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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
Bank Deposits.

Minnesota has advanced rapidly
in wealth during the past ten years
as can be noted by glancing at the
growth of deposits of the state and
national banks of the state. In 1898
the total deposits were $50, 370, 900.
This year they have reached a total
of S269, 490, 900, an increase Of more
than S200,000,000. This is remark
able showing and indicates the won
derful resources the state has at its
command. The growth of the state
is also indicated by the increase in
the number of banks. In 1898 there
were 146 state banks and 70 national
banks in the state. There are now
within its borders 634 state banks
and 269 national banks.
The detailed statement from which
these facts are CLEANED. shows that
there has been an increase in de-
posits in state banks from S21, $780,
600 in 1898, to SIC, 1893, 900 nearly
four fold, and in national banks
from S37, Ale, 900 to $50, O49, 900, OF
more than five fold increase in elev
| en- years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
TRIAL BEGINS NEXT MONDAY.
Ledbeter Trials to Open Dec. 9Th, With
Frank Smith as Defendant.

The trial of Frank Smith on the
charge of murder in the first degree
will be begun Monday. Dec. 6, re-
ports the Mankato Free Press of
Nov. 26th, and will be followed by
the trial of Mrs. Grace Ledbeter on
a similar charge, unless one of Mrs.
Ledbeter' attorneys should be en-
gagged in court elsewhere and asks
for continuance for that reason.
The matter came up before Judge
Pau this forenoon.
Arthur Schaub, attorney for
Smith, when the matter was breach
ed by the court, said that the facts
disclosed at the recent hearing on
the motion to quash the indictment
entitled his client to continuance
or at least that the other cases should
be tried first. But, the state being
unwilling to try the other cases first
he would try to get ready for tria
provided the case was not brought
|up sooner than Dec. 6.
County Attorney Plymat moved
that the case of the state agains
Smith go to trial Monday Dec. 6
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
Tracy Ferris Wins a Bride.

Most residents of the city will
remember Tracy Ferris, who grew
up in Redwood Falls and took to
printing in his kid days, afterwards
graduating out of Billy Brammer's
school for railroaders and ultimate
ly getting a station at Porter. A
clipping from the Grand Meadow
paper reached US this week with the
following paragraph: ga pretty we'd
ding occurred at the hcme of Mr..
and Mrs. B. A. Ferris Wednesday
evening, November Oath. when their
son. Tracy c.. Ferris was married to
Miss Minnie Hanson. The bride
wore white silk and carried white
roses. She was attended by Miss
Clara Ferris who was dressed in
pink and carried pink roses. Only
the immediate family were present.
Rev. Balm of Dodge Center per-
formed the ceremony, after which q
dainty three-course dinner was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris will
be at home to their friends after
Dec. 10th, at Porter. Mimi"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
HIGH !SCHOOL VICTOR
Thanksgiving Game Again Shows
that Training Counts More
Than AvOirdupOis.

The local high sschool football
team closed the season at Lakeyiew
park Thanksgiving afternoon, by a
victory over the town team by a
score of 10 to 0. The high school
team was the lighter, but out-classed
their opponents in speed and team
work.
Mason kicked off to Kroner on
the Is yard line. The town team
worked the ball to the center of the
field and was then forced to punt.
The high school had the ball on their
own 20 yard line. A series of end
runs and two passes took the pig
skin within FIVE yards of a touch
down. Smith went through the
line for gain Of three yards and
his second attempt at the center
carried the ball over the. line. Ma
son tried for a difficult goal but
failed. Score, H. S. 5, Town Team
0.
In the second half the high school
blocked punt on the 15-yard line
Mason recovered the ball and rur
the full length of the field for 9
touchdown, but failed to kick goal.
Score, H. S. 10, Town Team 0.
Every member of the high schoo
squad was star in the game. Nc
Dougall, Lauterbach, Knapp
Kroner and Theiring did some very
good work for the town team, bu
were not able to compete with fin,
team work of the high school.
The school ought to have a win
ming team next season.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
Amateur Burglars Work for Nothing.

Last Wednesday morning, when
William Rosendahl opened his black
smith shop for the days operations,
he discovered that some burglarious
party had been attempting to pry
off the doors of his safe, and the
conditions of the doors showed that
the person who tackled the job spent
a good deal of time and effort with
out any other result than qualifying
for a term in the penitentiary. AS
Mr.. RosendahI had no money in the
safe, which is a small one used main
lv for the safe keeping of his books
and papers, the amateurs got moth
ing out of the enterprise. We un-
derstand that the burglars might
saved the useless labor by turning
the bolt in the first place, the COM
bination not being used. There
seems to be some youngsters in the
town qualifying for term in the
state pen, as this is not the first anC
only case of an attempt at burglary
here in recent times.
The same night some miscreants
went into the house of Mr.. johnson
of the Modern Laundry and CARRIED
off skirt belonging to guest o.
the house, which was afterward
found in ruined condition in one
of our alleys. AS there were mum
Der of valuables in the same hous
lying in plain sight and not approp
rated by the thief, the officers o
the law are at loss to find the mo
tive for this raid.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
Law Protects Rat Houses.

Considerable speculation is said to
exist regarding the provisions of the
new game laws touching on the
trapping industry, and below for
the benefit Of some who would like
to know we copy that portion of
chapter 412, which relates to this:
"Sec. 38. No person shall take,
catch or kill any beaver at any time
or any mink or muskrat between the
fifteenth day of April and the fif
teenth day of November following;
and no person shall modest, injure
or destroy any muskrat houses at
any time. Provided, that when any
of the animals mentioned are doing
damage or destroying any property,
the person. whose property is being
damaged or destroyed may kill them
at any time" This is interpreted
by the state game and fish commits
sion officials to mean that while rat
houses may be cut into for the
setting Of traps. holes in the houses
must not be left open so that the
houses become uninhabitable. There
are heavy penalties for violating the
law. The intent of this provision is
/ to prevent the extinction of the
muskrats by destroying the houses
in the winter and causing the rats
to drown.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
Gaffney-L Wedding.

On Thanksgiving day, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, at the home
of the brides parents, in the pres
ence Of about fifty invited relatives.
occurred the marriage of Mary An
ma, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. Gaffney to Mr.. Edward Lech-
ner, both Of Delhi township. Rev.
M. R. Myers of the Delhi Presby-
terian church read the ceremony,
the ring service being used. The
bride was attired in very neat one
piece gown of white lansdowne, and
carried the usual bouquet of white
brides roses. The groom wore the
conventional black. The Misses Lee
liza Rogers and Myrtle Campbell
acted as maids of honor and carried
white roses, while the groom was
attended by Mr.. Joseph Gaffney,
brother of the bride, and Mr.. Chas.
Zumwinkle. Miss LYDIA Gaffney of
Renville presided at the organ.
Immediately after the ceremony
hearty congratulations were extend
ed to the bride and groom by all
present, after which most sumptu-
Gus dinner was served in courses.
The bride and groom were the re.
cipients of many useful and valuable
presents. On behalf of the com
munity we wish for Mr.. and Mrs
Lechner smooth sailing and a pros
porous trip across the sea of life.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

1t is estimated that Minnesota has
in its northern part aboutss22 million
acres Of vacant lands. Much of this
is open to homestead entry, free OF
charge except land office fees, and
most of what is left can be bought
as cheap and cheaper than the price
required in the aridl lands in the
western Dakotas that is being dis
posed of by lottery. Minnesota lands
are amply watered and are much
more reliable for cropping than
these Dakota lands. Queer how
people will go to great expense for
mere chance to buy at a big price
some dry hill lands out west, when
much better land in this state may
be selected at leisure and obtained
free by residing upon tx.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
A Billion Dollars Lost Each Year.

Dry feet could save most OF 1t.
tuberculosis costs the United States
a billion dollars each year in doctor
bills. medicine, nurses, etc. There
are four very simple things that will
prevent consumption, pure air,
wholesome food, cleanliness and
avoidance of colds. And the sure way
to prevent cold, especially in winter.
is to keep the feet dry.
We have the remedy for cold feet,
call at our store please.
HEILMAN & DELONG,
The Only Shoe Store,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

Twenty eight deaths have been
chronicled from hunting 7.saccidents
in the northern woods of Michigan
and Wisconsin, and inj.about the
same proportion in this state. Deer
hunting is getting almost as danger
Gus as football, and it will be hard
to abolish either 1t might be worth
while to have examination boards to
issue certificates as to the degree OF
common sense possessed by appli.
cants, before permitting them tt
handle fire arms.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
THE MAN WHO DOES.

THERE'S man in the world who is never turned down,
/ Wherever he chances to stray;
He gets the glad hand in thepopuous town,
Or out wheresthe farmers make hayd
He's greeted with pleasure on deserts Of sand,
Or deep in the aises of the woods
Wherever he goes there's the welcoming hand
He's the Man Who Delivers the Goods.
The failures of life sit around and complain;
The gods haven't treated them WlGte
They've lost their umbrellas whenever there's rain
And they haven't their lanterns at night.
Men tire of the failures who fill with their signs
The air of their neighborhoods;
There's one who is greeted with lovelighted eyes
He's the Man Who Delivers the Goods.
One fellow is lazy, and watches the clock,
And waits for the whistle to blow;
And one has hammer, with which he will knock;
And one tells story of woe;
And one if requested to travel mile
Will measure the perches and roods;
But does his stunt with whistle or smile
He's the Man Who Delivers the Goods
One man is afraid that he'll labor too hard
The world isn't yearning for such;
And one is always alert, on his guard
Lest he put in minute too much;
And one has crouch or temper that's bad;
And is creature of moods
So it's hey for the joyous and rolicking lad
For the One Who Delivers the Goods
Walt Mason
r7r TIT It'll
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

Supt. Wherland is getting to be
quite an artist in demonstrating
lights and shades in his studio west
Of Kenney's grocery. His motto is
Fiat Lux and he should have as his
crest a dynamo rampant. 1t costs
nothing to hear his free lectures but
we will all have to dig up when he
delivers the goods.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
Better Times Coming for 10.

| gave an account of the provisions
to be made for the Indians on the
Berthold reservation after part Of
their lands shall have been disposed
Of. The TIA Indians at the agency
at Elbowoods are the remnants of
three tribes the Mandans, Arickar-
les and Gros Veutres who had be-
come deceminated by wars with the
Sioux and by the ravages Of small
pox. For mutual protection the
three tribes have been living togeth-
err at Fort Berthold and the agen-
| cy which is located on a former
hunting ground for over SO years.
Singularly, though living as one
tribe, yet each has kept its own
language intact. the larger part be-
ing able to speak only their own
language and observing the customs
and traditions of the tribe. At the
agency there is quite a cluster of
buildings "a day school. supported
by the government for Indians, a
school and mission under charge of
Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Hall, supported
by the Congregational church, and a
Catholic mission in charge of Rev.
Father L. Farveau.
The old policy of furnishing cloth
ing and rations was discontinued
some years ago and now only the
aged and sick are provided for. In
an effort to stimulate its wards to
self support, the government some
years ago gave them teams, wagons
agricultural implements and cattle
but the affair was not a success
They improved somewhat, but gen
orally the stock died off and the
! small patches of land cultivated dc
! not provide for the farmers wants
They manage to get along by trap
] ping, working for formers, picking
] berries, hauling dry and down woot
] to the town, and earning money il
] other small ways. Nearly all live il
small log houses of one window ant
! a door. The roof is generally o
: ! dirt and the ground is usually tn
] floor. Some have board floors, blu
J that is not common.
] A small log house shut up tight
j the sleeping place of the whole fam
] lily and it is no wonder that consump
! ton reaps a big harvest among tn
7 Indians. The disease is the grea
] scourge of the red men and to it
Z ravages alone we find an answer t
] the question why the race is not in
j creasing in numbers.
= The opening of 1900 to 1000 quar-
2 ter sections to settlement by pract
cal farmers will mean a great de;
q to the Indians. The settlers wi
. teach them practical farming, the
i will plant trees, build houses, schoo
q and churches and while they improy
= their farms will at the same time /
2 bringing up the value Of the India
2 lands.
2 The money from the sale will
Q be in the treasury and the govern
8 ment pay the Indianslthree per eel
interest, which with what the
y should get from farming under in
proved methods should. give the
as enough money to improve the
N homes, put shingles on the roofs al
rs board floors and more. windows
:, the houses.
~ Altogether. the opening of the re
IL ervation means better sanitary co
&C ditions for the home and better o
ie portunity for the Indian to take
3 higher place in his slow growing CT
Us ilization. O. B. TURRELL.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

DR.. Merit. S. Rice, pastor of Trim
ity M. E. church Of Duluth, and one
of the leading pulpit orators of the
state, will deliver.sa lecture in the
M. E. church Monday evening. Dec.
18th, under the auspices Of the Ep-
worth League.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

VIM. Cummins goes to LeSueur
Center this week to meet his broth
err Thomas, who accompanied Mrs.
Cummins to a family reunion at the
home Of Father Woods.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

Members of the Christian Endeav-
or will serve supper this evening, at
the Christian church.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

Miss Ada VIM starts for Los
Angeles, CAL, next Saturday, to
sample the beauties of a southern
California winter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01

If Eggy of Minneapolis goes
against Julius Schmahl for secretary
of state he will find a terrible Eggy
mess of it. Julius SchmahI has
made one of the best secretaries OF
state we have had for some time
and many corporations have beer
called since he took the oath oil
office. Let the tax payer continue
the man in office who does things
and not change for a promise. Win
throp News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-01
and that this be followed by the trial
of Mrs. Grace Ledbeter. ssand the
court so noted it.
MAY ASK CONTINUANCE.

OF mrs. Grace Ledbeter, .and the
court so noted it.
MAY ASK CONTINUANCE.
S. B. Wilson, one of Mrs. Ledbet-
er's attorneys stated that he might
ask the court for a continuance of
her case until the February term Of
court, provided her trial would come
off in January, as he had cases in the
Jackson county court.
The court suggested that the trial
of Smith proceed for tensdays, and
they would probably know how
much longer it would take, and the
disposition of the Ledbeter case
could be made. 1t might be that
the trials would be more expeditions
than was expected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
THRESHER KILLED BY
BOILER EXPLOSION

Junction City.-By an explosion OF
threshing machine boiler on the
Andy Shuler farm, ten miles south
west of this city, in Dickinson county,
one man, Charles Kruger, owner or
the outfit, was killed and eight men
badly injured.
Mr.. Kruger, who was attending the
machine, was hurled through the air
for a distance of sixty feet, and was
dead when picked up. G. e. Martin,
water hauler for the thresher, was
hurled over twenty feet from his ms
chine, and both his legs were broken.
Joe Smith, a farmer, was internally
injured, and is in a dangerous con
dition. Other members of the crew
were badly bruised. the threshing out
fit was totally destroyed by fire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
Tuberculosis of Chickens Now.

Manhattan.-O. w. Hunter, gradu-
ate student in basteriology at the
Kansas State Agricultural college, Is
commencing to do some extensive
work investigating tuberculosis OF
chickens. He wants to know its dis
tribution over the state, the causes,
symptoms and cures for it. The poul-
try department is working with him
and will try to find out all that is
possible concerning this trouble which
Is killing a good many fowls over the
state. Therefore it is desired that
every poultry man or farmer who mas
any fowl die from some unknown
cause, to send it to A. G. Phillips of
the poultry department, Kansas State
Agricultural college.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
From Overhead.

A canary hung directly over the big
square table in the Hungarian res
taurant.
"Once," said woman who was din
ing there, "the bottom dropped out
of the cage, the bird flew at the or
chestra yonder, and we had bird seed
in our soup. 1t was awful"
THAT reminds me-" said the cross
eyed man, "of one time when we were
having little game Of poker on the
B. C o. You know how those trains
roll. Well, just about the middle OF
the game down came all the grips and
dress suit cases straight into the
kitty and broke up the game. Money
flew everywhere. We got so mixed
we couldn't tell which had won or
where the money was that whoever
had won it won. Talk about bird
seed!"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
MOUND VALLEY MAY
HAVE CITY WATERWORkS.

Mound Valley.-This city, which
has about twelve hundred inhabitants,
is now discussing the subject OF wa
terworks. Parties have been before
the city council and made propositions
and signed contracts to give estimates
on cost and best source of water sup
ply in return for which they are to
be given the job of putting in the sys-
tenn, providing the city votes bonds.
The city is in the natural gas belt
and the use of natural gas has been
the cause of some destructive fires,
and for this reason there is much anx-
iety to give the city water system
with which to fight fire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
FALL PAINTING.

The majority of property owners
are under the impression that spring
time is the only painting time. But
the fall of the year offers several adj
vantages to the painter. One of the
most important is that surfaces are
almost sure to be dry, and there is no
frost or inner moisture to work out
after the paint is applied.
Pure white lead-the Dutch Boy
Painter kind-mixed with pure lin
seed oil (tinted as desired) gives a
winter coat to building that is an
armor against the severest attacks of
the winter rain, sleet, winds and snow.
National Lead Company, 1902 Trim
ity Bldg, New York city, makers of
pure white lead, Dutch Boy Painter
trademark, are offering to those in
terested a complete painters outfit,
consisting of a blow pipe and lead
tester, book of color schemes, etc.
State whether you want exterior or
interior decorating.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
KANSAS TOPICS
NEW BUILDING MAY GO
UP AT SOLDIERS HOME.

Leavenworth.-The board of mana
gers of the National Soldiers Home
made visit to the Soldiers Home
here. Those of the veterans able to
appear in line were out in front on
the main parade and were inspected
by the members of the board. The
building and grounds were closely in
spected and the board may decide to
recommend that some more new build
ings be erected. The members of the
board expressed themselves as high
ly pleased with the new paved road
put in by the Kansas penitentiary on
the west side of the Soldiers Home
grounds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
RACE STABLES ARE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Coffeyville.-Two race horses were
killed the other night in an electri-
cal storm in the stables of the Mont
gomery Fair association. A trainer
who was sitting in a stall adjoining
one of the horses that was killed was
badly frightened but was uninjured.
One of the horses killed was three
year-old colt belonging to Colonel Ma
jors and was valued at $500, and the
other one was valuable animal. A
third horse was knocked clear out of
its stall and badly bruised and it is
thought that it is ruined as a race
horse. The horses were in training
for the races here next month.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24

or died, when 1 read about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; so
began to take it, and am well again and
relieved of all my suffering. Mrs.
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40, Marlton, NJ.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousandsof Observation-Disclosures
on file in the Pinkham laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodicpains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes it to her
self to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24

lieve l would not be living today" says
Mrs. Hinson. MY eyesight was poor,
| suffered with nervous, splitting head
aches, spots would dance before my
eyes and at times I would be so dizzy
| would have to grasp something for
support. My back was so weak and
painful could hardly bend over to but
ton my shoes and could not get around
without suffering severely. Doan's Kid
aey Pills helped me from the first, and
continued until practically well
again."
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-24
Carnations Go to Sleep.

Florists often suffer losses through
a habit carnations have of sometimes
going to sleep" and never opening
again. A series of experiments made
in the Hull botanical laboratory and
described in the Botanical Gazette
makes it seems probable that this
sleep" is caused by the effect of IL
Eliminating gas, to which, even in very
small quantities, these flowers are
surprisingly sensitive.