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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
a VANISHING SPECTACLE.
Westerners Visiting New York Will
Miss the Curious Horse Cars.

1t was inevitable that Boston in its
cold way should have little fun over
the announcement that the horse car
lines of New York's traction system
were finally to go out of business
Therefore. we are not surprisedt to find
the Boston Post picturing the fearful
grief of some of the very few senti
mentalists that New York contains
But what does it mean when it speaks
of the passing of one of the sights of
New York for the visitor from the
country 2" IS it in Jest or earnest?
We hope the latter; because it is moth
ing more than plain fact that many
Western etown-siters," who have shot
wolves from trolley cars, have never
seen a horse drawn car outside of Nam
haitian Seeing it in our first city they
have accepted 1t as metropolitan
wonder and Dragged about it to the
folks at home Chicago Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
TOWNS WITH LITERARY NAMES
There Are Mary of Them in Various
Parts of the World.

If the commonwealth capital is
named Shakespeare it will not be the
only Shakespeare in the world. On
tario contributes one already. Bacon,
on the other hand, figures twice in
United States town nomenclature,
though one cannot be sure without
local knowledge whether it was the
man who didn't write Hamlet" who
is meant. There is often that diff
Guilty in looking through town names
apparently reminiscent of literature in
these new lands.
America is full OF Millions and By
rops. but do they all commemorate the
poets? One feels less doubt about the
dozen Burnses. the two Fennysons
and the Shelleys and Keats. Dickens
scores three. Thackeray one, Carlyle
six, Ruskin two. Racine eight, Hugo
three, Balzac two. Goethe one and
Schiller one. but we look in. vain for
Spencer or Dante On the other hand,
Homer. Virgil, Plato and Cicero
abound.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
Corn as a Horse Feed.

The corn kernel for horses is very
well worth while under certain circum-
stances. This is ordinarily fed in the
form of cracked corn. For animals at
hard work considerable share Of the
grain ration may be thus made up. Corn
is but Ill adapted to livery or trotting
horses. for its fattening qualities are
such as to inhibit their active exer
cises. For slow. heavy work. however.
IL not fed in immoderate quantities. Il
is well worth while, particularly In
winter Professor ]. L. Hills. Vermont
Experiment Station.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
Sunlight In the Stables.

Is your cow stable a modern one.
with lot of windows in it. or is it an
old fashioned one, with sliding board
for a window? If the latter. arrange
some way to get some windows and
fit into it. The health of your ami
mails demands it.
Besides. the light makes it SO much
more agreeable for the owner or at
.endant to work in, and there is no
question but that the cows will do
much better and be better off every
way in a well ig'lted stable.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
The Meaninr Of A. Il. q.

The meaning of A r. o. is lad
vanced registry. o.acial.' The express
sion is used in the breeding associa-
tions for milk and butter records
made under official supervision and
practically vouched for by the associa-
ton. You can obtain full information
about this by writing to the secretary
Of the breeding association in which
you are interested. Country Gentle
nan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
POPULATION OF
STATE IN DETAIL
Census Figures Of Incorporated
Cities and Villages.
MANY SHOW LARGE GAINS
Statistics Re ring Number of Resi-.
dents in 1910 as Compared With !.
Ten years Fre.ious.

The Eaitovsas s.atistics, furnishes
by tn ais4esef Of ne census. e. Dana
Duraaa siies the population of the
incorporate cities, villages and Dor
o, as o. sfAaresota for 1910. as com.
pate VIII $500:
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18

his connection with the bank he is reported to have said T went to Seattle myself and tried to straighten out things by offering personal property guaran- tee and have just returned from there Had the bank been let alone it would have paid dollar for dollar. It will the opens. l not worrying about it"
 According to the Citizen, the leading up to the smash can be traced back far years ago when the Fairbanks Banking Co. reorganized At that time the newly elected board of directors in duced by Barnette to take at valuation of S341, OOO the Gold Bar stock He represented that this stock had a valuation of four five hundred thousand dollars although he is supposed to have secured it for $00O less than the valuation he placed it when he turned it to the concern. He also agreed to leave deposit with the organized bank the of $2O0,000 of his personal funds to do business on.
 The Gold Bar stock also became an asset of what is claimed be the Fairbanks Ban1ing Co., doing busi ness under the of the Washington Alaska Bank of Nevada, at the valuation of S34 900. The ords of the bank disclose the fact that the Gold Bar Lumber Co., has been operating for number of years and has not paid cent in dividends, and has debt of about S90,0 0OO
 The directors of the present W. A. bank declare that the S20OO O00 left with the bank by Barnette
 guarantee of the value of the Gold Bar stock and to show his good faith When the bank had b4en re, or ganized in 1908 Dusenbury and H who were in active charge assured the directors that they would never consent to Capt. Barnette withdrawing the $2O0 900 until the Gold Bar disposed of. Some time after this, Barnette is said to have told Dusenbury and Hill that he intended to start bank in San Jose, Cal, and that he wanted them to manage it. Some time after this the S20000O quietly withdrawn-the directors being kept in ignorance thereof
 Two question able transactions are laid against Bar nette: one being sale of stock to Hill of ten thousand and another to his golden-hared stenographer Miss Wrenn, who was in Fairbanks last summer. In both instances, it appears that the bank held the sack
 It during the fall of 1910 that Barnette pleted the withdrawal of all his deposits in the bank. leaving in place of his promised S200000 $26 900 in capital stock less the S10000 which he had sold to Miss Wrenn and which the banks holds security for the $5 000 advanced to her It shortly after this aso that he transferred all his town property to his wife, and, aso far be learned, all of his realty holdings in Alaska
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
COL. COOKE
 IS CUT DOWN
 TO PIN MONEY

Washington, Feb. 5.-Six dollars and twenty-five cents a month as salary from the government is the unusual sequel to the court-martial of Col. Geo. F. Cooke, 22nd Infantry, formerly com manding officer at Fort Gibbon, who was found guilty of carelessness in the embezzlement of SlO,0OO by Private William Lane, pay-master's clerk at that post: about two years ago.
 The verdict of the court-martial is that the salary of Col. Cooke shall bs withheld until the amount is paid back to the government. For four years he will receive S6.25 month, and for six years thereafter Col. Cooke will draw down the munificent sum of Sl5G month.
 It will be remembered that Private Lane got his fingers into the post strongbox and got away with q bundle of nice crisp bills. So far as known he has never been heard from since.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
He May Sidestep
 King Frost Entirely

The chances are very good that Frank Wilkins, the man who froze his feet and hands on the Diskaket trail, will escape with only slight injury. He was brought into town Thursday alter noon and was immediately placed under the care of Dr. Wortmann, who says he has a fighting chance of saving all of the unfortunate mans toes. The right big toe is in very bad shape and may have to be amputated. Both heels were badly frozen, but these, the doc tor thinks, can be brought about all tight. The fingers were not materially injured.
 Wilkins was caught in an overflow on the lakes about 20 miles this side of Diskaket, and six miles from Sims roadhouse. The thermometer ranged in the vicinity of 50 deg. below, and when he got his feet wet he found himself in precarious condition
 He succeeded in travelling four miles when he was picked up by dogteam and hurried to shelter.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
GRANITE SHOWS GOOD
 PAY NEAR THE HEAD

Although the exact richness of the ground cannot be learned at the present writing, it is reported on good author ity, that J, D. Swartz & Go, have dis covered excellent pay near the head of Granite creek on ground about three claims below the yery~ source of the creek.
 The report came in Thursday, and from all appearances it heralds the best kind of news.
 J. D. Swartz, who is one of the ftst men in the Iditarod, and a partner of w. A. Dikeman, did some prospecting at the head of Granite last summer, and found enough to justify him in fur ther research.
 On the claim in question, they had started bedrock drain which was finished this winter, and at the head of it they found some very good prospects. Since that time they have crosseut distance of about two sets toward the right limit, and at that point found the pay reported.
 Further news will be awainted with interest, and it is hoped that it will be such as to justify the faith of many who have been betting their time and money on Granite for the last twelve months.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
Moves in Spite of Storm

Despite the heavy snows of the past two weeks and the bad winds, wood is still moving on the creeks, but in far reduced quantities over that of a month ago.
 At Discovery Otter they are putting up a hard fight and meeting with reasonable success. George Riley has landed most of his 700 cords for Ia, and is now breaking trail daily for the teams in an attempt to land 800 cords on Discovery, most of the wood being brought from Boulder creek.
 They are having even a harder time at Flat, for the trail up the creek is a hard one to negotiate with fresh drifts every day. The deep Snow on Cotton wood, is also making it very difficult to get the wood out of the timber.
 Should the present weather keep up much longer, there will be more than one outfit thirsty for wood next sum- Yner.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18

Again the News Miner takes it as an ominous sign that on January II Barnete wired to the bank offering to return $5OO OOO of his profits in the Gold Bar dea stating that he does this a sop to possible prosecu tion
 The same paper goes on to say that the bank offered la per cent distribution to depositors January IL without any adjudication the part of the court be- Dave Yarnel Jack Sales the lessons and other heavy deposors had agreed to waive their right to any share in that distribution of the available cash It also further alleges that although the Dexter Horton bank of Seattle had said that the Gold Bar stock worth S300,0OO they refused to loan S25OOO0 on it and thus precipitated the banks failure.
 Again. on January 13 the News Miner comes out with Seattle telegram the effect that w. H. Par sons, formerly of the Washington Trust Company lays all the blame for the bank closing Frank Hawkins who with E. H. Mack, is receiver of the Washing ton Alaska He says that if Hawkins had not stopped shipment of $100,000 at Cordova, that all would have been we'll.
 It appears that the WA had an overdraft in Seat tie of $14l 4O7 After the shipment of the $1OO 900 Hawkins found, that owing heavy withdrawals of de posts in Fairbanks, he without cash and stopped the shipment Parsons says this the of the failure
 Hawkins reply to thi is that Parsons voice is less influential in the councils of the Dexter Horton people, with whom he is, than it with the Washington Trust Co and that the loan he advised to the latter in stitution might not have appeared advisable to the Dexter Horton management. He suggests further that the action of Mr. Parsons in selling out the WA bank and the interests of the people who had supported him for the previous four years is open fully as much criticism his (HawkinsD reluctance to reduce the cash on hand at his end.
 In the Alaska Citizen of January 16 it is said that dividend of 16 23 per would be paid to deposit that day. It also said that writ of assistance asked for by the receivers from the court responsible for stopping the shipment of $1O0 000 Cordova and that it more than likely that this would be available for payment to the depositors unless the Dexter Hor ton bank succeeded in grabbing before it could be re- turned.
 Captain Barnette at Los Angeles was heard from January 12 when he reported to have said in an interview that he did not understand how it was the bank had failed After recOuntng that he had severed
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
Flat City A. B.'s
 Soon Ride Goat

Camp Flat No. 26, Arctic Brother hood, will be the name of the Flat City organization, and they will be riding the goat within another week.
 Under date of January 9, John M. Keller, grand arctic recorder, wired from Skagway to Charles E. Taylor th6 following message which was received here on Fridays mail:
 "Grand Arctic Chief Gibbs appoints you installing officer with authority to establish Camp No. 26. Keep to the trail"
 In pursuance of this authority the A. B.'s of Flat are up and doing, and are now getting things ready for the first limitations, which may come off in about week, the exact date to be an~ nounced later.
 They have sent out large squad of men to SCOUT the hills for suitable goat, and several ship carpenters are now battening down the matches.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18

Seattle, Feb. 2.-With the statement that the Washington Alaska bank of Fairbanks would pay it's depositors dollar for dollar, Capt. E. T. Barnette, former president of the Fairbanks Banking Company, and still interested in the affairs of the Washington Alaska bank left for the North today and will mmedi- ately assume charge of the affairs of the defunct nst tuition on his arrival at the Tanana metropolis
 Such is the purport-of the latest teegraphc news concerning the affairs of the big bank failure in Fair banks which caused such consternaton in that city when the Washington Alaska closed it's doors the 4th day of last December Its meaning is not clear here, neither is it clear in Fairbanks, apparently for no one say what Barnettes intentions, how he expects to accomplish this wonderful result.
 One thing stands out clear above all ese Capt Brunette would return to Fairbanks unless he is in position to be of material assistance to the crippled bank for it needs but superficial reading of the latest Fairbanks papers and the expression of private com municatons from that place to realize that Barnetes
 life would be in serious jeopardy were he to appear be fore the many enraged depostors who have lost their all unless he is in position to affect change for the better
 His confident statement that the bank will pay in full and his departure for Fairbanks therefore be taken very encouraging sign. Either Capt. Bar nette has been grossly wronged he IS coming back to make sacrifice of what have been called ill gotten gains.
 The Fairbanks press has been going after Barnette with vigorous denuncaton and has said things, that if untrue are crimnally beous. They have accused him of delibeate footing of the institution, followed by severance of his connecticut and the district attorneys office has been publicly called upon to take immediate action to that he be brought to justice.
 The NeWsMiner in it's issue of January II states that Barnette cleared cool S1OOOOO on the deal whereby the Fairbanks Banking Go. loaned S341 O00 the stock of the Gold Bar Lumber Co.,, of Seattle It also alleges that he shipped out $400000 of the banks fund last and had it credited to his account in Seattle while at the same time he borrowed money what he knew were worthless securities, of them coming from the Circle country.
 He is also charged with having sold portion of his stock in the bank and instructed Bert Jackson to loan the money to the purchaser
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18

Navy Department, Glen Curtiss, the famous aviator, today succeeded in starting his biplane from the surface of the bay, and after a short flight re- turned lightly to the water without mishap.
 London, Jan. 24-Twisting his arm in the 11th round so badly as to dislo- cate it at the shoulder, Kewey Smith lost his battle here with Gin Johnson, colored. The fight was fast and furious and was draw up to the time of the accident.
 Nanimo, B. C., Jan. 17-Lee Manier knocks out Red Brennan in the last round of a 15-round go.
 Cadillac, Jan. 18-Ad Wolgast, the champion lightweight of the world has issued an offer to take on either Moran or Mcfarland, Feb. 9th, Knockout Brown on the 18th, and Bat Nelson, 6 days later.
 MIuUSd pOllSs Jdu. 1C--hdCk0ISC01ulQ took the first fall from Ordeman here last night after two hours, 37t minutes hard wrestling. He got the second fall in 2 minutes. Ordeman showed far the more skill but lacked the physique.
 New York, Jan. 1S-Packy McFar- land put Jack Goodman to sleep in the 18th round of fast go.
 New York, Jan. 13-It has been con- puted by aviation experts here that the prizes offered for flying contests during the last year have aggregated fully million dollars.
 San Francisco, Jan. 18-In an exhi- bition flight here today, Ely, the noted aviator, made most sensational flight in 8 circle of the Golden Gate and land
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
LATE SPORTING NEWS

Portland, Me, Feb. 5-In one of the first pugilistie encounters seen in this state in half a century, Joe Thomas of California, the old rival of Stanley Ket- chel, and Andy Morris of Boston, went here last night to six-round draw. The battle was so fierce that both men were nearly out twice.
 New York, Jan. 28-Frankie Burns of New Jersey, outfghts and outpoints Digger Stanley in a rather tame ten round go here.
 San Francisco, Jan. 28-"One Round Jack Hogan failed to show class in his fight here with Frank Burns of Oak land. He allowed the latter to stay II rounds and lost in the 18th on foul.
 Houston, Tex, Jan. 28-The French aviator Simon, made new and unique record in aeroplane manipulation and incidentally found new use for his machine when he herded cattle from the air.
 Detroit, Jan. 24-In a fast wrestling bout here last night, Ordeman won his handicap match with Zbysczo, the Pol ish wrestler, by staying the limit of 90 minutes.
 Syracuse, Jan. 24-Abe Attell easily defeats Billy Allen in 10-round match here.
 San Francisco, Jan. 21-Madame Tetrazzini, the famous singer will take her first aeroplane flight with Walter Brookins tomorrow.
 San Diego, Cal, Jan. 27-In demon stration here before officials of the
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
Tokotna Daughter
 Born on the Trail

Caught by the visit of the stork be- tween the upper and lower posts of the Tokotna, Mrs. Captain Wiess, of the steamer Quickstep, gave birth to a baby girl recently, the infant making her advent into the world in small tent in cold weather.
 The mother, young lady from the Outside last fall, was accompanying her husband to the post of the Kuskok- vim Commercial Company on the To- kotna From all accounts, the young ster was a healthy, bouncing infant. and the mother was able to proceed on to the post a short time after the birth.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
WITNESSES
 DRAGGED AGAIN
 TO FAIRBANKS

A sudden change in front has become evident in the handling of judicial matters, and instead of putting of Idit- arod criminal cases until court sits here in the spring, a number of witnesses have been sum moned. to Fairbanks to appear before the grand jury that will convene there within a few days.
 In the last mail, Deputy Marshal Donovan received telegram directing him to subpoena Arthur Mellette, Wm. Fowler, Leonard Dodge, John Beaton, Earl Slippern and Pete Conta to ap- pear before the grand jury at Fair banks on February 20, most of them to testify in the case of United States vs. Jack Sheedy, and generally.
 Most of these men have already been served with the papers, but John Beaton is on the Outside and cannot be reached.
 They are compelled to start at once, and it is hard to say when they will be permitted to return.
 It was understood generally that the Sheedy case would be allowed to 90 over until grand jury could be called here, and that nothing would be done with lditarod criminal matters until Judge Overfeld's arrival in June.
 Whether or not the new move indi- cates any possibility of nc court here in the spring is matter of much speeula-
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
Insane Patients Start Monday

It will be a considerable caravan that will leave town Monday when Harry Sheppard, deputy marshal in charge, takes out the six insane patients who are to be sent on the first stage of the journey to Mt. Tabor.
 With four and possibly five dog teams, four drivers and at least one guard, Sheppard will have the time of his life taking his charges to Fairbanks if the weather is at all menacing.
 Tom Acklin, Frank Wallace, A. L. Anderson, Frank Hammond, John Call and Tom Walsh are the unfor- tunate ones that will be taken to the sanitarium, but at this writing the complete force of drivers and guards has not been made up.
 Roy Stevens, Slim McRae and Harry Sheppard will each drive team, while W. A. Van Horn will go as guard The name of the fourth driver has not been determined, and another guard may possibly be added.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18

allow the carrying of all the mail that arrives at Nulato. There pounds of second and third class besides quantity of registered packages when he le but he figures that this will all arrive here by the end of the month
 He states that Chief Clerk Handles has been taking a lively interest ill the Idarod service of late and is using every effort addition allotment for If the arrangements have been completed for the weekly vice, if the department at Washington refuses to go through for weekly service Handles will doubles get all the mail ill here ill two trips month
 Mir Snow brought in 2I5 pounds of first class matter and it took him eleven days make the trip He left the journey this morning. and stated that unless something unforeseen up he would be back here by the 10th of March.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18

the repot of Mail Carrier Snow who that he called upon to furnish bids for weekly service before he left Nulao, and that bids being by num- Der of contractors along the Yukon Contractor Snow sub mitted his figures and promptly with the that he asking much He says that he believes bids will be put i'll for carrying the mail to the dtarod cheaper rate than they carrying the Yukon but
 that he wants of it himself Ill fact, his last trip under the trying circumstances about all he wants of it. unless the will through with little maZuma,
 He believes that by the time he arrives at the Yukon again. arrangements will have been completed for an aug mented service and that weekly service be pro- vided or there will be at least addition extent of two trips month This he believes will be of such an
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-18
"LOVeIy Dove" King Is Dead

Seattle, Jan. 12.-Mike King, the pioneer Yukon lumberman, is de1d of spinal meningitis. MT. King was form erIy manager of the Victoria-Yukon Lumber Co, 5 sawmill at Lake Benne tt for several years, and built scows that were used in the big Klondike rushes. He later went to Mexico where he made considerable money, and his lat est venture was a water-power propo- sition on Vancouver island.