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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
PEOPLE
IN GREAT NORTHERN,
SAYS CHAIRMAN HILL
Why Pocketbook of Life Insur-
ance Policy Holder is Affected
by Results of Operation Ex-
planned by Railway Executive
Savings Bank Deposition Also
Has Direct Interest in Earn.
ings of Carrier,

st. Paul, Minn.-Millions of
men and women throughout the
Northwest and other parts of the
United States are interested
vitality and personally in the
profitable operation of the Great
Northern railway because they
are among its owners and are
partners in its operation and
development, it is emphasized in
a statement by Chairman Louis
W. Hill of the board of directors.
Many persons realize their in
terest in the success of the rail-
roads because of their ~dependen-
cy on them for the transportation
of freight and passengers but I'M
doubtedly there are many who
are unaware that they are part
ners, and owners in a sense,
although they hold none of its
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Rutledge

Emery Scott and wife are visit
ing ID. S. Scott.
Leo and Ed Kepler returned
from Bovey, Monday.
Mrs. Stelton and daughter mo
tored to Duluth Sunday.
Mr.. Treanor and brother from
Mankato. are guests at the
Carter home.
Mrs. UnderhilI and son, Har-
old, motored to Pine City We'd
nesday to attend the county fair.
Art Anderson, rural mail car
rier, is on his annual vacation.
Guy Townsend is substituting for
him.
Mrs. Guss, Laura. Frank and
Geo. Check also Mr.. and Mrs.
Denings and family motored TO
Pine City to attend the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Peterson of
Chicago, returned to their home
Monday after spending the sum-
mer here with Mr.. Petersen's
mother.
Saturday afternoon, Sept. %,
Mrs. Hiatt will entertain socially
and financially for the benefit of
the NJ. E. church and on Sunday,
the 23rd. Rev. Mills will occupy
the pulpit of the NJ. +. church.
J. d. McCormac and daughter,
Kate, and granddaughter, Jea-
nette, of Van Couver. B. C., ac-
companied by Mr.. Boyle and Mr..
HoImberg of Rush City, were
guests at the Underhill home on
Tuesday. After leaving here Mr.,
McCormac drove to the Harry
lodge at Pine lake and thence
over the grounds that were dense
forest with scarcely a settler
when he lived here and was man
ager Of the Rutledge Lumber Co.
years ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13

American Want Ads pay.
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BRUNO ,
STARTING OUT WELL

. There was a slight error in the
local news item last week giving
the amounts of the three largest
cream checks. The corrected
figures are given below.
The gross pay roll of the Bru-
no creamery to patrons for the
two weeks period from August
| to Is was S1,615.50. The IL
largest checks for the same per-
iod were as follows:
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M,rrI.o, R,vlss.r o. ne Abssy.

The marriage register OF the abbey
the Collegiate church Of Sc. Peter a.
westminster-whlch the duke OF York
and his bride signed on their wedding
day Is a record OF curious and unex-
pected contrasts II contains, OF
course, many James Of the famous and
the great. but has almost equally nu-
merous signatures of those OF humber
sort. This Is due largely to the fact
that not only members Of the body
collegiate but their servants can claim
the right 10 IN abbey wedding. A the
privilege OF an abbey ceremony 10 not
one that II too readily accorded. Il
may easily arise that a peer fails to
secure Il, while the handmaidcn Of a
of the collegiate clergy and her bride
groom may have no difficulty In ar
ranging their nuptlals In the central
church OF the empire--London Times.
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Nv. T. Rodgers permitted to ope-
rate a commission business pro-
vided he has no partners or others
financially interested and provid-
ed his business is conducted with
due regard for his responsibilities
as an agent.
j, II. Magnus. T, r. Alcorn, NJ.
J. Roberts. w, Jorgensen: Per-
mitted to operate only as en-
ployes with no financial interest
in any company. providing such
employment is reported to the
committee and its approval OBJ
tanned.
Con, L. Kuckler. N. +. McKis.
sick, A. w. Koehler, j. +. Hurley,
p. II. Amundson, r. A. Miller:
Denied the privilege Of operating
in the stockyards at So. st. Paul
or as an employee of market
agency or dealer in any capacity
whatsoever.
The following were not heard
by the committee and are not
permitted TO resume operations
at So. St. Paul:
"R. S. Bacon. Arthur Abraham
son. Herbert Chandler, ]. f. Glib
bons, II. +. Carnes, N. Schoem-
mer, Geo. Lidren, j. +. Monkman.
A. N. Thome. X. +. Nassau and
is. F. Page"
The statement includes the
business connections of each Of
these former dealers; facts well
known to farmers who are
familiar with the SO. St. Paul
market.
IS. h. Ferguson. the state
ment says, was cleared by the
Stockyards company prior to the
appointment of the committee
upon proof that he was not a
member of the suspended firm
during the audit period"
Books of the three co-opera-
tive selling agencies have been
checked and audit reports are
now in the hands of the u. S.
Secretary Of Agriculture" the
statement says. A list Of firms
whose books were audited and nc
Irregularities found is contained
in the summary.
with the audit complete. ex
cept for stocker and feeder deal
ers, traders and spectators, the
situation now is in excellent
shape" the summary says.
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capital stock shares, said Chair
man Hill. Among the latter are
the millions of holders of life in
surance policies and depositors
in savings banks. Their pocket
books are affected directly be-
cause most of the large life in
surance companies have money
invested in Great Northern
securities, he pointed out. When
the railroad is prevented from
selling its commodity-transpor-
tation-at a reasonable profit,
then the investment of these
men and women is jeopardized.
Answering the question, "Who
owns the Great Northern?"
Chairman Hill said:
There are outstanding 2.494,-
730 shares of Great Northern
stock, of the par value of 500
each. Each share represents an
equal ownership in the property
of the Great Northern railway
and each share has an equal voice
in all stockholders meetings, in
GLIDING those for the election of
directors.
"On December 81. 1922, these
shares were owned by 44,314 men
and women in all walks of life,
and by organizations and institu
tions. There were 24,416 mer
shareholders, 1918 women, 1.6lt
insurance companies and miscel
laneous corporations, and 1859 hos
pitfalls, charitable bodies, religion.
and educational institutions.
Distribution of these holding.
is wide, 28,449 holding from one
to 20 shares each and 1859 hold
ing 20 to 100 shares each. Only
1926 held more than 100 share.
each and the average holding wa:
only 56.2 shares each.
Dividends have been paid or
this stock since 1891 and from
1900 to 1921, the dividend rate
was Z per cent per annum. In
1922, this was reduced to 81 pei
cent and in 1923 to 5 per cent
Many persons in the territory
served by the Great Northern are
AMONG it's largest shareholders
and therefore are affected direct.
ly by it's ability to pay a return
on capital invested.
Most of the large life insur-
anee companies have money in
vested in Great Northern securi-
ties. Therefore, nearly every
one who holds a life insurance
policy, and many depositors in
savings banks, r partners in
the operation and development of
this railway, and their livelihood
is partly or wholly dependent on
its ability to pay"
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STOCKYARDS A
SUMMARIZES PROBE
But Six of q individuals
Involved in Probe Even
Conditionally Reinstated.
(By Farm bureau News service)

A 2,400 word summary of the
recent federal investigation of
commission houses doing business
on the So. St. Paul market was
issued last week by a joint board
of arbitration. appointed to hear
individual applications for rein
statement. But six of % indi-
viduals who were members of
firms suspended have been al
lowed to return to the market in
any capacity. Briefly stated,
disposition Of applications to re-
turn to the yards is as follows:
Allowed to resume by Stock
yards Co. ................. l
Allowed to resume by Com
mlttee =. i
Allowed to seek employment
in yards .................. 4
Denied privilege of resumption 6
Discontinued business ........ 6
Suspended, with no further ac-
ton contemplated ........ 5
Oh,h . . . e q . . . . . . q . -
Variance between this sum-
mary and statement Of last week
listing % persons is due TO the
fact that this statement includes
one reinstatement by the Stock.
yards company.
The board of arbitration, ap
pointed to consider individual ap
plicatons after 16 firms had beer
either fined or suspended. wa
made up of two representative
of the Stockyards company, tw,
representing the Livestock Elk
change and one representing tn,
federal supervisors office.
Livestock shipping associa
tions,' the statement says
whose shipments may have beer
involved in irregularities are, o.
should be, in touch with N. j
Holmberg, state commissioner o,
agriculture, who can, under stat,
laws and in cooperation with the
Packers and Stockyards Admin
istration assist in providing such
information as will permit Asso
citation Directors to properly ex.
anime into the management OF
their association affairs.
In a general way" last weeks
statement says, decision in the
several cases was as follows:
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BRUNO

Mrs. Marihart is on the sick
list.
/. B. Mentally of St. Paul, was
in town Tuesday.
S. o. Saastad returned from
Duluth Thursday.
Andrew Holm returned from
st. Cloud Tuesday.
H. G. White is spending a few
days in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Erickson at
tended the State Fair.
S. o. Saastad spent part of
last week in Minneapolis.
A little son arrived at the Nc
Cullough home last week.
Mrs. John Stafford had the
misfortune to sprain her wrist
Sunday.
Arthur Lund of Kerrick was
operated on Monday at the Moose
Lake hospital.
Miss Helen Peterson is taking
up nursing at the Hillcrest hos
pital, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Hedgland of Cedar Falls,
Iowa, is a guest of her sister,
Mrs. Rodenberger.
Prof. and Mrs. Rist entertained
friends from Castlewood, S. d.,
over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy and Jim
and Mr.. and Mrs. Babe attended
the Pine county fair.
A few of Mrs. Carpenters
friends helped her celebrate her
Seth birthday last week.
Miss Elsie Dodson substituted
in the 5th and 9Th grades during
Miss Fairchild's illness.
Miss Josephine Douglas left
Thursday for North Dakota,
where she will teach this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Halverson, lit
tile Dorothy and Mrs. Shells of
Sandstone, spent Sunday in Bru-
no.
Edith and VENDETTA Peterson
of Wrenshall, spent a week with
the Gellatly girls and Elnora
Erickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lingren took Miss
Helen to the Cities Tuesday,
where she will attend Manchester
college this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodenberger,
Maud and little Robert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Rupp attended the Tri
State Fair Friday.
Monday morning, word was re-
ceived of the death of Mrs. John
N. Hanson at a Minneapolis hos
pital. An obituary will be pub
lished next week.
Miss Lillian Phalen and Miss
Edna Bartels left for the Super
Tor Normal school last week.
Miss Ida Fairchild and Miss Mary
Murphy left for Duluth.
Mr.. Skinner of Sandstone,
spent Sunday and Monday with
his son, Ivan, and family. Mon
day he and Mrs. S. o. Saastad
celebrated their birthday ami
versary.
Rev. c. Ward Simpson will
preach in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning at
IL o'clock. Christian Endeavor
at s o'clock. Special music is be-
ing arranged.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13

Can you conceive of a cheaper
way of selling your COW or horse
than by spending a quarter or
so on an American Want Ad.
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$40 Little grUNn & Company

under a wondering scrutiny by both
Morris and the girl. Good Lord,
Darby the former exclaimed How
did you do it"
Suddenly Ben reached and took the
VOLTS head between his hand Slowly
he lifted the savage face till their
eyes met The wolf growled, then,
whimpering. tried to avert it's gaze.
Then a rough tongue Tapped at the
mans hand.
And now, for the first time, Ben
found himself regarding Beatrice. He
could scarcely take his eyes from her
face. He knew perfectly that he was
staring rudely, but he was without the
power to turn his eyes. Her dark eyes
fell under his gaze.
There's nothing l can say-tO
thank you" the girl was murmuring
Il never saw anything like 1t; it was
just as if the wolf understood every
word you said"
"Old Hiram had him pretty we'll
trained, I suspect" The mans eyes
fell to the shaggy form at his feet.
I'm glad l happened along. Miss"
Beatrice Nelson. 1 live here
Nelson! His mind seemed to leap
and catch at the name. Just that day
he had heard it from the lips of the
merchant. And this was the house
next door where dwelt his fellow
traveller for the morrow.
Then it's your father-or brother
who's going to the Yuga-'
NO" the girl answered doubtfully.
My father is already there. I'm here
alone"
Then the gray eyes lighted and a
smile broke about Ben's lips. Few
times in his life had he smiled in
quite this vivid way.
Then it's you" he exulted, who
is going to be my fellow traveller to-
morrow
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CHAPTER VII
The Wolf Scents Death

AS twilight darkened to the full
gloom of the forest night, Ben and
Beatrice rode TO a lonely cabin on the
Yuga River-one that had been built
by Hiram Melville years past. They
mad seen a lighted window from afar,
marking the end of Beatrice's hard
days ride.
''Of course you won't try to go on
tonight" she asked Ben. You'll stay
at the cabin?''
There likely won't be room for
three" he answered. But it's
clear night. 1 can make a fire and
sleep out"
They halted at last, and Beatrice
saw her fathers form, framed in the
doorway. She FASTENED into his arms:
waiting in the darkness Ben could
not help but hear his welcome. Many
things were doubtful; but there could
be no doubt Of the love that Nelson
bore his daughter
But why so many horses, Bea-
trice?" he asked. "You-brought some
one with your
He's prospector-Mr. Darby" the
girl replied. Come here, Ben-and
be introduced"
Ben had already decided upon his
course Of action. He knew perfectly
that II would only put Nelson on his
guard If he stated his true position
and besides, he wanted word Of Ez-
ram. IT may have a wrong steer.
Mr.. Nelson" he said. but a man I
met down on the river trail. out of
Snowy Gulch, advised me to come
here. He said that he had some sort
of claim up here and that his
brother left him. and through it was
a pocket country, he thought there'd
soon be a great rush up this way"
Il hardly know who it could have
been that you met" Nelson began
doubtfully. He didn't tell you his
name
Melville. 1 believe that was it.
And If you'll tell me how to find him,
I'll try to go on tonight"
Melville. Ell? I guess I know who
you mean now. But mol don't know
Of any claim unless it's over East, be-
yond here. Maybe further down the
river"\
Ben made no reply at once; but his
mind sp2d like lightning OF course
Neilsoz&as lying about the claim; he
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GO on WITH THE STORY

II HE fangs were barred, cleaning
in foam, the hair stood erect on
the powerful shoulders; and in
stantly Ben recognized it's breed 1t
was a magnificent specimen Of that
huge. gaunt runner of the forest, the
Northern golf.
He knew this breed-this savage,
blood-rna.i, fierce-eyed creature that
turned, snarling. at his approach.
Fenris was only a fellow wilderness
creature a pack brother Of the dark
forests, and he had no further cause
for fer.
"Fenrisi" he ordered sharply.
Come herer' His voice was com
rlandirg and clear above the animal s
znarls.
There followed a curious, long in
slant II utter silence and infinite
suspense.
Down. Fenris." Ben said again.
Down.
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Then slowly. steadily. Ben moved
Norris saw the fierce eyes begin to
lose their fire. The stiff hair on the
shoulders fell into place, tense
muscle relaxed.
Ben stood beside him now, his hand
reaching. Down. down" he cautioned
quietly. Suddenly the wolf crouched,
covering. at his feet.
Ben Strengthened to find himself
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CHAPTER w
Hitting the Long Trail

h1IIInG the Long IFa1l
Ben found, rather as he had expect
ed, that the girl was not at all en-
barrassed by the knowledge that they
were to have a lonely all-day ride to-
gether
The frontier had taught her to judge
men.
AS daylight broke they started out,
down the Swallowed street Of the lit
tie town.
THE last we'll see of civilization
for a long long time" the girl re-
minded him.
The man thrilled deeply. And I'm
glad Of it," he answered. Nothing
ahead but the long trail"
At the very headquarters OF Poor
Mans Creek. where the stream had
dwindled to a silver thread between
messy banks. Beatrice and Ben made
their noon camp.
But it was not to be that this jour
ney should hold only delight for Ben.
a half-mile down the river he sud
denly made a most momentous and
disturbing discovery.
He had stopped his horse TO reread
the copy Of Hiram Melville's letter
intending to verify his course. His
gaze came to rest upon a famihal
name.
Look out for JEFF Nelson and hi
gang" the letter read. They see
some of my dust"
At first he did not glance at Bea
uice. Slowly he folded the letter and
put it back into his pocket.
I'm going all right" he announced
He urged his horse forward.
1T seems tome we must be head.
ing into about the same country, Ben
went on. You see. Miss Nelson, I'm
going to make my first permanent
camp somewhere along this still
stretch"
My father has come to the con
clusion that it's really worth prospect.
ing. He's in this same country now. 90
I suppose I'll meet him-Il likely
meet him tonight when l take you to
the cabin on the river. You said his
name was
"Jefery Nelson"
Ben's thought flashed to Ezram.
The recovery of the mine had been
the old mans fondest dream, the last
hope of his declining years, and this
setback would go hard with him. But
there would be certain planning when
they met again over their campfire.
And there were three of them allied
now. Fenris the wolf had come into
his service.
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: BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BEN DARBY. a prisoner. is paroled to
an old friend of the Darby family be
cause II is proven by a noted a1ielist
that Ben is victim of amnesia- The
old friend,
EZRA MELVILLE, takes Ben On
journey to the Yuga River to locate on
rich claim left by Ezra's dying brother,
HIRAM MELVILLE. In Seattle
lives Jeffrey Nelson. leader of Ray
Brent and
CHAN HEMINWAY, notorious crooks.
They plan to steal the claim left by
Melville and locate there before his
brother can arrive. Brent is in love
with Nelson's beautiful daughter,
BEATRICE. who repulses him.
When Ezra and Ben arrive at the north
woods. the Iatter's memory suddenly re-
turns On the road to Snowy Gulch,
where they were to procure supplies and
call for
FENRIs. pet of the deceased Hiram,
Ben and Ezra meet a 1ronttersman.
While Ben is otherwise engaged Ezra
learns from the traveller that Nelson
and his gang have started toward
Hiram's claim. Not wanting to en-
danger Ben's life. Ezra suggests that
Darby go alone to Snowy Gulch. leaving
Ezra to travel toward their destination.
At Snowy Gulch Ben finds Ferris to be
a wolf that has Just broken loose and
stands ready TO destroy a beautiful girl.
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When the night had come down In
full. and as he sat about the glowing
Goals of his supper fire, he had time
to devote serious thought to the fate
of Ezram.
Impelled by an urge within him
self Ben suddenly knelt beside his
lupine friend. He could not under
stand the flood of emotion. the vague
sense of impending and dramatic
events that stirred him to the quick
Ee only knew, with knowledge akin
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refused an invitation to pass the
night in the cabin, and made his
way to the green bank Of the stream.
Four hundred yards from the cabin
obscured from both by the thickets-
he pitched his camp.
Ben made his fire and unpacked
his horses. He confined his riding
horse with q picket rope; the others
he turned loose. The he cooked a
simple meal for himself and the
gaunt servant aA hts heels.
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that I talked to him, that his cabin
was somewhere close to this one-I
thought he said up this creek"
There is a cabin up the creek a
way" Nielsen admitted, but 1t isn't
the one he meant. It's on my claim,
and my two partners are living in it.
But when he said near to this one,
he might have meant ten miles. That's
the way we northern men speak Of
distance"
He said his farewells to the GIRL
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knew perfectly that at that moment
he was occupying one of Hiram Mel
ville's cabins.
He hasn't come up this way?"
Ben asked casually.
''He hasn't come through here that
know Of. OF course I'm working
at my claim-with my partners-and
he might have gone through without
our seeing him. It seems rather I'M
likely"
He told me, In few minutes
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Builds Pocket Nest
ALTMAN

LONDON, June IA wren has
made her nest IN a pocket Of an old
the tunio hanging in a sawrniN at
Llnslade Bucks
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strengthening the Leviathan re.
Gently employed more than 1000 men
for five weeks, and TWO miles of new
oAxpots WEISS Aaid
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United States is using four times
as much timber annually as it is
growing.
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to inspiration, that in Ferris lay the
answer to his problem.
''Fenrts, old boy" the man
whispered. Con you find him for
me, F'enris? He's out there some
where" the man motioned toward
the dark-"and 1 want him. Can you
take me to him?"