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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26

Jos. Corbett, chief of the Redwood
Falls Fire Department, urges the at
tention of every resident of Redwood
Falls to the above campaign, asking
earnest cooperation and genuine in
terest from every man, woman and
child who has the privilege of living
in the city. Mr.. Corbett calls the at
tention of the public to the fact that
there are many spots which are not
only fire menace but are very un-
slightly. One of the most unsightly
of these places is right on the direct
drive to Ramsey State Park. Others
nearly as bad are scattered about the
city, alleys and vacant lots especially
standing in need of much attention.
The Chief urges that the campaign
be not only one to save possible loss
of life and property, but that it also
be one to save the city from being
marked as a place of general untidi-
ness. The Commercial Club and 9TH
er organizations are making consid-
cradle effort to attract large number
of tourists here during the coming
season. Every citizen should make
himself a member of the Preparedness
Committee to make things attractive
for these prospective visitors. Your
thoughtful and forceful help is asked
by members of the Fire Department.
the City Council and the Commercial
Clrh
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Postal Improvement
Week May | to 6
NATION WIDE MOVEMENT INAU-
GURATED BY POSTAL DEPART
MENT TO IMPROVE SERVICE.
PUBLIC INVITED TO COOPERATE.
POSTMASTER LAUTERBACH AND
FORCE INVITE CONSTRUCTIVE
CRITICISM AND suGGEsT1oNs
FOR IMPROVEMENT

Dr. Hubert Work, the postmaster
general, mas designated the week of
way L to 8 as Postal Improvement
Week and has sent out an appeal to
the $4,000 postal employees to put
forth special efforts to bring about .
a perfect postal week.
@ mo other branch of the government
service is so closely related or comes
IN contact, directly or indirectly, with
all OF the people every day of the
week, therefore it is the most import
ant. The public has right to expect
the best that is within human power
and reason in this important govern
nnent agency.
1t is service established on the
principle "of the people, by the people,
for the people" In order to bring it
to the height of perfection the people
must have thorough knowledge of
the manner in which it's affairs are
conducted and what is necessary on
the part of the public and its servants
to bring about the service it has a
right to expect.
The United States mail service is
the largest and best in the world and
is growing in leaps and bounds to
such an extent that only through con-
stant cooperation on the part of the
public and the postal employees can
it be improved and maintain excel
lency of service. There are many
ways in which it can be improved and
for that reason the week of Many l
to 6 has been designated as a time to
view the service from every angle and
to invite constructive criticism and
suggestions from the public and in
turn ask the public to become more
familiar with the methods now in use.
The postmaster general in a COM
munication to all postal employees
says in part: sour ideal postal SER
vice is that service which discharges
all of the functions of the postal estab-
lishment to the satisfaction of all the
people all the time. I believe that
this accomplishment will be more
nearly attained if every postal en-
ployee from the postmaster general
down throughout the service will do
all of his duty and do it all of the time.
There is no all Of his duty and do it
all of the time. There is no uuinn-
portant person or part of our service.
1t is total of human units and their
cooperation is the key to it's success.
The personal and principle duties of
the local post office force consists of
the following: C. A. Lauterbach,
postmaster; Frances Davis, money
orders; Elden Robbins, dispatching of
mails, c. L. Farver, general delivery
and stamps, Lawrence Wells, distribu-
tor and general utility clerk; Harry
Warner, city carrier No. l.; Bert C.
Lamphere, city carrier No. 2; Leo F.
Gallery, substitute city carrier; Edwin
Hills, rural route carrier No. 1; G..
Robert Pryor, rural carrier No. 2;
Vern L. Pryor, rural route carrier No.
3; R. W. Ziemer, rural route carrier
No. A; A. N. Hills, substitute rural
route carrier. This force pledges it
self to support the principles as set
forth by their chief executive not only
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Senior Play
Is Well Given
THE CHARM SCHOOL ENTER
TAINS LARGE AUDIENCE
FRIDAY EVENING.

The lively little comedy The Charm
School was well presented by the
Glass of 20 at the Armory last Fri
day afternoon, the friends of the stu
dents and the townspeople attending
the evening presentation in large
numbers. The cast which consisted
entirely of members Of the Senior
Glass was directed by Miss Veva Hal
vorson and the play was very well
given.
The leading roles were taken by
Nellie Doyle and Harold Starr both
of whom did excellent work. Miss
Grace Hubbard as the head of the
school and Miss Virginia Ball as her
secretary both did very clever charact-
er work. Rose Adele Asleson as a
member of the Senior class was also
lively and captivating and her presen-
tation was well supported by the other
members of the class consisting OF
Lenora Kolbet. Eleanor Aune, Hazel
Hitchcock and Doris and Eunice John.
son. The boys taking part included
Won Luscher who played George Boyd
with very good effect Kay Harris as
Homer Johns, Tom McManus and
Andrew Keefe as the twins and John
Evans as the young law student. The
play is one of amusing situations and
Of clever characterizations and is one
that has achieved much popularity
wherever it has been presented. Its
popularity was again proved Dy tne
successes of last Friday, the matinee
audience Of school children receiving
II n1;te as enthusiastically as did the
older audience in the evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Court Term
Closes This Week
SEVERAL CASES STILL TO BE
DISPOSED OF IN FEW REMAIN
ING DAYS.

|. Much has been accomplished in the
first week of District Court but there
still remains several cases to come
before Judge Olsen in the few days
still remaining of the spring term.
The term must close Saturday since
Judge Olsen's duties take him to Lyon
County next week.
During the past week the following
cases have been disposed of, in the
case of A. F. Bechtold vs. Farmers
State Bank of Wabasso, the defendant
was rendered verdict of no cause for
action; the cases of the Farmers State
Bank of Redwood Falls, and the Far
mers Elevator of Redwood Falls VS..
P. M. Fuller and Sons were both
stricken from the calendar; the case
of the Home Realty Co. VS.. Michael
and Joseph Lauterbach was settled
and dismissed, in the case of Dora Fox
VS. George and Ella Fox, the plaintiff
was given a verdict of $1,000: in the
case of Boyd T. Reese VS.. F. M. Brav-
inder verdict of no cause of action
was brought in; three similar. cases
in which Mr.. Bravinder is defendant
were continued; the case of the State
Bank of Belview VS.. Charles Martin
was settled, as was also the case of
H. O. Hegdal against the same de-
fendant: in the case of Albert Keil VS.
P. M. Fuller and Sons, verdict of
S1182 so was given the plaintiff. The
two other cases against the same de-
PENDANTS with Karl Keil and Oliver
Syde respectively as plaintiffs, were
continued. The case of Arthur Dit
benner VS.. Barber, Fruin, Nelson and
Schafer is still on trail. The case of
the State against Perry Manning was
settled.
On the criminal calendar Fred Hol-
znagel and Oscar Camille both plead
guilty to manufacturing Intoxicating
liquors and were sentenced to pay
$3.50 fines each and to serve 80 days
in the County Jail. Lizzie Stephens
charged with forgery, was to make
her plea early Tuesday. The Red
wood County Farmers Publishing
Company, owner of the Lamberton
Northern Light, was indicted for Of
fering for sale and selling stock with
out license from the State Securities
Commission. Two indictments were
made with the same charge in both
A plea of not guilty was made late
Monday afternoon. 1t was assumed
early Tuesday that this plea would be
changed. The cases of the State VS.
c.. L. Burlet and the State VS.. Hugo
Fesenmaier are both still for trial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
States Birthday
to Be HOnOred
TERRITORIAL PIONEERS WILL
OBSERVE 64th ANNIVER-
SARY MAY IL.

Many state officials have accepted
the invitation to be guests of honor
at Minnesota's sixty-fourth birthday
party to be held by the Minnesota
Territorial Pioneer association next
lied in 1897, at which time it's annual
meeting was set for the anniversary
of the admission of the state into the
Union. It's Log Cabin was built in
1900 as a State Fair headquarters.
The work grew so rapidly that for
number of years the State Agricul-
tural society has allowed them the en-
tire use of Pioneer Portrait hall, where
the association has a collection of e.
100 pictures of prominent pioneers
who settled here in territorial days.
Only families arriving prior to May
II, 1858, are eligible. Many grand
children are now cooperating in COM
piling the history of pre-statehood
days.
The meetings will hold from 10 a.
m. till about p. M. Various COM
mittees will report the years activi-
ties. Among the important matters
to be acted on are the securing or
building of an appropriate home for
the association, making it's library and
art gallery accessible to Twin City
visitors the year round, cataloguing
the books and pictures, the issuance
of literature, State Fair work and the
advisability of Minnesota taking equal
rank with neighboring states in re-
cognizing this work as state depart
ment. County, patriotic, social and
civic organizations instituted before
Minnesota was state will be repre-
sented.
Though Minnesota's territorial pio-
neers are now in every state in the
Union, many who cannot attend State
Fair rallies on Thursday, which is al
ways "Territorial Pioneer day." plan
to see their old friends and neighbors
at this annual meeting. The develop
ment of the great state of Minnesota
is one of the most stimulating chap
ters in the history of the whole North
west and "reminiscences exchanged at
these reunions link the threads of the
history of 70 years ago. The Pione-
ers' Log Cabin has antique furniture
and relics of many families now en-
tirely extinct. Territorial Pioneers
are urged to register year Of arrival,
location of settlement, military record,
vocation, political, social and religious
activities, also furnish a family por-
trait.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26

1t has been said that if we wish
to develop character, we must do two
things every day that we dislike do
ing. I, for one, have been doing two
distasteful things every day.-name-
ly, getting up in the morning, and go
ing to bed at night.-Winnepeg Com
munity Building.
Some people ask what the Farm
Bureau is doing for the farmers. Well
here's one thing. As result of the
fight put up by the bureau, the rail
roads have decided" not to charge fol-
icing creamery shipments when they
are in less than carload lots. This
means 100000 a year to Minnesots
Cooperative creameries, or about Il
per cent saving on their marketing
cost. One farmers protest doesn'1
mean much, but when the Bureau gets
up on its ear the railroads listen
Fairmont Sentinel. Any organization
which is able and big enough to make
the railroads. "sit up and take notice
is Of some considerable consequence
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Civic Dept. Head
Explains Functions
STATE CLUBS DIVISION CHAIR
MAN, ADVISES WAYS TO FOST-
Err TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

The Town and Country betterment
division of the Minnesota Federation
of Women's Clubs is new idea IN
name only and it's function differs in
name and grouping only from what
was formerly the Civic department.
Mrs. M. M. Davidson of Waseca,
Mimi, is chairman of the division,
and Saturday told of some of the
plans for that department. She said:
'The committee is fully alive to
the Importance of the civic develop
ment on a scale to include the rural
committees, and recommends that
civic survey be made OF our COM
munity as the first step to be taken,
see clearly what is being done and
by what bodies, and what remains to
he done and who should do it, thus
giving impetus to the study OF our
citv (our larger honel with view
to IT'S hygienic. it's moral and its
esthetic betterment.
"Hygienic aims have been stand
ardized and are made the initial lines
Of civic work. Esthetics is given
second consideration instead OF first,
for we realize that we cannot oeau-
tify a city any more than we can
beautify a home until 1t has peen
thoroughly cleaned and put IN proper
sanitary condition, and thus is raised
the moral standard Of living.
All Must Cooperate
"All departments contribute to the
division Of civics. All must neces-
sarily help one another, thereby max
ing our federation the splendid, help
full organization it really is.
eve touch health through the water
supply, drainage, disposal of sewage
housing conditions and cleanup CAM
paigns, which should be planned now
in order to be effective by May 1. Let
the women, the Boy and Girl Scouts
and the children handle home inspec-
ton. Do not burn anything that car
be converted into cash. After you
have cleaned up your premises, help
| your neighber. He may not know
how.
'sThe first duty Of women's clubs
must be toward the children. Forms
of public recreation constitute
moral force and social agency. The
great instrument will be the play
grounds, social centers as well as tht
schools. Through these avenues W,
may share in the activities by which
the life of the community is purified
! and made more wholesome. It is ma
tural for young people to want t.
share in the joy Of life, which is theil
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Go. Legion Meet
Is Big Success
STATE COMMANDER VAN DYKE
GIVES TWO INTERESTING
TALKS TO DICTIONARIES.
ELEVEN POSTS ATTEND.
HUNDRED, SEVENTY-FOUR GA
THEIR AT BANQUET AT ARM
DRY SATURDAY EVENING.

With ffty-fve delegates present at
the organization meeting in the after
noon and hundred seventy-four busi-
ness men and Legion boys enjoying
dinner together at six o'clock, the
Redwood County Central Committee
of American Legion Posts was usher
ed in under most auspicious circum-
stances at the Armory at Redwood
Falls last Saturday DR.. A. A. Van
Dyke of Saint Paul State Commander,
was present at both sessions giving
inspiring and helpful talks on both
occasions. Arrangements for the day
were in charge of Clinton H. Baldwin
and his able assistants from the ranks
of the Melvin Daskam Post which
acted as host for the ocassion.
The afternoon session was one of
organization and planning. Every
one of the twelve posts of the Coun-
ty was represented with the exception
of Morgan. Fifty-fve delegates re-
presenting these organizations were
seated in the convention. w. S.
Brammer welcomed the visitors in the
name of the City of Redwood Falls
and Chaplain Phil Ellsworth, Com
mander of the local post, made a short
address of introduction of DR.. Van
Dyke.
The State Commander spoke on the
need and problems of organization
outlining briefly the national, state,
county and local organizations, show
ing that the work of all of these was
interviewer and that the small Post
had a place of real Importance in the
largest organization. In both his af-
ternoon talk and in his dinner speech
DR.. Van Dyke exemplifed the need of
continued service on the part of all
Legion members, urging them to a
realization that it is not what the in
dividual member gets out of the or
ganization, but what he puts into it
that makes the organization one OF
value to the nation.
He also talked on the American
Legion Memorial Hospital which is
to be erected at Rochester at a cost of
a hundred thousand dollars, most of
this amount to be raised by the show
ing throughout the state of the film
Cardigan" which the American Legl-
on Posts. have purchased for OF ten
thousand dollars. Disabled or sick
ex-serviee men are to be sent there
Immediately their need is discovered,
with full privileges of disqualification
and any investigating which has to
be done will be done after the treat
ment has started instead of before
as has been the past custom which
has caused ragrettable delays. DR..
Van Dyke told how this plan which
organized with Minnesota Posts, made
such an impression on the National
Veterans Bureau that it Immediately
ordered that similar practice be
carried out throughout the United
States, thus most successfully cutting
the maze of red tape which had so
interfered with the disqualification of
men needing care. ...
Following the talks of the after
noon the County Central Committee
was organized ard officered as fol-
lows, George A. Barnes of Redwood
Falls, Commander; "Doc" Remington
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY
SPRING CLEANUP CAM
PAIGN
May 1st to May Sth
For the
Whole State of Minnesota
May Every Citizen Help

For the Merchant: Make
thorough inspection of your
place of business. Remove all
packing cases, barrels, rubbish
and other infammable material
that may have accumulated in
your basement or storeroom
during the winter. This is for
your safety as well as your
I neighbors.
For General Managers of in
dustria1 plants, shops and fac
tories: For the safety Of your
employees and your plant, follow
the same suggestions offered
above.
For the Housekeeper Clean
house from garret to basement.
Keep the home free from rub
bish and other infammable ma
terial that may catch fire Or aid
it in spreading.
To City and Village Officials:
Urge every citizen in your town
) to take part in this cleanup
campaign.
. The Time-May 1st to May Sth
The Place-Throughout Mime
sofa
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Bonus to Cause
No New Taxes
SENATE REPUBLICANS OUTLINE
PROGRAM FOR SPEEDY PASS
AGE OF BONUS Legislation

The soldier bonus bill will impose
no new taxation, Senator P. J, Nc.
Cumber announced Saturday, follow
ing meeting of finance committee
republicans to begin work on the mea-
sure.
McCumber indicated that the. pre-
sent intention of the republicans is to
frame bill along these lines:
Increase the cash bonus limit
from $50 as it passed the house to
S100.
Leave it up to the treasury to
issue certificates of indebtedness
to meet the bulk of the first years
payment. aE">N @, *>4f. -
Pay the rest Of the bonus out
of the proceeds of the foreign war
debt.
The republicans have been fully
aroused to the threat of democratic
leaders to take over the bonus legisla.
tion as democratic campaign asset
Accordingly, republicans are now de-
termined that they will meet the
bonus squarely, act on it without de.
lay and take the consequences, what
ever they may be.
They are also determined the bonus
bill must not impose new taxes on the
people at this time. 1t must, how
ever, carry the means for paying the
former service men entitled to its
benefits. Therefore, the plan of is.
suing treasury certificates of indebt,
edness is daily gaining more support
In the end, money must be raised
somewhere to retire the certificates
if they are issued.
Economies to Aid
aMcCumber today indicated the belief
that economies in appropriations viii
go long way towards providing fol
the bonus. The ship subsidy, the gooe
roads appropriation and other similar
funds may therefore be refused by
congress for the present to make pos.
sible the payment of the bonus IL
cash. This, Of course, will cause
strenuous opposition from subsidy ad
vocates and those interested in ths
good roads movement. Presiden
Harding will be urged to insist-on the
subsidy bill being passed this session
But in the view of those who attend
ed the recent republican caucus, tht
bonus pledge must be redeemed by thu
party, while other things must wait.
The idea of the republican leader:
is to tide themselves over next year
By that time they expect the funding
of the foreign war debt and increased
tax revenues due to a growing volume
of business to make their financia
problem much simpler.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Business Change Made

Frank Getstmann who has bern
associated with Fl. Hitchcock in the
Hitchcock Drug Store for the past
several months, purchased Mr.. Hitch
cocks interests Monday and now is
in charge of the entire business. Mr.
Hitchcock has no connection whatever
with the store and will make other
business connections soon. The many
friends and acauaintances Of Mr.
Hitchcock and his family sincerely
hope that these plans viii not neces-
state removal from Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Annual Opening

The Sixteenth Annual Spring open
ing of the Lauterbach store will be
held Saturday afternoon and evening
April 20. The Lauterbach Bros. al.
ways offer attractive features during
this annual event and this year will
be no exception to the general rule
The New Dream Orchestra will play
during the afternoon and evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26
Child Welfare
Board Meets
PLANS MADE FOR REGIONAL
CONFERENCE IN MAY. COUNTY
BOARD MEETS AGAIN MAY IL.

The Child Welfare Board of Red
wood County held the April meeting
on the twentieth of this month in the
court house of Redwood Falls. The
members present were Miss Fern
Kennedy, Mr.. H. M. Aune, Mrs. Will
liam Duncan, Mrs. w. 3. Clark and
MIR. H. West. The Executive Secre-
tary, Mr.. B. F. Shumaker. read his
report on the cases handled during the
preceding month. A breif summary
OF the active cases is as follows:
Placements and adoptions- 7
Unmarried Mothers 7
Predetermined child 1
Crippled /
Neglected Children 2
Incest 1
The Welfare Board also discussed
several matters of public welfare.
A Regional Conference for the coun-
ties Of Redwood, Brown and Sibley,
will be held at New Ulm, May 4. The
morning and afternoon sessions will
be closed and only child welfare of
ficials will be present. The evening
session is open to the public, and a
cordial invitation is extended to any
persons interested in Child Welfare
work, to be present at this time. The
place of meeting is the court room in
the court house at New Ulm.
The next meeting of the Redwood
County Board will be held Nav II in
the court house at Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo. Lauerman OF
Olivia, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Roe
and children of Buffalo Lake and Miss
Vera Semspamker of Minneapolis
were guests Sunday of Mrs. Roess
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. 0. Borg.