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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22

desperately.
Murrell, with all his hardihood
realized that a too great confidence
had placed him In an awkward posi-
tior, for Betty turned her back on
him and began an animated conver.
sation with Darlington and Charley
Norton.
Hicks, the Belle Plain overseer,
pushed his way to Murrelps side.
Here, John Murrell, amt you go.
ing to show us a trick or two?" he
inquired.
Murrell turned quickly with a sense
of relief.
III you can spare me your rifle" he
said, but his face wore a bleak look.
! Don't you think you've seen about
enough, Bet?' demanded Tom. You
don't care for the shooting, do your"
That's the very thing | do care
for; | think I'd rather see that than
the horse-racing," said Betty perverse-
ly.
Betty now seated herself In the car.
rage, with Hannibal beside her.
quietly determined to miss nothing.
The judge, feeling that he had come
into his own, leaned elegantly against
the wheel, and explained the merits
or each shot as it was made.
L hope you gentlemen are not 20
Ing to let me walk off with the prizey'
said Murrell. approaching the group
about the carriage. Mr. Norton, |
am told you are clever with the rifle"
Il am not shooting today" respond
ed Norton haughtily.
Murrell stalked back to the line.
AT forty PAGES I'd risk 1t myself.
ma'am," said the Judge. But at a
hundred, offhand like this, / should
most certainly fail"
1T would be hard to beat that
they heard Murrell say.
AT least 1t would be quite possible
to equal it," said Darlington. ad.
vancing with Hannibars rifle in his
hands.
1t was tossed to his shoulder, and
poured out Its contents in a bright
stream of fame. There was a mo-
ment of silence.
Center shot, ma'am!" cried the
judge.
I'll add twenty dollars to the
purse!" Norton addressed himself to
Darlington. And l shall hope, sir,
to see it go into your pocket"
Our sentiments exactly, ma'am,
are they not?" said the Judge.
Perhaps you'd like to bet little
of your money!" remarked MurrelI.
I'm ready to do that too, sir" re-
sponded Norton quietly.
Five hundred dollars, then, that
this gentleman In whose success you
take so great an interest, can neither
equal nor better my next shot!" Muir.
rell had produced roll OF bills as he
spoke.
Norton colored with embarrass-
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y.
How do you do, sir?" said the
Judge, halting before this solitary in.
dividual whom he coniectured to be
the landlord. What's the name of
this busting metropOlis2" continued
the Judge, cooking his head on one
side.
AS he spoke, Bruce Darlington ap.
peared IN the tavern door, pausing
there, he glanced curicusly at the
shabby waytarers.
This Is Raleigh, in Shelby county,
Tennessee" said the landlord.
Are you the voice from the tomb?''
inquired the judge, in tone of play
full sarcasm.
Darlington, amused, sauntered to-
ward him.
That's one for you, Mr.. Pegloe!"
he said.
II am charmed to meet a gentleman
whose spirit of appreciation shows
his familiarity with literary aliu.
sion," said the judge, bowling.
We amt so dead as We look" said
Pegloe. Just you keep on to Boggs'
race-track, straight down the road.
and you'll find that out-everybody's 8
there to the hoss-racing and shooting.
match. / reckon you've missed the
hoss-racing, but you'll be In time for
the shooting. Why aint you there.
Mr.. Carrington?"
I'm going now, Mr.. Pegloe," an
swered Darlington, as he followed the
Judge, who. with MahafYy and the boy.
had moved off.
Better stop. at Boggs'!" Pegloe
called after them.
But the Judge had already formed
his decision. Horse-racing and shoot.
ing-matches were suggestive OF that
progressive spirit, the absence of
which he had so much lamented at
the Jail raising at Pleasantville. Mem.
phis was their objective point, but
Boggs' became a sid- issue OF I'm.
rortance They had gained the edge
CT the village when Darlington over
took them. He stepped to Hanniba.s g
side.
Here, let me carry that long rifle,
son!" he said. Hannibal looked up
i1to his face. and yielded the piece
without word. Darlington balanced
1t on his big palm. Il reckon 1t can
shoot-these old guns are hard to
beat!" he observed.
She's the closest shooting rifle l
ever sighted" said Hannibal prompt
ly.
Darlington laughed.
There was rusty name-plate on
the stock OF the old sporting rifle:
this caught Carringtons eye.
whats the name here? Oh, Tur-
berville."
The Judge, step or two In ad-
vance, wheeled in his tracks with a
startling suddenness.
"What?" he faltered, and his face
was ashen.
Nothing, ] was reading the name
here; 1t is yours, sir, suppose?" said
Darlington.
No, sir-nO; my name Is Price
Slocum Price! Turberville-Turber-
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gentleman In the parlor who wished
to see her.
us 1t Mr.. Norton?" asked Betty.
mo. Missile didn't give no name,
Miss"
When Betty entered the parlor a
moment later she saw her caller
standing with his back turned toward
her as he gazed from one OF the win
dows. but she instantly recognized
those broad shoulders, and the fine
poise Of the shapely head that sur
mounted them.
"Oh, Mr.. Darlington" and Betty
stopped short, while her face grew
rather pale and then crimsoned.
Then she advanced boldly and held
out frigid hand. II didn't know
so you are alive-you disappeared so
suddenly that night"
"Yes, I'm alive" he said. and then
with smile, but I fear before you
get through with me we'll both wish
I were not. Betty.
DO you still hate me, Betty-Miss
Malroy-is there anything l can say
or do that will make you forgive me?"
He looked at her penitently.
But Betty hardened her heart
against him and prepared to keep
him In place.
"Will you sit DOWN." she indicated
chair. He seated himself and Betty
put safe distance between them.
Are you staying In the neighborhood,
Mr.. Carrington?" she asked, rather
unkindly.
mo, I'm not staying in the neigh.
borhood. When left you, made up
my mind I'd wait at New Madrid un.
til | could come on down here and
say was sorry"
And It's taken YOU all this timer"
Darlington regarded her seriously.
Il reckon l must have come for
more time, Betty-Miss Malroy." In
spite OF herself. Betty glowed under
the caressing humor Of his tone.
"Really-you must have chosen
poorly then when you selected New
Madrid. 1t couldn't have been good
place for your purpose"
II think II i could have made up
my mind to stay there long enough,
II would have answered." said Car
riDgton. But when down-river boat
tied up there yesterday it was more
than / could stand. You see there's
danger In town like New Madrid OF
getting too sorry. l thought we'd bet
ter discuss this point
"Maynt / show you Belle Plain?"
asked Betty quickly.
But Darlington shook his head.
II don't care anything about that"
he said. II didn't come here to see
Belle Plain"
Then you expect to remain in the
neighborhood?"
I've given up the river. and I'm
going to get hold of some land"
"Land?" said Betty, with a rising
infection.
"Yes, land"
II thought you were a river.man?"
I'm river-man no longer. am
going to be a planter now. But III
tell you why, and all about 1t some
other day" Then he held out his
hand. "Good-by." he adced
Are you going?-good-by, Mr.. Car
rington." and Betty's fingers tingled
with his masterful clasp long after he
had gone.
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Glance and Edged Toward Mr.. Ma.
haffy's Side.
vile" he muttered thickly, staring
stupidity at Darlington.
It's not common name; you seem
to have heard 1t before?" said the lat
ter.
A spasm of pain passed over the
judges face.
live heard 1t. The name is on
the rifle, you say?"
Here on the stock, yes"
The Judge took the gun and exam
ined it IN silence.
Where did you get this rifle, Han
nibal?' he at length asked brokenly.
Il fetched it away from the Barony,
sir; Mr.. Crenshaw said l might have
it,
The judge gave a great start, and a
hoarse, inarticulate murmur stole
from between his twitching lips.
What do you know OF the Barony,
Hannibal?"
Il lived at the Barony once, until
Uncle Bob took me to Scratch Hill
to be with him." said Hannibal
'You-you lived at the Barony?'
repeated the Judge, and dull wonder
struck through his tone How long
ago-when?" he continued.
Il don't know how long it We're,
but until Uncle Bob carried me away
after the old general died"
Tho judge slipped a hand under the
child's chin and tilted his face back
so that he might look into It, For a
long moment he studied closely those
small features, then with shake OF
the head he handed the rifle to Car
rington, and without word strobe
forward. Darlington had been regard
Ing Hannibal with Il quickened inter
est"
"Hello!" no said, as the Judge moved
off. you're the boy saw at Scratch
Hell"
Hannibal gave him frightened
glance. and edged to Mr.. Mahaffy's
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21

Fred Radtke Of JohnsonyiIle visit
ed Redwood Falls on business Tues
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
LAMP EXPL.ODES
IN INCUBATOR
w. Whites Presence Of Mind
Prevents Bad Fire Fri
day Night

An oil lamp burning in an incuba-
tor on Will Whittet's farm exploded
Friday night.
Mr.. Whittet's presence of mind in
using grain sacks to smother the
blaze saved the barn. The incuba-
tor which was being used to test
seed corn. was standing in the barn.
Mr.. Whittet heard the boys crying
and rushed to the scene OF trouble.
He found the wood work near the
incubator burning freely for the
exploded lamp had thrown burning
oil in every direction
With the aid of several grain bags
and pals Of water the fire was ex-
tinguished. Mr.. Whittet says that
If the blaze had burned a few min
utes longer the barn would have
BEG destroyed and in all probability
adjoining buildings would have suf-
fered considerable damage.
Mr.. Whittet had insured the barn
against fire the day before.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
BIG CROWD AT
LAWN SOCIAL.
Hundreds Eat Ice Cream AT
Beautiful Home Of Albert
Lueck

Hundreds of people gathered at
the beautiful home Of Albert Luck
in Renville county and ate ice cream
and cake last evening.
The social was given by the Y. p.
a. Of the Middle Creek church. and
was big success. A church build
ing has just been erected and will be
dedicated on June is.
Both Mr.. Krienke and the new
minister, Nj Hilscher. were present
at the function. Mr.. Krienke left
today for Hutchinson where he will
visit for few weeks.
Agood many from Redwood Falls
attended the social. Among those
going out were:
Rud. Stensvad. wife and son. Mr..
and Mrs. Gales, G. A. Schildknecht
and mother and Miss Marie Thune,
n. M. Aune. C. Al. Neufert, DR.. Ly-
man and wife. B. A. Deterling and
wife, O.sS. Durham and wife and
daughter Gladys and Grove E. Viii.
son and wife.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
WANT ROAD WORKERS
III. NJ. Aune Plans For Day
Work On Big State
Road

Wanted, day workers on state
road from Morton through Redwood
Falls and west.
The county commissioners expect
ed to let this work by contract but at
the meeting last week the bids were
few and scattering. Since then Mr..
Aune has devised the scheme Of lett
ing day work be done On the road.
He thinks it will Be as cheap for the
county and better for the road work
ers.
So anyone wishing to do day work
with team on this road should let
Mr.. Aune know before the meeting
Of the board scheduled for Wednes-
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21

Diamond Lake is 50 fascinating q
resort that at times it is almost i'm
possible to leave it. II
A party Of fishermen who went to
Diamond Lake on Saturday ran into
condition Of this sort.
A little water mixed with Kandi-
yohi soil makes combination that
autos reYel in. but in which they re-
fuse to do much Of anything. else.
Ned Dripps. accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. j. j Nelson and son and
Grove E. Wilson; r. ]. Cooper ac-
companied by Dr. E. A. Lyman; and
Walter Francois accompanied by his
mother. Miss Bernice and Clarence,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
PLAN TO BOOST
FOR GOOD ROADS
Banquet Will Be Given AT Py.
THAN Temple Tomorrow
Evening at6

Good roads will be boosted at a
meeting of the town supervisors and
county commissioners Of Redwood
county at meeting to- be held at
the Pythian Temple tomorrow even
ing.
A banquet will be served by the
ladies Of the Presbyterian church at
the hall at s o'clock at which the
guests and members of the CONNER
clal club will be present.
Several speeches will be made and
the necessity for good roads viii be
driven home. The program Of adj
dresses follows:
Chairman, Frank Clague.
Road Making Mr.. Forbes.
The Farmer and good roads G.
nj. Bendixen.
The business man and good roads
u. r.. Keefe.
The benefit Of good roads to Land
owners j r. Cooper.
The Elwell law Frank Clague.
The Farmer|and the automobile
The Interstate ROAD. r. Al.
Laudon.
!. j Automobile Speeding a. 6. Dol
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21

found the roads far from pleasant
when they started home.
In advertantly they wandered from
the beaten track and found them
selves in Willmar. where several Of
the party had important business to
transact. Later they decided to look
after things in Hanley Falls which
they did on the run.
Meanwhile they had thoughtlessly
wandered out of Willmar without
their cars. That is Dripps and Coop
er had. Dutch stayed at the lake.
TWAS reported that Ned had trad
ed his car for three fish but this rum
or is hereby authoritatiyely denied.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
Visiting Bosfonians Give Poor
Exhibition of Great Ma
tional Game
CARED LITTLE FOR CONTEST
Indifference marked their Play
Glib is Strong Schuel-
Ter Grabs Posies



Just exactly how not to play the
great national game was exempiified
by the Boston Boomers yesterday
afternoon.
The girls from the effete east
brought all their eeffeteness" along
with 'em and dumped the whole
bunch into the alleged game. .
They displayed almost as much in
terest in the play as a healthy mud
turtle has in dish of sherbet.
Even at that it was evident they
had some people who could play if
they wanted to. The pitcher was
strong the catcher good and there
were several good batters.
"A large crowd attended and the
work of the home boys was warmly
praised.
On Thursday Morgan comes to
Redwood and probably the hardest
fought game of the season will be
played then. Redwood looks like q
winner at present. All the boys are
doing we'll and it is hard to find weak
SD OTIS. Glib pitched fine ball vest
|erday and Schueller showed consid-
cradle form at short. making one
left hand stop that delighted the
spectators.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
VISITOR HAS POST CARD ON WHICH g
WORD SENTENCE is WRITTEN 489 TIMES

tobe perfectly legible without the
aid Of a magnifying glass, and that
it must be written in straight lines
across the blank face of the card.
Mr.. Bahcock said that al number Of
cards bearing the nine word sentence
written 200 times were received.
while a few contained nearly 300.
On the winning card however the
sentence was legibly written 489
times; and Mr.. Babcock thinks it is
the only post card of its kind in ex-
istence.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21

w H Babcock of Augusta. Wis.,.
who spent Saturday visiting VIM.
Field, the superintendent of the
County Home. is the possessor Of a
unique and interesting post card.
Mr.. Babcock is piano dealer at
his home city and recently offered a
valuable instrument as first prize to
the person who could write a nine
word sentence the greatest number
of times on regulation sized post
card.
The stipulations governing the
contest required every word written
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
q FINISH THE
NORMAL COURSE
First Years Work In Training
Department at High Is
Successful
GRADUATES HAVE POSITIONS
Mrs. Pratt In Charge Stu
dents Limited TO Is Next
Year
GRADUATES HAVE POSITIONS

The Normal Training Department
of the Redwood Falls High School
will this year graduate twenty three
students, each Of whom will receive
astate first grade certificate to teach.
This department il supported BY
the state and its purpose is to train
teachers for rural schools. The work
consists of q review Of the common
branches, methods Of teaching the
common branches. practice teaching
in the grades of the public school, a
study of elementary principles of
teaching, child study, and a study Of
rural school conditions and problems.
Many Now Have Positions
Below is a list of the students who
have already secured positions to
teach the coming year:
Ethel Sauer rural school near
Pine City. Mimi.
Hattie Gilland District No. SO.
GilfiIlan, Mimi.
Helen Lamberton Walters Dis
trict, No. 107.
Lois Warner March District No.
2.
Agnes Lauterbach VIM District
No. SO.
Clara Anderson Principal of semi
graded school, Clements, MINI.
Freda temple Primary Grade
Work. Fergus, N. Oak.
Ruth Barber West school in Dis
trict No. rs, near Belview.
Alice Barnes Hicks District No.
80, near Tracy.
Alma Castle Wabasha Greek
school, district No. 9.
Edith Collins West school in dis
trict No. ri, Shutdown.
Adah Tenney Beer school. dis
trict No. Ill.
Students Limited to Is
The Board Of Education has de
|cided that the department be limit
ed TO fifteen for next year. II
seemed advisable to do this because
the work can be done with more IA
Icility, as the practice teaching can
be better cared for.
Mrs. Pratt I'm Charge
The work last year was in charge
of Mrs. Pratt who was 50 successful
that she was unanimously reelected.
tits understood that she has resigned
and will not have control Of the work
next year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21

IT. D. Thorp accompanied by sey-
eral real estate men motored around
the county Thursday taking pictures
81 Redwood county farm land. The
party visited Clements, Delhi. Bel
view. Seaforth and Becker. Mr..
Thorp says that the farm lands
throughout the county are in excell-
emit shape and that he succeeded in
getting some very good photos.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
Calls or
An Extra
Session
Legislature Will Meet on
June 4 Says Gov.
Eberhdrt
ACTION DEMANDED
Delayed Until State Convention
Asked For Preferential
On Governor
WANT STATEWIDE PRIMARY LAW
Congressional Reproducing
and Other Matters to
be Taken Up
WANT STATEWIDE PRIMARY LAW

Governor A. o. Eberhart has is
sued call for an extra session Of
the legislature to be held at the state
capitol on June 4.
Desire for the immediate enact
ment of a state wide primary law in
duced the governor to issue the call.
Endorsed Preferential
A preferential vote for the COVER
nor similar to the one taken for
president was Endorsed by the Re-
publican state convention.
Then Came the Call
Following this action Mr.. Eberhart
issued a statement that an extra ses-
sion would be held.
Confidence in the People
The governor says he is willing to
entrust his candidacy for re-nomina-
ton with the people.
May ReappOrtion
There is no way of shutting off
other legislature unless the governor
should say he would veto any mea-
sure aside from the direct primary
law. This he has not done and other
matters are sure to be considered.
May Make Ten Districts
Congressional rapport D nm ent
doubtless will be taken up and the
nine districts remodeled into ten. If
this is done it will head off the cam
didacy now being made by Alvah
Eastman for congressman-at-Iarge.
After the Railroads
Gross earnings tax will be taken
up if the public demand is hardened
to. The defeat of the two cent rate
has thrown the people Of the state
into bitter attitude of antagonism
to the railroads and they are sure to
ask caustic legislation.
Close to Voters
With election close at hand the
members are likely to keep in close
touch with their constituency and do
all they can to ensure reelection.
Action "a Surprise
The action of the governor was
wholly unexpected. He had repeat
eddy said he would not call an extra
session as he found no general de-
mand for it. The position taken by
the state convention evidently con-
vinced him of general demand.
Now Four Candidates
There are at present four candi-
dates for governor in the field and il
the state wide primary act passes the
voters will pass upon the men at the
primary election the time for hold
ing which doubtless will be made to
conform to the present primary law.
Opposed TO Extra Session
Senator Frank Clague and Repre-
sentative Joseph R. Keefe are op-
posed to holding the extra session
at this time. They are Of the opin-
ion the same result might have been
attained atless expense for the state.
Each j. strongly in favor of the state
wide primary law but thinks a pre-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
BOLLUM TAKES
FIELDS PLACE
Goes Out TO County Home as
Superintendent On June
First

o. j. Bollum will act as superin-
tendent Of the County Home after
June /.
William Field, the present super
intendent has resigned. While at
the home Mr.. and Mrs. Field won
the esteem and confidence of the
county commissioners and have
worked hard to care for the big in
stitution as it should be cared for.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bollum were unani-
mously elected by the board to the
superintendency and it IS confidently
believed they will give entire salts
faction in the place to which they
have been chosen.
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Continued on last page
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21

There is no way of shutting off
other legislature unless the governor
should say he would veto any mea-
sure aside from the direct primary
law. This he has not done and other
The Ordway new era., 1912-08-23
REPORTED BY THE CROUCH
Here the Original Hiram J. Tells Of
His Attendanee at a Country
"Functlon."

Having nothing else to do." re-
marked the old codger, II attended
a function while ! was over at Tor.
pidville the other day. The affair
was held In dispirited grove at the
end OF road In which every time
horse popped down his foot the dust
shot up in the air like skyrocket.
A band was playing without the
slightest remorse. A statesman, with
a neck as wrinkled as pickle. dron.
ed forth redundant nonentities with
out end. A sad and rickety merry
gG-wabble wound round and round
to the sound Of its own plaintive pee
dle-deedle. In tipsy pavilion =
lloarse person was endeavoring to sell.
in brazen defiance to the pure food
and drug act, what looked alarmingly
like horned toads fried in axle-grease.
A gentleman In a striped tent near.
by hoarsely stated that he preferred
to eat snakes at ten cents per SER
pent. There was the usual balloon
which seemed perfectly willing to do
| anything but get up. Scattered around
through the festal scene were few
old soldiers. grumbling: smattering
of farmers. also grumbling; sundry
honest voters. likewise grumbling:
and various other folks. nothing about
whom Is worth mentioning except
that they. too. were grImbling. 1t
may have been q reunioc. a fair. a
rally. q picnic. or what-not; but what
ever they CHANGED to call 1t. twas an
excellent example OF one OF our most
cherished institutions" s."-Kansas City
Star.
The Ordway new era., 1912-08-23
WILLING HE SHOULD GO FAR
One Man to Have Kid Transferred, but
He May Have Had
Crouch.

What do you think Of this scheme
OF having the countries exchange chill
dren?' asked the Sewickley man.
Il don't think anything about It,"
said the Williamsburg man. What Ia
the idea?"
AN English family. for instance. ex-
changes children for couple Of years
with German family. References are
first exchanged. and all sorts Of
things"
Il see"
Thus both sets of children get q
chance to learn another language and
get acquainted with another country.
It's quite a scheme"
Its an elegant scheme" declared
the Williamsburg man. my neighbors
have kid that l would like to see
exchanged with some family in ST.
beria"