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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Lecture Course
Opens With Music
Chicago Male Quartette Here
Wednesday, October 10; Sew
en- Other Good Numbers

Wednesday, October Is, is the
date fixed for the appearance of
the Chicago Male Quartette as
the opening number of the 1916
1917 lecture course. The COM
mittee in charge of the course
feels that it has a splendid choice
of talent for the coming winter,
and hopes for the hearty support
of everyone, the same support
which was given and so greatly
appreciated last year. Because
of the great interest shown last
year, another number has been
added, making eight numbers.
Tickets will be sold on the
same basis as last year, name
ly, one dollar for the ticket, and
a 1Oc reserve fee for each num-
Der, making $1.80 for those at
tending the eight numbers.
In purchasing the talent,
which comes through the Uni
versity of Minnesota, an effort
has been made to please all peo-
pie, and the program has been
varied so as to contain music,
both vocal and instrumental,
some high class plays, readings,
representations and lectures.
The opening number, the Chi
capO Male Quartette. October
18, is one of the best quartettes
in regular lyceum work.
Later there will be the Faust
Opera Singers and the John
Howard Quartette, instrumental !;
the University Lyceum Plays
ers, giving two selected plays !;
Clarence Burgsderfer, humorist;
Sarah. Mildred Wilmer, lady
reader, and not a stranger to
this audience; together with
Hon. ]. Frank Hanley, now prom
inent nationally as a president
ial candidate. One lecturer yet
remains to be chosen.
This program furnishes a line
of winter entertainment and in
struction second to none, and
can be procured through a sea-
son ticket for a little over zoe
a number, while the single adj
mission to any company as good
as these, coming here singly,
would be from Soc to $1.O0.
Tickets will be on sale in the
NEAR future, and no one should
need second invitation to avail
themselves of so good a course.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Redwood Falls
Rest Room Opens
Mrs. M. Root in Charge of Rest
Room And Premium ParlOrs
in Schaffer Building

The Redwood Falls Rest and
Premium room opened last
Thursday with Mrs. Root in
charge, and attracted a large
number of visitors, all of whom
were greatly pleased, both with
the conveniences of the room
and with the premiums offered.
The building was cleaned and
redecorated, toilet and wash
room added, and was made as
comfortable and attractive as
possible.
The premiums shown include
many useful and ornamental OBJ
jects of household furnishings,
as table silver, rugs, curtains,
furniture, clocks, kitchen, blank
cts, etc., ETC., and these are
awarded the cash purchasers at
the various stores interested in
the rest room project. Each
book of stamps has a certain
valuation in the premium room.
this giving the cash purchaser
prize over the charge custo-
mer.
The rest room will be kept
comfortably heated and will be
opened from ten O'Clock each
morning until six O'Clock at
night. On Saturday evenings
it will be kept open until nine
o'clock in the winter and ter
o'clock in the summer. Every
visitor to the down town section
whether from out Of town or
resident of Redwood Falls, il
cordially invited to visit the resi-
room and take advantage Of its
conveniences and ascertain the
value of the premiums offered
by the Redwood Falls merchants
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Sergeant Gold Returns

Serg. Maj. G.. w. Gold re-
turned from Camp Llano Grande
last Friday having obtained a
thirty-day furlough. The Ser
geant says it is his belief that
when his thirty days are up
Company L will be back at Camp
Bobleter, and he will join them
there. In the meantime, he re-
ports that while many Of the
boys are i'll, there are no serious
cases and while there has been
some grumbling and complain
ing, on the whole the boys have
enjoyed their experience and
have certainly profited by the
training. One of their most try
ing hardships, however, will be
the change from mild Texas
weather to the not-so-m Min
nesota fall and winter. The Off
GERS are arming against this by
ordering extra heavy clothing
which will be ready for the
boys when they reach Smelling
should they return soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Football Season
Is Now Upon Us
Opens Saturday with Game with
Sleepy Eye on Local Field
at Fair Grounds
BOYS WORKING HARD
Team Practically All New Men
But with Every Man
a Winner


Next Saturday afternoon at
the fair grounds the 1917 foot
ball season for Redwood Falls
high school will open with a
game with Sleepy Eye. The To-
cal boys have been working hard
during the past two weeks and
by Saturday will be in shape to
put up a good fight for the game.
Coach French, at the opening
of the school year, was confront
ed with a hard problem. Many
of last years veterans were lost
by graduation which makes it
necessary to fill their places with
less experienced men. Thus far
the line has developed most rap
idly. Consistent work in scrin1-
mage and an occasional session
with the charging machine has
brought the line into good shape.
In their scrimmage last week
with the second string men the
first team line opened holes for
the back field with good form.
With Yackel at center, Winter
and Warner as tackles, Hustad
and Alberts as guards, Darrell
and Mansfield as ends the line
makes very creditable show
ing.
All New Men
The backfeld constitutes the
real problem for the coaches.
Not a man Of last years crack
backfield is in school this year.
But after a few nights signal
practice and a good scrimmage
the backfeld material began to
take shape. Mervin Mason, with
a family football pedigree back
of him, is working good as pilot
lof the first team. With a little
! experience he bids fair to de-
velop into real football materi-
| al. Melvin Daskam has been
! working as fulIback, and is sup
ported by Scott and Gill as
halves. The entire backfield has
the making of football players
in them. What is most needed
is some real football playing.
Second Is Good
But the second team nlon are
not to be sighted. The history
of football is rife with stories
of the finding of diamonds in
the rough in the second string
men. Redwood Falls squad is
in no means lacking in that re-
gard. Lamberton has been MAX
ing good as quarterback, Dono-
van and Daskam as halfback,
Kumm as center, and others
lack only experience to put them
in the glory of first string stars.
|, The entire squad is working con-
sistently to make this year a
good one in Redwood Fails foot
ball history
OIeepy Eye ZONES
And from all reports that it
is going to be no easy task. Last
year Sleepy Eye invaded Red
wood Falls with a weak and poor
} ly trained team. This year a
great advance has been made
by Sleepy Eye. In their first
game September % they de-
feated the New U.m team by
the lopsided score of IS to g..
: This is a big score for any team
! even though it's opponents were
! entering the football arena for
: the first time. This victory has
given Sleepy Eye some incen-
tive to renewed efforts, and they
will be here next Saturday in
an attempt to- wipe out last
years defeat. The game will
be Of Importance since we meet
New Ulm later in the season.
Local patronage is desired for
this first game. Come out Sat-
urday and show the Redwood
Falls team you are back of
them. The game will be called
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04

An Oratorical Medal Contest
under the auspices of the w. c..
T. U. will be given Friday even
ing, October Is. Further an
nouncement will be given later.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Races, Free Attractions and Exhibits Con.
coded the Best in Southwestern
Minnesota
Racing Events Are Best Of
Anywhere in State"-say Con-
niseurs at The Fair
EXCELLENT FIREWORKS
Performers from State Fair
Here; All Shows Kept Clean
And Respectable

liz lOIS0 races, lICC dCIl DC
tons, and other amusement fea-
lures of the fair, were excep-
tionally good at the 1916 Red
wood County fair. The acrobatic
and tumbling acts, fireworks,
etc., made the night fairs very
popular and the races each af-
ternoon of the three days were
witnessed by thousands.
Races Excellent
Judge A. C. Dolliff had sue
ceeded as usual in bringing some
splendid strings of horses here
and the races were the best of
any event in this section with
the possible exception Of Mon
tevideo and Madison which drew
many Of the same horses. Thurs
day the trick was somewhat
heavy but Friday and Saturday
it was in excellent shape.
In the s2::15 Pace Thursday,
Highland Twist won, time
lal4xfsgs;n the 20 Pace Comet
,Wilkus won, time 2::24s4, ! and
in the 6 furlong dash Sister
Florence was the winner.
In Fridays events the 2:23
trot was won by Miss Snlarty,
time 2::22A; the 2:18 pace by
Tom Mayburn, time 2::19A, and
the Z furlong running race by
Sister Florence.
The Saturday races were con-
eeded the best of the three days.
In the 2:10 Pace Fernwood won,
time 2:1334, in the 2:18 trot,
Tom Carlyle won, time 2:19A,
and Sister Florence was again
the winner Of the running race.
F. D. Van Pelt, the official
started, was just as successful
and popular in his work as on
his first visit here last year.
Attractions Clean
/ Through the continuous eff
forts of Pres. Stensvad and his
corps of workers, the attrac-
tions, shows, etc., of the Red
wood County fair are kept ex-
ceptionally clean considering
their number and variety. While
it is hard for the officers, who
are well known to all the con-
cessionists, to detect question
able features, Mr.. Stensvad
made the discovery that a cou-
pie of the apparently innocent
IIchance games were in reality
gambling schemes and immedi-
ately closed them up. While
there was a great number and
a great variety Of shows on the
Pike" there were few to which
any possible exception could be
taken by anyone.
! The free attractions in front
of the grandstand were excel
lent in character, positively the
best Redwood Falls has seen on
any occasion for many years,
The Jap tight-rope walking was
Exceptionally good and the 9th
er acrobatic and trapeze work
was all of high class, most OF
the performers having been at
the state fair this season.
| The fireworks were the best
ever seen in this section of the
state and the pyrotechnic dis
play one Of the most enjoyable
/ features Of the evening pro-
gram. This work was in the
charge Of an expert from Oma-
Ina and was very we'll managed,
The tent dance was very well
|patronized and proved very pop
ular with it's good music and
lgood floor. In fact all features
| of the evening program were SC
popular that the continuation OF
the evening fair is practically
i =
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Ladies Have Sale

The Ladies Aid Of Belview
will have their annual fancy
work sale at two o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, Oct. z. Coffee
and a light lunch will be served
after the sale and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Lindeman
of Clements, were among the
fair visitors here Friday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04

Mrs. Alvin Small, Of Mime
apolis, was a guest last week Of
Miss Emil Kuenzli.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Cattle Barn Crowded with Pure
Bred Herds of Beef And
Dairy Types
FINE HOGS SHOWN
WOman's Exhibit Shows Best
Fancy Work and Cooked
Foods in Years


would seem to have reached
the pinnacle of fair success, US
ing the event of the past week
as a standard Of judgment. Open
ing on a rainy day, with the
second day only a little more
agreeable than the first, it looked
as though the public was to be
disappointed and that the Agri-
cultural Association would suf-
fer great financial loss. But
with better. weather Friday and
Saturday, the fair easily proved,
not only the most entertaining
and bestt in attractions, but the
most widely attended.
Friday Is Big
Friday was the day of the
best attendance and the officers
of the association give 1900 as
a conservative estimate Of the
number on the ground. By ac-
.tual count 900 automobiles left
the grounds by the front en-
trance between four-thirty and
six O'Clock. The total receipts
for the entire four days was
Sc, 800, an amount sufficiently
large to leave a nice net profit
to be applied to the equipment
fund after the running expen-
ses are paid.
Men Work Hard
These splendid figures were
not obtained however, except
by much hard work for the past
several weeks ON the part OF
the fair officers and directors
who are Rud. Stensvad, Pres.
Geo. Phillip, Vice-Pres.; C. V.
Everett, Sec; C. A. Luscher,
|! Treas; F. G.. Hubbard, Adv.
Man., A. C. Dollif, Speed Supt.,
John Colvil,e, M. w. Dennistoun
and A. D. Stewart. These men
have all taken time from their
own affairs to devote to this
work for which they are abso-
lutely unpaid except for the
small salaries of secretary and
treasurer. While Redwood COun-
ty has every reason to compli-
ment herself upon her fair, she
should not forget that this sue
cess has not come easily, but
only as the result of untiring
expenditure of time and energy
and at considerable personal sac
rifice of these public spirited
men.
Well Advertised
The advertising, which played
such a large part in this years
success, was perhaps never sc
thoroughly and well done as I'M
der Mr.. Hubbard's direction this
year. This has meant unlimited
work on the part Of Mr.. Hub
bard and his assistants, and was
done Systematically and thor
oughly as the results showed.
Exhibits All Good
In all departments the exhib-
it's were excellent, judges and
superintendent uniting in praise
of both the quality and guam
tity of the displays.
The exhibit Of cattle was es-
pecially interesting, several OF
the large herds Of which the
County is proud, being exhib-
tied as well as some individual
exhibits. John Stevenson of Del
hi showed his splendid string OF
Polled Angus, the same animals
/ that have won glory at the state
fair; Peter Mckay showed his
Shorthorns; Gold, Wise and
Gold and A. S. Kenney displayed
excellent Holstein herds of many
Continued on last page)
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
PECULIAR WELL IN FLORIDA
Both Salt and Ordinary Water May Be
Pumped From It at the Same
Time.

In their investigation of the wells
and underground waters Of Florida the
biologists Of the United States Geo.
logical survey have noted many inter-
esting things. Among these is well
at WeIaka, on st. Johns river, from
which two kinds Of water are OBJ
tained.
This well is 300 feet deep. The
length of the casing is 10 feet. The
well was first drilled to 100 feet, and
from this depth ordinary sulphur"
water was obtained. The drill was
then carried to a depth Of 300 feet,
where it encountered strong miner
al water, having a disagreeable, salty
taste. In order to use both kinds of
water an inner tubing was run nearly
to the bottom Of the well. Both this
and the outer casing were connected
with pumps, so that ordinary water
and mineral water can be pumped at
the same time. A favorite joke played
on visitors is to give drink of weak
er water in the first glass and to re-
place it with the brine in the second.
Not more than half dozen wells Of
this kind are known in the country,
but there is no reason why similar
wells cannot be obtained in regions
where the waters in the upper strata
differ from those lying deeper.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
DANISH GLOOM in SUNSHINE
Nothing Like Plenty Of Good Daylight
to Drive Away Sickness and
the "BIues."

II everyone could only realize the
tonic effect of a little sunshine we
would be both healthier and happier.
Cover some green grass with q
piece of carpet for a month and note
the result. The grass will have COM
pletely changed. 1t will have lost its
color and become almost white. This
is exactly what happens to people. II
you live in dark, gloomy rooms you
cannot be rosy or entirely healthy.
Not only does lack Of sunshine i'm
pair your health, but it affects your
mental attitude. You cannot be an
optimist and live in a gloomy place,
and who wants to be a pessimist?
Many of the most dreaded germs
are completely annihilated by con-
tinued application of sunshine. This
is the reason all modern hospitals are
built on the pavilion plan, which ad-
mits light on all sides.
Disease germs are not the only va
riety that dread the light.
The germs that breed discomfort,
pettiness, jealousy and real unhappi-
ness are all bred in darkness.
Did you ever try a brisk walk in
the bright sunshine when you seem to
be completely surrounded by all sorts
Of "glooms?" It is a simple remedy;
not a costly one, but ef1cacious. One
hour Of such treatment will usually
rout a whole regiment of these pests
If you haven't the energy for a
walk, put on wraps to keep you warm
and sit in an easy chair in the corner
of the porch. In lieu Of the porch
try raising a southern window and sit
where the sun will shine on you. If
your gloom has not vanished in aR
hour, you should consult doctor who
doubtless will prescribe for sluggish
liver, for sick liver will make even
rosy glasses reflect a dark glow.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
Aluminium Cheapened.

While experimenting with the in
tense heat of the electric arc, Sir
Humphrey Davy discovered a metallic
substance to which he gave the name
Of aluminium, though he never sue
ceeding in isolating it. Twenty years
later Frederick Wohler, in Germany,
isolated this metal through the use Of
potassium. In 1845 he obtained it in
small malleable globules. In 1856 De-
vile, French chemist patronized by
Louis Napoleon, improved Wohler's
process and isolated aluminium in q
state almost pure. At this time the
metal was valued at $50 a pound. It
was produced in chemical laboratories
and used largely in the manufacture
of aluminium jewelry. The price has
now declined to IS cents q pound.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
SOME FACTS ABOUT RADIUM
Found Only In the Most Minute Guam
tities-MineraIs That Garry It
Easy to Determine.

Radium is a metal and is described
as having a white metallic 1uster. It
has been isolated only once or twice
and few people have seen it. Radium
is ordinarily obtained from its ores in
the form of hydrous sulphate, chloride
or bromide, and it is in the form of
these salts that it is usually sold and
used. These are all white or nearly
white substances, whose appearance
is no more remarkable than common
salt or baking powder. Radium is
found in nature in such exceedingly
small quantities that it is never visible
even when the material is examined
with a microscope. Ordinarily radium
ore carries only small fraction of a
grain to the ton of material, and ra-
dunn will never be found in large guam
titles because it is formed by the de-
cay of uranium, process which is
wonderfully slow, and radium itself de-
Gays and changes to other elements so
rapidly that it is impossible for it to
accumulate naturally in visible masses.
Minerals that carry radium, however,
are fairly easy to determine. One Of
them, pitchblende, as generally found,
is a black mineral about as heavy as
ordinary iron, but much softer. The
principal radium mineral, carnotite,
has a bright canary yellow color, and
is generally powdery. There are other
radium-bearing minerals of less i'm
portance.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
EVIDENCE IN A SINGLE HAIR
Human or Animal? What Kind Of
Animal? Scientists Can Tell
Without Fail.

To the German analyst hair is
packed with information. The approx
innate age and physical condition can
be constructed by an examination of
Q single hair, Melville Davisson Post
writes in the Saturday Evening Post.
The hair of every animal has GER
tain distinguishing characteristics. It
is not to be mistaken by a competent
Investigator. Some animals, as for
example the COW, have three types of
hair. These will be known by their
structure. Under proper microscop-
ical examination hairs will be as cas-
fly distinguished by an expert as va
rieties of trees in a grove will be dis
tinguished by q forester.
There was a case in which dagger
found on the prisoner had few short
hairs caught entangled in nick of the
blade. He explained this by saying
that he had used the dagger to kill
rabbit that he had found trapped in
hedge. The authorities reported to
the police, after an examination of the
dagger, that the hairs were not of hu-
man origin, but they also added that
they were not rabbit hairs-they were
squirrel hairs.
The police were extremely puzzled
until they finally discovered that on
the night of the homicide the prison
er had worn a great coat trimmed with
squirrel fur. He had, in fact, carefully
washed the knife after the assassina-
tion and thereby removed every evi-
dence of his act, but, unfortunately
for him, he made the mistake Of at
tempting to dry the dagger by wiping
1t on the fur lining of his great coat.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
webster's Power over Audience.

An interesting anecdote Of Daniel
Webster is found in "Bygone Days in
Boston" In the North American Re-
view. Webster was delivering an ad-
dress in Faneuil hall on the necessity
for individual exertion and unfinch-
ing patriotism to avert the dangers
that threatened the political party
whose principles he espoused, when
he perceived a terrible sway of the
packed assembly, consequent on the
rush of those endeavoring to enter,
and noted the danger that might en-.
sue. The orator stopped short in the
middle of'a sentence, advanced to the
edge Of the platform, extended his
arms in an authoritative attitude, and,
in a stentorian voice of command,
cried out: Let each man stand firm!"
The effect was instantaneous. Each
man stood firm; the great heaving
mass Of humanity gained its equilib-
rum, and, save the long breath of re-
lief that filed the air, perfect stiffness
ensued, "That," exclaimed the great
orator, ''is what we call self-goYerns
ment!" 80 apt an illustration Of the
principle he was expounding that the
vast audience responded with deafen-
ing cheers.