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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29

The Muscatine Journal believes that
the presence of the Japanese mission
in America affords a golden oppor.
tunity for the government of the Unit
ed States to demonstrate, once for all,
the real friendliness of this nation for
Japan and thus clear up the misun,
derstandings which have been brought
up by impressions relayed through
the European viewpoint.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29

The Emmetsburg Tribune believes
that if the frost will hold off until the
corn crop natures, Iowa can finance
a good sized war loan and never bat
an eye, as the power of King Corn is
greater than that of the kings of
finance"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29

"a farmer residing in Woodbury.
county sold his farm OF $50 acres for
$500 an acre, receiving $4,000 for his
property" observes the Dubuque
Times.J Journal. Years, ago 'Tama
JIM Wilson, secretary of agriculture,
predicted that Iowa land would be sold
at 5000 an acre and he was laughed
at" .s.,-.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29

The Ogden Reporter, whose editor
was a member Of the last legislature,
says: why worry? Some politicians
of the state are worrying themselves
about a candidate with whom to beat
Governor Harding. Well, boys. just
as we'll stop worrying about that;
there is no use; Governor Harding
cannot be beaten for second term
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29

The Spencer News-Herald calls at
tentionyt to the motto Remember Moth
er's Letter First" which appears just
over the date line on the army Y. M.
C. A. stationery, used in Camp Eaton
in Sioux City, and declares that the
Y. NJ. C. A. is the shining light in a
world made dark by war.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29
Ssjzinu the Opportunity,

Crabshaw-f you insist on this new
gown I'll have to get it on credit. Mrs.
Crabshaw-As long as it's going to be
charged, dear, l may as we'll get
more expensive one.-Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29
Train the Child.

A child should not only be taught,
but trained. Training is drilling him
in what lie does until he has acquired
the habit OF doing it.-Henry Ward
Beecher.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29

made a wild grasp into space. He, too,
fell and crashed through the armor
plated turret and smashed one OF the
twelve inch guns.-Wall Street Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29
THE WAR AND BAD BOYS.

I War always Ncreates social disturb
ances, even Just war like the pres
ent one OF ours. The talk and pictures
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
REDWOOD FALLS HAS
LARGEST COMPANY
Continued from first page)

have been increased. The top
sergeant now gets S51 instead
of $45; all other sergeants $38
instead of $50, corporals $50 in
stead of S2l, first class privates'
S33 instead of S18 and privates
$50 instead of SIS. The cooks
get the same salary as the SER
geants, and mechanics same as
the corporals.
Strict orders from headquar-
tiers announced by Major Hinge
ley state. that hereafter no man
will be given leave of absence
except for cases Of severe ill
ness or death in his immediate
family. Programs for the day
are being exacted much more
strictly than during the first
week and the training is being
made more intensive. The day
begins with roll call at eight
o'clock, drill from $50 to 1920.
This drill usually is given at the
grade school grounds and is very
interesting to watch. The aaf-
ternoon is spent in schools for
private and non-commissioned
officers and special drill work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
BELVIEW NEWS

Editor Johnson and family
and the Mrs. G. F. Rain family
spent Sunday at Fort RidgelyI
and Ramsey Park.
The annual school meeting
Saturday night was only fairly
we'll attended. Routine business
was, transacted and a director
elected for three years.
The Aug. F. Abraham family
and VIM. Bonner Jr. picniced
with relatives at Lake Shetek
Sunday.
Weldon Brown of Co. L. has
been advanced to grade of first
class private.
The Henrietta Holt family of
Swedes Forest autoed to Win
throp Sunday where they met
Eugene Lewis who had come up
from Minneapolis. They had a
picnic dinner together after
which each returned, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis to their home near
Anoka and the Hollis to Belview.
There was no baseball game
at Hanley Falls Sunday. Our
boys called the game off.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Ziegler Wis
Tier at North Redwood Sunday.
The DIR. Aldrich family en-
joyed Sunday at Lake Shetek,
where a large picnic took place.
Two bands of music were there,
one from Slayton and one from
! Worthington. Patriotic speech
es were made and a good time
was had generally.
Halver SIMPSONS children
were ailing a few days last week.
Chas. Okins and a party of
friends autoed to Green Lake
Sunday for an outing.
III. Kissner and wife were
business callers here the first of
the week.
Several from here attended
the Thorburn dance at Seaforth
last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Katzenber-
ger and daughter were business
callers here Monday.
H. O. Hegdal received car
load of Fords last week and they
went like ''hot cakes"
Rheinhold Helm and family
and Mr.. Meyers of Echo shopped
here Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
COMPANY L BOYS
GUESTS AT PICNIC
Continued from first page)

commencing the Company. Mr..
Clague then introduced mike"
Bowling of Olivia who gave a
forceful talk on the doing of the
American duty as exemplified by
the American soldier. Mr.. Dow
ling is versatile and tolerant in
his views, happy in his manner
of expression and possessed of
a strong personality. Always
popular with Redwood Falls
audience he was never more
pleasing to his audience than in
his address of last Friday.
Following Mr.. Dowling's talk
short talks were given by Capt.
w. B. Clement, Rev. B..P Holt
and H. A. Baldwin. Captain
Clement described the uses to
which a special fund for the
rCompany-would be used and gave
some other interesting facts Of
the company life. 81
A canvass of the crowd raised
nearly 500 for this special fund
which will be added to the $175
sent by Lamberton with her
boys and the $164 sent by Wa
basso. This fund is still open
to contribution and should be
increased to several hundred
dollars.
The plans for the evening en-
tainment had to be abolished be-
cause of the severe storm which
broke during the afternoon
shortly after the crowd had left
the Park. However the Com
pany held a dance in the armory
that evening, and a large num-
Der attended.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25

Rev. j. F. LEM and August
Klause were callers here in a
business way last Monday af-
ternoon.
Fred Dixie of Redwood Falls,
did business here Monday.
Claude DeFrance of Cotton
wood, passed through here the
first Of last week on his way to
Seaforth to visit relatives.
Ludwig Evenson is visiting
his sister Mrs. Rudolph Larson,
at present.
Marvin Monsoon returned last
week from South Dakota and
joined Co. L the next day.
The S. F. Peterson family are
now entertaining a sister of Mr..
Peterson. They reside in Iowa.
J. E. Kriebs returned from
Iowa last Tuesday and Wednes-
day departed for his home in
Bellingham. Mrs. Kriebs and
the children will remain for a
further visit.
VIM. Mack lost two valuable
cows last week frcm the effects
of over eating moist clover.
Louis Leonard, Rier Crying,
Il. T. Braafiadt and Mayor Gun
elson were business callers at
the county seat last Monday.
Peter Rush left the. first of
! the week for a visit with the
| home folks at Mortified.
Mrs. Albert Kohls of Morgan,
visited with relatives here a few
days the first of last week.
Mr.. Warner and Glenn Lu-
kens of the Scenic City were
business callers here Tuesday.
! Grant Rain and wife returned
from Albert Lea Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Knutson of
Delhi were callers here Saturday
Mrs. Eugene Lewis was a
guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gunelson last Tuesday.
Miss Louise Lewis returned
Saturday from visit at Mariet-
ia, Minnesota.
Harold Pease of Pillsbury, N
ID, is spending two, weeks vaca-
ton here. He is employed in a
bank at the above named place
Crops are very poor in the vi
cinity of Pillsbury.
| Mrs. Stockton has been seri-
ously ill with pneumonia the
past ten days, but is GONZALES.
cling at present.
Miss Knutson of Minneapolis
is visiting at the home of nel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kolbent
Knutson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25

Miss Bernice Woodruff autoed
down from Marshall last Tues
day night. Miss Norcutt accom-
panied her back to Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hanson
visited at the Harry Jefferson
home Sunday evening.
The ball game Sunday be-
tween Lucan and Seaforth re-
suited in Lucan being victorious
by score of z to 8.
Grandma Archer Of Lamber.
ton, is visiting at the Charles
Welter home.
Quitesa few from. here attend
ed the Co. L9picnic at Ramsey
Park Friday.
C. S. Dickerson and family
were Sunday visitors at the C.
Hanson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Martinka
and Miss Bartl were Redwood
Falls visitors Saturday.
| T-GuSLaVc Scnllck ana A. SKele-
ton of Co. L spent Saturday
night and Sunday visiting with
relatives and friends.
Miss Josephine Bartl returned
to her home at New Uln Mon
day.
There will be a dance given
at the Lucan Hall Saturday
evening, July %. All invited.
The Red Cross Rally Wednes-
day night was we'll attended and
was a grand success. Eighty
six members joined the Red
/ Cross.
! Erie Jefferson was a Wabas-
so caller Friday, afternoon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
final roll call occurs at 700

The final roll call occurs at 100
pm.
During The free periods Of the
day the boys enjoy the bathing
pool in Lake Redwood. It is to
be commented upon that the ma
jority Of the boys at all times
conduct themselves like the
gentlemen they are, and the ex-
cellens behavior prevalent has
been commended upon several
occasions by the leading citizens
Of the town. This is particular
" true of the boys who have
been given lodging in private
homes where they nave, accord
ing to the reports of the owners
of the homes, been very careful
in behavior in all cases. More
rooms could be used and would
add materially to the comfort
Of some of the lads who are
sleeping at the armory, where
only the most makesnift ar
rangements are possible.
Much more information of in
terest concerning Company L
was crowded out from The Ga-
zette columns this week because
of the large amount OF space
taken up by the draft numbers.
A much more complete story
will be given next week. The
Gazette also takes great salts
faction in announcing that after
the company leaves Redwood
Falls there will be published a
company letter giving the news
Of the boys which will be most
interesting to the home folks.
These letters will be written by
the correspondent who wrote the
Camp Llano Grande letters last
year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
Falls and all departed together
for their home at Ireton, Iowa.

Falls and all departed together
for their home at Ireton, Iowa.
The Red Cross society will
meet Wednesday afternoon in
the opera house for the purpose
of making plans for the work
and to start their work of max
ing garments for sick soldiers.
Hereafter they will be sewing
one or two afternoons each week,
which afternoons will be stated
later. Material and sample gar
ments are now on hand.
Mrs. w. B. Steele and daugh-
ter visited relatives and friends
at Redwood Falls few days
last week.
Miss Sylvia Archer returned
last week from a few days visit
with her friend, Miss Helen
Doughty, at Redwood Fails.
j. A. Piersol has been visit
ing his sons at Morton the past
few days.
E. A. Holt, sister, Miss Ber-
tina, and their~guests autoed to
Mankato early last week.
J. E. Miller has rented the
Miss Elizabeth A. Stewart farm
northwest of Delhi, now occu-
pied by F. L. Gladd, and will
take possession on or before No
vember i.
have closed out my black
smith business and ali those in
debted to me will please call and
make settlement before Satur.
day, July %, as / expect to leave
on that date. Ole Knudson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
DELHI NEWS ITEMS

Albert Pomroy and wife of
st. Paul, arrived the latter part
of last week for a few days
visit at the E. G. Pomroy home.
The Misses Bertha and Helga
Johnson of Sacred Heart were
weekend guests at the HI. T.
Helgeson home.
The ladies of the Home and
Foreign Missionary Society will
meet with the Misses Bell and
Margaret Cummings Thursday
afternoon.
J. B. Ring and wife came down
from Minneapolis the first of
this week for a ten days visit
with relatives and friends.
Carl Sandbnrg of Olds, Iowa,
is visiting at the home of his
brother, A. G.. Sandburg.
C. A. Marlowe and wife of
Winthrop are guests at the H.
F. Johnson home.
Mrs. F. M. Stronach was WIS.,
iting relatives and friends last
week at Montrose.
William Parker has purchased
the S. E. Johnson home in the
southeast part of town.
Since last reporting, Stanley
Wood, John L Stewart, Kenneth
and Hugh Mckay have volun-
teered in Uncle Sans service
and joined Company L.
Miss Lenora Knudson Of Bel
view visited last week at the
home of her sister, Mrs. M. ].
Monson. $3.50
John Stronach and family of
Winnipeg, Manitoba, have been
visiting at the Stronach home
the past week.
@. Knudson and wife returned
last Saturday from a trip to the
north.
Bert Mattison, Lief Knudson,
Walter King and Miss Mildred
Leonard visited at Green Lake
the past few days.
Neil Stewart went to Dawson
to spend Sunday. Monday his
family joined him at Hanley
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25

The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sandberg was quite i'll last
week.
Herman Muetzel of Sheridan,
was a caller here Thursday.
Rudolph Propp, Echo's David
Mrs. j. Linden entertained
the Swedish Aid last Saturday.
In the evening an ice cream So
cial was given, the proceeds of
which are to be used to help
purchase a church bell.
Harum" was a caller here last
Thursday.
Mr.. Tiffany of near Redwood
Falls, marketed several loads Of
corn here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Williams of
Milroy were business callers
here Thursday.
Saturday Laurie Christopher
son was given a surprise party
by his friends.
Mrs. Dan Miller and Mrs. w.
Eide attended the Ladies Aid
last Thursday at the Kolbent
Knutson home north of town.
Contractor Sam Sampson is
completing a fine farm residence
for Severt Martinson.
A large number from here at
tended the reception for the
members of Co. l. at Ramsey
Park Friday.
Sven o. Kollin and son were
lover from Renville County last
Friday.
Elmer Taubert entertained a
brother and sister from Red
wood Falls Saturday.
The hail storm last Friday did
considerable damage to crops
south of here.
C. A. johnson and VIM. Mon
son visited the Scenic City Sat-
urday afternoon.
Miss Nellie Peterson is visit.
ing relatives at Wilmot, S. D.
The A. C. Olson family au-
toed to Ortonville Saturday.
Fred Tibbetts and Mr.. Lark;n
of Renville County were bust
ness callers nere Saturday.
! The local telephone exchange
suffered considerable damage
from lightning Sunday morning
when many of the wires were
burned out.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Halter of
Verndale, Mimi, are guests of
their daughter, Mrs. Roy Hal
verson.
Miss Ellen Wick of Minneap-
oils, is a guest of her sister,
Miss Emma Wick.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
LUCAN NEWS ITEMS

Elmina Fletcher of Vesta Wis
tied at the H. L. Jensen home
last week.
r. A. Norcutt and Fred Chris
tenson returned home from their
trip to Beresford, S. D. Wednes-
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-25
Christian Science

A Christian Science ser
vice will be held in the
basement of the public Ii
brary at ten-forty-fve
O'Clock each Sunday morn
ing. A cordial invitation
to attend these meetings is
extended to the public.
July 20:
Subject: TRUTH.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-04
Great Clubbing Offer.

We are making = special $1.50
offer of a years subscription to
The News and to four standard
magazines. This offer is open to
all new or old subscribers. By
subscribing to The News now
you get $1.35 worth of magazines
absolutely free. The magazines
are all high class and will make
a valuable addition to the library
of any home. We want to call
your attention also to the free
dress pattern that is given to
each subscriber.
We don't make q cent on these
magazines. The only reason We
offer them to our customers is
for the sole purpose of saving
our readers money. II is our in.
teution to give our Subscribers
the advantage We receive from
magazine publishers. 1t Is for
your benefit alone that We offer
You these four magazines atsuch
a big reduction.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-04
(SEAL)
Headquarters at Baxter

Headquarters for the Vinegar
Hill Zinc Company in this dis
trict have been moved from Jop-
lin to Baxter Springs, Kansas.
The headquarters" means Sid
ney H. Davis, district manager
for the company, who recently
made the change. Some time
ago his company obtained a con-
siderable lease acreage near Bax-
ter, a part of which it is the plan
of the company to develop on its
own hook and a part of which
will be subleased. A concentrat'
ing plant 10 being erected and
much drilling being done, and
Davis believed the conveniences
of a place the size of Joplin were
more than Offset by the conven'
fence of proximity where extern
sive operations are being carried
on. The drilling is said to indi-
cate an exceedingly promising
property.-Joplin Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-04
CONTRACT FOR
SECOND RIG
Columbus Development and
Mining Company About
Ready to Start
Drilling.

The Columbus Development
and Mining comdany, which is
composed of Columbus business
men, has contracted for another
drill rig, and active operations
may be started at any time.
The first of the week the com.
pany contracted with S. L. Cur
tbs, of Baxter, and the last of
the week, it made a contract
with S. E. Patterson, also of
Baxter, for a second rig.
Today it was said that Mr..
Patterson had moved his rig to
some of the land the company has
under lease and start putting
down a hole just as soon as the
company names the spot.
The company is experiencing
some difficulty from certain land
owners who are holding back on
the lease proposition. announce.
ment is made that the first pro-
specting will be done where the
company can get a block of land
only-Columbus Advocate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-04
Welded sixty.Eight Years

One of the happiest events OF
the holiday season in southeastern
Kansas has just come to a close
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Mitchell near Riverton.
The aged couple held 4 celebra-
ton. Of their sixty-eighth we'd
ding anniversary. Five snrviv-
ing children of a group Of nine
that blessed the home At.
tended. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
were married in Plainfeld, ILL.,,
Dece mber Goth, lS4s.
Mr.. Mitchell was born in Eng
land July ~, 1927. His wife,
who was Miss Mary Bryautou,
was born on Prince Edward island
July 20, 1880.
Mr.. Mitchell, with six brothers,
enlisted at the outbreak of the
civil war in Company c, Seventh
Illinois infantry. He and two of
the brotheps lived through the
struggle.
In 1867 Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
homesteaded land FIVE miles west
of Baxter Springs. Two years
later they removed to a farm
near Riverton, where they have
resided continuously for forty
seven years.
Despite their advanced age,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell are in
good health and both voted at
the last election. Although she
was Sc years old, Mrs. Mitchell
took a keen interest in political
questions and did not lose the OPP
bportunity given her BY the en-
reimbursement of Kansas women.
The surviving children of the
couple are: Miss Ruth Mitchell.
"a years old, who resides with her
parents; Henry Mitchell, 81, of
Columbus; William Mitchell, SO,
of Riverton; Mrs. Mary Willard,
IS. of Concordia, and Charles
Mitchell, 4s, of Columbus. The
couple has twenty grandchildren
and seventeen great-grandchil.
dren.-Columbus Advocate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-04
SMILE "EPTDENEiC"
GROWING RAPID
AtchisOn Woman Joins Ee1ls
Followers and ''Cheer Glib
Gets New Member M

Atchison. Kan, Jan 3-Mrs.
Annie M. Luce, Atchison woman
of 1912 Commercial street, has
4 smile for each of her many
friends. nowadays. In fact, she
has a smile for everyone, for
hers is the smile that won't
come off,. It's the "Tanlac
Smile"-the one sure sign of
perfect health. Others may
wear this smile of golden joy,
Mrs, Luce thinks, if they will
only follow her advice.
For a long time / have suffer-
ed from kidney trouble and ner-
vousness", Mrs. Luce said, MY
kidneys were very weak and
irregular and caused severe pains
in my back and sides. / was exc
tremelY nervous, also.
Accounts in the newspapers
of it's good workaled me to try
Tanlac. l certainly have been
greatly aided by this medicine.
The pains in my back and sides
do not brother me so much now
and the nervousness is much less
severe. / rest better at night
than / have for some time.
Tanlac has helped me wonder
fully and 1 want to recommend
it."
Mrs. Luce's statement is typi.
cal of those, thousands have
given, who found Tanlac sur.
beneficial for stomach,
liver and kidney trouble. catarr-
hal complaints, rheumatism.
nervousness, Sleeplessness, loss
Of appetite and the like.
Taulac is now being specially
introduced and explained In
Baxter Springs at NJ. E. Reddy's
drug store.