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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
TWO OLD SETTLERS.
"reminiscences of {. II. Whitney and W.
M. Todd at Marshall Reunion.

In connection with the old settlers
reunion at Marshall last week, con-
siderable information was brought
out in regard to early history that is
more or less bound up with the his
tory of Redwood county. Inasmuch
as Lyon county was once a part of
Redwood. there is sort of relation
ship between them. C. H. Whitney,
the leading spirit in the reunion. in
his remarks on that occasion referred
to T. w. Castor, who was associated
with the founder of Redwood Falls,
Col. McPhail, in laying out and or
ganizing the original village in 1864.
May of our readers will be interest
ed in the following extracts from
the remarks made by Mr.. Whitney
and w. M. Todd, the first editor of
the Reveille, which we copy for their
benefit. Mr.. Whitney:
1T has always been claimed that
Langdon, Muzzy and Cummings were
the first settlers of Lyon county. 1t
is a mistake. The first man was C.
E. Godell, and he settled on the
northeast quarter of section five in
the township of Lyons in 1866 in the
month of December. He afterwards
came there and lived. T. w. Caster
came the following month and set
tied in the town of Stanley. They
were the first two settlers in this
county. When l was sitting by An
drew Nelson and Levi Kiel it occur
red to me that we were the three
Oldest settlers now living in this
county. Kiel and Nelson came in '67.
came in $50. Others that came
when we did have either gone away.
or gone over the river to live
permanently.
The first trading post was estab-
lished by man by the name Of Lynd.
He established that post in May, 1856.
My authority for that was the half
breed LeMars and an old Indian,
Shoto John. They say he came in
'55 and established his post, which
was afterwards occupied by Charlie
Goodell. The remains were still
there when Goodell came. and he dug
up some relics. That was the north
east quarter of section five in the
town of Lyons. In rs he moved
down on whatwas afterwards known
as the Wright place. in the log build
ling on section thirty-three. He put
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19

could and sneaked. The next man
to speak was Mathews. He had just
come to town, young man in the
strength of his physical power,
won't say intellectual power, and he
entered into the most extravagant
praise of this country | ever heard.
| never heard it praised so highly,
and | predicted for him a great fu-
ture. When he said today that
whenever they wanted an intelligent
Democrat, they always called on
him, I thought that might need an
explanation; and that, that in most
communities, there is not more than
one intelligent Democrat in the
place.
We'll, | am not going to burden
you at length. I simply wish to ex-
press the pleasure it gives me to be
here on this occasion, and | say this
unqualiiedly, and with all sincerity.
| came to Marshall, as said before,
when was only boy of 20 years
old. My first experience in the bus
mess world was here. | cast my for
tunes with the rest of the people
who came at that time, and all the
sunshine and shadows of the place
were mine, and | say without quail
fication that since | have left this
place, have read the papers printed
here, and have kept in touch with
most of everything going on, and
there is no class of people in any
place where have lived since dearer
than the memory Of the old settlers
of Lyon county.
Il would like to tell of many Incl
dents are fresh in my mind of the
time when / came here. There are
altogether too numerous, but there
is one I was going to tell, but my
friend Robinson has stolen a march
on me.
when | came down this morning
at the hotel. ! saw Mike O'Toole. |
walked up to him and said, Don't
you know me?' He said, No | don't
know YOU | said, Look again and
see if you don't He looked and
said. Yes | know you. You are
Doane Robinson. / had to break it
gently to Doane. He bore up under
it SO well that | am proud of him.
When you have another blowout, if
possible, you will find me here
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19

While Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is
especially recommended for children,it is, of
course, just as good for adults. Children like
to take IT because it tastes nearly as good as
maple sugar, It's laxative principle drives
the cold from the system by gentle, natural
yet copious action of the bowels. Sold by e.
A. Luscher. Aug
The daily tribune., 1908-09-28

walks forth. taking few imple-
merits Of the chase and very small
part of .hescommunity property She
falls heir to the house., the furniture
and thesr household goods. and also
Keeps the children. II he owns q
small tract Of land its value is divid-
cd between them. The father returns
tc his own clau, or ''set His chill.
dren belong to the mothers clan and
are. .thne brought up as members Of
that gems. The clsu has its origin
in some object or auimal-bear. wolf,
etc. That 10 why they are 20 nam.
ed. The marriage ceremony is sim
pile. Tho young braves brings the
dover to the mother and takes the
5lushing dusky bride to his humble
home, which is usually small
room in Ave or six story stono
apartment house, II at Acoma or
Zuni. But II at Isleta. near Albu-
querque. 1t is small room In a
two-story adobe house. The mother
Of the bride has already instructed
er in the art Of cooking and in max.
ing cradle or pouch for the baby
She twines the twigs, thinking per-
haps Of happy married life places
the infant in the pouch. slings it
over her shoulder, and goes forth in
search OF the blankets, baskets, pot.
terry. etc. manufactured by her hus.
band. She not only gathers the ma.
terials for the weaving OF the baskets,
but she washes the clay, mixes and
moulds it into the desired form, and
then bakes it and polishes and deco
rates the vessels The housewife
assists in the relig ious festivals
The mothers also instruct their boys
how to decorate the shrines and to
sing and dance at the religious festi-
walls.
The girls are taught the duties
of the household. weaving and en-.
broidering. When boy has gained
his tenth year the mother begins to
teach him to do what the father
does-to shoot with miniature bow
and arrow, observe the winds as If
for storm or the seasons
crops. listen to footsteps, as IL to
be on the alert against possible
enemy. exercise the vision on distant
objects and to initiate the vices of
birds and animals. ETC., so as to be-
The daily tribune., 1908-09-28
A HARD STRUGGLE
flany a Florence Citizen Finds
the Struggle Hard.

With back constantly aching.
! With distressing urinary disorders,
Daily existence is but struggle,
No need to keep it up,
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you.
Florence people endorse this claim:
VIM. A. Sharp. proprietor. of the
new Quilt Manufacturing Co, st.
Elmo hotel. 3l8 West Main St, Flor.
ence, Colo. says: 81 have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and can vouch
for their merits in relieving kidney
difficulties. For about year l was
considerably annoyed by pains in my
back which became severe at times
My kidneys were in disordered con
dition this fact beng plainly shown
by the condition of the secretions
They were too frequent in action
and deposited heavy brick dust
sediment. Reading about Doan S
Kidney Kills went to Daniels drug
store and got n box. A sho rt use
was sufficient to prove their value
and in consequence of the benefit de-
rived, l can nhesitatingly give them
my endorsement.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
Flew York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Dan' $
and take no other. mwf
The daily tribune., 1908-09-28
MOTHER IS HEAD OF FAMILY.


II II tho custom among the Pueblo
Indians. of New Mexico, to recognize
the mother a. the head Of the fam.
lily. 1t is one Of their earliest Gus
toms, which with them Ia law. Kin.
ship 10 irecognized through the
female line. Their society 10 found.
ed upon olanship and united by a
bond Of the same maternal ancestry.
1t may be single line Of male ances.
try. but It means a company of blood
relatives mother. her children,
her daughter's children. her grand
daughters children and 30 on in des.
cent. The entire line. or clan. of
these relatives occupy part Of the
Indian pueblo or village, thus for
ming ''oolony" or "set,' and reg
ulate their own domestic affair simi.
lar to that Of a large family. The
mother owns the house and the great
or part Of the personal property. The
father owns the land, hunting i'm.
plements. the horse and farming i'm.
plements. but the principal part of
tine crops and other property belong to
the mother and their children.
The mother is merely the agent or
manager Of the household. The
mother manages the marriages Of
their children. and the young brave
purchasing a wife must pay the dover
to her mother, which is usually one
or more ponies. blankets. etc.
Separati on is optional with either
the wife or husband. When he be.
comes tired Of the loose bond, lie
throws his blanket over his shoulder,
a. q sign that he casts her off. and
The daily tribune., 1908-09-28

come . successful Iiuntsfnan. Thus
the duties Of the 'nother are maui.
fold.
She is not permitted, however. to
take part IN the councils or festival
dances. nor has the mother a voice
In the election Of officers. 1t Is
supreme, however, in the household.
Their children are never .spoiled y,
and in this the Indian mothers pride
themselves. They SO train their
children that disobedience IL rare,
and quarrels between children seldom
occur and are punished with great
severity. The mother does not spare
the rod nor the child. A falsehood
10 considered the greatest Of all youth.
full sins for only towards resort to
this deception. and cowardice ia the
most despicable Of all crimes. The
mothers teach their children to re.
spect ages, even between children.
The daily tribune., 1908-09-28

A new stock of Chamois. the soft.
velvety kind that feel SO good or the
face. just in at Daniels drug store.
1tf
The daily tribune., 1908-09-28
HAVE YOU?

Have you wondered WHY
hoies grow so fast and so
persistently in your hus.
bands socks-your chill
dren's hoisery and your own
stockings.
Have you paid the high
est price in order to get
good hosiery, and, even
then, failed to receive sat.
isfact onY
Have you drudged all day
at darnlng, only 10 find an !
other and still another hole
appear somewhere else?
Have you. in consequence.
a long established grudpe
against hosiery in general.
ana are you tired Of expert
-, Wcll-we'll say: try the
" underhose once, and your
farming troubles will ccnse'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
PROUD MOMENT OF FIGHTING BOB'S LIFE
WHEN FLEET SAILED INTO MA GDALENA

ber Though at times suffering in
tensely from his rheumatic ailment,
his interest in this operation has at
no time tagged, and he has pre-
sided at every conference of i'm
portance that justified his attention.
Every order Of Importance has been
signed by him personally and his
devotion has been superb.
1.-The advantages that Magdalena
bay offers are splendid. The prac-
tice begins Immediately and will, as
say, continue indefinitely.
''If / know the admiral's wishes,
and | think l do, the fleet will not
be separated for any reason what
ever. The American people who
live on the Pacific coast want to
see the united strength of the fleet,
and it will be kept intact as to
numbers unless positive orders to
the contrary are received from the
commander-in-chief."
Replying to request for
statement from Admiral Evans to
the people of the country, upon the
successful completion of the voy-
age of 10000 miles, Capt. Ingersoll
said:
Admiral Evans is not a boastful
man, and would decline to prepare
such a message on the ground that
his report to the commander-in-
chief at Washington sufficiently
covered that matter. He has said
that the fleet arrived in better con-
dition than that in which it set
sail. and that it is ready for any
eventuality upon one hours notice,
which indeed is the test involved,
and nothing can be added to the
Importance of that statement
When Admiral Evans babe fare
well to Roosevelt at Hampton
Roads he promised his chief that he
would make Magdalena bay on the
14th of March, or better. and arrive
on a war footing. "The whole
blooming works will be on time
Mr.. President was the phrase he
used when he left Hampton Roads.
He more than made good.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
PROVES WORTH
Of WIRELESS

MAGDALENA BAY, March %
Never has the wireless telegraph
shown it's wonder compelling eff
cheney to better advantage than on
this coast-to-coast cruise of the
United States Atlantic fleet
Between ships communication
has been constant and perfect at all
times. The apparatus has almost
never been seric usly "out of kilter"
on any ship, and very little repair
work has been necessary.
Communication with shore points
from 200 to 900 miles away has
been easy during most of the trip.
The greatest distance spanned was
that of a United Press message
from the Georgia, which leaped
about 1000 miles, across Mexico, to
the station at Pensacola, Florida.
Regarding the wireless telephone.
it can only be said that it is still
in the experimental stage. 1t has
been used very little on the trip,
hardly at all since Rio Janeiro was
left. 1t would, perhaps, have shown
more satisfactory results had an
expert travelled all the way with the
feet to look after it. The system
was rather hurriedly installed, and
some Of its shortcomings may be
due to that fact.
The electricians of the feet are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
HAS
CONFESSED /.

An Italian anarchist was housed
in the city Jail last night in the
pperson of Frank Ciddil, who Nov.
IS, 1906, at Niagara, B. c., blew up
a boarding house owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. King, and killed Miss King,
the young daughter, and wounded
10 boarders.
The Canadian authorities have
searched hard for Ciddil. and Chief
Constable Dewitt, of Kootenay po-
lice district, had been on his heels
an number of times since the man
fed from British Columbia.
Dewitt left for Nelson. B. c.. with
his prisoner this morning. He ar
rived last night from Salt Lake,
where he captured Ciddil.
Ciddil is heavily manacled, so he
will neither escape nor do himself
harm. He has confessed to the
crime. He said he did 1t out of re-
venge. The boarding house pro-
prietor had ousted five Italians who
were a nuisance. That same night
the house was dynamited. Ciddil
was the only Italian who fled, and
taking this as evidence of his guilt,
the Canadian authorities immedi-
ately took his trail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
LAFOLLE7TE, PEOPLES SENATOR,
WILL SOME DAY BE PRESIDENT

needs. They help to undermine his
courage by the ingratitude they
seem to show. They take his heart
away, and often turn him from their
service to the easy work and rich
rewards of the man who will really
take his orders from the other side.
IaFollette is demonstration.
not a theory. He has passed
through the fire. He has fought
the powers of evil now for II years,
beginning as a humble citizen
unit in the population of a country
town, and working up through all
the intervening stages to the SEN
ate. He has fought graft in the
legislature, the primary and the ex-
ecutive departments of his state. He
has redeemed Wisconsin from its
railroad rule. He has put good
statutes on its books; has brought
public service corporations to their
duty; he has equalized the taxes,
thrown out grafters, set up a rule
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special Correspondence to The Press

special Correspondents to The Press
MAGDALENA BAY, March 23.-
On behalf Of Rear Admiral Evans,
lincapacitated through illness, Capt
Royal Ingersoll, chief of staff, made
the following statement to the cor
respondent of this newspaper when
the feet arrived at the bay, and the
most remarkable cruise in the his.
tory of the American navy was at
an end, officially:
81 can assure you" he said. that
it was with great pride and elation
that our admiral was able to COM
municate to the commanderin-chief
of the navy at Washington the fact,
which no one can gainsay, that the
16 battleships that have just COM
pleted the long cruise around the
horn, arrived in this bay in better
condition than when they left
Hampton Roads.
The battleships lying in this bay
today are on actual war footing,
in fact are ready to go into action
on an hours notice. | invite the
correspondents and naval experts
who may be here to inspect person
ally each and every ship composing
this fleet, and thus satisfy himself
of the accuracy and conservatism of
the admirals report to the COM
mander-in-chief.
"On account of structural defects
or any other cause attributable to
physical construction, no ship in
this feet has had one hours delay
during the cruise, and, while there
have been changes and substitu-
lions in the formation. no ship has
Jagged at any time, and we arrived
here with sufficient coal in the
bunkers of each and every ship to
meet any eventuality.
I'VE arrived in Magdalena bay
for target practice. We remain
here one monM or six weeks. Our
cruise is officially terminated, and
we are waiting orders fro mthe
commander-in-chief
Doubtless it is true that the peo-
pie of the country consider the feat
attained as one remarkable, but |
can assure you that in the routine
of this operation, the personnel has
considered the cruise as all in the
days work, and. while We are de-
lighted, too, at the successful ter
mination Of the operation, there is
really nothing to boast of; for any
thing less than what we have &C
complished would have been failure.
"The misfortune of the cruise is
the protracted illness of our COM
mander-in- chief. Rear Admiral
Evans has been very i'll since we
left Trinidad, and the principal por.
ton of his time has been spent in
the confinement of his bed-cham.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
URGE NEW FIRE
ORDINANCE

The board of works within a day
or so will send a communication to
the mayor and city council asking
that a new building ordinance be
passed. The present building
rules are said to be out of date
and not complete in any particu-
lar.
The new ordinance will provide
better fire protection and require
escapes on two story instead of
three story or over structures.
This provision is designed to pro-
tect school buildings, in practically
all of which children are exposed
to danger from jumping to the
hard ground or pavement in case
of a panic.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23

by honest men. and now has car
ried the same fight into a broader
field-the nation.
Some day-if he lives-possibly
four years from now. LaFollette
will be winning candidate for the
presidential Office. Why not this
year? Because LaFollette is still
unknown. Too many voters know
him only as he was advertised for
all those years when he was fight
ing railroad and corporate power
in his native state-as "a dangerous
man" His own state has learned
better. Some people outside his
state have learned better. But
Spooner. did his work with Roose-
welt long before LaFollette came;
and the result is seen in political
antagonism between two men who
are each as honest as the other, and
who ought to be working on most
harmonious lines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
SAYS they HOLD HIS
DAUGHTER PRISONER

John Schmidt, of the Kaiser no
tel this morning reported to the
police that Harvey Patty, of Ed
monds, Wash, will not give up his
ID year old daughter, Mary. He
says that about a year ago he let
Mr.. and Mrs. Patty have his daugh-
ter and has been paying So week
for her keep. He has wanted his
daughter back for some time, but
cannot get her
He says that Mrs. Schmidt re-
ceived a letter several days ago
in which the girl says she was
afraid to write for fear of being
whipped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
STRAPHANGERS BEWARE

WINSTED, Conn, March 23.-H.
B. Bagg, of WATERFOWL, is suffering
from a disease which doctors be-
lieve was contracted by holding
onto a strap in a trolley car, and
then putting his hand on hts face.
A physician cut out the affected
part and the man is making good
progress toward recovery. His
daughter, who took care of him,
had to wear rubber gloves SO as
not to come in contact with the
microbes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
TILTED LID ON THE STREET

Patrolman Phelan thought he
was at a country dance yesterday
afternoon when he walked over to
three men on Stevens ST. who were
selling swigs OF liquor out of bot
tie to anyone who was feeling the
pangs of closed Sunday town.
He arrested the three men, who
Phil Carney and Ed Kelly, on a
charge of selling liquor without a
license.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
GRABBED HIS BRIDE
ON WAY TO ALTAR

PUEBLO, Col, March 23.-Just
as she was about to be led to the
altar by l.. w. Stanley, Miss Callie
Fanchier was seized by her mother,
taken to the kitchen and forced to
work at the washtub all night,
guarded by two brothers.
The mother declares the girl is
under age and warns Stanley to
keep away from the house or be
shot. The lover insists that the
girl is Of age and says he will out
wit the mother. Her sons side with
her and sleep with guns ready. She
had neglected the washing to pre-
pare for a secret marriage and they
made her finish it as punishment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
HEARST WILL
SPRING tilSGEN

NEW YORK, March 23.-Thomas
L. Hisgen, who was Hearst's hide
pendent league candidate for gov
ernor of Massachusetts, will prob
ably be sprung by the Hearst pa
pers as presi lential candidate of
the league soon. Hisgen is noted
opponent Of Standard Oil.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
TO SLAUGHTER INDEPENDENT

LEWISTON, March 23.-Pacific
States telephone rates are down
to 20 cents per month in the Nez
Perez country as the result of war
between the big company and CO
operative independent line. The
Pacific States is making desper-
ate effort to annex the independent
subscribers in a body.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23


NORWALk, O., March %
When c. E. Villier, of Kansas City,
was offered a job in a Pittsburg
steel mill, Mrs. Villier would not
hear of his goil galone. Although
Villier had only money enough to
carry him through, she insisted
upon accompanying him regard
less.
They travelled first class to
Nation, ALL, where their money
gave out. Mrs. Villier there donned
a suit of her husbands clothes, a
red sweater which came up about
her ears and served as a partial
disguise, and big cap which COW
cred her hair, and together they
hit the box ears and the railroad
ties"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
SUNDAY CONVERTS CITY

DECATUR, H., March 23.-The
revival of Rev. Billy Sunday, for
mer ballplayer, has been record
breaker. At the close of his serv-
ices here there were 5,S43 CONVEX
sions, 691 of which occurred in one
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
PIONEER VICTIM OF BLAST

BUTTE, March ga premature
blast yesterday killed Robert
Hausewirth in the Silver King
mine. He was a pioneer of the
state and well Known In this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
RAILROAD HIRES
CONGRESSMAN

PORTLAND, Me, March "a
Congressman Littlefeld has sent
his resignation to Gov. Cobb, of
Maine, to take effect Sept, 30. The
reason given Is desire to resume
law practice. A close friend OF Lit
tlefleld states the congressman will
take mp the law business for a west.
ern railroad al salary OF $4,000
per year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23

generally Of the belief that the tele-
phone will eventually work out to
as successful a stage of develop
ment as the telegraph. 1t is too
new as yet to be judged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-23
PENNSYLVANIANS BANQUET

The first annual banquet of the
Pennsylvania society will be held
Tuesday night at Masonic temple
A special program of speeches and
music has been prepared.