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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16
BRICK REPLACES FRAME.
Walnut Grove Unfortunate in Fire-FOr
'tunate in Brick,

The visit of the fire fiend to Wal
nut Grove was not without benefit
to that rustling village, so that
when, one morning last winter, the
citizens of the town realized that
most of their business houses had
been swept away, together with a
large quantity of goods and mer-
chandise, and they felt that all was
gone, they were doomed to disap
p0intment, for out Of those flames
have grown a bunch of nice brick
business blocks that would be cred
table to large cities, and which the
fire victims may now point to with
pride.
First of all the buildings is the
bank building constructed by Gar
lock & Sons-a two-story brick and
stone building, with basement. The
structure is Normanesque in appear
ance, aud the granite entrance to
the bank is of North Red wood stone.
the columns polished to perfection.
These stone columns, together with
the other stone decorations, harmon
ling with the cream brick, give the
building the appearance of solidity
which Mr.. Garlock insists is typical
of his bank. The front of the first
floor will be used by the bank, the
| lobby floor being of beautiful mo-
sale, while the employees quarters
are of hard maple. The vault is per
feet in construction. The rear of
the building is occupied by the
postoffice, Mrs Geo. M. Long, post
mistress. The second floor is to be
used for Offices, the central tele
phone Office being already located
there.
Across the street from this corner
| is a two-story double store brick
! block, to be occupied by E. Hirsch-
field and the hardware store in
W hich Mr.. Egge is interested. Th
clock is comfortably constructed
and will have all conveniences.
Down further is the building occu-
pied by John A. Olson and j. 6.
Cheshire, still further down is the
building of Fred. Paul, while E. G.
Nelson and ]. f. Hesnault have a
double building for their meat mar
ket and drug store, all we'll arranged
and substantially constructed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16
Good for Children,

The pleasant to take and harmless One
Minute Cough Cure gives immediate relief
in all cases of cough, Group and lagrippe be-
cause it does not pass Immediately into the
stomach, but takes effect right at the seat of
the trouble. 1t draws out the Inflammation
heals and soothes and cures permanently by
enabling the lungs to contribute pure life
giving and DEMONSTRATING oxygen to the
blood and tissues. DR.. Armstrong of Della.
Tex. prescribes it daily and says there is
no better cough remedy made. Sold by all
dealers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16

this that her skirts were allowed to
drag in the filth and any woman
who will deliberately trail her skirts
in a dusty street has no license to
use the word decency. AS a ST..
Paul paper aptly put it, eff St.
Paul is dirty city, what shall be
said of Miss Mayhew?"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16
TWIN CITY LETTER
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Seventeen Dea his this Year from Fight
ing the Battles of Football = The Par
Elephants Think They Should be Con-
graduated Because the Number is Not
Greater-FOr Advertising Purposes an
Actress Hires Gang of Men and
Cleans Dirty ST. Paul Street.
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of endless and complicated detail.
The expense of every department is
betrayed by fund set aside for
that particular purpose, and when
that fund is exhausted, that depart
ment must either shut down until
the appropriation for the next year
becomes available, or do business on
credit. ST. Paul has standing ap.
preparation for STRENGTHENING, based
upon the average time the streets
require to be swept, or between the
going and coming of the snow.
When the snow appears at the be-
ginning of winter, or when it may
be reasonably expected, the amount
of the appropriation is ample, but it
would be insufficient to keep the
streets clean all winter. This fall
the snow held off longer than usual,
and as the appropriation was ex
hausted about Nov. l, the sweeping
force was taken off and the dust
began to accumulate. Though the
streets were not conspicuously
dirty, there was dust enough to
make it unpleasant when it was
whisked about by the wind. So
much for that.
Now, theatrical people are shrewd
advertisers, and in these days of
rugged rivalry and competition they
will do anything decent, and some
things not so very decent, in order
to advertise their business. They
have an advertising agent whose
instincts in that direction are as
keen as the scent of bird dog. A
certain proprietor of minstrel
show used to manage at every place
he visited to get it in the papers
that he had purchased, or was about
to purchase block of valuable bust
ness property. This added mater
tally to the size of his audience,
though be never was known to place
deed on record
1t was the advertising agent who
whispered into the attentive ear Of
Miss Stella Mayhem that if she
would take a few of the stage me-
chanics and hire a few men from the
city and clear the street from the
| hotel to the theatre it would draw
hundred DIS of people to every perform
ance during the week S engagement.
Of course she needed no coaAing
to perform her part in so shrewd d
scheme, even though it was rather
vulgar. She was in the street all
day giving orders to this man and
that concerning the work. People
gathered in crowds to witness the
novel spectacle, the papers told
about it with big headlines and
snap shot illustrations, and the the
atre was'packed at every perform
ance.
At Minneapolis the next week,
Miss Mayhem acknowledged that
the scheme was one to advertise her
business, and if she had stopped
right there she would have left nc
vulnerable points for criticism.
But she declared later in her news.
paper interview that she was actu
ally obliged to clean the street from
her hotel to the theater. in rider to
save her skirts from ruin. 81
WISH" she said. you could have
seen how besmirched my skirts
were that sent to the laundry last
week. just from walking to aud from
tho 4ho,tor - Tr un1lS Cnom from
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16

Sparkling cut glass, fit for Aladdin's
palace or my lady's dressing table, at
jewelry store. 1t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Union Ridge.

Several from this vicinity attended
church at Palestine Sunday night.
Mrs. 0. H. Reynolds and children
visited with her daughter, Mrs. Kendall,
at Woodland a few days last week.
Mary Cox spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Nora Billiard.
John Sell and family spent Sunday
with VIM. Epperly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anterior called at N.
M. Cox's Friday evening.
Yada Atherton returned home Satur-
day from Leon where she has been as
sisting Mrs. j. G. Stockton with her
Homework.
A number of young folks enjoyed a
party at Jay Martins, those present be-
ing: Nora, Charley and Pearl Bullard,
Olive, Glen and Louis Millsap, Bessie
and Iva Pritchard, Nell Dobson, Nora
Shepard, Ollie and Ora Eaton, Earnest
Cummins, Clyde, Pearl and Ruby Pryor,
Laura and Lorna Waller, Eddie Pritch-
ard, Mary and Jessie Cox, Milton Man
chester, Frank Alldredge, Charley and
Winnie Housh, Clyde Waller, Merritt,
Carl and Aria Reynolds, Nora Gardner,
Vada Anterior, Floyd and John Powers,
Fred Epperly, Worley Rock.
No matter how long you have had the
cough; if it hasn't already developed
into consumption, DR.. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup will cure it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12

extended visit at the home Of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Reeves.
Writ Springer, of Des Moines, is
visiting in this city at this writing. ~
James Ryan the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Ryan who has been quite
sick for some time, we are glad to say
is now much better.
E. F. Allen and family spent Sunday
at VIM. Euritt's, west of town.
Mrs. D. r. Springsteen and children
spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. N.
Priest, north of town.
DIR. A. e. Reeves. returned to st.
Joseph, Mo-, Thursday after spending a
few days with his parents at this place.
U.G. Wells, OF Mitchell, S. d. was in
town the first of the week.
William Campbell and Miss Elite Neg
ley were married at the M. e. parsonage
in this city last Wednesday evening We
extend congratulations.
It's like "dip in the fountain of
youth" Touches the cheek so gentle
that youth fingers on the face of old
age" That's what Rocky Mountain
Tea does. 35 cents. w. G. Stempel &
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Salem.

A. w. Davis went to Canada on bust
ness last week.
Miss Vandal had business at Lineville
Saturday.
Mr.. Linden plastered Mrs. Hullinger's
house recently.
David McCutchan and wife and j. L..
McCutchan are in Dakota.
Prof. Boyd visited his family near
GAINESVILLE, Mo-, few days last week.
Herman Harmon was a Leon visitor
last Saturday.
Alma E. Poole and Charlotte Hulling-
er, daughter of Mrs. Laura Hullinger,
were quietly married at Leon, on We'd
nesday of last week. All extend hearty
congratulations.
John Parkins is making cellar for
Silas Rogers.
David McCutchan, of Kansas, has been
visiting his nephews in this vicinity.
Elba Dale had business at Leon one
day last week.
j. B. Dale and wife were Sunday visit
ors at the home of his brother Willard
near Leon. Willard and family will
soon leave for their future home in
Illinois.
James Baker died at his home near
this place last Saturday. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home and remains
were laid away in the Hamilton ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Jasper Dale, of Oklahoma, is
visiting friends and relatives here.
Austin and Emmett Cowles with their
families attended church here Sunday.
Everybodys liable to itching piles.
Rich and poor, old and young-terrible
cure. Doan's Ointment. Absolutely
safe; can't fail.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Burr Oak Ridge.

The sick folks at Mr.. Barney's are
recovering.
Mrs. Watson Cain departed for ILL
nois Thursday for visit with relatives.
Mrs. A. j. Rumley is Rquite sick at
this writing.
Matte Clark is spending few days
with home folks.
Misses Ella and Eta Cannon visited
relatives near Woodland Saturday
night.
Mr.. Benefits have moved into the
house vacated by Mr.. Burners.
Elmer Brown and family of Center
and Mrs. Margaret Stone, of Leon, were
visitors at w. Fl. McCalla's.
Maggie Peters, Sister of Charity,
from Oklahoma City, came to see her
mother, Mira. Barry. Her sister, Agnes
Barry, returned with her as far as Mary
vile, Mo-, where she will enter school.
Elmer Rumley has new carriage.
Vern Hatfield visited East Eden
school one day last week.
Chas. Chastain is building new hen
house.
Belle McCalla visited Elma Kimport
Sunday afternoon.
Clyde Marvin, the Misses Ruey and
Ruby Hazlett and Laura Leonard, of
Leon, attended church at Eden Sunday.
can freely recommend Berry's Barb Beaten as the
best wire medicine ever used and have tried all
kinds OF iniment. had cut by wire and used
1t and cured it without A. H. Lemoke, Queen
City, Mo. Sold by l.. p. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
pleasanton.

S. A. Edwards have given their house
a new coat of paint. Mr.. Spencer, of
Leon, doing the work. ~,
The L. ID. s. are holding series of
meetings at their church here. The
attendance isgood and the speaking
instructive. Elders Shively and White
are the speakers. iva
f. M. Baker died at his home north of
town Saturday evening after lingering
illness. Funeral services were conduct
ed at the family home by Elder D. Camp
bell after which interment was made in
Hamilton cemetery. MIR. Baker came to
this country over two years ago from
Nebraska and bought the Harve Ingram
farm where he has since lived. He was
a good neighbor and leaves a family of
children and an invalid wife.
The Methodists have closed their
meetings after six weeks work. 1t is
thought much good has been done as a
result;of the meetings.
Rev. Jones is holding his meetings at
Bethel yet.
: Will Powers black, Canadian steed
made merry chase Monday noon with
q light express wagon which he was
hitched to. He ran about half mile
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
pleasant Valley.

The Pleasant Valley people are enjoy
ing this fine weather.
Mrs. Beasley and daughter called on
Mrs. Henry Quigley one day last week.
Ada Pullen is assisting Mrs. III. Quig
ley with her homework.
Lorna Waller spent Sunday and Sun
day night with Mrs. Virden.
Several from this vicinity attended
church at Jack Oak Sunday.
William Virden has been shocking
corn and feeding cattle the past week.
Levi Virden called on his best girl
Sunday evening.
Ira Moore spent Saturday night with
William Virden.
Haras and Sarah Quigley were Davis
City visitors one day last week
Chef Pullen called on William Nirden
Sunday.
Rollie virden spent Sunday at Jim
Hills.
Mrs. Henry Quigley is still improving.
Mrs. G. E. Roberts, San Francisco,
CAL: Would not be without Rocky
Mountain Tea in our house. It's great
family remedy. Makes and keeps us
we'll. W. 9. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Decatur.

DR.. D. r. springsteen was passenger
from Murray Saturday.
Mrs. Alley Kelley and son Ralph Of
Alton, came down Tuesday of last week
for a visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ownsby.
T. Il. schenck spent Sunday with his
family, in Leon.
Moines, Monday returning Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Riley were Leon
visitors Thursday.
6 Miss Rachel Campbell went to Shanan-
doah Thursday for q visit with her
father John Cambell, of that place.
Johnnie Tullis was sick the first of
the week.
81 Mrs. G. O. Jones and children left for
Hoaxtun, Colorado, Wednesday after an
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Morgan.

Rev. Deyoe visited at Nj. L. Cozad's
Thursday night and Friday.
]. w. Hubbard and family visited at
Johnnie Robinson's Sunday.
Mrs. Nj. L. Dale and daughter Nellie
spent Tuesday night at Lineville, the
guests of Albert Bakers.
Mrs. j. B. Robinson and children Wis.
tied Tuesday night with her father, M
L. Hubbard. II
James Overton has sister visiting
him from Coldwater, Mich.
Chas. Bledsoe visited Sam Slower Sun
day. "
M. L. Hubbard is on the sick list.
Rev. Deyoe. spent Saturday night at
Chas. Campbell's.
M. L. Dale sold 3S head of cattle to
Silas Rogers Friday.
Charlie Smallwood was Leon visitor
Saturday.
A number of teams are hauling baled
hay from AL Gammills farm to Leon for
Mr.. Gammill.
Floyd Cozad is getting to be a full
fledged Missourian.
Everyone is looking forward to the
Hatch-Snow debate with great interest
There was a big entertainment given
at Ireland school house Friday night by
Bess Cowden and her pupils, which was
appreciated by large audience.
Frank Warnock has rented Mr.. Hart
nagle's farm and has moved in the house
with them.
Mrs. Lucy Peck has big sale Thurs
day.
E. E. Snow and J. G. Cozad, our lead.
ing attorneys, have large suit to exc
cute this week in which Mrs. Zimmer-
man sues Mr.. Teller for an account Of
three dollars. Just simply announcing
the plaintiffs attorneys render decis.
ion in the case.
New Salem is soliciting funds to car.
pet the aisle of the church.
We extend congratulations to the
newly married couple of that vicinity.
Floyd Cozad spent Sunday with his
cousin Levett Cozad.
Misses Jennie and Bess Gammill visit
ed at Jim Vaughns Sunday.
Charley Bells and family visited at
NJ. L. Cozad's Sunday.
Miss Alice Gammill, of Leon, is visit
ing her sister Ella this week.
j. w. Osborn and daughter Maud had
business at Leon Monday.
Chas. Bledsoe visited Sunday night al
nj. L. Dale's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Garden Grove

Work was resumed Monday on the
new hardware building Of w. A. Curry
& Co.
w. 3. Adams has rented the Bledsoe
property on Jefferson street and COM
menced moving the first of the week.
We understand that Walter Adams
has rented the property belonging to
Mrs. &. L.. Shaw south of the M. e..
church.
The delivery horse for the Bee Hive
took lively spin down Main Street
Saturday, throwing the boy, Fonzo
Phipps, out and severely bruising his
head.
Grant Shaw, of Tingley, came satur-
day on business.
The carpenters have the school build
ing finished on the inside, and the work
of vanishing is in progress.
w. K. Macy left Saturday for Hart
ford, Mich, where he will visit rela-
| tives..
Mat Jones went to Lovilla Saturday
and returned Monday with his wife.
| Mrs. Bell Whitaker moved the first of
the week into the old Barnthouse prop
erty
| Walter Adams went to Mullen, Neb.,
| Tuesday of last week.
Judd Wilson went to Promise City
Monday to finish building there.
| Miss Watson, of Derby, came Friday
to visit her sister, Mrs. VIM. Whiteside
| Mr.. Bradley, Of Leon, came Monday
on business.
Mrs. Grant Kyner and father, James
Hood, went to Leon on business Mon
day.
Frank Miller was in Leon Monday on
business.
Thos. Boyce went to Leon Monday
where he is to serve on the grand
jury.
Mr.. Duncan, of Allerton, who has
been here on business, went to Keller
ton Monday.
Mrs. Claude Shaw, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Fred Boyce, went to
Leon Monday to visit at the Spence
Keller home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Woodland.


Mr.. Pickering, of Leon, visited here
Sunday.
W. B. Massey delivered hogs to Gar
den Grove Monday.
DR.. w. L. Gleason transacted bust
ness in Garden Grove Monday.
l. A. Greenlee and son, of Lineville,
are plastering T. B. Adair's new build
ing.
Johnnie King is rebuilding his dwell
ing in the south part of town.
Tom Swan purchased Uncle Jno.
Campbell's property last week.
Rev. Ball, of Lineville, preached at
the M. e. church Sunday.
An advent preacher from Ringgold
county came Sunday to help few days
in the meeting here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Davis City.

Frank Scott and wife, of Blythedale,
Mo-, visited his brother, Carter Scott,
and family over Sunday.
Bert Adams left for Knoxville, Iowa,
last Sunday.
Mrs. Matilda Merritt, of Sheridan,
Wyoming, is visiting relatives in her
childhood home.
Brick Ordway and wife left Tuesday
for Idaho to make their future home if
satisfied with the country. Their
friends wish them success.
Reuben Cummins, of Kansas, is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Mrs. Mary Hank, of Kansas City, Mo-,
is visiting her father and other relatives
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper, of Mimi
esota, are visiting relatives in our city.
Mrs. Maggie Carter and children, of
Hatfield, Mo-, were guests of Mrs. S. Z.
Adams last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Lille Walters is very sick at
this writing.
Fred Martin and wife, of Leon, were
guests at the Hamilton House Sunday.
Mrs. Edith Mclaughlin spent Satur-
day at Lamont.
Mrs. Odell returned from visit with
her children in Oklahoma. She does
not like that country very well.
Messrs. Poush and Weller returned
from their Texas trip the past week
They report that the Davis City people
who went there last season are all pros
pering and well suited.
A family reunion of the Merritt and
Cummings families was held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cum
mings last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodmansee, of Leon,
and Mrs. Garrett, Of Des Moines, visited
at the home of Virgil Arney the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, of Lamont, visit
ed friends in our city Sunday.
Elder Stebbins, of Lamont, held ser
vices in the Saints church Sunday.
The butcher shop and grocery store
of Hartshorn & Brown was broken into
and half bushel eff Granger Twist
tobacco was taken. An entry was made
by breaking glass in the front part of
the store,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Cutting Wire Fence.
DAVIS CITY. Iowa. OcT. 26. 1!

DAVIS CITY, IOWA, OCT. 70, 19O3.
EDITOR REPoRTER:-Being an occa
sional reader of your paper | notice in
your issue of Sept. oath, inst, a letter
written by one OF our citizens to Kan
sas City man in reference to Decatur
county lands and also to certain class
of people that formerly lived in this
county, many of which yet remain
among us. The writer could not be
successfully prosecuted for libel if it
was known to whom he refers in calling
them towards, sneaks and thieves. He
puts it mildly. If justice had been
meted out to them they would have been
confined in the penitentiary long ago
instead of being permitted to run at
large. They are too cowardly to face
any man openly against whom they may
have real or imaginary grievance, but
sneak around in the dark to destroy his
property Or inflict personal injury on
him in any way or manner their h--ish
dispositions may suggest. They can be
recognized whenever and wherever met
by their swarthy compilations, hangdog
looks, sinister and guilty expression of
countenance, Indicative of their debas-
ed and depraved natures. Their mothers
or some of them at least might have
been exemplary christian women, and
the only charge that can be brought
against them when rendering their final
account, that of not having strangled
them at their birth, which they prob
ably would have done and been excus-
able, if they could have foreseen the
character subsequently developed in
those that they brought into existence.
1t is reported that certain man re-
marked to friend or acquaintance of
his that it would not have been well for
Mr.-to have ran onto him had he
been cutting his fence. Also that
another man went to his nearest neigh
Dor and asked him if he was helping the
said Mr.. watch it and pressed
him for definite answer, but not re-
ceiving it returned home. A few nights
after thirty or forty of his neighbours
growing fruit trees and others more
heavily ladened with fruit were cut to
the ground. From such occurrences peo-
pie can draw their own conclusions. *
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12
Tuskeego.

The United Brethren quarterly meeting
was held at This place Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. A. A. Piercy and daughters Eva
and Eta returned home Friday after a
weeks visit with relatives and friends
at Murray, Leon and Decatur.
Rev. CIV. Smith filled his regular APP
pointment at Palestine church east of
Decatur Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Keller and children, of
Cherry county, Neb., arrived here
Thursday for short visit with relatives.
Matt Stevens wife and baby, of Elk
Creek, James Payton and wife and Bert
Hickman and family took dinner at j..
NJ. Smiths Sunday.
Howard Dickson and family, of Lamo-
nj, spent Sunday at Mr.. Jacobs.
The people in these parts are rejoic-
ing over the election.
Miss Minnie Vanderfute was an over
Sunday visitor at her home in Lamont.
Miss Lucy Dunbar aud Mrs. Jess
Dunbar and baby Lester spent Saturday
night and Sunday with their sister Mrs.
Glen Creveling, of Lamont.
Mr.. Titus and family took dinner Sun
day at Tom Vennis'.
G. r. Percy and children Ruth and
James were callers Saturday at the
formers mother.
Goldia and Joe Shields spent Monday
night'at their uncle Jess Dunbar's.
Rev. Harvey the M. E. minister is con-
Quoting series of meetings at Elk
Chapel.
Uncle Shafer Ross, of Elk Creek, spent
Friday and Saturday night at j. M.
Smiths.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-12

east Of town before he could be check
ed. Will went over and got him and
was glad no damage was done.
Fernia Davis was here Sunday visit
ing relatives. She has been in Blockley
visiting her uncle VIM. Hamilton.
M. f. Stookey, of Leon, had business
here Tuesday between trains.
Elba Read came in from Kansas last
week.
Jessie Wells went to Grand River
Monday.
Mrs. Suel Shaw was sick part of last
week.
Cord Cowles and wife, of Eden town
ship, We're here Monday visiting his
brother Henry and family.
Itadds spice to dreary life, encourages
the human heart, lifts one out Of des-
pair, breathes new life and confidence.
That's what Rocky Mountain Tea will
do. 30 cents. VIC. Stempel & Co.