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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-28
: Liberty School
+ District No. Sc
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Crowded out last week.

Crowded out last week.
O. D. Streeter left Monday morning
for Wisconsin where he intends to
purchase Holstein cattle.
Leila Blanchard was entertained at
the Tiffany home Tuesday evening.
A number of people Of this vicinity
took advantage of the bargain day
specials Wednesday.
Gilbert McDougal Of Redwood Falls
spent Tuesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. D. M. Tiffany.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. L. Breckenridge en-
tertained company of young folks
at their home Thursday evening in
honor of their son Sidney who will
soon leave for Minneapolis where he
will take up wireless biography.
Those entertained were the Misses
Leona Juhnke, Frances Potter, Laura
Marks, Leila Blanchard and Mr..
Francis Muetzel, Mr.. Homer Hawk
and Mr.. Norval Weeks.
We drew names last week to see
who we would get Christmas presents
| for.
The fourth grade made Christmas
decorations this week.
The seventh and eighth grades have
finished some pretty Christmas cards
and calendars.
Orland Streeter spent Monday night
at the E. o. Streeter home in Paxton
township. :,
Thursday while playing Baseball
Robert Campbell was accidently hit IN
! the eye with the ball.
Kenneys entertained the Lash,
Park, Hawton, Lewis, Weeks and
Breckenridge families Tuesday even
ing.
DR.. and Mrs. A. w. Ross, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. K.
M. Campbell were entertained at din
ner at the Tiffany home Thursday.
| Pack away your excuse and come
to Dist. No. 96 Friday evening, Dec
49, We will have Christmas pro-
! gram and tree.
On account of coming to school at
eight o'clock and having half an hour
noon the children of this school were
excused at 2:30 P. NJ Wednesday after
which they attended the matinee at
3:15 at the M. E. church.
Donald Tiffany and Floyd Lewis
were news reporters last week. Erma
Streeter was appointed to write uI
the news items.
The following are the new officers
of the Little Citizens League. Presi-
dent Donald Tiffany, Secretary Floyd
Lewis, Vice President Donald Pitteng-
er, Treasurer Kenneth Campbell.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-28
The Allan School
District No. AZ
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District AT is to put on a Health
Play, "The Fairy Game" at the Farm
ers Short Course Wednesday, Decem-
Der Fl Immediately after dinner.
Gladys Streeter returned from Iowa
on her Christmas vacation.
Miss Nina Hart, Mrs. M. c. Ramey
and Mrs. E. w. Ramey visited at the
D. Allan home last Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. w. Swagart visited at the home
of Mrs. E. w. Ramey last Wednesday.
We are glad to say the E. E. Wet
more family was released from quar-
antine the past week.
EVELYN Wetmore returned to school
last Friday.
Grace Ramey and jamie Streeter
were one hundred in Spelling the past
two weeks.
A. M. Dennistoun lost horse and
a cow last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-28

Fire was made in stove, forgetting
about certificates"
"Owner lost certificates on the bat
tlefelds Of Chateau Thierry-wound-
ed in engagement"
81 was knocked down and robbed
while paying for circus ticket"
Bound for France when steamer
was torpedoed and sunk. I lost all
my belongings. Steamer Spitfire."
Became intoxicated and awoke on
a doorstep without the certificates"
Improperly withheld by brother
who refuses to deliver them to deposit
tor and who gave depositor a beating
when she asked for them
"Lost while celebrating Memorial
Day over-zealously.'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-28
( Prairie View District
< No. 81.
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Crowded out last week J

(CrOWdeQ out last week.
Vera Lightfoot and Edna Balko
were absent from school Wednesday.
We exchanged names for Christ
mas presents Friday.
Many people around here attended
Bargain Day.
The eighth grade is taking up part
iciples in grammar now, and is also
reading "The Ancient Mariner"
Mrs. John Stewig and Mrs. Will
Lightfoot of this district attended the
meeting of the Ladies Aid Wednesday
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. B. L.
Main.
We made Christmas decorations for
the windows last week.
John Stewig and Earl Bryan are
husking corn for Robert Dahms this
week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-28

Mrs. Van Brunt left Monday for her
home in Watertown, S. D. after two
weeks visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. w. ]. Fowler.
Mrs. B. Sparks spent Wednesday
with relatives in Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Gerstmann and
family were Redwood shoppers We'd
nesday.
A. G. Anderson of Springfield was
a business caller here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Clements spent
several days this week at Blue Earth,
MINI.
V. C. Hopfenspirger was business
caller at Morgan Thursday.
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Clements
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Crowded out last week)

Crowded out last week)
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Bell and family
spent Sunday at Wabasso.
Miss Agnes Jensen spent the week
end at the John Kagel home in Sun
down.
Miss Hilda Hansen spent the week
end at the Elmer Rasmussen home in
Shutdown.
Mr.. Kreaser of Watertown, S. D.
spent Sunday at the w. j. Fowler
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wilcox spent SUM-
day at the Gerstmann home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Potter of
Springfield spent Sunday at the I. E.
Bunnell home.
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It's much easier to overcome evil
with good if we haven't the cash on
hand to pay for indulgence in the evil.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-18
GAIN IS SHOWN
IN PLOYNENT
IN LAST MONTH
Eight Out Of Fourteen Indus
tries Show Increases in
July, Declares Report

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. Increase
in the number of persons employed
in July over the number employed
in June were shown in eight out of
fourteen industries for which the de-
partment of labor published figures
today. manufacturers of mems ready
to-wear clothing reported that they
had increased their forces in July to
2S,3i4 from 25,99S in June, an increase
of SO per cent.
Leather factories employed 12,15S
in July as against 11,701 in June, an
increase of 81 per cent.
Boot and shoe factories making re-
ports TO the department had $3.50
workers on their July payrCi.s as
against $500 in June, an increase of
81 per cent, while automobile factor
les employed 1904 in. July as COM
pared with 1874 in June, an increase
Of per cent.
The greatest decrease was shown
in the number employed in rs iron
and steel factories which. in July, had
on their poyrolls 1O0,77S persons as
against 115,41 in June, a decrease OF
12.7 per cent. Hosiery and under
wear factories cut their forces from
27,62S in June to 26,677 in July, de-
crease of ga per cent.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-18

and moves longer distances than 9th
er products, the traffic has suffered
more than others. witnesses said. and
thousands of acres of prairie hay in
the west will not be cut this year.
ID. b. TilSon. traffic expert of the
Kansas City Hay Exchange, said hav
raised in the Imperial Valley of Cali
fornia could be transported by water
through the Panama Canal to New
York City for $1275 ton against a
freight charge by rail from Kansas
CITY to New York City amounting to
$3.50.
\. c. Campbell, president of the
Kansas City Hay Dealers Association
testified that before the increase in
rates last year, Kansas City, said to
De the largest hay market in the
world, handled $4,000 cars of hay
season, much OF which went to the
south and southeast to feed stock
used in producing cotton, sugar and
other farm products.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-18

When court adjourned Tuesday eve
ming Judge Lockwood had taken I'M
der advisement the admissibility as
evidence of the statement alleged to
have been made by the dying man
that 1t was cold blooded murder"
After further arguments yesterday
morning by opposing counsel the
court ruled that the statement be e~
cluded, but declared that a written
statement, purpOrted to have been
made by Haverty on his death bed,
would be admissible as evidence.
Mrs. Moson testified that Mr.. Mo.
son, Mrs Dick HaVerty and herself
were present with the wounded man
in jim kelly's house where he was car
ried from the pasture after the shoot
ing. When Dick began to talk she
said that Mr.. Moson said, wait a
minute, we will take this down on pa
per-" and that Jim Kelly then got
pencil and piece of paper and Mr.. Mo-
son took down the statement while
Dick Haverty talked. He could talk
but few words at time, she said.
When they entered the room where
Haverty lay, according to Mrs. Moson,
Mrs. Haverty said to her husband,
Dick, here is Moson," and the 'injur-
ed man replied, Hello Frank want
ed to tell you goodby before it is too
late"
Shooting Is Described
After a time the doctor came"
Mrs. Moson continued. Il asked the
doctor about Dick, and he said he
thought there was little chance if the
bullet had gone down and torn has in
.testines. When Mr.. Moson started
out to get the ambulance Dick said,
Goodbye. l may not be here when
you get back"
Under cross examination, Mrs. Mo-
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his wife were at the gate. Somebody
grabbed me and took the gun away.
| went into the house and saw Dick.
The first thing he said was, L want to
kiss you goodbye He said, L know
1t will be hard on you. Go to Moson's;
he Will take care of you. Be brave.
Il said, %, how did 1T happen
Dick said, 1 met Jim and Renus IN
the pasture and | called Renus apart.
He was reasonable, but Jim butted
i'll and said, get down off your horse
and fight; I've waited to get you for
a long time, you - -. He shot
me with my hands up and no gun.
Smith was good; he wouldn't let him
shoot me again
He was not armed" continued Mrs
Haverty. His six-shooter was in the
house and he had not carried it for
about two weeks as there were only
two shells in it,"
Fourth Brother Called
Under cross examination by Attor-
ney Gilmore. Mrs. Haverty said that
while Dick was not carrying the six
shooter he carried the rifle in his
saddle.
She said that she always reminded
her husband to carry a gun when he
went out on the range. and said that
she did this because Jim had threat
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-18
4 DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE, No
Gun AND BOTH HANDS Up" SAID
DYING MAN, WITNESSES DECLARE
Prosecution Rests Case Against Cattleman Accused O
Murder in Connection With Death of Brother;
Widow of Deceased Called to Stand


brother X
Evidence brought out by the prosecution yesterday marked by the
Jim Havery the defendant supplying motive for the murder and the
o n
was a
the
K. Havey,
may out of way, was
death
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-18
bURSUM CHOICE
Of c. D. P. FOR
n. NJ. SENATOR
Santa Fe Delegation Favors
Nomination of Incumbent
to Succeed Fall

SANTA FEE, N. NJ. Aug. II. - The
Santa Fe county delegation to tomor-
rows state Republican convention to
be held here, today was instructed by
the county convention to vote for the
nomination of H. o. Bursum, incum-
ment, for United States senator at the
special election this fall Senator Bur
sum was appointed by Governor
Mechem to fill out the term of form
er Senator A. B. Fall, now secretary
of the interior, until the special cleo
ton is held.
Seven county delegations have been
instructed for Senator Bursum and
friends of the senator say this is su.
ficle1t to assure his nomination.
H. J. Hagerman, former governor
and leader of the so-called independ-
ent faction of the party, denied to-
night that he would be a candidate
tor senator and said he would not ac-
cept the nomination if it were CT
fered.
The convention will convene at 10
o'clock and indications tonight were
that the proceedings would be COM
pleted before night.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-18

ened him. When she saw Die, after
the shooting she SAID that she re-
preached herself for having forgotten
to remind him to take a gun.
Harry Haverty, another brother,
testified to the same occurrences be-
tween Dick and Jim, when they were
boys, as Pete had previously told of.
lie said that jim was bigger, heav-
Ter man than Dick, and that Dick was
blind in one eye.
Sheriff Joe Hood testified that
James Haverty came to him on April
% and said that he had shot Dick.
He said. L am not sorry for what |
DONE" Sheriff Hood testified 81 ask
ed him if he thought he had killed
him and he said no, that he had shot
him in the side and did not think the
bullet went deep enough. | asked Jim
what he shot him with and he said
a .45, and | asked him if Dick had a
gun and he said no."
With the conclusion of testimony
from Joe Hood, the defense announc-
ed that it would rest Attorney Gil
more requested time to go over the
evidence offered by the prosecution
before introducing his own witnesses,
and court adjourned until Q o'clock
this morning
The prosecution is being conducted
by Attorney Fred Suffer. of Bisbee,
and County Attorney John F. Ross
and his assistant. Walter Roche. At
torney Suffer has been retained by
Mrs. Haverty to assist in the prosecu-
ton. W. G. Gilmore, of Tombstone,
IS attorney for the defense.
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son testified that Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Haverty and Mr.. MoSon and herself
had been intimate friends for a long
time, and that the Moson family and
the Jim Haverty family had not been
very friendly. but denied that she per-
sonally had anything against the de-
PENDANT.
Continuing her testimony under di-
rect examination Mrs Moson said that
Dick Haverty related to them how he
met his brother Jim, in the pasture,
and said that Jim rode up and told
me to get oS and fight like man.
got off and Jim shot me from his
horse. Jim threw down On me and
threw up both hands and he shot me-
Jim's son said to his father, You are
a damn fool
Frank Moson testified to being
called to the Kelly place with Mrs.
Moson. I'VE met Jim Kelly at the
yard gate" he said, land he went into
the house with us. We went into the
room where Dick was lying Oh a bed.
He looked bad. Dicks wife said,
Dick, here is Moson, and Dick re-
piled, L am glad you came; | wanted
to see you before it is too Late
Moson testified that Dick Haverty
said it was cold-blooded murder, but
counsel for the defense objected to
the phrase and it was ordered srrr.-
en- from the records.
Took Down Statement
Moson continued: Dick said we
arrived in the pasture and met Renus
Smith and Jim Haverty and the two
boys. Smith was all right, pu, S-sn
came up and said, latter cursing)
why don't you get off your horse
and fight like a MANI / got off am.
he shot men. He started to shoot me
again but they would not let him."
Moson said that he wrote the state
ment that was signed by Dick Haver-
ty, Jim Kelly, Jim Kane and hin. ELF.
before the wounded man was removed
to the FIT. Huachuca hospital.
AT FIT. Huachuca they operated on
him." continued Moson Il was in
the operating room. When they start
ed TO give him the ether he said We'll
Frank. here's where | take the long
ride The doctor said, You are the
nerviest man | ever saw He died"
Moson testified that he had known
the defendant and Dick Haverty for
about 20 years; that they were all in
the cattle business ands that the
ranches are more or less adjoining.
His relations with Dick, he said, had
always been friendly, but that he had
little to do with Jim Haverty.
Moson then told of the elleged steal
ing of cattle, and of making a trip
to Tombstone with Dick Haverty, a
few weeks before his death, to bring
the matter to the attention of Sheriff
Joe Hood
Il was working on gas engine on
my ranch" the witness said. Dick
came out and talked. He said, 4
came down to see you; | am in trou-
ble.' l said, What's your trouble !;
have you got engine trouble too? jim
said, Those fellows, Jim Haverty and
Smith, are just about to put us out of
business, and they are working on
you, too; they are working on you
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strong. They kind of let. off up to the
first of the year, but are. on again
strong | said, The Livestock. S>=4l-
tary Board is a joke; what can you
do about it?' Dick said, They killed
one of your steers about a week ago,
and killed another since that l know
Of He said, The other day | was
riding out and found four or five of
my COWS with bags swollen and cak-
ed. They hadn't been sucked. They
are killing eight or nine week anc
taking them over to the reservation
Dsaid, What can you do? If you send
any officer up there they will an
nounce their arrival with brass
band He said, We might go over
to see Frank Moore of the Livestock
Sanitary Board. | said, We might
see Joe Hood and see if he will do
anything
Witness Saw No Gun
I'VE came in to see Joe (Sheriff)
Hood. | talked with him and told
him that Dick was out in the hall, but
he said that he better not see him.
Blood is thicker than water he said.
But Joe said that he had two men
he could send out there; he said it
would be about a week before he
could send them out. | went out and
told Dick what Joe had said"
Moson said that he met Armstrong
and Thorpe on his ranch after he had
been TO Tombstone. Thorpe was a de-
putty sheriff at that time, and Arm
strong represented the Livestock San
itary Board.
Jim Kane told of being at the
Fletcher ranch on April %, when one
of the Have-ty boys rode up and ask
ed for the Fletcher car to carry his
wounded father from the pasture.
Kane said that he drove the car to
the pasture, put Dick into it and car.
Iied him to the Jim Kelly ranch.
When / got there" Kane said
Dick said, Hello, jimmy; I'm glad
you came. | want you to look at me
and my horse and see that | have nc
gun. | looked and saw ma gun. AS
soon as we got to the house | went
for a doctor"
jim Kelly testified that he is {
brother-in-law of the Haverty boys
He told of the written statement and
of signing it. The statement was
here offered in evidence, over the oh
lection of the defense 1t was reao
as follows; and is copied here as il
was written:
Statement of Dick Haverty
| Met Jim II. his boys and
Smith in my pasture. Told Smith
! wanted 2 see him. Called him off
to one side. Jim butted in told
me | had been sucking Frank
! Moson. Smith talked reasonable.
Jim said get off of your horse
and fight like a man | did and
he shot me from off his horse
/ His boy Clay called him, Jim, Il
damn fool. Jim said this may
4 brake me, but | viii get that
\ O. -l out of the way
I Smith had 2 pull him Off
/ keep him from shooting me again
When he throwed down on me |
\ threw up my hands and stopped,
then he shot me-
n William Kelly. of Carces. was call
ed to the stand He told of CONVEX
sation he had with Jim Haverty il
the fall of 1916, shortly after the gen
eral election, at Zeno Aston's ranch
Il We were speaking of the election,
the witness testified and he Gin
Haverty) said he was sorry Dick was
elected constable because sumebod!
would have to kill him. He said some
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body would have to kill him because
he was hot-headed and fussy. | said,
No. but he said, You don't know
him like | do. Some of you boys or
myself Will have to kill him. / will
kill him if | have to- l said You
hadn't ougt to think that way and
he said, Don't but in; l will kill him
if | have to-"
Pete Haverty, brother of the de-
PENDANT and the deceased told of the
relations of the brothers when they
were boys. He said that in 1907 they
lived on the old Jim Lowry place, in
Hunter Canyon.
Bob and Dick and | had let a red
calf Craze there" the witness said
I'VE put my mothers brand on it, and
Jim jumped on Dick and Bob and l
He barred mothers brand out and put
his own on. He cussed out Dick and
Bob
The witness said that on one occa-
sion Jim Haverty threatened to kill
his brother, Dick, if Dick returned to
take up meat contract he had with
the Lukes Mining Company, and
which Jim had been operating in his
absence. He told of an occurrence at
the school house in Carr Canyon on a
Christmas Eve, about five or six years
ago.
Dick was acting as Santa Claus,
Pete Haverty testified, land was dis
tributing candy and stuff. He had
gone to Jim a few times, and jim
punched him, and Dick asked him not
to do it again, but Jim did it again,
( and Dick swung the candy sack at
him. Later, Jim went up behind him
and hit him, and hit him again when
we were out around the fire. Some
OF them got hold of him and tried to
make him behave"
Mrs. Haverty Testifes
In cross examining the witness, At
torney Gilmore insisted on knowing
what was done with the red calf, and
finally asked if the boys brought it up
to the house after branding It, There
was laughter when Pete Haverty ex-
planned that they did not keep the
/ calf in the house, and added as a final
explanation of what became of it,
Jim got away with the calf" The
witness testified that he had not been
on friendly terms with his brother
Jim, but that Dick and himself were
friendly and worked together all the
time. When asked the reason for THIS
relation he said, Because Dick al
ways treated me like brother"
a thrill of interest ran round the
court room. when Mrs. Dick Haverty,
widow of the murdered man, was call
ed to the witness stand Mrs. Haver-
ty, her white, tragic face in chiseled
relief against the somber black of her
mourning apparel, has been present
| throughout all the proceeding of the
trial. Sitting close beside Attorney
Fred Suffer. retained to assist the
| county attorneys office in the prose
cution, Mrs. Haverty has listened
quietly to all the proceedings. but
with her eyes glued intently to the
face of each witness, and betraying
the deep interest she takes in the
prosecution. On the witness stand she
controlled her emotion with obvious
effort as she related the tragic story
Of her husbands death, under the
questioning by Attorney Suffer.
After you got word OF the occur
ence, what did you do?' asked At
torney Suffer.
( Il went back to the house and got
Il Winchester" replied Mrs. Haverty,
and went and got the car and drove
to Jim Kelly's place. Jim Kelly and
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phasized the doctor. Alice has lived
only lew doors down the street from
me. She roomed at Fred Zuchman' s
home, you know
Rooming is more or less lonely
existence" comments Mrs. Harding.
Il pity anyone who must room for
eEer.'
when Sundays rolled around" con
tinueS the doctor, Il just got in the
habit OF -hitching, up the horse and
taking little drive. | don't banker
much for automobiles, you know; the
old sorrel is swift enough for me-
Il do love a horse says the bride
Just Room For TWO
And there's just room for one
more in my buggy" the doctor smiles.
$50 I'd stop for Alice. Our favorite
drive ?-Well, l can't say there was
any particular one We have lot OF
good roads around Marion
And tE-Dn when we didn't go driv-
ing George would just come over and
sit on the front porch" puts in Mrs
Harding. And once in. awhile we
wcr'd dine out together
Our marriage was quite sudden -
contesses the doctor.
Very" says his bride.
-NOpOuy SAptCIeu II. Ii tdcI we
didn't expect it ourselves-that is not
exactly. l just happened to be going
to Detroit for the day and / suggested
to Alice that she might like to take
the trip with me. Then, | popped:
While we're up there we can run
over 10 Canada and get married.
'She was so completely surprised
she simply couldn't object And away
we went without waiting to don any
finery." .,
Change in Plans
1.-THE only thing we changed was
our plans exclaimed Mrs Harding.
1--WE finally were married in Monroe,
Mich, instead of in Canada
That's all there is to our little ro-
nance" concludes the doctor, except
that the happy couple is going to live
in my home on Center street."
PoDevmoon to Washington and the
White House.
Not right way. But Warren may
run down here before long," says the
doctor. though he has n prettv big
job and works at it pretty hard"
Or. Harding is rs, his bride is So