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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
Sale of Ditchlng Jobs.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT ON
IN the 18th day of August, 1870 at 2 o'clock
pm. at the auditors Office in the city of Redwood
Falls Mimi, will sell the jobs of digging and
established by the board of county commissioners
OF Redwood county state of Minnesota by their
order bearing date July 18th, 1910 viz: For the
work as one job, and also for or more sections
of 100 feet each, and also for one or more of the
construction jobs, each of said sections to be
known and numbered by stakes as shown by the
report of the engineer in said matter commencing
at the one including the outlet, and from thence
successfully, up stream to the including the
source to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders
and that bids are invited for said work. said work
ITO be completed within the time required, and in
THE manner specified in said engineers report
and no bid will be entertained which exceeds
more than thirty (3Ol per cent over and above the
estimate cost of the construction, in any case as
stated in said order: and the successful bidder Will
be required to give satisfactory bond, to be ap-
proved by the auditor of said county, with two
freehold sureties for the faithful performance
and fulfllment of his contract, and to pay all
damages that may accrue by reason of his failure
the contract. The said order and estimates and
profile are on file, and may be seen at my Office.
The approximate amount of work to be done in
the construction of such ditch is as follows;
1889 feet Of 8 inch tile, 800 feet of ~ inch
tile and 5000 feet of 2 inch tile.
Separate bids will be considered for the tile for
said Job and for the work of laying of same.
The estimated total cost of the work is i've
thousand ninety-nine and O9-10O dollars.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
check payable 20 the county auditor of Redwood
county Mimi, for not less than 10 per cent OF
the amount of each bid
The right to reject any and all bids is hereby
reserved. 49,
Dated at Redwood Falls, Mimi, July q, 1910.
L. P. LARSON,
51.3 County Auditor of Redwood county, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
Laundering Wash Goods.

Black lawns, percales, dimities and
all mourning prints will not run or
fade if spirits of turpentine in the pro-
portion of one tablespoonful to each
pailful of water is used in rinsing
after the dress is washed. The same
with black satin underskirts. Gum
arabic water. gelatine or thin glue
water is recommended instead Of
starch for black dresses.
Starch made deep indigo by the use
Of blueing should be used for navy
prints or linens, while water in which
bran has been boiled. when strained
and cooled, is especially nice for col
ored lawns and dimities, giving them
clear new appearance.
Delicate pinks, green and lavenders
may be treated the same as black
goods In reference to the turpentine.
The colors seem even brighter after
using it. OF course these colors must
not be rinsed in blueing water, as it
will change their tone.
Shepherd plaid, that fine black and
white checked print. will retain its
fresh look until worn out il dipped in
the boilerful Of hot suds just before
washing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
BACK
TO THE
FARM
THE high cost of living, or the
cost of high living. as James
j. Hill puts it, is a subject

~AHE high cost of living, or the
cost of high living as James
j. Hill puts it, is a subject
which just now is engrossing
the attention of the entire nation. The
cost of the necessaries of life has been
steadily increasing since 1896. The
symptoms have been viewed with in
creasing alarm by nearly all classes.
Within the last year the matter has
reached an acute stage. The average
increase in the cost of necessities from
Jan. l, 1909. to JAN /, 1910, was III
per cent The increase over July 1,
1896, was 81 per cent.
The wage and salary earners In the
cities have seen the dread line'' grad
ually drawing closer. The margin be-
tween income and expenses, narrow at
best, has shrunk to the vanishing
point. All this while newspapers have
been shouting prosperity, forgetful Of
the old maxim that ''the real prospect
ty of nation is the citizens margin
of saving"
Whatever the cause of this increase
in the cost of necessities and comforts,
there are but two ways In which the
citizen as an individual can meet it.
The first is TO increase his income.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
| HINTS FOR THE
BUSY HOUSEWIFE
1T
Fruit Steamer That Cooks
From the Inside Outward.

Apples and other fruits of like ma
ture are usually cooked from the out
side in. that is, the heat cooks the out
side first and gradually penetrates to
the center. With this cooker the pro-
cedure is reversed. 1t consists Of two
vessels, a lower one for receiving the
water. and an upper one for steaming
the fruit. From the lower vessel the
steam passes up through small capped
cylinders. or cones, perforated with
tiny holes. The apples. after being
cored. are impaled on these cones, and
are cooked from the inside as the
steam rises.
The upper vessel is covered with
glass, so that the cooking operation
can be watched. The cooking cones
rise from a tray, which may be lifted
out with the fruit attached.-Popular
Mechanics.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETITION
FOR PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL.
lEstate al Monroe G. Reynoldsl

Estate of Monroe g. Reynolds)
ctTATE or MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
= Redwood, in Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Monroe g.
REYNOLDS, decedent
The state of Minnesota to all persons in
terested in the allowance and probate OF the
will of said decedent: The petition OF Frank
c. Dixon Ira Reynolds and William i.
Church, representing that Monroe q. Rey-
nolds, then resident of the county OF Mer-
Ger, state of Illinois, died on the 18th day OF
May, 1910. teState and that his will has been
allowed and admitted to probate in the
county court in and for the county OF Mer-
GER, state of Illinois, being filed in this
court. together with authenticated copies
of said will and of the probate there
of in the court above named, and praying
that said will be admitted to probate in this
state. and that letters testamentary be
thereon granted to said petitioners:
Now therefore, you, and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause,
if any you have, before this court, in the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
and for Hearing Thereon.
estate Of James M. Dunnington.


CTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Redwood, in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of James M.
Huntington, decedent.
Letters testamentary this day having
been granted to Hannah Huntington and
julius A Schmahl,
1t is ordered, that the time within which
all creditors of the above named decedent
may present claims against his estate in
this court be. and the same hereby is. limit
ed to three months from and after the date
hereof; and that Monday, the Oath day of
October, 1910, at 10 O'Clock a. M, in the
probate court rooms at the court house at
the city of Redwood F alls in said county, be
and the same hereby is, fixed and appointed
as che time and place for hearing upon and
the examination. adjustment and allowance
of such claims as shall be presented within
the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the publica-
ton of this order in The Redwood Gazette
as provided by law.
Dated July 10th, 1910.
(sEAL) CHAS. T. HOWARD,
51-3 Judge of Probate.
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source to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders,
and that bids invited for said work; said work
to be completed within the time required, and in
the manner specified in said engineers report.
And no bid will be entertained which exceeds
more than thirty 500 per cent over and above
the estimate cost of the construction, in any case,
as stated in the said order; and the successful
bidder will be required to give satisfactory bond
to be approved by the auditor of said county. with
two freehold suretes for the faithful performance
and fulfllment of his contract, and to pay all
damages that may accrue by reason Of his failure
to complete the job within the time required in
the contract The said order and estimates and
profile are on file, and may be seen at my Office.
The approximate amount of work to be done IN
the Construction of such ditch Is as follows.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10

and the second is to lower his stand
ard Of living. The wage Garner, band
ed together with his fellows In a I'M
ion, has been able to increase his
scale Of wages to some extent, though
not nearly enough to fill the gap be-
tween income and expenses. The wage
Garner who does not belong to I'M
ion has profted to some extent by the
general rise in wages. though not SO
much as the union man.
The salaried man has borne the hard
est brunt of the rising prices. He be-
longs to no union. and his demands for
increased pay have brought little re
Spouse.
All classes that are compelled to
work for living have had to turn to
the other alternative in a greater or
less degree. They have been forced to
lower their standard of living. The
first item to be attacked is the food
supply Russell Sage once said. "As
the cost of living increases the use Of
meat decreases, the proportion of dark
rooms increases and child labor be-
comes plentiful" Less meat means
poorer nourishment, less resistance to
disease and higher death rate. Other
foods of cheaper quality are used
Oleomargarine takes the place of but
ter. Cold storage eggs are luxury
and fresh eggs unknown, and cheaper
brands of canned goods are used.
Ar4l 10 IA
pense in the city is rent. In order to
keep up with the increased cost of
things property owners have been fore
ed to raise rents. The frenzied crowd
ing of the people to the cities has en-
abled landlords to make these increas-
ed rents effective. The result is that
a house with porch and a bit of lawn
has become luxury, and more and
more the middle classes, the classes on
whom prosperity should react most ia
vorably. have been forced into fats
and apartment houses. The poorer
classes have moved into tenements.
The high cost of room has made crowd
ing inevitable Human beings have
been forced to herd together like cat
tie or worse. The modern dairy barn
is a palace beside some of the tene-
ments that pass muster as human hab-
itations.
Many causes have been advanced by
economists and others to account for
the rise in prices. Many blame the
tariff. but that will not explain why
prices are rising nearly as rapidly in
England as in the United States. The
economists favorite reason is in the
increase in the supply of gold. Money
is becoming cheaper, he says, and
therefore it takes more of it to buy
a given amount of any commodity.
This explanation sounds very plausi-
bic, but it does not explain the fact
that prices have at other times gone
down In the face of increased gold
production. The gold supply is un-
questionably factor influencing ris-
Ing prices That 1t Is the fundamental
factor may well be doubted.
| Other writer's try to lay the whole
trouble to the growing extravaganza
of the American people and to the In
creased standard Of living. It is true
| that at the present time we regard as
necessaries what yesterday were luxu-
ries. This increase In the standard Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
HUMOROUS QUIPS
TO My Pipe.

~ IVY iPCa
The rose. whose sweetness fills your grain,
Too wildly flowers unless we trim IL;
All happiness may turn to pain
And prove the limit.
And music rare, whose rising swell
Enchants the soul, may soar, my pop
pet.
TIL some one has to 60 and tell
The brutes to stop 1t.
Such is the case. trow, with you;
Those lees of elegias ferment,
That ripe luxuriance is due
For disinterment.
Not once nor twice my so called friends
Have chaffed the swan song In your
channel
Poor smokers OF inferior blends,
Their pipes are scranneD.
Little care l for what they say,
But ] myself have found your wheezes
thought too rich. too rare today
Like German cheeses.
So with the fond regret Of one
Who finds the blessed daylight struck
dim
Because his hearts adored. his sun.
Has been and chucked him,
And. though his life henceforth must be
Hollow and tasteless, tries to scrimmage
Out Of the gates of memory
Her glorious image,
/ grid me to the bitter strife
And excavate your clotted splendor
(Using hatpin and knife)
Into the fender. Punch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
Household Hints.

Before chopping parsley wash it well,
and then squeeze it dry In cloth.
When frying a large sole turn it by
sticking a fork into the fish near the
head
Iron pillow slips lengthwise instead
of crosswise if you wish to iron wrin-
kles out instead of In.
Oiled paper is easily made at home.
Brush sheets Of paper with boiled oil
and hang in the air to dry.
Lime destroys all insect life and pur-
lies everything.
To clean mother-of-pearl wash it
with whiting and cold water. Avoid
soap, which discolors it and destroys
the brilliancy Of the shell.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
Sale Of Ditchings Jobs.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE
IN 18th day of August, $40 at o'clock p. M,
at the auditor office in the city of Redwood Falls
structing the tile work to ditch No IL of Red
wood county, established by the board of county
commissioners Of Redwood county, state of Min
nesota, by their order bearing date May Sd, 1910,
viz: For the work as one job and also for one or
more sections of 100 feet EACH and also for one or
of the construction jobs each of said sections
to be known and numbered by stakes as shown by
the report of the engineer in said matter commenc-
ing at the one including the outletand from thence
successfully. M stream to the one including the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Determination OF Descent of
Land. n
(Estate of Mary 4. Chapman


GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- Redwood, in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mary e.
Chapman. decedent.
The state of Minnesota to all persons in
terested in the determinations of the descent
of the real estate of said decedent: The pc
tition of E. o Chapman having been filed in
this court, representing that said decedent
pied more than Ave years prior to the fling
thereof, leaving certain real estate in said
petition described. and that no will of dece-
dent has been proved nor administration of
her estate granted in this state, and praying
that the descent of said real estate be de-
termined by this court;
Therefore you, and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause, if
any you have, before this court. at the pro-
bate court rooms in the court house, in the
city of Redwood Falls county of Redwood
state of Minnesota, on the 18th day of Au-
gust. 1910, at ten O'Clock a. m. why said
petition should not be granted.
Witness the judge OF said court, and the
seal thereof. this 9Th day of July, 1910.
tCouRT SEAL) CHAS. T. HOWARD,
5O-3t Judge of Probate.
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Ironina Summer Dresses.

All summer dresses are better ironed
on the wrong side and are less apt to
fade. Should any article become
scorched hang it in the sunshine and
the stain will generally disappear.
If the circular f1ounces are ironed
according to the straight threads Of
the material they will keep their shape
and not sag; also gored breadths
should be treated in the same manner.
White pique skirts can be kept from
shrinking in the same way. Use a
tape measure, and as you iron pull the
skirt to its required length, and you
will be surprised to see that it will re-
tain its ''hang'' until old age.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-10

iAsihS ~ DuL the product or civilian
ton, however, and Is something to be
encouraged rather than discouraged
Furthermore, it Is responsible in but
a small degree for the increase In the
cost of living. The increase in the
standard of living has manifested it
self most strongly In better houses.
better clothing and more conveniences
Yet the great increase In cost has been
not in these materials. but in food
Between July /, 1896, and Jan. 1. 1910.
breadstuffs and live stock increased In
price 1OS per cent During the same
period the increase in the textiles was
% per cent, In metals IS per cent and
In building materials only Is per cent.
That luxurious living has had much
to do with the increased prices cannot
be denied. That it is wholly response
BILE is far from the truth.
Ii we are to seek the real cause of
this crisis that confronts our country
we must go back to the old cause Of
supply and demand, coupled with other
factors that have grown out of this.
The period from 1870 to 1895 was the
period of development of the middle
west the bread basket Of the world.
Here were lands of unparalleled fer
tilfty that had merely to be scratched
to give forth their bountiful supplies.
The result was that the markets of the
world were flooded with foodstuffs.
By 1896 the middle west was pretty
well settled. The bloom Of its virgin
fertility had been removed. Soon the
days of using corn for fuel and wheat
to feed the hogs were past. Prices OF
farm products began to rise. If there
had been no other factor entering In
they would soon have reached nor
NAL level, and the readjustment would
have come with little trouble. Unfor-
tunately the tide of population toward
the cities had become too strong to be
turned in day.
From 1880 to 1900 the percentage Of
farmers decreased from 443 to 35.6,
a decrease of 81 per cent During the
same period the percentage of persons
engaged in manufacturing increased
from 21.8 to 24.3. This increase of 2.5
per cent is no more than normal and
may be accounted for by the increase
In the standard of living and the con-
sequent demand for manufactured ar
ticles. The increase In professional
lines during this time was eight-tenths
of ! per cent, while the number of per-
sons engaged In domestic and personal
service decreased one-tenth Of per
cent
The great increase came in the num-
Der Of persons engaged in trade and
transportation, an increase Of 5.5 per
cent. OF the 1853 per cent Of the work
ing people engaged in trade and trans
portation in 1900 only nine-tenths were
engaged in transporta ton proper. The
others. 15.4 per cent of all the people
of the United States who work. were
simply middlemen. Complete figures
since 1900 are net available, but the
cityward trend has increased rather
than diminished.
Here is the true explanation of the
high cost of living. There are more
than one-third as many men engaged
in distributing food as there are in
producing it. The consumers dollar
is worn thin before it gets to the pro
Queer. The 100000 men who farm
must supply food to the 100000 peo-
pie who are working In the factories.
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Whom tha Win snrinn sans.

An excellent way to improve worn
wire spring on metal bed or cot is
to take ordinary manila rope, tie to
one side Of bed, and lace back and
forth across the middle of the bed I'M
der spring.
You will find this great improve
ment, as it prevents the spring from
sagging and makes the bed as COM
Portable as when 1t was new.
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OS1AEChOWDGD TENEMENT DlSTk1GI IN a.
GREAT CITY.
to the 12,OO0.0O0 people who are doing
nonproductive work and to the 10000
600 people who do not work at all.
And because the changed ratio Of sup
ply and demand are enabling the farm
er to make a profit where before be
worked at a loss there is a great cutlery
over the high cost of living. This out
cry will not change things in the least
Neither viii boycotts nor anti-meat So
cieties.
There - only one remedy, d reversal
OF the tide OF population. The abnor-
NAL growth Of cities must be checked.
Farming must be restored to its proper
place in the industrial world In the
succeeding articles we shall note some
Of the forces that are bringing this
about.
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Potato Soup.

Six potatoes cooked. Mash while
hot. Add one pint hot milk. onion to
taste, salt and pepper, tablespoonful
Of butter. Cook onions in milk to get
flavor from them on to potatoes. Add
butter. salt and pepper. Strain when
ready to serve. Take common crack
ers, halve them, butter and brown in
oven, or bread cut in small cubes and
Drowned in oven to serve with any
SOUP.
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probate court rooms IN the court house,
in the city of Redwood Falls, county of
Redwood. state of Minnesota, on the 9Th
day of September, 1910, at 10 O'Clock a.
m, why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Witness the honorable Chas 4. Howard
Judge of said court. and the seal of said
court this 2ist day of July, 1910.
lCourt seal CHAS. T. HOWARD,
SO st. Judge.
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Fine Distinctions

No mere man can hope to under
stand the principles which govern
feminine fashions. A man went with
his wife while she bought some dress
goods.
'"This stuff" he said. sis pretty and
would make you good Dress"
'aThatw said the wife in contempt.
Nobody is wearing that now"
'Then how about this?" asked the
husband. indicating another sort.
"Oh, that wouldn't do at all. Every
body's wearing thatw-Ladies' Home
Journal.
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Lived Too Soon.

Lived Too Soon.
Robin Hood and his merry robbers
were wandering through Sherwood
Forest. This holdup game is getting
on the blinky' growled the usually
happy Robin
my sentiments exactly" said Friar
Tuck; Tets hike to the city and open a
meat market"
We'll tarry awhile" said Robin
after thinking; sit can't be much long
er before the lumber interests will
make us an offer for the forest."-Illus-
trated Sunday Magazine.
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AS He Did Money.

''Say. Borroughs," remarked the busy
merchant, apparently you believe that
time is money"
rs that sarcasm?" inquired Bor-
roughs. who realized that his visit had
been rather prolonged.
well. was just thinking that
you're using somebody else's time."-
The Catholic Standard and Times.
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Puff Biscuits.

Three cups of -four. three teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder, little salt,
and work In two tablespoonfuls of lard.
Add milk enough to make a rather
stiff batter and drop from spoon into
gem pans.
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Our Active Kids.

ST see couple of six-year-old boys
rode horseback from Oklahoma to
New York"
Young America is the real goods.
/ see a couple Of babies now propose
to crawl from New Orleans to San
Francisco" New York Journal
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To Stay With the Old Man.

"Come indoors immediately called
nurse to small boy whose father
was going out. You won't 60 to
heaven If you're so naughty"
Il don't want to go to heaven" was
the aggrieved reply. 81 want to go
with fatherr'-Ph Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Encouraging.

That's awful medicine mamma got
me from the doctor" said Freddie,
with wry grimace, "but she gives
me penny for every spoonful take.
Just look in my savings bank and see
all the money have
"Geer' exclaimed his little brother,
eying the pile of coppers. You have
nearly enough to buy another bottle"
-Lippincott's.
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Coffee Frostino,

One cup sugar, butter the size Of q
walnut, one-quarter cup strong hot
coffee. Boil exactly 1--WE minutes. Stir
until cool.