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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12

ST. Peter Tribune: Rufus Spark,
one of the enlisted men of battery
c, Sd U. S. light artillery was struck
by passenger train No. 10 on the
Omaha near Kasota yesterday morn
ing and probably fatally injured.
The battery passed through here
Thursday morning and encamped
between here and Mankato for the
night. Spark and a number of COM
rades came here during the evening
and celebrated. About midnight
they started back to camp and Spark
continued on for over a mile. When
struck by the engine he was sitting
on the track sleeping. The force of
the impact threw him about thirty
feet and rendered him unconscious.
He was picked up and brought here
and placed in the Home Sanitarium.
Marshall Messenger: An impor-
tant drainage enterprise is the pro-
posed Strengthening and deepening
of the channel of the Redwood river
from its junction with Three Mile
creek, on section II in the the town.
ship Of Stanley, running through
the town to the county line and ex-
tending the same into Redwood
county for the distance of one mile.
This work will cover a total distance
of six miles. for which the prelimin-
airy surveyhas been made by County
Surveyor Sterk. Should this work
be done, we understand the expense
will be borne by the town of Stanley
on the part Of the work in Lyon
county. The numerous bitches in
this and Lincoln counties, with the
daming of Lake Benton and its flow
age into Dead Coon lake, thence
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary Winniatt to A. Fl. Haskins,
lots l and 2, blk. 10, Watson's Sd
add. to Redwood Falls, $3.50.
D. E. Ellington to M. S. Tolman,
SCI of Sec 2. Johnsonville, 81. 200.
Mary Pratt to Fairmont Cement
Stone Mfg Co., lot /. blk. 4. West
ern add. to Redwood Falls, $50.
R. g. Coppock to the same. lots
and 6, blk. 2, the same, SITS.
Samuel H. johnson to Alfred Fl.
johnson, mel of nw4 and lot 2. sec.
IA, Sherman.
Gustav Kreman to William Kre-
man, tr. in mel of nw1 of sec. 20,
Underwood, $3.50.
j. r. Crystal to Anton NJ. Thomson
Sd of net and nj of set of sec. Is,
Springdale.
Catherine C. Riheldaffer to Miller
& Crimmins, tr. in lot IA, aud. SUBJ.
Redwood Falls. $500.
Anna M. Sisler to Gust Sickman,
nj of mel of sec. II, Vesta. S2400.
Albert 0. Gibbs to A. O. Gimme
stad. sci of sec. II, Kintire. $3.50.
P. M. Dickerson to Marion John
son, lot 3. blk. Z, Winona & st. Peter
Land Co.'S Sd add. to Sanborn
$4,000,
Chas. Newdall to H. B.sBrugman,
tr. in nw1 of nw4 OF sec. &c, Lam
berton. $3.50.
Edward S. Bursick to E. B.
Schmidt, und. J of nw4 of sci of sec.
81, Brookville, $500.
Henry F. Hopfenspirger to Otto
Kuehn, nwl of sec. 10 Morgan,
S6.400.
Rose Reikros to Aasa l.. Knudson,
nw1 of nw4 of sec. IL. Delhi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12
Minnesota Forestry.

The thirteenth report, just issued,
of the Forestry Commission of Min
nesota. being for the year 1907, is a
document of $50 pages with fores
illustrations and an index. Accord
to the reports from the local fire
wardens the damage from forest
fires in the past thirteen years has
averaged only S29.819 annually. At
the time of the great Hinckley for
est fire, 1894, in which 418 persons
persisted, there was law against
setting forest fires, but there was
no one particularly required to have
it enforced. IF the present law
had been in force" says the Com
missioner, "the Hinckley fire would
not have occurred"
There are sketches of the forests
visited by the Commissioners; also
returns of the output of the Mime
sofa forests the past season. AL
though less than usual, the. output
was about billion feet. There
were 500 logging camps and 10000
men employed at S26 a month and
board.
Forestry utilizes third and fourth
rate-sandy, billy and rocky-land
that is unfit for agriculture. and is
an investment not an expenditure
AS plan of reforestration the Com
missioner recommends a constitu-
tional amendment providing an an
nual tax of three-tenths of a mill on
each dollar of taxable property in
the state, the proceeds to be used in
the purchase of land for the state
adapted for forest and for the pro-
duction and maintenance thereon of
forest according to forest principles
by the Forestry Board. This tax
would amount to only thirty cents
on every thousand dollars, but in a
few years would yield 100000 an
nually After experience the state
could acquire and plant 81 500 acres
annually and in eighty years, the
time required for pine on forestry
land to reach its fiscal age, the state
would have 3,00O.000 acres of forest
from which CTS, 100000 feet of tim
Der could be annually cut perpetual
ly. Letters from many prominent
citizens of the state commencing
this plan are printed.
The Commissioner would not OPP
pose exempting eighty acrers of for
estry land for each owner from tax
to promote the production of timber
thereon, but as it would haye to be
watched by the state, he would not
favor exempting more than eighty
acres for each owner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12

Il was vaccinated a while ago,
and it has taken dreadfully.''
His eyes fell and his gaze was curious.
But he saw no scar.
why, where were you vacci-
nated?" he asked impetuously.
She raised her eyebrows and smiled
sweetly.
I'm New York" she replied.
Anonymous in The Cornell College
Widow.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12
An Echo Of Junior Week.

It was during the dessert course.
He had been sitting next to her for
the last hour and half, and was
deeply conscious of the beautiful
contour of her arms and shoulders.
''Do you know" she said sudden
ly, 1--WE been in misery for a week.
Sometimes | could almost scream
with the pain.
why, what is the natter" he ex-
claimed alphabetically.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12
own hand

accounts or hotel menus i'll your own hand
writing.
1t looks bad reflects on your standing,
makes people think you can't afford Ste
nographer and is sometimes ambiguous.
You can write out your letters-make out
an abstraCt-flli in an insurance policY-enter
your card memos-make out your accounts,
or a hotel menu-or do any kind of writing
you need, on ANY kind, size or thickness or
paper, and SPACE any way you want on
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12
ST. PAUL NEWS LETTER.

1t has been definitely decided by
the business men Of st. Paul to keep
the street decorations hat were used
for the Shriners' Convention, for
State Fair week. This will give the
people who visit St. Paul an oppor-
tunity to see an electrical street dis
play that never has before been
equalled. On all downtown streets
are arches and clusters of multi
colored lights. Every few feet are
ornamental posts on which are some
unique display. The merchants of
the city have also decided not to keep
their stores open at night during
State Fair week. This is done with
the idea of not interfering in any
way with the crowds at the State
Fair.
/ Within year st. Paul will have a
new million dollar union depot. The
matter has been hanging fire for the
past five years but it now appears
that construction will be started on
the new building in a very short
time. 1t was thought for a time
that the railroads did not wish to
build new depot for St. Paul. Then
the stringency and the falling off of
railroad receipts set in, and there
was no chance for the new building.
The only matter that now stands in
the way of the new building is a
trackage plan at the present site of
the depot. Up to date the roads
havenot been able figure plan that
will accommodate all trains running
into the depot. If no plan can be
found, the union depot will be
moved. 1t is understood that plans
have already been drawn for the
building itself although this is con-
sidered the smallest part of the un-
dertaking.
From the crop reports in the rail-
road offices in St. Paul, it now ap-
pears that the crop in the northwest
this year will be on an increase of
from Is to so per cent over last year
Wheat especially shows a great in
crease. In some places. such as
Breckenridge the increase will be
over so per cent. Nearly every
part of Minnesota, North and South
Dakota will show an increase Of 25
per cent. On rye and barley the in
crease is everywhere about Is per
cent. On flax also the increase is
about Is per cent. Not only is there
more grain, but the quality is also
better. John Inglis, Chicago grain
expert. who has been making an ex-
animation of the crops in the north
west, telegraphed the first black rust
story of the year from Aberdeen, S.
D. He stated that he had found in
dications of rust and blight and fear
ed a general loss. This report, how
ever, is not given credence as the
wheat market was not affected. The
grain the past 10 days has ripened So
rapidly that there is now very little
danger from anything hurting the
crop.
J. The heat wave of the past few
days has played havoc with the Twin
Cities. On Thursday there were five
} deaths and nearly a dozen prostra-
; tons. Children and men working
out Of doors seemed to be the worst
sufferers. Drivers of wagons in
some instances fell from their wa
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12

CONS and were crushed under the
wheels. One man, laborer, took
refuge in vault back of a carriage
firm, from the heat. He died there
and his body was not discovered till
Friday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12
You Can Easily Operate
This Typewriter Yourself

Don't worry your
correspondent.
Don't write him
anything by hand
that takes him time
to make out-that
may leave him in
oubt-that he can't
easily read.
And don't fill out
legal papers or card
memOs-Or make out
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12

The craze for running automobiles
at racing speed is making business
for the undertakers and hospitals
every day, Why people out for
pleasure choose to go at racing
speed and take the chances of self
destruction has not been clearly ex-
planned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
FIFTEEN STEEL
WATER TANKS
o. r.. & n. COMPANY
TO EXPEND $4,000.
Four New Structures With Capacity
of $1,000 Gallons Each Are Now in
Place-One VIII Be Built at Pendle-
ton and One at Meacham Within
Few Weeks-Taking Place of Wood.
EN- Structures.

Fifteen steel water tanks will be
erected within the next few months
by the o. R. & n. at total cost OF
about $45,000. Four of these tanks
are now in position at Arlington, Dun
can, Hood River and La Crosse and
Immediately after July /, others will
be installed at Pendleton and Meach-
am.
These tanks are of steel throughout
and have a capacity of $4,000 gallons
They are "a feet in diameter and 20
feet in height and will be placed on
steel pillars, which will in turn be set
upon concrete pedestals, making them
permanent and substantial improve
ments.
These tanks are taking the place of
the old wooden structures which have
done service on the O. r. & y. for
many years and when once the new
tanks are in place there will be no
more trouble in this line for many
years.
The new tanks will be erected by
contractors, the cost of. putting them
in place being about $500 each, while
the cost of the tank and material used
will be about s250O each, making the
total cost of the tanks about $4,000
each.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
MRS. NJ. EDWARDS
IS ASSAULTED
WOMAN DRIVES BRUTE
FROM HOUSE WITH KNIFE
Fellow Is Arrested at Pilot Rock and
VIII BE Brought to County Jail This
Eycning-Attack Occurred Ycster-
day Afternoon During Absence of
Mr.. Edwards-Wholc Neighborhood
Aroused.

While Mrs. Morg Edwards was
alone at their home on Bear creek a
few miles from Pilot Rock last eve-
ming, she was viciously assaulted by a
man named doc" Mckenzie, who
boldly walked into the house and
made an attack upon her.
Mrs, Edwards was Mortified at the
actions of the fellow and breaking
away from his grasp, she grabbed a
large butcher knife and drove him
from the house, locking the doors and
barricading the wiz dow to prevent his
return.
She then telephoned to the neigh
bors who came to her assistance, bu,
before any one reached the Edwards
home Mckenzie had disappeared and
could not be found, until this morn
ing, when he was arrested at Pilot
Rock, and will be brought to this
city this evening by Sheriff Taylor.
Mr. Edwards was in the mountains
at the time and did not return home
until this morning.
ihS SHlilt hSlSHDuTllOOu WAS dTOuS-
ed by the affair and every available
man in the entire country Joined in
the search for the assailant, who elud-
ed them and escaped in the twilight
Of the evening. However, he was rec
ognized and apprehended at Pilot
Rock this morning.
The sheriff's office and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Charles ]. Ferguson
were notified by telephone and Sher-
iff Taylor left for Pilot Rock this
afternoon to bring Mckenzie to the
county jail.
The Edwards family is well known
and highly respected. The home Is on
Bear creek, a somewhat isolated set
tlement few miles from Pilot Rock
and great Indignation has been ex-
pressed by the neighbors over the af-
fair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
X. OF =. GRAND LODGE MEETS
IN PENDLETON IN 1905

The East OregOnian received a mes
sage from T.. B. Aldrlch, city editor,
who Is a delegate 10 the grand lodge
Knights Of Pythlas OF Oregon, now I'm
session In Portland, saying that PEN
dleton has been unanimously chosen
as the meeting place of the grand
lodge for the session to be held I'm
June, 1909.
This will be good news to Damon
lodge No. 4 Of this city, one OF the
most active and enthusiastic local
lodges in the state. j. w. Maloney,
NJ. A. RAIDER and f. B. Aldrich OF Da-
mon lodge, who are attending the
grand lodge have worked diligently
for Pendleton and that their efforts
have been successful Is shown by the
decision reached by the delegates this
afternoon. The grand lodge will be
attended by at least $50 delegates and
visitors and II Will be the biggest fra
ternal event of the year i'm this city,.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
CUPID PUTS SALOON OUT Of BUSINESS

Prohibition is not responsible for
one inland empire saloon man quit
ting the business.
George G. Gish, of Dayton, one or
the most prominent liquor dealers in
eastern Washington, is going to mar
ry the girl he loves and before the
ceremony is performed, he must dis
pose Of his large saloon at Dayton and
forever quit the business.
That is the price which Cupid has
placed upon the love of his intended
wife. She asked that he quit and he
promised and he is in Pendleton today
to dispose of his place to some one
Of the Pendleton saloonmen who are
going out of business July 1.
Mr.. Gish Is an interesting charac-
ter and Is we'll known In Pendleton.
Before he went into the liquor busi-
ness at Prescott four years ago he was
telegraph operator on the o. r. & N.
at Kamela. aSN
He has but part of one hand. hav-
ing lost his entire left hand and all
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17

The name of Bingham Springs has
been completely obliterated from ths
map of oregon.
! About a month ago ]. A. Borie, pro-
prietor of the Bingham Springs re-
sort, changed the name of the springs
! to Wenaha and this week the o. r.
& n. company changed the name OF
Bingham Springs station to that OF
Gibbon, and now Bingham Springs
will be heard no more forever, in the
Blue mountain district.
This week a bulletin was issued
from the offices of General Superin-
tendent Buckley of the o. r. & N,
giving notice that the station viii
hereafter be called Gibbon to cores
pond with the postoffice at that place
and so all o. r. & N. literature win
bear that name in future.
The name of Bingham Springs was
given TO the station about IT years
ago when DR.. ]. E. Bingham started
the summer resort at the springs
which he called Bingham springs.
! The original name of the railroad sta
ton had been Mikecha, a euphoniouS
name given it by the locators of the
/ line.
For many years it was supposed
that the word Mikecha was a Cayuse
| Indian word and local historians
ransacked through the language ana
lore of the Cayuses in search of the
meaning of it. However, it was
found that the name originated with
an English and two Irish gentlemen
Mix, Kennedy and Chase. who were
civil engineers and assisted In making
the final survey of the o. R. & N.
line across the Blue mountains.
Unable TO decide which of the
three should be honored by having
his name applied to the beautiful
spot under the pines. they finally
agreed to take the first letters of each
OF their names and originate a name,
and this was done.
The mi" stands for Mix, the "ke''
for Kennedy and "cha" for Chase.
and thus came into existence the name
which puzzled the historians OF the
county and which for many years
was supposed by many to be a Cay.
use word.
The change in the name of Bingham
Springs station to Gibbon takes place
on June 90, according to the o. R. &
n. bulletin just issued
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
LARGE BUILDINGS MUST Be REW|RED

That practically every large build
ing in the city of Pendleton will have
to be refitted with electric wires and
switches in order to make them up
to the standard demanded by the Fire
Underwriters association Is the deci-
sion of Inspector Stewart of the asso-
citation, who recently made a thor
ough inspection OF the electric wiring
of the city.
Today Fire Chief John Vaughan
has been busy notifying property
owners of the report of the inspector
and of the necessity of rewriting most
of the buildings. Practically every
large building in the city is said to
be defective in wiring and It will cost
at least $4,000 in new wire and
switches to make them absolutely fire
proof, according to the standards OF
the Underwriters association.
The Fire Underwriters association
makes a regular inspection of elec-
trio wiring, gas connections, steam
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17

boilers and other hazardous appl-
ances in order TO see that all OF these
appliances are kept in good repair
and safe. This is done for the pur-
pose of keeping insurance rates as
low as possible and to reduce the
hazard Of risk.
AS the manufacturers OF electric
appliances and safety devices in wir-
ing and conducting electricity. make
new inventions for the protection OF
buildings, the Fire Underwriters as
sociation demands the installation Of
the same and unless owners of build
ings choose to pay exorbitant insur,
ance rates, they will be compelled 10
keep pace with the improved appli-
ances and change their wiring and
electric attachments frequently.
The work OF re-wiring will begin
at once and practically all OF the
stores, hotels and other business
buildings will be refitted' during the
summer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17

but the thumb and little finger on
his right hand, and yet with this
handicap is one of the finest tele-
graph operators and swiftest penmen
ever employed by the o. r. & N. He
operates typewriter with his one re-
naming thumb and holding a pen or
pencil in the grasp of his little fin
ger and thumb he writes beautifully
and rapidly and is an expert account
ant and good railroad office man.
firing of the monotony of railroad
office work several years ago he
went to Prescott and engaged in the
liquor business and has made a small
fortune out of 1t and will soon be
married to fine young woman of
eastern Washington.
Prohibition he defies, local option
has no terrors for him, but Cupid put
him to flight and he will sell and for
ever quit the business because he loves
his girl and will do her bidding.
So his place is for sale. And he
won't postpone the sale very long,
either.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
Coast Ignored.

Chicago, June 17.-There will be
nothing doing for the Pacific coast
in the resolutions adopted by the con
vention.
Washington, Oregon and California
will go on record through their men,
bers OF the committee as opposing the
president in the matter of the anti
injunction plank. Through Richard
A. Ballinger of Washington, the
coast is represented on the subcom-
mittee of 13.
Ballinger is a member Of Roose-
velts tennis cabinet Since his ar
rival here Ballinger has learned that
the coast delegates will not hear to
the anti-injunction plank, which It
is understood Ballinger will endeavor
to get through on behalf of the pres
ident and the labor leaders. There
fore 'Ballinger will be recorded in the
discussions Of the subcommittee as
opposing the anti-injunction plank
and there will be nothing in the plat
form regarding the demands of the
coast for increased forticifations and
naval strength. There will be no
special reference to the Pacific and
the demands of Washington and re-
quest for amendments to the inter-
state commerce laws so as to require
a decision before an increased rate
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
NO CELEBRATION AT SPRINGS.
Wenaha Springs Management Not
Ready for Such Crowds as Celebra-
ton Would Bring.

]. A. Borie, proprietor of the We
naha springs resort, is in the city to-
day after supplies for the springs and
says that owing to the fact that the
improvements to the grounds, hotel
and other features of the resort are
now under way and not yet complete.
there will be no celebration at the
springs on July 4.
Many friends have urged Mr.. Borie
to give celebration. but he feels
that he cannot take care of such
crowds as would attend the celebra-
tion and will not make any prepara-
tion for the Fourth this year. How
ever, large numbers of people will go
to the springs to spend a quiet day on
the Fourth, and every effort will be
made to accommodate all who come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17

I about an hour. He explained that the
committee was in session all night and
until o'clock this morning. other
wise the report would have been
| ready.
Henerie Baker of Minnesota, and
Judge James d. Connor OF Indiana,
who is attending the state national
convention, were introduced and
loudly cheered.
1t was announced that the resolu-
tion committee had rejected by vote
of 25 to II a resolution introduced by
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania,
restrictin the representation of the
southern states.
The convention has adopted the re-
port of the credentials committee,
making the temporary roll perma-
nent and ending the fight made by
the allies. This gives Taft over
seven hundred votes.
Prayer and Song.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. o.
Waters at the opening Of the session
and during the interim Mrs. Beatrice
Fisher-Erlanger sang a solo from the
balcony.
A large supply OF Taft banners were
distributed through the hall
The report of the committee on
credentials was made. recommending
that the temporary roll be made per
manent and the report on permanent
organization was next received and
adopted.
General Stewart l.. Woodford, of
New York. and Governor Deneen OF
Illinois. were appointed a committee
IA escort Senator Lodge, permanent
chairman, to the platform.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
AFTER HERMISTON LAND.
Ten People File Applications at La
Grande Land Office.

La Grande, June 17.-Ten men and
one woman filed application in the To-
cal land office this morning for lands
in the Hermiston reclamation pro-
ject. They are Messrs. Burton A.
Fowler William r. Langhorn, Clar-
ence E. Illsley, Herbert E. Ryder,
Burt W. Smith, Henry Wyckoff,
Charles F. Wilmarth, John w. Ste
wart and Ella S. Chiffon.
Samuel F. Pace, assessor of Wal
Iowa county, Alexander Mckenzie. OF
Ritter, Grant county, and George Har-
ris of Freewater. bought isolated
tracts this morning.
Charles o. Dinius, Elmer P. Keeney
and Harry A. Reynolds all OF Tacoma,
made proof on timber and stone en-
tries.