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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-19
On Nov. 25th, the local Catholics

On NOV. ZOCQ, CQ0 local CdCuOllCS
will celebrate the feast of st. Catharine,
the patron saint of the local church.
There will be high mass by Rev. Fir.
Vonderlage at 9 O'Clock in the morning.
G. M. Hewlett, superintendent of
the Northern Trust Co., assignee for the
insolvent Citizens Bank, came up from
the Sawdust City on Tuesday of last
week, for the purpose Of giving testi-
mony in the case of the State VS.. Tur-
rell.
Give J. Cook and wife have sold a
13-acre tract on Ramsey Heights, just
west of the Wingett homestead, to Ad-
am Alexander, the consideration being
$3.50. Mr.. Alexander will probably
erect residence on the tract in the
near future.
During the past week G. E. Mckay
has been presented with a magnificent
gold ring, having the emblems of the
different Masonic bodies of which he is a
member, outlined upon the same. The
gift was made to him by his former
partner, S. J. Race, and JOS. Tyson.
R. D. White was in st. Paul Friday
and Saturday. While there he pur-
chased the furniture and fixtures for
the temperance saloon he is to open in
the two-story brick building next to
The GAZETTE office. Mr.. White ex-
poets to have the same in running con-
dition by next week.
VIM. Pratt has been away from Red
wood Falls during the past month OF
two looking up a new location. He
has decided to move to Prentiss, Wis.,,
where a number of Redwood county
people are now located, and which is
likely to be his future home. As stated
in another place he has rented his resi-.
dence in this city to Register Of Deeds
elect Cobleigh and Mr.. Pratt will va
cate it about Dec. Goth.
James Burgess and family, Misses I.
M. Anderson and Nellie Frankel OF
Sheldon, North Dakota, arrived here
last week, for the purpose of taking
charge of the Commercial Hotel. Since
their arrival there has been some dis
pute over the terms of settlement with
w. w. Hadley, the proprietor up to
the time of the arrival. He claims that
Burgess was to take such household
furniture, etc., groceries, as he wished
to dispose OF, off his hands, paying the
net price for the same. Mr.. Burgess
has been reluctant to do this on account
of goods already owned by him. AS a
result of the trouble the owners of the
building, or the agents of the owner,
j have attempted to eject Mr.. Hadley
from the same according to the state
ment of the latter. The latter implied
his willingness to settle on the basis
first stated and an agreement to that
effect was reached during Monday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-19
just received a new crop of Sauer-

just received new crop of Sauer-
kraut at the Masonic Block Grocery.
The law office of Jos. Chadderdon is
now on the second floor of F. w. Phil
bricks store building.
Mrs. Frank Hammer entertained the
ladies' society of the Christian church
at her home yesterday afternoon.
The Shutdown mail now goes out
from Springfield at 8 a. m. on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, and
returns at p. M. the same days.
Chas. Lent has the contract.
The Advance is authority for the
statement that Ochs' backyard at
Springfield turned out nearly two mil
lions Of brick during the year that
closed on Nov. LIST. Of this number
100000 were common brick, $4,000
hollow brick, $4,000 pressed brick, 5000
drain tile and 4 900 sidewalk tile. The
market for the product has been in
Minnesota and South Dakota.
The report that shower of meteors
was to have fallen from the skies last
Friday evening appears to have been
strictly an astronomical fake, or else
shows that astronomers are no more to
be depended upon in the general run of
events than are other people. The sky
was clear up to midnight but not a
meteor was seen by the population that
stood out in the cold gazing at stars.
Early in the evening the Republican
meteoric display occurred, but that was
paid for and was not brought about by
any astronomical phenomenon. After
midnight the sky was overcast with
hazy clouds and it was impossible to
detect display after that hour.
Mrs. Catherine McIlravie who, for
the past eight years has lived alone in
little cottage on the rear Of lot
owned by her in the north part Of town,
was found lying dead upon the floor of
her house last Sunday evening, says
the Sleepy Eye Dispatch. From the
appearance of the room and the de-
ceased it was evident that the grim
messenger came to her with the last
summons while she was engaged in
eating supper on Saturday evening.
Deceased was II years of age, of Scot
fish birth and has resided in Brown
county since 1870. Eight years ago
last month her husband dropped dead
while at work. Mrs. McIlravie was
the mother of Alex McIlravie and Mes
DANES McBain and McMaster of this
place, and had son, John McIlravie
residing at Redwood Falls and a
daughter, Mrs. Huddlestone at Waba-
sha. She was member of the Pres
byterian church. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. McBain,
interment being had at Home ceme-
terry.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-19
Good 1896 high grade bicycle for sale

UOOu 1870 nlgn Sraue Dlcycle ZOE sale
cheap. Inquire at this office. If.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. OF
the town of Redwood Falls will be held
at the court house on Saturday, Nov.
28th, at 2 p. M, for the election of a
Board of Directors and the transaction
of such other business as may come be-
fore the meeting. All members are
urged to be present. By order of Sec
rotary A. D. Stewart. 2t
Martin Seaman was in town last
Friday and asked The GAZETTE to
make correction of an item that ap-
peared in this paper last week to the
effect that he did not deny receiving
the money for which he mortgaged his
farm to Alexander ct al. He states
that he never received all of the money
that was mentioned in the mortgage
and consequently, he thought, the
parties holding the mortgage could not
recover on the same.
w. H. Webster has decided to move
his stock of goods from the building
now occupied to the larger one recently
occupied by J. M. Huntington on the
corner of Second and Washington. The
removal was made necessary by the re-
markable growth in the trade of The
Fair store, which has called for gen.
eral branching out into other lines suit
able for the store, as well as for the in
crease in stock of the present articles
carried. The removal will occur in a
short time
N. w. Cobleigh, register of deeds
elect, was in the city last Thursday,
and while here rented the residence OF
VIM. Pratt, on the corner of Jefferson
and Broadway. He will move his FAM
lily into town from Willow Lake about
Dec. Goth, when he will commence oc-
cupying the residence. Mr.. Cobleigh
was unusually pleased over the large
majority he received throughout the
county, and particularly here in Red
wood Falls, where he not only ran
ahead of his ticket, but where he ran
almost even with Fred L. Warner for
clerk of court.
1t leaked out here during the present
term of court that Mr.. Shepherd, who
is register or receiver of the land office
at Marshall, would probably hold on to
his Office during the Republican adj
ministration. Mr.. Shepherd is gold
standard Democrat and during the
whole of the recent campaign he was
one of the strongest advocates, of the
Republican candidates, taking part in
all of the demonstrations in his city,
and contributing to the success of the
cause in Lyon county. The Republican
friends and acquaintance of the gen
tleman will ask that he be retained in
the Office.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-19

Col. A. H. Hughes of st. Paul, an at
tractive collector of one of the st. Paul
institutions, spent a portion of the past
week in this city.
The knights of Pythias gave pleas
ant little party to number of friends
at it's hall last Friday evening. Dane
ing was the order and it was kept up
until early Saturday morning.
Mrs. Frank Clague came over from
Lamberton last Saturday evening and
spent Sunday with Frank at Hotel
Francois. Frank was going to take the
4:35 train home Saturday night but
Judge Weber would not excuse him.
Had the Judge granted the request the
attorney would have gone directly to
the train from the court house and
would have spent Sunday at LANDER
ton without finding Mrs. Clague at
home.
Rev. Fir. Vonderlage promulgated
the bans of Theodore Philip Kellar and
Miss Theresa Kaufenber, both residing
west of the city, at the Catholic church
in this city last Sunday morning. The
publication was final one. The we'd
ding is to occur at ten o'clock, Tuesday
morning, Nov. oath, at st. GATHERINGS
church in this city. The groom is the
son of M. Kellar, one Of the best known
farmers in Redwood county, and coun-
ty commissioner of this county a good
many years ago.
A candidate for the local postoffice
was late in court last Saturday morn
ing. A deputy sheriff looked him up
and the Judge, when the candidate
and juryman showed up, told him that
he had narrowly escaped losing days
pay by virtue of his being late. The
Judge undoubtedly took into consider
alton the fact that the candidate was
out securing signatures to petition to
have his name favorably considered by
the postoffice department year from
uoAI EcDIuaTy.
A farmer residing just outside of the
city came into town last Friday and
after receiving II cents per bushel for a
large load of wheat he drove down to
D. E. Laird's hardware store, and with
one of the broadcast smiles he ever wore
walked into the store, and made pur-
chase of an article, laying down the
cash, laughing loud and remarking as
he did so: "Pay cash for everything
now; first time in five years that I
have been getting Republican price for
wheat, and you bet farmer can af-
ford to feel good over the fact that he
is getting profit price for his wheat"
d. J. Laird wondered where he was at
and Kim Glasscoe chuckled deep down
in his sleeve as the statement reminded
him that he had cast his first Repub-
lican ballot on Nov. Sd last.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-19
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN E. SCHMAHl.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1896

H. l.. BEECHER, Agent.
Redwood Falls, MINI.
MINNEAPOLIS & St. Louis Railway.
Time of arrival and departure of mail and
express trains from Redwood, in effect April
21st, 1890:
Passenger train going east leaves at l1:GP p
do do do west do 1:4S P. N
Accommodation do east do 6:3OP. N
do do west do 6:35 A. n
Daily except Sundays.
GEO. s. RICHARDSON. Agent.
The herald., 1896-12-05
sCRAMBLEs FOR PosTOFF1CEs

The Indiana members elect of the new
house of representatives have agreed
upon plan of disposing of the postotfice
appointments in their respective dis
tricts which commends itself to the
hearty approval of the public. They
have decided, in effect, that every candi-
date for postmaster must submit his
claims to the patrons of the office which
be seeks, and that the man who makes
-.he most favorable showing in popular
vote should be recommended by the con-
gresham of his district for the appoint
ment. In pursuance of this plan it is
proposed that elections shall be held
in every town in the state in order that
the people shall have the largest liberty
in choosing men to fill their postofiices.
This method has two things to commend
1t. In the first place it virtually meets
the growing demand that postmasters
shall be selected by the direct vote of
the people. This is the important point.
There is palpable force in the conten-
tion that these officers should be chosen
with more regard for the public interest
than for the selfish concerns of the poll
ticians.-New York Mail and Express.
The herald., 1896-12-05
THE SUNDAY HERALD

The Sunday Herald of tomorrow, the
5th inst, will bear to many thousands of
homes bright budget of the latest news
from at home and abroad, and the usual
quota Of those entertaining and inter-
esting features, which have made 1t an
Indispensable journal to the progressive
paterfamilias and a source of pleasure
to his whole household
A specially interesting article for those
who study the theory and practice Of
government will be found in compre-
hensive description of the German
reichstag.
The lovers of the canine and those who
appreciate the intelligence of the breed,
will peruse with pleasure the account of
the remarka BILE special training of watch
dogs in Berlin.
How the Time Is Made" description
of the Greenwich observatory. which, in
a measure. regulates the universe, is the
title Of another entertaining article.
Professor Bernard Moses of Berkeley
contributes an article on the relation Of
the state to the university.
John Shirley Ward writes delightful
review of THE Songs of the South"
A brief for the plaintiffs in the case of
"Hoi Polloi VS.. Land Monopoly" will
prove valuable argument for those in
terested in the problems of taxation.
The weekly review of the latest and
best literature from the erudite pen of
Judge Enoch Knight is always an at
traction to the lovers of books.
Several bright short stories, including
a sketch of Californian life by H. SAINT
ford Smith, will add much to the inter
est of the entertaining pages.
A Defense of Theosophy, by Paul S.
Heffleman, is the title of thoughtful
paper on subject that is engrossing the
attention of many thinkers.
The series of psychological and philo-
sophical articles which have attracted
much attention will be continued by
discourse on The Inner Meaning of
Words and Acts"
The drama of the day, the musical col
umn, and other regular Sunday features
will complete an excellent bill of fare for
the Sunday Herald.
A novel and valuable feature will be
found in a complete index to all ad-
vertisements, by which the searcher for
anything from a Christmas present or a
job may save both time and patience.
The herald., 1896-12-05
COMING TO JUDGMENT

The news comes from Washington that
the suit of the government VS. the South
ern Pacific and others will shortly come
before the supreme court of the United
States. The suit involves the possess
ion of S00 900 acres of land adjoining the
road from Tehachepi pass to the Colora-
do river. The Southern Pacific company
lays claim to the lands by virtue of the
company's succession to the rights of
the Texas Pacific, to which the above
grant was originally made, while the
government contends that the Southern
Pacific is trespasser and asks that the
title of the United States to the lands be
quieted and that the Southern Pacific
company pay $3.50 per acre to the gov
ernment for all tracts sold to bona fide
settlers.
There may be some who view with
wonder the progress which the interior
department makes in issuing patents 10
railroads and they wonder why the great
government of the United States does not
protect the American people against the
fraudulent claims of railroads under
bogus grants. Those who understand
the situation better, however. have
known that for several years the land
grant railroads have controlled the in
terror department, not only theoretical
ly and nominally, but that they actually
dictate the decisions and orders of that
department in the same way that they
do the business of operating their rail-
roads, and it is believed that they pay
the employees of the interior department
stated salaries as their own employees.
There is in Washington combination
between the land grant railroads, which
is controlled and whose business is man
aged by certain attorneys for those
roads. These attorneys direct what
patents shall be issued to the railroads
and what decisions shall be rendered.
During the last three years millions of
acres have been patented to the rail-
roads which We're not within the grants
to those companies at ALL Millions of
acres of mineral lands have been pat
ented which were excepted out of the
grants, and hundreds of quarter sec
tions of land. actually occupied by
homesteaders and held under home-
stead laws, have likewise been patented
to the railroads.
The railroads have recently caused the
interior department to send an order
forth directing the dismissal of all the
suits brought by the United States to re-
cover from land grant railroads lands
wrongfully held by them. Most Of the
The herald., 1896-12-05
DOWN THE COMBINE

The campaign closes today, and it is
as good as settled that NJ. P. Snyder will
be the next mayor of Los Angeles--un-
less the water-railway combine shall
succeed in buying enough of the float
ing vote to elect Martin. Every office
and appointment which the mayor con-
trolls has been traded off dozen times
for votes for the combines candidate
Tactics that even the ward heelers of
Chicago would hesitate to employ are
being used by some of the Martinites.
They understand perfectly we'll that the
taxpayers and business men are genr-
ally opposing them, but they hope that
enough of that element will not take the
trouble to vote to give them the elec-
ton. Meanwhile, however they are get
ting their vote so we'll in hand that not
one will fail to go to the polls.
The water and railway companies care
nothing for Martin personally. but they
know they can trust him to do their
bidding. Hence his election. meaning
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
valuable franchises to them, as it does
is of the utmost Importance. In fact
the contest may be said to be between
the taxpayers and these two monopoles
will have to contribute literally to their
support-so literally, indeed, that real
estate ownership will not be very de-
sirable in Los Angeles for some years to
come, and, moreover, it will not be so
easy to find buyers with such load for
property to carry. These are matters
which property owners should consider
seriously, and so should renters consid-
er them, for if the combine succeeds,
rents will have to be moved up to cover,
in part at least, the increase of the tax
levy. feF"'
1t would be hard to enumerate all the
misfortunes the election Of Martin would
bring upon the city. nor the duration
Of their hurtful influence. 1t would not
be so bad If it were only for two years.
but the franchises which the combine is
after would continue a heavy load upon
the city beyond the lifetime of this gen.
GRAFTON. The combine is moving heaven
and earth to elect Martin, because it
knows he will use all the power and in
fiuence Of the Office Of mayor to give
It whatever it may want The condem-
nation and closing of streets for the
accommodation of the Southern Pacific
and extending the water company's
franchise for twenty-five or more years
are matters of too great importance for
property owners and renters to ignore.
Martins election would be a calamity
to Los Angeles
The herald., 1896-12-05
BOYS OF CHARACTER

A Philadelphia paper says: If a boy
has character he Will be able to meet
changing circumstances with ease and
facility. Character gives man con-
fidence in himself and wins the conf
dence of others. These two resources
will bridge man over almost any diff
Guilty he may meet in life. There arc
thousands of parents today who are
working and saving in order to give their
boys capital on which to start them in
life, but who are entirely neglecting the
building up of the same boys characters.
They might as well build house with
out any foundation under it. The time
given to money-making to give the boy
chance had much. better be-spent in
The herald., 1896-12-05

cases have been dismissed, including all
those brought in Kansas, Nebraska,
Utah, Iowa, Oregon, Washington and
the northern district of California. The
missed are those pending in the southern
district of California against the South
ern Pacific railroad company.
1t may be a source of wonder that these
railroads can SO absolutely control the
operations of the interior department,
but it will be remembered that a few
years ago a great hue and cry was
raised all over the country about the ne
cessity of establishing civil service reg
ulations in the executive departments so
that employees once appointed could not
of the success of the railroads.
Administrations can come and 60
Secretaries of the interior and commits
sioners of the land office can change,
but the chiefs of divisions and subordin-
ate clerks of the executive departments
remain, and they are the people who
actually carry on and run the affairs of
this government.
1t is they who issue patents and
who render decisions. The only function
of the commissioner of the land Office
and secretary of the interior is to work
a machine which has upon it a stencil
containing the signature of the officer,
and he takes the bundles containing the
patents and mechanically stamps his
name upon the document
The herald., 1896-12-05
GREED AND SELFISHNESS

Bsmarck's recent revelations of the
existence Of secret treaties that went far
to nullify others solemnly negotiated.
the disregard Of pledges which England
shows in the cases of the Armenians on
the one hand and Egypt on the other,
and now this disclosure that three great
powers were ready to carve. up China to
satisfy their own earth -hungcr-all
these facts tend to show that loudly as
statesmen may protest their sensitive
ness to the national honor they are far
more concerned for national greed and
selfshness. Thou shalt want ere I
want" was the motto of an old English
predatory family.-Springfield Repub-
lican
The herald., 1896-12-05
WHO DID SIN :?

In his lecture before the Teachers IS
sociation. which is in convention in this
city DR.. Kellogg of the State University
said that "antagonisms and wrong-do-
ing are the accidents of life" The doe
tor teaches new philosophy, but as it
Is contradicted by the laws of existence
1t is not likely to take root and put forth
branches. Natural law is supreme It's
operation cannot be hindered or
changed, nor is it ever inharmonious
with its own aims or capricious in the
fulflment OF its purpose. and the field
The herald., 1896-12-05
UNDER THE WILSON TARIFF.

Business is reviving under the Wilson
tariff in spite of the threats of disturb
ance which the Hanna Mckinley combi-
nation encourages. Confidence has
sprung up because the conditions of
trade are fixed for a good many months
to come; II they were permanently fixed
the basis of prosperity would be so much
the more sound. 1t is undoubtedly true
that with a sound currency this country
can prosper under any sort of tariff. But
the fact is that it has started out to-
ward prosperity under tariff which is
not McKinleyism. and the prospect of a
change and consequent distul bance Is
the one thing that can hinder its pro-
eress-Boston Post
The herald., 1896-12-05
MUNICIPAL NOTES
SELLING STOLEN CLOTHING
A Youth Caught Under Suspicious Cir
cumstances and Locked Up

On Thursday evening suit of cloth.
ing was stolen from in front of the sec
ond hand store of Heiman Harband or
Los Angeles street. Yesterday mornine
young fellow giving the name of Chas
Madison attempted to sell the stolen
suit at kivers second hand store on
South Los Angeles street, a block from
where they We're distracted. Kivel had
a description of the missing property
and at once recognized it.
He held the boy until Officer Lennon
responded to a call and took the youth
in hand. Madison stoutly protested
that he had been given the clothing t.
sell by another party whom he could
produce if allowed a chance. He was
taken to headquarters and locked up and
will be given every opportunity to show
how and where he obtained possession
of the clothing
The herald., 1896-12-05

intoxicating sound principle. The money
may be lost even in the safest business
venture, but the character will endure.
Give the boys character and they can
be confidently left to meet the changing
industrial conditions. 1t is better than
the best trade, better than an old busi-
ness. better than a trusteed fund of
which only the interest can be reached.
There need be no fear of the boy who is
well grounded in principle. who can look
out on life with clear, strong vision
and who in this way is prepared to meet
and buffet the difficulties which every
successful man f1nuSt nAarcnnln