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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-25
THE SELFISH WORKMAN.

characteristics That Distinguish Him
From Decent Men.
The workman who does not believe
in the brotherhood of man possesses
no fraternal spirit, nor does he ever
extend Il helping hand to q weaker or
unfortunate brother When YOU hear
workman say he does nnt have to Join
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-25

Pete Conlin, vice -presidenc of the
International Association Of Ma
chinists came Up from Cincinnati,
Tuesday afternoon, and attended
the meeting of No. 241.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-25

The social session held by the
Journeymen Bakers last Saturday
night in Trades Council hall was
we'll attended. The bakers had
one good time and all remained
until late in the night.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-25

The nomination. of officers of the
Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council will occur at the meeting
next Tuesday night. All delegates
will be on hand to take part. The
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-20

WHATEVER MEAN-PIG PEN?
Rev. Mr.. Parsons of South Bend
brought a wonderful message for
the prospective pig pen. Tonight his
subject will be welcoming home IA
conversions to date. You should en-
JOY these privileges. A welcome to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26
Farm Preparedness
Movement Launched
Organization Created at Madi-
son Conference to Be Ma
tiOnal in Scope

A farm preparedness move Of
continental. scope was announced
Friday in the formation of the
National Agricultural Organiza-
ton society at Madelia. This or
ganization created by the dele
gates to the third national con-
ference on marketing and farm
credits that met in Chicago last
winter, will form cooperative
societies among farmers.
Such societies will include the
sale of farm products, the pur-
chase of farm supplies, cooper
s.tive implement rings and rural
credit associations. The society
will also investigate land tenure
systems and conditions in Amer
lea with a view to constructive
measures for land reform.
The pan of work is modelled
after the operations of similar
organization societies in ireland,
Scotland, England and British
South Africa. The Rochedale
plan of cooperation and the
non profit making corporations
will be advocated. Working
agreements are to be effected
between the n. A. O. S. and the
state and federal educational in
stitutions and departments of
agriculture.
The new organization will al
so train agricultural organizers.
giving them field work in Amer
lea and in European systems OF
cooperation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26
MEXICO'S INFAMOUSPRISON

The job Of housekeeping that
Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, U.
S. n, did when he threw open
the dungeons Of the old prison
fortress that guards the city of
Vera Cruz is typical of what
many think the United States
may yet have to do for all of
Mexico.
The story of San Juan de u
loa, as this DEVILS house is
known to history, is both tragic
md pathetic. It was SPANS
last stronghold on the Ameri-
can continent, and when it
nassed to her rebellious colony
it. became the shame Of Mexico.
Political suspects were confined
in its foul dungeons under the
sea, and cruel fortunes inflicted
upon defense.ess victims. If our
occupation of Vera Cruz served
no other purpose save that Of
having inspired Americans to
batter down the gates Of this
grim prison and free helpless
human beings, half blind and al
most insane from long confine-
ment, our men may not have
died in vain. Admiral Fletcher
found it foul with the slime of
centuries. The dungeons were
sled with victims, one of them
an American who had become
a raving maniac. In. many of
the cells were medieval instru-
ments Of torture with every evil
dence of having been recently
used.
Our men found 116 prisoners,
a few of them sentenced for
crimes. but the greater number
for political ofenses. Many
were almost insane from long
confinement and torture. Sew
onty-ive were Immediately re-
leased. and the rest transferred
TO more humane surroundings
in the jails Of Vera Cruz. It was
difficult, almost impossible, tc
End anv records of the prison
ers. One said he had been con
fred there fer "A years, but
bad never heard the charge
ag3inst him. He left the prison
n enaciatod wrack-almost a
living skeleton.-Leslie's Maya
zine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26

paper has been increasing for
six months as result of gen
eral business activity. At the
same time supplies used in its
manufacture have been de-
creased by war conditions, and
in some cases have almost been
shut off. The supply Of old rag
is effected by the cutting off Of
the importations from the Euro
pean peasantry and by the de-
mand for the making of gun
cotton.
The chemicals used in bleach
ing the paper produced by sui
phuric acid and alum are being
devoured by the manufacture Of
explosives; while importations
of jute have fallen off until the
price is double. An embargo
has been placed on shipments of
wood pulp from Norway and
Sweden, while Canada stopped
access to her vast resources
some time ago.
The newspaper publisher, is,
indeed, hard hit by war condi-
tons in many other items of
supplies besides the basic one
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26
Mrs. Davis Defeat
Loss to Minnesota
ST. Peter Woman Loses D. A. r.
Vice President Generalship
During Absence

In the defeat of Mrs. Charles
r. Davis Of St. Peter, Minneso-
ia, has lost its vice president
general in the D. A. R. Mrs.
Davis was called to New York
Monday by the death of her
brother, Frank P. Ravens, and
her defeat is accounted for by
the fact that she was not in the
convention. And her work was
unknown to many of the dele
gates.
Mrs. Davis is considered by
the national officers to be one
Of the most efficient women in
the organization. She has Sc
cured, unaided, the extension of
the patent on the D. A. R. in
sigma IA years and has a bill
virtually assured which will eX-
empt the Daughters Of the
American Revolution from tax
alton on Continental hall. She
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26
"WHY HATE ANYBODY?"

Miss Mary McFadden, the
Minnesota newspaper woman,
who has returned from a trip
through Germany, relates that
she asked soldier in the trench
if he hated the soldiers on the
other side, whom he was fight
ing. His reply showed him to
be philosopher:
why hate anybody when we
will be dead tomorrow
Is it worth while for anyone
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26

of paper stock. Practically ev-
erything going into the manu-
facture Of a daily newspaper has
increased in price from 10 to Is
per cent; inks, owing to the adj
vance in the cost of acids and
dyes, from 300 to 5000 per
cent; type, owing to the higher
cost Of lead, tin and antimony ;
even the rubber and felt blank
cts wrapped around the press
rollers add their quota to the
increased "cost Of living" of the
newspaper Review of Reviews.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26

has six other bills pending in
Congress. For two years she
has been chairman of the COM
mittee on legislation, one of the
most difficult and important in
the society.
The fact that Mrs. Davis is
1T present a resident of Wash
ington and has given so much
of her time to the cause of the
D. A. r. has made her defeat
felt especially keen in the ma
tional organization. 1t is under
stood that Mrs Davis is. in line
for one of the most important
Of the appointive offices.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26
A SHORTAGE IN PAPER

A commodity even so Indirect
ly related to the demands Of
war as paper is showing the
prevailing tendencies to such a
9.gree as to seriously emoar-
rass publishers. The higher price
of paper stock and the difficulty
of obtaining 1t at al in England
was a chief factor in the discon-
tinuance in March of the Lon
don Daily Standard, after a ca
reer of 50 years, for a consider
able portion Of which it was the
most important organ of the
middle classes in England.
In America the demand for
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26
ADVERTISING'S POWER

The small daughter of a Lit
tie Rock family had been pray
ing each evening at bedtime for
a baby sister.
The other morning her moth
err. reading the paper, ex-
claimed: II see Mrs. Smith has
! l;++'e daughter"
How did you know that p
asked the child.
Il read it in the paper" an
swered the mother.
Read it to me- said the
daughter.
The mother read: Born on
Apr;l-to Mr.. and Mrs.-Smith,
a daughter"
The child thought a moment,
then said: II know what | am
going to do. | am going to cult
praying and begin advertising.'
Minneapolis Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26
Can't Sleep

Impaired digestion means poor
assimilation. Poor ASSIMILATION
means a poorly nourished body. A
poorly nourished body is below par.
HEMO is invigorating and strength
ening to a weakened and poorly
nourished system. 1t will induce
refreshing sleep.
Makes delicious food drink by
simply adding water.
We suggest that you try oUc
package with our guarantee OF
satisfaction.
HitchcOck's Old Reliable
Drug Store
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26

to hold hate in his heart against
any other individual?
The tomorrow in which We
will end our earthly career will
be here in a short time days,
weeks, months or years. The
man who hates only hurts him
self. The man who loves his
neighbor is on the road to hap
piness here and hereafter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-04-26

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19

speak and some speaker from
abroad will give an address on
Burns.
This program shows unusual
ly good talent and will be full
of interest and entertainment.
Of the three speakers, Secretary
Schmahl is too we'll and favor
ably known to the people of this
section to need any introduction
or recommendation; Mr.. Russell
is the lone Scot from New Ulm"
who made such a favorable i'm
preston by his talk last year.
Mr.. Russell is also the author of
the beautiful bit of verse which
Mrs. Finn will read. Jones and
Davis are the two singers with
whom the audience was so
charmed last year and Mary
and Ronald Sinclair are also well
known to local people although
they have several new acts this
year. Mrs. Sharpe is reader
from Amboy of whom as an en-
tertainer the best possible
things are said, and the enter
, tanners taken from local talent
are the best to be found.
There will also be an evening
program given. This part of the
days entertainment is in charge
of DR.. J. w. Inglis, Mrs. A. D.
McRae and John Mclean.
The officers of the Burns Club
are Pres, A. D. Stewart; Vice
Pres, Mrs. D. R. McCorquodale
Sec., Mrs. Fuller and Treas. F.
M. Stronach.
Tickets for the program and
banquet may be purchased at
seventy-five cents each, or tick
cts for the program alone at
thirty-five cents. Members are
requested to send the list OF
names of those to whom they
wish invitations sent, to the
secretary at once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
Firemen Elect New
Officers for Year
Chief COrbett Will Again Lead
Department in Flame-War;
Other Offices Filled

The Firemen held their annual
meeting at the fire hall last Fri
day evening, the election of Of
ficers being the most important
business transacted. The cleo
tons were as follows: Chief, Joe
Corbett; Asst. Chief, J. H. Don
ovan; Sec., G.. A. Schildknecht
Foreman No. 1, T. G. Olson with
AL. Drogasch assistant; Foreman
No. 2, Christ. Schultz with H.
D. Thorp assistant; Foreman
Hook and Ladder, Joe Muehl
bauer with N. F. Dripps assist
ant. An executive committee
consisting of C. V. Everett, n.
F. Dripps and G. A. Schildknecht
was also appointed. The de-
partment was found to be in
! good financial condition and is
ready with beth equipment and
organization to do effective ser
vice.
Following the business meet
ing the members enjoyed a
smoker and an oyster supper.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
Dedicate New School

The dedication of the new
school house in District No. 4
will be held Friday, January q.
Mr.. Shallmann, of the State
University, state commissioner
of School Buildings, will be there
to speak to the assembly. Also
the Redwood County Superin-
tendent Mrs. Adella c.. Pratt,
will gave a talk.
There will be a picnic dinner
served at noon. This is the
newest building in Redwood
County and one of the finest of
the one-room buildings. It's dedi-
cation is Of great interest to the
people of the district and the
community.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY
Rev. VIM. JObusCh
! Goes to Eveleth
Pastor of Presbyterian Church
Goes to Northern Minnesota
to Enter upon New Work

Rev. VIM. Jobusch will re-
sign his pastorate of the Red
wood Falls Presbyterian Church
and has accepted a call to Evel-
eth, Minnesota, where he ex-
poets to 20 the first Of next
month.
Mr.. Jobusch has been pastor
of the local church for the past
three years and has been very
active since entering upon his
duties here. Mrs. Jobusch has
been quite as active in her circle
having been especially success
full in the musical work done
with the young people. Both
will be greatly missed from both
church and social circles.
The call from Eveleth is a
distinct compliment to Mr.. 10
busch's ability as a pastor, the
city being considerably larger
than Redwood Falls, having 9
population of nearly eight thou
sand. The opportunities and OBJ
legations Of the pastors service
are increased proportionally an(
Mr.. Jobusch will work with al
associate pastor who will share
his new responsibilities will
him. The population of Eveletl
includes many families of for
eign birth and the work anon,
these Americans in the making
is rich in possibilities and inter
est. Mr.. Jobusch is to be con
graduated upon the broadene'
field for his labors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19

Der of years and is splendidly
well qualified to occupy that po-
sition. It is doubtful if there is
another within a large radius of
Lamberton who has as large al,
acquaintance throughout the
county as has Mr.. Clague, he
having been intimately connect
ed with Redwood county affairs
during a puDlic career extend
ing over a number Of years,
while his extensive law practice
has also brought him into close
touch with the residents and
business interests of the county
and more especially in this vi
entity.
"The selection of Mr.. Clague
as president is a matter of con-
graduation to the friends of the
First National Bank as well as
to the business interests of Lam
berton generally"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
Eastern Stars
Install Officers
Grand Worthy Matron, Mable
Burnham, Acts as Installing
Officer Last Wednesday

In spite of the extremely cold
weather the new officers of the
Eastern Star were installed last
Wednesday evening as an
nounced, Mrs. Mabel Burnham,
Grand Worthy Matron, being
present and acting as installing
officers. Mrs. M. A. Ebright
acted as marshal. Seven of the
officers that were to have been
installed literally "got cold feet"
and failed to be present. These
will be installed at the next reg
ular meeting, January 26.
The complete list of officers
for the coming year is as fol
lows: w. NJ, Phoebe Fuller
w. P. Dudley Brainard; Asso.
NJ, Emma Japs Sec, Lois Nc
Pherson Treas, John Knudson
Con-, Minnie Knudson; Asso
Con-, Margaret Johnson; Chap
lain, Ella Bell; Pianist, Edla
Starr; Marshal, Rhoda Ferris
Ada, Dora Lobdell; Ruth, Bess
Wilson; Esther, Edna Goudy
Martha, Oma Starr; Electa
Florence Larson; Warder, Anna
Ward Sentinel, Geo. Drake. Fol
lowing the installation the so
cial committee with Mr.. anC
Mrs. Henry Buechner at its
head, served an oyster supper
and there was a short sOcia
hour in honor of Mrs. Burnham
The order will send a delega
ton to Madison soon to atten(
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
Commercial Club
to Meet Monday
Postponed Meeting Will Be Held
Next Monday Evening,
January "a

I members Of the CONNER
ciai Cub failed to attend the
meeting of the Club announced
for Monday evening, only a very
small part Of the. membership
taking enough interest to come
to the club rooms at the ap-
pointed time. Consequently there
was no meeting and Pres. Ira
Reynolds announces that anoth-
err final attempt to get together
a sufficient number of members
to transact business will be made
next Monday evening. If there
is no response to this call to the
members the Club will simply
90 out of existence as the presi-
dent will take no further steps
to hold the organization togeth-
er.
At the meeting next Monday
all the usual business of the an
nual meeting including election
of new officers, will be attended
to. The discussion of newer and
more comfortable club rooms
will also come before the meet
ing Every member of the club
who is interested In it's contin-
uance should make it a point to
be present at this meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
Annual Report of
St. Johns Church
Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran
Church Makes Statement
for Year 1915

This congregation has just
passed the seventeenth year of
it's existence During 1915 it
numbered 258 souls of which
167 were communicate members
and AZ voting members. Two
members moved away with their
families, but their place has been
filed by three new members.
Fifty eight services were held,
one a month in the English lang
uage. The Lords Supper Was
celebrated six times, 335 people
attending. Three children were
baptized, three children and one
grown-up person confirmed, and
six couples married.
Offerings taken up for Mis-
sion purposes amounted to
$347.91.
A furnace was installed in the
parsonage, also city water.
The money received for run
ming expenses amounted to ST.
016.O0, leaving no debts. The
church officers for 1916 are the
following: H. Raddatz, Pres.
Herman Jordan, secretary; AL
bert Raddatz, treasurer. Trus-
tees: II. ]. Heilman, Rud. Rain
and Emil w. Raddatz.
A. Schaller.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
Burns Club Will
Celebrate Feb. 2
Anniversary of Birth of Scot.
lands Famous Bard to
Be HOnOred
BANQUET AT ARMORY
Afternoon Program Includes Ad-
dresses, Readings And Music
by Excellent Talent

The officers and program COM
mittee of the Redwood County
Burns Club have been busy dur
ing the past two weeks arrang-
ing for the annual festival in
honor of the Scottish poet. This
is the one hundred and fifty
seventh anniversary of Burns
birth and will be fittingly cele-
brated at thte Armory Wednes-
day, February 2.
The annual banquet will be
served in the dining room of the
Armory promptly at twelve
o'clock and a feature which will
lend the true Scotch taste to it
will be the famous haggis, Scot
lands national dish which will
. be prepared by Mrs. R. E. Fuller
and born in state to the banquet
table by the two stalwart Scotch.
men, DIR. J. w. Inglis and Bert
Virgins.
Following the banquet a pro.
gram full of interest to every
admirer of Burns and his ma
tive land will be given
While the speakers of the
day have not been def
nitely announced yet, it is known
that Sec. Julius A. Schmahl viii
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
"Is This Cold
~
Enough for You?"
The Question

w. H. Gold sits under a date
palm in far away Florida, fan
ming himself with a palm leaf,
wearing his panama hat and his
shirt-sleeves and not too much
beside, and writes to his son to
''Be sure to see that the big
tank on the farm is we'll covered
so it won't freeze. You know it
sometimes, gets as cold as IL de-
grees below in Minnesota" Son
admits that it sometimes" does
and is inclined to think that
when the mercury slips down to
only IL below the wrap-up-your
ears point, Minnesota thinks she
is in the banana belt.
The "Small boy in Quebec,
who fell into snow up to his
neck; When asked "Ain't you
friz, he replied eyes, l s-:but
we're used to such things in
Quebec" didn't have a thing on
the small BOY OF Redwood COun-
ty last week. The mercury
slipped down to thirty-three be.
low in one grand slip last Wed
nesday and is having a tremen-
dously hard time to get back to
where it belongs. The Gazette
admits its cold but when the
oldest citizen drops in and asks
the editor to compare the pres
ent. state of climate with the
winter of 1881 (or 1870 the of.
flee atmosphere takes on about
three degrees Of heat.
But, according to all compari.
sons the present weather and
that Of the past week is as stiff
as Minnesota has had for sew.
e1al years or needs for several
more. Any condition that makes
a January 10 coalbin look like q
Fourth of July one is not a con.
dition greatly to be desired.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
Farmers Club Meets

The Redwood Falls Farmers
Club will meet Friday evening,
January Fl, at the home of A.
D. Smith. Mr.. Challmann, Of
the State University, State Com
missioner of School Buildings, is
expected to be present and to
give a talk on rural schools.
Prof. P. V. Finley of the high
school will give demonstration
of testing milk and cream-a
subject which should interest
everyone keeping cows. There
will be a social hour after the
talks and a lunch will be served.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Aune were
hosts at a very pleasant meet
ing at their home last Wednes-
day evening when Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Kuenzli were the guests of
honor, it being their wedding
anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kuenzh were dinner guests at
the Aune home and later in the
evening were surprised by the
arrival of the members of the
Pythian Club and their hus-
bands. Twenty-Five guests were
present. Cards were played at
six tables and luncheon served
at midnight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-19
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. VIM. J0busch, Pastor.

Thefe will be a Congregation
al 1me6ting Immediately follow
ing The preaching service to
have the congregation join with
the nastor in asking Presbytery
p hbfA.a meeting to dissolve the
pastoral relationship existing be-
tween the church and pastor.