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The Alaskan., 1929-06-07

T he Wrangell Mill team was over last Sunday and gave the Petersburg Town team a wallop- ing to the tune of lilo. Fabri- cius, whose wooden arm still had a bit of rubber in it, was too much for the glass-eyed local batters. However, Fabricius had to keep on his toes all the time.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07
PAGE SHERLOCK HOLMES

While in Mexican waters re- gently, the ships safe of the Dorothy Alexander, containing more than $2,2OO and weighing more than 15O pounds, mysteri- ously disappeared. The entire crew and four passengers were held by the police in San Fran cisco, pending investigation.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07
PARKS FLIES SOUTH MONDAY

Governor George A. Parks left on the seaplane Juneau for Se- attle last Monday, hoping to make the flight to Seattle in one day. He left via Ketchikan and Seattle from which latter port he hoped to catch a plane for California, thereby setting a re- cord for the flight.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07
FIRE AT FUNTER BAY

Fire at the plant of the Alas ka Pacific Salmon Corporations cannery at Funter Bay. Two Oriental bunkhouses and several Indian cottages -shacys-were destroyed by fire and one Chi nese laborer badly burned.
 The loss caused by the fire was estimated to be about $2O,OOO.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07
Charley Is Getting Old

Charles Chaplin was ill at his home in Hollywood the last of May, of lumbagO,, which lAeld up work on a current comedy.
 Charlie blamed overexertion at tennis for the attack. A sign of age, Charley. The bones get old and joints stiff, especially af- ter a hard game of tennis.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07

The local team is pretty we'll shot to pieces with Runstad, and "SWede" out of town. Does not look like Petersburg is going to have team this year at all, unless some of the Athletic Me- thuselahs get back into the har- ness.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07
CITY TREASURY LOW

Monthly bills and payroll were presented for payment and or dered paid. City Clerk Clausen reported that there was hardly enough to cover payment at the moment but by the end of the week there would be sufficient to cover the bills.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07

The report comes from Ketch- ikan that trollers brought in to the market tlaere one humpy and a dog salmon. They were caught in Hecate Straits. One salmon does not make a run any more than one swallow makes a summer,
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07

Pat Verney writes from Wran- gell that his cousin Mathew Yer ney died recently. Mathew was quite a musician and lead most of the village bands in the First Division.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07

Alaske Steamship Company is going to maintain a schedule to Westward ports every two weeks this summer.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07

Word has been received that Mrs. Patrick Verney's father died in Port Angeles, Washington. last week.
The Alaskan., 1929-06-07

Have you gotten your ticket for the Baseball dance
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Blessing Bestowed on
Product of Vineyards

In nearly all the vineyards of France
the annual celebrations have just tax
en- place, in the course of which the
years vintage receives priestly bene-
diction.
One of the most curious of these
festivities is that held at Boulbon
a village near Tarascon in Provence.
All the inhabitants Of the country
side around Tarascon, on the day of
the celebration, march first upon Boul.
bon, and then from the village to a
chapel on neighboring hilltop.
Every processioner carries in the
crook of his arm an unopened bottle
of local wine. which, when the chapel
is reached, is blessed by the priest,
who sprinkles holy water upon it.
Whereupon every one draws his cork
and drinks; and then, carefully guard
ing the bottle, which he keeps until
the following year, he returns to BOul-
bon with song and dance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Misunderstanding

81 The late Avery Hopwood, the play
wright who bequeathed quarter Of
a million to the University Of Michi-
gan for annual literary prizes, was
talking one day in New York about
a banned book.
"The libraries" he said, BANNED
this book because they misunderstood
it. The thing is ludicrous, really.
ut reminds me of the colored wom-
an who staggered out Of chiropo-
dist's establishment with very large
and heavy burlap bag on her back.
"'Calls hisse'f chiropodist,' she
grunted, and can't stuff dog""
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Ladder. Superstition

About the best information avail.
able on the antiquity of the walking
under ladder" superstition seems to
be, as one writer puts it, at probably
dates from the first time that some
body or something fell off a ladder
and struck a person walking be-
MEATH" Since ladders are VIGOROUSLY
tricky. the belief probably dates from
the first ladder. Another authority
has it that builders started the super
stition in self defense, for a person
walking outside the angle of a lad
der is much less likely to cause dam
are to hAnself or the worker than
ifEahe passes beneath.-Detroit News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Triplets Won't Separate

Urena, Reona, and Ramona Bever
are sisters and triplets, the daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Bever Of Ana
helm, Calf, and were members OF
this years graduating class at the
Anaheim high school. They are look.
ing forward to other scholastic en-
deavors, perhaps college, although
they are inclined to consider a bust
ness course first. Whatever they de-
eide upon, it will be "all for one, one
for ALL" they assert.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

in the northern part of Grant or Grin
nell Land to study the meteorology of
the polar regions. Such a station was
established, named Fort Conger and
then the "Proteus" which had brought
them. sailed away. The "Proteus"
was to return the next year, if pos
sible, to carry them away. If not,
another relief expedition would be
sent for them in August, 1888. In
case it should fail, Greely's orders
were to leave Fort Conger not later
than September /, 1883 and retreat
southwark BY boat until the relieving
vessel Is met or Little island is
reached" or until sladge party from
! Gtihs EittlE dsiafhf base was met
AS a natter OF fact the .sProfeus''
failed to reach them In August. 1882.
But, says the foreword to the book,
A"The first year had not passed dis
agreeably, and it is doubtful ifs any
one regretted the experience, future
uncertainty thrown into the bargain.
The entire party had had the distinc-
ton of spending winter farther
north than any Arctic explorers had
ever wintered, with the exception of
an English outfit that had wintered
on shipboard. Moreover two of their
number Iieutenant Lockwood and
Sergeant Brainard on May IS. 1892
had set new Farthest North record
in the centuries-old race to the pole.
"That first winter there was wealth.
er in which Medford rum froze solid
and the kerosene oil had to be thawed
out before the lamps could be lighted.
=. At first there had been plenty
to do, and the work was intelligentiy
organized by the commanding officer
and tackled with zeal by the men.
i. But in few weeks cold and
darkness put an enc to practically all
outside work except the instrument
tending near the station. The mo-
notony of the Arctic night produces
strange effects on white men. They
become melancholy, sleepless and very
irritable. Every diversion
twenty-five minds could think of was
tried out and dropped. Checkers are
all the rage now," wrote Sergeant
Brainard, the faithful diarist. But
nothing lasts like long, loud argu-
ments. Today the subject was the
relative merits of the fire departments
of Chicago and New York"
However, "the second winter was
harder to bear than the first" and
ION June II, 1883, Sergeant Brainard
wrote that although it is few weeks
too early for relief ship, we cannot
keep our eyes from wandering hope
FULLY to the south.," But again they
were disappointed and they began the
tragic retreat related by Brainard.
On August 8, 1888, they set out in
small boats through a lead" which
had finally formed in the ice after
they had waited for it for several
days. Their course was through Ken
needy channel, which was filed with
grinding foes Of ice upon which
Greely's force camped when there
was no open water through which to
! push the boats. Whenever they could
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
A Religious Law

1t would be easier, fancy, writes
"Looker-on" in the London Daily
Chronicle, to recall instances of boards
being forbidden by law than of their
being made compulsory, as is the case
in Afghanistan, according to a mes
sage from Kandahar. Boards often
have a religious significance. The real
Sly strict adherent of the Jewish faith
is always bearded. while priests of the
Russian Orthodox church must wear
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
WhoWa beBa1d?
Gone Are the Days

''Binks used to be great sports
man." remarked Brown. rs he rec
onciled to married life?"
II think So" replied his friend. Il
called on him recently and found him,
sitting ashes through an old tennis
racket"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

use the boats they hugSed the coast
of Grinnell Land through Kane sea.
Early in September they were forced
to abandon their boats and for thirty
four days they were adrift on floating
ice. Finally they managed to reach
Smith sound and landed south Of
Cape Sabine, north of and opposite
Littleton island, which two hundred
and fifty miles away. 1t was near
here that the first year relief ship
had been forced to turn back and far
south of Cape Sabine, the second year
rescue ship had been crushed in the
ice and all provisions lost.
The record of their stay at Cape Sa-
bine is one long story of terrible suf-
fering. Here for eighteen months
they lived on two months rations.
The simple record of Sergeant Brai-
nard's diary reveals the horrors Of
those days as can no extended re-
.saEjptian 9eat6ab5taa 2 p A he u -sdIrIta
j took an inventory Of the commiS~s
airy stores last evening and found only
IS days full rations of bread and meat
remained These rations can be ex-
tended to SO days, IL we subject our
selves to a greatly reduced diet, but
the suffering will be extreme in this
low temperature where a man requires
from two to three times the normal
diet. Also, we have some very hard
labor ahead o: us incident to the build
ing of winter quarters.
October %:
What are we to do? AS far as can
see, there is nothing ahead of US ex-
cept starvation. Every hope of rescue
this fall has failed US. How can we
hope for anything now from a relief
expedition? The civilized world has
forgotten us in our hour of need.
March 4, 1884:
Lieut.. Greedy reduced the bread is
sue to eight ounces per man.
Occasionally members of the party
were able to shoot fox to supplement
their rations and Sergeant Brainard
rugged up a device for catching
shrimps. But as the weary weeks
passed the inadequate food. severe cold
and the conditions under which they
lived took their toll. One by one
eighteen of the members of the party
including Lieutenants Kislingbury and
Lockwood died.
On the evening of June %, 1884,
Sergeant Brainard lay in the little fly
tent which had blown down upon him
and his six comrades. Beside them
lay the dead body of another. But
they were too weak to move 1t or
even try to raise the pole of the tent.
Suddenly a voice called out "Greely,
are you there?" Brainard raised him
self in his sleeping bag. He knew
that voice! 1t was the voice of Nor
man, first officer of the "Proteus" In
1881.
Its Norman!" he shouted in a
weak voice. He crawled from beneath
the tent and Norman thrust hard
tack in his hand. A moment later
Lieutenant Colwell came running over
the hill. Brainard was sitting on the
ground gnawing at the bareback, bat
as he saw dn officer approaching, the
old habits Of the regular army SER
geant asserted itself. He tottered to
his feet and attempted to salute! But
Colwell clasped his hand and they
went together into the tent, there to
rouse the dazed Greedy and to tell
him that the ship "Thetis" had ar
rived with relief at last.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

boards and allow their hair to grow
as well. More strictly speaking, the
canon law says that the hair must
never be cut from the day on which
ordination takes place, and so the
Orthodox cleric is free-unoficiall
to restrain an inconvenient growth of
his tresses by judicious singing from
time to time!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

de hard part bout p'litical argu-
ment," said Uncle Eben, sis dat two
people is liable to get mixed up tryin'
to 'splain somethin' dat never was full
~ 'splained to either of 'em."-Wash-
ington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

for a couple Of
years and when ]
tried to do any.
thing I would gel
tired and worn-out.
I have taken Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
off and on all these
years and have
recomm ended IL
to hundreds OF
won en-. / have
given birth to six
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Why Not Ask Them?

"Feed cold and starve a fever"
say the doctors. What we would like
to know is why every girl we take out
has cold instead of feyer.-London
Opinion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

children and have taken the Vegetable
Compound as a tonic before child
birth. 1t has done me worlds Of good.
My mother had taken it several times
and she recommended it to me-
Mrs. JOHN BRAssEA, Wetmore. Colo
RADIO. ..., 4.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Where Pleasure Lies

Owning the richest treasure in the
world is useless unless some one else
shares them.-American Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
TOOK ADVICE
OF her MOTHER
Praises Lydia E. Pinkha1n's
Vegetable Compound

Wetmore, Colo.-"When was mar
ried IA years ago was in bad health
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

IT'S folly to suffer long from nett
ritis, neuralgia, or headaches when
relief is swift and sure, with Bayer
Aspirin. For aS years the medical
profession has recommended it. It
does not affect the heart. Take it
for colds, rheumatism, sciatica,
lunbago, Gargle it for sore throat
or tonsilitis. Proven directions for
its many uses, in every package.
All drug stores. have genuine Bayer
Aspirin which is readily identified
BY the name "a the box and the
Bayer cross on every tablet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

n AUGUST 26, 1881, a
little group of white men
and two Eskimos stood
on the shore of an ice
locked bay fifteen hun
bred miles north of the
Arctic circle and watched
a little steamer push its
way cautiously through
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-27
Defamation Contest
Winners Determined

Jack Lauterbach won the Junior
High School Defamation contest on
Tuesday, March 10, with his Grafton
on "The American Flag" James Otto
took second place with his "a vi
sion of War"
In the girls damatic contest, Mar
garet Smith took first place with
"The White Hand of Tellham." A
close competitor, Alice Carity, won
second honors with "The Going of
the White Swan" Others in the
contest were Rose Ellen Jackson,
who gave "One Niche the Highest" !"
,Burdell Beckstrand who gave "The
Necklace" and Helen Lash, who gave
can Explanation"
Priscilla Lines won the humorous
contest with "How We Caught A
Mouse" Lorna Baikie, Albert Cor
bett. and Echoe Macs tied for second
place.
All the pupils who took part in the
contest did very good work, so good
in fact that the judges had difficulty
in making their decisions. There
were no material rewards offered to
the winners although there are in the
Senior High School contest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-27
APRIL 4 IS DATE
OF BOXING SHOW
Sharkey And Bud Madigan
Headline Second Card of
American Legion.

Promising plenty of action, the
American Legion Fost 3S has sched-
uled it's second boxing show OF eight
bouts for April A.
Jack Sharkey who is well known to
fans here for his performance on the
last show has been billed with Bud
Madigan of Duluth for the main
event. Gus Kielblock of Jackson Will
meet Battling O'Neal of Mankato IN
the semi-windup, and the promoters
claim that they have signed two WILL
ing mixers in this even.
George Winsel, local boy, will meet
Dewey Scanlon of Seaforth in another
bout, and for the first semi-windup
Jack Mulvaney of Winnipeg has
signed to fight Honey Boy" Conroy,
an elongated dusky of ST. Paul who
has been one of the best drawing
cards of the Twin Cities.
In other bouts, Woody Rockstead
will meet Eddie Schneider; Billie
Oveross of jackson will meet Joe
Erickson of Minneapolis; Irish De-
Camp will box Kid Noonan of st.
James, and Urban Liberty, another
popular mixer in the Twin Cities who
halls from Somerset, Wisconsin, will
take on Joe Born of Minneapolis.
Jimmy Potts will referee all of the
bouts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-27
Organizations Raise
Funds For Bathhouse

The local American Legion Post
and the Redwood Falls Commercial
Club will give a big dance and
vaudeville program at Redwood Falls
Armory Wednesday night, April 10.
The entertainment is being given 70
raise funds to build new bathhouse
at the bathing beach at Lake Red
wood.
A Charming Personality" contest
and an indoor Polo game will be the
features of the evening. With each
admission tickets of one dollNr. \
oupon good for 1000 votes in the
contest will be given. Each specta-
tors ticket of 25 cents will carry
25O votes.
The purpose for which the affair is
being given deserves the support of
the community.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-27
CLEANUP DRIVE ]
LAUNCHED HERE
Mayor Approves Movement To
''Dress Up" City For Sum-
mer Season.

Starting what is hoped may prove
to become an annual feature in Red
wood Falls, The Gazette announces
a Paint-up and Cleanup Week from
April 1-6 inclusive.
This move on the part of the Ga
zette has the hearty approval of
Mayor White, the Better Flower and
Garden Club, and the business men
of the city, who have promised their
cooperation in making the week a
success.
Mayor White said that since Red
wood takes such excellent care of it's
streets and attracts SO many tourists
such campaign would go to improve
the impressions which are carried
away by the visitors.
Other towns in the state through
cooperative campaigns have done
much to beautify their communities
by doing everything possible in the
way of decorating and painting.
An example of such movement is
the manner in which merchants in
Minneapolis co-operated last year to
keep the floral boxes on street lamps
and in their windows whenever pos
sible.
1t is thought that with the addi-
tional number of visitors attracted
by the various conventions to be held
here this spring and summer every
th;no noccih1o Shou1d he done to
"dress up" for company.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-27
BURIAL SERVICES
OF PIONEER HELD
Thomas DennistOun, Sr. Lived
In Redwood County
35 Years.

Funeral services for Thomas Den
nistoun, Sr., who passed away at his
home March 21, were conducted from
the home at 1:3O o'clock Saturday
afternoon. He was 80 years of age
and was know to all Of his friends
as Grandpa Dennistoun."
Rev. F. L. Barger of Cottonwood
friend of Mr.. Dennistoun for many
years, held the services, assisted by
DIR. James P. Linn, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Red
wood Falls. Interment was in the
local cemetery beside his wife who
died ten year ago.
Active pallbearers were six grand
sons, Horace D. Banker, F. Laird
Archie NJ, Thomas A., Gilbert, and
Peter Dennistoun. A choir composed
of Mines. R. M. Campbell, L. R. Win
ter, and w. M. Smith, and Lynn Shell
don sang, accompanied by Mrs. Shell
don at the organ.
Thomas Dennistoun was born in
Sterlingshire, Scotland, Aug. 20, 1889
In 1865 he married Margaret Miller
and in 1874 they came to Poughkeep-
sic, New York. In the spring OF
1876 the family came west to Victoria,
Ellis county, Kansas, and in March
1877 they came to Minneapolis, Minn.
where Mr.. Dennistoun worked for the
late Col. VIM. King on the Lyndale
farm, now part of the city of Min
neapolis.
In the spring of 1881 he rented a
farm from the late c. D. Gilfillan,
north of st. Paul. Then Mr.. Gill
fllan sold his farm to j. j. Hill
Mr.. Dennistoun remained with Mr..
Hill for one year, and in 1884 he
came to Redwood county and opened
up the Gilfillan farm. In 1887 he
purchased a half section of land
known as the "Huddles,' because
the people took refuge there during
an sIndian uprising. In 1901 he built
his present home on this farm which
he occupied until the time OF his
death. He made three trips to Scot
land during this time.
A Republican in politics, Mr.. Den
Continued on Page 81
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-27
PASTORS WRITE
ON LAST WORDS
Local Clergy Combine Efforts
To Produce Composite
SermOnette.

The seven last Words uttered by
Christ just before his Death on the
Cross have been chosen by local pas
tors for. the theme of composite
sermonette written for Good Friday
Each Word has been briefly expound-
ed by the pastors participating.
Rev. R. o. Aga, pastor of the
English Lutheran church, has writ
ten on the first Word.
Father forgive them; they know
not what they do
Can it really be possible? Do not
our ears deceive US? We have heard
how every possible means of torture
and humiliation was used upon Him
Now He is praying for the forgive
ness of the evil-doers.
A mellow prayer such as would
melt heart of stone.
Who can this thorn-crowned Per-
son be? He is the Prince of Heav-
en-. He calls the Lord of Creation,
"Father" His fathers will bring
Him to the Cross, for 1T is not the
will of the heavenly Father that a
single soul should perish" And so
He hung three hours intereceding,
three hours of atoning.
hours atoning.
AS we gaze upon that bleedilr :,
dying Form we see not only God but
Man. The lacerated Body with It's
brow spells FLESH. !.
In the light of Calvary's Cross we
see ourselves as we really are-sin-
ners. They were active about the
Cross. The sound of hammers, the
cursing, scoffing, peering, all reveal
that awful activity.
Thank God we see ourselves as
Continued on page eight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-27
MEET
FOR INSTRUCTION
Tax Laws Explained In Detail
And Supplies Issued
At Meeting.

Assessors of the various townships
of Redwood County met at the court
house Tuesday to hear Commissioner
Harry Bacon, of the State Tax Com
mission, explain the tax laws and in
struct the assessors in their line of
duty.
Commissioner Bacon explained the
tax laws in detail and answered all
questions that the assessors asked.
After the meeting County Auditor
L. P. Larson distributed the supplies
needed in the assessment.
All the township assessors except
L.. E. Garlock of Wanda were pre-
sent. Those who attended from their
townships are:
Brookville, A. w. Johnson; Char
lestown, Henry Hohmann; Delhi
Philip Dirham; Gales, S. E. Weber;
Granite Rock, JOS. Wagner; Homer,
w. c. Mann; Johnsonville, Emil Otto;
Kintire, A. M. Monson and Lamber-
ton, B. J. Coulter.
Morgan Twp, N. P. Nielsen; New
Avon, G. E. Luscher; Norton Hero,
C. E. Hanson; Paxton, c. E. Good
year; Redwood Falls. Twp, Max
Arndt; and Sherman, A. C. Fisher.
Sheridan, Joseph Woelfel; Spring
dale, J. M. Lord; Sundown, Alfred
Haak; Swedes Forest, Henry Hetle;
Three Lakes, Joseph Beran; and I'm
derwood, Fred Stava.
Vail, Alfred Egle; Vesta Twp,
Joseph Dunno; Waterbury, Henry G..
Zachte; Westline, Mike Christensen;
Willow Lake, VIM. P. Eichten and
Belview Vil., Axel Hultquist; Glenn
ents Vii, Frank Marshs; Delhi Vii,
H. T. Helgeson; Lamberton Vii, F.
Nigg; Lucan WILL. F. C. Wegner; Mil
roy Vii, E. F. Welter; Morgan Wis
Hugo H. Mattke; North Redwood Viii,
C. w. Brandt; Revere Vil., j. Frank;
Sanborn VIII, Fred Danmann; Sea-
forth VII, G. A. Dahl; Vesta Vii,
Frank Boshek; Wabasso, Jake Neu-
enberg and City of Redwood Falls,
&c. v. Everett.