The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
OUR FOLKS IN
CALIFORNIA
CGmrade Dietzman Writes That He
Is the Same Old Boy With
Same Old Drum.
Sam Sickle Writes More About His
Brother and Chandler Boys
Are Heard From.

Comrade John F. Dietzman is re-
membered by most of the old boys
of John S. Marsh post and by many
others of our citizens, who will be
interested in recent news froms him
by way of a letter to Mr.. and Mrs.
August Knuepple of this city. who
haye kindly allowed The Gazette
man to read the missive. Accompa-
nying the note was photo labeled
"The same old drum and the same
old boy" The old veteran is a great
favorite at various gatherings in
and around his home near Oakland,
and the photo sent was taken at the
time of the public reception Of the
Pacific squadron last May and shows
a group of tackles" in the back
ground. Time has been kind to
Comrade Dietzman and his picture
shows him looking hardly day old
than he did twenty years ago. u Re-
Gently he had a bad fall from a
building, throwing his shoulder out
at the socket, but he writes that he
is again almost as we'll as ever, so
that we may hope that he will con-
tinue to pound that same old drum
for many years to come. Comrade
Dietzman writes that the only stock
the family is keeping now is cat
and some chickens. and that the lat
ter are quite profitable with eggs at
Sc cents a dozen. Comrade Dietz-
man and wife have a most comfort
able home with modern improve
ments. and the former writes that
himself and wife are contented and
happy, with garden all abloom with
roses, Gala lilies and pinks of all
colors, and with fruit in plenty on
their own trees. The family had
string beans for dinner the day he
wrote, and they were not out of cans
either. Mr.. Dietzman has an in
teresting account of the boom con.
ditions in both Oakland and San
Francisco, which are now rival cities
both growing at a tremendous
pace.
! Since making the announcement
of Commodore Stickle's death two
weeks ago, The Gazette has received
communication from S. S. Sickle
the Comnodore's brother, stating
that the latter's death was the ulti
mate result of a paralytic stroke
about six weeks before the date o.
his death, Nov. 5th. Commodore
Sickle was not very seriously affect
ed by the shock at first, but failee
fast. He kept up, however, eating
his evening meal as usual the day O.
his death, when he went to bed earl.
and was stricken with heart. failur'
soon after, breathing bis last a little
past nine o'clock. AS previousl.
stated, the Commodore has mad
his home with his brother at Sal
Gabriel, near Los Angeles. eve
since the death of his wife, five year
ago. The funeral services were il
charge of the Masons, Rev. F. D
Flint, Presbyterian clergyman
who visited in this city Is years ago
taking part in the services at Rose
dale cemetery. The brother write
that there was quite congregation
of former citizens of Redwood Fall
and vicinity present at the funeral
Nov. 9th.
Older residents of this town re
call the two little sons Of the late E
: A. Chandler, who went with thei
i mother to California twenty year
| or more ago, after the latter be
5 came widow. Through a mutus
/ friend we learn that the two boy
8 haYe proven a great comfort to thei
] mother, the oldest now being SUI
j cessful civil engineer. while Johnnie
the younger, has just left Philade