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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05
BOAT PARADE
PRIZEWINNERS

Judges in the illuminated boat
parade last night awarded the fol-
lowing prizes for the best decorated
floats:
Bowman & Co., war fleet, con-
sisting of flagship and fleet, illu-
minated with red incandescent
lamps.
2-South Harrisburg Amusement
Company, large derrick fat, pro-
fusely decorated with pennants.
Sd. Bowman, aqua aeroplane.
4-Mooley and Shreck, floral dis
play and lanterns.
5-Carey, canoe decorated with
small pennants.
6-Star- r-Independent, large mo-
torboat with colored lights.
7-Rumpf and Whitman, canoe.
decorated as single-mast schooner
with colored lights.
S-Red Cross, Nicely, canoe with
field hospital in center.
9-Knabe, canoe decorated with
lanterns.
1O-Conway and Myers, canoe,
decorated as single-mast schooner
with lanterns.
The prizes will be distributed to-
morrow evening at the Park De-
partment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05

aqua-planing with Miss Jane Agnes
Krouse, daughter of President Charles
c. Krouse, of the Williamsport Board
of Trade, prevented her from figuring
in that event but the thousands who
saw pretty little 16-year-old Miss
Krouse go it alone never missed the
chum.
The crowds that cheered from banks
and steps and bridge and boats were
too busy holding their breath as Miss
Krouse swayed and swung and bal
anced in her thrilling race behind the
motorboat.
And at that the little swimmer de-
clared that she could have given a
much better exhibition if the boat had
been going faster!'
Other thrills helped maintain this
standard of excitement. AS usual the
bathhouse sank amid the cheers of the
crowds and then V. Grant Forrer,
referee and clerk of course, electrified
the thousands to the whooping point
by gracefully taking sudden and un-
expected plunge when a canoe COM
mandeered for some quick transporta-
ton work-overturned.
If some of those fighting bass the
fishermen folks almost land" from
time to time could get in touch in
some way with w. c. Lutz, the fish
could get UPS TO guide their future
actions. In the "man-fishing" event
A. r. Michener "fished" for Lutz, the
"fish-man," and after the line had
been snapped twice, the fish" got
away.
The summaries of the afternoon
events follow
The Summary
100-yard swim for boys under 16
years of age-Winner. James Dunlap;
second, Joseph Minnich; third, Fred
erick Stone. Time, los 1-5.
Quarter canoe race, womens
doubles-Winners, Mrs. Ward Nicely
and Miss Anna Emanuel; second, Miss
Ruth Craighead and Miss Catharine
Fahnestock; third, Miss Bertha Turn
er and Miss Clara Wolf; fourth, Miss
Anna S. Cubbison and Miss Anna Har-
ris. Time. 2.021h.
100-yard swim with open umbrellas
Winner, William Emanuel; second
Victor Emanuel; third. Charles Sny-
der; fourth. John Ewing. Time, 1.07 3-5.
Half-mile canoe race, miXed-Win-
ners. Miss Rita Jones and Raymond
Suydam; second, Miss Ruth and E.
Shaffer; third. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Nicely; fourth, Miss Croll and L. w.
Keller Time, SAT AS.
100-yard swim open-Winner, Roland
Douglass; second, William Emanuel;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05
EPIDEMIC ON INCREASE

DV -fSSoCl0Icd FfeSS
New York, Sept. 5.-A slight i'm
crease in the epidemic of infantile pa
ralysis was observed during the "a
hours ending at 10 a. m. to-day.
There were forty-three new cases,
three more than yesterday, and
twenty-one deaths, an increase of five.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05
TETANuS KILLS Roy

William A. Kirk, aged 8, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Kirk, 1921 North
Seventh street, died at the Harrisburg
hospital yesterday His death was
caused by tetanus which developed
from an injury to his foot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Many Silos Sold

If the number of silos erected
is any measure of the increase
in the dairy industry, this in
dustry is certainly increasing
very rapidly in Redwood Coun-
ty. The Keystone Silo Company
alone has put it's silo on many
farms in this vicinity lately, the
owners of the farms on which
these cement "store houses" have
most recently been erected be-
;ng John Hines, E. E. Woods,
Arthur Carbert and Max Stein
LIGHT of Delhi, Geo. Ruchtaechel,
Geo. SHINING and Mrs. L. Wash
burn Of Wabasso, Fred Berdan
and G.. M. Bendixen of Morgan,
and A. D. Stewart, C. C. Bruer
and A. H. Seebeck of Redwood
Falls. Mr.. Carbert and Mr..
Stewart each have two silos on
their farms and indications are
that several others of the big
stock raisers will have to erect
more silos in the near future.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
May Visit Ramsey Park

The commercial club Of New
Ulm is planning to give the chill
dren of the city a rare treat, in
the form Of an extensive auto
mobile trip, the citizens furnish
ing the cars free of charge. The
route planned includes visit to
Fort Ridgely, a tour of Ramsey
Park and possibly a visit to the
state park at Birch Coulee. Such
a trip should be very enjoyable
as well as educational to th>
children, and the carrying out
of the proposed plan would be a
great credit to the New Ulm
club. Redwood Falls holds an
enviable reputation as a hospi-
table city, and should the small
guests pay a visit to Ramsey
the city should make some pro-
visions to show them we appre-
ciate their visit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
CIapp Will Lecture

Senator Moses E. Clapp, when
his term in the United States
senate expires, will move to Up
ger Marlboro, Nd, with Mrs.
Clapp, where they will make
their future home, it is said. It
is further stated that Senator
Clapp will be in the religious
field as a member of the board
IF lectureship of the Christian
Science church.
Senator Clapp is a noted ora
tor, being one of the stellar
lights in the U. S. senate and is
a convincing logic;an as well as
entertaining speaker. He is a
forceful orator upon almost any
occasion and no doubt, if the
above report is veracious, will
he one of the foremost lecturers
for this modern religious cult.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
rms are going at full blast.

horns are going at full blast.
I heard some fine news yes
terday. The original plans were
to have maneuvers with motor
boats the last week out-these
boats being supplied by owners
on the coast near New York.
Evidently they could not get
enough boats so the plans now
are to go to New York about
the fifth Of September and go
to shore and march before the
President in a grand review. If
that is true we will get about
four days shore leave in New
York which certainly will be
great. Every one on board hopes
these plans will carry out, but
of course they are subject to
change. l am rather anxious
for Saturday to come as we will
get mail, as yet | have received
Continued on page 81
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

shall will furnish the music and
this organizations needs no in
PRODUCTION to Redwood Falls
dancers, to whom the name
''Thorburn" is a guarantee Of
very excellent dance music. The
dance Will be under the manage
ment of popular young men and
The guests will be we'll taken
care Of.
Tickets will be sold the day
before and the day Of the dance
and every friend of Company
L is urged to buy. The price of
a single ticket is not great, but
the price of many single tick
cts spells possible comforts for
the boys On the Border, and may
be the means of procuring a"
tua. necessities in time of sick
less Or accident.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

Rev. 3. P. Holt of the Presby-
terrain Church conducting it. In
terment was made in the local
cemetery.
Besiues her husband Mrs. WI
son is survived by her daugh-
ters, two of whom, Mrs. M. w
Dennistoun and Miss Anna Viii
son, reside at Redwood Falls. A
third is married and lives at
Owatonna. To Miss Anna, who
was devoted in her attentions t.
her mother who was practically
,nya!ided for a long time, the
death comes as an especially
great shock and grief. The pee
pie OF the community have sin.
cere sympathy for the be-
reaved husband and daughters
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

Register of Deeds A. D. Nc
Rae eft Tuesday for Jamestown,
N. D., On a hunting trip of sew
eral days. The other members
Of the party are VIM. Frank of
Springfield and DR.. D. A. McRae
and R. A. Stanley of Princeton,
MINI. Mac also took two dogs
and three guns and the chances
are that there isn't bit of use
in any one else going into North
Dakota to shoot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Draft IS Sent To
Capt. HingeIey
N. F. Dripps' Grocery Earns
Nearly Thirty Dollars for
Boys of Company L

The offer made by N. F. Dripps
20 send five per cent of al cash
sales :or August to the Com
rany L Boys, has resulted in
Capt. NJ. w. Hinge.ey receiving
2 draft for twenty-six dollars
and seventy-fve cents. The time
for which the offer was made
Closed last Thursday night and
the draft was mailed to Capt.
Hingeley Saturday morning and
has undoubtedly been received
by him by this time. The money
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Dance AT ArmOry
Friday Night
Boys of Redwood Falls Will Give
Benefit Dance for Com
pany L Boys

The young men of Redwood
Falls are planning to give a bene-
fit dance for the Boys of Com
pany L at the Armory Friday
evening, September 8, and ex-
tend a cordial invitation to the
public to be present TO enjoy the
good music, good floor and gen
eral good time, and incidentally
to help in increasing the fund
used by Company L in cases of
emergency.
Thorburn's orchestra of Mar
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. B. p. Holt, Pastor

Union meeting at Presbyter-
ian Church Sunday evening. Mr..
LeWald, fed secretary for the
Purity Federation, will be the
speaker.
The regular preaching service
in the morning with Sunday
School at the close of preaching
service.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

sign. c15tion for the different
drills, and we all know Just
where to go when each sigma. is
given. When any signal like
torpedo-defense, collision, battle
drill, ETC., is given, everything
is in commotion, all go to their
respective stations. It is like a
fire drill. The idea of this war
game is this. The main fleet of
the Atlantic is the enemy. We
are the reserve fleet and their
work is to keep off the enemy
until the main feet gets there.
Well, now the enemy is out at
sea and are trying to get to the
coast without being intercepted.
The naval men figure it would
take an enemy IL hours to find
a landing place for their troups,
SO they give us that time to en-
tercept the feet after the first
sight of it. If a ship of the
enemy gets within $500 yards
of any of our ships without be-
ing seen by us, they fash red
light and our ship is sunk. If
a submarine gets within 1900
yards, we are sunk. If we flash
the red light first they are sunk.
The ship that is sunk must go
to port until after the war. We
are in the middle of our fleet SO
may not get sunk. Hope we do
as l would rather be in port
than at sea. Our torpedo boats
and cruisers are out now trying
to locate the enemy.
The whole of the crew of CIV
ilians are divided into 3 COM
panies composed of two divi-
sions of about four squads each
Each week the companies change
about in work. This week my
company are detailed to the fire
room, engine room, evaporating
and dynamo rooms. We serve
two hours each day in a differ
ent room. Yesterday | was in
the fire room. Here the stok-
ers and ash-heavers are at work
The temperature is real high
here, but yet it is a good expert
ence to see this phase Of the
work.
August "a, 1916.
We are still on our way. AS
near as I know we have beer
going in a northeast direction
from Block Island, heading to.
ward Maine. We expected tc
be up most of last evening with
torpedo defense, but no call came
and we had an undisturbed sleep
except those on watch. There
is an extremely heavy fog this
morning and there are search
lights on all ships and the fog
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

raj and then Sergeant after a
two weeks stay in camp. This
was distinct mark Of his COM
manders' appreciation of his
service-abiIity as it is very UNI
usual that private in his first
year at the camp should be CIV
en- an office of authority. He
was a member of Company |,
Fifth Regiment and was one of
The very few Minnesota men at
the camp. He entered camp
J,>:ly 5 and left it August 8.
The camp Included the regu-
lar infantry, cavalry and artil-
lery and bcasted real machine
guns which added materially in
the work which followed regu-
II army lines to the smallest de-
tails. Parker admits that the
work was strenuous, the day be-
ginning at 5:45 A. NJ, and con-
tinuing brimful of duty, until
"taps" at 1890. Drills were
changed each day and each day
grew a little more strenuous and
soldierly than the day before.
For instance, the first few
marches and hikes were given
an macadem roads, but after the
first few, these fine roads dis
appeared and the training was
given in sand, bushes or any
where else.
The last nine days were spent
in a hike, which was supposed
to cover 81 miles, but in actual
ity, measured by a speedometer
carried by one of the men, COW
cred 12O niles, the troops chas-
ing a real enemy, skirmishing,
studying maneuvers and prob
lens as in actual warfare. While
Parker admits it was all mighty
strenuous, he also expresses his
great edmiration for the train
ing received and fully intends
spending the same length of
time at Plattsburg next year.
A very important and inter-
esting part of the training were
the evening conferences at which
men of national reputation
talked to the men. Among these
speakers were Sec. of War Bak-
er, the presidents of Harvard,
Princeton, Cornell, Michigan
University, Leheigh University
and Major-Gen. Woods. The
physical training was under the
direction of a regular instructor
from Westpoint.
Some idea of the extent of the
camp and it's numbers is given
by the Mess Sergeant's state
ment that 100000 pounds Of but
Ter were used in the first two
Continued On last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Death Calls Mrs.
A. A. Wilson Sat.
Wife of Redwood County Farmer
Released After Long Illness;
Burial Sunday

Mrs. A. A. Wilson, wife of a
prominent Redwood County
farmer, died at her home last
Saturday after a long illness.
While her death was not entire
ly unexpected it still came as a
great shock to her family and
her friends.
Funeral services We're held at
the home Sunday morning, a
large number of neighbors and
friends attending. Short SER
vices were held at the grave,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
NOTICE OF MEETING

The first meeting of the Or
der of the Eastern Star will be
held in the chapter hall We'd
nesday, September -. This is
an important meeting and there
is work to be done, so good at
tendance is requested. @'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. A. Schaller, Pastor

German Sunday School every
Sunday morning at $3.50.
German services every Sunday
at ten o'clock.
English services on the Sec
ond and fourth Sunday in each
month at 7:45 P. M.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

nights our SOngSters nave saved
the company and its neighbors
from we'll developed attacks of
grouchiness and have soothed
and sweetened diseased DISPOSE
tons. There have been sings,
too, without any thought to the
morale of the boys, simply for
the enjoyment of the songs.
A lot of the fellows are mem
bers of the choir, but usually
the songsters assemble on a
base squad consisting of Chaun-
cey WEIGH, Swede Bollum and
Shoey," better known at home
as Vern Shoemaker. The fol-
lowing camp songs do not by
any means indicate the roper
Coire Of the Company; we have
q large number Of selections of
wide variety, "o,d fashioned
melodies, hymns, rags and war
songs of former days. Most. of
the following appear for the first
time in published form; the
most Of them are locally Com
pany productions,
Editors Note: The songs ap-
pear elsewhere in this issue.
Tonight comes the news Of
troop movements along the Dor
der sending seve1a. thousand
men back home. If these or
ders are followed out it seems
safe to predict that the Mime
!; sofa troops will get away within
I six weeks. But ours not to rea-
son when or why.
During the past week Captain
Hingeley received from the La
dies Aid Of North Redwood
through it's secretary, Mrs. H.
w. Shoemaker, a draft for $50
to apply on the company fund.
The Company acknowledges it's
thanks for this pleasant sur
prise.
What seems to be a final in
depreciation of the Congression-
al Act of June 3, 1916, relating
to the enlistment of men fo1
Guard Service of three years
with an additional three years
in reserve has been received al
camp and recently made known
as applied to our company. By
taking the Federal oath on June
20 we had later been informed
such an oath committed us tt
the reserve after our present
terms of enlistment according
to the above mentioned ACT
Then later grew the impression
4 that only those who had enlisted
: in the month Of June would bt
subject to the reserve service
Now it seems that enlistments
at that time were made on two
CONTINUED on last page.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

ated on historic Lake
Champlain, near the
ruins of famous Fort
Ticonderoga, and was
first started four years
ago by Major General
Leonard Wood. It is
still the particular pet
Of Gen. Wood who
spends as much Of his
time as possible there;
and on occasion he
openly expresses the
opinion that five weeks
of training such as the
men receive here is of
more benefit than
three years of militia
training, in preparing
for actual military
work.
Plattsburg has two
training camps, one
for students and one
for business m e n.
There were $500 in the
Junior camp and about
1000 in the Senior
camp at the beginning.
This number gradually
doubled down to about
6500 men. Parker, who
enlisted as a private,
was first put in charge
of the tents during the
making Of the camp,
then was made COrpO-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Church of Holy Communion
DIR. A. A. Joss, Rector

During the month of Septem-
her services will. be held at the
Church of the Holy Communion,
each Sunday morning, at ten
thirty o'clock.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Clinton Baldwin
Tells Experiences
Takes Part in War Game And
Has Brisk Encounter
With Enemy
At Sea,
S-23-19l6.

Dear Folks:
| understand no mail will leave
this ship until Saturday, so I
will add a little each day to this
letter and send it home in the
form of a diary.
We got underway last night
at $50 and are now out to sea.
We had torpedo defense drill last
night at 9 o'clock. I had just
rolled in. We have all been as
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

VIII be added TO the Company l.
fund, to be used at the discre-
ton of the Captain for the bene-
fit of the boys.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Parker Sanders
Returns From Camp
At PIattsburg, N.Y.
Redwood Falls Boy Has Interest
ing Five Weeks in Student
Training Camp
1000 MEN ENCAMP
Nine Days Hike of Hundred
Twenty Miles only One Fea-
ture of Summers Work

Parker D. Sanders returned
Thursday Of last week from five
weeks spent in the military
training camp at P,attsburg,
New York. This camp is situ-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

OF soldiers who do not
sing. This week | am
sending to you a few
of the martial" songs
which are popular
here, particularly with
Company L, and which
have furnished us with
much of the inspira-
ton necessary for the
continuing victories
our troops are winning
in these rhetorically
"bloodless b a t t ! e S"
along the border.
Company L has al
ways been a happy,
singing aggregation.
At Fort Smelling an
evening song service
by the company, or it's
warbler members was
an attraction which a.
ways drew a large ring
of interested visitors.
On the journey down
from the north every
stoy found a few of
the faithfuls crowded
at the window to sing
for the crowds at the
station. Not another
company Of the batta-
lion received such at.
tention. Down here the
spirit of song still
thrives. Two or three
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
Song Soothes the
Soldier Soul When
Swede < ShoeySing
Camp Correspondent Tells of
Song TESTS, Money Received
from Ladies, etc.
ARCHIE MADE GOAT
Sergeants Served in Style; De-
signs on Bill Peavey's Purse;
Home in Six Weeks (?)
Llano Grande, Texas,

august OF, 1910.
Songs of the Camp" Wars
are incomplete somehow with
out their music and no one hears
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-03
LEAVES $500 TO NIECE
Will of Annie r. Calender and Other
Documents Probated

An estate valued at $4,000, by the will of
Annie r. Calender 4Sl5 Cedar avenue
is left to Alice c. Blennerhassett, niece
of the testatriX, with the admonition that
she neither give away nor lend any of the
money to friends or relatives, The will
was admitted to probate today by Reg
lister Sheehan.
Upon the death of the beneficiary it
directs that $500 shall go to the Congre-
gational Church. of Sheffield, Mass; $500
to the Summerfeld Methodist Episcopal
Church, New York city; $500 to Five
Points Mission, New York city: $1,000 to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York city and the residue to the Home
for the Destitute Blind, New York city.
The trustees of the Hancock Methodist
Episcopal Church, Hancock street above
Girard avenue benefit to the extent of
$500 by the will OF Matilda II. Winner.
1914 North Hancock street, who left ef-
fects valued at $500. The bulk or the
estate goes TO relatives
Other wills probated today were those
of August Waliser. 53l East Hermitage
street. which dsposes of property valued
at $4,000 in private requests; Louise W.
Hunter, $3.50 DreXel road, $4,000; Minnie
V. Frailey, 1856 South Esd street, S65OO;
Henrietta Manson, 1922 Brown street,
5000; Julia Krimmel, 3l46 Hartville street,
$500; Gottfried Faist, 1916 East l.ehigh
avenue, S2lOO. The personal effects or the
estate of William F. Englehart have been
appraised at $50, 1872 IS; redrick Hemsley,
S55, ,645.Ol; Michael Shields, S9l3l,7s, and
Hugh Macarthur, A142.3O.