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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-20
FORTY-SEVEN PASS
Examinations for Physicians Held Last
Month in Augusta.

Saco. Me, Aug. 1?.-Dr w. J. May
bury, secretary Of tn" state Board OF
Registration of medicine. has ann"un-
ced q physicians who successfully
passed the examinations Of the board
at Augusta. July . AMI 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-20

A scrviC" in Esperanto Was given in St
Ce,n, nts Danes church III th,. Strand,
London. Sunday. a big congregation 49,
In ait udance, including many of tho del
eCatcs To the Esperanto congress, which
has Just concluded its congress ut Cam
bridge. "a s4alg
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09
band in Redwood Falls, where she
has since resided.

band in Redwood Falls, where she
has since resided.
The early settlers will remember
her as a very interesting and witty
young woman, whose natural gifts
made her social favorite in those
early years. She then made circle
of warm and devoted friends who
have always admired and loved her.
She was an early member of the
Episcopal church, of which she was
ever after loyal communicate.
During the first years of its exist
ence it was a church of one man.
Its growth was largely due to the
faithful circle of women with whom
Mrs. Powell always worked. 1t was
her ambition to see guild hall
erected so that others might not
have to throw open their homes and
where her friends might gather for
church work. During her life time
her wish was never fulfilled, but she
has left legacy which ensures such
hall for the future. She may well
claim the commentator: "She hath
done what she could"
A few years ago she passed thru
long illness and never recovered
from it. In her later years a grow
ing deafness prevented the newer
residents from fully approaching her
mental and social attractiveness.
Last fall a medical examination dis
closed that cancerous growth in
her stomach made her death a mat
ter of weeks. She faced her doom
with complete resignation and longed
for the end.
In the beautiful home of her ear
Hest and best friend in Redwood
Falls, surrounded with every care
this thotful friend could give her,
she sank away, indomitable to the
last, facing death as cheerfully as
she had confronted the privations
and sacrifices of her early life in
Redwood Falls until "the dark
angel claimed her as his own.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

The board of county commissioners
met in the morning with all the
members present, and only one new
one in the bunch Commissioner
Aune.
There was no contest for the
position of chairman of the board,
it being conceded that Commissioner
Post was in all important respects
we'll qualified to be 'sit" except in re-
spect to his residence at distance
from the county seat. AS a new
member it is understood that Com
missioner Aune had no aspirations
for the Craftsmanship, while Com
missioner McCorquodale. who is also
well qualified, had expressed him
self as content with representing his
district in the same old way as be-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

plant at Minneapolis means a COM
peting stock market, and farmers
within less than two hundred miles
of these cities can follow the plan of
the Illinois farmer in taking their
own stock to market by fast trains,
so that it will arrive there in prime
condition and command prices which
the jaded animals which arrive from
distant points fail to bring.
The business Of stockraising and
especially Of stock feeding, is yet in
it's infancy in the Minnesota valley,
in Mr.. Rothschild's opinion, and the
same is probably true in regard to
dairying, for which our section is as
we'll adapted as the eastern counties
of the state. The effectual way to
boom our locality is for farmers and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

business men to get together and
unite on measures for improving
farming conditions and attracting
farmers from localities where the
best methods of stockraising and
dairying are practised and where
the price of land is so high as to be
almost prohibitive for the young
man of limited means.
The representatives of Redwood
Falls at Madison were impressed
with Mr.. Rothschild's improvement
association idea, and it is probable
that popular meeting for institut-
ing one of these improvement asso-
Citations here will be announced in
the near future.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

to whether Supt. Bebermeyer's sal
airy should be fixed the same as
Supt Races or at a lower figure.
The commissioners agreed on mid
die course, raising the salary to
$1,000 for the first year. Up to the
time of the qualification Of the new
county auditor. Auditor Tompkins
was in duty bound to take his old
place as clerk of the board, and there
was pleasant exchange of courte-
sizes when the new auditor qualified
and Mr.. Tompkins' responsibility as
auditor ceased. The latter had rea-
son to feel profound sense Of relief
after six years of service in the au-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09
A DESERVED PROMOTION.
Manager ]. A. Werner Appointed as
District Manager.

Manager J. A. Werner of this city
received a most fattering and sub
stantial recognition from the man
agement of the Northwestern Tele-
phone company at the beginning of
the new year, for his past services
with that company. 1t came in the
form of his promotion to the Office
of district manager, which carries
with it considerable responsibility
and a corresponding increase in
salary.
Mr.. Werner will continue as head
of the local office here, but will have
capable assistant furnished him,
so that he can supervise the differ
ent agencies in his district, embrac-
ing all the stations on the M. & st.
L. line between Fairfax and the
Dakota line, and the stations on the
Northwestern lines between New
Ulm and Marshall. THE GAZETTE
congratulates Mr.. Werner and the
employing company. The former
has put in a strenuous season in con-
nection with installing the auto
matte system, and has kept good
natured thru it all. His many
friends endorse the promotion as
deserved one.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

ditor's office, at times involving a
considerable strain and many hours
of extra work, both night ana day,
Auditor Larson is well qualified to
carry on the auditors work, after
four years of service in the adjoin-
ing office at the court house, He is
particularly fortunate in having as
his right hand man Deputy Auditor
C. V. Everett, who has all the de-
tails and duties of the auditors
Office at his finger ends,
County Attorney Owens is on hand
and The GAZETTE regrets its inabili-
ty to present half tone of his smil-
ing covntenance as we'll as that of
Surveor Louis Becvar,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09
A GOOD START MADE
Minnesota Valley Improvement Associa-
Ton Organized for Business
at Madison.
$4,000 Subscribed Last SATURDAY. by
Representative Bankers to De-
veI0p the Work.

The Minnesota Valley Improve
ment company is now ready to do
business, with a purpose. a name
and Unnecessary dough- to back up
the enthusiasm already enlisted for
the project. The organization is the
direct outcome of the meeting of
bankers held here two weeks ago,
and all its aims are practical and
far-reaching in their possibilities.
Messrs. Baldwin, Cooper and Gold
returned from the meeting at Madi-
son last Saturday morning, greatly
encouraged over the outcome of a
movement that they were largely
in strumental in suggesting and init
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

Eating, and which is bound to have
1.-THE sanction of all public spirited
scitizen and property owner in this
land neighboring counties. AS its
name suggests, the organization has
for its sole purpose the development
of that part of the Minnesota valley
tributary to the Watertown branch
of the Minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
way, altho this work will necessarily
extend its benefits to neighboring
counties.
The delegates were received at
the city hall at Madison Immediately
after the arrival of the afternoon
train from the east on Friday, and
held short business session before
the banquet at the hotel, about
seven o'clock. The utmost enthusi-
assn was manifested on all sides.
The meeting was called to order
by Geo. Welch of Morton, who
started the machinery with few
we'll timed remarks. The report of
the executive committee of which
Mr. WEIGH is president was first
considered, and as it sets forth the
objects of the movement we print
1t entire:
Your committee appointed for the
purpose Of furthering the organiza-
ton of some association looking to
the development of the natural re-
I sources of this portion of our state,
would respectfully recommend that
such association be Incorporated I'M
der the name of ''The Minnesota
Valley Improvement Company"
That it's purpose shall be primar-
ily-state development and specifically
the improvement, development and
advancement of the agricultural and
business interests of this particular
portion of our state.
I With view to such development,
to encourage new people to locate in
our midst and engage in such agri-
cultural and business pursuits as may
be warranted by our natural adj
syantages and resources and the de-
velopment of our diversified in
dustries; also to further develop our
agricultural and business interests
~ assisting and furthering the more
advanced and improved methods of
diversified farming, by the organ
cation of county and township i'm
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09
new COUNTY OFFICERS
Some Changes at the Court House
Not One of the New Ones
Stranger.
Pete Larson Tackles One Hard Job
and Supt. Bebermeyer Gets a
Raise of Salary.

The new county officers were in
stalled yesterday with very little
ceremony or flourish of trumpets,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09
HELD ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholders of Farmers Mutual InSm.
anCe Co. Meet for Business
at WabaSS0.
A Record Breaking Year for New H.
surance and a Pretty Good Year
in Other Respects.

Inc 18th Annual meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. for
this county convened at the town
hall, Wabasso, last Saturday, with
about 100 in attendance. the greater
number of whom were from the ter
ritory Immediately surrounding Wa
basso,
Following the usual practice, the
directors met with the local agents
of the company at IL o'clock, and
exchanged views as to certain pro-
posed matters before submitting
them to the annual meeting. The
majority were opposed to blanket
insurance and insisted that all insur-
ance should be written under special
items.
At the afternoon session President
Callaghan presided, and after the
minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, Secretary Stew
art read the annual financial state
ment. This showed that all previous
records of the company as to new
insurance written had been broken,
sos policies, covering 1000, 1875 in
surance being the past years record.
The whole number of policies now
in forceof 1908, covering So, 7o6,O95
The income during the year past,
including balance from previous
year of 81, 456.29 was So, O1O.39. The
aggregate amount of losses sus-
tanned was So, 1925, with operating
expenses of .$824.89, leaving a bal
ance of $38.25, with 1000 of out
standing claims.
The election for a new board of
directors was quite spirited, with a
considerable number of nominations.
The election resulted in the election
of P. O. Callaghan of Shutdown, John
Price of Waterbury, C. B. Root of
Morgan, J. Nuremberg of Granite
Rock, Chas. Ripley of Charlestown,
Dan Mckay Of Kintire and A. D.
Stewart Of Redwood.
The executive officers will continue
much the same as before p. o.
Callaghan for president, John Price
vice president, A. D. Stewart secre-
tary and C. B Root treasurer.
The board of directors was author
lied by vote to borrow such amount
as might be necessary to pay all
losses until the usual time for levy
ing annual assessment next Septem-
Der.
Secretary Stewart had some oppo-
sition as usual on account of certain
stockholders wanting the secretary's
office at Wabasso, but the con
sentative element recognized ex-
perience and efficiency as of more
Importance than locality, and de-
clined to swap horses at this stage
of the game.
Anyone who cares to figure it out
can readily 500 that the dIffornnco
between what the farmers have paid
for mutual insurance and what the
same amount would have cost in old
line companies during the past six
teen years amounts to big saving
for them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09
PIONEER WOMAN PASSES AWAY.
Mrs. Josephine Powell, for Thirty-fNe
Years a Resident of This City.

By the death of Mrs. Josephine
Powell last Sunday Redwood Falls
has lost another from the fast
dwindling ranks Of her pioneer set
tiers.
Mrs. Powell was born at Cowders-
port, Pa, August 10th, 1916, and
belonged to the sturdy family which
has given to the nation such men as
David Wilmot. As girl she moved
to Sparta, Wisconsin, where she
married Major M. @. Powell in 1870.
The next year she joined her hus-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09
CITY ELECTION.
Close Fight for Mayor Resulting in Lines
Elected by II Majority.

Yesterday was city election day.
AS this paper goes to press every
Tuesday unless something breaks,
some Of our readers will not get the
results, tho our city list will be
supplied with the news after the
count is made. The temperature
was pretty cool all day yesterday,
and if anyone got hot over the cleo
ton. this paper was not apprized of
the fact. 1t seemed to be anybody's
fight at noon yesterday on mayor
and alderman, tho the betting odds
at that time seemed to be slightly in
favor of the old administration on
mayor.
With nine candidates in the field
for four of the offices it is inevitable
that there will be five "also rams"
this morning, but what of it? Learn
to take joke, and wait till another
election. 1t really is better to give
the voter two or three options than
tor him to have no option at all in
the matter, as at some previous city
elections.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

fore. Mr., McCorquodale was elected
vice chairman.
During the day the new county
officers presented themselves and
qualified in routine style, except that
there was difference of opinion as
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-09

H. A. Baldwin for city treasurer
and A. R. A. Laudon for Judge of
municipal court were reelected with
out opposition.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
AIeoI, the Mystery of the Skies.

Algol, "the variable star of the
constellation of Perseus," is regard
ed among astronomers as the great
est mystery of the heavens. Its
light usually remains constant and
uniform for a period of from forty
eight to sixty hours. 1t then COM
mences to gradually fade from view
and in less than four hours dimir-
ishes to an insignificant point OF
light. After remaining in a state
of semiobscuration for a period Of
time, varying from fifteen to thirty
minutes, it again regains its former
brilliancy. Astronomers believe that
some large dead and dark world re-
wolves between us and Algol, but
this is the disputed point, a mys-.
terry which will in all probability
never be satisfactorily explained.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
a Candid Confession.

Father of the Bridegroom-Be-
fore cementing this close relation
ship l think it but right to tell you
that l once had a little unpleasant
ness which involved the loss of my
liberty for a considerable period.
Both my daughters are, | am sorry
to say, rather fighty, my dear wife
is suffering from kleptomania, and
my son was mixed up in a little
forgery affair. Won't that make
any difference?
Father of the Bride - Not the
slightest. From the fact that | am
quite in favor of our alliance you
may Judge how matters stand in my
family.-Bcrlin Journal.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
Bureaus.

1t is interesting to learn from
one authority that the name bureau
was derived from the days when ta-
bles were the only writing desks.
These tables were covered with a
thick wooden cloth called "bure,' u
and from this beginning the name
has clung to the modern glori6ed
piece of furniture. 1t was not until
the reign of Louis XIV. that either
writing tables or dressing tables
reached their height in beauty OF
design and comfort. Strictly speak
ing, a bureau is desk, or what we
call a secretary, from which. the
term bureau, or department, is de-
rived in a broader sense. The arti-
Gle of bedroom furniture commonly
called a bureau nowadays is really
an improved dressing table combin-
ed with a chest of drawers.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11

1t is to be hoped that the town
people will turn out in full force at
the meeting Monday night called by
the trustees of the school. Ifproperty
owners would think for a moment
there would be not a single one mis-
sing at this meeting. The idea is
to get together harmonlously and
discuss matters pertaining to the
welfare of Kingstree. Much prog
ress has already been made since
the old town began to sit up and
take notice, but We are now just at
the stage when we must 20 forward
or backward. Which will 1t be!
There is no such thing as standing
still in this age Of progress.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
Jefferson Stopped II.

The custom of presidents of the
United States reading their mes
sages to congress prevailed up to the
first term of Thomas Jefferson, who
discontinued it. Various explana-
tions for Jefferson's departure from
the custom of Washington and John
Adams have been advanced, the
most popular being that Jefferson
felt that it savored of royalty, see
ing that the king of England went
in person to parliament and read his
address from the throne. Another
explanation was that Jefferson's
voice was notably weak. Jefferson
himself said in making the change,
81 have had principal regard to the
convenience of the legislature, to
the economy of time, to their relief
from the embarrassment of imme-
diate answers on subjects not yet
fully before them and to the bene-
fits thence resulting to the public
affairs"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
Does II Pay?

Bradstreet is a recognized au-
thority and he states that near
ly 80 per cent of the failures in
business are by concerns that
do not advertise and yet there
are business men who openly
assert that advertising doesn't
pay. The Press has always held
that advertising does pay.
Now for example, a country
paper is read by thousands OF
people throughout the county,
by men and woman who are
the backbone of the country.
They read and read carefully
every line, and lots of times
they are attracted to stores by
the advertisements. Of course
Mr. Merchant they are not going
to tell you every time they call
that they saw your 'ad,' but
did all the same.
Again "advertising is a mir
ror which reflects the enterprise
and progress of d city" Your
paper has exchanges in every
part of the State and also sends
papers to other States, and the
outer world has an eye on your
city. The editor of your paper
observes the exchanges and he
can tell you what towns are do
ing the business by the kind
and manner of the advertise
ments of its business men.
Again, if you would employ a
man to visit, weekly, and tell
a few thousand people through
out yonr country what you have
to sell, it would cost you infin-
itely more than to tell it through
your home paper,-Darlington
Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
DRINKING WATER.
To Re Of Any Use It Must Be Pure or
Comparatively So.

Water is the universal solvent,
and it preserves this property in
side the human body as well as with
out. 1t is therefore a useful, in
deed indispensable, substance. But
it must be taken with discretion.
If one drinks a hard water-one
already saturated with salts-it
does little good, for all its energy
must be expended in removing from
the system the mineral matter
which it already holds in solution,
and the animal waste is left where
it was before.
A drinking water to be Of any
use must be pure or comparatively
so. Distilled water is the best drink,
but unless it is aerated-shaken up
so as to absorb ART is fiat and
most unpalatable.
Rain water in the country is dis
titled water and if properly collect
ed and stored is excellent for drink
ing purposes. The first fall should
be allowed to run away, for it con-
tains the dust and other impurities
in the air and also the bird drop
pings and dirt from the roof or 9TH
er collecting surface.
The cistern in which it is stored
should be protected from the sur
face DRAWINGS and should be tight
ly covered to keep out dust. Water
so kept is greatly preferable to well
water, which is almost never beyond
the possibility of contamination,
no matter how far it may be from
the barn or the outhouses and no
matter though it may be at higher
level. There are often seams and
cracks in the earth which give free
way to water, and in this way the
surface washings may be carried to
the bottom of a deep well a long
way off and on a higher level.
Many persons will not trust any
natural supply and drink only bot
tied water, either natural or artii-
cial. But this is not always as safe
as it seems to be. The maker Of
the artificial water may not filter it
before charging it with carbonic
acid gas, and then of course it is no
better than the water of the town
where it is made.
The natural waters may be pure
and they may not, just as any spring
may be pure or contaminated.
Those who live in cities where the
water is filtered may safely drink it
if they can be sure the water sup
piled is always that which came
through the filter beds. Those in
charge of public water supplies have
been known to mix unfiltered water
with the filtered or to substitute it
entirely without warning to the
users.-Youth's Companion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11

To employ a mixed metaphor,
President Roosevelt's alleged dis
covery of a gigantic scheme OF
organized capital to encompass
his undoing bears the ear-marks
of a mares nest. Our strenuous
executive delights In nothing
more than posing in the lime
light aud he u:ilizes an infinite
variety of devices to keep In the
public eve. This last, however
is rather more outre than any OF
his former theatrical plays. AT
ter accepting the aid of TIT
trusts to the extent Of hundreds
of thousands of campaign mon
ey it comes with poor grace Il
charge them with couspiring TO
his downfall. And why shoulc
the trusts squander five million:
of good money to defeat a n:a'
Who has repeatedly declared tha
he would not offer again for ;
third term? For politician u
astute as Roosevelt is repuIed Il
he his latest bid for motor! ct,
appears to be vely ill-advIsed, t.
saw the least Of it.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
MEETING CALLED
To Discuss the Matter OF Issuing
Bonds for School Purposes.

We are authorized by the
Trustees of School District No.
16 to call meeting of the citl-
zens of Kingstree Monday
evening at 8 o'clock in
the court house to discuss the
matter of issuing bonds for an
annex to the school building.
Under the law the trustees are
empowered to order an election
on tie question of issuing bonds
for school purposes, but they
prefer to have this meeting and
discuss the matter before order
ing the election.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-11
4 1ypical Yankee.

That DR.. Holmes was typical
Yankee in undemonstrativeness
was shown in the meeting with his
son, who was wounded at Chancel-
lorsville. For many days he had
sought the captain on the fields and
in the hospitals and at last learned
that he was on train that was car
rving the wounded to Washington.
He entered the car, saw the pale
face of his wounded boy, and they
clasped hands with a "Hello, capV
ard "Hello, dad"