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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-12-23
A PIONEER GONE.
A. B. Hale of Waterford Joins the
Multitude.
From the Northfeld NeaUs.

From the NorthJteld Neavs.
Death has reaped heavy harvest
this week among those who for many
years have been active in the affairs of
life in this vicinity. Adeath that came
without warning was that of A. B.
Hale of Waterford, who died Thurs
day morning of heart failure. He had
appeared in usual health that morn
ing and had been assisting his neigh
bors, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Anthony, in
preparing for their departure to Cali
fornia. Upon returning home he lay
down and within short time life had
expired. Funeral services will be held
at his late residence this afternoon, at
one o'clock, Rev. J. E. Mcconnell Of
floating, and the remains will be laid
to rest in the Waterford cemetery.
Mr.. Hale was born near Rochester,
N Y, Aug. 4, 1912, where he resided
until twenty-one years old, when he
came west locating in Illinois. In 1887
he was married to Miss Elizabeth
Beach at Hadley, ILL.,, and in 1853 they
removed to Iowa aud settled near
Cedar Falls. Coming to Minnesota in
1856 they resided on farm in Green
yale for about ten years when they re-
moved to the farm in Waterford,
which has since been their home. Mrs.
Hale and eight children are left to
mourn his loss. His children living
are Mrs. E. S. Bills, Waterford; E. B.
Hale, Redwood Falls; A. P. Hale,
Chicago; Mrs. Fred Shatto, San An
tonic, CAL; Mrs. G. B. Beardsley, Chi
cago; Mrs. g. S. Lord, Lane, Kan; 0.
E. Hale, Hawley, Mimi; H. G. Hale,
Chicago.
Mr.. Hale was a well-known figure
among the residents in Dakota coun
ty, and his death marks the conclusion
of long life of integrity and we'll do
ing which has won the respect of all
who knew him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-12-23
CHICAGO MARKET DEC. IS.

There is everything in the general
financial and industrial situation to
encourage those who believe in better
times and consequent better prices for
both grain and securities.
The central interest just now is
wheat. That cereal has a price that
is high compared with the record of
the last six years that to many it has
seemed that a .break of considerable
magnitude was,due, but the facts do
not warrant this view of the case for
the present at least. In spite of the
large exports each week to Europe
the market on that side of the Atlantic
holds firm, nd,,easily takes all of the
offerings at current rates. Letters to
Schwartz, Dupee & Co. confirm this
view of the situation, and it is beyond
dispute that the high price of cash
wheat has stimulated farmers deliver
les SO greatly that larger percentage
of the crop has been marketed than
ever before at. this time. The i'm
mediate effect of,this is of course to
increase the visible supply, but this is
used as an argument by the bulls for
a still greater enhancement of values
whom euch dolivorias shall cease. thew
arguing that there will be- then prac-
tical!y no wheat left in first hands and
a consequent boom must ensue.
In corn the situation has not materi-
ally changed during the last week,
but prices are a little better with
chances of still further improvement
when winter is farther advanced. The
same is true of provisions, in which OF
late there has been good cash trade.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-12-23
LIKES THE TOWN.
"He Came, He Saw, He Was Con
quered" in New Ulm.

To THE EDITOR: The question has
sometimes been asked by those who
do not know that town: "Can any
good thing come out of New Ulm?"
New Ulm can afford to answer:
"Come and see." In relation to my
visit there last week, I might change
slightly the epigram of Caesar and
say, Il came, [ saw, was conquered"
[ was conquered with hospitality and
kindness and every good thing, that
heart could desire.
I went to New Ulm in the interests
of Christian Endeavor and for the
purpose of visiting Judge Weber be-
fore he goes to the Supreme bench,
and his wife in their own home, a
family visit had been anticipating
with pleasure for several years. l
had never set foot on New Ulm soil
before. That was no great loss to
New Ulm, I dare say, though count
it loss to myself.
It is we'll known all over the State
that the State Convention of Christian
Endeavor is to meet in New Ulm in
October of next year. That is won
der unto many, but the wonder will
have vanished like the morning cloud,
before the convention has been rightly
begun. At Owatonna, where it was
decided without vote that we should
meet at New Ulm next year, we got an
invitation that was overpowering.
The energetic Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of the Congregational church in
vited us and their invitation was back
ed by written invitation from DR..
Weschcke, the mayor of New Ulm,
and another written invitation from
Jacob Klossner, President of the
Council. We had never, in the eleven
years of our history as State Christ
ian Endeayor Union, had similar in
vitation before. When you add to
this the enthusiasm and hard plod-
ding done by G.. A. Ottomeyer in
pleading the claims of New Ulm and
in pinning on the coats of the Endeav-
orers of both sexes, the badge: II am
for New Ulm 49," the marvel would
have been if the convention of '98 had
gone to any of the other places that
wanted it. If Mr.. Ottomeyer should
desire at any time to change his mode
of living, I would suggest that he
open an office and put out some such
sign as this over the door: "Conven-
tons of any character promptly
brought to your city. Offices for poll
ticians secured on the shortest notice. .
He would make fortune far more
speedily than by dry goods. Mr.. Of
tomeyer was we'll supported in his ef-
forts at Owatonna by Mr.. Held, a
teacher, and by Mr.. McLuman, a
Scotchman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-12-23

uloy ooy tuaG 101G uupou NY VA0
Endeavorers of New Ulm. They ask
ed me to come and start them in max
ing preparations for the convention.
After a hearty meeting in the church
at which my young friend of Marshall
days, Willard Little, ex-president of
the Tracy district of Christian Endeav-
or, enlivened, as Of old, our proceed,
ings through the strains of the organ.
| began suggesting to the Endeavor
ers the method I thought best of ap-
pointing committees. They asked me
several questions about how I would
do certain things. In my simplicity
[ answered each question as it came
up with kind of modified didactic
air. [ don't know how I would have
looked in photograph when the ire
pressible Ottomeyer at last announced
in cool blood: eve have appointed
our committees but we just wished to
know how you would have done it."
The New Ulm Endeavorers are wide
awake and if they, with all the prof
erred help from the outside which
they have, do not make the convention
a success, another town need not try
to do it. One good feature of the En-
deavor arrangements is that they are
taking advantage of these preferred
offers of help from any man who is a
good man and thus placing Christian
Endeavor on the broad basis on which
it is meant to stand.
If the social life of New Ulm is to
be measured by the social evening I
spent in Judge Webber's house, I have
to say of New Ulm socially, happy are
ye. Added to the host and hostess
that evening at supper, we're Rev. H.
W. johnson, the Congregational min
lister and his wife and Mr.. Beecher,
who has recently been known in Red
wood Falls as the late lamented Hen
ry Lee Beecher. Henry is hustling
and smiling as usual and is bound to
win New Ulm as much as he did Red
wood Falls. It may be said in pass
ing of Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, the
former a graduate of Yale and the lat
ter of Boston University, both equally
bright, that New Ulm will need
to be kind to them, for there are not
! many western cities, even of such i'm
portance as New Ulm, that can hold
long couple of such culture. To
look at Judge Weber on the bench,
especially when he is directing long
winded or erratic attorney to stick to
the point and let alone matter that is
unimportant, irrevelant and immater-
ial, you would not think that an even
ing in his house would be the most
desirable thing under the sun. But a
Judge at home is a different man
from Judge on the bench. After
spending night on the premises of
the Judge at home I was prepared to
forgive him for making me year ago
swear non-allegiance to good Queen
Victoria. The contrast on the bench
and in the home I attributed to the
salutary influence of the amiable and
accomplished lady who stately pre-
sides at the head of the table in the
Webber home. The only drawback
that evening was the absence of Frank.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-12-23
For Sale.

One team, harness and buggy; press
drill, gasoline stove, wood stoves, bed
room suit, lchairs and other furniture,
mostly new. Inquire of w. D. Martin,
Redwood Falls, MINI. 1871
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

Senator-elect Money, of Mississippi,
who has taken deep interest in the
cause of Cuba, said that in the death
of Canoyas Cuba had lost one of its
bitterest enemies. He said that be-
fore Campos resigned he reported to
Canovas that there were but two
alternatives in dealing with Cuba,
which were that the demands of Cuba
must be granted or the Cubans would
have to be exterminated. Mr.. Money
said that Canovas expressed himself in
favor of policy of determination, and
that Campos positively declined to be
party to such heartless policy.
The result was that Campos was re-
called and Weyler was substituted in
his place as Governor General OF
Cuba.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

The Attorney General of Massachu-
setts has rendered an opinion that the
new law intended to prohibit the wear.
ing of the feathers or bodies of birds
for personal adornment does not apply
to birds taken or killed elsewhere
than in the Bay State. 'In other
words" adds the New York Mail and
Express, sit is a prohibitory law that
fails to prohibit while preventing bird
slaughter-ard especially the slaugh-
ter of song birds-for millinery pur-
poses within the borders of that COM
monwealth. Birds are migratory
beings, and the Massachusetts bird of
to-day may be the New York, Rhode
Island or Connecticut bird of to-mor-
row. The new law will never be
worth much until it prohibits importa-
ton and sale from other States.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
German as She is Spoke.

Here are some sentences heard in
the Reichstag and reported by Ger.
man paper, which seem to show that
forensic eloquence is much the same
in all countries:
with closed eyes you have watched
the flood rising"
''The periodical sanitary, reports
are submitted to US after each decade
Of three years"
I'VE do not bury the battleaxe. On
the contrary, we shall give it renewed
life"
"Grave reflections have saluted the
apparition of this project"
''This plan is the beloved son of
my heart"
"I shall refute the merchants of
Koenigsberg upon this table,
AT speak, not as deputy, but as
the person sent by my electors. "
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

escort-and few stragglers. There
We're not more than twenty men
even if Seth were counted-and they
logged along slowly, falling gradually
further and further behind until only
a cloud of dust proved that the regi-
ment was still in line in front of them.
Seth was half doing on the drivers
seat, and the little company moved on
to the clink-clanll of the frying pans
and kettles dangling over the sides of
the mules.
Suddenly shot rang out from the
clump of underbrush little distance
from the road; then another, and then
anotherl Seth woke up and sprang to
unhitch the mules, lashing them for
ward. Away they went, until the
cloud of dust first yelled, then absorbed
them; when Seth, suddenly trans
formed into q man of action, worked
like mad to draw the pack mules up in
living barricade around the wagon
containing the wounded, and even then
under fire from the enemy. The ami
mails were laden with tent canvas and
blankets high enough to reach to
the top of the ambulance, and to form
excellent breastworks for the little
company, massed and put into good
fighting shape by the mule driver, who
then swung his own rifle to his
shoulder, and for the first time raised
its hammer for purposeful blow.
There was some good fighting on both
sides; bold sally to capture the
wagons was abandoned only after the
Confederate captain was killed by
Seth's bullet, but before the detach-
ment from the front, warned by the
arrival of the ambulance mules that
something was wrong, came to the
relief, the little band had the John
MES routed
"You will wear chevrons for this,
my man." said the captain, when he
heard of the strategy and repulse.
Seth shifted his tobacco from one
cheek to the other, and looked uneasy.
"Wall, 1 Dunno" he said at last;
ct dunno as keer to be pestered with
them tarnal things" And he swung
up again and cracked the long whip
over the backs Of the mule team.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

Out of every 100 farms in New Jer-
sey, about sixty eight are cultivated
by their owners and of these thirty
five were owned free of debt in 1890
and thirty three are owned with
mortgages. 1t is believed that most
of the other thirty-two per cent
farms that are occupied by tenants
are held by their owners free of debt.
The rate of interest is comparatively
low and the average amount of each
mortgage on farms is small compared
to their value.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

The Atlanta Journal says: Spain
may have soon regretted the sale of
Florida, and France the sale of the
splendid empire known in history rs
Louisiana" but Russia surely did
not expect to regret the sale to this
country of half-frozen Alaska. She
sold it for $1,000, 900. At the time it
was thought that Russia had the best
end of the bargain, although she
claimed she parted with Alaska be-
cause of her friendship for this coun-
try, and her belief that we should con-
troll American territory. The land
thus sold was held by right of dis
covery. 1t was first seen by Captain
Bering without the b., a Dane, EN-
ployed by Peter the Great. This was
in 1741, and Russia held it until its
transfer to us in 1867. Ever since that
time it has attracted attention. 1t
has been rendezvous of prospectors.
It's seal herds became source of
wealth. Coal was soon found. Valu-
able timber, in the southwestern dis
tricts, was located, followed by discov-
cries of silver and gold, and even of
petroleum-the unkindliest cut of all,
for Russia is very proud of her gush-
ing petroleum wells. Alaska is indeed
a land of mineral deposits. True, the
Klondike district is over the line; but
the prospecting that Alaska will soon
be subjected to, will doubtless lead to
the finding of rich additional placers
within the boundary meridian. Next
season it is not at all improbable that
single vessel will bring to Seattle or
San Francisco as much gold as Sec
retary Seward bargained to pay for all
Alaska. We bought wealth locked in
by frosts, and American skill, endur-
ance and courage-working perhaps
under cabin that serves at the same
time as dining room and bedroom
have broken natures locks and brought
to the use of mankind the wealth that
has been accumulating ever since
Alaska became dry land.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
An Amusing Tank Drama.

A game dealer has of late had lot
of terrapin and large number of frogs
in the same tank, and it has been
funny to see the frogs pile on the ter
rapins' backs, whether to get their
feet out of the wet or to enjoy ride
is not known. Yesterday the tank was
partly filed with water and huge sea
turtle placed in it. At once the ter
rapin crawled on the back of the turtle
and the frogs followed and climbed on
the terrapin, and the whole outfit
sailed around as gay as a picnic party.
One old frog that had succeeded in
reaching the highest point began to
croak exultantly, and seemed to be
saying, "More room at the top; more
room at the top. Portland Ore
ponian,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
Weird Japanese Mythology.

The mythology of Japan abounds
with beautiful, romantic and weird
stories, the foundation of much of its
art and poetry. AS the intellectual
progress of the people, their art and
literature, were developed, the need
of religion higher and more spiritual
than Shintoism-as their old religion
was called-was felt This was found
in Buddhism, which came from China
in the sixth century. The influence
of this religion was not confined to the
daily life, but acted upon the htera.
ture and art. For time it seemed as
if Buddhism would supplant Shintoism
and become the religion Of Japan, but
instead of that it elevated and spiritu-
allied Shintoism, so that it regained
much of its hold upon the people.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
Queer Church Etiquette.

A novel case was tried in the Circuit
Court at Dixon. Jesse White, a min
lister of the Gospel, was fined $29 for
disturbing religious worship. White
was conducting sanctified meeting at
Chalybeate Church. The church had
made rule that no young man should
sit on the women's side of the house,
and when one Mr.. Crooks came in with
girl and took seat beside her the
minister left the pulpit and arrested
him. Crooks made some resistance,
which caused disturbance, for which
White was fined. (Ky.)
Courier j Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
Seth, the Mule Driver.

No one supposed Seth Hawkins had
spunk enough to fire a gun. He had
drifted along through II year or so of
service without being required to do
mucn more than to drive tent stalk es
for the camp and mule wagons for the
march. The captain kept him putter-
ing around little at odd times, and
once or twice had tried cooking for
his company, but that was really too
dangerous. The boys didn't like his
style. In fact, poor old Seth didn't
seem to fit in anywhere, and he hadn't
sent in any satisfactory reason why he
was living. Not that he ever did any
one any harml Lazy as he was, I be-
lieve he would have driven his mules
out of the road and up ten-foot
bank rather than run over crippled
bird or anything weak and helpless,
but he didn't seem to have any call
ing for soldering, and the boys used
to say they'd be blessed if they knew
why he had ever enlisted.
One day in '63, if remember right,
we were making forced march to Join
the rest of our command below Re-
SAGA, and some way-I never knew
just how it happened-Seth was put
in charge of the hospital train, and
drove the ambulance filled with the
poor fellows who had been wounded
in the sllirmish the day before. The
wagon headed motley procession of
pack mules carrying the camp furni-
ture. the commissary supplies-under
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
A Remarkable Mule.

Professor T. d. Boaz has found q
mule that he says is thirty y-eight years
of age. The animal is now the prop.
erty of Hub" Crider, in the eastern
portion of the county. He was raised
by the professors father, and during
the war was hidden on several occa-
sions to prevent his falling into the
hands of the soldiers. He was sold
when twenty-four years of age, and
that, the professor says, was fourteen
years ago, making the animal now the
remarkable age of thirty eight. He is
still in pretty good fix, and will prob
ably live to be forty, if not Older
May6sld (Ky.) Monitor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
A Maryland Hunters Narrow Escape.

Harry Lauman, resident of Balti-
more, who is visiting in the Blue
Ridge Mountains near Buena Vista,
Md, while out on a cunning expedi-
ton after doves came suddenly upon
large blacksnake of the racer variety
that was summing itself upon the fallen
trunk of chestnut tree. Hearing a
kissing sound he looked around and
saw the reptile darting its head toward
him. He raised his gun and fired at
it, but missed, and the snake sprang
at him.
Losing his presence of mind. Lau-
man started to run. He had not gone
twenty steps before his foot became
entangled in brush and he fell to the
ground. The snake overlook him, and,
twining itself about his body, began to
tighten its folds around him. Shout
ing at the top of his voice, he attracted
the attention of q wood-chopper near
by, who came to his rescue and dis
patched the snake with club. The
snake was six feet seven inches long.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

'I was reminded the other day of one
of the most horrible experiences in nv
career. A brief engagement on n sl,ir-
mish line during the war was a picnic
alongside of it. One hot Sunday after.
noon several years ago, when the late
Bill Foster was iailer at the old Fourth
street jail, 1 called on him in the pur-
suit of news, for I was pursuing news
in those days for my daily bread. Con
fined in cells on the upper floor were
the notorious Eastman rioters. and as
the day had been set for their execu-
ton, there was considerable interest in
how they were passing their last DAYS.
1t so happened that on this particular
day the Sheriff of Dodge County,
where the execution was to take place,
came to Macon on visit that he might
siz up the unfortunate candidates for
hemp, and with him were some curl
GUS friends. Foster was doing the
honors, and so busy was he with them
that he allowed me to run upstairs
alone and talk to the prisoners, and
while thus engaged, forgetting all
about me-, he went away with the visi-
tors. When I had gathered all the
news I wanted I started downstairs, to
be met at the bottom of the stairs by
Fosters most ferocious dog. a regular
terror. This dog had been trained to
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
Sec-Saw Rat Tran,

A new and simple trap to catch mice
and rats has fiat strip of wood hinged
near the centre to a spring clamp, by
which it is attached to the edge of a
table, the bait being placed on the
outer end with bucket of water or
wide-Aanged pail below, so that when
the rodent starts for the bait the strip
of wood will tip down and drown or
capture it,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
SONG AND SEQUEL,

"Iong lane without a turning,
But-keep the end in sight
Far of the fires are burning
Like beacons In the night.
Ear Off the bells are Ginning
Away with sigh and tear!
The hill was hard in climbing,
But the SUBMITS cool and clearI
"The sun'll rise tomorrow
And all the dark destroy;
So, leave the house of Sorrow
An clink cup with Joyl"
(That's what the poets sing US
They'd have US be content;
But all the songs they bring US
Don't settle up the rent!
And all the bright suns rising
In sweet to-morrow's skies,
With golden beams surprising,
Don't make the biscuits rse!)
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

The city question appears to be more
of a problem in the United States than
in Europe, inasmuch as Europe has
four times as many cities as it had in
1881, and the United States fourteen
times as many.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

In an interview on vivisection, DIR.
e. G. Spitzka, the famous New York
brain specialist, said that very little
of what is now done for the relief OF
disease and for the maintenance OF
public health would be possible but
for the viyisection operations of the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

"Gone to Klondike" is beginning to
acquire some of the unhappy signii-
canoe that ''gone to Texas used to
have, declares the San Francisco
Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

The new standard postal card will
be trihe smaller than the card now
in use, so that it can be inclosed in
business envelopes of ordinary size.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
THE LASS THAT LOVES NE.

The wheat bends down
With its golden crown
Then hoi for the lass that loves mel
It's brief, bright way
To the parsons town,
Then ho! for the lass that loves me!
For her eyes are bright
As the twinklin' light
U the stars o'er the wheat fields shinin'j
And never roam
But they light me home,
Hhere the lass for me is pinin'.
Let the golden crown
o. the wheat bend down
It's all for the lass that loves mel
The parsons town
An weddin' gown,
An the lips o. the lass that loves mol
Frank l.. Stanton.