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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-07-18

Several people from here attende<
the fiftieth anniversary of the organ
izatiOn of the Swan Lake Argyle
i Presbyterian church near Cottonwood
Sunday.
John Peterson Of Belview was q
Sunday caller in Delhi.
F. j. Starr, wife and sons Earn
est and Robert, visited relatives al
letters. Sunday.
Mrs. H. C. Engeman and son Ger
Id and daughter Dorothy drove to
Minneapolis Sunday for a few days
visit.
John Rivers of Minneapolis was a
Delhi business caller Wednesday and
Thursday.
Attorney Albert Emerson and wife,
of Lamberton were business visitors
in Delhi Friday.
Robert Cummings of Cottonwood
is a guest at the Cummings home south
of town.
Gerald Engeman and Ted Tibbetts
were Green Lake visitors from
Thursday until Saturday.
Mrs. Augusta Skoog and grand
daughter Helen Skoog of Durengo,
Colorado arrived Saturday for visit
with Mrs. Skoog's brother j. L. Borg
and family.
Miss Margaret and Miss Jeanne Tier
of Calgary, Alberta, are guests at
the home of their aunt Mrs. NJ. B.
Anderson.
Mrs. Emma Piersol, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Callahan and little daughter of
Rockwell, Iowa are guests of Delhi
. relatives.
Mrs. Hurbert McHenry of Minnea-
polls arrived Wednesday for a two
weeks visit with Delhi relatives and
friends
! Fay Starr came up from Cotton.
wood, for an over Sunday visit with
the home folks.
4 Vivian, and son Malcolm and Leon.
ard Engeman and Miss Elsie Mckay
drove to Green Lake Sunday where
they spent the day.
Mrs. Walter King and Miss Lol;
Tibbetts, entertained a number o.
young ladies at a parcel shower a
the A. L. Leonard home Saturday aft
ernoon in honor of Mrs. Clifford Enge
man.
J. H. Mans moved his family ovel
from Vesta, Wednesday. They occupy
the F. NJ Stronach residence in the
west part of town recently vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Trumm.
Rev. George Ellis and family ant
Mrs. Jane Steele of Morton visited
t FRIDAY with Mrs. Steele's daughte
Mrs. Fl. C. Engeman. on
Mrs. Emil Kuenzli who has bee,
visiting relatives and friends here an;
at Redwood Falls, for the past sew
eral weeks, left Thursday for Mime
apolis, where she will visit a week be
fore leaving for her home at Pasadena
California. s 8
Donald Cummings was taken ser
iously i'll Wednesday night and OF
Thursday afternoon he was taken t.
the Redwood Falls hospital where h
was Immediately operated upon fol
getting along nicely.
Quite number of young ladies lefr
Tuesday for a weeks outing at Greer
Lake. The party included the Misse:
Edna Stewart, Bernice Parker, Mil
dred Bunting, Eva Mckay, Gladys
Scott, Mary Carbert, Charlotte Car.
bert and Ruth Swenson of Delhi, anc
jeanne Belle and Bessie Mckay of Bel.
view, and Bessie Mckay of Belview
and Gertrude Parker of Redwood
Falls.
Miss Gladys Hopkins of Fairfax and
Miss Edna Schramm of Minneapolis
were Sunday guests of Miss Edna
Stewart.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-07-18

which leads the country, has five tele-
phones for every six. it21
Three million telephones are in use
in rural United States. Information
by telephone concerning frost, freez-
ing weather, floods and market con-
ditions has saved American farmers an
immense amount of money. according
to a report prepared by the United
States department of agriculture.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-07-18

Delhi News
X X X X x X X X X

x z z x x X x < y
Misses Muriel and Alma Parker. of
Redwood Falls, were visiting Delhi
relatives Saturday.
Ben Simpson of Belview transacted
business here Friday.
j. c. Stensrud and family are Wis
iting relatives at Hartland and Albert
Lea.
Mrs. C. F. Johnson visited her moth
er Mrs. Martha Sampson, at Frank
lin Thursday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-07-18

New Orleans Times - Picayune:
Household hint: "How to make an ex-
cellent jam: Take a narrow street,
forty automobiles and, q one green
driver" e5
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
TELL OF OCEAN CURRENTS
Bottles Used by Scientists to Procure
Information of Value to Sea
Voyagers.

The ocean traveller, who, in mid-At-
lantic, sees from the side Of his liner a
bottle, apparently the helpless sport of
the waves, should look AT it with eyes
of respect, enioins a London Answers
writer. Ii IS probably one of many
lonely yoyagers whose mission it is TO
chart the oceans of the earth.
Bottles in hundreds are at present
scattered over the surface of the North
sea, rendering valuable service to the
scientists who study ocean tides. Many
OF them, we are told, are liberated
from lightships, to wander, il may be,
many months before they are picked
up by some passing trawler or 10 float
ashore on some remote beach in Nor
way, Denmark, or on the wild coast OF
Shetland
Inside each is card, containing a
request to the finder to post particu-
lars of the place and date Of picking
up to the fisheries department of our
ministry Of agriculture Thus our eN-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
Firm Of Methuselahs.

Records in long service have been
set up by employees of Messrs. Peek.
Frean & Co, the biscuit manufactur-
ers, who have on their staff no fewer
than 346 people with twenty-five or
more years service TO their credit,
says London Tit-Blts.
The veterans were recently pre-
scented with souvenirs of their long
association with the firm, and it was
found that twenty men and ONT
woman had served for 80 years; 80
were In receipt of pensions; nearly a
hundred We're graybearded, and that
between them they had served 12,-
946h years This ls an average Of
more than 81 years service each.
The longest term of service was 81
years. the record Of Michael O'Grody
and the oldest man was G. S. White
who is ninety He has been with the
firm for 29l4 years.
A unique record is that of two
Misunderstanding Carr. the managing
director, and Ellis Carr. The former
received his presentation for 80 years
service from his brother. to whom he
in turn presented a memento for 81
years service.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
FINE EXAMPLE OF RED TAPE
Demands on Senders Of Message
to Pope.

A diocesan congress at Marseilles
recently resolved to send a message "
greeting and homage TO the head Of the
church, and after the draft had been
read and approved two members OF the
congress took il TO the central post Of
fee for transmission. The official In
charge took it and began reading tina
address:
'yrO His Holiness the Pope, Rome"
"The address is incomplete" said
the sapient functionary, land / cannot
send 1t unless you supply fuller adj
dress"
The two men stared at him, wonder
ingly.
Pope" he explained sis not
name; it is quality AS for Rome
THAI is the name OF city, but you
have neglected to give the name of the
country in which it is situated, or the
street and house number where your
correspondent lives"
II was impossible to dlsSua6e him
from his resolution and the message
was accordingly not sent.-Exchange.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
Cows Peculiar Stomach.

A peculiar digestive system enables
cattle to use coarse feed called
''roughage," which would not be suit
able for feeding horses or other farm
animals. The COW has a compound
stomach Of four compartments, which
in large animals has capacity of 81
gallons. The food goes into the first
large stomach or pouch, where it is
softened, and then 0verfiows into the
smaller second stomach. From either
Of these pouches the food may be re-
turned TO the mouth in small portions
or 'cuds" for rumination or chewing
the Cud." That IS why cattle are
called ''rumlnants" The food is
again swallowed and goes into the
third, and then into the fourth. or
true stomach.
Cattle have no teeth at the end OF
the upper jaw, and in grazing the
vegetation is pulled. rather than cut
or. by the lower inclsor teeth press
ing on the tough pad OF membrane
covering the upper jaw.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
RATHER A FINE DISnNCTIoN
Point Made by indianapolis Man MiaTl{
Even BE Considered Open to
Argument.

Some years ago the late Henry Coe
was carrying small line Of nre in.
Surance on the household goods Of his
friend William A.. when the latter
turned up in his Office one morning
with the invoice for new Administer
rug lighted lamp had been upset
on the rug the night before and the
fire had run all over it, charring It's
surface TO a nasty brown. Coe PROMPT
~ gave q check for the full amount,
but the next morning William came
in and handed back the check.
Il was too has,y," be explained.
Yesterday my wife sprinkied some
corn meal on thar rug and swept it
OF and when / got home it was az
bright and red as ever
Cant help it," replied Henry.
You'll have 10 keep the money now
I've sent In my report u the com.
pany and I'd lose my agency If tried
to change things, for we are supposed
to make dead sure of losses before
we settle them" William protested
that 1t was not his money and Henry
declared that ii WAS not his. so they
finally settled the matter by indorsing
the check and mailing it TO the flower
mission.
II don't feel any dun pious glow
Of satisfaction about this contribution"
remarked William. 1T looks TO me as
If we had merely picked the pocket II
the insurance company for the benefit
of the flower mission"
"Why worry?" asked Henry. THE
only difference between us who are
ont of jail and those who are in is that
we are lucky and they are not."-ln-
dianap0lis Star
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
Scan From cornmeal.

A new soap has appeared on the
market. which is made from maize or
cornmeal, according to the Scientific
American. This soap is made In yari-
Gus forms for use in the home and in
textile plants 1t Is claimed that the
soap viii remove spots dirt and all
sorts of stains and smudges from the
skin and from all the different textile
fabrics The soap Is cheap and its
action is very rapid and thorough. II
fathers well and may be used with
hard water The soap is made in the
United States.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03

learned Of the people, The philosophers
and servants of God but also astrol-
ogers and OWNERS. They exercised .
commanding influence in public af-
fairs, superintendent the education Of
the young, and were the constant com
panions OF the sovereign.
This order Of priesthood, having
lapsed into luxury and Incidence, was
recognized by Xoroaster about $50 i.
C.. and re-established on its ancient
basis Of simplicity and severity. Dur.
ing the rule Of the Sassanian kings, the
MagI declined in Importance, and be-
came reduced to the ranks Of wander
ing fortune tellers and quacks. The
word finally came to be used as q
generic term for astrologers in the East
and was given to the Wise Men" that
went to Bethlehem 10 seek the infant
Jesus.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
Telephonlc ,t.Bits

How the telephone dawned on the
shopping public way back in 1879, is
described in Edward Hungerfords
''rhe Romance Of Great Store"
Soon after the first electric lamps
the first telephone was installed In a
large department store 1t, too, was
a great novelty. and the customers Of
the establishment developed a habit Of
calling up their friends just 50 they
could say they had used it. Event
uslly the convenience Of the device
became so apparent that folk stood In
queries awaiting their turn to use 1t,
and the telephone company requested
the store to take It out or at least to
discontinue the practice Of using il
50 freely"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03

perts know how long and in what H.
rectton the bottle has fioated. and the
speed and direction of tic ocean cur
rent that carried it is thus ascertained
and placed on record.
Similar bottles are charting the cur
rents of the Baltic ami the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, and from their
travels the currents Of these seas are
being traced on the worlds maps.
If these vagrant bottles could but
speak what strange tales they could
tell of their long wanderings over the
face Of the waters. for not few have
drlfted for considerably over year
before they have come to land again
Thus, one bottle was only recovered
495 days tmore than sixteen months)
after it had been flung into the Allan
tic, and during this period it had jour
neyed 400 knots, much more than
fifth Of the distance around the eQua-
tor.
This astonishing record was com
pletely ecipsed by another bottle,
which spent two and half years at
sea, bobbing steadily along at an aver
age Of four and a half knots a day.
But this bottle was a veritable tor
tolse compared with one thrown over
board from a steamer, which actually
drfted 1900 knots In a period of 1S1
days, keeping up an average speed of
OF knots (nearly q land niles)
day.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
BOON FOR PARTIALLY DEAF
WlrsIess Telephony Said 20 Have
Proved Of Great Value In RSstora.
ton Of Hearing.

Wireless is being used to relieve
deafness People who are hard "
hearing usually have one ear worsa
than the other. Sc that all the work
falls upon one organ, causing strain
and breakdown.
For some time ear specialists have
been trying TO relieve deafness by re
educating the weak ear SO thar It can
catch outside sounds This has been
done by machine HXed 70 the ear,
which makes simple sounds which
gradually impress themselves upon the
eardrum, and so bring II back into
use.
New. however. wireless telephony IL
beipg used The hesdpiece is the Ordi-
nary receiver. and its use brings the
sound OF the human voices to the dull
ear without sTslning the other. After
some time the duh ear gets used to
the sounds and becomes servicesble
Rgain.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
EASY TO TRACE MOVEMENTS
Criminal Would Have Hard Task Get.
ting Away From Man Said to Pos
sess Wonderful Perception.

In Paris, there Is man who can tell
you where you came from; in what
kind OF work you were engaged; how
long Il is since you left the place; in
deed, he seems able TO tell everything
there Is to know about an individual,
and all his information is gathered
simply by examining the dirt Of ones
shoes
Yes. this mud expert is just an ordi-
nary human being In fact, at one time
he was merely 3 bootblack, but he
spent his spare moments studying the
different kinds of soil throughout
France. Now, he can tell whether
person has journeyed from the north
or the south, just by casual glance at
his shoes and when he examines the
dirt closely. he can give the name OF
the town or village any individual has
recently visited, and, in nine times out
of ten, his answers are accurate.
In some parts OF Central America,
too, the natives perform this singular
feat by examining the dust and dirt
caked on ones automobile tires they
can tell whence a person came. and,
By the degree Of drynesS OF the deposit.
they can accurately gauge at what
hour strange individual passed
through certain parts Of the country.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
SOIL IMPROVEMENT

Soil improvement work in Iron
county is not a very important pro
jsct at the present time owing to the
rewness Of the soil. With the excep-
ton Of two or three communities the
soil is practically all virgin and is in
a high productive state.
The Cedar community in the town
Of Quincy is practically the only com
munity that needs soil treatment at
the present time. This soil is class
cd as Coloma Sand and is naturally
low in fertility. The virgin soil in
this community seems TO be rather
dead" no doubt due to the fact that
it has been burned over a great many
times. This continued burning over
has tendency to burn out the organic
matter.
The treatment, advised for this soil,
was to pillow under some crop, legume
If possible and then seed the same
down to clover. This treatment is
being tried out on the Harry Barr
farm this year. A field of raw land
was planted to Soy Beans ana was
plowed under. The results of this,
treatment will show on next years
crop.
Several soil tests for acidity were
made in the county in several differ
ent localities. The Truog test was
used. In practically all instances the
soil was found acid but not to the ex-
tent that it would hinder the growth
Of clover, for in almost all instances
the fields tested were growing an ex-
cellent crop Of clover. Seyenty-fiYe
barrels Of air Stacked lime was distrib-
utd to the farmers adjacent to Hur-
ley to be used on their fields. This
lime was given to the County Agent
by the agent Of the Northwestern
Railway company.
It was found that most soils would
have 10 be lined at the rate Of two
to three tons to the acre if alfalfa is
to be grown successfully.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03

ssasascs4 -.-sss znzs 2skstsS
bracing him, much TO his disapproval.
After a moment he managed to re-
lease himself Pushing the lady from
him, he removed his coat, and, like
real Sir Walter Raleigh. wrapped It
about her shoulders. Not content
with the bestownl of his coat. he then
picked her up bodily and continued
on his way. AS he did so he turned
in such manner as to expose her
pedal equipment, which proved
madam TO he merely dressmaker's
fOrm-prObably ''perfecr Sc"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
A BUSY snot.

Twenty years ago Londoners. proud
Of the size of the city md the d.
mansions of It's traffic, used to point
to the fact that Chaplain Junction
was the busiest railway station in the
world on an average a train min
ute passed through It. Now that rec
ord Is doubled at the underground
station at Earl's court where 100
trains an hour pass through during
the rush hours. und at Charing Cross,
with It's three underground stations
In one, there are often four and on an
average three trains minute.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
CROP PRODUCTION

The time was too short this spring
to accomplish a great deal in crop
production or improvement. We were
able to look over the situation this
year and will be able to render the
proper service next year. We were
able to put several farmers IN touch
with growers Of pure bred seeds this
spring.
Mr.. ] A. Becker was put in touch
with growers of pure bred Wisconsin
No. II and Wisconsin No. rs seed
corn.
SIR. Griffith Thomas was assisted
in purchasing a supply of pedigree rye
and pedigree winter wheat
Mr. Kimball Clark was advised as
10 the purchase Of cold resistant corn
and pedigree peas.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
Five Sounds in Every Good Bell.

To the casusl listener there is but
one sound heard when the clapper OF
a Dell comes IN contact with the lip,
bur TO the trained ear there are four
other sounds and before & bel is said
to be "in tune" each Of these sounds
must be strictly true.
These different sounds emanate
from different parts OF the bell and
they are modified as desired by chip
ping the bell AZ the lip or By grinding
away certain parts in q lathe-like ap-
paratus made for the purpose. Foar
or ave pounds OF metal taken away
from large bell makes i great change
10 the sound.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
aMonltors" EmpIoxed AQaInst indiana.

In the eos the stage ranches IL
Kansas, where horses were changed
and drivers cared for, were much
harassed by Indians. Stables were
fred and women anu children cap
tured or killed
To protect themselves the frontiers
men devised and built prairie mont
tors. The roof was Of heavy logs
deeply covered with earth the whole
rising only foot above the level of
the ground. Loophyles large enough
to sight q rifle through We're cut On
all sides. An underground passage
from the ranch house led to the m0nl
tor Inside the monitor planks rest
ing on boxes gave the defenders sup
port which brought their heads and
shoulders to the level of the loop
holes.
These underground forts batfied the
Indians, who could not dog or starye
out the garrisons. The besieged had
perfecr range from which to tire on
the besiegers, and return fire was a.
futile as If directed into sand pile.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
noomsrana wondsrfuI weapon.

The sport Of boomerang-throwing is
peculiar to the Australian aboriginal,
the boomerang being a thing o. his own
invention. and being in way the most
remarkable weapon In the world. /
have seen an Australian aboriginal
stand In the street Of city, throw his
boomerang right around substantial
modern building, and have it returned
to his hand without moving from the
spot, Needless 20 say, boomerang
throwing is seldom seen in the large
centers Of population but in the coun-
try districts It is INDUCED In not only
by blacks, but by white people, who
find 1t q most fascinating game Of skin.
Albert GOldie, in Adventure Maya
cine.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
TedaY

The crucial moment IS ever the pres
emit The wise man has not far to
Look 10 find his future. And when the
experience Of today is despened and
lifted 10 It's limit Of current blessed
ness. from that witty altitude the mys-
teries of the Highest will nat be too
distant Jesus consciousness OF divine
things stands ever in from our com
noner circumference % knowledge
SraWinx as 10 the heart AZ th~ s------.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03
Annual Report of the County Agent
Extracts from the Report sTe County Agr
cultural Agent of County.

Mr.. John Salo was assisted in the
finding Of certified seed ] 5tatoes.
The VanBuskirk Equity Society was
put in touch with growers Of soy
beans.
Several farmers we're advised as TO
the purchase of seed oats.
Mr.. Frank Ruks was advised where
he could purchase pedigree winter
wheat.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03

Caught in a sudden and unexpected
shower. the Woman slipped into a
protecting doorway. As she watched
the progress made by the holder
pedestrians and those equipped with
bumberShoots she noticed. down the
streets. boy about fourteen years Of
age who appeared TO be struggling
with d woman. Size seemed 70 be EN-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03

reaHy. from the center streams the
light that makes our object and our
way plain. 1t is the illumination of
true, perfect life shining into and
STAINING all poorer experience.-Ed-
ward f. Hayward
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-03

all buDSe dCblNiLltG not taken care OF
in the regular project work. They
cover the personal services to the
farmer.
Farm Buildings
Building plans were supplied to sew
eral farmers in the county and advice
given as TO the building Of barns,
poultry houses, hog houses and silos.
This office supplied Mr. f. F..
Kamke of Mercer with blue print
for large barn, complete plan for
a poultry house and hog house to
accommodate twelve brood sows.
Plans for a ventilating system for
Mr.. James Millar of Cedar were
drawn in this office; also the lighting
plan and the spacing Of the windows
for his new barn Mr.. Millar was al
so shown how to light and ventilate
his new poultry house.
Mr. David Hardie Of Cedar was
shown how he could remodel his barn
without razing the same. The COM
plete plans for remodeling the barn
were furnished him.
Mr.. Matt XVI of Kimball was as
sisted in the planning of the re-
modelling of his barn and plans were
drawn for him
Mr. Matt Annala Of Van Buskirk
was shown how to make a door frame
for his new stone silo.
Live Stock
Mr.. David Hardie Of Cedar was as
sisted in buying a highly pure bred
Guernsey bull.
Mr.. Harry Barr of Cedar was ad-
vised as to the purchase Of a pure
bred Jersey bull.
Mr.. j. A. Becker Of Hurley was ad-
vised as to the treatment of one Of
his pure bred cows afflicted with a bad
case of garget. The county agent
was also consulted as to the purchase
of new herd sire.
Ditching and Drainage Work
The county agent was consulted
and also directed in cooperation with
an expert blaster in an extensive ditch
ing project at Mercer.
The county agent also supplied Mr..
Kamke Of Mercer with one carload
Of tile at a saving of approximately
SIS, and advised as to the sizes to
use.