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The Redwood gazette., 1915-01-13
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Fl.
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION.
Estate of L. H Hodge

Estate OF l.. II. HOdge.
State of Minnesota, County of Ped
wood. in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of L.
H. Hodge decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate Of said
decedent: The representative of the
above named deceGent, having filed in
this court her final account of the ad-
ministration of the estate of said dece-
dent, together with her petition pray
ing for the adjustment and allowance
of said final account and for distribu-
tion of the residue of said estate to
the persons thereunto entitled; There
fore you, and each of you, are here
by cited and required to show cause.
if any you have, before this Court,
at the Probate Court Rooms, in the
Court House in the City Of Redwood
Falls in the County Of Redwood.
State of Minnesota, on the 9th day
of February, 1915, at 10 o'clock a.
M, why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness. the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 11th
day of January, 1915.
A. R. A. LAUDON.
Probate Judge.
CLAGUE & STREISSGUTH,
Attorneys for Petitioner
(Court Seal) 25-3t
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CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS


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FOR SALE:-Turkey hens and
young Toms. Write or phone Donald
S. Smith. 25-3t.
LOST:-During football season a
Seneca postcard camera. Information
gladly received by P. V. Finley. 24-tf
LOST:-Near Gold Mine, black and
yellow Fox Hound. Answers to name.
Of Buck. Finder return to Banner
Livery Barn for reward. 25-1t*
FOUND:-A black fur gauntlet
mitten, on the state road near the
Chas. Huhnerkock farm. Owner may
have same by calling at The Gazette
office and paying for this notice.
NOTICE:-A pamphlet on Mime
sofa birds, with three colored plates,
just issued by the State Entomolo-
gist, will be mailed free to any school
in Minnesota requesting the same, as
long as the supply lasts. Yours truly,
F. L. Washburn, State Entomoligist.
The Redwood gazette., 1915-01-13
ANNUAL REPORT OF ST. JOHNS
EV. LUTH. CHURCH FOR 1914

This congregation was organized in
1898 under the energetic supervision
ci Rev. H. Koch, at that time pastor
of the Lutheran congregation at Town
Sheridan, MINI. During the same year
the church was built, fifteen members
then constituting the entire congre-
CATION. But since that time the con-
gregation has under gone quite a
change. The member of voting MEM
bers has increased to A. They own
fine church property on corners
Washington and Finn Streets, and
have built schoolhouse and an at
tractive parsonage.
Great efforts were made by the
members to improve their house of
worship during the last year. A cement
basement was built below the church
which furnishes excellent room for
meetings of various kinds. Above all,
a hot air furnace has been installed
in the basement, and it materially in
creaSeS the comfort OF those who at
tend our services in winter.
The Ladies' Aid Society which was
organized two years ago and which
at the present time has about twen-
ty members, has shown it's interest
in church work by having electric
lights put into the parsonage short
ly before Christmas.
The board of elders and trustees
is composed Of the following six men:
Herman Jordan, Secretary; Albert
Raddatz, Treasurer; Herman Raddatz,
Rudolph RAIN; Ferd. Panitzke and
H. j. Heilman. The entire congrega-
ticn numbers 264 souls, and even
The Redwood gazette., 1915-01-13
Mrs. F. A. White and children spent
the weekend at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hale.
Subscribe for The Gazette.
FOR SALE

Three pure bred, registered Hol-
stein Herd Bulls. Can no longer be
used in present herds. Two 3 year
olds and one years old. These bulls
are in perfect condition and contain
the best blood lines of this famous
dairy breed. Weight from 1000 to
1900 pounds.
Names:
Count Camp Release De Kol No. 64,452
Greenwood Jim Homestead De Kol
No. 98,412.
Canarie De Kol Lu Lu No. 76,947.
Bulls we'll marked and sure breeders
Come and see them. Your choice $140.
Some fine grades also. Parties met
at Dawson any time.
GLEN M. HOUSEHOLDER,
Dawson, MINI. 24-2t
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now the church building is beginning
to show signs Of being too small,
when the attendance is good. Other
statistics for the year 1914 as COM
piled by the pastor are as follows:
Fifteen children were received into
the church through the Sacrament of
Holy Baptism Eight children and one
adult were instructed and confirmed.
The communicate members number
166. Holy Communion was celebrated
Eix times during the year, 268 per-
sons attending. As German and 10
English services were held. Eighty
eight sick visits and other visits were
made by the pastor.
The financial condition of the con-
gregation is very satisfactory. More
than $1,000 was raised during the
year, of which about $170 went to-
ward the missions of the Synod. The
treasurer was able to report surplus
of $170 at the close Of the year.
In closing my report wish to say
that our services are open to strangers
as we'll as to members and friends;
and we herewith extend cordial in
vitation to all, to attend our services
and hear the gospel of salvation. Two
more services will be held in January,
both on the oath; the morning service
will be German, at 1890, and the
afternoon service English, at 2:30.
A. SCHALLER, Pastor.
The Redwood gazette., 1915-01-13
SALESMAN WANTED

Wanted live farmer agents and 9TH
er reliable men to sell Guaranteed
Patented practical article to Farm
ers. greatest seller, sells for small
amount, no farmer can afford to be
without it. Men experienced selling
direct to farmers get pleasing results,
big profits, no competition, you can
arrange for exclusive territory in
Minnesota. National Merchants Ad-
vertising Association, 1914 Penn.
Avenue, N. Minneapolis, Mimi. Its
The Redwood gazette., 1915-01-13
Publishers Form--CaIled Report

Statement of the condition of Delhi
State Bank at close of business on De-
cember 81, 1914.
Date of Call by Superintendent. De-
cember 81, 1914.
Date of Report by Bank, December
81, 1914.
Loans and Discounts. -. $50. .036.80
OVerQfaItS oUo.oo
Banking House, Furniture
and Fixtures ......... 4,749.66
Due from Banks S3,440.82
Cash on Hand. ;. So, ,622.1S
Total Cash Assets. ....... 6,063.00
Total. SCI .359.79
Liabilities
Capital Stock and Surplus $40, 10000
Undivided Profits. Metz. 2,154.18
Other Liabilities. ..... 4.82
Total. ............... SCI .359.79
Amount Of Reserve on Hand$6 ,O63 90
Amount of Reserve Required
State ST Of Minnesota, County Of Red
wood. ss.
We, j. A. Piersol. President and
A R. Piersol, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of our knowledge and belief.
J. A. PIERSOL.
President.
A. r. PIERSOL,
Cashier.
Correct Attest:
j. A. PIERSOL
PETER MCKAY
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
this 7th day of January, 1915.
E. KIENZLER.
Notary Public. Redwood County,
Minnesota.
My commission expires September
2, 1918.
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the leading pharmaceutical establish
ment in that thriving little city. The
business field is extensive and has
splendid possibilities which will doubt
less be fully under the new proprie-
tors able management. Mr.. Kuske
has not divulged his plans for the
future and may retain his interests
both in Lamberton and Sleepy Eye
Lamberton Star.
The Redwood gazette., 1915-01-13

A. F. Kuske, proprietor of Lamber-
toms "Rexall' store, has purchased
the business interests of the Sleepy
Eye Drug Company at that place and
will be given possession of the prop
erty on January |. Through this
transaction Mr.. Kuske has secured
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
"Cooning" Flowers.

In our exchanges we read the an
nual complaints Of the Stealing" Of
flowers from the front yards. Is it
not strange anomaly that thief"
should love flowers, or that a lover
Of flowers would "steal" them? It
has been said that the way to end the
annual raiding is to have more flow
er gardens. Usually it is the men, or
women, or boys, or girls with no
Mowers of their own who climb
fences and enter door yards to gath
.er the blooms. If they were growing
q few plants of their own they would
not think of stealing from others.
SO there is hope. The present s''clean
up movement" and the plant a flow
ser garden movement will, in time
eliminate, the flower and blossom
thief" Education will overcome
evil, Just as it is overcoming many
Others. All the laws in the world
would not be as effective in ending
this annoyance as would one little
bed of flowers cultivated by the cul-
prit. In fact, the more laws, the
more piquant will seem the fun Of
breaking them. Many of US know
what it is to .'coon flowers" AS
youngsters we thought 1t great fun.
But we know better now and 1T was
not the law which taught us. What
was tt! Think 1t over.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
LARGE BARN WAS BURNED.
Probably the Largest Barn in Clarke
County Struck by Lightning
Tuesday Night.

The large barn on the farm OF
James Wade, five miles south of Os-
ceola, was burned Tuesday night as
result of lightning striking the
structure. A. l.. Wade was on the
place at the time He heard the trer
mendous peal of thunder but was not
aware that anything on the place had
been struck by the vivid flash of
lightning. One of the neighbors,
who resides some distance away, saw
the fire and hurried to the Wade
farm. The barn was one of the
largest in the county, being 1OOx1O2
feet. On Tuesday a force of men
had just completed reshingling the
barn and it required $500 shingles
to cover the building. That same
night the barn burned. The fire
spread to adjoining structures,
though much smaller.
Besides the barn being burned fiji
ty tons of baled hay ready for ship
men was burned; ten sets of harness,
all the machinery, 500 bushels of
wheat and other small grain, includ-
ing 200 bushels of oats, went the
smoke route. An adjoining hog house
1Sx60 with forty-two head of hogs
followed the big blaze. A mare and
colt were also burned.
The fire is one of the worst we
have had in this county in many
years. The loss will be in the neigh
borhood of $1,000, with only $4,000
insurance.-Osceola Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Free Tuition for Rural and Grade
Teachers.

To help rural and grade teachers
meet the conditions of the new law
which requires them to teach home
economics, agriculture and manual
training after July /, 1915, Iowa
State College at Ames offers to give
them the necessary training this
summer, tuition free. To make it
convenient for all the teachers. two
sessions will be held, one beginning
June IA, the other July rs, each run
ming six weeks.
This work at Ames is not taught
in the usual college or high school
fashion, but in such a usual way that
teachers may take home with them
the very practical things and meth
DDS that they need in their rural
school rooms. Much of the work
centers about the preparation of
warm noon day lunches for school
children, that having proved itself a
most effective, basis for teaching
home economics in the country
school. The instruction also includes
the use of a specially devised domes-
tic science cabinet for rural schools.
The three or four hundred teachers
who had this training last summer
have written enthusiastic letters OF
endorsement of the helpfulness OF
this kind of training.
Not only is tuition free for these
courses, but the grades are accepted
direct on the certificate by the state
board of education examiners. Teach
ers may come for either of the two
six weeks terms.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Tried to Kill An Editor.

The great Burlington railroad
made an unsuccessful attempt to ex-
terminate Horace Barnes, the ''little
runt" who is managing editor of the
Osceola Democrat one day last week,
and had it been successful Osceola
would have lost the liveliest live wire
newspaper man in southern Iowa.
Horace escaped because he was a
live one, and is thankful he is still
a live one and not dead one. He
tells of his experience in last weeks
Osceola Democrat as follows:
DR.. R. Calkins had a close call to
going to the happy hunting ground
ing his automobile and came from
behind the big brick building which
obstructs the view onto the south
track. A freight train was doing
some Flying" switching, and there
was not the least sign of a warning
given that train was even in the
city The automobile was caught at
the front wheels and skidded around
to a post and rammed through a
small space. There was some of the
worst crunching that fellow in such
a close call will ever care to hear.
The Democrat man knows for he was
in the car. DR.. Calkins jumped over
a fence after the big damage was
done and sustained q broken hand.
The car was smashed to smithereens,
and the Democrat man escaped with
out even scratch. Some person has
said that when the Democrat man
left the car he went like a flying
squirrel, and we expect he knows
what he was talking about. 1t was
a wonderfully lucky accident, and
you are right when you guess we do
not care for any more. of it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Abbie Buell. Brooks.

Abbie Maryette Buell. was born in
Ellston, Iowa, Jan. 80, 1891, and
passed away in Des Moines, on May
%, 1915, aged "a years, 3 months
and 23 days.
In August, 1911, she moved with
her parents to Davis City. Her illness
began with slight cold, but alarm
ing symptoms developed, an abcess
formed on her lungs and also in her
head, the final diagnosis being peri
tonltis. She was taken to the Metho-
dist hospital where she remained
four weeks prior to her death.
She was united in marriage to
Claude Brooks, Oct. 10, 1918, and
had resided with her husband in Des
Mones, since that time until her
death. She frequently returned to
Davis City for visits with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Buell., and
her last visit was only about three
months ago, at which time she SEEM
ed in perfect health, which makes it
hard for those who knew her to
realize that she has passed away
taken in the springtime of life. But
we cannot question Gods will and
must submit to the inevitable Some
day we shall understand
Mrs. Brooks was charming and
lovable young, woman, held in high
esteem by all who knew her, and the
sympathy Of the entire community
goes out to the parents, whose only
daughter she was, to the young hus-
band, and brothers in their sorrow.
The brothers are Alonzo, Dale and
Blaine of Davis City, Harry Of Des
Moines, Will of Kellerton, and Hon.
err of Grand River A host of other
relatives and friends mourn her sad
taking away.
Funeral services were held at the
NJ. E. church in Davis City Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock, the body ar
irving from Des Moines on the noon
train, accompanied by Mr.. Brooks
and Mr.. and Mrs Buell. and son
Harry, who moved to Des Moines
few weeks ago.
Rev. Partridge conducted the fun
eral services and interment was
made in the |. O. o. F. cemetery. The
pail bearers were Clarence Marble,
Curtis Burrell, Erald Scott, Jud Max
we'll, Ovid Shoemaker and Burris
Howell.
The floral tributes were many and
beautiful.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
LOST . MAIL ROUTES.
Appanoose County, Iowa, Had %
Routes But Has Been Re-
duced to Fl,

Appanoose county Is to lose some
of her rural routes, so says the Of
ficials from Washington, DC. In
stead of having 20 routes as be-
fore; it is reported that the number
will be cut down to FL. Just what
town this will effect is not known,
but Centerville will at least lose
one route, but which one has not yet
been stated. The statement which
Postmaster General Burleson sent
out is as follows:
Eve expect by utilizing the mod
ern motor vehicles on improved
highways to extend many existing
routes at no additional cost. The av-
erage length of the routes is to be
raised from 1877 to 2S.6 miles. The
total length of routes is now $685.
miles in this county. The new plan
gives the county 6OO.S miles. Nine
ty-fOur families in the county will
have to move their boxes from an
eighth to half mile, and service
under the old plan in this county
was S33,2SS year. Under the new
it will be $25,24S. Seven carriers
will lose their jobs, and some offices
are sure to lose some routes, prob
ably the smaller offices"
This is said to be part of plan
inaugurated in the interest of econ
omy since the government is facing
continually growing deficit rum
ming far into the millions, and grow
ing worse every day. The only 9TH
er Iowa county to be affected is said
to be Black Hawk. But the work
will go on of re-arrangng the SER
vice in many others.-Centerville
Daily Citizen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
You and the Paper.
The local paper is always hustling

The local paper is always hustling
for you and yours.
But what are you doing for it?
The paper is always scheming, and
planning, and laboring for a better
community, for a more prosperous
community
Do you ever exert yourself to give
the paper boost?
The paper is always pushing you
and your people to the front, giving
you a good word before your neigh
bors and the public, assisting you
to build up a reputation which will
be of inestimable value to you
throughout the years of your life.
But what are you doing? Are you
reciprocating in any way Do you
ever suggest to your neighbOr or
friend that it is good paper, loyal
paper, and that it should receive
their support?
The paper devotes many hours
and many pages in advertising the
natural advantages of the cOmmun-
ity-of your Ommunity-and in
seeking to. enhance the welfare of
your community and of yourself.
But what of you? Do you over
seek to advertise the paper, or to
swell it's subscription list, or to in
crease it's general usefulness to the
community?
The paper is working six days of
the week for the community, and for
you, and yours.
But do you ever devote a minute
of your time to it's material welfare?
Have you ever done SO?
The duty of the paper is to supply
you with the legitimate news of the
community. But it does far more
than this It's labor in behalf of the
community is endless and without
end and it will continue to advocate
the cause of the community progress
as long as it is paper.
You are an important part OF the
community, therefore it's labors are
in your behalf.
But are you doing your part to re-
quite the paper for all of it's toll and
expense in your behalf?
You take the paper, you say.
True, and you get more than value
received each issue in the news items
alone. The fund Of information
which the paper hands you each pub
LEGATION day for cent or two would
cost you many dollars if you went
out to gather it up yourself.
But this is not kick, nor is it a
roast. 1t is just little food for
thought in few of your idle mo-
mentS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-03
Origin of the Custom of Decorating
Soldiers Graves With Flowers.

1t is eminently fitting that this
custom of decorating the graves of
our dead with flowers should play
the leading part it does in the cele-
bration of Memorial Day. For this
day was flower born. Two years af-
ter the close of the Civil war the
New York Tribune printed para
graph simply stating that "the wom-
en- of Columbus, Mississippi, have
shown themselves impartial in their
offerings made to the memory of the
dead. They strewed flowers alike
on the graves of the Confederate and
of the National soldiers
Whereupon the north thrilled
with tenderness and Francis Miles
French was inspired to write his
moving, lyric, "The Tlue End The
Gray" which has been the creed Of
the festival.
In a famous address, Chauncey M.
Depew very happily related the incl
dent referred to above. He said:
"When the war was over, in the
south, where under warmer skies
and with more poetic temperaments
symbols and emblems are better un-
derstoOd than in the practical north,
the widows, mothers, and the chill
dren of the Confederate dead went
out and strewed their graves with
flowers; at many places the women
scattered them impartially also over
the unknown and unmarked resting
places of the Union soldiers. AS the
news of this touching tribute flash
ing else could have done, national
oil oil
animosity and passion. Thus out of
sorrows common alike to north and
south came this beautiful custom.
"The incident, however, produced
no practical results until in May,
1868, Adjutant General N. P. Chip
man suggested to National Com
mander John A. Logan of the Grand
Army of the Republic, that their or
ganization should inaugurate the
custom of spreading flowers on the
graves of the Union soldiers at some
uniform time. General Logan i'm
mediately issued an order naming
the 30th day Of May, 1868, "for the
purpose of strewing with flowers or
otherwise decorating the graves of
comrades who died in the defense OF
their country during the late rebel
lion, and whose bodies now lie in
almost every city, village or hamlet
in the land. 1t is the
purpose of the ommander-in-chief
to inaugurate this observance with
the hope that it will be kept up from
year to year while survivor of the
war remains to honor the memory
of the departed"
The idea spread rapidly. Legisla-
ture after legislature enacted it into
law until the holiday has become a
legal one in all states except Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina and Texas.
Decoration Day, the earlier name
of the festival, was soon felt to be
too superficial to express the pro-
found ideas and emotions to which
the day is dedicated and the name
was changed to Memorial Day
From Introduction to Schauffler's
Memorial Day Selections.