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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02
WILLIE SHELLKOPF'S CHRISTMAS.
Tho Not Very Merry One, it was Not
a Failure.

Willie Shellkopf, the plucky littl,
fellow VINO has been making himself
useful as a bootblack and picking u,
a living in spite of the handicap O.
one leg and crutch, spent Christ
mas last week on hospital cot. A.
stated in a recent number of this
paper, Willie's old trouble with his
bones developed new symptoms ane
the doctors told him that it would
be necessary to go to- a hospital
Willie makes friends as he goes
about his business, and some of his
friends at Marshall, where he was
plying his trade, made up a purse
and had him sent to the city and
county hospital at St. Paul. There
he went thru the ordeal of an oper-
alton and had a diseased bone re-
moved from his shoulder. There is
still the matter of an old dislocation
OF the hip of his best leg, and Willie
will probably have to prolong his
stay in the hospital all winter.
But meanwhile he is not forget
ting his old schoolmates or being
forgotten by them. HeThas been
writing neatly written and well
worded letters to his folks at home
and to the teacher and pupils of the
school in the Cheney district, a few
miles south of town, in which the
Shellkopf's have their home. Some
time before Christmas the teacher.
Miss Peabody, entered into a small
conspiracy with her pupils to give
Willie Schellkopf a Christmas box
surprise. All of the conspirators cut
short their own Christmas appropri-
alton to give Willie some presents
worth while, and some one devised
the plan Of having the nurse in
structed to deliver the gifts on the
installment plan" take one every
hour"
Just how this plan worked out at
the st. Paul end has not been report
ed here, but the school children and
their teacher enjoyed the day all the
better for their kindly conspiracy.
It was good idea, so we would pass
it along to other schools.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02
COUNTY ON EASY STREET
edwood Countys Taxable Valuation Over Ten and Half
Millions. and the Tax Levy for All Purposes Over
One Hundred NnetyThree Thousands
NO MORE BOND LEvIEs NOR BOND INDEBTEDNESS

appear almost insignificant, vet local
conditions might explain them. It
looks, however, as though some
township boards are short-sighted in
not making their road levies high
enough to insure the constant i'm
provement of the roads and thus in
crease the value Of every acre in
their township.
Auditor Tompkins informs us that
there will be no need of another lew
for bond interest or principal. The
last Of the railroad bonds will be
paid by the county commissioners
next week, and the Jail bonds are
all provided for.
It ought to be some comfort to
the taxpayer at this time to know
that Redwood county is out of debt
and has few dollars yet 81 to the
good"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02
DEATH OF WARD ARNOLD.

James Arnold Of this city received
a telegram last Friday. informing
him that)his son Ward Arnold had
died at Salmon. City that morning.
The family was whollyl unprepared
for the sad news, tho they had been
told in a letter received la"~day or
two previous, that's Wards old
rheumatic trouble had been bother
ing him again, the last development
being so severe. that Ward had left
the writing Of his letter home to be
finished by his wife. Consequently,
in the absence of details, the gen.
eral assumption here is that the
disease went to his heart with. fatal
results.
Ward ArnnldKwas born in Red
wood Falls thirty-one years ago next
month, and his taking off in the
prime of years seems sad enough.
Most Of his life has been spent IN
this city, where he has always borne
himself as friendly and kind
hearted boy and man. A few years
ago he was united in marriage to
Miss Nora Camp in this city, and
later went with Mrs. Arnold to
Salmon City, where her mother,
Mrs. J.. B. Mason, had been living
for several years. The high altitude
affected his health unfavorably 50
much 50 that Ward returned to
Minnesota and spent most Of his
time for the last year in this state.
but he returned to Salmon City last
summer and the above IS the sad
sequel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02
Gale, for we believe results are
likely to be in direct ratio to public

| ity.
Results on this advertising far
exceeded our expectations. Fully
200 people came in last Friday and
Saturday or sent their orders by
mail. The latter class was smaller
than was expected, while the actual
callers came a little faster than they
could be checked up at some hours of
the two days The best feature of
the advertising from point of view
of the publisher, was the fact that
The Gazette gained fully forty new
subscribers, which is pretty good for
two days.
We are going to try our best to
give our readers real bargain in
respect to news furnished as we'll as
price, and will be glad to have their
cooperation to the extent of feeling
a part ownership in the news space
of their paper. Send in your news
items, and if you have a good idea
on any subject, fire it in. The home
newspaper ought to be a clearing
house of all the good things said or
thought by its constituency.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02
TWO GAZETTE BARGAIN DAYS.
Over 200 Subscribers Come In, Fully
Forty of Them New Ones.

The Gazette has been dispensing
bargain day literature in generous
doses for most of the mercantile
houses in this city for years, and
this year decided to try the effect
of a little of our own medicine for
the benefit of the Gazette's subscrip-
ton list. As most of our readers
may have observed, The Gazette bar
gain day was announced three weeks
ago and kept more or less before the
public since that time. Were we to
plan second bargain day we would
plan our advertising on a larger
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02
NO EXCUSE FOR SALOONS.
Father Woods Hasn't a Good Word
for the License System.

The lecture Of Father Woods last
Sunday afternoon was listened To by
an audience which crowded the
court room. and from start to finish
was q hot denunciation Of the sa-
loon traffic.
The lecturer was introduced by G.
I. Howard, who made the ayowal
that ne had not taken any promi-
nent part IN temperance meetings
Tor twenty years, for the reason
that he believed that the evils Of
lntemperance could not be legis-
lated out of existence, but could
only be overcome by moral suasions.
He thot that the attitude Of all
employing corporations is refusing
to put men who patronized saloons
IN responsible positions would help
to show young men that they were
fools to throw away their chances
for success by indulgence in that
direction.
Father Woods approached his sub
]ect by a brief account Of the
Father Matthew movement which
started nearly century ago, and Of
the hearty support given to temper
ance work by such Catholic leaders
as Cardinal Manning and Bishop
ireland. He regarded the American
saloon system as the greatest men
ace to the very existence Of the
Republic which confronts us to-day.
He contended that the traffic which
paid over three hundred millions
annually for the mere privilege Of
doing business in this country was
an economic monstrosity, and that
this vast sum only represented a
fraction of the sum paid by the
American people to what John Wes-
ley had designated as the prisoners
general Of the devil.
s'sqss toos j III u Il tai Il the the
arguments against saloons as the
source OF rs per cent. Of the crimes
committed. in the nation, as the
enemy Of decent politics and citi-
zenship, the arch enemy Of the Chris
tian church, and worst of all, the
destroyer of home life and happiness,
and largely responsible for the alarm
ing prevalence of divorces.
The reverend speaker said that he
wanted in fairness to say that the
blame for the great evil could not
be put on the individual saloon
keeper, for he had known good men
in that class. In America the people
reign, and on them the responsibility
for the continuance of Ethe liquor
traffic rests.
The Baraca quartet sang a num-
Der of temperance songs in connec-
ton with the meeting.
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ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Eminent Grand Prelate Hingeley Makes
Annual Inspection of Commandery.

The annual inspection Of Redwood
Falls commandery No. Is, Knights
Templars, occurred at the asylum of
the commandery last Friday even
ing, the Very Eminent Grand Pre-
late, Rev. DIR. ]. B. Hingeley of the
grand commandery, with Sir Knight
Rev. Satterlee of Renville, and Sir
Knight A. J. Chamberlain of Mar
shall acting as his escort, and Myron
w. Hingeley as the marshal of the
grand commandery, acting as the
official inspector.
Nearly 80 members Of the COM
mandery were present and went
thru the inspection tactics Of the
order, and the maneuvers were
carefully watched by the inspecting
official with various gentle admoni-
tons. DR.. Hingeley pronounced the
work of the recorder. N. V. R.
Hunter, as the best in the state.
Following the inspection the COM
mandery conferred the degree of
the Temple upon candidate, and
following this work DIR. Hingeley
created the candidate Knight of
Malta, and during the communica-
ton of the degree, ne gave some
very interesting history Of the work
of the Knights Hospitalers for the
Christian Religion. as well as the
work of the Knights of the Temple
in protecting poor and weary pill
grims travelling to and from the
Holy Sepulchre. The remarks of DR..
Hingeley during this work, as well
as his after address upon the Chris
tan religion, left a forcible impress
sion upon all of the Knights present,
and did much towards bringing
them in closer contact with the
fundamental principles of their or
der. Rev. Satterlee, who drove
over from Renville in the afternoon
to act as an escort to the grand
prelate, followed DIR. Hingeley and
spoke upon the influence Of the
various degrees of templarism upon
the man who must confess his belief |
in the Christian Religion before be-
ing permitted to enter upon the
degrees. 0. L. Dornberg, eminent
commander of the local command
cry, responded on behalf of those
members, and thanked the visitors
and inspecting officer for their pres
ence and words Of good cheer. It /
was midnight when the conclaye
came to close.
On Christmas day, at high twelve,
the members Of the commandery
gathered at the hall, and partook Of
the annual Christmas toast to the
grand commander and members of
coordinate branches thruout the
state, a ceremony required under
orders.
WANTED The addresses of Com
rades Amos Hanson, or his heirs,
who served in Co. "a" 9th Reg.
q. S. V. ", and Alfred G.. Thomp-
Jon, or his heirs, who served in Co.
n O7tb W;c uol Tneo ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02

WANTED The addresses of Com
rades Amos Hanson, or his heirs,
who served in Co. "A.' 9th Reg,
u. S. V. v, and Alfred G. Thomp-
son, or his heirs, who served in Co.
H, 9th Wis. Vol. Infantry. It
means money for interested parties.
w. E. Moses, California Bldg, Den
yer, Colo. 21-2t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-05
EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, Jan. Awhile alone at her
nome Thursday morning Mrs. Kate
Bowsher suffered stroke of paralysis
Of the left side. Members of the j. e.
Worrall family discovered her lying on
the floor and summoned medical aid.
Thomas Moran and family returned
to their home at Marshalltown We'd
nesday, after an extended visit at the
parental w. FL. Anderson home, on
Grays Creek. Their two children were
sick while here.
G. G. Palmer is at the Iowa AgricuI-
tural college at Ames this week.
Two children of v. M. MCGEE, south
of town, have been sick.
A. G. Beamer left Wednesday night
for Illinois and Indiana to be. gone over
Sunday on business trip.
Charles w. Jackson of Millers Creek
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank Gull
bertson, at Burlington.
Clyde and Miss Edith Saville have
returned from visit with relatives at
Flagler.
Misses Gladys belong and Rheuey
Johnson have returned from a short
visit with their friend, Miss Maude
Saunders, at Abba.
Miss Grace Grant returned Wednes-
day from Ottumwa, where she had been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Milton Snow.
Miss Ethel norman, after spending
the holidays at home has returned to
Des Moines to resume her studies at
Drake. university.
Mrs. Samuel Hayes has been on the
sick list.
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PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Grove. Jan. 4-Mr. and
Mrs. John Legg and daughter, Breezia
spent the past week at the M. b. Smith
home.
Mrs. J. E. Strickland spent Saturday
at the Herb McVey home.
Misses Ada and Ruthie Smith spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home OF
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E.
Simmons of Drakeville.
Wesley Hancock and son, Harvey
were shoppers in ottumwa Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. f. Hancock and
daughter, Gladys, spent Sunday at the
w. +. Rurenr home.
Mrs. Frank Fielder died at her home
last Friday morning at II o'clock, death
resulting from consumption. The re-
mains were laid to rest in the Fielder
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Legg and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smith
and daughter, Ada. were shoppers in
Ottunlwa last Thursday.
Mrs. D. p. Simmons will leave soon
for Humboldt Nebraska. to spend part
OF the winter with her daughters, Mrs
John Legg and Mrs. Frank RUPEE Then
she will continue the tripsto Reynolds.
Nebraska, where she will remain fos
several months with her son and
daughter.
Mrs. Jackson Peden was caller in
Floris Saturday
Mrs. FL. M. Morain spent Sunday at
the Meilven Ellis home.
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MoRAViA.

4 Moravia, Jan. 4.--Charles McCauley
of Omaha is visiting at the parental
McCauley, home this week.
Clark Smith of Abba was calling in
Moravia Tuesday.
The Moravia band serenaded the
business houses New Years day.
Charles Main of Mt. Ayr is visiting
in Moravia and vicinity this week
Miss Anis Harm entertained num-
Der of her friends Thursday afternoon,
the occasion being her fourteenth
birthday anniversary.
The women of the Christian church
will have clipping bee and serve re-
freshments at the Vass- Dorm building
Saturday night.
S. Richardson and family of Moul-
ton visited Saturday night and Sunday
with George Tisnes Of this place.
Arthur and Cyrus Hall have been
home spending the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, north of
town.
Misses Lizzy and Nellie Tussell re-
turned to Toledo Wednesday morning,
after a weeks vacation at their home
in this place.
N. G. Wilson of Moravia bought 200
acres ct land three miles northwest of
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90 %
OBITUARY.
- 80
Mrs. Sarah Lyons.

Died, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. NJ. ]. Fulton, in Kansas City,
Kan, December 80, 1906, Mrs. Sarah
Wray Lyons, in her 95th year.
Mrs. Lyons was born in County
Donegal, Ireland. Her parents were
members of the Carnone Presbyterian
church, Of which the Rev. John P.
DiclSey was pastor. They were sturdy
Protestants of Scotch-Irish descent,
and gloried in the fact that their fore
bears had been defendants in the
siege If Londonderry, sharing in the
miseries, relief and victory.
In 1888 Sarah Wray come to Ameri-
ca, stopping at Pittsburg, Fa., and
there, six years, later, became the wife
of Robert Lyons, who was a Scotch
Irishman, but remotely Of Spanish
lineage. They were married by Rev.
Joseph Kerr, who resided for many
years at Fairfield, Iowa. They contin-
ued 10 reside In the region of Pitts
burg until 1857, when they came, hus-
band and wife and eight children, to
Iowa, stopping at first few miles east
of Fremont.
Two years later they came to OF
tumWa and lived on the Robert farm.
They joined the First Presbyterian
church, OF which Rev. j. M. McElroy
was pastor, and the Oldest. daughter
attended the Ottumwa Seminary and
the two older daughters became teach
ers in the public schools of the county.
When the civil war broke out, Rob
ert Lyons enlisted in. the Thirty-sev-
enth Iowa infantry - "The Grey
Boards" and the oldest son, James
Lyons, enlisted in the Thirty-sixth
Iowa.
The mother became a member of
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that numerous band of patriotic wo-
men who "staid by the stuff caring
for the home and the children and
sending messages of encouragement
and cheer to the absent ones who at
the front were fighting the battles of
the country. Both died in the service
not in battle but from disease. The
forty years that have since passed
have brought great changes. Six of
the eight children have passed away.
The home has changed it's location sew
eral times, at Abba and Kirkville, also
in Kansas, and again in or near OF
tumw2 A fall on the ice some twenty
years ago inflicted great injury SO that
she could not walk except by the aid
of crutches. With all these changes
and trials Mother Lyons maintained
her whole-heartedness her Christian
faith, her love for family and friends
and her interest in the daily news on
up to her 95th year. She had no dis
ed only little unwell, not more so
than she had often been. During her
last day she took food and did some
reading.
AS the clock struck at midnight. she
looked up and seemed to be counting
the strokes. She at once passed into
slumoer and never awoke. The end
came at half past twelve.
On Monday evening the remains
reached Ottumwa in charge of her eld-
est daughter, Mary j. Fulton, at whose
hchse she died On New Years day
funeral services were held at the home
of her other daughter, Mrs. Eliza Pick
en-, conducted by her old-time pastor
who was thankful to be able to be in
attendance. Interment was made at
Kirkv1lle. j. M. M.
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, Jan. 4-Miss Gail Junkin
was slightly injured yesterday after
noon, at the skating rink by falling on
her back She was learning to skate
and fell over backwards. The injury is
not believed to be serious. Miss Jun
kin was taken to her home in cab.
This afternoon is being held the flu
neral of Captain Clendenin z. Bedford,
who died at his home on West Broad
way Tuesday night. Capt. Bedford,
who was a grand nephew of Gen. VIM
field Scott, was 81 years of age. He
was captain of Company K, 18th Indi-
ana Volunteer Infantry during the civil
war.
Father Hogan this morning conduct
ed the funeral services of James Hayes
from ST. Mary's Catholic church
Prof. and Mrs. S. A. Power will re-
ceive their friends at a o'clock din
ner this evening.
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Floyd Citizens attended the Woodman
oyster supper in Highland Center OH
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Clark Of Ottum-
wa spent Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Stinton Clark.
Mrs. L. G. Williams, James Gurley,
Burl .Drummond and Miss Mary Wish
are on the sick list this week.
p. e. Gilyeart, who has been quaran-
tined for scarlet fever, was released
Wednesday,.
Wilbur Buchanan is staying at the
home Of Roy Citizens this winter
John Rowland of Chillicothe spent
Wednesday forenoon with L. Drum
mond and family
b. III. Drummond and Rog Citizens
We're in Kirkville, Monday
y. M. Buchanan and daughter, Eva OF
Ottumwa spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. L. Drummond.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Funk and fam
lily spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Funk and family.
B. III. Drummond was in Kirkville
Wednesday afternoon.
L. Drummond was in Kirkville
Thursday.
Johnnie Harter and Wilbur Buchan-
an Weer in Ottumwa Thursday
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keokuk Woman Found Dead.

Keokuk, Jan. 3.--Mrs. Mary Collier,
the wife of Alexander Collier. deceased,
living at First and High streets, was
found dead in her dining room last
evening about 7:40 o'clock She had
gone down to do some little errand for
another member Of the family VINO
found her later, lying upon the floor.
Death was instantaneous in the opinion
Of the doctors. who were called within
ten minutes.
Her maiden name was Wilson. and
she was born May 4. 1887, in Ohio, and
came to Iowa in 1853 settling near Bir-
mingham, in Van Buren, county where,
on December %, 1855, she was married
to Alexander Collier. who died Janu-
airy 30. 1891. They came to Keokus
IN 1856 and this has been their home
continuously ever since.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. George w. Delaplaine and Miss
Elizabeth Jean, who constitute the
family living at the homestead, First
and High streets. Besides these two
daughters, there are three married
sons John W., D. A. and George F.,
living in Keokuk, and Charles Cox, a
single son, living in ST, Louis. One
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FOSTER.

Foster, Jan. flames Pollard and
John Terry were in Abba Tuesday on
business.
William Williams and Ed Leach were
in Abba Saturday.
Miss Sylvia Hughes of Cherry, Illi-
nois, is visiting friends here this week
Mrs. Ratio Robinson is very sick
with pneumonia one mile east of town
Ray Hughes of Hanna City, ILL.,, is
visiting his brother Ed Hughes, this
week.
James Darby was business caller
in Abba Friday.
The public school opened Wednesday,
after the holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith arrived
here from Cherry, ILL.,, Sunday and will
make this place their future home.
Ed Leech has rented the Robinsoa