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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Schmidt Is Held
for Auto Theft
L. G.. SCHMIDT, ARRESTED LAST
WEEK, MUST ANSWER SERIOUS
CHARGE IN COURT.

Luverne G.. Schmidt, who was ar
rested in Olivia last week for hav-
ing in his possession a stolen auto
mobile, will have to answer serious
charges preferred against him. The
car alleged to have been stolen, and
found in Mr.. Schmidt's possession, is
an Elgin automobile painted red
Since the arrest, the car has been re-
turned to its owner, and a warrant
has been sworn out charging L. g.
Schmidt with perjury, in making
false statements in his application
automobile license.
It now appears that Schmidt had
a second stolen car in his possession,
an Overland, which he has been US
ing for some time past This car
is owned by a Mr.. Mclean of Minot,
N. D., and was stolen from the streets
of Fargo. Sheriff Sunde seized the car
a few days ago and held it until yes
terday when the sheriff from Fargo
came here and got the car. When
taken by Sheriff Sunde the Overland
was in possession of County Auditor
A. O. Schmidt, who is brother of l..
G. Schmidt, the former having obtain
ed it in some way from his brother.
The authorities are now at work try
ing to determine who the guilty par
ties are and how many are implicated
in the theft-Olivia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20

if less than Is head; 35 cents a head
for calves If less than % head; 80
cents a head for hogs, if less than IS
head; 25 cents a head for sheep and
goats, if less than 30 head Carload
rates apply when the number is larg-
er.
New commissions for buying live
stock are; Cattle, so cents head with
maximum Of S12 car; calves, 80
cents head and S12 fora single deck
car; mixers and springers, 81 head
and $40 for a car maximum. Hogs,
20 cents head and $40 car maxi
mum; feeding pigs, s15s.a single deck
car or $40 a double deck car. Sheep,
25 cents head. S10 q. single deck
car and SIS a double deck car; breed
ing ewes, 80 cents a head and $15 a
single deck car, and $2Qsa double deck
car.
Officers of the Minnesota Central
Cooperative Commission association,
the farmers new statewide selling
agency, submitted evidence supporting
it's claim that rates heretofore in ef-
feet were too high. The Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation presented to
the commission a statement urging
that in setting new rates, the commits
sion follow the principle that charges
for handling farm products should
bear definite relation to the price of
those products, to the actual cost Of
service, and to the general tendency
toward deflation. Ia5
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Farm Leaders of
IL States TO Meet
IMPORTANT BUREAU POLICIES
TO BE DECIDED IN ST. PAUL
NEXT WEEK.

Important farm bureau policies will
be decided here next week, when the
leaders of the farm bureau federations
of IL states meet to discuss agricul-
tural problems of the middlewest.
The board of directors of the Min
nesota federation is to meet at state
headquarters Monday, while the two
following days will be devoted to the
midwest conference.
The relationship Of the farm
bureaus to the u. S. Grain Growers,
Inc. and its plans for establishing
grain sales agencies in the middle west
is the most important matter to come
before the interstate conference.
Two far-reaching cooperative en-
terprises will be taken up by the Min
nesota directors. The meeting Mon
day will decide whether the state fed
Grafton will pool coal orders for farm
ers throughout the state, and purchase
the winters fuel for large part of
rural Minnesota direct from the mines.
Under plans drafted by the American
Farm Bureau federation, farm bureaus
in coal producing states viii employ
buyers to handle orders from other
states, while deliveries to individual
farmers would be made through pre-
sent local dealers or through co-opera-
tive elevators or exchanges. The
Minnesota directors also will consider
financing the launching Of the new
statewide dairy marketing and service
agency, the Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries association, Inc.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Makes Fine List.

Clerk of Court W. G. Weldon has
recently completed the compilation OF
a very excellent mailing list, using
the personal property tax list of Red
wood County as his text. From il
may be learned the name and address
of every tax payer in the County
whether he or she is the head of a
family, and also, in the case of farm
-er, whether he possesses five or more
milch cows. The last information is
given at the request of several persons
who expect to make especial use of it
and the balance of the information
given by the list will be of inestimable
value to merchants and other business
persons who need complete mailing
list of this kind The list has been
neatly typed, is in a most convenient
form and will undoubtedly find ready
sale among the business and profes-
sional men of the county. w. A
Hauck, secretary of the Redwood Falls
Merchants Association assisted Mr.
Weldon in the arranging of the mat.
erial, which was an exacting and long
task.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
All Legal Publications
Should be in English.

The next legislature is to be called
upon to pass law requiring that all
legal publications in Minnesota shall
be- published in English language
newspapers, says the Mapleton Enter
prise. The law is to be championed
by the Minnesota Editorial associa-
ton, which organization has led the
fight for Americanism. 1t is not a
personal matter with the association,
but a determination to be consistent.
Minnesota is part Of America and it
is inconceivable that its laws should
allow legal publications to be made in
papers Of foreign language. For in
stance, right now in the neighboring
county Of Brown, citizen of America,
If he wants to keep tab on the busi-
ness affairs Of the county, is forced to
subscribe for a foreign language news
paper. Fortunately, the law does not
allow the legal notices to be run in g
foreign language, or he would be COM
PEELED also TO go to the expense OF en-
gaging the services Of an interpreter,
certainly ridiculous and disgraceful
situation, where the motto Of the peo-
pie should be sAmerica First
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20

Miss Louise E. Schultz, formerly
superintendent Of the womens and
childrens bureau, labor and indus
tries department, has been appointed
chief of the womens and childrens
division Of the state industrial COM
mission. In her capacity, Miss Schultz
will have charge of all activities Of
the division including the administra-
tion of the minimum wage provisions.
The minimum wage commission, which
formerly functioned under direction
of the labor and industries depart
ment, was legislated out of existence
when the industrial commission was
created, and the activities of the form
er commission were placed under
direction of the division of women and
children. Mrs. Harriet Schoonmaker,
former secretary member of the wage
commission will act as assistant to
Miss Schultz Marshall Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
TownIey Must
Serve Sentence
HIGHEST FEDERAL TRIBUNAL
HAS ALREADY RULED AGAINST
GILBERT ON SIMILAR POINTS.


The Minnesota supreme court has
denied the motion for a reargument in
the case of the state of Minnesota
against A.. C. Townley, president OF
the national Nonpartisan league, and
Joseph Gilbert, former Minnesota
state manager, both convicted of viol-
ating the state law against interfer-
ing with enhstments.
The defendants are given a stay of
80 days in which to apply to the SUI
preme court of the United States for
review. Otherwise, Townley pro-
baby will be forced to serve a term
Of 90 days in the jackson county jail.
Gilbert at present is serving term Of
one year in the Goodhue county jail
at Red Wing on a charge of violating
the same law, the constitutionality Of
which was upheld by the United States
supreme court in his first case.
In the present case, Townley and
Gilbert were convicted of conspiracy
for acts alleged to have been commit
ted between Oct. 10, 1917, and the
winter of 1918. They were indicted
May 81, 1918, and convicted in Judge
e. c.. Beans court after lengthy
trial, 1900 printed pages Of testimony
comprising the record.
The case was appealed to the su-
preme court in the fall of 1920 and
the lower court was sustained IN
March of this year. The defendants
then applied for rearguments.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Highway Engineer
Sums Up II Plans
BABCOCK PLANS FIRST YEAR I'M
PROVEMENTS PROVIDED FED
ERAL AID IS APPROPRIATED.

Grading of GIT miles, gravel sur
facing of 438 miles and paving of 80
miles, total of nearly 1900 miles,
will represent permenant improve
ments on Minnesota trunk highways
during the first year under the Bah
cock plan, according to a forecast this
week by John H. Mullen, assistant
commissioner and chief highway en-
gineer.
The preliminary figures are based
upon expectation that the usual ST.
$4,000 federal aid apportionment will
be made available this year in Min
nesota Otherwise, the grading may
be reduced to about 500 miles, gravel
surfacing to $50 miles and paving to
IS miles, 915-mile total.
Mr.. Mullen's forecast of new con-
struction does not take into account
the maintenance improvements for
which So, ,O00, 900 has been set aside
this season to spread immediate bene-
fits of the Babcock plan to every mile
of the 7,000-mile trunk highway sys-
tenn. The division includes more than
lilo patr0lmen now repairing and
smoothing trunk routes and is counted
on to. bring first general benefits un-
der the new highway development
program.
The new construction is scattered
in more than Is different sections and
when completed will make new totals
Of 2,176 miles Of grading, 1889 miles
of gravel surfacing and 1872 miles Of
paving on the state trunk system.
It will cost approximately $4,000, 900,
If carried through without curtail-
ment, and will represent expenditures
of 5000 900 of county reimbursement
bond money, s2,840,O0O Of federal aid,
and the balance of the motor vehicle
tax revenue after S3,000,000 is deduct
ed and placed in the maintenance fund.
The highway department, as pre-
vious progress figures show, is speed
ing good roads work but is now forced
to await action by congress on federal
aid legislation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Commission Rates
on Livestock Cut
FARMERS WIN FIGHT FOR LOW.
ER CHARGES ON SOUTH st.
PAUL MARKET.

sharp reductions in commissions to
be charged by livestock dealers on the
South st. Paul market went into ell
feet Il t week, on orders issued by
- he state railroad and warehouse COM
mission.
Reductions of from 20 to 40 percent
were ordered by the commission, fol-
lowing hearings at which livestock
commission firms and livestock pro-
d,cers were represented. The cuts
in commission rates represent a VIC,
tory for the farmers, who contended
that charges for handling agricultural
products should be reduced because
the value of all farm products has de-
.clined to prewar levels. Weighing
charges also were cut.
The new commission schedule lssu-
ed by the commission sets the follow
ing rates:
Cattle, 70 cents a head; 1S car
maximum. -
Calves, 80 cents a head; $50 a car
maximum, in cars up to 30 feet IN
length.
Hogs. in cars not over 36 feet long,
90 cents a head, $12 maximum for
single deck cars, $18 maximum for
double deck cars; $14 maximum for
single deck cars more than 36 feet
long, $40 for double decks.
Sheep, 20 cents per head, $12 maxi
mum for single deck cars, $18 for
double deck cars not more than Sc
feet: S14 for single deck, $50 for
double deck cars more than 36 feet
long.
When more than one kind of live
stock is in, car, $40 car 36 feet
long maximum; $22 for longer cars.
Less than car lots and driven in
livestock, 80 cents head for cattle
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Mrs. w. 6. Gold
Writes of Travels
REDWOOD FALLS LADIES ENJOY
ING EUROPEAN TOUR; ENJOY
SCENERY AND PEOPLE.

The following paragraphs are taken
from letter written by Mrs. w. III.
Gold to her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Cummings, describing a few of the in
teresting things she and her two
daughters are seeing and doing on
their European tour.
I'VE have seen SO much and gone
so much that if should sit down with
you | could talk for hours. will
write when Lean. / have tried for
days to start one but there has not
been minute.
1T was very exciting the last night
on the boat. The young people stayed
up very late, but it was SO rough and
cold they had to give up and go to bed.
the pilot boat. We had to go through
some locks into the river at Havre;
we had to go to breakfast at and
then the $50 formed in line and show
ed our passports, hurried with our
baggage and got into the train, a
special for Paris. The compartments
hold 6 to 8 or 10 according to which
class, that seems to be about the only
difference between the first and second
classes.
.After the train left Havre we all
got so excited we stood up most Of the
way to Paris. IF / could only draw
a picture of the neatness and thrift of
the country; not q weed in sight, even
their river banks are kept clean and
nice, not billboard to mar the sight,
gardens, little fields running way up
the hill or mountain side like green
and brown ribbons so many shades of
green, wheat, rye, barley, oats, alfalfa,
some of it with dark red blossoms,
nice cattle staked out, eating along
the edges of the fields, and in all the
fields millions of lovely red poppies.
The people live in villages, some of
them very small, in houses made all
of a sort of limestone they have hewn
and either tile and thatched roofs ac-
cording as they can afford it. These
houses are usually close together,
sometimes running along a. very
crooked street and all built together
with Church somewhere near, few
larger houses and flowers and fruit
trees, canals, large barges going up
and down. The people divide the land
in the family and each one has strip.
1 have seen lots of strips of grain
from IL to % feet wide. The cutting
is all done by hand have seen them
using sickle, cradle and scythe and
mostly old men and women doing the
work.
eve passed through Normandy
and oh, it was such a pretty country!
Rhoda wanted to get off and live in
one of the quaint houses, but / think
they must be lacking in comfort, the
walls so thick and smoky, windows
very small. These French people
seems so afraid of fresh air in their
homes and on the trains they will get
into one of the compartments and
have the windows and door shut and
sit there half asleep or else smoke to
keep awake. | have seen so many of
these women smoke cigaretts, l saw
one last night with pipe in her
mouth.
eWe were all nearly starved when
we got to Paris and lunch time was
over so we got a poor one. The crowd
Continued on page 81
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Bank Bill Up Soon.


!. As soon as the tariff bill is passed
by the House next week, the Clague
bill to increase the rate of interest on
Fran Land bank and Joint Stock
Land bank bonds from 5 to 51a per
cent will be taken up. Representative
Clague of Minnesota, author of the
bill, said the banking and currency
committee is ready. to report the mea-
sure. A special rule will be obtained
if necessary to get the bill before the
house without delay.
Neither the Joint Stock Land
banks nor the Federal Land banks can
sell bonds to get money to lend to
farmers" Mr.. Clague said, until the
interest rate on bonds is increased.
No one will buy 5 per cent bonds.
Money still will be lent to farmers for
6 per cent. One half of per cent
will be sufficient to cover handling
charges although / per cent was al
lowed originally. Washington Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Schools and Clubs
Have Fine Picnic
RURAL GRADUATION AND FIRST
ANNUAL CLUB PICNIC HELD
LAST FRIDAY.

The, fifth annual graduation Of
pupils from the rural and semi-grad-
ed schools of Redwood County was
observed by appropriate exercises al
the Troske Grove near Wabasso last
Friday morning, July Is, and the first
annual picnic of the Boys and Girls
Clubs of the County, with good pro-
gram of stunts, ETC., was the after
noon feature of the gathering. While
not so largely attended as it would
have been had the fathers been less
busy in the fields, the crowd was very
representative of the county, someone
representing each of the various
school districts. Over fifty of the
hundred, nineteen boys and girls, who
had completed the work of the first
eight grades were present and were
given their diplomas.
Mrs. Adella G. Duncan, former sup
erintendent of the schools of Redwood
County, gave the address to the gradu-
ates and their parents, asking that
the schools be cared for generously
even during the present financial de-
preston in order that the children
may be able to gain the most benefit
possible from the time which they are
permitted to spend in the schools.
Miss Fern Kennedy, the present sup
erintendent of County Schools, made
a short address of presentation and
gave the diplomas to the class. Vocal
solos were sung by Miss Katheryn
Shoeman of Walnut Grove and Glenn
Lukens, and a duet by the Misses Rust
of Vesta. Several songs were also
sung by the audience with Mr.. Lukens
leading. The picnic dinner followed
the morning program.
At two o'clock the boys and girls
of the various Clubs gave an interest
ing program, which opened with the
singing of several Of the Club Songs.
Misses Grace, Verna and Hazel Marks
of District No, So, team from the
County Garment Club, gave very in
teresting sewing demonstration. Miss
Audrev Garland of Winnepeg, Canada
danced several solo dances, the Misses
Rust sang duet and Misses Asleson,
Reid and Fobes gave selection on
cello. violin and piano, A band OF
musicians from Lamberton added
much to the good time, their quaint
and wonderful costumes being even
more appreciated by the children than
was. their music. The afternoon
closed with a number Of interesting
and amusing club stunts by the boys
and girls. These stunts included a
variety Of contests based on club
work. relay races, games, etc. The
entire day was very pleasant and pro-
fitable and very well repaid the par
ents who were able to take advantage
Of this opportunity to see the results
of various phases of school and club
work. And the day was one OF especl-
al enjoyment to~the children.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Specials Cost More.

The cost of sending special de.
livery letter is to be raised from IL
cents to Is cents. ,, :
Postmaster General Will Hays; IN
making the change is doing SO on tne
sunposition that the general pubic
will prefer to pay the higher charge
for better service than that which
can be given under the present scale
with one messenger getting batch OF
letters, with the result that often q
snecial delivery letter takes longer
than an ordinary one. .,. :,
with the new fee in operation II
will be possible to send messenger
with each letter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Prizes Given.

The following prizes were given to
those who registered at the registra-
tion booth last Wednesday, July 13,
which was observed as the second
Bargain Day featured by the Redwood
Falls Merchants Association.
Miss Patton, R. F.-Ham, Corner Mar
ket.
Mrs. Russell, Belview-Serving Tray,
Pease.
F. Lind, Joliet Coffee, Ebright. .
NJ L. Pettis, R.. .F-Gal. motor oil,
Pure Oil Co.
Mrs. Thorp, R. Basket, Golden
Rule.
Ella Hagen, R. F.-Box Cookies,
Luscher Co.
Mollie Joern, R. F.-Coffee, Ebright.
Helen FeeIey, Toilet
Water, Hitchcock.
Mabel Lauer, r. F.-Ham, City Mar
ket.
O.. j. Bollum, R. F-Check (2.50),
Gazette.
E. F. Cummings, r. F.-Cofee,
Ebright.
F. J. Seifert, R. F.-Parasol, Schmahl
Louis Bittrich, R. F.-Hard Oil, Jack
son bTOS.
Mrs. Marshall, r. F.-Due Bill ($3.5O)
Thorp.
H. p. Sanders, R. Can Polish,
Standard Oil.
Florence Muetzel, R. F.-Repair Kit,
K. Byram.
Harold Shores, r. .F.-Coffee, Ebright.
Vivian Bravinder, R. F.-Wiz Top
Dressing, Schultz.
Mrs. A. O.. Harried, Morgan-25 lbs.
Axle Grease, Standard Oil.
Gilbert Carruth, R. F.-Toilet Water,
Hitchcock.
Mrs. E. w. Ramey, R. F.-Coffee,
Ebright.
Tony Lauterbach, R. Clock, AISLE
son and Hillig.
Margaret frost, Seaforth Necklace,
Philbrick.
Helen Hitchcock, R. F.-Due Bill
($3.5O), Thorp.
Leonore Tordson, Belview-Hair
Tonic, Harry Schwartz.
L. w. Gilland, R. F.-Basket, Grapp.
Mrs. E. Worsech, R. F.-Box Candy,
Gallea Bros.
Alice Cummings, st. Paul -Necktie,
Aune and Thune.
F. RusKmeyer, R. F.-Necktie, Hub
bard Co.
The highest number drawn was five
hundred eighty mine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
Masons Enjoy
One Big Day
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE GATH.
Err IN RAMSEY PARK FOR
ANNUAL GATHERING.

The Masonic Picnic Association
! carried out it's third annual picnic as
,eheduled, Sunday, July II about four
t. ousand people gathering for the
oc Nssion in the recently opened addl-
tom to Ramsey State Park. The ad-
dition is sufficiently large and well
arranged for such gathering ana
MANY of the visitors expressed the
greatest of pleasure at the beauties
and conveniences of this spot:
Visitors brought their luncheon ana
the picnic dinner was the first part
of fhe program which started at
fwelve O'clock. The program OF
music and talks started at two o'clock
with F. G. Hubbard of the local
7 Masonic order presiding. The first
sneaker introduced was Jos. Tyson OF
Findlev, ILL.,, who was the first super
intendent of Ramsey State PARK.
Mr.. Tyson gave short history OF the
park and its development and express
ed his appreciation at finding 1t en-,
larged and in it's present wei-careo
for condition. Rev. Burdette l.. Nam,
the pastor of the Methodist church OF
Redwood Falls welcomed the visitors
to Redwood Falls, and gave a short
and appropriate address on the
ssFinger Prints" each individual IS
leaving as he blazes his way through
life, the speaker urging that these
marks be fitting ones to mark the
progress of sincere and reverent
Masons. DIR. A. w. Ross, pastor OF
the first Presbyterian church OF Red
wood Falls gave a splendid talk on
Masonry, telling something OF the
sublime significance of the rites OF the
order and the sacredness OF its founda-
tion and teachings. The last two
speakers made direct and simple pleas
that future gatherings of the ~Masons
be held on week day rather than on
Sunday. Max R. H. Treu dellghted
the audience with three vocal SOLOS
and the Scenic City Band played at
intervals throughout the afternoon.
Refreshments were served to the
children of the party free OF charge
and hot coffee was furnished during
the lunch hour, the expense beng oe-
fraved by the Picnic Association Wnlie
the members of the local lodge dld
the work of serving. Some idea OF
The number of people present may be
ascertained from the fact that the fol-
lowing supplies were used at the STANG
during the afternoon; sixty cases OF
pop. fifty gallons of nectar, two cases
Of lemons, forty-six pounds OF coHee
and sixty gallons OF ice cream.