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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-11

"Ale proc Sc jen chces po-
rad st9hovat do te Ameriky?"
'Hm, blazinku, budu tam
init dvakrAt tax velkou sluzbu
jako tady!"
mo 10, ale jen 81 povaz, ze
tam nemaji zadne vojaky"
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13

That when you see = woman with
handkerchief over her head aIss
broom in her sand and friend hus-
band leaving the house with a crouch.
il IS safe bet that il IS house-clean-
ing time.
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13
" oo,i4oek.. Conn

" oodstoek, 4onfa.
To the Editor Of The Putnam Patriot .
Dear Sir:-If WAS my pleasure re-
Gently to have conversation with an
official Of the town on the subject Of
Sabbath Dissertation. and ! was more
than pleased TO hear him express sen
timents 10 the effect that he was de-
cidedly opposed 70 what had By M
jOrity been given in the past. hope
there are enough IN the Legislature
this year Of the same mind To adopt a
new code that W4ll be- established.
am an old lady brought up IN a
God fearing family u old puritanleal
style which always gave great reyer=
ence 10 the Lord Dag Living a num-
Der Of years ia a remote city ! saw
more Of the poor way IL was kept than
in all my life In the country, but find
even in the country the tendency Is to
make the Sabbath q day Of recreation
and not attending Divine worship, the
attendance so small, comparatively. 10
what il used to be and children are
not familiar with the command 10 re
member the Sabbath Day and keep u
holy
Il has been my pleasure 10 talk TO
children and youth as a Sabbath school
teacher for many wears and ! paid
great emphasis OIL the ten command
meuts as being too sacred 20 be over
looked and 10 be committed To mem
Dry very young, which would be a con
trolling element for their whole life
NJ G.
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13
Judge HoIt's Tribute to Benjamin
GrotEcnor

To the Editor Of The Putnam Patriot
Sir-Let me ask a little space IN
your journal 20 sag word ~ memory
~ Benjamin fIH8s#eaor. our friend
ship began more than 20 years ago.
when We we're boy in P0mfret. and
it has continued uahFokeH during MI
the past years F0mfrat has greatly
changed be- tbaE time think that
there are bur two families ln the t.l-
iage. na6 resulting iu the same houses
which they thea oeeap8ed tHe Sabln
family at oue end If thu village, and
the Aserll family 10 the other Few
IF the houses Of that time remain.
Most have been removed. or added 70.
greatly changed and stil larger
number II new houses have been
built The result has been % great
alteration iu the village and while
others Rave taken some part, the man
who was thr principal actor in bring
ing about the extensive changes Waz
BENJAMIN Grosvenor. He built many
new houses If added 70 OF recon
strleted many more. And the houses
built or altered b him were always
well designed and in good taste
He selected the sites whore his new
| houses were built OF - which old ones
we're removed. and these sites were
uniformly we'll chosen and the grounds
tastefully laid out. So that the gen
eral result Of the changes in the place
which he superintended has been TO
make the village Of Pomfret. as IL now
exists. at unusually attractive eoun-
try place His influence. too. IN all
plans Of public Improvement has been
very useful He cooperatel heartily
with Others in anR movement for civic
bettermeut. but be himself. more
than any other citizen. promoted
many good measures
The Improvement Of roads, the pro
vision Of d supply Of pure water. the
introduction Of electric power and
light the construction u the lbi AIRY
building. the establishment Of the
handsome railway station and the ar
ranRement Of the roads and grounds
about r. and many II the public i'm
proYemeuts accomplished be Pomfret
H his time owes more to his wise
Judgment. sound taste and admins
tfutiFe efficiency thaa tn any other
inele influence The public house.
the conduct If which constituted his
private business. Ra= carried Oa on
substantially original Iue> Il WIS
always simple hufHeiike dnd cuih~
paratively inexpensive place where
many hundreds Of people have found .
"a quiet and attractive summer and aus
tuun home And it was the kindly
and sensible way I'm which the whole
establishment wa conducted which
has made b.. for many years past, a
notable success
Personally hr W1s IA friendly
neighborly and kindly man. charitable
ia those deserving help. maintaining
long and amicable relations with en-
ploves. Workpeeple and servants. with .
IA characteristic hamor and keen conn
mon sense which Judged accurately
men aud things IL was essentially
"a man Of high character and integrity
and deserve 10 be long aud favnrabiy
remembered hx the community la
which hr lived
GE0 e. HOLT
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13
GE0 HOLT


Ralph Sahn has forwarded "a
the Editor d most interesting old doc
umcnt which WAS found IN Pomfret
some years aso " hllp the exact par
ish trouble retold I'm the document Is
not recorded iH Pomfrrt history the
paper itself gives sufficient evidence
Of the troubles that beset one pastor
at least. of tine old Pomfret Congrega-
tional church Mr. Sabin's letter acs
companyinI the old paper is as fol
lows
pomfrct March -. la2s
Dear Sir
The enclosed WA. found with some
other old papers and documents. and
as IL dates back ia years b. is barely
possible hat 10 may be- Of some inter
est to your readers \ ou viii see that
the ancient pastor had his troubles
and trials though not Of the X. X *
OF y y. y II and Hartford order.
Sincerely Yonrs.
r. j. SABIN.
THE document read, ms follows
Abingdon. September We lst, 1859
To the Church under the Pastoral
enre II the Re, Nr David RIP
ley
These may lnform YOU that We
Whose Names are undefWritten, who
~ / ate have Been Favored With the
Teachings of Good SPIRIT d 5ro have
been BROUGHT to Sea Some t-4E ~
the trent Obligations We are sHdct. q
God and The Church tha Wt w. ia
+ Covenant with 30 Watch pter Each
other and to keep un the ID scipline OF
the Church which Is According To the
Directions Of Christ in he eighteenth
Chapter Of Matthew Which We have
Greatly Neglected in naauf things for
Which No ARE Heartily ~errA for s
we desire fo1rNcue.s II God s this
Church and
Firstly In that W. Went ON Wit
the Church To Sacrament with The
Pastor after he had laid Down "a Sen
timcnt Before ye Parish Namely
that man might Verbally Bargain
away his Substance q after that Il
Another would give him more he
Might take ii Which IS Contrary 70
the " ord Of tiad as ae See tie the IF
teenth psalm
Secondly. We Confess that We Did
wrong tn Joining and Going with the
Church in Allowing the Pastor to have
he Negative Power Which Is In the
Face If the Wor dof Cod Is vse see in
lst Peter 5tb Chapter. 8rd Verse
Thirdly. We Confess that We did
wrong IN going on with the Church ia
Persons "a have their Children sprin-
kled upon their only Owning the Cow
enant which is tn the faer Of Truth Of
as We see Acts the sth Chapter. 35th
Verse.
''Fourth'y. We Acknowledge that
We have done wrong i'm going on with
the Church IN Allowing members 20
Join with sc Church Without giving
a Relation of a Work Of Grace upon
their hearts TO the Church which Is
Contrary 60 truth IA We find in Rom
ans 10th Chapter. 18th Verse.
Filthy. We Confess We did
Wrong in going with the Church in
not Allowing those that were the Min
isters Of Christ that Were not Brought
up to the Colledge 20 Preach Among
Us which Is Conterary 20 Scripture
First Of Corinthians. Isl Chapter,
9th verse and 50 on. and Matthew
T 10th Chapter. Verse
"Sixthly. We Confess that We have
sined in going on with the Church in
| Giving the Power Of the Church into
/ the hands Of the Society in Choosing
( a Minister Which Is Contrary to
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13

they will look if they get becoming
gown. when they try to touch hus-
bands pocket book they may get only
a frown.
That IL you cut the dummy cop in
going from Front TO Main you will
hear shrill whistle blown By q cop,
Il whistle that means you've got 10
stop and do it over again.
That if all was fair in love there
would not be- any war
:
That Johnny Gardner owned n
garden in which he planted seeds /.
what the garden gave Johnny Gard
ner was but crop Of weeds. SAID
the garden to Johnny Gardner. you're
no gardner old top but Johnny Card
ner is gardner though he couldn't
raise crop.
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13
obey say

ri. -. -, 18th tbs
~ - -. Up sat fnr
,ss. ,s..ddi7g .,arrb
s.
-5=..-.#=.-=4..f.-
nat Aulois's are Hs''1ss'iAs s'e'as '''
the spring riae'
That this is the month when sequeis
10 last wears fish stories are being
told
$
int 4, mott MAJ. ,,n IL i, hahhtins
III h.,t -. t;sb,rp,z,, ,,ifb sanaf
satSas{a-55, III il q Sanjv tTout
-,
nat many hAoils# gwen up curing
Lent nave already peth renewed.
Tn, ~ titt,. +, tbs al Ares,,,n,
.t,,t heild,nss il nov, homeless
That "a popular guessing contest
might be staged as To when the first
new block viii be built.
IA, IN. :. ,..,,... A..,a.i..
u4s stltik 70 outle Niii. 80
means matoies' muho'epek ana tips
That, looking backward. can you
contest in local store window; When
there was skating on the old Pond
Hole, When George and Nellie saw
their first show in Union opera house !;
When circus train was wrecked in
the railroad yard and the monkeys
escaped. When Newt" Stone launeh-
ed the first canoe on Quineoaug river
near the old Prentice ice house; W hen
Union hall was a bowling alley When
John l.. Sullivan came to Putnam with
circus; When Putnam had two
6ands-Meehanles and 81 Mary -
When company 4 had quarters IN the
TOP OF Oehtfal bloSki " nth the ohlY
. IN was sne u 9s,S . n,oSA " l's,
-, -, 49, c.rs;ii Iii w W.
Ioaf We" i, 49, - al ~ 40 ~ ~. 1,s
Parsons attracted a crowd by jumping
ON tbe last ear Of the swift moving
Fish trsir= very evening. When PM
nam Thought Billy b was some horse >
II So your hair is getting thin. or grey.
or both.
+
/ That as We grow Older the winters
seem colder
=
1 That March went out ike Wet
Hon
+
That the Easter parade was post
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13
STOP RHEUMATISM
WITH RED PEPPER

When you are suffering with rheu-
matsm So You can hardly get around
Just try Red Pepper Rub and you will
have the quickest relief known.
Nothing has such concentrated, pene-
trating heat as red peppers. Instant
relief. Just as soon as you apply Red
Pepper Rub YOU feel the tingling heat.
In three minutes II warns the sore spot
through and through Frees the blood
circulation, breaks up the congestion
and the old rheumatism torture is gone
Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from
red peppers, costs little at any drug
store Get a jar at once. Use il for
lumbago. neurifis. backache. stiff neck,
sore muscles. colds in chest Almost
instant relief awaits you. Be sure -
get the genuine. with the name Rowles
on each package
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13

To the Editor IF FHe Patriot
Deer sir-I aH quite II accord
Hith your reader wHo week OF Two
ago complained IF tHe evident TACT
that intoxicauts can st.ll b. efficient
IS purchased H Putnam 20 cause 4
more OF less REGULAR police court eai-
eHdar. Your c9rresp ondeul dad not
mention the fact that drunken men on
the streets are stIil q BE- seen. II the
police would busy themselves 10 the
discovery Of the source of supply We
might know why Il s that Putnam +
still wet" town in the face Of the
Eighteenth amendment
Your very truly,
RFAfFfsR
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13
TAKE OFF ONE TRAIN

On account of the Legislature dis.
continuing the Friday sessions, the
Legislature Train is now operated
on Tuesdays. Wednesdays and Thurs.
days. between Putnam and Hartford
instead of on Tuesdays. Wednesdays
Thursdays and Fridays as heretofore
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13
j esss:s e ddssli'5Szo-Z Letters
editor

Scripture Acts 9th Chapter, Bird Verse
and 18th Chapter i, 2 3 verses And
now we Humbiy Confess that We went
on in Ignorance H5t seeing nor know
INK the Constitution Il the huron ot
Christ. and We Desire goa 20 Forgive
Us cur Ignorance aa1 thus being Con
WINGED that this Constitution Is not
the Constitution II che Church 81
Ghri { and therefore We can't - Con
EaeHee O. AZ Iu---r VI. a
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13

That many men cooks at the Congo
church did not spoil the pot roast.
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-13

That ladies have been told how nice
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07

Pollard and Martha Madsen. Rock
was played and delicious lunch was
served during the evening.
A splendid object lesson on the pre-
valent danger from children who pre-
was given in Morgan doing the week,
when Vernon Houl the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Houl was thrown
against the pavement in such a man
ner as to break his collar bone. Chill
dren of various ages persist in this
dangerous pastime and nothing but
an injury of this kind will convince
them of the serious consequence of
such folly.
Membersiof the Ladies' Aid met at
the home of Mrs. Houl last Thursday
evening and went unexpectedly to the
home of Mrs. H. B. West to assist her
i'm celebrating her thirty-eighth birth
day anniversary. The guests were at
tired in gowns unique and ancient and
great merriment was caused over the
hobble skirts and big sleeves of CEN
fury ago. Those who attended prom
ounced the evenings entertainment a
complete round Of fun. Mrs. West
was presented with beautiful boquet
of flowers. The guests served ice
cream and cakes.
Miss Olga Jones of San Jose, Cali
fornia, writes to friends here, that the
Jones family is enjoying its home in
the South. Her sister Beatrice Jones
was married last October to Mr..
Burke, a manager of the Paige auto
mobile firm at San Jose.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07
North Redwood
: y X \

Ormie and William Alexander of
near Vesta We're callers here one day
last week.
Lewis Peterson of Golden called on
relatives here Monday.
Mrs. Albert Becker of Mohall, North
Dakota visited with Mrs. Draeger here
last week and also with relatives in
Middle Creek
Mrs. Roper and Miss Anna Beuchner
of Redwood Falls were callers at the
Schumacher and Timm homes We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Henry Simondet has been very
i'll the past week.
Miss Lille Draeger of Minneapolis
spent few days with her parents
here last week
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. OFT of Belyiew
were Monday callers at the S. Castle
home Mrs. OFT returned home the
same day while Mr.. OFT remained to
receive treatments from DIR. Alexand-
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lindeman of
Redwood Falls called at the S. Castle
home Wednesday afternoon.
Hans Zeibert of Franklin was a
business caller here one day last week.
Mrs. Joe Hagerman will entertain
the Ladies' Aid at her home Friday
afternoon, February 9th. The meet
ing has been called a week earlier
than usual as Mrs. Hagerman is NOV
4
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07
Morgan News
x X y x X x X x


Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. MacMaster were
Morgan visitors the latter part of the
week.
Mrs. w. H. Ball Of Redwood Falls
visited at the home of Mrs. Alice
Albrecht Wednesday. She attended
a meeting of the Ladies Aid at the
George home in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Offerman of
Sleepy Eye were Morgan callers Fri
day.
Misses Ruth Phillips and Katherine
Stewart spent Friday night and part
of Saturday with Evelyn Pollard.
Joe Shank was called to the bedside
of his father in Monroe, Wisconsin.
Mr.. Shank, Sr. is advanced in years
and seriously ill.
Miss Lydia Root is improving from
a hard seige of influenza.
Mrs. j. H. Anderson entertained the
Senior Class at delightful party in
honor of the eighteenth birthday of
her daughter Myrtle. The guests in
cluded the boys and girls who finish
high school this year. 1t was very
pleasant affair and the school mates
enjoyed it immensely. The class is
composed of the following members.
Eugene Shank, Helen Albrecht, Elmer
Haeny, Myrtle Anderson, Agnes
Schonveller, Alice Sorenson, Alma
Dahmes, Allen Frederickson, Willis
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07

The Sheridan town board held a
business session at their office in the
village on january q.
Miss Fern Kennedy, county super
intendent of schools, visited at the
Mary HoIton School in District No. lis
on Thursday.
Chas. Davis, wife and son Marx
were business visitors at Redwood
Falls on Saturday of last week.
Ross and Dorothy Davis of the Wa
basso high school spent the weekend
at their home.
Quite number of carloads of cattle
have been shipped from Seaforth the
past two weeks. The buyers hailed
from Iowa.
Henry Pane, wife and children were
guests of friends in Underwood town
ship on Sunday, January %.
Mr.. Baskins of the Pure Oil Co. of
Redwood Falls was looking after the
wants of his patrons in this vicinity on
Thursday.
A large crowd of neighbors and fri
ends dropped in at the Frank Woelful
home on Friday evening where they
whiled away few hours in playing
games and visiting Refreshments
were served by the visitors.
Joe Keefe of Redwood Falls was a
recent caller in Seaforth.
The Farmers Grain and Fuel Co.
got in a carload of soft coal the past
week
John Pape, wife and children of
Milroy were weekend guests of his
brother Henry Pape family.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07
Clements School
: District No. Is

The sixth grade wrote geography
test Wednesday; we wonder who will
get the highest mark.
The English III class has started to
read Irvings sketch Book. They
think they are going to like it very
much
Miss Holden's room has a new Val
entine blackboard calendar; which i'm
proves the good looks of the room.
Those having gold stars for perfect
attendance in Room B. are: August
Reible, Rosetta Neudecker, Elverna
Nepperman, Lewis Gerstman, Jane
Ewald, Clifford Bunnell, Verona Bloc
dow, Harry Bloedow and Helen Back
er.
Mrs. Cannot and Mrs Wolford Wis
tied our school Wednesday afternoon
The girls are busy selling numbers
for pillow quilt and dolly for the
American Legion Carnival. They are
also busy getting up program.
Among those who had perfect at
tendance in Miss Hansen's room the
past month are Willard Barenthin,
Marlen Ewald, Clarence Jensen, Carl
Cores, Veronica Wohlford and Hilda
Neudecker.
Miss Hansen has put a new valen.
tine calendar on her blackboard.
The second grade made rag rugs
this week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07
Grand View School
District No. 20

The first grade started the tables of
three this week
The cooks for this week are Amanda
Tordsen and Gertrude Hagen.
AIbin Anderson came back to school
again Wednesday after brief illness.
Mrs. Simpson is reading the book,
Merry Lyis" to the school. We find
it very interesting.
Herbert Muetzel was not in school
Thursday on account of driving hogs
to town.
Mr.. August Hagen and Bill Tordsen,
Jr. traded horses with Refer f. Cry
ting.
D.r. Otto Kreft of Germany arrived
in Beiview, Thursday to make his
home with Ludwig Kreft.
The first grade wrote their first
composition story Wednesday, Alma
kreft and Melville Payne had the best
stories.
Our basketball has been mended so
that we can play with it again.
The sixth grade wrote original my
stery stories for language Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Froelich and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Muetzel
and family. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kreft
and Willie Kreft visited at the Ludwig
kreft home Sunday afternoon, Janu-
airy %.
The August Hagen and Muetzel
young folks and Mrs. Simpson We're
visitors at the Ludwig Kreft home
Wednesday evening.
We had the following things for our
hot lunches this week: cocoa, baked
beans, tapioca and potato soup.
The seventh grade has been studying
about China this week.
We made Valentines Friday for in
dustrial work
The seventh grade drew and paint
ed the map of Asia Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07
Delhi News
X \ X X x X X X x

Gordon Henze of Faribault was a
weekend guest at the Mrs. NJ. j. Car
bert home.
Earl Mckay of Minneapolis was an
over Sunday guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Mckay.
Louie Sorrenson of Bird Island Wis
tied the later part of last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hoffman.
Mrs. Nj. j. Piersol and little daught-
er Mary Lois of Olivia visited the
forepart of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Piersol.
Hubert Bunting and Arthur Mckay
drove to Hopkins, Saturday, where
they visited over Sunday with Earl
Bunting.
Miss Irene Schmidt of Redwood
Falls visited the first of the week with
Mr.. and Mrs Ira Rogers.
Mrs. j. A Piersoi was on the sick
list part of last week.
HI. T. Daniels of Minneapolis was a
Delhi business visitor last week Tues
day and Wednesday.
G. III. Nafsinger of Redwood Falls
transacted business here one day last
week
Fay Starr is confined to his home
with a sprained ankle.
The Delhi eighth grade basketball
boys played the Redwood Falls eighth
grade boys here Friday. The score
stood &c to IL in favor of Delhi.
Peter Rasmussen and wife of Min
neapolis visited a couple of days last
week with Mrs. Rasmussen's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lagerstrom.
A number of the friends and neigh
bors of Louis Hoffman, gave him a
pleasant surprise at his home Thurs
day, February /. The occasion being
his birthday anniversary.
F. E. Patten returned Friday from
quite an extended visit with relatives
at Lanesboro, Iowa. He was accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Irma,
who will make her home here for the
present.
John McCorquodale had the mis-
fortune while driving cattle last
Thursday to stumble on the frozen
ground in such manner as to break
two of his toes, which have since been
causing him considerable discomfort
The annual mems banquet will be
held in parlors of the Presbyterian
Church evening of this week Sup
Der to be served at o'clock followed
by program to which all are cordially
invited.
The second number of the high
school lecture course will be given
Monday, February IL, by Henry Black
. Burns. Come out and hear good
lecture and help the high school.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-07

Z. C. VESSEL who has been suffer
ing from serious nervous break down
since December LIST was taken to the
mound, Sanatorium, st. Paul the lat
ter part of the week. Miss Seibert
and Mrs. Gale accompanied him from
here. At Redwood Falls, DR.
Cole Joined them taking the
train to st. Paul early Satur-
day morning. Mr. VESSELS friends
here are indeed hopeful that the rest
and treatment at the hospital will re-
store his nervous system to its normal
condition again. The VESSEL home
is closed here and Mrs. VESSEL went
to Sleepy Eye, where the first OF the
week, in company with her daughter,
Mrs. McMaster, she will make an ex-
tended visit with friends in the Cities
and be near her husband.
Little Miss Lois Gale went to Red
wood Falls Saturday for an indefinite
visit with her aunt, Mrs. Burt Zum-
Wrinkle.
Theodore Grundermun the office boy
at the Messenger force was confined
to his home the past week with i'll
ness.
Redwood Falls boys and girls played
two games with local teams Friday
evening. Owing to the severe blizzard
a small crowd was in attendance. The
Redwood boys won the game in score
of 1920 The girls game was little
too one sided to be interesting. Our
girls won the game in score of 1873.
DIR. Adams is expected the first part
of the week from Van Mugs, California
to begin medical practise, which he
purchased of DIR. Haskins recently.