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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-11-21

decided to attack. Accordingly, at
about 8 o'clock on the morning of the.
7th, he disembarked his force on the
Missouri shore. some five miles above
Belmont. and ordered the gunboats to
drop below and engage the batteries at
Columbus. Quickly forming his col
umn. Grant pushed for the Confeder
ate camp. hoping to take the Confeder
ates by surprise.
Grants Foe Reinforced.
In this he was partly mistaken, for
Genera Po.k. who was at Columbus.
had been notified of the landing of
Federal troops on the west shore of
the Mississippi and promptly dispatch
regiments TO succor the threatened
camp This reinforcement raised the
defenders of Belmont to about 5000
men, with six cannon Grant had
about 5000
After marching a mile through
wooded swamp the Federal column
reached a cornteld, and the Seventh
Iowa Geployed as skirmishers among
the a, stc'is to the farther edge of
the field. A company of Confederates
was in hiding beyond the field and
fred at the Iowans. killing one man.
A line of battle was quickly formed,
and tue whole command moved on.
ward through the woods The fight
ing was steady and continuous from
that point to the Confederate works.
The way was obstructed by heavy I'M
derbrush and fallen trees. and the
men had to climb over or crawl under
the obstacles as best they could. the
while keeping a lookout for the enc
my In places the ground was
swampy, and between fighting. find.
ing road and waiting for the cannon
to be dragged along with the column.
the march was slow and difficult.
Officers Chosen Targets.
The delay gave the enemy time to
select positions and get in good shots.
AT the end of a mile the whole line
was held up by new obstacle, sort
Va SCIOi0ui tlN Ci Dduh tudC lOIIuGO
a natural breastwork fc-, the Confed-
crates. Grants column had also got
within range Of the fieldpieces at Bel
mont and Of the heavy guns at Column
bus. end 81 and shell tore through
the forest. giving the farm boys a
taste of real war. The Confederate
rifiemen were favored with picked
shots. and Grants officers and men
fell rapidly. General J A. McCler-
nsnd. second IN command to Grant,
had three horses shot under him one
after announcer. Colonel Lauman Of the
Seventh Iowa lost his horse IN this
action and was afterward severely
wounded himself The mounted men
were chosen targets, and several Of
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BY Captain GEORGE L. KILMER. Late
copyright by American Press Associa-
ton, l911.]
- N Nov. Z. 1861, two officers OF
~ 81 Comparatively insignificant
u ID rank made their bows to the
Americs people as leaders in
battle One was U. s. Grant, brig
adler general of volunteers: the other
s. F. Dupont, commodore of the Unit
ed States navy. A different fortune
awaited them. for. although Grant
failed in his undertaking at Belmont.
he arose to the head of the army. Du-
pont succeeded at Port Royal and was
stubborn fighter when commanding
the south Atlantic squadron. yet in
the end the chief honors of naval COM
mand went to another.
At Belmont. Mo-. opposite Columbus.
KY, the Confederate general. Polk.
had established camp of observation.
occupied by one regiment of infantry.
battery of artillery and squadron
of cavalry. In order to command the
approaches to this position by the
Confederate batteries on the high
ground at Columbus. the trees had
been felled for some distance along
the west bank. and the fallen timber
had been so placed as to form an
abatis capable Of obstructing the ad-
vance of an enemy This camp Grant
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SCENIC CITY
MEAT MARKET
"A hint for those who eat
OYSTERS

We don't handle Baltimore nor
any other cheap grade of oysters.
Sealshipt brand is the oyster that
is all meat and not juice. This
oyster usually sells for 60c a
quart, but we are offering you
this exceptionally good brand at
SOC, the same price you pay for
the cheap grade. Don't buy juice
when you can get a good meaty
oyster like the Sealshipt brand.
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DON'T EXPERIMENT.
You WIN Make No Mistake If You Follow
This Redwood falls Citizens
Advice.
Never neglect your kidneys.

Never neglect your kidneys.
If you have pain in the back, uri-
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time to experiment. These are COM
mon symptoms of kidney trouble,
and you should seek remedy which
is recommended for the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use. No need to experiment. 1t
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Redwood Falls. Follow the advice
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James G. Duncan, Of Redwood
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Kidney Pills whenever / have had
pains in my back or any other symp-
toms Of kidney complaint and have
never failed to get relief. | hope
that other kidney sufferers in Red
wood Falls will read my statement
and profit thereby"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' s.
and take no other.
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GENERAL GIDEON ;. PILLOW, @. s. A., CON-
SPICUOUs AT BELMONT.
ence at home and abroad. 1t gave the
northern navy one Of the finest har
bors on the Atlantic seaboard as a
base for operations and paved the way
for the blockade Of the entire coast
south Of Charleston
Other events Of the week were the
seizure Of the Confederate European
commissioners. Mason and Slidell. on
board the British steamer Trent in
the Bahama channel by the United
States steamer San Jacinto on the
9Th. a heavy skirmish at Piketown.
KY, between General William Mel
sons Federals and Colonel j. s. Will
liams' Confederate force on the 9th
and two minor actions at Occoquan
river. Virginia. and Guyandotte, west
ern Virginia, on the 10th and 18th.
The Trent affair created a worldwide
sensation when the facts Of the SELF
ure became known on the mainland
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COLONEL J. @. LAUNAN, q. g. ", COM
HANDING THE SEVENTH IOWA AT BEL
MONT.
of auld lang syne. Then the firing be-
gan. Tatnall was forced to retreat be-
fore the broadsides Of his old friend.
Fort Walker had twenty three guns in
position and Fort Beauregard twenty
The guns raked the channel for long
distance, but Dupont carried his feet
sufficiently near the works to get their
outline the night before the battle and
anchored just out of gunshot.
Moving at the rate Of six miles an
hour. the Federal ships were complete
ly lost to view in the smoke of their
own guns. The forts fred ut blind
targets, yet bore on the channel. so
that many shots told. After passing
the forts the fanking line stood off
and fred into works. while the other
ships turned and sailed over the
course. Dupont's flagship still led, and
after turning sailed to within 600 yards
Of Fort Walker She was an especial
target. but was scarcely touched.
Brother Against Brother.
Fort Walker was the first to fall. II
was commanded by General Thomas
F. Drayton. whose brother, Captain
Percival Drayton. commanded the Po-
cahontas in Dupont's feet. General
Drayton said that the fire from his
guns was delivered with GOODNESS and
precision. but to his surprise the ships
passed apparently unframed The en-
filading fire from the thanking ships.
he declared. proved the most destruc-
tive to his work. At the end of an
hour and half the gunners at work
were exhausted. and Drayton went
personally to battery in the rear and
brought up fresh men. These fought
for. four hours. and then, when only
three guns remained fit for service
abandoned the work
The fight of the garrison from Fort
Walker was signaled by the Ottawa
just as the flagship turned for the
third time to sail past and deliver her
broadside. Orders were given to cease
firing. and the flagship steamed close
and delivered a single shot. 1t was
unanswered. Captain John Rodgers.
serving as aid to the flag officer. went
on shore with flag Of truce.
The battle Of Port Royal was one Of
the first great Federal successes of the
war and exerted wonderful influ-
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the works named respectively ForI
Beauregard and Fort Walker. consisted
Of forty-three guns about evenly dis
tributed
Dupont's plan Of attack was to sail
rapidly between the forts, deliver his
fire on both while passing: then. after
going two miles in. return aud take
Fort Walker OH its land side. Whit b
was the weakest As the feet advam-
ed Tatnalrs ships met them in the en-
trance. and the pennant Of the Confed
crate flagship was CALAMITY dipped
three times to the Wabash for the sake
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cneered themselves hoarse, and the
battle, as Grant himself declared. was
soon turned into Fourth Of July
orgy Of bubbling eloquence.
But the Confederates had not aban-
doned the Missouri bank-only dropped
down under the bluff out of range.
No one demanded their surrender, for
the victors seemed to think that the
position, the armament and the camp
were the sole objective of the cam
paign. When the guns at Columbus at
tempted to fire upon the invading mob
at Belmont the shots passed over. to
the merriment of Grants men. They
changed their tune, however. the mo-
ment their enemies under the river
bank began to climb tall trees and send
bullets into the captured camp.
Successful Flank Attack.
About that time several steamers
loaded with Confederates were seen In
the river steering for the shore above
Belmont, between Grants column and
the landing. Then began a general re-
treat, and from that time on until the
transports were reached the march
was one continuous brush fight. The
Confederates were at home on the
ground. Grants soldiers were nearly
exhausted by the excitement Of the
day and the labors of the march. but
they CALAMITY fought their way to the
landing. 1t was there that Grants
horse performed the difficult feat Of
trotting aboard over single plank
twelve or fifteen feet long.
This sudden turn of Grants fortunes
had been brought about by the prompt
and energetic action of General Polk
the Soldier Bishop" as soon as he
discovered that General Pillows force
was being defeated The Federal gun
boats Tyler and Lexington. which had
engaged the Confederate batteries at
Columbus, were repulsed after two
attacks and retired to the landing TO
await the results Of Grants adven-
ture on shore. The river being clear
OF enemies. General Polk crossed over
to Belmont In person, with additions,
re-enforcements. striking the Federal
flank and rear, as above narrated.
Dupont Leads the Attack.
Dupont's task at Port Royal was the
dangerous one Of attacking land FORTH
cations with ships. and his fleet was all
wooden vessels except four little gun
boats OF the ninety day" type. In his
flagship. the steam frigate Wabash.
Commodore Dupont led the attack.
paying no attention to three Confeder-
ate wooden ships commanded BY his
old messmate in the United States
navy. Commodore Tatnall. The forts
encountered lay on opposite sides Of the
entrance to the harbor about two nau-
| t1cal miles apart. The armament 81
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The War Fifty Years Ago

Battle Of Belmont No. and Naval Attack at Port Royal
S. c. General IT, S. Grants First Important En-
eaeement---Victorious at First and Finally Compelled
to Retreat---Flag Officer Dupont Won Brilliant Vic
tory and Opened to Federal Ships Fine South Caro-
lima Harbor - With Wooden Ships He Outfought
Confederate Batteries on STOCKHOLDERS Fought
on Opposite Sides.
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12
FIRE Limit" MAY
Be FLXEDlIN CITY
ORDINANCE RESTRICTING ERec
TON OF WOODEN BUILD.
tNcs MAY De PASSED

Ms a result Of the destruction Of
aand and Buchanans warehouse by
tire last Monday night II Is very pro
babie that at the next meeting Of the
Cltv Council. Mayor Florence will ask
thai body to enact az ordinance pro-
hibit.ng the erection OF a frame or
wooden building OF any kind within
the business district OF the city.
Many business men in discussing
the great danger TO the entire business
section from the warehouse fire. do
not hesitate to declare that every et-
tort should be made in the future 10
prevent the building of sooden struc
lures close to business houses which
might catch in the event fire broke
out. A FIRE limit" Is urged. inside
ct which no wooden buildings snail
he put up. Most cities have such
building restrictions. and stanford
should adopt such an ordinance and
prohibit such menaces before II is too
late.
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12

CRUEL ACT OF UNKNOWN FISHER
MAN At BARRow's POND.

Some miscreant fisherman with his
bump of cruelty fully developed badly
MANNED a fine Jersey heifer on the
place Of Sam J. Embry last week, by.
plunging a pocket knife full into the
back Of the animal. While riding
over his place on Sunday. Mr.. Embry
found the heifer badly hurt and dis
covered a swelling on her back in
which was imbedded the knife. the
blade sunk in the quivering flesh to
the hilt. He thinks that some fisher
man struck at the young COW for spite
probably when she came smelling
about his coat or minnow bucket, and
che. jumping quickly AWAY, carried
the knife off with her He has the
knife and believes that he will be able
to find the owner, and. il he does he
will have him prosecuted He has is
sued a notice. which will be found in
another column of this issue, forbid
ding fishing or tresspassing on his
place and will prosecute vioiators TO
the full extent of the law.
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12

infield fly. Embry then cleaned the
Iases with a triple to deep left, scor-
Dg Waters and Brigth
In the seventh. Halcomb was sent
o the MOUND for Lancaster, but the
Lincclnites had found their batting
eye and got him just as easy. lie
started by walking Penny, who played
a good waiting game all day, getting
free passages to first three times. Pen
ny went down on the first ball and vas
safe on kinnaird's mnff OF pastin's
throw. He made a Clean steal of
third and scored on McCarty's hot
drive by Halcomb. Coleman was out
at first, but Singleton singled through
short. lie took second on a passed ball
but was thrown out At third ON an
attempted burglary. hslcomb muffed
Waters pop-up but was thrown out at
first on an easy grounder.
Singleton went in the box 10. Stan
ford in the seventh. kinnaird put q
grounder at Dozier who threw low TO
McCarty. The ball struck in front Of
the base, and bouncing at an unusual
angle upward, struck sne CRACKER Jack
first baseman on the upper teeth loos-
ening a couple OF them and bringing
the blood. The game was delayed r
few minutes while he got over the
shock, for the blow vas q stInger. hut
he soon went on vita the conflict as
II nothing had occurred. Basin fol.
lowed with a clean single to right
which sent Kinnaiid ~ second. Doty
was out on an infield ,iy, and Heron
singled 60 left scoring Kinnaird and
Robinson's single through Embry on
second scored Basin uinsleton then
settled down and struck out McRob-
erts and Halcomb was an easy out
DOzier to McCarty.
The home team cc..id not touch
Singleton after that, for he has Q
world of speed and good conrot Stan
ford took one more in the ninth. Just
10 show them still mad their hands in.
Coleman got his third hit OF tho da;
stole second WAS advanced to thir0
on Singleton's drive through klnnairo
End scored on Waters out at Wrist
Spalding Hill, Hho was sent i'll TO Lett
tield. in the seventh, 20 give him a
workout, came to bat, and after
swinging mighty nicely, drove n he;
one To short which KILLER Just did
knock down and get to first in tune
TO beat fast run. The score:
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12
REV. WILL HOPPER
GOES TO EMlNENCE
PROMINENT YOUNG PRESENTER
IAN PREACHER CALLED UP
ON HIS GRADUATION

Rev. will Hopper. VINO has Just
simulated from the Presbyterian
Theological Seminary At Louisville.
was here this wes.k Tor n short Visit
to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. George
u. Hopper. and other relatives Mr.
Hopper was on his way 10 Burnside
where he will preseh the bacc'isu.
reate sermon on the school commence
mcnt Upon his return ne Will 70 to
t.minence where he has accepted a
call Co the pas crate q the tresby-
tcrisn chsrch. in connection with
with bis work In this thriving little
city OF Henry county. he will preach
o 80 nj the church At Pleasureyille. q
short distance at Eminence. Mr.. Hop
rer's many friends at his old home
are delighted TO know that he will be
GO nicely located. and they congratu
tate the congregations which he viii
have upon obtaining such splendid
young worker In the Masters Vine
yard Go lead them on In the Good
" orb
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12

BUT SAM JOHNSON CAME BACK
TO JUNCTION CITY SAFE
AND SOUND.
Junction City May IL.

Junction City May IL.
One day last week the city papers
contained an account of the accidental
killing by a train at Paducah OF Mr..
Samuel Johnson. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Caleb Johnson. of this place. Prepar-
atoms were at once started for the re
ception OF the young mans body which
was expected to arrive here Saturday
evening. II did not come. but when
the l.. & ". passenger train reached
here Sunday who should step down
from 1t but Mr.. johnson in the flesh?
To say that his parents and friends
were relieved is to put 1t mildly. The
mistake had been made by a strange
nan being killed at Paducah and the
finding OF young Johnson's valise
which he had left in the depot.
MIR. John NJ. Keane has returned
from a business trip to Lexington and
Chattanooga.
Mesdames @. ID. McCollum and WI
liam Trosper attended the l. W. d. VI
at Hustonville ON Friday.
Miss Ruth Tanner. of Mckinney, IL
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. EI'zr'
beth owens.
A valuable Shetland pony belonging
Il Marshall Jake Glen Died Sunday OF
some disease peculiar to ponies.
George A. Bruce, OF Parksyille. was
here Sunday. II is pretty evident that
George is looking for Mrs. Bruce.
Miss Effie Ballinger, who was here
demonstrating the virtues OF China
mel at local drug store. has return
ed TO her home in Lexington.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Williams, OF Danyiiie' Is
working the telegraph tower during
the absence OF Walter Bailey. Mrs
Williams accompanied him here.
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12
A FATHERS VENGEANCE.

Would have fallen on anyone VINO at
tackled the son OF Peter Bondy, OF
South lockwood. Mich. hut he was
powerless before attacks OF Kidney
troub O. doctors could not help him,
he wrote 80 at last We gave hin
Electric Bltters and he improved won
derin ~ from taking six bottles. Us
the best Kidney medicine | ever saw.
loss OF appetite, warn OF kidney trou
Backache. tired feeling, nervousness
BILE that may end I'm dropsy, diabete:
OF Bright's disease. ,3eware: take
Electric Bitters and be safe, Every
bottle guaranteed. so cents at Pen
ny's Drug Store
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12
STANFORD EASILY
DEFEATS LANCASTER
LOCAL SAIL TEAM PLAYS A NICE
GAME WEDNESDAY AGAINST
STRONG cARRARD

II was nice easy picking for the Stqn-
ford High Schoo team at Lancaster IN
the bail game Wednesday, when he
local lads ran up a totaI OF to Tor
home boys. The score would have
been more one-sided than that. had
not Wallace Singleton been sent in to
pitch in the seventh inning. Embry
had already put the game on ice for
Stanford and Capt. McCarty wanted
TO see how his speedy Highlander
would perform. Wallace TOOK AN IN
ming to get bis bearings during which
the Garrard boys made two runs. but
after that he settled down and pitched
nice bali.
Embry had the home eaters on his
staff throughout the whole time ne
was slanting EN- over. and during the
seven rounds he officiated, he permit
ted only two hits. lie batted like a
flend besides, getting three hits nu,
OF four times up. one of these three
Dagger and another n double. This
boy is some ball player when he is az
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-12
mrs. A. D. ROOT PASSES
AWAY In OKLAHOMA
PROMINENT LINCOLN COUNTY
WOMAN sUccuMss TO DREAD
TYPHOID WHILE IN
WEST.

Mrs Talitha Root, wife OF A. ID
Root, died Tuesday night at Roosevelt
Oklahoma, after a short illness of ~.
phod fever. Word or her death was
received here "Wednesday. and cas-, I,
gloom over the host of friends ana
loved ones of this good woman. She
and Mr.. Root had been out west bur n
few months, having gone there a short
time ago to visit her sons, who
are In business there doing well. Tho
remains will be brought here Satur.
terry.
Mrs. Root was born in Lincoln and in
the 0gh year OF her age. She was the
daughter Of the hate John s. Mummy
ana besides her husband is survived
by four children, Messrs, A. ID Root
Jr, and Robert Root, and Miss Eta
Belle Root, of Oklahoma, and Mrs
Leslie Carter, of Greensboro, N. G.
and two brothers, Messrs, w. n Mur
phy, and Mrs. l.. NJ. Goodnight, of this
county, and Mrs. S. e. Pratt
or Fowler Colorado.
Mrs. Root Joined the Christian
church in early girlhood, and had
throughout her long life. been a faith
| full followed of her Lord
/ The body will arrive here on the
1913 O'Clock train from Louisville
Saturday morning and be taken al
cnce to Euffalo cemetery where ser
vices will be conducted at the grave
by Rev. II. c. Garrison, assisted b,
Rev. Joseph Ballou.
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his best Harris Coleman, who has
been suffering quite slump in his
batting this year. regained his eye.
elamming out two doupies in the game
and Bill McCarty also got another
two-base hit. HERON pitched good
ball for three innings. but the Stan
ford boys got him in ma fourth and
IL was all over. Halcomb took his
place in the seventh and Welded five
hits ana three more tallies in the rest
oil the game.
stanford sent over = good crowd to
the game. almost every auto in the
city carrying a big load of spectators.
Lancaster comes here for a return
game en- next Thursday, the 18th.
One OF the best games oil the sea
son to be seen on the local grounds
will be against the strong team from
the Eastern State NORMAL School OF
hichmond, which viii De played here
Saturday, tomorrow. The Normals
defeated our boys at Aichmond. 81 It
to 9, but the latter believe that they
can retriexe this defeat and are going
TO work mighty hard to win against
their conquerors. a ois crowd vii
undoubtedly be present.
Lancaster sCOIeu AlISt ~ the s-hle
"Wednesday and the rockers went wild
thinking they had = chance to win
They got their run by a TeVas Lea
guer over third b. Miller. IA Nas
safe ut second when singleton muiIso
McCaTty's throw, when Miner was
caugSlt OFT between first AMI Second
and the stanford boys were eudeavor
ing 10 chase him down. Miller made
clean stea. Ot third and scored
when Penny threw Wild to bird u
catch him when he was again caught
between the bases.
Stanford got this sun or"k ont
another one Tor GOOD measure ia tn,
fatal fourth. Coleman, first no. Ice
OFF with a double. and went >" thirt
and scored when Robinson thr"~ viii
TO third TO catch him after Singletoni
easy out. Waters hit safely though
Heron. stole second. and want u
third and home. duplicating Cc,=man'
run, when Basin mufied the thir,
, strike on Bright. throwing him out a
first. but Robinson again threw wild u
: the far bag and Waters trotted in.
, A corking double play by Mi Ter IN
assisted. IN the next inning stoppe'
, stanford mighty quick. Embry led OF
with a double TO left and II looke
: like moro dOings. but iozier sma she
; a nieh one straight to Miller who pull
ed 1t down with one fund and tagge
Embry out off second in the sam