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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
LEE SWAN MEETS DEATH.
While at Work, Building AccidentIy Falls,
Crushing Him.

Morton Enterprise.
One of the saddest accidents ever
recorded in this village occurred
early Tuesday morning, when the
citizens were dumfounded by the
report that Lee Swan was fatally
injured by falling building. He
with four others was assisting in
raising portion of the floor of the
Clarity building. The building was
IN sections. one portion Of which was
braced in an upright position, fas-
tened with braces at each end which
IN some inexplicable manner gave
way with crash. crushing the un-
fortunate boy under an immense
weight of lumber and plaster. Will
ing hands soon raised the building
and ne was taken from under it in a
dying condition. His father and
mother soon arrived, but no intelli-
glble sound came from his lips, and
ne passed away after being carried
to his home half hour later. Med
lcal aid was of no avail, it was found
his body was badly crushed and his
neck dislocated.
Lee was an honest. willing young
man with exceptionally good habits
and the bond of affection in the fam
lily was very marked on account of
Lee being cripple and only son.
The deceased was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. N. Swan, and was born
in Brownton, Mimi, Sept. 5, 1884.
He leaves father and mother and
two sisters, Miss Inez and Mrs. G. j.
Simon, to whom the community ex-
tends the deepest sympathy.
The funeral will be Saturday aft
ernoon at 1:3O.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
REBUILDING FORT RIDGELY.
Work on Monster Production Rapidly
Progressing at Minnesota State
Fair Grounds.

For the past thirty days a large
force of scenic artists and stage me.
chanics have been busily engage in
the agricultural building on the State
Fair Grounds in building a repro
duction of Fort Ridgley as it stood
in 1862, an attack on which is to be
the big spectacular feature of this
years fair. Great difficulty has
been experienced by the fair mana
gers in securing photographs of the
fort as it stood in that time, and a
great deal of credit is due Mr.. @. G.
Wall of Friday Harbor, State of
Washington, who is preparing a
book on the attack on Fort Ridgley,
for the plans and specifications from
which the old fort is to be rebuilt.
Every effort is to be used in re-
producing it just as it stood at the
time, and While it is possible that
twentieth century imagination will
have to be drawn upon for some of
the main details the production in
the main will be absolutely correct,
in fact, as correct as the art of the
scenic artist and the stage mechanic
can make it.
~
Over 10000 square yards of canvas
is to be used, and it will take a force
of thirty men from now until the
opening day of the fair to complete
the work. Heretofore, the small
spectacular features that have been
produced in front of the grandstand
have occupied space north of the
artificial lake between the fence of
the half-mile track, but this year
the entire infeld of the half-mile
track will be utilized for the pro-
ducing of this mammoth spectacle.
Over 1000 people will take part in
the production. 300 of which are to
be Sioux Indians. AS usual, the
evening performance this year will
terminate with superb pyrotechni-
cal display.
The Minnesota State Fair has
grown to such a size that miniature
fire works factory has been estab-
lished on the grounds and many of
the large pieces are to be maniac
tured here this year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
Want Chautauqua Next Year.

The Chautanqua season closed last
Sunday with two of the strongest
programs of the entire course and
a large and well-pleased attendance.
Walter M. Chambers famous lecture
on the Trial of Jesus from the
Lawyers Standpoint was up to the
expectations of his audience and
more. Considered either as an
Grafton or as an educational review
the lecture was we'll worth the cost
OF the course to all who are interest
ed IN bible history and especially in
Jewish law and traditions, which
Mr.. Chandler has made a special
study. The speaker paid right
eous tribute to the Hebrew race,
showing the folly and injustice of
the popular prejudice against the
Jews, and the cruelty of charging
the modern Jew with the sins and
hypocrisies of the Jewish mobs of
Christ's time. It's fortunate that
large representation of the intel
ligence of this vicinity heard the
lecture, as any attempt at reporting
it would be wholly unsatisfactory
Norton's band and orchestra fur
nished the musical prelude Sunday
afternoon and fine program for a
large audience in the evening. Of
the various musical organizations
heard during the course, Norton's
seemed to strike the popular note
best OF all. with the Jubilee singers
perhaps close second as favorite
with the children as we'll as adults.
Saturday night cards were passed
to ascertain the demand for a Chau-
tauqua course next year. More than
500 course tickets were subscribed
for in the tent. and there can be
little doubt of the ultimate sale of
double that number for 1909.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
Pdsteurized Butter.

Redwood Falls is to be congratu-
lated over the fact that the pasteur-
ization process is used in our local
creamery, from which an increasing
per centage of the butter for home
consumption is now obtained.
According to the present law skim
milk sent from creameries back to
the farms as food for pigs must be
pasteurized. But nothing is said
about killing the tuberculosis germs
in butter fat. 1t has lately been
shown that tubercular bacilii will
live in butter seyen weeks after it is
churned.
1t is pointed out by officers Of the
state dairy and food commission
that the only safe way is to pasteur-
ize all the milk and cream entering
creameries. In 1906 there were l.
019,000 mich cowsin thestate, to say
nothing of calves, steers and heifers.
Not all of them have tuberculosis.
But examination has shown that the
disease is wide spread and DIR. Ward
of the live stock sanitary board es-
Inmates that it would cost 81 900, 900
to rid the sta tie of bovine tuberculo-
sis, with other large appropriations
needed to assure its permanent ex-
clusion from the herds of the state.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
CHILD KILLED AT WABASSO.
Fell Asleep on Railroad Track and was
Killed by freight Train.

The 6-year old son of Mrs. Miller
OF Wabasso was struck by passing
freight train at that place last Friday
and died from his injuries the fol-
lowing day.
From the statement of citizen
we learn that the lad was out with
an older brother Friday morning
fishing in the vicinity of the bridge
west of Wabasso. Some time later
the youngster must have strayed
from his home, which is near the
railroad track, and gone to sleep
near the track, and Weakening as the
morning train from Marshall came
into town was struck on the head
by one of the cars but not by the
engine.
The poor fellow never recovered
consciousness, but suffered great
pain until death relieved his suffer-
ings Saturday morning. His moth
er is most unfortunate in having
been left widow last spring with
SIX young children. A few months
ago one of the youngsters went to
sleep on the railroad track and was
seen by the engineer just in time
to reverse his engine and rescue
the little one unhurt. That a sec
ond child should fall asleep on the
same track within a few weeks is
certainly hard to account for.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
Usbacll- Gray.

A very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Urbach in Vesta, July 18th, when
their only daughter Nettie became
the wife of DIR. F. A. Gray, also of
Vesta.
The home of the bride was beauti-
fully decorated. The parlor and sit
ting room were profusely adorned
with white and pink carnations and
smilax while the color scheme of the
Dining room was red and white.
sweet peas being used.
At the appointed hour eight in
the morning the bridal party, ac-
companied by Miss Hattie Brown,
the brides cousin and attendant,
and Mr.. Walton. Urbach,, an only
brother of the bride, entered the
parlor to the strains of Lohengrin' S
Wedding March. which was played
by Mrs. S. F. Scott. They took
their places in front of a background
of green and white. standing under
meath a bridal bell Of flowers and
ferns, suspended from an arch of
smilax.
Rev. c. c. Adams, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Delhi, united
them in wedlock, using the ring
ceremony. Only very fewSof the
most intimate friends and relatives
were present.
The bride was attired in dainty
white silk chiffon made up with lace
and satin ribbons over silk, and car
ried shower bouquetIof brides
roses.
The bridesmaid wore white silk
null over pale blue and carried
shower bouquet of pink roses. The
brides travelling suit was a pretty
navy blue with gloves, and hat to
match.
After the very heartiest congratu-
Iations by those present, four
course wedding breakfast was served
to sixteen guests.
DR.. and Mrs. Gray departed on the
train for an extended trip
to the East.
The bride and groom are both
we'll known and highly esteemed be-
cause of their excellent characters
and have the very best wishes of
the community.
They will continue to make their
nome in Vesta, where the groom is
4 prominent and widely known ply
'ician and surgeon,
The out-of-town guests were Rev.
and Mrs. c. C. Adams of Delhi; Miss
Hattie Brown of Brownton, Mimi,
Dr.. and Mrs. Aldrich and Miss
Schultz of Belview; Mr.. and Mrs.
Iegman of Lamberton and Miss
Agnes Olson of Red Wing, MINI.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
Monthly Report of the Librarian.

The library was open for reading
and reference 80 days and for dis
tribution of books 26 days during
June. Total circulation for the
month, 718 volumes, daily average
of 81 books of which Is per cent
were non-fiction and 80 per cent ju-
venile.
Ten cards were issued to new pat
rons and to county subscribers.
There were 172 adult readers, 1856
juvenile readers, 10 reference read
vers, total attendance in the reading
rooms, 318.s
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15

Mrs. Anne Gagnon, wife of George
Gagnon, died at her home in this
city early last Friday morning.
Years of i'll health developed into
Bright's disease, and death came to
claim her following the birth Of a
baby daughter.
The funeral was held from the
Catholic church last Sunday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Gagnon were mar
ried in Minneapolis in November of
1888, and four sons and four daugh-
tiers have been born to them. The
infant daughter has been taken into
a good home in this city and two of
the younger girls and the youngest
boy will be cared for for the present
at Catholic Sisterhood orphan
asylum, an older sister being taken
into the home of an aunt in Mime
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
ANDREW D. STEWART,
Republican Candidate for Representa-
tive, Redwood County.

wish through the columns of the
county press to announce my can
didacy for representative, subject to
the approval of the Republican pri-
maries to be held Sept. 18th, 1908,
and believing that the voters have
right to know the position of those
seeking legislative honors on ques-
lions of public import, | submit the
following declaration of principles:
The extension of the primary sys-
tenn to include state officers.
Elect U. S. Senators by a direct
vote of the people.
Divorce the judiciary from politics.
Take the county superintendent of
public instruction out of politics and
make his office elective every alter
nate year at the time of the annual
school meeting.
Liberal appropriation of state
funds for the construction of public
highways and bridges.
The enactment of a toWnsite ditch
law which will give the township
supervisors adequate powers to run
lines of drainage and assess benefits
and damages to abutting property.
Physical valuation Of railroad prop
erty is the only true basis on which
to determine freight and passenger
rates.
Rigid state supervision of public
service corporations.
All the legal voters of a commun-
ity should have the right to deter
mine whether or not the saloon
should exist in the community; on
what terms, if any, it should exist.
A village or city does not constitute
a community In addition the sup
porting rural population are includ-
ed. | therefore favor making the
county the unit, and give all the
people of the state an opportunity to
express their choice as to the regu-
lation of the liquor traffic.
| have been a resident of the
county since 1871; was educated in
the rural schools Of the county and
at theWinona Normal; taught school
three years; own and operate 900
acre farm four miles southwest of
Redwood Falls. | have been secre-
tary of the Farmers Mutual Fire
ms. Co. for 16 years; president of
the State Association of Farmers
Mutual ms. Companies for 4 years;
president of the State Mutual
Creamery & Cheese Factory Fire ms.
Co. since it's organization; director
of State Farmers Cyclone Co.; d.
rector of local Farmers Elevator
Co.; director Of State Bank of Red
wood Falls, and of rural telephone
ANDREW d. STEWART.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15

The Gazette unintentionally made
an error reporting court proceedings
at the last adjourned term on the
9th. 1t was stated that the case of
Gallery vs.. Woods was settled out of
court. 1t appears that the case of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15

Gallery vs. Woods was at that time
submitted to Judge Olsen and the
decision was against the paintiff,
Mrs. Gallery, judgment for costs
being rendered against her in the
case and Thomas A. Woods was
given the title to the disputed city
property.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15

apolls. while. the older boys will re-
MAN with their father. The latter
requests US to express for him his
appreciation of the kindness Of our
citizens In assisting him in the hour
of trouble.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15

R. E. Lestikow of Wabasso was in
this city yesterday, on business.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
WON 5 GAMES
OUT OF SERIES
Redwood Falls Fans Made
Happy With Fast and
Victorious Ball.
Sleepy Eye. Morgan and Boyd
Successfully Drop
Game or Two.

Redwood Falls certainly made a
good record on base ball last week,
playing six games with strong clubs
and losing only one of them. The
game lost was to Sleepy Eye. on
Tuesday, by score of 2 to 4.
Wednesday the locals took OH the
Morgan team, which has been having
a phenomenal run of victories since
its organization, with no defeats
until last week. Wednesdays game
here is pronounced a battle royal by
those who witnessed it, the only run
made being by Mead Of the Red
? wood team in the second inning.
Thursdays game was not quite up
to the standard, but was won by
Redwood, 6 to 2.
The Boyd club was taken on Fri
day and Saturday, but on account
of the heat the players were hardly
at their best and the scores tell the
story of rather easy victories for the
home club.
Below we give the record of the
games as furnished by the score
book:
Redwood 81 G 0 o 2-7
Sleepy Eye....1 1 o O1 0 2 O 0 1-6
Battery-Redwood, oline, Francois, Mead.
Sleepy Eye, Bzoskie, Tins
Redwood. -. 20 o 0 1 o %
Sleepy Rye..o 0 0 8 o. o-o-4
Battery-Redwood Osgood, Mead.
Sleepy Eye, Hunt, Tins.
Redwood ....o 0 0 o O 0 81
Morgan. .....O o 0 O O 90
Battery-Redwood Francois, Mead.
Morgan, Smith, Reiter
Redwood ......2 8 O 0 0 SO
Morgan. O o o 0 0 %
Battery-Redwood, Oline, Mead,
Morgan, Miller, Reiter.
Redwood .......2 O O o $40
Boyd. O o 0 0 o. 0
Battery-Redwood, Francois, Mead.
Boyd, Nelson. Hoberg.
Redwood. ........2 o 1 o 1 Q O-6
Boyd .............1 Q o 2-s
Battery-Redwood Osgood, Mead.
Boyd. Morrison, Gibbs, Prescott,
The departure of Company L for
Camp Lakeview will break into fur
ther games for this week and next.
but the Redwood club expects to
play return games with their oppo-
nents after the return of the COM
pany, as we'll as a series of games on
the home grounds.
The Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch
jntimates that Sleepy Eye residents
were almost tickled to death over
winning last Tuesdays ball game
from Redwood Falls. 1t says that
the chief feature of the day was the
reception the team got when they
got back from this city. 'The band
met the team at the depot and almost
everybody in town was there. The
crowd, headed by the band, marched
to the corner of Main and Fifth |
street and for oyer an hour jollifi-
cation meeting was held. Old men
and boys, business and professional |
men of the city, and last but not
least, the ladies gave the team the
best reception ever witnessed in this
city. Speeches were made by Ex-
Mayor and Manager GIotzbach, Jos.
Cutting and others. 1t was a sight
that will not be forgotten SOON"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15

Republican Candidate for
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Subject to Decision of Primaries, Sept Is
Your Support Will Be Appreciated
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15

REDWOOD FALLS, MINI,
is the only candidate tor representative in
the field who stands for county option, also
the new deal and will never lie down or
give up the fight till we have state wide pro
hibition of the liquor traffic
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-15
OLDEST CITIZEN
DIES AT NINETY
b. G. Mckay Dies at Home
in This City, Due to
Advanced Age.
Wife of George Gaenon of
this City Died Last
Friday.

WIFI the u0dCn OF Is. Ournoy MIC
Kay last Saturday, this city loses its
oldest citizen and man whose life
time spans ninety years, which COM
pass the advent of many inventions
and discoveries that have by use
come to be considered the necessities
of daily life. In 1918 there were no
railroads or steamboats, in use in
this country, no matches, at least
none corresponding to those now
in common use. The telegraph, the
daily paper, not to speak of the
ocean telegraph cable, the telephone
the harvesting machine and mower,
sewing machine and an endless cata-
logue of simple and complex ma
chimes and articles of daily use in the
life of today were not in existence in
1918. Mr.. McKay's boyhood was
spent in Onondaga county, New
York. and he was fond of telling
about his recollections of the time
preceediug the construction of the
Erie canal and the objections made
to the enterprise by the mossbacks
of his neighborhood. on the ground
that the canal would put the team
sters and horses out of business.
His name shows that he was Of
Scotch descent, and this fact helps
explain his childlike religious nature
and his habit of answering all hints
as to his need of anything in his old
age by the observation that the
Lord would take care of him.
The statement that Mr.. Nick avs
grandfather was a soldier in the
war for American independence and
that his grandmother was an Indian
captive at the period Of the Wyom-
ing massacre in Pennsylvania helps
us to realize how young our country
is.
Mr.. Mckay was married to Miss
Triphena Stevens in 1871, and came
west to Wisconsin in 1867, the fol-
lowing year taking a claim in Rem
vile county, near Beaver Falls,
where he remained until 1885, since
which time he has made this city his
home. Here his aged helpmate
died in 1891, with only three of seven
children born to them surviving.
They are Mrs. Angie Earle of Seattle
Wash, Mortimer L. of Cable, Wis.
and Harlan P. of this city.
Mr.. Mckay has been in feeble
health for a year or more, and the
final change came almost inpercep-
tibly. He became unconcious Sat-
urday noon, and the feeble lamp of
life fiickered out at little past two
O clock the morning following.
Mr.. Mckay was for many years
an elder in the Presbyterian church
OF this city, and was buried from
that church, kind ladies of the
church contributing to make the last
service, conducted by the pastor.
R. F. Chambers, a very pretty as
we'll as impressive one.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-08
GOOD ROADS.

No matter what other sources
of trade "a town may have, never
thplesS the country trade de-
serves and should have the care
ful attention and constant
appreciation of the business men
of the town.
There are a number of ways
in which this attention and ap
probation may be given and first
among them in making it easy
to come to town.
The way to make it easy is to
see that the roads leading into
town are always in good condi-
ton.
1t takes money to build good
roads and of course, when the
suggestion is made to have good
roads leading into town, the IN
quiry is natural, where will the
money come from?
Along with the query the fact
presents itself, that it takes
buyers to make business for the
merchants. II the country peo
pie can't get to town they can't
buy from the town merchants.
1t follows then that if the
merchants want trade from the
country it is up to" them to
find means to have good roads
entering town.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-08

part of the proceeds of the tariff
tax which is levied upon certain
articles"
So able a id unanSwerabie was
Mr.. Bryan's argument on the
tariff question and so clearly did
he disclose the scheme of public
plunder which the protective
system has developed that the
New York Sun and the New
York Times, two of his most
conspicuous newspaper OpDo
nents in the East, were com
PEELED to admit that it was one
of the strongest and ablest 81
his political speeches.
The indianapolis News declares
that the effect of the speech is
already visible in the West. anC
it expresses the opinion thai
Mr.. Taft will find it very diff
cult to reply to it. if he is able
TO reply at all.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-08

for several weeks in the hope of
forcing Speaker Cannon and the
Republican majority to permit
the House to vote on bills en-
bodying the policies of President
Roosevelt, but the efforts failed
because the Republican leaders
we're stnbbornly opposed to the
reforms the President advocated.
At no time in the history of
the country has an admlnlstra-
ton at Washington received
such earnest support from its
political opponents as has the
Roosevelt admintration and the
country knows that had it not
been for that support the ROOse-
welt program would have been a
failure in whole and in part. But
in spite of these facts Mr.. Taft
charges that the reform legisla.
ton of recent years has been
opposed by the Democratic par
ty. or, as he puts it. the Demo-
cratic party "has opposed every
thing done by the administration
in these matters"
In the light of such utterances
it is not surprising that the pom
derOuS and uncandid proxy"
should fail to favorably impress
independent and fairminded
voters. 1t is claimed for Mr.
Taft that he has "a judicial tenn
permanent" and his speeches as
candidate prove that he has also
the shifty mind of the reckless
and offensive spellbinder. His
"careleSsneSs of statement" was
certainly very much in evidence
in his Athens speech.