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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Golf Club Must
Get to Work
ALL MEMBERS ASKED TO BE IN
READINESS FOR DAY IN THE
big OUT DOORS"

There is considerable work to be
done on the recently enlarged goif
course of the Redwood Falls Club and
all the MEMBERSHIPS means the MEN
members-will be asked to spend one
day within the next week or two on
the course, at good plain old-fashion-
ed menial labor This work will &c
done just as soon as weather and
ground conditions make such work
practicable. Since the men pay lit
tie more than the ladies for their
Club memberships it is but right that
this privilege should be reserved for
them and the ladies are graciously
stepping aside in order not to infringe
on this privilege.
The secretary of the Club has
stated that the work will consist
largely of raking the course, getting
it in condition for the good growth
of grass, kind of work for which
even the least of the members may
hope to qualify. A notice will be
sent to each member telling when and
where he is to appear in overalls and
what weapon he is to bring with HIM
for the purpose of fighting golf
course evils.
1t is rumored rather definitely that
Dan Crimmins is to be the Big Boss
on the day and-a word to the wise
is sufficient! 1t is also rumored, al
though not quite so definitely, that
there will be MONDAY lunch just like
a real picnic. Time will show whether
the Gazette is justified in publishing
these unverified rumors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Practice Thrift.

A very attractive booklet issued by
the u S. Savings System tells what
the government is doing TO encourage
the people TO practice economy and
thrift About twelve years ago the
Postal system was established, chief
ly for the benefit of the foreign-born,
who would trust their earnings only
with the government for safe keep
ing. During the war the national
savings movement grew in Importance
when war savings stamps and GER
tificates We're sold to persons of
small means who wanted a safe in
vestment, and who patriotically wish
ed to meet the requests of the Govern
ment for money to carry on the war.
But these savings securities were no.
adapted to after war conditions, and
a new method to carry on the savings
movement was devised.
The Government Savings system
was reorganized and Treasury saw
ings certificates were issued to take
the place of war savings securities.
New life was injected into the sys-
tenn and it is now working upon broad
lines.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
ADriI is Normal
Seeding Month
GRAIN PLANTING TIME VARIES
FROM MIDDLE OF MARCH
UNTIL LATE IN APRIL.

This year may set a new record for
late seeding, but it cannot any more
for early seeding in this vicinity.
March II is past and May is long
way off so it seems that this should
be rather an ordinary season.
Even though spring seems TO be an
elusive creature this year it probably
will not delay the seeding of small
grain very materially as the expert
ence of farmers in this vicinity indi-
Gates that the normal seeding month
here is rather April than March.
While seeding dates have varied from
March II up 10 the middle Of May it
is agreed that both these dates are
unusual.
Early seeding is preferred, but is
not considered so important since
wheat lost its place as the principal
crop and oats and barley became the
leading small grains. Early seeding
is usually practiced with these grains
in order to yet ready for the corn
planting in May.
f. j. Browning of Murray county
said: 1.-The earliest planting that
ever did was on March IL My
wheat that year was No. ]. but it was
thin. | have no recollection Of the
latest date on which | planted"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Welfare Worker
Makes Report
MISS JOSCELYN REPORTS ON
WORK DONE>FOR RED CROSS
IN JAN. AND FEB.

During these two months the Ex-
ecutive Secretary has worked on
cases in every Branch in the county.
visiting each one at least once and
many of them two or three times ac-
cording to the urgency of the cases
reported.
There has been: sos miles travelled.
64 Home calls made; 1T Letters writ
ten; meetings held and attended,
talks given in all but one;174 Inter
views had on Child Welfare Cases
alone; 66 Child Welfare and extend
ed home service families handled in
cooperation with the County Off
cials and other social agencies; So Ex-
service men have been assisted with
claims, most of these men being dis
abled by their world war service.
The Child Welfare cases might be
subdivided as follows:
20 Families where defective child
ren and illness has been the principle
reason for reporting them to the
County worker.
z Unmarried mothers.
II Neglected children
8 Delinquent children.
Homes investigated for adoption.
5 Investigations made for outside
agencies.
Families which have been given
material relief in form of donated
clothing.
8 Widows with children visited and
supervised
OF the So Ex-service men: have
been allowed compensation or a raise
in compensation. Some of these
claims had been turned down several
times before the Executive Secre-
tary began working on them. 1t is
only by persistant effort in digging
up further evidence to present to the
Veterans Bureau that these claims
were allowed. Other Red Cross work
ers outside our county have been very
helpful in securing the above re-
suits.
IL have received clinical examina-
tions or hospital treatment. One re-
ceived help in securing bonus, for
which application had been in for
months. Other claims have been
reopened by presenting additional evil
dence, which has been secured by
writing letters and by many inter
views.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
SchOOlmen Have
Fine Meetings

The superintendents and other
schoolmen and women of Minnesota,
gathered in Minneapolis last week
and had a series of the finest meet
ings' in the history of the organiza-
tion. Superintendent S. f. Hargis
of Redwood Falls, who is the presi-
dent of this division of the Minnesota
Educational Association presided at
the meetings and also at the banquet
at the state University, this banquet
being attended by more than three
hundred people. Mr.. Hargis has
spent many weeks and much hard la
Dor in getting together several of the
big educators of the United States
and also in selecting from among the
many strong schoolmen of the state,
those who have been doing the
strongest work along the lines in
which the organization is especially
interested. The program given JUS
titled his careful preparation for II.
the prevalent opinion among those
hearing the various numbers being
that it was undoubtedly one of the
strongest and most profitable ever
given by this section.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
W. Il. Gold Buys
Minneapolis Stock
STRAUS BROTHERS SELL JOINT
STOCK LAND BANK STOCK TO
REDWOOD FALLS MAN.

William H. Gold, president of the
Southern Minnesota Joint Stock Land
bank of Redwood Falls last week pur-
chased the stock owned by the Straus
Brothers of Chicago in the First Joint
Stock Land Bank of Minneapolis, an
institution in which the Straus firm
held the controlling interests. This
bank has capital of five hundred
thousand dollars and a business of
approximately seven millions, five
hundred thousand dollars.
A meeting of the directors of the
bank is being held in Minneapolis to-
day. Mr.. Gold and his son, d. w
Gold, vice president of the Redwood
Falls Bank being in attendance. At
this meeting proposition will be
made to the minority stockholders to
merge the Minneapolis bank with the
larger institution now located here. If
this cannot be done the two banks
will continue to be operated in their
present locations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Marketing Bill
Well Supported
MEASURE BEFORE MINNESOTA
LEGISLATURE ALREADY LAW
IN NINETEEN STATES

A new cooperative marketing bill
identical to that which has been pass
ed in 10 states and is pending in sew
eral others, is before the Minnesota
legislature. All indications point t
its passage, though it is being oppos
ed in some quarters.
Governor Preus in an address be-
fore a joint meeting of the House
and Senate last week urged speedy
action.
In the main, the bill simply adds
to the present laws in that it gives
unquestioned legality to contracts be-
tween growers and their associations
and makes it a misdemeanor to circu-
late false reports about a cooper
ative.. 1t does not repeal any law
now in force.
The bill has the approval of Wal
ton Peteet, marketing director of the
American Farm Bureau federation
; and most farm leaders in this state
The new potato and egg market
T. ing associations and other organiza-
tions that are planned will be organ
ized under it.
The Senate committee on agricul-
} lure has reported for passage the Ru-
raj Credits bill, which already has
been adopted by the House. The COM
mittee recommended an increase from
% to 33 per cent in the allowance to
be made on improvements and other
slight changes to make it easier for
a man with a loan on his place to
move off the farm.
The Senate has killed the so-called
Full Grew Bill, which would have re-
luired more men than are now used
moving freight trains.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Friday the 18th
Seniors Lucky Day
SENIOR CLASS PLAY WILL PRE-
SENT "ALL OF A SUDDEN
PEGGY" AT ARMORY, APR. 1s.

Residents of Redwood Falls and
friends of the high school everywhere
are asked to reserve Friday, April Is,
for the annual Senior Class Play.
This is always the biggest event of
the spring season aside from the
commencement itself and the class is
anxious to have all its friends share
in it.
The play which has been chosen is
an exceedingly popular play and has
been given by many Of the largest
high schools in the United States. The
cast that has been chosen isfulfilling
the expectations of the coaches. All
members of it are working hard and
by the thirteenth will be able to put
on finished production.
The title of the play. "All of a
Sudden Peggy suggests the plot
There are three Acts divided as fol-
lows; Act 1, The Suddenness of Peg
gy; Act 2. the Suddenness of Conse-
quences; Act 3 The Consequences OF
Suddenness. Everyone is. invited te
come and see the quandries into which
Peggy's suddenness throws her and
those connected with her, and the
manner in which they all wade out.
APRIL THIRTEENTH, ARRANGE
YOUR DATES ACCORDINGLY.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Home Company
Now Operating
THE REDWOOD COUNTY OIL CO.
INC, READY FOR OPERATION
THIS WEEK.

The most recent business to be
launched in Redwood Falls is that of
the Redwood County Oil Company,
Inc, strictly home company COM
posed of Redwood Falls men. The
Company has opened for business
with storage tanks and warehouse
located just west of the stockyards
on the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway. Frank A. Japs will be in
charge of the station and will attend
to the delivery of the products
throughout the County and in Red
wood Falls. Mr.. Japs has the con-
fidence of all tine residents of the
community and his management will
be real asset to the new firm.
1t is authoritively stated that the
new company will handle nothing but
the very highest grade of gasoline,
oils and greases and the hope of the
members of the Company is that
through the strict application of their
motto Quality and Public Service
the Redwood County Oil Company
Inc, may attain the very highest rank
among similar companies in southern
Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Valley of Kings"
to Be Explored
CENTURY ANNIVERSARY TOUR
TO BE MADE OVER SIOUX HIS
TORIC TRAIL IN JUNE
tFrom Minneapolis JournaD

Minnesota's own VALLEY of the
Kings" filled with relics as closely re-
lated to the development Of the north
west as King Tut's tomb was to Egyp-
tian civilization, will be explored in
a century anniversary tour of the
Sioux Historic Trail country, to take
place in June.
Details of the tour, which will COM
memorate the opening up of the val
ley*of the Minnesota river, are being
worked out by. committee of the
trail association in cooperation with
the Minnesota Historical Society.
Exactly 100 years ago, in the presi-
dency of James Monroe, "an expedi-
tion to the source of the st. Peter
river" was ordered by John C. Cal
houn, secretary of war. And from
that day to this the Minnesota valley
the Indian name of the river was
later officially adopted-has been rife
with great deeds as the civilization of
the northwest slowly dawned.
Trail Rich in Indian Lore
Over the same trails, as nearly as
the roads will permit, the centennial
tour will go back to the source of the
Minnesota river, noting as it goes the
spots where the states history has
been written, often in blood. 1t will
start from Fort Smelling and will pass
through Shakopee, LeSueur, Traverse
de Sioux, St. Peter, Mankato, New
Ulm, Fort Ridgely, State Park, Red
wood Falls Ramsey state park, Gran
ite Falls, Madison, Montevideo Orton-
vile and Browns Valley, to Big Stone
lake. The Sioux trail continues on
over the watershed up the Red River
of the North to Pembina, but the
party will not go beyond Big Stone.
Every mile of the trail from Fort
Smelling to Big Stone lake is rich in
Indian lore and daring deeds of brave
white men. The outstanding tragedy
of the trail is the great Sioux upris-
ing of 1862 when the river ran red
with blood and the smoke of burned
homesteads swept the valley.
Builders of Commonwealth
The historic characters of Minneso-
ta's Valley of the Kings" have not
been of royalist families living in lux
ury and ruling nation of slaves but
have been verile, adventurous, re-
sourceful builders of Independent,
democratic communities which have
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Many Good Things
for Farm Bureau
DEMONSTRATIONS, TALKS By
EXPERTS, GOOD MEETINGS
AND PICNIC ANNOUNCED
(By Lynn Sheldon. County Agentl

(By Lynn Sheldon, County AGENT
he Redwood County Live Stock
Breeders Association will hold a meet
ing in the Court Room at Redwood
Falls, Saturday, April z, at 2 P. M,
for the purpose of filling vacancies of
officers and discussing plans of live
stock breeding promotion in this
County. Every live stock breeder
and every one interested in live stock
development in this county whether
breeder of pure bred live stock or
not, is especially invited to attend
this meeting. 1t will be one of great
interest and value to all live stock
men. 1t is hoped that all the men,
bers of the association and every one
interested in livestock promotion
will be present.
The Gales Farm Bureau township
unit met at the Gales Town Hall Fri
day evening, March 20 where fine
entertainment was produced by the
young folks and members of the town.
ship. The program was made up OF
music, recitations, dialogues, plays,
and speaking by different ones includ-
ing the County Agent The women
of the township elected their dele
gates to report the women in the
Home Economics Work with the
specialist to be conducted in April
Mr.. Jos. Zwach presided at the meet
ing and after fine lunch, the meet
ing was dimissed at about the mid
night, hour.
Pruning Demonstrations
Doings of the Farm Bureau and
County Agent for the week of April
End: Boys and Girls Short Course
Monday the End, at Redwood Falls
High School; Boys and Girls Short
day the 3rd; Pruning Demonstration,
Thomas T. Erickson Farm for Gales
and Springdale Township, $50 a. M,
Wednesday the 4th; Pruning Demon
stration at JOS Zwach's farm at ii
a. m., and Pruning Demonstration at
Arnold Kramer farm at 80 p. M,
for Sheridan township; Pruning De-
monstration for Swedes Forest town.
ship, Knut Munson farm at 10 a. m,
Thursday the 5th; Pruning Demon
stration in Kintire township, g.. f.
Adsit farm at 1:30p.m. There will
be a township meeting for Shutdown
township at school District No. 27,
Friday, April 6; Breeders Association
meeting at 2 D. M. Saturday, April
at the Court Room, Redwood Falls.
Watch for These
Coming events: Kintire and Swedes
Forest Farm Bureau township meet
ing with entirely home talent pro-
gram, Thursday evening, April IL at
Belview Town Hanll; Redwood Farm
ers Club, Friday evening, April 13 at
the home of H. A. Clipson; Organiza
tion of COOPERATIVE Cow Testing As
sociation, assisted by Professor Han
sen of the Extension Department
Tuesday and Wednesday, April II
and 1S; Mr.. Billings of the Extension
Department who lectures ON santa
tion and disease prevention in hogs
will be in the county, Thursday and
Friday, April 10Th and Goth for the
meetings with town ship units re-
questing him, and personal interviews
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Farm Machinery
May Advance
PRISON MADE PRODUCTS SELL
ING FAR BELOW MARKET
PRICE AT PRESENT.

Prices for Minnesota" farm ma
chinery, manufactured at the Mime
sofa State Prison, Saltwater, may ad-
to Myer Bernstein, sales manager
"There is no telling" he said, "how
long we will be able to maintain our
present price level. Steel has ad-
vanced, wood products are higher and
freight charges are as much or more
than ever There is nothing to indi-
cate a reduction, and our thoughtful
advice to farmers is to buy needed
equipment now There is no reason
to expect reduction"
Never, Mr.. Bernstein says, has the
margin between prison and competitive
products been so great as at present
The wholesale price of a competitive
binder, he says, is more than the re-
tail price of prison made machine
of equal size and design.
Mr.. Bernstein says the farm ma
chinery department of the prison has
maintain prices as quoted at the time
reduction was granted on request
of Farm Bureau officials. ''In view of
the advancing market for steel and
other raw material, the only way we
can continue present price levels is
to increase our sales, thereby cut our
overhead. and absorb the advances. y
Thus far this year, Mr.. Bernstein
says, the prison sales force has pass
ed all previous records, except in
1921. On March 1, binder sales had
increased ITO per cent over 1922.
Mower sales have increased &C per
cent
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
G.. w. Ellison Now
Resides Here.

G. w. Ellison has become a mem
Der of the competent staff at the F,
G. Hubbard Clothing Store and will
hereafter be a resident of Redwood
Falls. Mr.. Ellison is not a stranger
here having been resident of Nor
gan for many years and a frequent
visitor here. Since leaving Morgan
he has been at Byron and expresses
himself as very happy to be back ir
Redwood County and again with his
many friends he has in this vicinity
At present Mr.. Ellison will assist ir
the keeping Of the books at the Hub
bard Store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Paul Mccoy Is
Bank President.

A statement from the. Peoples
First National Bank of Stuttgart,
Ark, received by the Gazette last
week reveals the fact that Paul Nc
Coy, a former resident of Redwood
Falls, is now president of this insti-
tuition. The Bank, according to the
statement, is only about ten months
old and yet it has more than twelve
hundred depositors which is certain
ly a satisfactory showing for so
youthful a business. The Peoples
National has capital stock and sur
plus of fifty-five thousand dollars. its
deposits March 5th., were three hun
dred, forty-five thousand five hun
dred seventy dollars and, most re-
markable of all, its overdrafts were
only about forty dollars. The many
Redwood Falls and Redwood County
friends of both Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy
will wish the new bank continued and
increasing success.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
New Bus Line
Starts Soon
REDWOOD FALLS TO BE CON
NECTED WITH MPLS. BY, NEW
LINE, APRIL 18TH.

Redwood Falls is to enjoy better
connections with Minneapolis on and
after April fifteenth if plans made
by the Interstate Transfer Company
are put into operation. This COM
pany has arranged for an auto bus
to make complete trip each day
leaving Redwood Falls in the morning
and returning in the evening. The
route to be taken is from Redwood
Falls through Winthrop and Glen
coe to Minneapolis.
The Interstate Company expects to
use for this trip work one of the fine
buses which it now uses on the route
between st. Cloud and Minneapolis
These busses each carry twenty-four
passengers, have a separate smoking
compartment and are as comfortable
and convenient as it is possible fol
such bus to be. AS planned at pres
ent the first trip will be made April
18th and the daily trips will continue
throughout the summer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Miss ZeIna THINE
WedS Omaha Man
POPULAR REDWOOD FALLS GIRL
BECOMES BRIDE OF LESTER
ADKINS, THURSDAY.

Thursday, March 29th, was the date
chosen by Miss Zelma Thune for her
marriage to Lester Adkins of Omaha
The marriage was consumated ar the
home of the brides parents, FIR. and
Mrs. g. G. Thune of Redwood Falls,
at ten o'clock in the morning, DIR. A.
W. Ross, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church reading the service before a
company of relatives and intimate
friends of the bride.
Before the service Mrs. G.. L. Grapp
sang Because l Love You and Mendel-
sohn's wedding march was played by
Miss Florence Thune.
The bridal couple was unattended
and stood before bank of ferns in
the parlor. Pink and white carna-
tions were used for the decorations in
this room and the living room was
decorated with jonquils. The BRIDE;
gown was of dark blue flat crepe AM
she carried shower bouquet of pink
roses and white sweet peas.
Following the ceremony and recep-
tion two course breakfast was serv-
ed before Mr.. and Mrs. Adkins left
for Minneapolis. The brides table
was laid in the dining room, where
pink and white sweet peas formed the
decorations. The centerpiece was q
large basket of these flowers. The
place cards each showed a miniature
bride and groom An individual buo
vase tied with pink tulle held sweet
peas at each cover Three small tables
set in the living rooms Accommodated
other members of the wedding party
Covers were laid for thirty. The
breakfast was served by three friends
of the bride, Mrs. Ralph Towne OF
Glencoe, Miss Anna Mclean of Kee-
watin and Miss Marie Tolzman OF
Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adkins left on the
noon train for Minneapolis, the brides
travelling costume being tailored
dress of black worn with wrap OF
black Corona and large black hat
While in Minneapolis Mr.. and Mrs
Adkins were guests at the Curtis
leaving the last of the week for Oma-
ha where they will make their flu
ture home.
Mrs. Adkins has spent all her life ir
Redwood Falls where for the past sew
eral years she has been one of the pop
ular instructors in piano. She is {
graduate from the local high schoo
and attended Hamline University foi
two years and then completed hel
study in music at the Northwestern
Conservatory in Minneapolis. Mr.
Adkins is salesman for an Omaha
wallpaper company, position which
he has filled since he returned from
his two years of military service
eighteen months of this time having
been spent in overseas service. He
has frequently visited Redwood Falls
and has given many of his acquain.
tances here great pleasure with hi:
beautiful baritone singing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adkins received many
beautiful gifts, among them being
many beautiful pieces of table silver
cut glass and household linens from
the Presbyterian church in which Mrs
Adkins has faithfully served as th'
organist for several years.