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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
LEDBETER DISAPPEARANCE IS
INVESTIGATED BY BROTHER
Ledbeters Brother Drags Lakes Without Results
Authorities Resent Imputations of Negligence and
ST. Paul Police Decline to Act.
Mankao Sheriff Accompanies Sheriff Schueler Ledbeer
Plsce, But Neither Find Clue to Mystery or Any
Evidence of Foul Play in the Case.

could any of the neighbors furnish
him with any information.
This clue failing him he decided
to ask the St. Paul police to render
assistance"
Commenting on the Pioneer Press
statements, the Mankato Free Press
says that Sheriff Donahue accom-
panied Mr.. Ledbeter to the home of
his brother in Limetown and to-
gether they went oyer the premises.
Mr.. Ledbeter talked with Mrs. Led
better and the hired man Smith, but
they could throw no additional light
on Ledbeter's disappearance. The
brother informed Sheriff Donahue
that he would return to the city in
a few days.
Several days ago the sheriff from
Redwood county was in Mankato,
and in company with Sheriff Dona-
hue went over the Ledbeter premis-
es. He could find no evidence of
foul play. Those papers that are
clamoring for action should be made
to understand that the authorities
of Blue Earth county have done
everything possible to locate Led
better, if he is living. and have
searched diligently for clews of foul
play and have found nothing that
warrants them in proceeding against
anyone"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
Pv Lands Games.

The Pv Lands will go to st. James
Thursday, where they will take on
the Mankato Maroons again, who
will not find the Pvs as easy as they
were when first organized. From
st. James the locals go to Winthrop,
where they meet the Winthrop team
on Friday.
The Pv Lands have secured three
strong-pulling games for Chautau-
qua week, the celebrated Keystones
being the magnets. The Keystones
are in the same class of professional
clubs as the Gophers and will I'M
doubtedly furnish good article of
ball. Their dates are July 7th, 9Th
and 9th.
The Pv Lands played Cottonwood
at Wood Lake Thursday. running in
two scores in one Of the seven in
nings played and banking Cotton
wood from start to finish, which
came in Redwood's half of the
seventh, the Cottonwood manager
refusing to abide by decision of the
umpire and ordering his men off the
diamond. The Cottonwoods will have
a chance for their revengement on
the 26th> and 9th, when they are
billed for two games here. Kramer
and Foss will be the battery for the
last game.
The Gazette is not saying much
about last Wednesdays game with
the Gophers. 1t was an off day for
Francois, who was not the only Pv
at a discount. Banked IL to 0,
the Pv Fands Jared better than the
RenviIles, who netted two runs in
two games, the Gophers taking s in
first game and nine in the second.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
lamberton Pioneer Gone.

The death of George Albert Let
ford, thirty years ago a Lamberton
boy, is chronicled in the Star of that
town. where he was buried on the
9Th inst. The Star, in it's biograph-
ical sketch. neglected to state that
Mr.. Letford was associated in the
publication of Lamberton's first
newspaper, the Commercial, which
the Letfords published for several
years after A. M. Goodrich aban-
doned the paper, in 1882. George
was printer, express agent and
clerk, and the Commercial was a
small army press affair, according
to our recollection, until it was sold
to W. D. Smith some years later.
For the past % years Mr.. Letford
had been travelling in the interest of
of Chicago medicine house, and
the Star notes that he was known
through the south as the Drummer
Medium" on account of his great
interest in spiritual phenomena. He
was an Odd Fellow. and is said to
have lived up to the high ideals of
the order in giving helping hand
wherever he saw the need of it, dur
ing his earthly pilgrimage. He was
AZ years of age.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23

of the band we learn that the band
members could not see the possibility
OF meeting expenses in the contest
and so declined the invitation, and
that later proposal to meet their
expenses was learned of here too
late for the band to act upon it. 1t
looks from this point as if the
Sleepy Eye committee were too slow
in properly advertising and arrang-
ing for the excursion. as few people
aside from the ball club knew of the
arrangement for specialreturn train
a proper announcement of which
would have made good deal of diff
ference.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23

Last Sunday mornings st. Paul
Pioneer Press contained the follow
ing story:
"Perplexed by the harassing
search for his brother, H. j. Led
better, business man, who disap-
peared from Mankato a short time
ago. P. A. Ledbeter of Hayward,
Wis. made an earnest plea for as
sistance to the st. Paul police yes
terday. But the local police could
not shed any light on the mystery,
and the bereft brother left the city
in the hope that some clue may come
from somewhere which will ulti-
mately unravel the battling case.
P. A. Ledbeter went from Hay
ward, Wis, to Mankato, as soon as
he heard that his brother was miss
ing but could learn nothing about
the disappearance until he received
a letter from a Mankato man, which
read;
IF you would find the missing
Ledbeter, you will find his body in
one of the lakes near his home. |
saw it therefore who Knows
"The Hayward man made a search
of the lakes near the place where
his brother had lived, but he could
not find trace of the body, nor
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
PEAVEY & WARD WIN CANADA
LAND CASE IN SUPREME COURT
Court Awards Commissions Amounting $1,000 Afirms
Verdict in Court Tried in This City, Except
Reducing Damages Awarded.

Peavey & Ward failed to get their
honestly earned commissions. In
the last trial in the district court
the jury gave verdict to the plain
tiff. assessing commissions to the
amount of 81 $50 against the defend
ants. who appealed to the supreme
court. The higher court sustained
the verdict, except that it held the
amount excessive and cut it down to
$1,000.
c. T. Howard was the attorney for
plaintiffs from start to finish.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
Lyndon Smith on Pioneer Day

Yesterday Chairman Hitchcock
was notiiedithat Ex-Lieut-Gov. Lyn-
don Smith Of Montevideo had ac-
copied an invitation to meet with
the Minnesota Valley Pioneer and
deliver an address on Pioneer day.
This is sure to be an interesting fea-
ture of the program on that occa-
sion.
1t is expected that sevdral other
Minnesota valley favcrites not yet
heard from will attend the reunion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23

Hugh Peavey last week got a de-
cision in his favor from the supreme
court umpire, after a long-drawn
out fight for his rights. AS our
readers will probably remember. the
suit arose over Canada land excur-
zion managed by Peavey & Ward,
Who secured number of purchas-
RS only to find that the Madison
,arties for whom they were acting
4 good faith as agents did not con-
col the land which had been select
4, hence the sales fell through, and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
Young Life Taken.

Edward. the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. W. Prokosch Of Clements, died
last Wednesday, being II years and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23

SC. Haskins, who last year bought
the Maltby place south Of town and
was hailed out, strawberry crop and
all. is getting ready to begin on
fine crop of berries coming on next
week, barring hail storms,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

KIT DON'T know where 1 am going,
but I'm on my way" sang George
n Duncan. % years old, son of @.
w. Duncan of 725 Isabel street, as he
strolled along New High street at 2
o'clock yesterday morning with a sack
containing three chickens and a large
turkey slung over his shoulder.
Patrolman Croft. walking his beat
stopped and listened. Snatches of the
song. waited to him through the fog.
were accompanied by squawks or
chickens and the muffled gobble of
turkey. excited his curiosity. He hur-
ried toward Sunset boulevard and New
High street and saw young Ducan
trudging along singing at the top OF
his voice.
what have you there?" demanded
the astonished officer.
Three chickens and a turkey re-
piled Duncan. "Let me nave Inalch
TO light my pipe"
-wha-what are you going to DO
with them at this early hour of the
morning." quered the patrolman, un-
consciously reaching for a match,
which he handed TO the bearer OF
chickens, who promptly lighted a di-
minutive cob pipe.
''Why. l am going to deliver them,
of course" replied the young man.
want to go along with me?'
Croft declined the invitation, ana
after questioning the young fellow
learned that the latter wanted to take
the poultry to Gel Buena Vista street
TO make the delivery.
The story was told in such plaus-
ible manner that Croft believed it to
be true He accompanied Duncan TO
the address mentioned and after rous.
ing the occupants from their sound
slumbers the officer inquired If they
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
PATROLMAN HAS ADVENTURE WITH
MAN DELIVERING SACkOF POULTRY

had ordered any poultry for their
Thanksgiving dinner.
Sure, we have" answered a bass
voice, but what business is that OF
yours?" The officer then explained
that young Duncan had three chickens
and a turkey for delivery to that place.
"Aw. get out and quit your monkey
business" was the answer. I'VE OF
dered two ducks. Beat it," The door
slammed and there was a period of
utmost silence.
Il guess you had best come with me,
said the patrolman to the bearer or
the fowls. "They want you at the
police station"
But they ordered them" protested
Duncan. 'They asked for brown
chicken, a dominick hen, a black
rooster and young turkey and mere
they are"
The officer examined the poultry and
failed to identify them by the descrip-
tion given. Without further ceremony
the patrolman escorted man and fowls
to the police station and booked him
on a charge of suspicion.
Later the father of the young man
was summoned. He appeared at the
police station and identified the fowls
as those that had been taken from his
corral.
The father stated that the young
man recently had been paroled from
Patton and probably became unbal-
anced again. He said he and his wire
were talking about the delivery of the
fowls and the son evidently had over
heard the conversation and started
out with the poultry.
The elder Duncan then took the
chickens and turkey, which had been
ant in the basement of the city JAIL
Nd left the police station after stating
with tears in his eyes that he would
have to send his son back to Patton.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
ALLEGE CHINESE
KILLED ENEMIES
EDITOR IN SAN FRANCISCO Is
AMONG INDICTED
"
REVoLuTIoNlsT ACCUSED OF
RECENT CRIMES
Well Educated Oriental, Secretary of
Free Masons and Member of
On Yick Tong, in Tolls
of Law
Associated Pressl

ASSOCIATED Pressl
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.-The
grand jury at a late hour today re-
turned indictments charging murder
against Tong King Chong, editor of
the Chinese Free Press, and secretary
of the Chinese Free Masons; Gee Hong
on, president of the On Yick tong; Lee
Suet, interpreter for the On Yick tong,
and Chin Lit, Buck Hew, Ho hIn Tew
alias All Joe. All of these Chinese are
members of the on Yick tong which
has been making war on the Yee fam =
lily. Seven Chinese have been slain
since the outbreak of hostilities.
Tong King Chon is secretary of the
Chinese Free Masons and probably one
Of the most influential and widely
known Chinese in the United states.
He is editor of the Chinese Free Press
in this city. has a. splendid education.
both Chinese and English, and is the
head of the Chez Kung Long, or Free
Masons, which numbers 80 per cent
of the Chinese in this country on its
rolls.
He is known to be a revolutionist in
Chinese politics and said to be the
right hand man of DIR. Sun Vat Sen,
the Chinese revolutionary who has been
exiled from his native land for years
with a price of $4,000 on his head be-
cause of his activities against the pre-
sent dynasty.
Chong is something of a reformer,
according to the local police, and at
one time engaged in a crusade against
gambling in the Chinese quarter which
resulted in a bloody tong war and the
indictment of twelve tong presidents
on charges of murder.
The disaster of 1906 destroyed the
evidence in these cases and they were
drOpupd.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

such citizens as D. NJ. Hammack, DR..
Van Meter, NJ. G. Yoakum, JOY
Winans. c. j. Ritchey, f. G. Ganahl,
c. o. Johnson, A. A. Phillips w. T.
Foster. J. w. Nevius, G. S. Trow-
bridge Roth and son. Dan Hammack,
ir.. Cashier Lientz of the Highland
park bank, and many other Demo-
Gratis who reported as lining up for the
mayor.
Judge D. NJ. Hammack, the presi-
dent of the club, said yesterday: 81 be-
lieve the Democrats of our part of the
citv are practically unit for Mr.. Alex
ander, at least all who are expressing
themselves so declare their position"
When asked his personal reasons for
supporting him, he said: "I support
Alexander because personally and on
his official record, I deem him far and
awav the superior of his opponent He
has made good in a crucial test. If
for no other reason, the influences that
are back of the other man would be
reason enough to oppose him. 1t is
lust as important it may under certain
contingencies be more so. to have the
right men in the council. For that
reason l am just as strongly for Bet
kousld, Plant, Andrews, Lusk, WASH
burn, OBrien, Williams. Works and
Gregory for the council as I am for Mr..
Alexander for mayor, with the entire
Good Government ticket and the old
school board as against the candidates
named by a partisan convention, whose
only recommendation is that nomlna-
ton. and handicapped as they are by
the support of the worst influences in
Our CitV -
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
MANAGER STEALS SKETCH,
AUTHOR COMMITS SUICIDE
Woman in ST. Louis Ends Her Life
When Theatrical Man
Robs Her

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Grace
Hubbard. whose ambition was to add
to the worlds laughter as a writer of
comedies, subtracted from ii only
tragedy
Heartbroken over the alleged theft
of her most elaborate sketch by the
atrical manager, she committed sui
eide yesterday.
Her body was found early today in
bare fiat in an apartment building.
The janitor said Mrs. Hubbard had
told him of the loss of her sketch.
II took the work to a st. Louis the
atrical manager" she told the janitor,
"and he asked me to leave 1t for
few days
when ] returned he said 1t was not
available. but later l saw my act per
formed, word for word. In my dis
appointment | had torn up the original
manuscript and so had no redress.
When the police broke into the hat
the empty rooms showed how the wo-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Uncle Sam No Shylock

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Of interest
to water users from government recla-
nation projects was the announcement
today by Secretary Ballinger of the in
terror department of the privilege of
deferring until April /. 1910. the maxi
ing of payments on that account in
most cases which fall due December 1.
During his visit to the west last sum-
mer the desifability of this chance was
impressed upon the secretary by vari-
Gus water users associations Today's
ruling applies to the forthcoming irri-
cation season only, and does not com
NIT the department to any permanent
policy in that direction.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
SAN FRANCISCO OFFERS
PRIZE FOR AER0NAUTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. PA prize
of $500 for the first local aeronaut who
shall fly a kilometer in a heavier than
air machine was offered by the Pa
cific Aero club at it's meeting in the
Crocker building last evening.
1t is the purpose of the club to use
every effort to induce Curtiss, the
Wrights and other aviators to visit
the coast during the coming season.
For this reason, and in order to stimu-
late the interest of local aviators the
prize is offered.
Several members of the clubs are
building monoplanes or bi-planes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS
REPRESENT VAST OUTLAY

structure. Construction will be begun
July l.
The building will be the same height
as the Security building, opposite.
The lot on which the building Will
be located is of irregular shape. The
main building will have a frontage Of
80 feet on Spring street and depth
of 1853 feet on Fifth. The building will
have wing, 60 by 140, covering the
east side of the lot and extending
along an alley.
The building will contain about 800
offices and will have six passenger ele-
Vators
on the Spring street side there will
be recess court So feet wide and so
feet deep.
About 25O tons of steel, to be fur
nished by the Baker iron works. will
be used i'm the construction, which will
be similar in a general way TO that
of the Security building.
The cost of the Chester building viii
be about 81 600 000
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
LOS ANGELES WOMAN
WEDS IN SEATTLE JAIL
Mrs. Marie Edwards viii Share the
Thanksgiving Dinner Of Her
Husband

SEATTLE, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Marie Ed
wards of Los Angeles was married in
the county Jail today to C. w. Brazee,
formerly city salesman of fish COM
pany of this city, who is charged with
larceny of a large quantity of fish from
his former employers.
Rather than eat Thanksgiving dinner
alone tomorrow, and in order that she
might share her husbands discom-
future, Mrs. Edwards procured mar
riage license and called on the priso-
ner's attorney to make arrangements
for the ceremony.
While II was in progress, Mrs Ed
wards former husband, Il. G. Edwards,
n railroad mail clerk, who had been
held at the city jail on charge of
threatening to kill her, Tas released
on suspended sentence.
-o,a m the west coast of Mexico. Sonora,
sinaioa.-H A. Smith. $40 Byrne bldg
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Mrs. Teal Released from Prison

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-Mrs. Mar
garet Teal, wife of Ben Teal, the stage
manager, obtained an order of release
from prison today. She was serving a
term of a year in the penitentiary on
conviction of subornation of perjury
in connection with the Frank ]. Gould
divorce case, when the court of appeals
yesterday granted her new trial. Mrs.
Teal was admitted to $1,000 bail and
late today will be taken to her home.
She is said to be Ill.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
international Seal Conference Urged

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The rec
ommendation for an international con-
ference with a view to regulating the
killing Of not only seals but whales and
all other animals of the sea, along
with other recommendations adopted at
a conference. of the fisheries commits
sion yesterday, was laid before Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor Nagel to-
day by President David Starr Jordan of
the Leland Stanford university and
Commissioner of Fisheries Bowers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
New Embassy Designed

WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.-Repre-
of France at the American
capital will soon be housed in mag
nificent new embassy. Approval of the
architects plans of the building has
been announced. Spacious grounds at
the crest of an elevation in the north
west section of the city will be the
site. Ample space will be afforded
landscape experts for beautiful decora-
tive effects. France will expend N'-
600 900 on the embassy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Leaves Money Under Pillow

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24-Otto ".
Olson, a wealthy mining man Of Nome,
woke un late yesterday, and in his anX-
iety to catch a train for Los Angeles
forgot that he had placed $32SO in bills
under his pillow. Miss Sadie Martin, a
chambermaid at the Hotel Stanford,
found the money and Immediately de
livered it to the manager of the hotel.
The management telegraphed to Olson
while he was speeding southwark. and
Olson in return telegraphed asking that
the chambermaid be given IS on his
account.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Aged Woman to Be Queen

BOULDER, Colo, Nov. 24.-The GUS
tom of selecting by ballot some beauti- =
full maiden to reign as carnival queen
has been cast aside by the people of
this town and beginning tomorrow, the
opening day of Boulder's semi-cen-
tennial celebration, "Aunty" Emma
Brookfeld, aged SO years, will occupy
that exalted position. She is the only
woman now living who was in Boul-
der when the town was established.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
CONTRACT has just been ava

4 CONTRACT has just been award
N ed to Llewellyn iron works fof
IA 1850 tons of steel, valued at $ll5'-
500, for use in constructing building at
the northwest corner of Sixth and
Spring streets for the Los Angeles
Trust and Savings bank.
Construction will be begun February
1. and will be completed in year.
The cost will be about $500 600.
1t is now planned to make the build
ing eleven stories, with a frontage OF
go feet on Spring and depth of l45 on
Sixth.
There will be about $50 offices in the
building.
1t has been decided to make the
Chester Office building to be erected
at the northest corner of Spring and
Fifth, ten stories high. and to have
it cover the entire property at that To-
cation owned by the Chester Fireproof
Building company, which will erect the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
DISPUTE DELAYS ExtraditIon

PUEBLO, Colo, Nov. 24.-Dispute
over the reward offered by Nevada au-
thorities for c. G, Collins may delay
his removal to Nevada for trial on the
charge of having murdered Deputy
Sheriff William Larkin of Humboldt
county. Collins is at present serving
time in the Colorado penitentiary un-
der the name of Charles Barr for rob-
berry.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

man had tried to keep up appearances
while waiting for some of her pen pro-
ductions to bring in financial-returns.
The furniture, dishes. linen and jewell
ry had been sold, the. only articles
left being a bed and a chair.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

Ladies' auxiliary to w. S. Rosecrans
camp, Sons of Veterans, u. S. A., will
hold a dinner and bazaar Thursday
and Friday, December and g. 1909, at
the Odd Fellows hall, 22O1a South Main
street. Dinner 25 cents.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

n OSTON, Nov. 24.-Formal an
TX nouncement is expected to be
~ made almost any day Of the en-
gagement of Miss Eleanora Sears OF
Boston to Harold S. Vanderbilt, son
of William X Vanderbilt and brother
of the duchess of Marlborough. so
ciety has been talking of the forth
coming engagement for several months
and the young couple are together at
every big society event. This photo
graph of them was taken at the recent
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

.ana on the west coast Of Mexico Sonora
'sinaioa.-H. a. Smith. $40 Byrne bldg
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

A new card Of instructions for the
Republican henchmen to take their
voting orders from has been issued by
the Republican city central commit
tee, bearing at it's top the DR.. Jones
motto, "Village or a city" The faith
full among the Organization" voters
look at it sadly, for it has a crippled
list. carrying only eight councilmen
and no members of the board of edu-
cation. Like the other cards of the Re-
publican committee it is printed in
mourning type.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

The Oldest as well as the strongest
and most active Democratic club in
the city is the Old Hickory club, COM
posed of Democrats in the precincts
comprising Highland Park, Sycamore
Grove and GarvanZa. 1t had an organ
ization prior to the presidential cam
paign last year and is an active club
between campaigns. 1t is thus able
to exercise more than mere cam
paign or partisan influence.
1t is understood that most of the
members supported Parish at the pri-
mary election, but now all the mem
bers of the club are supporting Mayor
Alexander in the finals. This includes