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The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
These Have Gone

Andrew Thoresen of Delhi and AL
bert Lange Of Vesta left Friday, May
II, for Fort Benjamin Harrison, In
diana, where they have gone into
training, the former as engineer and
fireman and the latter as black
smith. Three other young men,
Frank Smetak of Seaforth, Ivar A
Anderson of Vesta and Albert Wick
man of Redwood Falls left the same
day for the aviation mobilization
camp, Camp Sewer, Greenville, S. c.,
The last three will work as carpen-
ters.
Chas. Blake of Milroy, Arthur Abel
of North Redwood and Walter See
beck of Redwood Falls left Monday
May 20, for Camp Dix, New Jersey.
And the following men left the same
day for Camp Joseph Johnston, Fla:
Albert Lamp, Evan; Walter j. Krin-
ke, Lamberton; Leon Orth, Redwood
Falls; Ellis Lamp, Morgan; Henry
Peters, Sanborn.
The above men enlisted voluntarily
several days ago and are now being
sent to camp for the purpose Of fol-
lowing up their line Of work in
which they are either experienced or
skilled. Those who left Monday all
go as mechanics.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
For "Judge'' Clague

A campaign for the judgship is
orshould be-something apart from
the usual political scramble for Of
flee. A man who is competent to
serve the people in this important
position is usually content to an
nounce his candidacy in a dignified
way, and permit the voters to exer-
else their choice at the polls on the
merits of the candidates without per-
sonal solicitation of votes.
Such a candidate is Hon. Frank
Clague of Redwood Falls. Mr..
Clague has represented his legisla-
tive district in both houses of the
legislature, and served with signal
ability. He is an attorney of stand
ing in the Redwood county bar, and a
man in every way qualified to fill the
duties of the judgeship.
Rumors have been started in this
and other counties of the judicial dis
trict that since Mr.. Clague had op-
position that he had "quit," and
practically acknowledged his defeat
The Times is glad to be able to re-
fute this report, and is glad of the
opportunity Of advising the voters OF
Lyon county at least, that Mr.. Clague
has no intention of quitting" he Is
not built that way. He is in the
campaign to win, and he. should win
Lyon County Times.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
Class Exercises

The Commencement exercises for
the class of 1918 will be held next
week, beginning with the baccalaure-
ate sermon at the Methodist church
next Sunday EVENING" DIR. p. G.
Horn, pastor of the church will give
the sermon to the graduates and
their friends.
Friday evening. May 81, at the
Redwood Falls Armory, the COM
mencement address will be given by
DR.. freeman of St. Marks, Minneap-
oils.
The Junior-Senior reception was
held on the lawn at the G. A. Patton
residence last Friday evening, the
reception taking the form of an in
formal and very pretty lawn fete,
of which the Juniors were hosts and
the seniors and the faculty were the
guests. A short program of music;
readings and a dance interpretive OF
the seasons was given by various
members of the Junior class ano
light refreshments were served. The
reception was one of the prettiest
and most enjoyable given in several
seasons, and was marked by a sim
plicity quite in keeping with pres
ent conditions. The Junior class Is
to be commended for its good iudg-
ment in avoiding an expensive OF
elaborate entertainment.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
Company | Boyso.
Take Long Hike
LEFT LAST FRIDAY FOR NINE
DAY TRIP ACROSS DESERT:
THIRTEEN MILES A DAY
SOME ENTER SCHOOLS
NON-COMS ENTER OFFICERS
TRAINING SCHOOLS, SIX
FROM L COMPANY
Camp Cody, N. M.

: May 10, 1918.
Today one of the several training
camps for officers opens in this di-
vision. This is the fourth of the
series for our army in the year we
have been at war. Our own training
camp in the 34th division will be ar
exclusive affair, it's staff of instruc-
tors taken from among the best of
ficers in the division, its student per-
sonnel consisting of nom commits
stoned officers only, which represent
every outfit in camp. At present we
are informed that the school may
run for period of three months, and
that men who graduate will be sent
back to their respective organiza-
tions to wait until vacancies occur.
They will therefore not be gradu-
ated into "a commission, rather they
will be graduated into an eligibility
list.
Six non-coms. from L company
were selected to attend this new
school:-Sergeants Chauncey Welch,
Robert Johnson and Corporal Harold
Johnson.
The latter part of this month
Camp Cody draws about 1000 of the
May drafts. These men will come
from Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
and Arizona. Plans are being work
ed out to give these men a special
course in fundamentals before they
are assigned with organizations. Of
fcerS and non-commissioned officers
are being selected from each regi-
ment to administer this preliminary
training.
Day after to-morrow-Friday-
our brigade moves out of camp on a
nine-day hike. We are scheduled to
make about 13 miles a day with a
days stop-over some place in the
desert.
Along with Sergeant Gray, who
has been on the job for some time,
Privates Mccartney Uudewig and
Hawkins are detailed as instructors
on the rifle range.
L company won an inter- battalion
baseball game Sunday morning. de-
feating A company, with 21 to
score. After the big hike the team
will play another outfit to determine
he championship of the regiment. L
company looks like a permanent win
ner. On the last game Corcoran and
Reynolds were the battery, Morrow
at first, Monson second, Fleury short
stop, Welch third base, with Gil
Rogers and Ludewig in the outfeld
Stensvad, one of the regular players
was kept out of the game by toul
of guard duty.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
High School Benefit

The High School Athletic associa-
tion is badly in need of funds and is
anxious to get enough money to set
tie all Indebtedness before the close
of the school year next week. There
fore a benefit will be given at the
New Dream next Friday evening,
May "a, under the auspices of the
association. The picture will be a
special feature, the film selected be-
ing The Girl in The Dark. Between
the two shows there will be a short
program of special numbers, consist
ing of a chorus by the Glee Club
girls, a reading by Miss Marjory
Baldwin and a duet by Glenn Lu-
kins and Louis Yackel. Music will
be given throughout the evening by
the high school orchestra. The pa
tronage of the residents of the town
and vicinity is earnestly solicited by
the student body.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
Sergeant Paul
Speaks Tonight
REDWOOD FALLS TO HEAR CA
MADAM SOLDIER AT AR
MORY MAY %, 8 O'CLOCK

That Sergeant G.. A. Paul of the
Canadian Forces will speak at the
Redwood Falls Armory Wednesday
evening, May %, is announced by A.
H. Emerson, Redwood county chair
man of the Red Cross War Fund
committee. The address will begin
at eight o'clock, there will be no ad-
mission charged nor collection taken,
and the public is cordially invited to
hear the address.
Sergaent Paul is Canadian by
birth, a member of Lord Strathcona' s
Horse of the Canadian forces and is
returned from active service in
France. He is announced as a force
full speaker and one who has a vital
message for the American people at
this time.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
W. S. Clayson, Sr.

Tuesday morning of this week, at
the hour of ten o'clock occurred the
funeral of W. S. Clayson, Sr., at 903
Main street. Rev. S. S. Sampson of
the Methodist church had charge of
the service at the house while the
Masonic order of which the deceased
was a member took charge of the
service at the grave. Following the
very comforting talk which Rev.
Sampson made at the home, Mrs.
George E. Snidecor and Mrs. Charles
F. Hildreth sang duet, Zone
Sweetly, Solemn Thought" The flow
ers were beautiful and spoke elo
ouently of the tenderness in which
the memory of the departed was
held.
Quite unusual with such services
was the fact that three sons and
three sons-in-law acted as pail bear
ers; the sons, Marshall, Frank and
Walter S. Clayson, Jr., while the
sons-in-law were T. A. Fraser and
Mason Terpening of Corona, and Earl
Macdonald of Riverside. A large
number of the Masonic order attend
ed the funeral in body. The serv-
ice at the grave was one of dignity.
Fred E. Snidecor acted as spokesman
for the order, the regular ritual in
such cases being used.
The deceased came to Corona in
1900 from Redwood Falls, Minnesota,
and in the early days here he will
be remembered as the furniture deal
er of Corona. Nearly 10 years ago
he retired from active business life
of the city and for the past four or
five years his feeble health has made
it necessary for him to keep very
close to his home and thus favor his
declining years.-Corona (Cal) Cur
rier.)
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

all instances, when any goods have
been purchased locally they were
purchased locally because the mer-
chants came down to wholesale pric-
es, or the Bureau of Supplies in
Minneapolis, which is run on a whole
sale basis. was unable to supply the
branch with materials needed. TAX
ing the grade of goods into consid-
Grafton, the express, freight, etc.,
the Branch considers it has spent its
money judicially by patronizing the
local merchants whenever the occa-
sion warranted.
WORKING SYSTEM
The Redwood Falls branch has its
officials, chairman at it's head, vice
chairman, secretary treasurer and
sixteen directors. This body of
women meet each month, vote on all
bills, discuss the various matters
pertaining to Red Cross work, and
vote on all goods purchased by the
terry with the United Staes Field Ar
branch. These directors, in fact,
constitute a buying committee for
person in the branch has the author
ity to purchase goods without the
vote of the majority of the directors.
No salaries are paid to any officer in
the branch, and the books of the
branch are open to the public at all
times.
The Local Red Cross Branch IS un-
der the jurisdiction of the County
Chapter, who, in turn is under the
jurisdiction of the Northern Division
Red Cross This division issues bull
letins weekly, giving information as
to garments needed, the number it is
necessary to make, and any changes
that may have occurred. In addi-
tion, Headquarters send out out
quota of what the branche sare to
make each month or until further
hospital garments, knitted articles,
and surgical dressings. This syste-
matte handling of the different arti-
cles needed, makes it Impossible for
any branch to over-supply in any
article.
Redwood Falls Branch has special
lied in hospital garments, that is,
garments for the patients, and does
its quota of knitting and its quota
of surgical dressings. During April
the Branch has expended on
Hospital Garments $3.50 90
Yarn 225.00
Surgical Dressings ......... $4,000
Making a total of. .S725. 90
month the branch is required to do
special work and in April spent $3.50
for material for refugee work. These
refugee garments go to the destitute
children of Belgium and France.
The Brahch hopes to bring the
Surgical Dressings work up to $500
through May, as this branch Of work
is very urgently needed and too
MANY dressings cannot be made to
supply the demand.
Mrs. G. r. Pease,
Chairman Redwood Falls Branch
A. r. c..
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
Man Shot at Sleepy Eye

A hold-up and the shooting which
followed at Sleepy Eye last Satur-
day night resulted in the death of
the hold-up man, who was stranger
in that vicinity. Late Saturday ev-
ening this man who had engaged a
room at the Leona hotel and had
been there for the past few days,
entered the barroom with a revolver,
held up the bar keeper and took
about 500 in cash from the till. He
then went to his own room, threat
ening the barkeeper with death if he
told any one of what had taken
place. Later Ed. Cutting, resident
of the Sleepy Eye community, came in,
the men procured a gun and went to
the strangers room. In the chase
which followed after the stranger op-
ened the door and tried to make his
escape, he was shot in the leg by
Mr.. Cutting. He then managed to
get out of the building and went to
the railroad yards, where he was
found dead in the morning, having
died from loss of blood from his
wound. 1t is believed he was men
tally deranged.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
Bad Collision

A car driven by Ted Pease collid-
ed with the carriage of S. O. Mason
last Friday evening and Mr.. Mason
sustained a bad cut on his forehead,
the use of several
stitches to close the wound. The
buggy was also badly damaged.
None of the occupants of the car
were seriously hurt, although badly
shaken up and frightened. The ac-
cident is due to the lights on the car
not working as well as they should.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
Correction Made

In giving the names of the Red
Cross soliciting committees IN The
Gazette of last week there was no
mention made of the team working at
the Lower Sioux Agency, which
comes within this district. The
captain of this team is Chas. Good
thunder and his assistants are Rev.
st. Clair and John Jones.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

Rush McAlliser, who left Red
wood Falls with the drafted men
early in March, has been selected to
enter the Officers Training School at
Camp Dodge and has already taken
up his training there. Mr.. McAllis-
ter was made corporal May l. He
is the son of M. and Mrs. 7. c. Nc
Allister of Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

We again ask all those who have
received statements of their sub
scription accounts to call and settle
or mail us a check at once.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

being at eight months the average
monthly income has been S730.42.
The average monthly expenditure,
S672.17.
MARGIN TOO SMALL
These figures will plainly show
that the Redwood Falls Branch has
been obliged to run on very small
financial margin, too small to admit
of any heavy wholesale buying. One
large purchase, however, was made
through Philbrick & Son. of a
wholesale lot of outing flannel
bought at wholesale prices Of Mar
shall-Field of Chicago. Through the
courtesy of N. F. Dripps, we also
bought outing flannel at a wholesale
price.
QUESTIONS ASKED
The question has been asked,
E'Why does the local branch buy so
much merchandise locally, why does
not the Red Cross branch buy from
One excellent reason is that the Lo-
cal branch has not had the money
with which to pay these bills. 1t
has no financial standing except
with the Red Cross Bureau of Sup
plies at Minneapolis and the local
"..hnen workers of THE Red Cross
lave had to raise the money in vari-
Gus ways before the bills could be
paid.
Another question has been-"Why
do you not buy goods, especially yarn
from Minneapolis headquarters q
This plan has also been tested out
and found that in many instances
Red Cross headquarters were unable
to supply the goods, many orders for
immediate delivery were back-order-
ed or cancelled altogether, and the
Branch advised to buy locally when
ever possible, as the demand exceed
ed the supply at Minneapolis head
quarters.
Still further question,-"Why DC
you pay, say S3.10 or even S2.95 tor
yarn locally when it is qutoed whole.
sale at headquarters at, say, S2.3O!
People who do not understand yarn
find it difficult to understand that II
is not the price alone that is impor-
tant, as the better and finer the
yarn, the more garments or articles
may be made out off it; For IN.
stance, cheap grade of yarn will
use up two skeins of yarn for pair
of socks. when a better grade Will
use but one skein. By little flgur-
ing one can readily see that it Is
economy to use a better grade, a
grade which will average up less per
wgarment, if not less per pound. In
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
seal Chairman
! Reports On Work
IPENDITURE OF MONEY BY
RED CROSS JUSTIFIE DBY
FOLLOWING FIGURES
MORE MONEY NEEDED
DRKERS HANDICAPPED BY
4ACK OF CREDIT IF FUNDS
GET LOW

!. Mrs. G. R. Pease, Chairman cf
la Local A. R. CO.
1t the time the Redwood County
ganization was completed and the
: anch took up the work, the Red
i Cd Falls Branch received as it's
are of the first membership re-
! pts, S64.47. From this time on
4 : receipts included all membership
] IS, personal donations, ice cream
ENcials, tag day, Fair Booth re-
IXipts, church and aid society dona-
VRns, lodge contributions, store do
7 tions, auction sale and lunch re-
:, ipts, home talent plga receipts,
u qxiliary funds and the War Fund.
RECEIPTS
II To date the receipts from dona-
IONS by persons, lodges, clubs, and
,,,lurch organizations amount to
s337.32.
: The receipts from all dances, auc-
on sales, lunches, home talent play,
isag day, Fair Bootr hnd Dream
veheatre-$2, 2,912.15.
II The War Fund amounted to
'oa19.48.
: EXPENDITURES.
'at The expenditures include member
.eIhip fees sent to headquarters, mis-
expenses and assessment
neor County Chapter expenses. The
o1niscellanecus expenditures are
Ybmall, almost all of the money goes
, or supplies for military relief. Of
: ,he expenditures the following will
otshow that the Redwood Falls mer-
;hants have received the largest
amount.
Philbrick & Son ......... S1612.1S
APalace Dry Goods ........ 1590.06
FRANCOIS & Schmahl ...... 1927
n. F. Dripps ............. 165.89
%~
Total :. ...... ..... S34S1.lO
The Branch has paid Headquarters
for supplies, such as material for
surgical dressings, garments, yarn,
several small bills to out-of-town
stores, makes the total amount spent
out of town, $779.12.
The otal amount paid out for yarn
is $3.50.
To give the best understanding of
the financial needs of the Branch, be-
ginning with the 1st of November,
the time the Branch sent the first
report to Headquarters, will give
each months receipts and disburse-
mentS
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

E. Michel of Marshall transacted
business here Monday.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

Mrs. Gerald Colson of Des
Moines is a guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Bliss.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22
Total ~ s5843.39 S537735

Total ....... S5843.39 S53I1.3o
This leaves a balance on hand of
S466.04. Of this amount $235.11 be-
longs to the Junior Auxiliary. Fig
being at eight months the average
monthly income has been $730.42.
The average monthly expenditure,
S672.17.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
EXERCISES
At TABERNACLE ON 21ST
5000 Men of Navy Yard to Give
Expressions Of Loyalty-Presi-
dent Wilson to Speak.

Billy Sundays Tabernacle. near the
Union station, will be the scene OF
great patriotic demonstration to the Pres
ident Of the United States and his cabt-
net by employees of the navy yard at
8 O'Clock the evening of January Fl. De-
string to show in practical manner their
patriotism and appreciation of the Pres
ident's war measures. the 5000 men en-
ployed in the governments great war fac
tory on the river front have banded to-
gether and appointed committees to rep
resent them in a great demonstration of
loyalty to the cause OF the United States
in .fle war.
A miniature submarine chaser. now
under construction at the yard, will be
dedicated on the evening of the demon
stration by Ellen Wilson McAdoo, grand
daughter OF the President. Addresses
will be delivered by President Wilson
and the Secretaries of War and the Navy.
The Marine Band will provide music for
chorus of 125 yeowomen. employed in
Washington who will sing patriotic songs
Under the direction of Mrs. A. NJ. Blair.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker. wife of the Secre-
tary of War, will sing solo.
A resolution embodying the feeling
and sentiments of patriotism of the
men employed in the navy yard will
be presented to the President at the
people who will be present are: The
President and Mrs. Wilson, the entire
cabinet. Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor:
Postmaster Merritt o. Chance. James l..
Wilmeth, director of the bureau of en-
craving and printing; Cornelius Ford.
public printer, and members of the
naval affairs committee of both the
House and the Senate.
Committees in charge of the demon
stration are:
Committee on boat-H. T. LaClair, F,
Goodman. J. Brown; committee on
ushers, N. F. StatzelI, ]. H. Sheehan, w.
w. Woods; committee on talent, j. F..
Sheehan, Charles Bright, F. S. Queeney;
committee on publicity, B. Hardester,
W. w. Keeler, Percy Cooper, E. Schwenk
and S. s. Kelchner; committee on deco
rations, J. Meekins, H. Brusk, G.. Ritz
B. De Mar and NJ. Kerr: committee on
resolutions. F. S. Kramer, Walter Avery
and Charles Bright; finance committee
H. T. LaClair.
General master mechanics, Michael
Lynch, Charles Robertson. NJ F. Nc
Kenney; master mechanics, John D. In
gals, John White, Harry Wilson
Samuel Bates. Thomas Hayes. Georg.
Dunn, Charles Smithson, William HUFF,
William Norris, Samuel Shreve, w
Atchison, F. Blankenship, F. E. Howard
and John H. Won Herman.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
$50 of Vaughn Bible Class
Are Photographed in Group
With Billy Sunday and "Ma''

Eight hundred and fifty men. mem
bers Of the Vaughn Bible class at Cal
vary Baptist Church. stood bareheaded
in the sun yesterday morning in front
Of the church and had their pictures
taken behind Billy Sunday and Ma"
Sunday. Billy broke a tradition of long
standing when he consented to have
his picture taken with group of men.
According to DIR. George G. Dorney,
Bible class organizer of the Sunday
this was the first time Billy
ever posed for his likeness with mems
Bible class.
Applause went up from the waiting
Bible students as a big limousine rolled
up in front of the church at twenty
minutes past 10 O'Clock and the evan
gelist stepped out. It was first thought
that he was alone. but as soon as the
crowd discovered Ma" Sunday inside
the machine it set up with such a
clamor for her that she, too, alighted
from the car and was snapped" with
the class.
In the line with Billy Sunday and
Ma" Sunday stood Rev. DR.. s. H.
Greene and Rev. DR.. A. F. Anderson,
pastor and assistant pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church; N. S. Faucet. superin-
tendent of the Sunday school; DR.. Will
liam A. Wilbur, superintendent of the
adult department of the Sunday school;
ney. teacher and president, respective
ly. of the Vaughn Bible class.
Approximately 100 men from various
branches of the military service stood
in the line of students. IL
The Vaughn Bible class, headed by
Boy Scout band, will march in a
body to the Tabernacle to hear Billy
Sunday Thursday evening
Evening star., 1918-01-14
MAY DIES HERE
Well Known Washington Sports
man and Clubman Suocumbs to
Effects Of Pneumonia Attack,

Frederic May. sportsman, clubman and
lifelong resident of this city, died this
morning at his home, 2O22 G street
northwest. from the effects of an attack
Of pneumonia last July from which he
never fully recovered. For the last
fifteen years Mr.. May had been engaged
In the real estate business here, also
having extensive interests at Bar Har-
Dor, Me.
A number of years ago Mr. May came
into national prominence by engaging
in duel with James Gordon Bennett
The affair arose over personal matters
and was fought in Arizona. then a ter
ritory. where the principals and their
seconds Travelled to insure non-inter-
ference.
He was a member of the Metropolitan
and Commercial clubs of this city and
Of the New York Yacht Club He was
an enthusiast in many lines of outdoor
sports, and until recent years was a
yachtsman of international repute, own
ing and navigating his craft under the
colors of the New York Yacht Club.
Mr.. May was sixty-eight years old and
was unmarried. He is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Sarah NJ. May. Funeral
arrangements have not yet been COM
pleted.