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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-26
FORMER BADGER KILLED
Body of Mrs. Kenneth Pray, Auto
Victim, on Way. to Wisconsin.

Fond du Lac, Wis, June 25.-Mrs.
Kenneth Pray, graduate of Grafton
Hall, but now resident of Phiadel-
phia, was killed in an automobile ac-
cident at Kalamazoo, Mich, and the
body will reach here en- route to Ash
land for burial. The funeral party
will be met by Bishop Weller, who
will accompany it to Ashland.
Mrs. Pray was formerly Miss Eliza
LamerouX of Stevens Point, and
daughter of Attorney Frank Lameroux
of that city. Her husband is we'll
known Philadelphia newspaper man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-26
An American Merchant Marine.

Milwaukee News: The United States
should have merchant marine fully
adequate to take care of their extensive
interests, and the opening of the canal
with the increased activity of the other
shipping nations, shows that if Ameri-
can commerce is to fare successfully it
must be strengthened nj once in its own
transportation facilities on the seas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-26
TRIES TO KILL CHILDREN
Regrets Rescue After Seeking to End
Own Life.

Elgin, H., June 25.-'I'm sorry l
made such mess of it," said Mrs.
August Peterson when DR. Sally How
ell asked her If she turned on ali the
gas jets in her home, nearly result
ing in the asphyXiation of herself and
her two sons, George. aged nineteen,
and Edward. aged twelve
All three are in serious condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-26
THE POST AND CORPS PICNIC
AS Usual a Very Pleas ant Social
Gathering.

The annual picnic of the Grand Army
post and the Woman's Relief Corps
was held on the farm of Louis GRADER
near Harker station on Tuesday. That
these picnics excel as enjoyable social
events has become proverbial; and
this one was, if possible, better than
those gone before. With good cheer the
day was well spent as "a day of recrea-
ton.
Two who were present,-Comrades
George Jeuck and J, J, Heathcock will
attend the great reunion at Gettysburg.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-26
DOlNGS IN CONGRESS
SENATE

Not in session; meets Thurs
day.
Democratic caucus continued
work over tariff revision,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-26
HOUSE

Met at noon.
Judiciary committee determ-
iued on hearings in the Digs.
Caminetti white slave and West.
ern Fuel prosecutions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-02
Do Your Christmas Shopping Early.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

Estate of Irma L. Shoemaker.
State of MINI ,sota, County of Red
wood. in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Irma
L. Shoemaker, decedent:
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to H. w. Shoe
maker.
1t is ordered, that the time within
which creditors of the above named de-
cedent may present claims against her
estate in this court, be, and the same
hereby is, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Monday the 23rd day of Feb
ruary, 1914, at 1000 o'clock q. m, in
the Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House in the City of Redwood Falls in
said County, be, and the same hereby
is, fixed and appoi1 ted as the time and
place for hearing upon and the ex-
animation, adjustment and allowance
of such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the Red
wood Gazette, as provided by law.
Dated November 22nd, 1913.
Attorney for Petitioner
FRANK CLAGUE.
court Seal) A. R. A. LAUDON,
1S-3t. Judge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-02

Falls Warehouse and Elevator Com
pany, and erected warehouse on
Bridge street, Redwood Falls, just east
Of the present Knenxh residence.
The corporation was formed June
LIST, 1874, in time to take off the fall
crop. It was given capital stock OF
$4,000, and the incorporators werJ
B. Turrell and Robt. P. Lewis, of st.
Paul, N. Stone Of Beaver Falls, Isaac
Johnson Of Sheridan, G. G. Sickle,
James Mcmillan, Col. E. A. Chandler,
L. F. Robinson, E. B. Daniels, Till lib
belts and Robert Watson of Redwood
Falls
Tributes Paid
The first two are still living, Mr.
Turrel having afterwards moved to
Redwood county, to the upbuilding Of
which he gave much of his time and
money. Mr.. Lewis is hale and hearty,
residing in st. Paul. Till Tbbetts is
residing at Excelsior, and the remain
der have passed from the land of the
living. They are all names for the
early historian to conjure with, be-
cause each and every one did his share
towards the upbuilding of Redwood
county and Redwood Falls. They were
nearly all in business at that time
and the town was dear to them. Ven
cradle old Isaac johnson did his part
and more to, in the agricultural de
velopment of the county, and when
ever there was a move to better il
Isaac Johnson was always called from
his Sheridan home to assist in the
work. Each name is recalled by the
writer with the tenderest recollection
of having received some kind word OF
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-02

some substantial assistance when that
was most needed
The building Of the railroad from
Sleepy Eye to Redwood Falls put
the company, so far as the warehouse
On Bridge street was concerned, and
the shipping Of grain BY boat, out Of
business, and years afterwards the
building was torn down, and its parts
used for other structures.
Masons Form Company
The Redwood Falls Masonic Build
ing association was formed Jan. 10,
1885, with M. e. Powell, Jmes Nc
MILAN, E. A. Chandler, C. T. Ward,
Joseph Tyson and O. L Dornberg as
the incorporators. It WAS formed for
the purpose Of erecting the Masonic
building on the northeast corner Of
Second and Bridge streets. Col.
Chandler WIS then engaged in the
hardware business, and was to pay
for the lower story Shortly after
the association was formed, and just
as ground was being broken, Cdl.
chandler suddenly passed away, and
that site was abandoned, G. E. Nc
KY offering to construct the lower:
half, providing the present site on
Mill and Second streets, was ac-
cepted.
So. Z Il 80 i
First County Associations
The first Redwood County Agricul-
tural society was Incorporated March
7th, 1885, and the incorporators were
a group Of notable men of the coun-
ty. Thos. II. King, o. A. Mason, O.
L. Dornberg, A. d. Mclean, ]. W..
March, G. E. Mckay, "A. E. King,
George A. Holden, Thos. March. Isaac
Johnson, H. D. Everett, Archibald
Stewart, Andrew Stewart, "A. T. Stew
enson, Robert Parker, J. B. Robinson,
Henry F. Clipfell, I. M. VanSchaack
and Franklin Ensign. This association
secured the grounds where the new
fair association is now located. The
stock Of the association was purchased
by few individuals, the grounds
sold to Mr.. Alexander, who has since
resold the same to the new society.
City Association
The Redwood Falls Building and
Loan Association was incorporated
March 4, 1886, with q group Of we'll
known citizens as incorporators. This
association, owing to various difficult
ties, did not have successful career,
and wound up its business nearly
eighteen years ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-02

You must do your shopping early, do
it early, mother dear,
Or you'll hear the same old story that
went around last year
About the toys and dress goods for
Il Mary, Sam and Kate:
Were sorry, very sorry, ma'am, but
you have come too late"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-02
Sec. ]. A. SeIllllahl
Gives History OF
Early Companies
CONTINUED from first page)

passed out of existence. But during
July of 1886, while the writer was
employed on one Of the papers at
Redwood Falls, and enjoyed a CORES.
pondence for The Minneapolis Jour-
nal, coal was again discovered down
on the banks Of the Redwood river,
near. or on the Peabody farm.
Second Discovery
William B. Lutz of Lake City, was
then engaged in building operations
in Redwood Falls, and Bill was always
ready for promotion. J. Wesley
Fraser, for years afterwards resi-
dent of Redwood Falls, and who was
in his earlier years a miner in the
eastern or foreign mines, was doing
the exploring. He had dug a hole
straight into the side Of the banks,
and was shoveling out more or less
Ignite, which the enthusiasts all in
sisted was Of burning quality, and
Yves. insisted that the quality would
improve the further he went into the
sides of Mother Earth. Excitement
kept growing and I can recall the pre-
pairing for The Journal of half a
column article on the great discov-
cry, and the publication of the same
almost verbatism.
Another Company Formed
Immediately thereafter, Capt. Will
liam P. Huntington, who was always
ready to sit in on a game that would
boost the town, Clarence T. Ward and
Judge HAL D. Baldwin, happened to
be together with Lutz and Fraser, and
the question of incorporating was de-
cided upon. The company was to be
known as the Redwood Falls Coal and
Kaolin Company, small quantity of
kaolin having also been discovered
along the banks of the Redwood. The
company was formed Aug. 5, 1886,
and was scheduled to exist for %
years. The capital stock was fixed
at $50, The incorporators were
William B. Lutz of Lake City, j. w.
Fraser, HAL D. Baldwin, William p.
Redwood Falls. The company offered
Huntington and Clarence 7. Ward of
its stock to the public, the proceeds
to be sused in opening the mine, but
very little, if any, was purchased out
side of the original incorporators. That
fall and winter great deal of talk
was given to the proposition, and Yves.
Fraser continued to work in and en-
large the hole. Some of the Ignite
was brought up town and dried and
offered on the burning Goals of other
material, but it accomplished but
little.
Covnnouv Abandoned
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-02
That
Little
Word
Cheap

There is "cheap stuff" and
cheap rates" and cheap talk"
and scheap prices" and "cheap
labor" and cheap politicians"
and cheap skates" and a lot
more things that are not really
cheap but the most expensive
in the long run.
Buying cheap building ma
terial to save money is ike
stopping the clock to save time.
We do all the rag-chswing be-
fore We. start In onka job
that's why you 81 startsd
right and Why I'll our cnstomGzs
are booscers for us When No
get through. Our work speaks
for itself but Ne must mex
to you to get the job. Do yon
get me! Ihope sos
It's time you were cleaning
out the old coal bin and slip
ping us an order for your-win-
ter's supply Of that famous
Coal. Better get it while you
can.
BEN THE BOOSTER.
with
ialTllers Co
Redwood Falls, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-02
Company Abandoned

The spring came and with it new
causes for occupation. The Ignite mine
was abandoned and forgotten, and
there has been no resurrection since,
although / have no doubt that many
a young Redwood swain and maid of
recent years, of to-day, and in future
years, have, are now, and will pass
by, the hole, and wonder why it was
there. The articles of the last COM
pany were acknowledged before Fred.
L. Warner. Of the group of men
named in the document Mr.. Warner, /
believe, is the only one living. Father
Time certainly picks off humanity in
the rapid years.
Early Transportation
There was no railroad to Redwood
Falls until very late in the '70s. The
fertile prairies to the north and south,
to the east and west, were giving up
rich crops of golden grain, except in
those years when the crops were at
tackled and destroyed by grasshoppers.
This rich crop became known as far
back as the first years of the '70s.
Early in the springtime during all
of that decade the big boats, the
Gopher, the Ida Fulton, the Wyman
x, and other side and end wheelers,
found the river navigable, iand they
would come up to Riverside, just back
Of the old Knenzli homestead, and un-
load their freight, and load on the
products of the valley, taking the lat
ter to the mills further east and south.
We youngsters Of that early period
would play hooly from school to see
the big boats. II we~codldn't steal .
ride on . wagon loaded with grain,
etc. going or coming, we would run
al the way down to thu landing. over
no nils4 and thsfs loiter around the
big boats until they were. released and
ss.rtsd % Tier jouEney down stream.
Well do / rsmsnahsr de Gophss;
commanded By Capt. Buttsrfield, for
ys1xs- aft9rw11ds : re6fdat Of Rcd
wood Fsils~ Il would nds<yor to MAKE |
rips n ihillow - well-ss DIP xntuk;
md frequently it became Necessary to |
have : mule pull this boat out u the |
sand Whereupon, my god old Ger.l
nan friend, used to Frequently ~
mark: 1That Butterfeld is one he'll Of |
J man; he run steamboat with : |
mule
Another Company Formed
But recurring to the handling Of TIE |
grain 1t Redwood Falls. The mex
:hants there realized that something |
Was necessary, or the business would |
90 70 the Daniels 4 Schiek 1t River
Bida So thsy formsd the Redwood
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27

rundown tenement at No Downing
street, New York. Here he led the life
of a sort of hermit He had very little
intercourse with his neighbOrs; they knew
him only as a misery old man of seventy
who worked at night as a Waterman and
who kept to himself during the day. The
few that ever caught a glimpse of the
interior Of the flat in which he lived were
impressed with the meagreness with
which it was furnished and the unkempt
condition of the place As the months
went by this old carpenter Carpentry had
been his trade in his youth became one
.Of the characters of old Greenwich Vii
.lage, and such he continued to be until his
death in June. 1907.
He died alone and without previous
medical attendance This latter circum-
stance necessitated a visit Of the coroner,
and while that officiaI was making an
examination of the place he came across
bank books which showed that Michael
King was a depositor in twelve banks.
This old miser. who had managed to
get along with almost less than a suf-
ficient amount of food. died worth S12,-
900. As soon as the coroner found that
the man had died a natural death. the
effects were turned over to the Public
Administrator and search was started for
the mans heirs. Agents were imme-
diately sent to Ireland TO look I'D the
mans sister, but they found not the
least trace of her nor of any member Of
Kings family. If she is still alive she
is woman Of seventy-three and quite
possibly she would welcome an Inheritance
of $4,000. She is the only heir that the
law VIII recognize, otherwise the money
would have been disposed of a year or so
ago when Patrick Russell, brother Of
Kings first wife, put in a claim to it..
And while the search for 8IichaePs sister
goes on the $4,000 lies waiting in the
city treasury.
The third miser was a man who was
known to frequenters Of The Tenderloin
as Kane the Cabby." For forty years
Frank d. Kane drove cab about the CAV
part of town and during that time made
the acquaintance Of many sports. u
saloon keepers, gamblers. policemen and
others who haunt the Tenderloin for BUSH
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27

they can write home about, anything that
viii make trouble for our people at home.
They are suspicious that we have politi-
cal interests and that we shall 90 home to
make them trouble in the days to come.
Ny ancestor, Colonel Budh Singh, had a
much greater. estate than has my father.
but he fought with the native troops
against the British in the uprising Of
1919. He was killed in that war, and the
British government took the estate f-om
his line and gave it to a cousin who bad
fought on their side But this cousin was
unwilling that his family should be 5es-
htute, ana so part of it he returned to my
father.
Il have no intention OF returning to my
home to take any part against the gov
eminent am a man Of peace. I shall
90 back to work at my profession, and I
shall help my own people all that I can.
That is, I shall help them toward an edu-
cation such as is given here. In all ways
possible I shall help my people toward
progress, but in politics I have no interest
I viii be one of four or five native en-
gineers- Almost all Of that sort Of work
in my country is now done by Englishmen
or Americans"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27
Oldest AIumnus of Yale.

n r. DAVID FISHER ATWATER.
said to be the oldest alumnus of
Yale University, recently celebrated
his ninety-sixth birthday at his home in
Springfield, Mass. He is the only sur
viving member of the class Of 80 and the
senior alumnus of the class of 40. Yale
Medical School
Years have dealt kindly with Dr. At
water, whose step is vigorous for a mona
genarian. His eyesight is still keen and
his hearing is unimpaired. Most remark
able of all are DR.. Atwater's mental
faculties. Not only does he retain a firm
hold on the past, but the news Of the
present art, science and literature, are of
all absorbing daily interest.
Dr. Atwater was born in North Bran
ford. Conn, October %. 1917. His father,
the Rev Charles Atwater. was for many
years pastor Of the Congregational Church
in North Branford After DR.. Atwater's
graduation from Yale in 1855 and the
Medical School in 1912 he was appointed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27

time he returned and told her that t
had found the sort Of bank he wanted and
had deposited the money. But he was
a shrewd and reticent old man, and to
all her inquiries as to the location and
name Of the bank he would give no
answer
Not many months after he had done this
Richard Denton was stricken with
apoplexy and died without being able to
give any directions that would lead to the
locating of his money. There were no
bank books found among his effects, nor
lid he leave any papers that gave a clue,
and to this day those two bags of gold
remain unbound Every bank that was
doing business in that day has been
ransacked, but to no avail A daughter
Of Mrs Hone has continued the search
down to the present, but it is not likely
that she viii find the money. Perhaps
some bank clerk stole it and covered up
his deed, or perhaps Richard Denton hid
the money overnight and carried decoys
on the morning he and his daughter went
to Manhattan.
Michael King was another miser whose
death brought about a mystery. King
was born in Ireland, in 1887, and when
he was three years old his parents died,
leaving him and a younger sister to the
care of their grandparents. The boy
stayed with the old people until he was
eighteen years old. when he went to
America. and not long afterward his
sister left Ireland to go to England For
a time the brother and sister kept in
touch with each other, but after a while
all correspondence between them ceased.
The years passed. Michael King grew
to manhood and took a wife, Mary Rus
sell. of Troy, \. Y. whom he married in
1862. A few years later his wife died.
No children had been born to the couple,
SO. being lonely, Michael again married.
This time he became the husband of a
New York girl, Miss Elizabeth Cunning
ham. No children resulted from this
union either, and when this second wife
died he again found himself a lonely
widower. Evidently King was not al
man who had any dislike for the yoke
Of marriage, for he married a third time.
He led Miss Hannah Reagan, of New
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27
Indian Girl Writes Open.

TT last there has been produced an
1 4 indisputably American opera, THE
ASun Dance" written by Zitkala Sa,
g full bloOded Sioux Indian, the wife Of
Mr.. R. Z. Bonnin, an employee Of the
government on the Uintah Indian Res
ervatiOn at Vernal, Utah, collaborating
with Professor W. Hansen.
The opera, which was recently. given
at the academy on the reservation,
tells the story Of the return Of the sun
from its death during the winter, Of the
kindness of its light and warmth as it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27

assistant physician at Bellevue Hospital,
New York During DR.. Atwater's service
at Bellevue Charles Dickens visited this
country, and DR. Atwater attended a
banquet given by the Mayor of New
York in honor of the author.
Leaving Bellevue Hospital, DR.. Atwater
located in Brooklyn. While in Brooklyn
he was surgeon Of the Sixty-fourth New
York regiment He was charter mem
Der Of the American Medical Society and
one of the original members Of the New
England Society Of Brooklyn. DR.. At
water moved to Cleveland on account Of
i'll health and later came to Springfield.
His brother. George NJ. Atwater, who died
a few years ago at the age of eighty-seven,
was the founder and for many years con
trolling stockholder Of the Springfield
street railway system.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27

ct is usually men WHO are not Of so
high station who play upon the musical
Instruments he explains. I'VE have
them come in to our entertainments to
play for US. We sit and listen just as we
watch the dance, but we do not ourselves
afford entertainment for Others"
LofGly placed as he is upon University
Heights, Dalip Singh has not failed to OBJ
serve many of the interesting phases of
American life beyond the pale of aca-
demic interests. Domestic conditions here
he compares with those at home, with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27
FRED kULZ
the feat successfully.

the feat successfully.
There is danger in hunting the boar
unless the hunter keeps his head and re-
to step instantly aside after the
shot is made The boar goes straight
ahead always, and apparently is unable to
sense the fact that his intended victim
has stepped out of this direct line The
ferocious animal-and there is none more
furious-flies directly toward the place
from which the shot comes. and if he
has not been mortally wounded woe to
the hunter who is-in his path But just
one step aside and the beast is thrown off
the trail; he cannot swerve to attack at
the new point. Strangely enough many
do not do this. 1t is not every man who
can think quickly enough or act quickly
enough upon his thought to make this
simple effort TO save his life"
In addition to being the only non-tan-
going student in the university DaIip
Singh possesses the distinction of being
one of the rare students who never tvane
the light guitar or appeal to the fair
maids of Barnard through the duIcot
notes of a musical instrument. Here
again, in spite of his adopted American
ism, the home traditions have prevailed
with Sirdar Dalir Singh.