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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-18
O. L. Dornberg returned from
Gilfillan Wednesday.

O. L. Dornberg returned from
Gilfllan Wednesday.
Mrs G. w. Ellis. ST., returned to
her home at Winnebago last Monday
after visit with the family Of her
son George of the Gazette staff.
Miss Lottie Kempton visited Red
wood Falls friends last week, re-
turning to her home on Monday.
Friends OF @. L. Draper will be
pleased to learn that he appears to
be rapidly recovering from his i'll
ness.
Mrs. John Lauterbach and Miss
Anna left here for a visit with IIrs.
Andrew Cook at St. Peter the first
Of this week.
Miss Kate Force accompanied her
father west last Monday, and will
visit this week with friends at Madi-
son and Revillo.
R. d. Crowder, former depot
agent at North Redwood, was the
guest of L. G. Fleischer of that
town last week.
Miss Nellie Elsham. who has been
here as a guest of Miss Ollie Quar-
ton, returns to her home at Mason
City, Iowa, tomorrow.
| A. O. Gimmestad Of Belview and
Frank Davidson of Morgan were
here Monday, attending the Rural
telephone directors meeting.
For piano tuning and repairing,
please levae your orders with Prof.
w. Mosher or Mrs. F. w. Philbrick
andsIswill call on you in few weeks.
32-2t. A. 0. HALLER.
The viewers on ditch No. 10 filed
their report with the county auditor
last Saturday, estimating benefits to
real estate at $100,24625 and dam
ages by the construction of the ditch
at S., 1880.
Redwood county will be entitled
to $1,000 from the state highway
appropriation, conditioned upon the
county commissioners making the
required appropriation and taking
action to get the amount. We trust
that the commissioners will make a
start on permanent highway run
ming north and south in this county.
From the Hastings Gazette we
that John J. Bell, whose death was
noted last week, was SO years old
and that he was never married, con-
trary to The GAZETTE notice. our
statements referring to another
brother of H. N. Mr.. Bell was
buried last Wednesday under the
auspices of Triune Lodge Of Masons,
Dakota Lodge No. Z acting as es-
cort.
J. V. E. Shavlik Of Vesta amour
ces his candidacy for clerk of court
in another column Of this paper.
Mr.. Shavlik is a robust young man
who is managing a farm near Vesta,
and who informs us that he has had
the advantage Of a business course
at Fairmont Normal college, Ne
braska. He was taking advantage
of little leisure time before seed
ing to meet some Of the voters of
various parts Of the county. It's a
sure thing that the vote for clerk
will be widely scattered, with four
candidates already in the field.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-18
BELVIEW.

Mr.. Flom made a business trip to,
Redwood Falls Friday afternoon.
Bert. Monson went to Dawson last
week to have an operation per-
formed.
A. 0. Gimmestad made a trip to
Redwood Falls on the Monday morn
ing train.
John Evans, who was station
agent at this place some time ago,
came up from Gibbon to visit with
friends.
Misses Helen Leonard and Calista
Duffy left for Wabasso Monday,
where they will spend their spring
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Gosslee.
Herman Froelich, who has been
visiting with his daughter, went to
Redwood Falls FRIDAY afternoon and
from there to Fred. Muetzel's in
Sheridan.
Misses Braafadt, Leonard and
Duffy and Mr.. Flom, teachers in the
public school at this place, attended
the teachers meeting held at Vesta
last Friday.
The farmers meeting held at this
place Wednesday afternoon was well
attended. Speakers Wilson and Nc
Laren adding much to the meeting
with their speeches.
Belview ..............F. G. futile. Pres
council. r. d. Collins Andrew
Peterson, 3. Holyik
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-18
County commissioners meet next

County commissioners meet next
Tuesday.
Grandmother Haak was visitor
at J. A. Johnson's last week.
Lew Hall went to Rochester last
Friday for hospital treatment.
Pure Minnesota sorghum for sale
at Cummins & Dripps. 32-2t.
DIR. and Mrs. Henze are back from
Iowa, where the former went a
week or two ago.
Miss Zelma Thune is expected by
her family Saturday, and will re-
main for the short spring vacation.
Justice Jos. HartWick was over
from Morgan last Saturday. to as
sist the clerk and sheriff in drawing
the jury for the April term of court.
AS The GAZETTE goes to press as
soon as possible after noon on Tues
day, no attempt is made to report
the farmers institute yesterday. 1t
will have to go over to next week.
The freeze-up at the end of last
week has made the average highway
a hard road to travel. This hap
pened unfortunately for the poultry
show and the farmers institute yes
terday
Thos. Dennistoun and VIM. Lind
quist leave today for Lethbridge,
Canada, to seek their fortunes in the
new northwest. They go in company
with Ben Johnson, whose going away
was noted last week.
Aldermen Durham and Wilcox,
the city water committee, have been
doing an exceptionally good job at
rustling up collections for city water
the past week or two. getting all
but SIS out of $3.50 due.
Oscar Bake, who has BEEN en-
ployed at Luscher's drug store,
went to some point in South Dakota
to grow up with the country, where
the drug store is often a gold mine.
Fred. Knapp will be his successor at
Luscher's.
Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scovell, State
w. C. T. U. president, will be in
this city Saturday and Sunday of
next week, with meetings in the NJ.
E. church Saturday afternoon and
Sunday evening and in the Christian
church Sunday morning.
Carlyle Gazette: Mrs. Walter H.
Henze has very tastefully painted
the walls and ceilings of her rooms
over the store and the appearance
of the same has been greatly en-
HANGED. She isa very handy and tidy
housekeeper and an excellent woman
too.
Special Lenten services are an
nounced by Rector Nook for Fri
days of each week at s p. M, and
on Sundays at 7::30 D. M, with Tues
day evening meetings next week at
Mrs. Films, on the 31st at Mrs.
Aune's and on March 7th at Mrs.
LobdelPs.
Sheriff Schueller had successful
chase for Paxton Indian last week,
arresting him at Mendoza. John
Jones is his name, and he will ap-
pear before Judge Laudon next
Monday, charged with being I'M
faithful to his marriage vows, his
wife being his accuser.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-18
THE OFT Y


F. G. Hubbard had business mis-
sion at Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. Susie Peterson of Mankato
is guest of Mrs. z. R. Lobdell.
Mrs. T. M. Quarton returned from
her visit in Iowa a few days ago.
Geo. and Willard Gilland Of Wray-
burn visited at Jas. Keegan's last
Wednesday.
Senator CIague represented a
client in Judge Evans probate court
last Monday.
Miss Laura Duscher went to Wa
basso Monday for a weeks stay
with friends.
C. o. Gibson and M L. Whitaker
of Minneapolis were at Ebb. Horr's
in this city last Monday.
Mrs. Geo. B. Hughes of the Echo
Enterprise visited friends in this
city from Friday over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis, who visited
Mrs. M. E. Curtis here, returned to
their home in ST. Paul Saturday.
Mrs. G. E. Mckay goes to Mime
apolis next Thursday for a few days
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jos.
Corbett.
Paul Callaghan and wife of Wa
basso visited in this city at the
Callaghan home the latter part of
last week.
Robt. McClintock, a former Red
wood Falls boy, visited with rela-
tives in this city for few days the
past week.
Torger Torgerson, Hitchcock's as
sistant drug compounder, left here
the past week to enter the employ
of Fergus Falls druggist.
Another of those popular Is cent
suppers will be served at the Chris
tian church basement next Friday
evening, from $50 to o'clock.
Chas. Luscher was at Carlyle, S.
D., last week. and reports that
Henze & Luscher are doing a good
merchandise business in the new
town.
The moving picture show was
crowded last Friday and Saturday
evenings, with its local views and
varied program proving drawing
card for the management.
If you are looking for reliable
time piece that will keep time for
life time. do not fail to inspect A.
Asleson's complete line of watches
before buying elsewhere. 1t
The opera house managers recent
ly put in ample fire escapes to con-
form to the requirements of law
and safety, under the direction of
committee of the city council.
Eugene Palmer, a son-in-law of
the late Isaac Johnson, was up from
Albert Lea last Monday to attend
the probate hearing in Judge Evans
court on that day. and was the
guest of D. Alexander.
H. D. Charter leaves this week
with car of stock and household
goods for Lethbridge. Canada. and
Mrs. Carter will follow with the
family so as to arrive there by the
time her husband makes the trip.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29
Little Mrs. Patten.

copyright, 1907, by Homer sprague.l
Little Mrs. Patten, as we called her,
though she had registered as Mrs.
Judge Patten, had arrived without her
husband because just as they were
about leaving Chicago an associate
Judge had been taken i'll and Judge
Patten had to sit In a case for him. He
had sent his wife on and would join
her within a week.
At the end of the week the judge did
not appear. He wrote a letter instead.
The letter was shown to the landlord
and then accidentally" left on table
In the parlor for half day, and it was
doubtless read by score of the female
guests. He would be detained another
week, much to his sorrow, but would
surely arrive then. There was print
ed letter head to show that the judge
belonged to high court, and in the
letter he inclosed draft on New York
for q hundred dollars. If there was
any doubt about Mrs. Patterns social
status the letter settled it. The hus-
band wrote that she had been inquired
after by people whom all of us knew
to he prominent in society.
Little Mrs. Patten had been with US
eight days when there was robbery
in the house-the first for five years.
There was no dress except at dinner
Sunday evenings, and then for such a
lot of conservative people as we were
there was quite a display of jewelry
A lady who had got out her diamonds
to wear was called from the room a
moment, and when she returned the
stones were gone. The value was about
$1,000, but the excitement kicked w
was valued at five times as much. The
theft was laid to the chambermaid, to
a waiter and to others, but i'm such
cases nothing can be done but to sus-
pect We all talked, and we all sympa'
thized and suggested, and little Mrs
Patten adorned herself with $4,000
worth of diamonds and acknowledged
that she was very careless and expect
ed to be rob- herself some day.
I must explain to you that the regu
lar doors had been taken of for the
summer and replaced by Stat or blind
doors to permit of free circulation
There was a space of about foot al
top and bottom, and no watchmeI
were kept in the halls at night. AS
these slat doors locked, the idea was
that the thief was slim enough to sllT
over or under them. There were per
haps ten boys at the hotel with theil
parents, but none of them could bt
suspected. In fact, the detective who
was summoned and came down as {
guest could not find thing to found 6
suspicion on. After working his heat
for day he recommended that watch
lIen be stationed in the halls and wen
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29
A Woman Tells How to Relieve Rheumatic
Pains.

I have been a very great sufferer
from the dreadful disease, rheuma-
tism, for a number of years. have
tried many medicines but never got
much relief from any of them until
two years ago, when bought bottle
of Chamberlain Pain Balm.
found relief before l had used all of
one bottle. but kept on applying it
and soon felt like a different woman.
Through my advice many of my
friends have tried it and can tell you
how wonderfully it has worked -
Mrs. Sarah A. Cole. 140 S. New st. 4.
Dover, Del Chamberlain Pain
Balm is a liniment. The relief from
pain which it affords is alone worth
many times its cost. 1t makes rest
and sleep possible. For sale by Eng
bertson's Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29

MS way. Girls were placed on watch.
Nothing occurred Monday night, but
on Tuesday night there followed three
more robberies of rooms. The plumber
was about the same as before. In two
of the rooms were husbands and wives;
In the third was a woman whose hus-
band had taken run up to town on
business. Not one of them had been
awakened. There was a girl on watch
in that hall, and, of course, she was at
once charged with having fallen asleep.
Wednesday night / went to bed to
sleep soundly, but had my plans for
the following night. / am an old bach
elor, and had a room by myself. Lit
tie Mrs. Patten acted no different from
the other ladies. She was free to talk
about the robberies and had taken her
Jewels to the Office safe or had at least
handed in a case She was the thief,
as you are prepared to hear, but not
one professional detective In hundred
would have had the slightest suspicion
of her.
When / went to bed Thursday night
/ did something very smart / crawled
under instead of into the bed. I ex-
pected the thief to come, and i meant
to make capture. / had blackjack
with me and ropes for tying the rascal,
and at that date could handle almost
any man i came across. Nothing &C.
CURED up to midnight, but an hour
later / heard and felt some one in the
room. Whoever it was could not have
slipped over or under the slat door. He
must have entered by the window. He
was searching about for my clothes
when called out that If he moved
hand or foot I would shoot, and / then
began to crawl from under the bed.
When I struck a light / had the room
to myself.
1 didn't sit down and wonder If I
hadn't been deceived. i knew l hadn't.
That some one had been in the room /
one had lost little list shoe generally
called sneak. 1t was too small for
any mans foot. 1t meant woman or
boy. I went down to the Office and re-
ported to the night clerk, and together
II
we visited little Mrs. Patterns room.
She did not respond to the knocks, but
that was because she wasn't there. She
had left most of her wardrobe behind
and had gone away dressed as young
man, taking only hand satchel.
Clear across the rear end Of the hotel
ran balcony on every floor. Two fire
escapes led from top to bottom. In
every case a window had been entered,
while In our stupidity we thought only
Of the Stat doors. Little Mrs. Patten
had donned male attire and done the
trick as easy as pie. can't say wheth-
er scared her Off or whether she was
ready to go; but she went. A quarter
of mile from the hotel, as we ascer-
tanned, confederate met her with an
auto, and she was whisked away to the
unknown. The judge business was all
bosh. Little Mrs. Patten was Molly
Matches, one OF the cleverest thieves,
shoplifters and confidence women In
America. 1t must have disguised her
to find us such dead easy crowd.
M. QUAD
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29
Proved He Was Wronu.

In December, 1926, Relief, the Rus
sian nihilist litterateur, was condemn
ed to death by hanging. The hang
mans rope failed, and Relief was
thrown to the ground. In these cir
cumstances mans life is often spared
even in Russia, and the emperor was
inclined to mercy. But he asked a
question. did the condemned say
anything on regaining consciousnessY p
"Sire," was the reply, "he said that in
Russia nothing could be done proper
ly, not even the twisting Of a rope
"Prove him to the contrary" answered
the Muscovite ruler. And 1t was done
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29
The First Poor Laws.

Until well within the nineteenth CEN
fury the poor men depended almost
entirely upon private benevolence. BY
statute of Edward I'LL, 1349, it was en-
acted that none should give aims to u
beggar able to work. BY the common
law beggars were to be sustained by
parsons, rectors of churches and pa
rishioners, so that none should die for
default of sustenance," and by Richard
Ill. proprietors were obliged to dis
tribute yearly sum to the poor. The
origin of the present poor law in Eng
land is referred to the time of Eliza.
beth. 1901.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29
Gentle and Effective.

A well-known Manitoba editor
writes: "As an inside worker find
Stomach and Liver
Tablets invaluable for the touches of
natural to sedentary life.
their action being gentle and etfec-
tive, clearing the digestive tract and
the head Price, 90 cents. Samples
free. Engbertson s Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29

The Chinese government levies
regular tax on beggars and gives them
in return the privilege of begging in
certain districts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-29
The New Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs.
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it
as safe remedy for children and
adults. Engbertson's Pharmacy. I'm
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-04
rhs o1roseops P1lneipIs.

A practical application of this tend
ency Of rotating bodies % preserve thu
direction OF their axes Las beeu made
IN Germany 10 tAe comptSscs used on
shipboard. The uccllc vi the ordinary
mariners compass is vcr} sensitive.
This has been necessary hitherto n or
der that II should maintain rs direction
toward the north during the motion "
the ship as Il moves about 10 different
directions. Il has been found however
that the rolling and vibration " ship
interfered with the needle II the
waves were rolling high the needle
was apt 60 become unreliable because
" It's great sensltiyeueSs ~ shocks
However. II when the needle Was
known 10 be III an uudsturbed condi-
tion II is connected property with a Is
roseopic wheel kept continually 10 mo
ton this wheel would hold the needle
20 IT'S true position. The usual shocks
on shipboard would have practically no
effect Experiments have been made
abroad IN this connection especially
with the AnschutZ compass The e.
suits OF these experiments have been
very favorable j. + Springer Ia st
Nicholss
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-04

They We're talking abont the mar
velous soprano
but how fat she is. What pity
that she is SO fat"
Dear madam" said the music mas
ter. good singing makes everybody
fat From Caruso down. all those
singers whose method is correct take
on fat amazingly.
"But II is healthy Fat la fact 1t Is
so solid that II might almost be called
muscle. To sing properly as Caruso
sings. is, you see one of the finest aud
whoiesomest exercises that have ever
been devised This exercise deepeus
aud wldens the chest. enlarges the neck,
arms. legs and To a certain extent. the
abd0men-in word. IL enyelops the
singer In a healthy. elastic. well aerat-
ed tissue that FOR want Of better
word. we call fat
at isn't fat. really. though II looks
like II. II Is something finer, higher,
nobler than fat" New orleans Times.
Democrat
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-04
Illiteraey In France.

The world Is So accustomed 10 re.
gard France as being in tile vanguard
OF culture that Il comes as shock to
learn that there is higher percentage
OF llli,eracy there than In several other
countries Of Europe This Is the more
striking because FRANCE has had com.
pulsory education for about quarter
of century The most recent" pub
llshed statistics show that Of 2IOtD con-
scripts summoned in the Seine Contin-
gent ia October the section which in
cludes Paris. 81 could neither read nor
write. 81 could read only and 3SI
could scarcely be said TO know how TO
read aud write. At the present time
the percentage OF llliterates In France
Is forty per 1000 men aud sixty per
1000 women. In this respect France
compares uufayOrably with Germany.
which has only four lllIterates per 1000
of the population and with Sweden.
Denmark and Holland. where the Tilt.
crates number from eight 10 forty-tve
per 1000. London Chronicle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-04
ralkinn With the Dead.

The idea Of the possibility OF spirit
communication Is OF Itself In nowise
opposed to reasonable belief. but is q
matter 10 be decided by rigid exami.
nation alone Aud yet IN every age
belief has swayed from pole TO pole.
according to the prevalent habit of
thought. Three hundred years ago this
belief was solemny upheld by the
chief justice OF England at time
when denial was considered evidence
OF demoniac possession Fifty years
ago. when Darwin aud Huxley imagln.
ed that they had pushed back the Dor
dcrs Of the unknowable TO the farthest
point attaInablc the still small voice
of Wallace appeared. crying In will
derness OF SCOTS and jeers Today.
even within the last five years. the
pendulum has swung distinctly back
toward the original point again. And
all the while science maintains her un'
alterabe laws. and II Is the minds OF
the scientists which alone are vacillat
ing Charles Johnston In llarper's.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-04
Waking Up the Dead Sea.

"If electric light and trolley cars.
American labor saving machines and
French luxurles excite no comment In
Damascus. says Dr. Paul Hitler In
Berlin paper. why should there not
be life on the shores OF the Dead sea?
That there will be have no doubt
Formerly the experts who came to
this part OF the Holy Land were men
learned In the Bible and sacred his
tory. To them an old Inscription or an
ancient manuscript was great dis
covery. They still go to the Holy
Land. these students and dreamers.
but another class OF eSIsrts are also
there now. They are looking for min
eral deposits on the hanks OF the Dead
sea. They are searching for material
things. The indications are that they
VIII find enough to bring about q
change. and the Dead sea district may
possibly soon become very much alive"