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The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
This For Father Hart

The following dispatch received from
New York under the date of March Ii
is interesting to the many friends of
Father Hart in this section of the
state.
"A two-fisted Minnesota priest who
saved Yankee souls on the battlefield
and who rallied an infantry company
and led it against German machine
gun nest, returned from France today
on the Espagne.
"He is Chaplain w. L. Hart, better
known in Morton, Minnesota, as the
Rev Father Hart, pastor of ST. Johns
church.
"Chaplain Hart went overseas as
a volunteer for the Knights of Colum-
bus after he had been rejected as over
the age for regular army duty. He
returned today with two citations for
bravery to prove that even army sur
geons are not always right when they
reject men.
"Men of the Thirty-fifth division
who were on the Espagne told how
Father Hart rallied an infantry CAM
pany after all the officers had been
killed or wounded and stormed Ger
man machine gun nest in the Argonne.
''The padre sent lot of our fell
lows souls to Heaven and he helped
send some of the boches to the other
place." said husky Missouri dough
boy who had been in the company.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Thirty Men Sued

County Attorney A. r. Allen and 80
others are made defendants in a suit,
filed in the United States district court
at Mankato, Mimi, by John Meints,
formerly of Luverne, who asks S1O0-
900, alleging that the men named in
the suit deprived him of his liberty
confined him without charges, beat
and injured him. The papers were fill
ed by William Lemke, attorney for the
league, and Thomas Spell
ling ST. Paul attorney.
In August, 1913, Meints was editor
of paper in Luverne. One night the
newspaper was raided and the press
and other apparatus necessary for
carried away, while Meints,
according to reports received from Lu-
verne at the time, was treated to a
coat of tar and feathers and sent over
the state line into South Dakota.
The raiding of the newspaper office
occurred two or three nights after
County Attorney Allen had made a
patriotic address at Luverne, during
which he attacked all those who is any
way opposed the government.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Income Plan For
State Submitted
LEGISLATURE PROPOSES IN
COME TAX AMENDMENT FOR
VOTE AT NEXT ELECTION.

By a strong vote in both houses the
legislature has voted to submit to the
voters of the state at the next general
election a constitutional amendment
authorizing the legislature to levy an
income tax.
The bill authorizes the legislature
to increase the exemption of personal
property for a head of a family from
500 to 5000 and the Legislature also
is authorized to exempt household
goods, wearing apparel and agricul-
tural products in the possession of the
producers and tools, implements and
machinery in such amount as it may
be determined.
In lieu of the taxes on these classes
of personal property the Legislature
may tax not only income but privileges
and occupations and the taxes may be
graduated and progressive and rea-
sonable amount of income may be ex-
empted.
Of course in order for the new plan
to be adopted the amendment must Sc
cure majority of all votes cast at the
election. Many an amendment has
been lost because of this provision ev-
en- though a large majority of those
voting on it favored it. The income
tax plan seems to appeal to the aver
age man as good scheme of taxation,
a plan whereby the taxation is more
equitable than under the old methods,
for it is not so easy for the man Of
property to avoid his just share and
it is quite possible that the income tax
amendment will meet with strong sup
port.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Morgan Leads
In AdOptiOns
REDWOOD co. VILLAGE SURPAS-
SES ALLOTMENT TWO AND
ONE-FOURTH TIMES.

Morgan leads with a big margin in
the Redwood County drive for the
Fatherless Children of France, hav-
ing surpassed her allotment two and
one fourth times and is still in the
race. Mr.. j. G. Jackson, Morgan's
local chairman, reported nine adop-
tions as follows:
Morgan Public Schools, ]. H. Hui
eel, Superintendent.
Royal Neighbors, Viola MacMaster
Correspondent.
Morgan Fire Co., A. Metag, Sec.
E. f. u. Lodge, Nels Rams, Sec.
Morgan NJ. E. Sunday School, Mrs.
C. F. Bublitz, Superintendent.
Modern Woodmen Lodge, John Hill
Gillfillan School, No. 80, Lars Ben
son, Treas.
Mrs. J. C. Jackson and Mrs. E. H.
Albrecht.
T. H. Crocker and w. R. Werring.
Other towns that have reported
their full allotments are: Clements,
three adoptions, Miss Ada Clements,
chairman; Delhi, 1hree adoptions,
Miss Elizabeth A. Stewart, chairman !;
Vesta, three adoptions, S. F.. Scott,
chairman; Sanborn, four adoptions,
Mrs. j. H. Posi-, chairman; Johnson
vile Township, two adoptions, R. w.
Bittner, chairman; Belview, four a.
doptions, A. O. Gimmestad, chairman;
Redwood Falls, twelve adoptions,
Mrs. w. G. Weldon, chairman; addi-
tional adoptions, Tracy D. Hicks,
and A. n. Falk. Vesta.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Obituary

Luella Carman was born at Lone
Tree Lake, June 3, 1868, and departed
this life March 10, 1919. Aged 80
years months 16 days. She was mar
ried to George w. Porter and to this
union two sons were born, Arthur and
Clarence both of Minneapolis. She
was married the second time about fiji
teen years ago to Patrick McDennott,
who died six months ago.
Mrs. Dennott went to Minneapolis
from S. d. short time ago to make
her home with her son Arthur, who
with his wife took care of her in her
last illness. She died of cancer. The
body was brought to Redwood Falls for
burial and the funeral was conducted
at the home of her brother, Frank
Carman Saturday at 2:30.
C. f. Martin preached the funeral
sermon and he and Mrs. Martin sang
ssIn the Land of the Unsetting Sun"
and "Rock Of Ages"
The pail bearerer were Messrs Wet
more, Ever, .Paulson, Swearengen,
Tom Whittet and Tom Johnson.
Contributed.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
House Well Warmed

The fine new residence of Mr. and
Mrs A. j. White was well warmed
Monday evening when nearly eighty
of their friends took possession of it
spending several hours in thoroughly
acquainting every nook and corner of
it with all the usages of good time.
The party was given by the Priscilla
Class whose husbands were the for
tunate guests. Special amusement
features were enjoyed in the making
of picture gallery which when COM
pleted contained the portraits, by local
artists, of every member of the COM
pany present. Another feature was
the opportunity offered D. L. Grim
minis, with special inducement, to tell
of the worst scrape he was ever in and
how he got out of it. The amusing
feature of this stunt was that the
mere suggestion completely floored the
Colonel and he was more completely
"stumped" than the majority of his
friends had ever seen him before. He
didn't tell! A splendid talk on France,
the war and present European condi-
tions was given by Philip Lee who
has recently returned from two years
OF overseas service. The talk was
keenly interesting and well received
by Mr.. Lees audience. A luncheon of
ice cream and cake was served at the
close of the evening. The White home
is very commodious and comfortable
and nicely accommodated the large
party who gathered TO show their
friendly interest in this home, one Of
the finest IN the city. which was erect
ed last year.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Meeting April 3

A meeting for the purpose of organ
izing County Public Health Associ-
alton will be held in the Court Room
at Redwood Falls on April 3, at one
o'clock
Public health is a subject which Wit
ally concerns everyone. This Asso-
citation should represent all parts of
the county. Such an organization as
this should be can do much to promote
health and sanitation throughout the
county
Show your interest in the welfare
of our county by attending this meet
ing in the Court Room at one o'clock
April 3, and lending your influence in
the organization of the Redwood Coun-
ty Public Health Association.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Anna B. Knutson

Miss Anna B. Knutson of Belview
died at the home of her parents, Sun
day evening March 16. Death was
caused by bronchial pneumonia fol-
lowing an attack Of influenza. Owing
to this fact there could be no public
funeral service in church but short
and impressive service was held at
the grave in the presence of large
number of friends The interment
was made at the Rockdell cemetery
Monday afternoon March Z, Rev.
Mommsen officiating.
Anna Knutson was born July 23,
1895 in the Swedes Forest home when
she has since lived. In 1915 she gra-
duated from the Redwood Falls High
School and the following year she COM
pleted course of music at the North
western Conservatory at Minneapolis.
Since then she has taught music at
Belview continuously until week be-
fore her DEATH She has also taught
at Boyd, Wood Lake and Echo.
The members of the mourning fam
ily are the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Christ Knutson. the sisters Mrs. Otto
Floln of SWedes Forest. Mrs. j. A.
Peterson of Linn Grove, Iowa, Miss
Nora. at home the brothers Walter
and Gerhard also at home and Carl of
the u. S. Marine Corps concerning
whom the family has had no report
for many months. The uncertainty of
his life makes this fresh grief doubly
hard. The sympathy of the whole
community is with the sorrowing
family. Miss Knutson will be mourn
ed by all who knew her for hers was
a disposition so sweet and winning and
Thoughtful that all who knew her were
friends useful life is ended but the
memory of a beautiful life remains.
Contributed.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
friendSxASSiSt In
Fine Celebration
MR.. AND MRS. BATTIN HONOR
ANNIVERSARY OF FIFTY
YEARS TOGETHER.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Battin were the
guests of honor at a celebration given
by their friends last Friday March 21
in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of
fheir marriage. The day was spent
in the dining room and parlors of the
Christian Church and nearly hundred
fifty of their friends and relatives were
present.
After the guests had gathered a
marriage service was held, Rev. G. f.
Martin reading the service, the bride
and groom" standing before canopied
altar draped in gold. Following the
reading of the service two grand
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Battin sang
"Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet and
Rev. and Mrs. Martin sang "Silver
Threads Among the Gold. "Dinner was
then served upon tables prettily de-
corated with yellow flowers. Covers
We're laid for hundred forty.
Mr.. and Mrs Battin received sever
al valuable gifts from their friends as
a token of the esteem in which they
are held in the community. Among
the gifts were two purses of ten and
twenty dollars respectively, comfort
able chair for each of the newly
weds" and various other gifts.
Among the guests especially invit-
ed were Mr.. and Mrs. Orson Wells
and Mr.. and Mrs. Swan, two couples
who have recently celebrated their
} Golden Wedding anniversaries in Red
wood Falls. There were also many
guests from out Of town including
several children and grandchildren Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Battin.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26

Frank Theiring has accepted posi-
ton as salesman and general assist
ant at the Mcpherson Grocery and
started his work there Monday morn
ing. He will have charge of the two
daily deliveries from the store and
will be in the store during the balance
CT the time. Douglas Warner will
also become member Of the McPher-
son staff starting work there this
week. He is expected TO arrive in Red
wood Falls today having completed his
work for the Bastian Brothers OF Roch-
ester New York.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Station Changes

Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Appleton arriv-
ed last week and have now become
residents of Redwood Falls. Mr.. Ap-
pleton has taken control of the Willard
Battery station located here and this
business will be moved from the Fobes
building into the old Grand building
on Second Street. C. A. Fobes will
work with Mr.. Appleton in the Willard
station.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Teachers Are Rehired

At a special meeting of the Board
of Education held Tuesday evening
the teaching corps of the public
schools was reelected. Not all have
accepted their appointments howev-
er and it is known definitely that sew
eral at least have other plans for
next wear. Among those who have
decided not to return are Misses Glenn
mer and Rhode and Mr.. WaddeH OF
the high school corps and Miss Hoff-
man Of the Eighth grade. Material in
creases were made in the salaries OF
MANY of the teachers this year.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26

H. w. Ward returned Monday night
from ST. Paul where he spent Sunday
with Mrs. Ward who has been spend
ing several days at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Baldwin. Mrs. Ward
ig recovering nicely from her recent
fitness and will return 20 Redwood
Falls the last Of the week.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Data win BE Secured.

This committee will obtain an ac-
curate list of all farmers whose wheat
was taken and the amount and value
of the wheat. 1t will also ascertain
the amount given to the Red. Cross
and the amount secured for other pur-
poses, and will arrange for a refund
of the money as soon as return of
1the funds can be obtained. The COM
mittee will hold meeting at the Com
mercial club in this city this morning
at 10 o'clock and will also meet at the
same place on Monday, March oath,
at the same hour. All farmers in
terested are requested to appear be-
fore the committee at one of these
meetings and leave complete state
ment of the amount of wheat, it's val
ue, the amount paid to the Red Cross.
the sum given for so-called expenses
and other purposes, and such other
information as the committee may de-
sire. Each farmer is asked to have
this information in convenient form
at the time he appears before the COM
Continued on last page.)
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Names Committee
In Wheat Matter
A. d. WILSON APPOINTS BOARD
TO INVESTIGATE POSI-
BILE REFUNDMENTS
(From Brown County Journal.)


A. D. Wilson state food administra-
tor, has appointed committee of five
residents of Brown county to arrange
for the returns to the farmers of this
vicinity of the money derived from the
sale Of wheat taken during the past
y ssummer, through the activities of Vid-
ian B. wye, representative of the
food administration. This committee
consist of F. w. Johnson, until re-
Gently chairman of the East Brown
County Chapter of the Red Cross; w.
n. Dempsey, who was permanent
member of the Legal Advisory Draft
board; H. L. Beecher, chairman of
the Brown County Liberty Loan or
ganization; George F. Berkner, pro-
fninent farmer living near Sleepy Eye
and president of the Brown County
Farm bureau; and Alfred j. Vogel,
chairman of the New Ulm Liberty
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
WRESTLING

Chicago, April 18.-Ben Reuben
and Herman Koch will meet again
on the mat. They were rematched
yesterday to meet in a finish con-
test at the Crown theatre Tuesday
night. In their former contest
Reuben won a one-fall contest by
use of the toe hold. Koch protest
ed and asked for a return go, toe
hold Larred. Reuben finally CON-
sentcd and it won't be used this
time. The management will get
Paul Martinson for some other
good man on the other half of the
card.
Mort Henderson, original masked
marvel, who a year ago stood the
veterans of the mat on their heads
in his tournament in New York,
tackles Bill Demetral tonight at
the Haymarket theatre in a finish
match, best two in three falls. Hen
derson made Joe Stecher, then at
his best, quit, and he forced Zby-
szko, Lewis and the other stars
to go to draws. He hasn't lost any
ability since and predicts defeat
awaits Demetral tonight.
SPORTS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
CUBS TRIM MINOR
LEAGUERS, 4 TO 8;
DUE TO PITCHERS

Oklahoma City. Okla, April 49,
With Claude Hendrix and Phil
Douglas trying out their arms at
a big league pace, the Oklahoma
western leaguers -Eere quite help
less with their bats yesterday, and
the Cubs took the second and final
game of the series, to 0. Claude al
lowed the locals one blow in four
rounds and Phil allowed one in five.
Both were using plenty Of steam,
spitters, curves and everything, but
Phil had better control than Hen
dirk.
Phil walked no one and Claude
passed four men. 1t was by far the
best pitching turned out by any of
the Cub hurlers SO far this spring
and Boss Mitchell felt tonight as if
his staff will be in fair condition for
the start of the pennant race next
week. Douglas, with the stuff he
displayed today, would bother. any
OF the big league teams and Hen
dirk would also, with a little better
control.
Score by innings:
Chicago .....O 10 O01 o 2 o.
Okla. City 80. % o 5000 90
Errors-Hendrix, r. Hand Grit
I'm. Mutt (2). Two base hit-R.
Hand, Struck out-Hendrix, /;
Stoner, 3; Douglas, 4; Wells, 2.
Bases on balls-Hendrix, 4; Stoner,
1; Wells, 5. Stolen bases-Mann
CD, Merkle, Hollocher. Hits-Hen-
bricks 1 in innings; Stoher, 3 in
innings. Umpire-Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
MEXICAN BOXER
! IN GREAT TRIM
VIII Be in Best Condition OF His
Career for Nelson Battle Next
Thursday Says Laga-

Mexican Joe Rivers is in the
form of his career and will be in
the pink when he climbs through
the ropes next Thursday night for
his 10-round battle with frankie
Nelson, Buffalo lightweight SEN
sation, according to some press
agent stuff sent along by Bob
Laga, the Mexican's handler.
Here's his letter:
81 have Rivers working hard
every day for his bout with
frankie Nelson on the oath.
I'VE expect to leave here Sat-
urday morning which will bring
us into Rock Island about 2
o'clock and have wired Peanuts to
have two or three boys for Rivers
to work with.
Joe has been working hard for
the last month, in fact he has
never stopped training since the
Milwaukee match was declared off
and after you see him work you
will see what an injustice they did
to Rivers in barring him.
81 have had offers from Phila-
delphia, Cleveland and Detroit,
Tulsa and Buffalo. Each one of
the above clubs was willing to
put Rivers on with anyone l Sc
lected. cancelled a date at
Cleveland for April % so as to
vindicate Rivers in your section"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
CHICAGO STAGES
A REAL WELCOME
FOR MIGHTY ALEC

Chicago, April 1S.-It looked as if
Chicago were preparing to enter
tain a new president when the
Twentieth Century Limited rolled
into the La Sale street station yes
terday. There was big battery of
camera menAmoyie and still va
riety. There was a great gathering
of reporters. And there were com
moners galore-too many to count.
1t wasn't a new president that
drew this outpouring. 1t was Grover
Cleveland Alexander. erstwhile ser
geant of heavy artillery with Uncle
Sans forces in France. 1t wasn't
his war activities that drew the
crowd, either Mr.. Alexander is
Alec the Great premier hurler of
baseball. He belongs to the Chicago
Cubs. Hence the photographers and
the COmmonerS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
WHITE SOX STAGE
MIDSEASON RALLY
IN NINTH FOR WIN

Nashville, Tenn, April 1S.-Just
to prove they hadn't forgotten, the
White Sox regulars rehearsed a
snappy ninth-inning rally yesterday
to beat Nashville, to 8. and win
the Southern association champion
ship with consecutive victories over
Little Rock, Memphis and the 10
Gals. The warm finish was the only
thing even tepid about the pastim-
ing, for it was a chill, bleak day,
and the diamond was none too
rapid after promiscous rains.
Score by innings:
Chicago 1911 / 0 o 0 0 o o 3-5
Nashville % o 1 o o 0 2 %
Two-base hits-McDonald. Col
line Three base hits-McDonald
(2). Struck out-By Williams, 2; by
Decatur, 2; by Benz, 2; by Shell
lenback, 2. Bases on balls-Off Will
liams, 2; off Decatur, 1. Hits-Of
Williams, 3 in innings; of Benz,
4 in innings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
SOx SHOULD Be
DRAWING CARD
Game Scheduled With Hughes
PlOW Boys at Moline Monday Aft
ernOOn to Bring Crowd.
RED FABER MAY BE CHOICE
One-Time Pitching Mainstay oil
American Leaguers May Be
hid GleasOn's Selection.

Favorable weather prevailing, a
monster crowd of tri-city baseball
fans should assemble at the Moline
Three Eye park Monday afternoon
to watch "Doggie" Hughes Plow
boys display their wares against
the Chicago White Sox. Hosfilities
will open promptly at 3:45, accord
ing to D. W. Hutchinson, business
manager, of the Moline Fans asso-
citation. who is in genera charge
of festivities.
According to advance Informal
ton from the Sox camp the Amer
lean Ieaguers will probably lineup
as follows; Runge or Henry, 1b;
ConrOy, 2b; Hargrove, IS; McC1el-
Ian, 3b; Haas, CT: John Collins. If;
, Mostil, RI; Faber, Russell. Robert
son, Hansen, Stewart, pitchers;
Hardy or Stumpf. catchers.
Pitcher John Sullivan, former
Moline hurler, will not be able to
work Monday afternoon because of
an accident last week but President
Comiskey writes that either Red"
Faber, pale hose pitching ace, or
Reb Russell will be available for
mound duty.
A Halas Moline Hurlerf
Because of the bad weather Man
ager Hughes has not yet announced
his lineup but Walter Halas, ath-
Ietic director at Davenport high
school, and brother of the young
outfielder who is showing such SEN
sationaI form with the New York
Yankees this spring, will no doubt
be his pitching selection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
'MONMOUTHNINE
CANCELS TILT
Maple City Baseball Aggregation
Crawls Out of Augustana
Game Booked Saturday.
KNOX IS HERE INSTEAD
GaIesburg Team Scheduled to
Cross Bats With SWede Dia-
mOnd Crew April 20.

Cancellation of the Augustana-
Monmouth baseball tilt, which was
to have taken place Saturday, was
asked-for by the Monmouth team
today, according to Joe Forsberg.
Augustana manager.
The Augie men would thereby
be left without a scheduled game
had not Forsberg scheduled a
contest with Knox yesterday. The
Augustana-Knox game will be
played on Ericsson field April 25
while the Lutheran college men
will make sthe Galesburg trip
May IT. Practice has been sus-
pended this week because Of the
wet weather.
Collins Back Soon.
Captain Collins, who has been
out OF the game for over two
weeks because of a stretched liga-
ment, will be back on the diamond
in time for the Knox contest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
LOADMAN VS.. BURMAN.

Chicago, April IS. = Al Bloom,
who is handling the local ticket
sale for the Dick Loadman-Joe Bur-
man bantamweight fight at Mil
waukee April %, the night the big
league ball season opens, got the
ducats yesterday and says he is
getting surprisingly heavy orders
for this early in the game. Sam
Wolff is running a special on the
electric as usual and allows there
will be room for everybody this
trip. Burman and Loadman are a
lusty pair of swatters and should
furnish a corking fight.