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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-13

Pasture for cattle on the Martin
Lohrenz farm. Phone 255.
Six new autos were received for
the Buick garage last Monday.
Herb. Lauterbath i now with a.
surveying party near Adrian, Wash.
For Sale or Trade Best corner in
Redwood Falls. opposite postoffice.
Address Thomas "a. Sherk. Mankato,
MINI. 37-2t.
Frank r. Carpenter has recently
purchased a Duntley pneumatic
cleaner, one Of the new inventions
which is putting the laborious rug
and carpet beaten out Of business.
Gold oh who is there among US
the bad or the good who wouldn't
take it as gift If thex only could.
its given away Friday night at the
Dream.
Hugh Peavy sold a couple Of tracts
of Wisconsin lands last week and
came back with case of rheumatism
which he says is not Of the Wiscon
sin brand.
Four new pages have been filed
on the marriage records at Clerk
Weldon's during the past week, for
Fred. Barsch and Mariea Schurman
of Morgan, John B. Pollock and
Theresa Katzenberger Of Seaforth.
Robt. G. Fenger and Anna B. Fumer
Of Willow Lake, and Hans Q. john
son and Sophia Lindquist Of Charles
town.
In renting his Woodmen dues a
few days ago, G. L Parkhill wrote
that he had just finished work on in
stalling an electric lighting plant at
Wapheton and would start in on an
electric street railway proposition
there May 1st, and that he would
have something to do in connection
with new city hall, on which work
would be begun June 1st. This
looks as though Park didn't have as
much time to devote to serving beef
steak suppers as he did in days gone
by.
A Redwood Falls lady writes quite
enthusiastically about the transform
alton Of the old saloon on Washing
ton street into down to-the-minute
meat market, with its handsomely
decorated interior last Saturday
flooded with light and decorated
with sprigs of parsley and with car
nation for lady visitors, in contrast
with screens in the windows to hide
the men who were getting different
form of refresment in the days gone
by. Guess the change won't bank
rupt the town.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-13
PRICES AND TERMS

Choice, selected land from $500 to $1,000 per acre
Terms Onethird cash; balance in five equal annual IN
stalments at per cent with the Government Survey fee
of ten cents per acre payable with the first nsalmen
without interest When the purchaser occupies the land
either in person by his tenant or cutvates portion OF
the land within one year from date Of purchase we will
accept the first annual nstament the interest only on
the deferred payments and the balance will be divided Ii
four equal annual payments purchaser given credit for
railway fare We furnish livery for showing lands
free of charge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-13

We publish a folder "A
Guide to the Last West" in
which we tell of soil, climate,
rainfall, crop production, and
give much interesting and
truthful information about our
lands and the country. Our
aim is simply to set forth clear
ly and faithfully the facts as
we have learned them, for we
are confident that nothing can
be gained by over-statement.
We have established our bust
ness on the basis of fair deal
ing and prefer not to make a
sale unless we can make a
friend as well. IF our exper-
fence is worth anything, we
certainly can assist you in
making a selection either for a
home or an investment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-13

Nowhere on the Western Continent today there such
opportunities in Western Canada for investors in every walk
of life The eyes of the world Canada and the flood
of immigration only found the farmer but the merchant
tradesman and capitalist as we'll who realize that now IS the
The opportunities now offered passing rapidly by.
Your children will have much more to procure good pro
ducve land Prices bound advance much faster in the
future than they have the past because demand increasing
and supply diminishing two essential facts that govern prices
of any staple article
The same opportunity is offered the homeseeker today in
the Trampng Lake district offered the early settlers IN
Iowa. Illinois and Southern Minnesota The railroads have gone
before good markets and schools already established and
with the improved machinery of today the hardshps of
ing up farm greatly reduced which makes the OPP
pouny offered superior anything that ever offered
to the early settlers of the above states
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-13
Our Next Excursion Leaves
Redwood Falls April 18th
Come out with us.

We pay you $40 per day for your time you find have
misrepresented our proposition
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

CT. LoUIS.-Very few Of the many
~ thousands Of persons who nightly
attend the moving picture shows and
see the words, Licensed by the Ma
tlonal Board Of Censorship" flashed
on the screen at the end Of q film
know what the sentence means. They
have vague idea that the film has
undergone some sort Of scrutiny. They
do not know whether the work mas
been well or indifferently done, except
as they Judge from the Aim that has
just been shown.
The line flashed on the screen is in
reality seal Of responsibility, for the
films that receive the appreciation Of
the board are supposed to have had all
Objectionable features removed, II
there were any that needed removal.
Twice a week. on Mondays and Fri
days, the censorship committee meets
to pass on the films. Before a film is
shown printed cards are passed around
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
Little Cowboy" Meets Tragic Death

Clad in yellow cowboy" suit with
a gaudy fringe Of scarlet tassels, cap.
tain jack. crouched with ready rife,
his face flushed with enthusiasm as he
scanned the landscape for q hostile
face.
But the enemy was nearer and more
subtle than even his childish magma.
ton had pictured. and famed by a
fatal gust Of wind the camp fire"
stretched out a flaming tongue and
touched the fiimsy garment Of the lit.
tie Indian hunter.
There was a shout Of warning from
the other children, and a scream Of
pain from Captain Jack" As the
flames spread over him he started run.
ming Tor his mother, but was caught
by James Bennett, who was passing the
house, and who sm0thered the IRE
with his coat.
But rescue came too late, though the
child was hurried to the hospital and
tender hands cut the charred cowboy
suit from the senseless form and
dressed the scared flesh.
And while his broken hearted moth.
eF lnelt. weeping at his beside Gap
tain Jack" entered that uhcharted land
more vast than all the plains beneath
the sun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
Censorship for the Moving Pictures

to the censors. On them may be reg.
istered either absolute approval or
disapproval, or any features that might
be considered doubtful or objection.
able noted.
II there are all approvals, the Aim
is, OF course, passed without further
ado. II there are all reflections, It Is,
with as little ado. thrown out But II
only certain parts come in for either
absolute disapproval or doubt such
portions as they object to must either
be stricken out entirely or modified
according to their suggestions.
In practise the manufacturers find
that the best means Of avoiding trou.
BILE is to secure the ideas OF the cen.
sors before the film Is produced. II
is possible to do this. because q seen.
ario is made out for each film, just as
II drama were to be presented at a
theater
To produce these picture plays, reg.
ular companies Of actors are formed,
just as II they were to have speaking
parts in a theater. Their parts are
made out for them, and they are
cached-not in words, but in action.
Now the careful manufacturer sends
his scenarios to the censors for ap-
proval, or for modification, II consid.
cred necessary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

Merrlman and Maryman are the old
est forms Of this name. Another vari
alton is Marman, although 1t does not
look like very near relative. Some
theories ascribe the name Merry, as q
surname, to the personal name Mer'
dericus. some important parsonage Of
prehistoric times. Merrl In the name
Of a French commune and from this
Merryman, or Merriman, may be de-
rived and therefore Of French origin,
Other French words which may have
been responsible for Merryman are
Merle, Merrie, Merry, Merry, Merrye
and Merrys. Among varieties Of the
name Merryman found in.the records
are Merryam, Meriman, Merryam,
MyFrian, Myriam. Merriam and Merri.
man.
The Merrymans probably cannot re
call the time when they were not
landed proprietors In England. Their
largest estates are In Wiltshire and
Marlborough. They have held impor-
tant positions a. statesmen and pro-
fesslonal men and can: count many
bright and shining literary lights.
One, prominent in the East Indian
service. was Major Reginald Gordon
H0rTyman. >A
The New England immigrant was
Walter of HaFpSwell, Ne. Virginia
also had its pioneers and the family
ives connected By marriage with the
Lswisos Of virginia. the descendants
Of Col. Fzolding Lewis. who married
Washington's sister Betty.
In the south one ogthoEaphy u
Nerrimon. This 10 the usual form.
particularly in North Carolina.
The pilgrim. Walter has q romantic
history, Il We are to believe all We
rad. A little romance now and then
helps % enIlven the pages Of the past,
which otherwise might be too prosaic
reading. Walter was kidnapped IN an
Irish port about 100 and brought TO
Boston, whore his ship money was
paid BY Q man from Maine. who
taught him the trade Of ship carpen-
ter at Portland. Il has been said that
Walter was born IN Scotland. He Il
called "0ne Of the most upright Of the
early settlers. Of HaFpsweil." Walter
DlRrried Elisabeth, or Betty. Potter
and there was another connection
with this family, through the mar
rlass Of Mary Merriam With David
Potter Of Lynn, Mass. Merriam was
4 colonial form OF Merryman.
Hugh. son Of walter. and born
about 17il. married DELIGHT Bailey Of
Hanovar. Maes. and iheir Children
Vess al TIA numh1r 81 ne nluto1.
lsh, h66fS t'aos 81 r
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

Ar EW YORK.-Three hundred thou
" sand dollars Of easy money pour
into the Offices Of fraudulent mining
stock brokers of New York every day,
according to conservative estimates
made by Post Office Inspector Warren
w. Dickson, in charge of the New
York division. In the last three years
S100,000,000 has been filched from the
pockets Of small investors and wom-
en-. Thirty million dollars went into
the Golfers of one concern alone. A
hundred million went to all of them
during the three years preceding the
panic of 1907.
The estimate is that the fraudulent
operations this year will be $73,000.-
900, and the figures are on the In
crease.
A so-called suckers list" bearing
the names of 100000 who have bit"
and will probably bite again, is the
most-prized asset of the big concerns
that do the business. Under a work
ing understanding" they all have &C
cess to the same list Of victims.
The magnitude Of the fraudulent op-
eratlons has caused the postal au-
thorities to concentrate a strong force
In opposition to the bogus mining con-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

HICAGo.-It was a game of 'Tn.
" dian" In the fertile imagination
Of four-year-old Captain Jack" Sex
ton. the alley was peopled with hawk
eyed savages and the red-skinnsd
scouts looked down menaclngly from
the tops of the neighboring buildings.
A war bonnet showed above an ad.
joining fence, but a well aimed shot
from a wooden rife laid fits wearsr in
the dust.
To the little band led by Captain
Jack" the scene was not In the rear Of
the Sexton home at 6465 Ingleside
avenue, but was instead in the vague
plains OF the west, where once the
Apache left his bones beside those Of
his paIe.faced enemy. To them the IRE
around which they romped was q camp
IRE. and beyond the circle Of its light
lay all the dangers Of 4 trackless viii
derness.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
Women Carry Dolls Instead Of DOG.

From there they run up to $500 each.
Add the $50 duties and transportation
to New York and they win sen there
at from $3.50 to $3.50. Their oriRinator
argles that they VIII give an incentive
to women to spend more money IN
dress-lt win raise the standard Of
sartorial taste. As II wealthy women
needed to spend any more on dress
than they do todayl
The only drawback about the new
fad Is the weight and sire Of the dolls.
They weigh about twenty pounds and
a toy Pom weighs six, but the doll
keeps stiIl and the dog doesn't. Those
Of the 400 who lack muscle viii take
their dolls about IN their motor cars.
only carrying them when they alight
for languid shopping expedition.
Those women whe set the fashions
in Paris, the favorites Of visiting kings
and lesser potentates. first appeared AZ
the sWaggsr restaurants with the dolls.
the high WORLD had to
initiate ne half world.' Proprietor
Of New York shops returned home
With The bedecked dolls and the IA
b on houdon ha1 alrr1Y flton rD
D cIlz.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
EEHElHEHA4E @HasaHa22I
M| Odd News From Big Cities \
KlI Stories of Strange Happenings in the rs
NIL Metropolitan Towns M
"a EEaSS8S9 MGSS5GSG


Germs. Inspector Dickson, formerly
stationed at st. Louis, who was the
first man to put a check on the green
goods" game, has been placed In
charge Of the New York department.
AS warning to the suckers" he has
told about the Suckers Directory"
Down in Pine street." he says,
''there is today a well furnished Office,
most conservative in appearance, the
Suckers Directory Of the fraud gang.
The man in charge Of the office has
never been suspected Of his calling,
and none of his associates believes
that It is anything but legitimate. I
am informed that the list of names is
now nearing the quarter million mark.
and growing daily. As soon az the
concern puts out more literature, they.
consult the directory in order to get
quick returns. Whenever q new vic
tim bites his name is added to the
list.
1T seems that alba person has to
do is to have full page in metro
politan paper advertising bonanza,
then scatter smaller q ertisements
through the country periodicals, ush'
ally reproducing the New York adver-
tisements, with the statement: Look
what New York thinks Of our invest.
ment,' for the money to begin to pour
In. The Suckers Directory does the
rest. There are skyscrapers in this
city where bags Of United States mail
are carried in every day laden with
checks and money orders, and not one
penny Of 1t gets outside the pockets
Of the promoters"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON

my little son, when about year
and a half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. had q physl-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come out
on his arms, then on other parts Of
his body, and then one came on his.
chest, worse than the others. Then I
called another physician. Still he
grew worse. At the end Of about q
year and half Of suffering he grew
so bad that l had to tie his hands in
cloths at night to keep him from
scratching the sores and tearing the
flesh. He got to be q mere skeleton.
and was hardly able to walk.
MY aunt advised me to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. I
sent to drug store and got cake Of
Cuticura Soap and box Of the ONT
ment and followed directions. At the
end Of two months the sores were all
well. He has never had any sores
of any kind since. I can sincerely say
that only for Cuticura my child would
have died. l used only one cake Of
CuticuBa Soap and about three boxes
Of Ointment.
az am a nurse and my profession
brings me into many different fam
lilies and 1t is always a pleasure for
me to tell my story and recommend
Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don, Litchfield. Conn.,, Oct. 20, 1903"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

y ARIs.-The very latest is to carry
/ a doll instead Of dog. The fool
ish craze began in Paris a month ago.
The idea originated in the cracked
brain Of that same King Of Fashion
who Is guilty OF originating the hobble
skirt. Babies3 Such things must be
left at home IN charge Of the nurse.
These dolls that have ended the day
Of the pet dog are wondrous affairs.
They have q very decorative effect
and are the most expensive toys that
the woman Of fashion has had to play
with. The dolls themselves are worth
only few dollars They have blsqus
features. human hair and reversible
joints. and are abDut thirty inches
high. But they arc sowned complete
~ ne most cole1fafo1 mo1'sIr n
Paris. Here ne chonrll seH 81 $50
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
ACorner in Ancestors
DO1Uning Family
Voopyright By Mcclure syndIcalsI
b. ELEANOR LEXINGTON

ing, who gave a muniilcent sum for
the purpose. He was the third baronet,
and grandson Of the FIRST baronet.
One immigrant came from Devon
shire. He was Thomas Downing, and
a member Of the Society Of Friends.
Pennsylvania " s naturally the place
he chose for home. Downingtown IL
the name Of the town he helped to
settle. and the old homestead still
stands.
In New England, we fnd Emanuel
Downing at Salem, Mass, In the sew
entecnth century. He was born In
London. BENJAMIN Downing and wife,
Sarah Hunter, were living at Hatfield,
1879. Emanuel Of Salem married Lucy,
sister Of Governor Winthrop, and
their daughter Ann married, for her
second husband, Simon Bradstreet, the
last colonial governor Of Massachu.
sets.
Francis Downing was in Virginia in
1924. and It is supposed that It IL his
descendants who settled in Maryland,
and later, also in Kentucky.
Among marriage connections Of the
Downings Of the south are the Hick-
mans, Lewises, Madisons, Jacksons,
Taylors. Hunleys, Crutchers, Muira
and Russells. Delilah, Ruth, Rebecca.
Venetia, Isabella and Juliet are favor
Ute Christian names Of early genera
tons.
The Downings have always respond.
ed promptly to any call to arms in de-
Tense of their country. Hoffman
records Lieutenants Thomas Of MassA.
chusetts and William Of Pennsylvania.
Captain Daniel-probably Of MRssa.
chusetts-was captain In the RevoIu.
ton. He, too. lived to ripe old age.
dying in 1927. His wife was Betsy
Riell.
William Downing Of Maryland
served for a short time in the Revolu.
ton. afterwards removing to Ken
lucky. Richard Downing Of Maryland
was literally a boy Of 70. and served
through the war.
There is q connection with the
Cromwells Of England, through the
marriage Of William Of Maryland, SOL
der. with Rebecca Cromwell. Her
father was a Maryland settler and d.
rect descendant Of the Cromwells.
The Downings Of New York state
were probably Of the New England
family.
The coat-of-arms reproduced is:
barry Of ten. argent and vert, q griffin
sergeant, vert.
Crest: An arm endowed, hablted In
mail, proper, tied around the wrist
with a ribbon, or. and holding an ar
row, barbed and fiighted with gold.
The coat-of-arms upon the walls Of
Downing college IL blazoned: barry Of
eight, argent and vert, q grimm SO.
greant or, within Q bordure, azure.
charged with eight roses, Of the first,
seeded and barbed. proper. MottOI
Quaerere Verum-seek the truth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24


New Haven was n thO continental
army and there were doubtless many
others
In searching the records We come
across interesting data relative 70
rosimOntaI orders 10 the minute men.
Thus, for instance, thsy arc 'isaEnest-
" recommended again to have their
hair cut In the brush mode. hats
cooked, their shoes made tight 10
their feet, with buckles. ana generally.
when they wear Ovoralls. 10 have on
their hunting shirts, remembering
that they now compose part Of the
grand army Of the United states Of
America, immediately under the view
OF the general and chief ofacsF
(Washington). Such regiments e
have not drawn tomahaWkB are I'm
mediateiy to provide themselves with
them"
The coat Of arms illustrated IL hlA,
soned IN Barriers "Peerage-: LoEengy.
sable and argent: 3 chief ernine.
Crest: A boar phssant. coliarsd and
briStied, vert This e doubtless the
irst coat Of arms granted % the fam
ily and Il e later one which d BIN.
noned: Argent; on . chuEron cotlsoa
sabIe. hotWoon Tires Cornish choushs
rrupof. - many ctoreni1 . llo
asll
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
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rial. We also find the Downings in
sussex,, Essex, Cornwall and Norfolk.
Groffrey Downing. born 1924, in Es-
sex, married q lineal descendant Of
Henry Ill, Elizabeth Wingaeld.
There is q connection with the no.
bio house of Howard, and II the Down
lngs do not claim descent from a hun
dred earls, It is simply an oversight,
not an impossibility.
Famous Downing street, London,
where ministers Of the crown have
their oflcial residence, : is thus named
because Of q grant Of the land from
Charles II. to Sir George Downing.
At the time Downing street was a
pretty, open place."
Downing college, Cambridge, was
founded by another Sir George Down
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

The Downing family is one Of
ancient and honorable lineage
'knightly lineage" The derivation Of
name n Anglo-Saxon, from the word
dune, q hill. Dune. de Doune, le
Downe are ancient forms. Downynge
Ii early English. also DOWNING.
In that oldest and most valued rec
ord in all Englapd-Dowesday Book
we find that a Ralph de Doune was
the kings thane, and he> had two
manors in Devon. Whether de Doune
was q Norman, and the founder of the
Downing family In Great Britain, we
are not prepared to say-in haste, lest
upon later information we must re-
pent.
Devonshire has always been one
stronghold of the family, and Amin
Dter, q town where they have lived
from time commonly called immemo-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
LEWIS "sINoLE BINDEE.P

!, A handmade cigar fresh from ~
table. wrapped in foil. thus keeping
fresh until smoked. A fresh cigar
made Of good tobacco is the ideal
smoke. The old, well cured tcbaccos
used are 20 rich in quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
smoke Lewis Single Binder Straight
Sc. Lewis Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other &c cigars,
but the higher price enables this fac
tory to use extra quality tobacco.
There are many limitations; don't be
fooled. There 10 no substituted! Tell
the dealer you want Q Lewis Single
Binder"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
MerrymGn Family

hospitality" Walter, Jr.. also Of the
second generation, married Betsy
Weber and James, another SON. mar
ried Hannah Blake.
Frances, daughter Of Walter and
Betsy. married Andrew Jack Of Maine:
Miriam, another daughter, married
Robert Potter and Mary Merryman
married Jonathan Weymouth.
Nor are revolutionary ancestors
wanting. Marcus MeTryman. Esq" Of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
Mass pIav Modified.

City Editor-Any radical changes
for the better in football this seasonf
Sporting Writer-Verily. In under
stand that not more than one ticket
speculator will be allowed to tackle
single patron at the same time
pnck
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

peIiaera is said to come from the
.ISs Of nloIdy cornmeal baked and
eaten without trimmings. Corncakes
made Of wholesome grain, well but
anrea and with maple syrup, win not
1uRer IN reputation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY

for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c,
soc, 800. Murine Eye Salve In
Aseptic Tubes, 25c, S1.O0. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-11-24

its proposed to have petroleum
nnths across the Atlantic so that peo
- may 50 to and come from Europe
alfhout being shaken Up. However,
~ customs inspectors WIN continue to
atch It this end