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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Fred Hadley has sold his paper, the Winnie
bago Enterprise and will retire from the world
of Minnesota newspaper people because of bad
health. We can't think of any announcement
that causes more genuine regret among the coun-
try newspaper men and women of the state than
to know we are not to have Freds weekly visit
to look forward to. Not only has Mr.. Hadey
won the respect and admiration of every one who
appreciates good writing, but he has done that
which is infinitely more valuable-made per-
sonal friend of every member of the editorial
fraternity. Almost any editor of the state could
have been better spared from the ranks than
Fred. The only hopeful thing about the matter
is that he may recover his health and again
banker after the ink pots of Minnesota until he
finally gets back into the game. Anyway we
all hope for him the very best progress in re-
gaining his health. His successors, Mr.. and Mrs.
futile of Marion, Ohio, come to the state with
splendid newspaper background and will un-
doubtedly give their community the best of news
paper service.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Joe Reynolds says Redwood County has ap-
ten millions of dollars in bank de-
posts in her twenty-four banks. The best way
to increase this to twenty millions is to take out
at least one million right now and invest it in
good dairy cows, and add cheese factory or
two to the creameries of the county. There is
never going to be over-supply of dairy pro-
ducts. Prohibition has increased the demand for
ice cream, milk and milk drinks of all kinds, and
the demand for good butter and cheese has never
been met yet. Redwood County has overlooked
a good bet"
P. S. Joe didn't say this but he would have
if he had thought of it, so thought we'd say
it for him. Anyway if Joe had said it it wouldn't
have been printable in "perfect-lady" news
paper.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

"Only God can make a tree" sang a poet of
recent years-and it takes even God an apprec-
able number of years to bring one to all the full
ness of its mature beauty. But it takes batch
OF worms just one single summer season to undo
all this work which Nature has patiently done for
years. One of the most tragic sights we have
seen in several summers was the view of fine
grove of trees, completely stripped of leaves and
undoubtedly dead, this destruction being the work
of worms. The grove mentioned is small one
of approximately hundred trees located on one
of the beautiful state highways where it would
have been JOY for many years. And now it Is
gone, even the most casual inspection showing
that the splendid trees have been so drained of
their lifes blood that they can never recover,
and the only use they can possibly have now is
for fuel for the kitchen stove In nearly every
one of these dead monuments to the activity of
worms and the carelessness of humanity, hangs
one of those CHASTITY nests which speak so loudly
Of the destruction of more trees next season. In
the name OF preservation of the trees which are
becoming so priceless possession in Minnesota,
II you or your neighbor your neighbours neigh
Dor has tree with one of these nests, see that
the horrible thing is burned before the suns of
next spring bring forth its awful and manifold
destroyers. The marshall of the city recently
did one of the best things done here in many days
when he went all through the streets, cutting
down these nests which were on trees adjacent
to the sidewalks or on the boulevards. His fine
example is one to be followed. Look over your
orchard trees, your larger shrubbery and all the
trees in your back yard Destroy the nests now,
and use the correct spray nest spring, that fu-
ture generations may call you blessed
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

As we painfully dig this column out from an
otherwise harmless mind, the Redwood County
Fair is all in the future. But if it doesn't prove
the .humdnger we have been prophesying for the
past year that it would be, it wont be because the
Board of Directors has failed in single detail
to make it successful Probably it will be be-
cause you and all the rest of us forgot to get
under and carry our share of the load. Maybe
we haven't anything to add to the fine line OF
exhibits that are already ping up, but we can
at least attend and show an animated interest in
what the other fellow has and is doing. All to-
gether now!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Joe Reynolds of the Mankato Free Press has
been making tour of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
studying the dairy industry and sticking his fine
Roman nose into all the creameries and cheese
factories in these two states. Joe was in Red
wood County one day last week and he had some
things to say that were not althogether compl-
mentary to the dairy industry here. In Mr..
Reynolds opinion Redwood County farmers are
not fully alert to the big possibilities and oppor-
tunities which fine dairy herd on every farm
offers to the community. He is enthusiastic over
the progress made in those counties that have
made dairying their creed, citing many instances
where individual farmers and whole localities
have been pulled out of the Slough of Dependency
by the gentle dairy cow. The cheese factory is
another institution which Joe is positive NAV be
looked upon as public Improvement Dairying
is not an experiment but has proved itself an ac-
tual salvation to the districts that have taken it
up. 1t entails much work, some initial expendi-
ture and constant vigilance, but results in other
sections OF Minnesota have been such as Justify
Redwood County taking hold of all dairying pro-
jects with will The County already has a
number of fine creameries functioninp splendidlv.
but none OF them are working to their fullest
capacities-they are all capable of handling more
milk and dairy products to the benefit of them
selves and the farmers whom they serve. A. c..
Townley's ideal of farmers organization which
will make it possible for the farmer to get for his
products the cost plus profit, is fine one. but
it is going to take some little time to develop the
plan to full working capacity. Just to bridge
over until that time, it might be well for those
farmers who are not satisfied with the proceeds
from their farms to consider Mr. Reynolds re-
commentator that the dairy cow be given fair
chance to prove that the she is the best friend
Minnesota ever had
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Was Robert Louis Stevenson right-or ratl
was he not right? This is what he said. List
carefully to it.
1--WE are in such haste to be doing, to
be writing, to be gathering gear, to make
our voice audible a moment in the de-
risive silence of eternity, that we forget
that one thing, of which these are but
the parts-namely, to live. = We
run to and fro like frightened sheep. And
now you are to ask yourself if, when all
is done, you would not have been better
to sit by the fire at home, and be happy
thinking. To sit still and contemplate
to remember the faces of women with
out desire, to be pleased by the great
deeds of men without envy, to be every
thing and everywhere in sympathy, and
yet content to remain where and what
you are-is not this to know both wis
dom and virtue, and to dwell with hap
piness?"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Ola Levang recently celebrated the Silve
Jubilee of his good paper, Levang's Weekly, pub
lished at Lanesboro, by splendid edition. o.
the very front cover of this paper impos
ing looking picture of Ola himself. Really w
were pleasantly disappointed. He is so muc
better looking than thought he would be AM
he doesn't look at all like the rip-snortin' thing
he writes Ola said lot of good things in thi
edition. One of these was the following.
If man spoke to his wife only once
month every two months, she wouldn't
even recognize his voice. Yet some bust
ness men advertise once a month or every
two months and then wonder why they
don't get business. Advertise
cry week. Remember "the used key is
always bright" The store that tells the
public what they got and what they
doing every week, is the store that gets
there in the end.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

The little paragraph from the Dawson Sen
tinel helps to smash one more of the delusion.
Americans have been hugging to their breast:
for the past several generations, this delusion be
ing the little notion that spending Sunday ou
of doors exclusively can take the place Of attend
ing religious service at some time during thu
day.
"What is going to happen if the pre-
sent tendency to substitute joy-riding for
church-going continues? "Communing
with nature" is undoubtedly beneficial;
one may get much inspiration in Goods
first temples; but a generation that
tries to make the picnic take the place
of the Sunday school is hell-bent for dis
aster."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Now that school time is here mothers
have a subject in common. The story
is told of one young son. whose aversion
to water on certain occasions amounted
to an obsession. Told to be sure that his
ears and neck were thoroughly washed
clean before going to school he slipped
off to school without needing the warn
ing. The mother was so provoked that
she took pan Of water, wash rag and
soap to the school and reached the school
grounds just as the children were in line
marching to their rooms. Pulling her
offspring out of line she scrubbed his
ears, neck and face in the presence of
his schoolmates. That cured the young
man of disobedience. Another story is
told of youth who was careless in keep
ing his bedroom in order. After depart
ing for school his mother found his
nightgown crumpled on the floor. The
colored maid was sent to the school for
the young man. In answer to her knock
the teacher opened the door and in loud
voice heard over the room the maid said:
"Missus says John Henry is to come
home and hang up his nightshirt he left
on the floor" John Henry was ex-
cused and left the room Inundated and
crestfallen.-Great Bend Tribune.
We all know kid or two on which I
of discipline might well be tried. If moth
y possessed little moral stamina!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

ishly and constantly attempt to much
Do we not become so enmeshed in the
trees enveloping US that we never take
opportunity to view forests Are we
not so immersed in the nearby that
our vision finds no opportunity to ex-
pand, to reach out to distant SUBMITS
Do we not permit ourselves to bother
so perpetually with little things that
we reserve neither time nor vitality
to picture and pursue big things?
That man, whether big or little, who
does not invest in a respite from his
daily potterings is fool.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26
personal.

Within two weeks two young women one at
Morgan and one at st. Bonifacus, have lost
their lives through almost identical automobile
accidents, the in which they were riding hav-
ing collided with farm wagons. One accident
was caused by fast driving in the dark, with in
sufficient light; the other by rapid driving in a
rain which obscured the drivers view of the
road ahead. 1t moves the bystanders to wonder
who many more martyrs must be sacrificed to
the Gods of Speed and Carelessness.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

The Bemidji Pioneer, published in a Ct
which has seen the destruction of splendid f,
,sts and knows the tremendous loss the state h
suffered thereby, recently published thought
editorial concerning the reforestation of sta
contains material which every Mnnesotan m
we'll pause to consider.
"Condemning without offering rem
edy is useless pounding of the air. How
can we plant? How can we legislate?
How can we conserve? We can appro-
pirate funds with which our forestry de-
partment can plant large areas of waste
lands. We can buy back from the ex-
ploiters this land at about two dollars
an acre. We can conduct educational
systems in the schools which will train
the young minds to the value of trees
and woodlots. We can educate travellers
and campers to beware of starting fires.
We can pass legislative act reducing
the tax on lands farmers will set aside
for term of years for the growing of
trees We can organize tree-planting
campaigns in our cities and towns. We
can begin the cultivation of forests as
easily as we can grow field of corn or
plant squash. The next act that ought
to go through the state legislature is an
appropriation to our benefcent forest
service, large enough to increase its ac-
tivities ten fold. The next act ought to
reduce the tax on lands farmers will set
aside for forest growth. The final act
ought to make it a states prison offense
to advocate the building of ditch in this
state" !
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

One of the most interesting of the new
biographies of the past year is M. R. Werner's
"Barnum" in which he gives the life history OF
the big circus man. In it he quotes Barnum as
saying:
81 say if man has got goods for sale
and he doesn't advertise them in some
way, the chances are that some day the
sheriff will do it for him.
Mr.. Barnum claimed, adds the biographeT,
"that there was only one liquid man could use
in excessive quantities without being swallowed
up by it, and that was printers ink"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

see here in the paper (remarks M. Ott)
where Prof Irving Fisher decides that Eyes, we
have no bananas" is good grammar"
Ny friend Giovanni Frugero says, 1T may
be gooda da gram, but it's dam poora da biz. p
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26
SELLING THE HOUSE.

] did not mind the thought so much.
To sell the house was fine
All houses were the same to me. Ss.t
They painted up sign
And hung it so that passersby
Could hardly fail to see 'aass
That here there was house for sale
=, And please apply to me-
:. ~%
Some folks came in to criticize a,'.s
And some came in to praise; SH
And some came in to chat awhile, u.
And some came in to gaze.
They fingered in the coy rooms,
And l could almost cry -
When they dropped in to speak of terms,
So scared was they'd buy! ,ax;sxsta s~gss
did not mind the thought so much.
It would be fun to sell!
To move into another place
Would please me mighty well; .s-
But when they tried to close the sale
Somehow never could. -
couldn't bring myself to leave
The dear old neighborhood.
couldn't move the little print
Of hands along the stair.
couldn't move the dreams that hung
In every corner there
couldn't move the love and joy
Behind each time-worn wall,
And so just took down the sign
And did not sell at ALL
Anne Campbell.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26
81 Spent $1.25 on Rat-Snap and Saved
the Price of a Hog"

James Mcclure, famous Hog Raiser
of New Jersey, says, 81 advise every
farmer troubled with rats to use
RAT-SNAF. Tried everything to get
rid of rats. Spent $1.25 on RAT
SNAP. Figured the rats it killed
saved the price of a hog" RAT-SNAP
comes in cake form. No mixing with
other food. Cats or dogs won't touch
it. Three sizes, 35c, Csc, SIPS.
Sold and guaranteed by Farrell q
Keefe and Public Drug Co. 1-20ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

When we quit electing men to pub
lie office because of their lung power and
begin choosing them for brain power we
can look for better government.-Brain-
erd Journal-Press.
We trust the Journal-Press means nothing
personal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Martin County has her fair on the same dates
as Redwood County, We haven't the least doubt
in the world that Redwood County's fair is heaps
the better event, but Martin County DOES have
twenty farm-cub booths which sounds mighty
good to us.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

AS sure method Of making trouble, Uncle
Dudley Of the Little Falls Herald suggests one
that is 100 per cent effciencyplus: Let one
section Of community put on masks and attempt
to regulate the others by force
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

A family of nine were poisoned last
week by eating mushrooms. Why eat
toadstools and die when cantelope may
be had for a dime?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26
SMALL TOWN TALK

Billy Noonan says "Join the Club. Clover
Cows, Cream, Cash, Contentment." Too bad
Billy, that Alfalfa doesn't begin with C, too.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

Frank Day says that neither blind pigs nor
bum steers were to be found the State Fair
grounds. Who would dare dispute the doughty
Frank?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-09-26

We know now where Oklahoma Frank of
Ramsey State Park got his fghtin' instincts all
them there Oklahomans have the same kind.
Must be something in the climate down there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-12
Is You. Name On This List?

Here classified list all contributors Community Chest 500 and whose
will bepubia few days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-14

Northern Italy, wa a socialist. an
the son became tho same The laf
ter, prior 10 war days. Waa a school
TEACHER and then a writer. writing Tor
sociniiaiir papers in other countries
~ Europe besides hiH own
I'm the fret days ~ the war. hos
ever. be- broke Eith the socialist party
because N iia refusal % fight. and
became allied with the nationalist,
lhst party from which tho fasclail
has grown.
In 1891 ihs pgWsr ~ the fsarIsii
was more than apparent The 20.
eiallsiH each day vsfa growing weak,
sr The fascist leaders the Kfratsst
~ all, Aussaiini were realizing their
power. The state. however. Naa ios
ing strength one day u would give
in 10 the socialists ons day 90 their
opponsnia MuEaoilni vas made d
member n parliament. and later. iu
iss, Haa HHhsa ~ the king 10 BE-.
come prime minister. ~ waH Then
that our cabinet was formed on
November tho fascist tro0pn
marched into Home and were ~.
viewed and accepted b. The king.
who, h9asytf. wisely ordered that ail
militant fascist b. disarmrd
The defeat ~ the soClailsiHT II
vah caused b. that nariy's aims ~
'niE hours a day and very high
NaErs'-at a tins when there was
no wofh-aud hy its attempt 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-14
POINTS MADE BY POETS

II thou canat Death defy.
n ny faith u entire.
Press onward. FOR thine eye
shall see Thy hearts desire.
Bridges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-14
DEMOCRATS SHY
AT SMITH MEET
Won't Attend Conferences
al French Lick
ny ~ ~ cAyLoR

CHICAGO tuy "a Powerful
asaaggatr po.itsal lsAasrN q me
Mstss West apparently haxs ~.
egr1l % participate IN Esssnra LEX.
lad senfsgseess designed 10 aStala
uamtratlan % Gov Al Smith. New
Yors. IS 4suaeFalic pgeaAarEtlai can.
ddais.
chaFiss Z Merphy Tamnusny lead.
sr and PhlEp penahus. who holds
~ uonsY bazs q me New York
ersaszatoc. are ia Frsaeh LEX 20.
dsy Nrw York DISPATCHES said they
s2me wsst % Tine 40 Gsorx- y Brvn.
ear uuscs ,fsgnorratir boss. AMI
Torn TsFxaFf. Irelaua's nouseoa
ieassF ~ smssh
Bssnnin 1eearcd today ~ had 10
intention q zUsax % FrrHeh I4ck.
know nefhlsx eg any such con.
fervnre. said HFsnaaa. Il hsss not
been iaviss and have 10 lGteuiian
e s0inE DOWN shefr.
Folipwins Mgrphy.s arrival. bosh
TaEzarf and Murphy denied there
would b a cuussTener over pressisn
taAi possibilities and ,he iianor aaes.
tssa-
Rsrcvts In democratic circles hsrs
said that such a meeting may have
been eascejss o~in< 70 opposition o.
Western democrats 70 a vet csn8l.
date.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-14
Princess Says MussOLini
Is Practical AdUenturer
Whole Foundation of Fascist Rests On This
One Italian Leader

"our present government" che
declared. with Aussolini ~ the
helm Ru prime minister. stands Tor
freedom Tor al people. regardless ~
their political relations and religious
beliefs n works. IN tho words ~
hu leader. 'For ecsnomY. labor and
discipline IN its cabinet. formed
one year ago b. Mnssollni. are rep.
rrsrntativss 81 the nationalist party.
as well AZ The faselsii There are
both Catholics and Professionals. Ths
only group not represented IL the
socialist. against which the fascist
Il formed
Ia regard % the socialist movement
In her rounFy, the princess stated
Italy IL practically boFdsrsd BY
holshrrik ratisns ~ was easy Ia
thaae years before ths war Tor the
socialists ana communists 20 ~ofk
their way Into the country The
father u Nussallni a blacksmith IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-14
SPECIFICATIONS
PROTECT BUILDER
They win Also Assist In
Saving Your Money.

A COSTLY mistake some hons
haihssrs make 10 10 attempt 20 ssves
ia hsms withgus complete set %
specifications No matter whether
your hosne IL small % large. yea
cannot afford 20 take chances ua
iesz yea arc willing % ray more tsg
yeeF hsme thsn yes sheulf sssri
fieatsuns wtll assist n saving Yoas
money ThsY take the sasssppgk
cat - hal.fiaE
TIE Fsasoa specifications are used
in home building IA bxaagzn thsy
supplement YpaF plans ani take up
your building eperatians where Ypuf
plans lsave or ln pther words. 4
i impossible % esseriha svsrf detail
x your hons building opsragiaa on
st u plans rlsns give diner
slams. ,stsss. etc. hgE thsY 10 nas
describe the quatlty ard sfafsa d;
materials. r1etheas % inssalsatbpu.
types ard kiada o. saulrusss. AL %
wfsIsh should he Incorporated IN a
speclsisafi6a OF wrigtsa agreement
with your euutFaetnr.
A specification IL an srenei8a On
sisyssan4snE. IN spSelfEs isrus. q
what yuu expect from 1eur con.
tractor and what he expects ffsra
ysa.
whsn an arrhifscs l. sfuSiuyea 70
design a plsn he prepares the speci
fieatsaas Ia consultation ufth ths
uwnsr. Specifications are not only
necessary IN horus building because
% ,he detailed information they
give. but iiley ere essential "a a
medium q understanding between
thr contractor and home hgiiisf.
thus preventing discussions ard
controversies as the 5ab proceeds.
without specifications Yoa ars VERY
apt 90 run into "sxtrns~ ard
changes. These things cost money
Thsresorr. n you are Interested IN
saving your hau1s building dollars,
81 sure that yoa provide yoarself
wfth tEis ssiaabis document
~ TIT NtEFfe8 rAtNa tt4aftAFfff1
amounts 70 contract between your
hgitisr and yourself II sc's forth
ths general conditions Of The con.
tract ard includes such itsHss as
form Of bids. rejection % bids.
supervision. materials. labor. appli.
ascss. separate contracts. protection
% work and property. changes in
ne work. payments. liens. use %
premises. cleaning up, deliveries
arbitration,
A specification property prepared
u a legal document. because i is
legal Il gives You protection II Tor
any reason X should become nsces-
sary 20 take your houfr building OF
GRAFTON into the courts for decision.
Specifications describe the kind of
material. thr grade. the quality and
form Of workmanship. For sEsmpls;
n you propose - usa hardwood
floors. your specifications should