The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-01-17
TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR BOYS.
A Little Free Advertising for Advanced
Education in Our Midst.

AHC leSd lIlsGStIgdtIO1 U0lOF0
Judge Olsen last week was illumin-
ating to large number of our citi-
zens, in other ways than shedding
light on the cause of the death of
Ira Pratt. We consider it fortunate
that circumstances made it conven-
lent for an unusually large attend
ance at the hearing of most of the
testimony. While the jury was
conceded on both sides to be e good
one as juries go, their verdict was
only part of the output of the trial.
The larger jury Of the public. in
Guiding number of high school stu
dents and few ladies. were privi-
legged to hear about the inside work
ings of one of our educational insti-
tutions that is not often inspected
or even entered by large portion
of an unappreciative public.
AS Attorney Freeman emphasized
in his talk before the jury, the sa-
loon is protected and authorized to
do business by the strong arm of
Uncle Samuel and in this case by the
common council of North Redw God,
and in order to maintain a nice,
respectable place, the law recognizes
the right of the white aproned
guardian behind the bar to bounce
any troublesome individual who
would break in on the peace and
quietness Of the place legalized,
hence Prof. Mallet was acting with
in his rights to knock down and drag
out one of his pupils who had the te-
merity to apply unparliam entary cpl
thets to the professor in conn sction
with the purchase from the latter of
quart bottle of whisky.
But Prof. Mallet, according to the
testimony at the trial, not only did
his full duty in maintaining the dig
nifty of his position as bartender.
but followed the act of either strik-
ing or pulling down his troublesome
client the witnesses varied some
what on that point by earnestly
impressing upon his pupils there
present that this impressive rite
should be lesson to them. Accord
ing to the testimony, five Of the
company assembled at the temple of
Baccnus were boys ranging from six
teen to nineteen years of age. The
Gazette trusts that all of these. at
least, were suitably impressed with
the scene which they witnessed.
And we also hope that the parents
of Redwood Falls who were not
there present are impressed for the
record is that one parent at least,
from this city took his boy into this
highly respectable thirst parlor that
night and out of the warmth of his
parental affection had a mug Of the
refreshment that made New Ulm
famous passed out to his son and
heir and also to the son Of a neigh
Dor whom the parent, out of the
goodness of his heart, had piloted
into this highly respect able and le-
galized training school for boys.
young and old. The boys were thus
privileged not only to refresh them
selves, but to get much needed
lesson as to the necessity of speaking
gently and with Chesterfeldian
courtesy to the man behind who is
not only legalized as a guardian Of
the peace in the temple over which
he presides, but upon occasion can
act as executioner as we'll. In this
case he appears to have overdone
the part, somewhat, even in the
opinion of an indulgent jury.
The files OF The Gazette show that
four citizens of Redwood Falls, at
the beginning of the year, applied
to the city conncil for the privilege
Of establishing seminaries of learn
ing and refreshment similar in de-
sign and scope to that which our
neighbor village has provided for
the benefit of its own citizens and
visiting guests. The applications
were accompanied by a quiet but
active campaign of education to
open the eyes Of the preiudiced
people in Redwood Falls to the folly
of allowing trade to go to North
Redwood that really belongs to Red
wood Falls. There seems to be