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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29
An Appeal to the American People

children Eastern and Central Europe nave
helpless sufferers the track OF war
administrations
and have received American medical ala only oeoPei"oS
by death from disease.
hot saved thousand
nations ooI-
side their boundaries Economic and crop cont1ons maze
No
food with which millions Europe
themselves this winter 1t IS OBVIOUS tnat te
only from outside
half last but conditions have
restitution twelve monh
shall begin to be turned away IN
hospitals
support would tragedy history sweeping or
of those who deserve evil ,
many engaged relief unanimously that the
plight helpless complete priority
This without
without religious lines There be no Danger OF @ we
critical The upphe
unqualified American dollar used in
aided furnish two dollars the form OF
labor, clerical hep cash "e hoo
locally obanabe.
heaeness She has never
Contributions should be turned
formed
lection Treasurer Guaranty Trust Co., New
- ~ EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL.
Herbert Hoover Chairman Franklin X. Lane, Treasurer
Administration Edgar Richard Director
Committee Quakers) by Rufus NJ JONES' Chair
by Felix M Warburg, Chairman
of Arthur Brown
Kniehts Of Columbus by James Flaherty Supreme
M. c.. A, c.. V. Hibbad International Committee
Y W. C. A, by Miss Sarah S. Lyon, National Board
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29
Sioux Valley School
In Lime Light
OLD GLORY SYMBOLIZES THE
AMERICANISM OF GERMAN
SETTLEMENT. -

Sioux Valley Township, in South
ern Minnesota, is level land, and
from almost any place in it one may
see the American flag waving from
the staff of the new 100000 school
house. 1t is large flag. l asked a
German farmer why they bought such
a big one.
He was forking the manure into a
spreader. He jabbed the tines of the
fork into the manure pile, clasped his
hands over the end of the upright han
die, leaned his weight on it, looked
across the miles of cornfields and
meadows to the flog ripping in the
wind, and said:
eve got 1t big a-purpose, so no
body in the whole township could get
away from SEEM it every day. That's
our flag, by jiminy!" and he stressed
the word ''our."
81 suppose you know this is a Ger
man settlement ?" he asked.
Yes; l had read of it during the
war-something about pro-German-
ism in that part of the country.
"There's hundred and twenty-five
families in this township, and they're
all German but four" he went on.
'By cheeky! l can speak English
better'n most of 'enn, and Pm no great
hand at it, either"
1t was true; he spoke brokenly.
eve don't never want no flag ex-
cept Old Glory, and we don't want no
language except American" he said.
The Day of Awakening.
He threw two or three more folk
fuls into the spreader, paused, point
ed with the fork handle toward the
school, and said: ''This country isn't
big enough for two flags. One of our
men called that school a meltin' pot
the other day. 1 call it our Ameri-
canization press; like cheese press,
you know, where you squeeze out all
the whey and leave the good curd.
Well, that school is squeezing out all
the old whey of loyalty to Germany
and the German language and is max
ing Americans of us all. | suppose
you know that we don't allow boy
or girl to speak word of German at
that school, not even on the play
ground?"
I gradually learned the story of that
big school and its Americanization
program out in that German settle
ment, ten miles from the nearest rail
road.
Three years ago there were seven
small one-room schools in that town
ship, and they were the poorest kind
of schools. No one seemed to care
much about them. The terms were
short. The secretary of the school
board told me that teachers We're so
low-priced and shiftless and came and
went so often that sometimes there
would be four different teachers in
one school in term. He said, in Civ
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29
YOUR DUTY AND MY DUTY
BIZ HON. G. K DAVIS, Governor Minnesota, 1874.

my duty to the Constitution and
the laws forbids me to sustain reso-
luton to legalize lawlessness. The
same duty rests upon you and your
associates. You might just as well
ask me to vote to dissolve the govern
ment. "-Cushman K. Davis, u. S. Sem
ate, July /, 1894.
"This land should have no abiding
place for the criminal, the anarchist.
This horde have no conception of our
institutions, does not desire to be-
come citizens, crowds the great cities
and makes our very political existence
precarious. "-Cushman X. Davis, Sept.
/, 1899.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29

ing me his idea of the average run of
teachers in those days:
at looked to me like those teach
ers ought to have been going to school
themselves instead of setting up to
teach others"
The fathers or grandfathers of
nearly all school children in the town
ship had been born in Germany. Ger
man was spoken in many of the homes
and the children spoke it in their play
on the school grounds. There was no
church or Sunday school in the town.
ship, and very few ever went to church
anywhere. Near the center Of the dis
trict was a saloon and dance hall.
The Sons of Herman, German socie-
ty, met there. The only organized
amusement was an occasional dance in
that hall.
When the World War began nearly
every family in the township had some
kin fighting in the German Army.
The district was intensely pro-Ger-
man 1t opposed our entering the
TTt,r.
When we did go into it, and the
country was aflame with patriotism,
and flies and drums were calling the
boys to arms, there was this township
still drinking to the toast of Deutsch-
land Ueber Allies,
Then their young men began march
ing off to war, from. this home and
that, until twenty-five had gone, and
then the awakening came.
at just gradually dawned on us
when our boys went that we were not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
Presbyterian Notes.


The services at the Presbyterian
church were real good on our last day.
We had qoite a number of visitors
with us and we are very hopeful that
they who enjoyed the services will
come again and often.
The regular services will be next
Sunday as follows: Sunday School at
1880 a. M; Preaching services at II
A. NJ. and 7:30 P. M. After the sermon
at the morning service the Sacrament
of the Lords Supper will be admins
tered. All Christians will be invited
to take part with us in this delightful
service.
Every body come and let us have a
real good day serving the Lord.
Behold, how good and how pleasant
it is for Brethren to dwell together in
unity. 1t is like the precious ONT
ment upon the beard, even Aaron's
beard, that went down to the skirts
of his garment. Come all and enjoy
the services with us.
R.. W. STANFIELD, Pastor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
PERSONAL.

S. W. Andrews arrived from Poplar
Bluff Monday.
Mrs. E. A. Jennings of Enough
was in Ironton Friday.
A. P. Schaefer spent a couple of
days of last week in st. Louis.
Capt. James D. Edgar is now sta
toned at Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Mrs. S. W. Andrews and Miss Marie
Gratiot were in st. Louis last week.
DR.. F. W. Trauernicht and family of
st. Louis will spend Christmas in Iron
ton.
Rev. Fathers Wernert and Blanke-
meier were st. Louis visitors last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. G.. Newman and
sons of Elvins were recent visitors to
the valley.
Mrs. Crescendia Hitzemann of Bis
marck was an Ironton visitor last
Thursday.
Herbert Kaths, wife and baby of
Kansas have arrived at Pilot Knob to
spend the holidays with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Carroll arrived from
Poplar Bluff Sunday to spend Christ
mas with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Fisher. =
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
Belleview News.

A Merry Christmas, a happy and
prosperous New Year to the REGISTER
and its many readers!
Miss Nova Stephens spent several
days the past week with Miss Nora
Bell in Ironton.
E. M. Logan was a st. Louis visitor
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Stuart had as
dinner guests last Sunday: Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Q. Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Russell and little daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Hubert Russell and baby
and Mr.. and Mrs. Don Russell.
Fred McColl of St. Louis spent Sun
day with his home folk.
Mrs. A. A. Meador of Flat River
was a visitor here last week.
The pupils of the Methodist Sunday
School are preparing a program to be
given in connection with the Christ
mas Tree on the evening of the 25th.
ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

by a husband and five children. One
son, Robert, is a private in the United
States army, and is stationed at Camp
Pike, Ark. He came here for the
funeral of his mother.
The Wren family had made their
home on a farm near Arcadia, for a
number of years, but sold out and
went to Iowa, three or four months
ago, expecting to make their home
there. They did not like Iowa, and
came to Elvins, about three weeks
ago. expecting to remain in that town
at least until spring. Until thew
could secure a house they had decided
to stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Depew.
The three young children are with
them.
A funeral service was held in the
Depew home Saturday afternoon by
Rev. H. w. Doss, pastor of the Elvins
Methodist church. Interment was
made in Woodlawn cemetery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
Des Arc Items.

Our road work has been suspended
for several weeks but will start again
in the spring. It is very expensive to
build roads in the winter and labor
may be cheaper by spring. The road,
however, is open to Roberts school
school house and teams are travelling
over it.
Mrs. Dolly Jamison and children are
visiting in st. Louis.
Rev. Alcorn preached here Sunday
evening. 1t was everybody's meeting
and some Of u good folk shouted
and got very happy. 1t was ia glori-
GUS meeting. May God bless Bro. AL
corn and help him in his 60 cd work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

tural land. There are now $50 farms
leased and about 5000 acres of cleared,
tiilable land. Some of that land is as
good as the best in the county. The
land lying in the southern part of the
county has only the value of wild
MISREPRESENTATION Democrat
News.
Strayed-About the 18th of August
from my farm on Tom Sank, six miles
west of Hogan, a dark bay ar old
past horse colt, with two white Lind
feet and a small spot in forehead;
when last seen had a bell with small
collar. Please notify, Harry Middle
ton, Pinkley, Nc.
Poplar Bluff Republican: "The
Lakes-to- Gulf marked highway was
routed through Poplar Bluff from st.
Louis to Little Rock this week when
the Board of Directors of the Associa-
ton met here with delegates from a
number of towns between here and
st. Louis. The Highway starts at Chi
cago, and comes through Peoria and
Springfield, ILL.,, to st. Louis, over a
paved state highway the entire dis
lance with the exception of about
thirty miles. Then from st. Louis to
Poplar Bluff over the state highways
that will be built in Missouri within
the next few years, some of which.
are already built, notably in Wayne
county. The route has not been es-
tablished between here and st. Louis
but will come to De Soto and down
through the Lead Belt towns. Then
either to Pennington or Frederick
town and to Greenville or from Flat
River to Bismarck, Ironton and down
TO Arcadia Valley. This routing will
be worked out as the road construc-
ton proceeds. There has not b cen
agitation for the location south of
Poplar Bluff and it is not known what
route the road will take from here
to Little Rock. Of course it will be
routed south from Poplar Bluff to
the state line yer the surveyed and
proposed state road to Neelyville."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

am in receipt of a letter from Mr.
Wiley M. O'Neal of Irondale who is
in a bad condition. He has been TAX
ing treatment in st. Louis but it does
not seem to help him. May God
spare him a while longer.
Mrs. Len Morris and Bertha return
ed to st. Louis Sunday.
Lam afraid we will lose trains Nos.
81 and "a. Travel is so light they are
not making expenses.
Thos. Lovelace and Art Wallis ship
ped in a second car of horses last
week.
Lots of corr and hay is being ship
ped in from Sikeston and Williams
Vile. ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
Meals Creek Items.

We are having nice weather for the
month of December.
Mrs. Henry Sumpter is visiting her
son, P. b. Sumpter of Sligo.
Miss Maggie Clements visited Miss
Lola Trollinger last week.
Miss Mae Croker visited her cous-
in, Miss Rebec5a Stricklin, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. White visited
Mrs. Whites parents, Mr.. and Mrs, S,
P. S~tricklin, Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Ship, who has been i'll
for two weeks, is able to be out again.
Frank Croker is on a hunt fer
Christmas apples to-day.
The Burgundy school will soon be
out. A long vacation for the child
rem. Dew DROP,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

= The Book That Sings-it sounds
rather impossible, but see the Bubble
Book for kiddies, with its nursery
rhymes, prettily illustrated, and just
at the right section-where the jolly
miller begins his song-a small record
is enclosed, and n may read the
words in the Bubble Book while the
record is being played. See these
books 1.-THE HANDY KITCHEN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Belleview Valley Bank
for the election of directors to serve
during the ensuing year and the trans
action of all other business that may
come regularly before said meeting.
will be held at the Bank in Belleview,
Missouri, on Wednesday, January the
9th, 1921, beginning at 10 O'Clock A. M.
S. E. BUFORD, President.
@. F. SHELTON, Cashier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
Farm For Sale.

80 acres under fence, 4 room log
and cement house, just been built, log
barn and chicken house, fruit orchard,
two mich cows, 8 calves, n saddle
horse, two mules, plenty of chickens
and ducks and plenty of feed for the
winter. Price, $1,000. Inquire w.
w. Wagner, Glover Valley Farm,
Pilot Knob, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
Elvins Woman Dies Suddenly Of Apoplexy.
(Flat River News,)

Mrs. W. O. Wren died Thursday
evening at 7 O'Clock, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Russell Depew, in
Elvins, having died suddenly Of
apoplexy and cerebral hemmorrhage.
She was Al years old. She is survived
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

Strayed-Last June from my farm,
near Enough, a black mare, 6 years
old, Is hands high, small white spotin
forehead, some white on one hind leg.
Will pay for information leading TO
the animals recovery.
M. L. MAXWELL, Enough, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

will furnish, ON order, costumes
and Mosques for the Masquerade Ball.
Please apply in good time, so that
there may be no delay or disappoint-
ment. Come to the Handy Kitchen
and make your selections.
j. e. GRANDHoMmE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23
To eetARid Of MHdew stat,

Mildew is an obstinate discolora-
ton, but will yield if rubbed with
lemon juice, followed by salt, and
exposure to the sun For mildew on
other materials than linen a mixture
consisting Of two tablespoonfuls of tur-
pentine, blended with the juice of a
lemon, is recommended.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

Clothes pressed and cleaned. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed. Phone 1872.
GEO. TULLocK.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

Warranty and Trust Deeds and Chat
tel Mortgages for sale ct this Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

Have you a farm to sell? Write, OF
call and see us. Iron County Realty
& Abstract Co., Ironton, Mo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

dency to postpone their Christmas
shopping until the last moment, and
in so doing often overlook the special
advertised goods that are being fea-
tured daily"
The tree planting is only a begin
ming OF the work the Young Mems
Business league hopes 10 accomplish
in FL Paso,' said A. W. Norcop. We
are making tentative plans whereby
the city viii be divided into districts,
perhaps according 10 school districts.
and there VIII be a permanent organ
ization for The purpose Of beautifying
FL Paso- For instance, the vacant
lots OF the city are much in need Of
cleaning up and improving. They
could be made beauty spots instead
OF being uuEightly 20 the eyes"
business IS good in Phoenix" said
L D. Lockhart i found things very
lively over there on ny last trip. The
climate Is fine and visitors are well
treated However, I prefer FL Paso,
which is getting 10 be more and more
Of a city People here do not realize
how rapidly FL Paso IS going until
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
81 PaSo Should Have Grand Opera Season Every Year.
Out OF Town Business Is Good For Merchants OF City

they 80 around and see a Few Of the
other towns"
1--WE may not be enthusiastic over
the methods Of the Salvation Army s
approach, but we must acknowledge
the effectiveness OF its reach" said
Rev Fuller Swift I'VE may not es-
peciaIly care for the sounds they make
while working their side Of the street
but we must congratulate them on
the grounds they take In their efforts
for the reconciliation OF fallen man
to the risen Lord And while their
forces are not always aesthetic. thank
God they are never arheistic. FOR
they, like st. Paul, are determined to
know nothing but Jesus Christ and
Him crucified.'
NO ministering body has come out
Of the war with so much appreciation
OF services rendered and this fact al
fords their greatest menace There
is a danger in their spelling their
hearts by losing their heads. When
ever the derelicts afloat upon the sea
OF life cease 10 be the object Of their
salvage. there viii follow the decline
in the genius OF their Institution"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
Automobile Laws.

TO CUT down the number Of automobile thets It help
to place more responsibility the drivers Of cars and
less on the oEuers Nit Smms secretary Of state mari
zona suggests that the license should be issued to the
owner OF the car and not to the When man goes
hunting the license issued to him and not to the gun
he uses But chaufeurs should also be licensed BY the
state and their licenses taken away they reckless
Wild speeding driver who hits pedestrian when It IS
not the PEDESTRIANS fault should not be able to avoid
penalty
To prevent thefts Of cars, should use lock
More they should have mark identity sign OF their
cars which can't be removed without defacing the cars
Buying cars from Tom Dick and Harry without some sort
Of proof that the is not stolen one should be dis
couraged. An argument favor Of mark Of identity IS
that numbers are sometimes misleading Clever drivers caa
attach drop numbers which deface the license number L
they hit something that the number taken note OF IS
sometimes d phoney.
Arizona New Mexico and Texas should make ther laws
pertaining motor traffic nearly Uniform IN the IN
terest Of the tourist who often becomes beWdered by tie
many laws he to learn he travels country.
Licenses issued to residents Of state should not be trans
ferable
e PasO doesn't need opera glasses to see the need o.
supporting opera
-o
It is not always the most efficient who thinks he
underpsid.
Bow many birds hunter shot depends on whether he
is talking to a game warden or friend.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
Reflections OF A Bachelor Girl
Br HELEN ROWAN

] NHRIST8LAS comes but once a year
y and when it comes. Il brings
house full Of relatives, Il calen-
dars, two sets OF nutpicks, four dozen
cheap gloves Of assorted sizes. indi-
gestion. a heartache, a backache. and
that never again" feeling
The ideal husband may break all OF
the Commandments wear red neck
tie. and make only $50 a week; but
he never insists on seeing you at
breakfast. never enters your bOudoir
without knocking. never 1orgets your
wedding anniversary, and never
kisses you as though # were a
morning chore-'
There are times when every
married man has been secretly
tempted TO pose rs n bach ei0r.
But, DID you ever meet n bache-
Tor who yearned to pose rs
married mani
1Ien don't propose as carelessly and
freely as they used to-perhaps. be-
cause in these practical days there
is so much more danger Of being
accepted
Character is the real founda-
ton Of every brilliant mans sue
cess-in some cases. his Wife's -
character.
In the old fashioned novel a girls
heart 1uttered between clipping with
the fascinating villain or marry wing
the plain but noble hero, nowadays,
it merely teeters between marrying
= fresh air fiend with the sleeping
porch" mania, or an exotic clubman,
whose idea OF getting next to ma
ture" consists in sitting under a pot
ted palm and watching the gold
fish
woman looks huck upon the
n.eu who escaped her as wolves
Bn Sleeps cI0thinEs but man
looks back on the girls who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

NNE Of Fl PaEo's greatest needs
~ is a regular grand opera season
- lime for more music and
better music" said zach Lamar Cobb.
by Carrying out the proposed plans
70 1ullQ a permanent and adequate
gtage 81 Liberty hall. and bring here
lirst-class grand opera companies, Il
-aso VIII De satisfying not only To-
cal need but one which exists
throughout the southwest Mexico,
e music loving country. viii respond
gladly 10 such inducements EI Paso
should feature not only American
singers o. note, but many Of those
Mexican singers who are gifted
enough 10 be world famous. The first
step in this direction viii be taken
when the grand opera season becomes
q fixed part Of the winters program
business ia FL Paso IS very good"
said Sol / Berg, Of the Sol Z Berg
Clothing company. we have been
most fortunate IN disposinE Of old
stock. and are now able 10 buy at
about one-ha-f the price Of last sea-
son Another reason why business is
good Is because local merchants are
able 60 give the people what they
want We are doing q better busi-
ness now than ever before. We al
ways make tr special policy 70 live
Up 70 goods that we advertise Al
most daily there are Shoppers in the
store from Tyrone N. H. DemiuE and
Silver City The mail order business
has extended as far as British Colum-
bia- and business with Mexico is ex-
ssDtionally good People have a ten