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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-09

VIM. J. Kelly and Tom Riley
spent Sunday with relatives at
Morton.
DR.. and Mrs. Ravn of Milroy,
were Redwood Falls business
visitors Thursday.
Clinton Baldwin, Arthur Has
senstab and Milo Jones were VS.
itors at Minneapolis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Clipson
are the parents of a daughter
born to them Monday, April 80.
Mrs. E. N. Montgomery of
Vesta, recently visited here at
the home of her sister, Mrs. J.
w. Inglis.
Mrs. Carl Thompson of Nor
gan, recently underwent an oper-
alton at the Redwood Falls Hos
pital and is convalescent at pres
ent.
Raymond Henle of Morris,
visited with his brother, A. J.
Henle, and other relatives Fri
day, after visiting a few days
with his parents at New Ulm.
Sam Geroy will leave today
for Newport, R. l., where he
will visit his brother, Budd &C.
roy, who is now located at the
navy training school there.
Fred Page, formerly of Red
wood Fails and more recently of
Danube, has purchased stock in
the First National Bank at Mo-
hall, N. D., and will enter the
banks service as assistant cash
Ter. He and his family will move
there Immediately.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Hammer
arrived from Minneapolis We'd
nesday for a visit at the homes
of their children, Mrs. Jos. R.
Keefe and Leo Hammer. They
returned by car Monday. Mr.
and Mrs. Hammer are about to
start in the grocery business at
Mound, one of the popular sum.
mer resorts on Lake Minnetonka
Geo. Countryman returned
Saturday from Milk River, Al.
berta Can, where he went tc
sell his farm. He was away two
weeks and reports a very pleas.
ant trip. At Shelby, Mont, Mr.
Countryman saw Frank Evans
who has received a promotion
and will go soon to a very good
position at Helena, Montana
where he will act as telegraph
operator in the passenger de.
partment of the city office of the
railway by which he is employed
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-09
Meyer-Tonak

The SHUTDOWN Lutheran church
was the scene of a pretty we'd
ding Wednesday afternoon, May
2, at two o'clock, when Miss En-
ma Meyer, second daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Meyer, was
united in marriage to Herman
Tonak, youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aug. Tonak. The pastor,
Rev. F.oren, officiated. Miss An
ma Meyer played the wedding
march. The attendants were the
Misses China Meyer and Eta
Tonak, Emil Meyer and Will
Tonak. The bride wore white
satin trimmed with silk marqui-
settle, and her veil was caught
with lilies Of the valley. She
carried American Beauty roses.
Miss China Meyer was gowned
in light blue pussy willow taft
feta trimmed with silver lace.
Miss Eta Tonak wore maize col
ored taffeta trimmed with geor-
gette crepe. Following the cere-
mony the guests partook of a
wedding dinner at the home Of
the brides parents. The dining
room was decorated in pink and
white and the table decorations
were pink and white carnations
and ferns. Later in the even
ing a reception was held for the
young couple. .a
Among those from a distance
who were present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas, Lamberton; Mr..
and Mrs. Ole Dokken, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo. Dokken, and Chas.
Hanson of Minneapolis, Carl Ra-
del, Wabasso; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Aug. B1oedow of Wanda.
Mr.. Tonak has rented the J.
H. Melges farm in Shutdown
where he and his bride are now
at home to their many friends
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-09

r. G. Rogers Of Delhi, was
business visitor at Redwood
Falls Tuesday morning.
Lieutenants Clement and Lau-
terbach made a trip to Echo and
Wabasso Monday, to enlist re-
cruits in Company. L.
The Queen Esther Society OF
the Methodist Church met Mon
day evening with Miss Alice
Park for a social evening.
Geo. T. Freyer will spend this
week at Graceville in the inter-
est of better educational faci1i-
ties for the public schools.
Allan Conner drove to Wabas-
so Saturday taking j. c. Ryan
and the boys who represented
section in the spelling contest.
John Colville, president of the
Redwood County Sunday School
Association announces that the
annual convention will be held
at Delhi, Sunday, June 3. An
announcement of the program
will be made next week.
E. w. Bergren of Clarkfield,
made a short visit here Tuesday
while on the way home from
Minneapolis, spending several
hours very pleasantly with his
former Clarified friends, Mr..
Frever and Mr.. Mattson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-09
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Observation-Disclosures

Miss Margaret Larkin of Rem
vile, was a Redwood Falls VS.
itor Monday.
A son was born to Editor and
Mrs. H. B. West Of Morgan Mon
day, April 80.
F. C. Kumm was called to
Spring Valley last week by the
illness and death of his mother.
Mrs. Marite Laird returned
Wednesday from Granite Falls
and will spend the summer here.
Mrs. P. O. Callaghan is a
guest at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Snyder, of Mar
shall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. McGregor
of Vesta, visited here last week
with their daughters, Mrs. Hus-
tad and Mrs. Philbrick.
Edgar VIM is using a Ford
trailer on his new car-one of
the first seen in this vicinity and
finds it a very great convenience.
Miss Agnes Lauterbach is one
of the cast of players who pre-
scented LEND Me Five Shillings"
the presentation of the senior
class play of the Mankato Nor
NAL school, given last Friday
evening.
John Schweinfurter of Rem
vile County recently purchased
Fairbanks Farm Lighting
Plant which will be installed on
his farm. The purchase was
made of Farrell & Keefe of Red
wood Falls.
The Good Will Circle was
prettily entertained at the
church Tuesday afternoon by
the following hostesses Mrs. G.
R. Pease, Mrs. T. E. Finn, Mrs.
Carruth, Mrs. McDougall, Mrs.
Goudy, Mrs. Johnson and the
Misses Winn.
Mrs. Bowers, a former resi-
dent of Redwood Falls, has very
recently been made the presi-
dent of the Sorosis Club of Spo-
kane. This club has a member
ship of sixty of the city's most
studious and intelligent woman
and it's presidency is conferred
as a distinct reward in case of
merit, and Mrs. Bowers friends
here are very happy that this
Justly deserved honor has been
given to her.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-09
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for the many
kindnesses and the sympathy
shown us during the illness and
death of our husband and faith
er. We are also most grateful
for the many beautiful flowers
sent.
Mrs. Chas. Brown
and Family.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29

about it.
And quite a few are thinking about
it just now, when he has to pay the
price fixed by the gamblers for sack
of flour. His attention becomes fixed
upon il when he reads that when the
Chicago board of trade stopped the
gambling for two days, the price of
flour dropped $500 a barrel. He totes
that if two or three men sit down in
a game of poker for small stakes the
authorities throw them in Jail, while
the Chicago wheat gambler rides bold
ly home from the scene of his game
in a limousine and is saluted by most
of the police he passes. We sure need
the food control law, and the applica
ton of our anti-gambling laws to big
gambling as well as small.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
Trouble Faces Weary Willie.

When war starts no one can tell
what is going to happen. The present
call for universal service of some kind
is going to drop hard on the Weary
Willies of the land, judging from the
action being taken in some states. A
bill has been introduced in the Illinois
Legislature that provides that "all idle
men between the ages of 10 and Sc
years must join the army, go to work
or 60 to jail"
And Gov. Bilbo, of Mississippi, has
issued formal proclamation to the
people of his state commanding "all
loafers, slackers, idlers and parasites
to leave the state or take a licking"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
MEMORIAL OR DECoRATI0N7

Difference Between Two Names Of
Commemoration Day Explained.
The difference between Memorial
day and Decoration day was thus de-
fined by Hon. B. II. Blackburn in the
Atlanta Journal: Memorial day, he ex-
planned, was of southern origin and
was adopted two years before Decora-
ton day was adopted in the north
The manner in which the idea original
ed Mr.. Blackburn related as follows:
"A number of ladies representing the
Soldiers Aid society of Columbus, Ga,
visited on March II. 1866. Linwood
cemetery to give spring dressing to
the graves Of Confederate soldiers.
While attending this duty they OBJ
served the little daughter Of Mrs. Will
liams gathering wild flowers and plac-
ing them on the graves Of the unknown
Confederate dead. Thus the immortal
suggestion Of organized remembrance
was given to these loyal southern wo-
men by the Unborn patriotism OF lit.
tie child.
ION returning to their homes these
true southern women decided that day
to organize the first Memorial associa.
ton that was instituted in the south,
and with view to making it general
Mrs. Mary Ann Howard Williams gave
her name and the names of her asso-
ciates to glory by addressing letter
to the Columbus Times, which will
ever remain a part Of the imperishabl
service"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY
BY S. F. SMITH.

NTREW the fair garlands schere
slumber the dead;
4 Ring out the strains like the
sioeU of the sea;
Heartfelt the tribute zee lay on each
bed.
Sound DER the brace the refrain of
the free;
Sound the refrain of the loyal and
free;
Visit each sleeper and halloac each
bed.
WAGES the starred banner from sea-
coast to sea;
Grateful the Huim0 and honorcd the
Dead
Dear to each heart are the names of
the braue.
Resting in glory. hoaO saoeetly they
sleep!
De,odrops at eUenim0 tau soft ON each
craze;
Kindred and strangers bend tondly
to 1oeep;
Kindred bend t0ndly. and drooping eyes
1ceep
Tears of affection DER every green
grave.
Fresh are their iaurels and peaceful
their sleep.
L0ve still shan cherish the noble and
Irdve.
Peace DER this land. Ger these homes
of the free,
Brood evermOre ioith her sheltering
aOing.
God of the nation, our trust 10 In
thee
God, our Protector, our Guide and our
King.
God, our Protector, our Guide and our
King,
Thou art our refuge; our hope ts in
thee.
Strong IN thy blessing and safe meath
thy ICING,
Peace shall encfrcle these homes of
the free.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
NEUTRAL GROUND IN '61.'65.
Both Union and Confederate Respected
Mount Vernon.

Both Union and Confederate Respected
Mount Vernon.
Much has been written in recent
years Of that shot torn strip Of land
neutral land-no mans land, between
the trenches in western France. We
are accustomed to think of such a
strip Of land as peculiar to the great
European war. but there was during
our own civil war just one neutral
spot. one spot where northern Yankee
and southern soldier laid aside their
arms unbidden and met as brothers Of
a common father. This was on the
banks of the beautiful Potomac, as is
recited by Paul Wilstach In mount
Vernon, Washington's Home and the
Nations Shrine:''
During the civil war Mount Vernon
was by spontaneous consent Of those
on both sides of the great contest the
only neutral ground in the country.
Soldiers were requested to leave their
arms outside the gates, which they did,
and men in blue and men in gray met
fraternally before the tomb of the ia
ther Of their divided country"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
NERVE OF A BOY OF 81.
Hit by Confederate Bullet, He Held Out
Until 10 Delivered His Message.

Hit by Confederate Bullet, He Held Out
Until He Delivered His Message.
Orion +. Howe, who had been drum
mer in the Fifty-ffth Illinois and a
citizen Of Waukegan, in that state, was
appointed naval cadet ON the recon.
mendation of General w. II. Sherman,
who gave the following reasons in a
letter to Secretary Of War Stanton:
when the assault on Vicksburg on
the 10th of May was at it's height and
l was In front near the road this lad
came up to me wounded and bleeding.
with a good, healthy boys cry: 'Gener-
al Sherman, send some cartridges to
Colonel Malmberg. The men are near
ly all out What is the matter, my
boy?' They shot me in the leg. sir.
but can 60 to the hospital. Send the
cartridges right away Even where
we stood the shots fell thick. I said
would attend to the cartridges, and
of he limped. Just before he disap-
peared he turned and called as loud as
he could, CALDER 54!'
what arrested my attention then
was and what renews my memory of
the fact now Is that one so young car.
rying musket ball wound through his
leg should have found his way to me
on that fatal spot and delivered his
message, not forgetting the very i'm
portant part even Of the caliber of the
musket, "a, which you know is an un.
usual one. I warrant the boy has in
him the elements Of man."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
TRIBUTE TO VAL0R.
Garfield Voiced Nations Gratitude to
Civil War Soldiers.

Garfield Voiced Nations Gratitude to
Civil War Soldiers.
Consider this silent assembly of the
dead. What does it represent? Nay
rather what does il not represent? II
is an epitome of the war. Here are
sheaveS reaped in the harvest OF
death. from every battlefield of Vir
ginia. If each grave had voice to
tell us what its silent tenant last saw
and heard on earth we might stand
with uncovered heads and hear the
whole story Of the war We should
hear that one persisted when the first
great drops of the crimson shower be
gan to fall. when the darkness of that
first disaster at Manassas fell like an
eclipse on the nation; that another died
Of disease while YEARLY waiting for
winter to end; that this one fell on the
field in sight of the spires Of Rich
mond. little dreaming that the flag
must be carried through three more
years Of blood.
We should hear mingled voices from
the Rappahannock. the Rapidan, the
Chickahominy and the James; solemn
voices from the Wilderness and tri
umphant shouts from the Shenandoah.
from Petersburg and the Five Forks.
mingled with the wild acclaim of VIC
tory and the sweet chorus of returning
peace. The voices OF these dead will
forever fill the land like holy benedic.
tons.
What other spot so fitting for their
last resting place as this. Under the
shadow of the capitol saved by their
valor? Here. where the grim edge of
battle Joined; here. where all the hope
and fear and agony Of their country
conferred; here let them rest, asleep on
the nations heart. entombed in the ma
TONS love!-From Grafton Delivered
by General James A. Garfield at Ar
lington. Va, on May 80, 1868.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
Paying For the War.

When a state of war was declared
to exist with Germany, the announce
ment that it was war, forced upon
this nation, of democracy against auto
cracy, caused the sentiment of the ma
ton to respond in manner never be-
fore eQualled. That it's cost would be
enormous, in life and money, was fully
known, and the cheering announce
ment was made that it was not going
to be "a rich mans war and poor
mans fight" That the expenses were
going to be met as far as humanity
possible by taxation upon those best
able to bear it, and the House of con-
gress proceeded to frame a revenue
bill along that line.
After much labor and much oratory
the bill was prepared and passed the
House by large majority, and in the
preparation and passage of which par
ty lines were Obliterated. OF course,
the bill was not perfect, but it repre-
scented the best views of the House
and would have been acceptable to
the country with perhaps few minor
changes. The prevailing idea in the
framing of this bill was to place the
burdens upon those best able to bear
them, and with that view, heavy sur
taxes were placed upon incomes in
excess of $4,000, which provided
many millions of revenue.
1t also provided for a per cent tax
on manufacturers gross sales in GER
tain industries, which it was estimated
would result in the following revenue:
Automobiles and motorcycles, $68 ,000,-
900; tires and tubes, $12,5OO, 900; must
cal instruments, including talking ma
chimes, $4,000, 900; motion picture films
$7,0O0,OO0; jewelry, $7,500,O00; sport
ing goods, $4,000 900; pleasure boats,
100000; perfumes and cosmetics, $4,-
100000; proprietary medicines, $780,
600, and chewing gum, $1,00O,00O.
The sur-tax on large incomes and
the manufacturers tax were the larg-
est revenue items in the House bill,
and the first thing the senate commit
tee did when the matter got to that
august chamber was to eliminate both
those items. Provision must be made
to raise a certain amount of money,
and it is to be feared that the elimina-
ton of those items will be followed
by levies that will fall upon consum.
ers, rich and poor alike, and thus give
color to the cry of the soap box ora.
tor that it is "a rich mans war and
a poor mans fight
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
What Government Bond Is,

The government of the United States
has two methods of raising money.
One is by taxation. The other is by
the sale of bonds, which is a method
OF borrowing money.
The government bond is the printed
promise OF the government to pay back
the borrowed sum of money at a GER
tain time, and to pay interest on it
at regular intervals until it is repaid.
The government borrows money in
this way only after it has been given
the right to do so by act of congress
approved by the President, and the
terms of the loan are set out in the
act.
Back of the promise of the govern.
ment stands the honor of the govern
ment and all its taxing resources.
Really the whole wealth of the nation
stands behind this solemn promise of
the government to pay.
This makes a United States govern.
ment bond the safest investment in
the world. If the bond of the United
States government is not safe no prop
erty in the United States is safe If
the United States can not pay it's
bonds, it is hardly probable that it
will be able to protect the citizens in
their Othe rights.
The liberty Loan Bonds of 1917 are
especially attractive investments. Not
only have they this absolute safety
characteristic of all United States
bonds but they are tax free not only
from all existing taxes but from any
war tax that may subsequently be
levied. No state, city, nor county may
tax them. The inheritance tax of the
United States and of some States NAV
affect them, or rather, affect their
transfer after death of the owner by
will or by inheritance.
Another advantage these Liberty
Loan Bonds possess is that if the gov.
eminent issues bonds later on during
this war at higher rate of interest
the holders of Liberty Loan Bonds will
be allowed to exchange at par their
bonds for bonds bearing the higher
rate of interest
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
Over Their Graves,

Over Their Graves.
Over their graves rang once the bugle's
call,
The searching shrapnel and the crashing
ball,
The Shrek, the shock Of battle and the
neigh
OF horse: the cries Of anguish and dis
may
And the loud lannon's thunders that ap-
pail.
Now through the years the brown pine
needles fall,
The vines run riot by the old stone wall.
By hedge. by meadow streamlet, far
away,
Over their graves.
We love our dead where'er 80 held in
thrall.
Than they no Greek more bravely died
nor Gaul.
A love that's deathless! But they look
today
With no reproaches on US when we say.
"Come, let us clasp your hands-we're
brothers ALL"
Over their graves.
Henry Jerome Stockard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
FOR LOVE OF THE FLAG.
1t Led and Inspired the Brave Men
Who Saved the Union.


Blessed is that country whose SOL
diers Eight for it and are willing to
give the best they have, the best that
any man has-their own lives-to pre-
serve it because they love it, said the
late President William Mckinley. Such
ali army the United States has always
commanded in every crisis of her his
tory. From the war of the Revolution
to the late civil war the men followed
that flag in battle because they loved
that flag and believed in what is repre-
sented.
That was the stuff of which the
volunteer army Of 81 was made. Ev.
cry one Of them not only fought, but
thought. And many of them did their
own thinking and did not always agree
with their commander. A young SOL
der in the late war was on the battle
line ahead with the color guard, bear
ing the stars and stripes way in front
of the line, but the enemy still in front
Of him. The general called out to the
color bearer, Bring those colors back
to the line!" and quicker than any bull.
'Se Cn"I youHS SOIulcI duSWcTeU UdCk,
Bring the line up to the colors!' 1t
was the voice Of command; there was
man behind it, and there was patri-
Otism in his heart.
So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man,
When duty whispers low. Thou must"
The youth replies, II can"
And SO more than 100000 brave
men thus responded and made up an
army grander than any army that ever
shook the earth with its tread and en-.
gagged in holier cause than ever en-.
gagged soldiers before.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
legalized Gambling.

Just why this country stands for
speculation in grains and securities.
in which neither buyer or seller wants
or has the goods he is supposed to be
buyin: :" .ng, is somthing that
bother average man who thinks
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29

The United States has two active
volcanoes as sights for tourists
Mount Lassen, in California, and XII
lauea. in Hawaii.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-29
AND THE DEAD

~LOWERS for the dead, who are not dead.
but live,
And shall forever live in splendid fame:
Who deemed life little thing to give
To save a nation from undying shame.
Ave, heap their graves with flowers. With
bated breath
Pay tribute to the men who died to save.
But drop no tears. Life has no boon like
death
When honor leads the hero to the grave.
David A. Curtis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-31
Walks % Miles to Enlist.

NEWARK, N. j., March 31.-Andrsw
Miller. a young farmer who Ia on his
way to join the United States marines
at Charleston. s.. c., walked twenty
five miles to enlist because he had no
money and was too proud to beg a
ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-31
TO BUILD APARTMENT.
seven.Story Structure Planned for
10th Street and Riggs Place.

A seven story apartment IL to be
built by William A. Hill. on a lot
at the southwest corner Of 10th street
and Riggs place northwest. which he
has purchased from William II. Lamar.
The property has a frontage Of 100 feet
on Riggs plaoe n sixty-seven feet o.
18th street. The sale was negotiated
by Randall H. Hagner & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-31
The Standard

The development of the whole Chevy
Chase section has been on such a high
plane that there has grown up what may
we'll be called the Chevy Chase
Standard"
This had made possible a normal, un-
forced growth along lines which insured
the right kind of suburb. 1t has not been
a hit-or-miss proposition. The plan was
laid out in its entirety before a foot of the
ground was sold. Today, in going over
the property, one can see the scope and
yet the simplicity of the plan.
1t was determined that everything
must be of the highest grade. Streets
were laid out so as to best preserve the
natural beauty system of parkings
established-shrubbery planted-in short
every conceivable thing which would tend
to make it what it was designed to be-
THE Best Suburb of the National
Capital"
We believe that it has fulfilled the
idea of the designers, that no other suburb
can offer so much to the prospective home
builder as does Chevy Chase, and we also
believe that if you will make a personal
inspection you will agree with us. :