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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-18
SEAFORTH ITEMS

Miss Katherine Holton re
turned from an extended visit
with st. Paul relatives the first
part of the week.
G. H. johnson autoed to Dia-
mond Lake early Sunday morn
ing after his son Robert, and
Knute Nelson who spent the
week fishing at that point. La
ter in the day Mr.. johnson took
the boys to Redwood Falls to
join the rest of the members
of Company L.
w. R. Cloudy was a business
visitor at Redwood Falls last
Wednesday.
Mesdames Hauck, Johnson
and De France and Miss Beth
johnson were callers at Red
wood Falls Friday.
A large number from Seaforth
and vicinity attended the Chau-
tauqua at Wabasso the past
week and pronounced the pro-
gram a good one.
Robert Johnson resigned his
position as assistant cashier of
the Seaforth bank the first part
of last week. Knute Nelson,
who has been employed by j.
Sorrenson also resigned his po-
sition at the same time. These
boys both belong to Co. L.
Joe Pistulka, Will Schroeder
and w. R. Goudy are the latest
purchasers of Chalmers cars in
this vicinity esi
John Mum, Ralph Lamb, Rus
sell Clifford, Conrad Ackman and
VIM. Goudy Jr., all left Sunday
for Redwood Falls to be with
Co. L of which they are all
members.
Mrs. Jas. Little has been very
sick the past week but is slowly
improving at this writing.
The Seaforth branch Of the
Red Cross organization will hold
a meeting Thursday afternoon.
All members are requested to
be present at this meeting as
the work will be planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fuhr and
son Everett, of Redwood Falls,
visited with relatives here the
latter part of the week.
Rev. Jobusch of Evelyth, Min
nesota, preached at the Presby-
terrain Church here Sunday. A
number of the members Of the
local church listened to the Rev.
Gentleman again in the evening
at Wabasso.
r. A. Leistekow of Wabasso,
assisted in the reorganization Of
the Sunday School at this place
Sunday afternoon. Miss Daphne
Little was elected superintend-
ent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-18
REVERE LOCALS

SoSoSosoSoeosoeososoeoeoso
Mrs. C. Nielsen, son Charles.
and daughter Gertrude, spent
Sunday at Balaton with Mrs,
Neilsen's sister and family,
Miss Emma Steinle visited
relatives at Lamberton between
trains Sunday afternoon. )
A number of young people
from this vicinity attended the
Chautauqua meetings at Walnut
Grove the first Of the week.
Peter Olson was a business
caller at Springfield Thursday.
The Birthday Club met with
Mrs. J. B. Frazier Wednesday
afternoon.
C. o. Nichols and S. G. War
nick are enjoying the experience
of buying gasoline for their own
cars. Mr.. Nichols having pur-
chased a Maxwell and Mr.. War
nick an Overland the past week.
Several of the local young peo-
pie met at the Fairchild home
Tuesday night. for a farewell
party to Miss Stella Faircnild,
who has gone to st. Peter to
take a training course in nurs-
ing at the State Hospital.
Mrs. C. C. Engen was a Wal
nut Grove caller Wednesday af-
ternoon
Mrs. j. H. Baum and little
daughter went to Minneapolis
Thursday afternoon for a few
days visit with relatives.
Matt Enstad of Lamberton
was in town Thursday attend
ing to his duties at the Farm
ers Elevator.
A party Of young men from
south of town, composed of w.
Hoyt, Oscar Jensen and Law
renee Berg, went to st. Paul
Thursday afternoon to enlist in
the navy. We have not learned
yet whether or not they were
successful in passing the ply
steal examination.
A meeting held Friday even
ing for enrolment Of members
for a local branch of the Red
Cross resulted in signing up 50
members on the first call. Due
to short notice, the meeting was
not as widely advertised as
might have been desired, and
consequently the attendance was
small, but a very enthusiastic
meeting was held, and the re-
suits were all that could have
been hoped for County Attor-
ney Emerson Of Lamberton, Rev.
Holt Of Redwood Falls, Rev. Toll
lefson of Milroy, Mrs. Sanders
of Redwood Falls, chairman Of
the county Red Cross, Mrs. w,
Smith and Mrs. Little of Red
wood Falls, (the former the sec
rotary Of the county organiza-
tion) were the speakers Of the
evening. Mrs. Einen of Lam
berton assisted with the musical
end Of the program. After the
rally meeting of the newly en-
1icfnd y1onynhoy.c nlnofnd Mvc ~
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Miss Minnie Monsoon arrived
home Tuesday from a visit with
friends at Benson, MINI.
Belview tennis players defeat
ed two teams from Redwood
Falls on the local courts Friday
night.
"A baby girl was born Friday
| to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Stoke.
| John Kittlesland Of Renville
county was a business caller
here Friday.
The business men of Belview
presented our recruits who go
to join Company L with nice
purse of over $500, which was
all subscribed in less than one
hour.
F. M. Gregory, travelling ma
chine salesman, was quite i'll
here Saturday with an abscess
of the throat.
Miss Lena Hoppenrath and
VIM. Duncan substituted on the
rural routes in the absence of
1.-The regular carriers.
Miss Mae Whealey visited her
brother several days last week.
Hanley Falls and Belview will
play baseball next Sunday at
Hanley Falls. The game should
be a hummer.
"A number from here are plan
ming to attend the Barnum and
Barley circus at New Ulm July
ia.
Echo will have a Chautauqua,
commencing the last Of this week
and continuing a week.
| Mrs. Nels Haagenson is ex-
pected home this week from a
Minneapolis hospital.
| Mr.. and Mrs Chester Vik en-
tertained a sister from Ruthton,
Mimi, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Olson and
two children arrived Saturday
from Peever, S. d., for a visit
with relatives here.
| Henry Wuenne Of North Red
wood called here Monday in a
business way.
Aug F. Abraham has secured
. a new barber from Minneapolis
to take the place Of Weldon
Brown who joined Co. L.
Albert Nelson and Howard
Harmonson are reported to nave
joined the militia boys.
| Chas. Martin drove his Stude-
baker car to Green Lake Sunday
with a party of friends, where
they enjoyed a picnic dinner.
The five recruits from BelvieW
Joined the Company at Redwood
Falls Sunday and are now at the
latter city awaiting orders to
proceed to the training camp Sc
lected by the government.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Anderson
entertained relatives from Glib
bon over Sunday.
| Ole Vogland and family were
BelvieW callers Monday.
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ratory to getting the new bank
in operation.
E. A. Bailey has rented his
building to the Farmers State
Bank and has himself rented
the John McMurchie building
for his hardware business. This
finds us with every building in
the place occupied, and everyone
reporting business fiourishing.
Mrs. H. T. Helgeson and chill
dren visited the last of the week
with relatives at Sacred Heart.
H. T. went over Saturday, and
| all returned together Monday.
Evangelist, Neil Stewart oc-
lcupied the Presbyterian pulpit
both morning and evening last
Sunday, and spoke to a full
house.
| A large delegation from Red
wood Falls attended church mere
last Sunday, both morning and
evening.
Mrs. E. Bush, who resides
with her granddaughter, Mrs.
Hartranft, went last week to
visit friends at St Paul.
Miss Joe Maynard of Com
anche, Okla, has been visiting
the past week at the A. L. Leon
ard and Bliss homes.
/! Mrs. j. B. Ring of Minneap.-
oils, was down last week to at
tend the District Skule" enter
tainment given by the Presby-
terrain Ladies Aid. She returned
Thursday.
! Mrs. Wooley, who has been
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs
E. H. Lagerstrom, the past few
weeks, returned to her home at
Howard Lake last Thursday.
Chester LOOMS came down
from Minneapolis and visited a
few days at the Piersol home,
and returned with his wife Sat-
urday. Mrs. Loolnis had been
here for a weeks. visit. ],
The Misses Florence and Ber@1
nice Parker gave a lawn party
last Thursday in honor Of Miss
Christine Knudson, who expects
to leave this place with the rest
of the family in the near future,
Mrs. Ralph Deck and Mrs.
Stewart, both of Green Valley,
were guests last Thursday at
the J. M Archer home.
Arthur Anderson Of Cotton
wood, has been visiting the past
few days at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Jacob Jacobson.
Mrs. J. L. Borg has been Wis
iting the past week with rela-
tives in ST. Paul and Minneap->
oils.
Mrs. Gordon and grandson.
Cecil, Of DeSoto, Wis, nave
been guests the past week OF
ten days at the G. Bell home.
Miss Margaret Thompson OF
Minneapolis, has been visiting
the past couple of weeks at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Chris
| Johnson.
G. G. Bell and daughter, Miss
Phoebe, went to Minneapolis
Monday to see their daughter
and sister, who is in one Of the
hospitals there.
A number of families i'm ana
about Delhi enjoyed a picnict as
Rice Creek last Friday. All re-
port a fine lunch and a good time
The ladies netted about S6T
at their entertainment last week.
The show seemed to be very
popular. The ladies will prob.
ably put on another perform
ance before a great while.
r. p. Hartranft and family
have been removed to Hanley
Falls where Mr.. Hartranft will
have charge of the Railway COM
pany's business. He has been
relieved by G. F. Johnson OF
Troy, N. ID. We are sorry to
loose Mr. Hartranft and his
family from our midst.
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BELVIEW NEWS


Miss Ida Darud arrived Sat-
urday for a visit with the home
folks.
Mrs. H. Adsit Of Redwood
Falls spent few days the first
of the week at the. Geo. Kohls
home.
Rural carriers Hoppenrath and
Okins Of this place autoed to
Pipestone, where they attended
the State Rural Carriers con-
vention. They report a very
profitable meeting and are high
in their praises Of the way in
which the Pipestone people pro-
vided entertainment for the Wis
itors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Ram re-
turned the first Of the week
from visit with relatives at
Albert Lea.
The C. C. Enestvedt and M.
! H. Sandager families are spend
ing two weeks outing at
Green Lake.
The DIR. Aldrich family spent
the weekend at Lake Mime
tonka.
Belview defeated Clara City
here Sunday.
Charley Leuk of Seaforth,
was a caller here last Monday.
Reuben Lehman and his moth
| er returned last week from the
Red Rock, Mimi, camp meeting.
a,Rheinhold Heine was q Bel
view caller several times last
week. He is convalescing from
az severe operation.
Mr.. Slocum Jr. of Echo, was
a business caller here Monday.
Marvin Monson is canvassing
for, a book concern He is III
Sioux Falls, S. D., and reports
success in his work. =
Carl Holt suffered severely
last week from an infection Of
the elbow joint.
S John and Ted Lewis came in
Tuesday from the Holt farm and
spent a couple of days with
Master Herrick Aidrich.
One of the M. & st. L. R. R
officials with three Of his assist
ants took supper Monday at Ho-
tel Belview. They came in an
ordinary Ford automobile which
had been equipped with iron
wheels. 1t seemed to travel on
the iron rails about as well as
an ordinary railway train.
Tuesday Chas. Martin and Or
vile Pease made a trip to the
county seat.
Mrs Dan Miller and Mrs. w.
Eide picked gooseberries a.: the
Minnesota river Friday.
DR.. Golden, veterinarian of
Redwood Falls, called here pro-
fessionally Tuesday.
Mr.. Metcalf of the Northern
Grain Co., called here Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Richard Hoskins and her
daughter arrived home Wednes-
day from North Redwood where
she had been visiting.
Eddie Schoenberger and his
mother, accompanied by Mrs
Smith, all Of Brooten, arrived
here Wednesday and remained
a few days. They were guests
at the Mic Sacnary home.
The local Red Cross Chapter
rendered reception at the
sOdeon Friday for the boys from
BelvieW who have joined Com
pany u Of Redwood Falls. Major
Hingeley, Lieut.. J. Lauterbach,
Rev. Mommsen and Mayor Gum
elson all gave interesting talks
and the recruits were highly
pleased with. their reception.
Otto Flom was a BelvieW bust
ness caller here Tuesday.
Mrs. G.. Jaehning and chill
dren Of Morton were guests here
of relatives from Tuesday un-
til Saturday of last week.
A barn dance was held at the
Harvey Manning farm Saturday
night. Those present report g
nice time.
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Fred Murset Of Redwood Falls,
was a business visitor here a
L~mber of times the past week.
l.. Ho.ton has been very ill
the past week but is slowly re-
covering his former good health
under the care of DR.. Finn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08
Mrs T. G. Winters Answers Oh
1ectors to Hoover Food Pledge
WE ARE ASKED TO SAVE.

Answer-The first object isn't
money saving. 1t is food-saving. We
have to eat local products and perish
able foods in order to release the
foods that can be transported for
army use. Some substitutes are as
costly; others, like beans Or FISH in
stead of meat, are cheaper. -
5. ] CAN AFFORD WHAT I WANT
WHY SHOULDN'T EAT IT?
Acswer-Maybe you can afford the
money but you can't off .rl to fill
YOU, country in it's effort ~ inake the
1000 supply hold out fer its army
a,-.I it's allies.
.. 7 DON'T PELIEVE IN WAR
ALswer-Nobody in This country
chose war. It was forced upon us by
the dastardly outrages against ou-
lives and our government by the Ger
nan government. We are go,ag t.
fight to a victorious finish to make it
clear that such policies do NOT pay,
and that this may be the last war
the world shall ever see. When an
enemy has his hand at your throat is
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08
1. l AM JUST AS ECONOMICAL
. AS CAN BE ALREADY.

Answer-Then, surely there is no
reason why you should not sign and
show that you belong to the honor
roll.
2. WHY SHOULD I SEND WHEAT
TO THE ALLIES? WHY DON'T
THEY EATcWAR BREAD?
Answer-They are eating war
breads to much greater extent than
you are asked to do.
8. MY FAMILY DOESN'T CARE
FOR WAR BREADS AND WAR
FOOD.
Answer-When men are risking
their lives, and every energy of the
country is strained to save our ma
tional honor and existence, is it not
pretty mean and selfish thing TO 1e-
fuse to make small sacrifices in per
sonal Indulgence? This is Stacking"
of the unworthiest kind.
4. THE SUBSTITUTE FOODS
SOMETIMES COST AS MUCH
OR MORE THAN THE FOODS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08

out Of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lilies. In. some Of tho big camps the
Y. NJ. c. A. IL providing banking facil-
tiles for the men % we'll
Do Your Bit With q Tennsr.
This month (November) the 7. N.
G. A. must raise $36.000.000 to carry
on it's work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. OF this
$4,000. 900 about $24.000.000 win b
spent on the work with our own troops
or about so for every man In Uncle
Sans uniform. II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and SAL.
ors were to contribute $40 the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
SO. to your
Your town mayor. your pastor. your
school superintendent win know who
II the treasurer Of the campaign COM
mittse In your county or town. Other.
Wise send . check or money order to
Cleveland 81. Dodge. treasurer. 114
East Twenty-sighth street, New York
city.
Only sacri1cial giving By millions oe
givers will make possible the oontin-
nance q this vast work for American
soldiers and for thQae of our allieo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08

The United States, because of a
large production of food products in
this country and the decreased pro-
duction in European countries, owing
to the war, must supply large quanti-
ties of food to Europe, or the peoples
over there will 60 hungry. This places
the United States at the head of the
table of nations and in this position,
Uncle Sam may do one of two things:
He may help himself to the best on
the table, and, if there is anything
left, may serve 1t to the others, or he
may determine what there is on the
table and divide up evenly with all
seated about the table,
If America were under an autocra tic
government, food cards could be is
sued allowing each individual his
share of the different foods. Because
we are in a democracy and claim that
We are capable of governing our
selves we are asked to restrain our
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08

no time to theorize. If Germany
wins, you will lose your property, your
liberty and your happiness. If you do
not help, you have no right to de-
mand the protection of the govern,
ment.
7. l DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS
ANY FOOD SHORTAGE.
Answer-You are judging from the
conditions you see near you. The
great Information Bureau in Wash
ington has studied the world situa--
ton. This Bureau knows there is
shortage and that out of local abund-
ance we must supply world need.
8. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT I
SIGN, THE GOVERNMENT
WILL REQUISITION MY FOOD.
Answer-This is plain lie, spread
by disloyal people. You ought to re-
port to the Safety Commission any
one spreading such statement, for
the speaker is trying to injure the
government.
9. WHY SEND BARLEY ABROAD,
WHERE 1T MAY BE USED IN
LIQUOR MAKING?
Answer-It is unfortunate that any
good food should be used in this way
The war is bringing world prohibition
nearer in every country. Meanwhile
there is no shortage Of barley, and
the iniquities of other people do not
excuse US from doing our duty.
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selves in the use of some of the foods
that are known to be short so that
there may be surplus for peoples in
other countries.
The United States Food Administra-
ton at Washington is very DESTROYS of
enlisting the voluntary cooperation of
every individual in the United States,
so that everyone, every time he is
seated at the table, will remember
that there is not enough wheat, not
enough meat, not enough fats, and not
enough sugar to go around, and that
accordingly he must. decrease mate.
rally his consumption of these prod
ucts.
"The United States is in this war to
make the world safe for democracy"
Believing in democracy, we have an
equally important duty to demonstrate
that democracy is safe for the world.
if we cannot govern ourselves in the
use of food, it is not likely that we
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08

least is on it's way to you. Each one
Of our l6 cantonments, where the new
national army is being trained. IL
using more than a million sheets OF
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 100000 fla
ments of love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding tnem to the
hearts at homo. Multiply that by
thinking OF all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the f1ag-in
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
mas and officers training camps and
lover There" in France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets Of notepaper
gladden. millions Of hearts a day.
They transfer more love from one
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are competent to govern ourselves IN
other things.
Let us all, by joining the forces Of
the Food Administration, pledge our
selves to live up to the ideals of de-
mocracy and generously to refrain
from taking more than our share of
the worlds food supply so that the
sorely tried peoples in Europe may
not suffer from hunger.
During the week of November 4 to
II, inclusive, every home in Minnesota
will be visited and asked to subscribe
to the principles of conservation out
lined by the Food Administration. It
is the hope that large volunteer
army of food conservationists may
pledge themselves to carry out so far
as in their power the food conserva-
ton program.
A. D. WILSON,
Food Administrator for Minnesota
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08
T was evening on the broad
Hampstead Plain, Long Island,

at was evening on the broad
III Hampstead Plain, Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending its last night before embark
ing for France. 1t had been raining
hard In the afternocn-a cold. steady
autumn downpour-.sd there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow In the
outward aspect Of the camp. Lines
and lines Of sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men, gathered from ~ different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
can-es it was damp and cold. with q
penetrating chill Lit by Pickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
full shelter for q mans last night IN
his native land.
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
frtendliness made tho night pleasant.
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forego coveted possessions or sven no.
cessities. The work must 90 on, be-
cause there is no one thing that con-
tributes % much to the spirit and ct.
ficiency of the troops. The 7. NJ. @.
A. u working night and day 70 help
the government win this war. And
every penny that IL given to aid the
work IL q direct assistance to the
health. happiness and strength OF your
boy and mine.
Snapshots Of Kaleidoscope Work.
In all the big cities In France where
our men pass through in large num-
bers, the Y. M c. A is operating
hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at q minimum cost In London
the American Y. M. c. A. mas erected
q large building for our soldiers and .
clubhouse for American officers.
There are Y. NJ C. A. dugouts right
behind the front line trenches. where
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack.
ers and other comforts at all hours.
Over 1000 men who had been reject.
ed ON account of physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason of the physical work
of the British Y. M. c. A.
A feet of motor cars leaves the big
Y. M. C. A. headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up SOL
diers who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
In which to spend the night. These
cars are operated by Englishwomen
of position and refinement. who report
that they never meet any discourtesy
at the hands of the soldiers. The i'm.
portance of this service can be esti.
mated by the fact that at least $4,000
soldiers are on leave in London every
week Over half of these sleep in Y.
M. c. A. beds every night
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
The Y M. c. A. has erected big
auditorium, seating 3,0G0.. in each Of
the big draft camps, and huge chautau-
qua tents, seating $500 in the otner
encampments The association Is rum
ming q % week entertainment circuit
among the camps and Is paying 16
companies Of entertainers, who are
travelling to 80 camps performing be-
fore the men. y.
In each of the draft camps the 7.
M. C. A. has ten secretaries engaged
in educational work. The association
Is seeing to 1t that every man who
cannot speak English is Taught to do
so. In many of the camps the asso-
citation has singing director, who Is
teaching the men to sing the popular
and martial airs that do so much to
keep up their spirits.
OF "a Y. M. c. A. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal
aries In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. M. C. A. men have left lucra-
tive positions to do this work simply
because its appeal is irresistible to
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder.
the famous Scotch singer and come
dian; now on his farewell concert tour.
in the United States, Is giving all his
spare time to the service of the asso-
citation and is singing to the soldiers
at all the camps he can reach
In one of the draft camps the Y. M.
c. A. is supervising athletics on 120
playing fields, providing full athletic
equipment. The winners of the inter-
regimental games will play the cham
pions of the other camps.
One Of the greatest services render
ed by the association is the making