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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-09-24
Advertlsementof Sale of Road Work


GEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
~ the office of the Couhty Auditor of the
County of Redwood, at the Court House in
the city of Redwood Falls, Mimi. until one
O'Clock, Wednesday October 9th, 1912. for
the grading of State Rural Highway No. l
of Redwood county and No. % of State OF
Minnesota, for distance of about five and
three quarter miles. number of cubic yards
grading 1881. Estimated cost of which is
SI.738.I0 Also graveling said road, No of
is "a. 10000.
Also the building of concrete culYerts,
estimated cost of which is $4,000.
Plans and specifications may be seen at
the above named office.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
cash or a certified check for not less than 5
per cent of the amount of the bid. payable
to the County Auditor of said county. the
right to reject or accept any bids are here
by reserved.
L. p. LARSON,
County Auditor of Redwood County, MINI.
9-3t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-09-24
FOR SALE
In Northeastern Minnesota

This section of Northeastern
Minnesota is the richest and most
advantageously located. Pota-
toes, root crops, small grains,
certain varieties of corn, and
especially timothy and clover
grow prolifically. Fodder corn
produce ten to fourteen tons to
the acre. Alfalfa is grown suc-
cessfully and satisfactorily. Y
kinds of vegetables grow wonder
fully fast and are of the finest
quality and size.
Grand Rapids, which is the
nearest market point from most
of the lands quoted herein, has a
creamery and a potatoe ware
house, affording a market for
practically all that is produced on
the farms of this section. The
Iron Ranges, which furnish a
market tor all this section will
ever produce, is at our door.
Celery, asparagus, ripe toma-
toes, strawberries and other small
fruits, and other fancy crops have
been tried and found to produce
successfully and profitably.
Thissection know no drOughtS,
no crop failures.
The following lands are offered
for sale:
$500 PER ACRE-160 acres of
unimproved farming land, four
miles from Cohasset on good county
road. Will sell on quick sale at
S14.00 per acre.
$500 PER ACRE 80 acres, one
mile from Cohasset, easy terms.
$4,000 BARGAIN in an inn
proved farm-8O acres, Is acres
under cultivation, good house,
barn, etc. Close to market on
good road.
$500 PER ACRE-160 acres, IL
miles from Grand Rapids on county
| road. Good land and some timber.
$I.5OO If SOLD AT ONCE-6O
acres fine farm land, six miles from
market, one-half mile lake shore
and on fine road.
$500 PER ACRE-40ac tract,
one mile from market, easy terms,
just right for chicken farm.
$500 PER ACRE 80 acre tract,
about five miles east of Grand
Rapids, part high, rolling land,
part low. All easily cleared and
low land easily drained and will
make the richest kind of farm land
when under pillow.
! $1,000 PER ACRE-280 acres in
two tracts, four miles west of
Cohasset on good road, 35 acres
cleared, good new six room house,
| good barn for ten head of stock,
good well, good out buildings.
Two tracts adjoin and will sell
either in one bunch or separately.
Also many other bargains
we are sure to have one to suit.
0and values in this section
have gone up Is to 100 per cent
in the past year THE value of this
section as an agricultural region
is just being recognized, and lands
are sure to go up. Moral, "A
word to the wise is sufficient
If interested, write to or in
quire of,
A. L. LaFRENIERE,
| Grand Rapids, Mimi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-09-24
Crimnins
Land Co.

We are now preparing our
lists for Eastern buyers. We
want to list your farm for
sale-costs you nothing if
we don't sell it. Don't for
bid you listing with other
real estate men. Records
will show we have been in
the lead in the sale of Red
wood County land.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-09-24
Keeps Your Stove
"Always Readyfor Company"

A bright, clean, GLOSSY stove is the joy
and pride of every housekeeper. But it
is hard to keep stove nice and shiny
unless Black Silk Stove Polish is used.
Here is the reason: Black Silk Stove
Polish sticks right to the iron. 1t doesn t
yu6 off or dust off. Its shine lasts tour
times longer than the shine of any other
polish. You only need to polish one
fourth as often, yet your stove will be
cleaner, brighter and better looking than
it has been since you first bought it. Use
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-08-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
/. ued ON page D

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi-
lion of the mucous lining of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube is inhamed
you have rumhling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness IS the result. and unless the in
termination can be taken out and this
i1he restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases cut of ton are caused by Catarrh.
which is nothing but an intlamed condi-
ton Of the mucous surfaces.
We VIII give one hundred roars forany case Of
N"atarss caused by ctarr) that cannot be cured by
.alis Catarrh Cure. sard for circulars free.
NJ. Ottl.N.Y Il 90 Toledo, Ohio.
sold ~ Druggists iic.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-08-15

month before, given up his fight with
debt and illness and was sleeping qui-
city down in Trumet's most populous
center, the graveyard. And Keziah,
left alone, had decided that the rent
and living expenses were more than
her precarious earnings as seam
stress would warrant, and, having bar
gained with the furniture dealer in
Wellmouth for the sale of her house
hold effects, was now busy getting
them ready for the morrow, when the
dealers wagon was to call She was
going to Boston. where distant and
condescending rich relative had in.
terested himself TO the extent of find
ing her place as sewing woman in
a large tailoring establishment
The fog hung like wet blanket
over the house and its small yard,
where few venerable pear trees, too
conservative in their old age to ven
ture bud even though it was almost
May, stood bare and forlorn The day
was dismal. The dismantled dining
room, it's tables and chairs pushed into
a corner and its faded ingram carpet
partially stripped from the floor, was
dismal, likewise Considering all
things, one might have expected Ke.
Ziah herself to be even more dismal.
But, to all outward appearances, she
was not. A ! arge portion of her
thirty-nine years of life had been
passed under wet blanket, so to
speak, and she had not permitted the
depressing covering to shut out more
sunshine than was absolutely neces-
sary. IF you can't get cream, you
| might as well learn to love your sas-
ser of skim milk" said practical Ke-
ziah.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-08-15

Nights we'll talk while you're waitin ?"
What was it you wanted to tell me?"
"keziah, you're single woman
His companion let go of the chair,
which she had been holding in place,
and stepped back.
He is loony!" she exclaimed under
her breath. i"
No, no! | amt loony. / want to
make a proposal to you. l want to see
if you won't marry me. Pm sick of
Layiny. Let's you and me settle down
together. l could have some peace
then. And l think whole lot of you,
too" he added, apparently as an after
thought. Don't stop to argue, Keziah
I've got most fifteen hundred dollars
in the bank. Laviny keeps the pass
book in her bureau, but you could get
1T from her. l own my house. I'm a
man of good character You're poor
but don't let that stand in the way
Anyhow, you're tirst-rate housekeep
er. And really do think an awful lot
of you"
Mrs. Coffin stepped no farther in the
direction of the kitchen. Instead, she
strobe toward the rickety chair and
IT'S occupant. Ryan grasped the pipe
with both hands.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-08-15

me that You might do quite Wei as
dressmaking here in town, if you had
llttle-well, ready money to help you
at the start. I've got a few hundred
dollars in the bank, presents from
uncle, and my fathers insurance
money l should love to lend it to
you, and l know uncle would"
Mrs. Coffin interrupted her.
Cats foot!" she exclaimed. 81 hope
l haven't got where l need to borrow
money yet while. Thank you just
as much, deary. but longs I've got
two hands and mouth, I'll make the
two keep t'other reasonably full, l
wouldn't wonder. No, l shan't think
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-08-15
CHAPTER !
In Which keziah Hears TWO Pro
posaIs and the Beginning
~ Third

Of Third.
Trumet in fog; fog blown in
during the night by the wind from the
wide Atlantic. So wet and heavy that
one might taste the salt in it. SO
were but dim shapes behind its gray
drapery. and only the gates and fences
of the front yards were plainly in evil
dence to the passers-by The beach
plum and bayberry bushes OH the
dunes were spangled with beady drops.
The pole on Canyon Hill. where the
beacon was hoisted when the packet
from Boston dropped anchor in the
bay, was shiny and slippery. The new
weathervane, gilded whale, present
ed to the Regular" church by Captain
Zebediah Mayo, retired whaler, swan
in sea of cloud. The lichened caves
of the little "Come-Outer" chapel
dripped at sedate intervals. The brick
walk leading to the door of Captain
Elkanah Daniels's fine residence held
undignified puddles in its hollows
And, through the damp stiffness, the
muttered growl of the surf, three
miles away at the foot of the sandy
bluffs by the lighthouse, sounded omi
nously.
Directly opposite Captain Elkanah's
front gate, on the other side OF the
main road, stood the little story-and
a-half house, also the captains prop
erty, which for fourteen years had
been 8tenanted by Mrs. Keziah Coffin
and Der brother, Solomon Hall, the
shoemaker. But Solomon had, the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12

THE species of cat that takes delight
in ensconcing itself upon the back
fence at undesirable hours and sere-
nading would-be sleepers is doomed.
The habitue Of the alley has incurred
the displeasure of the commissioners,
and as all other offenders who arouse
the ire of the District officials, his
punishment will be swift and terrible.
An edict issued at the District build
ing the other Gay provides that all
stray cats hereafter found roaming at
large will be impounded and put to
death. The unfortunate feline must in
the future be confined to the premises
Of its owner, or, should its mistress
deem it necessary to take it for an
airing, 1t must be held in leash. The
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
Plan to Stop Cats Midnight Opera

law for the impounding of dogs pro-
vides that the animal may be recover
ed upon payment by the owner of two
dollars, but no such leniency is extend
ed to the cat.
Nine cats have been impounded
since July last year, the commission
ers say, and each of the "pets" is ac-
cused of being afflicted with rabies.
They also were accused of biting II
persons. 1t is to prevent a spread of
the dread disease, the officials declare,
that the amendment to the police reg.
ulations is made.
The term running at large" is held
by the authorities to have the same
meaning as in the proclamation re-
lating to the muzzling of dogs.
This is not the first proposition to
place tax on cats. Such a measure
was under consideration by the board
of commissioners several years ago,
but it met with serious opposition by
the Washington Cat Club, of which
Mrs. Henry L. West, wife of former
Commissioner West, was president. Nc
action was taken at that time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
DOGS GUARD SECRET

day by a heavily armed guard with
four ferocious dogs.
The bacteria, which are key to the
whole discovery, are kept in a safe
which it would take an intruder TWEEN
ty minutes to open even with the best
engineering appliances, and so con-
structed that if forced open an thrush
of superheated steam would immedi-
ately destroy the bacteria.
An Anglo-French syndicate will
form a company with capital of
$2.500,000 to purchase the patents,
which forestalled by three months
German scientists, who had been work
ing on the same lines and had spent
$1,250,000 in experimenting.
In order to insure the staff keeping
the secret Loyalty the AngIo-French
syndicate retained the services Of the
two principal chemists, Profs. Perkin
of Manchester and Fernbach of Paris,
for 10 years at salary of $4,000 each
yearly. Twelve other chemists have
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
Stray Yellow Dog Finds Good Friend

TVEN in staid and sedate Washing
Il ton an amusing scene will occur
and a stray yellow dog will find a
friend. The gallant Ambassador JUS
serand of France, in faultless attire,
was returning from a hall where he
had delivered an address. A liveried
footman was holding open the door Of
his carriage, and the coachman, sitting
stifiy on the box, was the very picture
of convention. The chivalrous ambas-
sador was bowling right and left, when
his eye fell upon little dog who had
made his way through the crowd and
stood in front OF him. The little ami
NAL looked beseechingly up into the
eyes of the great diplomat. who for
got his white gloves and stopped down
to pat the dusty head. But the sud-
den motion frightened the dog, who
was used to being kicked and beaten,
and with his tail between his legs he
scampered away.
The ambassador thrust away all dig
sity Of diplomatic custom. and to the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12

The widespread discussion of panier
styles is doubtless responsible for the
reports regarding change in corset
lines, says the Dry Goods Economist.
There is no cause for alarm, however,
as the straight line still dominates
both in costumes and in corsets. We
shall have many paniers, to be sure,
but they are modified styles with no
fullness to distend the hip line.
Belts also will be widely. used, but
they will not draw in the waists. In
fact, they are wholly ornamental and
used in quite Loose effect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
Your Uncle Sam Has Books to Burn

THAT you, Mr.. Voter may get just
1 the government publications that
are Of interest to you, and that you
may be spared the expense of printing
costly books which serve no further
purpose than would a friendly postal
card, congress is strenuously attempt
ing to reform itself with relation to the
business of printing To accomplish
this congress has appointed a joint
commission to investigate its monster
printing bills, and that commission has
reported that the Rtes in this. direc-
ton amount to tens of millions, and
that, despite the great expense. the
end aimed at is not accomplished.
Uncle Sam has, the commission
states, a gang of laborers at work reg
ularly destroying books which it has
cost him millions of dollars to print.
Almost any day these workmen may
be seen with axes chopping vigorously
into great stacks of leather and cloth
bound books such as would be an or
nament to any library.
Every few years the government
finds itself the possessor of vast guam
titles of printed matter stored in many
Easements as is grain in granaries. In
the vaults under the capitol it is no
uncommon matter to find a thousand
tons of worthless public documents
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
AM osTEND BATHING SUIT WAYS OF HOLDING sUNsHADE
GracefuIness In This Respect Adds
Much Charm to the General
Appearance.

The sunshade seems to be a rock
upon which many a woman's good
taste hopelessly founders. Not only
does one often see uncomfortable color
mixtures, but quite as often the sun
shade is held so ungracefully that the
whole effect is awkward and clumsy.
There ought to be classes on ''How to
Hold the Sunshade," and nine women
out of ten would benefit from the les
sons, but as no enterprising individual
has originated the idea, / can only
recommend a little practice before a
long mirror. Also take note of the
following: ID See that you do not
grasp the handle as If it were an i'm
plement of war. (2) Do not hold il
too near the center of the handle nor
too near the tip-both these faults are
very common, and give most awk
ward appearance. (3) Don't use it as
a walking stick, nor, if it has a crook
handle, hang It on your arm. (4) Hold
it lightly and easily a little distance
from the top of the handle and at
slightly slanting angle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
Strange Carriage Has All Guessing

front window, which is of glass. This
continues for four or five hours at a
time some days, and it Is almost too
much for the curiosity of the Six
teenth street people, who have noticed
it. A good many thought it must be
an invalid, or maybe an imbecile, while
some suggested dogs, cats, or even
snakes.
Finally one day an enterprisina
young resident of Sixteenth street, on
her way home, decided that she would
at least get a peep inside, SO ac-
cordingly she went to the curb and
nearly lost her balance in the attempt
as the carriage went by, but the empty
seat only greeted her eye, and no
queer face or form.
''He must be on the other side" she
said to herself. "I'll get him when he
comes back
So when it returned she was there
ready, but not sign Of life was to be
seen within.
Probably he has moved over" was
the young lady's conclusion, and she
pursued her way, but on reaching
home another girl was seen on the op.
posite curb, staring down the street.
did you see that carriage?' she
called I'm dying to know what's in
it!'
When next it came up, girl moved
toward it from either curb and took
look.
Empty!
The mystery is still mystery, and
will be until some clever person finds
the solution. According to Sherlock
Holmes process of elimination, il
there is no one inside, they must be
outside. Is it the coachman? Who
knows? Sixteenth street would be
grateful for any light on the subject
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12

brilliant The Rembrandt is of fine
Milan with double brim, woven so
that it rolls. under to the head size.
Black velvet ribbon and a tuft Of
black and white plumes afford its
trimming. 1t is to be worn with a de-
cided tilt, never any less than that
shown in the picture.
The wide brimmed hat of black lace
follows its original model less, closely,
but is not difficult to recognize. The
brim is outlined with white crystal
beads and the cockade of white os-
trieh Is mounted with q fringed ca
bocn9n made Of the aarne kind o.
beads The hfim Is indeatea AZ the
lett and TURKS sharply 81 the face
here i Nidens toWere l'1e hack. Tbs
hat may be worn with s muSn more
decided tilt b. girls who are tall and
full OF figure.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12

bewilderpent OF an amazed crowd, he
pursued the fleeing canine while soci-
ETY. folks looked on at the novel chase.
The dogs four legs made better time
than the ambassadors two, and Mr..
Jusserand sought the help Of the foot
man That liveried gentleman shook
his skirts Of dignity, descended from
his mighty seat and overlook the dog.
which he delivered to the waiting am
bassador In triumph Mr.. Jusserand
tucked his new friend under his arm.
swung into the carriage and convinced
the tramp dog that he had found =
friend and would have home. Chap
pies Newsletter
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
Lovely Eootoear.

Footgear. for those who can afford
the most expensive, is more than beau
tiful and the fancy now is for kid
instead of for suede footgear, and the
colors, If they do not match the dress,
harmonic with the hat or with the
lining of the coat.
Naturally, the beauty Of such foot
gear must be matched by exceedingly
lovely hosiery. made of silk inset with
lace, and some Of 1t is actually traced
with millinery diamonds or colored
gems to harmonic with the color of
the evening gown. Shoes outlined
with jewels are an exquisite resource
for full dress wear.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12

which congress finds itself unable to
even give away. Yet these documents
have cost millions of dollars in the
printing, and these millions, accord.
ing to congress- itself, are absolutely
wasted.
Every day through the congressional
season there is mailed from the capitol
and the house and senate Office build
ings an average of 20 tons of printed
matter. The men who mail it confess
that the vast majority of it is intended
to have no more effect than would q
postal card which reminds the con.
stituent that he is remembered. The
cost to the postoffice department in
sending this matter through the mail
amount to $4,000 a day.
Every year the federal government
sends out more than 100000 expensive
books to certain designated Libraries
in different parts of the country.
Very few of these libraries use tho
books.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
SUPPOSED DEAD MAN REEVES
Veterinary Surgeon Signs Certificate,
and Deceased" Registers
Protest.

VIENNA wealthy landowner NAM
ed Masny had q narrow escape from
being buried alive at Zuravica, in
Galicia He had fallen in fit, and
as there is no doctor in the neighbor-
hood, veterinary surgeon was called
in, who pronounced him dead, and
gave a certificate of death from apo
plexy.
A large number of his relatives
were present at the funeral and, in
accordance with the local custom, aft
er the coffin had been lowered into
the grave and the final blessing given
by the priest, they began themselves
to shovel in the first spadefuls of
earth.
This apparently rounsed the sup
posed dead man from his trance, for
faint cries for help were heard from
the coffin Most of the bystandes
ran away in panic, but the more
sensible Immediately helped the priest
to open the coffin Masny was quite
conscious, and, after he had been
given a restorative and been helped
out Of the coffin, was able to walk
home with borrowed overcoat over
his grave clothes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12

xXYASHINGTON.-For some five years
w past, the residents of Sixteenth
street have been thoroughly mystified
and made. not little curious by the
presence of a most unusual carriage,
which from time to time appears there.
1t is an ordinary brougham, very
spick and span, drawn by one horse, a
black one, and beautifully caparisoned.
The coachman is a large man, with a
clean-shaven, ford face and }iron-gray
hair, usually wearing black coat.
Thus far the carriage Is most conven-
tional, but when the eye lights on the
doors it stops, and one is tempted to
turn and take a second look; for, in
stead Of the usual glass at the win
dows, there are oak panels filling the
entire space. Each has a crescent
shaped hole cut near the top, as if to
admit air to some one inside
Only on bright, sunny days, spring
and fall it may be seen, and usually in
the morning. From Sixteenth and H
street to Sixteenth and N streets it
goes, up and down, up and down, ap-
parently never changing it's course, for
no one remembers ever having seen it
anywhere else. The horse travels at
q medium pace, never fast, and the
shining, tightly closed carriage, CLEAN
ing in the sunshine, looks almost IN
canny.
At short intervals the driver leans
around, first on one side and then on
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-12
APOLOGY AT ALTAR COSTLY
Young Men Take the Wrong Place tc
Force an Explanation from
z. NJ. Harness.

Walla Walla-Gallantry is all right
in it's place, but a church isn't the
place.
So at least have learned William
Thompson and Ned o. Wixe, two At
Italia young men, who have just paid
$25 each for beating man and then
making him apologize publicly 70,
what he had done.
They pleaded guilty to the charge al
drawn up by Judge Lewis of Alfalfa
of Committing the crime of disturb
ing the peace and fighting at the
schoolhouse during Christian services
then leading their victim, bleeding
into the church and presenting him to
the congregation during services"
e. N. Harness was the victim.