The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-30
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA

The jolly Farmers Club, located
near Sleepy Eye recently donated $50
toward the work of the Red Cross.
That's good idea.
4 The Pythian Sisters Club will meet
tonight (Tuesday) at the home of
Mrs. w. G. Weldon. Mrs. Robert
Whyte will be the assistant hostess.
4 Geo. j. Ahrens, who has been en-
ployed at M. C. Hirmer's meat and
grocery store, will leave Wednesday
for Mankato where he will attend
college.
Mrs. Antoinette Johnson of Wiscon-
sin, is staying with the Daskam chill
dren during the absence of their par
ents. Mrs. johnson is a sister of
Mr.. Daskam.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Philbrick will
leave the last of the week for Chica-
go and New York where Mr.. Phil
brick will purchase goods for the
Philbrick store
Mrs. A. B. Winter returned Sun
day from Minneapolis where she has
been taking the Red Cross training
in the work of surgical dressings,
bandage making, etc.
E. A. Gallea underwent on opera
ton last week having a small tumor
removed from his arm. The operation
was entirely successful and Mr.. Gal
lea has quite recovered from the eff
fects.
}. A. Storts, who recently purchased
the Redwood Falls ice plant, has
packed away 1,500 tons Of ice. an
amount which he deems sufficient to
care for the needs of the city during
the heat of next summer.
4 The Wabasso farmers who ousted
A. d. Stewart from the Secretaryship
of the Farmers Insurance Company
(lf all reports are true) will have to
make some explanations regarding
the notices sent them by former
candidate for county office.-Vesta
Censor
The next meeting of the Redwood
Farmers Club will be held Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Whittet. An interesting program
is being prepared. At the last meet
ing of the club, held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Streeter, dona-
tion of $500 for the Red Cross work
was made
A. D. Wilson, state food admins
traitor, has officially ordered two
wheatless days a week in Minnesota.
| He acted on recommendations from
Washington officials. In addition to
Wednesday, which has been observed
as wheatless day for several weeks,
| Mr.. Wilson designated Monday as the
other day when wheat must be dis
pensed with.
the home of his adopted daughter,
M,,cs 81 T
kins was we'll known to many Red
wood Falls residents having frequent
| ly visited here during the residence
here of his son, I. N. Tompkins. Mr..
Beatty, who was called to Lamberton
last week, has returned here and re-
sumed his work as deputy sheriff.
Mrs. Augusta Wog, who for nearly
forty-five years has been a resident
of Redwood County, passed away at
her home north of Sanborn last Fri
day night of old age. The funeral
was held from the home Tuesday af-
ternoon at II o'clock. Interment was
made in the Scandinavian Lutheran
cemetery of Shutdown where her ,hus-
band was buried in 1878. Rev. L. ].
Floren of Springfield conducted the
funeral services-Sanborn Sentinel.
The national debt of the United
States on the first of January was $5,-
615, 100000. This is only 21a per cent
of the national wealth and but one
fourth of the national debt of any
of the larger countries of Europe.
The combined national debt of our
allies in the war is "a billions of dol !
lars, which represents IA per cent of
their national wealth Our enemies !
have a national debt of 40 billions of /
dollars which is equivalent to % per
cent of their combined wealth.
"Dogs is Dogs" to Walter Francois.
He keeps a terrier at home and bird
dog in the country. About three weeks
ago during the cold spell he thought
he recognized his bird dog ON the
street and that he looked little thin
and forsaken. Walter took him home
and treated him as a good dog should
be treated for several weeks, when
one day he saw Tony Narcotic on the
street, the man who was supposed to
be taking care of the dog at his farm,
and asked him if he had not lost some
thing from the farm. Tony couldn't
think of anything and finally Walter
told him the awful truth about his
on the farm when he left home and
that he had been fed and cared for all
winter. Walter is now looking for an
owner for strange dog.-Marshall
Messenger.
Christ F. Larsen had an experience
Thursday afternoon that he would not
care to repeat. While Mr.. Larsen
was in the cow yard his four year old
Guernsey bull suddenly became en-
ragged at him and made for him, knock
ing him over. Mr.. Larsen managed
to regain his feet and reached gate
and although the animal was bunt-
ing him he finally pulled the pin just
as the bull made another charge and
he landed out in the barn yard. Most
fortunate, however, he was in sight
of the house and someone happened
to glance that way and saw the trou-
BILE although Mr.. Larsen was too
stunned to call for help Mrs. Larsen
and visitor managed to rescue him
from his perilious position. Mr.. Lar