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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
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Old Resident Taken
By Death Saturday
James G.. Duncan Dies At Age of Eigh-
ty-One Years; Resident of Red
wood County Since 1870

James c., Duncan died at 1920
o'clock Saturday morning after long
and severe illness. The funeral was
held yesterday morning, Rev. VIM.
Jobusch reading the service. Inter
ment was made in the New Avon
township cemetery beside Mr.. Dun
cans wife.
Mr.. Duncan was born in Tennessee
in 1888, and had been resident of
Redwood County since 1870. His wife
died in 1879, but the deceased is sur
vived by the following children: Mrs.
Martha Whittet, Mrs. Eva Kinney,
and Mrs. Ida Fathers of Redwood
Falls, Mrs. NJ. Wolverton of Everett,
Wash, Mrs. Vera McCorkle of Can
non Falls, Andrew Duncan of Seney,
Mich. John Duncan of Portland, Ore,
and Chas. Duncan of Regina, Can.
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FIRM WILL INCORPORATE
III. G. Schmahl and Company Will Is
sue Articles of Incorporation
Within Next Few Days

H. G. Schmahl will go to Minneap-
oils some time this week to complete
arrangements for incorporating the
new firm of H. G. Schmahl and Com
pany. 1t has not been determined
definitely who the members of the
new company will be other than that
Miss Irma Schmahl will be one of the
shareholders with her father. Mr..
Schmahl will retain the most of the
stock himself and will retain the man
agement.
Mr.. Schmahl assumed control of the
business formerly known as Francois
and Schamhl last week and is putting
on a sale preparatory to restocking
his store with a complete line of fall
goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Francois have
gone to Marshall where Mr.. Francois
has assumed his new duties in the
firm of Birkenmeyer and Company.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
John H. Kaiser Is
Claimed by Death
Is Relieved from Intense Suffering by
Death Which Occurred Last
Wednesday Morning

J. H. Kaiser died at his home here
Wednesday after long and severe
illness. Sometime ago Mr.. Kaiser's
son was killed in threshing machine
accident and the father never recov-
cred from the shock which aggravated
the serious complaint from which he
suffered. His sufferings had been
severe for some time previous to his
death, which came as a looked for
relief.
Mr. Kaiser was born in Germany
in 1912, where he lived until coming
to the United States with his bride
in 1864. He has lived in Renville and
Redwood Counties for the past TWEEN
ty-five years or more. For the last
seven years he has been retired from
active work and has made his home
in Redwood Falls.
Mr.. Kaiser is survived by his wife,
son in Wisconsin, one daughter in
Missouri and the second daughter,
Mrs. Sam Stillmacher of Renville
County.
The funeral services were held at
the Lutheran Church last Saturday
morning, Rev. A. Schaller reading the
service. Interment was made in the
Redwood Falls cemetery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
Child Loses It's Life
Under HeayWagon
Seven Year Old Daughter of O. C. Oh
sen of Shutdown Has Head
Crushed Beneath Wheels
CHILD DIES ALMOST INSTANTLY
Driver of Vehicle Unconscious of
Child's Nearness Until After Acct
dent; Is Held Blameless

Little Florence Olsen, the seven
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
C. Olsen of Shutdown township met a
horrible death last Friday afternoon.
Chris. Peterson, an employee at the
Olsen home was driving a heavily
loaded manure spreader past the house
when he heard peculiar sounds from
behind the machine.
Looking behind the wheels he saw
the child Icing on the grounds, the
wheels having passed over her head.
Death followed almost Immediately.
Jusst how the accident happened has
not been learned by The Gazette. The
driver did not see the child and was
unconscious of her presence until he
saw her behind the spreader. No blame
is attached to him in any way and the
chiid's position beneath the wheels
will always be a mystery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
County Club Lays.
Annual Tour Plans
Plan Proposed Routes To Be Submitted
to Club Members As Special Meet
/. ing Thursday Night
Will Also Discuss Appropriation For
Improvements on Road to Morton
And Work On Tyson Hill
One Route Plans For Sunday At Alex
andria; Plans Tentative And
Subject to Change

A meeting of the Committee on
Tours was called by the chairman of
the cons .ittee, Geo. Jaehning, last
Friday evening. The members present
were G. Jaehning, H. M. Aune, DIR.
E. A. Lyman and G. A. Schildknecht.
Lyman and G. A. Schildknecht.
Two routes were decided upon and
will be submitted to the Redwood
County Auto Club at special meet
ing. The first route consists of three
days run with possible Sunday lay
over making four days tour. The
first days run is from Redwood Falls
to Cottonwood, to Clarkfeld, to Daw-
son, to Madison for dinner, to Apple
ton, to Ortonville for night control.
The second days run will be from
Ortonville to Graceville, to Morris for
dinner, to Alexandria for night con-
troll and possibly over Sunday.
The third days run will be from
Alexandria to Glenwood to Benson for
dinner, to Montevedio to Granite Falls
to Wood Lake to Redwood.
The second proposed trip is through
Vesta, Lucan, Walnut Grove, Tracy
to Slayton for dinner, from Slayton
to Luverne for night control, from
there to ST. James, New Ulm, Sleepy
Eye to Redwood Falls.
President Calls Meeting
The President of the Club, G. A
Schildknecht, has called meeting fol
Thursday evening at the Commercial
Club rooms. At this meeting the
opinions of club members concerning
the tours will be learned, and the
feasibility of making one of them, dis
cussed.
At this meeting there will also be
a discussion of the work to be done
on the Lower Road between Redwood
Falls and Morton, which the Club in
tends to materially assist with. An
appropriation will be made probably
of sum approximately $3.50, which
will be used by the County board in
connection with funds appropriated by
the city of Redwood Falls and the
townships of Homer and Paxton.
The proposed improvements on the
road include the leveling of the Tyson
Hill and the repairing and crawling
of the road through the woods.
The Thursday night meeting is an
important session of the Club and a
full attendance of all the members is
especially requested.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21

property loss.
His family was visiting at New
Ulm and the house work was being
done by his mother, who was not
familiar with the operation of gaso-
line stove. After she had finished
getting the noon day meal she only
partially turned off the valve through
which the oil is fed to the burner. The
flame died out, but there was slow
leak of oil, during the entire after
noon and when Mr.. Niemann applied
the torch at about six o'clock the
quart of gasoline which had leaked out
in the pan went off like flash. He
Immediately picked up the three-burn-
er stove and threw it out of the door,
but in so going he received the burns
and his shirt also caught fire, which
heteStinguished by rolling in the grass
and he then FASTENED into the house
and duenched the blaze in the kitchen.
The Stove was damaged beyond USE
fulness, but the house was not ma
terially damaged outside of some
scorched paint and blackened walls in
the kitchen. Mr.. Niemann is glad
that the whole affair passed off SO
luckily and is likewise happy because
his injuries were not more serious.
The fire alarm was sounded and
the fire company RESPONDED prompt
ly, but the boys did not have occa-
sion to use their apparatus for the
blaze was extinguished by the time
they arrived.-Springfeld Advance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
COMPANY l.. RETURNS
Boys Take Up Civilian Life After
Strenuous Ten Days of Army Life
at Camp Mccoy

The Boys of Company L returned
last Wednesday afternoon, tired Of
soldering and beautifully tanned, but
glad they had had the experience OF
camping at Camp Mccoy. All the
members of the Company were in
good health upon their arrival here
although some of them had suffered
from vaccination during their stay at
camp. The hard work had apparent
ly agreed with them although Capt
C. F. GALES declares as a flesh re-
Queer camp life is unrivaled and
Lieut.. Clement claims to have lost
more pounds than any one believes he
had when he went to Wisconsin
The boys marched upon their re-
turn directly to the Armory where
they were given refreshment other
than beans and bread for which many
of them seem to have a strong dis
taste. After a brief reception the
boys disbanded, seeking an early op-
portunity to change Uncle Sans uni
form for the clothes of plain Ameri-
can citizenship.
The three members who failed to
accompany the Company to Camp Nc
Coy will be court martialed in the
near future, each of them having
been already served with the formal
charge.
Company L was the largest single
company in camp and won much ap-
prevail from the regular army officers
having the camp in charge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
Auto Makes Sheer
Drop Of 1870 Feet
Car Driven by w. C. Hyde Backs Over
Steep Embankment And Falls
Into Ravine Below
OCCUPANTS ESCAPE INJURY
Mr.. Hyde And Son Not Even Bruised
After Wild Descent; Machine
Badly Wrecked

w. G.. Hyde, Assistant Postmaster,
and his son had miraculous escape
from death when the car in which they
were riding, slid over the high en-
bankment near the Hyde residence last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Hyde was driving a REQ car
purchased Sunday and was turning the
car around in his yard preparatory
to going driving with his family.
In some unexplainable way Mr.. Hyde
used the reverse instead of the for
ward speed, or possibly threw the ma
chine into high speed with the reverse
lever set. At any rate the machine
backed suddenly and went down the
embankment.
j. Corbett, mechanician for the Lob
dell Garage Company, in getting the
machine up yesterday found that it
had made drop of 100 feet down an
embankment sloping at an acute angle.
1t turned over at least once on it's
downward route.
Both Mr.. Hyde and his son made
the entire descent with the car and
crawled out when it reached the bot
tom of the cliff absolutely uninjured.
1t is not understood by any one who
has seen the place where the car went
down, how its occupants could have
escaped terrible injury.
The car was badly damaged having
it's top broken off, the steering gear
broken and the car-body smashed up
considerably. The expense incurred in
its repair will undoubtedly be very
heavy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
NEW ROAD PROPOSED
Would Have Nineteen Mile Stretch
From Nesta to The Yellow
stone Trail

A new road leading south from
Vesta distance of nineteen miles
and connecting with the Yellowstone
Trail between Walnut Grove and Re-
we're is the last suggestion in Red
wood County road building. A meet
ing was held at Lucan Friday even
ing at which the matter was thorough
ly discussed and it is probably that
prompt action will be taken as this
is much-needed highway and one to
which the people of that section of
the county have long felt they were
entitled.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
GASOINE STOVE EXPLODES
August Niemann Receives Painful
Burns About Ear, Hand and Neck

In an explosion of gasoline at his
home Sunday evening near the sup
per hour, Aug. Niemann received pain
full burns on the left ear, the top of
his left hand and on the back of his
neck, and only for the rare presence
of mind displayed by him the ex-
plosion might have caused quite a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
JUST AS WE SAID!

There will be no dispute over
this statement of the case from
The Duluth Herald: "The cut
out is an invention of the devil
which gives the automobile
capacity to irritate that passes
endurance. When the cut-out
is used, and machine goes
suffering and exploding along
the street, in ninety-nine cases
out of a hundred the noise thus
interprets the mind Of the
driver: Here I come. Look at
me. | own an automobile.
Though am young and foolish
and empty-headed, they let me
run it. Here I come. Look at
me-"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION

The annual election of members of
the Board of Education took place at
the High School building last Satur-
day evening and was very quiet af-
fair. ]. P. Cooper and A. c. Bur-
meister were elected to succeed them
selves The vote was very light only
lie ballots being cast.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs.~A. E. King are en-
tertaining their neice, Mrs. Owen
Tradewen, Of Hamlins, and her two
little daughters, Helen and Alice; Mrs.
Tradewen was formerly resident of
Redwood Falls, her maiden name be-
ing Miss Ethel King.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Knoll and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Cook of ST. Peter
motored up today for visit at the
home of Mrs. Cooks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lauterbach.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
Advertised Letters

Donohue, Mr.. S. F.
Halstead, Mr. Harry
Larson, Jim
Baird. Harry
Hendricks, Mrs. F.
Patton, Mr.. Lee
Riechel, Miss Alice
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
Public Approves

The travelling public is showing its
cident upon the changes, and the bust
ments by a markedly increased pat
ronage in spite of Inconvenience in
cident upon the changes and the bust
ness is steadily growing. Mr.. Bald
win is admirably suited to the posi-
ton of We landlord, no less person
than Governor, Glenn, having called
attention to the fact that his laugh
alone puts him at the head of the
class of hotel men and in Mrs. Ker-
mott he has found an aide-de-camp
especially fitted to meet the growing
needs of a Redwood Falls hotel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21
MUCH MONEY DEPOSITED IN
COUNTY'S TWENTY-FIVE BANKS


Redwood County banks compiled after the
by the State of business
June30
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21

Robert Tam, elder son Of the forme,
president, 10 coon to marry Miss Man
tina Bowers, daughter Of the late So
lIcItor General Lloyd w. Bowers. Mn
Taft 10 a graduate Of Yale and thu
Harvard law school and Is practising
attorney In Cincinnati.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-21

at present, the Kahler House will be
rechristened.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21
Daily Markets
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago. Dec. 2l.--prospects of II
big decrease of the stock of wheat in
Chicago and of a heavy falling off in
the United States visible supply to-
tai made the market today rapidly
advance. After opening to &c up.
the market rose all the way from l.
to 2sc compared with Saturday night.
The close was unsettled. . to ! to
1sc net higher. December l.2la;
May 1.27a. a.
u took but little buying to lift
corn. The opening. which ranged
from a shade to &c higher. was fol-
lowed by much highc" prices all
around.
The close was nervous at / to
to . to &c advance. December G4s;
May 70g. '~"-
Oats climbed with tier cereals.
Close: December 4SV; May o2.
Commission houses were active
buyers OF provisions carried the mar.
ket up in almost as quick time as
grain.
Close: Pork, January $lS.47: May
1897. Lard. January s1O.O2 May
$1,000. Ribs, January s1O.15; May
$l0.i7.
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WARMING.

Do not attach tissue paper
festouninG to electric light
globes o. shades. Do not use
cotton to represent snow, use
asbestos fiber. Do not use can
dies to give the Christmas tree
Il brilliant appearance; where il
Elimination is absolutely neces-
sary have miniature electric
lights installed by an expert
cncsd electrician.
Watch gas Jets. Inflan.,nable
mablc decorations may be car
rtad against them by air cur
rents. Read your insurance poi
icy before making any hasty or
i'll advised decorations and note
the clause to the effect that the
Motley, unless otherwise pro-
Vided by agreement endorsed
thereon or added thereto shall
be void if the hazard be in
creased by any means within the
control or knowledge of the in
surcd. If your premises are
damaged by fire YOU want your
indemnity. DO nothing 20 i'm
pair your contract.
K. a. DAuGHERTY,
Fire Chief.
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ROSsi, ZIG Godd!ng ave.
Dear Santa Claus: am going 10
write to you to let you know what ]
need. want a good sled, gull,
some gloves, a cap, story book ana
skates for little boy nine years olu,
some apples and candy and that is
all. Yours truly, Pat Sandoral, So
pris, Colo.
Dear Santa Claus: want train,
building blocks and wagon and
some candy and an orange. | have
two brothers home that want some
scout books and a big Mecanno set.
| have "A little sister home that is not
quote one year old and she wants r
doll | am five years old. Don
forget my mother and father. stan
leg NJ. Gardner, Cokedale. Colo.
Dear Santa: | Will write this let
ter to you to let you know what
would like to have for Christmas. !
would like to have doll and teddy
bear and pistol for my brother and
balls for my baby brother. That is
all for this year. Your friend, Andy
Sandoval, Segundo, Colo.
Dear Santa Claus: | am writing
you this short letter and hope you
are vigil. l will not ask you 10 bring
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SANTA CLAUS LETTERS

Dear Santa Claus: am only very
little girl, one and half years old
i really don't know what want
but l do want Il little doll and some
rattlcs and candy and oranges. i
am the only one. remember, so don t
forget your dear little one. Lucille
Stella Vigil.
Dear Santa Claus: am little boy
six years old. | want you to please
bring me magic lantern and a
Flexible Flyer sled, and policeman
suit. Candy, nuts, oranges. Guess
that will be all. And don't forge,
all the poor and sick little boys and
girls. Your friend, Harry Holmes
Steay.
Dear Santa Claus: am little girl
two and holt years old. Please
bring me a doll, a knife, fork and
spoon, sweater. pocketbook and
some candy and nuts. That is all for
this time. Your little friend, Louise
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me very much Just ! want for
Christmas is Il doll and set OF dish
es and iron and for my brother |
want Il drum and a aeroplanc and a
wagon one foto long. That is all for
this year Your friend, Albinita Ro-
nero. Segundo. Colo.
Dear Santa Claus: | am little
boy living with my grandma, grand
"a and Aunt Mayme Hayes at YER
mejo Park, n. Mex. BY name Is
Little Johnnie Hayes. | am two
years old and have been very sick
but am better now and am anxious
for you to come. Will you please
bring me a little wagon, horn.
story book. a rocking horse and a
little hammer AS | can't eat can
Idly and nuts this Xmas will you
please take them to my mama and
two little sisters, Helen and Lett.
With lots of love to Santa | remain
as ever your little boy, Johnnie
| Hayes.
Dear Santa Claus: | live at Wes-
ton and attend school there. have
grown quite boy since ] wrote to
you last time. ! want you to bring
me for Nmas baseball mas1, base
ball bat and a baseball glove. To my
little sister Veronica bring her a
gold ring and bracelet. To my little
brother Leo bring him train of
cars with an engine that will go. Do
mot forget the candy and nuts.-L. 4.
Martinez, Jr. Weston, Colo.
Dear Santa Claus: / am little
girl. about five years old. | want for
Nmes, a doll, a buggy. ring, box
of dishes. and a lot of candy am,
nuts. live on SIS Washington st.
Your little friend, Bernice Barnes.
Dear Santa Claus: | am a little
girl. about six years old. I Will tell
you what | want for Nmas. want a
doll. "a doll buggy, Il ring, set of dish
es. lots of candy and nuts. live on
!6l5 West Baca st. Your little
1 friend. Helen Mcdonald.
Dear Santa: am :; nice little girl
| am six year old, VIII you send me
n set of tin dishes and a set of A 3
blocks. some candy and nuts. and
oblige Adelaide Bonfidina. 4O3 Ami.
mas street.
Dear Santa Claus: | am a little boy
| six years old and I am a good boy
And for Christmas please bring me &
drum a sled. a fire auto, and cand!
and nuts. And don't forget my little
brother Lowell From your little
| Ifriend. William Green, 100 Nevada
avenue.
Dear Santa Claus: | am little
girl nine years old. and / am a goot
girl. And for Christmas wish yo,
to bring me small doll. a paraches;
game. or dominoes, sewing machine
and candy and nuts. And don't for
get my little sister Agnes. From YOU
/ little friend, Viola Green, 100 Ne
vada ave.
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istcd for many years. 1t has long.
been felt by those in charge of the
department at Washington that a re-
form of this character is absolutely
necessary, and they have given assur-
ance on many occasions tha' Just as
soon as congress sees fit to act on
this subject. American business men
will be granted a one cent letter
rate
NO fair minded person can feel
other than that the periodical pub
fishers of this country are being
granted a huge subsidy every ycnr
as long a the present condition of
affairs exists.
First class. letter mail, it has
been computed, pays revenue to the
government of u little over so cents
Der pound or over 1000 per ton,
practically twice the cost of handling
il. Second class mail on the other
hand. pays one cent n pound, or
$50 ton. which is about one-eighth
the cost of handling. Is this good
business? Both our association ana
representative post office officials at
Washington do not believe 1t is.
Nothing can be done, however. I'M
til congress takes action, and II Is 'or
this reason that we are demanding
that the matter be considered at the
present session of congress.
only thru cooperation on the part
of the business interests OF this coun-
try. who are paying tax to the
government every time they use a
two-cent stamp can we hope to sue
coed"
Bills for one cent ietter-.npsiage
have been introduced byIt s-nators
Burton and Penrosc and Representa-
lives Ansberry, Bartlett, Griest, Nc
Keller, Parii and Rouse, and will be
pushed during the present term of
congress.
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CHRISTMAS RELIEF
FOR COLORADO
STRIKE VICTIMS

Kansas CITY, Dee. 2l-Sufferers
in the Colorado coal fields will be
sent Christmas consignment from
Kansas City, consisting of clothing,
bedding, shoes and food. This was
announced at a meeting of the Wom-
ems Trade Union league yesterday,
after conference with Frank =.
Walsh. chairman of the federal COM
mission on industrial relations. Mr..
Walsh, who has just returned from
the strike district. told of suffering
among the encamped miner and
their families. and made an appeal
for a Christmas gift. IL
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RANCHER GUILTY GRAZING
STOCK ON NATIONAL FOREST

Cheyenne Wyo., Dec - Joseph
II. ,McNealy, Il rancher living near
Albany. Wyoming, was found guilty
in the United Plates district court
here of grazing his stock on jthe
Medicine Bow national Forest with
out "A permi; and was sentenced 20
nav a fine Of $500. and costs. Me
Nealy. who for a number of years
mad grazed his cattle upon the Med
iciup Bow Forests. did not renew his
permit last summer but turned MS
stock upon the adjournins public
range, from which they went uI2n
the forest. The court instructed the
iurv that if the stock had been turn
ed out on the public domain il such
immediate proximity to the national
forest that they would natural y go
upon the forest. it was . violation OF
The regulations of the department OF
agriculture.