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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-01-13
Kasota Stone History.

MIR. and Mrs. C. w. Babcock of
Kasota will sail January 7th on a
pleasure trip to Europe. They will
take the Mediterranean trip and
make extended trips to Paris and
London. Mankato Free Press.
Commenting on this item, the New
Ulm News says:
The above paragraph carries the
writer back in memory about forty
years, to the time when the Chicago
& Northwestern railway was being
built through Kasota, the excava-
tons for the track of which uncov-
cred layers of fine building stone
which has since made Kasota famous
over a wide extent of territory. ].
w. Babcock, man of majestic mind
and mien, VINO went from St. Paul
to Kasota in 1852, and was the real
father of the town, had mortgaged
about all of his townsite to raise
money to secure the removal of tn e
u. S. Land Office to Kasota. After
hard struggle with violated prom
ises, the St. Peter Land Co., which
was then strong company, won the
Land Office. and it was removed
there late in the fall of 1858. St.
Paul men held the Kasota townsite
mortgages and the intrepid Bah
cock, who put his entire energy and
strength in such undertakings, went
down. But nearly 20 years later
the discovery of splendid building
stone on the site enabled the pioneer
who staked his all to make town, to
begin to resurrect, and by good
financiering and the willingness Of
his St. Paul friends to release their
interests for small sums, after firing
of paying taxes on unproductive
property, the struggling Babcock
came into most of his early posses
sions again. which he regarded as an
ideal townsite. In small way and
with small means he opened quarries
and began to introduce his now far
famed stone. ]. w. Babcock, while
the Kasota stone industry was in it's
infancy, laid down his burden in
death, and his son G.. w. took up the
work then but fairly begun. AS soon
as his means could accomplish it he
got labor-saving machinery from
time to time and pushed his stone
into new territory, until now the
Kasota building stone, much of it
ornamental. and which has become a
mine of wealth, has become known
and used in about all of the North
western states. and the son can GO
to Europe as easily as the father
could go to St. Paul, where he used
to drive a team of roadsters from
Kasota in day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-01-13

The northwestern cement produ cts
association will meet at Minneapolis
March I'd to 4th. Contractors and
and cement men from all over the
northwest will be in attendance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-01-13
Bargains in Used Steinway Pianos.

If you know of anyone who wishes
a very good piano at a moderate
cost he will be interested in the fact
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-01-13
Consumption

is. by no means, the dreadful
disease it is thought to be-in
the beginning.
It can always be stopped-in
the beginning. The trouble is:
YOU don't know you've got it;
YOU don't believe it; you won't
believe it'll you are forced
to. Then it is dangerous.
Don't be afraid; but attend
to it quick-you can do it
yourself and at home. Take
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
REID WANTS MONEY.
Legislature to be Asked for SIOl 900
for Making Prison I'm
provements.

The state prison authorities are
preparing to ask the legislature at
the coming session for an appropri-
alton of $1O1, 900 with which to en-
large the institution. Warden James
d. Reid went to Indianapolis Monday
to talk over the matter with the men,
bers OF the visitation committee
The authorities at the prison wish
to build a new cell house to accom-
modate 300 more prisoners and build
a new factory building to furnish
more employment for the convicts
AT the present time the state prison
is crowded beyond its capacity. Many
prisoners are being accommodated in
the hospital There are 1872 prison
ers, more than the institution has
ever held before. The capacity Of
the prison is 900, making 2O2 more
prisoners than there are cells. A new
cell house of stone, steel and con-
crete and having 800 cells, it is es-
t;mated, would cost $751; Trne
proposed new factory building would
cost $4,000. The officers also wish
to increase the library at the prison
and will ask $3.50 for this purpose.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
Teachers Surprise Trustee.

A number of the teachers of Cen
ter township surprised ex-Trustee
Fred Corse at his home one mile
west OF this city Friday evening. The
affair was of the nature OF a farewell
and compliment to Mr.. Corse who
had conducted his office so well, and
made himself so popular with the
school teachers of the township De-
l:cious refreshments were served and
the party did not break up until after
January End had been ushered in, all
declaring they had enjoyed fine
time Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. O. A. Greincr, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Head, Mr. and Mrs, Reynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. CHARLES B. Whitley
Henry Write, Mrs. George Klein
schmidt, Mrs Maud Houghton, Otis
White, Miss Louzene White, and
Miss Arvada Parker.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
$50 MILLION ACRES FORESTS
Federal Statistics Show Timber
Owned by Government Covers
One-fourth That Area.

Tie country's forests now cover
550,O0O,OO0 acres, or one-fourth the
total area of the United States, &C
cording to data compiled by forest
service agents Forests owned by the
government cover one-fourth OF tht
acreage and contain one-fifth the tim
Der now standing. Forests privately
owned extend over three-fourths the
total forest area.
Conservative numbering is practic-
ed on 20 per cent OF the forests pub
l;cly owned and on less than 1 pet
cent OF the forests privately owned
Senator Smoot, Chairman of the
section on forests of the National
Conservation Commission, states that
under right management the forests
will yield four times as much as they
do now and also that wasted woods
at the mills can be reduced at least
one-th:rd with future profit 1t is es-
timated forest fires can be stopped
at a yearly cost Of one-fifth the value
Of the standing timber burned each
year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
FRIGHT ABOUT EXPENSE.
"Drys" Will Serve on Election
Boards in Whitley County With
out Pay.

Ii appears that those persons who
were overly exercised concerning the
enormous expense" that would be
entailed on taxpayers OF Whitley
county by reason OF a probable coun-
ty option election have another guess
coming Already the temperance -peo-
pie in a number of counties OF the
state have offered to secure compet-
ent persons of the dry persuasion to
fill all the positions on the election
boards allotted 10 the drys, without
charge or fees
IN Whitley county the anti-saloon
and temperance leaders purpose 10
fellow this plan So il the county
option election costs the taxpayers
more than a nominal sum for the
court and county officers fees and
printing of ballots, the onus will be
upon the vets. If the members OF
the election boards selected by the
vets charge for their services when
the drys serve without pay, they will
surely have their nerve right with
them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
NO DIVISION OF COURTS.
Indiana Judicial Bill Fails of Pas.
sage in the House by Close
Vote.

Transacting business without even
the semblance of quorum, the house
OF representatives Tuesday passed
several bills OF a miscellaneous char
acter, but of little general public i'm
portance. The only incident of note
during the consideration of these
measures was a heated discussion
among the members of the Indiana
delegation over bill to provide for
the establishment of judicial divisions
in the district of Indiana. The meas
ure failed OF passage through the re-
fusal of a majority to order its rlird
reading and its being subsequently,
laid upon the table Over two hours
were devoted to consideration of the
bill porwding for the erection of en-
bassy and legation buildings abroad,
without any conclusion being reached
with regard to it.
AT 5 p. m. the house adjourned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07

WARSAW STILL DR..
Blanket Remonstrance Was Filed
Friday Keeping City Dry for Two
More Years.

A blanket remonstrance, preventing
TIE issuance of saloon license to
any person for a period of two years
for the Third Ward OF the city of
Warsaw, was filed with Auditor
Beagle on Friday The remonstrance
contains the names of 266 legal voters
of the Third ward which makes a
majority of forty-two in favor of the
"drys"
AS there has been no notice of the
Withdrawals filed. this will prevent
William c. Hannah from securing a
liquor license for the Mickey hotel
building opposite the Pennsylvania
station The fling of the remon-
STRANGE for the Third ward of the city
OF Warsaw makes the entire county
of Kosciusko dry, and for the pres
ent saloon license applications will
be useless. The large majority Sc
cured on the remonstrance came as a
surprise to both the "wets" and the
"drys"
With the remonstrance filed ap-
pears that of William c. Hammam,
he having signed a remonstrance card
some time last year and neglected to
withdraw his name before the remon-
STRANGE was fled Thus his name ap-
pears as one of the demonstrators
against his own application for a IL
cense.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
TEACHERS FAIL IN DUTY.
Held Responsible for Correcting the
Defects of Parents Declares Geo.
H. Martin.

That teachers have not done their
duty in the past and must do more
in the future for the proper devel-
opment of the world was declared by
Secretary George II. Martin, OF the
Massachusetts board of education in
an address to the Ohio teachers
convention Wednesday.
ITO school people," he said, "the
prevailing loosening of family ties
comes closely The crowding of the
divorce courts TO the student of So
GEOLOGY is only a phenomenon to be
observed and tabulated and speculat-
ed upon. To the teacher, it means
children bereft of home influence,
parents helpless in the presence OF
their precocious offspring and beg
ging the teacher to do what God
made them responsible for. The re-
lation between disrupted homes. ju-
venile courts and the schools is as
close and logical as any relation OF
cause and effect"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
Afidavits Against Hunkies.

Peter J. Lyons, city engineer OF
Hammond, Tuesday filed with the
United States commissioner. Charles
Surprise, forty afidavits on informa-
ton against the "hunkies" from
Gary, charging them with illegal vot-
ing and with procuring fraudulent
naturalization papers. Mr.. Surprise.
the deputy United States clerk who
issued the naturalization papers, is
getting out the writs as fast as pos
sible. He informed Mr.. Lyons that
it would be necessary to send the
affidavits to indianapolis in order to
have them 90. KID" by the United
States district attorney before he
could issue warrants on them. This
is the first step toward experimenting
a large number of men tn at the Dem
ocrats assert carried the election in
Lake county illegally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
INDIANA
WILL ASSIST
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLA
NATION ON BEHALF OF
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
People Asked to Send Contributions
to State Manager of the Red
Cross Society.

Indiana is asked through a procla-
nation issued by Governor llanly
Monday to come to the assistance OF
the earthquake sufferers in thc IS
lard Of Sicily ard southern Italy The
appeal from the governor urges a
quick and generous response TO meet
the demands OF the occasion, ana the
Indiana Red Cross society. OF which
James w Lilly, OF Indianapolis. is
treasurer, is named custodian OF such
funds as may be contributed.
The governors proclamation fol-
lows:
"a proclamation by the governor
THE story OF an earthquake dis
aster widespread and far-reaching, in
volv;ng hundreds OF thousands OF
men, women and children, in the dis-
tant island of Sicily, comes TO us with
such authenticity and with such de-
tail OF death. of suffering and of want
as to touch the hears OF men the
world around.
THE need is SO urgent and great
that the people OF Italy cannot meet
it alone. They must have the assist
ance of all the peoples The urgency
is such that ! hereby proclaim their
need and call upon the people OF Ind
lana to contribute to fund for the
relief of the stricken but surviving
inhabitants of the unfortunate island,
and ask them TO act quickly and gen.
erously That the funds contributed
may be effectively handled and
promptly forwarded. | recommend
that they be sent to the Indiana Red
Cross society, Indianapolis. Ind, in
care of the treasurer of said society,
Mr.. James w. Lilly, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
In witness whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great sea! of the state OF
lrdiana, at the city OF Indianapolis,
thrs Atm day of January. in the year
OF independence OF the United States
the one hundred and thirty-third, and
of the admission OF the state of Ind
lana the nine y-third.
J. Frank Hanly,
Governor of the State of Indiana
Fred Sims, Secretary of State"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07

Chas Walker spent Wednesday at
South Bend On business.
George H. Thayer transacted bust
ness at South Bend Wednesday.
J. d. Anglin of Nappanee, trans
acted business in this city Wednes-
day.
Welcome Miller has gone to Bre-
men to spend a couple OF days on
business.
d. A. Bradley and son c. NJ, Of
Culver, were in this city on business
Wednesday morning.
are requested to be present tomor-
row evening, as there will be install
lation OF officers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
Syracuse Journal Sold.

Charles Cook, lately of the War
saw Union staff, and formerly on the
Elkhart Truth, has taken over the
Syracuse Journal The Journal was
started a year ago following the sus-
pension of the Leesburg Journal, the
plant being moved to Syracuse.
Walker & Fancil were publishers Of
the Journal, independent in politics.
1t will now become a Democratic
organ The other weekly paper in
Syracuse is the Register, published
by John W. Messimore.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
SOME VICTIMS
ALIVE IN RUINS
TOUR ABOUT STREETS OF
MESSINA REVEALS HOR-
RIBLE CONDITIONS.
Dogs and Vultures Feed Upon HUI
man Flesh-Too Late for
Rescue.

Eight days after the earthquake
there were still living people under
the ruins of Messina. A few were
taken out Monday. but cannot sur
vive. The Duke OF Genoa has ar
rived and is now taking prominent
part in the relief work. The crews Oh
the Russian squadron are arousins
increased admiration. They have la
bored without rest, and hot a few OF
the sailors have been killed or injured
in the performance OF heroic SER
vices.
Although confused and without
system, the work OF rescue has been
carried on bravcly by night as well
as day Searchlights on the war
ships hpod the ruins WITH their rays
and give light to the salvage parties
At Nivza, between Messina and
Caniania, freight train ran into and
tclescoped relief train crowded with
injured persons, five of whom were
killed
4 correspondent made two tours
about the wrecked city through
streets piled twenty or thirty feet
high with debris 1t was wilderness
OF ruin mile wide and two miles
long. Beautiful churches. splendid
villas in the foothills, hospitals, bar
racks and the university all shared
the common lot Two-thirds of the
magnificent Norman Cathedral, the
pride of Messina, is in RUNS and lit
tie or nothing remains of the relics
CT Phoenician. Greek, Roman and
Saracen architecture which marked
the stages of Messina's twenty-six
centuries of tragic and tumultuous
history. The loss to the world will
be irreparable.
Here and there were encountered
salvage parties at work. They were
gging at the instance of some dis
tracted wife or neither who imagined
she heard a voice. but usually there
was no echo to the pathetic calling.
One party was trying to dig out a
girl whose crying could be heard
plainly, but as the correspondent
watched there was a sudden cavern
arJ tharanftar c;Iepce
In many places decomposing arms
and legs protuded from heaps OF ma
sorry and plaser
Curious freaks of the earthquake
were everywhere to be observed
Standing walls had fallen ont expos
ing one tier Of rooms above another,
in wh:crr nothing seemed to have been
disturbed. Pictures hung straight on
the walls, lamps were on the tables
and vases and flowers on mantel-
pieces. In one place two buzzards,
their heaks full Of carrion, were sun
ming themselves on a window ledge
over the body of woman whose
wealth Of black hair covered her face
and shoulders. Dogs and cats are
killed by the soldiers whenever
caught feeding on the dead.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
Missouri First in Zinc.

More than a fourth OF the worlds
yield Of zinc ore is produced in the
United States and more than half Of
the yield in the United States is from
Missouri According to figures pre-
pared for the Department Of the In
terror Missouri in the year 1907 led
all the other States combined in min
ing zinc ore and also led all but two
foreign nations The total for Mis-
souri, in the year named was 141 1874
short tons, and the total for the en-
tire country was 223,745 tons. Col
orado was second with 26,O77 tons.
Wisconsin third with 1928 ton and
Kansas fourth with 1850 tons.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
Notice.

The Presbyterian Brotherhood will
meet Thursday evening of this week
at 1880 Herbert E. Hess. ex-secre-
tary of the American Consulate at
Constantinople, will give an interest
ing talk describing the occasion of
an audience with His Majesty Abdul
Hamid. tire Sultan of Turkey. A
general invitation is given to all men
to be present on this occasion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
State Evangelist Coming.

o. ]. Allard, State Evangelist of
Fort Dodge Iowa, has been secured
to deliver a series OF lectures at the
Church of God. Plymouth. Ind. COM
mencing Friday evenino January 8.
Mr.. Allard is noted evangelist, an
eloquent speaker, and pleasant
gentleman. The public is invited.
Come and hear him. You will be
entertained.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
G. A. r. Shows Increase.

Notwithstanding that 900 veterans
died during the year 1905 the reports
to the Indiana department, Grand
Army of the Republic, show that
there was an increase in membership
over the year 1907 of 12s. At the
end of the year 1907 there were A.
O45 members in the G.. a. K. in Indi-
ana. Now t.lere are 14,173 members
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
PREVENTS MANY
FROM TEACHING
REPRESENTATIVE SAYS HIGH
SCHOOL QUALIFICATION A
HARDSHIP.
Another Wishes County Superinten-
dent to Hire Teachers Instead of
Township Trustee.

A few days ago communication
was published IRON reader OF this
.'aper, who was against the proposed
law, namely of taking tn, appoint
ment OF teachers from the TOWNSHIP
trustee, and vesting that power in
the county superintendent Repre-
sentative Pierson OF Marion county.
VIII introduce the proposed bill in
the coming legislature Representa-
tive Smith Askren, OF Harrison
county, mas an AK for the law whic,
requires high school education or
rs equivalent as a qualification for a
beginning school teacher.
Il shall introduce a bill to repeal
that part OF the law" said Mr.. As
kern There is no reason why any
young man or young woman should
have nigh school education before
BEGINNING the work OF school teach
ing. Down i'll the southern part of
the State that law has shut out scores
of young people who otherwise
would be teaching school and gain
ing an education.
I'm many localities the young peo-
pie do not have an opportunity to
go through high school, and yet they
are qualified to teach children in the
lower grades. 1t as only by teach
ing school that some boys and girls
can get money to go to higher in
situations and complete their educa-
ton"
Wishes Trustees to Hire Teachers.
Representative Pierson, OF Marion
county, will oppose bill which it is
said, will be introduced to provide
that county superintendent, instead
OF township trustees, shall hire school
teachers. Mr.. Pierson has heard
that the bill would be introduced. He
has an AK ready for it. Mr.. Pierson
declared that such a law would not
take the appointment of teachers out
OF politics as is contended by the
supporters OF the measure. Judging
from his own experience he says he
would much rather that the trustees
would hire the teachers than for the
county superintendent to do it.
Representative Pierson will give
his support to measure to prevent
stream pollution His farm near
Valley Mills is two or\three miles
from White river, but he feels the
effect of the pollution of the river
just the same. He has not studied
in detail any of the plans for pre-
venting stream pollution but he will
support any good bill along this line.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07

the contingent fund for the discovery
OF secret information. These items
naturally do not appear in the rec
ords.
The president has a contingent
fund of $4,000 year for executive
office expenses. This money is availa-
bic for any Investigations the presi-
dent may care to make on his own
hook, although it is largely used for
other purposes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
Oldest Man in Michigan Dies.

Philip Brushart, the oldest man in
Michigan, died Tuesday after short
illness. He was 104 years ola on
Dec. 25, and despite his advanced age
enjoyed fairly good health. He leaves
two children in Elkhart, Ind, Mrs.
Richard w. Garner, and Philip Brus-
hart, jr, both of whom have been
notified of the death
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
For Sale.

A good, clean, up-to-date stock oil
general merchandise in a good town
in northern Indiana. Present owner
wishes to retire from business. Would
consider a good farm in exchange.
This is an excellent proposition. Any
person meaning business should see
or write Sunny & Lehman, Warsaw,
Ind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
Look Out for Fake.

Advertisements are inserted in the
newspapers for travelling representa-
tives for big cigar firm, and willing
victims wrdo send along the SIS re-
CURED to start in business and receive
few inferior cigars and a cheap
sample case, the whole worth about
SO. Soon the victim discovers there
are many kinds of cigars and that all
the stores are stocked up and inside
of week, he is smoking the samples
and going back to farming.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD SESSION
COUNTY BUSINESS FOR END
OF THE YEAR is COM
PLETED.
Poor Reports of Last Quarter are
Filed-Two Liquor Licenses
Granted.

The County Commissioner met
for January session Monday, and ad-
journed Wednesday afternoon.
The trustees Of the various town
ships filed the Poor reports for the
quanier ending January 1t. Auditor
Walker filed bond for $4,000, for the
ensuing year; bondsmen are William
O'Keefe, David Snyder. Oliver G.
Soice.
Trustee of German township made
application for headstone for John F.
Myers, which was referred TO near
est C. A. r. post Sheriff Voreis re-
ported fees earned but not collected
ND to Jan. 'O9, in the total amount
of $247.sO which was approved.
The report of Peter J. Kruger, sup
erintendent of the County Asylum
and County Farm for the last quarter
was approved.
Contract was made with Z. c.
Mart1ndale 10 act as county Attor-
ney for the coming year for the sal
airy of $500.
In the petition OF William O'Con-
ner and OF lers for a road in Union
township, Marshall county, and in
North Bend township, Starke county,
the commissioners appointed as view
ers VIM D. Dell of Starke county,
and Valentine Lidecker of Marshall
county. with instructions to meet and
qualify at the office of George Voreis
!. p. at Culver. on Saturday, Jan. 16.
when they shall view the proposed
road. and report to the commission
ers at the next SESSION.
County Clerk Whitesell reported
Tat he collected the following
amount, d,,-.no tho iae. ouarte-.