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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-15

accounts of the average school dis
trict are in deplorable condition.
We heard it stated recently on the
best of authority that the examina-
ton demonstrated that the ac-
counting officers Of school districts
and municipalities all over the state
are sadly lacking in uniform sys-
TEN Of accounts and that there is in
the majority of school districts no
effectual method Of checking up ac-
counts provided for by our state
laws. The only safeguards to the
finances of most of the smaller
school districts are the fact that its
officers are generally honest, as well
as usually poor bookkeepers. Our
informant was of the opinion that
sooner or later comprehensive law
would be framed by the legislature
systematizing uniform method Of
accounting for all the school district
and township officers of the state,
and some system of checking up and
public examination of such account
ing. The immense amount Of cash
handled in the aggregate by the
school districts and municipalities of
the state justifes a thorough in
vestigation of present conditions and
the safeguarding of the peoples
cash by the adoption of simple and
systematic laws and bureaus of ex-
animation.
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Now that bluff Bob Evans is try
ing to regain his health at Califor-
MIA sanitarium, universal hope is
being expressed that he may live for
few years at least. after making
his remarkable battle-ship cruise
around the horn and bringing his
fleet backito Uncle Sans country in
better shape than when he sailed
from Newport News a few months
ago. Whether congress confers fur
Their honors upon him or not, Fight
ing Bob iss the. popular idol of the
hour.
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this county should elect delegates
that will carry out the wishes of the
majority Of its voters on these two
and perhaps other important issues.


A.EO. Gimmestad will have nc
complaint to make on the score Of
home support for his candidacy for
delegate to the national Republican
convention. The support developed
at the Wabasso convention was
unanimous and. hearty, but the out
come at Willmar today will depend
upon how much previous political
work was put in by his competitors.
Mr.. Gimmestad's candidacy was an
nounced only week or SO before
the date:of the convention.
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To the uninitiated it would appear
that Attorney General Young had
stepped into trap in replying to an
editorial in the Duluth Herald stat
ing that Young hadswithdrawn from
the gubernatorial contest because
the interests" had tied up with the
Jacobson supporters. At least the
Attorney General has furnished
enough ammunition for the Democra-
tic speakerssand papers to last them
through the campaign. by assuming
that the charges against jacobson
are true 1t Iooksssas though Young
was trying the Sampson act of pull
ing down the Republican party and
killingshimself politically.at the same
time. And at this distance it looks
as though the-attorney general had
made a bad break of his political
crockery.
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gs4TH NEWS.

Too late for last week.
Mrs. A. j. Van Selus accompanied
by Mrs. Chapman and daughter
Miss Hazel were Redwood Falls visi-
tors on Saturday.
Rud. Stensvad, creameryman of
Redwood Falls was in the village the
first of the week putting in a route
between here and Redwood and
looking up prospective patrons.
Mrs. Chapman arrived in the vii
lage from Fariha ult on Friday even
ing and is spending a few days with
A. ]. Van Sels and family and her
daughter, Miss Walrod, teacher in
District IL.
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Optimist vs.. Pessimist.

The Tracy Herald editor having
taken the Minneota Mascot man to
task for not abandoning the faith of
his fathers, the latter replies in
terms tt at illuminate the chasm
that separates the believer from the
doubter:
$50 you are wondering what
makes US so orthodox are you?
Well. we will tell you. The thing
that makes US othordox is the same
that makes you heterodox. It's the
nature Of the beast, brother. You
can't help being a pessimist, because
your spiritual vision is obscured by
the smoked and cloudy glasses of
class hatred. The moment the
bright side turns to you, you pull
the blind. Like Ibsen's Miner"
you have become so accustomed to
the dark, from burroWing in the
bowels of the earth, that when you
come into the bright light Of day
your vision fails, you must get
back into the bowels in order that
your optics may resume normal ac-
ton. Only so far IA you have culti-
ated this natural tendency are you
to blame for this. How much that
is we do not know. But had YOU
'hawed" and s'geed' little more
when your mind was in it's forma-
tive state you might now be enjoy
ing the blessings of Gods glorious
sunshine instead Of cropping your
way through Pessimism's dark and
dingy and subterranean sewerage.
Had you done that you might today
not only be leading caravan, but
what is better, you might be lead
ing the procession of progress and
reform in its march to the destined
though distant. goal Of perfection.
But it is not too late to do little OF
the haw-gee act yet Bro. Rea, and
we would in all seriousness advise
you to try it. You are too good {
boy, and you have too great ability
to waste your life chasing phantoms
in underground passages. !"
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are able to procure them.

Public examiner Schaefer having
alleged that the former state oil in
spector is short $4,000 in fees due
the state, it is up to the legal depart
ment of the state to try and recover
the loss or prosecute Inspector War
ner for the steal if the charges are
true. So farsswe have not noticed
any alacrity on the part of the Re
publlcans to try to cover up or apol-
ogize for the Warner shortage.
We can see no good reason why
Schaefer shouldn't give Warner just
as much time to make good as he
did McDermott. But the public ex-
aminer has gone at the two investi-
cations in wholly different ways.
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Nels II. Haag
Senator sClague struck popular

Senator sClague struck a popular
chord at the convention last Thurs
day, in his recommendation that
representative conventions Iof the
different parties adopt definite in
structions for their representatives
in both branches Of the legislature
on important laws that are likely
to be brought forward by the law
makers. He specified two issues that
are being agitated at this time the
matter of continuing the present
Australian system of party nomina-
lions or going back to the convention
plan, and the question of county OPP
ton. So unanimous was the approx
al expressed at the convention, that
we submit that every precinct in
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Van Dolah impaired the gratifying
intelligence that twenty names were
added to the list of members. At
the close of Mrs. B. L. Scovell's
address on Sunday evening, and the
offering amounted to $8.75. A mo-
ton was carried that the Union ex-
press its appreciation Of the support
and courtesis shown them by the
Pastors of this city.
Mrs. N. Tiffany, penal superinten-
dent. spoke of three excellent meet
ings held recently in the county Jail,
She was authorized to secure what
literature she needed for her work.
Mrs. Van Dolah, who had accom-
panied Mrs. Scovell to Morgan on
Monday, gave an interesting report
of the meeting held there, the i'm
mediate result of which was the
formation Of Union with 10 active
and 7 honorary members.
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ment is concerned, time must be
taken by the forelock- The agricuI-
tural outlook is bright. Loans are
already being made by the banks,
and, in consequence, conditions be-
ing normal, the transfers will be
more expedious this fall than form
erly. The news that Argentine has
decided to adopt the American sys-
tenn of marketing grain must indi-
rectly contribute to the appreciation
OF. the value of the harvest. 1t
means that instead Of throwing its
enormous crops on to the market at
one time, in future Argentine will
buy and sell, like other grain pro-
ducing countries, for future delivery.
and not glut the market in Europe.
force down the American price, and
make wheat the sport of bargain
counter prices. as was the case re-
Gently.
The general commercial and
financial situation continues favor
able. The marked increase of bust
ness transacted at Saint Paul comes
as a pleasant surprise. The bank
clearings are up 125 per cent. COM
pared with the corresponding period
of last year. This places Saint Paul
in the first three cities of the United
States making Roadway under the
present general financial conditions.
The approaching season has some
what retarded the movement of
crops and produce. In consequence
there has been an advance in values
at ST. Paul.
The recent advance in the price
of provisions is receiving consider
able attention at Saint Paul. Beef,
pork, mutton, lamb have all increas-
in value during the last few days.
Wholesale prices in most cases
have advanced over % per cent. It
can be safely assumed, therefore,
that the increase in the retailing
price has been even more. AS this ad-
vance in value does not impose any
financial loss on the farmer, who re-
celves more for his stock; the pack
err or butcher, who maintains his
ratio Of profit; the commission man,
who still secures his percentage; and
the retailer, who has only to increase
his price in order to maintain his
profit, the question asked is how do
the mass Of retail consumers COM
pensate themselves for this general
advance in the prices of foodstuffs?
Does the loss fall on them alone, or
do they, in their turn. protect them
selves in other ways when the prio e
of food commences to soar? Can it
be that general advance in prices
leads them to draw in their purchas-
ing powers, and hence an advance in
values leads to restriction Of trade
for the time being.
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FOR SHERIFF.

hereby announce myself a candidate for
the sheriff's office of Redwood county, sub
ject to the approval of the voters at the re-
publican primary election and respectfully
solicit your support. If elected I will per-
form the duties as a sheriff to the best of my
ability. WILLIAM WIECKS.
Walnut Grove, MINI.
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Public Examiner Schaefer recent
ly authorizedsthe statement that he
is conducting an investigation Of
existing conditions of the manage
ment Of the school district finances
in this state. and that already he has
gone far enough to establish that the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-15
SAINT PAUL NEWS LETTER.

The latest official information re-
ceived in Saint Paul is to the effect
that the Standard Oil is making ar
engagements to develop into the
greatest butter making concern in
the world. Always on the look out
for some process to enrich its share
holders, and able to supply the latest
Developments of scientific research,
its chemists have solved the problem
of manufacturing butter from tar
affecting letter from "shut in"
sister in Ohio, who writes personal
letters to prisoners in Jail. and in
terests others to do the same. She
says that the prisoners after long
confinement quite generally become
feeble minded, through monotony
and inertia She endeavours to lift
their thoughts and aspirations God
ward. This afflicted wnman is I'M
able to sit UP at all land writes while
prone on her couch of suffering and
and WEAKNESS. The letter set some
of the women wondering whether
they were really using their bless
ings of health, strength and activity
as fully as they should for God and
humanity.
and crude oil. This is going a step
in advance of manufacturing vase
line from petroleum, and, after all,
the step from vaseline to butter is
mostly matter of flavor and color.
This new commodity-it would be
scandaloussto call it butter has al
ready been placed on sale in New
York, and declared by some New
Workers to be superior in texture,
sweeter scented, more delicious in
flavor and more grassy in quality
than the rareSt kinds of creamery
butter. At buttermaker's conven-
ton in Saint Paul one of the dele
gates asserted that few people east
of the Mississippi knew the taste .aof
good butter, having been so accus-
toned to bad. The inference is
therefore that the taste for good
butter in New York is sadly pervert-
ed if it can accept the Standard Oil
quality manufactured from tar and
petroleum. 1t is essential that the
Minnesota buttermakers through
their associations should keep a
watchful eye on the octopus or they
may lose some of their best markets
through the Indifference or ignorance
Of the butter-buying public.
Of late the Dairy and Food de-
partment have been active in Saint
Paul. They have been investigating
into the tactics of imitation" farm
ers who have been representing to
innocent housewives that they are
from the country, and getting them
to take olemargerine as the best
creamery butter. Owing to the
efficiency of the st. Paul police these
pests have been gotten rid of. Still
there seems plenty Of work aheao
| for the buttermakers association ir
Minnesota, now that the Standard
Oil Co. has gone into the butter
making business.
/ From inquiries which have beer
made in Saint Paul banking circle.
the information has been ELECTED
that the Saint Paul bankers are al
ready making provision for thu
crop moving next fall. This i.
not being in anticipation of another
rich mans panic. It is rather tn,
result of experience which ha
shown that, as far as the crop move
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-15
FOR SHERIFF..

I hereby announce myself a candidate for
the Office of sheriff of Redwood county sub
ject to the approval o r. pn bican voters at
the primary election 10 held September
18th. will apprecia the support of all
my friends and will make good if nomi-
mated NJ, f. CHRISTENSEN,
Clements, MINI.
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FOR CLERK OF THE DISTRICT CoUR.

To the voters OF Redwood county: here
by announce myself a candidate for the Of
fee of Clerk of the District Court, on the
republican ticket, before the primaries
Tuesday, Sept 18th, 1908. 1 respectfully
solicit your support.
= W. G. WELDON,
Wabasso. MINI.
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BY JAMES AIKEN
POLITICAL ANNOUN CEMENTS.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

FOR REPRESENTATIVE
hereby announce that l am candidate
at the coming primary election for the re-
nomination to the office of representative
from Redwood county. Your vote and sup
port will be appreciated
Respectfully,
c.. NJ. BENDIXEN.
Morgan. MINI.
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roR cI.ERK or conRr

To the voters of Redwood county: here
by announce myself candidate for the
office of Clerk of the District Court of Red
wood County, before the primaries Sept
18th, 1905 Your support will be very much
appreciated DANIEL MCLEAN.
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FOR cLERK oF CouR1

hereby announce myself a candidate for
the republican nomination for clerk of the
district court of Redwood county. Your
vote and support at the primaries will be
greatly appreciated.
Respectfully,
AUGUST EVERT,
Morgan, MINI.
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The badly decomposed body of
Jacob Kristofferson, a Redwood
county patient at the ST. Peter hos
pital, was found in New Sweden
township, Nicllet, Co. about sixteen
miles from the hospital. a week or
more ago. Kristofferson eluded the
hospital attendants soon after dinner
January 18th, of this year, and it is
supposed that after walking until
he became exhausted he lay down
and expired by freezing. He was
committed to the hospital from this
county a year ago last July.
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FOR CLERK OF COURT

hereby announce myself candidate for
the office of Clerk of the District Court or
the republican ticket, subject to the apprcv
al of the voters of Redwood county, at the
primary election, and 1 respectfully $ i.
your support. ]. V. E. SHAWL
Vesta, N.
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REGISTER oF DEEDS

To the voters of Redwood county: here
by announce myself candidate for the
office of register of deeds. subject to the
decision of the Republican primaries.
know I am qualified, and if elected, shall
trive to fill the office in creditable man ner
Your support will be appreciated.
f. : IVERSON
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W. c. I. U. Membership Enlarged.

The regular meeting of the w. G..
7. U. was held in the Methodist
on the I'd inst. Devotionals includ-
ed song, scripture and prayer. Mrs.
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A big cut or little cut, small scratches
or bruises or big ones are healed quickly
by DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve.
1t is especially good for piles Get De-
Wits. Sold by L. A. Luscher. Apr
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-05
FATHER OF SENATE.
[By Associated Press. ]

Washington, Aug. 5.-To Senator
Allison more especially than to any
other man who ever had 4 seat in
that body belongs the title of father
of the senate. He was not only one
of its oldest members, but he held
the record for length of service. Sen-
ator Allison was at the time of his
death and had been for a third of a
century leader in fact as well as
in name.
Mr.. Allison entered the senate on
March 4, 1873, and had served con-
tinuously ever since, making the
longest period as a member of that
body ever covered by any individual
Mr.. Allison first entered the SEN
ate by appointment as the successor
of Senator Harlan.
In addition to his service IN the.
senate Mr.. Allison had given eight
years of his life to the house of rep
resentatives. Going from his state
of Ohio to Iowa in 1857 he served
in that body during the 3Sth and
39th, 40th and 41st congresses, and,
after two years of retirement, enteredi
upon his illus.rious career in the SEN
ate.
He had been chairman of the re-
publican caucus of the senate, of the
steering committee and of the COM
mittee on appropriations for many
years. He had for more than 80
years also been a member of the COM
mittee on finance, and during much
of that time had the second position
on that committee.
By virtue of his position as chair
man of the caucus and especially of
the steering committee, Mr.. Allison
was the technical leader of the SEN
ate.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-05
\ GREAT SHOCK.
[Rv Associated Press. ]


Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 5.-SenatoT
William B. Allison died in his Locust
street home at 1888 pm. yesterday.
With him were the members of his
household and, a physician. Drs.
Hancock and Lewis gave heart fail
ure as the cause of death.
The announcement of the death
came as a shock to his -neighbors, as
fewe were aware of his illness.
Though for the last two years the
senator was in declining health and
though he suffered the loss of much
vitality during the present summer.
no news had emanated from his home
indicating the seriousness of his con-
dition. Senator Allison suffered from
the worst form to prostate enlarge
ment. and kidney affliction made
relief even more difficult to AFFORD.
AS is usual in such cases. the sem
ator suffered frequently from periods
of faintness and weakness. These
spells had frequently occurred of
late. The last of them had its be-
ginning on Friday and finally result
ed in the patients death.
Senator Allison had been suf-
ferer for many years. For the last
two years he required relief twice
daily ana was regularly visited by
physicians. He consulted the most
eminent authorities regarding his af-
aiction, but his advanced age pre-
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-05
BRYAN WILL SPEAK
THROUGHOUT
COUNTRY
TBy Associated Press. !

py hoSOSidLCu
BUFFALO, n. W. AUG. 5.-WIL-
LIAM j. BRYAN WILL MAKE SEW
ERAL CAMPAIGN TOURS. WHICH
WILL EMBRACE NEARLY ALL
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, SPEAK,
ING IN MOST OF THE PRINCIPAL
CITIES.
THE CANDIDATES. ITINERARY
Is NOW UNDER THE MANAGE
MENT OF NORMAN r. MACK, THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL COMMITTEE, WHO To-
DAY MADE KNOWN THE GENER-
AL PLAN OF THE TOUR.
JOHN w. KERN, THE DEMO-
CRATIC. VICE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE, WILL PROBABLY
ACCOMPANY MIR. BRYAN ON A
PART OF THE TRIP, AND CHAIR
MAN MACK HOPES TO ARRANGE
TO HAVE MIR. KERN SPEAK WITH
MIR. BRYAN WHEN THE LATTER
MAKES HIS VISIT TO NEW YORK.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-05
TO STOP GAMBLING
ON BASEBALL,
GAMES
IRy Associated Press 1

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Efforts to stamp
out gambling in base ball will be
made Immediately by the American
League.
President Ben Johnson will issue
bulletin to every American League
club calling attention to the preva-
lence of betting on the games and
asking each club owner to enforce to
the letter the section of the league
constitution which prohibits betting
If the city police cannot be en-
trusted TO enforce the order he will
recommend that the club owners as
sign a force of private detectives to
ferret out all bettors and those re-
ceiving bets.
There is no question that the
gamblers who have been put out of
business by the adverse race track
Legislation have flocked to the base
ball fields" said Mr.. Johnson. at
has become an evil which must be
nipped now If the game IS to be kept
clean"
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-05
SENATOR ALLISON's CAREER.

Senator Allison was born at Perry.
o., March IL. 1929, the son OF John
and Mary Allison.
His boyhood days he spent on the
farm, which was his birthplace
Reaching young manhood, he Sc
cured his education in Allegheny col
iege Pennsylvania. and in the West
ern Reserve college of Ohio, in both.
of which schools he distinguished
himself, winning high honors in all
the branches which he studied.
Senator Allison was admitted to
the bar in 1850. He was married to
Miss Anna Carter, of Wooster O., at
Ashland, o., in February, 1864.
From 1850 until 1857 he practic-
ed law in Ohio. In. 1857 he removed
to Dubuque, Ia, where he took up
the practice of law.
Senator Allison was a delegate to.
10 Republican state convention in
1859 and to the national convention
in Chicago, 1860. He was member
of the governors staff during the
civil war and raised troops to fight
for the integrity of the nation in
1861. In 1863 he was elected to
congress and served continuously un-
til 1871. In 1873 he was elected
United States senator from Iowa and
represented his state in this capacity
until the time of his death.
In 1881 he was offered The posi-
tion of secretary of the treasury by
President Garfield. but declined to
accept the offer. In 1889 he again
refused this office when offered him
by President Harrison. For the third
time he refused the office when it
was offered him by President McKin-
ley in 1897.
In 1892 he was chairman of the
international monetary conference at
Brussels. He was candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
in 1888 before the Republican ma
tional convention and again in Sy6-
Senator Allison aided in the nomi-
nation of Abraham Lincoln.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-05
LAID DOWN TOOLS
AND WALKED OUT
TBy Associated Press. I

Winnipeg. Man, Aug. 5.-Hun-
dreds of employees of the Canadian
Pacific shops at this place walked
out this morn ,ng at the signal for
the laying down of their TOOLS
Outside the shops a large number
of draymen waited to carry away
the boxes of tools of the shopmen,
the men evidently believing that the
strike will be prolonged.
The strike is general along the en-
tire system.
About 5000 men are affected by
the strike order in shops on the sys-
TEN all the way from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast.
The strike is the result of the de-
els on of the conciliation board ap-
pointed under the LemineuX act of
the Canadian parliament, which de-
cision the shopmen claimed was not
in accord with what they wanted.