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The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13

Two California medical students are
putting themselves through college by
the oldest and most dangerous voca-
tion ever adopted by ambitious youths.
Leonard Keeler of Stanford, and
Elwood L. Woolsey Il the University
of California, MAINTAIN in 20-foot
square tankhouse at Menlo Park,
Calf, what is believed to be the only
"rattlesnake farm" in the west and
one of very few in the world.
Lion tanning, African and polar ex-
plorations, are mere trifles compared
sons are more dangerous than the
venom of rattlesnake. The "anti-
venine" serum produced as result
of their work is almost the only known
remedy for snakebite. It has proved
almost always efficacious in South
America, where snake bite peril is
especially great.
These two youths maintain flock,
beyy, herd, or what have you, of
snakes, varying from six to $50, as
the supply is available. Most are
Texas rattlers, although few are
caught in hills near the "farm" Lit
tie breeding is attempted, although re-
Gently mother-snake yielded II baby
rattlers.
The stock on hand is divided in two
lots. Each is "milked" on alternate
weeks, giving a steady weekly supply,
all of which is contracted for by a
large Pacific coast serum laboratory.
"Milked" is quite proper descrip-
tiOn, according to Keeler, who says
the atomic formula Of rattler venom
is greatly similar to mothers milk"
The venom first is of an amber color,
slightly milky, but oxidizes quickly
and resolves, by loss of three parts
in four, into small crystals of brown
orange tint.
From one-half to one and a half
cubic centimeters of poison is secured
from each snake. Since two minims
is fatal to a human being, this is
enough to be fatal to several persons.
AS first rule in milking" snakes,
you must first catch your snake. This
is accomplished with a forked stick
piianing the snakes head to the floor,
Then the body is grasped firmly just
back Of the head. Two men are on
the job, for a fiye-foot rattler is a
bundle Of power and a sudden twist
may be fatal to the operator
One man carefully forces against
the upper jaw until it is wide open
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
FREDERICKS PROPERTY is
SOLD TO COVER BANK DEBT

All the realty holdings of R. N.
Fredericks, formerly president of the
Prescott State bank and the Bank Of
Jerome and an officer of the Com
mercial Trust and Savings bank, were
sold at sheriff's auction at Prescott
Monday morning, with the exception
of one lot on South Pleasant street,
Prescott, upon which the former bank
er filed homestead exemption, the
sale being made following a judgment
in the superior court and to meet
Fredericks' stock liability in the in
solvent banks. The sale brought S22,-
600, which will be used by the bank to
defi'ay Fredericks' Indebtedness.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13

swab the mouth with permanganate
Of potassium, the same emergency
treatment as used by those bitten by
rattlers, to keep the snake, susceptible
to infection because of its captivity,
free from danger Heis then released
as carefully as he was caught.
The serum is prepared from the
crystals in glyccrine. Minute quanti-
ties are injected intravenously in a
horse, gradually increasing over a
period of eight months as the horse
gathers immunity. Then several
quarts of blood are withdrawn from
the horse, and the final serum IL OBJ
tanned from special treatment of this
blood.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
Stafford WILL HAVE
NEW DEPOT SOON

Plans for new depot in Stafford
have been approved by the officials
Of the Southern Pacific company, was
the announcement made last week by
a.. j. Ferlo, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific company. Just how soon work
on the erection of the building would
be started, Mr.. Ferro was reluctant to
say, but stated it would be within
ninety days, possible sooner. That
Stafford would have a new depot this
year was an assured fact, he said fur
ther.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
NOTICE mo- CREDITORS

Estate of Owen G. Gray, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Administrators Of the Estate of
Owen G. Gray, deceased, to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first
publication of this notice to the said
Administrator at the law offices of G..
B. Wilson, in Flagstaff, Arizona, the
same being the place for the transac-
tion of the business of said estate, in
said County of Coconino.
C. B. WILSON,
Administrator of the Estate of Owen
C. Gray, deceased.
Dated Flagstaff, Ariz., this 26th day
of April, A. D. 1927. 4-29-4t
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
THE COCONINO SUN
ARTIcIE XII.

Meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held for the transaction of
any business of the corporation at
Omaha, Nebraska, or at any other
place outside the State of Utah or
elsewhere within this State, than its
principal office, as the Board of Di-
rectors may by resolution provide or
as may be prescribed by the bylaws.
In Witness Whereof, we have here
unto subscribed our names this 2Gth
day of March, 1928.
Geo. Fl. Smith
4. E. Calvin
Fl. NJ Adams
N. III. Loomis
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
MILKING GRATTLESNAKES OF POISON
TO GET THROUGH COLLEGE

and the poison fangs visible. A tiny
glass dish is put under the hollow
points of the poison fangs, and their
flesh sheaths retracted. Then an oper-
ator puts finger in the mouth (talk
about putting your head between a
lions jaws!) and presses against the
poison sac until the deadly fluid is
discharged into the dish.
The final step for the snake is to
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
CHICAGOAN ARRESTED
ON MANN ACT COUNT

Martin L. Rufle, Chicago, was ar
rested at Tucson last Friday on a
Mann act charge. He is alleged to
have deserted his family in Chicago to
elope with a 17-year-old girl, accord
ing to the complaint.
Police officers stated that Rufle had
been living with the girl in Tucson for
seeyral weeks. He IS being held for
Chicago authorities.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
April IS, 1927
Republication

u. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
April Is, 1927
Republication
Notice is hereby given that William
W. Slaton, of Flagstaff, Arizona, who,
on October 15, 1928, made forest
homestead entry (list 3-4453), No.
O55877, for the WhEASEA, EA
WKSEA, Section II, NWANEA
NEi4, NEA NWA NEA, Section 20,
Township 24N., Range BE-, G. & S.
R. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Three Year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, the testimony of the claimant
to be submitted before G. c. Little,
Clerk of the County Court, Washing
ton County. Fayetteville, Arkansas,
and that of at least two of the follow
ing named witnesses to be submitted
before Tom L. Rees, u. S. Commits
sioner, at Flagstaff, Arizona. All the
testimony to be submitted on the 9th
day of May, 1927.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Fred NJ Langston, Cary B. Bar
rett, L. N Simpson, Jack Stages, all
of Flagstaff, Arizona.
HENRY A. MORGAN,
Register.
1st pub. 4-22-27.
5th pub. 5-20-27.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
Fooling Himself

Two darkies were reading the in
scrfptions on the tombstones in a
cemetery. One Of them let out
raucous Haw! Haw! and when the
other came up he pointed to the in
scription which read, "Not Dead
But Sleeping.
"IIaw! Hawl" laughed the darkey,
.He amt foolin' nobody but hisself."
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
,ears on file in my office.

pears on file in my office.
In. witness whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
great seal of the State of Utah, this
18th day of February, 1927.
(SeaD H. e. CROCKETT,
Secretary of State.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
STATE OF UTAH
Executive Department
Secretary of States Office

secretary OF OIaLe UIIIce
/, H. E. Crockett, Secretary of State
of the State of Utah, do hereby certify
that the attached is full, true and
correct copy of a certified copy of
the Articles of Incorporation of the
UTAH PARKS COMPANY as ap-
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
STATE OF NEBRASKA,
COUNTY OF DOUGLASS

G. r. GRAY and N. H. LOOMS,
two of the signers of the foregoing
Articles of Incorporation, being first
duly sworn, each for himself and not
one for the other, deposes and says
that it is bona fide the intention of
the incorporators to commence and
carry on the business mentioned in
the foregoing agreement or articles
of incorporation; and that each party
to said foregoing instrument is able
to pay the amount of the stock SUBJ
scribed for by him; that the total
amount of the stock has been SUBJ
scribed and the entire capital stock
of the corporation has been paid in.
C. R. Gray
N. H. Loomis
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 26th day Of March, A. D. 1928.
G. B. Matthai,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Commission expires June 27, 1924.
STATE OF UTAH,
COUNTY OF SALT LAKES.
GEO. H. SMITH, one of the sign
ers of the foregoing Articles of In
corporation, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says that it is bona fide
the intention of the incorporators to
commence and carry on the business
mentioned in the foregoing agreement
or articles of Incorporation; and that
each party to said foregoing instru-
ment is able to pay the amount of
the stock subscribed and the entire
capital stock of the corporation has
been paid in.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 28th day of March, A. d. 1923.
(Seal) Chas. A. Root,
Notary Public
Residing at Salt Lake City, Utah
Commission expires June 27, 1924.
ENDORSED: NUMBER 10 220,
Articles of Incorporation of the UTAH
PARKS COMPANY. Filed in the
Clerks office, Salt Lake County,
Utah, March %, 1928. Clarence
Cowan, County Clerk, BY Fred G..
Bassett, Deputy Clerk.
STATE OF UTAH,
COUNTY OF SALT LAKES.
|, CLARENCE COWAN, County
Clerk, in and for the County of Salt
Lake, in the State of Utah, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of the Articles
of Incorporation and Oath of Incor-
porators, duly acknowledged, of
UTAH PARKS COMPANY, No. 10
220, as appears of record in my of
flee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal, this 28th day of March,
(seal) CLARENCE coWAN. Clerk.
By FRED c. BAssETT, Deputy Clerk
STATE OF UTAH,
COUNTY OF SALT LAKES.
T.. CLARENCE COWAN, County
Clerk in and for the County of Salt
Lake, State of Utah, do hereby cer-
tify that the UTAH PARKS COM
PANY, No. 10 220, has duly filed in
my office the Agreement of Incor-
poration, duly acknowledged, to-
gether with the oath Of the incorpor-
ators and oath of office of each Of
ficer, as required by the Compiled
Laws of Utah, 1917.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal, this 28th day of March,
1923.
(Seal) CLARENCE COWAN,
County Clerk.
BY FRED c. BASSETT, Deputy Clerk.
Filed and Certificate issued this
28th day of March, 1923.
H. E. CROCKETT,
Secretary of State.
4-22-5-27.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
ESSLER PAYS OWN BILLS

On Feb. rs an action brought
by ]. Bodansh against Peter Ess-
Ter to recover 1888 alleged to be
due for labor performed on the
farm was tried before Municipal
Judge r. r. Kells of this city and
jury. "a verdict for the plaintiff in
the sum of sos was brought in.
It was stated that Mr.. Bodanski
had been employed for an eight
months term and quit before he
completed his contract. At one
stage of the negotiations for set
Element Mr.. Essler offered to pay
him $275. 1t seems since the
trial "a rumor has spread about that
Stearns county would be required
to pay the Judgment, presumably
because Mr.. Essler is employed as
overseer ON Highway 'E" between
Sank Centre and Padua. ANY con-
clusion of this kind is erroneous
and does "a grave injustice to Mr..
Esssler as he promptly paid the
amount of the verdict and costs
the day following the trial.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Mike Klein, Aged Is Buried
in Sank Centre Friday
Deceased Was a Resident Of This
Community for Many Years
Died March Is

Mike Klein, aged 70, passed
away at his home in IMelrose Tues
day, March Is. Deceased was
born in Appleton, Wis. From
there he came to Sank Centre and
resided south Of town for many
years. He later located three
miles northeast of the city, where
he lived for several years. After
the death of his wife, Sept, IL,
1912 he moved to Waite Park,
where he resided with one of his
sons until a year ago when a1e
moved to Mefrose to live with his
older daughter, Mrs. Mary Kraem-
er.
The deceased is survived by six
children, two girls and four boys:
John of Black Duck; Joseph and
Edward of st. Cloud; George of
Melrose; Mrs. Roeller of Freeport !;
and Mrs. Mary Kraemer of Mel
rose.
Funeral services Were held Fri
day at 10 A. M. lat st. Paul's
church, Sank Centre, and the re-
mains laid i'm St. Paul's cemetery
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Boys Band to
Be Organized
Arrangements Made for Promi-
nent Band Leader to Attend
Meeting Monday Evening

A committee appointed by the
Community Club to look into the
matter of organizing Sank Cen
tire Boys Band has arranged fo1
a meeting to be held Monday eve-
ming, March %, at 8 o'clock at the
Community Club rooms. All boys
interested in a Boys Band and
the boys parents are urged to at
tend the meeting.
A preliminary meeting was
held this week in the Junior High
School building at which about IS
boys expressed their desire to
join the band. At this time Supt
Falk introduced Mr.. G. Oliver
Riggs, of St., Cloud, who talked
to the lads on the advantages of a
Boys Band and of the qualifica-
tions necessary to become mem
Der of such an organization. Mr.
Riggs has had many years of ex-
perience in this line of work, be-
ing the organizer of the $50 piece
Boys Band at St. Cloud. the
IdillOu S DUyS OAHU VI DSlIlluJl dlu
many other successful bands. Mr..
Riggs will be on hand for the meet
ing Monday night and will explain
to the parents their responsibility
in the organization of a successful
Boys Band. He is especially anx-
ious to have all the mothers of the
boys attend this meeting. The i'm
portance of this meeting cannot be
over emphasized, as it is the first
real step towards a definite organi-
cation and, unless this meeting is
successful in bringing out every
one interested, it will mean indefi-
mite postponement of the plan for
giving Sank Centre a juvenile
band.
The committee has been looking
over prospects for securing "a good
director and they have been ex-
tremely fortunate in having the as
sistance of Mr.. Riggs in this work,
as he is well known throughout
this part of the country in musical
circles.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
RETURN FROM WEST

Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Walker
arrived in the city. Sunday after
noon after having spent several
months at various California
points, The Walkers left Sank
Centre the latter part of Septem-
Der. They visited until the first
of December with relatives in
South Dakota, arriving in Cali
fornia three weeks before Christ
mas. "A greater portion of the
time was spent with their son
George and family at Velejo, where
the latter has "a successful delicat-
lessen business. Mr.. Walker stat
ed to the Herald that there were
some parts of California he liked
very we'll and still other portions
he would not take as a gracious
gift if he were compelled to live
there. The home farm was rented
to the son Ray last fall and Mr..
and Mrs. Walker expect to take
up their residence in this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Farm Equality Board
Asked by Senate

St. Paul, Mar. 22-Min-
nesota's legislature is called
upon to create an agricultur-
al equality commission by a
resolution introduced in the
senate today.
The resolution was ac-
companied by a companion
measure to appropriate $780,
900 for the next biennium to
pay expenses of the commits
sion in sponsoring legislation
in congress to restore and
maintain equality of agricul-
ture.
The. resolution was spon-
sored by Senators Garley of
Plainview, HI. A. Larson of
Preston, Mackenzie cf Gay
lord, Schmechel of Fairfax,
Bonniwelr of Hutchinson,
Zamboni of Owatonna, john
son Of Ivanhoe, j. D.. Sullivan
of St. Cloud, C. H. Sullivan
of Saltwater, Putnam of
Blue Earth, Serline of Mora,
Lawson of Willmar, and Nap
lin of Thief River Falls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Welfare Worker Visits
in Sank Centre Recently
Fraulein Denko of Austria, Guest
of Mrs. A. F. Moynihan Thurs
day afternoon of Last Week

Fraulein Denko, child welfare
worker from Vienna, Austria,
and director of 140 government
clinics in that country, was guest
of Mrs. A. F. Moynihan, secre-
tary of the child welfare board of
Stearns County Thursday Of last
week. ~
The lady was sent ont by the
commonwealth foundation IF New
York City, who are helping to sub
sidize welfare work in Austria.
Miss Denko has been touring
the United States from coast TO
coast, lecturing and visiting insti-
buttons. She has spent some thine
in the west and came from Oregon
to Minnesota where she was great
ly impressed and very interested in
the institutions and child welfare
work of Minnesota.
From Sank Centre Miss Denko
went to Chicago, thence TO New
York, from where she viii sail for
Vienna.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Matches, Nails Rub;
Pants, 4 Sheds Burn

Pennington, March 23-
There's many slip-but
when William Martin, son of
a farmer near here, slipped,
four buildings burned and
tools and farm equipment
worth $500 was destroyed.
Also Williams perfectly
good pair of trousers was
completely ruined.
Williams destructive slip
occurred in the machine shed
on his fathers farm, where he
was getting some gasoline. He
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
J. Martin, Castle Rock town
ship.
While the gasoline was
running into a container, Will
liam slipped. As he struck
the ground, matches and nails
in his pocket rubbed togeth-
err. The matches blazed
through the pocket set FIRE to
the gasoline and sent flames
roaring through the shed.
A strong wind famed the
blaze, spreading the flames to
granary, garage and corn
crib. Neighbors rushed to the
scene.
The Pennington FIRE de-
partment. was called to the
scene, got stuck in the mud
on the way. 1t finally ar
rived in time to save the barn
and house.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
STATE HASLARGE
SUM in TRUST FUNDS
Minnesota Has More Public
Money Than Any State
in the Union
CONTINUE TO GROW
$1Z,433.4O in 1862 In
creases to $51,00O,00
at Close of 1926

st. Paul, Mar. 22-Permanent
trust funds established by Mime
sofa now total $51, 203, 418.1O, the
largest point in their history. Jul
ius A. Schmahl, state treasurer,
announced today.
The total, according to investi-
cations carried on by Mr..
Schmahl's office, indicates that
they are the largest invested funds
held by any state in the nation.
They are within $40, 100000 of be-
ing equal to the total trust funds
established by all the states east
OF the Mississippi river, he said
Growth of the trust fund dur
ing the last year was nearly S4,-
100000 from $47,444,78O.21 to
the present figure. The present
strength of the four funds show:
Fund H. 1926
Permanent School
fund ........ S3S,803,942 Ia
Permanent University 2,988,661.36
Internal Improvement
land ............ 238, 200. 90
Swamp land !. ..6,917,726 .S5
Municipal loans to Minnesota
cities and towns and villages rep
resents the major source of in
vestment while the state has many
millions in United States bonds,
treasury notes and liberty bonds.
Growth of these trust funds
since 1862 when state lands were
sold for the start Of the perma-
nent school fund has been tremen-
dous. The first sale, brought in
$12,433. 40. -
Additions to this fund gave it
a head start over the others. hi
1905 it had grown to $11,O2T,-
1927 compared with the univer-
sity fund of. that da.a which was
$1,09S,6 500. The swamp land
fund used for the states institu-
tions other Gilan educational, had
$4,000 for investment in 1905
although now it is the second
largest fund. -.
Sources of moneys for the vari-
GUS funds consist mainly of uhe
sale of lands, the sale of timber
stumpage, orion ore royalties and
mineral lease incomes, derived
from the tracts set aside for the
permanent school and university
fund in one half of the iron ore
occupational tax paid each year.
The university fund receives 10
per cent of the total while The
permanent school fund receives 40
per cent.
Interest on state land sales is
a big item for the various funds.
Continued on Page Ten)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
GAS TAX SPLIT IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Rural Members Line Up
for the Proposed Consti-
tutional Amendment
MUST GO TO PEOPLE
Plan Would Divert One
: Third of Tax From State
to County Roads

st. Paul, March 23-Rural
members of the house of repre-
sentatives threw their organization
into high gear Tuesday and rode
over minority opposition from the
Twin Cities and Duluth which tried
to prevent passage of a proposed
constitutional amendment to divert
one-third of the gasoline reve-
nues from the trunk highway fund
to the use of counties for improv-
ing country roads. One-third of
the tax would amount to approx
mately 100000 annually.
The vote was sc to Al in favor
Of putting the amendment up to the
voters at the 1928 election. The
bill will now go to the senate.
City legislators tried in vain to
fight off the determination of the
rural legislators, but they were
easily defeated. At first the city
lawmakers tried to use persuasion,
and they pleaded for at least a
portion of the money, and finally
they tried to gain their point by
offering amendments. The amend
ments We're bowled over one after
another and then the final vote was
taken.
Cities of the first class under
this provision would not receive
any benefit in return for the gaso-
line tax collected in their munich
palities, even though they pay APP
proximately 40 per cent of the to-
tai revenue. The bill would place
the question before the voters at
the next general election and
would permit the ALLEGATION of the
funds to the various counties for
the building of county or feeder
roads in those counties.
One rural member, Represen-
tative r. E. Dunn of Pelican Rap
ids, dared the wrath of his COL
leagues from the rural districts in
opposing the bill not only by his
vote but by taking the floor in
opposition. Representative Sven
son of Nicollet county, chairman
of the highway committee leading
the rural forces of the bill, and
was joined by Representative
DAZZLE of Spring Grove. Mr..
Swenson urged the country mem
bers not to believe the statement
of city representatives that the.
amendment would lose at the 1928
election.
"People are going to give this
question study and will view it
from all angles" Mr.. Swenson
said. "The cities are unreasonable
in their demand in opposing this
bill I"
Representative Starkey, who
opposed placing of the bill on a
special order of business "a week
ago, again led the opposition on
behalf of city members, stating
that it is useless to pass this bill,
as the amendment will be defeated
at the next election.
Continued on Page Ten)