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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19
FROM DARKEST AFRICA.

EDITORS GAZETTE: When | was
in England | wrote you, requesting
that The GAZETTE be sent here.
! L am assistant clerk and nav
master for the c. C. Mengel & Bros,
i Go. here. The main part of my
work IS to take money to the differ
ent cafflps and pay the laborers.
All the money Used for this purpose
is silver, the largest Piece being a
fiorin, worth 48 cents. On Ry last
trip took 81, $50 worth. which
paid out in from so cents to S25
amounts.
AS this money is SO bulky it can
not be hid in my inside pocket
Consequently all the natives know I
nave 1T, and to let them know.that
l intend to keep it till l am ready to
pay 1t out, | carry a 39-Colt re-
volver. This is my Only guard dav
or night. Tho | have a cook and
carriers with me to and from the
camp, do not dare to trust them.
They probably would not steal #
themselves, but would be of little
protection against others who would
AT night | place all the money in
an iron trunk that fits tightly be-
tween the braces of my folding bed.
In order to get it out the bed must
be raised, and if I am in it this
might wake me up. l think there
are very few natives so desperate as
TO run the risk of doingFthat for
they all fear my bed fellow the
50 Colt. They could very easily
get the drop" on me, or knock me
down, but they will~not do that. tho
nearly any of them would steal the
money if they knew no white man ,
saw them, or maybe even if a white ;
nan did see them, but they were
sure of getting hurt for using force
against him.
With best wishes to the candidate
or Secretary Of State am
Yours truly, /,
CHRIS NEUENSCHWANDER. .
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19

very far from each other. living com
fortably and happily.
| Uncle Tom Mcmillan. whose Hines.
has been noticed in The GAZETTE, il
so far victorious over the "grin
reaper"
Rev. S. B. Purves, at one time oil
Redwood Falls. is now the popular
rector of Holy Trinity church.
Ernest Holmes lives in S. E. Min
1eapolis and travels for a business
house. Emma Chapman. sister of
Mrs. Holmes, is now in the optical
department at Dayton's.
| Mrs. F. V. Hubbard, widow of
the first superintendent of Redwood
high school, is living not far from
the Z. of NJ. and is watching the
education of her children, of whom
she has four. Her oldest son, Will.
is already in the U.
Jack McGettrick is frequently seen
speeding trotter on the avenues of
the city. Jack is veritable jockey
and loves a good horse.
Kate VanCamp. for eight years a
grammar school teachenin Redwood
Falls. is earning more shekels in
stenographic work in the Guaranty
Loan building than she did at teach
ing. ] might add that Miss Hinkel,
another former Redwood lie .cher,
has been offered the position of
teacher of English in the East side
high school, and is likely to accept.
Rallston, the Granite block barber.
is shaving u of M. boys in the Ski
U-Mahs rooms. He lives near the
public library.
Elizabeth Hitchcock is developing
brain cells in the Grant school, N,
Minneapolis.
Sophie Miller is a modiste on Mic
ollet avenue.
Amelia Stinson, the trained nurse.
has comfortable quarters on Blais-
dell avenue.
Dufyea, formerly of the Redwood
Falls Furniture Co., is now selling
the same goods at the New England.
+ We are living at 401 Oak street,
only few blocks from the u, where
we'd ike to have our Redwood
friends call. We are slowly getting
adjusted to city curves and slides,
which are so unlike the Simple life"
we led in Redwood. We realized
this most acutely last Saturday night
as we watched the surging sea of
humanity sweep along Nicollet ave-
nue.. s. ]. R.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19
MRS. G. W. SMITH DEAD.

Mrs. Mary Dorothea Henryretta
Smith, wife of George w. Smith.
the we'll known threshing machine
operator and wood dealer of this city.
passed away at her home on East
street, this city, about five o'clock
last Sunday morning. Dropsy, to-
gether with heart trouble, was the
cause of her demise.
Mrs. Smith had been suffering
from the two complaints for several
years, and on one or more occasions
during that time her attending phy-
stefan had given up all hope and an
nounced an early dissolution, but the
lady rallied in remarkable manner.
and thru the hourly and momentary
attention given to her by a devoted
husband, she was able to leave her
bed and on several occasions to en-
JOY an automobile ride about the
city. About the middle of last week
another sinking spell came and the
decline was steady from that time
until death relieved the patient of
her sufferings.
The funeral was held from the res
idence of the deceased at 2:3O o'clock
Monday afternoon, the Rev. DR.. HI.
V. Givler of the Methodist church.
officiating at the sarvices The inter
ment occurred in the Redwood
cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was about "A years of
age. She was born in Hanover, Ger
many, and came to this country with
her parents when but a child. She
met her husband at Cherokee, Iowa.
and on Feb. 6, 1874, she was united
in marriage to him in that city.
The couple came to Redwood Falls
on March Sd, 1885: and this has since
been their home The deceased was
regarded as strong business woman
and an excellent manager, and con-
sS~As.
tributed much to the success Of her
husband. Her death is deeply re-
GREETED by friends, as well asrelatives.
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REDWOOD FALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS.

DEAR GAZETTE: Since we have
been living 10 Minneapolis, I've beer
thinking perhaps it would be inter.
estlng to Redwood Falls peopel to
learn something of its former resi-
dents here. There are a score or
more of US scattered in different
parts of the city, too busy with dailv
duties to meet often.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P, Huntington
are living on Second avenue s. F.
The captain goes out but little on
the streets, think.
Mrs. w. R. Caswell, with Mr. and
Mrs. LEM, have a pleasant home
near the Parkhills. while Will is at
Willmar, inspecting wheat.
G. L. Parkhill is seen often on the
streets, as city collections are a part
OF his duties. He said recentlv that
ne liked Redwood for a home better
than the city.
The Brooks family are out at Lake
Harriet, and not far from them
dwells Grandma Everett with Mrs
McClintock and her rustling sons.
who are making happy home fol- ,
all.
Guy Warner is one of Washburn-
orosby's chief hook-keepers. Fred.
warner, Jr.. and Peter Buechner
are doing a lively grocery business
out in South Minneapolis.
Earl Jones and Pearl Mckay Cor
oett are in South Minneapolis, not
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19
OCTOGENARIAN PASSES AWAY.

John Ingalls,, father of Mrs. DR..
Gibson of this city, died at the home
of the latter last Friday night, after
lingering six weeks from the effects
OF a stroke Of paralysis which came
upon him while at his old hon1a at
Dodge Center. Doctor and Mrs.
Gibson tenderly removed him to
their home here, going to DODGE
Center on that mission. and both
have been untiring in their ministra-
tons at his bedside since his return
John Ingalls, was born May 10Th.
1922, in West Salisbury, Vermont
There ne grew to manhood. On the
loth OF September, 1849, he was
married at Brandon, to Miss Maria
Newton. They lived there for eight
years, and then moved to DODGE
county, Minnesota, and that was his
home until five years ago last April.
since which time he and his wife
have lived in the home of their
daughter in this city. His wife was
an invalid, and died last MAY. To
them four children were given: lone
MRS. c. P. Gibson, Clarence A. and
Arthur F., both of Dodge CITY,
Dodge county. Minnesota, and Abel
pert l.. of Barber City, Oregon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19
DROUGHT AT LONG BEACH

To The Gazette,
Greetings, In response to a re
quest made by neighbor and frienc
of other days, l will see what | car
IND that might be of interest tc
some of your many readers. Though
many ties bind me and mine to YOU
and yours, | believed will not stop to
enumerate them but will just tell
you little about our, chosen abode.
not that we love Redwood less, please
make a note of that, but that we are
earning to love Long Beach more.
Why?" Well, let me See.
We have no saloons, so it isn't
prosperity resulting from the judic-
Gus use of license money. We have
10 gambling dens, so it is not the
midnight revel that enthralls our
learts. We have no disreputable re-
orts, though our population is over
5000. We have absolutely no pro-
-anlty on our streets. in short, we
lave none of the signs of license
nade-prosperity to bind us to Long
}each, and yet some way we like it
nd the strange thing about it is that
I spite of these disadvantages" (?)
7e are to a certain extent prosper
US. Six years ago our population
7as less than 1000 and our banks
lade an average clearance of less
ian $4,000 per day. To-day they
low clearances of $35, 900 per day
I'd we are building an average of
lie and one-half homes per day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19
FAREWELL TO SCHMAHL.
Masonic Fraternity Give the Secretary
OF State an Au Revoir Banquet.

The members of the Masonic fra.
ternity of Redwood Falls and Sur Sur
rounding country rendered julius A.
Schmahl, secretary Of state-elect,
and member Of all three branches
of the Masonic fraternity in this
city, a farewell banquet at the
asylum last Tuesday evening.
The banquet was served in the
dining room at seven o'clock and
was under the direction of Caterer
Smithers, who made an excellent
five course affair, and after the
edible portion Of the function was
over 0. L. Dornberg, as master of
Antiquity lodge, acted as toast.
master, and during the evening ev.
cry one of the 40 or more members
present made some informal talk.
These talks were led by |. N. Temp
klns, W. H. Gold, Joseph Tyson, j.
b. Robinson, G. E. Mckay, H. N.
Bell, Otto Goethe, and the members
that followed them, like the leaders,
expressed regret over the departure
Of Mr.. Schmahl and famin, from
Redwood Falls, wishing him success
in official life, and a return to this
city. Mr.. Tompkins gave Mr..
Schmahl the credit of stanaing alone
IN securing the Carnegie $4,000
public library; Prof. W. J. Mosher
spoke of Mr.. Schmahl's work in Sc
curing the adoption of the resolu-
tons for the fan ventilation system
IN the graded school and the manual
training department in the high
school, while Mr.. Gold and Mr.. Nc
Kay spoke of him as being one who
was always alive to public welfare
ana to the best interests of the CITY
and county.
Mr.. Schmahl spoke at length up
IN the workings of Masonry and the
influence it had all over the world. I
md OF his warm feeling for the
paternity in Redwood Falls. In
losing he said that as the day for
departure gradually approached both
Ie and Mrs. Schmahl regretted more
eenly their leaving the old town
their home town and the warm
rlends-their best friends here in
ne city. What on the day follow /
1g election seemed to them would /
e pleasure had now turned to a ,
oubt and a regret. He reiterated {
nat during his political life he {
rould have but one home that Of ]
is childhood, his boyhood, and his !
est business days Redwood Falls s
nd II, in after years, his home
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siege Oh the same. Aleck, OF
Eek as we call him, is as fat and
hearty as an alderman and is run.
ming "quick lunch counter.
4 Taking everything into considera-
ton, think the Redwood colony is
holding their own with any that has
come west, and while we have a few
drawbacks here, there are so many
J, Things to offset them that take it as
a whole we think it pretty hard to
beat the Yakima valley. We can
grow anything they can in Califor-
MIA except lemons and oranges and
we can grow the finest apples and
peaches in the world.
1t gets pretty dusty here in the
summer, but no more so than it
would in Redwood county if you
had no rain from June till October,
as here. We had about two weeks
of hot weather in July, but the bal
ance of of the summer was very nice
and the fall and winter so far has
been very fine, but we've had more
cloudy days than we had last year at
this time.
The hay business this fall bids fair
to rival the fruit business from
money point. Alfalfa is SIS per ton
and timothy and clover from S18 to
$40. Eggs are 45c dozen at this
writing, butter Csc for two pound
roll, "spuds" (potatoes) S14 to SIG
per ton. Dry goods, groceries,
boots and shoes, clothing, in fact ev-
erything else is about the same as in
Redwood.
The best grade of soft coal sells at
$3.50 per ton and wood from 81 to Sc
per cord. except the mill wood,
which is 81 cord at the mill.
The valuation of land has about
doubled in the last year, and city
property about the same.
To Redwood people, $1,000 per acre
seems very high, but there are lands
changing hands here every day at
$1,000 to $4,000 per acre and lots of it
held at even higher figures than that,
but these same lands will produce
from $3.50 to $1,000 each year.
r l suppose some of my Redwood
friends will laugh at the idea of an
acre of land producing $1,000 but we
have lots of it in this valley that
produces even more than that. One
10 acre tract in peaches, eight years
old produced $4,000 this year.
| am not in that class yet. Ihave
eight acres in bearing fruit and
about one acre of peach trees set
last fall. From my eight acres we
got over 300 boxes Of applesland Is
boxes Of pears. They SOLD from soc
to Sl.5O per box and We are very we'll
pleased With the results from our
first year in the valley:
Any OF our Redwood friahas are
always welcome, and the latch string |
is always on the outside and YOU NAV /
say that we think the Yakima Valley
is all ri g ht.
%. w. Mcmillan.
North Yakima. Dec d 'Oe
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19

The next number on the enter
talnment course will consist of the
famous Dixie jubilee singers COM
posed OF seven wonderful negro
artists, and said to be the best col
ored troupe in the United States
Tickets on sale at Hitchcock's, the
remaining four numbers of course
Sl.4O. Single admission so cents.
No reserved seats.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-19
YAKIMA VALLEY CALL RIGHT"

have been holding off writing
very mucn regarding this country to
my Redwood friends for two rea-
sons, nrst-that | have not been here
long enough to give much informa-
ton which has been obtained by my
own observation, and as the older
settlers tell me there are hardly two
seasons alike, it would be hard to
give very accurate account except
as | have seen it for the past four
teen months. The second reason is,
that | still hold some property in
Redwood Falls which am very anx-
ious to sell, and if | were to tell you
fellows 'the whole truth and moth
ing but the truth" about the Yaki-
ma Valley, you would all want to
leave at once and get out here on the
first train, and in that way spoil the
sale of my Redwood property.
Take the country in general and
we like it very much, and when | say
1--WE" l mean the whole Redwood
colony.
Adam Alexander has 5 acre bear
ing orchard, about Il miles from the
centre of the city, and will net more
from this 5 acres than from 100 acres
OF his Minnesota land. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander seem contented
in their new home, and any one to
see George in his new rubber tire
carriage during the long summer ev-
enings, driving on the oiled streets
with his best girl, would know that
ne was content to live and die in
North Yakima.
Vlcs-Persons has a fine ten acre
tract, all planted to fruit, and last
summer built new modern house
IN the same. During the winter
months he works at his trade and in
he summer attends to his ranch.
md both Vic and his wife seem to
'nJoy ranch life as well as the rest
# US. Mrs. Persons mother is Wis
ting them this winter and says she
likes the climate very we'll so far.
Mr.. Campbell, who came here
rom Morton, Mimi, a few years
go, has just built new modern
ONE on Capital Hill, one of the
SWELL residence districts of the val
~. In talking with him the other
ay, asked him if he had any notion {
ever going back to Minnesota ,
nd ne said, IF man would give ,
he my old place back and ask me to- !
We there five years, would turn it
own" Chas. Campbell is in the 7
orse business. buying and selling. !
Walter Curtiss is holding down a \
bod job with one of the lumber :,
here and has no notion of >
aving the Yakima valley.
John O'Hara, ST., is very spry for r
man of his age and is very much =
eased with the valley, but just at .
'esent Mrs. O'Hara is very sick :
lth typhoid fever and John, Jr..
just getting around after having b
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-29

, sessor's lists and furnishing the stoch thereof. A stated price per one thou sand (10e0).
 All stock used sn blanks to be not less than sixteen (16) pound flat cap or twenty-four (24) pound folio pa per.
 All job printing must be delivered at the Court House in Tombstone without etxra charge to the county. All proposals must conform to the above specifications and must be ac- companied by a sufficient bond in the sum of Five Hundred (500) dollars with two sureties. conditioned that the bidder will enter into contract on such bond as the board may fix for the faithful performance of his bid No assignment of contract can be made without the written consent of the Board of Supervisors.
 The Board reserves the risht TO con- sider any proposal in whole or in part and to reject any and all bids or parts of bids.
 Bids will be received up to 10 o'clock a. m.. January 9th, 1907, and opened at l o'clock p. m. on that date. All bids must be addressed to Cbas. R. Howe. Clerk of the Board Of Super visors, Tombstone. Arizona, and mark. ed Proposals for Job Printing"
 J. J. BOWEN,
 Chairman. CHAS. R. HOWE, Clerk
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PROPOSALS FOR COUNTY PRINT.
 ING.

Office of the Board of Supervisors of Cochise County. Arizona.
 The Board of Supervisors will re- ceive sealed proposals for the follow ing county printing for the year end ing January 10th. 1908.
 Job Printing.
 1st. For the printing and binding stock thereof. a stated price per page, whether printed or only ruled.
 2nd. For printing. numbering and binding the following receipts and or ders into books and furnishing the stock thereof, one hundred (100) re- ceipts or orders with stubs, in each book. samples to be seen at this of. fee:
 License Tax Receipts-A stated price per one thousand Q000) re ceipts.
 School Tax Receipts-A stated p.lce per one thousand (1o0O receipts.
 Road Tax Receipts-A stated price per one thousand Qoo0) receipts.
 Assessors Personal Property Re ceipts-A stated price per one thou sand (I000) receipts.
 County Order Bocks-A stated price per one thousand l1600) orders.
 3rd. For printing numbering and binding into books and furnishing the stock thereof, tax receipts, one hun. dred (100) receipts with stubs in each Look. Sample to be seen at this of. fee A stated price per one thou. sand 1000) receipts.
 4th. Printing letter heads and furn- ishing the stock thereof. said stock to be not less than twenty (20) pound bond paper. A stated price per one thousand (10009.
 5th. Printing envelopes and f,Irn- ishing the stock thereof, XXX, 6 1-1 and 10 inch sizes. A stated price per one thousand (10o0).
 9th. Printing blanks and furnish ing the stock thereof, sheets. 8 1-2x2s inches in size, printed on one side Similar blanks printed on both sides
 Full cap blanks S1-2x14 inches printed on one side. Similar blanks printed on both sides.
 One-half cap blanks 7xs 1-2 inches in size. printed on one side. Similar blanks printed on both sides.
 One quarter folio blanks. S1-2x11 inches in size, printed on one side Similar blanks printed on both sides All of the above blanks to be bid or in five hundred (b0o) or one thoussnt (1000) lots.
 7th, For printing and binding As
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Robert Tate returned to the city iast, evening from Douglas, where he had been on mining business. MT. Tate is part owner in promising eronp of claims adjoining the La Union group which is under bond to tha Patisson-Shattuck crowd.
 x. F. Mcguire and c. O. Els, of Douglas. arrived in the city last even ing for the purpose of attending a stockholders' meeting of the Bank or Douglas.
 C Q. Elns. cashier Of the Bank of Douglas. spent short time in the city yesterday, returning to his home laSt evening.
 William Buckingham. representing iha Fairbanks Morse Company or Los Angeles, arrived in the city yesterday morning and will return to the north cru part of the territory in few days.
 William Kemp. mining expert TOT the. Cole interests. arrived in the GUY sn the morning train from Tucson.
 Mfrs. k. :. Fianigan was passenger ss the outbound evening train TOT Douglas, where she will spend ths next few days visiting friends.
 ! H. McPherson, of Tombstone, was in the city yesterday morning. ana after spending the day visiting frienas returned on the afternoon train.
 F I. Franzen left the city yester. sas morning for Tombstone, and VIII later make a trip to his mining prop erty in the Chiricahuaua mountains;
 MI. Fitzpatrick. well known locally Jeff the city yesterday morning TOT '. trip to his mining property near Van Station on the Southern Pacinc me
 hor st. trs c.,xnn. manager of the Bisbee lm- sroyement company. arrived in the city yesterday morning from his home ne
 6L A. Richardson of Douglas passec through the city yesterday morning on on eiS way to Cananea, where ne VIII spend several days
 George Dunn returned 10 ,he 1sss ,s xe.slprday morning after a visit to ms rtring property in the Aso mountains. s.
 C A. Overlook of Douglas spent yesserfiay in the city.
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Notice is hereby given that sealed plans and specifications in detail will
 be received by the Board of Supervis- ors at the office of the board in the City of Tombstone, Arizona, not later
 than l o'clock p. m., December 18th, I1906, for the construction and com pletion of steel bridge across the San Pedro river. with concrete piers and frame approaches, at point about one-half mile north of the Southern Pacific railway bridge near the town or Benson
 Plans and specifications of the pieTs land approaches aforesaid may be seen at the office of J. s. McNeish, county surveyor, Bisbee. Arizona The amount authorized by the Board of Supervisors to be expended for the aforesaid bridge is not to ex- ceed the sum of six thousand five hun ldred (s6,500) dollars and no bid will be ooa4dered h esceaa cf that amCunt.
 The premium to be awarded to the architect whose plans and specifica- l tions may be adopted. is the sum of one CD dollar.
 All bids must be accompanied by a certified check In ten per cent of the
 amount bid, payable to the order of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Each set of plans and specifications
 must be enclosed in an envelope marked Bid for Bridge Construction, Berson," and filed with the Clerk of the Board before 1 p. m., December 2Sth, 1906. to be opened at g a. m., December 29th. 1906.
 For the information of Architects, | reference is made to Title LV, Revis.
 ed Statutes of Arizona.
 The board reserves the right to re
 ject any and all bids submitted. J. J. BOWEN, Chairman
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ADVERTISEMENT.

Sealed proposals will be received at the offce of the Warren Company for the construction of water system. a sewerage system and a sewage dis posal plant until o'clock D. IT,, Tues day, January IS, 1907. Instructions tc bidders, proposals, plans, specifications, approximate quantities, and such oth- CT information as is necessary to the bidder may be had upon application. Plans and specifications will be sent to competent bidders upon receipt of I certified check in the sum of twen- ty-five dollars ($25.0o) as a guaranty for the return of the plans. Propos- als shall be made upon blanks f1rn- ished by tbe Company, and shall be accompanied by certified check or a surety bond in the sum of ten per cent of the amount of their bid.
 The Warren Company reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 CLEVE W. VAN DYKE. Manager. Bisbee, Arizona Dec. 1st. 1906.