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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
Redwood Falls Sees The
Erection of Many Homes
Much RemOdeling Done

During the winter and spring
many homes have been remod-
eled and this work will be con-
tinued during the summer. The
homes that have had or will have
substantial additions or other
changes are those belonging to
E. Kuenzli, Geo. Jaehning, |. n.
Bopes, Fred Cain, John Lauter-
bach, DR.. G.. R. Pease, F. Hook
EFT, R. Somerville, c. w. Peck's
property on Broadway, G. Bob
Yin, 7. Seifert, Mrs. Pratt, S.
Nogaj, 0. S. Durham, S. Bate
man and J, DeGroat. G. A. Nc
Getrick will move the buildings
from the Hatch property to his
lots in the south end, and the
Misses Hatch will erect modern
residence on that site.
F. G.. Kumm is building new
smithy at a cost of $4,000, O. S.
Durham has built barn at his
stockyards and Fred Bateman q
large stable near the Farmers
Elevator.
New Country Homes
Some splendid new farm
homes will also be built in the
vicinity of Redwood Falls. Jas.
Gallery will build a $4,000 home
on his farm south of town, and
John Ruder will have one of the
finest residences in Redwood
County when his new home cost
ing nearly $4,000 is completed.
D. Whittet will also build a new
residence. H. Hillman has eX-
pended about $500 in remodel
ing his farm home, A. M. Den
nistoun and F. G. Kumm have
both made extensive improve
ments and Philip Kemmerer will
build a large barn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26

Willard Lathrop bought a five
passenger Chevrolet Saturday
from the local dealer NJ G. Hlr-
mer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
WOnan'S Club Has
Social Meeting
Enjoy Delightful Afternoon and
Banquet; Elect New
Officers

The members of the Woman's
Club Of Redwood Falls gathered
at the home of Mrs. A. E. King
at three o'clock the afternoon
of May 18, for the usual annual
social time which marks the
closing of the years work.
The ladies were Immediately
engaged in making illustrated
history of the past, present and
future life Of each member.
These life books gave them all
a merry chase to complete their
work before the dinner hour.
Promptly at six o'clock the la
dies were led to the elegantly
appointed dining table which had
for its centerpiece q huge cut
glass bowl, with lilies Of the
valley. On each place card was
a beautiful cluster of pink honey
suckle held by a knot of ribbon
Of the same color.
The caterer in charge had a
very appetizing three course
dinner served by six little wait
resses, all gowned in white. In
the evening the election of Off
GERS for the ensuing year re-
suited as follows: Mrs. E. A.
Pease, President; Mrs. Frank
Clague, Vice President; Mrs. H.
N. Bell, Secretary and Treas
urer.-Contributed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
Palace Store Entered BY
Thieves Sunday Morning
Make Getaway with Silks VAL
! ued at Nearly One Thou
sand Dollars
LEAVE NOCLUE WHATEVER
Remainder of Stock Unmolested;
Someone Had Apparently Lo-
Gated Desired Merchandise

The Palace Dry Goods store
was entered by thieves late Sat-
urday night or early Sunday
morning and piece silks to the
value of nearly a thousand dol
lars taken from the shelves. No
clue has been found of the
course taken by the thieves who
made their getaway either on
the eastbound train Sunday
morning or by auto.
Break Rear Window
Chas. F. Gales of the Palace
Company, discovered upon en-
tering the store Sunday morn
ing, that a window in the rear
of the building had been broken
during the night. This window
opened into the toilet room of
the store, and muddy footprints
from there to the shelves in the
extreme front of the building,
on which the silks were placed,
indicated that the thieves had
lost no time in investigating the
interior of the store, but had
gone directly to the desirable
merchandise. Here also they
had carefully Disseminated be-
tween the heavy bolts and less
expensive prices, taking only the
smaller packages of the most
valuable goods. An inventory of
the wrappers thoughtfully left
by the robbers, shows that the
goods taken amounted to near
ly a thousand dollars. =
Three Men Seen
Three men, carrying "tele-
scope" valises and suit cases,
were seen by three Redwood
Falls men at about two o'clock
Sunday morning. While their
actions, viewed in the light of
the theft, might be regarded as
suspicious, there is no definite
reason for believing that they
committed the theft. 1t is be-
lieved these men boarded the
eastbound train at North Red
wood.
One of Series
There have been a series of
| thefts of this nature committed
in this section of the state dur
ing the last few weeks, Gibbon,
Renville, Clara City and New
Ulm having been the more re-
cent victims. The New Ulm theft
was almost identical with the
one committed here Saturday
night, the robbers there select
ing silks as they also did at the
Fried store at Gibbon recently.
There is little doubt that the
work is being done by an organ
lied gang that is evidently clev-
er and experienced at the work.
| All efforts toward their capture
have so far been fruitless.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
JOE BAGER KILLED

Friends of Joe Bager, a for
mer Redwood Falls boy, received
messages last Saturday stating
that the young man had been
killed in an automobile accident
in Montana last Friday. The ac-
cident occurred near Round Up,
Mont, where Mr.. Bager had
been engaged in business.
Particulars of the accident
were not learned. Mr.. Bager
was buried in Montana.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
DECORATION DAY
May 81, 1915.
Morning Exercises.
PROGRAM

Procession will form on End
Street in front of Armory at.
$50 and proceed to Redwood
Falls Cemetery, in the following
order.
Redwood Falls Band.
Co. a." M. N. G.
School children acting as es-
cort.
John S. Marsh Post No. IS,
Henry Schmidt, Commander.
John S. Marsh w. R. c. No.
IA, Phoebe M. Fuller, President.
Citizens in carriages and au-
tomobiles.
Exercises at Cemetery
Selection by the band.
Singing by School Children.
Post services.
Salute by Co. o."
Decoration of graves by G. A.
R., W.,R. C. and school children.
After decoration of graves G.
| A. R., w. R. C. and school chill
dren will return to monument,
form in line and return to Ar
mory, and disband for dinner.
Afternoon Exercises
At 2 P. M. Procession will re
form at K. of P. hall, where G.
A. R. and w. R. c. will march
to Armory where the following
program will be given.
Song, America. -. Audience
Prayer. /. Rev. G.. Schurmar
Music, Medley Of war songs. ).
High School Boys Chorus
Flag Drill. IL School Boys
Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech. ;.
Max Stevens
Music, Star Spangled Banner.
Audience
Flag Salute and Reading. $50.
Harold and How
ard Starr and Mrs. A. McRa'
Address. Judge R. T. Dial.
Music
Benediction. :. Rev. Darrell
Sen. and Mrs. Frank Clagu
and Philip Clague made an al
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
Biggest Season Local Lumber
Dealers Have Known; Car
penters All Busy
MUCH REMODELING ALSO
Farmers in Vicinity Build Fine
Residences or Improve Old
Ones: Much to Be Done

Many new residences and 9TH
er buildings for Redwood Falls
are already under construction,
and many more are being
planned for. Contractors and
builders have all the work they
can do for the next several
months and local lumber dealers
say that the quantity of lumber
sold this spring surpasses that
of any previous season.
Three Public Structures
The largest building now I'M
der construction is the new hos
pital, a two story building 25X
so feet, being built by Drs.
Pease and Finn. This structure
will cost about $1,000.
Two other buildings which
will be constructed Immediately
and in which the public is much
interested are the addition to
the high school building, to cost
$4,000 and the municipal build
ing for which $1,000 bonds were
recently voted.
Many New Residences
In addition to the many resi-
dences built last summer sew
eral new ones are being erected
\ or planned for, some of them
close rivals to the fine ones of
last years building.
Al. Drogasch is building a
large house on Bridge Street
at a cost of about $4,000, which
will be one of the finest homes
in the city when completed. Be
side it J. L. Knapp will build a
$500 bungalo within a short
time.
On Fourth Street, in the block
Just west of Mill, three new
homes are to be built during the
summer. Albert Vihstadt is
building a $500 two story house
and G. w. Gold one slightly larg-
4 err at a cost Of $4,000. On the
i, opposite side of the street A
ILL.,. White expects to build $4,000
home, 28x30 feet, two stories
1 high.
Il Ward Pease is building 8
I $500 home on the west side OF
4 the river. Earl Mcpherson Is
4 building two story cottage or
" East Bridge Street, John KucE
is building a handsome new
Ehome and w. P. Rice is erecting
La $4,000 bungalo for himself OF
/ his lot overlooking Lake Red
wood. Bert Kleaver and Setf
/ Wohlford are both occupying
their new homes in the eastern
addition. John Juenemann ha
a new home in the south end o
town near the recently bull
Sparks and McIlreavie homes
Wesley Hardy is also occupying
a new house on the north side.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26

Miss Mildred Barnes and her
mother left Monday for a visit
with friends in South Dakota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26

The usual Memorial Day Serv-
ices will be held at the Chris
tian Church at ten o'clock Sun
day morning, May 80. Rev. VIM.
Jobusch, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, will preach the
sermon.
Members of the G. A. R. and
w. R. c.. will meet at the G. A.
r. rooms at $50 o'clock and at
tend the service in body.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
w. C. T. U. CONVENTION

The Twenty-sixth Annual con-
vention of the w. G. T. u. Dis
trict Six was held at Spring
field Saturday and Sunday. Dele
gates were there from Sleepy
Eye, Lamberton, Revere, Wal
nut Grove and Redwood Falls.
Mrs. R. E. Fuller, District Presi-
dent, presided at all meetings,
with Mrs. Van Dolah District
Secretary. Reports from local
unions showed good work being
done in all lines.
Saturday evening matron's
gold medal contest was held, six
ladies taking part. Mrs. R. E.
Fuller won the medal. It was
one of the most interesting mat
ron's contest ever held in the
District, the selections being all
unusually interesting and excep-
tionally well rendered.
Mrs. Bessie Lathe Scovel gave
one of her splendid addresses
Sunday morning to the Sunday
School children, and a very in.
teresting talk in the evening, as
did Rev. Bostrum of Springfield
The Redwood Falls delegates
Mrs. R. E. Fuller, Mrs. Var
Dolah, Mrs. Seebeck and Mrs
Horn arrived home Monday, vel
pleased with the convention, anG
voting the ladies of Springfield
royal entertainers. Contributed
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. A. Schaller, Pastor

The next German services will
be held Sunday, June 6, at 1000
A. M.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-26

Sen. and Mrs. Frank Clague
and Philip Clague made an au-
to trip to Olivia Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
MEDICAL DRUG PLANT FARM

A medicinal drug plant farm on a large scale thing unique in the annals horticulture in :his country and abroad, has been established Dy Amer ictn scientists the Virginia just opposite the national capital It is contended by those charge of the farm that it will far toward revolution izinE the trade in medicinal drug plants and the channels of supply of these plants.
 The whole operation has been undertaken after conference with the experts of the department of agriculture. who for some years have conducted experiments in the cultivation medicinal drug plants at the Arlington farm, owned by the depart ment just across the Potomac river The drug plant farm is established on the property of John B. Henderson. Jr, who has taken a scientific in terest in the matter and has turned land to those in charge for long period of years
 Although attempts have been made before to establish the cultivation some of the medlclnai drug plants no attempt has been made heretofore to plant and harvest medicinal plants which have heen found growing in the tenn peiate zones of the world It is planned to develop at the farm the best and sturdiest drug plants. through careful cultivation and selection. makinc it possible to provide the medicinal drug trade plants of standard value, which is impossible this time.
 For the drug plants used are almost entirely collected by peasants and countrymen abroad and here and the markets. These plants neces- sarily varT in strength and value and according to the government officials in New York great luan- titles of spurious drug plants shipped this country annually.
 present. war raging in prlctic- ally all of Europe the supply of drug plants for the United States become more precarious than In the first place. tho persons who have gathered these plants in the past are either at war unable to gather the wild plants because of In the second place. the fact shat thousands of being wounded in the each month makes it necessary for the military authorities take over the greater part of the drug supplies for their
 At the drug farm in Virginia about forty-five of land being planted with drug plants this year. and it is planned very much increase this next year. Already enough selected beIladonna plants for five acres have been brought up under glass Big beds containing 1ooooo gin roots have been set out in the woodlands. Other plants which being grown include nabiS. larlSDur golden seal hNtraStiS, Japanese peupermint cochium and sprigelia.-Wash- ington Star.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
FINANCES AND MARKETS
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1srArcHl

NEW YORK, May 6.-The foreign situation was less of depressing fac tor in the market but trading was the subject of some restraint and irregular price changes. In the course of the early decline, leading stocks went as low and lever than yesterdays close. but general improvement was shown in the final dealings the movement being concurrent with semi official advices which suggested some reduction of the strain between Austria and Italy. Among the war specialties, Bethlehem Steel partly reaGserted it's recent lead ership. rising almost ten points and re- taining the greater part of it's gain. Pressed Steel Car. locomotive issues. some motors and petroleums scored ad- vances of to points. United States Steel, Canadian Pacific and other shares of the international list offered moderate amounts for London and the continent Foreign interests bought lightly of coppers which lead to a late recovery. There were rumors that the Amalgamated Copper company is to dissolve with resultant benefits to it's shareholders as well as Anaconda which now controls the operations of
  bearing on the general financial situa- tion included virtual completion of ne Sotiations for the fifty million dollar loan of Argentina, half to be taken by British bankers. Total sales of stock amounted to 616,0OO shares The bond market was easier. with some recur- rent selling of low priced issues To- tai sales represented a par value that aggregated $3.755.o0O. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 Metals
 Elcctrolytic, $19; Silver. 30; Copper, firm.
 Stocks
 Amalga 74k; smelling. 7094 santa Fe, f01: st. Paul. 91: New York Central, S12l: Pennsylvania. fOS1i. Reading, 147: southern Pacific. 90 Union Pacific, 12S5s; Steel, 56a4 Pre- ferred, 1071s.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
Equa! Educational Opportunity

The opinion grows. since the purpose of better understood that the school fund law should stand. It is in entire consonance with our public school system whose object is the education poor the expense of the wealthy. We should say that that is the only object of the public school system which was discovered be necessary to the m maintenance the spirit rtcy-tEc levelns of distinction the youth CT the Iand
 But it Is better understood that under pub lie school system those who afford to edu- ,yje their children privately may do publicly. Under the laws of many states this idea has not been systematically carried out II has not been fully carried but in the state school fund have gone a ionE way i equalizins educational opportunities among the counties, the wealthy and the less wealthy. In this, nearly ..u states. the equalization made by the counties among school districts. those which contributed heavily the educational fund and those which contributed lightly. There reason why school should be thus evenly distributed among the districts than there is why should evenly distributed among the counties, and there is much reason why t should be evenly distributed there is why the child of the Iich and child poor should be given equal educz tionaI opportunities. The school districts l,ot independent of one another and not separated from another. The counties should be.
 present. and there should always be for every scho district an opportunity initiative Condi- tions may exist in one district that do another. and the meeting of them may occasion greater expenditures. They can now be made and the power to make them should be from the districts. one district more progressive than another. may desire make improvements at it's own expense which a less progressive district ro, make. It should have the opportunity to make them. to rise above the dead level of it's surroundings.
 But the main thing that the opportunity of every child should be equal to that of every other chid the opportunity every district Should be equal to every other district and the Iortunity every county should be equal to that Of every county. Then will the public school system be symmetrical and complete. Whatever faults may then be disclosed will be the faults of thcse who administer the system.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
IN SPRING THE FARM IS A WONDERLAND

Here are some maTVels we saw the other day: Early in the morning myriads of stars shone in the heavens well worth seeing once in while. Then the paled, the dawn in the east, the birds awokc and began to sing. There the robin. the dove the sparrow and Others-truly q heaN- eny choir.
 Before the had quite peered above the hOr- fields the farmer and his astir. Spring is here and there is much to do. With whistling and good cheer they donned their clOthes-and were off the stables for the horses Smoke curled up from the kitchen chimney meanwhile and goodIy smell of ham and eggs. Breakfast cheery meal. the happy housewife relating how many new chicks she had found and sonny tells how many pails of milk he got. Ccrn cakes, ham, eggs, milk. coffee-surely that breakfast ought to stay man until
 Then it to the field with teams to work. The glory the sunlight the feel of the soft, rich earth under he blows fits the land. Meanwhile. miracles happening all around. swell and shrubs. and flowers burst into bloom Truly the farm is wonderland these days. and fortunate is he who can live and work thereon find that happiness often denied the town folk.-Breeder's Gazette.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
GERMANS ARE EATING KETTLES

Nett1es. Which the Lokal AnZeiger has dscOv- be excellent food for Germany. have been deSpiSed cOuntrN-in time of famine. We know that just before the time of the French revolution the chevaliers of France had q subtle alchemy. whereby they could extract rent from gathering nettles the village commons but Victor Hugo in Les Mserabies.' ha said the last word in praise of the nettle an honorable vegetable
 His hero, Madeleine one day saw some country people engaged in pulling up nettles- They are dead" said he. Nevertheless, it would be good thing to know how to make of them. When the nettlc young it makes excellent veSeta- when it is older it has fiherS and filamentS like hem Kettle cloth is good linen cloth. Chopped nettles are good Tor poultry; pounded, they good for horned cattle The seed of nettIe. mixed with fodder. gives gloss to the hair of animals: the root, mixed with salt, makes q beautiful coloring matter. Moreover, t is an excellent hay which twice. And is ed the nettle? \ little soil care, o culture.'-I-ondon Chronicle
Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
Disarmament Suicidal Say GoEaap@rs and Cobb

most condemned have been advo- ! eating.
 From another source comes still stronger words. Irwin $. Cobb, news { paper man, fictionist, a man without military tastes or aspirations. but q i keen observer. whose descriptions of the war in Europe have given Ameri- cans their best pictures of actual war conditions. out of what he has wit
 messed extracts the lesson for this nation
 "I hate war" he said in an inter i view in California T hate war more than I hate anything else in the world, and then urges in the strongest language at his command that this country adequately prepare for war as the only means of pre- serving her peace.
 Fresh from the battlefieds and from parliament houses, from camps and chancelleries, knowing what he knows. MT Cobb asserts: The United States is like a big fat oyster in her present state Some day. if you don't watch out someone with an oyster fork will come and swallow her. I tell you we haven't any friends as nation, among the other nations, except, possibly France"
 T believe in disarmament, by all means" he goes on. Let the na- tionS of the world-alI of them-diS- arm But let the United States dis arm herself last Safety first. Every
 public school, every college. every
 university, every private or public
 educational institution. yes, even the
 reform schools. should be compelled to drill the youth of the nation in
 the use of rifles and military tactics
 The governments military ad-
 vtscrs have known the facts on
 which Mir Cobb bases his conclu
 sions. and have communicated them
 to congress and the public. No one of those advisers, however, has gone quite so far as Mr Cobb in adVo-
 eating compulsory military service.
 It is a fact which speaks well for the restraint and the wisdom of
 these gentlemen, who persistently have been charged with harboring desires to plunge this country into miIitarism No one can lay this charge against MT Cobb. He is sim pIv an intelligent. patriotic American citizen whose recently acquired knowledge of conditions as they are has been q profound shock to him.
 Hence the radical character of his demand.
 But if all citizens could have his knowledge, could they realize the need of preparedness as he realizes it. is it not possible that they, too, would be equally radical?