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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
DesoTo COUNTY COURT
Judge Odlin Thinks it Should Not
be Abolished

Editor Punta Gorda Herald -
Just d word or two more in con-
nection with your comments in
vour issue Of October oath upon
nv communication to you, which
you published. The Court to
which you refer and which you
think should be abolished as
useless burden to the taxpayers,
lis the County Court of DeSoto
Ieounty.
/ think ] can. show you in a very
short article that, to abolish this
court, would Increase taxes. All
1.-The criminal cases which fall with
In the jurisdiction of this court
lare those wherein the accused is
Ientitled as a matter of constitu-
ltional right to trial by jury.
Now, as the local justices of the
Ipeace have no power to use juries
lin criminal eeses, it would be nee
lessary if you abolish the pres
lent County Court, to have all
THESE cases tried before the cir
lcuit court; and this would impose
such a mass Of work upon the cir
cult judge that you would have to
create an additional and separate
lcircuit.
| 1t is true that. the judge of this
County Court and also the prose
cuting attorney of the same are
! paid salaries; But these salaries
are low; the saying to the tax
payers by abolibhing the court
land eliminating these small sal
aries would be much more than
offset by the increase Of expense,
if you were to have a new sepa-
rate circuit.
Of course there are a very re-
lspectable number Of students of
criminal Jurisprudence who think
the country would be better off
if the entiree jury system were a.
polished. Surely the cost of ad.
fministering justice would be
greatly reduced. And / know
livery well that if / were charged
with crime and were innocent,
would prefer to take my chances
with one intelligent upright judge
than with jury. While, if
were guilty, | ought to be con
victed and punished, jury or ne
jury. But if you really wish tt
do away with the jury system
you will have to change very ma
Iterially our constitution. And
as my distinguished friend, Pete
Q. Knight of Tampa, says, will
! great wisdom: "This is no time tt
talk about new constitution fol
Florida; let us win this war first. ;
Il thank you for giving spac,
to my views, and with assurance,
OF sympathy in your sincere eff
forts to benefit by your paper tn,
citizens of the entire state, | am
Sincerely yours,
ARTHUR f. ODLIN
Arcadia, Oct. 25, 1918.
I
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

Less than two months till
Christmas.
Wind from the east means poor
f>aing-pray for west winds.
Darby O'Toole and Charles
Pommert caught a lot of shook
this week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

Wauchula Advocate: = Five
months and the Florida legisla-
ture meets, There are other ca
fanatics besides the worldwide
war.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Home Talent
Program Planned
Musical, Literary And Humorous Pro-
gram at Armory, Friday,
February %

For the benefit of the Red Cross
the Ways end Means Committee is
planning a home talent program to
be given at the Armory Friday even
ing, February %. Mrs. A. D. McRae
as chairman of the program commit
tee has planned most excellent
bers, all numbers to be given by resi-
dents of Redwood Falls and the ten
tative program shows good selec-
tion of numbers.
The first part of the program will
be largely musical and the musical
talent of which Redwood Falls is so
proud will make this part of the pro-
gram equal to an entertainment by
professionals. Mrs. George Grapp
will be heard in a solo and also in a
duet with her husband, DR.. George
Grapp. Mrs. Grapp is the most re-
cent addition to the musical circles
of the city and her voice has enchanted
those who have already heard her
sing. Many will hear her in this
program for the first time. Other
singers who will be heard in solos,
trios, ETC., are Mrs. Harry Ward, Miss
Amy Barnes, Glenn Lukens and Will
lard Fuller. There will also be a
male quartet the personale of which
has been kept deep dark secret from
the press.
Ellen Horr Palmer will appear in
a whistling solo such as the audience
of home folks always delights in hear
ing this artist give Then there will
be a sextet of young girls who will
criy h.
some patriotic tableaux, and a sur
prise number entitled The Three Old
Maids Of Lee, also as secret as the
proverbial political dark horse.
The last part of the program is a
dress rehearsal of the Hickoryville
School Exhibition-just such an ex-
hibition as every one who ever at
tended school in the little red school
house will remember taking part in
at some time or another. The pupils
will all be dressed in their very best
and lot of fine looking, smart-ap-
pearin' youngsters they are. Some
of them may forget their parts in
the good old fashioned way but the
audience will please remember it is
only dress rehearsal and be char
table.
The sale of tickets for this program
will be this week and seats will be
reserved early next week. Reserved
seats will be sold at thirty-fve cents
and general admission twenty-five
cents. Children the same price as
adults. The net proceeds will be used
in the work of the Redwood Falls
Red Cross branch. The public is
asked to give the benefit good sup
port in order that the money which
is to serve such a good cause may be
helpfully large amount and the pro-
gram committee has been at great
pains to see that the program is so
good that every patron will 'get his
moneys worth"-and then some.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Women Must Work
to Supply Needs
Red Cross Workers Urged to "Carry
On to Limit of Capacity Needs
in Many Lines Are Great
MANY BENEFITS GIVEN
Branches Are Doing Good Work But
Need Many More Consistent
Workers

That there must be no cessation in
the work of the women of the nation
and that many more workers are
needed IN every branch of the work
IN Redwood County is easily seen by
the constant new requirements which
are being made and the redoubling
of efforts to get in more garments,
surgical dressings, etc. While many
are positively heroic in their expen-
diture of time and energy to further
this work, many others are not car
rying their share thereby putting the
burden of the work on the few faith
full ones and making it "overwork," :"
instead of work.
Another cablegram, received at the
Washington Red Cross headquarters
from Major Grayson M. P. Murphy,
head of the commission in Paris, calls
in the strongest terms for more sur
glcal dressings to be rushed abroad
Immediately. Nothing in the situa-
sage read. SURGICAL DRESSINGS
MUST BE SENT IN MILLIONS. A
serious calamity and a national dis
grace is inevitable if dressings are not
made and shipped Immediately by the
car load"
This work is now being taken up
in Redwood Falls under the direction
of Mrs. A. B. Winter, Redwood Coun-
ty instructor of surgical dressings
Mrs. G. R. Pease, chairman of the
local branch, announces the follow
ing classes: Tuesday and Wednesday
evening classes for teachers, sales
women and all others who work dur
ing the day, a Tuesday afternoon
class at one o'clock for all those who
are not busy with sewing or knitting,
a Wednesday afternoon class for the
girls of the and grades and Sat-
urday afternoon class for the high
school girls This last class meets
promptly at two o'clock. The making
of bandages is also a most important
part of this work and work that needs
volunteers.
Work for refugee women and chill
Continued on Page 81
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Male Quartet
Here Wednesday
Apollo Quartet to Give Program at
ArmOry Wednesday Evening,
February 13.

The Apollo Male Quartet, the fifth
number of the lecture course, will be
the attraction at the Armory We'd
nesday evening.
James H. Cochrane. first tenor, and
B. NJ Gotshall, second tenor, have
had long experience in male quartet
work and it was their ability and
enthusiasm that were responsible in
a great measure for the success Of
the old glee club. They both possess
splendid voices and Mr. Cochrane is
an exceptional reader so that the en-
tertainment portions of the program
which he will render with the Apollo
Quartet will be no small feature in
the evenings entertainment.
Mr.. David Ewing, the baritone, one
of the new members of an Eastern
man with remarkable voice, will
capably fill his part.
Mr.. c. w. Anderson, basso, will be
a valued member and capably fill his
part in the company.
The program will consist chiefly IF
vocal numbers, solos, quartets, comedy
numbers, ETC., by the members of the
company. There will be some instru-
mental work, but the vocal strength
of this quartet is particularly fea-
tured because the Quartet has much
greater vocal ability than any quar-
tet of this type presented in the past.
Reserved seats are now on sale at
the Lauterbach Bros. store.
This is the last but one of the sea-
sons lecture course numbers, the last
one to come early in March.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination to be held at Tracy, Mime
sofa, on March 9, 1918, as a result of
which it is expected to make certifi-
cation to fill a contemplated vacancy
in the position of fourth-class post
master at Revere, Mimi, and other
vacancies as they may occur at that
office, unless it shall be decided in the
interests of the service to fill the va
cancy by reinstatement. The compen-
sation of the postmaster at this Of
flee was $519, for the last fiscal year.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Buy Smilage Books

Lieutenant Clinton Baldwin and
Strickland Gilland seem to be Of one
opinion regarding the value of the
Smileage Books for which the cam
paign is now being carried on. Lieut..
Tink says, in letter to his father:
Regarding the Smilage Books, an
order has just come requesting that
we write to our friends, urging a
strong selling campaign for them.
That means that the authorities here
are heartily in favor of the books" !"
Strickland Gilland puts it this way:
Said Jake to Bill: "I'd like to go
Tonight to see a funny show.
My mind is ripe for song and joke,
But woe is me! Pm stoney broker
Said Comrade Bill to Comrade Jake:
"Cheer up, old top! 1t does not take
A cent to go and have look, =.
I'll take you with my Smileage Book!"
Do you want YOUR boy, your
friend, to be in Jake's place? Then
put him in Bills place by buying a
Smileage book and sending it to him.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
To Pythian Sisters

Mrs. Margaret Johnson will be in
the Red Cross rooms Wednesday even
ing of each week to give out new gar
ments to be made in the refugee
work which the Pythian Sisters have
voted to take up and to show the
sample garments. Members of the or
der are requested to come at this time
and to get the materials-the gar
ments may be made in their own
homes. Those who have not yet been
supplied with materials are urged to
come to the rooms Wednesday night
Of this week so that the work may
become well started at once. Every
Sister is urged to do her utmost in
this work as the need for these gar
ments is very great. The next sew
eral weeks should see many layettes
completed by the order. M. E. C.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Debate Next Friday

The Redwood Falls High School
will meet the New .Ulm High School
in the annual interscholastic debate
Friday evening, February Is. The de-
bate will be held in the assembly room
of the high school, beginning at 8
o'clock. The question this year is
Resolved, that the several states
should adopt minimum wage laws for
unskilled labor. The team which will
represent Redwood Falls is composed
Of Ethel White, Constance Golden
and Margaret McNaughton. This de-
bate gives splendid opportunity to
obtain information on one of the vital
questions of the day. Il is hoped
that large number of townspeople
will endeavor to come out and give
their moral as well as financial support
to debating in the high school. Red
wood Falls also sends another team
composed Of Fred Stava, Leon Lusch-
er and Lee Winter to Candy to meet
the team at that place.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Redwood Falls Boy Getting Big Ex-
perience; Likes The Life And Is
Content to Be In the Big Game
Christmas Day, 1917.

Christmas Day, 1917.
Dear Mother:
This is a little different Christmas
than any I've ever run into SO far in
my life. But then you know what
they say about variety.
We've hoped up until the very last
that the Christmas parcels would get
in. Pm afraid there is little chance
though unless they bring them in by
truck this afternoon. Our Turkeys
arrived last evening and the cooks
were up all night concocting a din
ner. Uncle Sam doesn't forget his
mems need for a feed on Christmas.
We got them at the last minute
Thanksgiving day, too. Then l had
to leave, but was fortunate enough
to be in Paris. Of course, they were
serving the regular dinner there and
| felt right at home.
To make this day seem more like
Christmas 1t. Stevenson, Hanford and
myself decided to play Santa Claus
to a couple of French kiddies that
live where we three are billeted. We
bought them toys, nuts, candy, cook
les, in fact all that we could think
of to make the little devils happy.
They are peasant children and it is
safe bet that they've never seen so
much stuff in all their lives. 1t has
certainly been worth it, too. They
come into our room about 5 o'clock
this morning to show us what Santa
brought them. We couldn't understand
what they were saying but there is
no doubt that these kids are about
the happiest ones in - and I'm not
sure that they've enjoyed themselves
anymore than we have. 1t has re-
minded me of the time that l used to
clatter downstairs to my chair to lamp
the layout. One thing wherein these
kids are much different than kids at
home, is the extreme care they take
of their toys. l haven't the least
doubt that they will still be whole
by next Christmas.
Tomorrow we start on a 4-day hike.
In all we will cover little over 81
miles. There is considerable snow on
the ground and Pm afraid it will be
rough going. Our slogan is, well
make it." l guess that it will apply
to this little jaunt, too.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
AL" n ~ 77
way Historical Society
Trench Helmet
Northern Division Gives Instructions
to Workers on Knitting
of Article

(Oficial. Clip for future reference)
The Northern division urges it's Red
Cross workers to crochet trench hell
NETS after the new Douglas helmet"
pattern.
In Red Cross work the douglas
helmet is a new innovation. Mrs. R.
S. Morton of Detroit, Mich. who in
vented it, asked that it be called the
douglas helmet" in honor of her
son, Douglas, who was in the selvice.
The new helmet has the advantage
that it takes far less yarn, may be
crocheted instead of knitted. there
fore saving much time, and may be
made by an active worker in cou-
pie of hours.
In it's use it has the advantage of
being smaller more easily carried than
a larger helmet, is without the lnuffler
attachment of the ordinary helmet,
and has all the warmth and protec-
ton for the face and ears of the
wearer that the older helmet pessess-
eS..
Specific directions which have been
prepared for its manufacture follow:
Material-Khaki or gray worsted
knitting yarn, one skein. Crochet
needle No. 5.
Directions-For single crGchet, in
sert hook, draw yarn through, pass
yarn around the hook and draw it
through both loops on the hook. Start
in the center with a chain OF four,
join one chain, single crochet into
this, increasing enough to keep it
fiat and continue around and around,
increasing gradually until you have
perfectly fiat top GA inches in
diameter. Then continue row after
row without increasing for AS
inches. The cap should then meas
ure eight inches from center OF crown
to edge of cap and about % inches
around. Do not break off youI yarn.
Chain one, turn, skip one stitt h and
single crochet IA inches for neck
pieceS leaving eight inches for front
of cap. Then one chain, turn, skip
one and crochet back and forth on
the IA inches, decreasing one stitch
at first end of each row until you
have 8 rows or / 4 inches, which
completes the neck piece. Do not
break off yarn. ZAP flaps ard tic:
One chain, turn, single crochet l8
stitches, one chain, turn, skip ore,
single crochet II stitches, chain one,
turn, repeat, decreasing each row I'M
til only three remain. Put needle in
center and crochet chain eight inch
es long for tie.
Break off yarn. For second ltap,
start at other end Of new piece and
single crochet 18 stitches and con-
tinue directions same as first. Do
not break off yarn, turn and single
crochet all around cap and both SIDES
of chain for tie. Cover flaps and tie
with slightly damp cloth and press
with moderately warn iron. A clrcu-
lar piece Of cardboard Ga inches IN
diameter is convenience in measur-
ing for the perfectly fiat top.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Red Cross Benefit Sale

The Ramsey Creek Farmers Club
and the Redwood Township Farmers
Club will unite in big auction sale
at .he Armory Saturday, March g.,
all the articles donated by farmers
of these two clubs, farmers who are
outside the clubs and anyone else who
finds something to donate, being sold
at this time by F. F. Patten, auction
eer, of Delhi. A similar sale was
held at Delhi some weeks ago and
was a splendid success and the motto
of the farmers undertaking this one
is "Make 1t A Bigger One" More
particulars of the sale will be an
nounced soon by Mr.. Patten who has
the matter in charge.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Cant" !" Says Hicks

Stephen P. Hicks will not be =. an
didate for the lower house of the
state legislature at the election lext
fall. Mr.. Hicks is grateful to the
citizens of the County for the RESPECT
and interest they have shown him IN
asking him to become a candidate,
but he states emphatically that il is
impossible for him to make the race.
Mr.. Hicks is a man of wide interests
and now, with the serious labor
situation confronting him and his s''ns
doing their part in the army, he lids
it impossible to undertake the duties
such race and his consequent cleo
ton would entail. 1t is with deep
regret The Gazette makes this an
nouncement but Mr.. Hicks is so posi-
tive in his statement that it won't do
a bit of good to try to sidestep MS
decision. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks and
their daughter left Monday to visit
a son now in training at Georgian
army camp.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Kohler- r-Bopes

The marriage of Miss Lulu Bopes
and John Kohler which took place
December % has just been announced
to the friends of the young people
here, Mrs. Kohler waiting until her
father I. N. Bopes came last week
before telling any of her friends. The
marriage took place at Saltwater, Mr..
and Mrs. Kohler coming back to Red
wood Falls where Mrs. Kohler con-
tinued her duties as teacher. She will
still continue in this work until some
time later in the spring when they
will make their home on the groom's
farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Kohler are both
well known in this community and
have numerous friends who are now
extending hearty. although somewhat
tardy congratulations.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
u. S. Shipyard
Volunteer Army
Minnesota Must Furnish $500 Me-
chanics in Shipbuilding En-
rOllment
URGED BY GOVERNMENT
Men Now Engaged in Work Get Big
Pay; Are Lodged in Deferred
Column

The one immediate duty of all
loyal citizens is to see that the $500
men asked of Minnesota for service
III national shipbuilding are immedi-
ately furnished for enrolment. They
are needed now in the construction
Of a great merchant marine, for the
nation and food to Europe. Every
man and women is urged by the Pub
lie Safety Commission to use friend
ly influence and persuasion in aiding
young men to realize the course in
which their duty lies.
Washington Urges Action.
kilograms couched in most urgent
terms have come from Washington
to Governor Burnquist and the Pub
lie Safety Commission to the end
that every available agency in the
state be commandecred in this work.
Trained riviters, boilermakers, ma
chinists, punchers, blacksmiths, car
penters, caulkers, millwrights and 9TH
er trained men can render no great
er service to the government at pres
ent. While enrolment itself does not
exempt from draft, the men who are
now in the shipyards have been placed
in the deferred classification and are
receiving high wages.
Ships To Win War.
It is pointed out by military and
naval authorities that in order to
win the war or bring more speedy
allied victory and thus reducing the
number of American boys to be called
into action it is absolutely necessary
tnat the output of the shipyards be
increased to the maximum production.
This registration of men for the
United States Public Service Reserve,
by which it is hoped to enlist 25O,OO0
volunteer skilled mechanics for ship
building, began on February 1st. In
manv places Four Minute Men opened
the campaign on January %.
While a special drive is being made
at this time, February / to IA, to
stimulate enrolment, registration will
be received any time after this per-
iod. The enrolling officer in this coun-
ty is H. A. Baldwin and local me-
chanics and artisans are urged to see
him Immediately for further informa
ton, blanks, etc.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-02-13
Stamps Sell Well

Although not all reports are in for
the sale of thrift stamps throughout
Redwood County, those localities that
have reported are showing very ex-
cellent returns. Miss Louise Weiss,
who has had in charge the sale of
stamps for North Redwood, reports
that she and the girls assisting her
have already sold $125 in the village.
This is certainly a most excellent re-
port. A. w. Olson of Walnut Grove
has reported to Mrs. c. V. Everett,
county chairman, that in the village
of Walnut Grove stamps to the amount
of S98.25 were sold in one day, which
is also a piece of splendid work. Re-
ports from other localities will be
given next week.