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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-12
EYE-STRAIN AND CRIME.

Four hundred inmates of the FL
| mira IN. W State Reformatory have
been found by the ophthalmologist of
that institution to possess some defect
of vision. Only the most glaring de-
fects were brought out, says the
Literary Digest, under the con-
| ditons imposed by the state, and such
errors as a difference in the vision of
| both eyes were ignored. In recent
issue of The Buffalo Medical Journal,
| DR.. George M. Gould, of Philadelphia,
| points out the handicap under which
these young criminals are laborins
when they attempt almost any work of
civilization, and contends that, instead
of furnishing them, they should be CIV
EN- accurate and scientific glasses, to
enable them to make their living: He
says:
THE state, in its infinite stupidity
1oubly Furnishes them both by impris-
onment and by improper glasses. Such
IS governmental wisdom. go. Put up
on 10S out of any 400 moral and we'll
raised boys of twelve years of aga
spectacles which would correct the
ametropia abnormal refraction of the
eye) of any one of these 10S boys of
the reformatory, and they will either
get into the reformatory, a hospital
or their graves within a few years"
DR.. Gould also states emphatically
that if Legislators or officers of the
government were treated in a similar
| manner there would be different laws
enacted, at the next legislative ses-
sions, and the administrators would
see that they were executed" He
charges the state with amazing blum
dering' and says that the state will
not only not pay the oculist; but it will
not let him do his work scientifically
it will not buy the glasses, and it will
not take care to have the glasses fitted
by an expert optician.
The author asserts that it would be
money-making business If a private
oculist and optician would take the
lob of reducing the state appropria-
tons for criminal institutions SO or rs
per cent, and insists that this could
be easily done by preventing the ocu-
ar diseases and reflexes which direct
y cause crime in the young. What
The state does, or rather neglects to
DO, was brought out by an inquary
which DR.. Case, ophthalmologist of
The Elmira Reformatory, directed to
23 penal institutions DR.. Case ask
ed If visual acuteness were tested
when boy or prisoner was received
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-12
NEW COUNTY OFFICIALS.

The new county officials entered up
on their Offices last Monday. There
were not very many new ones, how
ever, a number of the former officers
having been reelected. The new
board of county commissioners is
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
MRS. DIN BADLY BURNED.

Mrs. Andrew j. Olin of Franklin,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Pet
erson, of New Ulm, was severely
burned few days ago. Mrs. Olin
was polishing the stove and the mix
ture used contained gasoline and
benzine and in some manner ignited,
catching fire to Mrs. Olin's clothing.
She called for help and a neighbor
lady came to her assistance. Fire
also caught the clothing in the baby
cab. in which a little child was rest
ing and but for the quick assistance
of those who arrived on the scene of
the accident, it is possible that fatal
results would have occurred. ssAs it
was, however, the child was not
burned. Mrs. Olin was severely
burned about the head and upper
limbs and face. Her hair was badly
burned and her face was scorched.
Mrs. Peterson went to Franklin as
soon as possible after the news
reached New Ulm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
TRAINS CONNECT AT LAST.


An important change Of time
went into effect on the main line of
the Northwestern last week. The
ridiculous break in connections be-
tween the morning train from the
west and the Sleepy Eye-Redwood
train has been done away with, as
it should have been weeks ago, and
now southside people can leave Wal
nut Grove. Lamberton or Sanborn
on the morning train east, arrive in
Redwood Falls at lips, transact any
business they may have up to
o'clock, then leave here and get
home before bedtime. The Redwood
train now leaves Sleepy Eye at $50.
Why it was ever allowed to leave a
few minutes before the train from
the west reached Sleepy Eye, is what
nobody could ever figure out. The
morning train to Marshall now leaves
Sleepy Eye at 9:05, and returning
arrives from the west at 6:45 p. m,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
FOOTBALL NEXT SATURDAY.

There should be good turnout of
citizens next Saturday afternoon for
the football game between Sleepy
Eye and Redwood Falls high schools.
The Sleepy Eye boys have been car
rying everything before them, and
the locals are determined to make
them work for what they carry
away from Redwood Falls. Come
out and help the youngsters against
the mighty, and witness hard
fought, gentlemanly scrimmage.
The high school athletes would like
to know whether Redwood Falls
citizens take any interest in their
success or not.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
PLUGGED THE WEIGHTS.
Wanda Stock Buyers Caught Giving
Short Weight.

Lamberton Star.
Some of the Wanda stock buyers,
who have been claiming to pay high
er prices for stock than the sur
rounding towns, have been caught
beating the farmers with short
weights.
Recently j. N. Neal took a bunch
of cattle to the buyers at Wanda
and they insisted on weighing them
in four different lots. This aroused
his suspicion as he had weighed the
stock at home before leaving, in two
lots, and he found out that the
parties who were buying the cattle
had beat him out of 40 pounds each
time they weighed, or 100 pounds.
He went around and got hold Of one
Of the weights and found that it was
plugged with lead and he would not
give it up, but went and gave the
weight to the depot agent for safe
keeping. He also noticed that the
regular weights, which belonged to
the scales, which is the property of
the railroad company, had not been
used as they were covered with
dust. We understand that the COM
pany had nothing to do with the
plugged weights. but it was done
by the stock buyers who were using
the scales.
We are informed that state in
|spector will be notified, if it has not
all ready been done, and the plugged
weight turned over to the proper
authority for investigation and that
the guilty party or parties will be
prosecuted as they should. by all
means.
Other farmers who have sold stock
at that place have been complaining
of being beaten out of their right
weight, but it seems that Mr.
Neal was the only farmer shrewd
enough to catch the guilty parties
at it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
HIGH GRADE ENTERTAINMENT.

To the people of Redwood Falls
and vicinity: Having secured the
management of the Redwood Falls
opera house for the ensuing season,
we would announce that we have
placed Redwood Falls on the north
western theatrical circuit, which in
cludes AZ of the best towns in south
western Minnesota and eastern Da-
kota. In order to do this it has
been necessary for US to make guar
antees and binding contracts with
large opera companies and amuse-
meat troupes, complete list of
which, with dates. will appear in
this paper. If the people of Red
wood Falls will give us their support
in this undertaking, welwill guar
antee them line of clean moral
plays and high-class entertainment
such as this town has never enjoyed.
We hope to secure a number of i'm
provements in the interior arrange
ment of the opera house, if we
receive the support in our enterprise
which we shall endeavor to merit.
We will be pleased to rent the opera
house to responsible parties, for any
public gathering, the same as has
been done heretofore.
ODEKIRK & THUERWACHTER,
Managers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
PARK WORDEN APPRECIATION.
Tribute to the Lake Park WOrden, by a
Friend Of 80 Years Standing.

To THE EDITOR: The GAZETTE of
last week has just reached me and
| note with great regreat the death
of Mr.. Park Worden.
When the death of an old timer
is announced we naturally recall him
from our first recollection. My first
trip to Redwood Falls in company
Of the late ]. Wilson Paxton was in
April, 1868, and we found Wr. Wor-
den busily engaged in building a
mill. He was not planning what
was to be done sometime but found
the country in need of a grist mill
and set to work to build it. He saw
the necessity and supplied the need.
For sometime Worden & Ruter were
the only men in Redwood who put
money and labor into an enterprise
for the public good. / can hardly
express my appreciation of Mr..
Worden at that first meeting. There
was a combination of capacity and
energy combined with caution and
conservatism that cover what was
needed in the new business and So
cial center just then being organized
at Redwood. He was looked to as
one Of the most substantial men of
the village and his word and judg-
ment were sought on questions of
Importance.
| we'll remember the hospitality of
Mr.. and Mrs. IWorden in their home,
and though we shared the good
cheer in other homes the greeting
from Mr.. and Mrs. Worden is still
fresh in my memory.
Mr.. Worden is punctual and exact
lin his dealings, always keeping con-
tracts and expecting others to do
the same. Owing to this trait of
his character he overcame obstacles
and was not obliged to succumb to
the hard times that came on later.
AS citizen, business man and friend
Mr.. Worden ranked with thel first
among the strong and efficient men
who laid the foundations at Red
wood.
am writing of the old time and
will add that the acquaintance made
over 80 years ago has been kept up
and that | am glad to contribute my
mite to the memory of my old
friend. Yours,
O. B. TURRELL.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
SCHOOL NOTES.

Both sewing and music lessons are
going beautifully.
This is the last week. for Dana
Schmahl in our school.
The 9Th grade enjoyed a picnic
after school last Friday.
Mrs. Pratt, Miss Rector and Mrs.
Callaghan visited the 7th grade last
week.
Clinton Baldwin has been confined
to his bed with mild form of pneu-
monia.
Alma Champion is back in the I'd
grade again, after a severe seige of
typhoid fever.
Miss Wizards room senjoyed a
program given by Miss Everett's
room last Friday.
Miss Conner visited both buildings
last week, explaining to the pupils
the use of reference books, etc.
Lulu Mortimer, Maude Whittet
and Raymond Cowgirl took part in a
short musical program given in the
high school one morning last week.
The leaders of the two sides of
the high school literary society were
elected last week. They are Frank
Evans and Harrison Baldwin, Edgar
Aiken and Vesta Small.
Rev. Chas. S. Nook, who has been
doing commendable work in coach
ing the high-school football team,
both last season and this, visited the
high school Monday morning and
gave the pupils an encouraging talk
on the benefits to be gained through
athletics.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
BUSY JUSTICE "MAX.

M. w. Johnson, our school princi-
pal, is getting quite reputation in
dealing out justice says the Milroy
Echo. He is about as much in de-
mand as a good auctioneer in the
fall. A mixup, the result of a horse
trade between the Jews and John
Amberger last week, demanded his
attention and there were couple of
other suits filed, but they were annie
ably settled before the date of trial.
Another case will come before him
this Saturday, which will be quite
interesting. 1t is a case involving
the reputation of a lady in the town
of Gales. Thomas Davis of Marshall
will be on hand to see that fair play
is given his client, while County At
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
Up-To-Date DairyFarm
B. D. MCkelher, Manager

We are prepared to furnish
pure milk and cream from tested
cows.
You are all invited to come to the
farm
To look the plant over, twill do
you no harm.
Our cows have been tested and
certified good,
So the milk they give is the7most
healthful food.
1t is good for the baby; it is good
for pa,
And the Dr's say it is good for ma
1t is good for the girl; it is good
for the boy.
A drink of thisymilk is a perfect
joy.
Phone 2L4
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23

get a detailed financial statement Of
the districts receipts and disburse-
ments since its organization in 1892,
and it was considerable job. The
principal item of the mis-appropia-
ton charged, was the unwarranted
appropriation of nearly thousand
dollars for law suit with school
ma'am, who sued the directors for
discharging her illegally. The town
of Cove is badly torn up over the
af&ir, which will doubtless be
threshed out in the courts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
TROUBLE FOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS.

Deputy State Examiner o. l..
Dornberg returned to his home last
Friday, having recently been thrust
into the public prints through his
researches at Cove, Mile Laos coun-
ty, where he dug into the records Of
q school district, some of the officers
of which are charged with the lille
gal expenditure Of over $1,000 of
public funds. It was his duty to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23

torney Owens will see that the other
party gets fair swing on the deal.
About all that Justice Johnson lacks
in getting pretty well acquainted
with the life of a country justice, is
the knot tying proposition. We ex-
pect to be able to report him getting
famous in this line. This is mighty
good field for his work if someone
would only start the game.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
FALLS ASLEEP FULL OF YEARS.
Mrs. Janet Mckay Passed to Her Re-
ward Last Sunday, in Delhi.

Mrs. Janet McNaughton Mckay
passed over the boundary which di-
vides this world from the invisible
one, last Sunday evening, at the
home of her son Neal, in Delhi
township. She had been in rather
feeble condition as t5 health for
nearly year, and for the past week
has been rapidly growing weaker,
so that the outcome was not wholly
a surprise to the members of her
family. Death was apparently the
effect of weakness of the heart, and
her advanced age. The funeral was
held from the Presbyterian church.
at Delhi yesterday afternoon, an
unusual feature being the fact that
her six sons in Delhi, all farmers,
acted as bearers at the funeral.
Mrs. Mckay was born at Kyntire,
in Argyleshire, Scotland, on the
estate of Carinne, in the year 1927.
She was born Janet McNaughton,
and in 1855 was welded to Archie
Mckay, who diedin 1881, the family
then living in Chatham, Ontario,
emigrating to that locality in 1875.
Seven sons were born to them, all
but one of whom were living near
their mothers home at the time of
her death Thomas, Dan, Peter,
John, Neil and James. Archie Nc
Kay, the other son, is settled in
Michigan, and Mrs. John Mum, the
only daughter, lives near Seaforth.
The widow and her sons removed to
Belvedere, Ill.,, in 1886, and four
years later all but Archie came and
settled in Delhi. Mrs. Mckay was a
member of the Presbyterian church
from childhood, and her religion
was very important element of her
life. She was cheerful and uncom-
planning in her later years, and was
singularly blessed in the reverent
I Loyalty and affection of her grown
sons in the declining years Of her
career. Few mothers, alas, have
been able to keep their children
about them after reaching mature
years, to the extent that rewarded
Mrs. McKay's motherly efforts. She
was survived by three sisters and
four brothers, one of the latter,
Donald McNaughton, living near her
with his son David, at the time of
Mrs. McKaY's death.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23

Messrs. Odekirk and Thuerwachter
have undertaken to furnish Red
wood Falls with high class entertain
ments this winter, and their plat
form given elsewhere will meet with
general approval. The new man
ayers are capable and energetic. and
we bespeak their hearty support.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23

RIG. Chadbourne and..wife left
the city last week, Mr.. Chadbourne
going to North Dakota to visit his
son, while Mrs. Cnadbourne is with
friends in the cities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
LIBRARY BOOMLETS,

LIBRARY BOOMlEIS,
The writer is both surprised and
pleased at the friendly spirit so gen.
orally shown by our citizens toward
the work being done in our public
library. AS one Of the canvassing
committee for subscriptions to the
lecture course he learned, in the
little work he was able to do, that
subscriptions this year were easily
obtained for two reasons: First,
the high standard Of the entertain
ments given in the past, and second,
the people believe in the library and
are anxious to help it by patronizing
the course. 1t was twice as easy to
get pledges for course tickets this
year as it was when he last tried.
Over $50 tickets were subscribed
for by adults and the subscription
in the schools doubled over last
year. While very much of the credit
for this fine showing is due Prof.
Mosher and the other members Of
the teaching force, still the result
was also in part due to the fact that
the youngsters of the town, almost
without exception, appreciate the
advantages of the library. When
| they have grown up there will be no
| question about Redwood Falls being
for a library.
| Special credit should be given to
/ DR.. Brand, Rev. Nook and Messrs.
Miller, Odekirk and johnson. A
better list of boosters" for a
worthy cause was never enlisted.
/ The success Of the course for the
year is assured. Whether all that
is made, over expenses, shall be CIV
en- to the library is a question. Ev-
cry course has shown a surplus and
the library has been the gamer. A
winter Of bad storms and unfavor-
able nights might leave a deficit at
any time and its question to be
considered whether enough should
not be retained in the treasury for
such an emergency. 1t is a ques-
ton with two sides. If the people
of the town continue as Loyalty to
support the course and the library
there is not much danger that the
course will not pay out. But each
winter the course has been made
stronger and. of course, more ex-
pensive Redwood Falls deserves
the best and the committee are
striving to give the best. With I'M
| favorable weather a course that
would pay abundantly with good
weather might fail to meet expenses
under other conditions.
| Speaking of attendances we no
ticed farmers from a. long Tdistance
and were glad to welcome them at
our first entertainment. We urge
them to call in and visit our library
whenever they have a moment to
spare while in, town. The reading
room is absolutely free to all who
come and obey the rulessof the Ii
brary. These are simply to be quiet
while in the building, $50 as not to
disturb other readers, andssnot to
destroy or multilate thesproperty of
the board. No one yet has ever
given any trouble in thisirespect.
/ In some future article the ques-
ton of why the library ,ssas far as
allowing books to be removed, is
confined to residents of the.city and
to those who pay a subscription out
side of it will be discussed. There
is an excellent reason and ..one that
Twill be recognized as sssoonsas pre-
scented. We will 60 into. this fully
, 1907-01-03
TAKES OUT
PATENT
DR. G. T. Seabury, State Veterin-
arian, is Granted a Patent on
an Important Water Gauge for
Locomotive Engineers.

Washington dispatches contain
the news that DIR. G. T. Seabury.
State Veterinarian, has been
awarded a patent on an important
water gauge to be used on locomo-
tives. Railroad engineers, who
have been shown the new gague,
are very much in favor of its be-
ing placed on every engine.
The ordinary water gauge on To-
comotives, while well constructed,
is liable to burst, thus endangering
the eyes of the engineers and fire.
men. DR.. Seabury's gauge is made
of bulls eye glass, capable of with
standing a pressure of 600 pounds,
$50 pounds o than the boiler
is supposed to bear.
Another important thing in the
gauge of DIR Seabury's is: 1t is
made in two compartments, sep
arated by a partition with holes in
it, thus allowing the water to cir
culate freely. While the water in
the compartment connecting i'm
mediately with the boiler may. be
boiling and bubling, the water in
the adjoining compartment will be
at rest, thus giving the exact
amount of water in the boiler.
Engineers regard this as one of
the most important inventions in
connection with steam engines
made for many years.
, 1907-01-03
SHELTER T

Sections of the great stack have ar
rived and the boilers are now on the
way from Walcott. The furnaces are
ready for operation, as are also the
new settlers and the work is being
pushed along all lines as rapidly as
possible.
The machinery for the mill is rap
idly arriving and being put in place.
Wednesday evening last, the Whitley
tables, II in number, arrived and will
be set up as rapidly as possible. This
is a long stride in the direction of get
ting ready for business.
The huge 22-ton crusher is all on
the ground now, complete and ready
to test its steel jaws on the waiting
ore. A look at this immense piece of
machinery gives n an idea of the
terrible difficulties the Penny Wyoming
people are overcoming. When we re-
member that all this machinery has
to be hauled on wagons As miles in a
country where teams are as scarce as
angels visits, we cease to wonder why
faster progress is not made and begin
to wonder how they get along so fast
People living in the east near the
great centers of manufacture and
transportation, where an article is
scarce ordered before it is on board
the cars and where railroad facilities
are so good that any little one horse
business can have a spur to its plant
or a switch to its warehouse door
these people sometimes become rest
less at the long delays in work in
these somewhat remote regions. Let
them but once come and look for
themselves and they will be lost in
wonder and admiration at the energy
which has wrought so wonderfully
under such difficulties. No wonder
the Penny Wyoming Copper Co. is
pushing the railroad with all possible
speed. Its arrival in Encampment
means an end to all these delays.
, 1907-01-03
Things Doing.

From all along the line comes
news of activity in the mining
hnsinessin the Grand Encampment
district
Fred Hinton is re-opening the
Ak-Sar-Ben completing new shaft
house and other buildings and has
"A force of men on hand ready TO
sink shaft. Mr.. Hinton is mana
ger of the property which is rated
among the top-noch prospects.
Mr.. Buckley, a mining expert,
has lately been here in the interest
of some West Virginia capitalists
in vestigatlng the Hunter and
James property in the Rambler
Basin, and is so well pleased with
what he has seen there is little
doubt a sale will be made. This
means all the necessary money to
develop that wonderful section.
No sane mar can doubt that an
era of greatest prosperity is about
to acknowledgements Herald.
, 1907-01-03
Watch Meeting

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Cramer
held a watch meeting" at their
house Monday night, to which a
number of friends were invited.
The first part of the evening was
spent in card games, after which
followed II guessing contest. Then
IA delicious luncheon was served by
Mrs. Cramer and when the hour of
midnight arrived the New Year
was ushered in with whistles and
COW bells.
After 1907 had been duly christ
ened with all the noise the party
could make they INDUCED in dane
ing the Virginia reel until L: 30
a. m, when the party dispersed
with many kind wishes to their
, 1907-01-03
A Correction

Concerning the actual distance
of the Saratoga d Eucampment
road, from Walcott to Saratoga, we
learn from chief engineer +. j.
Cramer, that the distance is only
% miles instead of %, as stated in
last weeks sun The extra two
miles for which ties are contracted
for are for side tracks.
The fact that the survey of the
line is only one and three quarter
miles over the distance in an air
line, speaks well for Engineer Cra-
mer's ability in his line.
In fact the Union Pacific
people acknowledged that the 5. u
Il. survey was a better one than
the one made over the same ground
by their engineers.