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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
OUTCOME IMPORTANT.
Bill Has Much Effect on Local Water
Works Situation.

The bill introduced by Representa-.
tive Reynolds today is an important
one. so far as Richmond is concerned,
and the action taken on it will play
an important part in the plan of the
present administration to have the
city secure control of the Richmond
Water Works company. A plan has
been suggested whereby the city
could purchase small blocks of stock
in the company from time to time,
until the city secured controlling in
terest in the corporation. 1t is not
regarded possible for the city to buy
the plant outright, it's value being
placed at about s75O,0OO by Engineer
Maurey when he was employed by the
city to make an investigation, owing
to the fact that the city has nearly
reached it's limit of constitutional in
debtedness.
There is joker in the present state
law covering the case in question,
which provides that cities cannot hold
stock in public service corporations
unless the majority of the stock is ac-
quired. The Reynolds bill will be in
troduced in the senate by Senator
Commons soon.
The Richmond Water Works COM
pany has for some time been working
submit to the city, but the nature of
this proposition has not been di-
vulged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
CITY HAS BOUGHT
A STREET ROLLER
Old Relic Taken in by the
Contracting Company at
a Liberal Figure.

After two months investigation of
street rollers, the board of works, in
a special session this morning. order
ed the purchase of Port Huron
machine for $4,000. The old street
roller. which has been used by Rich
mond for more than ten years, was
taken in trade at value of 800,
about $4O0 more than was anticipated
by the board The new roller will be
purchased 800 under the appropria-
ton made for 1t by city council The
machine Is manufactured by the Port
Huron Engine and Thresher COM
pany Of Port Huron. Mich.
City Attorney Gardner decided this
morning that the proceedings of the
board of works yesterday were legal
The board and several contractors
submitting bids feared that, the day
being a legal holiday, the work might
not be legal. It was expected there
would be protest from several con-
tractors on the action of the board
'unihS CueChS Ill kOOu
faith on contracts. but no such point
was raised. II is believed the contrac-
tors are waiting until the next regu-
lar meeting of the board.
Citizens Are Welcome.
The mayor has issued special in
vitation to citizens wishing to dis
cuss matters of municipal import.
ance come before the board Of works
where they will be given audience
The mayor thinks that this is the only
satisfactory way many city affairs can
be handled. The board admits that
there Is much which slips by its no.
tice.
Under protest." Zimmerman sign
ed the proceedings of council meet
ing last Monday night.
They can't have anything to slip
over me-" said the mayor. THAT res
olution of Bartel's about the money
appropriated to refund Anes on the
right and left ordinance, makes me
sort o leary' on signing the minutes
In any case I'll be safe" he continued.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14

The above is a section of the fran.
chisc under which the Richmond Light
Heat and Power company, owned by
an Eastern syndicate, is operating.
1t will be noticed that the section
in question gives the city the authority
to test the quality of gas supplied To-
cal consumers. but the city has nc
machine to make such tests. Conse.
quently the company. If it SO desires
can furnish gas below the standard
required by franchise, Is candle pow.
er, and the city has no means of de-
termining il the company is not sup
plying standard quality of gas.
Neither has the city a machine by
which it can determine the ac-
curacy of gas meters. At the
municipal light plant there is
a machine which can determine the
accuracy of electric power meters
but there is no way of discovering
whether the gas meters can be relied
upon to meet requirements.
The city has also provided means
for determining the accuracy of
weights and scales, but has overlook
ed gas meters.
Gardner Investigates.
City Attorney A. NJ. Gardner has
been investigating the gas situation
in Richmond and he believes that the
City of Richmond has the power, un-
der the franchise of the Richmond
Light, Heat and Power company, to
enact an ordinance which will pro-
vide ways and means for compelling
the company in question to supply
standard gas TO consumers.
BY the purchasing of a gas testing
machine. which costs in the neighbor.
hood of SIS locating it, probably, in
the city engineers office. it could be
determined from day to day whether
the company was supplying standard
gas to the consumers. Failure to do
so could be penalized by either COM
pelling the company to pay fines to
the city government or making resti-
tutions to the consumers. or both.
1t would also be possible in such a
regulation ordinance to provide for a
machine for testing gas meters. max.
ing it possible, for instance, for any
consumer to have his meter tested on
application. with the understanding
that in event the meter was found to
meet requirements the consumer
should meet the expense of the test,
but IL the meter was found imperfect
the expense of the test should fall up
on the company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
ROOSEVELT WILL
COME BACK SOON
w. D. Foulke Says Public
Opinion Will Again Swing
in the Colonel's Favor.

The prediction that Theodore
Roosevelt will come back after the
wallop handed him in the last cam,
paign and be the Republican Moses
was made by William Dudley Foulke
close friend and Indiana adviser OF
the faunal naturalist, at the meeting
of the Commercial club last evening
Coupled with it was an explanation OF
the cause of the Colonels downfall.
Just as certain as the revulsion OF
opinion swept Roosevelt away" de-
clared Mr. Foulke, "it will sweep him
back again"
1t was one of those sudden reversals
in opinion. which Mr.. Foulke said he
was sorry to see that the American
public was so subject to, that led to
Roosevelt's rejection last fall. Ac
cording to Mr.. Foulke such changes dc
not express permanent public opinion
and for that reason the Coloners de
feat cannot be taken that he is down
and out for all time. He intimated
that with time for a thorough consid
Grafton and study of facts the Ameri
can people will view the matter diff
ferently and that a subsequent rever
sal of opinion will bring Roosevelt
once more into the limelight.
Cites LincoIn's Case.
A discussion of Lincoln and the DO
litical events of his day by Isaac Jen
kinson was responsible for Mr.
Fouke's prediction and explanation
Following Mr.. Jenkinson's speech
there was an interval before the re
naming part of the program could be
carried out. Cries for a speech by
Mr.. Foulke at once began and he re
sponded with a short talk supplement
tary at first to some of the remarks
of Mr.. Jenkinson.
Mr. Foulke declared that some time
before the Chicago convention of 1860
public opinion seemed to be in revolt
against Lincoln, but that with the
near approach of the convention opin
ion suddenly underwent a change for
him resulting in his nomination.
This fuctuation OF opinion, Mr.
Foulke said, was again illustrated in
the case of Admiral Dewey. He called
attention to the great reception given
to him on his return home, and then
pointed out how suddenly he became a
back number when he decided the
house given him by the appreciative
American public to his wife
1t was the same. kind of reyuIsion o.
public opinion in the case of Roose
welt. declared Mr.. Foulke. He was
given an ovation second to none, he
commented. on his return home, bu,
opinion soon went against him
4 believe in the opinion of the peo.
ple," declared Mr.. Foulke, but these
sudden revulsions of opinion are not
expressions of public belief We are
too volatile. too much like the French
people in that way. We should be
Iuore constant and steadfast.s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
TO EXECUTE NEGRO
North Carolina Will Try the
Electric Chair.
(American News Service)

Raleigh, n. c.. Feb. 1.-THE au-
thorities at the State penitentiary
here have completed all arrangements
for the electrocution of Nathan Mon
tague. the negro recently convicted in
Granville County of the murder of
Layton Sanders, his daughter and
granddaughter. The triple murder
was committed on the night of Dec IS
last. To hide the evidences of his
crime the murderer set fire to the
Sanders home and the bodies of his
victims were burned to a crisp The
blood stained skirt and purse of one
of the victims was found in the posses
sion of Montague. Immediately after
his arrest he was hurried to the State
prison here to escape vengeance at the
hands of citizens. Three weeks ago
he was returned to Oxford for trial
and was convicted by the jury after
eight minutes deliberation. Tomor-
row is the day fixed for his electrocu-
ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
Bill Aims to Pave Way for
City to Purchase Blocks of
Stock in the Water Works
Company.
SEN. COMMONS WILL
ALSO ENTER A BILL
City Regards 1t Impossible to
Secure Outright the Plant
Because of Indebtedness
Limit.
Palladium Specially

indianapolis, Feb. IA bill CIV
ing cities the right to purchase shares
of stock in public utilities until they
have acquired complete ownership
was introduced in the house Tuesday
by Representative Reynolds of Wayne
county. The city of Richmond has
been unable to purchase the water
works plant there because of lack of
funds and the Reynolds bill would
permit the purchase of blocks of
introduced by Reynolds permits cities
owning light, heat and power plants
to furnish those utilities to neighbor-
ing cities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
HORSE FOR WITNESS
Brought Before Mayor to
Disprove Cruelty Charge.

City court was adjourned to the
sidewalk in front of the city hall this
morning when ten year old gray
mare was brought before the mayor
as a witness in behalf of it's master,
Cecil schweizer. charged with cruelty
to animals. Schweizer of 1102 Sheri.
dan street, was alleged by Harvey
Seso, farmer OF north of Richmond
to have beaten the mare with a
heavy club.
Will Bond, counsel for the defense
introduced ten witnesses to show that
the horse had not been injured. refut-
ing testimony by three states wit
nesses to the effect that the horse had
been severely injured.
Mayor zimmerman ended the case
by excluding argument. throwing out
all testimony. which had taken two
hours to collect, and ordering the
horse brought before him. A careful
examination failed TO show any signs
of a club having been used on the an
imal. The clubbing is alleged to
have taken place near the Clendenin
factory north of Richmond. A finding
of not guilty was brought by the may
or.
Because OF the illness of Frank
Taylor, Eighth and North G street,
charged with shooting with intent to
Kill. this case. set for this morning.
was postponed. 1t will be heard later
In the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
L. H. & P. Company's Fran
chise Contains Section that
Provides for Supervision
by the City.
'CITY COUNCIL HAS
POWER TO REGULATE
Can Pass Ordinance Provid-
ing for Testing Machines
to Analyze Gas and to
Test All Meters.

Section 6.-The Common Coun-
Gil shall, at all times, have the pow
er and right to prescribe. by ordi-
nance, means for testing the quail
ty of gas supplied by said COM
pany, tRichmond Light, Heat and
Power Coz. and the accuracy
of any apparatus or appliances
used by said company for
measuring or otherwise deter
mining the amount of gas supplied
to consumers thereof, and to i'm
pose penalties upon said company
if 1t shall supply gas of quality in
ferior to that prescribed by this or
dinance, or shall to continue to use
any meter or other apparatus for
determining the amount of gas sup
piled to the consumers thereof. af
ter the same shall have been PROV
ed by test TO be defective or in
accurate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
MEETS BOY SCOUTS
Youngsters Entertained by
President Today.
(American News Service)

american News Service)
Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-Presi-
dent Taft, who is honorary president
of the Boy Scouts Of America, gave
ment by receiving at the White House
this afternoon the many leaders of the
organization who are here in attend
ance on the first meeting of their ma
tional council. The boys, clad in reg
ulation khaki suits. marched in pro-
cession from the New Willard Hotel
to the executive mansion where they
were received in the East Room by
the President and several members Of
his official family.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
TEMPERANCE HOSTS
IN A GREAT RALLY
american News Seryfce)

Springfield. Ill. Feb. 14.-Five thou
sand county option workers gathered
in Springfield today for one of the
biggest rallies of the dry movement.
The "drys" are headed by Gov.
Stubbs of Kansas and Representative
Richmond P Hobson of Alabama.
The rally was called in Springfield
to impress the state legislature with
the scope of the movement and en-
deavor to persuade the Representa-
tives and senators to pass an effective
county option bill
IL was reported that the assembly is
about evenly divided over the subject.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
WHOLESALE PRICE
OF EGGS IN DROP
tAmerican News Servieep

Pittsburg, Pa. Feb. 14.-Wholesale
prices of strictly fresh eggs broke
from IS cents, the closing price last
Friday. to IS cents today. This is the
lowest figure recorded in the local
market since 1906 when the wholesale
price touched Is cents. Heavy sup
plies of storage eggs and liberal prod
ucts of the poultry districts south OF
the Mason and Dixon line have been
declining for three weeks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
SENATOR ON TRIAL
New York Solon Facing a
Charge of Bribery.
american News Seryfcep

New York. Feb. 14-Frank ]. Gard
ner. the former members OF the New
York State senate, who was indicted
last fall on charge of bribery grow
ing out of the efforts to defeat the
anti-race track betting bill at Albany.
was placed on trial in the supreme
court here today. Gardner. who was
a senator from Brooklyn, was indicted
on the testimony of Assistant District
Attorney Robert H Elder of Kings
county. who swore that Congressman
otto G. Foelker. while a state senator
was approached By Gardner and Of
fered money if he would vote against
the bill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14
THE WEATHER

STATE AND locAI-UnsettIed to.
night and Wednesday; colder.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02
BELVIEW


Mrs. o. H. Magen has been on the
sick list for few days.
j. S. Gunelson will enter the en-
ploy of Mrs. q. A. Southworth.
E. D. Collins made business trip
to Redwood Falls the middle of the
week.
Fred Corbet had foot injured ~
being stepped on by horse on Sat-
urday.
Fred Jaeger of Watertown. S. D..
spent day here visiting relatives
last week.
E. D. Collins closed out his paint
line Saturday. Collins Bros. were
the purchasers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leonard and
Mrs. Thorsen now occupy the Louis
Leonard residence.
Agent Ziegler visited the twin
cities last Sunday and says the agents
received an increase in wages.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gun
derson on April 26, a girl. They
live in Sioux Agency township.
II. M. Sandager is having we'll
dug on his lots. Martin Bergan and
Halvor johnson are doing the work.
A. o. Gibbs and family spent Sat
urday afternoon fishing in the Min
nesota river, going down in their
new auto.
Mrs. Chas. Berpquist will enter
tain the Swedish Lutheran aid socie.
ty at her farm home south of town
On Thursday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02

from the hospital at Gaylord last
week and seems to be doing as well
as could be expected.
f. E. KIinge and Peter Mckay
spent good part of last week in
Redwood Falls as witnesses on the
Crin,mons- Kaiser case.
On Friday evening there will be
meeting of the voters of school dis
trict No. Is to consider necessary
repairs on the school building.
Fl. Brosseau bought an acetyIene
light plant last week of T. Fl. Shoe
maker. The plant will be installed
in his home in the near future.
Next Sunday there will be Swedish
Lutheran services, and communion
in connection. in the Lutheran
church in Belview. Rev. S. A. Lind
holm of Lafayette officiating.
The C. E. society will hold
"Topsy Turvy" party at the church
parlors on Thursday evening, May a.
Arrangements have been made for
rare evenings entertainment.
John Kaiser of Minneapolis was
calling on friends and transacting
business here the latter part of the
week. Mr.. Kaiser was looking well
and appeared to be in excellent
spirits.
Last Saturday Hanley Falls nine
came down to play ball with the
first team, but when it comes to ball
playing, Delhi has them all crowded
off the map The score stood 8 to 10
in favor of Delhi.
Saturday was great day for ball
games here, the second game being
between the Redwood Falls kid nine
and our team of like rank, and out
of sympathy for the visiting team
we withhold the score.
Last Tuesday evening after sup
per contractor E. j. Babcock gath
cred his ditching gang together and
lined them up in array against the
first nine-quite a presumptuous
thing for Mr.. Babcock to do. The
ditchers played a good game, but
the boys beat them.
Remember that at the ''Topsy
Turvy" social on Thursday evening
an admission charge of Is cents
covers all your expense Of show and
refreshments, provided you come
dressed in a topsy turvy manner,
otherwise you will be fined 5 cents
per head.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02
Citation for Hearing on Petition
for Administration.
(Estate of Ludwig Bever /,


CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY CT
~ Redwood. in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Ludwig
Boyer. decedent
The state of Minnesota to all persons in
terested in the granting of administration
OF the estate of said decedent: The petition
of Amelia Boyer. having been filed in
this court, representing that Ludwig Bey-
er. then resident of the county of Red
wood, state of Minnesota, died intestate Oh
the 2Sth day of May, 1910; and PRAYING
that letters of administration of his estate
be granted to Amelia Boyer: AID the
court having fixed the time and place tor
hearing said Petition
Therefore you, and each of you. are here
by cited and required to show cause. If any
you have before this court at the probate
court rooms in the court house in the city-oi
Redwood Falls. in the county of Redwood
state of Minnesota, on the 22d day of Nav
1911 at 10 O'Clock a. M, why said peti
ton should not be granted.
witness tie judge of said court. and the
seal of said court. this 22d day of April
1911.
lSEAL1 Ar A. LATJDON
A. T. EMERSON, Probate Judge
Attorney for Petitioner,
Lamberton, Mimi. SO 8
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02

Claus Maurstad went to the twin
cities the latter part of the week.
Anton Mertens made trip to the
twin cities the latter part of the
week.
Miss Hattie Sager of the Belview
schools was visiting friends in this
place last week.
John Mckay and family now ride
in a brand new leather trimmed,
auto seat surry..
Local stock shippers bought and
shipped six carloads of cattle and
hogs the past week.
William Rogers, sister. Miss Leila !,
and Miss Camilla Jelinek were Sum-
day visitors in Renville.
Anton Mertens sold his carload of
fat cattle last week, which netted
him neat sum of money.
TIE Swedish Lutheran ladies' aid
will meet with Mrs. Charles Berg
ouist on Thursday afternoon.
A. 0. Gimmestad of Belview was
here on Saturday attending the di-
rectors meeting of the bank.
Peter Rasmussen was an over
Sunday visitor with Mrs. Rasmussen
at the ]. A. Lagerstrom b me.
Let me pasture your horses for you
the coming summer at reasonable
rates. S. A. Tilbury.
Mrs. F. M. Shoemaker returned
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02
(U4TH NEWS

Mrs. G. II. johnson visited her
parents at Redwood Falls Friday
Miss Barbara Katzenberger left
ON Monday for Tauton after a two
weeks visit with her parents in
Sheridan.
Mrs. Drews, whose health has
been rapidly failing of late. was
taken to Sc. Paul on Saturday to re-
ceive medical treatment.
Louis Leonard moved his family
and household effects over from Bel
view the latter part of the week and
will reside in Seaforth hereafter.
Louie Leonard went to Redwood
Falls on Friday in an automobile
after the Seaforth young people who
are attending the high school there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02
Citation for Hearing on Final Ac-
count and for Distribution.
Estate of Ludwig L. Dvnna)

estate of Ludwig L. Dynna)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
y Redwood, IS. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Ludwig L.
Dynna, decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all persons in
terested in the final account and distribu-
ton of the estate of said decedent: The rep
resentative of the above named DECIDE Mt
having filed in this court his final account
of the administration of the estate of said
decedent together with his petition PRAYING
for the adjustment and allowance of said
hnal account and tor distribution of the
residue of saidestate to the persons therein
to entitled:
Therefore you, and each of you, are here
by cited and required to show cause. If any
they have, before this court, at the probate
court rooms in the court house, in the CITY
of Redwood Falls. county of Redwood, state
OF Minnesota. on the 29th day of NAV,
1911, 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 25th day of April,
1911.
Court SeaD AR A. LAUDON
A. q. DOLLIFF, Probate Judre
Attorney for Petitioner. 3e-3t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02
Sale of Ditching Job.

Notice is hereby given; That on the 10th
day of May, 1911, at one O'Clock D. M at the
county auditors office in the city of Red
wood Falls. Mimi, l will sell the Jobs of com
plotting county ditch Not of Redwood couu-
ty; Hickman and Wahl or St Cloud, Mimi,
pany of Baltimore. Maryland, surety on said
contract. having failed to complete the job
according to contract and specifications
done in the completion of said job is 20. COG
cubic yards of dirt to be removed from bot
tom of ditch, estimated cost of which is
1927 A.
All bids must be accompanied by a certi-
ned check payable to 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.
Dated at Redwood Falls, Mimi. April 9th
1871. L. p. LARSON,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-02
This is

Change of time-We dream
now at eight and nine o'clock.
That lecture on Chicago by
Old Badly is coming soon. Just
keep your blinkers open for date.
A word to the music loving
folks. We have a few phono-
graph records made by the
Scenic City Band" Best we
can do.
Now don't think you will get
over-heated if you come for we
have the coolest place in town.
Only a month now when there
will be no Dream for a while.