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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14
PLUMBING WORK DONE.
But the School Board Has Not Yet
Accepted the Work.

George A. Kees of St. Paul, con-
tractor on the plumbing Of the
school house, has completed his
work, and the board of education is
now waiting for its architect, A. F.
Gauger of st. Paul, to visitthis city
and approve the work of the plumb
er before turning over the entire
amount of the contract price, 81, ,867 !.
The board has experienced cor
siderable difficulty with the con-
tractor over this work. In the first
place after the concrete foundation
had been put in the members of the
board visited the basement, and
after inspecting the same, disap-
proved of the work, and 'required
the contractor to put in a concrete
that would comply with the con-
tract. After this was done Mr..
Kees shipped in all of the supplies
for carrying out the terms of the
contract. such as closets. bowels,
pipes. etc. It appears that very
few, if any, were of the kind men
toned in the contract, and as a re-
suit the whole lot was rejected and
Mr.. Kees found it necessary to re-
ship these articles to his plumbing
house in St. Paul and strictly COM
ply with the terms of his contract.
The members of the board say that
the first shipment might have con-
tanned better goods than those spec
flied in the contract, but they were
bound to have the terms of the con-
tract lived up to.
Mr.. Rees plumbers having put
il the material required by
the contract the school trustees
want Mr.. Gauger to appear here and
put his approval on the work, and
the probabilities are that the latter
will insist on hydraulic test be-
fore he tells the boar1 to pay the
contract price.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14
MOTHER GOOSE RECEPTION.
The Cast for a Pretty Little Oper.
eta Next Tuesday Evening.

The Mother Goose operetta will
oe presented at the opera house on
the evening of Tuesday next, Feb.
Goth, at which time the best talent
in the city will appear in the cast
The entertainment will open with
a special program, consisting of
instrumental music, a vocal solo, a
reading and this will be followed by
a solo, after which will come the
operetta, or Mother Goose S recep-
ton. The admission will be on.y
25 cents, children under II years,
Is cents. There will be no extra
charge for reserved seats, which
can be secured at Thompson S hard
ware store after tomorrow. The
programme and cast are as follows:
PROGRAM.
Piano Duet, Misses Cooper and Bruer.
Solo. ........................ Miss Ethel King.
Recitation........K Kitten Houghmaster.
Solo,. Rev. F. J. Barackman.
Operetta.
PART ONE.
Mother Goose. Frances Everett.
Jake, the troublesome F. e. Ring.
Mother Hubbard. -. Mrs. f. E. Ring.
Queen of Hearts. Lucy Woodward.
Pages to Queen. ....... Edith and Win
nefred Burmeister.
Knave Of Hearts. .Chas. johnson.
Red Riding Hood. Jessie Wilcox
Jake's Sweetheart. Mrs. F. Hubbard.
Jack....................... D. Martin.
Jill ........................-Be Belle Clays0n.
Simple Simon. g. Hubbard.
Mrs Jack Spratt. Brainerd.
Maid-in-G Garden. Mrs. ]. r. Lank-
ard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14
SHORT ITEMS cAzETTEo.

Sheriff Pease has been in st. Paul
and Minneapolis. the past week.
A license to wed has been issued
to Matthias Fritz and Josephine
Wintheiser.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Peck of the Glendale
Farm last Sunday.
Even the Five Little Pigs will be
there. Where? At opera house
Tuesday eve, Feb. 10th.
Miss Wilcox as Little ed-Ridine
Hood and Miss Ethel King as Bo-
Peep have solos worth hearing
Smother Goose reception. =
A meeting will be held at King
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14
MR.. KNOWLTON QUITS.
Resigns His Charge to accept One
at ESthervil1e, Iowa.

Rev. w. H. Knowlton, rector of
the Episcopal Church of the Holy
Communion of this city, preached
his farewell sermon at the church
in this city on Sunday morning
last. Mr. Knowlton has accepted a
call at Estherville, Iowa, a town on
the Omaha extension of the Mime
apolis & St. Louis, and also on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st, Paul
railroad. His new charge pays hlm
81, 900 per year at the outset, and
Mr.. Knowlton and family will leave
for that point in few days for the
purpose of taking up their resi-
dence.
Mr.. Knowlton made but Slight
allusion TO his departure in his final
sermon here, and he admonished
the congregation to work together,
and to see that the interests of the
church and of Him to whom it was
dedicated, should not be neglected.
Mr.. Knowlton has been consider
ing the advisability of making a
change for some time, he having
had calls from Brainerd, this State,
and Estherville, but it was not un-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14
the 6. & N.
Brighter Prospects for the Con-
struCti2n of the Line.

Brighter Prospects for the Con-
struCticn Of the Line.
The ties on the line of the Gulf &
Manitoba railroad from the Mime
apolis & st. Louis tracks to a point
just south of the Beaver Falls de-
pot have all been laid, and are ready
forthe track. The tracking of the road
has been completed to point at
about the north side of the Seebeck
farm in the Minnesota valley. The
piles for the bridge across the Min
nesota river have all been driven,
and the employees are now engaged
in boiling the same, and also in con-
structing ice guards against them
on the upper side OF the river.
Since last Saturday there have
been developments regarding this
proposed railroad and company
which now warrant The GAZETTE
in stating in almost positive terms
that the line from Cover, Missouri.
north wards for a distance of about
700 miles is sure to be constructed
during the next three or four years,
with the prospects that work will
be pushed at the opening of the
coming spring.
On Saturday afternoon, it is said,
two officials of the Iowa Loan &
Trust Co. of DesMoines, alighted
from the west bound st. Louis train
at North Redwood. They were met
by Messrs. Carpenter, Campbell
and Bell of the Gulf & Manitoba
railroad, and by them were driven
over so much of the line as is now
graded, after which they returned
to Redwood Falls, where it is reli-
ably reported, trust deed OF the
line now graded, as we'll as of that
proposed from Cover north, which
is simply a paper line, but includes
profles, statistics, was executed in
the clerk of courts Office, after
which the two Trust Co. officials
boarded the Northwestern afternoon
train and started for Chicago.
The trust deed is said to be for
large amount, and covers something
over 700 miles of road to be cor
structed. It appears that, notw.th-
standing the bitter war being waged
upon this proposed road by east
and west lines, that arrangements
have been perfected through the
Iowa Loan & Trust Co. with one of
the leading Trust comranies of New
York for the issuing OF bonds, and
placing them on the market in the
New York financial exchange It
is even stated, and on the best Of
authority, that an order has been
issued to lithograph the bonds for
the purpose. AS soon as the money
is secured on the bonds it will be
placed in escrow with one of the
Trust companies and advanced to
the company as rapidly as is neces-
sary to pay for help and material
for the construction of the line.
Where a week and month ago
there were grave doubts of this line
ever being built The GAZETTE can
now state with the best assurance
that there is every probability of
the road being constructed Ger
tain information must be held from
print at the present time, however.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14

Witch Mrs. @. T.. Dorm
berg.
Old Woman in Shoe Mrs w. B. King.
PART TWO.
Little Bo-Peep. Ethel King.
Jack-A-Dandy....... JOS. Chadderdon.
Tom, the Piper's Son Fred Warner.
Little Miss Muffett. .Orpha Bowers.
Little Polly Flinders Mrs. A. J. Jones.
Tom Tucker. Tradewell.
This Little Pig went
to Market.........-Forest King.
This Little Pig stayed
Home. Morgan.
This Little Pig had
Bread and Butter. Sherwood Holmes
This Little Pig Had
None. Edgar Race.
This Little Pig cried
"Wee, wee, wee" Andy Luscher.
Bachelor. Master Brainerd
Finn.
Wife. Miss Hazel Aune.
Little Boy Blue.......A. j. Jones.
Fairy y......................Alic Hitchcock
Cinderella .............. Grace Ferris
Prince Charming. e. E. Harriott.
TABLEAU.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14
DEATH OF JOHN MARTIN.
One of BelvieW's Foremost Citizens
Passes Away.

Tue DeSJ Known clClZenS on Lne nOrCl
side of Redwood county, and prob
ably one of the wealthiest men in
Redwood county, passed away at ST.
Barnabas hospital, Minneapolis. at
five O'Clock last Saturday morning.
Pneumonia was the cause of death,
although weakness as result of an
operation for gall stones of the blad-
der, aggravated the case.
DR.. Dredge of Belview had been
treating Mr.. Martin for some time,
and for week prior to his death
was aware of the fact that Mr.. Mar
tin was suffering from bladder
trouble, and advised him to go to
Minneapolis for the purpose OF sub
hitting to an operation. Mr.. Mar
tin decided to go on Tuesday, and
on that day left Belview on the east
bound ST. Louis. He took a seat in
the rear end of the car, and asa re
suit was subjected to the frequent
drafts caused by the opening and
closing of the car doors. Judge
Bowers of this city was on the train
at the time, and when east of Morton
noticed that Mr.. Martin appeared to
be suffering from a slight cough,
which was growing worse, and ad
vised him to change his seat. Mr..
Martin, however, who had his over
coat on, thought his position COM
Portable and did not change. On
arriving at Minneapolis he went to
DR.. Bell, who observed that Mr..
Martin was suffering from pneu-
monia, as well as from bladder
trouble, and advised Mr.. Martin to
go to the hospital at once. On We'd
nesday consultation of physi-
clans occurred, and as a result of
the patient having been attacked by
pneumonia it was deemed advisable
to make the operation for the gall
stones on the following morning at
10 o'clock. This was done and 25O
OF the stones were removed from the
bladder. Mr.. Martin recovered
consciousness shortly this opera
ton was performed, but the attack
OF pneumonia grew worse and on
Friday the doctors announced that
he could not live. Mr.. Martin was
apprised of the fact and faced death
calmly. He ordered a notary and
made his will, bequeathing all his
property, valued at between $50, 900
and $75, 900, to his wife and children,
and appointed Nels H. and Hans
Sandager of Swedes Forest, two life
long friends of the deceased. as exc
cutors of the will. He made a
statement of the condition of his
various accounts for the purpose of
making the administration of his
estate less difficult and then calmly
waited the end, which came at. five
o'clock Saturday morning. Before
passing away ]. NJ. Thompson of
Belview was notified that the end
was near and Mr.. Thompson left on
the Friday evenings Milwaukee
train, arriving at Minneapolis short
ly after the Grim Reaper had done
its work.
The body was embalmed and
placed in a casket and forwarded
to Belyiew the same morning, ar
irving on the afternoon train, The
funeral was held at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon from the Belview
Lutheran church, of which Mr..
Martin was long member.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14

Bros. Offices this evening for the
purpose Of perfecting an organiza-
tion to solicit assistance for the faln-
inestricken people of India.
Maud-Is and 80 too old to hope
for improvement? I should say not.
One just begins to live. Take Rocky
Mountain Tea. You'll be blooming
fair at 60. For sale at Hitchcock's.
Monday night was the coldest
night on record for this winter,
self-register,ng thermometers hav
ing dropped to 81 degrees below
zero during that night.
Gertrude Aver, the expert opti-
clan, will be at the Commercial
hotel the entire week beginning
Monday, Feb. 19. Examinations
free and all work guaranteed.
Mrs. J. E. Henry, wife Of the
editor of the Montevideo Advance,
arrived here last Monday evening
| on an extended visit with the family
Of Joseph Fountain of Hotel Fran
co.'s.
The'ladies missionary society of
the Christian church will give a
tea party at the home of Clarence
King Friday evening, the proceeds
to 60 to the famine stricken people
of India
A letter has been received from
Milbank, S. D., to the effect that
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l. Bouch of that town on Feb. 4th.
Mrs. Bouch was formerly Miss
Madge McCarty, well-known here.
Col. Spalding of the "True Blue
company, being unable to make
arrangements for the presentation
of his play at Graceville, Benson or
Montevideo, is at Renville, where
he will present the play on Friday
and Saturday evening next. The
other towns were preparing to pre-
sent plays already.
DR.. Lyman has just received
new combination dental chair for
use in his office. The chair is the
very finest that could be turned out
in the leading dental supply factory
of the east. Id addition to the
combination dental chair he also
secured an operating chair for his
own benefit.
An alarm of fire was turned in
last Monday evening, shortly before
nine clock. The members of the
fire department and a large number
of citizens responded quickly, and
after getting to the corner of Wyom-
ing and Lincoln streets, the members
of the forward hose cart company
were notified that the chimney on
the residence of F. M. O'Hara had
been burning out, and that the fire
was already out.
Prof J. L. Torrens of the Anoka
schools and Messrs. w. &. and A.
R. Torrens of Oakland, we're in the
city from Saturday to Monday inclu-
sive, looking after their farming
interests southwest Of town. While
here they purchased a bull calf and
two COWS from the Polled Aberdeen
Angus herd at Glendale. Geo. Olds
of Yellow Mediaine county was also
down from his farm last week and
purchased a bull calf from the same
herd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14

&, ~AAA AAeSoOh9 R6b0VOk Va VIC
church, ofiiciated at the services,
and an immense concourse offriends
and acquaintances of the deceased
were present to pay their last re-
spects. There were floral tributes
from the village council, of which
Mr.. Martin was president, from the
Workmen and Woodmen lodges,
and from individuals.
Mr.. Martin was 45 years old when
he passed away. In that brief time,
and after experiencing many hard
ships and reverses, he accumulated
a comfortable fortune He was
born in Sweden, and came to this
country when but boy of Is years,
securing position with farmer
south OF St. Paul, where he worked
for his board in the day time and
made some money by trapping at
night. Later he went into Carver
county and from there came to Red
wood county, where after meeting
with financial reverses that stripped
him of everything he had and leav-
ing him in. debt to machine COM
panies, ETC., he returned to Carver
county and remained there for a
year or more. In. 1878 he again
made up his mind to try Redwood
county soil, and homesteaded on
what is now one of the best farms in
that section. From that time
forward, by hard work and close
attention to business, he commenced
amassing wealth, and everything
he touched seemed to turn to money.
About two years ago, after 20 years
on the homestead, the acreage of
which he had materially increased,
he decided to move into Belview,
and constructed one of the finest
residences that can be found in this
section Of the State. Last year, after
having been agent for an elevator
company at Belview for number of
years, he constructed one of his
own-the finest elevator on the line.
A travelling commission man, not
knowing Mr.. Martins financial
ability at the time, stopped off at
Belview, and seeing the elevator in,
course of erection, approached him
and offered to loan him money
enough to fill the elevator with
wheat. Mr.. Martin very kindly
told the commission man that he
guessed he had wheat enough on
his farm to fill the house.
Mr.. Martin was the man to open
the road up the North Redwood hill,
he having filled the contract with
the county commissioners for that
work.
Mr.. Martin was married to Miss
Lena Ronevomen of this county,
shortly after his return here 1873,
and leaves his wife and nine child
rem, the youngest only about a
month old.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

Mafcking siege only intensifies Great
Britain'S anxiety to hear of its relief.
About 100 more troops have arrived
at Bcira. Portuguese East Africa.
The Governor of Beira. Senior Nor
relies. in the course of a speech at a
dinner of the Yeomanry, said:
Friends as we have always been of
England. we could never have realized
the magnificent unity of the Anglo Sax
on race without an object lesson Real
iZing this, Portugal not only congratu-
lates her ancient ally, but rejoiGas with
it as the Strengthening of friend is
the strengthening of ourselves"
Apparently Lord Roberts Is still wait
ing at Kroonstad. preparatory to MAX
ing swift movement on the Vaal
river.
London, May 16 OO:3O a. m.)-It is Of
flcially announced that Glencoe was oc
cupied yesterday, and that the Beers
have evacuated BggarsberS.
London. May 16 Qo:3o n. m.)-The
War Once has posted the following dis
patch from General Butler. dated Dun
dee. May 16:
I'VE occupied Glencoe yesterday. The
Transvaalers have now evacuated Big
garsberg. The Free Staters on the
Drakensberg are much reduced In num-
bers. The Carolina. Gutenberg and
Pretoria commanders trekked north
from Hlatikula on the 18th and 18th OF
May. Eleven guns were entrained at
Glencoe. The last train with amhu
lance left there at dawn May Is. This
result has been largely produced by the
action OF the Fifth Division, which,
during the last few days. had done a
great deal of very hard work. march
ing, mountain climbing and roadmak-
ing.
TRAINS are now running to Vessels
Mex Station"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
Watorworks superlnten donts.

O3y Telegraph to VIrginian Pilot)
Richmond. Va. May 16.--The session
of the Superintendent of Water Works
was resumed this morning. The num-
Der OF delegates in attendance Is now
about 200 The election OF officers re-
suited as follows: Charles l.. Boiling,
OF Richmond. president; vice presidents
first. Charles N. Priddy, Leadville.
Col; second. William Himrod. Erie.
Pa: third. John N. Hooper. Davenport,
Ia; fourth. c. II. Campbell. Charlotte.
N. c.; fifth. w. Fl. Lalny. Racine. Wis.
Secretary treasurer. Peter Naive, of
New York. Finance Committee-D. w.
French. Hackensack, n. j.: Dow r.
Gwinn. Quincy, Ill.,; A. A. Tucker. Mem
phis, Tenn. The next meeting Is to be
held at New York oity, the time to be
announced by the Executive Committee.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

~ T. Allen, a major OF the Forty
third Volunteers, who commanded the
United States forces on the island of
Samar
1t appears that the force was divided
among several ports OF Samar. and
while details are still lacking. it Is he
iieVed that this particular force was
besiesed at Catubig and was command
ed not by commissioned officer but
by sergeant, either George or Hall
both OF whom were killed Catubig
where the engagement occurred. is a
seaport town of nearly 10000 iniabit-
ants.
General MacArthurs cablegram is as
follows:
BRAVE MEN KILLED.
Manila. May 1G.-With reference to
your telegram Of 14th. the rumored en-
gagement in Samar. reported cable
gram of General Otis. May 4, has been
confirmed by reports recently received
from Henry T. Allen. Forty-tf third Reg
inent. U. S. V. l., commanding Samar
island. That detachment of thirty-one
men, stationed at Catubig, were at
tackled April Is by 600 men. with POO
rifles and one cannon. Our men quar-
tered in convent. which was fixed next
day by burning hemp thrown from ad-
Joining church. Detachment attempt
ed escape by river. Men getting into
boat were killed; remaining men en-
trenched themselves near river and
held out two days longer, facing most
adverse circumstances until rescued by
Lieutenant Sweeny and ten men. Over
200 attacking party (many OF them
are reported having come from Luzon
island) reported killed and many
wounded. Lieutenant Sweeny reports
streets covered with dead insurgents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

people OIL this country to know just how
aHairs In the island were being con-
quoted; and since the disclosures of the
past few days had been made with re-
Spect TO the misrepresentation of funds
IN the postal service. the obligation
upoh congress to make an investiga-
ton was doubly heavy. He reviewed
the situation as recently presented in
newspaper and official reports from the
Island and urged that the honor of the
country depended upon It's being able
TO clear away the fraud and corrup-
ton which. it was charged. had been
discovered. He maintained the Gov
eminent of the United States had no
authority in Cuba and demanded to
know now soon 1t proposed to redeem
It's pledge and leave the government of
the island to its inhabitants.
House DILL repeating the provision
or law allowing merchandise passing
through the United States from any
foreign country, to be transported free
of duty so far as the Mexican free zone
Is concerned, was passed
INFLUX OF JAPANESE.
A resolution. offered by Mr.. Lodge
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for Information in regard to the in
nux OF Japanese laborers into the coun-
try, and whether there has been any
violation of the contract labor law, was
adopted.
The Bacon resolution was then called
up.
In speaking TO the resolution Mr.. Ba-
con submitted the proposition that there
could be no more mandatory duty than
that which rests upon the United States
that every dollar collected in Cuba
should be applied TO the people OF Cuba
The United States was q self-const!-
tuted agent in Cuban affairs.
There were. he said, the still higher
obligations Of national honor to tnvesu-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
JESUITS IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
Cause A Sensation BY Distribu.
ton OF Obnoxious Pamphlets.
''cHURCH MUST BE OBEYED,'
Officials OF Dilibid Prison Charged With
Receiving Brides And Roleasins Pris-
oners-Gcn. Macarthur Reports On Tho
Bloody Baltic AT Cantublg Thirty Ono
Bravo Americans Attacked by Six Hum
dred Filipinos The Few Survivors Res
cued by Lieut.. swccny And Ten Men.
. (Hy Telegraph to virginian-Pilot,

(By Telegraph to Virginian- PiIoO
Washington. May 16.-Tha officials OF
the War Department. after waiting for
nearly a week to hear something from
General Macarthur at Manila, confir-
matory of the press report OF the
bloody three days engagement at Cat
ubig, which resulted in the heaviest
loss OF life the Americay army has
sustained in any one engagement in the
Philippines. yesterday cabled General
Macarthur request for information.
The answer was received to-day, con-
hrming the press reports. and adding
some interesting details. General Mac
Arthur transmitted report from Hen
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
(By Telegraph to virglnian-pnot.,
Saturday,

(By Telegraph to Virginian-P not)
Washington, d. c.. May 16.-Discus-
sion of the administration of affairs in
Cuba by agents OF the United States
occupied the attention of the Senate
during the greater part of to-day's ses-
sion. Mr.. Bacon. of Georgia, called up
his resolution directing the Committee
on Relations with Cuba to make an in
vestiGation of the conduct OF financial
affairs of the island, and addressed the
Senate at length upon it, He main
tanned it was the duty of Congress TO
make the investigation called for by
the resolution. because it was due the