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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
George Love Laid
To Rest TO-DAY
Aged Man Suecumbs to Painful Ill
ness at Home of Daughter,
Mrs. C. Knisley

George Love died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. C. Knisley eight miles
southwest of Redwood Falls Sunday
morning. Funeral services were held
at the house today, Rev. VIM. Jobusch
reading the service, and interment was
made in the Redwood Falls cemetery.
Mr.. Love had been great sufferer
from asthma for many years. A week
ago yesterday he was taken sudden
ly i'll with appendicitis and suffered
greatly until death released him Sum
day. Mr.. Love is survived by his wife
and six children, eighteen grandchild-
rem and seven great grand children.
George Love was born at Glasgow
Scotland, in 1910. In 1882 he married
Miss Martha Lilley and they came to
America in 1869 settling first IN Penn
sylvania and later moving to Iowa,
Three years ago they came to Red
wood County and have made their
home with their daughter, making
many friends in that vicinity who viii
greatly miss Mr.. Love. To the be-
reaved wife and children and friends
The Gazette tenders sincere sympathy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
Passing Of Third
Floor Back Given
Sunday Evening
Miss Amanda Kidder Will Give. Real-
Ing Of JerOme's Greatest Story,
Also Bible Readings

Sunday evening at the Methodist
Church, at seven-thirty o'clock Miss
Amanda Kidder will give a reading,
Of Jerome K. Jerome's Passing of
The Third Floor Back" Miss Kidder
is an instructor at the Woman's Coli
lege at Jacksonville, ILL.,, and is a
dramatic reader Of the highest qua
lily. Ordinarily this reading commands
fifty dollars an evening but through
mutual friends Mr.. Darrell was able
to secure Miss Kidder for the even
ing's offering and her entertainment
only.
Briefly the theme of the reading
is the story Of lodger in London
boarding house where every one hates
his neighbor and incidentally himself.
This lodger who occupies the back
room on the third floor, treats each
individual he meetc, not as the person
really is but according to the dodgers
ideal Of him. Gradually. through this
benign influence hate is changed to
peace and each member of the house
accepts as true, the dodgers trust in
him.
This gives wide range for imper-
sonation of the widely divergent char
acters in the little drama, and an in
sight into the lines drawn in society
by selfishness and distrust and un-
truthfulness. It is wonderful por-
trayel of the power of human love
and trust, and will hold the listeners
spell-bound until it's last message is
given. No one should miss this won
derful opportunity to hear Miss Kid
der in this reading. She will also
read several selections from the Scrip
ture.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
Law Very Explicit;
No Sale of Liquor
New Vote Can Be Reversed Only
After Petitioning; No Whole
sale Liquor

There is considerable misunder-
standing and has been considerable
argument among the citizens Of Red
wood Falls as to the true status of
our city relative to the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors
Chapter 387, General Laws, 1913,
provides that at any annual election
the legal voters may vote for or
against license, provided. a Petition
signed by at least ten per cent Of the
legal voters shall have been filed with
the city Recorder twenty days before
election. The Law provides as fol-
lows:
"If majority of votes cast upon
the question shall be in favor of lie
ense, then license for the sale of in
toxcating liquors may be granted, but
if such majority shall be against lie
ense then no license shall be granted
and no liquor shall be sold in any
quantity whatever either at wholesale
or retail in such city until such vote
shall be reversed at a suh6edaent
election at which the question of lie
ense is again submitted"
It will be seen from the foregoing
that the majority of votes at the last
election was against license. No liquor
can be sold in the City of Redwood
Falls either at retail or wholesale I'M
til the vote is reversed at some SUBJ
sequent annual election The Law
provids that no liquor can be sold at
wholesale in any quantity and any
person violating this provision of law
can be prosecuted the same as if it
were retailed. The question does not
have to be voted upon at the COM
ing election unless ten per cent of
the legal voters of Redwood Falls
file petition for the same with the
Recorder twenty days before the next
annual election. The question can be
submitted to the voters at each an
nual election upon the proper petit
ton, but as the City is now dry, it
will remain dry until the vote is re-
Fversed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
Farmers Elevator
Is Latest Project
At North Redwood
Citizens of Vicinity Subscribe Two
Thousand Dollars Toward
New Market
LOWER RATES JUSTIFY PLAN
Committees Appointed on Stock So
letting and Location. Second
Netting Held January 81

At meeting at the Neuenburg
schoolhouse last Friday evening, the
farmers and business men of North
Redwood and vicinity decided to start
a Farmers Elevator which will be
located at North Redwood. The rea-
son for such decision is readily
seen when it is remembered that un-
der the eastman law now in force,
freight rates from North Redwood
are considerably less than from Red
wood Falls. Coarse grains may be
shipped for about two cents less per
hundred and wheat at one and eight
tenths cents less. This marked diff
ference makes it possible for the
market at North Redwood to pay
higher prices than at Redwood Falls,
and for the farmers to avoid the long
haul up the North Redwood hill.
The meeting Friday evening was
called to order by Frank Neuenburg
who was afterward made chairman
of the meeting. VIM. Zumwinkle
was appointed secretary of the meet
ing.
Committees Appointed
Nearly two thousand dollars was
contributed toward the new plan at
the meeting and the following COM
mittee appointed for the soliciting of
stock; w. c. Mann, Ed. Leuck, Lewis
Lindeman, Frank Swoboda and VIM.
Zumwinkle. A committee on location
and site, consisting of E. Lindeman,
E. J. Currier and J. R. Keefe was
also appointed. This committee may
suggest the purchase of one of the
elevator buildings already at North
Redwood.
Second Meeting Soon
There will be another meeting held
Saturday, January 81 at two o'clock
at the Shoemaker Hall when further
plans will be discussed and the COM
mittees give reports. Every one in
terested is earnestly requested to be
present.
While it is unfortunate for Red
wood Falls that the law making pos
sible this difference in freight rates
was passed, he people of North Red
wood are to be complimented upon
their initiative in grasping the sit
uation so quickly and turning it to
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promptness.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
Minstrel Show To
Play Delhi Friday
COlOred Artists VIII Entertain With
Music, Songs and Jokes Given
En- Costume
FIRST APPEARANCE FRIDAY
Piano and Violin; Also Vocal
S0lOist
FIRST APPEARANCE FRIDAY

Judging from a dress rehearsal
seen last evening the Minstrel Show
which will make it's first bow to the
public at Delhi Friday evening, will
be source of keen enjoyment to its
audience. The troupe consists of the
young ladies' and gentlemen of the
Presbyterian Church, many of whom
possess considerable talent and all Of
whom are filled with the spirit of
minstrel fun.
The minstrel performance is pre-
coded by concert program consist
ing of music by the orchestra, violin
and piano selections, vocal solo and
the sextet from Lucia. There will al
so be 4 clever "Barnyard Concert"
executed by the violinist, the pianist
and e professional whistler.
The solos and duets sung by the
minstrezsts- are all good land just
as interesting as their titles indicate
"Oh, You Chichen," aUnder The Honey
Moon" and Il Want To Powder My
Nose" are three classic selections par
ticularly well rendered. Interspersed
with the songs are some capital take
offs with an unusually good collec-
ton of minstrel jokes.
The whole affair will be given in
costume and the strikingness of the
"get-ups" is well worth the price of
admission. Members Of the troupe
are carefully guarding the names Of
their exclusive tailors and thereby
trying to prevent these styles from
being worn by common every day in
dividuals.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
VIM. ]. SmitllerS
Called By Death
Well-KnOwn Redwood Citizen Dies AT
Home Here Last Tuesday
Afternoon
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY
Is HOnOred By Members of Local
Orders, The Church And In
Vulnerable Friends

w. J. Smithcrs, died at his home
at Redwood Falls last Tuesday even
ing, after a continuous illness of sew
eral years. Funeral services were
held at the Methodist Church of which
Mr.. Smithers was member, Friday
afternoon under the direction of the
Masonic Order. Rev. Darrell, assisted
by Rev. Jobusch read the impressive
burial service. The hymns were sung
by quartet consisting Of Miss Bar
mes, Mrs. Lutz, Jas. Reynolds and
N. de M. Darrell, accompanied by Mrs.
Hubbard.
Interment was made in the Red
wood Falls cemetery, Messrs. Hub
bard, r. A. Cooper, Lobdell, Thomas,
Smith and Ward acting as pail bear
ers. The attendance at the funeral
was very large, all the residents of
the city wishing to pay this last mark
of respect to their friend and neigh
Dor. Members of the Masonic Lodge,
of the Knights of Pythias, the Work.
men of America and their respective
auxiliary lodges, all of which Mr..
Smithers was member, were pres
emit at the church. Friends of the
family from Granite Falls, Hanley
Falls, Princeton and Echo also at
tended the funeral.
William j. Smithers was born in
1868 at Woodstock, Canada, where
he lived until coming to the United
States at the age of twenty years.
In February 1868 he came to
Redwood Falls leaving soon afterward
for Iowa where he learned the stone
cutters trade which he followed for
several years.
In 1892 Mr.. SmitheIs married Miss
Carrie G. Cuff and to this union one
son, who with his mother, survives
Mr.. Smithers, was born. After Mr..
and Mrs. Smithers returned to Red
wood Falls they opened up a restau-
rant which they conducted most sue
cessfully until Mr.. Smithers was forced
to withdraw because of failing health.
Mr.. Smithers had served for two
terms as city recorder for Redwood
Falls and at the election held jan
uary 6, was elected for a third term.
He was an efficient officer and proved
very worthy of the trust shown in
him by the public.
Beside his wife and SON, Mr.. Smith
ers is survived by his father and
stepmother two brothers, two sisters
and two half-sisters.
Mr.. Smithers enjoyed a splendid
reputation in Redwood Falls which
he had won by his integrity and up
rightness and his patience in bear
ing the burden of bad health which
he had carried so long. Death came
as welcome relief from his long
suffering While Mr.. Smithers will be
greatly missed in Redwood Falls no
one who know of his readiness and
willingness to die can regret his
death.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
School Inspector
Sees High School
Says Schools Are Doing Splendid
Work; Handicapped By Tight
Quarters

Mr.. Alton, State inspector of High
Schools was here on visit of inspec-
ton Thursday. Mr.. Alton expressed
in terms of highest praise his appre-
citation of the work that is being done
by the high school and its corps of
teachers. The school has made re-
markable progress during the past
two years, and Mr.. Alton expressed
his opinion of its having a great
future before it as an educational GEN.
tire for this vicinity.
Building Inadequate
However the inspector believes the
time has come when there will either
be retrogression or progression in the
school, depending upon the attitude Of
towns-people toward charging the
school quarters. If left as they now are
it is only matter of a very short
time until the industrial courses of the
school must be sacrificed. The pres
emit building provides only about half
enough room to accommodate the pres
ent number of students and prospects
are that there will be a constant in
crease in the future.
Room Needed Immediately
Mr.. Alton stated the great necessity
for at least two more laboratories,
three more rooms for industrial work,
a much larger assembly room and
bigger and more recitation rooms. He
also made it very clear that larger
apartments must be provided or the
school go rapidly backward and rath-
er aptly remarked eff you don't use
your High School to attract the peo-
pie of this vicinity to Redwood Falls,
what have you to offer as an induce
ment? ?"
The suggestion has been made that
the present high school building be
transformed into hospital and a
building large enough to meet the
needs of the rapidly growing schools
be built somewhat nearer the grade
school building.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
Earnest WeICh Dies
After Long Illness
Death Comes After Severe Struggle
With tuberculosis; Funeral
Held Yesterday

Ernest Welch died ut his home here
last Saturday after long illness
caused by tuberculosis Funeral SER
vices were held at the home yesterday
afternoon, Rev. VIM. Jobusch reading
the service. The Girls Quartctte of
the Presbyterian Church sang two Sc
lections. Interment was made in the
Redwood Falls cemetery.
Mr.. WEIGH was a young man of
about thirty-two years and leaves
his young wife to whom he was mar
ried at Crookston November z, 1912
to mourn him. Mrs. WEIGH was for
merly Miss Laura Martin of Spring
field, Ill Beside his wife Mr.. WEIGH is
survived by his parents, six brothers
and four sisters.
Most Of the young mans life had
been spent in Minnesota. During the
last year he made a strenuous fight
against the dreaded "White Plague"
becoming an inmate Of the State San
itorium q two occasions. His last
visit there was short and he been con-
failing from his return New
Years Day until his death Saturday.
His parents and wife have the sincere
sympathy Of their friends in the sad
ness this death has caused them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
Former Redwood
Man Drops Dead
Bishop Gordon Hurries To Train And
Dies From Over-Exertion

Bishop Gordon, atone time = busi-
ness man Of Redwood Falls died very
suddenly at Lakeville Mimi, last
Thursday. Mr.. Gordon, who was a
man weIl-advanccd in years, was
hurrying to catch the train on which
he WIS going to Minneapolis when he
dropped dead
HI. Gordon Was an implement deal
er here about twenty years ago and
was also connected with the United
States land Office 1ocated here at that
time. He win undoubtedly be recalled
to memory By many Of the older citi-
zens.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20

i STRAYED- Brown driving horse,
weight 1850 hitched to a new buggy.
Information gladly received by Vern
johnson or at this Office 26-1.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
New Council Holds
Its First Meeting
Newly Elected City Council Met Last
Night in First Regular Session,
Begin New Regime
H. w. WARD is NOW RECORDER
C. A. Luscher Made Vice President /:
Committees Appointed and Salar-
les Fixed

The newly elected city council met
at the council rooms last night to be-
gin the task of conducting the affairs
Of the city for the ensuing year. 1t
is very evident that the members now
comprising the council will work in
harmony to promote the best possible
means of handling the city's affairs
to the satisfaction Of all the citizens.
c. A. Luscher having received the
majority of the votes cast was de-
clared vice president of the council.
The regular meeting night was
changed from Tuesday to the second
Monday of each month.
BY unanimous vote the office Of city
recorder was declared vacant, owing
to the death of the late recorder, w.
j. Smithers. Action was taken upon
several applications to fill the va
cancy and the application of H. w.
Ward was given the majority Of
votes.
Committees Appointed
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Streets, c. o. Borg and Ira Rey-
nolds; Ways and Means, Ira Rey-
nolds and G.. A. Luscher; Water
Works, c. A. Luscher and J. w. Fer
ris; Fire, ]. w. Ferris and C. O. Borg;
Health Officer, T. E. Finn; Inspec-
tors, A. P. Goudy and Fred Murset.
Bonds and Salaries
Bonds for the several officers were
fixed as follows:
City Treasurer. $40 900
hccOfOer 0OU
Policemen, each. ......-...... 1000
Street Commissioner. ........ 500
Salaries were allowed the follow
ing:
Chief of Police and Street Com
missioner, $50 per month
Health Officer, S25 per year.
City Recorder for keeping water
works books, $1.50 in addition to 500
roOv1lar salary
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-20
FATHER AND THE BOYS

FATHER AND THE BOYS
The average father is so busy
earning a living for his fam
lily that he has not time to en-
enter into and be part of their
life. The restihas rixalries Of
existence are becoming so keen
that there is no, time. no oppor-
tunity, for the making of a life.
Civilization is, becoming sordid;
materialism is rampant; merit,
character and manhood are sa-
crificed to the juggernaut of
Success. Fortunes are piling
up, the national maws are glut-
ted with wealth but the boys,
all, what Of the boys?
Theodore Christianson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
DRY MASH FOR LAYING HENS
Ground Grains May Be Mixed in
About Equal Proportions by
Welght-Feed in a Hopper.

Cornmeal, wheat bran, wheat mid
dlings and finely ground oats are suit
able ingredients for dry mash for
laying hens. Any one OF these in
gradients may be omitted without
seriously affecting either the health
or the egg yield, though 1t is an ex-
cellent plan to retain the wheat bran
on account of its laxative qualities.
These ground grains may be mixed In
about equal proportions by weight. Add
also, unless fed separately, finely
ground alfalfa or clover, level tea
spoonful of salt TO each dry quart of
mash, and for the best egg yield 20 to
25 per cent Of beef scraps and bone
meal in the proportion of per cent.
Feed your mash in a hopper that
does not waste 1t. If you do not have
such, use a shallow box, Is to IS
inches square and no more than 8
inches high. Cover the mash with
one-half inch mesh wire, and Just a
little smaller than the box.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
CARING FOR THE CHICKENS
Not Be Crowded Into Filthy Coop
Keep Houses Clean.

What's the use of iamming an old
mother hen into the coop with n brood
of chicks every night, making tho
crowded cocp more filthy and liable to
promote disease? Separate the old
hen from the chicks at once, and get
her to laying.
Don't think for one moment that.
simply because the poultry have
plenty of range, and get many varie-
ties of feed they need no grit fur.
nished them. Try offering them a
handful and see how quickly they do
YOUR it, then keep 1t before them con-
stantly, at the rate of about n quart
for every fifty fowls three times
week
AS all grass and other green feed
soon will grow dry and short, try
planting some small beds of lettuce.
beets and radishes in the poultry yard.
and when the plants come up and arc
beginning to grow well, remove the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
IMPROVEMENT OF THE FLOCK
Fowls for Show Purposes Require
Closer InbreedIng Than Those
Intended for General Use.

After carefully looking over your
male birds ii you do not notice any
predominating points which will tend
toward the improvement of your flock
1t would pay you to purchase soma
good male birds of the same breed
with the points desired, If your
flock has been too closely inbred it is
also advisable to buy males from an
other flock. Birds for show purposes,
as the first consideration. require
closer inbreeding than those for utility
purposes. This is necessary to gain
any noteworthy Roadway, and it is car
ried on by most Of the successful poul-
try fanciers Of today. There is limit
to such line of breeding. and for best
results it requires study and careful
selection of the matings.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23

brush and watch the fowls devour the
tender greenness to their satisfaction
and your profits.
The early chicks are the ones that
will make the winter layers. Oh, yes,
they'll bring in little more. money
just now than the later chicks, but
If you ever expect any Improvement
in your flock, and want to get eggs
during the winter months. when they
are the highest price. you'll have to
take long-range, future squint at tho
proposition, and act accordingly.
Don't, for goodness sake, allow the
poultry to form the habit of roosting
out in the trees and the open places
during the hot summer months IL
you do, ten chances to one you'll let
them roost right there till they are
caught by a severe freeze. BY keep
ing the poultry houses fresh and clean,
and furnishing plenty of ventilation.
all this trouble of roosting outside
may be prevented
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
convicts to Work Reads.

jefferson City.-The board of pris-
on inspectors has voted to award the
labor Of 40 convicts to Messrs. Lawson
and Adams, representing the county
court of Livingston county, for work
on public roads.
Lawson and Adams are to have the
convicts il Warden McClung finds he
can spare the 40, and up to a maxi.
mum limit of 12O men, if that number
can be allotted.
The conditions are most liberal for
Livingston county. The state is to
feed and clothe the convicts and sup
ply two guards for the 40 men. The
county is to house them and pay for
such additional guards as may be
deemed necessary, and pay for the
transportation each way.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
Girl Webs Convict.

l'eOanon,-Joseph A. Prince, 10,
~uo was convicted last October of
~. IN the first degree and given a
,r sentence and who is confined at
y, tuo Lebanon Jail pending his appeal
NJ w, lhe supreme court, was married to
NJ t'eI CARA Ethel Hanson by a justice
sa 'e peace Miss Hanson was his
"ance before Prince committed the
,+l'uer and has stuck to him ever
s,a she was present at every SEES
sun Of court during his trial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
Missouri in Grip Of Bridge Trust.

Missouri in Grip Of Bridge Trust.
Jefferson City.-Missouri, according
to State Highway Engineer w. S.
Hawkins, is, with neighboring states,
III the grip of a trust of bridge build
crs. Hawkins said there are four or
five companies building bridges in Mis-
souri, which have formed a combina-
ton and divide the state territorially.
There is no real competition in any
county. he said.
Hawkins charges that the trust has
been operating for years and 6e-
clares the records of several counties
will disclose that only one company
has ever built bridges in any of them.
The result is. he says, that the
counties are paying from a fourth TO
a third more than the work is really
worth, and in many instances are get
ting inferior bridges.
Apparently he continued, there is
every evidence of competition at the
awarding of contract for a bridge,
but it invariably goes to a company
assigned by the trust to operate in
that particular section
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
Town Club After Brick Plant.

Kirksyille.-That the Union Brick
Company of lola, Kan, is ready TO
move its big plant to Kirksyllle just
as soon as the Big Greek Railroad
spur is built, has been reported to
the Commercial Club.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
Kansas Clty.--selectIon of a jur

Kansas City.--Selection of a jury
for the trial of Oscar Harrison,
charged with being one of the six men
who attacked Mrs. Gertrude Shidler,
a nurse, here March 0, has begun in
the criminal court. Harrison is the
second of the men under arrest to
come to trial Vie Gueringer, the
first to be tried. was convicted and
sentenced to be hanged.