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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01
THE DESERTED SANDWICH.
At Had the Fatal Gift of beauty an&
1t Was Coveted by Many

II hau the OF bcAuNy nn&
1t Was Coveted by Many.
Don't leave your sandwich up there
on the advertising boards" said Tom
my's mother; "the train will come
along soon and you will forget it."
But Tommy did not heed the warn
ing, the train came and went away
with Tommy and his mother and the
Others, bound for Coney Island, and
the sandwich remained, says the New
York Sun.
1t was a remarkably neat package
for a sandwich. Lying there on top of
the advertising boards 1t looked as IL
1t had been done up by a jeweler, so
rectangular was it and so precisely
were the ends Of the wrapper folded
over.
An elderly man stood near by read
Ing his newspaper. He had heard the
talk about the sandwich and he noted
that the event had turned out as Tom
my's mother had predicted.
young girl came up the stairs and
walked along the platform. She saw
the neat package and looked from it
toward the man. He drew step near
er to it, glanced at 1t as If to assure
himself that 1t was still there, and re-
sumed reading his paper.
Several passengers alighted from the
next train, and as they passed the
sandwich most of them saw it and the
man and tried to decide whether it be-
longed to him. One young fellow stroll
ed back, after going as far as the door
of the waiting room, and walked slowly
up and down the platform.
The elderly man stepped to the edge
of the platform and looked along the
track, as If to see whether the train
was coming. Just as he turned to take
his former position he saw the young
man lingering close to the sandwich.
He cleared his throat with a loud
"Ahem !" and rested his arm on the ad-
vertlsing boards few feet away from
the package. The young man took the
next train that came along.
A large woman rigged out in clothes
that she evidently thought were just
the thing hurried up the stairs and was
rushing toward the train that had Just
come In. Her eye caught the package,
with Its jewelry store appearance, and
she did not enter the train.
She looked up and down the track
and glanced toward the sandwich, and
from it toward the man. He folded
his paper, put his reading glasses in
his pocket and again stepped to the edge
of the platform and looked along the
rails.
The woman eyed him and the pack
age alternately. The roar Of a train
was heard. As 1t slowed down the
man, all unmindful Of the package, hur-
ried toward one Of the car gates. The
man stood ON the car platform as the
train moved out
BY leaning outward as the train
rushed away he could watch the pack
age long enough to see the large wom-
an grab 1t from the top of the sign
boards, thrust 1t under her summer
wrap and hurry down the platform
stairs faster than she came up. Quite
naturally he smiled.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01
Not Like a Woman.

"Have you interviewed that female
criminalT
81 have tried to-"
'Tried tot"
"Yes, but she refuses to talk"
Refuses to taIkl Head your article
Man In Disguise and make 1t three
columns on the first pago"-Houston
Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01
CHAPTER XVII

On the morrow Mexico awoke to
holiday; nothing extraordinary In coun-
try where the year is a perpetual holi-
day. This time the affair was serious,
for the inhabitants wished to celebrate
in proper manner the anniversary Of
the Proclamation of Independence, of
which the day to which we allude was the
eve.
At sunrise a formidable bando issued
from the government palace, and went
through all the streets and squares of
the city, announcing with mighty clam
our of bugles and drums, that on the
next day there would be a bull fight with
Jamaica" and Monte Parnasso' for
the leperos, high mass celebrated in all
the churches, theaters thrown open gratis,
review of the garrison, and of all the
troops Quartered sixty miles round, and
fireworks and illuminations at night, with
open-air balls and feria.
Don Martial, in order to throw out
the spies doubtless posted round valen-
tines house, had left his friend in the
middle of the night. and gone to his lodg-
ings, and a few minutes before day pro-
ceeded to the house of NJ. Rallier.
"You are welcome" the Frenchman
said cordially, on perceiving Don Mar
tial; II was busy with our affair. Ny
brother Edward is just off to our quin-
ia, whittier my mother and my brother
Auguste proceeded two days ago, so that
we might find all in order ON our ar
rival"
Although the Tigrero did not entirely
understand what the banker said to him,
he considered it unnecessary to show it,
and hence bowed without answering.
"All is settled, them" NJ Ralier con-
tinued, addressing his brother; "get
everything ready, for we shall probably
arrive before mid-day-that is to say,
in time for lunch"
"Your country house Is not far from
the city" the Tigrero asked for the
sake Of saying something.
Hardly five miles it is at st. Angel:
but in an excellent position for defense,
in event Of attack. You are aware that
st. Angel Is built on the side Of an ex-
tinct volcano, and surrounded by lava and
spongy scoria, which renders an ap-
proach very difficult"
II must confess my ignorance Of the
fact"
"In a country like this, where the
government is bound to think of its own
defense before troubling itself about in
dividuals, 1t is well to take ones pre-
caution, and be always perfectly on
guard. And now be off, my dear Edward,
your weapons are all right, and two res
olute poems will accompany you; besides
the sun is now rising, and you will have
pleasant ride; so good-by till we meet
again."
During this conversation the poems
had put the horses in close carriage.
Get in," said M. Rallier.
what" Don Martial replied. "are
we going to driver
do you think would venture to
60 to the convent on horseback"
"But this carriage will betray you"
II admit it; but no one will know
whom IL contains when the shutters are
drawn up, which shall be careful to
do before leaving the house. Come, get
In"
The Tigrero placed himself By the
Frsnchmans side: the latter pulled up
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01
weIl-Meaning But

$50 you don't like Mr. Bliggins"
NO." answered Miss Cayenne "He
Is very clumsy"
"But he means WELL"
"Yes. He Is one of those people who
think 1t doesn't matter how much dam
age they do II they say Excuse me-"
Washington Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01
Not Quite.

"Have you any difficulty In getting
the proper diet for the lnvalid?"
"No, indeed; the doctor has ordered
us to give some Of that prepared des-
ecrated od."-Baltimore American.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01
Convenient,

$50 you have three pairs of glasses,
professor
Eyes. One pair to read with, an
other for nearsightedness and third
pair to look for the other two WITH
Fliegende Blaetter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01

You are more apt to hear any wom-
an rave over doctor than the woman
who has to earn the money to pay her
bills.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01

II woman has her children with
her, she never hears half what you
say to her.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-01

The number Of divorces 10 increasing
rapidly In England.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
Operator WEEDS Sleepy Eye Girl.

Sleepy Eye Dispatch:
The marriage of Miss Lillian Gil
land to Mr.. James L. Keegan was
solemnized at the home of the BRIDE
mother, Mrs. Henrietta Gilland at
noon Wednesday. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. John S.
Rood in the presence Of a company
of relatives and friends of the fam
lilies. The bridal couple was attend
ed by Miss Emma Gilland and Mr..
Carl Armstrong.
Both young people are well known
here, Mr.. Keegan being a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keegan, former
residents Of this city, and both have
large circle Of friends who. join in
congratulations and best wishes for
a long and happy life.
They left here yesterday afternoon
for a trip to Milwaukee and Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keegan will reside
in Redwood Falls. where he is en-
ployed as operator at the North
western station.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
Do Christmas Shopping Early.

/. st. Paul merchants are making a
strong appeal to their patrons to do
their Christmas shopping early. and
the arguments they use apply to
small cities as well as large ones.
The early shopper does not have to
wait in a crowd to be shown the
articles which he or she wishes to
examine and runs no risk of getting
the fag end of a Christmas stock to
make selections from. By making
selections now, the shopper has a
larger stock to draw upon and plen-
ty Of time for the local merchant to
get in special orders to the whole
salers in case the particular gift
wanted is not in stock. To sum up,
the customer has a better stock to
buy from and more time to make a
selection, while the salesman is not
driven to death in the last day or
two Of the season. Buy early, buy
Of your home dealer, and have the
Christmas feeling a month or so in
advance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
We Lose Mr. and Mrs. Goetze.

A private letter to w. H. Gold, re
ceived last week from Otto Goethe,
now at Albuquerque, New Mexico,
was to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs.
Goetze had made up their minds to
become permanent residents of New
Mexico as soon as Mr.. Goetze's Off
cial term as register Of deeds expires.
Mr.. Goetze expressed his regret over
severing his relations with his friends
in this city and vicinity in his char
acteristic warm-hearted fashion, ex-
planning that after counseling with
Mrs. Goetze both his wife and him
self had arrived at the conclusion
that health was more important than
any other consideration involved in
the problem of removal, and that it
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
FOOTBALL--PAST AND FUTURE.
Springfield Game and the One to be
Played on Turkey Day.

The high school football season is
over, SO far as high school games are
concerned. Saturdays game, the
last of the season, resulted in a tie
60 to o. with Springfield, who less
than month ago defeated the locals
at Springfield, the score being 5 to 0.
Saturdays game was fight to
the finish, both teams lacking for
the most part consistency, our high
school boys playing most grittily
when victory to Sprinfield seemed
certain, thrice defeating their efforts
when touchdown seemed inevitable.
The Springfield bunch lacked gener-
alship at the critical moment, the
extra efforts of the lighter Redwood
aggregation proving too much for
the ''huskies' from Billy Mahler's
town.
One sensational play was made
Films run from Redwood's five
yard line to nearly the center of the
field.
Thanksgiving day tomorrow will
witness the game of the season. A
town team will match strength with
the school bunch. Much interest
as to the probable outcome is already
being shown by Redwood business
men and the public in general.
Should the day prove pleasant, the
greatest crowd ever gathered at
Lakeview park will witness the
game.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27

been sold because Of his return.
A large number of Redwood citi-
zens who heard Ralph Parlette last
spring announce their determination
to go and hear him again at his next
appearance. On the former occa-
sion The GAZETTE said that "Par-
lette might be characterized as
homely both in thought and appear
ance, in the primary sense of that
word having the characteristics of
home and this and his droll humor
puts him in sympathy with all home
loving and fun-loving people
His talk is not all froth, for one
is made to think and leaves the
lecture happier and better.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
, FALLS MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81 1907
DEATH OF J. W. FRASER.
Old Resident Entered Into Rest at Ills
Home Yesterday Morning.

J. w. Fraser, citizen of this city
and greatly respected resident of
the county for many years, died
yesterday morning at little past 9
O'Clock. at his home on the western
boundary of the city. The end
came as the sequel Of a 25 years
struggle with disease, which mani
tested itself in chronic assesses,
complicated with kidney trouble.
Mr.. Fraser made brave fight
against his ailments, working about
his farm up to within few weeks
before his departure for West Vir-
ginia last month. AS previously
stated, Mr.. Fraser returned on ac-
count of sickness two weeks ago,
and though he had seemed to get
somewhat better, his physician in
forms us that he has been unable to
digest food to any extent for four
weeks past, the last stages of his
illness developing acute infamma-
ton Of the stomach. The result was
ultimate starvation owing to inabil-
ity to assimilate nourishment.
Mr.. Fraser was for many years
citizen of Vesta, and one of the
founders of the Presbyterian church
there. Further biographical partic-
ulars will be reserved for next
week. He was about AZ years old.
The surviving family consists of
widow, three daughters and son.
At this time we can only announce
the time and place of the funeral,
which will be at 2::30 o'clock tomor-
row Thursday from the family
residence, north Of H. F. Buech-
ner's.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
RAILROAD sMAsH-UP AT SLEEPY EYE.
Two Men Injured and Engine Used on
Redwood Branch Badly Smashed.

The Sleepy Eye Herald gives the
following account of the accident in
the Sleepy Eye yards last Friday,
which smashed up the engine used
on the Redwood Sleepy Eye branch
and the baggage car, besides severe
ly injuring two railroad men:
This morning as the Tom Hughes
9 o'clock passenger was coming in
the yards from the east. the engine
No. 1886, with Henry Woskie as engi-
neer, backed up on a sidetrack in
the direction of the incoming train
and the Hughes train did not clear
the track in time to save a bad
wreck. The tender of the engine
and the baggage car are badly
wrecked and worst of jail Charles
Lutholz, express man on the train.
was badly mangled, his left arm be-
ing broken and his body otherwise
injured. He was Immediately taken
to the Mankato hospital. Brakeman
Harry Mudeking was also injured,
but not seriously. The engine in
jured was the one used on the Red
wood branch and the switch engine
was sent to take the train on that
run. The accident occurred just
east Of the round house and the
yards at that place were filled with
cars and it is supposed Mr.. Woskie
mistook brakeman's signal or did
not see the incoming train. At any
rate the accident is a deplorable one.
Accidents will happen as long as
railroads exist and people are human.
DR.. j. w. B. Welcome, local rail
road physician took charge Of the
injured man and after a thorough
examination sent him to Mankato
for treatment Both men will re.
cover.
". S. Steffens visited his sister
Monday. on his way to Sleepy Eye.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
COURT OVER AT LAST
Jury Failed to Agree in Last Two
Cases, Personal Injury and
Drainage Suits.

The last of three weeks of court
ended last Sunday, all Of the jurors
except the Harmon jury having been
discharged the day before.
The personal injury suit of Har-
mon VS.. The Northwestern R. R. Co.
was hard fought battle between
the plaintiffs attorneys, Quarton
and Howard, and the veteran attor-
neys for the defense, Brown & Alb
bott of Winona, who certainly showed
our local attorneys a few points in
bringing their case before jury.
The action is based on the fact that
Harmon was badly injured in a run
away which occurred near the Tracy
switching yards, the team taking
fright from an engine passing swift
ly over a crossing and blowing off
steam. Attorneys for plaintiff made
hard fight, but the stubborn and
skillful defense was so we'll fought
that the jury found it impossible to
agree on a verdict for damages.
Judge Olsen remained over Sunday
and was called in by the jurors for
special instruction on disputed
point, but this did not result in the
jury getting together, two jurors
standing out to the last, and the case
will have to be tried over again
unless settled by the parties mean
while.
Another disagreement was scored
in an important ditching case
brought from the southwestern
corner of the county. The case APP
pears on the calendar as John J..
Johnson VS.. Carl j. Michigan, and is
the forerunner of other cases likely
to grow out of the drainage system
now being inaugurated in this coun-
ty. N. J. Robinson Of Tracy and
C. T. Howard of this city were pitted
against Kerns & Johnson of Tracy,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27

". S. Steffens visited his sister
Monday. on his way to Sleepy Eye.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27

and neither side scored on the jury,
judging from the result, which was
an agreement to disagree.
The two cases on the calendar
brought against D. L. Crimmins by
Rev. H. |. Pharo Of Morton, for
alleged SANDER and libel, did not
come to trial, being settled out of
court.
The case of Beach VS.. Bernardy,
in which the former claimed damage
from surface water diverted on to
his farm by the latter, was an inter
esting case from a lawyers stand
point, Attorney Laudon winning out
for the defendant.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
Pastor Nicholson Hone Again.

+ Rev. E. C. Nicholson arrived home
last Friday, and said that the thing
that pleased him most while away
was to find his father and mother
enjoying the best of health. although
both are nearly ninety years of age.
The old people are keeping house
for a bachelor son and the mother
declines to share her homework
with hired girl, believing that she
is amply able to attend to it herself.
How is that tor vigorous old age?
Their home now is across the lake
from York state, in Canada, and
Pastor Nicholson says that the fact
that he was outside the jurisdiction
of President Teddy got on his nerves
little bit, SO that he was glad to
get back under the shadow of "old
glory"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
Best Of All, Parlette Coming.
TIL e til ird

TIL e bird
number Of the
entertainment
course will be
RalphP arlette
humorist and
lecturer, Dec.
9Th. He was
here last year
and SO delight
ed every one
with his droll
S a yin G. s and
clever wit that
many season
tickets h av e
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27
Mr.. voIdsteald's Railroad Bill.


Minneapolis Journal;
Congressman Volstead's bill, first
offered at the last session and in
tended to limit the issue and hold
ing of stock by common carriers.
will attract wider and more favor
able attention when offered at the
approaching session. The events of
the past year have resulted in the
education of the public on the meth
DDS of modern railrord fnanciering,
SO that measure which seemed at.
the time perhaps too drastic and
radical will now find many support
ors and defenders.
The Minnesota congressman strikes
at the root of the evil by seeking to
prohibit such practices as those of
Hartman and other railroad finan-
ciers, who evade anti-consolidatio
laws by the holding company device.
Mr.. Hartman, for example, has
used the Union Pacific as the basis
of great speculative plan by which
he has sought to bring under his
control all the railroads Of the west,
and eventually all the railroads of
the country
The Volstead bill prohibits the
purchase by one common carrier Of
stock in another, except under the
supervision of the interstate COM
mission. 1t goes farther with pro-
hibition of stock or bond issues by
any common carrier, without the
same body's approval, thus complet-
ing the circle of repressive regula-
tion-a restriction in operation in
some European countries. If it be-
comes law, the whole Hartman sys-
tenn of "pyramiding" holdings, issu-
ing stock and bonds without any
new value behind them. and wiping
out competition by securing control
of rival lines through stock purchase
will fall to the ground. His raid
on the Illinois Central and scheme
to make that great system another
tail to the Union Pacific kite could
never have.had a chance of success
if Mr.. Voldstead's bill had been en-.
acted. And in these practices, Of
course, Mr.. Hartman is merely
typical. Other high fnanciers have
have been as great offenders, though
not SO conspicuously successful.
Another notable feature Of the
measure is its provision that divi-
dends may be paid only out of the
Legitimate earnings. This is blow
at the ''melon cutting" industry.
Public opinion has now reached the
stage, where a return to the old
speculative imitation of stock values
will never be possible, because the
public will never again submit to
have the tremendous earning powers
of public service corporations ex-
plotted in colossal stock schemes as
they have been in the past.
The railroad that is honestly man.
aged for the benefit of its stockhold-
ers and its patrons. has nothing to
fear and much to gain from such
legislation as that proposed by the
Minnesota congressman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27

A district convention of the
Knights of Pythias will be held next
month. Dec. 9th, at Sleepy Eye. to
which Redwood Falls lodge will send
a strong delegation. The lodges of
Redwood Falls, New Ulm, Lamber-
ton, Springfield and Sleepy Eye will
take part. Among the distinguished
Pythians to be present are Frank l..
Young, Grand Chancellor of Du-
luth, DeForest Ward grand Vice
Chancellor, Of Fairmont. Col. Fred.
E. Wheaton of Minneapolis grand
keeper Of the Records and Seal, and
others. The convention is in charge
of Vice Chancellor Ward Of Fair
mont, a prominent attorney of that
city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27

seemed best for the family to remain
in the south. Mr.. Goethe plans to
return in February and resume his
official duties here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-27

The best Christmas present for the
whole family-Y Youths Companion to
new subscriber (only) and Gazette
one year for rs cents more than the
price Of the Companion alone.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-08-29
Gracellam Letter.

The sick Mr.. C. Edw. Carson and Ralph
Collifower are seriously i'll.
Mrs. Jacob Croft and son William will
return to her home in Baltimore the last
of this week after nearly two months So
journ at Mr.. Daniel Seiss' where they
were stopping for the summer.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Kaiser will return
this week from Egg Harbor City, N. j.,
and there will be services on Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock.
A half dozen men came together on
Friday morning to NOW and otherwise
clean up the weeds and grass upon our
cemetery. A greater interest ought to
be given the city of our dead. 1t should
not show as it often does, how forgetful
we are Of the dear friends at rest there.
Present visitors are Mr.. r. w. Weber,
wife and daughter of Baltimore, and Mr..
Sam'l Shock of Martinsburg, w. Va, at
Mr.. J. C. Gernands; Mr.. Eugene Oerter
of Philadelphia at his fathers Rev. A. l..
Oerter; Mr.. Jas. Hahn of West Carrolton,
O., and Mrs. Amanda Pencil of Wash
ington, D. c., at Jas. McSherry's; Miss
Blanche Weddle of Sabillasville at Miss
Belle Seiss.