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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20

The tile ditcher is at work on Fred
Tibbetts' farm.
Richard Smith is now chief cook
at the gravel pit.
Pete, the Belview butcher, was in
town on Monday.
A baby boy arrived at the home
of R. Smith, on May 9Th.
Mrs. John Cummings visited with
relatives at Morton over Sunday.
Mrs. Weldon left on Saturday for
short visit with friends at Morgan.
Mrs. Otis of Granite Falls, visited
at home of her mother. Mrs. 0. A.
Hines, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sontag of Minneap-
oils are visiting with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. A. johnson.
Miss Willard of Redwood Falls
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Andrew Stewart.
The town board met on Saturday
to let the contract for building a
new Ramsey creek bridge.
A few of the young people from
here attended the Boston Bloomer
game at Redwood Falls on Monday.
Rev. C. G. Adams and Peter Nc
Kav left on Monday morning for
Kansas City, to attend the General
Assembly.
John Ruder has constructed a
large concrete basement for a barn
on his farm to be erected in the
near future.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned on Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. Neil Mckay.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lagerstrom
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Borg attend
ed the Monson- Chatwood recital
at Redwood Falls on Friday evening.
There will be no preaching servic-
es at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday. Sunday school will meet
at 1920. C. E. will meet at the
usual hour. On Sunday. May 31st.
Rev. Elliot of Redwood Falls will
occupy the pulpit in the morning.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
GALES.

Three days rain delayed corn
planting.
William Hedge recently bought a
nice team.
Miss Gains school closed in Dist.
35 last Saturday.
F. Goltz and wife visited Tracy
friends Saturday.
The M. L. c. met with Mrs. Rey-
nolds Wednesday.
Mrs. Slower visited at Albert
Ourada Saturday.
Henry and Chas. Nelson went to
Milroy on Monday in their auto.
Miss Gertrude Hicks visited at
O. S. Thompson's Friday evening.
P. H. Hally and family were call
ers at the Chas. Miner home Sunday
evening.
VIM. Leonard and wife and Hattie
Campbell visited at A. S. Carlson's
Sunday.
Roy and Fac Burden and Martha
Sevatson were guests at Theodore
Mondale's Sunday evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20

Everything combined making this Biggest
exhibiting under Two complete exhibitions daily
and doors open hour earlier. Children
years age half price Admission 50c Special low
cursions all railroads..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
VESTA.

DR.. F. D. Gray made a business
trip to the cities Monday.
G. E. Larson spent Sunday with
his parents in Underwood.
F. A. Grant and family were
Wabasso callers between trains
Tuesday,
j. Kuntz and wife left for Spring
field Friday, where he has work for
the summer.
J. W.fDickson left for Canada last
Tuesday, where he will visit his
brother and sister for several weeks.
Mrs. O. T. Sunde returned to her
home in Renville. after several
weeks stay at the T. C. Barber home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20

on the R. F. D. route on Saturday.
Francis Goudy spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends at Redwood
Falls.
Mrs. Fred Sonnichson visited
friends at Lucan on Thursday and
Friday.
Chas. Davis and wife attended the
funeral of the little Heimer boy at
Redwood Fall on Sunday.
A large number from Seaforth
and vicinity attended the Boston
Boomer ball game at Wabasso on
Tuesday.
Services at the A. O.. u. w. hall
next Sunday at the usual hour.
Everyone is cordially to meet the
new minister.
w. A. Hauck drove to Redwood
Falls on Friday to meet Mrs. Hauck
and son Clare, who have been visit
ing friends in the cities the past two
week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
WABASSO.
From The Standard

Edward Weldon left Tuesday for
Sanborn, Walnut Grove and other
points on business.
Frank Hensel received two Red
Indian game birds, from parties at
Sanborn, and they are beauties.
Mrs. Welter and children stopped
off here Tuesday from their visit at
Wanda and spent a few hours with
relatives before returning to their
home at Morgan.
Mrs. G. L. Gosslee drove to Bel
view the latter part of last week to
spend Sunday with her parents.
Her sister, Mrs. B. Holvick, accom-
panied her back.
Mrs. Albert Meyer, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Bradley, who
has been spending some time visiting
her daughter, left for Lake Benton,
Mimi, last Saturday.
Peer Storegard, publisher of the
Revere Record, was caller at our
office last Saturday. Mr.. Storegard
was on his way to Redwood Falls
where he attended the Democratic
convention.
The stork has visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Neudecker and
left the sweetest bundle of humanity
that ever came to gladden. any heart.
Mother and son are doing nicely.
Rev. J. B. Simmon has been elect
ed pastor of the German church at
Lamberton which he will charge of
soon. Rev. ]. D. Moede of Cherry
Grove, Mimi, will have charge of
the church in this village.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
W ALNUT GROVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Steeres are visiting at
Tracy.
John Morton spent Sunday with
his parents.
Erie Wilson is building an addi-
ton on his home.
Mrs. Arthur Belts spent Wednes-
day with Martin Jacobs.
Miss Rudolpe, our music instruc-
tor, spent Tuesday in town.
Donald Remington and William
Virgins are at Lake Shetek.
Miss Lizzie .Nussen of Tracy spent
Saturday at the George Salker home.
Miss Carrie Elefsen is spending a
few weeks at Owatonna with her
sister. Mrs. Drake.
]. S. Foster returned from Lynd,
Monday, where he spent few days
visiting with friends.
Invitations are out announcing
the marriage of Miss Clara Weeks
and Mr.. T. A. Erins, on May 10Th.
The Misses Ralph, Allen and Ker-
eren, and E. r. LongWorth are at
tending the Epworth League con-
vention at Tracy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
NEW AVON.

Miss Eva Cummings spent Satur-
day at Fred Boecklers.'
Miss Eva Hitchcock was caller
on Mrs. Tom Inglis Monday.
DR.. Garner of Ohio is visiting the
VIM. Vihstad family this week.
Mrs. ]. Weber left for Wells,
Mimi. Monday, to visit relatives.
Misses Rose and Ella Georgious
are visiting friends at Bellingham,
Mimi.
Mrs. Tom Cummins' sister, Mrs.
Gull and family spent Tuesday with
her.
Geo. Wolverton has been assisting
Geo. Wells the past week with his
farm work.
There will be Young Peoples AL
lance at the German church at
O'Clock Sunday.
Misses Lydia Hauptli and Jessie
Parrish drove to Redwood Falls
Friday evening.
Mrs. Dan Notion returned from
her visit in Illinois Saturday evening
She reports a pleasant trip.
Mrs. Myrtle Ross, who has spent
the last three weeks at Geo. |. Davis
left wednesday for her home.
Mrs. Woods of Redwood Falls is
spending couple of weeks with hel
daughter, Mrs. Tom Cummins.
Mr.. Henry Petrie accompanied his
Willie to Rochester, Mimi, Mimi,
Monday, where he will undergo ar
operation.
Rev. B. Simon, who had charge OF
the German Evangelical church,
will move to Lamberton. He preach.
ed his farewell sermon Sunday. Rev.
Moede of Cherry Grove will be his
successor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
GOLLMAR BROS.
GREATEST AMERICAN SHOWS

event which simply afford to overlook Aside
from the circus performance which the highest
saaried exclusive and wonderful performers the world
participate Gomar Bros Single Feature, the
expensive attempted by American Circus which
stands alone unequaed and unryaed 1t marks the
of the American doubled importance
sentaon each performance of the ercey thrilling
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
MONDAY, JUNE 1st

will be Redwood Falls greatest gala hodayall that is worth
seeing brought to Bring the whole family
Let nobody miss the greatest
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
Oath NEWS.

Just one more week of school be
fore State examinations.
j. G. johnson and wife were Red
wood Falls visitors on Saturday.
/ Alvin Longbottom began his duties
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
Fighting the Flames

introducing hundreds of fire fighters
stupendous reality which words fail
pict the grandest feature presented by circus
Remember fighting the flames is but of the added fea
There of Others making this
Gomar Bros Greatest of American Shows of
penduou proportions that special daily
it's Gomar Bros. Mighty Million Dollar
Street Parade the most elaborate and longest
of the given morning 10 o'clock
rain shine. Herds of Marveousy Trained Elephants
positively the largest single herd in the world performing
gether No other has half many. Foreign Features
Prominence Fea and sensations America
Marvellous New Aerial Sensations The pick
Worlds Best Bareback Riders.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13

on of an inch in diameter and it's subsequent growth
varies with its environment Single oysters on firm bot
tom become round and deep but those in clusters or on
soft bottom grow irregular and eongate On uhalstuipeu
natural beds they grow in clusters and the peas lepose
as rule on muddy substream upon when lhey nave
been uilt up from comparatively small nucleus Us
the fxaon year after year. of the young upon the shells
of their predecessors.
OYSTERS live from above low-water mark to depth
If Il fahoms where density between LOOP and 1925
tho opmum being from 10l1 to 1922, and in range
of temperature which in Chesapeake bay extends from
80 degrees F. to degrees The embryOs and fry re-
ouire more euuable and stable conditions the tempera
re required being between 6S degrees and 80 degrees
F. The best and most productive beds are commonly IN
strong tidal currents which disseminate the fry and food
and keep the old shells clean enough to catch the spat
Daoms constitute about 80 per cent of the oysters food
the rest consisting of other small plants and animals and
in the breeding Of its own eggs and fry The lat
ter are by other molusca also and from its attach
until reaches large size the oyster Is preyed up
on by sarfsh drills Urosalpnx), drumfsh, rays and
other aggressive enemies while it wages passive fight
against starvation and sufocaon with mussels barna
ces sponges worms aquatic vegetation, and other pro-
life or luxu,ant organisms growing on the beds.
Ostrea Vrgnica occurs from the Gulf of Saint Law.
renee to the tropics between Cape Breton and Cape
Cod the Sheepscot river Maine. Is its only locality. 1t
has also been introduced in San Francisco bay where
1t breeds to limited extent.
The greatest production is in Chesapeake bay where
the principal yield is from the natural beds Most OF
the oysters from New England and from New York and
the outer coast Of New Jersey produced by planted
beds the entire yield the Pacific is similarly
rived and there has been recently considerable increase
in oyster culture in New Jersey Virginia and other
states The number of persons engaged in the industry
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13

starting point to the oyster beds and the few who are
privileged to be present when the fleet gets under way
participate in pretty moonlight race as is to be
seen on the water
With every stitch canvas Set the boats skim along
in the silent night every skipper eXertng himself to
the limit of his seamanship to creep ahead of the field
To insure an even race to all, United States guard
boat watches the start and sees that no captain moves
Until the legal time The boat also accompanies the
fleet to watch the fishing and prevent any pracal tricks
when the beds are reached.
Each oysterman must fish in his ground when
the boats the beds How they able to find their
particular fishing ground in the dark is mystery to
the landsman.
Sometimes they mistake ese's bed for theirs
Hence the presence of the guard boat to prevent trouble
between rival shippers who either Intentionally or by
mistake, attempt to fish on the same ground.
In recent many of the shippers OF oyster boats
have been fitted with steam and gasoline engines to
beat their rivals who have depend sail power alone
curious collection of engines were at first seen on the
boats. Discarded gasoline machines that would have
found their way to the scrap heap but for the oyster
had been oiled up and put in readiness for the sea-
son. and steam engines that were never designed 1or
marine work helped the fortunate shippers who owned
them to show clean pair of heels to the sailing craft
when the grand rush for the oyster beds began.
Now that the oyster season is we'll under way and the
mousk is obtanabe fresh from the waters of the east
of the United States the topic of bivalves IS
naturally an engrossng with the epicure The rea
that fishermen pluck oysters between April
and September is because the months OF May, June
July and August are the spawning months.
Sometimes the bivaves transpanted during the
season and then the reproduction is often arrested.
An average oyster will produce 100000 eggs and
very large 600O0OO0 When ripe the sexual products
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
IEhE on THE OYSTER lEnK ar STEAM DREDGE

of the bvaves into the daily menu of the man who
patronizes the "hash-houses' of the big city.
The man who yelled through the hole in the wall was
the waiter and answering grunt from the backness
within told the man with the apron and the man with
the appetite that the cook understood that what was
wanted was half dozen oysters, fried, with liberal
background of broken crackers rolled in the yok Of an
egg
The remarkable thing about the little incident related
above is that oyster fishing in the of the east
began at midnight August 81 yet at Il OF a. Septem
Der Just minutes after the long prongs had been
dipped into the beds thousand miles away-a customer
had been able to successfully gather full sized meal
OF the delCaCy.
In fact the first oyster farmer in the Chesapeake bay
pulled up his first bvave at the same time that the res
tauran patron doing the same the only difference
being in the distance.
This tale might lead skeptical persons to believe that
either oysters manufactured nowadays else the
midnight admrer OF the mussel was being fed the
produce of 1907
The eater knew that it was September and that oys
ters appear during each month the spelling of which
contains an R. Hence he felt perfectly safe the oys
tiers one by one slid from the fork into his mouth.
Scientists tell us that many of the big dealers in oysters
nowadays are putting the hodoVer product Of the pre-
vious year into refrigerator plants in order that the in
terror longing for the decacy previous to September Is
may be satated 1t is just about the middle of Septem
Der when first begin taste the catch of the year.
From then until the first of May, including September,
October November, December January, February-lots
of oysters in February ii has two Rs-March and April
we have the bivalve stewed fried. baked raw and in
numerous other edible and nedibe ways
But scientific friends tell to take oysters in
soup for the first weeks OF the oyster This
they say will eradicate all possibility of evil effects. The
man who has cousin who is we'll acquainted with the
brother of young lady who found pearl in raw
oyster of course will revolt from the edct that early
season bivaves should be eaten cooked because boiling
DESTROYS the luster of the pearl and renders it valueess
However there few who do not relish oyster soup,
even if they simply CAN'T bear oysters, many fol-
lowed ont the scientific utmatum Restaurant statistics
have it that fried oysters the most palaabe to the
men and women who patronize restaurants Next comes
the oyster stew and then the escaoped oyster followed
IN succession by the raw and the baked product.
Scarcely less exciting than the rush for western boom
site is the dash of the oysermen for the beds after
midnight of the 31st of August According to law, not
a boat must move until the LIST of September has ar
rived
FIRST to reach the oyster beds and first to gather car
20 and sprint for the wharf means first in the market
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13

Consequently the
Oystermen strain
every nerve to win
in this biValvular
race. Midnight of
August 81 finds
the fleet ready for
the run. Every oys-
terman has his
boat as trim and
ready as care can
make it.
When the clock
has licked the
month of August
from the calendar
the race is begun.
1t is a run of sew
eral miles from the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13

OOZe from th0
genital openings
and fertilization
re suits from
their accidental
meeting in the
water. Segmenta-
ton results in
five or six hours
in the production
of a ciliated gas
trula, a cup
S h a p e d free
swimming organ
ism, often car
ried by the cur
rents to found
new and remote
beds. An embry-
onic shell soon
appears, and the
lit tie oyster
sinks to the bot
lOlll, WHERE, IL Id
vorably situated,
it becomes at
tao h e d b y
it's left valve
an d gra d IL
ally assumes the
adult form. The
recently attached
spat is $50 TO
The Jasper news., 1908-02-20

hiked off in one direction with one
bear after him, an me in another SIM
ilarly pursued, an 1t looked like 1t
was all up with me. when I'm blamed
II that cantelope seein' what danger
! was in didn't give leap out O. the
pine tree, an with Jump of 81 yards
landed with all four hoofs on the
bears back, putin him out O. commits
sion. Then he lept back into the tree
again APPARENTLY overlookin' the third
bear that come up about this time to
see what he could do toward squeezing
me to death. He sneaked up behind,
an was just reachin' out for me when
down come Bolivar again hittin' bruin
square between the shoulders, landin'
the three of us In heap in the snow.
] never see such mix-up as follered.
For few minutes ye couldn't tell
which was me, which was bear, an
which was cantelope, but the first
thing really knowed was settin'
astride O. Bolivar's back, an he was
jumpin' back onto the roof O. the
cabin with me, where we both lay
down an painted for full hour before
we got breath enough to peek over the
edge to see What the bear was doin'.
guess he'd had enough for he'd faded
from sight altogether an We never
sot eyes on him again. Meanwhile
Bill an the other bear KEEP circlin' an
circlin' around the house, Bill aboui
two feet ahead o. the enemy, an run
The Jasper news., 1908-02-20

4, !, .- II . y. 50, -, =. - -. sxlls..-
81 my lvw j qu.cA !. .i9D.a =
y 70 take = nm y y, g aon nsNe y y
piast no .idees IN MS nead, an snve
minutes ta.er We was safe sinsiue .ns
gu .nen asa..a .nere en
yopph an p,at'in an srowiin guy ~
.he woous.e ciulnp ~ u s.ne ~
70 see wnae was asoin " - nen q ~.
snouio see comm thIousn slne ns' ssrees
az Dllie minute cup pue l'eivA1s
an close on lls WAS .neih snres
pears an sfhinN5 s'sery h,inuee. '''' 81 ne
caun.eiope pes = aey es ssnoweu now scar
ne was N \. oldn seem 9 !. he eouiu
se. away. 1aowsoineser opeyin
natural 7instlnct OF lnlerierin IN o.ner
peoples lroupies ! noiiefeu OUT 70
BOLIVAR, Jump up mere ye lackass,
Iney KIN outFun ye' out II you re
real can.eiope ye can jump al around
EN-. wen ! ooh' say snae nonsaf
The Jasper news., 1908-02-20

kmeriky, sellin' out my whole stock
to wild animal dealer from Bridge
port"
They was good pets, was they|
asked the postmaster, takin' q piece
of paper from his pocket.
YES" said the captain. Gentle as
kittens. If ye can imagine q goat with
all the p'lite s'ciety manners OF coon
cat ye git some idee of the likeable
qualities O. the cantelope."
well I'm glad L hear We say SO,
cap" said the postmaster as he rose
from his chair. "Only there's one
pint don't understand an that's why
Dan'l Webster when he come to write
his dictionary wrote that about the
cantelope."
And he handed the small piece OF
paper he held in his hand over to the
captain, The captain read what was
written upon 1t, flushed deeply, reached
over and took up his hat and walked
silently from the room. and has not
been seen at the p,st ofiice since.
The Jasper news., 1908-02-20

7 ~ i.fi Y W 3 \
81 indulged in a coughing &c, but
the postmaster showed himself sur
prisingls meek under the captains
criticism.
II don't pretend to know everythin',
captain, an as heretofore am wiIlin'
to learn. he said ANY information
you may be willin' to give on the sub
ject o. cantelopes will be thankfully
received"
LET me see," said the captain re-
fiectively stroking his beard. Il think
1t must O. been in 1895 that ! first had
a cantelope O. my own. I'd seen 'em
plenty O. times boundin' about in the
woods up near the Canady line, but
the idee they could ever be made do
mestic pets on never occurred to me
until l caught Bolivar"
Bolivar, eh?" said the postmaster.
That's a fine name for cantelope,
amt it Si?'
'It sure Is" replied ST, with chok-
ing gurgle.
ut was curious how Bolivar en-
tered into my life," the captain went
on smilingly. "Jest like Sapphira, my
caribou. 1t was in the winter time
that first saw him Me an Jack
Springleton was loggin up back O.
the sources Of the Penobscot. don't
know how we come to pick it out, but
one day we landed q whoppin big
tree, an, CORY, as she come over
after we'd sawed her through she
turned out to be rotten an holler in
side halfway up, an when she fell
with crash we discovered that they
was three big black bears asleepin'
inside of her. Ye see the bees had
filled the hole half full O. honey, an
them bears had struck reg'lar bo-
nanza for their winter supplies. Well,
sir, We never see anythin' SO mad as
they was at bein' walked up before
Christmas had even thought O. comm
along, an, Jack an me didn't wait
any to apolergize, an tell EN- we was
The Jasper news., 1908-02-20

sorry an didn't mean to disturb their
nap. We jest lit out for the cabin as
tights we could foot it, an we didn't
get there none too soon neither. them
bears was SO close on top of our
heels. Fact is when I slammed the
door to behind me the door knob hit
the head bear bang in the mouth an
nigh knocked his nose off, which
didn't improve his temper none. They
hung around outside for three full
days, bofdin' us pris'ners in the mean
while, because unfortunately we
didn't have no guns along an didn't
dast go out On the mornin' O. the
fourth day when we walked up we
found they'd give up the siege and
had went off, an Bob an me resumed
our work"
Bob? Who's Bob9" asked the post
master
| Bob Sparhawk. of course" retort-
ed the captain. Il told ye once that
Bob Sparhawk an me was loggin'
up there didn't I?'
o. excuse me-" said Joe, with a
sly wink at 81. "Mebbe We did. Go
on What happened next?"
bob an me went back to work
again." said the captain. but we
hadn't been at 1t long when we heerd
some putty lively growlin' off to the
northeast of us. and blast or two
that sounded to me like the nots of
the cantelope. though / warn't 90 svre
because there be times when ye caa't
tell it from the chirrup O the wood
pecker So looked at Tom an srya,
there's them bears again. 7 keesa
we'd better hike 1t to the cabin Vel