The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-11-28


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Il may Be 80! But We rather think William is
more interested right now in determining who
viii take the Hun away from hunger and the
farther said Hun is able to get himself taken,
the better the Kaiser will be pleased
Gunnar Bjornson, himself of Icelandlc birth,
exclaims the industry and initiative OF The
Women Of Akra" by telling US that Akra Is
settlement of people from Iceland and the wom-
en- didn't realize that they were doing anything
unusual or exceptional when they sheared sheep
and converted the wool into Red Cross yarn.
Here's hoping more people from Iceland come to
live in America We need just that kind.
The other evening, when the sky was lit
by one large STAR child exclaimed: See!
mother! God has his service start out too!'
B. L. T.
We ike that thought! If we weren't SO abso-
lutely sure that God has His own Son I'm the
service" we poor humans wouldn't dare go on.
But the fact that He has, that His service flag
is always on display if we will but look for it
makes all things possible
The world is full of number of things, but
the foolest Of them all is the man who plays his
part in the chain letter scheme. No good thing
ever came from following this chain and the
sooner the links smashed all to smithereens
the better for everybody. Right now it is safe
to say that every chain letter which calls for
the sending of small sum, is suggested either
by frauds or Germans Pay your money and
take your choice if you are determined to help
(?) in this perfectly blind way.
The New Ulm Review says in commenting
unfavorably upon the holding of the Loyalty
meetings in st. Paul and Minneapolis 1.-THE aver
age Minnesota man is loyal to his country with
out being obliged to shout the fact from the
housetops' Comes well from the Review edi-
tor, one Captain Steinhauser doesn't it Won
der if it might be safely taken as an admission
that he doesn't class himself with the average
Up to date he hasn't shown any huge amount
of loyalty either by shouting or in any other.
way.
We met Senator Putnam of Faribault County
last week in St. Paul and that recalled to
mind that "Put" had announced early this sum-
mer that he wasn't going back to the senate
again nohow He is entitled to rest we admit
but for the good of the entire state of Minnesota
he shouldn't be allowed to retire The senate
needs him, the state government needs him, the
people need him. Send "Put" back, Farbault
send him back! At this trying time the whole
state needs the sure efficiency Of Put instead Of
the inexpert effort Of some
There are many silly useless things in the
world but the silHest and most useless is the
serving of refreshments at lodge meetings, COM
mittee meetings and other evening gatherings
which are for the purpose of work rather than
enjoyment If all the money and food wasted
in Redwood Falls alone in this way during the
past year had been sent to famine stricken tor
tured Belgium it could have made comfortable
and comparatively happily innumerable starving,
and cold children. Friends! WHEN we go
ing to throw aside the awful bonds of selfish
ness and substitute the unselfsh thoughtfulness
which goes to make our lives WORTHWHILE