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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
Program Starts
Most AuspiCiOusly
PRESENT CHAUTAUQUA SEASON
PROMISES MANY GOOD
THINGS TO AUDIENCE

The Redwood Falls Chautauqua
season opened with flourish in the
big tent on the public school grounds
Monday afternoon. There will be
fourteen complete programs closing
with the program of next Sunday ev-
ening. All the programs are in charge
of Dr. II. B. Burns the platform man.
ager and Miss Helen Wright has
charge of the Junior Chautauqua which
will meet each day during the season.
There will be special story hour for
the little people at three-thirty o'clock
each afternoon. d. l.. Crimmins, who
so successfully managed the program
last year is again in charge Of af-
fairs in general.
The speakers of the week include
Major A. S. Libby, DR.. Arthur X. Peck
DR.. Lyman Powell, DR.. Amaury Mars,
DR.. Alva Reitzel, DR.. James t. Nichols
DR.. D. D. Vaughan, and DR.. H V.
Adams. Lieutenant A. j. Nielsen, the
speaker of Tuesday afternoon is max
ing the circuit in flying machine and
will give a demonstration somtime dur
ing his stay in Redwood Falls All the
speakers arc new to a Redwood Falls
audience and will be listened to with
the keenest interest.
One of the biggest musical numbers
of the program will be the concert CIV
en- Thursday evening by the Ewing Ov-
ersoas Band, every one of the players
being veteran of the World War.
Other musical numbers will be given
by Mathisen Concert Company which
give full program Friday afternoon
and a prologue in the evening. The
Welsh Ladies Choir and Charles Tag
CART s'The Man From Vermont" The
Liberty Bells, a company of clever
young ladies will give the full pro-
gram Tuesday afternoon and the pro-
logue in the evening. In addition to
these there are several other clever
entertainment features booked for the
week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
German Spys
Are DepOrted
WORK OF SENDING GERMAN
AGENTS TO. OWN COUNTRY
HAS BEEN STARTED.

Nine hundred Germans who have
been interned in this country, left
Charleston, South Carolina last week
on the army transport Martha Wash
ington. They will land at Rotter-
dam and proceed to Germany.
The contingent included German
agents, spies and |. w. w. arrested in
this country by the United States Sc
scret service, and German crews of in
termed liners.
The Germans have been interned at
various forts in this country.
Deportation of alien agitators and
conspirators who have abused their So
~journ in America by preaching the ov-
erthrow of the United States govern
ment, some of them coming under the
suspicion of the secret service as
against the life of President Wilson
and other high public officials, has
begun. Within the last seven days Is
of these disturbers, among them the
editors of the anarchist newspapers,
have been deported from New York
and IS others are now or Eiisfis island
waiting the sailing of ships that will
return them to the lands of their ma
tivity.
Within the last four weeks 80 anar-
chists, /. w. w. and bolshevik agi-
tators. have been deported via Ellis
island. In this number are not in
afcluded the Seattle and Spokane |. w
w, and other radical disturbers who
were sent east for deportation as a
result of the bolshevik strikes in the
Pacific northwest several months ago.
Some of those agitators also have been
dcported and the cases Of several 9TH
voyage, are shortly to be decided by
the courts.
Nine of the men deported within the
last month, the government has reason
to believe, were concerned in a con-
spiracy for the assassination of the
president of the United States. The
suspicion in these cases, however, was
not sufficient to hold in court.
1t is understood that scores of other
alien anarchists, bolshevists, |. w. w.
and other radicals are believed to be
marked for deportation in the near
future.
Of the men already deported large
number of them were struggled into
this country in the spring and summer
of 1913. when Germany was making
her supreme and final effort to win
the war.
In some instances, the anarchists
came in from Mexcia, being assisted,
it is believed, by the German agents in
getting past the American immfgra-
ton authorities and other federal a.
gencies charged during the war with
keeping enemy agents and other UNI
5desirables out of the country.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
Fight ThistIes
Says County Agent
F. L. FRENCH WARNS FARMERS
TO GET BUSY AGAINST
COMMON FOE.

Campaign against Canadian thistles
must be launched NOW and further
spread STOPPED Don't wait until
seeds are formed and given chance to
scatter over your entire farm. also
your neighbor'S farm. Cooperate with
yourself and your neighbor and cut
these patches before they go to seed.
The distinguished features of the
Canadian Thistle are as follows: It
is an erect perennial growing from one
to four feet in heighth; the leaves are
from two to seven inches long, green
on both sides and are armed with num-
erous, hard, slender, sharp pointed
spines. 1t has deep seated creeping
root which grows in all directions, of
ten to a length of a dozen feet or
more and sends up new shoots at in
tervals from the root. It produces a
small purplish flower about half
inch in diameter, which is usually
smaller than the flower on most of
the thistles.
The nature of the Canadian Thistle
makes it spread very rapidly. 1t
spreads by both roots and seed.
The Importance of eradicating this
noxious plant cannot be over estimat-
ed. 1t spreads so readily that a small
patch may be the direct source of in
fecting an entire farm.
There are several methods by which
small areas may be eradicated, the
commonest and most practical of
which is a frequent cutting of the
green growth by means of a hoe or
some other cutting instrument. This
cutting should be done few inches be-
low the surface of the ground. Where
the patch is so large that it is impos-
sible to cut with hoe, it should be
plowed and constant cultivation Civ
en- it to prevent any new shoots from
growing. Where it is impossible to
find time to give constant cultiva-
ton, the patch should be cut at once
and kept constantly clipped close to
the ground This will at least prevent
further spread from seed.
The nature of the thistle is to store
up plant food from one year to the
next by taking it in thru the leaves,
thus if the leaves are kept cut close
the pest will be greatly weakened.
A number OF patches have been re-
ported to the County Agent and
Farmers having any patches on their
place are requested to see that they
are cut at once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
Civil Examination

The u. S. Civil Service Commits
sion announces an open competitive
examination for railway mail clerks
(men only on August %, 1919, at the
following places in Minnesota: Al
bert Lea, Austin, Bemidji, Brainerd.
Crookston, Duluth, Fergus Falls, Man
kato, Minneapolis, Pipestone, st. Cloud
Virginia. Wilmar and Winona.
Applicants must have reached their
18th birthday but not their thirty fifth
and be free from physical defects,
must measure feet 5 and weigh at
least $50 pounds.
Examination consists of spelling,
arithmetic, letter writing, premiership.
copying from plain copy and geogra-
ply.
Applicants should at once apply for
Form 304 stating the title of the exam
ination desired to the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D. c., or
to the u. S. Civil Service Board at
any place listed hereon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
Father Geo. W. Keefe

Rev. Father George w. Keefe of
Minneapolis celebrated the mass at ST.
Johns church last Sunday morning.
Father Keefe was ordained to the
priesthood June l and is one of the
youngest priests of the Catholic do
cese. he being only twenty four years
of age. 1t was especially fitting for
Father Keefe to have mass in this,
his old home town and parish, to which
he is bound by so many affectionate
ties.
Father Keefe is the son of our
former we'll known towns-people, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Keefe, who resided
here up to about fourteen years ago
when they moved to Minneapolis where
A. H. Keefe died several years ago.
Father Keefe is the first young man
from Morton to enter the sacred calling
of the priesthood.
While here he was the guest of Faith
er Condor and also of T. NJ. Keefe and
family.
Father Keefe returned to Minneapo-
lis Monday noon, where he is assistant
priest in the Pro-Cathedral. His
mother, Mrs. A. H. Keefe, accompa-
MED him to Minneapolis Morton
Enterprise.-Father Keefe who is a
nephew of Jos. r. Keefe, also sang
mass at the church of st. Catherine
here before leaving for Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
Stranger Gets
Some Easy Money
SIGNS LAUTERBACH BROS. NAME
TO CHECKS AND is GIVEN
SMALL AMOUNTS.

Two Minneapolis candy firms are
considerably wiser concerning the per-
sonel of the firm of Lauterbach Bros.
of Redwood Falls than they were a
short time ago. They have learned
that not every person who can sign
the Lauterbach name to a check is a
Lauterbach-and that the checks as
sometimes signed are or very little
value.
A stranger representing himself
as member of the local candy firm
wrote two checks recently in Minnea-
polls in payment for goods purchased
from these firms. On one check,
written for $54415 to the Roach Tis-
dale Company, the signer was given
a cash payment of $4,000 and he was
given the same amount on check to
the Paris Candy Company for $159.60.
In both cases he ordered goods and
then explaining that he was 1slittle
short of funds" drew checks for $40.
more than his BILL The Roach Tisdale
Company shipped their large order of
candy to Redwood Falls and in addi-
ton to their other loss were obliged
to pay freight both here and return
as payment on the checks was stopped
and the goods refused by Lauterbach
Bros. as soon as their attention was
called to the matter.
In writing to Lauterbach Bros. con-
corning the matter the Roach Tisdale
Company makes the following state
ment.
HE insisted on paying for the bill
of goods in advance and talked con-
siderably about his family, saying he
had just sold his farm last fall and
showed US his picture of it, and said
he had a boy just returned from the
War and he was worrying about what
he was going to do; that the boy went
to work in a Harness Shop for few
weeks and did not like that; he then
worked in cigar factory but was un-
able to continue with it-for only a
couple of week and now he was wor-
rying what to do with him. He seem
ed to know lot about your business
and spoke about the new store that
might be ready about the first of Sep
TENDER, and a lot of stuff of that kind. .
A bulletin issued by the Minneapo-
lis Civic and Commerce Association
gives the following quotation from the
Roach Company
Eve have just been swindled out of
small amount by a fellow represent
ing himself to be one of the firm of
Lauterbach Bros, Redwood Falls.
Mimi, After having ordered good
bill of goods, paying for it in advance
with a check, he requested US to let
him have $40 on account of being a
little short, owing to his having driven
down and being pulled out of the mud
so many times, when the farmers in
variably charged him $500 At the
time the matter looked little suspi-
cious to us, but the firm being an old
one on our books, and being high class,
and the fellow himself looking like a
settled country merchant (about SO
years old, smooth face, florid com
plexion, about feet, inches, bald
headed, of good weight, and limped a
little) we fell for it.. This information
is given for the purpose of heading off,
if possible, any more of this work,
and incidentally it is our first offense
in nearly twenty-five years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
New Auto Law

]. J. Fitzgerald, register of deeds,
today was preparing for the rush of
automobile owners tomorrow, when
the auto registration law becomes eff
fective.
''The law at present affects only
those buying or selling automobiles .
said Mr.. Fitzgerald. Those who
have cars now and are intending to
keep them will go ahead using their
licenses as at present. The automo-
bile dealer should register all his cars
before he sells them, or the purchaser
may bring his bill of sale here and
have it registered.
The man who owns car may re
register it upon his affidavit that he
is the owner, and certificates Of title
then will be issued" Sales made with
out this registration are voidable. st,
Paul Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
Crop Outlook Poor

It is not often the writer becomes
pessimistic enough at this season of
the year to make the above assertion,
but the fact remains nevertheless that
go where you will in this section of
the state you will find crop conditions
very poor on account of the incessant
rains. In many instances grain on the
lower places has begun to turn yell
low, indicating that it has been prac-
ticaIly drowned out. Corn fields are
so wet that it is impossible to cult
vate them. and accordingly in many
instances the rows of corn cannot be
seen because of the grass and weeds.
This condition, however, does not alone
exist in this immediate vicinity, for
the entire state is more or less effect
ed the same way.-Sprngfield Adj
vance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
LuCan Community
Has Trouble
DISAGREEMENT AMONG MEM
BERS OF TRINITY FREE
CHURCH AIRED IN
COURT.

The disagreement among the men,
bers of the Trinity Free Church of
Lucan was thoroughly discussed be-
fore Judge Frank Clague Monday and
Tuesday and at the time of going to
press testimony was still being heard
Albert Hauser and A. r. A. Laudon
are the attorneys for the plaintiffs
and Judge |. M. Olson is conducting the
defense.
The plaintiffs in the action arc re-
presented by Charles Welter, H. l..
Jensen, and E. J. Elliott while the
defendants are represented by Nels
Haag, Severt Benson, and j. C. Larson
as the trustees of the corporation,
c. n. Tollefson as pastor, o. H. Gehr-
ke as secretary and F. C. Wegner the
Treasurer of the corporation.
In the complaint the plaintiffs state
that the church was founded about
January 1915, Ito be of the Protest
ant faith but non-denominational, non
sectarian and should not be in any man.
ner affiliated with. controlled by ad-
here to nor follow any ecclesiastical,
sectarian, UNCONVENTIONAL or doctrinal
body, corporation or theory of any kind
and that the religious worship and SER
vice shiuld be upon the Bible alone"
1t is further claimed by the plain
tiffSs in their complaint that since 1919
the defendants, with view to convert
ing the church into a Lutheran
Church have drawn up constitution
with this in mind and have made it
practically impossible for the plain
tiffs and others to use the church
building as an independent or commu-
nifty church for which it was originally
designed.
In their answer to this complaint the
defendants state that for some reason
the plaintiffs have become dissatisfied
with the services and the church dur
ing the last few months and have
without action by or authority from
the members of said church have de-
manded the use Of the church building
and property for the purpose of hav-
ing pastors of sectarian outside
churches hold serves therein" No
evidence in the defense had been TAX
en- to the time of going to press.
Twelve witnesses for the plaintiffs
testified Monday and it was estimated
that the taking of evidence would oc-
cupy all Of Tuesday at least.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
To Give Soldiers Aid

Through an order issued by Colonel
Rupert Blue, assistant surgeon gen.
eral discharged service men who may
require further treatment in civilian
life are entitled to such medical at
tention under provisions of the War
Risk insurance act at posts designated
by the War department.
Under the War Risk order, fourteen
districts are established, with COM
missioned medical officer at each
Headquarters for the district includ-
ing Minnesota, North Dakota. South
Dakota and Montana are in st. Paul,
Surgeon H. M. Bracken, United
States Public Health Service, is in
charge, with offices at 744 Lowry
building, st. Paul.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
IOwnley Trial
Nearing Climax
PROSECUTOR CONTRADICTS DE-
TENSE CLAIMS-SAYS DIS
LOYALTY CHARGE IS SOLE
ISSUE.

Trial of Arthur G. Townley, presi-
dent of the National Nonpartisan lea
que, and Joseph Gilbert, league or
ganizer, now being held at Jackson,
may reach climax this week, accord
ing to information made known by
attorneys for the prosecution and de-
Tense.
Counsel for Towley issued a state
ment in which they charged that poll
tical issues were involved in the case,
and said they were prepared to call
more than 100 witnesses, including
government officials, members of con-
gress and returned soldiers to testi-
fly regarding the loyalty of the defeI-
dants.
Townley himself said the Nonparti-
san league intended to make this trial
test case of the loyalty of the lea
que and his personal loyalty to the
American government during the war.
Prosecuting Attorney E. H. Nicho-
las, commenting upon a statement is
sued by Attorney William Lemke,
made this announcement tonight:
"Tho charges by Mr.. Townley's at
torneys that this case was brought as
result of outside influences are
wholly fI!se. Townley and Gilbert
were indicted by the grand jury of
Jackson county, solely as a result Of
league activities in this county, which
the state alleges were part of con-
spiracy to hamper the government in
prosecution of the war So far as the
prosecution attorney is concerned.
there is only one issue involved-dis-
loyalty"
Attorney Lenke issued this state
ment:
"Our defense will be that conspir-
acy exists over three states-Nebras-
ka, South Dakota and Minnesota and
is responsible for the Jackson trial.
This conspiracy was entered into to
disrupt this organization by mob vio-
lence and criminal prosecution. Jack
son county was selected as the county
where the stage could be set most ia
vorably for the prosecution. The at
mosphere of Jackson county was well
exemplified by one of the jurors, who
said it would take long time to get
jury, because if jurors were asked
if they were hostile to the Nonpar-
tisan league they would have to an
swer Yes.
Prominent men will be brought to
Jackson to substantiate our claim, that
it was not Mr.. Townley who conspired
but men higher up, who, for political
and financial reasons, conspired to
wreck the Nonpartisan league at any
cost.
s'The attorneys for the defense will
confer Monday, when the policy of the
defense will be decided in detail.
'sWe are planning on summoning 100
witnesses, including men prominent
through the northwest and in the ma
ton. We will offer a great mass of
testimony to demonstrate not only the
loyalty but the active patriotism of the
Nonpartisan league as an organiza-
ton. and the loyalty and active patrio-
tism of the members of individuals"
Court was adjourned at II a. m. to-
day until 2 p. m. Monday. T0wnley
lewt late today to make a league speech
tonight IN q rural district in Martin
county, which adjoins Jackson coun-
ty.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
Supt. Hargis Coming

A special meeting of the Board of
Education was held Monday after
noon and S. E. Hargis Of Bookings.
S. d. was elected as superintendent
of the Redwood Falls schools for the
coming year. Mr. Hargis has been sup
erintendent OF the schools at Brook
ings for the past two years and be-
fore that was superintendent of the
schools at Litchfield for eight conse-
cutive years. He comes to Redwood
Falls very highly recommended.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02
This Is A Hard Blow

Carl Eastwood, editor of The Lee
Sueur Herald was in Mankato today.
It was in Mr.. Eastwood's paper and
not the News-that the story of the
finding of the mummified body in a
tree near lie Sueur first appeared.
People all over the northwest have
read the story with interest. The yarn
was from the pen OF the versatile "Le-
Sueur Tyre. - ankato Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02

Clerk of Court Weldon has issued
the following marriage licenses dur
ing the past weeks; Edwin Zachow
to Amanda Gerth, Walter Yeager TO
Loretta Ripley, Ernest Howe to Mary
Wiggin, Otto Metzke to Helen Hop
penrath, Henry Peters to Elizabeth
Mech, Anton Larson to Anna Peterson
and Peter Rhines to Gertrude Remer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02

Miss Hazel Hitchcock has gone to
Renville County for a visit with her
sister Mrs. Olson and from there she
will go to Ortonville for q visit at
the home Of Superintendent and Mrs.
Ralph Towne.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02

The Scenic City Band left at an ear
ly hour Tuesday for Milroy having
been engaged by that village to play
on the ocassion of the big home-com-
ing held there. Quite a number of the
citizens OF Redwood Falls planned to
go to Milroy later in the day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-07-02

TheMisses Ruby and Mable Kuenzh
have returned from Minneapolis where
they were guests at the home Of DIR.
and Mrs. McPheeters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-15
BUSINESS ON CARY STREET
BEFORE CHRISTMAS TRADE
Activity In Most Lines, All Countr!
Produce Being in Demand.
Poultry Sales Large.

The Wholesale produce dealers and
the cominISS!ot merchants a!chs mr.
tcenth and Cary streets had AL INC
business they could well set to All
OF last week. Receipts Of nearly al!
classes Of produce We're larger than
the wcei; previous, and the retailers
stock, the demand Ei.ncra!fy was &c
tive. The rcsui; VAS. ihst Saturday
afternoon found ne Gary street crowd
well cleaned Up.
liberal receipt and rnej an active de-
mand. However. nr.ces Tor chickens
and hens Jagged bit, while turkeys
showed some advance. Young chickens
which are now large enough and old
enough TO SHOW bat little difference
from hens, brought when In the
feathers % to 80 cents per pound. ac-
cording 10 size ana condition, and the
dressed birds - Ia 50 cents. Live hens
sold by the coop az - TO = cents ana
dressed at 80 20 80 cents. Live turkeys
readily brought ~ 20 A. cents AID IN.
dressed AZ 10 IS cents. with some cX-
ira fine gobb!crs selling IS nigh as 80
cents.
Live ducks were steady a, % 70 30
cents per pound and dressed 50 TO 40
cents. Live geese We're rather slow
IT is 10 - cents ana dressed At IS
to 80 cents. Young euincas live. SOLD
Tor 70 cents apiece. and The old birds
Mt so cents. Fresh country eggs were
rather scarce for the season and sim
higher, going At - 20 as cents
Neals wer: not very actIve, hu, tho
oest animals brought cents for top
and others sold from that down TO Is
cents Sheep were 4 trin. 0,,lf y,-,.-
ins from 10 20 cents per Iound. IIors
4 were io""r live animals going a.
IL 70 - cents and dressed hogs al,
~ 10 ~ cents Many rabbits were on
lne Mark.t. Extra trapped rsbbj,s
wen, went cas-. ~ a, - cents and tho 0th.r
S gang. werc; No 50 to - cents: 10
s 20 20 90 cents and badly suor ana
otner"iSe inferior animals q, any cid
t,n iildcS W"r" going lower yvifb
\ St.ii downward tendency. C;-"r,!
saltad 20 cc g,m'' per pound ana green
,o neesetanits ana fruits were in ,ai,1y
sood receipt, WIN prices urch.n"g,te,,
Der pp' barr continue nigh from s. 70 ,iJ
z The outlook for this w.el g g..
Iush hbnsin"ss Il will he The rc,ailairo'r
mas trad b . s'oc l, up for the Chrlsi.
b fffeTy larfe ana no one is looEing' ny ny
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-15

TROY TRAiLERS for Immediate delivery;
6ee-pound. toe-pound. l,6ee- pound l.tcn
l.-ton. 2-ton: 3-.on. King Nilsson Mo:os