The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-07-03

that town In business way was good
for Redwood Falls as we'll, and at
once set in motion the platform pro-
gram by handing the big key over to
to Chris Olsen, the only genuine
thresher on the platform. Chris.
owned up to being thresher of sew
eral years standing, and concluded
his talk with the hope which is shared
by all threshermen, that the thresh-
ing season of this year may be more
satisfactory than last years.
CT. Howard followed with a crisp
and witty talk in vein of reminis-
cence of the threshing of the daysof
his youth compared with the up to
date machines and methods. followed
by congratulations for North Red
wood and its rustlers. In this con-
nection he threw deserved bouquet
to S. j. Sampson, the North Redwood
merchant who has been running a
free ferry for all corners for the ben
eft of Renville and Redwood county
citizens who desired to cross the
Minnesota during its recent flood
season. Mr.. Howard concluded by
expressing the hope that Redwood
Falls and North Redwood would ul-
Itimately be known as the twin cities
of Redwood county.
Alex. r. Curtis Of Echo was in
lvited to speak for the Minneapolis
Thresher Co. Mr.. Curtis was on
crutches, having recently expert
enced narrow escape from worse
injury than crushed foot thru a
fall from the engine Of a ditching
outfit. He extended a cordial in
vitation to threshermen and others
interested to visit the company's
works at Hopkins and to make the
company's offices at Minneapolis
their headquarters when in that city.
County Attorney Owens was called
upon and gave the threshers an en-
pertaining talk with a story or two
thrown in for good measure.
POSTMASTER Baldwin tried to coax
some Of the threshers to talk, but
most Of them appeared to be gun
shy. John Whittet rose when called
upon, to deny the existence of any
threshers' association so far as he
knew, in connection with the an
nual banquet or otherwise. He thot
the people were beginning to rea-
lie that running thresher required
skill as well as capital. Mr.. Curtis
had told that a man could get a
machine by signing the required
notes, without ready cash, but he
had found by experience that the
notes turned up all too soon at the
local bank and that, the interest
never let up until it was paid.
Schaeffer Bros. testified that they
had run one of the Minneapolis ma
chimes for eight years and consid-
cred it good for two years more.
S. G. Peterson called attention to
the fact that the threshers of this
section were doing a good turn for
farmers wives by carrying along
their cooking outfit, and that it was
worth more than the threshers adj
ded to the cost Of threshing, for the
farmers wife to escape so much
drudgery. He concluded with a
story which raised a big laugh.
Jas. Aiken and Dad futile each
had an assignment towards the close,
the former endeavoring to express
the appreciation of the company for
the excellent arrangements carried
out by the ladies in connection with
the banquet. Editor futile put in
strong word of appreciation for the.
enterprise shown by Farrell & Keefe
by their big sales and their enter.
tanning such large company on the
large scale shown here.
Attorney Dolliff put in word of
caution against the unbusiness meth
DDS practiced by some Of the thresh-
ers he had known, which resulted in
a short cut to bankruptcy. He thotH
every man in a threshing crew
should know his duties, and that
accounts should be carefully kept.