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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Pioneer Woman Passes Away.

Last week Monday morning, at
eight o'clock, Mrs. Nellie A. Mode
stad was taken with severe attack
of paralysis from which she never
rallied. and on Wednesday, the
eighteenth, passed. away at her
home in Delhi township at eight
O'Clock in the evening.
Nellie A. Berget was born in Nor
way Feb. q, 1841, where she resided
till after her marriage to Ole O..
Moldestad, whose death occurred
some four years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moldestad came to America in the
year 1871 and lived at the home
stead farm mile north Of Delhi,
which was Mrs. MoIdestad's late
home for the last 81 years being
one of the pioneer families in that
locality.
Mrs. Moldestad is survived BY FIVE
sons and daughters: Mrs. Thomas
Ellingson of vesta. William o. and
A. 0. Moldestad of Delhi, Mrs. j. L.
Parrott of Minneapolis and Mrs.
Claus Maursted also of Delhi. The
deceased was kind. patient and
sympathetic mother, much beloved
BY her children and was life long
member of the Lutheran Evangel-
ical church. Funeral services were
held at the home on Friday. con-
Quoted by Rev. A. 0. Aasen, pastor
Of the Lutheran church. Interment
was made at the Rock Dell cemetery
in Swedes Forest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Wrestling Next Monday.

Decoration Day Billy Monson and
Young Hackenschmidt will again
battle for the middle weight cham
pionship of the Northwest. at the
Redwood Falls opera house. Hack
enschmidt is confident that he would
have gained another fall had he not
had the misfortune to have his leg
injured in their last match. And
Monson, who has never been defeat
ed by middleWeight, is just as con-
fident that he can turn the trick
again. Both men are in good shape
and good match is assured.
A fast preliminary between two
local wrestlers viii precede the main
bout.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
School Districts Against Consolidation

Supt. Bebermeyer attended a
school conference at Morgan Mon
day, the patrons of four or five
school districts adjacent to that
town coming in to hear the argu-
ments in favor of forming consoli
dated district whereby pupils from
the surrounding country could be
brought into Morgan to enjoy the
privileges of graded schools and
advanced methods. Here, as has
been the case at Milroy, Belview and
other points. the principal objection
was found to be the cost Of furnish
ing transportation for the non-resi-
dent children to and from their
homes. Ex-Supt. Howard of Ohm
stead county was the principal
speaker in explaining the actual
working of the system in districts
where like conditions prevail. No
action was taken. and there appear
to be difficulties in the way Of per-
fecting the proposed plan.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
After Forty Years.

Manager Pulaski Broughton Of
the Morton Brick and Tile Co. paid
a visit to III. G. Baker Of this city
last Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Broughton, and renewed acquaint-
ance with the scenes of their resi-
dence here forty years ago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Baker, F. V. Hotchkiss, M. E.
Powell and John Thomas being
about the only old timers Of that
period to be found here. Mr..
Broughton was a building contractor
and built the house occupied by d.
L. Bigham, among others, while
here. His recent return to Morton
and his discovery of fire clay there
makes a rather interesting story,
and in the near future The Gazette
intends to try and get the story
entire. Mr.. Broughton has located
an immense deposit of valuable fire
clay and his company already have
two orders in aggregating 1900, 900
friedrich. As all of this friedrich
clay and the big plant where it is
being manufactured are in Redwood
county. the possibilities of the enter
prise point to large things for the
county when they are fully de-
veloped. The plant will be expected
to turn out brick at the rate Of
$4,000 daily and a large force of
men as we'll as expensive machinery
will be required.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
c. X. ODEKIRK
Woman's Missionary Society.
Buick Sales Agent

The Woman's Missionary society
of the Presbyterian church met last
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Baker, with a good attend
ance. Devotionals were conducted
by Mrs. McNaughton. The lesson
study Of the Story Of Spain. Cath
olic church and Protestant Missions
in Spain. was made very interesting
as well as instructive.
A reading by Mrs. Christianson
was given in a very charming man
ner. and appealed to all present.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25

School district No. % is erecting
a new school building this season.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25

many other adventurous spirits to
the colorado of the adventurous,
California. The civil war breaking
out a few years later, young Dun
nington enlisted in the fall of 81 in
I'd California cavalry, in which he
served in the west, much of the time
in Utah, being mustered out at Salt
Lake City at the end of his three
years enlistment. He returned to
his Ohio home for short time only,
removing to Wabasha county, Min
nesota in 1866. Here, three years
later, he was married to Mrs. Maria
Warner. From 1871 to 1875 he was
engaged in merchandising, in the
latter year being elected to the lower
house of the Minnesota legislature.
He was at this time a loyal supporter
of Governor Davis and by the latter
was appointed to a clerkship in the
state insurance department, of which
Mr.. afterwards Cow McGill was
then commissioner. In July, 1876,
he received the appointment from
President Grant Of register Of the
United States land office at Redwood
Falls. which Office he held until the
election of Cleveland in 1884, making
this town his home until few years
ago. when he rem Dyed with his fam
lily to Minneapolis, later removing to
Bemidji, where his eldest daughter,
Mrs. Albert Melges, had preceded
him.
AS a citizen. Capt. Huntington
was always public spirited, having
erected the opera house block, one
of the first brick structures in city,
early in the eighties. He took an
active part in securing the first rail-
road in 1878. and in other public en-
terprizes. his last considerable I'M
dertaking being the building for his
home of the large residence now
owned by ]. A. Melges and occupied
by his family. Capt. Huntington
was politician of the old civil war
school. andas isoften thecase. politics
did not greatly profit him in the long
run, as it made him the target for a
good deal of political rancor and in
his later years. brought him little
compensation. His appointment as
trustee of the state soldiers home
began almost with the inception of
that enterprise and lasted up to
quite recent years. Since his re-
moval from Redwood Falls his life
has been despaired Of on two differ
ent occasions, but he has rallied
from these attacks, and for the past
few years he has been reported as
enjoying fairly good health. He
was man of large frame and in his
youth must have been possessed of
great strength.
The surviving family consists of
the widow and three daughters
Mrs. Albert Melges of Bemidji. Mrs.
Ed. Fedderly of North Yakima and
Miss Helen Huntington, who lives
with her mother and sister at
Bemidji.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25


Monday, May 23d, just one week
before Decoration day. the COM
rades of John S. Marsh Post were
called upon to follow to the GEM
etery the casket of w. P. Dunning-
ton. veteran who was for many
years a member of the corps and
actively identified with the soldier
body as a trustee Of the Soldiers
home at Minnehaha for a number of
years following its first establish
ment.
Sunday of last week. at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Albert Melges
of Bemidji, Capt. Huntington was
taken with stroke of mild paraly-
sis which developed dangerous symp-
toms on the following Tuesday. and
from that time his strength rapidly
failed until the end came last Fri
day. j. M. Huntington of this city.
brother of the captain, had received
a letter from Mrs. Melges concern
ing the first attack. and was intend
ing to go to Bemidji about the time
when the later dispatch arrived, an
nouncing the end.
Following the wishes Of Mr.. Dun
nington, the funeral was held last
Monday from the Episcopal church
in Redwood Falls, which was the
home Of the Dunnington's for nearly
thirty years. At the funeral were
seen many gray headed men and
women who had seen the children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington grow
up from babyhood to maturity, and
who sincerely mourned the final de-
parture of man who, along with a
somewhat commanding and dignifed
personality, possessed warm and
almost childlike affection for his
family and friends.
Capt. Huntington was member
of the Masonic lodge from early
manhood, taking the successive
steps to the Chapter and Knights
Templar degrees. Later in life he
was confirmed in the Episcopal
church, and it is the testimony of
those who knew him intimately in
later years that the religious senti-
ment was strongly developed in him
at this time. Rev. j. r. Parshall Of
Cass Lake and Bemidji, who accom-
panied Mrs. Huntington and her
two daughters and Mr.. Melges from
Bemidji to officiate at the funeral
here, gave strong testimony to the
genuineness of Capt. Dunnington's
religious faith. in his remarks at the
funeral. In accordance with the
expressed wishes of Capt. Dunning-
ton, his brother Knight Templars
acted as pail bearers. and detach-
ment Of his old comrades of John S.
Marsh Post served as honorary es-
cort to the last bivouac Of the old
veteran.
William P. Huntington was born
at Morgantown. Virginia. May q.
1882. His father, James Dunning-
ton, was printer and subsequently
a newspaper publisher, who moved
with his family to Woodsfeld. Ohio.
q few years later. Here young
Huntington received an academic
education and grew up to manhood,
until in 1858 he went in the train of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
(signed) c. S. HOWARD.
Buick Model 16 Breaks Worlds Stock
Car Class Record.
PENCE AUTO Co.,
Minneapolis, Mimi.


At Los Angeles Motordrome, Buick
Model Sixteen won the ten mile race
defeating two Marmons. Time
seven minutes, thirty-six and six
tenths seconds. Same car second in
hundred mile free for all, defeating
Oldfeld and Dopalma among others.
Time-eighty minutes, twenty-five
seconds. Lost chance of winning on
account of tire trouble. In same car
Charles S. Howard of San Francisco
drove mile in forty-five seconds.
At Los Angeles Motordrome, Fri
day, Buick Model Ten won ten mile
race, defeating Cole Thirty, Warren
Detroit and Firestone Columbus.
Time seven minutes, forty and
seven-tenths seconds. New worlds
record for this class car on mile cir
cular track. On Saturday Model
Sixteen won five mile race, defeat
ing two Marmons, one with Harroun
driving, also breaking worlds re-
cord. Time-Three minutes, fifty
two and seventeenth seconds.
These races are not any county
fair or market day affairs, but ma
tional races for the worlds records
for regular stock cars. No special
gearing or special motors, but the
same car in every detail you can
purchase from US out Of stock. A
car with national reputation and
records must have some features of
merit. Call at our garage and we
will give you a demonstration of
them.
c. K. ODEKIRK
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Night Letter.
San Francisco. Calf. 4-14-1

San Francisco, Calf, 4-14-10.
In contest for worlds records at
the Los Angeles Motordrome yester-
day, a Buick Model Sixteen, with
Nikrent driving, broke the worlds
stock car record for TEN MILES.
on the mile circular track, by one
minute, TIME SEVEN MINUTES,
THIRTY-FIVE AND THREE
FIFTHS SECONDS.
(Signed) G. S. HOWARD.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25

Attorney Dolliff went to New Ulm
Monday, returning yesterday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Buick Model Is Breaks Worlds Stock
Car Record.

The following telegram just re-
ceived from Pacific coast is self ex-
nlanatorv.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25

For SaleA choice brood mare.
of the draft type. Inquire of Sam
Buscho. Morton, Mimi. 43-2t.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
Dogs as Draft Animals.

1t is curious that though the Anglo
saxons are a dog-loving people, we do
not use our dogs for draft purposes.
In the last century, as we have re-
corded, the oldest postmaster used
dogs to draw the cart. And nowadays
the seaside knows the goat that draws
the baby chaise. But the dog, for
some obscure reason, is ruled out Of
such service. Not that we neglect
his service in hunting, as a watchman
or as a detective. But he is no longer
asked to drag a barrow as he is In
France, Belgium and Germany.
Yet SO DOR as an arctic expedition
Is planned the dog is called in to pull
the sledge, says the London Graphic.
And you may notice the curious diff
ference between the northern dog
with the touch of the wolf still evil
dent) and the cultured dog Of the
London drawing room. Take the pug
out Or a chain and he hangs back.
But put a chow-chow on q chain and
he pulls violently forward. His in
stinct ia to work against the collar.
It is still something of a mystery why
the dog is not permitted to work for
his living between the shafts in Eng
land.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
PERMITTED TO PLAY HooKY
schooIboy Gets Formal Court PERMITS.
sion to Be Truant Two Days
In Each Month.

Paterson, N. John F. O'Neill, a
12-year-old Paterson truant, has been
granted formal permission by the
courts to play "hooky" twice a month.
Arraigned for truancy, O'Neill told Re-
corder Carroll that 1t would mean a
physical breakdown If he stopped abb
solutely his habit Of playing truant.
"Just think" said the lad, you was
q kid once yourself. It'd pretty near
kill me If I had to go to school regular.
Can't / play hooky inst ono in a
while?"
Recorder Carroll was impressed and
told the boy that if he reported regu-
larly in attendance hereafter he would
be allowed two school days in each
month ITO sneak off to the woods"
Johnny thanked the recorder and
started for the schoolhouse in a happy
frame Of mind.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
Ideals of Our Mothers.

AS for the difference between us and
u mothers, Of course we all begin by
protesting that If we can ever hope to
DO our duty as well as they did our
consciences will acquit us. Who of
US women, in our comfortable living,
dare compare ourselves to our moth.
ers? They did not talk about their
"r1ghts!" they fulfilled them-in taking
care OF their families. They did not
talk about reforms" they would have
thought interference in municipal aues-
tons and agitation for legislation most
unbecoming and unfeminine. They
had-bless theirdear hearts!-agentle
and ladylike responsibility in regard
to the world lying In darkness In city
halls or legislative chambers-though
they gave their pennies toward the
saving Of souls in dark Africa with a
true. even tender emotion, to which
most OF us are strangers. No: the
mothers Of 40 or so years ago had no
theories about improving the world
Except the heathen) outside their own
respectable DOORS but they had
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
PRIMITIVE LIFE
MEXICAN INDIANS TRUE Chill.
DREN OF NATURE.
Tribe In sinaloa Has Made Little
Progress Throughout the Centuries
-Sustenance Consists Chiefly
OF FruIt-EasIly Picked.

S1naloa is a long state, comparable
almost with Chile, as, 1t lies along the
west coast of Mexico, just as Chile
lies along the Pacific shore of South
America.
Like most new countries the most
interesting part of this fertile state is
It's inhabitants, possibly because the
country is so fertile. Game is abund-
ant, easily caught, and the fruit of the
great p1thaya cactus is ripe almost
from season to season. Every native,
whether mounted or afoot-and most
OF them ride-carries a slender stick
ten feet long, sharpened at one end
and the point hardened with fire.
n supposes these sticks are a sort
OF primitive lance until one sees the
Indian spear a cactus fruit from a
branch seven or eight feet above his
head. Tkese pithayas contain many
and a little blood red pulp, all
OF which except the spines is food for
the Indian.
All day long these Indian men wan,
der through the jungle, a wall of green
broken only here and there by the old
trails of half wild cattle, gathering the
cactus fruit. 1t would seem that some
would be dried. or at least taken to
the brush jacal, which represents
home to the Indian; but no, he sits
down and eats what he gathers imme.
d1ately. If his wife wants any of the
fruit she goes and gets it herself: she
also gathers the food for the babies.
was following one of the cactus
gatherers in a winding cattle trail
When l came suddenly on a little
natural clearing. Here were half a
dozen people seated on the ground, all
working on wooden dishes. platter.
shaped, and each large enough to hold
an entire meal. The wood they were
carving was freshly cut from the
jungle trees, their tools were bits of
old band iron, secured in the railroad
junk heaps. It is only a few months,
however, since these bits of iron have
replaced the stone AIDES of former
years. The coming Of the railroad less
thar a year ago brought the iron, and
even yet the Indians attempt to sharp.
en- their crude chisels by rubbing them
on stones.
One Indian will take his blanket. q
little parched corr and some dried
meat, gather up all the iron tools,
carry them six or seven miles back
into the hills and stay there until he
mas sharpened all the tools of the en-.
tire village. The idea of bringing one
OF the fiinty stones to the group OF
nuts and thus saving the monthly trim
mas never come to these children of
S1naloa.-Forest and Stream.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota State News In
Condensed Form.

Devils Lake.-The Chautauqua
grounds at this place are filing up with
people.
Max.-At an election recently held,
Conner school district voted almost
solid for consolidation.
Ruso.-Citizens of his town are
pleased with the prospect of securing
another line of railroad for the town.
Munich.-This town voted to incor-
porate and an election for municipal
officers will be held in the neal future.
Rock Lake.-A heavy rain in this
section of the state has made the pros
poets for a bumper crop all right once
more.
Rhame.-Northern Pacific surveyors
have been busy north of town and
some right Of way has already been
purchased.
Bismarck.-The penitentiary blood
hounds were sent to Minot toe help
correll Chapman, the escaped Okla
homa murderer.
Beach.-The quarter section Of land
adjoining the fair grounds was recent
ly sold for s62.50, the record price for
dirt in this vicinity.
Fargo.-The Fargo high school grad
uated a class of flfty-eight this veal
the largest In the history of the school
and also Of the state.
Rugby.-Mrs. Ida Moline, held for
being accessory to the murder of her
husband, has been reclared insane and
taken to the state asylum.
Ffnley.-The tow mill at this place
was burned to the ground. This is
quite a blow to the place and was the
second fire inside of a week..
Plaza.-One thousand head Of cattle
were recently shipped to parties in this
town from Canada. This is the largest
importation eve made in the state.
Fargo.-The T.. G. A. are asking
for $1,000 for a running track. The
funds are coming in rapidly and it ap-
| pears that the amount will be easily
| raised.
Mandan.-Birdsell, located seventeen
miles east of Mott on the c. M. & st. p.
Ry, is the latest town to be establish
ed in the state. It is in a rich farming
country.
Dawson.-The Northern Pacific =.
building a three-track coal shed at
this place. 1t has a concrete founda-
ton n will be a most substantial
building.
Epping.-Erick Larson Of this place
was carrying a small rifle on his pillow
while at work. In some manner the
gnu was discharged the ball entering
his body hear the heart. He will re-
cover.
Dickinson.-With the letting of the
contract for $4,000 worth Of machin-
cry to be installed in its mine at Lee
high, the Consolidated Coal Co. has
taken the first step toward mining coal
on IN extensive scale.
Steele.-Monday was Old Settlers
day Inc the day alos for the better
farming special. The attendance was
very large and the corps Of instructors
were taken out in. autos and shown
some fine fields of grain.
Beach.-Agaard Carlson. a bachelor,
living eight miles from town, found a
baby girl about two days old on his
doorstep n morning recently. 1t was
adopted by a lady neal there who had
recently lost a baby daughter.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
The "Dean

When the bishop of Truro, Doctor
Colt, was dean Of Worcester, his alb
sentmindedness was so notorious that
he earned for himself the sobriquet
of Dean For-Gott." On one occasion
he had invited some friends to dine
with him; on their arrival a short
time before the dinner hour he sug-
gested that In the interval of waiting
his friends would perhaps like to walk
through the grounds. After spending
about a quarter Of an hour in admir-
ing the flowers, shrubs and green
houses, they suddenly came upon a
door in the garden wall. "Ah!" said
the dean to, his astonished guests,
'thfs will be q much nearer way for
you to go home than by going back
to the front" And, all unconscious
of his invitation, he opened the door
and bowed them out.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
Deserts Nest for Kittens.

Columbus, Ind.-The most remark.
able instance of alliance ever report.
ed in this county is that of a hen
owned by Miss Minnie Thayer Of Cliff.
ford, which has deserted a setting OF
high-priced eggs and gives her entire
time and attention to caring for three
kittens that are in a box near her
nest. The hen cannot be induced to
return to the nest. The mother cat
and hen go along we'll together and
divide the time between them of car.
ing for the kittens.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-06-23
"Parls Is still Paris"

Paris.-The Matin is worried over
the aftermath Of the food. In a re,
cent editorial it says: Foreigners.
believing that Paris has become, owing
to the recent flood. a city of ruins and
desolation, have ceased to visit us.
Our theaters, hotels, and restaurants
are empty. Our pessimism has been
exaggerated. 1t is time we informed
the foreigners that Paris is still Paris