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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
THREE SERVICE STARS
Patriotic Father Sends All His Boys
To Battle Front

We have a man in this city who is
wearing a service badge with three
stars on it, and those three stars stand
for 1000 of the fighting force of his
family. Nicholas Beuhre, harness
maker with F. G. Neill has sent his
three sons to the army. TWO of them,
Allison and Berry, are in the 147th
Field Artillery and Loren has lately
gone to the regulars and is at Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo, awaiting assign
ment. If Mr.. Beuhre was younger and
physically able there is no doubt but
what he would join his boys. The
only sister of these three soldiers
lives at home with her father keep.
house for him and attends the public
schools.
There are numerous families where
more than one, two or three have
IN to join the army, but there arr
few where all the boys have given
themselves to the service. There are
mighty few families that have given
their full fighting strength to Uncle
Sam, and Brookings can be proud 20
have such a distinction. The father
and sister who stay at home and wait
patiently for letters from these loved
ones can feel sure that we as a com
munity appreciate what these boys
have done for the honor of the state
and nation. One hundred per cent
patriotic is certainly a measure Of
sacrifice that very few families in the
whole land can lay claim to. Let
Brookings be proud of this family, for
the boys went quietly without any
blare of trumpets, just loyal young
men who mean to do their duty for
the land hat gave them birth.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
SOUTH DAKOTA IN LEAD

South Dakota's registered men lead
the nation in physical perfection, ac-
cording to Provost Marshal General
Crowder's report to congress. Less
men from this state were exempted
for physical defects than any state IN
the union. Pennsylvania is most de-
ficient. The middle west generally IS
producing the most stalwart fighters.
The nationwide report shows 20 per
cen Of all the men registered were
rejected because Of physical deicien-
cies.
The report shows the per capita cost
Of drafting is $4.93. o%ne-fourth Of the
cost to get a volunteer into the army.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
CIRCUIT COURT SESSION

Circuit court was in session for the
regular January term on Tuesday and
Judge Skinner examined and granted
citizenship papers to the following:
John Van Hunnik, Arlington; Auke
Van Der Wal. Nolga; Lars Peter Mel
sen, Aurora; liver p. Moe, Medary:
Martin +. Erickson, Sinai.
Two divorce cases We're also dis.
posed of by granting them in favor
of the plaintiff, who asked for the
same. Ada B. Davis VS.. Claude Davis.
the plaintiff being given the custody
of three minor children. Sophia
Kirchhoff vs.. Henry Kirchhoff. GUS
tody of three minor children given to
the mother.
Gunder Journlin Piled guilty to hay
ing liquor in a public place and was
fined 5000 and costs and given thirty
days in Jail. The fine and impriSon-
ment We're suspended on the payment
of the costs and as long as the defend
ant was a law abiding citizen.
Court then adjourned until the date
set in February when the lawyers Will
be ready to take up the regular calen-
dar.
The term has been adjourned until
the fifth of February and the jury is
called for that day.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
A SERIOUS

Thursday evening about nine o'clock
while Mrs. j.. II. Hubbard and her
friend, Mrs. G. p. Sherwood, Of De
Smet. were on their way to call at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fry. Mrs.
Sherwood slipped on the icy sidewalk
in front of the residence of Mrs. NJ. ID.
Orhrans and fell f%racturing her hin.
Help was called at once and she was
taken into the Fry residence and her
son summoned from his home. She
was the borne by friends on a cot
to the hospital where she now Is. A
physician was called and everything
possible done to repair the break, with
the result hat while it is in a very diff
fcult place for the use of splints and
other appliances, she is now resting
fairly well and with due time will be
again on her feet.
Mrs. Sherwood is the wife of c. p.
Sherwood, editor and proprietor Of the
DeSmet News, and has been visiting
at the home of her son, Reginald
Sherwood, and with friends in the city
for a couple Of weeks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
NO E HERE
Commercial Club Can Find No One
To Spend Money On

The Commercial Club appropriated
up TO fifty dollars to be spent in Civ
ing Christmas cheer to those in the
city who were in need of some en-
enlargement in this line. They placed
the matter in the hands of Mrs. Lii
lian Smith, president of the Civic
League, and the following is her re-
port of the same to the secretary of
the club:
Secretary of
Commercial Club
Kind Sir:
| enclose bill Of the Good Cheer
s'mmittee. 1910 does not e like
good cheer was circulated cry far
but | did my best to locate any who
needed cheering. ! also asked the
chairman Of board of health and 9th
ers and found only those named IN
my report. They were not needy, Sc
was advised to send something for
the children and consequently it did
not make a very big bill.
Respectfully,
(Mrs.) Lillian Smith.
December 31et, 1917.
The list which Mrs. Smith submitted
to the secretary Is kept secret by him,
as there is no desire to hurt the feel
ings Of the fathers and mothers of the
little tots who were sent toys. We are
informed by the secretary that there
were only six separate families or in
dividualS named as being sent some
little token of the season.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
SOME REAL SALE PRICES

At the S. E. Smith sale, held yester
day at his farm three miles northWes
of the city, some prices were really.
for farm products that will almost ~
a record for some time to come. On
team of horses sold for $4,000 an
a mare brought s2S0.0O. The far
machinery all went at good pric
Seven hundred bushels of corn i'm ru
crib was sold in three lots and We
for $40, $142 and $1.46 per bush
Loose hay was sold for S20.50 per ton
and the seed corn topped the who
list by bringing $3.50 per bushel 3
seventy pounds. And in regard to th.
latter bid there were no questio.
asked as to whether it had been t.
ed or not. Horses We're supposed
be cheap, but this does not look lik
il. Corn was supposed to be high an
this certainly does look like it. Ia
at this price would make "A very ~
pensive breakfast food. NothIn
much the matter with being a FARM
under these conditions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
WINNERS IN CORN CONTEST

Jens X. Jensen of Brookings won
first prize in the corn jud-ing contest
Of the Brookings County Farm lnsti-
tute short course at State college last
week. The other winners were in or
der: Harold Larson, Brookings; Jno.
w. Stroup, Thomas; Miss Elizabeth
Lynch, Colman; Fred Killing. Brook
ings, and E. E. McNeilly, Wagner
The prizes ranged from 81 to $40
totaling $25.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10
STATE OF A

The state of trade all over the coun-
try reported by Bradstreets this week
is quiet. Post holiday influences and
weather restrict trade and industry.
Intense cold in east. Coal shortage
acute. Stores, Offices, schools and fac
tories closed for want of fuel. Cod
wave in south and snow In west. Stock
market up on railway control. Winter
wheat helped by snow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
W. Weldon Can
Knit Some, Too
REDWOOD FALLS MAN HAS
TURNED OUT 1874 PAIR OF RED
CROSS SOCKS SINCE NOV.

Bemidji is making quite a fuss ov-
er the fact that Judge Stanton has
taken to knitting socks for the Amer
lean soldiers. This work is wholly
worthy of the Judge and he is to be
commended for having heard the call
which says "Socks and yet more
socks. However, Redwood Falls has
Bemidji beaten by several months and
many, many pairs of socks. Last
November w. G. Weldon, Clerk of
District Court for Redwood County
heard the call, purchased his machine
and now has to his credit One Hundred
and Thiry-four pairs of Red Cross
socks. That was at ten o'clock this
morning, but as Billy knits at the
rae of a pair an hour at his aveage
speed, he may have done several more
since then in his leisure moments be-
tween issuing marriage licenses, solv-
ing the sugar question for some can
ming housewife ca the side he is al
so Food Administrator, and attending
to his other multitudi1ous duties. Bill
ly used to be a good skat player but
since this war broke out cards are a
lost art with him and he finds the
sock maker infinitely more fasciant-
ing. Let Bemidji brag! We have it
all over them!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Socialists Are Still
Opposing The War
DEBS ANNOUNCES mo DROP OF
BLOOD FOR CLASS CONFLICT
AT CONVENTION

War resolutions will not be con-
sidered at the national conference of
secretaries of the S Socialist party it
was decided last week at Chicago
convention when chairman Oliver C.
Wilson ruled out of order and con-
trary to the spirit of the Socialist
constitution a resolution demanding
labor have representative at the
negotiations for peace at the conclu-
sion of the war.
Eugene V. Debs, in a speech which
was applauded by the delegates, de-
clared the war Capitalists strug-
gle" and only of interest to the "mas-
ter class"
"a workingman has no place in a
capitalists war such as this" he said.
"There is only one war in which |
have any interest and that is for the
workers of the world against the CAPT
talists. I am willing to shed the last
drop of my blood for that, but never
drop for a conflict Of one set of the
ruling classes against another"
Reporting for the German Fedora
ton, Adolph Dreifuss said.
owe are gaining members. We
were true international Socialists be-
fore this country entered the war
and we are yet"
M. A. Stoler, for the Russian Sec
ton, protested against the activities
of the Counter revolutionists" who
would undermine the Bolsheviki.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Saves For Kaiser;
Is Fined $1,415
Resident of Br0wnton, Mimi, Round
ed up With Other Grain
HOarders.

Paul Volkman Of Brownton, Mimi,
who had been saving 715 bushels of
wheat for the kaiser, used II teams
in his hurry to market every bushel
under orders of Vivian B. Wye, speci-
al representative of the food admins
tration, who is. working to round up
wheat slackers.
According to Mrs. Volkman they
were saving the wheat for the kaiser
said Mr.. wye. "They evidently had
him II mind for long time, because
some Of the wheat had been in the
bin since 1909"
Volkman donated the entire pro-
ceeds of the wheat, amounting to ST.
415,70, to the American Red Cross
rather than stand prosecution under
the food control act.
Charles Dittman of Stewart was
found to be still using unlimited white
bread, having failed to return his ex-
cessive flour supply last spring. He
donated $50 to the Red Cross and
bought 5000 worth of War Savings
Stamps.
julius Wegner of Gibbon purchased
5000 worth of War Savings stamps
in lieu of punishment for excessive
flour supply, and Paul QUAINT Of Ste
wart purchased a $500 bond for the
same reason.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Prices Are Set
For Threshing
MEETING AT WABASSO DECIDES
PRICE QUESTION. AGENT ASKS
COOPERATION OF ALL.

A meeting of representative thresh-
ermen and farmers of Redwood
County was held at Wabasso la~t
Wednesday for the purpose of sugges-
ting representative price for thresh-
ing for Redwood County. Two Sele-
gates, one thresherman and one far
mer from each township were present
at the meeting.
After careful consideration of all
sides of the threshing question it was
voted to set the price as follows, oats
and barley, five cents per bushel,
wheat and rye nine cents per bushel,
timothy thirty-two cents per bushel,
and flax sixteen cents per bushel, the
thresherman to furnish the help which
shall consist of five men other than
the machine and tank men, the far
mer to feed the men and haul the
fuel. This means that the prices are
based on stack threshing and that the
grain is to be delivered into the sacks
or box. In the case of shock threshing
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Clague Easy Winner

John w. Nagle editor of the Duluth
News-T Tribune one of the best known
of the many able newspaper writer's
who edo" the legislature comments on
the judicial situation in this district
as follows:
Indications are that Frank Clague
of Redwood County, whose service in
the house and senate was most brilli-
ant, will ascend the district bench in
January. Lincoln, Brown, Lyon. Red
wood and Nicollet make up the ninth
district. Ernest Michael, law part
ner of Tom Davis of Marshall is Cla-
CUES opponent. 1t is not a reflec-
ton upon Michael to say it appears
that Clague has the pole in the race.
His years at St. Paul increased his
prestige and acquaintance. The in
rumbant Judge /. M. Olsen Of New
Ulm retires with the year because
of i'll health. There was move to in
duce him to resign so that Governor
Burnquict might have the naming of
a temporary successor, but this scheme
fell through"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Fourth Loan Is
Now On the Way
BLOOD OF AMERICAN BOYS NOW
IN FRANCE CALLS TO EVERY
LOYAL AMERICAN
SHALL WE ANSWER!
CAMPAIGN STARTS SEPTEMBER
%; CLOSES OCTOBER 10. GET
YOUR MONEY READY

The United States entered the war
on April 6, 1917. Eighteen days later
by practically unanimous vote Con-
gress passed the Liberty Loan Bond
bill
First.
On May 2 the First Liberty Loan
was announced, on May IA the details
were made public, and on the 18th
the campaign began and closed one
month later. The issue was for
$2,000,0 100000, the bonds bearing 3s
per cent interest and running for
1880 years. The bonds carried the
conversion privilege, emitting the
if he chose. to convert them
into bonds of a later issue bearing a
higher rate of interest. Four and a
half million subscribers from every
section of the country, representing
every condition, race, and class of
citizens, subscribed for more than
$3,OOO,00O,OOO of the bonds. Only
$2,000,000,000 was allotted.
The outstanding feature of the
First Liberty Loan were the prompt
ness with which it was arranged and
conducted, the patriotism of the news
papers, banks, corporations, organiza-
tons, and people generally in working
for its success, and the heavy over
subscription of more than so per cent.
Another notable feature was that
there was no interruption to the bust
ness of the country occasioned by the
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Paid In Stamps

The premium list for the 1918 Red
wood County fair is now off the press
and will be ready for distribution this
week. 1t contains the same features
in most departments that have been
prevalent in past years except that
the exhibits in the culinary depart
ment will comply strictly with the re-
gulations of the Food Administration.
Another thing which will appeal to
every patriot in Redwood County is
that all premiums will be paid in War
Saving Stamps. This is being done
at practically every fair in the state
and since there is bound to be another
w. S. S. drive this fall, it behooves
everyone to earn as many of these
useful little stickers as possible by
bringing all their worthy farm and
household products to the fair. The
dates of the fair are September "a, 25
26, and 81.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Speeders Punished

The Council of Redwood Falls has
decided that henceforth all speeding,
open mufflers and other automobile
vices must be stopped in Redwood
Falls and if they are not stopped and
the law of the state and city abso-
lutely complied with, there will be
several offenders who will answer to
charges before Judge Gray. Cars
must be driven at modern rate of
speed especially in the down town
districts around the corners and on
crossings, driving must be done quiz
city and no child under sixteen years
of age will be permitted to drive at
all. Several of the imposed restric-
tions promise to be bit hard on the
councilmen themselves and the Judge
has an extra heavy fine already ar
ranged for any Of the city dads who
offend. Each offender will be given
one notice and after that he had
better look out if he has any respect
for his purse. Milk wagons, are not
exempt!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Capt. Dana SCIlnahI
Reported Missing
REPORT STATES THAT FORMER
REDWOOD BOY HAS BEEN
MISSING SOMETIME

Captain Dana Schmahl, only son
of Secretary of State Julius A..
Schmahl has been among the missing
soldiers; on the battlefield of France
since July Is, according to an Off
cial message received from head quar-
ers at Washington by his father last
week. Since the first message Mr..
Schmahl has received no further word
and is still unable to determine wheth-
err his son was killed in action or TAX
en- prisoner by the Germans. There
has been no confirmation of the state
ment that friend Of Captain Schmahl
had received message from him dat
ed August l, and Mr.. Schmahl finds
it difficult to find any grounds for
hoping that his son still lives, in the
meager report from Washingt IN.
With Captain Schmahl's death or
capture comes the first real disas-
ter to any of the Redwood Falls boys
now in service. While he did not
enlist from Redwood Falls, he was
born here and has always consider
ed this his home town, returning to
it several times each year. He enlist
ed with the National Guards while
a student at the State University and
served through the Mexican trouble
which kept the Guard at Llano Gran
de for many months. Upon his re-
turn from the border he enlisted in
the regular army going first to Camp
Douglas, Arizona as Second Lieut.
enant. Soon after arrival at Camp
Douglas he was commissioned First
Lieutenant and just before leaving
for France last Spring he was COM
missioned Captain and sent in con-
ma1d of the Third Trench Mortar
Battery. He has been in active SER
Give il France for the last few
months. His many Redwood Falls
friends are still hopeful that some
encouraging news of his whereab-
outs may be learned soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Delhi Boy Wins
British War Medal
SHERWOOD LESLIE OF DELHI
GIVEN TOKEN FOR "BRAVERY
ON THE FIELD IN FRANCE

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Leslie have re-
ceived from the Royal Mint of En-
gland a little coin of silver which
should make them the proudest par
ents in Redwood County. The token
is the English medal given only to
those soldiers who distinguish
themselves by some particular act of
great and unselfish bravery. The
medal was won by their son Lance
Corporal S. A. Leslie who is now
serving his third year in the Fifth
Canadian Infantry.
Corporal Leslie, in writing to his
father of the medal very modestly
says. 81 got it for little bit of work
during an enemy counter attack some
where. The lad with me was killed
and I should have liked to have seen
his people get one for him." That is
ALL And just what the "little bit of
work" was his friends can only ina
CINE. Even his cousin, who is serv-
ing near him, has been unable to find
out what he did 1t is the second
tine he has been honored for bravery
he having been presented with watch
as a mark of having done his duty
especially we'll after having served
a few months.
The medal is a. simple little thing
to have cost so much and to be so
priceless in value. 1t is simple en-
graved, bearing on one side the rails
ed profile Of the King with the Royal
inscription and on the reverse side
the wreath of laurel which means vic
tory, tiny crown with the letters
G. V. R and the words which give it
all it's value "For Bravery on the
Field" 1t is attached to a tri-color rib
bon and the winner wears a similar
ribbon on his uniform to show that
he has such a medal. He has never
seen the medal, it having been sent
directly from the mint to his parents.
His title, name and the organization
to which he belongs are inscribed on
the edge of the coin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Men Can Drill

Arrangements have been made with
the officers of the Home Guard SO
that all men in Class 1 who desire to
drill can do so, either on Monday
night which is the regular drill night
or on Thursday night of each week.
Men who leave with future draft con-
Hsingents will find this drill of very
ss3great assistance to them in their first
days of camp training and it will also
make their advance in training much
more rapid. All young men expect
ing go in fuure drafts are included
in this invitation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
These Boys Go

Today Wednesday, Elmer Conrad
of Lamberton and Senter Baldwin
and George Mansfeldt of Redwood
Falls will leave for Indianapolis where
they will take special training for
military service. Thursday the fol-
lowing boys go to the University of
Minnesota for similar training; Waller
Price of Lamberton- Henry Fraser of
Milroy, Edward Kuester Of Redwood
Falls. Clarence Lohrbach of Walnut
Grove and Victor Croskrey of M 5rton.
The same day P. P. Reynolds of Wall
nut Grove, Charles Bliss of Redwood
Falls, John Goldberg of Morgan and
Amos Jensen of Belview leave for
the State Agricultural School for
training. All these boys go Toidn-
tarilu
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-08-14
Gypsies Rob Tourists

Mr.. and Mrs. O. NJ Carroll of Min
neapolis were so unfortunate as to
meet the gypsies who visited Redwood
Falls last week, the meeting occurr-
ing Wednesday morning on the road
beween Redwood Falls and Morton.
The children of the ancient Nile were
still sore from the recent fine paid
in the city treasury of Redwood Falls
and thought to regain at least part
of it by the gentle system of hold-up.
One woman placed herself immedi-
ately in front of the Carroll car af-
ter the others had halted it and two
of her male companions proceeded
to sfrisk' the occupants of the car to
see what could be found. They had
only gotten into outside pockets how
ever, extracting small amount of
money, handkerchief, goggles and
some other small articles when Mr.
Carroll got his car started and was
able to get away, the lady IN front
of the car loudly proclaiming that he
had run over her and killed her, as
he left. The CAROLS didn't stop to
investigate her vociferous claims,
however, and proceeded to come to
Redwood Falls. Aside from a severe
shock to Mrs. CAROLS nerves no dam
age was done, and not wishing to
be detained here as a witness Mr..
Carroll made no charges. This little
incident should however, be something
of revelation to those people who
are advocating lenient treatment Of
these travelling troops Of no-goods.
They are menace to every commu-
nifty they enter and should be dealt
with accordingly.