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The News should appeal with special force to the sagacious business man.
 It has an extensive circulation in Western Connecticut, and especially throughout Litch- field County and Southern Be-xshire.
 It has 8 competent staff of wide-awake cor respondents in the various towns to report the local doings each week. and goes into the homes an1 Is perused by the entire families of the thrifty intelligent, reading class of people whom the long g-headed advertiser most desires to reach.
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WANTED

wANTED-l5,0O0 cords of lime kiln wood.
 Address. Box 202, East Canaan, Conn. BLANKETS to wash. Wool blankets and. bed quilts done to your satisfaction. Telephone 117-2. Mrs. J. P. Cudney, Canaan.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20
Luce Company is Busy
Electric Road Builders Neither Stun.
Der Nor Sleep; Progress Is Most
Encouraging

The Electric Short Line Company
is right on the job every minute
the work is progressing with marvel
GUS rapidity.
There are now ten work crews busy
at various points on the line besides
six steam shovels. About eighteen
miles west of Minneapolis in the Long
Lake district extensive grading is be-
ing done.
The compliance of the city council
of Minneapolis with the request of
the Company regarding franchise and
terminal vacations mean saving of
between $4,000 and $4,000 to the
Company.
The first fifteen miles of the road
will be in operation by the middle OF
the summer. Fourteen cars were ord
cred some time ago, and the electric
power for the first one hundred miles
of road has been contracted for.
Everything that can be done to
push the work is being done. If the
Company disposes of the required
stock they have to sell within the next
sixty days, there is little doubt OF
there being forty miles of road in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20
Makes Attempt to
Burn Entire Family
Continued from first page.

After the fire was burning briskly,
went down into the cellar and re-
manned there until it was over. No,
! was not afraid of being cremated. |
did not care whether l was or not. u
The barn was entirely destroyed,
while the first story of the residence
was badly Quilted and damaged by
water also. From the burning barn
flames were communicated to the
automobile garage at the rear of the
Catholic parsonage, adjoining, which
was also considerably damaged be-
fore the fire was extinguished.
Relates Cause of Rash Act
Questioned as to the cause of his
rash act, Marion continued his nara
ton without the least hesitancy and
seemingly in no unpleasant mood. 81
sold a house in Springfield recently
to A. c. Ochs, for whom | worked for
a number of years, and last week my
wife received $3.50, being the amount
of the purchase price, in cash. This
money she deposited in the First Ma
tional Bank. On Thursday of last
week l asked her for $40, which l
wanted to pay to the doctor, but she
refused to give me the money and |
told her and the children that would
get even. Seeing that this had no eff
feet, l carried out my threat and set
fire to the house" The family had a
miraculous escape from the blazing
house. The mother, four boys and a
girl were aroused by the presence of
smoke and, wrapping blankets about
themselves, with rare presence of
mind, they fought their way down the
stairs and through the flames to safe
ty. They were not burned. The chill
dren range in age from twelve to
twenty-one years.-New Ulm Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20
that the trade or popularity of Red
wood Falls will in any sense suffer.

that the trade or popularity of Red
wood Falls will in any sense suffer.
Other matters that came up for
discussion were the ACCESSIBILITY of
erecting pavillions near the entrance
of the State park and the doing away
with the fishway advised by the state
commission. This fishway, which is
required by law to be built at the dam
was decided useless as there was no
such way provided over the Redwood
Falls. The Club secretary was asked
to write the state commission the
facts of the case and ask that TIE
order be set aside.
The matters of the Decoration Day
expenses and the work on the nation
al roadway also came up before the
Club and were settled to it's satisfac-
ton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20
Graded Contest Closes
DIR. A. AslesOn Conducts Second Pop
ular Penmanship Contest in COun-
tvs Graded Schools

The penmanship contest conducted
by DR.. A. Asleson, in the graded
schools of Redwood County closed
last week. All the schools but two in
the county took part, and one thous-
and pupils wrote in the contest.
The contestants were dividede into
three classes: A-the high school pu-
pills, B-the pupils of the sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades, Call pupils
below the sixth grade.
The judges of the contest, Mrs.
Pratt, Supt. C. w. Street and DR.. w.
A. Brand, awarded the first prize in
class A, a $500 pen to Miss Lulu
Bopes of Redwood Falls, and the sec
ond prize in this class, $3.50 pen, to
Miss Agnes Steele also of Redwood
Falls.
The first prize in Glass B was
awarded to Miss Irene Rollins, an
eighth grade pupil at Lamberton and
the second prize was awarded Miss
Florence Porter of the Redwood sew
enth grade. These prizes were $500
and $500 pens respectively.
There was only one prize in Class C..
This, $3.50 pen, was given Agnes
Gluysteen, a fifth grade pupil of Lam
berton.
The names of the contestants re-
ceiving honors and their rank is as
follows:
Glass A
Lula Bopes, Redwood Falls
High School.
2.-Agnes Steele, Redwood Falls
High School.
Emma Henderson, Redwood
Falls High School.
ELLA Howe, Wabasso High
School,
Ruth Swenson, Redwood Falls
High School.
6.-Vera Kienzler, Redwood Falls
High School.
7.-Carolyn Seifert, Lamberton
High School.
8.-Annie E. Allan, Redwood Falls
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20
Crossing of River
Discussed by Club
Continued from first page)

The members of the council appar-
emily sanction the latter proposition as
being the more economical in the end.
Should the temporary bridge be built
it would be useless at the close of the
summer and the expenditure be with
out any lasting good to the city.
However the matter of transporta-
ton rests with the Club and the Coun-
ell and the citizens need not worry
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20

High School.
9.-Sophia Hanson, Redwood Falls
High School.
1O.-Arlie Castle, Redwood Falls
High School.
Class B
Irene Rollins, 9Th grade Lam
berton.
FLORENCE Porter, 7th grade,
Redwood Falls.
3.-Helen Martin, 7th grade, Red
wood Falls.
4.-Gertrude Myers, 9th grade, Del
hi.
Edith Hultquist, 7th grade, Del
hi.
ella. Shockley, 9th grade, Walnut
Grove.
Ernest Helle, 7th grade, San
born.
8.-Charles Swanbeck, 9Th grade,
Lamberton.
9.-Blanch Hardy, 9th grade, Red
wood Falls.
10.-Lillian Koenig, 7th grade,
Lamberton.
Class G
1.-Agnes Gluysteen, 9Th grade,
Lamberton.
Ronald Baldwin, 4th grade,
Redwood Falls.
3.-Wilbur Martin, 4th grade, Red
wood Falls.
4.-Bernice Peterson, 9th grade,
Lamberton.
5J.oscelyn Ives, 4th grade, Red
wood Falls.
6.-Marguerite Kumm, 4th grade,
Redwood Falls.
flames Gull, 4th grade, Redwood
Falls.
S.-Margaret Burmeister, 9Th grade
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20
TO LET ROAD JOBS

The town board of Redwood Falls
township will meet on Wednesday,
May 81, 1913 at the time and place
stated below, for the purpose of let
ting several road jobs. The board will
meet on the Reynolds Hill at 10:30;
at Albert Walters at 1:30 and on the
southeast line of section % at 2:30.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Weldon enter
tanned Mrs. Weldon's brother and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Maxson, and
their children and Mrs. Maxson, ST.,
of Marshall last Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20

Several other jobs will be let on the
same day.
Chas. Huhnerkoch, Chairman,
Dougal Tiffany, Clerk,
42-2t. Redwood Falls Township.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20

Redwood Falls.
9.-Evelyn Terry, 4th grade, LAM
berton.
1O.-Dorothea Ellington, 9Th grade,
Wabasso.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20

interviewer" sheer light
weight that wear even better
than some heavier ones, all
colors. Csc and Soc.
Evening star., 1913-11-23

old Bob to have just the old shock he used
to have when played tug of war with it in college
roughhouses. | guess he's right about being bum
actor, though. He rotten last night
Il don't know about last night, said |; "but he
far from bad the night met him. Fact IS rather
surprised that he did so we'll He's too good for vaude
vile"
"He hasn't got recognizing him yet, said
Farringate. "That remark about ear1narks that you
made has stuck in his crop. He spoke about it last
night and he added that he'd convince you before he
got through that you didn't know what you talking
about
"He needn't be that point said l. "After
all all the arts personality must count for something
As matter of fact there lot of people whose udg
ment supposed to be beyond criticism who claim that
personality the whole thing provided that itself it
is strong and attractive 1t made any difference
my enjoyment of Booth that when he played Brutus
you merely Hamlet disguised the noblest Roman
of them all 1t is the intelligent reading of lines rather
than the mpersonation of dramatic character
that counts.
"Faxon thinks differently" said Farringate. "He
says that your should completely subnerge
his identity the role he that not he but the
individual he mpersonatng stands before your eyes
He instanced here in town some years ago whose
reputation actor not very widespread, but
who played Lincoln in such fashion that when he
walked out the stage lot of oldtimers who had
Continued page is
Evening star., 1913-11-23

"but he says he's got important rehearsal that
will take him all day But I'll be there sure-eight
thrty-Termnal or ferry?'
"Oh Terminal always, said l, unless you fond of
yachting"
"Not for me" laughed Farringate. "I'm fond of the
bounding ocean; but cruising a Long Island ferry
boat is tr1e tedious
When the train drew into the Ashwood station the
following morning Farringate descended, and inn
mediatey whisked off to the links where put in
few hours playing eighteen holes at go after which
sped hastily home to dinner Farrngate in great
form, and had unusual difficulty in holding him down
but was his invarabe CUSTOM he all to pieces
the last three holes, and l out winner by the
usual margin
"You outdd yourself the first nine, Billie said |,
we held the usual postmortem our game.
"Yes," he answered with sigh; "but that internal
water hazard always gets my capricorn. It's funny
how measy little twobynine frog pond looms up into
when you trying to get golf ball over it
THE afternoon very hot, and we not at all
inclined to exert ourselves unduly, and for that
reason devoted time until five clock swinging
and fro in couple of hammocks discussing old times,
and chiefly meeting with Faxon.
Il mighty glad to old Bobby again. said I.
"He the old Faxon, wasn't he?"
"Yes,' said Farringate. Il think the years have
changed him less by good deal than they have changed
You haven't any hair left; what have is gray but
Evening star., 1913-11-23

result of comparison. Mrs. De Garmo had in mind the
splendid work being carried by national and State
agricultural departments to the end of producing better
livestock, the improvement of breeds and development
of higher standards in individuals, as well the
encouragement offered by the annual meets of the Fair
Associations in the way of competitive exhibitions,
where the merits defects of each animal deter
mined by standardized card and where the prize
awarded for physical perfection rather than looks
Mrs. De Garmo concluded that if the strict physical
test the correct and logical basis which to de-
ernine the merits of animal then the principle,
with equal reason, should be made to apply in deter
mining the merits of baby. She argued that the
physical perfection of baby equally important
that of calf a colt Wouldn't there be vastly
more benefit first and last, in raising higher standard
of babies than in the improvement however desirable,
of the quality of livestock? Mrs De Garmo thought
there would.
And if wholesome rivalry, manifested in the
petive exhibits of the agricultural fairs served
effective incentive to the better grooming feeding care,
and treatment of domestic animals to the end Of de
veloping perfect individuals then why would not
like contests with baby exhibits based analogous
standardized Of physical points of perfection and
defects, promote equally wholesome rivalry among
parents which would incentive raise better
Evening star., 1913-11-23

sique, and promises general uplft of the race.
The first year Of the Louisiana Association there
erected the State Fair grounds at Shreveport
model home. The entire building used rest
rooms for women and children. Since then two similar
homes have been built in addition These buildings
devoted exclusively to the of the field of
domestic economy and social activity. Also in the
original model home held that most interesting, if
not most important function of the fair, the baby
show, where the prettiest the fattest and the best
dressed baby was awarded prize. The prize winner
in this ancient type of baby show might have defective
lungs feeble heart, overgrown liver, dyspeptic
stomach, weak eyes, bad teeth, and a
of organic flaws and physical defects; but long
the fattest of its class had the curs and the
most fetching dimpes, dressed in the
deru creation of lace and ribbons the of health
and normal physical development did not count.
Then revolution, a complete change in the
fossilized formula of judging babies for prize The
idea finds expression in the slogan, "Looks don't
COUNT
Six years ago, when the first model home was being
put in order for the regulation beauty baby show sced
dued for that year, possessed of idea,
and she Immediately developed plans to give the
notion concrete application 1t intensely prac-
tical idea, and likewise simple that the wonder is
Evening star., 1913-11-23

someone had not thought of
and promoted it years before.
MRS. FRANK DE GARMO
" of New Orleans had long
been identified with reform
movements connected with
child welfare; especially in the
interests of children in the plan
tation districts. She conducted
one of the most effective fights
ever made by a woman for the
development of better roads
throughout the State; particu-
larly in the improvement of
highways most used by school
children.
Mrs. De Garmo was also a
frst-hand student of hygienic
conditions and home environ
ments, and always alert in
adopting methods and means
that promised to make for child
betterment, physical, mental,
and moral. The inspiration
that gave her a true conception
of what a baby show really
ought to be presented new op-
portunities and possibilities in
this field of work.
The idea was developed as a
Evening star., 1913-11-23
WORTH WHILE FOLK
PROMOTER OF THE FIRST "BETTER BABY" CONTEST
THE South appreciates her
women. Her women are

THE South appreciates her
women. Her women are
worthy the appreciation.
The Louisiana State Fair AS
sociation was among the first
to recognize the fact that the
success and popularity of any
fair might be doubled by the
cooperation of women. Since
its organization women have
had charge of various depart
ments. For 1913 a woman
holds the position of manager
of the horseshow,-the only
woman horseshow manager in
the United States.
This signal recognition of
women by the association dur
ing later years is more or less
directly due to the initiative of
a New Orleans woman who in
troduced an original feature in
the routine of agricultural fair
exhibits, which swept over the
entire country backed by an
enthusiastic interest irresistible
as a tidal wave. This feature
has grown to be a national
movement, one that cannot fail
to make for the betterment of
the nations health and nhN-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-02

messed by crowd of passengers from
New York limited train and several
hundred persons waiting to depart.
Diamonds flashed and costly raj
ment was bedraggled and torn as Mrs.
Street wrestled with the dog. upon
whose throat she fixed a grip that did
not relax until Patrolman Skala came
TO her aid. The maid had fed scream.
ing. and Mrs. Streets daughter, a girl
OF about ten years, was trying to help
her mother when the patrolman ar.
rived.
The owner of the animal. Lucy Dor.
mis-, who is housekeeper for a family
OF the name of Frazer in Salem, Ohio
added her shrill protests to the bed.
lam. She declared that her MAZE"
was inoffensive and that be should
not be choked.
BY this time MAZE" was fast losing
his interest in life. Mrs. Streets grip
was slowly but surely choking the life
out of him.
MAZE" was sent to the health de-
partment, where he was placed under
observation to see IL he develops
rabies. and Mrs. Street drove her
maid. daughter. the patrolman and
the owner Of the animal to headquar-
tiers. The party scrambled into Mrs.
Streets automobile in the presence of
a crowd which damned the roadway.
Formal complaint was lodged and
Mrs. Street drove off seeking a nhysi
clan to attend the maids injury.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-02
Pace Began to Tell.

dows were broken and heads barely
missed by the shots. The whole
upper section Of the city was on the
street to watch the sport.
Car after car got in line, each with
a policeman hanging on the running
board blowing his whistle to get the
right of way. or taking long distance
shots at the flying quarry.
But the pace began to tell and the
number of pursuers slowly dwindled
toward midnight until finally there
were only Ochenhirt on his still faith.
full motorcycle and the three men who
had started the pursuit.
After $50 miles of city streets had
been covered Ochenhirt found him.
self the only pursuer. Slowly he drew
In on his quarry and finally far I'D
town. the pursued machines front
wheel collapsed and the car Topped
into a ditch. One of its occupants
fled, but the other two, Gohlhaus and
his chauffeur, were arrested.
The three women Gohlhaus's car
had knocked down were taken to a
hospital
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-02
1T AMT Me-" SAYS KELLY
Sister Thought Corpse Was Brother,
but Happy Reunion Proves
She Was Mistaken.

New York.-When Mrs. Christina
O'Brien read a notice in the newspa-
pers that James ]. Kelly, sixty-one
years old. had died in St. Michaers
hospital, Newark, she went to the
hospital and identified the body as
that of her long-lost brother and had
1t sent to her home at GIG John street,
Kearney, N. J.
Mrs. O'Brien called a priest and
an undertaken, sent out notices and
telephoned to all friends and relatives
that the funeral would be next day.
Among those to whom she sent a no.
tice was John Thompson, a contract
worked
When Thompson received the notice
by mail he went over to a house his
men were painting and called James
]. Kelly off the job.
Il guess they have you dead up at
your sisters house. JIM" he said.
I'VE better go up and see about It,"
So they went up to Mrs. O'Brien's
house and the servant ushered them
into the front room, where several
women were moaning over the coffin.
Kelly tiptoed in and took a look at
the corpse
That amt me-" he said, Just as
Mrs. O'Brien entered the room.
Brother and sister fell in each 9TH
er's arms and later the body was sent
to the morgue in Harrison to await a
claimant.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-02
WILD AUTO CHASE
IN NEW YORK CITY
Police and Motorists Pursue
Speeder Three Hours.
KNOCKED DOWN WOMEN
Bullets Flew After a Car That Had
Run Down Several People and
Then Ran Away-colIapsed Wheel
Finally Ditched the Machine.

New York.-Roaring through the
streets of the upper west side with
an occasional burst of Vanderbilt cur
speed. low built racing car was run
TO earth early the other day after a
continuous chase OF three hours, in
which a motorcycle policeman led a
fleet of private cars.
The pursued machine, driven by its
owner, William Gohlhaus, a motor car
dealer, had knocked down three
women who were crossing Fifth ave-
nue. at One Hundred and Thirteenth
street. The accident was seen by
three men in another car and they
started the pursuit in which Motor
cycle Policeman Ochenhirt Joined al.
most Immediately. The pursued car
ran the gauntlet of fire from Ochen-
hirt's revolver
One policeman after another, at
tracted by the noise of the pursued,
stepped out from street corners and
blazed away, hoping 10 strike a tire
or cripple the machinery of the fly
ing car.
Gohlhaus slid far down in his seat
and his two companions crouched in
the tonneau. The chase was the most
dramatic ever known in this city. Up
into the open spaces near Van Cort-
land Park and back into the swarm
ing streets of the upper west side,
the big six-cylinder car whirled, cut.
out open and its exhaust roaring and
splitting flame like a cup racer.
Ochenhirt hung to the trail, about
two short blocks behind His cycle
was good for 50 miles an hour and
he said he had it going at the top
notch.
Steering with one hand, the police.
man loaded and reloaded his revolver
and emptied it, but with no effect. A
little girl sitting at a basement win.
dow received painful flesh wound
from one wild bullet and several win.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-02
WANTS EXPERT ASSISTANCE
New York Street Commissioner Sub
mlts Fifty Ways Of MisspeIIins
One Word.

New York.-Street Cleaning Com
missioner Edwards is thinking of EN-
pioying some expert phonetic spoilers
and may be some of Andrew Car
negie's simplified spoilers. too. to de-
cipher the complaints that come into
mis- office. AS sample of what his Of
flee force has to tackle he submits
nifty ways Of misspelling the word
garbage.
Here is the list. which might inspire
envy In the breast of the most indus.
trious exponent Of the phonetic spell.
ing; Grabbrage. garbage, carriages.
garbege, cabbage, cabbage. garbage.
garbach, gobbage. garbbes, garbadge.
garbeg. garbig. garbish, garbige, CUR.
page, garbage, CABBAGE, cabbage, carb-
Dag, garbage. gabbatche, carribag.
garbitsch. garbich. garbez, gorbise.
gerbag. garbager. garbet, gorbage gar.
rabage. gobers. garbabege, garberx
garnodg, carbiche. gerban, garbetch,
garbegge. CABBAGE. garbage, gabes
garbit, garbush. carbag.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-02

The sensation Of being swept to the
brink of the precipice would then be
experienced. Faster and faster would
the current bear the tiny craft down.
ward until it poised directly over the
laundering chasm. At that instant the
arm Of the derrick would draw 1t from
the water and lower it through the
mist into the waters at the base of
the falls. 1t would then be guided
to shore.
Monterey estimated that thousands
Of people would be willing to pay we'll
for the privilege Of saying they had