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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-16

Plans have been completed for the
organization of the Syracuse Motor
Club TO affiliate with the New York
thousands of members OF the state
state Automobile Association and pro
vide headquarters at Syracuse for tho
Association residing in the district
and for those passing through that
city. Herbert W. Baker. Secretary Of
the state Automobile Association, re-
Gently completed arrangements at
Syracuse for the new club. There are
now 10 cities and towns throughout
theh state represented in the state
Association. but headquarters at syria
cuse has been lacking for several
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-16


AS slight answer to the state.
ment made by many Of the legisla-
tors ST Montpelier That women are
Indifferent to the ballot comes the
vote Yesterday at fne -Rntland Wo-
mans club. when Aere was not a
dissenting voice TO the endorsement
OF bin Hlil which provides that w0.
men of the state shall vote ON NUM-.
cipal questions III the legislators are
really honest In their statement that
they viii give it TO women when they
want &c. they should accept the many
signs of the times that are being
shown By women an over the state
and give it their hearty support
Rutland News
The man who maAoa the statement
nowadays that women do not want
the ballot does not know What he is
tal6ing abom 1t may have been true
only a snort time back but there has
been a vast chance in this respect
during tie pasy few mcnss ana espes
cially since inc recent election en-
,phasized ne power of the women in
the west Ilia voHen OF Vermont and
feyerg ptbe, eastern state DO want
the pailci and Hsat t nov
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-16

congressman and legislators have not
been lowered in grade during the last
twenty years. bnt pubic understand
ing has moved up so much that Il jus:
seems chat way,-SiouX city Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-16
Wiaa ane unwise

Wise and UnWise.
That IS ever the difference between
inc wise ana unw,se-tue latter won
ders M what IS unusual: the wise man
wonders at the usunl Emerson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-16


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The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Monster Meeting
Next Saturday
Redwood County to Show Loyalty
And to Select Delegates to Repre-
Il sent County at State Meeting

y November 16 and II are the dates
set aside by the loyal people of Min
nesota for monster meetings in the
Twin Cities at which national speak
sers will be heard As a preliminary
to this, every county in the state will
hold it's individual meeting next Sat-
urday, November 10, and at these
county meetings delegates will be Sc
lected to attend the state meetings.
E The Redwood County meeting will
be held at the courthouse at Redwood
Falls and is called for two o'clock in
the afternoon The meeting will be
in charge Of Frank Clague. chairman
of the Redwood County Loyalty Com
mittee and will be addressed by a
prominent speaker from ST. Paul.
just who this speaker will be Mr..
Clague has not yet been informed,
but is assured that some one Of emil
nence will be here to make talk on
the subjects which are occupying the
attention Of all loyal Americans to-
day. Following the talk there will
be the election of delegates. Two
delegates will be elected from each
voting precinct and ten from the
county at large.
The meetings at st. Paul and Min
neapolis have been found necessary
because the "foes of the government
are insisting that Americanism is not
an issue of this war. Our determined
purpose must be to carry that issue
to every resident in these United
States and to afford an opportunity
to all loyal persons to combine their
forces in a common cause"
In order to make the larger state
meeting success, each county meet
ing must be held and attend to its
several duties. Your duty as loyal
citizen Of the United States, and one
who is anxious that his home coun-
ty should do its part, is to be at the
courthouse next Saturday afternoon
at two o'clock There and then your
next duty will be made plain to you-
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
William Blake
Killed In Accident
Young Man of Milroy Meets, Death
When Car Tips; Wife Is Bad
ly Injured

William Blake, the eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Blake of Mil
roy, was killed instantly in an auto
mobile accident last Thursday even-
ing and his wife who was the only
other occupant of the car, was badly
injured but is expected to complete
ly recover. Funeral services for Mr..
Blake were held Sunday, Rev. Toll
lefson of the Lutheran Church of
Lamberton, conducting the service.
Interment was made in the family
burial lot on the Blake farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake, who have re-
Gently lived on the farm owned by
Mr.. Blake Sr. near Milroy had been
visiting Mr.. Blake's mother who is
ill at her home at Milroy. They
started to drive to their own home
about eight O'Clock and shortly after
that time were found by a passing
car both pinned under their car which
had turned completely over in the
ditch beside the road. Mrs. Blake
was unconscious when taken out and
Mr.. Blake was dead, his ne:k being
broken. 1t was probable that death
was instantaneous, the impartsof the
car across his neck having broken it
when the car tipped.
Besides his parents and his BROTH
ers and sisters Mr.. Blake is survived
by his wife and three small children.
He was about thirty-two years of
age and man of considerable promi-
nence in the Milroy community. AS
one of the Milroy men said in speak
ing of hins Immediately after his
death: "He was prince of fellow
one of the best men we had and is
going to be missed terribly"
Mrs. Blake remained unconscious
for some time after the accident and
lis still suffering greatly from the
nervous shock and her several injur-
les. She is able to explain the acci-
dent only by saying that the lights
didn't work well and Mr.. blake be-
came confused in his drivir g..
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Conserve Food
As War Measure
Federal Food Administrator for Min
nesota Sends Out a List of
Sample Menus
HELP WIN THE WAR
They Can Be Fitted to a Meatless
Day a Week or to a Wheat
less Meal Day

Have you signed a food pledge
card? Whether you have or not read
what follows. It will help you to
solve the food problem of your home
and Of the country.
The food pledge card which the
women of Minnesota are being asked
to sign this week, and which the men
OF Minnesota are being asked to ap-
rove by giving their support to the
campaign means two great things.
1t means the conservation of meats,
wheat. fats and sugar for the aid of
Americas allies, in order that their
courage and fighting power may be
kept at top pitch and thus bring the
war to an early close, saving thou
sands of lives of Americas brave
soldiers.
1t means ample food for all, rather
than much for Americans and star
walton for Americas allies. or merely
that Uncle Sam shall be the gener-
Gus big brother of his war tried
friends in the present struggle.
1t does not mean going without
food or extra work in the prepara-
ton of meals.
AS an aid to housewives in the
preparation of meatless or wheatleSS
meals, A. d. Wilson, federal food ad-
ministrator for Minnesota is sending
out lists of menus which have been
carefully prepared under the direction
of Miss Mildred Weigley Of the Home
Economics Division Of the University
of Minnesota. The list contains three
meals for each day of the week, but
the housewife can make her own Sc
lection from the menus for a meat
less day week or for a wheatless
meal day. Here are the menus:
Sunday.
Breakfast:-Baked apples, omelet,
rolled oats, mullins, coffee, cocoa or
milk.
CONTINUED on page 81
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Dallas Laird
Dies Suddenly
Well known Business Man of Red
wood Falls Dies after Short III
ness; Funeral Monday

Dallas 2. Laird died here last Thurs
day afternoon at four o'clock after
having been dangerously iii oily d
few hours Death was due to apo
plexy. Funeral services were held
at the Church of the Holy Commu-
mon of which Mr. Laird was COM
municant Monday morning at ten
thirty o'clock and interment was made
in the cemetery of Redwood Falls.
Rev. Hixon of Minneapolis read
the burial service before large num-
Der of the business men of the city
and the friends of the Laird family
which has been a prominent one in
Redwood Falls for the past many
years The hymns Of the service were
sung by Mrs. H. M. Aune, Mrs. III.
w. Ward, w. M. Smith and H. w.
Ward with Mrs. C. A. Luscher as
accompanist. The pallbearers were
Messrs.. H. Ward, F. Theiring, R. A..
Cooper. F. Byram, w. M. Smith and
G.. A. Luscher
Mr.. Laird was born in Mankato JAM
uary /, 1871, and came to Redwood
Falls with his parents in 1878, living
practically all his life here with the
exception of two years which he
spent in Minneapolis studying at an
art school. For several years he was
assistant postmaster and was him
self made postmaster during the sec
ond term of President Cleveland,
serving altogether twelve years in
the postoffice. Later he engaged in
the hardware business as his fathers
partner and finally was in business
for himself. For the last few years
he has been employed as manager
of the business which he formerly
owned. He was formerly member
Of the Knights Of Pythias and Pyth-
ian Sisters and was a member of the
Episcopal Church which he joined in
his boyhood.
Beside his mother he is survived
by one sister, Mrs. r. Theiring of
Hebron, S. D.. and by one brother,
Harry Laird of Idaho. The people
from out of the city who attended
the funeral included Mr.. and Mrs. O.
A.. Sorlein and daughter, Mrs. Hart
wick, Mrs. Deterling and B. F. Nelson
and daughter Of Granite Falls, Mrs.
Nellie Laird Of Mankato, and Mrs.
Theiring Of Hebron, S. D. Mrs. Laird,
who was visiting at the home Of her
other son in Idaho at the time the
death occurred, reached Redwood
Falls Sunday.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Boys Work from "A. NJ. to IL p. M.
in Strenuous Preparation for
Actual Fight
NEW MEN ARRIVE
Liberty Bonds Purchased by Com
pany L Men at Rate of $96.5O
Per Capita

camp CoQy, N. Mex,
October %, 1917.
am pleased to report that on Sat
urday we had no dust storm.
Today the big Push" program
started us off for sixteen weeks
workout. This schedule has been
held up by the confusion of reorgan-
ization and by the delayed arrival of
enough national army men to fill up
all outfits to the new prescribed
strength. And there is no question
but that it is designed for the pur-
pose of getting to some definite point
in short time. It provides a day
fairly well crowded from a $50 re-
veille to 11:0O taps. Breakfast at
600 leaves only few momnets to
get the street policed before the
buglc calls us to drill at 700. From
then until 1880 we are out at drill.
Dinner promptly at the noon hour
only slightly breaks the grind for at
one o'clock we are again on the job
with all sorts of schools of instruc-
ton for the men and on the job we
stay until 4:30 p. m. We stand at
retreat at 5:15, mess at 600 and
again fall in at $50 for evening
drill, whatever that may be. The
balance of the evening is open for
officers conference and schools We'd
nesday and Saturday afternoons will
be holidays or field days given over
to various athletic sports. Such a
program makes us believe the war
is on and we are eager to get into
the training.
Company Increased
We are now about 230 strong in
the company with a new batch of
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Redwood Team
Defeats Glencoe
Best Exhibition of Football for Two
Seasons Is Witnessed by Very
Small Crowd
SCORE SO TO s
Victory Big Enough to Wipe Out
Memory Of Drubbing at
MOntevideO

Last Saturday before small crowd
Of local football enthusiasts, the Red
wood Falls football team piled up
score of 33 to 6, against the heavy
Glencoe team. Dope before the game
was rather dubious as to the outcome.
The Glencoe boys will outweigh the
local team by several pounds, and
they were reported to be our biggest
adversary this season. Much fear
was expressed on the sidelines when
the teams lined up as to the outcome
of the game. Coach McPheeters con-
tingent however. played up to its US
ual form and completely foiled its
opponents. Classy plays, good open
work, hard fighting and consistent
practise account for the victory.
This is the highest score the Red
wood team has piled up<in two sea-
sons and is great encouragement
after Monte's victory of week ago.
If Monte should go up against the
Redwood team that defeated Glen
coe last Saturday, she would discover
that she had different proposition
to face. Yackel, who starred in the
Glencoe game, was out of playing
condition in the Monte game, carry
ing the ball only twice against Monte,
and that during the first five minutes
of play.
Good Plays Made
The warm weather rather cut down
the speed Of the Glencoe game There
were numerous fumbles, some costly
ones for both sides. The game was
open from start to finish. The work
Of Mason and Hauck at ends was ex-
cellent. Hauck's light weight is a
handicap but he overcomes that by
speed. Warner and Stewart in the
backfeld play fine football. Stewart
has the making of an excellent full
back during his next three years in
school.
Continued on page a.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Get Packages
Ready For Soldiers
Christmas Packages to Be Sent to
France Must Be Mailed By No
vember Is; Pack Carefully

Mrs. Margaret Little, chairman of
the Redwood County Red Cross, is
anxious to be of any possible assist
ance to those desiring to send pack
ages for Christmas to boys in the
army either in this country or in
France. Mrs. Little has requested
the Gazette to state that all pack
ages which are to GO to the boys in
France must be mailed not later than
November Is and the selection and
packing of the contents of these
packages should receive the most
desire to send packages to the boys
in France and do not design the
package to reach any particular boy,
may bring them to Red Cross head
quarters and they will be sent from
there
Mrs. Little has been informed that,
apart from all parcels that individ-
uals may send, the Redwood County
Red Cross Chapter has been assigned
d hundred ninety of these packages
as it's quota toward the Christmas
planned for the American soldiery.
One third Of this quota goes to the
boys in France and the remainder to
the boys in the United States train
ing camps. 1t is hoped every branch
in the county will do its share in fur
nishing these packages.
From the national headquarters
comes some very practicable sugges-
tions regarding the gift packages.
Among these is found the especially
emphasized suggestion that all liq-
uids and glass be avoided in every
case. Another suggestion is that
small tin boxes, holding about one
fourth pound will pack more easily
and provide more acceptable vari-
ETY. of dainties than single box of
pound capacity.
For wrapping the gifts use kha-
ki-colored handkerchief, twenty-seven
inches square, and form the base of
the packet by placing on the center
Of the handkerchief pad of writing
paper about seven by ten inches.
The following list of gift sugges-
tions is also sent out by headquarters:
Khaki-colored handkerchief, twenty
seven inches square, for container
Writing paper pad. about Z by 10 in.
Envelopes Pencil
Postals Mirror, steel
Book Tin paper cover)
Scrapbook, homemade, containing a
good short story, some jokes, etc.
Knife. such as boy scouts use
Handkerchiefs khaki-colored
Neckties Mouth organ
Electric torch Compass
Playing cards Other games
Mechanical puzzles Tan assorted lot
Of twelve small mechanical puzzles
can be bought at the rate of twelve
for so cents).
Red Cross Checkerboard (this is a
combination set of checkerboard,
checkers, chessmen, and dominoes
made of heavy cardboard especial
ly for the Red Cross and can be
Purchased after October 18th for
cents apiece).
Tobacco Cigarette papers
Pipe and pipe cleaners
Water-tight matchbox
Chewing gum Fruit cake
Fruited, chocolate. and other sweet
ened crackers, in original packages
Preserved ginger Sailed nuts
Prunes Figs
Dates Raisins
Hard candy Licorice
Chocolate in tin foil
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Money For Soldiers

The members Of the Church of St.
Catherine raised the sum Of two hum
dred ten dollars at the morning SER
vice Sunday, this sum to be used to
help pay for the erection Of the K.
C. buildings which are placed at the
forts and military camps. These
buildings are similar in purpose to
the buildings erected by the \. M.
G. IA. workers and are for the use
Of every boy in khaki whether Cath
o1ic or Protestant just as the Y. M.
G. A. buildings are The New Ulm
Council, of which the Redwood Falls
church forms part, will raise 3d.
10000 for immediate use. The COLI
lection of Sunday was very splen-
did one and the church is to be COM
mended for its generosity to SO
worthy cause.
worthy q cause. Father Tomek, pas
torsof the Church, made asstrong and
stirring. appeal for the money to be
50 expended.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Oxford Company
Here November II
Five Entertainers Promise Evening
Song and Drama as Second Lee
ture Course Number

The second number of the 1917 lee
ture course will be given at the ar
mory Saturday evening of next week,
November II. At this time The Ok
ford Company, a group of five peo-
pie will give an evening of "song and
drama," presenting program which
has proved popular with audiences
wherever this company has been
heard.
The personnel of the company con-
sists Of Mrs. Ogden, Miss Coburn,
Mr.. Ogden and Mr.. Letter with Har-
rison w. Burch as accompanist. All
the singers are solOists of reputa-
ton and their quartette work is also
a delightful part of the program.
The first part of the evening is de-
voted to various popular and class
ical selections and the second part
is devoted to the singing in costume
Of parts from sgme one Of the light
There are still five numbers in the
course and if every one Of them full
fills the promise of the first enter
tainment which was given October
lis by the McPhail, the city ! az some
delightful programs to anticipate. The
third number will be the lecture by
Montaville Flowers to which many
people are eagerly looking forward.
Those who have not yet purchased
season tickets are advised to do so
as q matter of economy leach num-
Der is going to be too good to miss
and single admissions will make the
course 11nnecesSarily extensive.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
REDWOOD FALLS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER : 1917
Company L Is NolO At
War Strength and Happy

selected men expected to arrive soon
70 flll out our quota to $50. A COM
pany now is of strength similar to
that of battalion of the time when
we mustered out last February.
believe / once wrote that q GER
tain Frenchman, battalion sergeant
ajor, on leave of absence from
the French army had contracted to
teach about 80 officers Of the regi-
ment how to talk French. For three
lessons ne labored diligently and then
took the proverbial French, leave,
since which time neither himself nor
his tnition-the pay as you enter
kind-has been seen.
The "two-bitney" service between
Camp Cody and town is no more. Al
transportation company recently or
ganlzed in Deming. has put on line
OF big motor busses, rubber neck"
tourist cars with capacity of forty
passengers and running these cars on
a regular schedule every half hour
during the day and fifteen minutes
at night. The fare has been reduced
to 10 cents, and if tickets are pur-
chased at the regimental exchange
regular communication rates, IL rides
for dollar, can be secured. y Those
who want speed or more luxurant up
holstery, can still ride in the regu-
lar jitney cars but are taxed Is
cents a ride.
Some Are iii.
This weeks sick list reports be-
sides Private johnson and Lubkea at
the Base Hospital, Privates Daniel
son. Blake and three newly arrived
men. With the new hospital re-
rently opened, able to care for about
LOO patients at one time in its "a
buildings, cases requiring any spec
ial treatment are immediately trans
ferred to it from regimental infirma-
ries. This year no one is marked
"sick in quarters" If man is un-
able to perform his duty he is kept
away from the company street and
held temporarily in the regimental
Continued on page s.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
Parcel Post Mail
Taxed December 4
Tax Of One Cent or More on Each
Parcel Mailed; Special Stamps

Upon every parcel or package trans
ported from one point in the United
States to another by parcel post on
which the postage amounts to 25
cents or more, there shall be paid q
tax of one cent for each 25 cents or
fractional part thereof charged for
such transportation. No tax shall
be charged on parcels on which the
postage amounts to less than %
cents. On parcel subject to 20
cents postage the war tax is one
cent; on parcels on which the post
age amounts to from 26 to go cents
the war tax is two cents each. and
so on.
Special war tax stamps will be
provided for this purpose and can be
obtained at the postofice when this
act goes into effect =
The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-07
VIM. ROScnddhl
Sentenced For Life
Convicted of Shooting And Killing e.
E Lambert0n, Redwood Man
Goes to Saltwater
STARTS SENTENCE TUESDAY
Policeman Byram Gives Chief Testi-
mony; ROsendahl Claims Self
Defense

| VIM. Rosendahl was convicted by
a jury last week of second degree
murder and was sentenced by Judge
l1. M. Olsen to life sentence at hard
labor in the state prison at Still
water. Sheriff Hassenstab of Red
wood County took Mr.. Rosendahl to
Saltwater Monday night.
Mr.. Rosendahl was indicted by the
grand jury October %, charged with
shooting and killing Charles Lamber-
ton June "a, 1917. The day after the
indictment he pleaded not guilty and
the case was set for jury trial be-
fore Judge Olsen. The trial was abb
solutely without sensationalism.
Twenty witnesses were called
on the case although not all of them
testified. The chief witness for the
state was Carl Byram, night police
man for Redwood Falls. Mr.. Byram
testified that the morning Of June
"a, between one and two o'clock he
was making his regular route when
he was attracted to the crossing near
the Lamberton garage, and saw
Messrs. Rosendahl and Lamberton go
ing across the street toward the op-
posite alley, Lamberton walking a
little back and to the right Of Rosen-
dahl. He saw Rosendahl step to the
left and saw him bring his arm up
as though to shoot and heard two
shots. He was not near enough to
see the gun in the dim light.
Mr.. Byram further. testified that
he saw Lamberton fall and hurried
to the spot yelling to Rosendahl to
halt. This Rosendahl failed to do
and Byram gave chase, shooting once
into the ground. Hearing this shot
Rosendahl jumped behind tree, and
Byram got behind telephone pole
and the two exchanged shots, one of
the shots fired by the policeman
lodging in the tree behind which
stood the fugitive. Rosendahl's gun
failed to go off the last time ha at.
tempted to shoot and he came from
behind the tree, giving his gun to
Byram and surrendered.
Further testimony by Mr.. Byran
stated that he then took the captur etl
man back to the spot where Lambs.r
ton was lieing and the only remark
made by Rosendahl was "Hess dead!f'
Bystanders then carried the body OF
Mr.. Lamberton to the hospital AMI
the prisoner was taken to the countf
Jail. He attempted escape here while
Mr.. Byram was arousing the sheriff
but was recaptured after u fall fro. n
the curbing into the street.
Mr.. Rosendahrs defense was thlt
he had shot Mr.. Lamberton in So If
defense. claiming Mr.. Lamberton hnd
fired at him first. He denied that he
shot at the policeman and also te-
MED that he attempted to escape
from Byram at the Jail.
The shooting was the outgrowth of
a quarrel of long standing between
the two men, growing out of forLler
business relations. The fact that Mr..
Rosendahl was under the influence of
liquor at the time the shooting took
place probably accounts more than
any other one thing for the culmina-
ticn of the disagreement in the deed
which, had such an aftermath Of trag-
edy both for the principals and for
their families.