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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-31
DELHI.
DELHI TRAIN TIME TABLE,.

DELHI TRAIN TIME TABLE
East pound passenger. Lv, 11:28 A. NJ
West bound PASSENGER, 2:O2
West bound freight, 7:45 A N
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
East bound freight, 5:55
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
g. n. BROWNE Station Agent
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-31
Our F66d
Department

is an import
ant branch of our business.
The high price of grain has
made revision of our prices
for mill stuffs, which will be
sold as follows until further
notice:
Bran, per ton, $500
Shorts. g. Z" 1000
Ground Feed, per ton 1900
Feed Ground to order at reasonable rates.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-31
ELECTRIC
LIGHT
PLANT,

Equipped with the latest inn
provements. For rates by
the month or by meter meas
urements, apply to the pro-
prietor,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-31

we make every effort to
accommodate all of our pat
rons, in the matter of prompt
service and fair rates. We
refer to any of our many
customers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
Pine River Farmers, Club

Meet at the hospitable home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Frear. April 6. The
meeting opened with an earnest prayer
by the chaplain.
Report OF last meeting read and ap
proved. Question box opened. The
good road question talked on. Mr.
Abbott thought II IA great mistake;
the proposed amendment was defeated {;
Mr.. Frear thought the main thorough.
fares would reap all the benefit at the
expense of the by.roads; Mr.. Mey
said II could not be moro burdensomc
to taxpayers than the present system.
Majority thought that Congressman
, elect Roberts should not be allowed to
take his seat. Mr.. Davenport said This
matter WAS an educator to the Youths
of our land. Mr.. Wheeler of ST. Louis
endorsed that thought, saying "we rs
parents wished to set pure examples
before our children, even IN national
affairs y Advised cutting back trees
injured by frost also early spraying
before buds start. Then general
talk on dragging wheat ground IN
spring and sowing clover seed. All
were then called To DO ample justice to
the hostess chicken pie. The afternoon
session began with roll call, responded
10 by gOodly number Of members,
followed 10y reading of clubs consti!u-
ton and bylaws. Mcs. Clark then
read an article on 1.-The Value of Fruit
Diet, pointing out the medicinal value
OF fruit juices. Mrs Fisher read "What
we owe the future which was az OK
cellent article applicable TO every par.
ent. Mrs. Curt, read "Happiness De-
rived from Books Mr.. Abbott then
introduced the Moody Sharpless cream
cry system, and n cooperative plan of
farmers grist mill were left for the
future consideration OF the CLUB. II
was decided TO begin the next meeting
at 10 O'Clock Il. m.
Adjourned to meet with Mr.. and |
Mrs. VIM Ackcr Thursday, May 4.
The following is the programs
Prayer by the chaplain.
Roll call.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Mrs Frank Young, who is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. William Young, returned to her
home in Toledo Tuesday
Lewis Gor,line has been investing in
property. lie has purchased the Scott
farm two mile, west OF Shepherd
The ladies OF the NJ T. church will have
an old fashioned candy pull at the ". f..
parsonage Tuesday night, of next week the
18th. Admission at the door > cents other
candies will be on hand Tor sale, everybody
come and have good time.
Whitaker Il Buck moved their grocery
and notion store from the Downs block to
the old J. Tugcr & Sons store beside the
Park House, the fore part of thi, week,
where they will have a much larger store
room and cellar They will continue To
keep the same line OF fine groceries, notions
etc, in the same up-to.date manner that
ha, characterized the firm heretofore.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
Not Much Fun in Life for a Man Who
Has Acquired Enormous
Wealth.

what is the smallest income on
which a man may live in New York
was the question l asked Of a noted
banker whose income cannot be less
than 100000 a year. We'll" he re-
piled, my household expenses alone
amount TO $1,000 a year, and l do not
see how l possibly could live on less
than that Then says the Philadel-
phia Ledger, reminiscent smile began
to cross his countenance, and, heaying
a little sigh, he said: But the hap
picst time Of my life was when my wife
and ! and two children lived here on
$4,000 a year. After all. happiness
doesn't depend on the amount Of a
mans income.
Il was quite intimate with William
II. Vanderbilt when he was considered
the richest man in the country. met
him one day in Fifth avenue and said
10 him that he ought to be the hap
piest man in the world. I am not, the
great millionaire replied My health
is shattered and all the money possess
cannot restore il. ] cannot even drive
one of my fine horses. Itis painful for
me to sit down My only possible ex-
erciSe is for me to walk down the ave-
nue.. | receive threatening letter,
daily, and my nerves are SO unstrung
that ! am constantly afraid that some
assassin Will waylay me. | ann over
run with people who want TO ret nv
money. | am the most wretched man
In New York, and tell YOU that after
person has accumulated enough to
secure him against poverty and crafty
his reasonable wants every dollar i'm
addition is burden and weighs him
down."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
TWO Mr.. SPRINGS.
StrnnIc Coincidence In Names of
TWO Soldiers at Camp
GilSon.

There were two men of the same name
in the Twentieth infantry at Camp
WikoT, says the New York Press. One.
hailing from Massachusetts, is ser
geant Of company /, while the other. q
PENS ylyanian, is a private i'm conn,
pany NJ.
Soon after the regiment arrived at
Montauk Point, Sergt. Spring began to
get very fatteriug letters from young
lady living in small Pennsylvania
town; also express packages, which
were none the less welcome for being
unexpected. At the same time Private
Spring was deciding that he must be
able TO charm at a distance, because n
Massachusetts, girl was writing to him
ina particularly affectionate strain, and
wanting TO know if there wasn't some
thing she could send him.
Private Spring thought of a lot of
things that he could use if he had them.
but as the fair spondent had
omitted TO sign her last name, it didn't
seem feasible to write for them. Pres
emily both Springs began TO get letters
complaining that no answer had been
received to questions asked in the
writer's previous letters.
At the height Of the tangle Sergt.
Spring was walking along the road one
day, when a comrade called his name.
lie and another man ahead Of him both
walked back asking what was wanted.
as your name Spring, too?' asked the
sergeant.
That's what" replied the other man.
"Francis Joseph Spring"
well, that's me, too" said the SER
geant.
SAY" he added, as thought struck
him, do you get letters from a girl
named Molly?'
NO, don't, D." replied the other. Not
rs many as l ought to-"
81 do; more than I ought TO-" said the
sergeant. 81 guess they're yours"
I've got some from Sarah that I'll
trade for en-" said the private, grim
ming
That's GO" answered the Massa-
chusctts man, and all was satisfactorily
arranged, except for the contents of
sundry packages, which had been de-
voured.
After that the two Springs met every
other day and held a mail exchange.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
KIPLING AS A REPORTER.
"fou Have Genius" Remarked the
CITY Editor, "But-" and
Let Him Go.

II is not kind OF the San Francisco
editor who rejected THE Counting of
Dinah Shadd,' says writer in Leslie's
Weekly, 10 recall that he based his re
fusal on the ground that the story was
scarcely equal 10 the standard Of merit
demanded by the magazine" Those
were the days when Kipling was a
struggling reporter.
In this connection there is recalled
the story of Kipling's third and last as.
signment to n news story \ big in
surance fraud had been unearthed and
exposed by the paper TO which Kipling
was attached. Kipling was assigned 10
get secondary story" on the man
chiefly involved i'm the frauds. and who
was not yet arrested. Late in the after
noon he walked into the Office with facts
sufficient TO justify three-column-
space allowance. But somehow his own
personality persisted in obtruding itself
into the facts, and he presently drifted
into scathing satire on the offender.
written i'm the inimitable pen which has
since made him famous.
The city editor counted exactly u
libel suits and about half a million dol
lars in damages i'm that story. and next
morning Mr. kipling was requested 10
transfer his operations 10 another field.
Said the editor, in bidding him eood-by:
You have genius. You will some day
make great name, though l may not
live 10 see il. But fate never intended
you for the mechanism of news"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
4. assl aensa aamaaY on Earsh.

ofEGT 5 Mh.J6 WINS OF Tar
6DrGD, CONSUMPTION Cure, cures
q cold ia ? hour, if taken in time
Wj docs not stop cough in one
minHfe by paralyzing the throat,
but il cures Che disease and leaves
thc throat and lungs healthy and
strong. e5and SO cts.
For Sale by SHARRAR & MULHOLLAND
successors to ". : webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
The Gold That GlitterS.
DO RICHES MAKE HAPPINESS, OR
DOES HEALTH MAKE
WEALTH

The richest man cannot always be
SAID 10 be the most successful, for true
success is not possible without happi-
ness. Many wealthy man would give
all he now possesses To have the health
and happiness of a young athlete,
Health Is not hard to get and keep if
good judgment is used in caring GRAND
supplying the needs of the system
Nature often needs assistance; you
so.-stimes abuse nature by overtaXing
your nerves, your brain, or your body,
and you haven't time To relax, and
take the rest that you need. You must
have outside help. Pabst Malt Extract,
The Best" Tonic, will supply the ex-
ira fuel, food. and strength; it is abso-
lutely pure-an unequalled assistant to
nature in giving health, vitality and
strength. 1t will make you eat and
sleep well, and cause you to feel like
yourself again, or perhaps, better than
YOU ever felt in your life. The Best"
Tonic was awarded the 100 points OF
perfection at the Worlds Fair. and was
the only Malt Extract which received
that honor. Your nearest druggists car
ry Pabst Malt Extract, The Best"
Tonic in stock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
III In The nncl..

In his "Corean Sketches" Mr.. Gale
tells this story of Chinese battle:
Most Of those who after the battle
came to the dispensary in Mukdcn for
treatment were wounded in the back.
How is it that sons Of the gods are
wounded i'm the afterparts Snly?' asked
the foreigner. 1T looks as if they had
run from the barbarians.' We adj
yanced all right said the Chinaman.
according 10 military methods Then
we put ON fierce faces. like Che-kal-
Yang the god OF war, certain that
the Wo-.Jeu would run, rs they would
have done il they had not been hope
less savages, uuacquainted with Chi
ncse characters. We rushed ON them.
breathing forth fire but they moved
not Then our general shouted Vie
tory" for we had paralyzed them with
our boldncss. But suddenly a long
row of guns was raised like one arm.
and, immortal gods such a dastarlly
way 10 fight / never saw, know not
why we were wounded in the back"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

The greatest line of railway now un-
der construction is beng built by the
Russian government, known as the
trans-Siberan railway. 1t is now COM
Pieted and in operation to Irkutsk,
3, 500 miles from St. Petersburg. When
completed to Port Arthur it will be
1920 miles long, AID to Nladivostok
400 mites long. Seven hundred
miles of ii has already been construct
cd on the eastern end. and the work is
being rapidly pushed. Thousands Of
men and millions Of dollars worth of
naterial have been landed al V.adlyos.
tok and Port Arthur, much of the ma.
terial having been taken from the
United States. The entire line is built
on hyc-iect gauge, with seventy.
pound steel rails 1t is expected that
the line will be completed TO Ste;ensk,
on the Sheii,a river, 1000 miles from
st. Petersburg, the present year, and
connect with steamers on the Amoor.
Port Arthur is to be purely military
station, and the Russians expect to
make it one Of the most formidable in
the world. Thousands II men are now
engaged in the erection of fortifica-
tions. The British government will
spend 80 100000 within the next two
yea;s in creating powerful naval sta
ton at Wei-Hai-Wei, on the opposite
side from Port Arthur of the entrance
to the gulf of Pe.Chce-Lee. when
these great military works are com.
pleted the partition Of China may be
looked Ton, and great Struggle be-
tween the British non and the Russian
bear wiz he almost unavoidable.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
A STOLEN ORCHID.
why Representative John Allen Did
Nat Raise His Hat To
Lady.

Watching Representative John Allen
of Tupclo, when he made speech in
the house recently, ] was reminded o.
the time when he burglarized a flower
from the botanical gardens saws the
Washington Post. lie was escorting q
young woman from the west. and She
went fairly daft over the orchids. .
don't believe she had ever seen any be.
fore. and. oh! she did want one SC
much.
OF course. there are rules like unto
the laws Of the Modes and the Persians
against picking Uncle Sans posies. but
girls even from the west usually gel
what they want if they want it badly
enough. Mr.. Allen gave am orchid stem
a dcft touch. II broke The blossoms
fell Quick as thought he picked it
up before the guards eye caught sight
Of it and popped it into his hat Their
the three visitors strolled out. and at
every door they ran into some young
woman from the south. Mr. Aliens
hand flew 10 his hat brim, but he re.
mcmbered in time For the first and
only time in his life John Allen ac.
knowledgcd lady'S bow with covered
head. His face was a study i'm crimson.
but he dared not raise his hat
dare say he has forgotten all about
it long before this. but the girl from
the west has that orchid somewhere
among her souvenirs TO this day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
CRAFT OF COAL STEALING.
How Eastern Railroads Are Nictim-
ICED by Those i'm Thu:
Industry.

Coal stealing from raj roads. common
along the lines of all coal-carryine
roads. has been reduced 10 a system in
Syracuse. the PoSt-Standard Of that
city says. The thieves work hard and
take many risks, not only of detection
but Of bodily injury Their methods
would be called clever if employed in
an honest business. The heaviest thiev-
ing is done by men with sacks, who
climb up between the cars of a slow.
moving train with two or more bushcl
sacks concealed under their clothing
As opportunity offers they fiji a sack
and throw it from the train. 20 be picked
up by accomplices. Another trick is
adopted by men who, dressed like
tramps, board trains as if with the in
tention Of stealing "a ride. These men
travel along from one car 20 another.
apparently seeking comfortable place
in which TO lie down. but i'm their prog
rcsS they manage to dislodgc a large
amount OF coal, which is subsequently
picked up 10y the women and children
who are employed in the Industry"
Large quantities of coal are stolen 10y
these and other methods. the plumber
being disposed Of 10 INSCRIPTIONS deal
ers who subsequently, rob he honest
poor by dishonest measure.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
Consumption Cure Warmers Whit
Wine OF Tar Syrup, the best cough
remedy on earth. cures a cold in one
day if taken in time. Is and scots.
For Sale by sIIARRAR & MCLHOLLANp
Successors 20 b. = WEBB
REAL ESTATE TRANS sERs.
Reported by Register OF Deeds Wander
cook Tor Week Ending April g

NOOh 4Ot " OtA Ll4OllE AIlTll .
c F. Iullocl, TO G Bennett. lot IC3 and
pit 100 Ashley ........... ... ...........S 10
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sec 81 Ener~Ou...... .... ....... 4D
VI lloyt TO g showers. lot . blk Il Hast
lhg~ add ~ Louis. ......... .... 20
Beck 10 y i Bollinger W. of VIZ Of NV
sec - New HtVen ................ 49,
FL LaClcar 10 Holt-bury, lot I and . blk
~ llo,comb add II Loui- ................ ~.
VIM u Ronk 10 II Fcnncr, Wiz of e.. Of sec
belhahy ..........-- .....- lW
u W Durfee to Henry Fenuer. nl5 OF cI% Of
Wiz Of =e sec Bethany ................... 400
Rogers to Rogers pt u of sec 50 Eprth
Nhau' ..--.- ....... ...-.-.... ldt
lies 70 6 Hawkins. ne Of ul9 Of ne see q
North star .............. .CO(
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sec H.. 4i0
+ Adams TO T. Adams sw Of NV sec Ar
cana .... ............. 1000
II Ncherer to X j Taylor, lot blk 3C 81
LOUIS '.-..' 5000. .+....-.. .......... tU
S Harrington to : Mcintyre pit lot % blk
10 ~ LOUIS. -..-.-.. ....... 23ii
b W Ellison to Aeters pit lot II blk -
Anna ...... BIC
Il Woodward 20 Julia G Stark, land. Alma 81.
l. Co1ey to John Barnes, sls OF nls of Sc sec
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John Shaw 10 Ira shaw sw OF So sec u and
pt ne sec = Emerson .......... 5000
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NJ 4 Lilley to BNens a Rhodes. blk p
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

The 80 forest reservations Of the
United States embrace al area Of 40
100000 acres in - states and terri
tories. Seven arc in the state of Cali
fornia, helargest OF which. the Sierra
forest reserve, includes 100000 acres.
Within the past IS years it is estimated
that 1900, 100000 feet y. NJ. of timber
on public land have been destroyed by
forest fires.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

Michigan promises to be the greatest pro-
duccr OF Portland cement in the country in
a Jew years. There are hundreds of places
where the raw material exists in vast
quantities Michigan is the creates, state
i'm the union for natural resources, and We
doubt If there is, spot in the world that
can equal it. 1t ha, iron, copper gold,
coal. salt magnificent stone quarric-, the
grandc-t hard and soft wood forest, ever
known. n soil will raise more diyeriiicd
crops than any other state Its mineral
springs are the wonder Of the medical pro-
iession, and the region i, great natural
Pressure Isle and Alpcna
are both in the list with new finds
in mari. Gratiot county has several de-
posts, one being northeast OF the city
short distance 1t j, said that this bed OF
mari i, exceptionally fine in quality; about
5 feet thick and not far below the surface.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14
Q u 60 ia H. TR = n.
Bears the - TIE Nai ioI Have saalS BOUGHT
signature Of &z2ZsAzex<s<
Aspiring.

May wonder why Belle married
that actor?
Frank-Because he's n star.
What has that to do with it?"
why, Belle always said She wanted
husband she would have to look up
to!"-.Harlem I;fe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-14

The experiment OF wireless telegra-
ply across the English channel proved
very successful. the distance covered
being the greatest over which mes.
sage has been transmitted in an intel
hgi 'Ie manner without the use Of
wires. \ high elevation i necessary
for the sending aud receiving stations.
Tesla, the noted electrician, claims to
have nearly perfected a system by
which hc can telegraph across the ocean
without the use Of wires. And as soon
as he perfect~ tt he will try wireless
politics
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-13
Last Toledo Excursion.

Sunday October 18th, will he your last
opportunity to visit Toledo this season on
cheap excursion tickets On that date the
Ann Arbor railroad will close most sue
cessfu1 season with grand excursion to
Toledo. Special train will leave D wOsso at
500 a. m. Fare for round trip 81. Oc-
tOber Is the incest month In the year to visit
the city, and you will not regret having TAX
en- the trip.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-13
Farm Wanted.

l wish to buy good Improved farm of
$50 or 800 acres in good location. Address,
Farm, $50 s. Franklin St., Saginaw. K. s..
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-13
To Cure a Cold in One Day

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If 1t fails to
cure. K. w. Groves signature on every
box csc.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-13

Among the guests beside the editors and
those who took part on the program, we're
Congressman j. w. Fordney, Senator G. B.
Collingwood, Hon. j. K. Hammond, super
intendent of public instruction, Hon. Milo
ID. Campbell. president of the state tax
commission, Hon. Grant Morse, state game
warden, Otis Fuller, warden OF the state
house Of correction, of Ionia. and K. p.
Wsldron. of st. Johns. Every part of the
county was represented by good delega-
ton of representative citizens.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-02
TWO DOLLARS FOR AN OveecoAT.
George Shelley Ordered to Pay That
Amount to John Doyle.

There was a hearing before Justice T..
w. j. Hawkins Tuesday afternoon in an
action of troVer brought by John Doyle
vs. George Shelley, second hand dealer
doing business on Battery street. to re-
the plaintiff received by tho defendant.
The coat in question was an overcoat and
was lost in some way from the house of
Doyle in June while he was away across
the lake. The evidence showed that on re-
turning he and his mother found the coat
in the possession of Shelley and demand
ed but were refused it's possession, where
upon the action of troVer was Instituted
Shelley testified to having purchased the
coat from a young man and Max Castor
testified to having seen the purchase made
from a young man whom neither Of them
could identify. Damages for the plaintiff
in the amount of s. with costs Of $5.A9
were awarded. ]. w. Russell appeared for
the plaintiff and j. H. Macomber for the
defendant.
In the city court several fines were paid
and disclosures made in appealed cases
not taken to county court. Thomas COffey
disclosed on a man now out of the State
and in default of payment of his fine went
to Jail. w. NJ. Doyle disclosed on 4 bro
ther-n-law, who has returned to his home
in Utah, Timothy Ploof on man now de-
ceased Josephine Terrio disclosed on a
half pint gotten from a sleeping car por-
ter whom she did not know and Patrick
Murphy disclosed on a jug secured in
Pittsburgh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-02
JEWEL FOR DR.. TAGGtRT.
Special Communication OF Burlington
Lndxe. No. 100. q. and A. NJ.

A special communication of Burlington
lodge No. 100, f. and A. NJ. was held at
Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. The f. G.
degree was conferred in full ceremonial
form by W. M. l.. H. Palmer and the 9TH
er officers of the lodge. There was a good
attendance. After the work, "A beautiful
past masters jewel was presented to DR.
j. r.. Taggart, past master of the lodge
IN behalf Of the lodge, by Past Grand
Master ID. N. Nicholson, who spoke earn
estly ana feelingly Or. Taggart is to
leave for Dresden. Germany, in a few
days and this was surprise prepared for
him by his brethren of the mystic tie, as
a hitting farewell. Hon. Hamilton S. Peck
also past master OF the lodge, made a
short address, which was eloquent and i'm
pressive. Dr. Taggart will leave Burling-
ton with the full assurance that his breth-
rem and friends are loyal and appreciate
his many good qualities of head and heart.
He will carry with him their best wishes
for his success In his new field OF labor,
and their earnest desire Is that he regain
his health speedily and return to his home
in the Green Mountain State.