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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Fifteen Days
Left 7ownley
LEAGUES PRESIDENT MUST
START 9O-DAY TERM IF AC-
TION is NOT TAKEN.

A. C. Townley, president of the Ma
tional Nonpartisan league, has but Is
remaining days in which to make ap-
plication to the United States Supreme
Court for a review of his case. II
application is not made he will be
forced to serve 80 days in the Jackson
county Jail at jackson, MINI.
Townley was convicted of conspiracy
for acts alleged to have been commit
ted between October 10, 1917, and the
winter of 1918.
He was indicted May 21, 1918, and
convicted in the seventeenth Minnesota
district court, after long trial. An
appeal was made to the State Supreme
Court in the fall of 1920, and the deci-
sion of the lower court was sustained
in March, 1921.
The defendant then applied for a
argument, which motion was denied
July Is, 1921, when a stay of 80 days
in which to apply to the United States
Supreme Court for a review, was
granted.
mo application has yet been made
for writ of error, which would per-
nit presentation of the case to the
higher tribunal for consideration" said
Peter O. Scow, deputy clerk Of the
Minnesota supreme court, Saturday
night.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
BOnnallie Named
as Trail Head
TRACY ROAD BOOSTER ELECTED
,AS PRESIDENT OF BLACK AND
YELLOW TRAIL ASSOCIATION. B

T, j. Bonnallie of Tracy was elected
president of the Black and Yellow
Trail association; Herman Polkow OF
Springfield was reelected vice presi-
dent for Minnesota, and o. M. Phelps
of Huron, South Dakota, was re-elect-
ed secretary. A larger publicity cam
paign is to be conducted during the
coming year than has been conducted
in the past. The 1922 convention is
to be held at Buffalo, Wyoming. The
convention was held Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
Practically the entire session Thurs
day morning of last week was devoted
to the settlement of location of the
highway from La Crosse to Baraboo,
Wis. Three routes were under con-
sideration, and large delegation OF
strong supporters for each proposed
route was present, and made things
lively. 1t was finally decided to route
the trail over Wisconsin state roads
numbers twelve and twenty-one, pas
sing through Sparta, the state military
headquarters; Kilbourne, at the re-
nowned Wisconsin Delles, and Delton
where one of the Ringling brothers,
of circus fame, maintains a pretenti-
ons hotel and summer esort.-Nev
Ulm Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Minnesota Fifth
in Rich States
ONLY FOUR OTHER STATES
3 RANK HIGHER IN FARMING
WEALTH, SAY FIGURES.

Minnesota is the fifth richest farm
ing state in the union, according to
figures just received at University
Farm, St. Paul, from the census
bureau. The total worth of all farm
property in Minnesota, according to
these figures is $3,787, ,42O,1 ,118. Only
four other states are richer. These
states are Iowa, whose farm property
is worth $8,525 ,27o,956; Illinois, &c.
666,817,235; Texas, $4,461, SIS, ,497 ;
Nebraska, $4,193, ,825, PAP.
By far the richest part OF, the coun-
try, also, is the west north central
section, which includes the states of
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and
Kansas. The total value of farm pro-
perty in these states amounts to $27,-
984,547,351. This is $4,000, ,00O, 900
in excess of the east north central
section, including Ohio, Indiana, Ill
inois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
6. W. Brown Named
State Examiner
PREUs APPOINTS GLENCOE AT
TORNEY TO SUCCEED AN
DREW FRITZ AUGUST 1.

Garfield W. Brown, Glencoe attor.
ney, and prominent in republican poll
tics in Minnesota for several years
was appointed by Governor ]. A. O.
Preus last week to succeed Andrew
Fritz as state public examiner. The
new appointee is veteran of the
World war.
Mr.. Brown, who since his graduation
from the University of Minnesota law
college in 1906 has been practising law
in Mcleod county, has had an active
political career. He was at one time
county attorney of Mcleod county and
during the 1911 and 1913 sessions of
the state legislature he. represented
the oath legislative district in the
house. In 1913 he ran for speaker of
the house, but was defeated.
During the war Mr.. Brown served
as major in both the 33d and 88th divi-
sions and as instructor in various
American camps. He resigned as pro-
bate judge to enter the army in 1917,
and was reelected to that office after
his return.
The new examiner is a native OF
Minnesota, having been born in Pipe
stone county 38 years ago. He will
take office upon Mr.. Fritz's departure
August 1st.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Mother browns in
Attempt to Save Z
BODIES OF CHILDREN AND PAR
ENT FOUND BY SEARCHERS
DAY LATER. -

= When Mrs. William Schatz saw her
two small children carried under the
swift current of the Des Moines river
near Jackson, Mimi, she rushed into
the water to save them, and she, too,
was drowned Although help was
within hailing distance, the tragedy
was not revealed until late Sunday
when. the children's clothing was
found on the bank of the stream.
Mrs. Schatz and the children, Ar
thur, aged 8, and Beatrice, aged 6, left
the home of Mrs. Schatz's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Nelson, Saturday
afternoon, to go swimming. This had
been their daily custom since they
came to visit the Nelson's a month
ago.
When night came and they did not
return the Nelson's decided that the
three had gone to spend the night at
the home of other relatives living
near.
After the clothing was found the
river was dragged for several hours
and the bodies were recovered. The
mothers body was clothed. indicating
that when she saw her children in
peril she rushed into the water with
out taking time to disrobe
Mrs. Schatz's husband is in Cali
fornia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03

The American Legion committee
met with the Park Board last Tues
day evening to discuss plans for the
swimming pool and to decide upon a
definite location. Both committees
have been busy the past week and
are getting the work well under way.
The location decided upon is about
100 yards from the main road and
about half way between the two
rivers. City engineer Niche pro-
nounced the plans drawn up last
Tuesday as practical, said J. J.
Brown, the chairman of the commit
tee. The cost of building the pool
is estimated at from $35, 900 to SAC, 900
It will cover approximately half an
acre and will be deep enough at one
end for diving. The greater part OF
the pool, however, viii be shallow en-
ough for the children. At first, the
committee planned to have concrete
bottom, but later decided that agravel
bottom would be cheaper and would
serve the purpose as well.+ Monte
video News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Larson -Stensvad.

Miss Ruth Larson and Julian Stems
vad were married in Minneapolis July
Is, announcing their marriage upon
their arrival last Wednesday from a
visit of two weeks with friends at
Benson and at Mrs. Stensvad's form
er home at Granite Falls. Both are
well known young people of Redwood
Falls, Mrs. Stensvad having come
here sometime ago for the purpose of
associating with her sister Mrs.
Fosnes in the millinery business.
Mr.. Stensvad has been a resident of
the city since his early boyhood and
is in the employe Of his father at the
Stensved Garage. They will make
their home in Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Threshers Exempt.

The question has been raised as to
whether the threshing business comes
under the new Workmen Compensa-
tion Act compelling them to insure
F. A. Duxbury, chairman of the In
dustrial Commission of Minnesota
has made the following statement
which settles all arguments.
'In. reply we have to advise you
that the Supreme Court Of this state
has decided that the business OF
threshing is exempt from the opera
tion of the workmen's compensation
law as farm labor. The case in
which this decision was rendered was
one where the owner of the thresh-
ing rig was making business of
threshing among the farmers, being
an extreme case, where it might have
been possible to hold that he was en-
gagged in the business of threshing
distinct from that of farming.
''The opinion is broad enough, we
think, to cover any possible case OF
the operation of threshing machines
sand it can be safely stated that
threshing operations are not cover
ed by the workmen's compensation
law.
"It must not be understood, how
ever, that there is no liability for in
juries arising in that activity. The
common law liability, arising from
negligence, prevails in that activi-
ty and while there is no law requir-
ing insurance of the risk involved,
business prudence might dictate pro-
lection by insurance against this COM
mon law liability This is matter
however, with which the Industrial
Commission has nothing to do"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Knights Enjoy
Big Gathering
FIVE THOUSAND MEET IN RAM
SEY PARK SUNDAY FOR
BIG ANNUAL EVENT.

Between four and five thousand per-
sons gathered in Ramsey State Park
Sunday for the annual picnic of the
Knights of Columbus and their fami-
lies. Checkers listed about eight
hundred and ninety cars going into
the park, with an average Of five per
sons to the car, and it was estimated
that five hundred persons walked
through the park entrance, many
strangers preferring to walk rather
than to risk driving on drives with
which they were unacquainted when
there were so many cars in the park.
It is the largest crowd that ever gath
cred for picnic by this fraternity in
this vicinity and the local committee
is to be commended for the careful
handling Of so large an assembly and
for the avoidance of all accidents.
The reception committee of local
Knights of Columbus, accompanied by
the Scenic City Band went to Gilfillan
Sunday morning meeting there a
large party of Knights from Brown
county including Grand Knight Henry
Berg of the ST. Patrick's Council of
New Ulm. This party was escorted
to the picnic grounds in the new park
addition on the Redwood River.
Following the luncheon hour short
program of talks was given including
short talks by "Jim" Landy of Olivia,
Philip Leisch of New Ulm, Father
Pomeji Of Olivia, and Father Morris
of Springfield. Father Tomek of Red
wood Fails gave an. apt and gracious
address of welcome and the address
of the day was given by Attorney
Dempsey of New Ulm who gave stir
ring talk on Americanism, good citi-
zenship and the desirable peace. Jos.
r. Keefe of Redwood Falls presided
during this talk program and music
was furnished by the Redwood Falls
Band.
Following the toast program, there
were number of interesting sports
in which many of the picnicers took
part. The following won prizes:
Boys race, John Jackson, Redwood
Falls; Girls race, Josephine Bittrich,
Redwood Falls; Fat Mans race, Frank
Lattimer, Sleepy Eye; Ladies Free
for-all, Matilda Rohlik, Seaforth;
Mems Free-for-all, Joe Matters,
Springfield; Ladies Nail Driving con-
test, Anna Sherman, Redwood Falls;
Rooster race, Mrs. Joe Matters,
Springfield; Tug of War-Brown
county VS.. Renville county, won by
Brown county. 49,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Must Destroy
NOxiOus Weeds
MINNESOTA LAW SAYS THAT
ALL NOXIOUs WEEDS MUST BE
CUT BEFORE THEY SEED.

In as much as there are weeds to be
! cut throughout Redwood county, the
!. Gazette herewith publishes Section
2377 Of the 1905 law as amended in
1919:
"The chairman of each town board
and the mayor, or president of the
council of each municipal corporation
is hereby empowered and required to
give the notices required by this chap
ter and cause the provisions hereof to
/ be enforced.
It shall be the duty Of each Of said
officials to annually inspect or cause
to be inspected at the expense of their
respective municipalities, between the
first day Of July and the Goth day Of
July of each year, all roads, streets
and alleys and lands of their respective
jurisdiction, for the purpose ofsascer-
tanning whether any of the noxious
weeds and grasses specified in classes
l and 2 aforesaid are growing there
on in violation of law, and if he finds
any such noxious weeds or grasses
growing on any such lands or in any
such streets, roads or alleys, he shall
give written notice to the person own
ing, occupying, or controlling the same
to forthwith destroy the same and to
comply with the provisions of this
chapter in respect thereto within six
days after the service of such no.
tice
It shall be the duty of any such of
fetal giving any such notice to mail
duplicate copy thereof to the county
auditor. It shall be the duty of the
county auditor to lay such duplicate
copy of such notice so mailed to him
before the board of county commits
sioners at their next regular or special
meeting, and it shall be the duty. of
the county board and it's several MEM
bers to see to it that the chairman Of
each town and the mayor or president
Of the council of each municipal cor
poration with the county performs
their duties under the provisions of
this chapter, and in case of failure of
any such official to so perform his
duty, they shall notify the county at
torney to prosecute him or other per-
sons who violate the provisions of this
act"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
John Werner.

John Werner, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Werner of Vesta township, died
Sunday noon at the Redwood Falls
hospital, where he was taken Friday
night for an operation. Mr.. Werner
was in the field Friday afternoon
hauling bundles to a threshing ma
chine, and was just finishing up his
last load for the day when the team
attempted to run away. Mr.. Werner
grabbed for the lines and in doing SO
one of the horses kicked with both
feet striking the young man in the
abdomen, cutting the intestines and
otherwise bruising him internally.
DR.. Peterson was called immediately
after the accident, and after consult
ing with the parents, it was thought
best to take the young man to a hos
pltal and have an operation, which
was performed about two o'clock Sat
urday morning, but the physicians,
after the operation said there was lit
tie hope of the young man recover
ing. He is survived by his parents
and a large family of brothers and
sisters.
The funeral service was held at
the home at 1:30 and at the Lutheran
church in Vesta at 2:30 Tuesday af-
ternoon, Rev. Gedicke, local pastor.
and Rev. Nickels of Redwood Falls,
conducting the service. The body was
laid to rest in the Vesta cemetery.
The sorrowing family have the
heartfelt sympathy of the whole COM
munity, in this, their sad bereaye-
ment. Vesta Censor, July %.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Achievement Day
on Bargain Day
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS COM
PETING FOR PRIZES; RULES
GIVEN BY LEADER.

The next Achievement Day for
Boys and Girls Club work will be held
on Bargain Day, August 10th. 1t
will include exhibits of the pig club
and poultry club and the local club
invites members of the various Rural
Clubs in this community to exhibit
their pigs and chickens and compete
for the prizes. All boys and girls
must write a story about their own
project and mail or give it to the loc-
al leader by Monday, August 9Th.
This story is important and counts as
a part Of the project in awarding
prizes. It should include all records
and expenses up to the above date.
Watch for placards in the display
windows showing the time and place
of the exhibit Bring the pigs and
chickens to Redwood Falls on Wednes-
day morning and the local leader will
help you arrange them. Because OF
limited space and club rulings each
poultry club member will exhibit
three birds, including one male bird
and two females. Select and show
only your three best ones.
The business men of the city have
pItLEo dIIO CdSu wy VI
girl can feel assured that they will be
well repaid for their very best efforts
in putting on good exhibit.
Members of the garden club are re-
quested to send or give their stories
to the local leader by Saturday, Aug.
9th. Fill in the Record Book and if
for some reason you have not receiv-
ed one, just write it on good paper,
give your name and address.
All prizes will be awarded at the
platform where the Registration
prizes are given out and the prize
winners will be notified there for pig,
poultry, and garden clubs by the Of
fetal announcer.
See or phone the local leader for
further information.
By LEO. w. DAHMS,
Local Leader.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
State Auditor
Comes Wednesday
CHASE, BABcOCK AND ENGINE
ERS TO VISIT RAMSEY PARK
AND CITY ON TOUR.

The members Of the Ramsey State
Park Committee have been notified
that the auditor Of the State Mime
sofa, r. P. Chase, will pay his sec
ond visit to Ramsey State Park
August 3, and following his visit to
the Park will hold conference with
the committee. With Mr.. Chase will
be C. NJ Babcock and Engineers Null
len and McCauley Of the State High
way Commission and Mr.. Chapman.
This visit and conference are of the
utmost Importance to Ramsey Park
as it is Mr.. Chase's intention to learn
just what the committee desires in
the way of state assistance for the
future development of the Park and,
through his engineers, to study the
best way Of furthering this develop
ment.s Mr. McCauley is the engineer
who will give the matter his particular
attention and much benefit to the Park
is expected from this visit. Mr..
Chase's plans include the making of
state parks part of the budget sys-
tenn of the state in order that each
may get the money required for its
upkeep and development. Sugges-
tions by local committees will be fol-
lowed by Mr.. Chase in his plan when
ever practicable.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Chase and
his party will be the guests of the
members of the Commercial Club at
the Club rooms from eight thirty
until ten o'clock. All the members
are requested to be at the club rooms
during that time and meet the visit
ors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Salesman Held Up.

V. E. Michel, salesman for G..
Somers & Co., while travelling in his
Ford runabout east of Garvin We'd
nesday evening about ten o'clock
was held up, relieved of $4,000 in
cash and his car, and left on the
road gagged and bound. Some peo-
pie happened along about midnight
and found Michel in an unconscious
Tracy hospital where he was found
not to be seriously injured, but did
not regain consciousness for an hour.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Price talked to
the holdup victim about three o'clock,
in an endeavor to get clue as to his
assailants, and learned that three men
in Buick car were driving ahead of
him and stopped. One man got out
and asked Michel if he could use his
auto jack. While Michel was opening
the box at the rear of his Ford to get
the jack, two other men appeared and
they overpowered him and left him
bound and gagged on the road. The
three men drove the two cars away.
It is thought that Michel exhausted
and injured himself in attempting to
get free from his shackles.
Mr.. Micheps home is in St. Paul
where he lives with his mother when
not travelling.
The mail carrier on the route
south of Garvin found the stolen car
early the next morning and reported
to Deputy Price who went out and
brought it into Tracy. There is
theft insurance on the car, and ap-
parently the loss of $4,000 is the
main feature of the affair.
No clue has been uncovered up to
the present time as to the location
of the three men with the Buick
car. Mr.. Michel said there was one
old man and two young men, but he
did not have an opportunity to get
the car number Marshall Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-08-03
Buyers Strike
Pardlyzing Trade
FAILURE TO PURCHASE COAL
CANNOT REDUCE PRICES
SAYS COMMISSIONER HAY.

information that the buyers
strike" seriously has paralyzed the
coal business in Minnesota has been
received by the state department of
agriculture, which Monday began ac-
lively questioning wholesale and retail
coal dealers on the fuel situation.
J. H. Hay, deputy commissioner,
said today the buyers strike" cannot
bring about reduced prices this sea-
son..
'There is no concerted action about
the buyers strike, Mr.. Hay said,
"but the public seems to be waiting for
lower prices. Reports from retail
dealers show US in many cases prac-
tically no coal is moving out of their
yards, Though the customers bins are
empty.
IF the buyers are waiting for low
ier prices there is nothing to be gained
by such tactics. The bulk of the coal
for this winter is already at the docks
and has been moved on the present
freight rates. Any rate reduction that
may come will not affect this years
supply. The present wage scale for
miners is fixed until April I, 1922.
The only thing accomplished by the
failure. to buy is to block the channels
of distribution"
Mr.. Hay said the schedule for whole
sale and retail coal dealers appearing
to give testimony before the depart
ment is being rearranged, and no testl-
mony was to be received until late to-
day.
Several large concerns are being
asked to make more complete state
ments than they had prepared for the
hearing today.
Other states are displaying interest
in the Minnesota coal inquiry. A let
ter today from the South Dakota de-
partment of agriculture expressed a
desire to cooperate and said meet
ing of their retail coal men would
take place in a few days. Wisconsin
is conducting similar investigation,
and North Dakota is inquiring into
conditions with the idea of supply
ing Ignite to meet Deficiencies in the
shipment of coal by the lake.