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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-06-24

evolutions. The band played march
music for them during all Of their ev-
olutions and the big crowd present 81
lently voted that Jerry's flag brigade
was little bit the incest organization
in Redwood Falls during the encamp-
ment. The evolutions were fine and
accurate and showed that Morton
would have Amazons in the next war,
if it came in their day.
After the girls got through the
crowd adjourned to the Encampment
grounds again, and listened to speech
es by H. D. Baldwin, who, on behalf
of the city, thanked the old soldiers
for their presence and citizens for
their assistance in making the affair a
success, Capt. E. NJ. Brooks, Judge
Bowers, S. J. Race, Col. George Skel-
ton, P. G. Maxson, Daniel Mclean,
Rev. John Sinclair, J. B. Robinson
and J. R. Lankard.
In the evening there was concert
by the band and this wound up the
programme. A good many of the old
soldiers returned to their homes dur
ing Friday, while number of them
stayed over and we're camped on the
Redwood on Saturday. All of the
boys we're more than pleased with the
three days doings in their honor, and
thought that there was only one Red
wood Falls. They we're proud of the
fact, as was the committee on promo
ton, that the attendance of old SOL
diers exceeded all previous encamp-
ments by fifty.
And when the boys come again their
ranks will probably be lessened, their
hair will be grayer, their step heavier,
but they will find Redwood Falls more
warm, more patriotic towards them
than it was last week, if such can be
possible.
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FRIDAYS DOINGS.
Speeches., Music and a Flag
Drill.

A heavy rain fell Thursday night
and good many occupants of the
tents we're watered before morning.
The sun appeared at eight o'clock
Friday morning and continued shin
ing bright and warm all day. The
Marshall contingent left for home to
take in Ringling's circus, and they
we're given parting salute. The 9TH
or soldiers in attendance remained
and enjoyed the days programme
hugely. The local band gave all the
forenoon at the band stand. Adjutant
Mertz gave parting speech, and
then Robt. A. Watson, formerly of
this city, but now of Minneapolis,
gave his experiences during the war.
Mr.. Watson spoke of his first enlist
ment, his second at Indianapolis when
the Governor commissioned him as
an officer, and spoke of his father and
mother sending him 5000 and his
wife's father presenting hin with a
horse, thus thoroughly equipping him
for the field. He also referred to Maj.
Powell as being member of his COM
pany and called on the Major to bear
him out several times. The Major
xuas ahsont hOwovar
After Mr.. Watson spoke the band
played marching Through Georgia"
and Capt. Thos. Mcmillan of the Sol
diers' Home then gave a detailed
statement of the management of the
Home. The speaker made everything
perfectly clear to the old soldiers
present and when he concluded they
rallied around and cheered him. He
spoke of the difficulty in handling the
old boys at the Home, who we're
blessed with different traits, etc., and
spoke of his leniency in all occasions.
He said that kind words were the best
discipline he could give the inmates,
although once in a while extreme
measures we're necessary. He ex-
planned the pension system at the
Home, and the old soldiers present
approved of it. His speech concluded
the forenoon's programme.
Jerry Patten and the flag brigade
of Morton was on earth Friday after
noon. The drill was down on Mill
street where it seemed that all of the
people of the earth had gathered to
see the girls go through the different
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and Of the confederacy refusing to ex-
change negroes for Southern soldiers,
and how at last the Southerners were
compelled to recognize anything that
wore the blue as soldier.
Comrade Phelps of Chicago was
next introduced and gave q brief his
tory 81 the organization of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. Mr.. Phelps is
commercial travelling man and has
travelled in Minnesota the past ten
years, and hearing Of the encampment
he came up to attend, it being the first
one that he had attended in the State.
The founders of of the Grand Army
was DR.. T. F. Stevenson, sergeant in
the 18th Illinois regiment during the
war. The doctor got it into his head
that there ought to be some kind of
organization and Mr.. Phelps was the
first one conferred with by the doctor.
Four or five old soldiers got together
in the doctors Office and held a meet
ing and Mr.. Phelps was elected secre-
tary of that meeting and all future
ones, It was deemed best to make the
organization a secret one. The COM
mittee afterwards met in the govern
or's Office or senate chamber at Spring
field, Illinois, and got up a ritual.
The printing of the ritual was done in
newspaper Office at Decatur, the ed
itor and printers of which were old
soldiers. Before the copy was turned
over to the printers the obligation was
given to them. Mira Phelps read all
proofs. On the 9Th day of April, 1866,
enough soldiers we're got together to
organize a post at Decatur, Ill. The
organization was named the "Grand
Army Of the Republic" MIR. Phelps
then organized the next ten posts. A
State organization was then formed.
John N. Palmer was elected first de-
partment commander. The first post
in Minnesota was organized in St.
Paul by John B. Sanborn. The first
national encampment was held at
Springfield, ILL.,, and Stephen A. HUI
bert was elected first National Com
mander. In the first organization
there was a clause to the effect that
all other things being equal they would
not vote for any body for public
Office except old soldiers. This
worked an injury to the Grand Army,
and the posts organized soon died.
The organization was afterwards re-
organized with the Objectionable
clause left out, and the second nation
al encampment was held in Philadel-
phia.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Phelps ad-
dress Department Commander Mertz
was called upon for speech, and that
closed the exercises for the evening.
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THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN E. SCHMAHL.
THURSDAY. JUNE "a, 1897.

After dinner there was another
formation of musical organization,
drum corps and old soldiers, march
ing down Second street to Lincoln,
where they waited for Jake Mertz, adj
jutant of the State Department, a
cracker-jack of a speaker. Before he
came the Home drum corps played
several selections. Then the process
sion re-formed; Jake Mertz was driv-
en- through it to the front, and along
side of Capt. W. P. Huntington, with
the procession and multitude of fol-
lowers, they marched down Bridge to
Washington, up Washington to Third,
Third to Minnesota avenue, up the
avenue to Ramsey place, up Ramsey
place to Wyoming, Wyoming to Mill,
down Mill to Fourth, Fourth to Wash
ington, Washington to Second, Sec
ond to Mill and then down to the en-
campment grounds. All the while
the bands kept music in the air, old
soldiers we're cheering and shouting
and the multitude joined in.
While Gen. Mertz was refreshing
himself at the dining hall on the
grounds, Capt. Brooks took the stand
for few minutes to keep things 60
ing while the crowd was waiting. He
recited "High Tide at Gettysburg"
and afterwards told of incidents in his
army experience where Loyalty inclined
men at the south we're compelled to
take up arms against their country
regardless of their convictions. As
Capt. Brooks expressed it, he was the
sprinkle before the main shower, and
when Gen. Mertz made his appear
auce he cut off his remarks abruptly
to say, "Here is the shower"
Commandant Thos. Mcmillan intro
duced the speaker of the day, making
ajovial reference to Gen. Mertz as be-
ing partial to. the ladies, and guaran-
teeing that at least part of what he
would have to say to the audience
would be true.
'This is pretty sort of introduce
tion,' began Mertz, and then declared
that if it wasn't that he thought Nc
Millan's wife was present, he could
tell enough about Tom in three min
utes to more than settle the balance
between them. The speaker passed
from railery to more sober consider
alton of the passing of the Grand
Army of the Republic nearly $4,000
of them last year marching with
steady but inaudible step over the
boundary into the great beyond. There
would be a larger grand division of
the old boys this year than last. The
resistless tide could not last always,
and few years hence the last local
post would have to close it's records
forever. Gen. Mertz followed with
the oft told story of how the present
members of the G.. A. r. when
they we're young boys instead of old
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TO take up arms 1Or tnelr country, ana
how the survivors after the war took
up their work where they had laid it
down. Concluding rather abruptly
on the plea of WEAKNESS, Gen. Mertz
expressed his appreciation of the cor
dial reception given him upon his ar
rival, saying that when the comrades
gave him those three hearty cheers he
felt so pulled UP that if the President
of the United States weighed fifty tons,
his overcoat wouldn't have been big
enough to make him (Mertz) vest.
Attorney Patterson appeared to say
that he had been detailed to fill in,
and styled his part as the sprinkle af-
ter the shower. He represented large
element there present which for obvi-
GUS reasons had taken no part in the
war, yet upon which the lessons OF
that great struggle had not been lost.
Gen. Mertz resumed his talk to the
veterans for little while before the
audience adjourned for the afternoon.
W. C. ELECTION.
The Women's Relief Corps of the
District held a meeting at G.. A. R.
hall Thursday afternoon and elected
officers for the ensuing year, as fol-
lows: Mrs. l.. M. LANCE, of Marshall,
Presidents; Mrs. A. L. Gale of Red
wood Falls, senior vice; Mrs. Maxson,
of Marshall, treasurer, and Mrs. Beach
of Tracy as chaplain.
A local committee of the w. r. G.
was everlastingly busy caring for the
wives and daughters of old soldiers.
The committee met every train and as
fast as W. R. C. appeared she was
| placed in the bus and driven to the
camping grounds. Nearly all of the
non-campers were cared for at the
homes of w. R. G. members, and ev-
cry effort was made to make the stay
of soldier, wife and daughter pleasant.
THURSDAY EVENING
the old soldiers held a campfire at
the grounds. After several selections
by the Redwood Falls band Comrade
James P. Compton was introduced
and in a short and good natured
speech spoke of the likeness of the
name of his own city, Fergus Falls,
and Redwood Falls, and of his expert
ence in the bus accident of the day
previous. 81 like your style, but your
gait is too rapid" remarked Mr..
Compton. He then referred to Gen.
Mertz as the man who did more for
the Grand Army than any other man
+, in the department. "He is a grand,
good Grand Army man." Mr.. Comp
ton then went back to the time when
he entered the army, and said that if
anybody had asked him at that time
why he went into the army he could
not have told them. It was not until
1862, when the emancipation procla-
nation was issued, that the army re-
allied that they joined the army to
free the slaves. The policy of the gov
eminent then was the policy of the
army, and the army responded "Amen,
Father Abraham" He then referred
to the time when the negroes were
given chance fight to for themselves.
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pOpULIST PICNIC.

The annual picnic OF the Peoples
Party, together with a Fourth of July
celebration, will be held at the grove
of James Longbottom, ST., in the
town of Vail, on Saturday, July Sd.
The parties promoting this enter
prise seem to have it in for Your Uncle
James Arnold and Your Uncle 10
Chadderdon, on account of those two
gentlemen arranging for picnic and
Fourth of July celebration in the falls
park, this city. The latter two gentle.
men realized that the Farmers Al
lance picnic, generally held in early
June, had gone by default, and on &C.
count of that fact, as we'll as the fact
that a Fourth of July celebration
should be held in Redwood Falls,
particularly on account of the beauti-
full place for holding it, set about
making arrangements for the same.
One of the promoters of the Long
bottom picnic stated that the Peoples
Party was no one mans party, and
the sooner one or two men found it
out the better it would be for the
party. This same party thought that
Bryan was trying to ride two horses
and he would soon have to get off the
Populist horse.
The opening exercises at the Long
bottom demonstration will be singing,
and different songs in four different
languages, will be sung during the
day. The reading of the Declaration
of Independence will be read to show
that Populists generally have great
deal of veneration for the words of
our forefathers. A matched game of
ball will be played at nine o'clock in
the morning, and will probably take
up the remainder of the forenoon.
The speakers of the occasion will be
Andrew D. Stewart of Redwood Falls
township, for whom our two uncles
are said to cherish no fond reco]lec-
tons, and the Hon. Spurgeon Odell,
Populist clerk Of court of Lyon coun-
ty.
Racing will commence at three
o'clock in the afternoon. The racing
programme shows horse racing, bicy-
Gle racing, foot racing, sack racing,
egg racing and many other similar
amusements to fill in the afternoon.
Dancing will commence on bowery
at o'clock. Refreshments will be
served on the ground during the day
and evening.
The committee having the picnic
and demonstration in charge have set
aside $50 for display of fireworks to
be touched off some time after ten
o'clock Saturday evening.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the deceased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inflamed condition of the muscous lin
ing of the Eustachian tube. When this tube
is infamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition. hearing
ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an inf1amed condition of the muscous
surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for any
case of deafness, caused by catarrh, that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars: free.
F. j. CHENEY & co, Tol edo, O.
~ Sold by druggists 75c.
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S15,OOO.OO

Private Money to loan on farm lands.
Address P. O. Box III, Redwood Falls,
MINI. HIT
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
Chas. w. Butterfield.
Florist and Scotsman.
BRATTLEBORO.


Further testimony in the Fred Waite case
for release from Jail was taken Monday, and
the case was continued one week.
E. E. Wheeler and G. D. Spencer, formerly
owners of the Hotel Raponda of Wilmington,
will sell at auction on the site of the hotel,
the 2Sth, all of their ownings in the property
formerly owned by the Raponda and Sylvan
acres of spruce pulp timberland, two barns,
sheds, ice houses, brick, etc.
About $500 worth of new machinery for
the Jones & Ownes slate quarry in Guilford
will be put in position this week, and the
work of quarrying and cutting will be begun.
Six drunks were disposed of in the police
court Monday morning by imposing the regu-
lation fines. Four of them were Rrattleboro
men arrested Sunday morning, and the other
two were spilled out of their carriage on
Main street Sunday night. One of the latter
was cut about the head by striking on the
curbing, the services of physician being re-
quired to dress the wounds.
Guilford is never short of interesting pub
lie questions, and special town meetings for
their decisions are held nearly every year.
The latest regards the purchase of road
scraper. An article was put in the warrant
for the last March meeting to see if the town
would vote to buy a scraper, as the selectmen
who had right to buy the scraper without
getting the vote of the town, were divided on
the subject The town voted by a large
majority not to make the expenditure. Two
weeks ago the voters were called together on
the question of resembling the vote Of the for
mer meeting and those in favor of buying the
scraper had made arrangements to have the
scraper delivered Immediately after the vote
was rescinded. There were others, however,
who were equally alert and who had drawn
up and signed a call for another meeting in
case the vote was rescinded. The vote was
rescinded and the call for third meeting was
read before the voters had dispersed. That
meeting was held yesterday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
Nathan A. Zuill Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Probate Court
Westminster, SIS. for said District. To
all whom it may concern, GREETING.
Whereas Frank E. Zuill, administrator of
the estate of Nathan A. Zuill, late of Grafton
in said district. deceased, has represented
that:
The amount of debts due from
T. said deceased is 1885
The charges OF administration,
estimated so
The value of the personal es-
tate is 69l
:. Balance of debts chargeable on
the real estate of said de-
ceased. 1881
Praying for license to sell all of the real
estate OF said deceased, as th g same is nee
essary for the payment of said debts and
charges OF administration.
Whereupon it is ordered that the same be
heard at the session of said Court, to be held
at the Probate Office in Rellows Falls on the
9th day OF June, A. D. 1887, when and where
you may be heard in the premises il you see
cause. ZINA H. ALLBEE, Register.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
Story of 4 Manuscript.

A story is told of a certain southern
author, who had manuscript accept
ed by a northern periodical that only
pays on publication, but he has never
had the pleasure of seeing his produce
tion in print. Finally he went North
and, getting hard up, called on the edi-
tor, who would neither return his
manuscript nor guarantee him day
of publication. He repaired to his ho-
tel and wrote the editor threatening
letter, in which he mentioned pistols
and coffee, etc. Shortly after he was
arrested and taken to the station
house, where he remained all night.
The next morning he sent the follow
ing message to the editor:
81 didn't know the rules up here.
For heavens sake come down and pay
my fine, and take the manuscript as
security!"
The editor was unmoved by this ap-
peal and replied briefly:
I'VE cannot violate the rules of our
office. We will pay your fine when we
publish your story. We wish you
we'll Atlanta Constitution.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
Ton1atoPI Iants

Do you wish for plenty ripe Toma-
toes before the fro in the fall; if 50 buy
your plants of BUTTERFIELD who
has the best grown plants in this Sec
ton. l learned the secret Of growing
Tomato plants from the late N. Mum
roe who was the champion grower Of
Tomato plants in New England. 1t
matters not what the variety of Toma-
to are, if not properly grown from the
start they will not produce early fruit,
no treatise or profile of the grower on
the box will help the matter. l have
the leading market sorts via, Beauty"
"Purit an" "ImpeIisl" Crimson Cush-
ion" dwarf Champion" and "At.
lantic Prize"
Plants on sale by D. Savage, G. E.
Whitman, w. S. Dunham, A. HI. Bis
sell and Francis Reynolds, also ]. II.
Barrett, North Walpole and at my
green house on School st Do not
make the mistake and buy inferior
grown plants that are now offered for
sale on the market. -
ChaS. w. Butterfield.
Florist and Seedsman
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
Soft Water When it Rains Hard.

Here is choice bit of humor which
is believed to be an original product of
ing its way" toward the zenith ward
late the other afternoon through a tre-
mendous downpour of rain. The at
tention of some passengers who were
gazing idly through the windows, was
attracted to a woman who, out in the
midst of the shower, was struggling
to get a tub beneath rain spout.
"Well, now," exclaimed one of the pas
sengers, do look at that fool woman
trying to catch soft water when it's
raining hard" This may not be new,
but no person to whom it has SO far
been related recalls Of having seen il
in any of the almanacs.-Zanesville
Courier
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
Wonderland 81.

This is the title of beautiful publica-
tion issued by the Northern Pacific railway.
1t is printed on fine book paper, and richly
illustrated with half tone cuts. Anyone
desiring to know more about the Yellow
stone National Park or other parts Of the
great northwest should send six cents in
stamps to Charles S. Fee. general passen-
ger and ticket agent, St. Paul, Mimi, and
receive copy by mail.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-19
Ann C.. Banks Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Probate Court
Westminster, SO. for said District.
of Ann C. Banks, late OF Westminster,
in said District, deceased. GREETING.
Whereas, Fred J. Lane has presented
to this Court an Instrument purpnrt
ing to be the last Will of said deceased, for
probate You are hereby notified that this
Court will decide upon the probate of said
Instrument at a special session thereof to be
help at the Probate Office in Bellows Falls in
said District on the 5th day of June, A. D.,
1897, when and where you may appear and
contest the same, if you see cause,
ZINA II. ALLBEE. Register.
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gsBnl Advertisements.
Keziah M. Wright Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Probate Court
Westminster, IS. for said District. To
all persons interested in the estate OF KeZiah
M. Wright, late of Wall, New Jersey, de-
ceased. GREETING.
Whereas. Jennie Frances Ford. has pre-
sented to this Court papers purporting o be
a duly certified copy of the Orphans Court
for the County of Monmouth and State of
New Jersey, duly admitting to probate the
last WIN and Testament of said deceased. to-
for probate and allowance in this Court
You are hereby notified that this Court will
at the session tblrenf to he held at the pro-
bate office in Bellows Falls in said District,
on the 9Th day of June A. D. 1897, when and
where you may appear and contest the same,
If you see cause
ZINA H.ALLBEE Register
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GRAFTON.

Rev. Mr.. Haskins will preach the Memorial
sermon at the Baptist church Sunday, May
%. All comrades and old soldiers, w. r. c.,
and Sons of Veterans are to meet at G.. A. r.,
hall at 1890 A. NJ, and attend in body.
Memorial day will be observed on Satur-
day, May %. |. L. Clarke Post and Kendall
drum corps of Chester, w. r. c., and all old
soldiers and Sons of Veterans are invited to
meet at Post hall at l.30 P. NJ. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all school children and
citizens, to unite with the Post in observance
of Memorial day. Services will be held at
the Baptist church at 2 p. NJ. An address
will be delivered by G. Fl. Robb of Bellows
Falls.