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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06

for the north evil Would the Euro
pean powers push their bold plan Of
Intervention I'm Mexico far enough and
fast enough to influence the outcome
Of the civil war I'm the states? Napo-
leon III. was behind that movement.
He was a great figure then because of
his imposing name and significant
birthright. He might do anything
perhaps He did secure the control OF
the Mexican Intervention movement
as was apparent early in 1862. and
il was surmised that he wanted TO
swap the Mexican throne with Aus
tria for something or other. Some
southerners counted upon the presence
in America of a foreign army and
navy controlled by man of adven-
turous blood to do something which
would hamper the United States in its
effort to bring the south to terms. The
COnfederacy bordered upon Mexico.
French, Spanish and English warships
to the number of twenty were in the
harbor of Vera Cruz and foreign le-
gions on Mexican soil. Napoleon was
slow to declare himself on the question
of the United States versus the South
ern Confederacy, SO slow as to leave
the impression that he might "have
something up his sleeve" However.
he did venture to declare i'm a speech
before the parliament on Jan. 27 that
he hoped that the warning sections of
the United States would reunite and
be at peace. 1t was safe proposition
and reasonable enough for the latitude
of Paris. The sections themselves
wanted reunion. 1t was the terms for
reunion they were fighting over an6
were to continue fighting over for three
years more. The south wanted Napo-
leon III. to recognize it as a separate
nation i'm 1862
War Prices Early In 1862.
High prices caused by the war be-
gan to pinch the common people north
and south alike early in 1862. The
United States congress increased tarif
duties. levied huge war tax and ID
drained the coin Of the country az to
make money scarce and dear. Rnt
prices rose gradually in the north.
whereas In the south they jumped up
because OF the scarcity of many sup
plies and the closing Of the seaports
against importation. Quinine went to
$40 an ounce, opium to So an ounce.
gunpowder to So pound Ordinary
boots sold at SIC pair. the kind which
brought 81 or So before the war. New
England was the center for leather
goods, and OF course the southern mar
ket was closed to that trade. In parts
or the south where railway transporta-
ton was interfered with by army op-
erations corn brought SO barrel and
other produce in proportion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06
The Only WAY.

It's tough upon bard to find there's
no demand for verse His life becomes
q sordid grind. He goes from bad to
worse. The thing for him to do, wis.
when thus the market goes 10 to dis
guise his verse like this and work IL
or as prose.-W Washington Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06

notes and $50OOO0,O00 per cent
bonds. This measure. after some
amendment. became a law and estab
Eshed financial system which has
lived until the present time. The i'm
mediate object Of the law was to
bridge over grave financial crisis and
gather the sinews of war into the
treasury in Washington. Before the
bill became law the amount Of treas.
ury notes was increased by 30 per
cent. The principal opposition to the
mea sure came from the bankers who
thought that this method Of filing the
war chest was not favorable to their
profits.
a Storm Bound Fleet.
At this time the Confederates were
expecting that the Burnside feet,
storm bound at Hatteras inlet was
about to attack Newbern, N. c. The
expedition just at the time was Sc
riously threatened with the fate of the
Spanish armada For nearly a week
this expedition had been trying to
cross the bar into Pamlico sound The
bar separating the sound from the in
let was covered with only six feet OF
water, whereas all the vessels in the
feet, as well as the warships. drew
at least eight feet. although most of
the trOopships had been guaranteed
by the owners who chartered them to
the government to draw less than
eight feet. Transport ships consisted
Of river bargeA propellers, passenger
steamers, tugs and ferryboats and
were transformed SO as to be service
able i'm carrying soldiers and cannon
and rations and baggage. On some
were stored building material for
bridges. RATS, scows. intrenching i'm
plements. tools, etc. The naval end
Of the outfit comprised about 100 ves-
sells, all of them steamers which had
been converted from the passenger and
merchant service.
e Fortunately the current over the
bar, or, more properly. the "swash, !"
was very swift, a circumstance which
proved favorable to the fleet. Large
vessels were sent ahead under full
steam on the bar when the tide was
running out, and then anchors were
carried out by boats I'm advance, SO as
to hold the vessels in position. The
swift current would wash the sand
from them and allow them to noat.
after which they were driven farther
on by steam and anchored again, when
the sand would again wash out from
under them. This process was con-
tinued for da-s until a broad channel
of over eight feet was made deep
enough to allow the passage Of the
feet from Hatteras inlet into Pamlico
sound. a point from which attacks on
the coast could be made. Before the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06
Considerate.

And what did the doctor say when
the operation showed you did not have
appendicitis"
"Oh. he offered to take 10 per cent
Of his bill s-Lippincott's.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06
a Query.

She-There is one question in fash
ions which is puzzling me. He-W What
Is 1t? She-Do navy widows wear sea.
weeds p Baltimore American.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06


to the taxpayers of Redwood County,
Minnesota.
Dated at Redwood Falls, Mimi, this
3rd day of January, 1912.
(Auditors Seal.)
H NJ AUNE,
C. HI. FREDERIKSEN.
JOHN ARENDS.
ERIC WILSON,
d. r. McCORQUODALE, =
Board of County Commissioners of Red
wood County, Mimi.
Attest:
l.. P. Larson,
County Auditor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06
CoRoNERs INQUEST.
pr. 2. \. AIdrIeh, coronel

= 80 FNt~'sSsaf - ~Ae~te
Or +. H. Aldrich, coroners
fees VS. Wm. Hagen $1,000. $40
James Schaniel witness fees
VS. ira ID. Pratt .... i
Henry Dietz, juror in inquest
VS., Geo. WoSkie ...... 1
Or, f. III. Aldrich coroners
fees VS. Peter Weis 1890. 81
Or. F. I'll. Aldrich, coroners
fees VS.. Gull, Miller &
Montgomery ............... ~
Geo Bernardy, inquest VS..
John Choudek .,........... z
DR., L. o. Clements, inquest
vs. John Choudek. ...... 2
Matt Dederick inquest VS..
John Choudek ............ i
]. Larkie, inquest VS.. John
Choudek ............... 1,
M. Darkow,. inquest VS.. John
Ghoudek Observation-Disclosures.
Christ Leuther. inquest VS..
John Choudek ...... J.
w p. Eichen inquest VS..
John Choudek ......,... /
]. III. Balfang, inquest VS..
John Choudek ..........s... j
Otto Kuebn, inquest VS.. John
Ehoudek .........-s...... i
John Bot, inquest VS.. John
Choudek .......,........... J..
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were drawn Iii horses. six to a cannon
and went into action with infantry
troops. The large part of the field
pieces then in use were smoothbOre
One-third or less were ritied guns
that Is The barr2i WAS provided with
/ groove to secure greater accuracy IT'D
the flight Of the projectile. During the
curse OF the war many Of the smooth
bore cannon We're converted into ri
fed cannon by the simple exnedent Of
boring groove. Ayres' battery com
nrised two rified guns and four OF the
smooth bore pattern. Captain Ayres
was not content TO be making artii-
lery records, although his battery had
scored we'll in his first action. Bull
Kun. where it was attached to Gen
eral W. I. Sherman's brigade 1t used
canister on the Confederates at one
crisis in the battle Ayres went with
McClellans army TO the peninsula a.
chief Of artillery in General w. L.
Smiths division. Later he became
commander of a division of infantry,
serving in that capacity until the sur
T0uu6f OIL Lee anu COuiHS out WIN
the rank of brevet major general It
is also of interest 10 note that on Jan.
% Colonel Hiram Berdan's famous
regiment of sharpshooters. the First
United States, was equipped with
Colts and Sharp's rifles. This was
pioneer sharpshooting corps in the
eastern army. Others were organized
earlier. perhaps. but experienced diff
Guilty in securing rifles adopted to their
use and also in assignment for this
special service.
Napoleon III. and the South.
Other things than actual fighting.
past and to come. were being talked OF
at this date fifty years ago. There
was the Mexican question, big with
possibilities. for the south good and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-06
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
pRoRATE COURT

PROBATE COURT.
B, Z. Schueller, expenses VS..
Esllen G, Peterson, insane. $50
Or F. H. Aldrich, examina-
tor VS., Ellen S. Peterson
insane ,...........,.......
u. 6. schueller, expenses VS.. =
Sarah Montgomery, insane. II
Dy, A, c.. Chadburn, fees VS..
Sarah Montgomery, insane: 8
Sarah Montgomery, insane. 5
Dy. G. r. Pease, fees VS..
Ellen G. Peterson insane. 8
a.. J. Praxel, expenses VS..
v, Barbara IRA m, Marih a,a,i insane 1s
Barbara Marihart insane.
Dr. r. F.. Finn, fees VS. Paul
Bpehn insane ..............
FRET G, Roth, expenses VS..
Barbara Marihart insane.
b. C. Schueller, expenses VS..
BOehn and Marihart insane. 80
WeTa Field, witness fees VS..
Pail Boehn insane 1899. l
Dy. ]. L, Adams, fees vs.. Ida
Jefferson insane ..s......
C, II. Frederiksen, Witness.
fees vs.. Paul Boehn insane. 3
DF A. G. Chadburn, fees VS..
raul Boehn insane 1850. 5
Or 6 2 Gibson, Gibson, fees fees VS..
Or. G, r. Pease. fees VS..
Tfhos. Butcher insane, $500. 9
NJ IS, Tolnan, expenses VS..
ThuS. Butcher insane. ......a IT
Dr J. L. Adams, fees VS..
Thus. Butcher insane. 1855. S
Sfehry Holdhouse. expenses
j. j. Jones insane .......... 2E
Gg r w Penhall, fees J. j..
Jones, insane ...........
DF W. A. Brand, fees, J. j.
Jones insane ....'........L 5
Dr w. A. Brand, fees VS..
Barbara Marihart insane. s. 5
Blue Earth county, reimburse
fnsnt of cost VS.. VIM. Hell
l&f insane Ii
Matt Schowiller, witness,
state VS. Paul Boehn IN
sane
-. r. Woodland, fees and ex-
peDses VS.. M. SorenSon.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25

in height. rather sparcely built and somewhat taCiturn His main dis. tinguishing characteristic seems to have been his headgear. having worn a Mexican sombrero heavily trimmed with silver lace around town for the past year
 When the deputy marshal arrest ed Langdon he was sitting quietly in front Of his cabin as if nothing unusual had happened When asked which one of the two guns in the cabin he had used, he answ cred that il was the 30-30. the other one being a .22 He was then conduct ed 10 the federal jail and locked up A coroner's jury was impaneled to sit on the case at 3 o'clock. and after the testimony of couple of eye-witnesses to the tragedy an ad- journment was taken to the under taking parlors where an autopsy was held under the direction of Drs Me Callum. Sutherland and Rimer.
 Tom Marquam has been retained by the defendant as counsel.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
kRAUCzUNAS GOT OFF
 REMARKABLY CHEAP

kazis krauczunas, the Socialist who recently ran for delegate to Wash ington for Alaska, and finished in second place out of field of five. has returned to ketchikan and Ie- sumed the practice of law. Accord ing to the Juneau Dispatch. the statement has been made that hrauczunas campaign cost him only $l25 and that he raised fom
 fifths of that sum in Dawson, on Canadian territory, where he spoke one evening. The Dispatch says.
 "kazis kraucZunas. Socialist can
 didate for delegate in congress from Alaska has made a statement to the effect that his campaign cost less than $125. Krauczunas says that collections were taken up wherever he spoke. In Dawson, Yukon territory town, where no one could vote on an Alaskan election. the Socialists contributed over hun dred dollars to krauczunas' cause.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
NEWSB0Y MINE
 IS DOING FINE

Louis Golden, manager of the Newsboy mine, brought into town another cleanup during the week amounting to 640A ounces. totaling nearly 5000. This represents 11O tons of ore taken from the 215-foot level, and was milled in 12S hours.
 Work has been resumed on the 135-foot level. the vein being cross cut. and it is reported that good ore has been encountered in the ledge
 Seventeen tons of ore from the Overgaard property at the head of Willow creek was milled by the Newsboy company which resulted in 72 ounces of amalgam.
 Arrangements have been made for the milling of three 100-ton ship ments from the Rainbow mine on Skoogy gulch just as soon as there is enough snow to enable them to make the hill climb to the summit The Rainbow has some nice looking rock. and from this amount of ore should be able to determine the ap- proXimate value of the ore in sight.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
SIX PRETTY MISSES
 TO LOOK FOR WASHERS.

BELLINGHAM, Determined to put stop to the activities of local mashers, Miss Edith Fuller. police matron, today swore in six hand some young women deputies, who will walk the streets at night and place under arrest any man who endeavors to thrust his acQuaint- anceship upon them.
 "The mashers all have learned who am," said Miss Fuller in explanation. "and men and boys assembled upon corners desist in their unwelcome at tentions to unprotected girls so long as I remain in sight.
 q shall not reveal the identity of my girl police aides. but I will say that they are all exceedingly pretty and all possess sufficient de termination to place masher under arrest If it proves necessary shall arm my deputies with black jack and come-alongs"
 Miss Fuller says the girl police are directed not to invite attentions from the mashers.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25

mile post dam will divert the water into the ditch. The water right notice states that 5,ooO min CTS inches of water will be required for the operation of the plant.
 Preliminary work is being done at this time by an agent of MT Gaustad and his associates in the Chatanika district, and il is the be lief of the promoter of the enterprise that by the middle of summer work on the preliminary survey will be commenced. Outside capital is as sociated with Mir Gaustad in the enterprise
 The power will be furnished in the winter by a steam plant. as water power at that time cannot be procured. For the operation of the steam plant there is plenty of wood within easy hauling distance.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
AN ENGINE THAT CAN THINK.


 A committee of British Board of Trade officials has expressed satis- faction with a demonstration of a new electrical engine which it is claimed, will make railway travel safe.
 The inventor, R. A. Angus, a young Australian electrical engineer, was impressed by the terrible loss of life on the railways He set out to prevent it by the perfecting of all engine with a brain of electricity that would need no human direction.
 This is the problem Angus assests he has solved. He claims for his educated engine" that it will be independent of strikes, because of the absence of men to strike; that it's running will not be hampered by fog; that accident will be au- tomatically prevented. and that it will start and stop, slacken speed. and whistle a warning to the other electrically controlled locomotives all without the touch of human finger.
 The inventor had obtained a lease of an abandoned railway. Removing the signals, signal boxes and sta hn t-an a line of poles carrying signal wire, and at intervals of about five hundred yards placed between the rails small ramps" or raised pieces of metal.
 The young Australians rolling stock comprises two engines and tenders equipped with curious cleo trical batteries. In the cabs are fitted little flags, "buzzers" and col ored lamps, while fine insulated wires are connected with the throt- tie valves and whistles.
 One of the tests was an attempt to make one engine ram another The first locomotive stood around a bend in the track, while the SC cond tore along the same line at sixty miles an hour until a disaster seemed inevitable.
 Then the speeding engine halt ed in its stride. whistled shrilly and at length shut off its steam Still engine No. l remained at ; standstill and engine No 2 applied its brakes smoothly until it came tt stop only few yards from col lision. Again the experiment Wa: repeated with the same results.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25

A severe test was ill store The ent directions until they were miles apart Then the drivers and stok- CTS opened wide the throttles ana jumped as the engines gathered speed. On one were two represen- tatives of the Board of Trade. whose alarm increased as their engine rat tied along at an increasing pace until at last it was covering a mile minute The second engine was flashing to meet it's fellow at a sim liar speed.
 Soon a tiny bell sounded in the cab of the engine on which rode the officials, and in a few seconds 2 green light had appeared, only to give place to red light The whist les of the two engines began to blow furiously as the pair tore around a bend and rushed toward each other with only mile of space between. To the relief of the pass engers the throttles presently nov. ed over swiftly. the brake wheels spun round and the flying engine gradually slowed down. The pair stopped dead only few paces apart
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
ID INSTALL POWER PLANT
 0N THE CHATANIKA RIVER

A water right on the Upper Chat anika Was staked few days ago by 0. P. Gaustad, the upper Cleary placer operator, as a preliminary 10 the installation at the mouth of Pilot creek of an up-to-date hydro electric plant for the supply of power to the quartz properties in the Cleary and Fairbanks creek districts. With the operation of the plant Mr Gaustad believes that the cost of mining and milling can be very materially less ened to the quartz men.
 To provide the plant with water ditch eleven miles long will be constructed on the right limit of the Chatanika, from point oppo- site the 42-mile post on the Chata- nika trail to a point opposite the mouth of Pilot creek. At the 42-
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
OFF FOR ARKANSAS.

Mir. and Mrs F.. NJ Keys, Jr. came in from Chatanika. Thursday even. ing, and on Saturday morning Mrs Keys and her two little sons. Phil lip and Donald left for the Outside and will go directly to Philadelphia Mrs. Keys former home in Ar kansas, to spend the winter with her parents. Mrs. Keys health has no, been of the best for the past year or so. and the doctor recommended the change.
 Mrs. Keys is an excellent plan iste, before marriage having been one of the instructors at the college in Philadelphia
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
WHEREABOUTS OF SOME
 PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW

Mrs. A R. Heilig. after having visited friends and relatives in Seattle. Tacoma and Portland is now in Los Angeles visiting her daughter. Mrs R. c. Force MT and Mrs. Force left Fairbanks for Los Angeles about four years ago, where they have resided ever since.
 Mrs. j. L. Sale is now with her mother in San Francisco, Little Jack and Beryl Sale stopped with their grandmother during Mrs. Sales residence here last winter
 Napol Laliberte. well known to all Fairbanksans formerly of Dawson has left the latter town and gone to Edmonton. Alberta, to accept po- sition on the Courier. new paper recently published there. Mir Lali berte and his wife were great fav orites in the Yukon metropolis.
 Mrs. Harold Malstrom has gone to San Diego to spend the winter. Mrs Malstrom is a sister of Mrs. Welch of Chatanika, and lived in Fairbanks a couple of years ago when her husband was linotype operator on the Fairbanks Tribune.
 MT and Mrs Theodore Farrell were making a brief stop in Seattle. according to a recent letter, intend ing to go on East this month.
 Seattle evidently agrees with Miss Laura Lewis, for according to a let ter recently received by her mother the petite young lady has gained 20 pounds since leaving Fairbanks. Laura is attending a business college and progressing splendidly
 Mrs. J. A. Donald was at Hibbing, Minn.. at last accounts, where she intended to remain until joined by Mr. Donald about the first of the year.
 Mrs. Guy B. Erwin is in Minneso- ta, and spending her time visiting between the towns of Minneapolis and MaZeppa. Minn., Mrs. Erwin's mother living at the former place. Mir Erwin's mother at the latter.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
"SOURDOUGH BILL" LANDON
 ID STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER

The Coroner's jury returned yer dict about 3.3O o'clock Saturday af- ternoon. holding that "Sourdough Bill' Langdon was responsible for the death Of Henry porchey. having fired the shot which resulted in same. The doctors testified that the shot was fired when tn. man was turned away from Lang. do:. Complaint has been laid by ihe district attorneys officr charg- ing Langdon with murder in the first degree. The prisoner is ill jail aud will await the action 1r the e~ahd jury
 Hs"ry Dorchy. the Bia 'Erna tfar- per nes cold in dca'h from the If fleets Of gunshot wound received al the hands of "Sourdouch Bill" Langdon. The shooting occurred on Friday about noon at thei- ca,lns in Graehl, about four blocks distant from the Golden grocery.
 The cause of the trouble over which the shooting occurred was a couple of dogs. owned by Lang don. which were given him by Dor chy when they were pups The two men living as neighbors. and both having dogs, these dogs engaged in a fight. and in the separation Lang don objected to the treatment his dogs received al the hands of Dor chy. After a heated argument the two men became engaged in a fist fight. After separating themselves each man made d break tor his cabin, Dorchy making his appear ance with a knife in his hand and headed for the cabin of l.angdon which was nearby. When about five feet from the door of the Laugdon cabin he was felled by shot from a 30-30 Winchester rifle. fired by Langdon from the inside of the cabin. Dorchy received the bullet in his left shoulder and dropped to the ground retaining his hold on the knife even after death
 Dorchy was an old timer in the North, having gone to Dawson in '91 where he acquired an interest in g. Gold Run. After coming to the Panama valley he worked for Frank Manley, as well as some of the local restaurants. in the capacity of cook During the past couple of years he has been trapping, fishing and hunt ing on the Big Cinema He was a widower. his wife and child hay ing both died in the Middle West about twelve years ago
 Dorchy was small man. but strong and wellmuscled. about j feet inches in height and weighed about 40 pounds. He was a native of Belgium and 49 years old.
 Little is known of I.angdon, the man who committed the crime, al though he is an old-timer in the camp. He is a man about six feet
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
TWO SISTERS FIGHT A DUEL

PARIS.-Two sisters, Louise and Jeanne Dubois, daughters of d re spected family residing in Rue Le- courbe, fought a duel in their bed room recently, resulting in the elder of the two, who is only 20 years of age, being mortally wounded
 Louise, who is IS, had been engag- ed for some time to young cabi- net maker.
 A little while ago, however, Jeanne fell in love with young man, and this caused considerable i'll feeling between the sisters
 Yesterday they quarreled and from words rapidly came to blows A desperate struggle followed, and Jeanne had already thrown her ad- versary to the ground, when the lat ter, seizing a bread knife, plunged il
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-25
CLANDERS SHOWS
 UP IN THE CAMP

There is considerable excitement among the owners of horseflesh in the Panama valley just at present on account of the appearance of glanders. Quite number of ami mals have already been killed which were suffering from the dread dis ease, and it is likely that many more will be sacrificed before it will be stamped out. Efforts have been made to interest the govern ment to such an extent as to have an expert sent in from the Outside Whether this will result is not known at the present writing. Arthur Me Neer has been the loser of four ami mals to date