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KILL SIX BEARS.

l.. Bates and Charles EmsweiIcr have returned from hunting trip on which they killed six bears. They were all black bear and one is said to have been very large. Mr. Bates got two of the bears and NIr. EmsweiIlcr got the rest
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Serial No. Ol59G
ADDITIONAL ENTRY. UNDER SECTION 23O6 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
APPLICATION


 United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska. May lI, 1915.
 Alaska Packers Association. assignee of Robert IT. Joley. being entitled Co the Dcne- hts oi section Z5U6 of the revised statutes ol the United States granting additional lands 70 soldiers and sailors who served lu the EcIel- uou, does hereby apply Co enter United Sta,e5 survey No. lUiJ. Bituate on Loves Li"e near Loves Creek, about two miles east oi Ln- trance Point, BcTInE Sea, District of Alaska, and more particularly described ab follows Beginning at Corner No. ] whence shore line of Loyc's Lake bears west U.Zo chains and Cons, Survey Monument bears north ll dr,, 45 min. west: thence south 5.yy chains fo Corner No. % whence shore Ot Love Lake bears North 3O deg. west ] chain, and Cor ucr No. 8, Survey lUol, bears sOu,n l3 h'a. JO min. east, $50 chains, thence east '.'9 chains Co Corner No. J, whence Ln.ei 2'"',' Location Monument Survey llil bears south lU deg IJ mIu west, liJ.-s chans, ana 'o"S' Survey Monument bears north lo ues. oO mih. w,s., and Corner No. survey -p' bears south dcg -3 min. west. 2l.l chains thence north o.gg chains Co Corner No. i; thence west 5.ge chains Co Corner No. 1 and the place of bcEIUuinr.
 Containing au area of 3.59 acres.
 Magnetic Variation. lg deg 10 min east As additional Go tlc original homestead entry ol NuUcr, T. Joiicy No. lls,. entered December a. leG-, at JutcI States Land ol- ugc at Srln uoIi, Mo. for the northcaa. quarter oi tUe southeast quarter of Section o' Township 5l. R.ase l5, contm1i 1ing 40 acres. Notice ,s h,ryuy given that any and 4il per- sons claiming any portion Of the above dcssril,d land are required to flc a protest during the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, iu accordance with law. with ine Register and Receiver of thc United Si'-es Land Office 90, Juneau. Alaska.
 ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION,
 By Henry F. Ior.manu, President. Address: san Francisco California
 Notice of the above application will toe pu0- Hshcd m the Seward Gateway, printed ai Seward, Alaska, which l hereby designate as thc newspaper published nearest the land ape piled for iu said application.
 C. B. WALKER, Register. United States Land Office, Juneau Alaska.
 Date of first Publication May 20, 1915. Date of last Publication August 2, 1915.
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WENT ON EVANS.

The following went to Seattle and way points on the Evans:
 A. J. Lawerence, Dr. II. O. Schala- ben. R. w. Dial N. c. McNIulleu, R. E. Murphy, c. C. Britton, D. l.. Bal lard, J. NJ. Elmer, Mrs. Elmer, and children, Wm Simond, Mrs. Emery, Arthur McNeer and eight second class
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NJ. F. BISHOP AND
 DAUGHTERS COMING.

Bishop Naphtali LuccOck, Helena, Mont, has been chosen as visiting Bishop to Alaska of the NJ. E. church and will be in Seward June 26 to 2S The annual meeting of the church will be held at that time. He will be ac- compained by his two daughters.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-05
Serial No. ol592.
ADDITIONAL ENTRY. UNDER SECTION 23O6 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
 APPLICATION.

United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska
 May 4, 1915.
 Alaska Packers Association, assignee oi Robert r. JoIlcy, being entitled to the bene. Gts of section 23O6 of the revised statutes Of the Lnitcd States granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the Rebel lion. does hereby apply Co enter United States survey No lO5i. situate on Port Moller Spil' about two miles northeast of United States Surycy HAS. District of Alaska, and more particularly described as follows;
 Commencing at M. C. Corner No. l on Che shore line of Port MolIer whence northeas. corner of cannery building bears north 4l dcr. U5 min. west, and Point Divide bears south 62 deg 3l min west and United States Location Monument Survey llie bears south g7 deg. 28 min. west, lsO.5g chains, and wit ros, Corner bears east 2.t9 chains; thence ems, l.iI chains Co Corner No. 2 thence south
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FOR SALE CHEAP-2 12x14 tents fully furnished, stoves, beds, cooking utensils, etc., suitable for small family or four or six bachelors. Enquire Gateway office. 6-5
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ARRIVED ON EVANS.

The following arrived in Seward on the Evans;
 B. F. Watson, Jacob W. Young and Mrs. Young, J. R. McPhail, L. Keith Mccullough, H. c. Bennett, W. N. Spence, Wm. II. Whittlesey and three steerage.
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DECIDE ON STEEL TRUST

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The att torncy general states that he will give his decision on the steel trust cases very soon.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-05
Serial No OI595
ADDIrroNAL ENTRY
UNDER SECTION 23O6 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
IMPLICATION

United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska.
 May 1T, 1915.
 Alaska Packers Association, assiguoc of Robert r. JoIvy. being entitled Co the benc- fits of section 23O6 of the revised statutes ot
 frr United States granting additional lands Co soldiers and sailors who served iu the Rebel lion. does hereby apply to enter United States survey No. IDal situate near United States
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METHODIST SERVICES.

Tomorrow at the NJ F. church at the hours of Ii a m. and 7:&O D. m. will be held. Sunday school
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04

Foxes" This is equally far-fetched and I'M
tenable. The "Sacs and Foxes" were an
offshoot of the Algonquin tribes of New
England and the word ''Sauk" is not found
in their dialect and in their original home no
river, lake or stream bears the name. Driven
westward the "Sacs and Foxes settled in
Wisconsin and there the word "Sauk' is
first found, but they did not bring it with
them, 1t was there when they arrived The
Wisconsin "Sauk" region and the Minnesota
"Sauk' region are very similar. The best
authorities agree that it is one of the few
words that have come down to us from the
prehistoric tribes that inhabited this coun-
try before the advent of the American In
dlans who were here when the country was
discovered. 1t is not found elsewhere in
America except in one or two localities that
have been so named by former residents of
these regions. 1t is generally supposed to
mean satisfaction, beauty, contentment or
prosperity and the literal meaning of Sank
Centre is: the centre of beauty, satisfaction,
contentment, and prosperity.
Early in 1857 the first plat of Sank Centre
was filed. The plat itself, as we'll as the name
of the filler, has been lost, but the old timers
remember it. The description read: Begin
ming at stake about 26 miles northwest OF
Cold Springs" and then proceeded to des-
cribe the location by metes and bounds
The real beginning of the city was in 1855
when party of adventures consisting of
seven persons who styled themselves "The
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04

city and now Indian Agent at White Earth,
Mimi, and an authority on the early history
of Sank Centre, writes:
Company "B" 9th. Minnesota were the first troops
to garrison this stockade Other troops who were
there later were: Company "E" End. Minnesota
Cavalry; Company "K" End. Minnesota Cavalry;
detachment of infantry, the members of which
had formerly served in the confederate army; and
one company of the regular army were stationed
here for a short time.
Il served Post Adjutant Quartermaster and
Commissary from November 1864 until November
1865, when I was mustered out with my company at
Fort Senlling Captain George c. Whitcomb of
Matches battalion garrisoned at this post por-
ton of the winter of 1885, Capt. George Boyd of
Company "E" of Matches also stationed at this
stockade during the summer of 1865. Dr. B. R.
Palmer Post Surgeon from 1862 to 1865 when
the post abandoned.
Joseph Capser had trading post just outside
the stockade.
"The first temporary stockade located just
east of the street running north and south, east of
the Church of Our Lady of the Angels. 1t was built
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04

Bruce Block, on the lot where Oscar Klonnes
harness shop now stands.
The first public meeting ever held in Sank
Centre was on July 10, 1857, to form the
''Sauk Valley Claim Association to protect
the settlers from claim jumpers. Those
present were: S. M. Adley, Ed. Gibson, VIM.
F. Dingley, Edward Jacques, Sidney A. Irish,
Charles P. Pollard, and Robert Wheeler
The first Post Office was established on
the south side of the river in 1858, with w.
Adley as Postmaster, the first store was es-
tablished by Pendergast & Fish in 1861,
very nearly on the spot now occupied by the
residence of Oliver B. Boobar
In 1861 H. A. Boobar built residence and
moved into it with his family, being one of
in the city.
The first school meeting was held on the
18th of April 1861. S. Ramsdell was mod
orator and S. M. Bruce was Clerk. The dis
trict embraced the entire township of Sank
Centre, Miss Nellie Harmon was employed as
teacher and she was paid the munifcent sum
of $500 week and board. Nellie must have
been something of charmer, however, as
when bids to board her were called for the
lowest bid was ninety cents a week. Ira
dition says that she married the oldest son
of her landlord before her term expired but
this is not authenticated.
After the breaking out of the Civil War
all immigration ceased and in 1862, at the
outbreak of the Sioux, the people gathered
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04

by Captain S. Ramsdell's company of militia, under
the direct supervision of Second Lieut.. D. Staber.
Captain Ramsdel's was militia company, organ
lied August 18th "for defense against the Indians
and served until October 25 1862 when it was sue
ceeded by government troops.
"The following is the roster of the company: 5.
Ramsdel Captain; J. C. Hoffman, First Lieutenant;
Dean Stabler, Second Lieutenant E. A. Harmon,
First Sergeant; G. E. Fairfield, Sergeant; H. A.
Boobar Sergeant; H. Mclaughlin, Sergeant; J. F.
Densmore, Sergeant; J. Pettijohn First Corporal;
w. w. C. Leod, Second Corporal A. j. Judkins,
Third Corporal; A. Slattery, Fourth Corporal; M.
]. Thomason, Fifth Corporal; j. C. Hutchins, Sixth
Corporal D. Barnes, Seventh Corporal; M. Polka,
Eighth Corporal.
"Privates: Brewer R. D.; Brewer, Q. NJ; Bar
nard F. w. Barnard, w. F.; Bradley, N. T.; Bar
tlett, P; Chapman, H.; Caswell, ]. A.. Davis, A.
c.; Dennis, J. H.; Frisby, P; Fish, G. H.; Green,
A. Green, G.; Jacques, A. j.; Jones, P. M. Long
fellow, M; Merry, C. L.; Merry, j.; Moulton, W;
Owens, B.; Perkins, Co. Perkins, A. c.; Richard
son, H. w.; Ramsdell, J. c.; Stewart, G.; Sal
mond, G. w.; Smith, G.; Stabler, G. L.; Smith, M
H.; Tubbs, L. E.; Taylor, M. A.; Taylor, S. M;
Vanblaircan, S. M Vanderblaircan, p, Vessy, w.;
Whitefeld, w. j.; Wonell, P.
"This was purely citizen soldiery company, the
only member of the company that had had any pre-
vious military training of any kind Lieut.. Stab
Ter, who had served Lieutenant in a company OF
Maine Rifiemen, his commission bearing the date
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04
Notorious Old
StOckade

Sank Centre Townsite Company, of which
Alexander Moore, who was acting as agent
for his mother, Rachel Moore, was the lead
ing spirit, located here.
The first residence was "dug-out" on an
elevation on the south side of the river, lined
with tamarac poles-a typical squatter's
habitation. In 1856 the dam across the river
was begun by Moore & Jacques and nearly
finished. A small log house was built by the
company but the panic of 1867 came on
and everything came to standstill. S. M.
Bruce, who had purchased an interest in the
proposition, remained to "hold down the
claim,' while the others hiked back to home
and mother. In the spring of 1858 the
freshet carried away the dam and it was not
rebuilt till 1860, when small saw mill was
erected on the site. The same year Jesse
Draper, an Indiana hoosier, started black
smith shop on what is now known as the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04

down to the advanced civilization of the
present day.
Even the origin of the name is shrouded
in romantic obscurity. Not the Centre"
part; the meaning of that is obvious and the
reason of it's application self-evident It's
location on the dividing line between prairie
and forest, where running river is welded to
placid lake, made it the ideal Center" for
the gathering of the primeval tribes of abor-
iginese long before it's commercial POSSIBLE
ties were recognized by the money-grubbing
race of white men.
The "Sauk" part is the most delightfully."-
mysterious and shadowy romantic name in
the wide range of the romantic nomenclature
of the New World. No two etymologists
agree on it's derivation or meaning. Some
claim that it is a corruption of the word
Sioux" or that the word Sioux" is cor
ruption of the word "Sauk." This is simply
absurd as it is we'll known fact that the
word "Sioux" came from the last syllable of
"Nadowaysioux" which was what the Ojib-
ways termed their ancient enemies, the Da-
kotas, and which signifies "Prairie Devils"
Others claim that it came from the "Sacs
and Foxes, indeed one early writer on Min
nesota speaks of this tribe as the "Sauks and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04
Sank Centre
MINI.

at Sank Centre and built a stockade for pro-
lection, an account of which follows:
THE SIOUX WAR-STOCKADE DAYS.
Probably the most interesting portion of
the history of this city is the period of the
Sioux war and the old stockade days, and we
go into it rather fully, as no complete account
has ever been published. There is some dis
crepancy of statement and vagueness in re-
gard to certain facts but that is natural
when we remember that the occurrences re-
lated took place So years ago and that the
story is made up largely of word-of-mouth
statements of men who participated in those
stirring events and that there is very little
written record.
MAJOR HOWARD'S STORY.
Major John R. Howard, for many years a
resident and prominent business man of this
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04


time has wrought in it's population and bust
ness methods; it's emergence from frontier
trading post into city of metropolitan char
acter, would require volume of space, the
imagination of Haggard and the facile pen
of Sir Walter Scott, for in it is embraced
all the romance of the Knights of the Round
Table, the adventure of medieval battle, the
courage of the Crusaders, the faith of the
early martyrs, the hardihood of the pioneer
and the triumphs of moderninity.
Since the first prospecting pioneer, allured
by the dazzling display of meadow, prairie,
lake and forest spread out before his view,
established himself in "dug-out" on the
river bank, it's history presents every phase
of American life from the earliest pioneer
days, filled with wierd tradition of fierce bat
ties with wild beasts and still wilder men
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04

o PROPERLY write the history
of Sank Centre, it's ups and
downs; it's sorrows and joys;
it's struggles and it's triumphs;
the viciSSitudeS and changeful
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-22
PlTTSBURGH BANK
SHUTS ITS DOORS
t'atinned from Page One

Confined from Page One
ncrsanlzed, the Kuhn interests with
tasins.
William ]. Jones, president of the bank,
h'ged the following statement this morn
nE
Alter consultation with the Commits
sonerof Banking IL was decided to close
ne doors Of the bank this morning. The
oase OF the failure of the bank is due
nnley TO the depreciation of some of
We securities held by the bank in vari-
Gus corporatlons.
uRing to the failure of j. S. and w.
Alhn' Incorporated in July, 1913. there
Nn large depreciation in the market
,uue OF securities of certain corpora
Nas Dut 1t was hoped that the COM
.anles would speedily be rehabilitated and
tllue. ''e'' 0''''''
u.nlougn the personal efforts of the pres
.s, .ssal, nalf million of dollars has been
t.ssu t.sa 10 the assets of the bank since
'uly l. 1913
liter Ailer consultation with the Clearing
~ouse committee yesterday afternoon, 1t
~, ~ hought best that a receiver be ap-
rna'ed Tor the institution in order to
'..serYe s..I.a all OF the assets for the de-
VISITORS OF the bank.
n sas oank has fine line of assets,
aadinon TO the securities mentioned
,ss,a. s and l believe that so per cent.
dtLel. ri,s1s VIII be made TO the depositors
.s,a 'Tns .ss the deposits held by the bank
n !, ,,1OVo or the city funds and $780,
ht,ss ne h Board of Public Education, the
oeihg secured by collateral bonds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-22
Won PAPEN QUITS U. s.;
SAYS HIS RECORD CLEAN
Recalled Envoy Says Germany
and America Will Be Friends
Despite Enemies Efforts

HOBOKEN, Dec 22.-Captaln Franz
Won Papen, tho German military attache,
recalled on the demand of the United
States Government. sailed for Europe to-
day on the Holland-Amerlca liner Moor
dam leaving behind him a farewell mes
sage declaring that he departed without
bitterness and with confidence that his
tory will establish the cleanness Of his
record.
He criticised the attacks made by cer-
tain newspapers upon him. and asserted
that no effort could embroil Germany with
the United States.
The prepared statement which the mil
itary attache gave out follows:
I'm leaving this country of which I
have received so many proofs OF kind
ness and hospitality from Americans and
others, l feel 1t my duty to thank all of
those who did not permit their personal
feelings to be poisoned by the hatred
created by the war among the nations.
My thoughts turn back especially to the
unforgettable days which had the honor
and good fortune to spend with the head
quarters of the eXpeditionary force at
Vera Cruz. where l learned to admire the
splendid solderly qualities and devotion
to their duty of the United States army
and its leaders.
Personally speaking, no greater sat
isfaction could be given to me than the
fulhlment of my ardent desire to be called
home where soldiers are more urgently
needed than here.
~ leave my post without any feeling
of bitterness. because l know too well
that when history Is once written II VIII
establish our clean record, despite all the
Misrepresentation and calumnies spread
broadcast at present.
N,t H.. do -a,Ir-
less charges which could not be supported
by evidence, but the United States Gov
eminent never intimated that IL believed
these charges to be true.
ITO this 1 have nothing to add. This
war will be decided by the successes of
the invincible German army. I go home
with the unshakable conviction that no
effort. however insistent II may be, will
accomplish the fervent desire of our
enemies to embroll my country with this
great nation. Our mutual relations Will
and must on the contrary inevitably and
gradually improve as 1t becomes clearer
to every intelligent and clear-minded.
true American that Germany Is engaged
In a fully justlhable and heroic fight for
her existence and the very life of the
nation"
Captain Won Papen was accompanied
only by his secretary when he reached
the Hol'and-America pier at 1875 o'clock
There he was greeted by number of
friends and German sympathizers, but
there were no officials present.
Numerous gifts were rendered Captain
Won Papen before he went on board.
Among them were flowers. n basket of
champagne, n case of sherry. a keg of
cider and keg of sauerkraut.
The returning official shook hands with
the reporters and all his friends before
boarding the ship. At 1920 the ganEplank
was pulled In and the little knot of Ger
man sympathizers cheered and waved
handkcrchiefs as the Noordam began to
move slowly out into midstream.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-22
REDUCTION IN GAS
RATE URGED BY COOKE
Director Would Force Northern
Liberties Company to Fix
Price at 80 Cents

A contest TO force the Northern Liberties
Gas Company to reduce its rate from 81
to so cents n thousand cubic feet has
been begun by Director Cooke. on the
grounds that the earnings warrant such
reduction.
In n letter TO Mayor Blankenburg, the
Director suggested action by Councils
and in case this should not be taken,
that the matter be submitted to the Pub
lie Service Commission.
The Northern Liberties Company, under
its charter of 1874. has the exclusive
right of selling gas in the 11th, 18th and
10th Wards. The charter provides that
half of the members OF the Board Of
Trustees of the Company shall be elected
by Councils.
Director Cooked asserted that while
these men were formally elected. the
plant was operated virtually without
municipal supervision or regulation. He
also charged that while the company
was under the management of the United
Gas Improvement Company, the quality
of gas furnished by II was distinctly in
ferior to that furnished the rest of the
city by the U, G.. I. Company.
The letter to the Mayor characterized
the company's annual report TO Councils
as "a joke" The company's earnings
have been from to t6 per cent, ac-
cording to the Director
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-22

and investigates thoroughly the circum-
stances of each family before she makes
the gifts.
Miss Eagan Is widely known socially,
but only her most intimate friends know
of her charitable hobby. And during the
week preceding Christmas the big limou
sine makes several trips daily, carrying
the baskets to all sections of the city.
The baskets contain hams. canned
goods, potatoes, sometimes n chicken or
a turkey. and other necessities for real.
old-fashioned Christmas dinner. which
the poor people like as we'll as the rich.
but are not always able to afford. Tho
baskets are heavy, too, but that does not
bother Miss Eagan. She Is athetlcally
inclined, and any one down at Island
Heights. n. j., where she and her sisters
spend their summers, will tell you how
she handles her 20-foot catboat in a cup
race on Barnegat Bay. or swlms Toms
River. to the envy of her male compan-
ions.
When summer Is over and she Is tanned
and strong from her outdoor sports she
comes back to Philadelphia and prepares
for Christmas. She goes into the small
streets of West Philadelphia and South
Philadelphia and investigates the circum-
stances of the poor people there. When
she Is satisfied as to the worthiness of
the family investigated, the name is
placed in her notebook. More names are
added as the months roll by and then,
with the list completed. she buys the food
and apportions II in baskets. When the
baskets are filled the work of distribute
ing them begins, to the delight and joy
of the recipients