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because they were in town. What was
Bill staring at7 Hadn't he ever seen a
sober bridegroom befores
you're yallow an green round the ears,
Dave" said the judge, in kindly tone.
An look at your knees"
whats the matter with them knees1
They're right good knees" Dave retorted
truculently.
"They sort of wobble," answered the
judge, as he carried out the untouched
meal
A few six-shooters were fired Gun
packingi is forbidden by law In New Mexico,
but they are carried for all that. Uncle
Henry exerted his authority and influence
to round up all the firearms in town, expert
ence having taught him that jublation is
Outlines more fatal than malice.
The Davis party was quartered at the
Eating House, and hither came an assert
ment of gifts for Mary Lou as varied as the
donors. Mrs. Bill easily led in the splendor
of her selection, but then, that was only
natural, because her husband kept the
store. She had chosen piano lamp, con-
structed for gas, which, by some freak of
packing, had found itself among the grocery
samples. Its scarlet bead fringe smote one
between the eyes from ten yards off. It
was a peculiarly happy present: Dave and
his wife would occupy a two-room shack
with g. sod roof far up In the foothills Mary
Lou could not remove her gaze from it, and
sobbed her thanks on Mrs Bills shoulder.
Molly profered her dearest possession-a
coral necklace which had been given her in
Ireland. But Molly dried her eyes bravely
as she parted with it and expressed the hope
that it might bring Mary Lou as much
happiness as it had brought her. Then she
broke down completely and rushed to her
room, for the image of Denny would rise
before her, though he had been dead these
seven years.
Reb arrived with a COW. That is to say,
he arrived and informed the brides guar
dams that the cow was to be hers. Reb was
positive that he could tell within thirty
miles of where she was grazing at the present
time, and he would find and deliver her in
the course of the roundup. Perhaps Davis
recollected the cow--a dun COW, with + c
on herr Uncle Henry spent an agitated
hour in Nasby's Darkroom, inditing letter
to Dave, In which he rescinded with many
sonorous phrases certain boyish offerings Of
property not legally standing in his name,
and substituted one bay horse, seven wears
old, nine hundred pounds good horse,
once the meanness was taken out of him.
Also, the cook could call it square on
matter of eleven dollars and ninety cents
outstanding on game of pitch that had
endured for two wears
Hous Terryberry despatched his Mexican
with a roomy wooden cradle and line in
pencil, "You never can tell''; thereby
enhancing his reputation as the most far
sighted man in town. So the gifts con-
tinued to pour in-furniture, gilt-framed
Autographs, patent grinder, three
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whisper. Dave tried to persuade himself
that hollow, sickly feeling beneath the
third button of his shirt was not due to
craven fear, but was caused by the want Of
food. Yet, when the Judge presented him
self, bearing tray laden with steak, corn,
potatoes and coffee, he could not eat; and
when Bill limited with considerable delicacy
that in times of stress he found nip of rye
extremely ef6cacious, the cook repealed the
invitation. He would DO without it; never
felt better in his life; hll, ha! Why in heav-
ems name couldn't the boys act ike white
men, and not raise the roof off the sky Just
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Navajo blankets, a secondhand buck
board, kitchen utensils, spurs, a silver
mounted As Colt. Mary Lou, almost 4
stranger IN the land, was filled with tender
pride that her man should be heldsin such
esteem
Now" said Uncle Henry, bringing with
him pleasant odor Of horse, fits time we
faced the music, Dave. They're coming
over
" All right, " said the haggard cook.
" You amt going to be hung, Dave" the
boss reminded him. "Take that look off'n
your face. swan you look poorly"
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ton that he might mix the formula with the
burial service, as he had done when led
Hildreth took wife, and Hous warned him
earnestly to be on the watch. Therefore
Judge Bill hid behind the counter, perspir-
ing freely over silent rehearsal
There had never been resident minister
in Doghole. Parsons had wandered thither
and had wrestled with the unregenerate;
but shortly they had felt themselves called
elsewhere. It is a matter of record that
only one holy man ever sojourned long in
the town. He was called too, but it was
question Of two jacks Of diamonds, 50 he
remained in the vicinity. They gave him
decent interment out beyond the can pile
that was years ago, before Doghole became
stale with civilization land his plot is still
pointed to with artless pride The citizens
feel that its presence lendsTa mellow, reli-
gious atmosphere to the locality.
About the hour of noon, Davis and his
wife drove into town in blackboard.
Everybody turned out to cheer, for Mary
Lou sat between them, fresh and sweet and
rosy under her sunbornet. AS boss of the
outfit, Uncle Henry had it impressed upon
him that he ought to welcome the wedding
party; and as the groom's right-hand man,
he felt called upon to utter some heartening
words of congratulation. Reb had strongly
advised him to make these as tripping and
gallant as possible, ard Uncle Henry had
willingly promised to do so. After he had
shaken their hands in aslimp, clammy clasp,
the boss shifted from one foot to the other,
surveying the three with vacant smile
Reb was obliged to jog him with his
elbow
"Take to it, Uncle Henery," he urged
hoarsely. Give 'em something kind of
easy an jolly
you're shore Citing a good cook,
ma'am, said Uncle Henry, Ike man.
You're shore Citing good cook, Mary
Lou"
Judge Bills wife and Molly, the waitress
at the Eating House, bore down on the
crowd and whisked the bride away from
vulgar view. Where was Dave? That.
was the question clarnorous tongues had
put again and again from sunrise to high
noon, out inquiry was without result and
Uncle Henry diverted organized search by
intimating that the cook was not In town.
He's hiding out, Lee asserted. "I'Il
bet he's scairt yallow. Where kin he be,
Uncle Henery7 There amt no place to
CO."
Dave was, in fact, secreted in bedroom
under the roof of Judge Bills store, where
he played solitaire and stared unseeing at a
Autograph of Lillian Russell, whilst he
wondered what delayed the hands of his
watch Twenty times he rose to pace the
creaking floor; for long minutes he Aattened
his nose against the window pane, watching
the hurly-burly in the street. Several Of
the boys were thumbing broncs in an effort
to get some action Tor their boastings.
The room was hot and sitting close, but he
dared not raise the window. Was the ring
safer He took it out OF the inside pocket of
his waistcoat for last inspection, put it
back hurriedly, and brought it forth to the
light again. Once, with a gay air, he
strove to sing, but his voice was reedy and
half-hearted and the song trailed away to
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Davis, at the first interruption, but now she
Strengthened confidently and flashed Dave
a smile of assurance. Uncle Henry was
thinking. He was not rapid man men
tally, but he could see barn door when it
hit. him, as he often claimed, and now
suspicion entered his soul
where's them ooshers2" he cried.
Where's them ooshers? Bobby, you an
Reb fire. this here lady out"
Protesting in an indignant falsetto, the
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GEORGE PATTuLLO

''I'm all right. Come on"
Hadn't you better take liz snort
frst7" inquired the best man anxiously.
Just touch =
No. I'm all right, Uncle Henery."
" mind about the first time was ever
married -. Uncle Henry began, I'm
guardedly.
Why, you been married more'n once?pp
Dave demanded
81 was joking like, said the boss, hn-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18
GOSSIP OF THE PRESS

A number of our exchanges are running
voting and other contests for the purpose
of boosting their subscription lists. Wonder
if our newspaper brethren do not know that
contests Of that nature are direct violation
of both the state and federal laws? But even
if contests were not "agin the law" it is hard
to understand how a reputable newspaper
can resort to such means to get subscribers.
Hutchinson Leader.
It's a poor shoat of town that will not
support it's one chief enterprise, it's one claim
to recognition in the world of successful and
prosperous villages-the weekly paper
Battle Lake Review.
The friends of Bryan announce that he is
not dead duck by any means and that he
will be heard from in due time. This is an
intimation that he proposes to carry out his
plan to defeat Wilson on the one term prin-
ciple of the Baltimore platform. He can
only do it by boiling the nomination of Will
son and running himself. But will he do it :?
We doubt it.-Janesvlle Argus.
A North Dakota farmer who left the state
in search of fairer fields and pastures green
er in California, writes back: "Offer a premi-
UNI at your next county fair for the biggest
fool in the country and | will try to be back
there in time to compete for it.-Howard
Democrat.
# 4
1t is within the power Of the road drag,
the common ordinary SIS split log road drag,
in fact, almost any old kind of road drag,
to Immediately increase very materially the
price of every acre of farm land in North
Dakota. The drag can put into the pocket
of every North Dakota farmer and land own
er many dollars in single season. All that
is necessary to do is to use it on the roads,
Bottineau Courant.
TT 4
How would | start to teach the Minnesota
farmer the proper way to run his business?
Why, l would start by a baseball team,
band, dramatic club or a rural commercial
club. I'd do anything to get the folks to-
gether. And when they had come to COM
mon grounds along with their rural neigh
bors, I'd bring about q cooperation between
the rural people and the townsmen That's
what we'll do all over Minnesota, the rich
est farmland in the world. That is COM
munity spirit international Falls Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18
MAKING A START

vuyHEN human being makes up his
NJ mind that he is through forever
w with poverty and fear and failure,
that he will have nothing more to do with
them, and will remove all trace of them from
his dress, his personal appearance, his man.
ner, his talk, his actions and his home, he
has taken long step on the way to ultimate
success. Nothing succeeds like success I'M
less it is the semblance of uccess He who
starts out to make the world believe that he
has real mettle plus, sets his face toward
competence, an independence and real worth
will be amazed to see what a reinforcing pow
er will come to him from this increased con-
fidence and self-respect.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18
TELLING THE TRUTH
Gunnar BJOrnSOn

duuLdT
TRUTH! Shades of mercy! Do you think
it is the truth that people want?
Just forget it!
No. people don't want the truth.
What they want is aattery, admiration,
the winking of the other eye-a little salve,
a little soap, little sweet-oil.
The naked ruth may be beautiful, but con-
yention declares she should have clothes on.
No, we are not cynic and we don't hold
brief for any fellow who habitually lies
We are just stating fact-descrlblng a
condition of society as it really exists.
Should you call us a liar, in specific case,
we would resent it just as quickly as you
would. But if you make the statement gen
eral we are frank enough to admit that you
are about right.
Every man INDUCES in more or less pre-
varication.
Does it for various reasons.
Why, bless your soul, if you should go out
and begin to tell everybody the truth you
wouldn't have a friend left after the first
twenty-four hours. You would blight ca
reers and blast homes and you would gain
nothing.
The truth is fine thing-in it's place.
But like everything else, it has its place.
Was it David, or some other wise man who
said: "All men are liars?" At any rate who
ever it was, he was not far from the right
track.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18
A BLANKET EPITAPH

"HAT rare and radiant pair, w. j. Bryan
and Theodore Roosevelt, who started
4 some twenty years ago to climb the
steps of fame, are still climbing.
On the question of war, as to that they
may be described as being at swords points.
While Mr.. Roosevelt breathes threats and
defiance if any one accidentally steps on the
tail of Uncle Sans coat, Mr. Mryan would
merely smile if some one knocked his hat
off. When the inevitable end comes to either
of these strenuous lives and the eloquent
tongue is silent, the following epitaph conn
posed by DIR. Samuel johnson for the monu-
.ment erected to the memory of his friend
Garrick would be singulafly appropriate:
His death eclfpsed the gaiety of nations
and impoverished the public stock of harm
less pleasure. New York Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

Fifty-thr counties have held elections and
of this number fifty-one had reported to the
secretary Of state when his figures above
referred to were compiled In these fifty
one counties the total votes were 92,546 in
favor Of dry county option and 72,736 in
favor of wet
Of the fifty-three counties that have voted,
forty-four have voted "dry" and nine have
voted ''wet." The wet counties are Blue
Earth, Grow Wing, Goodhue, jackson, Mar
tin, Olmsted, Pipestone, Sherburne and
Steele. In Pipestone county an election con-
test instituted by the "drys' is now in the
courts.
The figures by counties are as follows, the
table including all counties that have voted
except Koochiching and Marshall, which had
not reported to the secretary of state, but
both of which voted dry:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18
TO THE NEW HAND ON THE JOB

Come, my lad, it's daytime;
Do not Turk
In the shades of playtime,
Get to work!
Hard things lie before you,
Things to tire and bore you,
Things to triumph DER you,
If you shirk. $3.50
Don't be gruff or grouchy;
That won't do. ~:
Don't be slack or slouchy, ::
Just be true 80.
To the best within you, q;
And amid the din, you
Won't let evil win you,
There's your cue =.
Choose your field and till it,
Have PLAN
Take your place and fill it
AS you can. =:
Don't let dreamings hazy
Come to make you lazy,
Cranky, cross or crazy;
Be man!
Denis A. Mccarthy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

it. The most beautiful spots are absolutely
hidden from the roadways and he who fol-
lows the beaten trail has only the most SUI
perficial acquaintance. Learn Ramsey Park
afoot-and alone if you would really know
it, and at its best.
We have just figured out reason for the
week too-early wedding story in our issue
of August II. Long years ago we suffered
from fever and our attendant physician
said we would either die or be feeble-mind-
ed We didn't die!
Harking back to this same misdated story,
quite the most consoling of all the consoling
and otherwise things we had said to us anent
it, was statement made by one of the clev-
crest of the county's editor. This c. e. tells
us that two years ago he pathetically buried
and beautifully obituaried Redwood Coun-
be much sadder to be buried several years
before you are dead than it is to be married
mere seven days too early.
'Let us not consign the Venus de Milo
to the rubbish heap because she has no arms;
she is greater without them than any other
marble lady, fully armed, in all the worlds
history. Let us accept the little failings of
those we love as we do mortgage on valu-
crease it, pay the interest cheerfully and
then forget it,"
Sister Wilson Of the Redwood Gazette says:
1--WE learn from the Minneapolis Tribune
that Girl Breaks Leg in Leap. Is that any
worse than in knee or ankle?" We understand
that it is considered worse than the ankle
break saw the other-break Is this
break? Sam Gordon in Inter Lake Tribune.
We would suggest that Sam might, some
time during the 1917 session, attend comic
opera performance.
Zone of those new eight cylinder automo-
biles ran race with a railroad train from
Denver to Cheyenne, distance of 116 miles.
The gas wagon beat the iron horse to it by
a margin Of three minutes, negotiating the
distance in two hours and fifteen minutes.
We'd rather walk. "A. M. Welles in Worth
ington Glove.
At last something has been found that A.
NJ admits is too speedy for him! Wonders
will never cease.
Bob Dunn says he doubts if there is a coun-
ty fair in the state that is not clean, whole
some, entertaining and instructive. We are
relieved In view of the late Lyon county UNI
pleasantness we had almost decided not to
attend the Redwood County event. But now
that we have Bob's note Of approval we shall
90 and enjoy ourselves with an unbotherins
conscience.
James NEAL, gentlemen of leisure of SIS
West Twelfth Street, New York, wants en-
ployment in the harvest fields of Minnesota
and expresses his willingness to get into Min
nesota politics later. James would have run
for office in New York but "the thieves were
too thick and the political system too rotten
for me to associate with NV idea of poll
tics is different from that of any other man
at present pursuing that endeavor."
Gosh, Jim Come on out We need you!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18
COUNTY OPTION TO DATE

~ ECRETARY of State julius A. SchInahl
has prepared official figures on the
- county option election results in the
state, giving the votes for and against in
each county where elections have been held
There are eighty-six counties in the state
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

In Minneapolis, too, the alert police force
is after the careless automobilist. Sixteen
arrests for minor offences were made there
last Wednesday,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

Cong c. R. Davis is the neatest little self
denier Minnesota has seen in many day
also one of the niftieSt Self-adVertisers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

And still the weeds along the country
roads and on the vacant lots of the city are
uncut. Many of them are about to SOW their
seeds for next years crop, too.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

1OCdlS .CH-,cfO sG,sco
Petitions for elections are out in Henne-
pin, Nicollet, LeSueur and Waseca counties,
and so far as known these are the only coun-
ties in which elections are now pending.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

And now some brute of man has pro
posed toast to the echo-and for the rea-
son that is the only known thing that can
beat woman out of the last word.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

it. The most beautiful spots are absolutely
hidden from the roadways and he who fol-
lows the beaten trail has only the most SUI
perficial acquaintance Learn Ramsey Park
afoot-and alone if you would really know
it, and at its best
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

Nobody has time for one big thing well
done and lot of little things well done
make up your mind which you are going in
for in this life-and 60 in for it !'-Quentin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

We have just figured out a reason for the
week too-early wedding story in our issue
of August II. Long years ago we suffered
from fever, and our attendant physician
said we would either die or be feeble-mind-
cd We didn't die
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-18

SEEDS Tor next year crop, IOO
And now some brute of a man has pro-
posed toast to the echO-and for the rea-
son that is the only known thing that can
beat woman out of the last word.
Nobody has time for one big thing we'll
done and a lot of little things we'll done
make up your mind which you are going in
for in this life-and go in for it |-Quentin.
The Springfield Free Press under the head
line Here And There tells of Paul DehnePs
removal to Bemidji. The There is alright !;
but we don't like to think of Here and Paul
in the same thought.
Frank Day is good sport. He made a
corking good pun the other day on the poll
tical pie he has not been served. Making a
drinkable drink out of his personally acquired
lemons is one of Franks favorite pastimes.
The Springfield Advance quotes from a
letter from St. Paul subscriber who begins,
Enclosed find three dollars for subscrip-
tion etc." And yet we know of people, who
in spite of this evidence, continue to talk of
hard times!
Dad futile in his Paxton Pilot says Re
member we take chickens on subscriptions"
We've heard Dad confess many things in
times gone ny, ~DuC we never UelOIe u0dIu
him admit to leanings toward Mormonisn-
nor Negroism.
To the real lovers Of Ramsey the extreme
limit of the absurd is reached when a resi-
dent Of Redwood County shows CD visitor
the Park, in a motor car, with the top up and
travelling at the rate of twenty miles per
hour. Whirled through in a car at such a
rate the unfortunate shown one sees only
the excellent graveled roads which are meant
to be only means to seeing the Park and
are designed to in no way detract from the
real natural beauties. He who has never
walked through Ramsey Park has never seen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-27

onne, reported yesterday, were entirely
successful The French were driven
from their positions at Lacrute Ferme
and to the east of Heurtebise and were
forced back on the southern slope OF
the elevated country.
Positions Taken by Storm.
Several points of support extending
over width OF 1,40O metres were taken
by storm by the Saxons Eight hundred
sixtyfive wounded Frenchmen were
taken prisoners and eight machine guns
were captured. One depot of sappers
and miners and much other material
were taken.
ITO the southeast of st. Mihiel, our
troops captured French point of sup
port. The counter attacks made by the
French were unsuccessful.
I'm the Vosges the snow lies deep
and is retarding our movements.
In the eastern theaterARussian at
tacks were made to the. northeast OF
Gumbinen Cast Prussia). The losses
of the enemy at certain places were
heavy.
There were no changes in the situa-
ton in Poland"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-27
WHEAT ASCENT
GOES UNCHECKED
May Delivery Climbs to s1.47ss High
est Prico Since War Began-Ad-
vance at Liverpool and Predicted
Cold Wave Responsible.

Chicago. Jan. 27-Dealings In wheat
expanded rapidly today and the high
war record prices continued to be
broken. Gains OF nearly cents a
bushel, as compared with last night,
were quickly made. July wheat. which
had closed at $1.3oM and s1.3l. jumped
to $1.32A. May options climbed to
s147B. The highest point attained be-
fore by May since the beginning of tho
war was yesterday, s1.46H.
New upturns in quotations at Liver
pool and predictions of cold wave
possibly endangering the domestic
winter crop had much to do with the
fresh advance here.
In later dealings the wheat market
lacked only IN cents of touching $3.50,
the May delivery having ascended to
$1.48M. July made greater relative
advance, cents a bushel. to $1.33%.
Reports were received that Nebraska
millers were buying wheat at prices
equal tc 41.b0 on the track at Chicago.