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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

wood, S., In Probate Court, Special
Term May 20, 1919.
In the Matter of the Estate of G.
Belle Jones, Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Petition
cf Elmer B. Gilbertson claiming to be
entitled to a conveyance OF certain
real estate from the administrator Of
said estate, setting forth that G. Belle
Jones, deceased was bound by a con-
ract in writing to convey said estate
conditions therein stated, with desr
eruption of the land to be conveyeG
ana the facts upon which such claim
to conveyance is predicted, and pray
ing that the Probate Court make a de-
cree authorizing and directing the said
administrator to convey such real es.
tate to said petitioner as the person
entitled thereto.
It is Therefore Ordered, That all
persons interested in said estate may
appear before this Court, at a special
term thereof to be held on Monday The
10Th day of June, A. D. 1919 at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate
Office in the Court House in Redwood
Falls in said County, and oppose said
petition.
And it is further Ordered, That tbi ,
order shall be published once in ca
week for three successive weeks pri.a
tc said day of hearing in the Re
wood Gazette, a weekly newspap
printed and published at Redwood FalI.
in said County.
Dated at Redwood Falls the goth day
of May A. D. 1919.
BY the Court. !
A. R. A. LAUDON, Ssss
Judge of Probate.
George A. Barnes,
Attorney.
44-3ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28
TOO ANXIOUS TO FIGHT

Grave dangers are lurking beneath
the surface of the peace settlement,
in the opinion of persons in close touch
with the general situation. This rests
in the fact that everybody is too rea-
dy to fight. Against the theory that
the European nation are too exhaust
ed to fight further it is pointed out
that history shows all countries in the
past have been more warlike at the end
of a struggle than after a nera of
peace. After the Civil war, for in
stance, the United States defied both
France and Great Britain.
From Belgium, in fact, from every
where, have come criticisms of the
peace treaty. One of the knottiest
problems of all-disposition of Fiume
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28
WILLS OF THE WIsP
Pearson's Weekly.

Some people make wills in favor
of their relations containing such vim
dictive or arbitrary clauses as
to what they must do, or
must not do, under pain of FORGETTING
the money, that many of the recipients
prefer to renounce the wealth in order
that they may follow their own inclin-
atoms.
For instance a fortune of over 20
900 pound, english money! has just
been left by Mrs. Bibby of Liverpool
to her sister, Katherine Perry, when
my said sister shall cease to be a nun
and leave the said convent (the Notre
Dame convent, Mount Pleasant, Liver.
pooD absolutely
While Mrs. Bibby's sister remains {
nun, the interest on the money is tt
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28
n the Matter Of the Estate Of Maria


In the Matter OF the Estate Of Maria
Parker, Decedent.
The State Of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will of said decedent:
The petition of Harry Bacon being duly
filed in this court, representing that
Maria Parker, then resident OF the
County of Redwood, State of Mime
sofa, died on the 18th day OF February
1919, leaving a last will and testament
which is presented to this court with
said petition, and praying that said m
strument be allowed as the last Will
and testament of said decedent, and
that letters testamentary be issued
thereon to Harry Bacon;
Therefore you, and each foyou are
hereby cited and required to show cause
are hereby cited required to show cause
if any you have, before this court at
the Probate Court Room in the Court
House in the city of Redwood Falls,
in the County of Redwood, State OF
Minnesota, on, the 10th day OF June,
1919, at 1000 o'clock a. m, why the
prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
Witness, the honorable A. r. a.
Laudon, Judge of said court, and the
seal of said court, this 10Th day OF
May 1919.
A. R. 4. LAUDON,
Judge.
COURT SEAL) 44-3ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-28

A dispatch to a London paper says
the Germans have a plan of their
own for a League of Nations, which
they will propose at the Peace Cong
ress as a substitute for the one pre-
pared by the Allied Conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
GREAT ENTHUSIASM

by AoS0caAtc0 FfUtS
 Trepassey,- N. F., May 17.-Arrival of the NC-4 at the Azores aroused great enthusiasm at the naval air station here today. but caused no surprise. as every one attached to the base has felt su- preme confidence that at least one of the big air craft would be able to make the long hop successfully.
 Some anxiety was felt for the NC-1 and the NC-3, but it was believed their crews were in no serious danger. unless they had strayed far from the destroyer patrol posted all the way across the Att lantic.
 The mother ship Aroostook sailed late today to catch the planes at Plymouth England, leaeving only the Prairie and the Hisko to refuel any guardships which may call here on their way back to their home stations.
 The crew of the destroyer Ward. which arrived here today, reported sighting the three seaplanes last night, the NC-4 leading by about four miles In the distance the lights on the planes gleamed like stars and all of them, flying low, disappeared in few minutes. They were plainly visible in the bright moonlight and the roar of their motors could be heard for a long distance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
FOG FORCES LANDING

By AeB0ct4te0 Fre89
 Washington, May 1.-The seaplane NC-1r was forced to land in the open sea at S:10 o'clock a. m, Washington time, because of fog. the navy depart ment was informed in a message from the cruiser Columbia at Horta, received here late today.
 The fog belt apparently extended 10o miles northwest of the NC-1's position as Commander Towers in the NC-3 had gone off his course previously between ships IT and 1S Officers here pointed out that the fog practically insured smooth water and no wind which they regarded as guaranteeing the safety Of the two planes If the fog lifted, it was said, the machines would be able to resume the flight.
 The NC-1 just before she was forced to descend by density of fogs off the Azores ocast sent broadcast the fol- lowing message;
 sS O. S Landing now, NC-1. We want bearings. Lost in fog about posi- ton 20 tstation ship 20)"
 Rear Admiral Jackson, from the Azores said the destroyers Philipp, Waters, Harding and Dent had started on a search for the NC-1, and earl, tonight reported the weather, which the day was unfavorable. had improved and that sea visibility had been extended to 10 miles.
 Rear Admiral Jackson in another ca blegram said the last heard of the lost NC-3 was report received at 5:15 ! m.. Washington time. saying she was Slightly off course" As both cable grams required six hours for trans mission, navy officials were inclined to believe that tho searching destroy CTS had picked up both of the lost planes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
Monkey Played Big Part
 Ln An Early Really Story
D. Moore Gives Interesting Account of the Events Con nected With Site Now Occupied by Woodward
 Building in Birming ham
By W. J. ROLES

served for railroad purposes, but the rail roads, evincing no intention to use it. the realty company concluded to sell 1t to whoever would buy. My brother, Mr Handley and myself bought it.
 We rented small space at the cor ner of First avenue and Twentieth street to an Italian, who owned a monkey He put the monkey in a big box and invited the public to throw balls at it.
 T recall with considerable amusement the amazement of my old friends in Roanoke when Colonel Handley, going back from Birmingham, told them of the in rentals from the Italian than was paid for the biggest business building in Roanoke. They didn't believe Colonel Handley at the time, 1t was too much for the people in the little town who had no knowledge of values in boom city"
 The Moore & Handley Hardware com pany, which had been organized by the original purchasers of the lot, held on to the greater portion of it for several years, eventually realizing something like s2oc.o0o for the three-icurths which had not been repurchased by the realty com pany.
 For the site now occupied by the wood- ward building. 100xi00 feet, Mir. Wood ward in 1901 paid little over sloo,oo0. or about s10 square foot. for the bare lot, fire having destroyed the building some. time prior to that time.
 From 1883 to 1901, IS years the value of the lot had increased from about S2 cents a square foot to about slo square foot. Since 1901, IS years the value has in : creased about three fold to 80 square foot, exclusive of the value of the inn proyements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18

Thirty-six years ago unimproved prop erty at First avenue and Twentieth street was worth about s2 cents square foot Today it could not be bought for less than 80 a square foot
 Thirty-six years ago the owner of a monkey rented a portion of the lot on which the l0-story Woodward building now stands, paying monthly rental that netted fair dividend on the pur- chase price of the property.
 The owner of the monkey set up dry goods box near the corner of First ave nue and Twentieth street, put the mon key in 1t and invited the public to throw balls at it. at so much per throw, and offering a prize to the person hitting the monkey.
 It turned out to be profitable busi- ness and the monkey earned enough to pay the rent and a good income for its owner.
 In 1883 JA D. Moore and his brother, Ben F. Moore, and the late Col w. Handley of Roanoke, bought the lot fronting 100 feet on the south side of First avenue and extending back ls2 feet along the west side of Twentieth street to Morris avenue. contracting to pay therefor sl5.ooo.
 We paid $500 cash and gave our note, due and payable in four equal annual lnstalments for the balance" said J. D. Moore. When the first instalment came due we sold one-fourth of the property back to the realty company from whom we had bought it for as much as we had agreed to pay for the entire lot
 Up to that time all the property be- tween First avenue and Morris avenue and. Nineteenth streets had been re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
BRITONS GROW ANXIOUS
 AN Asaoeiatnd RraaS


 St. Johns. N. F., May 1I-American and British airmen here took the keenest in- terest today in the flight of the NC fly ing boats. The British fliers eagerly read radio messages refing of the prog ress of the planes, and when their ar rival at the Azores seemed assured, ap- piled themselves to figuring how they could beat the Yankees to England. Frederick P. Raynham and his naviga- tor, Capt. William F. Morgan, spent the morning pouring over weather reports, trying to cart out course across the Att lantic which offered ''even chances for the success of an airlfane flight
 Looks as if we'd have to sit while the Tanks fly" was the comment of Harry c. Hawker, to his navigator, Lieut.. Com mander Mackenzie GrIeve.
 The board of inquiry. convened yester- day to investigate the loss of the dirigi- ble C-5, which was blown to sea in a storm Thursday, ended it's sessions to- day. Its report will be sent to Washing ton by the cruiser Chicago, which will leave here tomorrow morning. The C-5 now is considered lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
NEWS OF THE BOY SCOUTS

where we have organized a troop. Four boys left Friday, the main part. how ever. saturday. Assistant Scoutmasters Scalco and Staley have made arrange ments for a mass meeting of all the boys of Brookside The essays on the cities of the United States were given SatuIda ynight at camp fire. The es- say on HpnolJlu given by Scout Scaled carried off the honors
 Troop 25-Accompanied by Scout master Martin went on an overnight hike Friday to Camp Andrews and re- port that they had wonderful time and are anxious for camp to open.
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 This is the little surprise we talked abolut in last Sundays Age Herald. We are going to write our troop news in code until someone finds it out and. if the person that finds 1t out Scouts only) will call by, l. C. Smith Type writer company, third floor, Brown Marx building. and receive a prize for showing how the code worked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
T O0R Q +- 10
 WAR WORK REPORTS

If you wish to receive credit Tor war work during the 167th infantry celebration. be sure and come up to scout headquarters and fill out card for the number of hours you were on duty. Every scoutma is urged to see that every scout in the troop who went on duty during the parade haAds in carS for the time he was on duty, so that the scout as well as the troop will receive credit on the efficiency contest A red service bar is given for 25 hours of war work; a white bar for 50 hours. blue bar for 75 hours, and a red, white and blue bar for 100 hours. As the war work contest has Closed all scouts who are entitled to service bars may receive same by com ing up to scout headquarters after May 26
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
Euents Of the Day
 Al the State Capital
By WILLIAM L. GoRMLEY

Montgomery. May 17-CSpecial.) )-Com- missioner of Agriculture M. c. Allgood returned to Montgomery Saturday morn- ing from New Orleans, where he att
 tended a meeting of southern business men, bankers and farmers called for the purpose of organizing a great cor poration to finance the cotton crop of the south. Over 400 delegates were in attendance, he says, and committee was appointed to draft the charter, ar range for the permanent organization and float the capital stock of s1O0,0OO, coo. It is proposed to have at least s50.- OOo,0o0 paid in at once and to begin busi- ness as soon as the sum of s200e0,000 is paid in. The organization will be known as the Cotton Export Financing corpora
 ton. He reports that the meeting was the most Harmonious he ever attended, not word of opposition coming from any source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
25OO ALABAMIANS DISABLED
A. T. A. CONVENTION FRIDAY

Montgomery,N May 17.-(Special) 1.-The annual convention of the Alabma Trav- elers association will be held in Mibile Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 2l. An unusually large attendance is ex- peeted, as the organization is in the best shape in it's history.
 President Adler requests that "the boys" be told of the many new features that will be offered by Mobile, so that the members and their wives may spend the most pleasant time of their lives. Besides, he says they will be shown such sights as no other Alabama city can show them and aquatic events and shore wonders that are only to be seen in the Gulf City. He wants every married mem Der to bring his wife, and hints that those who are not married should be and spend their honeymoon in Mobile on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
MOBILE SELECTED

Montgomery, May TL-tSpeciaI) was selected Saturday by the Alabama Bankers association as the place of meet ing for next year. The date for the convention is to be named by the execu- tive committee. The session just clos ing is said to have been the largest of the kind ever held B. w. Pruet, vice president of the First National bank of Gadsden, was elected president of the as
 sociation, and A. l.. Staples of the Peo- ples bank of Mobile vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18

(COntfnued from Page One) NC-4 was found to be in perfect condi- ton. The members of the crew had no sleep, but nourished themselves fairly well on sandwiches. The men were all fit and anxious to continue on their voy- age to Europe
 Commander Read said the NC-1 had made a landing at sea close to Horta, but the NC-3 had not been heard from for considerable time. He was of the opin- ion that possibly she had gone on to Ponta Del Gada.
 During the early part of the flight, the seaplanes were favored with full moon- light and they met three steamers on the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
Major ElmOre Wants
 Men to Make Report

Maj. J. A. Elmores special agent of the federal board of vocational educa- tion is trying to locate the following men who he wants to report to the office of the board. 505-507 Jefferson County Bank building: Deloach Fitz- patrick, 1895 Twenty eighth street, Ensley Highlands, Ensiey; Henry P Jackson. North Birmingham. and Johr I. Freeman, Vida. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
WILL SUPPORT DRIVE

Montgomery, May T.-(SpeciaL )-John McDuffie new congressman from the First Alabama district, has informed the Alabama Memorial commission that he will give his hearty support to the drive to be made in the state from June 27 to July for $500,O00 with which to erect a magnificent building in commemora- tion of the deeds and sacrifices of Ala bama's soldiers sailors and marines in the world war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
READY FOR ELECTION

Montgomery, May 17.-tSpeciaI )-Every- thing is ready for the Montgomery city election Monday, May 19. The neces- sary supply of printed ballots was de- livered to the city clerk Friday after noon, ballot boxes are ready and will be placed, together with stationery and other writing materials All the boxes are new and plainly marked with the ward numbers. The polls will open promptly at a. m, and close just as promptly at 6 D. m. There is little ex- citement and not more than an ordinary interest being manifested For mayor, Gunter's friends claim he will have a walkover, while those of Robertson, the present incumbent, are equally confi- dent Monday will tell the tale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
DANIELS SENDS MESSAGE
 Bv AssocIatod praas

New York, May 17.--Before leaving for Washington tonight Secretary Dan iels addressed the following wireless message to Commander Towers at the Azores:
 My good wishes andi confidence in you and your associates I only wish it were possible for me to be with you TOW as it was my pleasure to take a flight with you in 1913"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
WILL SEEK INDICTMENTS

Montgomery, May 7-(Special)-Alle- cations that certain railroads have been charging storage on baggage left in the depot from Friday night until Monday morning were recently taken up with the Public Service commission by A. Coke Smith, secretary of the Alabama Travel CTS association. The matter was referred by the Public Service commission to the state attorney general, who advised that he would instruct county solicitors to return indictments in cases where the 4S- hour baggage storage law is violated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
MYSTERIES CLEARED

Montgomery May T-(SpeciaI.)-Not less than three mysterious robberies, ac- ccrding to the police, were cleared up Saturdays when Officers Yarbrough. Cbestnltt and Helms arrested Oscar Bar rett, negro. The stealings have been going on over period of two weeks. Barrett, it is said, had a raincoat over one arm and a\box of cigars under the other when a policeman seized him and took him to police headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
TROOP REPORTERS

Wo have been endeavoring during the past months to get a. representa- tive in every troop to send in the "big doin's" of their troop. Up to the pres ent Troop 10 is the only regular con tributor. Please see that your news Is sent in each week if you wish to have anything printed.
 NEW TROOPS
 The following new troops have been organized in the last few weeks: Troop 21, with Dr. Robert N. Simpson as scoutmaster. This troop meets at the First Christian church. Fifth ave- nue and Twenty first street. with Dr. Simpson as their leader. We expect to hear great things from Troop 21. Troop "A, with Mir. w. P. Roach as scout master, is located on South Twelfth street. Troop 43 of Pratt City isl for tunate in securing MT. T. r. Williams as their scoutmaster. Mir. Williams is former scoutmaster and we welcome him back to scouting. Troop 46 has Mr Richard Spurrier as their scoutmaster and Is located at Central Park. Troop 51, with Mir. Foster Hayes as scout master. and Troop 52 with Mir. Carl Faulkner as scoutmaster are both To- cated in Woodlawn, and we expect big doin's frQn both of these troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
CARRY FIRST LETTER

Washington, May 1.-The first let ter to be dispatched across the At lantic through the airplane is a mes- sage of greeting from the savings di- vision of the treasury department tr the British National War Savings com mittee.s It was entrusted to Command. CT Towers fleet of seaphnes just be. fore their departure. and is to be de livered to the chairman of the British committee in Fleet street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
KELLER TO ATTEND

Montgomery, May N-(Specia1. .)-State Highway Engineer w. $. Keller leaves Sunday morning for Washington, where there will be a gathering of highway of- ficials to cooperate with the federal bu- reau of public roads in carrying out the provisions of the federal aid road act. His appointment was announced recent ly through the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
Department Announces
 Sailing of Transports
Hv A,soaiated Prs,a

Washington. May T-Sailings of the transports Harrisburg. Imperator, Levia- than, Canada, Santa Barbara and Yose- mite, from France for New York, with troops, was announced today by the war department. No southern troops were listed as aboard the vessels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
COMMERCIAL MEN TO MEET

Montgomery, May 17.-(Specia1) 1.-The Grand Council of the United Conner cial Travellers of America will hold the annual convention in Montgomery May 30 and 31. Delegates from the various commercial centers will be in attendance. The programme has not yet been an- nOunced