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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

loses or damages its goods in the tran
sit, but as constantly losing the old,
and lis without quiet and retirement
and peace. The older people regret
the change; the younger have no
standards by which to measure it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

ness are also a feature Of this winters
fashions, and these, too, require care
full treatment that they shall not break
the lines in an ugly manner, but shall
give the width that is desired without
being aggressive, as it were-which
sounds involved, but is always simple
to one who understands dress.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
CHAPTER vi.

ono QdI. l. Bn8l WunL 10 10 IL 8RaI0> And.
then my copy viii not be finished"
Ethel uttered this aloud, though she
was alone. evidently with the idea that
merely hearing the words would. per
haps, strengthen <her waning resolution.
Poor child He head acted, and her
eyes looked quite pathetic With the hcayy
circles round them: bet shs refused TO
pity herself, and resoiute;y plunged her
head into n large basin Of wster, rubbed
her hair half DRY. and stsIted for the
museum.
Though her head stin acled q good
deal, the-copy made fair progress, and
there was no sign Of neglect u hurry In
the work. her trobbinS temples notwith-
standing.
She always wore,s hat with a.rather
large brim. when copying. 20 Saye her
eyes from the light from shove. and nj
the same time shut out most OF the
room and its. occupants from her view,
- that her attention wae not 10 liable
to wander FROM her work.
She was engaged on a dif1s:ult patel
Of shadow AID she sighed as ste realized
that Of the old MASTER. At that moment
her f~athet-Schped the e,sa; and followed
1t up By:
TOO solid altogether too solid. my
child"
II know Il ~ well as you do. dad
che said. p~iainriveiy: but how am / to
alter itT'
suppose We leave The shs .iow for to.
as. and 90 cat hfo The <nEshins 20.
en hour or twoY
~NowSiad. don't tempt me to dessr'
the pos: of duty. II you knew What 4
struggle I had with myser before I start
cd this morning. how Icnged a. .skay
AZ home anc 1xsddl< ;oshf16 - fn6fnr
~ work AXE s<xolS8
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

The Judge-Have you anything to
ofer the court before sentence Is pass
ed on you7
The Pnsoner-No. your honor; I
ha0 c18, bat M lawyer appropsfac66
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

A new style Of hairdressirg is here
cleverly shown in conjunction with
n of the newest shapes in hats. The
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

English eyelet embroidery as well as
the real Persian embroidery finds faS
vor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
RUSSELL

Russell is one of the busy towns of
Lyon county and is growing fast and at
present has a population of 500 peo-
pie.
The country around Russell is set
tling up fast, but you can get good
land now from $50 to $50 per acre.
land that will grow anything from po-
tatoes to No. 1 wheat.
This town is about sixteen miles
from Marshall, the county seat, the
main town of the county, and on the
Willmar & Sioux Falls branch of the
Great Northern railroad, which gives
the best of freight and passenger serv-
ice. The town contains three line ele
vators, one lumber yard, one black
smith shop, city hall, one of the best
public schools of the county, two
churches in the town and two Swedish
churches close to the town, four gen.
eral stores. two hardware stores, one
harness shop, one restaurant, two no.
tells, one furniture store, two meat mar
kets, one physician, one bank, two real
estate agents, one livery, and the buSi-
ness men of the town will give good in
ducements to any one coming here and
starting brick yard or flour mill and
it is as good an opening for drug store,
lawyer or dentist, as you will find in
the state. Now, when you come West
do not foget to stop off at Russell and
look around Ile lONn ana county anu
be convinced for yourself. The town
has good schools, churches. good mar
ket for your produce, good water and
the best of society. Following are a
few of the leading business men of the
town:
Z. c. Jones is proprietor Of the lead
ing hardware and farm implement store
of the town and has been in business
one year and has lived in the state
twenty-five years, he is also manager
for the Globe Land and Loan company,
one of the leading real estate firms OF
the town.
B. 5. Phillips is manager for the
Northwestern Elevator company at this
place and has been in the county for
twenty-five years. is member of the
council and president of the First Ma
tional bank. This is one of the leading
elevators and was established in 1S9S-l
r. A Bigham is manager for the
III. w. Ross Lumber company at this
place and has held this position for
nine years. This is the leading lum-
ber yard of the town; established in
1898.
First State bank is the leading bank
and one OF the solid banks of the coun-
ty; established in 1903. with a capi-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20

ty. 1t is I'm the central part of the
county and about fourteen miles from
Montevideo, the county seat, and 130
miles from st. Paul. 1t is a town of
about 500 people and growing very
fast and today you san see thrift and
push on all sides. and the business
men all pull together for the success
of the town. The town spent $1,000 in
1904 on waterworks and they have a
compressed air system with a cistern
and flowing well at the bottom. With
a fine fire company the town feels they
are safe from all fires. The business
men pay the highest market prices for
their farmers produce and In doing
this the town pulls trade for miles on
every side, and you will go to many cit
les and not find better business men or
better stock Of goods to pick from. The
Great Northern railroad runs from the
northeast to the southeast through the
county and makes direct route to st.
Paul, Minneapolis. Duluth and Sioux
City. The grain goes to Minneapolis
and the stock to st. Paul and Sioux
City. The town will soon have a busi-
ness mems commercial club that will
aim to show up this rich section of
country to the homeseekers in the East.
You will not find any better land in
the state or western country than you
will find here; land runs from $35 to
$50 per acre and is going fast. The
soil. a black loan, about eighteen inch
es in depth and a clay subsoil about
two feet deep. is the best for all plants,
and ii holds the moisture, which a long
dry spell never affects. The town con-
tains three churches, one public school
of four rooms, opera house, seating 250
people; one creamery, one flour mill,
seyenty-five barrel capacity; one feed
mill. six elevators with a combined ca
pacity of 175000 bushels. three lumber
yards, two blacksmith shops, six gen.
eral stores, two hardware stores, two
implement dealers, one drug store, two
banks, one furniture store, two meat
markets, two restaurants, two hotels,
stock market, one weekly newspaper, a
credit to the county, as well as the
town; two rural mail routes of twenty
five miles each, two liYeries, one har-
ness shop, two saloons, two physicians.
one lawyer, one real estate firm, the
Citizens bank. one dray line. one jew
elry store, Coe Commission company,
one barber shop, and the business men
state they want a telephone exchange
and lighting plant and will make good
inducements for this w. c. Thompson,
the present mayor of the town, is do
and any further information wanted OF
the town or county, please write him.
or take a stop over here in the spring
ing all he can to build up the town,
and call on him.
Following are a few of the leading
business men OF Maynard:
The West hotel is the leading hotel
OF the town. T. w. Taylor. the pro-
prietor, Is a pioneer travelling man and
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20

jeweler and optician of the town and
has a fine line of watches, clocks, jew
elry, silverware and cut glass; has been
in business six years and came from
Sleepy Eye.
Henry Walker is proprietor of the
Great Northern hotel, the leading hotel
of the town. Good sample rooms for
commercial travellers and 81 per day;
can take care of all that comes.
Dahl & Kelley are one of the lead
ing implement dealers and have been
in business two years. This firm came
from Blue Earth, Mimi, land are at
present doing a very large business.
DR.. j. B. Robertson is one of the
leading physicians and has been in
Cottonwood for twelve years, gradual
ed at Rush Medical college, Chicago,
in the class of 1892. and is surgeon for
the Great Northern railroad and was
mayor of the city two terms.
Jones & Gittins are proprietors of
the Cottonwood Valley mill, this is
sixty-five barrel mill. established in
1896, and has an elevator storage of
1000 bushels. This firm comes from
Luverne, MINI.
John H. Leas, a pioneer real estate
man. has been in the state fourteen
years, and in the county three. and
came from Window. MINI. Mr.. Leas
owns farm of 4S0 acres six miles
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20

built the first brick residence of the
town.
L. Fernald is the druggist of the
town and has been in business for two
years and has been in the state for
twenty-seven years.
A. w. Martin is the leading dealer in
furniture of the town, also undertake
ing pariors, has been in business for
three years, and born in the state
j. Jorgenson is one of the leading
merchandise dealers of the town, has
been in business for five years and in
the state for eleven years. '.''7'''7'''
Ed Martinson is the leading harness
dealer of the town and has been in
business for two years and in the state
tnlrty-three years: came from Iowa.
b. A. Hanson & Co. is one of the
leading merchandise firms of the town
and have been in business for three
years. Building 26x1O0 feet and filed
with fine stock of goods
thornton & Berg are the up o-date
hardware firm Of the town and do the
business, also a full line of implements
and have been in business three years
Soine Bros. & Huseby are the pro-
prietors of 'Maynards Cash Store and
dealers in merchandise. A regular de-
partment store; the building is 24x90
feet. filled with goods. The firm has
been in business since 1895.
Berge & Lawrence run the leading
meat market of the town and have
been in business four years.
Nimrod Victor has been in the county.
Tor two years and came from Ambia,
Ind. is one of the leading farmers and
and real estate agents of the county,
owns farm of 240 acres, one mile
from town.
Fred Habstrith is proprietor of a
large department store and can furnish
you anything you want, has been in
business for two years and farmed for
twenty years.
G. II. Hazen has been agent for the
Great Northern at this place for nine
years, also express and Western union.
John w. Olson Is manager for the
Maynard Lumber company at this
place. This is the leading lumber
company of the town and has been in
business for seven years.
Citizens bank is the leading bank of
the town and one of the solid banks of
the county; 100000 individual re-
sponsibility. and does general bank
ing, real estate, insurance and collec-
ton business; established in 1900. w.
c. Thompson. the cashier, is mayor of
the town and came from Granite Falls,
and can sell you good farm from S35
to $50. Write him.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
DOlNCS OF POOR LO
Indian Journalists Chase the
Aboriginal News Item

Special to The Globe
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Feb. 19-The
picturesqueness of the names borne by
Sioux Indians is aptly shown by the fol-
lowing items quoted verbatim from the
current issue of a little weekly newspaper
published at Rosebud Indian agency. the
correspondents OF the paper at various
points on the reservation being for the
most part full-blooded Sioux Indians:
Charlie Dog Eyes hauled a cord of wood
to the school this week.
Mr.. Pup is not feeling at all well now.
He has bleeding from the lungs.
Mr. Wasmud and family spent Saturday
at He Dogs camp, visiting with Mr.
Eyes.
Mrs. Kidney and Eiva visited Friday
evening and Saturday at c. Ii. Benefits.
1t is reported that Spider Brave Bird
and Rose Crow Head are married
Circle Fool one of our most thrifty In
dians, died after brief illness.
Eagle Elk, who is visiting Never Miss
A Shot. went to the agency Sunday.
Two Teeth visited the school Monday
morning and Little Bald Eagle ditto Mon
day afternoon.
Kate Hunts Horse has been sewing for
two weeks at the school.
Oliver Yellow Hair policeman. returned
last Saturday from a two weeks visit at
Pine Ridge.
Annie Goes to-War visited our school
last week. Wednesday.
Master Harry and Lucy Roam Horse
have been visiting at home a few days
Aloysius Shooting Cat has left a warm
comfortable house and pitched his tent in
Spring creek, for the purpose Of being
near school.
Lily Kills Enemy is reported too i'll to
attend school,
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
Northwest News
SEEK A PRESIDENT
South Dakota Wants Head for
State University

Special to The Globe
SIOUX FALLS. s. D., Feb. 1s.-Dr
Vincent. OF Chicago university. is being
mentioned I'm connection with the appoint
ment to the position of president of the
state university of South Dakota at Yer
million, to succeed DR.. Garrett Droppers
who recently rendered his resignation
This Will take effect at the termination of
the current school year.
The state board of regents will make
selection during the course OF the next
few weeks. Dr. Vincent has strong SUD-
porters among the people of South Da-
kota, many of whom would like to see
him appointed to the presidency OF the
state university IL he could be induced to
accept the place. and If IL is decided to
go outside OF South Dakota for a new
president.
Several South Dakotans are also men
toned in connection with the presidency
of the state university. Among them are
George w. Nash. at present state superin-
tendent of public instruction for South
Dakota: ]. w. Heston, former president
of the South Dakota agricultural college.
and Thomas Sterling, dean of the states
college Of law, a branch of the state uni
versity
DR.. Thomas Macbride, of the Iowa
state university. also is mentioned for the
place. He has an acquaintance in South
Dakota, having delivered the principal
address on the occasion of the dedication
of science hall at the state university in
June, 1902.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
BUSY TOWNS OF LYON AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES
COTTONWOOD, LYON COUNTY
~ COTTONWOOD is one of the enter
. prising towns of Lyon count

COTTONWOOD is one of the enter
H. prising towns of Lyon county
and has a population close to
1000 people. 1t is fifteen miles from
Marshall, the county seat. and occupies
a position peculiarly adapted to max
ing a thrifty. prosperous and progress
sive little city above the average size
The town is situated on the Great
Northern railroad, 152 miles from ST
Paul and 140 miles from Minneapolis.
The town is situated in the midst of a
vast expanse of splendid rolling prairie,
with elegant farms, costly farm resi-
dences. large herds of blooded stock,
streams and creeks of pure cold water,
and public improvements of every de-
scription. Most of the surrounding
country is composed of that grand
farm, hay and pasture land which has
furnished homes of plenty and pros
perity for people from all parts of the
globe and made the state of Mime
sofa and the entire Northwest famous
throughout the civilized world The
town has a vast range of trades, peo-
pie come from twenty-four miles
west of the town to trade and about
seven miles from the north and south,
and Cottonwood merchants pay the
highest market prices. The farmers can
raise anything on the soil OF Lyon
county, for the popularity of the soil
is that it will endure an exceedingly
great drought and yet win produce good
crops with extreme wet weather dur
ing the entire summer season. The soii'
appears to be of such a singular COM
position that il absorbs moisture very
quickly and retains ii until time when
ii is needed without infiicting injuries
upon the growing plants. You can buy.
good farm lands from $50 to $65 in this
section OF the country and now Is the
time to buy, for soon you cannot get
the lands at this price. A word 10 the
homeseeker, buy a ticket over the Great
Northern railroad and come to Lyon
county and look for yourself.
Cottonwood contains three churches,
high school and public school Of seven
rooms, opera house seating 500 people,
a siXty-five barrel flour mill, five ele-
vators, two lumber yards, one machine
shop, nursery company doing very
large business in the state, a creamery,
feed mill, two wood and coal yards, two
livery stables, two banks, five general
stores, three hardware stores, one fur
niture store. five implement dealers, a
well organized fire department paid by
the town, one hotel, two dentists, two
physicians, one drug store, one jewelry
store, two meat markets, one harness
shop, one shoe shop, one shoe store,
barber shop, two restaurants, three
saloons, two blacksmith shops, two
dairies, home telephone company, nine
miles OF farmer lines and lis phones
in the city; one newspaper, the Cot
tonwood Current, owned and published
by G. w. Folsom, who came here in
1904 and has enlarged the paper four
pages to home print and fine gaso-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
MIDSHiPMAN FALLS
DEAD IN THE RANKS
Is Stricken With Heart Failure While
Brigade Is Forming

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Feb. 19-Mid-
shipmen Samuel Westray Battle, of the
second class at the naval academy and
son of Surgeon Samuel w. Battle.
u. S. N, retired, of Asheville, N. c.,
dropped dead as the brigade of mid
shipmen was called TO dinner forma-
tion shortly after II o'clock today.
Young Battle had just taken his place
as third petty officer of the Second
battalion's Ninth company. when he
was stricken with heart failure. He
fell before anyone reached him and
was dead when picked up by his mates.
Midshipman Battle entered the
academy in August, 1902, from Ashe-
vile and was twenty-one years of age.
He was popular with his class and
schoolmates and stood we'll in his
studies. He was an oarsman and pulled
stroke in last years varsity eight at
the academy, but did not become a
candidate for the crew this season. He
was also a member of the academy
hop committee and was prominent So
cially.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20

line power cylinder press. Mr.. Folsom
has been in the newspaper business all
his life and is a ruStler for his home
city.
The following are a few of the busi-
ness men of Cottonwood:
The Cottonwood Mercantile company
is the department store Of the town and
carries a stock of goods of each line
that would do credit to city of 10000
people. A. b. Anderson, w. b. Olson
and o. G.. Olson are the members of the
firm and have been in business for four
years. July l they move into their new
brick building, 30x140 feet, two-story
and basement, built at a cost of $12,0
A. B. Anderson is president of the
school board.
Dr. II. ]. MacKechnie is the leading
dentist of the town and is a graduate
of the Chicago College of Dentistry IN
the class of 1889. He has an office at
Minneota, where he will be found
from the 18th to the 30th of each
month.
DR.. T. Tharaldson is proprietor of
the Cottonwood Drug company, the
swell drug store Of the town, estab-
lished in 1902. and is the leading physi-
clan of the town, having been here for
three years, and a graduate of the Uni
versity of Minnesota in the class of
1902
Grieve & Laingen are proprietors
of a very large general mercantile
store. The building is 26xS0 feet. and
filled with a fine line of goods: have
been in business three years and have
a very fine trade.
Wall & Egeland are proprietors OF the
leading harness and shoe shop of the
town. Mr.. Wall is one of the pioneers
of the county and has been here thirty
three years. Mr.. Egeland has been in
the shoe business for three years and
was with Mr.. Wall for twelve years.
Edwin Bonde is president of the Ly-
on County Evergreen Nursery COM
pany and also manager of the business.
This company has bought fifty acres
of land and intends to do the business
of this part of the state. Mr.. Bonde
came from Wisconsin and was in the
same business there for six years.
First National bank was established
i'm 1892 as private bank, and in 1902
as National, with capital of $25,-
600 and surplus of $1,000. Ii is the
leading bank of the town and one of
the solid banks Of the county. ]. H.
Catlin, the president, is a pioneer of
the county, and came from Wisconsin.
Charles Catlin, the cashier, is rustler
for the town.
w. NJ. Davis runs the leading barber
shop of the town and has been in busi-
ness for five years. This is a swell
three-chair shop and some OF the best
BARRIERS of the county.
p. II. Bly, is manager for the III. w.
Ross Lumber company's yards at this
town and has been here about two
years. This is the leading lumber conf
pany of this town. established in 1896.
N. p. Fredericksen is the leading
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20
PROVfRB CONTEST
IS Open TO ALL
Country Readers of The Globe
Have Right to
Enter

Letters received by the manager OF the
proverb contest being conducted by T e
q o b e show that with many people all
OF the points in the contest are not as
clear as they might be. A mighty good
maxim to adhere TO in a contest of this
sort is BE sure you're right and then go
ahead"
All inquiries reaching he Globe e will
receive prompt attention in its columns
and If there are points dim in any con-
testants mind il would be we'll for that
contestant to Immediately ask for en-
lightenment. Be wise today; it's madness
to defer.
A Devils Lake, n. D.. man writes:
In regard to those proverbs, 1 wish to
enter as a contestant We are constant
readers of the St Paul G ! o b e, and wish
you would let me know as quickly as pos
sible whether L can enter or not
In answer to this inquiry the general
statement may be made that everybody is
eligible to entrance. There are no re-
strictions upon entrance. All that is nee
essary Is to secure a copy Of 7 h e
G o b e each day, solve the proverb pic
ture, write the answer on the coupon
printed beside ii, and file the coupon away
with the rest until the contest is finished
and then mail or bring the series OF
coupons to L h e G o b e Office
And this matter of saving the coupons
brings to mind the fact that some people
90 not seem to have this condition firm
ly fixed in their mind. One man has an
swered the first proverb and sent the
coupon bearing his answer to the office.
The coupons must be saved until the close
OF the contest and then transmitted to the
Office.
If you haven't started yet get copy of
yesterdays G o b e, In which all OF the
proverb pictures, with attached coupons.
printed TO date were r0nrOducqd and
start now. 1t is better to begin late than
not at all.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-20

tai of $4,000. This bank does a gen.
eral real estate, first mortgage loan in
surance and general banking business,
has about 5000 acres of improved farm
land, running from $50 to $50 per acre,
and will answer all correspondence re-
garding this county. G. w. Cochrane,
cashier.
Eph. Skyhawk is a pioneer of this
town and county and is proprietor of
the leading general merchandise store
OF the town, and was leading farmer
for thirty-two years.
E Smith is the manager for the
Reinke Bros grain, seed and coal busi-
ness at this place and came here in 1902
from South Dakota. This company has
elevators at Iona. Lake Wilson, West
brook and the main office is at Iona.
w. ]. Huddleston is proprietor of the
Russell Review, one of the leading
papers of the county. Mr.. Huddleston
was principal of the Russell school for
one year, and has been in the state
for thirty-five years. is the village re-
corder and manager OF the Russell fur
niture store and is one of the rustlers
for the town.
MAYNARD, CHIPPEWA COUNTY
Maynard is the chief town on the Great
Northern railroad in Chippewa coun-