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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-10
THREE HOUR FIGHT WITH FISH
Four Hundred Pound Sting Ray Pulled
Motorboat About.

Four Hundred Pound Sting Ray Pulled
Motorboat About.
Stories of three hour struggle with
a 400 pound sting ray. in which the
giant fish dragged power boat back
and forth regardless of tide and wave,
were brought into Jacksonville. Fla.
recently by William d. Raker Of New
York. who was one of party in Mrs.
Felix De Crano's craft.
While crossing the bay one member
Of the party caught crab. and at the
same time Mrs. De Crano canght a
small sea serpent. These were thrown
into the bottom of the vessel and i'm
mediately put up fine fight. clawing.
biting and twisting. While this minia-
ture struggle was on the real exciting
experience of the day developed
Mrs. De Crano suddenly called out
that fish had taken the bait on her
line and was too strong for her to
handle. Mr.. Baker Immediately took
charge and let the fish run as 1t pleas
ed, which was over many devious
watery course and lasted for three
hours.
Finally at the end Of that time the
fish was brought to the side of the
craft with the aid of large hooks. and
Mr.. Baker saw 1t was dangerous
stingray, or stingaree. with tail sew
en- and half feet long. After anoth-
er struggle the fish was speared and
the tail cut off to prevent a possible
wound to any of the party. the point
Of the tail being capable of INJECTING
painful injuries.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-10

fit OF these errors In many precincts.
"Under these conditions felt in
justice to myself and my supporters
that it was my duty to ask for re-
count to clear up the complications
which were so apparent in the re-
turns. The recount has shown that
my analysis of the primary returns
were correct. In the twenty counties
approximately 1000 votes were added
to the total first Choice votes of the
three candidates for auditor and if the
recount had been completed the total
increase would have been from 5000
to 10000. The second choice votes
were found to be erroneous in large
proportion of the precincts.
"My gains in the twenty counties
including such disputed ballots as
would undoubtedly be allowed by the
court, were about 800 votes. have
examined the precinct returns from
practically all of the remaining coun-
ties. From our experience, and the
disclosures of the recount, estimate
that I would make further gains of
from 200 to 800 votes, due largely to
the complications of the second-choice
returns, but these gains would still
leave me about 500 votes short. While
several thousand unaccounted votes
would be added, it is not likely that
they would materially Affect he result
as experience shows that these votes
are quite evenly divided between the
two candidates.
"The contest has been carried on in
a very friendly manner and Mr.. Preus
and his attorney has shown me every
courtesy. / shall give Mr.. Preus my
loyal support during the coming cam
paign and shall be grad to cooperate
with him in securing the success of
the entire republican state ticket"
Mr.. Preus today made the following
statement:
"When Mr.. Rines commenced his
contest felt keenly that it was an
imposition in view of the fact that ]
had lead Of 1,057 votes. The recount
of the first county convinced me how
ever, that his action was justified, and
that he had unduly criticized because
it disclosed that in all likelihood there
were about 10000 votes for the aud
ditor which had not been counted, the
error having been made in canvassing
second choice votes. When this was
discovered it was my desire that Mr..
Rines satisfy himself that was NOM
mated before abandoning the recount.
l am glad that he has done so, and
that he win now, in conjunction with
Mr.. Lee and the other candidates, put
forth his valuable efforts in the cleo
ton of the republican state ticket.
"The recount has made it impossi-
BILE for me to be of any assistance to
the committee up to date, but here
after shall be at the service of
Chairman S. B. Bjornson and the COM
mittee and shall take the stump as
the committee may direct"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-10

after I became convinced, from an ex-
animation of the primary election re-
turns, that a large number of votes
estimated at from 5000 to 10000,
marked in the second choice column
only by the voters had been rejected
by election judges in many precincts
through ignorance Of that provision of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-10

the law which provides that such bal
lots shall be counted as first choice
votes. The returns also show gross
errors in making returns of second
choice votes. Because of the arrange
ment of the tally sheets it was evil
dent that Mr.. Preus received the bene-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-10
panI1<on~s-~

Learn Bookkeeping, Shorthand,
Typewriting, Salesmanship and Bank
ing. Secure position upon gradua-
ton. Northwestern Business College,
Minneapolis. adv-12-15
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-10
THOUGHTS ON EVIL.
Evil events from evil causes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


He who does evil that good
may come pays a toll to the dew
II to let him into heaven.-J. u
Hare
The more common method OF
getting rid of an evil Is to merge
It In q greater. Thus. II one suf-
fers a loss OF half his fortune
at play. he oyercomes his mortf-
ficati0n by losing the other half.
The most ingenious expedient
of this kind was that Of the in
digent gentleman OF rank who
married his washerw0man 20
get rid OF her DILL against him.
-Bovee.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05
wears. These figures show how

eight years. These figures show how
quickly the railroads are passing out
of the hands of Wall street. If we
don't like the way the New Haven &
Hartford has been managed, why in
the name of the Sacred Cod don't we
| little fellows who own SO or 60 per
cent of the stock give some descend
ant of Miles Standish our proxies and
| tell him to go down to New Haven
and put in a board of directors who
wouldn't treat that fine old road as
they might treat Jersey COW! take
all her milk and cream for their own
table and after she was worn out and
scrapped throw the carcass to the
| wolves of Wall street and toss the
! horns and hoofs to the stockholders.
There isn't big road in the country
which isn't owned by enough stock
holders to take the control away from
Wall street if they don't like the pres
ent management. Government owner
ship, in the sense of popular owner
ship, is a fine thing. We believe in
it, but most of us don't know that we
have it already in its essence without
any of the evils which might ensue
| if we put the aforesaid patriots in the
place of Elliott, Rea, Earring, Hughitt
and Hill. We have not only practical
public ownership, widely distributed,
but we have absolute government con-
| troll. When it comes to fixing rates,
tissuing passes, equipping trains with
safety appliances and hundred and
sixteen other matters of regulation,
even down TO the way of keeping
books, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, the direct agency of the gov
eminent, is the whole works. How
thoroughly it regulates is apparent
from the fact that when it began bust
ness in 1888 with five commissioners
the annual cost was $97,867. In 1912,
with only two more commissioners,
the cost Of regulation was $1,469, $50.
The only alternative to outright,
formal, complete government owner
ship and operation of our railroads is
to increase their earning power so
that they can meet their increasing
expense of operation without going
into bankruptcy. This may be done
by allowing them slight increase
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

slender margin of profit that in
vestors, little and big are afraid that
the day will come, if it is not already
here, when they cannot pay their in
terest. Such failure will bring us back
to the situation of 1898, when 29,340
miles of American railroads were in
the hands of receivers.
What is the cure for this threatened
paralysis of our biggest arm of in
dustry? | occasionally hear some off
hand glib reply. Government own
ershipi" If | were a big railroad Off
cial put in a swivel chair in the dual
capacity of being trustee for a prop
erty representing a billion dollars,
owned by S4,244 people, half of them
women and children, as is the case
with the Pennsylvania railroad, and
on the other hand representing a pop
ulation of 100000 people who in
habit the territory through which my
road passes, and as | sat far into the
night with my associates and subor-
dinate officers trying to devise econo-
mics that would insure my employers
the stability of their investment,
while we tried as hard to provide the
service required by our patrons,
think I would feel like throwing up
the sponge and say, yes, let US turn
the job over to the government and
let Barnes and Lorimer and Penrose
and Boss Cox and Taggart and Roger
Sullivan and that whole kit of patriots
apply their organizing managerial tai
ent They have made money by COM
bining business with politics. I'll re-
sign, let us put the throttle in their
hands"
If the government took over the
railroads, it, of course. would have to
buy them Confscation of property
is forbidden by the constitution. They
would cost at least $4,000, 000, 900.
fifty times as much as the Panama
canal, which isn't paid for yet and
will not be for 20 years. OF course,
the government could issue bonds and
sell them, perhaps, quite easily with
its guarantee. But who is the gov
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

about 40 tons apiece, the new steel
type weigh 90 or rs, and our fast
trains require a 200-ton engine.
Not only in the passenger service
do We require quality, but in the
freight service as well. When we load
car of cattle or hogs within 200 miles
of market we don't intend to stay a
week on the way and see them shrink
all the gain we have been putting on
them the last four weeks with 60-cent
corn. We must make the yards be-
tween sunset and sunrise, and the
railroads make good They run live
stock almost on passenger train SEIZED
ule. At their destination they require
costly terminals, so there may be no
congestion of freight The cost of ter
minals, owing to increased value of
city property, has run into the mil
lions We also demand car service.
This has been mild winter, but a
few weeks of zero weather In the
northwest will produce a need for coal
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

hour and losing the top market on
which he had figured this morning.
To supply these immediate require
ments of the railroads, not for their
benefit alone, but for ours as well,
will cost, in the judgment of James ].
Hill. half billion dollars. These bet.
terments during the next five years
will cost 100000, 900. Who is to
supply this money? All of us. of
course, as We have in the past; that
is, all who have $500 or 81 900 to pur-
chase railway bond or certificate of
stock. But not now, not now, Uncle
Henry. Why not? Why. don't you
know that railway stocks have gone
tumbling down in the last ten years?
Good old New York Central common
sold for S168 in 1902 and last year it
was as low at 90%; Pennsylvania
common sold for s170 in 1902; it was
down to $106 in December, 1913; Chi
cago & Northwestern common sold for
1921 in 1902 1t was down to 1923 in
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

confront the railroads again without
notice. They require money TO buy
more equipment and to double track
their lines SO that they can move their
trains more quickly. They must also
enlarge their terminals so they may
avoid congestion. Who will be the
greater gamer from these improve
ments, they or we? Ask the man who
has few loads of stock bottled up
on the side track losing weight every
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

more railroad stocks all the while.
In 1904 there were only 1888 share
holders in Great Northern; in 1912
there were 1884. In 1904 there were
1858 shareholders in the Northern Pa
cifc; in 1912 there were 1887. In
1904 there were 1871 shareholders
in 10 of the larger railroad systems;
in 1912 there were 297,575 sharehold-
ers in these same roads, an increase
of S87 per cent, or nearly double in
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

is their stock down, but their bonds,
which used to sell on a 3}a or 4 per
cent basis, now scarcely sell at all.
Some Of our better roads have had
to issue short term notes al per cent,
which the banker takes on suspicion
at a discount. Some issue equipment
notes, which means a chattel mort
gage on engines and cars Why is all
this? Simply because the very best
railroads are doing business on such
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

exceptions. Five per cent added to
the rates on the specific items named
above will show how little the added
rate would hurt the individual ship
per. But what would it do for the
railroads and what would 1t do for
US all? If the per cent were added
not alone to the traffic of eastern
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

ernment? Why We are-E Pluribus
Unum & Co. We little fellows, so to
speak, own a majority of the railroad
banks. or as policyholders in insur-
ance companies, and we are buying
bondholders, or as depositors In
mileage, either as shareholders or
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

December, 1913. G., NJ. & St P. sold
for 1881 in 1902; it went as low as
96A in 1913, and now hovers around
par, shrinkage of approximately one
half l name these roads because they
are well managed and have never been
the football of high finance. Not only
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-06-05

in the pay they receive for handling
freight. Five per cent additional is
thought to be sufficient The eastern
roads have petitioned the Interstate
Commerce Commission to permit this
advance. The business men of the
country, which includes the farmers,
are seconding the request with rare
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
ON THE YUBA LEASE

The Yuba Leasing and Develop
ment company has started work on
taking down the gallOwS frame on
the No. 3 shaft preparatory to in
stalling a hosting plant there. Ar
engagements will be made with the
Amalgamated company for the ex-
tension of the railroad to the No.
5 for the handling of supplies and
ore shipments. A new shaft house
will be constructed, also a blacksmith
shop and general office and assay
office right at the shaft.
The mining operations will be un-
der the direction of A. Y. Smith,
with B. l.. Smith as manager and
local representative. H. L.. Parker
will have the position of mine super
intendent. 1t has been learned that
as soon as the equipment is in place
activ. dcvclopal. III work will be COM
intnced in the deep workings, both
in he Yuba Dixie and Meadow Valley
assure as thiS company a a five
year lease on some $500 feet on the
dixie and 1000 feat on the assure.
The commencement of these opera
tons certainly looks good to us and
we wish the new company success
and believe that they will get it in
their venture.-Pioche Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
MINING SCHOOL AT Ell PASO

Advices from Ell Paso, Tex, are to
the effect that a state school of
mines is to be realized in that city
and that the first payment for the
grounds and buildings of the old
Ell Paso Institute, to be occupied by
the new school, will be made at an
early date. The sum of $4,000 has
been appropriated for the purchase
by the chamber of commerce. The
title to the property will be turned
over to the state board of education
as soon as it has been acquired. 1t
is expected hat the school will be
opened next fall. We heartily con-
graduate the city of Ell Paso and the
state of Texas on the result of the
efforts that have been made to realize
the great need of providing public
instruction in mining in that section
of a great state that is so richly
endowed with mineral resources, and
which lies in such close proximity
to the rich mining sections of Ari-
IONA. New Mexico and Mexico
Mining World.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
TWO RAILROADS
TO CONSOLIDATE
BULLFROG GOLDFIELD RAIL.
ROAD AND l.. V. 4 Il. ARE
TO UNITE

The Bullfrog-Goldfield Railroad
company, the line of which, between
Goldfeld and Beatty, Nevada, is be-
ing operated under a lease as a part
of the system of the TonOpah and
Tidewater Railroad company, has
filed an application with the railroad
commission of Nevada for it's ap-
prevail of a proposed consolidation
with the Las Vegas and TonOpah
railroad between the points named,
either by merger or through the pur-
chase of one by the other.
The filing or the application is the
direct result of conferences held re-
Gently by the officials of the Bull
frog-Goldfield and the Las Vegas and
Tonopah railroads. Clyde A. Heller,
of Philadelphia, secretary of the for
mer railroad, and C. E. Redman,
general agent of the latter in Gold
field, have been in Carson City for
several days on business connected
with the proposed consolidation.
1t is set forth in the application
that it is Improbable to operate the
two railroads separately between the
points named, and that the owners
of the two lines, by the proposed
consolidation, desire in general to
accomplish the following purposes:
THAT there shall be but one rail-
road between Rhyolite, Beatty and
Goldfield.
THAT there shall be a reduction
of outstanding capital stock to the
extent of a par value of $4,000 900
and that $1,64O,000 general mort
gage bonds be converted into stock.
'That the communities served by
the present railroads shall continue
to be served.
THAT no existing railroad connec-
ton beyond the present line shall be
severed by the granting of this petit
ton
The railroad commission has set
II a. M, Wednesday,, February 4,
as the time for the hearing of the APP
plication.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
CON-. PLANT
NEARS COMPLETION
BIG MILL AT OLD CAMP WILL
TREAT LARGE TONNAGE
OF ORE

Some new methods of ore treat
ment, the success of which is be-
level to be assured as the result OF
exhaustion tests, are to be %incorpOr-
ated in the construction OF the new
mill of the Aurora Consolidated
Gold Mines company, now being
erected at Aurora. The company is
controlled by Jesse Knight and his
associates and with the completion
of the big plant, which is to be the
second largest in point of capacity
in Nevada, the company will have
expended approximately 100000,
of which sum the mill will have cost
100000 and the cost of develop
ment and other work having reached
about 100000.
Officials of the companw have not
made public the details of new treat
ment processes which they say will
be employed and mining men and
metallurgists will watch eagerly for
the results that are obtained in the
mill. At a recent meeting of the
board of directors of the Aurora
Consolidated company, held MT
Provo, Utah, it was decided to call
another assessment to provide funds
for the final payment to cover mill
construction.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
Nj. l.. HEWITT Is ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF THE NEW
ORGANIZATION

For the purpose of promoting box
ing contests upon a high plane, the
Goldfeld Athletic club was organized
Friday night at a meeting at the
Goldfeld hotel of twenty business
men of this camp. The club will be
a permanent organization. M. L..
Hewitt was elected president and
Morgan Williams business manager
and matchmaker.
The first ring contest under the
auspices of the new club will be
staged at the Hippodrome theater
the night of Lincoln's birthday,
Thursday, February u, when Bob
Graham of Goldfield, champion mid
dleweight of Nevada, will meet
Frank Mantell of Sacramento, Cal,
in a ten-round contest for a purse of
5000, to be divided 60 per cent to
loser. Mantell defeated Billy Weeks,
middleweight champion of Canada,
at Vancouver, British Columbia, on
New Years day. Mantell was Offer
ed another match with Weeks in the
same city on February 5 but, as he
has previously agreed to come to
Goldfeld to meet Graham on Lin
coins birthday, arranged to again
take on the Canadian in Vancouver
on February 90. Matchmaker Nor
gan Williams will today send Man
tell railroad transportation for him
self and his sparring partner, Andy
Plat, and it is expected that they
will arrive in Goldfield not later than
next Sunday.
There will be one preliminary to
the Graham-Mantell mill. 1t will be
a ten-round affair and it will be sup
piled by "Wildcat' Altman of Colo
field and 'Freck" Lydon of TOnOpah,
who will tangle for the lightweight
championship of NeTada and a purse
of $500, to be divided so per cent
to the winner and 40 per cent to the
loser. By telephone, Lydon last
night agreed to sign up for the bout
with Altman and Matchmaker Will
liams will go to Tonopah today to
obtain the signature of the former to
articles and arrange with him for
the posting of 500 forfeit for
weight and appearance. Altman
yesterday signed the articles and is
exceedingly anxious to get into the
ring with Lydon.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
RENO MAY BE AGAIN THE
DIVORCE SEEKERS MECCA


1t is rumored that special trains
will soon be rolling into Reno from
the east with people seeking di-
vorces and that other trains will fol-
low carrying people willing to be di-
virced and who can easily be found
when it is time to serve a copy of
the divorce complaint. All this has
been brought about by the Nevada
supreme court handing down the
latest Interpretation of the divorce
question. No more waiting six
months or a year. A divorce case
was filed in Las Vegas, Nevada, a few
days ago and twenty minutes after
the proceedings were commenced the
woman had received her decree and
had been awarded the custody of a
minor child. Reno will Don be on
the map again and the hilarious times
of last year win be renewed.-Vir-
ginia Enterprise.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
WILL HAVE TO PAY THIS
COUNTY JUDGMENT GIVEN

Clerk Josephs of the state SUI
preme court has SEN out the remit
thurs to the litigants in the suit of
Receiver Wildes of the defunct State
Band and Trust company against Es-
meralda county and Sheriff w. A.
ingalls,, wherein Wildes appealed
from the decision of the lower court
awarding several amounts prayed for
on the ground that they were special
deposits. The appeal having been de-
MED by the supreme court and the
time to answer having expired, this
county and Sheriff ingalls, will re-
ceive the money sought before m
more dividends, if any, can be paid.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-31
TWO MINING COMPANIES
FILE THEIR ARTICLES

Articles of Incorporation of the
Quinn River Mining syndicate were
filed Saturday with County Clerk
Davey. The company's principal Of
flee is at Rebel Creek, this county,
the capitalization is one million 81
shares and the incorporators are
George X. Pike of Modesto, CAL;
George r. Elliott of Stockton, Cal,
and Delos Carskaden of Chicago.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Fortuna Grubstake Mining company
We're also filed Saturday. The capt.
talization is 100000 shares of the
par value of 81 each. The incorpor-
ators are A. j. Moore, F. A. Ander-
son and R. Fl. Young. all of Lovelock,
which town is named as the principal
place of business.-Humboldt Star.