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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Redwood County
Sends More Men
SEVERAL ENLISTED MEN LEFT
FOR SPECIAL SERVICE IN
PAST WEEK

Redwood county has, during the
past week, sent several enlisted men
into various branches of the military
service. Saturday the following men
entrained at North Redwood and will
take mechanical training at the Uni
versity of Minnesota: Kenneth Nc
Kenzie, John Mason, William Flath-
ers, Ben Everett, Vern Johnson and
Herbert Keefe of Redwood Falls, and
Arvid Nelson and Walter Gerhard of
Lamberton. Leslie Grimm of Lam
berton left Saturday to poin the med
ical corps at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga,
and H. c. Patzoldt of Sanborn and
Carl S. Molottke Of Wabasso went to
Vancouver, WASH, where they will
become members of the Aeronautics
Corps. Of the above mentioned men
Vern Johnson is deserving Of special
mention as he was member of class
4 and would undoubtedly not have
been called into the service for some
time YET, if at all. Mr.. Johnson en-
listed some time ago and has been
waiting his call.
Don McAllister of Redwood Falls
has gone to the University of Valpa-
riso, Indiana, where he will take a
mechanical training for the service.
VIM. M. Cook of Sanborn and Harry
H. Green of Morgan and William
Hasley of Belview have enlisted and
will leave Friday for training in the
Aeronautics Corps of Vancouver,
Wash. Sidney Breckenridge of Red
wood Falls will leave today for
Plattsburg Barracks, Plattsburg, n.
Y, for service in the signal corps in
which he enlisted. Mr.. Breckenridge
goes to Plattsburg by authorization
fro,,o Wa ipr+op
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Capt. Finn Goes Soon

DR.. T. E. Finn, recently commits
stoned as Captain in The United
States army, will leave about July 1
for Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, where he
will join the medical corps and train
for active overseas service for which
he enlisted several months ago. DR..
Finn, known better throughout Red
wood county and vicinity as tom
or "Doc," has been anxious to get
into the service since the declaration
of war and has neglected nothing
which would further this purpose. He
leaves a splendid practise which he
has acquired as member of the
partnership of Pease & Finn, with
which he has been the junior mem
Der for the past seven years. During
the past year DR.. Finn has been the
examining physician on The Local
draft board, has constantly sacrificed
his own interests for this work ana
other patriotic work which he was
called upon to do, and has assisted
the government in every way posi-
BILE. Redwood Falls and surrounding
territory is deeply in his debt fol
much past accomplishment and upor
| his return he will undoubtedly fine
that place in both his practice and il
the affection of his townsmen ha;
been kept open for him. Captain
Finn is the second young physician
to leave Redwood Falls for military
service, DR.. H. O. McPheeters, now
Lieutenant McPheeters, having left
several months ago and is now If
actual overseas service. While DR.
McPheeters had been in Redwood
Falls less than a year, he had made
hosts of friends here, and the city
hopes that both these young mer
may return soon to take the place
each has made for himself in the life
| of the community.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Program Offers
Many Good Things
REDWOOD FALLS CHAUTAU-
QUA OPENS JUNE 20 WITH
SPLENDID PROGRAM

The Redwood Falls Chautauqua
season which opens June % and
closes with the evening program OF
July 4, will be made up of series Of
excellent features as shown by the
programs which arrived last week
and were distributed by the local
manager, D. L. Crimniins. While
every number is good, some of them
stand out as being of especial inter-
est in these days of war and war in-
terests. IKE
Marie Van Gastel, who gives the
main program feature on the third
day, is a Belgian girl who was cap
tured by the Germans the first year
Of the war and later became a Red
Cross nurse. Miss Van Gastel has
seen much of overseas duty and
knows, because she "saw," What
she saw she will tell wildly in her
talk.
DIR. Robt. o. Mathews, another
Red Cross worker and observer, will
talk the evening Of July 2. Dr..
Mathews has also learned things frs.
hand and of his talk George B. Per-
kins, the conservative president of
the First National Bank of Sac. Ia,
says: 81 heard him at a banquet a.
Des Moines soon after his return
from France and he certainly kept
his audience listening. He has his
own idea of conditions over there and
is not afraid to advance them, and is
able to do so in very impressive
manner" DR.. Mathews and Miss
Gastel are two Of twelve people who
are in this country at present for
The express purpose of spreading the
propaganda of the Allied Nations.
Among the other very creditable
features is the Overseas Quartet
consisting of one soldier from each
of the armies of Scotland, France
America and England, all of whom
have been injured in the war. Then
Strickland Gillian, "Uncle Sans
Monkey Wrench" will give a pro-
gram. Chas. Ballington Booth will
give a lecture on prison reform ant
there are many and varied entertain.
ments and musical numbers, the
comic opera, "The DOLL" and The en-.
tertainment by the military band OF
the University of Iowa being two Of
the best.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Good Roads Day

Governor Burnquist has issued The
following Good Roads proclamation:
Whereas the statutes of the
State of Minnesota designate the
third Tuesday in June as Good Roads
Day and requires the governor to is
sue proclamation setting aside said
day for the purpose of giving special
attention to the highways of our
state; and
whereas, the many advantages of
good roads are so apparent and the
necessity for the betterment of pub
lie highways is universally acknowl-
edged,
Therefore, I, J. A. A. Burnquist,
governor of Minnesota, do hereby
proclaim Tuesday, June 1S, Good
Roads Day and request the people
of our state to contribute labor, ma
terial, money toward the improve
men. of the public highways in their
respective communities on that day."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
ParaderS Fail
ToGet Into County
LINDBERG BANNERS STOPPED
AND REDWOOD COUNTY is
NOT INVADED

The parade of non-partisan league
members. who planned to parade
through Renville and Redwood couu-
ties last Saturday, advertising their
candidate for governor, was not en-
tirely successful, and was very IN
successful as far as the getting into
Redwood County part of their pro-
gram was concerned.
Cars bearing the Lindberg banners
and carrying prominent league men,
bers visited several of the Renville
county owns and villages Saturday
morning and afternoon, meeting,
from all The Gazette has learned, lit
tie opposition until they reached
Morton. Here Dr. Penhall, mayor of
the village, and other citizens insist
ed that they should not enter the
village and were successful in stop
ping them after some alteration
with Sheriff Sunde of Renville coun-
ty, who insisted that the paraders
were within the limit of the law and
should be permitted to go through
the town. However, they were
turned back and took another road
leading back into Renville county.
L
here Saturday morning it was evil
IDENTIFY the intention of the paraders
to come through Redwood Falls
Sheriff Hassenstab and his deputies
obeying the orders from the director
of the County Safety Commission
A. D. Stewart and County At..or-
ney Emerson, were waiting for any
attempt to enter the county limits
One car of the parade succeeded in
working a subterfuge and got into
North Redwood but when it was as
certained that the occupants haG
been participants of the parade. they
were stopped at North Redwood anl
sent back and $50 far as is learned
none of the others attempted to gel
into the county at all.
This was the second time the plans
of the league for last week were
frustrated. The picnic near Luca n
at which Congressman Baer was tt
speak last Wednesday afternoon, was
stopped when it was discovered that
Mr.. Baer was to speak under tbs
auspices of the league. The meeting
was then carried over into Igor
county, where the address was given
The county attorney of Redwood
county, the Safety Commission Di
rector and the Sheriff were all at Lu
can and spoke 20 the assembly, Civ
! ing the reasons why no meeting G.
the non-partisan league would be al
lowed in Redwood county. There wa
no serious opposition to the ruling O
the three officers and no violence, thu
meeting adjourning in quiet ant
orderly manner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Local Boards
Do Great Work
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL
PRAISES WORK DONE BY
EXEMPTION BOARD
MORE TO Do
BOARDS FACE ANOTHER YEAR
OF CONTINUOUS WORK TO
SUPPLY MEN

The following letter from Provost
Marshal General Crowder gives some
idea of the magnitude of the work
done by the loyal men who have
served on the local examination
boards throughout the country for
the past year. 1t is printed by the
wish of General Crowder. T. is dated
at Washington June 5.
/ zone year ago occurred the first
registration for military purposes of
the young manhood of the Nation.
Ten million men responded in sin
gle day. This accomplishment was
nothing short of marvellous. The
task of utilizing this enormous force
seemed unbelievable. But the work
of classification of this great mass
of man-power in such way as to
permit of its organization and mould
ing into an effective army was en-
trusted to 4,663 local boards and 1876
district boards constituting a force
of nearly $4,000 of the leading citi-
zens of every community who assist
ed in their work by more than 100,-
900 equally patriotic volunteers have
performed work that challenges the
attention and excites the admiration
of all our people. ~.
"Well may we pause today, while
another million of our youths enter
the lists, and survey the results Of
the years work. Each registrant has
been examined and his availability
for military service has been deter
mined. In other words, these millions
of men have been classified in such
manner that the nation may now
call for them to come forward INFO
the army. No call can be so large
that it will not be filled Immediately
whether the number be such as may
be filled by those who have been
found to stand in the first rank of
available or so great that men stand
ing in the second, third or fourth
ranks of availability must go for
| ward In other words all these mil
lions of men who one year ago were
an inert mass have become mobile
army. Each has found his place and
each in his proper turn has marched
or awaits the order to march.
"These results could not have been
accomplished except through the de-
voted and unselfib labor of patriots.
The local and district boards have
scored an unprecedented triumph and
have earned the Undying gratitude Of
the nation. Their achievement is one
Continued on page A.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Wilson Approves
Chautauqua
PRESIDENT BELIEVES WORK
MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER

The following letter written by
President Wilson, in December, 1917,
to Montaville Flowers, president Of
the International Chautauqua asso-
citation, tells what the President
thinks of Chautauqua programs in
war times:
envy dear Mr.. Flowers:
T. has been u my mind Tor some
slime to thank your organization for
the very real help it has given to
America in the struggle that is con-
cerned with every fundamental ele-
ment of national life. Your speak
eers, going from community to COM
unity, meeting people in the friend
spirit engendered by years OF IN
mate and understanding contact,
ave been effective messengers for
he delivery and Interpretation of de-
.nocracy's meaning and imperative
needs. The work that the Chautau-
qua is doing has not lost Importance
because of war, but rather has gained
new opportunities for service.
Let me express the hope that you
will let no Encouragement weaken
your activities, and that the people
will not fail in the support of pa
triotic institution that may be said
to be an integral part of the national
Defense.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Farm Bureau
10 Give Picnic
TROSKE'S GROVE SCENE OF So
CfAL TIME BY REDWOOD
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
CHILDREN GRADUATE
c. G. SCHULTZ, JOS. BALL, A. d.
WILSON AND nj. j. DOWL-
ING TO SPEAK

wood County Farm Bureau will hold
its annual farm bureau picnic at the
grove Of j. J. Troske, about Two and
one-half miles northwest of Wabas-
so. The county rural school gradua-
ton will be held at this time in con-
nection with the picnic. The boys
leave in the next draft, on June 81.
This will afford you an opportunity
to meet all the boys before they
leave. The day will be spent in meet
ing friends, lister ing to a good pro-
gram, and having a good time. The
program for the day will be as fol-
Ews:
900 a. M, county spellig contest. !.
1915 a. m, the graduation address
by c. G. Schulz, state superintendent
of schools.
10:45 a. M, presenting of diplomas
by Adella G. Pratt.
HOO a. M, farm bureau address
by Joseph Ball of Crookston, U. S..
emergency agent; and Prof. A. D.
Wilson, Of the university, state food
administration.
12:O0-A picnic dinner.
1870 p. m.-Patriotic address by
Mike Bowling of Olivia.
2:30 p. m.-Bread-baking demon
stration.
2:50 p. m.-Canning demonstration
$40 p. m Farm bureau election
After the election the remainder OF
the dav viii be spent in sports, bal
game and foot races. A band viii
he secured, if possible.
Don't forget the date. Come, in
vite all of your friends. Bring your
lunch baskets and plenty to eat
Come early and stay late, so as t.
enjoy the entire program, day Of
le5t and meet the draft boys who arr
leaving the following day.
Ice cream and cold drinks will b.
served on the grounds.
County Agent F. L. French.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Swan-Keefe

Our citizens were surprised this
week to hear that two of our we'll
known young folks had quietly
slipped away to Redwood Falls and
were married at the rectory there by
Rev. Father Tomek, MISS Patricia
Farrell and Budd King attending the
couple. The contracting parties are
Miss Hazel Swan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. D. Swan of this place
and Herbert Keeef, son of Mrs. A.
Keefe of Minneapolis, but former
residents of Morton. Little is known
of the plans of the young folks out
side of the fact that they went
through Morton that evening on the
way to Minneapolis and that the
groom is expecting soon to CON-
mence his service with the colors and
it is presumed Mrs. Keefe will be
near her husband during such time
as he may be located at military
camps in this country. Miss Swan
is one of the corps of instructors in
the village school and has been en-
gagged for the coming year here
Morton Enterprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Red Cross Appeal

Redwood County Red Cross Chap
ter has been assigned 1175 pairs Of
socks for each Of the months of
June, July and August. l appeal to
every chairman of the branches to
enlist at once all the knitters she
can and bring in for June as many
of these socks as possible. And then
in July and August l shall expect
the balance, if any, to be made up.
You have never failed to respond to
all requests. Do not fail me and the
cause now. Margaret Little,
Chairman of County.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Next Draft To
Go June 81
REDWOOD COUNTY TO SEND
ONE HUNDRED THREE MEN
TO CAMP GRANT

The call for the next group of
drafted men specifies that June 81
is the date for entrainment and that
Redwood County will have hun
dred three men in this group. These
men will leave by special train run
ming from Madison, MIMI, to Min
neapolis and it will leave North Red
wood at Has Thursday morning.
Plans for the reception to be given
these men are now being considered
by the committee and will be per-
fected the last of the week. The pro-
gram for the day of departure and
the names of the men leaving will
be published next week entire. This
is the largest group of men leaving
Redwood county at one time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Captain Clement Here

Captain w. B. Clement arrived
from Deming, New Mexico, last week
for a short visit with his family here
having been granted furlough from
: is duties as Captain of Companr l..
captain Clement will find practically
: new company under his command
when he returns to Camp Cody, the
privates of the company having left
recently for duty elsewhere and their
places being taken by new men whom
the captain describes as Cowboys
and Mexicans," who have recently
joined the service and have had no
training. All commissioned officers
and the non-commissioned men were
retained at Cody to train these new
men, and the prospect now is that
ibis camp will be used chiefly for a
raining camp in the future. CAP
tain Clement has been kept busy
since his arrival answering questions
IF relatives and friends of the origi-
Company L. boys. Letters tell-
The whereabouts of the boys who
We been transferred from Cody will
oubtedly~ be received within few
IS. Captain Clement gave q short
y TX at the Methodist church at The
corning service and told many inter
g things concerning the camp
and camp duties.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19

c. M. Halves and his little daugh-
ter returned last week from Loring
Sanitarium, Minneapolis, where they
have been. taking medical treatment.
Both are much improved in health
and their friends hope they may con
tinue so.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
Auto Accident

Norwood, Mimi, June 17.-Secre-
tary of State Julius Schmahl and
Mrs. Schmahl were cut by flying
glass when the machine in which
they were riding struck a rut a mile
west of here and plunged over an
embankment"- Minneapolis Journal.
Telephone reports from Mr..
Schmahl to Redwood Falls friends
Tuesday morning stated tina. Mrs.
Schmahl was quite severely cut but
her injuries are not considered seri-
Gus. Mr.. Schmahl'si injuries were
slighter. Both are suffering from a
nervous shock.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19

that the loyal members of this par
ty cast party distinctions aside and
voted for Burnquist in order to as
sist n keeping Lndberg out of the
race. The Democratic vote was as
follows:
First ward-Wheato ION 5, Comtock
Second ward-Wheaton, 0, Com
stock 1. The Democratic vote was
extremely light over the entire coun-
ty, in seven precincts reporting only
Is votes were cast for Comstock and
II for Wheaton.
OTHER SECTIONS
Reports are gradually coming in
from other sections of the state that
| indicate that the state is safely
Burnquist's and tina. the only result
of the Nelson-P Peterson contest is to
show up some yellow Minnesotans,
who would vote for a man facing a
| prison sentence on the charge of dis
loyalty. From the Twin Cities comes
the report that Burnquist will carry
the state by from 10000 to 10000.
Van Lear, the socialist mayor Of
Minneapolis will contest the election,
with Meyers who has proved. the
strongest of The loyalist candidates.
Lundeen will be opposed as Con-
gresham from the Minneapolis dis
trict by Newton, also loyalist can
didate,
Lyon county has been considered
one of the strongholds of the nom
partisan league but reported early
Tuesday morning that with only five
precincts still to hear from, the
county gave Burnquist a 1900 lead
over Lindberg. Probably the Lind
berg supporters in the county read
the last issue of the Lyon County
Reporter-and changed their minds!
BROWN WRONG
Brown county, according to re-
ports and rumors, is not a neighbor
of which Redwood Falls is proud
Sixteen out of the 26 precincts gave
early reports on the governor and
senator questions. Lindberg led The
county by 1900 to Burnquist's 800
and Peterson carried the county over
Nelson. In the city Of New Ulm
Burnquist was given 200 votes to
Lindbergs 800 and Peterson won out
by 200 over Nelson.
NEW ULM PUNISHED
1t is already understood in the
Twin Cities that the State Safety
Commission considers this city a
menace to the state and thai in all
probability it's city charter will be
revoked and the city put under mar
tial rule. 1t is also reported that
breweries and saloons in this city
will be closed as soon as the COM
mission assumes control of it. Just
what the outcome of the city's at
titude as shown by it's vote will be
is not known but the prospects for
New Ulm are not particularly bright
RENVILLE
Renville gave Burnquist lead OF
500 in 20 precincts out of %. Olivia
went strongly loyalist and is to be
commended One of the county con-
tests of Renville, that of county au-
ditor resulted in the nomination OF
the league candidate Schmidt, who
will contest the general election with
Paulson, a young man spoken OF
very favorably by all who know him
How close the contest is The Ga
zette has not learned.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19

nes A. Larson and his son and
tier were Redwood Falls Wis
Saturday while on their way to
n, where Mr.. Larson spoke at a
eolng Saturday evening. They were
,uests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
'hris Larson of Lucan.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19

BROWN COUNTY SHOWS 1900 VOTES FOR LNDBERG AND 800
BURNQUIST SIXTEEN OUT OF TWENTY-SIX
CINCTs ULM FOR LINDBERG AND PETERSON
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19

RENVILLE BURNQUIST MAJORITY TWEEN
OUT PRECINCTS. SHOWS
STRONG LOYALTY FOR BURNQUIsT
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19

L. I'll. Terhell of Milroy was Red
wood Falls business visitor Saturday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-19
PRIMARY ELECTION; BURNQUIST AND NELSON
Burnquist Carries Entire State By Big Margin
BENDI<EN AND HINES TWO HIGHEST IN REPRE-
SENTATIVE CONTEST; CASWELL AND MUEL-
LER CLOSE FOR SUPREME COURT
Van Lear and Meyers for Minneapolis Mayor

REPORTS FROM TFIIRTY-NINE PRECENTS GIVE
BURNOUIST 22O4 AND LINDBERG 1854
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-26
Duu's Review.

New York. Jan 25.--Dun's weekly
trade review tomorrow will say:
with the recurrence of severe
storms and extreme cold in sections
of the East and elsewhere. the dras-
tic vnea sures adopted to ameliorate
the traffic have not been fully ef-
feotive and freight embargoes have
again been resorted to as a means OF
expediting shipments of urgently
needed war materials, foodstuffs and
fuel
Recognition that supplies for strict
" civilian uses will be more than ever
difficult to obtain, now that outputs
have been still further curtailed, has
prompted efforts among some inter-
ests to cover forward requirements at
rising prices; yet sellers are increas-
ingly reluctant to engage themselves
ahead and not a few manufacturers
are so largely occupied with govern
ment work that demands from the
regular trade cannot even be consid =
cred. The diminution of the pur-
chasing power in the East through
the closing of shops and factories on
specified days and the consequent loss
to wage earners has already be-
gun to manifest itself IN some retail
branches, and, though consumers are
buying heavily in the aggregate. final
distribution is more and more along
conservative lines and transactions
are not at the maximum.