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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
ROAD IS HELD LIABLE.
Supreme Court Decision on the Case Of
Youngblum ". the nnespolis,
Hew Ulm & Southwestern.

On Friday the Supreme Court render
ed adeciaion in the case Of John Young.
blum Of Lafayette against the Minneap-
oils, New Ulm 8 Southwestern Railroad
Co. The road had, by building N em-
5bankment across . surface water stream,
caused il to food Youngb gblum's land. He
brought suit for damages and was award
ed $500. The company asked for new
trial, but Judge Webber denied it, An
appeal was taken to the supreme court,
where the order of the lower court was
modified. This probably means that !
new trial Is granted only on the ground
that the damages awarded were excess
i've. The following 1e the syllabus, writ.
ten by Chief Justice Start
Held. that the evidence is sufficient 70
sustain finding By the jury to the ef-
feet that the defendant unnecessarily. and
#unreasonably obstructsd . natural chan
mel where surface water was accustomed
to fow, and thereby flooded the plain
tiff s land. slsssss
The defendant acquired its right Of
way over plain = land by deed, which
in terms released the defendant from all
damages BY reason Of location, grade,
constructio maintenance and operation
sc ! railway over and upon the premises
conveyed. Held, that the deed only re-
leased the defendant from an damages
resulting from . reasonable and non-neg-
ligent construct Of 4 railway over and
upon the premises conveyed.
e The plaintiff q land = ass and il flooded
|by tne negligent constrnct lion cf the AZ
[fendant, s roa lbed, across i natural chssl.
mel for surface water, ifhout = cuixert
t1eIIrsiin to let such xater pas q mis-
q, oned cour Held thst ne Ip-
|.isl 81 nt,t r1nsnent 81 iits aatu md
H. of dam sis te dinainu-
Tim So the rentsl aiue offs IT, Ind by
the a 4 i, conP Putsl q ths
sllii cC gof TIE ~
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24

Can you buy q better boys knee Pants for Soc? No
Can better duck Coat with collar for No
Will some show you 86 styles Of winter Caps2 No
Are the prices winter Caps right running from csc up
Yes. ss |8 sss2ss55
Can any sell better white Shirt 800 than
Elgin? No. S 3 s E S .5#ss#s
Has anyone in town imported stylish neckwear? Nc
Be and look immense stock Of Gloves and
Mittens. We sell splendid t and boys Ut csc
No, one truthfully deny that we are Leaders ii
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
Nuts Il.
Only the best. Call and see then. ].
From 75 to $2.70.
Nuts
Dress 90 0ds

Our sale in dress goods this fall
y makes us believe We have just what
you want. We have still large
line on hand. Come IN and see
them. & s.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
Bla1 klets

cts. will buy you one. SO cents
ss for " 10 blanket. S cents for
heavy cotton blanket.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
Al Wool YELLING

il all colors at 35 cts. Silk yelling
at 10 cts.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24

Have the largest OF Fur Coats from 81 ups
Yes. ~ .. =" raA &z% S*s&=
Have the best assortment of mems Overcoats? Yes
Can competitors beat mems Overcoats for $6? No
Do sell boys and chdren's Overcoas any prce No
Have larger line of childrens Overcoats than
other firm in town? Yes. 7'"'
Do we handle a high grade of clothing Yes
Do sell the best all wool mems Pants at $3.50? Yes
Have the guaranteed corduroy Pants Gmpored? Yes
Can you buy better boys long Pants for SOC? No
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
Gloves and
MittenS.

All wool Jersey Gloves At 25 and
35 cts. Wool Mittens for ladies at
Is cts. "A fine heavy wool mitten
at s5 cents. All wool Jersey NIT
tens for ladies and gentlemen at 45
cents. Il.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
Gents Furnishing Goods.
p&pa !,

Ideal Soap per cake
Santa Claus Soap per cake
C1dahy's Diamond Soap
Calumet soap
Toilet Soap, s. cakes
Wrisley's g lxcerine Soap Il
g Cocoanut & Soap, 3 white aud red, III
nches long
sParlor Matches IL boxes
Kerosene Oil, per gal. IS
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Effects of Late Fertilizing.

A question often asked by orange
growers, is, ''How late can fertilizer
be applied, and affect the amount of
bloom for the same year?'
ton upon this point | experimental
upon a number of trees in different
groves, using chemical fertilizers,
Forrester's and Simon Pure No.D,
and found that such fertilizers when
applied even as late as February 1,
with rains soon following, produced
an increase of bloom over neighbOr-
ing trees that had received a less
amount of the same fertilizer at the
same time. In one case the bloom APP
peared one month after the fertilizer
was applied, and in all three groves
there was a surprising correspond
ence between the amount of fertiliZ-
er applied to the individual trees and
the amount of bloom upon the same
trees. When it came to picking the
fruit the results were so evident as
to merit the details.
On January 20, 100 young tanger
Inc trees received from seven to ten
pounds of Simon Pure No. /, per tree,
excepting three trees, that were Civ
en- 90, Is and II pounds each. The
tree receiving 20 pounds Of fertilizer
yielded four strops of tangerineS,
the trees receiving Is and 12 pounds,
yielded 2% and two strops respect
lively while the remaining 81 trees
yielded an average of less than one
half strop per tree.
In a seeding grove of 400 trees in
poor condition, the trees were given
10 pounds each of Forrester's orange
tree fertilizer, excepting three trees
that got 20 pounds each. Those
three trees, yielded 3h boxes of
fruit, while the remaining 397 trees
produced less than one half box all
told.
Again a friend applied a "double
amount" to one of his trees about
January Is, (fertilizing all of his
grove at the same time) The ''dou-
BILE amount tree produced .371 or
anges, while the balance of his whole
grove produced about as much more.
Of course there are extreme cases,
that may have been made possible by
the condition of the trees while re-
covering from the freeze, but are
good object lessons all the same.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
Road Construction.-V.


Bridges-'We should praise the
bridge that carries us safely over," IS
an old saying. Another is, "Don't
cross the bridge before you come to
it," These saws originated hund-
reds of years ago when ramshackle,
dangerous bridges were the rule
rather than the exception, but in
many parts of Florida they are as
expressive as ever. Our roads are
bad and the bridges worse-always
suspicious, often dangerous, and
many are impossible in high water,
when they are most needed
The first care in bettering road
should be it's bridges. They should
be raised so much as always to be
above high water, and be so wide
and strong and smooth as to elm
mate the necessity of slackening the
race when crossing them, day OF
night.
Good stringers, of heart pine, Tor
the support OF the floor, is the first
item. If the bridge is short and the
sawmill not distant, sawed ones are
the best Four stringers six by SIX
inches are sufficient for a bridge SIX
teen feet wide and ten feet long.
Four stringers six by eight inches
will do for same width and sixteen
feet long They will hold up any
load that six mules can pull. Four
lightwood logs, the small ends eight
inches across, laid butts and tops al
ternately, are abundantly strong for
a twenty-five feet span. For still
longer spans, railroad iron may be
used. Lay the rails with the face
down and place on top of each two
inch plank six or eight inches wide.
The floor is spiked to these planks
in such wise that the projecting
spike points are close to the rails on
each side, around which they are at
forwards partly bent, thus securing
firmness to the bridge. -Four rails
are necessary, not for the sake OF
strength, but to furnish enough
of points of support for the floor
planks.
Before the stringers are placed lev
ell off each abutment and lay thereon
and "end sill.'' This is sill or
plank on which the ends OF the
stringers are supported, to prevent
unequal settling and to distribute
the load more evenly over all OF
them. These end sills should be
above high water mark. Now put
the stringers in position. AS most
of the traffic will pass over the mid
die of the bridge, the two central
ones should have less space from
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03

each other than from the side string
ers. IF the timbers are round, the
upper face should be fiat hewn to
give a broader support for the
planks. When they are in position,
put a plank across them edgewise at
different points to find if they are OF
even height, and level. In the alb
sence of a spirit level a new tin buck
ct quite full of water will answer
Then lay the floor, which should be
of two-inch plank, not less than
eight inches wide. Let the planks
touch if green; if seasoned allow a
small space between them to give
room for swelling. Look at an end
of each plank and note the annual
rings; lay the planls with the rings
convex on the upper side, which
gives more durability and strength
than when the hollow side is up. Use
wire spikes; no smaller than forty
penny, are best. Lines passing over
the centers of the stringers having
been scratched along the floor, drive
spike into each plank, slantingly
along the lines with a hatchet, just
deep enough to steady it, Then drive
them home with the back of an axe
The stringers should be so long
that the floor can extend at least
eighteen inches over the solid ground
at each end. If not, the feet of hors-
es will cause cavings and dangerous
holes. The planking prevents this
and moreover keeps dry and hard the
ground beneath. Next saw Off the
ends of the stringers even with the
edges Of the floor. The latter will
now, probably, be several inches
above the ground, and the earth to
be packed against it will soon, under
the pounding of hoofs be fattened
down and forced beneath it. To pre-
vent this, spike a plank against the
ends of the stringers. Now make
the approach, or apron to the bridge
of tough material-turf and clay
mixed is best. Or, if the bridge is
rather high above the road level,
start with pine tops, which make a
solid foundation and save materials
Pound down with an axe the earth
as soon as thrown up and let it reach
three or four inches above the Level
of the bridge to allow for settling.
When the earth next the bridge is
even with it or a little higher, the
wheels of vehicles on entering it will
not strike against the end planks,
iarring the whole structure, but roll
onto it smoothly. If the bridge is
long, damaging vibration is deaden-
ed through the pressure of the ap-
proach against the vertical end
planks. Finish the bridge by putting
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, February 3, 1897.

a light banister on each side, mainly
ais guides, for which reason they
should be whitewashed to show up
better in the dark.
The above pertains only to bridges
of ordinary length across branches
canals and bitches. For bitches in
which the water will never rise hign
by far the best bridging is culvert
pipe of glazed terra Gotta. Lay it
with the collars up stream, caulked
with clay and Spanish moss. II
should have slight fall, and not be
less than eight inches below the road
surface. Ram brick bats or clay and
moss we'll around both ends to pre-
vent the water creeping along the
outside. Large hollow cypress logs
will also answer.
1t is sometimes best not to bridge
small spring branches, as they serve
for watering places. Deepen the bot
tom of such branch a few inches
then corduroy it with straight poles
If these are laid with butts down
stream and both ends fastened down
with crotches, they will not wash
away, but soon be covered with sand
Foot logs, with banister, should be
provided for pedestrians.
Bridges across rivers have general
lv three faults-they are too narrow
too low to overtop and withstand
heavy freshets, and so short that
they can only be reached by Wadin2
when the stream is full. These III
conveniences are entirely unnecessa
nv and can be prevented by little
forethought and additional cost. The
road at the union with the bridg1
should be elevated SO as to be dry al
all times and to lessen the generally
absurdly steep slope of the apron
1t should be made of logs, poles and
brush, to withstand floods, and the
abutments should be fortified with
revetments of logs like the three
sides of log house.
Not one ferry out Of ten has a
valid excuse for it's existence an,'
many good sections of the state will
remain thinly populated as long as
these are not replaced with BRIDGE
A badly planned and constructs
bridge is put across river. The
first heavy freshet sweeps it away
after which interested parties aver
that no bridge can be made to stand
the floods, and a ferry franchise is
granted by the legislature. No "keen
off the grass" sign is so etfectlye in
keeping off" settlers and civiliza-
ton as Florida ferry, so that those
who have the advancement of the
state at heart should replace these
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
81 per Annunl, in advance.

relics of barbarism with good, safe
bridges H. e. Lagergren.
Starke, Fla.
(To be continued).
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-22
CONVENTION SPARKS.

DEAR GAZETTE: The n. E. A. held
at Milwaukee, July So is gone into
the past, but it has left it's imprint of
lastingness upon the minds of 10000
attendants. I was musing last Sat
urday p. NJ, as our steamer, Virginia,
plowed her way over the blue waters
of Lake Michigan, whose crests we're
kissed by the golden CLEANS Of the
suns magic power and the cloud rift
ed canopy painted was wondrously
beautiful, ithat:just such a trip was
necessary for one to get into ones real
self. There was so much to see, so
much to feel.
DR.. Vincent :of Chautauqua fame,
on 'Tom and His Teacher" DR.. Ly-
man Abbott on "The Democracy OF
Learning" and U. S. Commissioner
of Education, DR.. Harris on "Rural
School Grading" President j. II. Can
field, Ohio University, on ''The Win
ners of Men" Had there been moth
ing else this quartette alone would
have been quite enough to have paid
in soul growth, the expense. The
big expo. building holding $4,000
was too small. The afternoon meet
ings held in the several opera houses,
churches and halls, gave better results.
Milwaukee is noted for three poor
things, beer, poor restaurants and
smoky business streets, but also five
good things, polite citizens, excellent
policemen, commodious hotels, ex-
cellent street car service and we'll kept
homes.
The convention will pass into his
tory as one having the largest number
of notable educational men and
women ever brought together at any
single gathering. These 10000 edu-
Gators represents teaching fraternity
of 10000 teachers who teach and
shape the course Of, 100000 child.
rem who are soon to be the future
citizens of this republic. The teacher
teaches the boy or girl to be the future
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-22

moral or immoral man Of tomorrow.
It was gathering of the most digni-
fed, the most moral, and the most
highly refined ever convened in Mil
waukee. A leading daily paper, The
Milwaukee, Sentinel, said this: "Not-
withstanding 10000 strangers have So
journed with us week, the business
of beer selling and drinking have
been unconscious of their presence.
No other convention could assemble
here and drink nothing but water,
milk, tea, coffee and soda water.
These people are the teachers of our
youth. All honor be to them! Their
presence was blessing to our city,
Minnesota registered at her head
quarters about $50. Of course, Wis
consin and Illinois sent big delega-
tons. I'm told the steamer "Whale-
back Columbus" brought up from
Chicago to Milwaukee, Tuesday, July
6, 1000 teachers. The distance, Sc
miles, is an enjoyable one and the
fare is one dollar for the round trip.
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois teachers all
came via Lake Michigan. Mrs. Race
and l go from here to Mackinac Island,
Lake Superior, to morrow for rest.
We take steamer for ride of 300
miles on Michigan and Superior. I
feel that we both shall come back to
dear old Minnesota refreshed. l shall
return to my work broadened, en-
couraged and better fitted to do my
work among the Redwood county
teachers. I have some helpful ideas
and encouraging words to say to
them when I shall have seen them
I'm anxious to get where it is quiet
We spent Sunday in this wicked city
Chicago, July II. S. J. Race.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-22

Don't think because you are sick
and nothing seems to give you relief
that you can't be cured.
There must be cure for you some
where.
If your doctor can't cure you, per-
haps he has mistaken the cause. Any
body is liable to make mistake
sometimes.
One in three of us suffer from indi-
gestion, ald one out of three dyspep-
tics doesn't know it. That is, he may
know he is sick, but he blames it to
something else.
Indigestion is the cause of half OF
our dangerous diseases.
Shaker Digestive Cordial, made
from tonic medicinal roots and herbs
is the most natural cure for digestion
It relieves the symptoms and cures
the disease gently, naturally, efficient
", giving fresh life, strength ano
health to sick dyspeptics.
At druggists. A trial bottle for II
cents.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-22
HE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN & SCHMAHL.
THURSDAY. JULY p, 1897.
RAILROAD BONDS.
SIS, 900 of the Total to be Paid in
January.

The Board of county commissioners
are holding the regular July session
in the commissioners room at the
court house. All of the members of
the Board are present.
An excellent state of affairs in the
financial condition of the county was
revealed in the checking over of the
county treasurer's accounts, which re-
suited in showing balance on hand
in the care of the county treasurer of
&4,915.97. So gratifed we're the
commissioners over the investigation
that it was semi-oficially announced
that 700 Of the $4,000 Minnesota
Valley railroad bonds would be taken
up when they expired in January
next. This will leave $4,000 of the
bonds yet to be paid, and they will be
refunded on the line of allowing the
county to pay one or more of the
bonds each year. The commissioners
paid off a 1000 county Jail bond, the
third of the:series, leaving a balance
owing the State of $1,000.
Of the money on hand there is ST.
1877 in the Bank of Redwood Falls,
$8,Ol1.57 in the Redwood County
Bank, $3,642.74 in the insoIvent Citi-
zens Bank, &,9N98 in the First Ma
tional Bank of Tracy, $8,l7O48 in the
Citizens State Bank of Lamberton,
81, 1922 in the State Bank of Spring
field, and $6,8O9.99 in the State Bank
of Morgan. .
The applications of Theodore Zoern
to be set off from school district No
II and added to rs and of Henry Ter
hell to be sci: off from district 68 and
added to No. 3, we're laid over until
the January meeting. The applica-
ton of H. S. Gilbert to be set off from
district No. l and added to No. 20 was
granted.
Frank Wohlford and j. j. Ray we're
granted auctioneer's licenses.
The applications of Till Tibbetts
and Frank w. Smith for abatement OF
taxes we're recommended while all
other applications were refused.
The change of boundaries of school
district 81 and II, asked for by inter,
ested parties was not granted on &C.
count of strong opposition.
Most of Tuesday and Wednesday was
given up to the question of putting in
a combination bridge over the Red
wood between Sheridan and Redwood
Falls townships. The contract was
awarded to S. M. Hewitt for $500
The bridge is to,be l20 feet long anc
to be raised four feet higher than the
old bridge. The contract calls fo1
the completion Of the bridge on or be-
fore September LIST.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-22
w. c. T. u. MEETING.

White Ribboners found a refresh
ingly cool retreat in the basement of
the M. E. church last Thursday after
noon.
Instead of the usual Bible reading
for the opening devotional, the leader
read Mary A. Lathbury's little leaflet,
"The Psalm Country" in which the
writer draws a parallel between the
Christians life of to day, and the
journeyings of the Isrealites.
The committee on the securing and
posting the new Tobacco law, report
ed twelve copies posted in various
business houses and more vet to be
posted. The committee thinks the
cards are wrongly named "Cigarette"
Law, as the law includes tobacco in
every form.
The literature committee reported a
part of the books and leaflets for the
beginning of the w. G. T. U. library,
as having arrived. Among the books
are: DR.. Sperry's "Confdential Talks
with Young Women, almost Wo-
man," by DIR. Mary Wood Allen; and
white Shield" and "White Cross
Manuals, by Rose Wood Allen.
Among the leaflets we note: Rev.
Sinclair's LOG Life and Human Life
"A PARALLEL" Tobacco and Its Eff
feet on School Life," by H. H. Seerly
"Why Pledge Against Cider;' "Tith-
ing VS.. Entertainments" "How the
War Spirit Crows "The Opium
Curse" "The Press as an Evangelist y
"How Shall We Develop American
Sentiments Among Immigrants
Relation of Liquor to Labor and
Capital" "The Law of Heredity."
Miss Tiffany read letter from Mrs
Smith, President of the Outing associ-
alton, urging the need of two weeks
outing for hundreds of poor suffering
children in theEcities.
| Mr.. Scofield thought the truth Of
the statement made in one of the read
ings regarding degenerating hereditary
effects of Intoxicating liquor and to-
bacco, was plainly and painfully evi
dent in the increase of insanity anC
idiocy. The leader quoted a law o.
Switzerland which forbids an habitua
drunkard marrying.
"Promptness, Punctuality, and Per
severance" was the subject presented
at the Mothers Meeting. Articles or
this and other subjects from the July
New Crusade" we're read and briefly
reviewed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-22
The New Restaurant
Is Much the Best

to have your meals cooked to
ORDER get the finest Ice of different get
the coolest soft drinks get the freshest
tionary at the most reasonable prices.
All of the delcacies be kept the cuisine
the
most delicate tastes Call see
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
BUDD IS VERY ANXIOUS.
May Find Some lingo In The Sta
Printers Office.

MGv Find Some lingo In The State
Prtnter'S Office.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 28.-The
State Printer was called to task recently
by Senator Wilmington in the Senate be-
cause he did not exercise a privilege
granted by a law passed two years ago
EN- powering the State Printer to revise or
exclude voIuminous reports ordered print
ed by various commissions. Tonight
State Printer Johnson said that he was
advised long ago by the Attorney General
that all such printing orders had to go to
the Board of Examiners for revision. The
law was passed to protect the office from
bulky and redundant reports, and has al
forded him no protection. Many times
throughout the year copy accum uIates.
The Governor is often absent: the Attor-
uey-Generai is frequently in San Fran
cisco, and the printers, shouting for copy.
cannot get it. The expense of the office
is increased somewhat thereby. The bill
allowing the State Printer SIS, 900 to main
tain his Office until July l next is in the
hands OF the Governor.
Budd is said 10 be anxious "to do" some
Democratic politics with this measure.
AAS n"S oAAcO'eo eHo OtatS IIlnter 10 lur.
| nish the most minute data. Mr.. Johnson
says that at least thirty days should be
given any department to supply the data
which the Governor now demands. The
data which the Governor calls for will be
furnished, and it will show on whose
order the money appropriated has been
expended. Republicans who are well
versed in the matter are willing that the
Governor should jump in now. 1t any
department. of the State. government is
being run for the benefit of politicians it
is we'll that the public should know it,
and know what particular department is
in deepeAt. The fight on the State Printer
and the efforts of the Governor to run
that Office may develop some interesting
facts in other quarters.