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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28

visit with her daughter, Mrs.
w. l.. Douglas.
Martin Norell went to Com
frey Friday for a visit with
friends.
Mrs. Andrew Jacoby and son
Elmer, visited friends at Sleepy
Eye and New Ulm last week.
Miss Carrie Jorgensen came
down from Walnut Grove Sun
day for a visit with the home
folks.
The annual Shutdown town.
ship school contest will be held
March 2, at the school house in
district 13
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Thorsten
visited over Sunday at the Ben
Coulter home near Lamberton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lawrence
of Alberta, Canada, arrived here
Thursday for a visit with friends
and relatives.
A party of young people gave
Clarence Thorsten a very pleas
ant surprise by gathering at his
home last Tuesday evening. The
evening was spent in playing
games and a dainty lunch was
served at midnight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
FINAL. ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION.

Estate Of George H. Stratton-
State of Minnesota, County Of
Redwood. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
George H. Stratton Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all
persons interested in the final ac-
count and distribution Of the es-
tate Of said decedent: The repre-
sentative. Of the above named
decedent,. having filed in this
court his final account of the adj
ministration Of the estate of said
decedent,~ together with his petit
ton praying for the adjustment
and allowance of said final ac-
count and for distribution of the
residue of said estate to the per-
sons thereunto entitled; There
fore You, and Each of You, are
hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, be-
fore this Court, at the Probate
Court Rooms, IN the Court house
in the City of Redwood Falls, in
the County of Redwood, State of
Minnesota, on the 26th day of
March, 1917, at 10 o'clock a. m,
why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness, the Judge of said
Court, and the Seal of said
Court, this 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1917.
A. R. A. LAUDON,
Probate Judge.
FRANK CLAGUE,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Court SeaD 32-3t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28
NORTH REDWOOD

"
Mrs. Gust Teish called at the
Joe Huweiler home Tuesday of
last week.
Miss Philips left Thursday on
the early morning train for a
few days visit at her home in
Minneapolis.
Miss Malecek from Hopkins
is visiting with Mrs. John Male
eek and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moritz and
little daughter spent Friday at
the Herman Moritz home.
Miss Minnie Lindeman is Wis
ting at the Thomas Whittet
home.
Mrs. Swoboda of near Olivia
is visiting with Mrs. John Ma
lecek and children.
Mrs. Martha Lindeman and
daughter, Mrs. Gartner, and
children are visiting relatives at
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Huweiler
and Charles and Walter Huweil-
er attended the dance at Moons
Saturday night, the latter two
furnishing the music for the
dancers.
Mrs. C. Johnson, of Troy, S..
D., spent Saturday with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crimmins and
children and Mrs. Grapp and
daughter called Sunday at the
III. w. Shoemaker home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28

MISS GERTRUDE ALBERTS
graduate of Valparaiso Conserva-
tory, is now ready to start
class of students of the piano.
Phone 1923. 2S-tf
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28
Auction Sale

We will sell at public auction
on the Robt. Stewart farm 212
miles southwest of Redwood
Falls, on Tuesday, March 6, be-
ginning at ten o'clock, the fol-
lowing property:
13 Horses.
20 Mich Cows.
Z Yearling Steers.
IL Yearling Heifers.
10 Calves.
| Heifer fresh soon.
l tw0-year-Old ShOrth0rn Bull.
80 Hogs.
Farm Machinery.
16 Tons Hay.
200 bushels oats.
TERMS:-Time to November
1, 1917, with interest at eight
per cent.
C.. BROWN AND r. STEWART
Owners.
D. L. Crimmins, Auct.
32-1t State Bank, Clerk
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28

FOR SALE:-Gasoline En-.
gines, Feed Mills, Pump Jacks.
Batteries, Auto Accessories. AL
ways have good second hand en-
gines on hand at Joe Muehl.
bauer's. Aft
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X X X * 4 4 X
SHUTDOWN NEWS

Miss Anna Lawrence came
sdown from Wabasso to spend
the weekend with relatives.
Walter Peterson is here from
Jamestown, N. D., for visit
with his father, James Peterson.
Mrs. August Tonak went to
Lamberton Tuesday for weeks
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28

ammunition with British hired
Americans riching on them. Our
government is in the hands of
hyphenates of the British stripe
who sacrifice American peace for
British good. Livington I. Mays,
Pastor Central Baptist Church.
Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-28
FOR SALE

Improved quarter section in
Hubbard County; one mile from
county seat. Fertile soil with
good crop record, good buildings
and we'll located in one Of the
choicest sections of Northern
Minnesota. Will sell for S82 per
acre on easy terms. Write C.
E. Bradt, Park Rapids, Mime
sofa. 24-tf
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
ment building is a product of thlckly

ment building Is a product OF thickly
settled communities.
The fiat building precedes the apart
ment with respect to the growth OF the
municipality for the reason that it Is
cheaper to maintain. In the flat build
ing the renter provides his own heat,
while in the apartment, janitor service
is provided by the owner. This, of
course, increases the rent which must
be asked for the apartments. Some
people, living in small cities or towns,
do not care for the conventional fiat
building in which each floor Is occu-
pied by a separate family. For this
reason, there is nearly always a de-
mand for twO-family houses in which
both families occupy ground floor
space, or in which the twO-story build
ing is divided after the manner Of the
duplex apartment, each family having
space on two floors.
1t would seem logical to suppose that
a building of this kind would be popu-
lar in almost any small city or town,
even in rather small towns, In case
there is any demand for houses to
rent. This type of double house may
be made very artistic, as the example
which we will presently describe Will
show. There is an independence In
the two parts Of such building which
compares very favorably with private
houses built on the average lots or
growing communities. A few OF these
houses in q well-kept town are impress
sive and give the appearance or pro-
gressiveness which is always noticed
by strangers, especially those who
have in mind the investment of their
capital in industrial or other business
projects.
Perhaps the greatest value of this
type of double house in the small town
is found when two branches Of a fam
lily occupy the opposite sides. By shar-
ing in the expense of construction,
each family obtains a home which Is
considerably better from every stand
point than either could build alone
for the same amount. This type of
house Of necessity requires wide lot,
which makes its use more or less lin
tied in cities where land values are
high. On the other hand, the wide
lot, when it can be obtained for a rea-
sonable amount. is one of the real vir-
tues of the home. 1t offers the pos
sibility of utilizing natures decora-
tons, and what is more important at
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
Cats as Hunters.

DIR. A. A. Allen, professor of birds
at Cornell, suggests that anyone who
is skeptical about the hunting ability
of the cat should go out in the early
fall morning after light snow fall
and track the wild animals of the
nearby woods. Perhaps you will find
the tracks Of a red squirrel; squirrels
are very clever and usually manage
to exist even in cities. Perhaps you
will find the tracks of a cottontail or
two; rabbits are very prolific and
stand great deal of persecution.
Probably you will find the tracks of a
few rats and mice but be assured you
will find Puss-in-Boots in force, her
tracks crossing and recrossing. Doc
tor Allen does not believe there is a
place in the eastern United States
within five miles of human habita-
ton where you will not find the tracks
of the domestic cat more frequently
than those Of any wild animals, squir-
rels, rabbits, mice excepted. Trappers
catch them in their traps set in the
wilds far from houses.-Grit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
But Times Have Changed.

Vassar college, the pioneer American
institution for the higher education Of
women, was founded by Matthew Vas
sar, wealthy Poughkeepsie brewer.
Having accumulated a fortune, and
being without children, Matthew Vas
sar decided to devote the greater part
of his wealth to the establishment Of
some public institution. 1t was at the
suggestion of his niece, Miss Booth,
successful teacher of girls, that he was
induced to found a college for young
women, for which he gave $408,0O0 in
1861, and other sums aggregating as
much more before his death and by be-
quests. When Vassar was opened the
institution was denounced by many
women and numerous clergymen, who
proved to their own satisfaction that a
college for women was an insult to
God One prominent woman said: "Of
one thing we may be sure-no refined
Christian mother will ever send her
daughters to Vassar college! The
mere fact that it is called college for
women is enough to condemn it |"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
Legends of Polar North.

The polar North is filed with weird
imaginative legends, but perhaps the
most imaginative is the theory of the
north Greenlanders recently studied by
European ethnOlogists, concerning the
controlling power Of the universe.
This, they believe, is woman, known
as the Old Woman of the Sea. Accord
ing to Hartley Burr Alexander, "once
she was a mortal woman; a petrol
wOoed her with entrancing song and
carried her to his home beyond the
sea. When her relatives tried to res
cue her the bird raised such storm
that they cast her into the sea to save
themselves. She attempted to cling to
the boat, but they cut off her hand and
she sank to the bottom, her several fin
gers being transformed into whales and
seals of the several kinds. In her
house in the depths of the sea Ner-
rivik dwells, trimming her lamp, guard
ed by a terrible dog, and ruling over
the animal life of the deep"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
Corn Saved PIInrlm Eathern.

Had it not been for the Indians corn
our Pilgrim Fathers of Plymouth and
our Cavalier forebears Of jamestown
would have perished from famine.
They were saved from "The Starving
Times" by the Indian corn which the
redskins had stored for the winter.
Indeed, the settlers wanted that corn
so much that they introduced the hith-
erto unknown vice of theft among the
Indians. They stole from the caches
and cribs, practice of which, to quote
Capt. John Smith, "the Indians griev-
ously complained" Civilization came
to it's own on this continent through
corn not only in the East but In the
West, for the journal of the Lewis and
Clarke expedition shows that those in
trepid explorers would have died for
lack of food had 1t not been for the
parched maize they obtained from the
first Americans.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
The FutlIltv of Maxims.

All people Of broad, strong sense
have an instructive repugnance to the
men of maxims; because such people
early discern that the mysterious COM
plexity of our life is not to be en-
br1ced by maxims, and that to lace
ourselves up in formulas of that sort
is to repress all the divine promptings
and inspirations that spring from
growing insight and sympathy. And
the man of maxims is the popular rep
resentative of the minds that are guild
ed in their moral judgment solely by
general rules, thinking that these will
lead them to justice by ready-made
patent method, without the trouble Of
exerting patience, discrimination, i'm
neutrality-suspicious. any care to assure
themselves whether they have the in
sight that comes from hardly earned
estimate Of temptation, or from life
vivid and intense enough to have Gre
ated wide fellow feeling with all
that is human.-George Eliot.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
Wise Fish.

Scientists have discovered how fish
can find their way to fresh water.
Their studies or the resistance of salt
water fishes to the decayed and de-
composed things, has led to an explain
alton of their habits.
1t appears that herrings can sense
differences In heat and cold as small
as quarter of degree or less. They
appreciate the fact that only a trace
of an acid or alkali is present in wa
ter. So sensitive are herring said to
be to acids and alkalls that the sci
entists propose that these and other
fish be used to detect the chemicals
instead of the litmus paper, which
chemists use, and in the same manner
that canary birds are used to discover
traces Of poison coal gas in mines and
elsewhere.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15

terrible things are happening these
days. Sometimes when young girls
go off with strange men, they never
come back"
"Yes mumsy, l know" coaxed the
girl. "But Mr.. Garston isn't "a strange
man. you've seen him."
"Yes, just twice, and l didn't like
him."
"That's because you're so wrapped
up in Jerry Carver"
"Well aren't your" smilingly asked
the mother.
"Of course II like Jerry, but he
can't take me out as much as he'd like
to. He can't afford it. 1 haven't
been in an automobile in six months,
and now when Mr.. Garston wants to
take me for little spin, you don't
want me to CO."
NO" answered her mother, "decid-
edly, I don't. Who knows anything
about him. He's been in this town
just about two weeks"
"Well, everybody likes him, and /
met him at Bessie's house."
"Does she know anything about
him?"
II didn't ask about his past history.
If he was her friend thought that
was enough"
1T ought to be enough" responded
her mother. "But in this place 1t
doesn't seem to be-"
"Well," said Irene looking at her
wrist watch, II suppose it's time for
me to go downtown for these things"
Irene now never consulted the clock,
since her birthday present had come
from her uncle. 1t was beautiful lit
tie gold wrist watch, set around with
diamonds, and the mother had ex-
claimed just trifle regretfully when
it came: "Oh, If Uncle Albert had
just sent check for that amount, it
would have bought your clothes for
two years. 1t must have cost two or
three hundred dollars"
But when she saw the girls delight
in wearing it, she remembered her own
pleasure in her first watch, and said
no more.
That evening Jerry Carver called.
He was wholesome, Woodworking
young fellow with the refinement and
good breeding which appealed especial
ly to the mother, and 1t was plain he
was deeply in love with Irene. Mrs.
Folsom asked him If he knew anything
about Gerald GarstOn.
mo" he answered. II don't think
anyone does, except that he stops at
the hotel, and is pretty much of high
flyer. 1 don't suppose they'll let him
stay much beyond two weeks, If he
doesn't pay his bin"
"How do you know he doesn't pay
his bill?" flashed Irene with evident
resentment.
II don't know" he answered quietly,
but her look and manner stabbed him
TO the heart.
because Mr.. Garston is popular
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
PEKENG SEES DEVIL DANCE
Ceremony Instituted During the Using
Dynasty More Than 200 Years
Ago, Enacted by Priests.

Peking recently witnessed the cere-
mony instituted during the Using
dynasty, over 200 years ago, known as
the devil dance" 1t took place in the
Lama temple, and was witnessed by
several thousand devout Buddhist
wOrshipers, says East and West.
Eighty priests danced in groups, vary
ing In number from two to twenty.
All the celebrants wore gorgeOusly en-
brOidered silk robes and masks repre-
senting animals. Conspicuous were
heads of tigers, oxen, sheep and deer.
The dance ended at two o'clock in the
afternoon, when a procession of the
priests formed and proceeded to the
east gate of the temple grounds, where
the paper ef1igy Of u nude woman was
burned.
The legend which the ceremony COM
memorates is that the devil, in form
of a woman, ran about the country,
casting spells and working mischief to
crops, animals and humans. Attempts
to catch her were futile until the Bud
dha sent a charmed horse to run her
down. The animal overlook the fee
ing woman after race of 10000 Ii,
seized her in his teeth, brought her to
a place of punishment where she was
publicly destroyed by fire. The female
figure is not alike on all occasions; /;
sometimes an old hag is represented,
but generally the woman is young and
cOmely, as being more dangerous to
mankind.
The ceremonial recalls to those who
have Travelled in Mohammedan cOun-
tries the religious fervor of the "danc'
ing dervishes."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
BELL HAD EARLY STRUGGLES
Inventor Of Telephone Experienced
Common Fate Of Pioneers in
His Early Manhood.

Next TO the reaping machine, which
drove famine from the world, Amer.
ica's greatest gift to modern civili-
zation has been the telephone. The
name of its inventor, DR.. Alexander
Graham Bell, will live down the ages
nfter all but two or three present-day
Americans have been forgotten.
Unlike most famous inventors, Doc.
tor Bell did not spring from obscurity
and poverty. His father was a scholar
and scientist of note, and young Bell
received a ripe education. But he did
not escape the common fate Of inven.
tors and pioneers. His struggles with
poverty came in early manhood in
stead Of in boyhood And they were
struggles as trying and as prOtraeted
as fall to the lot of few men. At one
time, while fighting to establish his
ridlculed "toy" as an article of genu-
Inc use, he was reduced to the ex-
tremity of borrowing occasional half
dollars for a meal, sharing this lot
with his dynamic colleague, Theodore
N. Vail.
The world first learned Of the tele-
phone at the Centennial exposition at
Philadelphia in 1876. On January 20
of that year a young college professor
Of Salem, Mass, Alexander Graham
Bell, had executed specifications and
a claim for an invention embodying an
improvement in telegraphy, which in
reality was telephone, and on Febru-
ary IA his application for the Amer
lean patent was filed at Washington.
The first telephone message of
which there is record was this: "Mr.
Watson, come here, l want YOU" 1t
was sent on March 10, 1876, by the In
ventor from the top floor Of a Boston
boarding house to colleague, Thomas
A. Watson, in a room below. Watson
heard every word and rushed to APP
prise Bell of the fact. Almost 40 years
later, on January 10, 1915, Doctor Bell
sent this same message to Mr.. Wat
son, only this time Bell was in New
York and Watson in San Francisco.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15

this time, II gives the residents an OPP
portunlty to grow at least part OF
the vegetables required for their
tables.
The accompanying perspective view
and floor plan is sufficient to adequate
ly establish the beauty and convenience
which may be obtained in this double
house type The basic virtue Is found
in the arrangement of the house as n
whole. The floor plan shows that a
U-shape is followed In the general lay
out. BY this means the two parts of
the house are sufficiently separated TO
provide for privacy and lack Of disturb
ing transmission of sound from one
part to the other of the house. This
arrangement also facilitates the ven
tilatlon of bedrooms which face on the
court.
The beauty OF the exterior Is plainly
evident. Walls are finished with shin
giles having a wide exposure TO the
weather. The roof design is distinc-
tive, following somewhat after the lines
OF the English matched effect. This
roof could be made even more effec-
tive by the use Of the Americanized
thatch-effect roof construction now be-
ing introduced by leading manufacture
ers of stained wood shingles and com
position shingles. The colonial lnflu-
ence is found in the design of windows
and in the shutters. An effective meth
cd Of finishing this house would be to
stain the walls pure white and paint
the shutters green.
There are several features of the
interior of this design which should be
noticed. The arrangement Is sym
metrical about the center line of the
house. There is large living room,
dining room and kitchen with pantry
along the outer part of each side of
the house, from front to back. Two
bedrooms and screened porch form
the inner part of each side of the
house, facing the center court. The
front porch is built under the main
roof of the house and is used by both
families. Small reception halls at the
ends of this porch form the entrance
to the two living rooms.
Attention is called to the connecting
bedroom and screened porch arrange
ment. This combination is designed
for those who recognize the wisdom in
open air sleeping but who do not care
to undergo the discomfort of dressing
in a cold room during the cold wealth
er. The sleeping porch is entirely
open on one side and has a window
in the opposite wall, so that ventila-
ton is certain. The bedroom may be
used, then, simply as a dressing room
and may be kept warm for that pur-
pose. French doors are placed be-
tween the bedroom and porch and
small windows are placed on each side
of the doors, in the full length of the
doors. Although this bedroom has no
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
LIFT YOUR C0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
How to loosen a tender corn
or callus so it lifts out
without pain.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter
wear shoes a size smaller if you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that a few drops of drug
called freezOne, applied directly upon
a tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle of freezone obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
If your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get small
bottle of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-15
Rx wILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

When the growth of towns and small
cities is discussed with reference to
building activity, sooner or later the
multi-family house will be mentioned.
1t is natural to associate the fiat or
apartment building with a thickly-set-
tied community, the type Being, at first
thought, one of necessity rather than
preference. 1t cannot be doubted, how
ever, that there are conveniences in
apartment life which appeal to many
people. An example of the eagerness
with which apartment rentals are taxi
en- up is found in recent occurrence
In city of about 10000 population in
northern Illinois. This city, despite
its size, has very few apartment build
ings. Last year one of the real es-
tate firms announced its intention to
build a modern department building
on a very well located piece of land,
nine blocks from the center of the
main business district. Rentals varied
from $45 to $50 per month. Before a
shovel of dirt had been turned the
firm had signed leases for every inch
Of space in the building.
Many cities considerably smaller
than this one have numerous apart
ment buildings which have proved to
be satisfactory investments to their
owners. These buildings are expensive
to build and their construction is sell
dom attempted unless the investor is
safe in assuming that the demand for
them exists. For this reason, the apart