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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-03-25
Alden Is Field Naturalist.


As a field naturalist, Mr.. Alden is
probably the most efficient and expert
encedsnan in the party He has made
a specially of the smaller mammals
and II is said OF him that, where other
traps and bats fail, he can devise a
trap and select bait that will lure
any OF the smaller wild creatures into
captivity His training comprises
serving in the biological survey OF the
United States department OF agricul-
ture and in the New York Geological
gardens In Bronx park. New York
city. as well as on numerous collect
ing trips through British America,
Mexico and the United States. He is
about rs years old,
Ifeller's Wide Experience. sf.
OF theparty the only one who has
had previous experience Ia that sec
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-03-25

II. NJ Boyer, CASH
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18

Last week we wrote of the suffer
ings Of a woman through her effort
to smash the unlegalized liquor traf-
fic. Now we will see how some
men Jared in a like attempt, and
moreover they were backed by con-
gress. William E. johnson, chief
officer Of the u. S. Indian service,
was the leader. and tells the story.
Congress set aside $50, 900 in a
measure under which / was COM
missioned to clean up the illegal
liquor traffic in the Indian territory.
/ gathered a company of deputies,
genuine fellows. who saw something
doing worth while. In fourteen
months Of effort 100000 bottles Of
liquor were smashed in more than
1900 different seizures; the equip
ment Of rs gambling houses went
up in flames. and more than 1000
men were thrown into Jail. Here
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18

Ex-Congressman McCleary was
under consideration for the position
of Director of the Mint but it is said
that his appointment was opposed
by some of the congressional repre-
sentatives of the state and the ap-
pointment went elsewhere. Now he
is being considered in connection
with the tariff measure. In financial
matters there was never any objec-
ton to Mr.. McCleary but his ap-
pointment on the new court would
be a direct slap at the Second Dis
trict and to the state at large. AS
a hide bound, unreasoning stand pat
ter he has been twice defeated in
his district and is at odds with the
republican sentiment of the state.
A worse appointment could not be
made.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18
strut the political stage, mere
creature Of metropolitan 'independ-
ant journalism. .

A few days ago it was known
about town that several houses had
been entered and that at least one
shop had been burglarized. AS US
ual in such cases the fear and mag
ination of some residents overbal-
anced judgment and common sense
and charges were made and reports
circulated that had very little foun-
dation in fact. The police force and
sheriff's Office were bombarded with
complaints and suggestions of at
tempted "holdups' and burglaries
that when run down proved to be
scares or hearsay crimes. AS one
Of the public officers remarked:
"Its mighty unsafe to go down an
alley or on the sidewalk after eleven
O'Clock, there are so many revolvers
in the hands of excitable persons.
To those nervous people THE GA
ZETTE would suggest that we have
a very good force to keep order
here in the city and it will be some
time before there will be any more
concerted thieving attempted. If
about half of the amateur detec-
tives had gone to bed and left mat
tiers in the hands of the proper Off
GERS, the criminals would have been
in the hands of the law before this
time. Every one of them has been
spotted and it is impossible for them
to continue without detection. The
main thing the most of us can do is
to keep cool and do nothing. The
best protection to house is a small
dog, one of those little nuisances
that is worth nothing for any other
purpose. No burglar is going to
enter house where the little crea-
ture is kicking up a row. Not one
of the several houses entered last
week had a dog while nearly all of
them could have produced a gun of
some sort. Possibly the cure is
worse than the disease and bur-
glary once a year is cheaper than to
keep a cur but the two hardly eyer
go together.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18
Makes a Correction.

Ed. GAZETTE: Please low me
space in your paper for reply to "a
Mans Opinion of Carry A. Nation. !"
My dear sir, you are perhaps right
in your statement that her husband is
very much alive but you forget that
under the laws of this country both
men and women may marry several
times during life time. Mrs. Ma
tons first husband died and filled a
drunkard's grave, when their first
and only child was six months old.
That child is now helpless invalid
in sanitarium at great expense to
her mother. Mrs. Nations second
husband was a Christian preacher,
and was, of course. very nice sort
of fellow except that he had very
little love for his second wife, and of
course, Mrs. Nation could not have
the same love for him that she had
for her first husband. l trust this
explanation will be satisfactory.
Those wishing further inform alton,
please read her book.
MRS. ANNA BELL WHITTET.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18

manufacturers will be requested to
give information for the benefit of
the industry as a whole, and the
combined report will be given dis
tribution in printed form. Wiscon-
sin ranks fifth among the states in
the production Of lumber, and it is
believed the coming study will show
the state to rank we'll up in the pro-
duction of articles manufactured
from the lumber cut in the state.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.

The Marshall News Messenger
points! out that with the late slide
of the Duluth Tribune to the ranks
of the Johnsonized press the Repub-
lican party is left without an organ
in any of the three large cities of
the state.
THE GAZETTE does not regard the
situation with unmixed sorrow. 1t
has been the counsels Of those same
cities which has brought the party
to its evil condition where it has
been impossible to elect Republic
can governor in three trials. All of
those times the corporate influence
has been thrown just enough to
destroy all chances of the winning
candidate while those same influ-
ences have every time been really
lined up for Mr.. Johnson.
If it were only possible for the
delegation to meet at a state con-
vention, absolutely Indifferent to
anything said for or against the
rival aspirants by the city press, it
would be child's play to send Frank
Day back to- Fairmont-to the last
ing benefit of Minnesota politics.
The trouble has been that Republic
can readers have not seen through
the play or have understood that all
the twin city papers were really in
the johnson combine and the dele
gates have allowed themselves to be
prejudiced and embittered before
the convention. The result has been
defeat and the same city journals
could return to their work of syste-
matte booming for Johnson for the
next campaign.
Frank Day has waxed great as
the apparent leader in confidence
game worked for him by the inter-
ests and combines in the cities, and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18
TIME TO REFORM.

A week ago this paper noted that
houses and other buildings were
being entered and ascribed it to the
hoboes who had followed in the
track of the real harvest laborers.
Later developments indicate that
this work was being done by a num-
Der of young men of the town and
some of whom are from respectable
families. So bold did the work be-
come that there was almost a state
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18

1t may be true that when his face
appeared upon the screen, the
shingles of 1.-The Dream" were not
broken by applause, yet if it were
possible to have President Taft stop
ten minutes in Redwood Falls while
he is crossing the state the biggest
crowd this old town ever saw would
be here to greet him. 1.-THE shall
lows murmur but the deeps are
dumb"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18
Wisconsin Will Begin Study Of Wood
using Industries.

The large number of hard woods
and soft woods produced in Wiscon-
sin, coupled with the development
of the many rivers for power and
the excellent rail and water facil-
tiles offered manufacturers, has re-
suited in the state having as diver
sified wood-using industries as can
be boosted Of in any other common
wealth in the Union. The products
made in the state and distributed
throughout the country run the en-
tire alphabet from agricultural i'm
plements to geological representa-
tons for merry-go-rounds. A study
of the wood-using industries Of the
state which it is expected will bring
forth some interesting facts and
figures, as well as much information
of value to the buyers and sellers OF
wood in the state, is to be under
taken by the Forest Service working
in conjunction with the state board
of forestry. The purpose is to ascer-
tain such important facts as the
species used in the manufacture OF
the various products. the methods
of manufacture. the distribution of
the finished goods, the approximate
cost and amount Of the material
utilized each year by the factories,
the total amount which the state
produces for home consumption, and
the form in which the raw material
is desired at the factory. Fully 600
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18

Of panic in the city Sheriff Schuel-
Ter, Chief Lauterbach and their as
sistants got so closely after the
young thugs that the work was
stopped after a few evenings.
The GAZETTE would prefer to
think that it was reformation and
not fear that caused these boys to
end this sort of thing. 1t would
far rather not see any more arrests
and convictions of boys reared and
educated in this city. In its opinion
about the worst use to make of a
youngster is to send him to the
reformatory. 1t would dislike to
hear some morning that a bullet had
put an end to life that might have
been useful.
But if some young fellows do not
at once right about face it can as
sure them of one thing, the day of
lenient treatment of offenses is past
and from now on any young man
convicted will be punished severely
and no consideration for family or
friends will be allowed to shield the
future convicted criminal. Redwood
owes it to the scores of younger
boys who are being educated in ways
that verge on the criminal by those
older to punish severely future in
fractions of the law.
Those just entering into habits
that lead to crime will find in the
long run that stolen goods cost more
than those secured honestly and as a
result of labor. In the desire to "give
the young fellow another show" in
the past our leading citizens have
pleaded.for light sentence until it
has come to be believed that there is
no particular danger of getting
caught by the law. If the offense
is minor one there will be warn
ing and small fine and that even
the grosser offenses will not be
handled with much severity. There
has been a-decided change of view
in the past few months and the pub
lie have come to the conclusion that
a few good sharp sentences will clean
up things that have been running
pretty wide open. The situation is
a great deal worse than if it was the
work of strangers in town and quite
a number of men whose houses have
been entered will shoot as quickly
and as. accurately at the burglar,
even though they suspect it might
bring the surgeon to some home not
far away.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18
are some other things that were

are some other things that were
done.
About the middle Of June, 1907.
a friend, w. C. Sanders Of Mickey.
a frontier settlement in the rough
country northwest Of Fl. Smith, en-
abled me to gather information on
which | seized and DESTROYED one
hundred gallons Of spiked cider in
the postofice Of that place. A few
nights afterward, Sanders was called
to the door of his home and shot
down in the darkness, the bullet
going through the side of his head.
He recovered after lying in bed all
summer.
"On July 9Th, Sam Roberts, act
ing as my deputy and under my
instructions, was shot through the
brain at Forum. A month later,
the widowed mother of Sans two
children followed him to the grave
died of broken heart, but glory
ing in the death that he died.
ION the same day, E. ]. Sapper,
another deputy. acting under my
orders, was shot through the side of
the head, but recovered.
About the same time, W. E.
Strickland. while watching a trail at
midnight for me on the border back
of Tulsa, was shot in the jaw and
still carries the bootleggers bullet in
the back Of his neck.
ION Nov. Sd, Randolph w. Cath
ey, city marshal at Pauls Valley,
who frequently went out" with
my deputies, acting as posseman,
was shot in the back and killed by
Jim Stevenson, whose joint Cathey
had assisted one Of his deputies in
wrecking a few days before. The
officers body lay in state in the
little Methodist church for two days
before they laid it away. Then the
people held big indignation meet
ing in the opera house, and every
booIlegger in the vicinity had to fly
for his life.
ION November 10th George Will
liams was shot and instantly killed
at Bartlesville by Ernest Lewis, a
notorious ex-convict and desperate
whose business George had shortly
before assisted me in wrecking.
"a post Of peculiar danger was
that Of John Morrison, who divided
time as my deputy and as village
marshal for the frontier settlement
of Sasakwa in the Seminole country.
On July 10th. John was in the brush
chasing a half-breed desperate for
me when he was ambushed and shot
to death. In capturing the assas-
sins, one posseman and two outlaws
were killed.
Thus in the six months prior to
statehood, seven Of my associates
were shot, and four Of them in
stantly killed.
"AIl the men except George Will
liams left families. John Morrison
had young wife and two bright
boys, the youngest only year old,
when his father was murdered. He
belonged to the Odd Fellows but
had no insurance, no property. The
young widow is trying to keep a
home for her children by washing and
other labor. The Odd Fellows make
her a small allowance"
Just one chapter on what has been
wrought by liquor. 1t does seem SO
irrational to our illogical minds,
that sane, sober men should vote to
legalize and regulate the sale of this
death dealing drink. instead of
banishinp both the sale and manu-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18
DRAINAGE LAW DEFECT.

A feature of the half baked"
legislation enacted into our drainage
laws by the legislature has been
puzzling lawyers and court in Muir
ray county. The law requires that
parties shall be allowed for all priv
ate bitches dug on the line of the
proposed public ditch.
A farmer had dug a private ditch
on his own land which practically
had taken off all his water and
made his lands dry. A petition for
a judicial ditch asked for the laying
out of the ditch over the private
ditch, making larger one at the
same place but no more effective
for his purpose. Viewers were ap-
pointed and came to this farm and
found that there was no wet or sour
land that could be benefited by the
larger public ditch; it was not fair
to assess any of course. But the
law required that this farmer have
allowed to him the cost of his
private ditch. In that case he
would get the benefit of the ditch
ing and be paid all that the former
ditch cost him; if the viewers at
tempted to assess on the basis of
the condition of the land before any
ditching was done their decision
would be based on conjecture and
guess which is not encouraged in
legal proceedings.
Any body but a legislature would
know that the proper thing to do
was to disregard the private ditch
entirely; if the farmer received no
benefit because a deeper ditch was
put through his land he should not
be assessed any and if his land was
damaged because the increased size
of the ditch took more land than
was necessary to drain his farm. or
he would haye to maintain larger
and more expensive bridges, that
was damage that could be esti-
mated and allowed. 1t was the
condition of the farm before the
new ditch was put in and it's condi-
ton after it was constructed that
would determine whether he was
damaged or benefited. Under the
foolish provision our solons put in
the law no one can have any ade-
Quate basis to tell whether this
farmer is to pay anything while the
law requires that he be paid back in
full for the cost of his private ditch.
In other words, if the law is fol-
lowed according to its plain pro-
visions the farmer will have his
land drained and get back all he
paid for draining it.
If the next session can spare a
few moments from bills to park all
creation around the capitol and
state university are not wholly en-
crossed with gratis for the State
Fair association, it might be well to
amend this bill so the average view
er could work intelligently in award
ing benefits and damages.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-18

Don't forget to remember the cir
Gus on the 9th.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-24

THE LEADER WISHES
WISHING THEY
LIKE TINS WHETHER HE IT N
THE FACT FOR
GEENT
81
$
W
WILL BE no LEADER TOMORROW DIT
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-24
SUPREME COURT
MAKES new RULE

Charleston. Dec PA new rmc
has beer issued by the supreme court
eonc',ning the filling of briefs in the
tGttu' The rule follows
!giA ordered that Section 1 of Rule
v. OF tno Rules OF Practice of this
Court he amended and rc-adoptcd to
take elfcct on the first day of Fobru-
airy. 1910, so as TO read as follows.
~ Time OF Filing.-In any cas- on
appeal or writ OF error, the counsel
FOR the appellant or plaindn in error,
NJ least twenty days and counsel for
the appellee or defendant i'm error. al
least ten days, before case ls called
for hearing, shall file with the clerk
OF this court MOI less than ten copies
OF printed brief, one of which copies
shall. upon request. bc furnished TO
each Of the counsel engaged upon tnc
opposite side All reply and supple
mental briefs shall be filed at least
five days before case Is called for
hearing and not later unless by con
sent Of counsel II is also desired by
the court that counsel upon each side
will furnish promptly to counsel on
the opposing side lhdr respective
briefs as soon as printed. but their
doing 80 will not obviatc the require
mons OF this rule as TO filing copies in
the Office OF the clerk. and f. IS re-
commended that the printed brief
shall ycnFresBond in size Of page with
thdAFiiRdd rsscsid, and bear the sans
dodket huhnberr
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-24
MACHINERY RUNS HOT AND
STRUCTURE OF U. S. COAL
& COKE CORPORATION
is DESTROYED.
WILL Be REPLACED IMMEDIATELY
WATER MAINS FROZEN AND LIT
TIE ASSISTANCE COULD
BE RENDERED.

80. tipple of the United States
Coal and Coke Company at Kcnnon
burned down last night about II
o'clock, according 10 reports from
there today IT, is claimed the fire
was caused by some of the machin-
cry running hot and igniUng the
frame work. The tipplc had only
been completed short time il be-
ing built TO replace the one burned
down two yars ago
The tipplc was a steel structure with
all the modern Improvements Tna
water mains wero all frozen and lh"
volunteer fire department were pow
erless TO render assistance. The loss
u estimated at 100000. II Is under
Stood lhc company will rebuild i'm
medlatcly Kennon Is located about
half a mile from Gary OF the Tug
Fork branch Or the Norfolk ana
Western
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-24
BRISTOL'S JUG
TRADE HEAVY

Bris oil, Va. Dec 2b.--It is estimat-
ed that the daily shipments OF wlisky
from Bristol this week may exceed
$500 gallons. The holiday trade or
The Bristol whisky dealers. from pro-
hibition states that center here is
enormous. Whisky houses have put
in large stocks OF hand bags and
suit cases to accommodate t1e jug
trade. while The drink trade is larger
than ever
While no estimate can yet be made
of the business the saloons Of Bris-
tol will do This week. 10 Is certain
that it will far eclipse all other holi-
day records Now there is much
more prohibition territory to draw
from Yesterday a single WHISKY
dealer received more than $50 orders
on "a single train, coming out OF a
dry territory This called for as
many individual express shipments.
so that the losal sompany is simply
swaupeI with business.
Tha last year saloons were m
Bristol before they were voted back
few months ago they did a busi-
ness OF $t25o.ooO u is probable
that half as many sloons iwll do
double that volume Of business
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-24

BELIEVE WIFE

New York Dec '2I--A proposal
for t1e reconciliation between VII
liam Gould Brokow and his wife was
made to her on his behalf today by
his counsel while ne was ON witness
stand lie said he had no unkindly
feeling toward her and her CHIEF
trouble was her word could not be
relied upon lie said IN effect he
would liyc with her if me- could be-
licvc her.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-24
USES STOVAINE
WITH SUCCESS

ST. Paul Mimi. Dec. 2I.--For the
first time in the medical history O.,
Saint Paul and the Northwest sto-
vaine, the new spinal or regional an
aesthetic. has been successfully used.
by Dr. IT, j. Plcndke. assisted by Dr.
George Lcmke, at local hospital.
The patient. siNty-five years old. was
perfectly conscious and convcrseJ
freely. at times joyially with the
physicians and nurses while the ope-
ration was in progress He submitted
to what Is usually considered Sc
we're operation and one which here
toforc has been performed under
chlorofolm CT ether. An examination
of his heart showed tnat The admins
tration OF either Of these agents
would be attended by serious risk. so
It was decided to make use of the
comparatively new drug.
The patient was given about a
pint Of normal solution. distilled wa
ter and sale, 10 stimulate heart ac-
lion. Before this was administered
the heart registered only about forty
eight to the minutes, but went MP TO
eighty or more and remained there
Throughout the operation
About hye-sixths OF a frain of sto-
vainc was introduced into the spi-
nal canal In the form OF ten per
cent solution in normal salt and alco-
hol a similar amount of the spinal
fluid having previously been with
drawn as a precaution against the
severe headache which sometimes
follows The use of ne drug. The i'm
PRODUCTION cf the agent was practical
ly without pain Anacsthcsia follow
ed i'm about ten minutes. and the pa
tient was ready for The operation. no
morphine or other medicine being
administered.
The operation occupied only about
twenty minutes. although the dress
ing which followed required more
time Following the operation The
patient was placed in bed. wnere he
said that he never felt better and
that u was hungry He was given e.
light lunch, which he retained. show
ing no disturbance OF the stomach
-Four hours after tne operation the
nurse in charge Of the patient report
cd that he was feeling cxcellentlv.
that he had retained bis uolrshmcn
and That the paraly IS OF tho lower
limbs had passed away
DO you rgard s'ovaiua as am an.
aesthetic Of the future. the idcai an-
acs hcuic?' DR. plondkc was asked
do not" Doe replied It IS m
doubleday a erea. aid 20 the surgeon
especially in certain cases. but it is
far from perfect now would ad
wise 30 only .u certain cases"