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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
McPhail Credited
With Many "Firsts'

Colonel Samuel McPhail, be-
sides being a typical pioneer able
to turn his hand to practically
every sort of undertaking, had a
dream of building town re-
plete with all the institutions
and safeguards that would guar
antee for its residents safety,
prosperity, mental and moral
well being, the physical COM
forts of the time, and an i'm
petus for growing into a large,
well rounded and respected
community. Colonel McPhaiPs
cabin housed the first school and
the first doctors office. McPhail
himself acted usually as night
sentinel for the stockade during
its early days. McPhails hands
fashioned the first coffin needed
by the. settlers. McPhail edited
the first newspaper-the Red
wood Falls Patriot, March %,
1866. This paper was very little
larger than ordinary legal cap
but it was brirnful of the point
ed thrusts characteristic of its
author. The first issue boosted
Redwood county real estate and
that controlled by Colonel Nc
Phail in particular. The news
columns contained the optimistic
information that Redwood Falls
was destined to become the half
way house between New York
and San Francisco" Politically
the Patriot was strongly Repub-
ican, seeing the country's safety
by only keeping the Republic
can party in power. The "Pat-
riot" after a few random issues
closed in 1869. McPhail was also
the first lawyer and first judge
of probate and county attorr ey
and first road overseer. His
versatility, his sharp humor, his
salty character, and his down.
right ability give distinct and
interesting flavor to the early
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

open spot-not a tree could be
seen from it except for the fringe
along the river bluffs, this ar
rangement, of course, to make it
possible for those in the stockade
to see all who approached -
whether friendly or unfriendly.
The cottonwood planted by the
Hitchcocks grew to be the big
gest tree in 'toWn-until it was
finally removed to make room
for the Stensvad garage = a
building now occupied by Ray
burn Burris.
The first birth in Redwood
Falls was that of Harry, son of
John r. and Maggie Thompson,
February 1865. The first death
was that of William Homer, the
young son of j. G. S. Homer,
April 1865. Elizabeth Hitchcock
and Grant Martin were born
within the Stockade walls.
One Of the unusual features of
the first years at Redwood Falls
was the Importance of the In
dian trading business. Many Da-
kota families soon came to place
their tepee homes along the Red
wood river until, during parts
of the year, there was larger
Indian than white population.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
City Was Inland
Market For Furs

When the sawmill at the Red
wood waterfall began to trans
form saw logs into lumber piles,
trader Roberts built big two
story store on Main street, which
for several years was tn biggest
building in town. During two
early years of the fur trading
business, its manager was How
ard Clarke, known to all the
Indians as Chaska. His father for
several years before the 1862
outbreak conducted a store at
Fort Ridgely and the boy had
grown up among Indian COM
panions. At one time, Howard
Clarke, or Chaska, employed Is
Indians and halfbreed helpers.
Redwood Falls at this time was
100 miles from a railroad and
from market for farm produce
and the principal source of in
come to many of the white set
tiers was Roberts market for
furs. The Indians, too, brought
Continued on page AID
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

George Johnson and his son
Marion Johnson who came in
October 1864, slept but one night
in the stockade, and then located
on the banks of Tiger lake.
In 1865 the families began to
move outside the Stockade to
build homes on the TOWNSHIP or
to take up farms. In the spring
Dr.. D. L. Hitchcock moved into
the McPhail cabin. There were
now three families living in the
six room structure - the Nc
Phails, the Thompsons and now
the Hitchcocks. Later that sum-
mer log house outside the
s{ockade was completed for the
Hitchcock family and near the
house the first tree of the town
was planted. The stockade itself
was situated in a completely
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Continued from page 2-H)

came from the Indian village)
was removed and rebuilt as q
one story farm house where ii
continued to be useful for 40
years. Joseph Tyson who was
familiar with the McPhail house
IN stockade years secured the
building as gift from its owner.
Richard Henze. With the aid of
Marion Johnson who witnessed
Its first removal to the Redwood
town site in 1864, it was again
rebuilt at the junction of Ram
sey creek and Redwood river in
the Ramsey State park. Many
present residents also recall the
Dakota Indian, Joe Coursol, who
as a lad of Is years helped Nc
Phail move the logs and lumber
from their original situation as
an Indian home.
During the first year, 1864, be-
fore crops could be grown, there
was a shortage of food. McPhail
secured contribution of govern
ment bareback. This was baked
In the form of giant size crack
ers, SO tough and hard that they
had to be soaked overnight in
water before the children could
eat them. Youngsters in the
Stockade still recollect this ar
ticle of their diet. During the
first winter at the Stockade there
was naturally TO school organ
iZation, but McPhail employed a
teacher and supplied the school
room in his residence.
At a gathering of the house
wives for a sewing party in the
same room that is now preserved
in Ramsey park, the first u. S.
flag was made in Redwood Falls.
This flag was flown from a So
called Liberty Pole at the east
entrance of the Stockade. A
ceremonious flag-raising took
place on the 1865 Fourth of July
accompanied by the booming
of an anvil from the John
Thomas blacksmith shop.
In connection with another
July 4 celebration a story illus
trating McPhaiPS characteristic
behavior is told. McPhail wrote
of the celebration for a Mankato
paper and told of the large and
respectable audience present.
Afterwards, upon discovering
that only one person besides Nc
Phail was present at the cele-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
FOOD
STORE

We have a most modern and sanitary
complete food store. EQUALITY FOOD and
QUALITY ONLY" We are very careful of
our purchases. We believe in giving the
customers the best value for his dollar. We
offer Courteous Service and Complete Salts
faction.
TERSTEEG'S FEATURE MEATS, A
FULL AND COMPLETE GROCERY LINE,
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND BAK-
cry GOODS.
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history of Redwood Falls.


The first frame residence of
the town outside of the stockade
was McPhail's. The house was
built near the falls on the pro-
perry upon which the Julius
Melges residence now stands.
McPhail's home was removed in
later years and is now part of
The GlaSsco cottage across the
street.
Quite little settlement lived
in the stockade the first year
the McPhail family, the j. S. G.
Homer family, the Samuel r.
Thompson family, the Tippery
family and the Fosgate family.
There were also several men
without families. The only peo-
pie who lived outside the stock
ade that first winter were
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
1s6s-THE REDWOOD GAZETTE-1sss

bration, the Mankato editor took
him severely to task for b.. de-
ception
Well" said the Colonel in his
characteristic, squeaky voice, II
wrote you the exact truth about
it. / am large and Martin is re-
spectacle, SO we had large and
respectable audience"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

FittingIy preserved in Ramsey
park, its replica as properly used
IN q Diamond Jubilee udvertis-
ing float, the. McPhdil cabin has
a history as old as Redwood
Fails and closely linked 1itl,
e0entS in the early city.
1t aDds built by McPhdil inside
the stockGde a1here it first ser0-
ed as the fanily's home. 1t be-
came military headquarters and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

Redwood Falls
Complete

We are indeed proud to be one of the
firms, helping make Redwood Falls a more
progressive City. During our few years of
successful business in Redwood Falls, we
have made many wonderful friends and
customers who have been loyal to us. Many
thanks to them. It is only through their
fine patronage that we have built our bust
ness of today.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

IN turn the first jail, the first
school, the first hotel, the first
doctors office and base for me
dicdl supplies. Later it DdS q
to1n residence and until its his
toric Ualile Uas recognized and
it-a0aS donated by Richard Hence
to Joseph Tyson a0ho saaU to its
being placed IN the park, it
served as farm. building in
Homer township.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
POST NO. 1873
PARTY FRIDAY

Tacoma World War veterans
really will begin to celebrate the
Armistiee Friday evening, accord
ing to plans disclosed Wednesday
by Tacoma post No. 1873, American
Legion.
Junior Past Commander Barney
Drew is general chairman for the
affair starting Friday evening at
$50 with a bean feed. Vito LAMA
and a crew of *. PSI will pre-
side in the kitchen of the posts
new quarters at 9oela Commerce
street.
Junior Vice Commander Tommy
Burns will present a program of
singing and dancing acts starting
at $50.
The hall, newly remodeled and
painted, presents a very complete
Legion home, according to Senior
Vice Commander Guy Racquet,
who announced there would be
numerous prizes to stimulate at
tendance. His committee will be
in charge of games and special
amusements.
All veterans are invited by COM
mander Robert Chisholm TO spend
Friday evening with Tacoma post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
.HONORS PAID
TO OPERATORS
Miss Nelson of Gar
land Office With
Co. 40 Years

Southwestern Washington chief
operators and traffic department
officials Of the Pacific Telephone
a Telegraph Co. gathered fer
luncheon at the University Union
club Tuesday and honored two Of
their group
NJ. +. Pugh. district traffic man
sger. presented cmhlems represent
ing 40 and 20 years Of service re-
spectively 10 Cora ]. Nelson, chief
operator. Garland office. Tacoma.
and Amy NJ. Morris. chief opera
tor. Longview.
Started In 1899
Miss Nelson began her service
with the company on Aug. 8. 1899.
and completed 20 years without
interruption on Aug. 6. 1889. En-
ployed initiaily as an operator. she
was advanced through various SUI
pervisory positions To that Of chief
operator at Main office. Tacoma.
Her appointment 10 that position
was made on April is, 1910, and
she remained 10 see the office grow
to capacity and be converted to
dial operation on March 1. 1898.
On that date she was transferred
to Garland office, where she Is stili
chief operator.
Mrs. Morris began her telephone
employment In Oregon city, Ore,
where she was advanced through
operating and supervisory posi-
tons 10 evening chief operator.
From April /, 1919. TO April /,
1925. she remained at that ex-
change and was then transferred
to the Longview-Kelso exchange as
evening chief operator. On July /.
1899. she was advanced to the po-
sition of chief operator, in which
capacity she still serves.
Receive kilograms
kilograms were received by both
women from V. L. sylliassen. gen
eral traffic manager Of the Wash
ington-Idaho area OF the company,
who was unable to be present at
the luncheon. In his messages, Syl-
liaasen expressed the oongratula-
tions Of the management and Of
fellow employees on the completion
OF the two long and successful
periods of service in the public In
terest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
YOUNG FATHER PLEADS
INNOCENCE IN COURT

sEATTLE-Attorneys for John
F. wunders, 2i-year-old mechanic.
today began preparations for his
legal battle against charges he
killed his infant daughter by turn
ing on gas in the kitchen where
she slept. Wunders. who confessed
and later denied he killed the child,
pleaded innocent Of murder late
Tuesday in superior court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
3 STATES, 5
CITIES VOTE
A. UNITED PRESS

New YORK state voters approved
hy : large margin RE iexsllsssioa
81 pari-matuei betting ~ hnrse
race tracks In Sew York CITY.
rammany Wall. which had h<en
killed in TIRE election last yesr.
returned 10 life hy winning local
eontaets.
Pennsylvania Republicans elect.
"a their mayurslfy eanasdass IN
Fhiladslphsx aed their candidates
fnr four appellate hldEcshipa. TAsy
also were succeasful In local con.
tests and hailed tho result - a
farerunner a. Republican lard.
side IN Pennsylvania far The
1910 Rspahlsosa presidential can
dldsts.
In Kentucky. the New Deaf
Democratic incumbent, Gov. ksea
johnson. was elected over bio re.
publican opponent. Circuit Judge
King swope.
The outstanding msyoFalsy sise-
tons were;
Detfsit Edward J. Jefsrlss. r..
supported by Cfo ard later. de-
frated the incumbent. Richard
Reading. Republican
San Francisco Incumbent An
Eele Ra~sl reelected
salt Lake uty An Jenkins
automobile racing driver. elected
by - votes.
bridgeport, Conn. - Jasper Ne.
Levy, Socialist mayer, elected for
fourth term.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
ITALIAN LODGE
STARTS DRIVE

An Italian dinner At Easles hall
Tuesday evening Was the kick
Off" for . membership campaign
launched by the Progressive ftal.
lsn-Americsns' lodge In Tacoma.
Under the leadership of Director
Dean Fabhry. committee captains
were chosen and plans completed
for bringing IN the new members.
All Americans Of Italian descent
are eligible for the lodge or suxil.
larry.
pr, Arthur r. Nordi was Ap.
pointed chairman Of . committee
TO arrange q "Cabe Fera night"
for the evening OF Dec. s. when
the lodge will honor its secretary
Of the last nine years.
The lodge win make TIA next
meeting an apple night" also.
with apples for all In attendance
and boxes Of apples for leaders In
the membership drive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
May Apply Only for Plates
Under B-1O,OOO at Present

To cegrect an rffoneutsz impress.
son among motorists. County a..
dlior :. cilffnrd Davis znnaoaeed
Wednesday tai sppslcssiaaz fes
special numbered plates unasr n.
te,nno are ths eniy cn<s belnx 40.
csFtet Il H. present tine
Appileatlons. Davis .sls. are h<.
lnx resolved nnty frum shnzs No.
florists whe desire thr sane nun.
hsrei plates that srr nav %
vehicles No nehsr srrlieztluas ara
bring received
In aaditina u TIRE ts1s fsF rss.
sats pssesnasF cars. pEas sxeA<e
tax. ~ sdastloaai 10 ssHfs - 81.
ieeted 10 cover esst - clerical
wofs snd postage - pissss. wksSh
eaii he mailed - applicants "a o.
hrfere Nov. -.
Davis snneane>a tkzi - special
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
GARLAND, BACHRACH
ELKS BRIDGE CHAMPS

Veterans Phil Garland and Herb
Bachrach who have won together
many a battle in this bridge BALI
wick, are the new contract cham
pions OF the Tacoma Elks club, IL
was announced Wednesday after
a three weeks tournament.
Eddie Hilton and Ed Ness
emerged a. runners up. Many
skillful pairs were entered In the
tournament but the champs proved
too steady for the competitors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09

AAaNNtA VI laNi AHtEN ~
Connection between the two other
than they both have to do with
shiphuilding.
Hog island. In the Delaware
river near Philadelphia. was a
huge shipyard made famous dur
ing the last war. In addition TO
its sprawling bulk. it made a
name via revolutionary method
of ship construction-mas pro-
duction.
Steel cargo vessels were turned
out by the scores; launehings
scheduled by hours rather than
months.
Parts were stamped, pre-fabri-
Gated, marked. slammed together
like the assembly OF so many auto
mobiles-one of the amazing DEM
onstrations of high-geared system.
Now the essential difference be-
tween ship construction and any
other type of manufacturing lies
in the fact there are no square fits;
every piece a boatbuilder touches
Is shaped on its own angles and
curves.
And therein Is the chief identi-
flying Characteristic of Hog island
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
Here's luxury and thrift together!

yield either comfort or delicate
taste. They taste. well, like any
thing but a good cigarette.
Camel's 5iog-bassiag, eostlierto-
baocosgivsyouthe inxaryofmildsf,
cooler, more fragrant and a4yofons
smoking.
And thar luxury not only doesn't
cost sou more. 1T costs YOU lessl
Simple arithmetic shows you how
Jiost burning also gives you the
equivalent of extra smokes per
pack (Ses paHfi al riEht)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09

ships-rather than having grace
full curves and lines. they look As
though they'd been designed BY
euhist. They are unpretty. al
belt efficient.
Such vessel Is the Ceilings
worth. which called for the iirst
time at Tacoma on Tuesday.
To be operated henceforth Cat
least that is the plan) in service
between Puget Sound and the
Orient. she was built at Hog island
in 1920.
She and the three other ships
OF the local fleet. Satartia. Cold.
brook and Capillo. have been in the
Atlantic trades ever since the L.
5. shipping board finished with
them after the war.
The Collingsworth L. the
last 10 be delivered, coming
directly from the Atlantic sea-
board via the Canal. only stop
being made ut San Pedro for
fuel.
However, during her last yov-
age into European waters. IL was
she who was on hand when the
great British aircraft carrier Cour-
ageous was torpedoed.
Her master now. Capt. ]. NJ.
La Port. only recently joined her.
so 1t was from Chief Mate G. T.
DUNCAN we heard the yarn OF dis
aster on the high seas.
And he L. well-qualified 20
talk. He had command of one
Of the two boats used In the
rescue work.
Briefly, 1t was dusk Of a fine day
and the weather was. good. The
Collingsworth's SO refugees (bound
from the continent to Ireland) had
been watching the zig-zag maneu-
yer Of the Courageous all day.
Reconnaissance planes had barely
wheeled to a stop on her decks
when the man-o'-war slackened
her speed. At practically the same
instant a torpedo struck her for
ward, 80 seconds later another
exploded amidships.
The Collingsworth hove-to and
lowered her two boats - all that
could be properly manned in view
of the refugees aboard, etc. The
mate took one, the second mate
the other.
During the is minutes ii took
the Courageous to disappear from
sight, 30 Of her crew were picked
up by the Collingsworth's boats.
Many were drowned even as the
merchant sailors grabbed for them.
None Of the bluejackets had time
to don life preservers.
OF the crew of 1.260. bis were
lost. All this $50 miles southwest
Of the Irish coast.
Such morbid statistics have
been recored before this. We
asked DUNCAN what he thought
of during the melee.
Strangely enough. the one
thing / couldn't get out of my
mind was the lop-sidedness of sea-
going defenses. Again and again.
even with men dying all around
me, I thought how ridiculous 1t all
is when a $4,000, 900 heavily
armed ship can be sunk by one
or two lousy torpedoes."
He continued to explais he has
been working on a principle of ship
construction which will remedy
that, he hopes. Been at 1t for a
good many Of his Is years at sea
(he's only So But his recent ex-
perience helped to crystalize the
idea, and he plans TO give 1t 10
Uncle Sam soon for what it's
worth.
At any rate. the Collingsworth
and her three sisters all look alike,
act about the same tangles and
ALL. are in the same trade out OF
here, have east coast officers with
the exception Of the second mates,
have west coast crews.
The Satartia, first one of the
four out. is due home from the
Orient Nov. 26 to complete the
first round trip OF the new line
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09

numbers evsr ia.ees sss s~szs =.
sued thls ycsF.
kftsr New. - neto<.sf. ~
ksse - <reIl<z far r<H<wsi 4.
present namh~f wsii ffn1 thetr
HamH<fs apf ksslien,<.
fle>n.s plates ~ - - .<i< h
Ne fexaisF asansF - rs. /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09

TOBACCO'S temperamentall
i Its elements Of favor and
aroma are delicate. fragile.
And nothing destroys tobacco
favor >. nothing turns natural fra
GRANGE into tasteless discomfort
like. .hraI
Fast-burning cigarettes can't
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
ORDERS TEN AIRPLANES

Ten production type four-mo-
tored 40-passenger Dc-t transport
planes. which repeatedly will rank
as the largest commercial passen-
ger landplanes in domestic service,
are called for In a 3.40o, 900 order
which United Air Lines announced
today as having been placed with
the Douglas Aircraft Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
IN Id. DIGESTION


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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09

Yesterday We told about miserable chunk of rock called
Hog island and unique type of ship construction that was
invented thereon; today we'll say bit about particular
vessel known Hogsander-but don't be mised by the
name
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
CALIFORNIA VOTE
STATS Of FA0E ON

ident Roosevelt's Intervention N
it, behalf. vas defeated On the
basis ef nearly complete returns
II was the Atklns0a 81 coHsrel
act. designed 70 place state regu.
istions over the petroleum indus.
try IN California
Lean Acts Carry
An initiative "a hberallse ths
stass ehlroprsctlo laws was beaten
I've 20 ole. Two small loan acts.
70 limit lnteres, charged by losn
brokers. were passed ny more thar
two 10 one margins
II VAS the second time the
ham and eggs" proponents had
tried TO ret the vosers 10 approve
their scheme and the returns lndi-
Gated that they would be defeated
this time more emphsticaiiy than
a year ago. when they lost By
2Ss.ooo votes. They elected Olson
governor then, ard his refusal Ia
support them this year sngercsi
them more than anything else.
The vote was exceptionally
heavy. Election officials estimated
that upward Of 70 per cent Of the
s.eos. 900 qualified voters had sxer-
eised the franchise.
Olsen Disagreed
Olson broke with his former po-
liucai sponsors because this year
they proposed establishing a state
hank. which would have been des.
lgnated the sole depository Of all
municipal funds, 20 assure the
pension warrants having sufficient
backing To pass as tender. He
also objected 10 another portion Of
their constitutional amendment
which would have required the APP
pointment ~ either Roy G. Owens
or WIN kindig. lesser known pro-
moters Of the plan, a. admlnistra-
tor with a salary OF $4,000 q
year. who would have drastic pow
ers and would not be subject 10
the check OF the courts.
These were additions 20 the plan
the voters passed on last year.
The plan was denounced by
President Roosevelt and other ma.
tional and state leaders. IL had
the united opposition Of business
groups. citizens organizations and
most newspapers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-09

A prominent ssisnsiks Isbovssory
rsceniiy made impsrsId tests On
10 Of the LARGEST ssIIinl si6nrstis
bnsnds. They found lhsi cAMKrs
suHNFD sLoKEs THAN ANY
oTHrs saAND TKsTED- as
SLOWER THAN THa AVERAGE
TINE or rns Is oTnKn % rnn
LAHonsT-sELLisG ssANp<t ~
burning 81 slower. On ne svsr-
sxs. Csmsls sivs smokers IL
equivalent u