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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-08
DELHI.
And how do you all feel after cleo

And how do you all feel after cleo
ton?
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Marcyes were
over Sunday visitors at Belview.
]. A. PiersoI was visiting relatives
at Clarkfeld couple of days last
week.
Mrs. A. L. Winterquist has been
visiting at the home of her parents
at Maple Plain.
Ole Knudson and wife were at
tending wedding at Belview one
day last week.
Herbert Gillies of Manitoba, Can
ada, is visiting friends and relatives
in this vicinity.
Mrs. j. Alfred Johnson returned
home last week Wednesday after
an absence of some weeks.
Miss Mabel Borg of Redwood
Falls was an over Sunday visitor
with relatives at this place.
George Kuck is erecting a very
convenient and roomy new residence
on his farm southwest of town,
John Blanchard and family of Bel
view have moved onto the D. r. Nc
Corquodale farm south of town.
John Blanchard and family of Bel
view have moved onto the D. r. Nc
Corquodale farm south of town.
The ladies of the Presbyterian con-
gregation will serve their annual
supper in the church parlors on Fri
day, the 18th.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-08
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.
fEstate of ole o. Moldestad. J

Estate of Ole o. Moldestad.)
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- Redwood, in Probate Court
In the matter of the estate OF Ole o.
MoldeStad, decedent.
The state of Minnesota to all persons inter-
ested in the final account and distribution
of the estate of said decedent: The repre-
sentative of the above named decedent nav
ing filed in this court his final account OF the
administration OF the estate of said dece-
dent together with his petition praying Tor
the adiustment and allowance of said final
account and for distribution of the residue
of SAID estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled Therefore you, and each OF you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause. II
any you have, before this court at the pro-
bate court rooms in the court house. In the
city of Redwood Falls. in said county of Red
wood, state of Minnesota, on the 18th day
of December, 1910, at 10 O'Clock a. M, why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said court, and the
seal of said court, this 9Th day of November,
1910.
COURT sEAL) CHAS. T. HOWARD,
1887 Judge,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-08
Order Limiting Time to File Claims, and
for Hearing Thereon.
Estate of Lucy c. Ilettl

(EState OF Lucy y. 1ASIG
6TATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
- Redwood, in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Lucy O.
lett, decedent.
Letters of administration this day having
been granted to Chas. F. 1lett
1t is ordered, that the time within wnlcn
all creditors of the above named decedent
may present claims against her estate !. 10
this court, be- and the same hereby is, limit
ed to three months from and after the date
hereof; and that Monday, the otn gay t6 OF
nrobate court rooms at the court house at
Redwood Falls in said county be, ana aS
the same hereby is, fixed and appolnteSa as as
examination, adjustment aud allowance or
such claims as shall be prese nted WITHIN the
time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the publlca-
ton of this order in The Redwood Gazette
as provided by law.
1sEAI1 CHAS. r. HOWARD,
Judge of Probate.
A. G. DoLLIFF, - q.
Attorney for Petitioner 1881
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-08

C. M. Granum's new home is all
enclosed and will soon be ready for
occupancy. A very nice residence
indeed.
F. j. Tibbetts has purchased a
new Deering corn husker, and the
machine appears to be giving very
good satisfaction.
H. II. Helgeson of Sacred Heart
was visiting at the home of his cou-
sin. H. T. Helgeson of this place, a
few days last week.
Quite number of our farmers
are reporting that it is too late to
husk corn, and all seem well pleased
with the outcome of the crop.
Miss Alma Drews of Seaforth. who
is attending high school in Morton,
stopped off here on her way and
made a visit at the Andrew Stewart
home.
w. O. Russell, the new blacksmith,
has purchased the l.. P. Dolliff &
Co. residence on main street, and is
expecting to bring his family here
as soon as said house can be vacated.
Miss Sarah Stewart of Seaforth
attended the teachers meeting at
the cities the last of the week, re-
turning by the way of Delhi for an
over Sunday visit with home folks.
F. H. Mckenzie Of the Bible In-
stitute Association of Sioux Falls,
is. D., will deliver his stereopticon
lecture entitled "Slums of Chicago, "
in the opera house on Thursday
evening, the 10th.
Alex McCorquodale went the lat
ter part of the week to make his
brother. Daniel. visit at Echo.
Mr.. Nc. took his rifle along intend
ing to kill what few mallards there
may be in that locality.
Arthur Carbert has sold his farm
in Kintire and is contemplating a
land seeking trip to Missouri. but
show me if he doesn't return more
convinced than ever that Minnesota
is the best place. after all, for a
hustling farmer. We can't afford
to have you leave, Mr.. G..
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Stewart de-
parted the last of the week for their
home in Kearney, Kansas. They
are expecting to pack and store their
household effects and spend the vim
ter in Montrose, Colorado. The
children are stopping for the present
with Miss E. "A. Stewart.
The ladies' aid of the Presbyterian
church will serve supper in the
church parlors on Thursday of this
week. All the ladies are requested
to be present as early as $3.50. as
there is the annual election of ofic-
ers. together with other important
business to be attended to.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-08
CARD OF THANKS.

we. the undersigned, wish to thank our
neighbors and friends for their kindness
shown at the time of our sorrow In the los
of son and brother.
Mr. AND MRS. ALoNzo HocKETT
LULU HoCKETT AND
MRS. H E. WOLF.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-08
BELVIEW
Otto Leonard Sundayed at home

Otto Leonard Sundayed at home
here.
G. F. Alberts now lives in the
Peterson house.
Mrs. G. Gosslee is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Leonard.
Oscar Mason's crew spent Sunday
at home in Redwood Falls.
Prof. Amos returned Saturday
from the educational meeting in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcyes of Delhi
visited their son Glenn here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs Olson, from Winthrop, came
last week to spend the winter with
her son, John Olson.
Archie McCorquodale spent a few
days on his Underwood farm the
latter part Of the week.
Gus Rain and wife, and A. F. Pot
tratz and wife autoed to Redwood
Falls Sunday afternoon.
O. H. Mogen and wife spent Sun
day as guests of their daughter,
Andrew Harried of Morgan.
Herman Schultz of Seaforth went
from here Sunday morning. He
will hunt deer in Northern Mime
sofa.
Detective Frazier Of the st. Paul
city police force force, spent day
or so hunting in this vicinity. While
here he was a guest Of James and
Pat Scanlon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-08

Mike and Joe Lauterbach went to
st. Paul a few days ago, and are
now awaiting the arrival of the new
up-to-date soda fountain and cabinet
which they purchased for the COM
ing season. The new outfit is listed
at nearly $4,000, but the advantages
it offers for quick and economical
service on rush occasions, seems to
justify the expenditure.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15

Old Santa-My, my, how this list
does grow. No wonder l occasionally
miss one.
@ISTSyBSyzJE@
HER IDEA.
The custom of hanging m1stletoe
on the chandelier is foolish"
II think so, too. 1t ought to be
hung in the cozy corner"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15

babble picked up that blue skysmistery
and wondered about 1t. And his eyes
were wide and fathomlessly sweet In
the freight. and his hand chung all
the while to my face and deared 1t,
and wove heavenly weave into my life
in every least little touches Of it to
my lips. my cheeks. and in the COM
ings home OF it to slip into my bosom
and there nest.
Then we told him that 1t was going
to be the Christmas baby's birthday
tomorrow, and because we so love
Gods little son we give, year after
year, all life long, gifts to him and to
each other on that day. And the
library door, tomorrow. would be sn-
locked, and a surprise inside for us
each and all.
"Dracious!" was his sole comment;
and slowly the happy eyes slipped
from us behind their curtain-fringes.
the little warm body lay heavy in my
arms. Slowly Great-grand unbuilded
the house of red embers, and coming
over took the little sleeper into his
arms, rocked and crooned and Rugged
and God-blessed him. And with
grandmother's kisses on the wee feet
that never were still ave in slumber,
and grandfather's proud look into the
unwilling face following after, I bore
him away to his crib; so loved. so
loved!
us Trismus tum?"
l wakened with the words break
ing the crystal Of my dreams and kiss
ing themselves against my lips and
a fat white body embracing my head.
eyes, sir" I managed to say through
the ~strangling arms of him. Happy
Christmas, Bob-for-Short!"
Happy Christmas. Bob-for-Short!"
echoed from the doorway; and Hap
Ply Christmas, Bob-for-Short!" noated
in from beyond the east and west
shoulders Of gr%eat-grand.
He shouted. He danced. Never be-
fore had he been met by all the fam
lily at crib-side. He jigged all owe the
bed, trickling arrangements and
daughters at the three gray heads that
waggled in unconscious tune to the
prancings Of him.
Then, all his yellow body apant with
haste, Nlcodemus hustled his fat self
up the stairs into the fun he was
missing, and in his wake, Katy from
her kitchen.
And with a Happy Christmas TO
yez, Misther Bob-fer-Short." she set
a gray kitten on the floor.
We were all very still, as he slipped
from the bed and approached the kit
ten. He had never owned a kitten. He
eyed it in raptured silence. "Meou."
said the kitten.
Into his cheeks the red crimsoned.
"Oh!" he gasped; "wad you tail, fifty;
pease wad you tall" And she wagged
her tail and arched her back against
his feet and cajoled him, and as he
gathered her into his nightgown and
the white fat bare legs ran with their
treasure. she broke into loud silken
purrings. And Nicodemus sulked and
fell into a helpless yellow bunch OF
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15

CLOSE QUARTERS

He eyed the Christmas tree with a
look Of grim determination on his
face. 1t was a fine tree, tall and
straight. with many symmetrical
boughs-just such a tree as would de-
light the hearts Of his children. But
he chased them away as he prepared
for his work of destruction. Taking
off his coat he rolled up his sleeves,
and with a Ratchet ruthlessly Topped
off all the branches. He eyed the re.
suit with satisfaction. Then he took
up a saw and divided the tree in the
middle. 1t seemed heartless, but what
else could the poor man do? 1t was
the only way he could make the tree
fit, for he lived in a fiat.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15
gloves and sweater, or gray dress for
nanny. muller for daddy.

gloves and sweater, or gray dress for
nanny, muller for daddy.
Or course there is any number of
pert, incompetent girls that wait on
hapless customers, rather keep hap
less customers waiting, but they have
been pictured with enough frequency,
this sort repeatedly held up as typical,
thereby %obscuring the virtues of the
many worthy ones following the pro-
fession Of waiting on" For some time
past l have been gathering data, ma
king experiment; and have found it
the rule rather than exception that
courtesy meets with courtesy. soft
and fair go far in a day." not only on
highway but in the miles Of space in
a huge department store.
A man said to me recently: "How
little of church is brought into the
Christmas of today" And how sadly
true this is-"church" in this connec-
ton standing for whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are good, of
full import to all religions. And bully
ing and bullyragging a shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from
lovely and good" as one may wander.
Put yourself in her place, remember
ing previous failures Of your own
when bodily WEAKNESS snapped
strained nerves, broke down poise.
Ye gods and little fishes, in what
condition is the shop-girl to "enjoy'
Christmas! am sure if I were she
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15
OLD STORIES OF CHRISTMAS
Some Have Interest. Freshness anc
Beauty That Keep Them Al
ways New.

There are some so-called 'old sto-
ries" that are really not old, for they
have an interest, a freshness and a
beauty that keep them always new.
OF such are the story of Christmas
and all the legends and tales that be-
long to the great festival.
There is a legend in Germany that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple the
leaves of the tree Immediately shriv-
eled into needle points and its bright
green turned dark. The nature of
the tree changed and it became an
evergreen, in all seasons preaching
the story of mans fall through that
first act of d~isobedience. Only on
Christmas does it bloom brightly with
lights and become beautiful with love
gifts. The curse is turned into a
blessing by the coming of the Christ
child, and thus we have our Christmas
tree.
The visits of st. Nicholas to the
homes of the people on Christmas eve
as an annual custom grew out of a
festival in honor of Hertha, a Morse
goddess. At this festival the house
was decorated with evergreens and an
altar of stone was set up at the end
of the hall, where the family assem-
bled. From Hertha's stone we get our
word "hearthstone." On the stones
SO set up were heaped fir branches
which yer set afre, and through the
smoke and flame Hertha was supposed
to descend and influence the direction
of the flames, from which were pre-
dicted the fortunes of those present.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15
@ITHN@

One thing is impossible to love; the
.intensest and most fervcnt love -
powerless to evoke Iowa
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15

. MW 0bGX
B SHOP-GIRL 5
. HER DUESM

. an excellent short
story published not
long ago. o. Henry
gave to his shop-girl
heroine a colossal char
acter, emphasized that
in her were combined
the notable attributes
Of Hercules, Joan of
Arc, Una, Job and Lit
tie Red Riding Hood.
And at this season, Of
the year-"glad Christ
mas days"-it easily
might seem to a less
vm |. h etc person
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15
A Merry Christmas

All over, the country, all over the
world-a few years hence it will be
also all through the air-sounds the
greeting Merry Christmas! On the
sea and land, in the palace and in the
howell, in the hospitals and in the pris-
ons, in the asylums amid the orphans
and in the homes for the friendless
and for the aged. wherever even two
persons meet who know and love the
story OF Christmas, the greeting is ex-
changed. Where can there be a par
allel to the universal. greeting? Is
there any other sentiment that has
the sovereignty of this cheerful and
heartfelt word? It travels through
the mails like nothing so much as the
doves to the affairs of which the Scrip
ture speaks. for surely the sentiment
fits from altar to altar of the hearts
of men and is as gentle as the dove.
Grudges and animosity vanish before
the waiting Of Christmas greeting, the
smile of hope illumines the counte-
nances of those under the pail of de-
preston, the dimpled cheeks of the
oNoASo oSSd4 II lLdU1S uOOhS IOT
fairy hiding as the lips COO in esponse
to the Merry Christmas, with the little
emblem of the day that comes to the
infant from its loving parent. In the
days of romance hostile forces passed
upon the field, sheathed their swords
and clasped hands across the battle
line, greeting one another with the
sentiment Of universal good will.
Merry Christmas has frightened more
hearts, has healed more grievances,
has brought more happiness to the
lives of men and women, has proved
TO be the talismanic sentiment for
more home reunions than any other
that has W been heard in this old
world.
Christmas stands for love and for
charity, for hope and for joy at the
fruition of that long-made promise of
the prophet of the coming of one who
should bring peace and good will to
earth; SO the churches hold their serv-
ices and the people congregate to
join in singing or to listen. to the rem
dition of carols, some of which have
come down from the early ages of the
church. The children have their
Christmas treats, and they are the
very merriest of the marry in their
participation In these annual school
festivals.
@AASS&SYSR
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15

DIV, our baby had never
encountered a locked
door. The lovesome
pit-pat of his busy feet
was herald at whose
coming every door in
the house swung open
and over thresholds he
went into assured well
comes.
But we were plan
ming a tree. And the
library door was locked.
He paused in his as
cent of the stairs to
hutton ip - h,,t+0r thof
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15
@3GBgNN
Christmas Time.

have often thought of Christmas
time. when 1t has come round. apart
from the veneration due to Its sacred
name and origin, If anything belong
ing to 1t can be apart from that-as a
good time. a kind. forgiving, Chart
able. pleasant time.-Charles Dickens.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15
He Had Never Owned a Kitten.

protest, when the gray kitten washed
to his nose for a kiss.
And we all dawdled until Katy's
bell rams third summons to breakfast.
He went up the stairs alone. Then
Nicodemus. Then Great-grand. Then
l. And then the rest of his adorers.
He stopped at the door.
"Open the door, sir" said GRANDPA.
ther.
"Tum on, muvver," he said. reach
ing hand into my hand.
So we stepped over the threshold
together.
The room was darkened. The fire.
light dulled behind a screen. In the
center of the room a low, fa~ir-branched
Young cedar tree cleaned like a great
jewel.
MY hand forgotten. he circled the
tree.
Round and round. And we after.
"Das a mo- bu-ti-ful drum" we
caught the murmur as he inventoried.
"Das a yittle tend horse" He paused
to jog it and in ecstasy watch its tail
20 up and down. "Das a yittle toad
frod in dat bid marble. How you
s'pose it dot in?" He tarried to in
vestigate. and set 1t rolling for the
kitten to chase. Nicodemus thought
it was meant for him. and when he
collided with the kitten, cowed and
scared and muttering, he fed to a dis
lance and yapped at ball and kitten.
And the inventory went on: "Das a
dold waths. yike mys Dreat-dran is
dot" He tarried to hunt a pocket, and
deposit his watch therein. But first
he held it to ear. And the murmur
resumed: Dat waths is def an dunn.
too. Das a piture-but an das a piture-
but an das a piture-but. ORA
cious!"
And Christmas was on for Bob-for
Short.-New York Independent.
@ISSETER1
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15
&1IHQ@
Agnes Prayer.

HSiSS TIdySr.
Our little f~ve-year-old Agnes, hav-
ing been reprimanded by her mamma
for some slight misdeed, went and
knelt by a chair and prayed as fol
lows:
ooh, Lord, make me a good little
girl. want to be a good little girl,
but I don't know how. But, if l am
naughty, please send Santa Claus just
the same"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-12-15

all l would ask Of good Saint Nicholas
would be a dark, airy room far, far
away from people (from man, and es-
pecially woman); a great, soft bed
where I could stretch out long and
wide: silence and sleep forever and
forever. No dreams to disturb that
sleep; no vision of past haggling, no
vision Of wearisome Exchanges to
come.
But the reality is a long way from
this that l would ask. Do you suppose
such a proud wage Garner as she
would be content to let Christmas day
go by without displaying wealth and
power? No, every dependent in the
household must partake of her bounty,
every pensioner be given good proof
of what it a to have her dress up
and go down town every day. Moth
ing Of niggard is the shop-girl at
Christmas, she is as much a Lady
Bountiful as any millionairess of them
all.
What a creature! A Hercules, a
Joan of Arc, a Una, a. Job" and a
Lady Bountiful on eight dollars and
less q week!
Copyright. 1900
@AR@gNS@A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-15
TUCUMCARI RAINS
DELAY TRAFFIC
Residents Now Have Aquat-
lie Sports in Mile Wide
Lake There.

Tucumcari, n. NJ, Aug 15.-About
1000 feet of track was rendered unsafe
during the hard rains. on the e P. & S.
". between Montoya and Hanley. The
wash was reported in time TO prevent
train 4. east bound. from attempting
to cross. Trains number 4 and 2. east
bound, and number 3 and So, west
bound, were held until noon the next
day and then allowed to pass, the track
having been moved to one side onto
solid ground.
Tucumcari was bombarded for nearly
two hours by terrific thunder storm,
the hardest in many years. No damage
of consequence has been reported. al
though telephone service is crippled.
The newly formed lake east of town
rose four inches higher and is now q
body Of water several feet deep. half
a mile wide and nearly mile and
half long. Today boats have been
launched and 200 persons are enjoying
the novelty OF the sport
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-15

Mayor William F. Robinson was born
in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, AZ
years ago. He remained ii mis- native
sta-s until he was 20 years OF age. ac-
curing a common school education there.
:, men 20 years of age, lie engaged IN
the railroad service and later Was en-
ployed with the Denver y Rio Grande
as telegraph operator. He first came to
the southwest in the late los and was
station agent at Fort Hancock and later
at Ysleta He was also employed on
the Mexican Central railroad IN Mexico.
While at Ysleta he was elected liIavOr
OF that town. then a thriving little city
of several hundred population He en-
gagged in the cattle business with III. =.
Ross under the first name OF II. G. Ross
& Co., with headquarters at Fort Han
cock In 1895 ne engaged in the brick
and tile business asSOciating himself
with Edward Rogers, r. III. Rogers, H
G. Ross. w J. Harris and J. NJ. White III
Ell PasO.
The company was known as tie II
Paso Brick company, Mr.. Robinson being
president of the company at the time OF
his death. The plant Is located oDpO-
site the snelter on the New Mexico side
of the Rio Grande, and IT is furnishing
building brick ard tile for q number CT
the large buildings now IN course or con
strIlctiOn in FL PaSO-
Navor Ribins0n was elected to the city
council in 1907 and served under former
MAYOR J. L. Sweeney in the first COM
mission form of city government after II