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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
DEATH CALLS AGED WOMAN
Mrs. Lydia Brooke Died Thursday At
ter Illness Resulting from Severe
Attack of Grip

Mrs. Lydia Alnora Brooke passed
away at her home with Mrs. Parker
early Thursday morning after an i'll
ness of over two months.
The funeral was held at Mrs. Park
ers' home Saturday afternoon, Rev
n. de NJ. Darrell officiating. Inter
ment was made in the local cemetery
Mrs. Brooke, formerly Miss Lydia
Swift was the daughter of the first
Methodist minister of Redwood Falls
She was born in Wisconsin in 1849 and
came to Redwood in 1868.
In 1871 she married H. D. Brooke
and they made their home in Illinois.
Here two sons were born to them, both
dying in infancy. Mr.. Brooke died
many years ago. After his death Mrs
Brooke devoted herself to the care of
her aged parents until their death sew.
eral years ago. Since then she made
her home in Redwood Falls.
Mrs. Brooke is survived by her SIS
ter, Mrs. Irene Marsh, and two broth
ers, one at Baltimore, Md, and one in
Wisconsin. Both were i'll at the time
of her death and unable to come here
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
SCALES ARE BEING INSPECTED
Representative of Department Of
Weights and Measures Investigat-
ing Local Scales

J. R. Methven of the department of
weights and measures is in Redwood
Falls inspecting and sealing scales.
He is one of band of thirty state in
spectors who canvas the state thor
oughly, and woe betide the dealer who
is guilty of using an untrue scale
whether consciously or not!
Mr.. Methven called our attention to
a very interesting article in the Sun
day Pioneer Press on the exhibit of
short weights and measures taken up
by the inspectors and placed on exhi-
bition in the old capitol. These are of
great interest and are labeled Zone of
The Reasons for The High Cost of Liv-
ing"
The most cheating of all these clev-
er little devices is tiny "shrinker'
which has been found in use on several
scales. 1t is very small and innocent
looking but deadly" to the purchaser
of groceries, meat, etc.
The department represented by Mr..
Methven is very new one and there
are bills pending in the legislature
which will, if passed, greatly facilitate
its work. These bills are plainly des-
cribed in the Press article.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
fine PICTURES EXHIBIT
Effort Undertaken For Purpose of
Raising Funds to Purchase Pic
lures for Grade School

During the week of April Z, there
will be on display at the Grade School
building an exhibition of more than
ordinary interest. 1t consists of car
bon photographs and engravings
loaned by A. w. Elson Co., of Boston,
Mass, and contains only the very best
representations of the masterpieces of
art of different countries and different
periods.
The exhibition is to be presented in
this city for the purpose of increasing
the interest in the study of art and
for the purpose of raising money for
the purchase of pictures for the Grade
school building. A small admission
fee will be charged, and the public is
cordially invited to visit the exhibit
ton. Nearly every art gallery in the
world has to be visited in order to see
the originals of these pictures, which,
although copies, are some of the very
best in existence.
The collection which will be on dis
play here comprises some two hun
dred subjects, representing all of the
principal schools of art, as we'll as
reproductions of the worlds greatest
pieces of sculpture, architecture and
important views from nature. In con-
nection with the exhibition a cata-
logue has been prepared which gives
a number of important facts concern
ing the pictures and their painters,
and these will be on sale at the school
building during the exhibition.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
StenSvad Pleads
For Park Money
Redwood's Popular Automobile Dealer
Appears Before Joint Appropria-
ton Committee
PROSPECT LOOKS FAVORABLE
If Amount Asked is Appropriated the
Park Will Be Put in First Class
Shape
(By Grove E. WILSON,

Rud Stensvad, eloquent, handsome
and persuasive, appeared before the
Joint appropriation committee of the
house and Senate Wednesday and
pleaded for money for the improve
ment and maintenance of the Ramsey
State Park.
Joseph Tyson would have been here
but he was detained at Shakopee with
a coating of mud. Herbert Baldwin
was also to be here but he was with
Mrs. Baldwin at Shakopee.
So there was Rud., bashful but un-
daunted, to face the committee alone
And he did it.
Modestly sloughing all demands for
the entirely ornamental he asked for
only $4,000, with the accent on the
first syllable.
Bridges, roads and more land were
the key notes of his speech to which
the senators and representatives list
ened attentively and encouragingly.
At present it looks as though Rud
had won out to the tune of $500. Al
any rate there is reason to believe
that the committee will appropriate
that amount for the improvement anc
maintenance of the park.
This news should gladden. the hear
of the superintendent, Joe Tyson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
JULIUS WAGNER GUILTY
Man Who Stole Purse in Catholic
Church Fined S35 and
Costs

The case of Julius Wagner who was
accused of stealing purse from the
Catholic Church Friday, was tried in
municipal court yesterday.
While the evidence against Wagner
was entirely circumstantial, it was con-
sidered by the jury to be sufficient to
convict him of the crime.
Wagner entered the church after the
morning service last Friday. The only
others there were Mrs. John Lauter-
bach and Grandma Zimmerman. A
purse belonging to Mrs. Lauterbach
was Icing on her. pew, and while she
was in another part of the church, the
man entered her pew for a few min
utes, leaving the church soon after
Mrs. Lauterbach soon discovered hel
purse was gone and Wagner as "sus.
pect," was located at the Northwest
ern depot He had discarded the
purse, but the amount of money he
carried, combined with the contradict
Dry stories he told, and the record OBJ.
tanned from places he has recently
visited, were enough to convince the
jury he had taken the money.
Judge Gray fined the culprit $35
and costs, which he Immediately paid
and he was requested to leave town
which he is supposed to have done.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
MORTON TEACHERS TAKE HIKE

The weather last week wasn't lust
the weather for a stroll but those
plucky school teachers from Morton
accomplished their purpose in spite of
all drawbacks and we take off our
figurative hat to them.
A week ago Saturday Misses Carl
son, Peterson, Ulrich, and O'Neal of
the Morton public schools arose at
$40 A. NJ. and set off for a cross coun-
try hike to Kasota a distance of 70
miles-just right for a mornings
stroll.
They arrived there Tuesday after
being entertained by friends at vari-
Gus points along the way. At New
Ulm they were delightfully."- entertained
by the Boy Scouts who showed great
appreciation of the spirit which
prompted this walk.
In Kasota the young ladies had a
royal good time at a house party.
They came into Redwood via the
Northwestern train Saturday and
drove to Morton in an automobile.
The girls wore khaki dresses. slick
ers and rubber hats. They carried
their baggage with them which proves
it really is possible for women. to go
IN light marching order.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
Fine Pussy Females
All Fidget and FIirt
Old Maids Hold Notable Convention
OF Particular Interest to City
Bachelors

Did you see The Old Maids Con-
vention? If you did not you missed
whole evening of first class fun. No
one in the audience, had he not been
prepared before hand, would have
dreamed that all the ladies were not
the genuine article.
The costumes worn by the actresses
were worthy of notice-in fact it was
impossible not to notice them. They
represented various periods of history
and were varied enough in color and
style to appeal to all tastes.
The singing was also most remark
able. 1t was a surprise to many peo-
pie to learn that there is SO much real
talent in the city. 1t is not known
who trained the CHORUS girls" but the
harmony, melody and quality of the
voices was flawless.
In the skillful hands of A. D. Nc
Rae the Remodeloscope did splendid
work and the transformations were
wonderful. How it is possible for a
fluffy, white poodle to become link OF
bologna, or a fussy old maid to come
forth a girl who can whistle like a
bird, only Mac can tell. He is Won
der-that man.
The box office receipts were S128.35
The ladies justly earned this big re-
ward for their labors and The Gazette
is heartily glad they got it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
COUNTY AGENT POSTPONED
Reduction of Outside Support Causes
Suspension In Solicitation of
Funds

A. D. Stewart, who has been one of
the earnest promoters of the county
agent proposition made the following
statement to The Gazette yesterday.
The support outside of the county has
been reduced from $3.50 which was
promised on the outset to $500. This
justifies suspending further solicita-
ton of funds until the action of both
legislature and congress on the agri-
cultural bills pending, is known.
This will cause some delay which is
regretted by all those interested in the
scheme.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
A Loan Association
Would Help Some!
Why Not Organize A Building And
Loan Association in Red
wood Falls
SURE TO BE BENEFIT TO ALL
Other Cities Are Using This Plan To
Aid Those Who Wish To Save, In
vest or Borrow

The time for Redwood Falls to start
a Building and Loan Association is
right now. This plan of saving or in
vesting or building home is being
used to advantage in other cities and
there is apparently no reason why it
wouldn't work to advantage here.
New Ulm has such an organization
which has been successfully operated
for the past fifteen years. 1t now has
an authorized stock of 100000.
Shares sell for 500 each, and the pay
ment per share is rs cents per week.
The members of the association are
divided into three classes: first, those
desiring to save money; second, those
desiring to invest money and, third,
those desiring to borrow money. These
three classes cooperate for mutual
benefit and in all cases have found it.
Such an organization here would
make it possible for those having
money to invest to keep it where it
would benefit Redwood Falls, without
sacrificing high rate of interest, and
also make it possible for those wish
ing to have homes to occupy them
while paying for them.
The organization pays dividends and
a high rate of interest. The payment
of rs cents per week for each share
pays the interest of the loan and the
remainder is applied to the original
debt. Borrowers are regarded as
members of the association, and bene-
fit by the dividend the same as invest
ors.
Summing up the situation briefly,
the Building and Loan Association is
financial cooperative savings and
building movement by which all
concerned obtain good. In view of
the present difficulty in securing dwell
ing places it would seem that such an
association might be looked to as a
solution of the problem.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25

Call and see the new stock of wall
paper at Luscher's Drug Store. 35-1t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25

H. A Baldwin and Geo. Jaehning
left Monday noon for Minneapolis
where they attended the banquet given
by Colonel Luce last night. From
Minneapolis Mr.. Baldwin will go to
-~oflatfield to attend meeting of an in
surance company of which he is one of
the directors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25

Rev. J. J. Ehrstein announced to his
congregation Sunday that his resigna-
ton was before the directors of the
church and would be acted upon at
their first meeting. early in April. No
reason for the resignation was given.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
CAN You BEAT IT?

A North Dakota editor re-
Gently received the following
letter: "Please send me a few
copies of the paper which had
the obituary and verses about
the death of my child a week or
so ago. Also publish the en-
closed clipping about my niece's
marriage. And wi h you
would mention in your local col
umns, if it don't cost anything,
that | have two bull calves to
sell. Send me a couple of extra
copies of the paper this week.
AS my subscription is out, please
stop my paper. Times are too
hard to waste money on news
papers"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25
Electric Short Line
Nearing Redwood
Col. Luce Here to Discuss All Points
of Proposition With CONNER
cial Club
ROAD COMPLETE IN TWO YEARS
Redwood Falls Citizens Have to De-
eide S00n-Other Towns Are
Boosting

There will be a mass meeting to-
night, March 25, at the court house to
discuss the proposition. Every citi-
zen is requested to be present and give
his opinion on this matter which is so
important to all.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Weldon drove
to Wabasso Sunday. Mrs Weldon, ST.,
who has recently been very i'll is gain
ing rapidly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Chief OF SANITARY
INSPECTORS MAKES
REPORT TO NELSON
3S4,926 Inspections Made
During Past Year With
367 Arrests-Fines
Total 1888

The report of Chief Sanitary Inspec-
tor Walter Burson was made yesterday
to the health officer of the city, DR..
Robert Nelson. The report shows that
3S4.926 inspections were made during
the year and that S67 arrests were made
for violation of sanitary. laws.
Mr.. Burson states that with the APP
preaching spring every effort will be
made to check the house fly evil, and
that rigid inspection of all stables
will be made and the persons who failed
to clean up their stables vii be, ar
rested and fined. He also states that all
places where eatables are offered for
sale will be closely loked after. es-
peeially grocery stores' meat markets
and restaurants.
The report submitted is as follows:
birmingham, February 1, 1913.
DIR. Robert Nelson, city Health officer
city.
Dear Sir--I herewith submit report
of work by sanitary inspectors during
the year 1912:
Arrests 367
Fines ............. 81 953. 90
Garbage cans ................ 6560
Clean up premises ....... 13,433
Throwing garbage in street 80. 723
Cut weeds and grass .,..... S643
lStagnant water on lots, filled or
drained ..... LAG
Closets and SINKS connected with
sewer ................. 1888
Water turned on closets ....... 451
Plumbing repaired ............ 1913
Sewers opened ............ 265
| Dead stock ordered remoyed.... 95
Stables cleaned up ............ S194
| Cow pens cleaned UP .......... 23b
| Hog pens moved .............. las
Inspections of bakeries .... 239
| Inspections of meat markets >. 1878
inspections of restaurants. 3734
| Inspections of stores .......... 1885
Complaints answered ......... $3.50
| Open wells filled or covered. lis
Stock yards cleaned up ........ 15
Dry closets made hy-tight. 5000
Flags for contagious diseases. 1928
Smallpox cases sent to the pest
| mouse ............ I3
Rooms fumigated ............. 902
General inspections ........... 323,05S
| Total inspections ............ 1884 926
| Respectfully submitted,
wv. C. BURSON,
| "Chief Sanitary Inspector"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
THE NATURAL SOLUTION
Nv RALPH W. SILVER

ing plants as long as they burn coal or
similar fuels
The active power in moving bodies OF
water needs not and cannot be placed In
a state of combustion. It is made avail
able In the most common sense of the
word at waterfalls and in late years, after
being harnessed, it has been transported
to distant places and used by means OF
converting 1t into electric currents
Cities whose factories use power made
active by combustion of coal are smoky,
but some of them have become smokeless
by the substitution OF natural gas or nat
ural power In the form of electricity.
Pittsburg is making progress in abating
smoke, Washington is pointed out as a
model smokeless city; Denver, the sight
seeing city of the west Is smokeless; Buf-
falo and other northern cities are to cer-
tain degree eliminating the smoke nui-
sance. Birmingham is trying it.
Pittsburg Is substituting natural gas
for power purposes, Washington Is a city
of government and not of industry and
manufactures, Denver is admittedly maxi
ing no progress and is in a state of list
lessness because she has but few manu-
factories. Buffalo and many of the other
smokeless northern cities employ the elec-
trict current power now harnessed at the
mighty Niagara Falls and other water
power sites.
Birmingham, however. is in none OF
these classes; she has as yet no natural
gas commercially developed; he has man.
ufacturing plants and wants more: she Is
a city of industry and commerce. and MS
vet she has no natural water power avail
able.
But it is common knowledge that ore
of the richest corporations ever entering
Alabama has already spent hundreds q;
thousands of dollars in Harvesting some
of the most enormous water power sites
In North America. This active power has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Mrs. Orr Talks to Meeting of
Civic League
WILL WASTE NO TIME
Sessions of League VIII Be Conducted
in Group Meetings, According to
Observation-Disclosures to
Reduce Living Cost

With the adoption Of a cooperative
plan such as outlined yesterday after
noon by Mrs. C. P Orr at a meeting
of the Civic League, there is reason
TO suppose that the price of living in
birmingham will be noticeably reduced
in a very short time The purpose Of
a Housekeepers' league was explained
several months ago by Mrs. Orr In a
letter published in The Age-Herald. To
place 1t before the women of Bir-
mingham and announce to them her
readiness to assist in the formation of
such an organization she issued a call
for the meeting yesterday through the
daily press. The response of house
keepers from every section of the city
indicates the eagerness with which the
work will be undertaken.
Mrs Orr was chairman of the meet
ing and Mrs. J. .. Hannum was ap-
pointed temporary secretary. The names
and addresses OF the women present
we're enrolled and plans made for an
active campaign Cor members.
The rnsseting was conducted informal
iy, questions being asked and expert
ences interchanged from the floor. Mrs.
Orr directing the discussion and stat
ing her plans Literature will be sent
out to further bring the work of the
Housekeepers' league in other cities
before the women of Birmingham.
"It Is our purpose" stated Mrs. Orr,
ito waste no time in meetings, and to
save as much work as possible. The
sessions of the league will be conducted
in group meetings, according to neigh
borhoods. Each woman here this after
noon is expected to become self
appointed membership committee to Sc
cure as many women as possible in her
neighborhood and carry on her work
entirely with the women of that neigh
borhood, only coming to the central
organization for assistance and report
1t rests with this organization as to
whether Housekeepers' league in
Birmingham shall amount to anything
With membership of 1000 women IL
will be possible 30 regulate prices. A
competent man might be secured to
represent us, do our buying outside OF
the city and thus save few cents on
every dozen eggs. every chicken, every
pound of butter purchased by the
members.
The experiences Of civic leagues In other
cities were presented as adequate reason
for such an organization here. The case
of New York, where the price of butter
was reduced through the decision of tho
women of that league to stop buying but
ter until within a week the price was reg
ulated satisfactorily. The price of citrous
fruits this winter which have been higher
than In five wears, was presented rs Il
case needing the regulation of a cooper
ative body of housekeepers.
There has never" stated Mrs Orr,
been such a crop of oranges and grape
fruit in Florida as were produced there
this winter. In California on the other
hand, these fruits were failure. Flori-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

Mechanical power, which Is motion gen
orally speaking. is of two kinds, natura'
and artificial.
That which is natural power il tna'
which is already in active existence. Ao
be available it needs but harnesslns
That which is artificial power is tna'
which is in a dormant existence. 10 pe
available 1t must be harnessed also, pu'
first 1t must be excited or made active.
All mechanical power. natural and arti-
fetal, comes from the sun. The artihcial
is that which has been stored by the sun
in the substances of the earth; the nat
ural is that which has not been stored ~
the substances of the earth, but Is stu
active upon its surface. Coal and most
fuels are the common examples OF the
substances of .he earth which contain ar
tificial power. 1t lies in them dormant
Bodies of water In motion under the laws
of gravitation are the most common ex-
amples of natural power.
The dormant power in coal and all fueis
can only be excited and made active when
the fuel is placed in state OF comous-
ton. Imperfect combustion throws on
small particles of carbon. Perfect COM
bustion for practical purposes is impos-
sible in most practical fuels. and there
therefore. exists a vapor or gas COM
monty known as smoke and which in Bir-
mingham is closely allied with the name
Weatherly. There is no such thing as
smoke consumer or any device to de-
stroy smoke after it has been made. So
since perfect combustion Is Impossible
there will be smoke made by manufactur'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Economic Progress of the Negro

To the Editor OF The Age-Herald;
Starting, practically with nothing but
bare hands 90 years ago the negroes
of the south own more than seven hun
dred million dollars worth of property
acquired since Lincoln issued the proc
amation of emancipation, declared the
1000 delegates at the Tuskegee negro
conference at its twenty-second annual
session just adjourned. This remarkable
statement was based upon data care
fully collected.
1t was further declared that a quar-
ter of million negroes own farms con-
ssting of twenty million acres of land
in the south This acquisition. the con-
ference averred is an area equal to that
of the great state of South Carolina.
1t was also declared that during the
past 10 years the value of domestic ami
mails owned by the negroes has increased
from ss5,21s, s37 to SIT, ,27S 1885, that the value
of their poultry has increased from 3d.
7sS, 1872 to $5,11S,736; the value of imple-
nlents and machinery have increased in
10 years from s1S,5S6,225 to S26s6l, AIS: the
valne of land and buildings have IN
creased for the same decade from $50, ,636,-
40 to- s27S. sol. .665.
Total value of all farm property owned
by negroes In Dixie is now equal tc
half billion dollars, was the statemen;
enthusiastically dppietuutu ny tic ttOu-
sands of farmers assembled.
While rejoicing in the splendid op-
portunites that have come to them with
emancipation those representative mel
and women OF the race declared eve
recognize that complete freedom can
come to us only as we gain knowledge
that will fit us to use these opportu-
mites. To that end, we call upon nesroe:
everywhere. upon teachers and preachers
alike. to see to it that the masses are
given the kind of education that will fl;
them to be honest. industrious and la "
abiding citizens. that this fiftieth ami
versary of our freedom may - the
beginning of progress even more rapid
more enduring and more worthy the re-
spect of the world than the past"
Citing the census report showing that
20 per cent of the race can read and
write the conference advised the improve
ment of schoolhouses and the land, ami
congratulated the farmers of the race
upon the presence of Isaac D. Martin OF
Pratt City who won the second Ala
bama state prize for raising 200 bushels
of corn upon one acre of land over more
than 1900 contestants.
The prize was $50 ard It was presented
by Mr.. A. T. Goodwin. representing
the seoartne1t of agriculture of tho
state of Alabama. A. Il. OWENS.
Tuskeegee Institute, January 80 1919.