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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01
Our red letter sale begins next Mon
lay, July 6th-Saturday, July 18th.

our req letter sale DeglnS next MOD
day, July 6th-Saturday, July 18th.
AUNE & THUNE.
Till Tibbetts made trip to Min
neapolis Monday, securing fixtures
for his launch.
Hon. Jas A. Larson came over
from Walnut Grove Monday, Hon.
Frank Clague from Lamberton, and
Eric Wilson from his home in Gales.
DR.. Finch of this city will fill the
pulpit of the Christian church next
Sunday morning and evening. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
The M. & St. L. will make a
special fisherman's rate to Waconia
after this date, good on Saturday
noon or Friday morning, returning
Sunday evening, at 81 for round
trip.
A game of ball Monday between
"our side and the "other side -
resulted in favor of the former by a
score OF % to l. The receipts were
about 5000, aud have been turned
over to the bath house committee.
Edward Boehm, who was ar
rested for refusing to pull the wild
mustard from his farm in Delhi
township, after being requested to
do so by the town board, was found
guilty of growing obnoxious weeds
last Friday, and fined $40 and costs.
Mr.. Boehm states that he will
appeal the case to the district court,
and if necessary, he will go to the
supreme court, before paying the
fine.
The Redwo team was defeated
by the Renville club last Friday,
the score being 9 to 8. Knox and
Mead divided the time in the box,
and both pitched good game, the
Renville boys getting less hits off
them than did the Redwood team
off Woods, the star colored twirler
of the Renville team. Most of the
Redwood boys returned home late
Friday evening, accompanying the
band boys back
It is quite probable that Red wood
county may again, for the fourth
time, lead all other counties in the
state in the greatestnumber of rural
schools employing teachers with
first grade certificates and receiv-
ing the special state aid OF 500.
But unless school trustees are alert
Redwood will lose her place. The
demand now is very great and the
supply is not equal to the demand.
School trustees better bestir them
selves and engage teachers at once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01
ATTORNEY AND JUROR.

Prisoner Ito attorney)-How much
is it going to take to convince you
that [ am innocent?
Attorney-About $500.
Prisoner-Here you are. How
much more is it going to take tC
convince the jury?
Attorney-Well. er-that's an
other question.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01
Red letter days from July to 18TH
See advertisement.

Red letter days from July to 18th.
See advertisement.
AUNE & THUNE.
St. Veronica's Guild meets with
Mrs G. Fred. Thompson tomorrow
afternoon.
Mrs. ]. F. Skinner and children
of Chicago are visiting with rela-
tives in this city.
1t will pay you to read Aune &
Thune's semi-annual ad. Notice the
prices.
Travelling Passenger Agents Pet
erson and Mathews, of the NJ. & St.
L. railway, were in the city Mon
day, looking up matters connected
with the Watertown circus excur-
sion,- July 18th.
Boyd Wolf, son of J. R. Wolf OF
Marshall has been visiting here the
past week. He reports that his
parents are in much better health
than last year, and that the family
will soon remove to Washington
state.
Pensioners will be interested in
the action of members of John S.
Marsh Post, in arranging for the
accommodation of all pensioners in
this vicinity on July 4th, at their
hall over Cummins & Dripps store
A notary will be on hand at the
hall for the purpose of certifying al
papers without cost to the pen
sioner. The post intends to make
pension day regular feature here
after.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

The sort of every day incident
that a lynching is in the South finds
fresh and curious illustration al
Greenville, Miss. The manager
postponed base ball game there
for 40 minutes that the spectators
might witness the hanging of {
negro for an attempted assault up
on white girl. The manager ''hao
it down fne,'' for when the Il
minutes were up the crowd was
back and the game went on.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01
OVERFLOW LOCALS.

Miss Helen Hitchcock is at Colo
RADIO Springs.
w. H. Gold took in the old set
tiers annual picnic at Renville last
Thursday and Friday.
Supt. S. J. Race left for St. Paul
last Saturday morning to attend to
educational matters.
Mrs. Irene Marsh was in St. Paul
last week, attending the annual con-
vention of the Rebekahs.
Prof. Frank Curtis was over from
Springfield Wednesday taking in
the ball game. He won't bet on the
Redwood team July 4th.
Charles Hanson and family ano
Christ. Larson and family of John
sonville were visiting with L. P
Larson and family during the latter
portion of the week.
We have on hand at the mill, ah ex
ira large quantity of bran, sEorts
ground feed and low grade flour tina
we want to sell to make room. Il yol
need feed now is the time to buy it
We also make speciality on excha nge
1926 Morton Milling 20.
Editor Daniel Whetston of the
Franklin Tribune, accompanied by
John Curran, Jay Dodge and G
Sampson of that town, took il the
ball game at this place on Tuesday
of last week.
VIM. Keil and wife of Shepurr
are visiting with Mrs. Keil'slpar
ents, Henry Kuck and wife. Mrs
Kuck returned from St. Likes
hospital last Friday, greatly i'm
proved in health.
The State Mutual Farmers In
surance Co. of which A. D. Stevar
of Redwood Falls township is
president, has been chartered b dt
business. The capital stock d the
new concern is $3.50, 900, and il will
be able to insure against any Eoss
In district No. 10, Swedes FGest
Sadie A. Holt, teacher, an Audi Dor
society for the protection OF oul
native song birds, was orgahzed
Miss Holt closed successfukern
of school in No 10, and it's butte
probable No. 10 may have some
difficulty finding worthy successor
to Miss Holt.
| Glencoe Enterprise: Maager
Frank Reed of the Glencoe base
ball team writes the ENTERPRISE
that the team is receiving thdmost
cordial treatment, all along TIL line.
He says: eve have been accorded
the best treatment possible aid are
all we'll pleased. At Redwood Falls
the team was royalty enter ined
and given an excursion u the
river on launch. We enjoed it
very much. Sam Peterson, foherly
of Glencoe, is here, and is round
making it as pleasant for tn boys
as possible.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

The best write-up of the proceed
ings at the picnic of the old settlers
of Shutdown, and Willow Lake on
June 18th, appeared in the Wanda
Pioneer Press of last week. Editor
Dehnel did himself proud in cover
ing the field so thoroughly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

wishing to start savings account
are credited by the bankers with
being chiefly responsible for the
enormous increase in savings de-
posits during the last year, says
the Kenosha (Wis) News. The
balances of the banks show millions
of dollars increase in savings ac-
counts, and the bankers say that it
is all due to the little steel banks
which have become familiar object
in every household. 1t is certainly
the greatest scheme ever devised to
encourage thrift and economy, and
like most of the ideas that are in
simultaneously successful the wonder
is that it was not thought of long
400
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

An Arizona astronomer thinks he
has detected an effort on the part
of the inhabitants of Mars to signal
the earth. Can it be possible they
want to get a finger in the post
office pie? w..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

Larger contracts at minimum rate OF IL
cents per inch each insertion. Rates tor
preferred position, metal base electros OF
alternate insertions furnished at ONCE.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

The little steel savings bank
issued by the banks to customers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

If Sir Thomas Upton wants to
cliff" that cup why don't he call
his yacht the Derrick?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01
BY AIKEN E. SCHMAHL.
ADVERTISING RATES

Less than 20 inches Il col) per inch -. zoe.
Twenty incnes or more, per lnch.. LOG.
Discounts will be allowed on contracts Tor
advertising running continuously:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01

Average weekly circulation, 1,6OOcoples
For convenience, full year of so weeks
will be allowed at SO insertions. thus:
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-28

under one fence gradually yield.
ed to the man with from four to
ten sections. The man with
the rope gave place to the man
with the hoe. Stock farming
became the most important in
dustry. The large scrub herds
gave way to smaller herds with
richer blood. The "long horns"
gave place to the "short horns, :"
the scrub yielded to the Here
ford. Men learned that they
could raise their own feedstutf
and fatten their cattle for
slaughter without shipping them
to the feed lots of the North
western States.
Thus has the Panhandle
grown step by step from a
wilderness to a laud of stock
farms, from land of naked
prairies to a land dotted every
where with farm iOuses, and
with towns and villages destin,
ed to grow in the fulness OF
time into opulent and metropol'
itan cities.
Weather is rather uncertain
anywhere in Texas, but it can
be counted on as certain that II
crops make anywhere in Tex
as, they will snake" here. In
fact, there is no section on
earth where more can be pro
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-28

duced ON less water than right
here in this soil.
This is not only fertile coun.
trv but is beautiful from an ar.
tistic point of view. The mo-
notony of the prairie is broken
by an occasional ravine, les.
pecially is it so here in Randall
county, which has become ia
nous for its gorgeous canyons
and other beautiful scenery.)
The whole earth seems to be
covered with a carpet of green,
velvety grass. 1t is not intend
ed that this article shall be mis-.
leading or visionary, but we
can truthfully say that the man
who makes up his mind "to try
life here with us can do SO with
the consciousness that, If he
fails, he will have no one to
blame but himself, and that, 1t
he succeeds-as he is reasonably
sure to do--the credit is not
wholly his, no small portion OF
if is due to the conditions by
which he is surrounded.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-28

dustrious, is now possessed of a
lifetime competence, if not of
comparative wealth.
All that is needed for the de
velopment of this resourceful
district is population. With
the coming of the homeseeker,
this empire of the plains, des-
tined to be a depot for Mexican
trade-this country across
which Coronado's expedition
must have coursed in search OF
the "seven Cities" is likely to
see wealth within its borders
undreamed of by even the avar
ice of that worthy adventurer.
N. P. Willis.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-28
HE TEXAS PANHANDLE,
comprising a score OF
counties, a9greCating Ov-

counties, aggregating ov-
er 90, 900 square miles, extending
through three parellels OF lati'
tude, and from the Tooth to the
1O3d meridian, has until of late
years, been entirely neglected
by the westward tide of immi-
grafton, though its boundless
plains have yielded fortunes to
the few WHO have occupied them
with their herds. The Panhan-
die is equivalent in area to Del
aware, Connecticut, Rhode Is
land and Massachusetts, com
bined; yet its population is ex-
tremely sparse, being not more
than one-tenth that of Delaware
alone. Whole areas of rich
pasture lands, aggregating hun
dreds of square miles, are with
out single inha bitant. The
last census showed more than a
square mile of territory for
every man, woman and child
within it's bounds. Since the
rapid development of Oklahoma,
hundreds of homeseekers have
secured for themselves large
ranches in the Panhandle; and
vet there is room. The county
having the least population is
Sherman, with lO7 inhabitants
$1,000. Donley is the most pop
ulous, having 2,755.
The Panhandle is traversed
from north to south by the Rock
Island and Santa Fe railway
systems; from east to west by
the Ft. Worth e. Denver and the
Choctaw routes: The coming
of these railroads has directed
the attention of the world to
these plains, which, under prop
er cultivation, are taking rank
with the most productive sec
tions of the Great Southwest.
In the geologic past, a great
inland basin is supposed to have
rested upon what is now the
Panhandle, the level bed ol
which is now represented by
the plains. Through these tree
less steppes the Canadian River
has cut a deep canyon. The
other principal streams are the
Washita River, Wolf Creek
Palo Duro Creek and the Nortt
Fork of Red River, all trendins
to the southeast, and finding
their way to the Mississippi bI
way of the Arkansas and tn
Red rivers. Lipscomb Count.
is the best watered. The ruin
of an ancient civilization ar
often discovered in the beds o
these waterways.
The state of Texas has sol
the dry grazing lands OF tn
Panhandle at 81 per acre, o
forty years time, at three pc
cent interest. Prices now rang
from S1.75 to s. per acre, an
have been rapidly rising for tn
past two years. An unlimite
supply of water is derived tror
windmills. " hen homestea
is acquired, it cannot be sol
without the consent OF the wife
nor under process for debt; nc
can it be mortgaged All Gu
rent wages for personal servie
are also exempt. No MOI
heaithful climate can be tount
1t is a country without a cha
acteristic disease. The prev
lent winds are southerly. Wit
out them, the summers wou'
be uncomfortable; with them, II
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-28
LAND POSSIBILITIES
IN THE GREAT TEXAS PANHANDLE
AN ATTRACTIVE FIELD FOR THE HoME-SE

mean annual temperature uOCS
not exceed sixty degrees. The
plains are a favorite resort for
those suffering with pulmonary
complaints.
For many years it was sup
posed that this region, now
known to be of rich resources,
was a part of the so-called
"Great American Desert" and
in the language of the govern
ment commissioner who visited
it, San empire not worthy good
blood" Since 1876, however,
when Fort Elliot was establish
ed in Wheeler County to expel
the Indians, many have been
content to build their homes
upon the Llano Estacado, or
staked plains, which gradually
rise into the foothills of the
Rockies. The United States
conducted 4 weather Office at
Fort Elliot for ten years, the
records of which are obtainable.
A bureau is now maintained at
Amarillo, population 4,5OO, the
largest city OF the Panhandle.
The records show that tue rain
fall is increasing with the set
tlement of the country.
The soil of the plains is a
rich black loan, varying from
one to five feet in depth, cover
ed with the most nutritious
grasses. The most valuable
crops arc those of feed for cat
tie, the raising of which is be-
coming a science. Millions of
cattle have been shipped from
the plains to the markets OF
Chicago and Kansas City. From
the days of free range, these
plains and valleys have been
changed by the heavy immigra
ton of the past few years to
large pasture holdings of from
four to twenty sections each
The State school lands have
been homesteaded in tracts o.
four sections each by actua
settlers. Most of it is not ye'
patented. The alternate odd
numbered sections are held by
railroads and their grantees
and are rapidly being sold t.
the new settlers. 1t will b'
many years before the larg'
pastures are cut down by sale
to small holdings such as exls
lust across the east boundary il
Oklahoma, where each 16O-acr'
tract supports Il family 1t i
the consensus of opinion tina
the possibilities of stock farm
ing and raising fine cattle in tn
Panhandle are without limit TO
the future, and that with tn
development of irrigation b.
gasoline engines, the inexhaus
, tible underHow is available t
+ make the virgin plains tn
> wheat and fruit belt Of tn
! United States. Scientific farm
E ing is in its infancy because ur
til recently the lands have bee
, too cheap to be farmed; bu
/ present prices invite the ''ma
/ with the hoe.
i. He who seeks a home in tn
r Panhandle may come with tn
;. assurance that be will be a res
e dent of a country where paupe
. ism is unknown. No man ha
ever starved for bread in thes
highlands of Texas. On tt
|. contrary, every head of a famll
|. who has continuously reside
d here for the past fifteen year
e and who has been sober and L
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-28
Young Man Censured

Because he would not take his
best girl to G.. II. PRICES
and get some of those cold
drinks.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-28

No section of Texas is growing
so rapidly as the Panhandle.
Towns are springing up every
where. Settlers are pouring
in on every train. New rail
roads are being built and new
buildings erected. Everywhere
is hope and the conviction that
the future is bright.
In the last FIVE years its pop
ulation has increased in greater
ratio than that of any other por-
ton of the country. Farmers
and business men from all over
the country have moved here and
laid the foundations of an en-
during posterity. People in
the east are now beginning to
awaken to a realization of our
possibilities.
Blessed with a sufficient ram
fall, rich soil and a marvel
! ously healthful climate, it is
only a matter of a few years
before it will be on a basis OF
equality as far as material
things are concerned with the
oldest and most prosperous
sections of Texas.
Of the many growing young
towns of this great Panhandle,
there is none with a more prom
isiug future than Canyon City
a thriving little town of some
1000 souls, situated in Randall
County, on the line of the Pecos
Valley e. Northeastern Hallway
a branch line of the great Santa
Fe System. 1t is the county
seat of Randall, neat in its ap
pearance, modern in its improve
ments, broad minded and public
spirited in it's citizenship.
1t has not been so very many
wears since this section OF th'
country, as viewed by those IL
the East, was the "wild ant
woody west" where nobod!
lived, and the dogs bdrked a
every stranger that passe'
along, and hungry wolves howl
ed their mournful cry, IN
buffalo was monarch OF tn
prairies. and the redskin roam
ed the plains at will, and let fl.
his arrow in the chase. 1t ha
. been still briefer space sine
: cattle kings ruled and relgne
here, holding under their cor
troll vast tracts of land, owe
which roamed that relic OF tn
, bovine genus, the Texas Lion
, Horns" For many years th'
. section was regarded as tn
cowman's Canaan, land flow
ing with milk, if not with hor
=, ey. 1t was believed to be
t place unsuitable for farming
n hence place to which the ma
with the hoe could not come
q AT last the man with the bl
e herd had found his mecca; b
was to be left alone in his glor.
:. Those who saw the vision an
6 dreamed the dream were de
G tined to be disappointed. Pi
e neer farmers began to push in
v the West. These took up SC
d tions of land and began to plo'
). to SOW and to reap. The mi
l., ~
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-26
United States Land Office,
North Plat, Nebr, JauuaryI1O luOl

Notice Ia hereby given that In pursuance to n.
strLctlo,s from the Commissioner OF the Gt neral
Land ONCE. under authority vested in him by
Section PASS, Revised Statutes, u, g., az amended
by Act OF Congress approved February %, 1895,
we will pr0cred to offer AT public sale at 10 clock
q. IN. on the 7th day of March, 1908 at this office
the following tract OF land VIZ: Nw4 sell See.
ton Is, Township 10, north of Ran 40 p west, and
Lot |, Section 3 TOwnship,l6, north OF Range II,
west 9th 7. M. All persons claiming adversely
The above described land are advised 10 file their
claims on or before, the day designated for the
commencement o. said sale, otherwise their
claims will be forfeited.
Dated at the United Ststcs Land Onice. North
Pisti, Neb., this Goth day OF January, 1908
32-37,iO Gro. r. French Register.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-26
McI.ane ut IL Again.

Grand Island, Neb. Feb. H.
With his pocket full of maps and
his head full of railroad extern
tions, coal mine developments
and Boer colonies, a stranger Civ
ing his name as McLane, and
claiming to hail from Friend,
made canvass among real estate
men and leading merchants try
ing to interest them in his dreams.
He offered shares of stock in the
company to the amount of $40, OOO
to S. n. Wolback and other lead
ing citizens, offered to make the
former the president and Henry
Mitchell secretary if they should
take sufficient stock; proposed to
immigratc 80, 900 Beers to this
section of Nebraska and scatter
them all along to Wyoming and
finally establish democratic
form of government and set the
Beers free. He went into a
second hand store, bought suit
of clothes tried them on and walk
ed out without attending the
usual formality of paying for
them and the police took him in.
1t is believed that he is only
temporarily thus, from some
special cause. He was first Civ
Ell two hours to leave the city,
but reappeared and was held to
await word from supposed re-
latives."
This no doubt is the same man
that planned an addition to I,ins-
colt few years ago, with great
possibilities in store for investors
in corner lots that induced a
number of prominent citizens OF
Broken Bow, and Ansley to ac-
company him to the way station
up the line to find that his town
site was a section Of land belong
ing to Uncle Sam. He was then
taken in charge and sent to the
insane ASYLUM from which he
has evidently escaped or been re-
leased.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-26
Notice OF Special Election to Vote
Water Bonds.

Notice IL hereby given to the legal cleo
tors OF the city OF Broken Bow, Nebraska,
that on Tuesday, the 3rd day of March,
1908. special election will be held In said
city Of Broken Bow for the purpose of
voting upon the following proposition viz
Shall the city of Broken Bow issue
bonds to be known as Water Bonds" in
the sum of thirteen thousand nine hun
dred Sl3, 900 dollars, for the purpose Of
purchasing the Broken Bow Water Works
system, together with all credits due said
water works company for water renta,
under the contract now In force between
said water works company and said city
Thirteen of said bonds TO be issued in the
sum OF one thousand $1,000 dollars each,
and one of said bonds In the sum of nine
hundred $780, dollars, all Of said bonds
payable to bearer and to become due I'm
twenty years from the date of their issue,
but payable at any time after five years
from their date at the option of said city,
said bonds to draw five per cent interest
per annum, payable annually. Tho prin-
ciple and Interest Of said bonds payable at
the fiscal agency of the state of Nebraska
IN the city of New York, said bonds to be
sold or exchanged at not less than par for
the purchase Of said WaterWorks system
and shall there he levied and collected
each year upon all the u xable property OF
said city general tax TO an amount iii.
Client to pay the interest and principal OF
said bonds as the same mature"
of Broken Bow, Nebraska.
Dated this Goth day of January, 1909.
Attest:
Fred Rhine, Emerson r. Purcell
City Clerk, Mayor.