The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-02-08

to avoid the coming draft were dis
cussed. A committee was appoint
ed to solicit funds from every one
in the ward subject to draft. Not
less than $25 would be accepted
from anyone. Those subscribing
will have substitutes provided for
them in case they are impressed
into the service. A sum equal to
the local bounty of volunteers will
be paid TO any person furnishing a
substitute to the credit of the ward
before the draft occurs.
The draft, which is rapidly ap
preaching, calls forth in this city a
large amount of talk, little money
and no men. If the city council
should pay moderate bounty, and
then the ward organizations increase
this by the amounts which they
collect, liberal bounty can be Sc
cured and the quota will soon be
filed. II it is the determination to
raise the quota, the sooner the work
is commenced the better, but if not,
the protective associations are all
that is left to resort to unless one
has sufficient capital to furnish a
substitute.
Our legislature should take up
the subject of irrigation this sea-
son. The past two seasons of drouth
and the prospect of another one
make it imperative that something
should be done. Minnesota has
plenty of lakes and rivers, and force
pumps alone would go a great way
toward solving the question.
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Many ingenious expedients have
been resorted to toescape the draft,
but most of them are bungling and
easily detected. DR.. Dibb of St.
Anthony, however, has evolved a
scientific device, which is calculated
to deceive any physician, providing
too many patients do not appear
with the same difficulty, and thus
arouse suspicion. 1t is known as
emphysema, disease resulting
from some internal difficulty, which
allows the air to escape from the
lungs to the skin, where,,it forms a
swelling. After several men Sc
cured their exemption for this rare
disease DIR. Stewart was convinced
that all was not right, and had them
all placed under arrest One of the
suspects testified that the doctor,
for $25 punctured his side with a
needle shaped instrument and then
blew in air with another instru-
ment. DR.. Dibbs was placed under
$500 bonds, and the mems bail was
fixed at 5000, besides being restored
to the roster of Uncle Sam.
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Gen. Sibley has decided to throw
the line of outposts further west, so
as to cover all the settlements, both
north and south Of the Minnesota.
Lieut. COL Cal Uline, rosy with
health, arrived direct from Savan-
nah yesterday. He will receive
and conduct to his regiment, the
Second, such recruits as are await
ing transportation south. While
here the sword, which was award
ed him by majority Of 2, 800 votes,
will be presented at banquet to
be rendered by the volunteer fire.
men to their old comrade.
Mr.. Hole-in-the-Day, the we'll
known Indian chief, is registered
at the Merchants. He is on his
way to Washington.
Since Jan. / over 5000 deserters
from Lee S army have passed thru
Washington,
A veteran strongly protests
against the levying of taxes to pay
local bounties to volunteers. He
says he feels aggrieYed at the course
of those who, not content with
Sinking their own duties, make
the duty of contributing to the de-
tense of the country a matter oil