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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-03-20

for his use in levying assessments.
Each side could be represented by
an attorney as we'll as in court and
the whole affair would be over in a
few days.
Section 8. To be changed to suit
arbitrators.
Section 10. This is absurd, as the
time lost by all this red tape would
knock the ditch out for at least
one seasons use and the crop from
the ditched land might more than
pay for the ditching.
Section H. The issuance of town
orders is out Of the question, as
experience shows that they should
only be issued for cash or very short
time payment. To issue bonds on
each ditch would be very much bet
ter. These bonds could be issued
for 5 years, to be paid in Install
ments one-fifth each year with in
terest, or these one-ffths could be
placed in a sinking fluid to take up
the bonds at the end of the five
years. In this way the town boards
general work would not be inter-
fered with and the poorest farmer
could afford to ditch his land. These
bonds would sell like hot cakes if
not under 6 per cent. interest.
Section Is is Objectionable as Gre
ating extra levies. 1t should be
properly estimated and included in
with the road and bridge and rev.
enue levies for each year.
| offer these suggestions after an
experience of 40 years in ditch and
road making and with a practical
acquaintance with every system of
road making and ditching known
from old Roman roads to the dirt
roads of the present day in Mime
sofa and in ditching from the break
er and sod pusher of nearly 40 years
ago to the big dredge boat of the
canal and harbor.
| will write of ditching apparatus
in the near future.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES ARNOLD.
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monster met a just fate by hanging
at Mankato. My attention was di-
rected to the fact that groups of
Indians were to be seen on the sur
rounding hills, and | asked Cut Nose
the object of this. He replied that
the trail of Chippewas had been seen
and the men were gathering to fol-
low them.
In short time some shots were
fired in the vicinity, accompanied by
warwhoops, when Cut Nose, who
was armed with a double-barrel
shotgun. raised it and discharged
the contents into Yon's breast, Kill
ling him instantly. He then turned
to shoot me, when | grasped the
barrel of the gun. A fierce strug-
gle ensued in which Cut Nose, who
was young man, while | was So
years of age, succeeded in getting
possession of the gun. then rushed
for the house. Cut Nose then de-
liberately aimed at my back, but
the gun missed fire. Cut Nose dis
appeared, while | went into the
house and hurried all the females
up stairs.
From my place of concealment
in the second story | could see thru
the crevices in the logs what was
occurring outside. | saw Andrew
Myrick shot down while trying to
escape from the upper part of his
store, and also witnessed the killing
of a man named Lynch. The fire.
quent discharge of firearms and the
numerous warwhoops indicated only
too surely that a general slaughter
was going on. In a short time our
lodging house was visited by num-
Der of Indians armed and streaked
with war-paint. They were about to
set fire to the house and thus drive
up into the open where we woulv
fall an easy prey, when | descended
the stairs. | was Immediately seized
and was about to be killed, when
two Dakota Indians whom | had at
times befriended came to my rescue.
These two Indians remained with US
until the arrival of some of the war
riors of Red Wings band. The lat
ter being old friends of mine took
US under their special protection.
From where we stood we could
see the detachment of soldiers from
Fort Ridgely, who were making
their way to the ferry from the
opposite side Of the Minnesota river.
A signal was given to collect the
Indians for the purpose of attacking
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INDIAN RISING
AT THE AGENCY
Eyewitness Tells of The First Muir
der of PalefaCeS in This
County.
SLAUGHTER AT BIRCH COOLEY

The St. Paul Dispatch reprinted
from its news columns of forty
years ago the following interesting
recollections Of the terrible Indian
uprising of August, 1862:
Jack Fraser, an educated half
breed Indian trader of the Dakota
Sioux, well-known to all the oldest
settlers of Minnesota. and who took
an active part in the defense of
Fort Ridgely and the famous battle
at Birch Cooie, was in town this
week and had the following to re-
late Of his experience during the
massacre:
Before the outbreak | was at
the Lower agency, in the employ
of Maj. Forbes, with my wife (nee
Miss Pose, a respectable French girl
of Mendota). The massacre of the
whites occurred on Aug. Is. Two
days previous to this Dakota In
dian accompanied by Little Crow
came to the house where we board
ed and dined with us. Shortly af-
forwards Little Crow departed for
Nathan Myrick's store. The other
Indian then advised me to send my
wife away, or leave with her, say
ing blood would be spilled. | had
so often heard similar threats that
paid no attention to them.
ION the morning of the 18th
was standing just outside my door
with French Canadian named An
tome Yon and an Indian called Cut
Nose, who proved to be one of the
most cruel of the savages in his
treatment of the whites. He was
among those taken prisoner after
the battle of Wood Lake, and it was
shown at the trial that he had de-
iberately tomahawked number of
yomen and children who were hud-
led together in a wagon. This
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the soldiers, and all those around us,
except the two mentioned, obeyed
the summons. Taking the advice of
these two men | and my wife pro-
ceeded towards the river thru the
dense underbrush, my wife becom-
ing so fatigued that | had to carry
her. Meanwhile the massacre of the
soldiers was being accomplished by
the savages and | could distinctly
hear the reports of guns and the
yells of the combatants. Having
found a canoe, we waited till dark
and after a night on the river we
safely reached Fort Ridgely. After
helping in the defense of this post
| was commissioned to carry dis
patches to the forces at St. Peter,
then on their way to suppress the
outbreak. Altho | left the fort I'M
der the cover of darkness, | was
discovered and chased some miles,
but succeeded in delivering the let
tiers. | accompanied the troops back
to Ridgely and was one Of the party
sent out to search for and bury the
dead. We were surprised at Birch
Coolie where we camped for the
night. Here we lost twenty men
killed or mortally wounded and twen-
ty-five seriously wounded, among
whom were number of st. Paul
men. The savages were held at bay
until the arrival of Gen. Sibley."
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minks and both are death on poul-
try, especially along our small
streams. Then we ask why should
they be protected by law to the
great detriment of the producing in
terests? The buffalo once roamed
these prairies but civilization has
blotted them out, but does any one
suffer because he can't get buffalo
meat or buffalo robe? We farm
ers are tWitted by city advocates of
good roads with being behind with
our road work. They are simply
ignoramuses or idiots. Do they ever
think that the farmers have made
this state what it is, that each or
ganized township has II miles of
road to take out of the raw prairies
and woods and in the best settled
towns not much over 100 voters to
do the work? Last year the town.
ship Of Vesta spent nearly $4,000 on
roads and bridges, which is almost
a rent on the land which they have
bought and improved. | hope every
newspaper in the county will take
up these questions, see the leading
town supervisors and farmers ada
cent to them, and send copies of
the papers to our representatives
containing their suggestions.
Respecting ditch bill, | have al
ready sent to Senator Clague and
Representative Bendixen some sug-
gestions which | think will make it
serviceable and useful. If you can
find room to print the bill offer
these suggestions:
Section l, line 6, after the word
construction, should have added, "or
by road overseer when necessary
to drain a road which cannot be
done without extraordinary ex-
pense.
Section 6. These appeals to dis
trict court would take too much
time and the people want to ditch
at once. and the court is in session
only twice year. We suggest that
these appeals be heard by board
Of arbitration, right on the spot,
consisting of three members, one
each chosen by the contending par
ties and these two to choose the
third, with a justice of the peace
presiding. Both parties to be sworn
before the justice to abide by the
decision and the arbitrator sworn
to do their duty to the best of their
judgment. The justice shall make
record in his docket and a copy be
transmitted to the county auditor
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Cheap Rates to the Pacific Coast.

Commencing March l and contin-
uing until April Both the Minneapo-
lis & st. Louis railroad will have on
sale reduced rate one-way tickets to
Arizona, California, Oregon, Wash
ington, British Columbia, Utah,
Montana, Idaho and Old Mexico.
Rates SIS below regular fare. On
Wednesdays thru tourist cars to Los
Angeles and San Francisco are run
via Kansas City and the popular
Santa Fe system.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-03-20

Pure barred Plymouth Rock eggs
for Matching Is for $1.OO, 80 for
$1.5O, 100 for $500 go at 100 rate.)
Phone "a or call on Ed. A. Chapman.
Redwood Falls. MINI. 3l-4
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-03-20

Renter wanted. on my farm two
miles east of city the A. D. King
place. Inquire of O. S. Durham. Soft
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
THE OLD McBRAYER DIsTILLERY
=, SOLD.

The "Old McBrayer Distlllery," To-
Gated at Mt. Sterling, together with
10000 barrels of whisky, was sold by
it's present owner, Mr.. w. w. Johnson,
of Cincinnati, to Rosenfield e Co., of
Chicago. H., on Wednesday, for
100000. This distllery was formerly
the property of Messrs. E. H. Taylor,
Jr. & Sons, and was first known as the
Newmarket Distillery." 1t was after
wards sold by this firm to Messrs. L..
c. Norman and John Meagher, and by
them to Mr. w. w. Johnson.
The purchase was brought about
by the rulings of the revenue depart
ment on the subject of straight"
"rectified" and blended" goods, which
has made an unprecedented demand
for straight" goods.
The agitation for this end was be-
gun by Messrs. E. H. Taylor, Jr e
Sons.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
PRESBYTERIAN BROTHERHOOD
BANQUET.

On Friday night the Presbyterian
Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian
Church held banquet in the Sunday
school rooms of that church.
1t was very enjoyable occasion.
Col. Chas. E. HOge, the President,
was necessarily absent, attending the
sick bed of his son, in Cincinnati.
Mr.. John w. Milan presided and
introduced Rev. c. r. Hudson as toast
master.
Addresses were delivered by Rev.
Chas. r. Hudson (who stated that he
was a brother-in-law of the Presbyte-
rian church,, Judge e. g. O'Rear, Rev.
William Grove and Rev. DR.. Goss, of
Cincinnati.
The addresses were both eloquent
and inspiring, and we'll calculated to
produce good results in the future.
We are glad to state that this body
is growing in strength and enthusiasm.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
FRANKLIN COUNTY FARMERS
WAREHOUSE CO."

A meeting of those who have pooled
their tobacco, under the auspices of
the American Society of Equity, was
held at the courthouse on Wednesday.
A corporation was formed to finance
the pool, and to be known as the
Franklin County Farmers Ware
house Co."
The following officers were elected:
President-Oscar c. Kenney.
Vice PRESIDENT. G. Mcdonald.
Secretary-Bedford Macklin.
Treasurer-Farmers Bank.
Directors-Zach Church, Robt. Win.
gate, G. c. Smither Clarence Julian,
Geo. l.. Hammer, A. j. Bridges and B..
Stone.
The capital stock was fixed at $40,-
600.
Places for storage will be arranged
for later on. Only one. on the Trabue
place, near Hoge Station, has been Sc
lected so far.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
MARROW ESCAPE.


AS Mr.. Chas. w. Mcqueen was driv-
ing along the Leestown pike, on his
way to church, on Sunday morning,
his twenty-year old buggy mare be-
came frightened and dashed to one
side of the road, falling, together with
the buggy, over a twenty-foot cliff, to
the river bank, and was instantly
killed, the buggy being smashed to
pieces.
Mr.. Mcqueen, luckily, jumped from
the vehicle, catching to a small sap
ling, thus saving his life.
The recent highwater had washed
away the guard rails along the road
side which made it possible for the
horse to fall over the cliff.
Mr.. Mcqueen does not know what
caused the animal to become frighten-
ed.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
GRAVE DANGER.

The shrst sande mos lctiyss pSril.
and destroyer Of young men, says Mr.
Carnegie in the Empire of Business.
| am no temperance lecturer in dis
guise, but a man who knows and tells
you what observation has proved to
him; and I say to you that you are
more likely to fail in your career from
acquiring the habit of drinking liquor
than from any or all the other tempta-
tons likely to assail you. You may
yield to almost any other temptation
and reform-may brace up, and, if
not recover lost ground, at least re-
main in the race, and secure and main
tain respectable position. But from
the insane thirst for liquor escape is
almost impossible. have known but
few exceptions to the rule.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
FRANKFORT. KENTUCKY, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IS, 1907

money, notes, accounts, etc.1 ,O63,S45
Total assessed value of other
personal property ........1 ,2O3,396
Amount of exemption on
household goods and other
personal property to per-
son with family-not ex-
ceeding $3.50 .............. S1O,93s
Grand total value of all prop
erty assessed for taxation.
After exemption has been
deducted. .................7 ,473,0S7
The grand total shows an increase
in assessed property of close to ST.
600, 900.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
HUNTING FOR TROUBLE.

Il lived in California 20 years, and
am still hunting for trouble in the way
OF burns, sores, wounds, boils, cuts,
sprains or a case of piles that Buck
lens Arnica Salve won't quickly
cure" writes Charles Walters, of
Allegheny, Sierra Co. No use hunt
ing, Mr.. Walters; it cures every case,
Guaranteed by all druggists. csc.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
DIR. Weaver's Treatment.
Syrup for the blood; Cerate for skin eruptions.
DUCK" JOHNSON PAROLED.

Duck" Johnson. well known
colored man. who has been serving a
term in the pen for killing Harry
Mordecai, was paroled on Monday last.
Johnson had made a goou prisoner.
Many persons believed that he acted
in self-defense when he killed Nor
decai, and helped TO secure his parole.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
WON'T SIT IN POWERS CASE.

Circuit Judge Robt. l.. Stout de-
cided, on Wednesday, that he could
not, consclentiously, sit in the trial of
Caleb Powers, as he had been employ.
ed to assist in selecting in jurors from
WoOdford county in the Howard case
How different his action from some
judges who would disregard these fine
distinctions.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
- s9e -
BIG SUCCESS SIS.

The Valentine Bazaar and Dinner,
given by the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the
Y. Nj. c. A., on Tuesday, was a big
success. They literally sold them
selves out. clearing the neat sum of
about $50. 1t was held in the Penn
Electric Co.'S Office. St Clair street.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
BEAUTIFUL ELECTRIC SIGN.

The Penn Electric Co. has had one
of the protest electric signs we ever
saw erected in front of their estab-
lishment. on ST. Clair street. 1t was
lighted up for the first time on Friday
night.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
A VALUABLE LESSON.

six years ago learned a valuable
lesson" writes John Pleasant, of Mag
nolia, Ind. Il then began taking DR..
Kings New Life Pills, and the longer
take them the better / find them"
They please everybody. Guaranteed
by all druggists. 25c.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
LAST GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
DIES.

EX.Gov. Frank w. Higgins, who has
just vacated the Office of Governor,
of New York, died on Tuesday, of
acute heart disease Gov. Higgins
made a good record as Governor
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
TO REMINDER HOUSES.

AT the suggestion of Postmaster.
Geo. l.. Barnes, the City Council has
ordered all the houses in the city to
be remembered, and those not number
ed to be supplied. This move is made
to promote improvements in the facili,
ties and work of the postoffice force.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
REMOVES TO HANDSOME NEW
HOME.

Councilman T. f. Kenney has re-
moved into his handsome new house,
Just completed, on Steele street. It
is one of the most modern and con-
venient residences in the city
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
- eOeSM
READ 1T.

Master Commissioner, j. w. letters
has an advertisement in to days
paper. Those interested should read
ii.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
ASSESSMENT OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY PORPERTY.

The following data is gathered from
the assessors books of this county for
the year 1907 (the assessment being
made as of date September, 1906:
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-16
Wooden Dress Fabrics.

Never before have fabrics for spring been attractive
than those of this We showing beautiful
patterns the delicate shades checks and paid
SOC yard Also magnificent assortment of and
patterns in the popular shades for spring at 15c S1OO,
S1.5O per yard The newest things trimming brsids
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-17
KILLED HUSBAND
FOR BURGLAR

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ID
Heartbroken because she had killed
her husband with her own hands, be-
lieving him to be a burglar Mrs.
Laura Farquhar of S37 Twentieth
street appeared before Police Judge
Weller yesterday. She was there for
arraignment, but she told her story
of the awful accident and there is no
question that the charge against her
will be dismissed just as soon as the
coroners inquest is completed. Judge
Weller continued the hearing for one
week
Mrs. Farquhar is an invalid and
lived at S37 Twentieth street with
her husband and crippled SON The
husband was going to Los Angeles
on Friday last and during Thursday
he bought her a revolver and taught
her how to use it. Shoot anybody
that attempts TO molest you or the
boy in my absence he said to her
and she promised him that she wouis
obey.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-17
MUST PAY FOR
RUEF'S SUPPORT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-The
petition OF J. P, Murphy, citizen OF
this city, for a restraining order to
prevent City Treasurer Charles a.
Bantel from paying any more money
to Elisor Biggy for the support OF A.
Ruef, charged with extortion, was
denied by the District Court in an
opinion handed down at noon to-
day.
The court states in its opinion that
as the payment to Biggy has been
made under the direction of Judge
Dunno of the Superior Court for the
maintenance of convicted prisoner
found guilty in Judge Dunne's de
partment, therefore it is necessary
for Bantel to pay out the city's mon
ey on Biggy's demand
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-17
DINAN Wins IN
Higher COURT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-The
District Court of Appeal handed
down a decision this morning by
which Superior Judge Seawell is
permanently restrained from trying
Chief of Police Dinan on charge of
malfeasance in Office preferred
against him by the Grand Jury
Dinan was accused by the Grand
Jury of misconduct for detailing de-
tectives to investigate the veniremen
in the Schmitz case and report their
findings to Campbell, Metson and
Drew, the attorneys for the defend
ant.
The principal ground on which the
Judge was restrained from further
trying Chief of Police Dinan is based
ON a recent amendment to the State
Constitution concerning the city
charter The charter provides tha
the Chief OF Police cannot be re
moved from Office except on bein'
convicted in a trial before the Polio
Commissioners.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-17
JAPANESE RAID
u. S. ISLAND

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.
Captain Andrew Sas, of the bark Ser
via. which arrived yesterday from
Karluk, brings word from the north
of an outrage said TO have been per-
petrated by Japanese seal poachers,
which may have had something to do
with the cruiser Buffalo's hurried de-
parture for the Bering sea.
According to this report a Japan
ese schooner landed a crew at one of
the smaller of the seal islands. After
rendering the native guards hors de
combat the little brown men raided
The rookery and. after killing all the
seals they wanted, broke into the
warehouses and helped themselves to
furs and everything else of value
that took their fancy.
/ After completing the daring raid
/ the japanese are said to have as
sanlted the wives and daughters OF
the native guards and other resi-
! dents of the island.
Captain Sas said that as far as hi
information went he believed It L
be authentic, but that he was unabl'
TO get further details. The new
was taken to Karluk by govern
ment official, who arrived here on tn
mail steamer
In the presence of Captain Sas thi
official made a report of the raid an
it's accomplishments to Unite
states shipping commissioner then
karluk. Captain Sas did not lear
the name of the island, but thinks
must have been one of the smallt
ones. as on islands like 81, Pa'
there are few women and enous
men to protect them from any JaI
y anese sealing crew.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-17
MILL. OWNER SHOT DEAD.
Buffalo Police in Doubt as TO Nature
of Tragedy.

BUFFALO, Aug 15.-The podN ol
James H. Rodebaugh, president Oh
the Niagara Mill and Elevator Co.
was found today in a passageway
leading to the Office in the building.
A bullet had pierced the heart me
police are wavering between the muir
der and suicide theory.
man named Chase, who works ~
the office, told the police that Wnile
in the office he heard the shot and a
second later saw Mr. Rodebaugh run
from an adjoining closet, little used
to the passageway, where he was
found dead.
This is the second tragedy in the
history of the Niagara mill.
The fact that Mr.. Rodebaugh dls'
charged man last Saturday ano
that eight men quit work on that ac
count threatening to get even ha'
given the police clew to work on
Mr. Rodebaugh was 81 years of age
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-17
CONVICTED FOR
suicide ATTEMPT

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Rosina
Goldner, a young woman who was
placed on trial on a charge Of having
attempted suicide, has been convict
ed in court here. An attempt at sui
eide is a felony punishable by inn
prisonment in states prison for not
more than two years, or by fine OF
not more than $1,000, or both. Ros-
ina Goldner has been visited by nu-
merous misfortunes. Three times she
was a patient in Bellevue hospital,
having attempted to commit suicide,
the last occasion being in Central
Park, where she drank laudanum.