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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21

We are preparing for the state ex-
aminations which viii be given the
latter part of March. The children
will go to Dist. 20, to take them.
The next Paxton's Farmers club
will be held in the school house. Our
school will furnish the program.
We did not have school Tuesday
as the voters met at the school house
to vote.
Floyd Ennis of Marietta spent a
few days last week at the E. w.
Ramey home.
Archie and Laird Dennistoun have
had perfect attendance all year at
school. We wish we had more like
them in our school.
Miss Kothlow and Miss Ackmann
and Archie Dennistoun visited Dist.
SO and Dist. 2, Tuesday.
Don't forget-we like to have visi-
tors!
We are having splendid results
from our Good Manner Contest. We
have a few impolite children occa-
sionally but they work hard to get
their names under the Polite list
How we admire polite children!
The E. w. Ramey family visited al
Melbourne Ramey's Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Marion School
District No. ii

Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Goudv wer.
callers at the Phil Davis home Tues
day afternoon.
Mildred Barnum has been absent
from school this week on account Of
Sickness. u
The eighth grade are busy review
ing for the State examinations next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Friedly and
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Anderson were
callers at the Fred Hauptli home
Sunday.
E. E. Mosier and Fl. Clipson were
bailing hay at the farm last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mrs. Westly Davis and children
spent the week and at the Phil Davis
home.
Luverne Murset spent the week
end at the home of her parents.
The boys in manual training are
making paper racks this week.
The upper grades had their month
ly tests this week
Our Little Citizens League met
Friday afternoon and the various
committees were appointed and we
also enjoyed a good program prepar
ed by Garnet Zieske and Richard
Raddatz
We also took in three new mem
bers, Helen, Elsie and Myrtle Ras-
sussen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Shutdown News

Andrew Jacobs shipped a carload
of stock to ST. Paul Tuesday.
Theodore Dokken of Minneapolis,
was a guest of relatives here last
week.
Mrs. Peter Thorston of near Ro-
wena spent last week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Peterson.
Joe Kim of Wanda is busy digging
well on Miller Johnson's farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Jacoby spent
Sunday at Wabasso.
Ted Thorston shipped carload of
hogs to South ST. Paul, Tuesday.
Michael Neudecker accompanied his
daughter Frances to Rochester last
week, where she will consult the
Mayo doctors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Olson and
children Gordon and Lois, were the
guests of the latter's parents Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Basel returned
home to Okoboji, So. Dak., after an
extended visit with the latter's mo-
Their, Mrs: Mary Tonak.
Victor Evans arrived home from
Kensal, No. Dakota last Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Nelson and son Clifford
NiSiCcu 1ilcUuS near
Mrs. Andrew Rams is confined to
her bed by serious attack of pneu-
monia following the flu Miss Eitel
nurse of Mankato is caring for her.
Marion Lucene Nelson, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Nelson, passed away at
the home of her grand parents on
Wednesday, March Z. On February
Q. she was taken sick with an attack
OF the FLU, but recovered and was well
for a few days. Then she had a re.
lapse which developed into Meningitis
OF the, brain. Marion Nelson was
born January Is, 1904. and was 10
years. ! month and twenty DAYS Of
age, when she died. She is survived
oy her mother and one brother Cliff
ford, her grand parents and other rel
atives. Services were conducted in
the Shutdown Lutheran church Rev.
Lewis of Westbrooke and Rev Hal.
vorson officiating. Interment was
made IN the Shutdown cemetery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Crow Creek School
District No. 2
X X X X y y y y

Honnor Farmers club met at the
Mike Anderson home, Friday evening
March 8.
Henry White and family have NOV
ed on to the ps , Floyd Trent left
last week.
Ona Hakes was absent from school
Thursday. Earl Hakes was absent
Wednesday forenoon.
Floyd Ennes, who is visiting at the
Ramey home, visited our school Fri
day afternoon.
Elva Hakes has been working at
Max Peters home the last week as
Mrs. Sherman has been sick
Donald Whittet returned to our
school Monday after a weeks alb
sence.
Mrs. r. B. Whittet is able to be up
now. Mrs. Nuremberg is there help
ing during Mrs. Whittet's illness.
The Little Citizens League met
Friday afternoon. After the bust
ness meeting the following program
was given:
Song-Carolina in the Morning
School
Dialog-The Quarrel ---
--Chloris Sayre and Esther Gray.
Recitation-March Winds ------
Ona HakeS
Song-Mississippi Cradle $500
Z Ona Hakes, Esther Gray, Chloris
Sayre.
Dramatization-Thre Little Kittens.
Recitation-The Secret ----
Lucille March
Dramatization-The Lost Comb.
Recitation-What to Drink --
Chloris Sayre.
Story-Tale of Benjamine Bunny
----------- Lucille March.
Duet-Call Me Back, Pal O'Mine
80 Miss Kolp and Lucille March.
Song-Ding, Dong Bell-------
49, Ona Hakes, Esther Gray and
Chloris Sayre.
Leave Me With a Smile-Orchestra
Mrs. Nell and son are moving out
to the Nell farm this week and VIM.
Nell is moving onto the farm recent
ly vacated by Nick Kline.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21

Volberg Olson, the little grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Olson
of Redwood Falls, passed away at the
Redwood Falls hospital last week af-
ter short illness. She was. the
fourteen year old daughter of Clar-
ence Olson of Belview and is survived
by her father, two sisters and bro
Their. Her mother passed away about
eight years ago. The grandparents
of the girl have sustained the loss of
many members of their family with
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Allan School
District No. AZ
x X K X K x x

(Too late for last week.
Misses Meryl Kothlow of the Nor
NAL Training department from Red
wood Falls has been doing her cadet
work in our school. We liked her
very much.
Miss Kennedy and Miss Eing visit
ed us last Friday. They 10th COM
mended us about the splendid atti-
tude that exists in our school. We
hope it shall continue.
Miss Ackmann spent pleasant
evening at the A. M. Dannistoun
home, Monday.
Marjorie and Helen Ball started
school Monday We are pleased to
have these girls in our school. Our
enrolment is now twenty-four.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
A Notable
Exploring Party
lBy H. NJ. Hitchcock

The unpublished journal of Major
Long which briefly recorded the pro-
gress of the exploring expedition
along the Minnesota Valley in 1923
and which contained recorded maps
of the rivers and the route travelled,
as shown with the historic exhibit at
the Public Library last week, might
seem to be the only record of that
event.
This however is far from the fact.
Not only were there elaborate pre-
parations made for more extensive
records but some of them were widely
published on two continents.
In early times there was larger
public in Europe than in America that
was keenly interested in unoccupied
American territories and French,
Italians, Spaniards and Englishmen
had given much attention to Mime
sofa.
All of the several volumes of the
printed reports of this expedition now
in possession of the Minnesota His
torical Society were published in
foreign countries and the titles on the
outside of the books or on the inside
gave no clue to most readers that they
COItdIiicu dHytHliiS duoue 4hAihiiSSOeo'
This partly explains why the elabor-
ate records of this important journey
is recent literary discovery to every
one except to very few specialists
in early Minnesota History.
The most complete and authentic Of
fetal report is a two volume edition
published in London and is titled
"AN EXPEDITION TO T H f
SOURCE of the ST. PETERS RIV-
Err, but it is rare now to find any one
who has ever known of a stream by
that name.
The History of Minnesota is not a
subject that is officially designated or
authorized in any course of study in
this state so most Minnesotans do not
know that the largest stream wholly
within it's boundaries was known as
the st. Peters River for longer
period of time than since it's change
to the Indian name of Minnesota.
During the entire history of Min
nesota there has never been so notable
a group of men associated in journey
of such prime Importance and author
lied by such high authority as were
included in this company that started
from Fort Smelling up the st. Peters
River and crossed the River by the
Tree Painted Red'n on the present
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Clements School
District No. Is
x < :. 4 < X =

The pencil sharpener which Room
B earned by selling pencils has arriv-
ed.
The seventh and eighth grades
drew maps of North and South Amer
lea this week
The second year English class has
decided on a subject for debate. 1t
is Resolved that War Spreads More
Civilization than Commerce" This
debate is to be given at the next Par
ents-Teachers meeting.
John Slaymaker student at the
Mankato Teachers College was a Wis
itor of Mr.. Reeds classes Wednesday
forenoon.
A pruning demonstration was held
in F. J. Gatzke's orchard Wednesday
afternoon by the county agent, Lynn
Sheldon.
/ The Seventh and Eighth grades arr
reviewing for the State Examina
tions, March 22nd. and 23rd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Wanda News

Mrs. Stanek and sons, Raymond
and Emil accompanied by Paul Deep
Ike, motored to New Ulm, Friday
where they spent the day with Mr..
Stanek who is patient, at the hospi-
tai. Mr.. Stanek is the city butcher,
and his many friends wish to see him
back soon.
Henry Struckmann was guest of
his brother August and family on
Friday.
Paul Spalding who is a student at
college at New Ulm is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Spald-
ing.
Earl Balfany and Ray Borte were
Sanborn visitors Friday.
Mrs. Luedke of Wabasso spent sew
eral days with her daughter, Mrs.
Herman Bloedow and family.
j. Johnson of ST. Paul transacted
business in our city Thursday.
Mrs. Alfred Schendal and baby re-
turned on Sunday from Danube, after
weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peck.
Miss Mary Dooner was employed
at the Sherman home several days
last week.
Albert Spaulding returned on Tues
day from Minneapolis where he at
tended to business matters and visit
ed his daughter Agnes.
The marriage of Miss Margaret
Zieske, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Zieske, residing west of this
city and Otto Bloedow, son of Mrs.
Anna Bloedow, living south of town,
was solemnized at the Ev. Lutheran
church, March 8, at 10 o'clock, Rev.
Lanholz officiating. The bride was
attended by Miss Edith Spalding and
the groom's sister, Miss Elenor; the
groom by Theo. Kuehl and brother
William. Mrs. Einen of Lamberton
rendered the wedding march. I'M
mediately after the ceremony the
bride and groom left for the brides
served to immediate relatives. They
then departed for Dakota to visit rel
atives for several weeks. They will
make their future home on a farm
near this city. The community ex-
tends their heartiest congratulations
to the young couple.
A number of boys attended the
show at Lamberton last Sunday even
ing.
The Parent Teachers association
met on Thursday evening at the
school. A short program was rem
dered.
A Quartet composed of Rev. Kas-
per and sister Anna and Paul Doepke
and daughter, Irma, furnished the
music of the evening. The topic of
rural and consolidated schools was
discussed.
Refreshments were served after
the meeting. All present enjoyed a
real sociable time. This association
meets the first Thursday of every
month.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21

Little Esther Sweesy was a visitor
at school last Friday.
Our Little Citizens League" met
Friday afternoon.
The seventh grade are taking up
"The Lady of the Lake" in reading
now.
The sixth grade had test in arith-
metic on Friday.
Mrs. C. L. Breckenridge visited at
the home of Mrs. j. HUH one day
last week.
Several have been absent from
school on account of sickness.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
District No. 6 West

We have been making Humpty
Dumpties during construction period
for our Easter decorations.
We are going to have flower
garden on our lawn which we will
plant on Arbor day. We are now de-
Gliding on the kind of flowers we
want and the way of planting them.
Iva Lussenhop is going to take care
of them for US during the summer.
Frieda Wilcox will be the cook next
week and Virginia Johnson will as
sist her.
Agnes, Celia, and George Mages
were Sunday visitors at the George
Mages home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Smith s. knudSon
INSURANCE
Redwood Falls, Minnesota

The fifth and sixth grades arr
are studying nouns and pro-nouns for
language work this week.
Several people from this vicinity
attended election day at the Allan
school last Tuesday.
Esther Hopp is at the VIM. Lussen-
hop home this week.
Arthur Johnson was absent a
day last week.
The pupils at our school will take
their examinations at District 20 and
District l0O on March 22nd, and
23rd.
The second grade are playing
store, Debert Tomsen being our pro-
prietor the first time, followed by
George IMAGES and Norbert Walters.
Our basket ball has arrived and or
pictures viii soon be here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21

An Airdale dog, sold by Glencoe
owner to a man. in St. Joseph, Mo-,
three weeks ago, limped back to his
home town last week, tired and hum
cry but glad to get back. The day
following the dogs arrival in his new
home in Missouri he disappeared
Although he had made the trip south
on the train, the dog evidently had no
difficulty in finding his way home,
his dog instinct putting him on the
right trail and keeping him there al
though the distance was more than
700 miles.-Granite Falls Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21

in the past few years and the sympa-
thy of the entire community goes out
to them in this most recent bereave-
ment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-03-21
Protect NOllTHOllle

~ AVAGES of fire cause loss.
X There is one complete safe
! guard policy in the
Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
Insure today, tomorrow may be
too late.
A fire insurance policy brings
a feeling of security that costs
little. And the Hartford never
fails to settle just claim fully.
Ask for rates and information.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-09
GENES HORSE

SYNOPSIS.-Arriving at the lone
ly little railroad station Of Ell Cajon,
New Mexico, Madeline Hammond,
New York society girl. finds no one
to meet her. While in the waiting
room, a drunken cowboy enters,
asks If she is married, and departs,
leaving her terrified. He returns
with priest, who goes through
some sort of ceremony. and the
cowboy forces her to say Isl"
Asking her name and learning her
identity the cowboy seems dazed.
In a shooting scrape outside the
room Mexican is killed. The cow
boy lets girl, Bonita, take his
horse and escape, then conducts
Madeline to Florence Kingsley,
friend of her brother. Florence
welcomes her, learns her story, and
dismisses the cowboy, Gene Stew
art. Next day Alfred Hammond,
Madeline's brother, takes Stewart
to task. Madeline exonerates him
of any wrong intent. Alfred, scion
of a wealthy family, had been dis
missed from his home because of
his dissipation. Madeline sees that
the West has redeemed him. She
meets Stillwell, AIS employer. typ
ical western ranchman. Stillwell
tells her how Stewart beat up the
sheriff to save her from arrest and
then lit out for the border. Danny
Mains, one of Stillwells cowboys,
has disappeared, with some of Still
wells money. His friends link his
name with the girl Bonita. Made
line gets glimpse of life on a
western ranch.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-09
MEN NOT GREATEST TAKERS
Tests Have Shown That the so-caIled
Sterner Sex Arc More RetIcent
Than Their Sisters,

Normal women talk more but say
less than normal men and have less
creative imagination, while persons in
the excited stage Of ''manic-depressive
insanity show greater capacity to
create mental images than either nor
NAL men or women. So said DIR. Hedge
Lundholm Of Waverly, Mass, to men,
bers Of the American Psychiatric asso-
citation at Detroit the other day, basing
his statements on comparative study
made Of creative Imagination in nor
NAL and insane people.
Subjects were shown a perfectly
meaningless picture for two minutes
after it had been suggested to them
that 1t represented meaningful objects.
They were asked to report what they
saw. In each sex Of the normal people
there was type that said many words
but few significant ones. Twice as
many women as men belonged to this
normal talkative" type.
Normal men showed a greater ten.
dency to see things in the picture that
weren't there than did normal women
thus exhibiting more creative imagina.
ton, while the "manics" saw more
than did either. Melancholics passed
up the whole test with the phrase q
sannot.'
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-09
CHAPTER v.-continued.

The bawling and believing, the
cracking of horns and pounding of
lhoofs, the dusty whirl Of cattle, and
the flying cowboys disconnected Made
line and frightened her little
Look, Miss Hammond, there's Don
Carlos !" said Florence. Look at that
black horse !"
Madeline saw dark-faced Mexican
riding by. He was too far away for
her to distinguish his features, but he
reminded her of an Italian brigand.
He bestrode magnificent horse.
Stillwell rode up to the girls then
and greeted them in his big voice.
Fright In the thick Of 1t. hey? Wal,
lthet's sure fine. I'm glad to see, Miss
Majesty, tibet you amt afraid Of a
little dust or smell Of burnin' hide an
hair"
Madeline's brother Joined the group,
evidently in search of Stillwell. "Bill,
Nels just rode in," he said.
Good Any news Of Danny Mains7"
mo. Nels said he lost the trail
when he got on hard ground"
wal, wal. Say, AL, your sister is
sure takin' to the roundup. An the
boys are gettin' wise. See thet sun
o6-a-gun Ambrose cuttin' capers all
around. He'll sure do his prettiest.
Ambrose Is ladies' man, he thinks"
The two men and Florence Joined
IN q little pleasant teasing Of Made
line, and drew her attention to what
appeared to be really unnecessary feats
lot horsemanship all made in her Vi
entity. The cowboys evinced their In
lterest In covert glances while recoiling
10 hsso or while passing to and fro.
II was all too serious for Madeline to
be amused at that moment. She did
not care to talk. She sat her horse
and watched.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-09
CHAPTER VII
Her MaIesty,s Rancho.

FJer MaJeStyS Hanch0.
Five months brought all that Still
well had dreamed of, and so many
more changes and improvements and
innovations that it was as if a magic
touch had transformed the old ranch.
Madeline and Alfred and Florence
had talked over fitting name, and
had decided on one chosen by Made
line. But this instance was the only
one In the course Of developments In
which Madeline's wishes were not
complied with. The cowboys named
the new ranch Her Majesty's RAN
cho." Stillwell said the names cow
boys bestowed were felicitous, and as
Interchangeable as the everlasting hills;
Florence went over to the enemy; and
Alfred, laughing at Madeline's protest,
declared the cowboys had elected her
queen Of the ranges, and that there
was no help for 1t. So the name stood
"Her Majesty's Rancho"
All that had been left Of the old
Spanish house which had been Still
wells home for SO long was the bare,
massive structure, and some Of this
had been cut away for new doors and
windows. Bvery modern convenience,
even to hot and cold running water
and acetylene light had been In
stalled; and the whole interior painted
and carpentered and furnished. The
ideal sought had not been luxury, but
comfort. Every door into the patio
looked out upon dark, rich grass and
sweet-faced flowers, and every win
dow looked down the green slopes.
Madeline Hammond cherished
fancy that the transformation she had
wrought in the old Spanish house and
In the people with whom she had sur
rounded herself, great as that trans
formation had been, was as nothing
compared to the one wrought in her
self She had found an object In life.
She had seen her brother through his
difficulties, on the road to all the sue
cess and prosperity that he cared for.
Madeline had been a conscientious
student Of ranching and an apt pupil
Of Stillwell. The old cattleman, In his
simplicity, gave her the place in his
heart that was meant for the daugh-
ter he had never had. His pride In
her, Madeline thought, was beyond
reason or belief or words to tell.
Under his guidance, sometimes accom-
panied by Alfred and Florence, Made
line had ridden the ranges and had
studied the life and work Of the cow
boys. Sometimes she looked in her
mirror and laughed with sheer joy at
sight of the 1.-THE, audacious, brown
faced, fiashing-eyed creature reflected
there. 1t was not so much Joy In her
beauty as sheer joy of life. Eastern
critics had been wont to call her
beautiful in those days when she had
been pale and slender and proud and
cold. She laughed. If they could only
see her now! From the tip OF her
golden head to her feet she was alive,
pulsating, on fire.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-09

fasten up her hair. which fen again In
golden mass.
"Mr. Stillwell," she began, and
paused, strangely aware of hurried
note, deeper ring in her voice. 'Mr.
Stillwell, want to buy your ranch
to engage you as my superintendent.
l want to buy Don Carlos ranch and
other property to the extent, say, of
fifty thousand acres / want you to
buy horses and cattle-in short, to
make all those improvements which
you said you had so long dreamed Of.
Then have ideas of my own, in the
development OK which I must have
your advice and Alfred's. / intend to
better the condition of those poor Mex
leans In the valley. ! intend to make
life little more worth living for
them and for the cowboys Of this
range. Tomorrow we shall talk 1t
all over, plan all the business details"
Madeline turned from the huge.
overwhelming smile that beamed down
upon her and held out her hands to
her brother.
alfred, strange, is it not, my COM
ing out to you? Nay, don't smile. ]
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-09
CHAPTER VI
A Gift and a Purchase.

For week the scene of the round
up lay within riding-distance of the
ranch-house. and Madeline passed most
of this time In the saddle, watching
the strenuous labors of the vaqueros
and cowboys. She overestimated her
strength, and more than once had to
be lifted from her horse Stillwell's
pleasure in her attendance gave place
to concern. He tried to persuade her
to stay away from the roundup, and
Florence grew even more solicitous.
Madeline, however, was not moved
by their entreaties.
She grasped only dimly the truth
Of what 1t was she was learning
something infinitely more than the
rounding up Of cattle by cowboys, and
she was loath to lose an hour Of her
opportunity.
Before the week was out, however,
Alfred found occasion to tell her that
1t would be wiser for her to let the
roundup go without grazing it further
with her presence. He said it laugh
tngly; nevertheless, he was serious.
And when Madeline turned to him in
surprise he said, bluntly:
II don't like the way Don Carlos
follows you around. Bills afraid that
Nels or Ambrose or one of the cow
boys will take fall out of the Next
can. They're itching for the chance.
OF course, dear, rs absurd to you, but
Its true"
Absurd it certainly was yet it served
10 show Madeline how intensely occu-
pied she had been with her own feel
1ngs, reused by the tumult and toll Of
the roundup. She recalled that Don
Carlos had been presented to her, and
that she had not liked his dark, strik-
ang face with its bold, prominent, gilt
tering eyes and sinister lines; and she
had not liked his suave, sweet, insin-
oating voice or his subtle manner, With
~ 9sw b0ws and gestures.