dis
trict are quite busy circulating
petition to be presented to the
board of county commissioners
praying for an election to make
the district thing in more than
name, real active district. This
petition will be presented to the
board at its regular meeting on the
18th day of August The petition
in sum and SUBSTANCE is as follows:
In the Matter of the Petition to the
County Commissioners of Kitti-
tas County, State of Washing
ton, for the organization of an
Irrigation District, to be Known
as the Kttitas Reclaim alton Dis
trict.
To the Honorable board of County
Commissioners of Kittitas Coun-
ty, State of Washington.
We, the undersigned, holders of
title and evidence of title to lands
within the hereinafter described
boundaries of the district hereby
proposed, and which said lands
are susceptible of one mode of If
rigatiOn from a common source
and by the same system of works,
desiring TO provide for the irriga-
ton of the same, 10 hereby pro-
pose and pray for the organization
of an irrigation district under the
provisions of an act of the legisla-
t,lre of the state of Washington,
entitled An act providing for the
organization and government of
irrigation districts, and the sale of
bonds arising therefrom, and de-
claring an emergency, y approved
March 20, 1890, and acts amenda-
tory thereof and supplementary
thereto. The proposed boundaries
of such districts are set forth and
particularly described as follows.
and said district shall be bounded
as follows:
CThe description given is practi-
cally the boundaries of the area
covered by the High Line canal as
shown on the government maps.)
And the undersigned petition
ers further pray that said board of
county commissioners shall hear
this petition, and shall establish
and define the boundaries of such
proposed district, and shall desig-
nate such district by the name of
the Kittitas Reclamation Dis
trict." and shall order that three
directors for such district may be
elected by the district at large,
and shall give notice of an election
to be held in said proposed district
for the purpose of determining
whether or not the same shall be
as prayed for herein, and
shall give notice of the election of
three directors at large, and in all
other respects comply with the
provisions of the law relating to
the organization and government
of irrigating districts, upon presen-
tation of a petition for such or
ganization.
This petition is accompanied by a
good and sufficient bond in the
and with the surety pro-
vded by law, and conditioned that
the bondsman will pay all the costs
in case the organization of said dis
trct shall not be effected.
northwest from Ohio in January
and has made her home since then
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
Continued on page two

How about that typewriter!
Have YOU ever tried the Oliver No.
S? It has got all other makes
Skinned a mile and then some.
R. A. Turner is the exclusive
agent for Kittitas county. See
hin, before buying a machine.