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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-25
W. {. 7. u. District Convention.

The Goth annual convention of dis
trict six met in the Methodist church
on Wednesday. The decorations
were in excellent taste, and were
composed Of festoons Of the national
colors and a floral display Of gold
and green. Mrs. Fuller had a fine
banner on Law Enforcement. !"
There was also very telling banner
for "'Evangelistic Work" giving
some of the objects which it is striv-
ing for notably. "The Bible in the
Schools" and Sow the Seed; little
sacks labeled SEED, and decorated
with bows of white ribbon, and filled
with leaflets, tiny Gospels. etc..
were hung on the banner.
Miss Hitchcock led an impressive
devotional service in which earnest
exhortation, Scripture reading,
prayers and uplifting songs were
combined. The president. Mrs.
Chadderdon explained that the at
tendance was not so large as usual
owing to the fact that the conven-
ton had been very hurriedly called
together. Sleepy Eye had given it
an invitation which was accepted,
and then, at the eleventh hour,
through some unfortunate circum-
stances was unable to entertain, and
so the Union Of this city played the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-25

how Gov. Johnson. whose heart al
ways beat true to the common man,
had been out west to Seattle making
a "clarion address which tore
everything loose that way and the
crowds forgot the exposition and
couldn't see Gov. Hughes of New
York at all who looked as faint as a
tallow dip beside the electric light
of the governors countenance and
just kept after the poor man until
wearied and worn he went over the
Jordan into Canada where every
body was for him for the fourth
term.
He probably cleared up one tn ing
that has bothered the faithful in
Redwood county who heard him
swear in a public speech at Red
wood Falls to favor a tonnage tax,
viii ch he afterwards vetoed to the
satisfaction of the Canucks as the
veto was to the steel trust.
Although intended to be published
as original fodder by The Gazette it
concluded to pass it up to the stalled
oxen of the Day herd.
When The Gazette Joins an anvil
chorus against Congressman Vol
stead it will be when some cleaner
and more reputable person than
Frank Day is bandmaster.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-25
A Difference of Opinion.
Selah, Wash, Aug. 9th, 1909

Selah, WASH, Aug. 9th, 1909.
REDWOOD GAZETTE: In the edi-
torial in the issue of Aug. 4th, one
would think that one could not raise
enough, except fruit, to make a
living. How about raising forty
bushels of wheat to the acre at $50
ton, seventy-fve bushels of barley
at $40 ton, and seventy-fve to
eighty-fve bushels of oats at S45 a
ton, on land that can be bought for
$50 an acre? This is within twenty
miles of North Yakima. This is dry
land. On land under water that can
be bought for 5000 up one can raise
twenty to twenty-five tons of spuds
atS12 to S25 ton.
And about irrigation? 1t told
about going out in a slough with
hip boots and shovel and puttering
around to see how one would like it.
Yes, that's the way they do out
here. keep the water in sloughs and
dig and putter with it all day, for
weeks.
And then comes spraying by the
week. Two sprayings are sufficient
for all worms to insure a good per-
centage Of marketable apples. Then
when he gets that done he can hitch
onto the mower and rake and put up
as nutritious hay as can only be
grown by irrigation. Horses work
on hay without grain and keep fat.
Hay Yields about 49 to 5 tons to the
acre and is now selling at SIG, that
is timothy and clover. Alfalfa yields
about Z tons and is now selling for
$3.50 a ton.
If only one man in a hundred
amounts to a pinch of snuff out
here. why don't they 60 back to
Minnesota. Is there any coming
back broke by raising fruit? Don't
hold your breath. If there is any
one in Redwood that would like to
go into the rubber boot business
here there is good chance, for
there is no competition. Just bring
a little of that lot of money that you
have to live on while you are con-
vincing the rancher that he ought to
wear rubber boots. Leave enough
boots back in Redwood so you can
slip on a pair when you go out in
the barn yard to drive the cows into
the barn.
| Be sure you catch the last cows
tail or you may not get back to the
barn. Subscriber.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-25
CUTENEss OF DAY.


from the johnson press bureau that
for cold gall rather caps the climax.
We take it that it is appearing all
over the state in so called ''indepen-
dent" papers among the country
press belonging to the subsidized
Day organs.
1t roasts Nye, Stevens, Miller,
! Volstead and Stevenson and says
they are being boosted and white
washed by machine politicians" and
corporation tools" All who know
the man and his record will admit
that Day knows full we'll the plans
and purposes of this crowd, with
whom he has always trained, both
while a Republican and since, and
upon whose favor he has fattened.
Whether any statement he makes
concerning them is the truth and
the whole truth is more open to
doubt.
The article says that there is war
between the Congressman and Reese,
Schmahl and Simpson who are the
subsidized servants of "the inter-
ests." Just how and when and
where the Interests" got to quar-
reling with the Corporation tools"
the article fails to state. In fact
logic is not as familiar to Day as
some. other things and he often
leaves a wide gap in any article he
fathers. AS it was necessary to get
after this Reese chmahl-S Simpson
crowd and the congressman, possibly
strict logic should not be looked for
in the Fairmont chief of the fat fry
ing horde.
He jumps onto old man Brown of
Madison, and says that he is pre-
venting the corporation tools" from
seducing the republican state COM
mittee away from the henchmen of
the interests" but whether Day
wants the ''henchmen" or the ''cor-
poration tools'' to win we could
hardly gather from his proclamation
its hazy just where his sympathies
are but they seem to be divided.
He says the Republican party has
nominated often very cheap low sort
of men for office, both in counties
and in the state. That's so, for
Martin county Republicans kept
Frank Day in the legislature for
weary years and years where he
trained with the worst element in all
parties and by them was made pre-
siding officer of the senate. The
article says that for Is years the
party has been all wrong but Frank
stayed by it and was a mighty war
rior. going to the national conven-
tons and being honored by the party
in various ways, until he could make
more by jumping to the johnson
party, for be it said there is no more
loyalty to the Democratic party or
TO Democratic principles in the Day
combinationsthan it is loyal to the
Republican: party. It's johnson
party held together only by the
spoils Of Office. The inner ring of
Johnsonites chuckled over a press
item last winter which went the
rounds as a good thing and which so
completely represents Day that we
reproduce it.
Some of the members of the
kitchen cabinet were alarmed
over the prospects for a third
term campaign and were blue
but Day was optimistic and con-
fident and would not listen to
anything but sweeping victory
for the governor. One Of the
gloomylones finally said to him:
Frank, you take to much for
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-25
Ti1AW- AN INCURABLE PARANOIAC.

very much to the relleI ana SdClS-
faction Of law abiding citizens every
where Thaw, having escaped the
gallows on plea of insanity, in
spite of family wealth and influence,
has been remanded back to confne.
ment as lunatic. The judicial de-
cision to that effect is the more well
come because the press reports of
the proceedings to inquire into his
mental condition seemed to indicate
a self possession and readiness of the
patient not generally expected of
an insane person.
Medical experts assure us that
Just such a mental condition is not
inconsistent with the most hopeless
type of the disease. The patient often
possesses boundless self confidence
and esteem; he is restiye under
counsel and advice and impatient Of
any kind of correction; he thinks he
is master of craftsmanship and ira
duces and reviles those holding high
position of trust and power; he Of
ten deludes himself with the notion
that he has filled important Offices in
which he made wonderful records of
which he boasts; he fancies he is
sent into communities to reform
everything and everybody and is
quick to charge public officials with
concealing and conniying at crime
and misconduct; he considers no one
honest or capable but himself and is
prone to insinuate or openly impute
unworthy motives and acts to any,
one he may take dislike to; he i'm
AGNES that he is of great Importance
and wide renown and so proclaims
that gangs" rings" 'combina-
tons" and what not are plotting his
destruction because jealous of his
influence; he has a theory that he is
infallible in medicine. law and the
gospel and flies into a rage at any,
one who takes issue with him on any
assertion and no matter how mildly
such issue is taken insists that such
person is his mortal foe and working
for his overthrow; in short a para
noiac is a general nuisance.
Usually paranoiac has a receding
chin. shifty eye, lean and hungry
form and self conscious manner. He
rushes down the street in ire
mendous hurry, filled with the no.
tion that he is of huge Importance,
the center of all attention and en-
gagged in a mighty work. He talks
vehemently to anyone who will listen
but often to little purpose and inco-
herently. He is apt to frequent
cheap shows where he divides with
the stage the attention of the audi
ence by his antics, gestures and ex-
carnations. He moves often from
town to town. making quite a stir
at first and leaves behind him when
he goes mingled feeling of relief
and pity. and makes frequent
changes in his calling and pursuits.
Most, if not all, these symptoms
were found present in Thaw and, as
his decisions took violent homicidal
turn, public safety required his Sc
clusion from the public. Had his
mania been less aggressive he might
have been allowed to run loose and
possibly might have made limited
success for a time in some light &C.
cupation that would not over tax his
mental powers-such as lecturing in
school houses. running children's
shows, soliciting for books, notions
or insurance or running small
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-25

newspaper. No paranoiac could
successfully manage farm and, if
he tried it, weeds and general neg
lect would drive him back to town.
Thaw, it is safe to say, would have
failed miserably at farming.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-08-25

The screed winds up by telling
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
Miss Josephine Deffry.

The theatre going public have a
treat In store for them on the ap.-
pearance OF Miss Josephine Deffry
and her capable company at the
Opera House next Monday evening.
This company has received the most
flattering comments throughout the
state and rightfully deserves the
name 1t has won, viz: The best pop
ular priced company on the road
Manager Hawkins has secured the
very best talent obtainable for the
support OF Miss Deffry, and no ex-
pense has been spared to make the
production complete in every detail.
The costumes worn by the ladies
of this company are feature by
themselves and far surpass those
carried by the majority of the high
priced attractions.
This company will appear here
three nights, presenting a different
bill nightly. On opening night, "A
Wicked Woman" will be presented.
This is a high-class society drama,
not lacking in numerous comedy
situations,
Sale of seats will open on Satur-
day morning at Russell's Connection
cry store, at popular prices of 25c
35c and sec.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
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DR.. Flanagan,
Physician and Surgeon.
Rannie, the plumber.
J.E.Peterson, ,PioneerlnsuranccMan
M.Clemens, Prescription Druggist.
Curtiss & Co., jewellers, are still
in business at the same old stand
Alfred Letcher, Registered Opto-
metrist and Jeweler In Dixon's old
stand, Front st. Eyes tested free.
See Coron-Booth Hardware Com
pany for plumbing. sheet metal and
electrical work. 6-26-tf
Use FLASH" on your pots, ket-
The |. X. l.. marble and granite
works OF north Central Point, Ore
gon, are agents for The Stewart
iron works Co.'s cemetery and lawn
iron fences, vases, etc. Write us and
our salesman will call with designs.
Coron-Booth Hardware Company
have added gasoline engines. Mr.. ].
d. Franklin will have charge of this
department, also the woven wire
fencing. 6.oe-tf
Fine Eastern oysters served in any
style at The Rosebud, 10 N. 9Th
street.
Coron-Booth Hardware Company
have added electrical house wiring
and fixtures. Mr.. A. b. Ellison will
have charge of this department.
W. j. Gardner & Co. are selling
Mems Summer Underwear, regular
0Oc values for 35 cents, while they
last, This is new underwear Just in
for the spring trade .26-S-2t
Rannie for tin work.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

The Courier has lost another OF
its valued employees in the removal
from the city of Miss Carolyn Um-
phlette, who has been with the
paper many years, and has known
the ups and downs of newspaper life.
Miss Umphlette is capable of taking
charge of any department of any
office and she will be greatly missed
here.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

Mrs. Nora Salstrom and son, OF
Portland. arrived here Friday morn,
ing for visit to Mrs. Salstrom's
mother. Mrs. Banks.
J. p. Alder, OF eastern Wyoming,
a friend of Frank Vincent, is in the
city looking over opportunities fol-
investment.
Always something new to drink al
Russells.
Miss Maude Dulibon returned
Wednesday from Glendale, where
she spent several days visiting her
sister, Mrs. A. G. Clarke.
Mrs. Nora Lee, Miss Myrtle Lee
and Walter Lilly went to Gold Hill
Thursday on the afternoon train, re-
turning home on No. 16.
Miss Edna Disbrow returned We'd
nesday from Pickett creek, where
she has been for the past seven
months. She leaves Sunday for
Speaker, where she will teach a four
months term of school,
Mrs, H, Sampson and Miss Fay
Newton entertained the Gamma Tau
Sigma Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Sampson. Miss Cainor made
the highest score at Five Hundred.
Chicken salad, olives, waters, choco-
late pudding and coffee were served
at 1890.
F. d. Finch, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, arrived here Thursday to look
over the field for location. Mr..
Finch is an architect, having had
years of experience in the cities, and
believes that Grants Pass offers in
ducements in his line. We hope he
will decide to locate here.
Ed Binns, formerly of Grants
Pass, who disposed of his butcher
shop in Jacksonville to John Dun
nington recently, left for Santa
Rosa, Cal, to join his family. Mrs
Binns is receiving medical treat
ment at that place, says the Medford
Tribune.
Mrs. Andrew Shade and daughter,
Miss Mamie, arrived here Friday
from Kansas TO make this place
their future home and will be Joined
shortly by Mr.. Shade. The Shades
were former residents of this city
but last summer removed to their
old home at Kansas. They had not
been there long, however, when. they
discovered that Oregon was good
enough for them, hence they re-
turned to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Loosely, of
klamath county, came down from
Ashland Wednesday for a short visit.
They have long been residents of
klamath county though at present
making their residence in Ashland.
They still have large interests east
of the mountains and return there
to spend their summers. They were
guests of Rev, and Mrs. Robert
Mclean.
We had a pleasant call this week
from our old townsman, L. G. Hig-
gins, who came in from the Chetcc
mining district where he has some
valuable mining properties. He ap
pears prosperous, and in his case We
believe appearances count. Mr.
Higgins has been troubled for som,
months past with a wound on the
external ear, probably caused by 3
silver Of steel He came in to have
medical attention and also to re-
new old acqualntances.
Fresh oysters at Russell's.
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| l.. r. Lamphear is building tive
story addition to his residence o.
Sth street. lt consists of kitche
and bathroo a downstairs and
large open-air sleeping room up
stairs.
| The Peerless Clothing Co.'S stor,
is torn up and carpenters are bus,
remodeling the interior of the roon
and the front Notwithstanding tn,
building operations the firm is do
ing business and selling clothing
George O'Brien, the artist who
moved from Grants Pass to Port
land on March /, has purchased Q
home on Mt. Tabor, corner of Bel,
mont and Sixty-Seventh streets. He
is said to have a slightly location and
ia pleasant home.
The local ball tossers, after the
walloping they received at the
hands of the Portland bunch, expect
to get revenge next Sunday when
they go up against company more In
their class-Medford
The storeroom Of the Jewell Hard
ware Co. is being renovated and new
fixtures added. Recently more stor-
age room has been provided by addi-
tions to the already large floor
space.
The show window Of Cramer
Bros. hardware has been attracting
crowds throughout the week, there
being an automatic carpenter busily
engaged with Simmons saw. The
window will soon be occupied with
another hatch of incubator chicks.
The firm of c. P. Bishop & Co.,
the new clothiers who are to occupy
the new Conklin building, have
taken advantage of the removal of
the Commercial Club from their
quarters on Sixth street and the firm
will open a temporary store in the
building about the 18th.
Miss Fannie Montgomery, the
popular soda fountain dispenser Is
back again at the Rosebud Ice
Cream and Oyster Parlors, 40 n.
9Th street, and will be pleased to
serve the public with delicious lee
cream and fancy cool drinks.
For light lunches with the very
best coffee or chocolate go to The
Rosebud.
At 1 o'clock on Wednesday after
noon a fire occurred at the Culdic
residence on Rogue River avenue.
There was an alarm sent in and the
department turned out, but the fam
lily and neighbors extinguished the
blaze before the hose cart arrived
The fire originated from stove pipe
in the Kitchen roof.
John Lockhard, who for several
terms was marshal of Grants Pass
and later held the same position al
juneau, Alaska, has within the last
few months been appointed . wacth
man at the Great Treadwell mines
with the power Of a deputy U. s
marshal His position is good one
and it is said that he fills It well.
A, G. Hood end wife and +. w
Decker and wife will leave earl,
next week for Grants Pass, Or.
whore the former has purchased ,
fruit ranch A few days ago tn,
local Parlor of Native Daughters
gave Mrs Decker a farewell receD
zion at the homo Of Ms s. w. Kel
lett and presented the lady with {
silver cream spoon as n token Of tn,
esteem in which she Is held by tht
mombers Of that organizaton.- st
Helma tCal) star
A pretty and. Interesting blrthda!
perty was held at the home of Mrs
Alice Mallory. 200 west y street. or
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-18
MISS SARAH ATKINS
Becomes the Bride of Mr.
John II. Moore.

Miss Sarah Atkins, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Atkins, was
married yesterday afternoon, to Mr.
John H. Moore.
The wedding occurred in the par.
lars of the Christian church and the
ceremony was performed by Elder
H. D. Smith, at three o'clock.
The bride is an attractive and ac-
complished young woman, who has
many friends in this city and county
The fortunate groom is an express
on the Tennessee Central
Railroad and is a worthy and popu-
lar young man.
They will reside with the brides
parents, on Tenth avenue, East, for
the present.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-18
Terrific Battle Over Rules
of the Lower House of
Congress.
EFFECT OF CHANGES.
Insurgents Nearly Win Com
plete Victor In the
House.

Washington, D. c., March IT,
With complete victory almost with
in their grasp, the House allies, the
insurgent Republicans and the Dem
ocrats, were deserted by a sufficient
number Of Democrats to save the
Republican organization. In the end
the rules were amended in three inn
portant particulars and the men who
have been fighting to break the pow
er of the Speaker gained ground.
The tension was high throughout the
session and many times the debate
grew warm, Champ Clark, the mi
nority leader, clashing once with
Representative Dalzell and later
with Representative Fitzgerald, the
leader of the Democratic deserters.
The insurgent vote reached %.
The upshot of the whole matter is
that Speaker Cannon, who was re-
elected without formidable opposi-
ton, will name the House commit.
tees, but the title of the car passes
from him. More liberty will be al
lowed in the calling up of bills, and
his say will not be absolute in con-
Quoting all the business of the House.
1t is the general opinion that a
big inroad has been made and many
congresses will come and go before
there is readopted the old Reed rules
which have so completely shut off
individual freedom during the last
twelve years under Reed, Henderson
and Cannon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-18
HoPKINsvnIE KENTUCKY THURSDAY, 49, 1909

New York, who led the bolt in the
hight on the rules, goes on the com.
mittee on Rules, and Broussard, the
sugar plum, of Louisiana, is put on
the Ways and Means committee, and
the other little boilers will be taken
care of by your uncle Joe.
The changes in the rules made yes.
terday do not amount to as much as
an old Confederate note. They give
to the minority absolutely nothing,
nothing, and they give the Speaker
all that he cares for and a great deal
more. for they relieve him of vast
amount of trouble in making his
recognition Of members to get &C.
ton on their favorite bills. He is
still in the saddle, and is Indian
enough to reward his friends and
punish his enemies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-18

morning and officers with blood
hounds were sent at once to the
scene.
Mr.. Walker left his farm last year
and now lives in this city. He is a
member of the association but is
strongly opposed to night riding, as
are the others. The men on Mr..
Walkers farm have not signed for
the present year.
The ten beds found sown were
owned as follows: j. T. Walker 8,
W. l.. Cannon 2, A. G. Elgin 2. Fon
Elgin l, Min Long l and E. Mar
shall l..
Most Of them have burned the
beds over and will SOW again.
County Judge Prowse has assured
them that he will furnish guards
enough to protect their property, if
it bankrupts the county.
The officers returned Tuesday
night with the bloodbounds without
having obtained enough evidence to
warrant arrests. Some strong clues
were obtained and suspicious are
well defined against one or more
parties. A good deal of feeling ex-
lists in the neighborhood and there
are open threats of personal violence
to the guilty parties if they are
caught.
The dogs taken to the scene by
Lieut.. E. P. Wilkins, of the police
force, at once took up the trail and
followed it the house of a man in
the neighborhood. The tracks were
also measured and the size of the
mans feet definitely fixed. The
work is supposed to have been done
by two men.