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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
Efficiency Increase shown

Figures just made public showed
what an important part the work Of
the ship control committee has played.
The increased tonnage efficiency of
the vessels i'm its hands for tho two
months period ending March 30
amounted to 20 per cent. on 400. 600
tons. and AN even better showing is
looked for during April.
Results which have been achieved
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Stockings"
Coming Soon
HIGH SCHOOL CAST PRESENT
CLEVER COMEDY AT ARMORY
FRIDAY, MAY 10

Friday, May 10, the cast from the
high school senior class will appear
at the Armory in Mason's Comedy,
Green Stockings" the senior class
play. The cast has been working
hard to get ready for the presenta-
ton at that time and it bids fair to
give the best school play in recent
years.
"Green Stockings" is a delightful
comedy of English life, not hilar-
ious farce, but a play with plenty
of trying and humorous situations.
The action centers about young
lady, the oldest of a family of four
girls, and still unmarried, who re-
fuses to wear a third pair of green
stockings at the wedding of her
youngest sister. AS ruse she Sin
vents" an engagement of her own
to Colonel Smith of the English
Army whom she calls "Wobbles.'' On
the day she 'kills off the Colonel"
in battle in Africa, he appears un-
der an assumed name to "deliver a
message from Smith," who has "died
without pain" Complications ensue
which are further enhanced by
timid aunt, an old attentive sea dog,
Admiral Grice, selfish father and
legion of suitors. Of course every
thing comes out right in the end,
but to fully appreciate the resource
fulness of the leading lady one must
see the play.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Redwood Falls
Doubles Quota
COUNTY BUYS BONDS WELL; RE-
PORTS NOT YET COMPLETE,
BUT EXCEEDS QUOTA

Chairman J. P. Cooper of he Red
wood County Liberty Loan Commit
tee is still awaiting complete re
ports frsm the various county banks
as to the actual bond sales in each
district. From daily reports which
Mr.. Cooper has received from banks
and soliciting committees he knows
that Redwood County has gone well
over it's quota of S650,000. Just how
far over can not be announced until
all reports are in which will be some
time this week. The complete re-
suit will be announced next week.
That Redwood Falls will have her
star on her honor flag, showing that
the local quota has been doubled, was
announced by Mr.. Cooper at the close
of the bond sale Saturday. The flag
of honor is given each district which
buys it's full quota of bonds and the
star is added where the quota is dou-
bled. Several districts in Redwood
County will have this star, the Mil
roy district being the first to earn
it. Morgan and several other vii
lagos will also have it. All districts
have bought more than their quota.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Home Guard
Forms Tonight
OFFICERS AND MEN TAKE OATH
OF ALLEGIANCE FOR MILL
TARY SERVICE

Redwood Falls Home Guard has
become an assured fact and officers
and men will take the oath of ale
glance at a meeting at the armory
tonight "wednesday Major Curtis
of the Adjutant-Generals Staff COM
ing to administer the oath.
The Company consists of a hun
dred and forty men who have signed
up for the service. At the meeting
Of organization held at the armory
last Wednesday evening, DIR: J. W.
Inglis, who has had considerable train
ing. was elected captain, DR.. w. W.
Carlile of Morgan was made First
Lieutenant, and H. w. Ward was
made Second Lieutenant. Morgan,
Delhi and the Sioux Agency are rep
recented in the company membership
as we'll as Redwood Falls.
A roster of the members sworn
into the service will be published
next week.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
METCALF-STREETER.

Miss Edith Metcalf and Orland
Streeter, two well known young peo-
pie of the Redwood Falls commun-
ity were married at the home Of the
brides parents last Saturday even
ing. DR.. E. c. Horn of the Red
wood Falls Methodist Church read
the marriage service. The wedding
was attended only by the immediate
families Of the bride and groom and
DR.. and Mrs. Horn. A bounteous
supper was served to the wedding
party after the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Streeter will reside on q Red
wood County farm. &c
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
CHILDREN's WEEK.

Children's Welfare Week will be
observed from May to May IL and
all citizens in Redwood Falls are
urged to observe it. This is a con-
tinent-wide movement, organized for
the purpose of promoting the health
and the mental and moral education
of the nations children which are
the nations hope. Merchants are
asked to decorate their windows in
commemoration of this special week
and all citizens are asked to en-
phasize all things that further the
good of the children. An especial
appeal is made to all parents, teach
ers, Sunday School workers and all
others directly in touch with chill
dren's work.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Lieut.. Stevens
Writes From France
'.NEIL" HAS VIVID EXPERIENCES
WITH ARMY NEAR FIGHT
ING LINE
France, March %, 1918.
|aar M11rocio <, Dad.

France, March %, 1918.
Dear Mumsie & Dad:
I am now in a different part of
France and the story of how | got
here and what l am engaged in makes
a strange story.
According to a recent order ema-
| mating from high authority I and
two other officers from the Field Ar
tillery are now full-fledged Aeroplane
Artillery Observers and expected to
j fly over the lines within a short time
observing and directing fire for the
guns of the batteries we so lately
were part of.
The honor came suddenly and we
were given no warning. Evidently
it is a mistake for there have been
officers training at camp for this
work while we have been with the
batteries. Our aviators were sent
ahead sometime ago and having be-
come lost, strayed or stolen, there
were none to accompany the regi-
ment to the front and consequently
three more were detailed from the
attached officers.
We proceeded to a small station
near the lines with the supply sec
ton and ultimately arrived at. a
French Esquadrille headquarters. An
esquadrille is the smallest unit in
aviation organization and, has but
eight machines.
The officers of course expected to
greet trained flyers and were some
what non plussed to learn we were
inexperienced. This morning we Wis
tied headquarters la motorcar and
they seemed too busy to bother about
rectifying things today. However we
had promise that within a few days
we would know definitely whether we
were to be trained as observers. AS
this is no training school and as the
real observers will no doubt appear
in time think we will be back with
the Battery before long. Watchful
waiting is our policy and while wait
ing the pleasure of the regular army
we are having some instruction in
the art of observing from the heights.
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Raise Sorghum

Owing to the scarcity of sugar
the farmers of the various commu-
mites are planting sorghum which
will be used for syrup. Sixty-five
farmers of the Redwood Falls COM
munity have consented to put in
from a quarter acre to two acres
each. Arrangements are being made
to secure mill so the sorghum grow
ers will be sure to have their crop
taken care of. ALI farmers who have
not been seen and who desire to put
in a patch of sorghum are requested
to leave their names with S. o. Ma
son or with the County Agent. Seed
should be secured at once, so we ask
all needing seed to see about it at
once. A quantity of seed can be Sc
cured by me if arrangements are
made at once.
F. L. French, County Agent.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Morgan Flies
Service Flag
FIFTY STARS ON FLAG DEDI-
GATED AT SERVICE LAST
FRIDAY EVENING

Out of respect to the boys and the
girl who have enlisted in the great
world war. the America First Asso-
ciation of Morgan dedicated a Serv,
;ce Flag in their honor and presented
to the city last Friday evening. Inere
were forty-nine blue stars to repre-
sent the soldier boys from TINS com
munity who have answered tneir
country's call, also one red star 70
represent the one Red Cross nurse
who sails to France soon to minister
to the sick and wounded on the pat
tlefelds. - -
full capacity, SO eager was the auoi-
ence to share in this auspicious event;
The meeting was very lnformal
affair. DR.. Sarchet, Rev. Herrewlg,
Rev. Rabbe, Attorney Werrlng, Kew
Shiels. Father Bozja, Rev. Hanson,
with Attorney Allen as speaker Tor
the evening, occupied the seats on
the platform.
ATTORNEY Allen of Fairmont, coun-
tv attorney for Martin County, de-
livered a splendid address to an en-
thusiastic audience and it was teem-
ing from start to finish with an ap-
neal for an united people during. this
terrible crisis. Mr.. Allen made a
strong appeal for more complete
awakening to the necessity OF all De;
ing more loyal in act, in word ana
in deed. He also spoke on the need
of Americanizing America. his loyal
sentiments met with hearty applause.
There were musical numbers ap-
propriate to the occasion and num-
Der of impromptu speeches. After
the program a movement was started
to raise money to purchase a nag
staff and monument to be erected IN
Morgan soon. An American flag was
placed on auction and sold number
of times, Will Green buying it nm
ally. This sum, together with num-
Der of other liberal donations, amount
ed to seven hundred dollars. A com
mittee of Boy Scouts volunteered to
attend to the raising and lowering OF
the flag. The monument will be the
pride Of every citizen in the COM
munity and will contain the names
of those who are in their country's
service at the present time and also
to those who answer their country's
call until after the war is over. AS
soon as the monument is completed
a time and place will be decided up
on for it's dedication. For town
of its size, Morgan is more than
ninety per cent American and its
actions show to the world, "united
we stand, divided we fall. Morgan
Correspondent.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Thrift Stamp Day

The National War Savings Com
mittee has fixed Wednesday, May 1
as National Thrift Stamp Day. On
this day all retail stores of America
are expected TO cooperate heartily
with the w. S. S. organizations in
their communities by selling Thrift
Stamps over the counter with every
transaction made on that day.
The plan is that all sales people
in all retail stores are instructed to
offer 25c Thrift Stamps as part
of change to every purchaser on
May 1.
Let's make May 1st big day for
Thrift Stamps in Redwood County.
Yours truly,
F. G.. HUBBARD,
Redwood County War
Savings Committee.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Make Reports

H w. Ward, Food Administrator
for Redwood County, announces that
all residents of the county MUST re-
port on the amount of wheat flour
now on hand, whether they have over
supplies or not. These reports must
be made Immediately. Cut the blank
for that purpose from the advertise
ment of the Food Administration de-
partment, found elsewhere in this
issue, and mail or bring it to Mr..
Wards Office. Tell your neighbors
to do the same-it may avoid future
trouble for them.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
April Report of
Red Cross Work
GARMENTS SHIPPED FROM THE
BRANCHES OF COUNTY
CHAPTER OF A. r. C.

Garments shipped to Minneapolis
from branches of Redwood County
Chapter of A. R. C.
Redwood Falls: 81 sweaters, 49,
pair socks, 2 pair wristlets, Al hos.
pital bedshirts, so suits pajamas.
Junior Red Cross: 6 sweaters, :
pair socks, q pair wristlets, 1S com.
fort pillows, 68 packages gun wipes
so strap and buckle bandages. 2C
triangular bandages, 20 many-tailec
handages, 100 shot bags.
s.Milroy: 81 hospital bedshirts, {
pajama suits, 5 bed jackets, 70 tow.
els, IA sweaters, 45 pair socks, 2E
scultetus bandages, 6S MANIPULATED
bandages, "a triangular bandages.
four bandages, rs sponges, l.
large cotton towels, Is hospital com
fort bags.
Junior Red Cross: afghans, lay
cite, 35 pieces, layette articles
100 shot bags.
Lucan: 27 pair socks, A sweaters
4 pajama suits, 27 hospital bedshirts
81 towels, bed pillows, 8 pillow
cases, l pair bed socks, l nighting.
ale, 100 many-tailed bandages, 5 tri.
angular bandages, 10 scultetus band.
ages.
Junior Red Cross, District No. 8
Miss Nelson, chairman: % ambu-
lance pillows, 100 gun wipes, 20 sun
dry bags, afghan.
District SO, Miss Lipp, chairman:
| ambulance pillow, $50 gun wipes
"a wash cloths, "a handkerchiefs. 13
sundry bags.
District 70: 112 gun wipes, "a wash
cloths, so towels.
District So, Miss Doryinsky, chair
man: "a gun wipes, II wash cloths,
2 towels.
Walnut Grove: 20 hospital bed
shirts, 10 pajama suits, Is pair bed
socks, 20 operating towels, 10 nap
kins, 10 handkerchiefs, % sweaters,
81 pair socks, 9 pair wristlets,
knitted wash cloths.
Vesta: "a hospital bedshirts, 13
pajama suits, 16 sweaters, 38 pair
socks, wristlets. 13 comfort pill
lows, 1 package gun wipes, pack
age mouth cloths.
Morgan: Is hospital bedshirts, Is
paiama suits, 4 comfort bags.
Sanborn: 80 sheets bed, II draw
sheets, 23 bedshirts, 13 pajama suits,
40 sweaters, IS pair socks, 3 night
ingales, one pillow case.
Revere: a dozen short bags, L bed
shirts. 4 sweaters, 7 pair, socks.
Junior Red Cross: afghan quilt,
21 wash cloths, IS eye bandages, 70
comfort pillows, / ambulance pillow.
Delhi: IL sweaters, 6 pair socks,
&c hospital bedshirts,
Clements: sweaters, 3 muffiers,
| pair wristlets, 1 pair socks, 18 tow
els, z hospital bedshirts, Ill shot
bags, AT triangular bandages, 53
bandages, 6 wash cloths.
North Redwood: A pair socks, 4
sweaters, Is hospital bedshirts, ~
many-tailed bandages, triangular
oandages.
Belview, S pair socks, 2 pari wrist
let's, 25 pair pillow cases, l9 bed
shirts, 10 abdominal bandages.
Junior Red Cross, District No. 28:
TAT bundles gun wipes, 80 afghan
squares, 6 wash cloths.
Wanda: pajama suits, 2 bedshirts,
II towels.
MARGARET LITTLE,
County Cairman.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Emerson Files

! County Attorney Albert Emerson
MED Monday for reelection to his
present office. While several pos.
slble candidates have been mentioned
as timber for competition for Mr..
Emerson, no one else has filed up to
the present time. Mr.. Emerson has
been very active in all branches Of
war work in Redwood County since
the declaration of war and has done
splendid work in various campaigns
for funds, in making strong patriotic
Uncle Sam. He is Redwood County
Chairman for the War Relief fund
which will make big drive for Red
Cross funds during May. Mr.. Ener-
sens straight from the shoulder 10y
atty will 60 far toward making his
race for election successful, should
he have opposition.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
MORE MEN TO LEAVE

Fifteen mores drafted men of Red
wood County will leave from Red
wood Falls for camp service next
Saturday. The list of names of those
leaving is not yet complete. Har-
rison Baldwin and Geo. r. Slime, two
members Of the draft group which
left last week, left Tuesday noon
for Camp Dodge to join the other
members Of the Redwood County
contingent.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Drafted Men
Leave For Camp
THIRTY BOYS is COUNTY'S QUO
IA FOR CONTINGENT WHICH
LEFT FRIDAY

Redwood County sent another con-
tlngent of drafted boys to Camp
Dodge for training, the boys leav-
ing Friday, April 26, on the noon
train. The boys gathered here early
Friday morning, were presented with
their comfort kits, and listened to
a short program of talks after which
they were served with dinner in the
basement IF the armory before leav-
ing for North Redwood where they
entrained.
The drafted list included the fol
lowing boys: Carl Hort entraining
from Illinois, George Luthe meeting
the boys at camp, and Floyd Burrill
having been inducted in tank serv-
ice. Those leaving Friday were:
NELS A. HANSEN
GROVER FRANCIS Posi-
GUST LIGHT
CARL PETERSON
CHRISTIAN L. HANSEN
GRANT T. MUM
OSCAR ELMER COLBURN
AUGUST PLETTEN
CORNELIUS N. TOOMEY
CHARLES P. GOBLIRSCH
GEORGE LUTHE
. ARTHUR HI. FENSKE
ERNEST CHRISTOPHERSON
c. BURNHAM SPARKS
BARNEY F. DIRNBERGER
GEORGE P. ZERAN
GEORGE WEGNER
HOMER ID. MCMILLAN
OSCAR DANIELSON
ROY LEE CASTLE
GUST I'll. HODGE
EMERY GIDEON FULLER
ANTON JOSEPH EBERL
CARL WICKMAN
FREDDIE ID. RADTKE
OTTO THEO. HOPPENRATH
VINCENT JOE KEDROWSKE.
VIM. M. Smith, in behalf of the
Local Board, desires to thank the
Sanborn band for their many selec-
tons rendered in the program in
honor of the selected men, who left
for Camp Dodge, and assures the
people of Sanborn that this spirit
of patriotism is greatly appreciated.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Miss MCNaughton
Gets High Honors
ETHEL WHITE SECOND IN CLASS
OF 1918; SIX OTHERS HAVE
HIGH AVERAGES

The valedictorian of the Glass of
1918 will be Miss Margaret McNaugh-
ton who has maintained an average
of 95.32 during her four-years in high
school. This is a higher average
than that attained by amy valedic-
torian during the past six years.
The salutatorian will be Miss Ethel
White whose average is 92.69. Ruby
Kuenzli stands close third with an
average of 92.52.
Six other students, Gladys Scott,
Betty Hunter, Edith Carbert, Esther
Goudy, Leon Luscher and Fred Stava
maintained averages of over 80 per
cent.
The complete class roster is as
follows:
SENIORS.
Leigh P. Winter
Clarice May Beer
Edith Davis
Mary Elizabeth Hunter
Frederick R. Stava
Marguerite Ralston McNaughton.
r Anna Mary Kramer
Mary Katherine Lewis
Clemens R. Hillig
Geraldine Marie Longbottom
Ethel Bessie White
Douglas Mcmillan Warner
Laura Gertrude Roberts
Esther. Smith
Leonard Sampson
Arno Yackel
Ruby Gladys Kuenzli
Myrtle Eva Cliff
John c. Blake
Stella M. York
John Nealis Smith
Marjorie Elizabeth Baldwin
Robert Henry Engeman
Donovan A. Daskam
Leon Baldwin Luscher
jeanette Lucille Barber
Esther Lucille Davis
Helen Josephine Stegner
Theresa Catherine Dunlevy
Lenora Cecilia Neuenburg
Edith Mary Carbert
Gladys Beatrice Scott
Eta Victoria Carbert
Helen May Martin
Bernice Agnes Parker
John Fred Murset
William A. Glassco
Arthur Wesley Kumm
Mildred Lille Lobdell
Esther Carroll Goudy
Clyde A. Sampson
Elmer Edwin Anderson
Lenore Golden
Marion Elizabeth Colville
Geraldine E. Claussen
Ella A. Georgius
Francis. S. Ruder
Beryl Lightbourn Darrell.
NORMAL.
Mathilda A. Juhnke
Leona L. Johnson
Thelma M. Pease
Violet M. Cain
Mable Irma White
Alice M. Wilcox
Charlotte L. Carbert
Lola E. Simons
Crystal Shoemaker.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01

Miss Ziemer, who has been teach
ing near Morgan, has just completed
a very successful term of school and
has returned to spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
w. Iemer.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01

A daughter was born last week to
Sergeant and Mrs. Allen Frazer.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01

Miss Darmody spent Sunday with
friends in Minneapolis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24
born Friday, Jan. 10.

porn flQay, Jan. Is.
There was no school at the graded
school Wednesday afternoon and Thurs
day as the teachers and also the school
board were in attendance at the school
convention in your city Thursday.
Miss Vida Sharkey departed Thurs
day noon for Milwaukee where she
will spend some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Schneider and ba-
by Harold returned to their home in
Biron Monday after visiting since last
Thursday evening at the n G. Ratelle
home.
Word has reached here of the arrival
of baby boy at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Liptke in Rhinelander.
Mr.. Liptke is we'll known here being
depot agent for some time.
Peter and Lawrence Akey began cut
ting ice last Wednesday,. This week
the farmers vii begin to haul the ice
for the creamery.
hlSS NSll1e 11uI4I Spent SdIuTudy
and Sunday at the WHARF home near
Milladore.
Percy Millenbah went to his home
in Port Edwards Saturday evening and
returned Sunday noon. His father is
confined to his bed with rheumatism.
Mrs. Schwenkner has returned from
Watertown where she was called by
the death of her brother.
Mr.. F. J. Wood of your city was a
caller here Monday at the new bank.
Glen Cooper is laid up with a sore
leg having cut it with an axe.
Rollin Baughman who has been seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia is getting a
little better.
Over in east Rudolph they have been
having the smallpox or chicken-pox.
A number of children have been out
of school
Art Clark returned home Monday
morning from Milwaukee where he
went last Wednesday with his brother
Frank Of your city, who has been suf-
fering with his eyes. He got a speck
of steel in one and it caused so much
pain he went to specialist and under
went an operation.
Fred Hartel cashier, of the new bank
transacted business in your city Satur-
day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24

was checked out on Thursday ". Be
bee will come back here.
Fred Murgatroyd was taken to the
hospital in Grand Rapids Wednesday
to submit to his fourth operation. This
was considerably more than was ex-
pected, as the cancers had entered the
pleural cavity and on the lung. Three
ribs were taken out. His friends hope
that turn for the better may come
soon.
A miscellaneous shower was given
for Edith Moody who will become the
bride of Harry Stone in the near fu-
ture. Owing to the blizzard not many
were present Saturday night, but those
who braved the elements spent very
pleasant evening.
John Scholten submitted to an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis at the hospital
in Grand Rapids Friday. He is get
ting along nicely.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cutler of Bethel spent
the past few days with her son Percy
and family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24

Mr. and Mrs. 0. ]. Stratton and son
Rollie, now of Gibson, Montana, but
formerly residents of the city of Grand
Rapids for several years, at the pres
ent time are visiting their relatives
in Plainfeld. They left Grand Rap
ids for Montana, where Mr.. Stratton
purchased tract of land and has been
farming it ever since he left here five
years ago. Besides his farming, he
raises stock, like all the western ran
cheers. They are very much pleased
with the west and are prospecting.
Since they went west, their daughter,
Neva, has married and lives upon an
adjoining farm. Rollie, their son works
with his father on the farm and has
developed into a man of sturdy health
and character. They expect to spend
most of the month Of February, Wis
iting in Wisconsin. Their many
friends in Grand Rapids are all glad
to see them and to learn of their sue
cess in the great west. This office
acknowledges a social call.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24
MARSHFIELD

In normal condition Marshfeld is
visited by thirty-two passenger trains
every twenty-four hours. Consequently
on Friday Of last week, on account of
the big storm which caused the annull
ment of all trains from that day until
Monday, brought US all to realiza-
ton that life without railroads and me-
trOpolitan newspapers, person might
as we'll be in jail.
Word received by relatives of Ed.
Lueckenbach who is stationed at Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas, informs
them that the blizzard and cold wave
was the worst known there and con-
ditions are something frightful. The
Mississippi river at that place was
frozen over for the first time since
1876 the thermometer registering -
below zero.
At the annual meeting Of the Cen
trail Wisconsin Breeders Association
held in this city last week, J. c. Kief-
fer was elected president; A. P Bean
president; W. R. Burhopp, secre-
tary and w. W. Clark, treasurer.
1t was last Sunday and on each side
of the sun as it arose in the eastern
horizon, was a sun-dog. These par
ticular kind of dogs were never known
to bark or growl, but take it from US
when you see one, it won't do any harm
to get near a coal stove.
w H. Carey and Larry Ward, two
of the salt of the earth, of Grand Rap
ids, were here Thursday to attend the
business mems patriotic dinner.