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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

Mrs. Harry Fathers died Sunday
morning at the home of her mother
Mrs. Teich at Danube, death occurring
about seven-thirty o'clock. Up TO tins
time of going to press funeral ar
rangements had not been made. Mrs.
Fathers and her husband went to
California last fall hoping that the
change of climate would benefit the
health of Mrs. Fathers who was the
victim of tubercular trouble. Just a
short time ago Mrs. Fathers returned
for a visit with her mother and other
relatives in this vicinity and soon az
ter arriving was taken seriously IL
Mr.. Fathers was called home AMI
reached Danube just short time be-
fore his wife died. Beside her. hus-
band Mrs. Fathers is survived by her
little daughter who remained with ner
aunt, Mrs. Bert Barnum, while her
parents were in the west. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fathers were residents of Red
wood Falls for some time after their
marriage and the deceased leaves q
number of relatives and many warm
friends in this locality.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
"vet'' Farm Policy
Is Commended
SYSTEM OF 10th DISTRICT BU-
REAU FOUND SOUND, HINES
INFORMS HIBBARD.

The present agricultural training
policy of the Veterans bureau in the
tenth district, which centers in Min
neapolis, is sound, Frank T. Hines
director of the bureau at Washington
today informed c. D. Hibbard, direc-
tor of the tenth district.
The present policy is different from
that in force when the farm projects
for veterans of the World war were
established at Veteransville, Moose
Lake and Argonne, Fred Jensen, at
torney, who conducted an inquiry for
the senatorial committee which inves-
tigated the Veterans bureau, asserted
today when informed that General
Hines had declared the districts agri-
cultural work satisfactory.
Mr.. Jensen's investigation was und-
er direction of General John F.
Organ, counsel for the senatorial
committee.
"This is to advise you that after
careful investigation of agriculturan
training in your district, it is believed
by me that your present policy is
sound,' General Hines letter to Mr..
Hibbard read, "and that with careful
attention and adequate supervision re-
suits will be accomplished" Mime
apolis Journal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
13Dead as Flood
Sweeps Ohio Basin
RIVERS HIGHEST IN IL YEARS
INDUSTRIES CRIPPLED
WATERS RECEDING.

Flood waters of the Monongaheia
and Allegheny rivers, swollen by rains
and melted snow from the mountain
regions of western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, were sweeping west
ward through the Ohio valley Satur-
day and Sunday A stage Of Al feet
was expected by noon at Wheeling,
which would subnerge the district
fronting the river bank.
Eight deaths in western Pennsylv-
ania were attributed to the food.
Five others occurred at Kitzmiller,
Maryland, when an entire family was
swept down the Potomac river.
Streets in most of the Pittsburgh
district bordering the river were in
undated, some to depth of six or
seven feet, Sunday, when both the
rivers left their cannels. A stage of
29-2 feet, seven feet above the flood
stage was recorded, the highest in II
years. Much damage was done co
industrial plants and many operations
will be suspended until repairs are
made. The food waters were reced-
ing today.
Railroad transportation was greatly
affected but service was being slowly
restored. Tracks of both the Balti-
more & Ohio and Pittsburgh & Lake
Erie roads were submerged in Sec
tions of the city. The Baltimore &
Ohio announced that service over it's
own lines had been resumed to Fair
mont and Clarksburg, W. Va, and to
Cumberland, Md.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
Parents Learn
of School Work
INSTRUCTORS TALK OF ATHLE-
TICS, VOCATIONS AND CLUB
WORK AT MONDAY MEET.

The Parent Teachers meeting held
Monday evening gave to the school
patrons a splendid opportunity to
learn much of value concerning the
athletic and vocational activities of
the school. Talks on these subjects
were given by the instructors respon-
sible for carrying forward these
phases Of the school courses and prov
ed of great interest as well as most
informative. Musical numbers form
ed very pleasing part of the pro-
gram over which Mrs. w. II. Ball, the
president of the Association, presided
The evening closed with the usual So
cial hour and light refreshments, serv-
ed by the appointed committee.
A group of grade children, under
the direction of Miss Giebler, gave a
demonstration of physical training
The first speaker of the evening was
Mr.. Hoffert, the Athletic Coach, who
gave splendid discussion of the value
of athletics and of physical education,
to both minds and bodies OF students.
Mr.. Crevier of the Manual Training
department talked instructively on
the various phases and aims of gen.
eral shop work. A short talk by Miss
Jacobs on the Courses of the Home
Economics Department and on girls
club work was followed by a short
measuring and judging demonstra-
tlon by Misses Bernice Whittet and
Margaret Mahoney. Further in
formation on club work was given by
Mr.. Dahlberg who spoke on the vari-
Gus Boys and Girls Club which have
been formed in the local schools. Miss
Fern Kennedy, superintendent of the
Redwood County Schools, talked most
interestingly on club work as it is
done In the rural schools. The talks
closed with short exposition of the
Sterling Reed Bill by Mrs. Bess Will
son.
The opening number of the program
was piano solo by Miss Nora Rain
who played Rubenstein's Kanennoi
Ostrow, a poetic descriptive compost
ton which the player beautifully in.
terpreted. Miss Lucy GIFTS sang Swai-
lows and Mother Machree, greatly de-
lighting her audience. Miss Hazel
Malquist accompanied her. AS the
closing number of the program male
quartet sang two songs which were re-
ceived with much applause from the
highly pleased audience. The quartet
consisted of Messrs. Dahlberg, Starr
Anthony and Grapp with Mrs. G.. L.
Grapp accompanying.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
County Cripples
Receive Help
THIRTY CRIPPLED CHILDREN In
COUNTY; STATE AND RED
CROSS TO HELP THEM.

How many people know that Red
wood County has over thirty crippled
children The County Red Cross is
interested in these unfortunate little
people who have been victims Of DIS
ease and defornities from birth. Dur
ing the past week the Executive
Secretary Miss Lucille Joscelyn, to-
gether with Miss Hazel Olson, Nurse
from the State Hospital for Crippled
Children in ST. Paul, visited homes In
which these children live in nearly ey-
cry town in the county.
One boy is now in the st. Paul hos
pital and has received an operation
which will make it possible for him
to walk on two good straight feet in
stead of hobbling around on deforned
heels. He is very happy and Miss Oh
son reports that he is changed COY.
Twenty-Five crippled children have
been visited by the executive secre-
tary personally and Miss Olson has
seen even more. Doctors, teachers
and parents interviewed nave been
cooperative. Four children have al
ready received treatment as result
of previous calls. Flans are under
way whereby 1T is hoped to secure FUR
ther treatment, and operations for at
least ten more children.
Many, in fact most, Of these chill
dren come from families of only mo-
derate means and from homes where
the parents can barely supply the ev-
eryday necessities for their childre en-.
Minnesota is very fortunate in having
a hOSpitaI deyotad to these cripn1ad
children of the State. Children from
a few months old up to twenty-one
years of age can be admitted for op-
erations and treatment with no cost
whatever to the parents. Some OF
the finest bone specialists Of the State
give their services to this worthy
cause SO that the children receive the
best of care. They are also given
schooling in all the grades and high
school.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
Cooperative Oil
Company Assured
COUNTY RESIDENTS TO SELL
THEMSELVES GAS; CHAS.
CRAVENS GIVES TALK.

The mass meeting, called for the
purpose of considering a Cooperative
Oil Company for Redwood County,
was held at the court house last We'd
nesday afternoon with an attendance
of about sixty persons. Chas.
Cravens, secretary of the Cooperative
Company of Cottonwood was the
speaker of the day. DIR. w. A. Brand
was made temporary chairman and
N. X. Ryerson secretary OF the meet
ing. Plans for organization were dis
cussed and the date for the next meet
ing, at which organization will be per-
fected, set for April 22nd. A COM
nlittee of ten members was appointed
at the Wednesday meeting to continue
the stock sale solicitation and the re-
port of this committee viii be made
in full at this meeting. A sufficient
amount of stock has been subscribed
to assure the organization Of the Com
pany along the cooperative lines ais
cuSSed.
Mr.. Cravens gave an interesting
talk on the Cottonwood COOPERATIVE
Company, its organization and the fin
ancial returns. This Company was
organized in 1921. After operating
for two years it paid refund to the
consumers of $4,S96.97 and had an ac-
cumulated surplus of $500 in addi-
tion to having paid of dividend of
eight per cent on stock sold. The
total sales for this period amounted
to $81, ,075.86.
Since the business year of the Com
pany ends on April 30th it was I'M
possible for Mr.. Cravens to give more
than partial statement OF the pro-
ceeds of ~the 1923 business. Up to
March 22nd, the sale of gas for 1928
was 244,659 gallons. This was against
total sale of 256, ,407 gals. for the
TIVE previous years-100,670 gals. for
1921 and 155,417 gals. for 1929.
In 1923 the total distribution of gas
in the city of Redwood Fails was over
100000 gals. On the same basis of
refund as that made by the Cotton
wood Company, this amount Of gas
sold would entitle the consumers in
this territory to rebate of $4,000.
The. Committee having in charge the
sale Of stock for the Redwood County
COOPERATIVE Company consists of
D. L. Crimmins, H. Hoffman, l.. Linde-
man, M. l., Pettis, Robt. stewart. A.
M. Dennistoun, r. Stensvad, C. M.
Hawes and c. D. Thompson. A COM
plete plan of organization and prices
on necessary equipment will be pre-
.sented at the April 22nd meeting and
all persons Interested are inviter to
be present at that time
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
Road Work
Speeded Up
STATE APPORTIoNS $4,000, 900 OF
AID AMONG COUNTIES FOR I'M
PROvEMENTS. ON ROADS.

: Redwood county this ,weekereceived
notice of its 1924 state road aid allot-
ment of $22, 800, against $22,359 paid
in. state aid taxes.
The state aid law operates to COM
pei counties of high assessed valuation
totals to contribute toward the public
road funds of counties with less tax
able wealth. State road aid taxes in
Hennepin, ST. Louis and Ramsey coun-
ties exceed the aggregate appertion-
ments to those counties by nearly
100000 this year That sum is> div
ided among the other counties, plus
the amounts they pay in, with the re-
suit that 52 receive more than they
pay and the remaining twelve break
about even.
l.. +. Larson, county auditor, recelv-
ed the notice from Charles M. Babeock,
state highway commissioner, who with
Henry Rines, state treasurer, and K.
P. Chase, state auditor, made the ap-
portionments. The state money will
be available for use this year by the
county on the designated roads.
The fund is made up of 81 $3.50, 900
of taxes from the state 1-mill levy,
5000 of u. S. government land re-
ceipts, $3,400 Of Babcock cream test
license fees and $4,000 of internal
Improvement lands interest. -,
- Hennepin, Ramsey and st. Louis
counties pay 1884, 918 Of state road
aid taxes. including those collected in
Minneapolis, st. Faul and Duluth, and
their apportionments are only $140,-
600. The difference of about $685. .000
is divided among other counties with
the result that the large majority re-
ceive considerably more than they pay
into the fund for improvements on
county roads.
The state aid plan is another fea-
ture of Minnesota highway laws franz
ed to hasten "a good road to every
farm gate" in the state. More than
third Of the motor vehicle tax, it is
generally known, is paid. in the three
large counties, but all expended on
the most used rural highways Of Min
nesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
Seized MOOnsl,ine
NleSt Ever Now
PROCESS SPECIFIED BY U. S.
MAKES REDISTILLED "ALCo-
HOL RUB, DANGEROUS.

With five prohibition agents i'll from
drinking poison liquor to get evidence,
NJ. l.. Harney, of Minneapolis, field
chief, Monday said moonshine whisky
and alcohol now being confiscated were
the ''vilest" since prohibition became
effective
Liquor stocks are at a low ebb, -
Harvey said, "and the quality is very
poor. Most of the stuff is rank poi
son."
"Alcohol rub and medicinal alcohol
are being denatured under new pro-
cess specified by the government, and
cannot be redistilled effectively, Har-
ney said. Government chemists have
ordered that benzol be added to alco-
hol, and benzol cannot be "boiled OUT
by ordinary redistillation processes
known to the moonshiner.
One of the agents becaNe seriously
i'll from one drink. The illness of the
others was caused by one drink at
each of several soft drink bars.
There is scarcrely any good al
cohol in the twin cities now," Harney
said. eve have raided nearly 80 boot
leg shops in st. Paul in the last 10
days and the moonshine seized is the
vilest we've ever taken sf
There are several reasons. One is
the seizure of three carloads of al
cohol by agents in the last two
months. Another is that this seizure
and the promised cooperation of rail-
roads and transfer and storage Of
ficials is keering bootleggers from
shipping in other carloads. And, pro-
badly most important, the change IN
the alcohol rub formula is having lis
effect.
''The denaturing element, used with
alcohol by those who had permits to
manufacture alcohol rub, was much
more volatile than alcohol. The moon
shine still was able to cook this off
for the most part. This alcohol rub
used to come in here carload after car
load. The distiIiers had to have a
permit to make it, but were under no
restrictions as to its sale. Bootleg
gers would store it in warehouses. The
government let this manufacture go
on for long time. There was no
possible legal use for the amount of
alcohol rub made.
"But at last the government i'm
posed new formula on the distillers.
1t requires the addition Of benzol and
other elements that make the rub un-
fit for redistillation. The benzol can
not be cooked out completely. It was
the benzol in the drinks the agents
bought that made them i'll.
'Tt is benzol that we find in the
samples of moonshine We are seizing.
Only recently has it appeared consist
emily. This shows that the stock of
the old rub is exhausted. The new
rub is sold by crooks to crooks as old
alcohol rub. But Crook No. 2 finds
out he has been sstung' when he tries
to redistill, and he boils of some of
the poison, and sells to Crook No. s."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
lecture Course
Numbers BOUGHT
COMMITTEE SELECTS STRONG
COURSE FOR 1924-25 LYCEUM
SEASON.

Recently the Redwood Fails Lecture
Course committee contracted for the
five numbers which are to comprise
the next years lecture season for the
city. The past season was most sue
cessful in every way and the commit
tee is positive the selection of next
years numbers has been just as wise
and will be the source of great plea
sure to the public.
The coming season will bring two
strong lectures. One of these is
Chester Milton Sanford who is vo-
cational lecturer of national reputa-
tion, giving talk which holds the at
tention of the young people while it
is full of instruction and interest for
every parent. The second lecturer is
Hon. Frank Dixon who gives an in
formative and logical lecture dealing
with national and international inter-
dependence.
The entertainment features include
strong play. Every Day, presented
by cast of six people, is a winsome
comedy, clean and full of clever char
acter work and amusing situations.
The Vawter Management announces
that this. has proved one of the strong
est numbers in its entire bureau. The
other two numbers are big musical
numbers, one being the appearance of
the Adams Sisters Orchestra and the
oth4r the Chicago Lyric Singers. The
Adams Sister are five in number and
their program of entertainment looks
extremely interesting. The Chicago
Lyle Singers are four men and wo-
.me4 of strong regulations as vocallsts
and musical specialists. Dates will
be- announced early next fall, the con-
tract specifying that there shall be
no Saturday evening numbers and no
numbers given near the time of any
national holiday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
Biggest Snow"
BurieS Northwest
SNOW CROP WORTH MANY
MILLIONS" SAYS PROF.
ANDREW BOSS.

What Twin Cities papers are stat
ing is the biggest snow storm Mime
sofa has had in the past twenty-five
years ragged over this section of the
Northwest from Friday noon until
late Saturday night with stiff wind
whipping the snow into drifts larger
than have been seen in this state for
many years. Trains were held up,
rural carriers handicapped in their
Saturday trip and shoppers from the
country were noticeably absent Satur-
day; but aside from that there was
no local discomfort and so far as has
been learned, no damage done in this
immediate vicinity. This section es-
capped the heavy sleet which visited
some neighboring towns as Luverne
and Worthington, and lights, tele-
phones and telegraphs were useable
all through the storm Several VS.
ltors from this locality were in the
Twin Cities and relate tales Of great
hardship from suspended street car
service, tied up traffic, etc. Snowfall
was heavier in that section than in
this immediate neighborhood.
In spite of it's untimeiiness, the
snow was extremely welcome to Min
nesota farmers who have worried be-
cause of the lack of moisture. In the
opinion of farm experts that storm is
worth much to the agricultural sec
tIons-it has even been limited that it
will be of more lasting and telling
benefits than all the emergency leg
islature which has been suggested for
many weeks. Professor Andrew Boss
of the University of Minnesota says.
"1t's just what We ordered and
it has come at fortunate time"
Some people call it million dol
lar snowstorm, talking from
standpoint of benefit to crops. /
say it is worth many millions of
dollars throughout the territory.
I'm the last "a hours we have
built foundation for bountiful
crop in 1924. The conditions could
be no better. This is the first real
moisture given the soil since the
fall of 1923. The ground has been
dry throughout the territory, as
evidenced by the low level of the
lakes and streams, probably the
lowest in history.
"Snow is beneficial to soil. It
carries dust particles to the
ground and at the same time
small quantity of nitrogen, need
ed in the soil. In the Red River
valley some of the wheat already
is in, but generally the farmers
will be in the fields as soon as this
snow goes away. Nothing has
been done to cheer agriculturalists
in many years like this snow now
will do
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
New Court Reporter

w. T. Eckstein of New Ulm has
been appointed to serve as Court Re-
porter for Judge /. M. Olsen, this ap-
pointment being made to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Charles Murray. Mr.. Eckstein was
for many years the court reporter of
this District, resigning about five
years ago to take the office of Coun1
ty Attorney of Brown County, which
office was left vacant by the death Of
the attorney. Mr.. Eckstein's place
as County Attorney of Brown has
been taken by Attorney T. Otto Streia-
sguth, formerly of Redwood Falls. I,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
MORTGAGE CANCELLED

Judge |. M. Olsen of New Ulm, as
sisting Hennepin county JUDGES, rem
dered decision in district court at
Minneapolis, Saturday, canceling a
real estate mortgage executed by Ben
jamin Keifer, Minneapolis master
plumber, to C. p. Nash, also of that
city, in the sum of 81 500, at 10 per
cent interest. Judge Olsen,, in his
decision, declared that Keifer need
not pay back the $500; that the
mortgage on his home is cancelled, and
then ordered Nash to pay back $3.50
in interest paid by Keifer on the loan.
The courts decision declares the in
,terest rate to be usury.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
Bergdoll ''Stays Put

The daily papers of Saturday car
ried the following item:
Berlin, March 29.-Grover Cieve.
land Bergdoll is back in Eberbach.
"The Stacker and his companies, the
Stecher boys got cold feet on the pro-
position-if they ever considered it
seriously returning to the United
States at this time.
"Bergdolf said, however, he is still
willing to return under my own con-
ditioi1s," which include m adequate or
official guard and . defnite aEfeement
with the American government as to
just what his punishment for draft
evasion would be"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

Prof. S. F. Carey of the Farm Man
agement Division Of the Agriculture
College spent several days last week
with A. F. Dahlberg taking farm IN
ventories and meeting co-operators
who are keeping farm management
and feeding records. The University
is cooperating with the LEGAL agricui-
tural department of the high school
in analyzing beef cattle feeding and
farm management problems in this
vicinity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02
Two More Fined

Monday of last week Earl McTag-
CERT and David Rogers, proprietors
of the Madison Pool Hall al Lamber-
ton, were brought to Redwood Falls
charged with having maintained a
public nuisance. At the hearing in
municipal court before Judge C. F.
Martin they pied guilty to the charge
and were fined one hundred dollars
each and costs. McTaggert. was found
guilty and fined during the last term
of District Court here, on the charge
of selling liquor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

Melvin Campbell returned Monday
morning from the State Farm School
where he took a weeks course in cream
testing. Following his graduation
from the high school Melvin hopes to
become associated with cow-testing
association expecting to work with
such an association for year before
going to college.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

The commercial clubs of both Sleepy
Eye and New Ulm have petitioned
the county commissioners of Brown
county to issue bonds for road i'm
provement. It has been rcinted out
that this county win lose its oppor-
tunity to secure road money if steps
are not soon taken to issue bonds
which the state will assume at later
date.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

Mrs. Mary Reed left week ago
last Wednesday for Chicago to receive
medical treatment and word has been
received by her family that she was
operated upon Monday at one Of the
hospitals there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

John Davis who is attending Carrie
ton College arrived here last week
guing from here to Seaforth where
he win be the guest Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis for q
week. ss
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

F. L. French Of Owatonna is busi-
ness visitor in Redwood Falls this
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-02

Mrs. Emma Lee left last Monday
for Sleepy Eye for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. MARITIME.