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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27

the silvery gray walls of the wealth
er-beaten houses, enter the old tavern
where no one ever dimes, read the
sign, "Offut Store on the empty
building where Lincoln worked, drink
from the same well, and still one is
alone except for memories.
For no one lives in the little town.
A signboard marks the main street
and points the way to the twenty-one
miles of paved road leading to Spring
field, another Lincoln shrine
But over it come only those who
would see the recreated town of Lin
coins youth, for from a COW pasture,
with depressions here and there fill
ed with vines and briars, the state OF
Illinois has, as if with wand Of ma
gle, brought past day to life once
more.
And all because of a young man
who used to study his beloved books
under the spreading branches of the
tree that still stands, luxuriart and
beautiful; who one day, in Vie wealth
of his COED nature, paid a passing
''mover' SO cents for a barrel ol
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27
NaturaIized Yet?
BuddieS Warned
TIME IN WHICH DISCHARGED
SERVICE MEN CAN PROCURE
PAPERS PASSING.

Ex-Service men in this locality who
have not become naturaliZed are be-
ing warned by the local Rcd Cross
chapter of the expiration on March 3.
1924, of the period for naturalization
of honorably discharged aliens who
served in the military and naval for
ces of the United States during the
World War, without complying with
many of the usual requirements for
naturalization.
The law provides that the benefits
of naturalization under this special
statute will continue in force only
Cor period of one year after the re-
turn of all of the American troops to
the United States. This one-year
period will expire on March 3, 1924,
by reason of the fact that the last
of the American troops were returned
! to the United States on March 3, 1928,
and after March 3, 1924, honorably
discharged World War veterans will
have to comply with the usual require
ments for naturalization, in the same
manner as aliens in ordinary cases.
Before the expiration Of this spe-
clal statute on March 8, 1924, the law
authorizes the naturalization of hon
orably discharged World War veter:
ans without complying with many Of
the usual requirements for naturaliza-
ton, such as a declaration of inten-
ton, proof of five years residence IN
the United States, payment of the
| customary $500 filing fee, and the
usual ninety-day wait from the date
of filing petition to the date OF final
hearing.
AS condition to naturalization un-
der this special statute, the applicant
must appear before Naturalization
Examiner with his honorable discharge
/ and two identifying witnesses for pre-
liminary examination.
Ex-service men who wish to obtain
advantage of this act before its ex-
piration on March 8, 1924. should get
in immediate touch with c. c. Peter
son, Clerk of District Court, so that
the necessary arrangements may be
made for that purpose.
There are many eX-service men
throughout the county who DID not
enter service from Murray County
and may not be known to officers OF
the Red Cross. and the widest posi-
BILE publicity of the existing situation
is urged in order that the advantage
of immediate naturalization may not
be overlooked by eligible ex-service
men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27
The Lincoln Lineage.
New York Times.

New OrK lines.
The American story of Abraham
Lincoln, according to Miss Ida NJ.
Tarbell, whose book, just published,
tells of pilgrimage in the footsteps
of the Lincolns, begun in bingham,
Mass, in 1897 (only II years after
the landing of the Mayfiower), when
the first of his family line came to
the Puritan colony of Boston Bay:
This 17-year-old ancestor, who had
come from bingham, England, was
the great-great- great-great-grand
father of the boy Abraham, born out
On the frontier of the New World IN
log hut in Kentucky lis years ago
today. In the seven generations that
followed in this ancestral procession
there were early ironmasters, large
landholders, men of high official and
social position and of sturdy reputa-
ton. The grandfather of Abraham
| Lincoln, after selling a 250-acre farm
in Virginia for $1,000 pounds), push
ed on westward with pioneer spirit
and fell in that advance, shot by
Indians.
The orphaned boy who became the
father of President Lincoln made him
self place in the new country, ac-
CURED considerable land, became
good craftsman-a cabinetmaker-
held various local offices, was church
| trustee and trusted and respected
man." He fell victim to disease and
died as soldier in the front line who
| has been wounded or gassed or shock
ed beyond action" He and such as
he (of whom the living have known
| thousands upon thousands) were part
of the sacrifice" which the opening
of the new continent demanded. To
treat Abraham Lincoln, his anteced-
ents and his neighbors as wanderers
in the forest, Migrants, says Miss Tar
| bell, is to fail to understand the spirit
to believe, says the same high al
| thority, that the ancestors of the
mother of Abraham Lincoln, also left
an orphan on the frontier, followed
trail that "lies close beside that of
the Lincolns from the Atlantic coast"
and ended in Nancy Hanks, "vivaci-
Gus, spirited, beautiful" young wo-
man, skilled in handicraft and all the
household arts of her day.
1t was from an honest, brave, line
age which had kept abreast of the
ever. advancing frontier of freedom
that the great protagonist of liberty
came. Seven American generations
of Lincolns had weathered the hard
ships and perils of the pioneer and
had seen the last of their number fall
/ in seeming defeat. He had, however,
like the spiral wings with which Ger
tain seeds are equipped that they may
| be carried beyond the shadow Of the
parent tree, flung this scion Of the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27

trash to help the traveller on his way.
and then found in the barrel COM
plete set of Blackstone's Common
taries, which he mastered alcnc; who
played marbles with the boys; who
told stories, kept the postoffice, and
was one in the life of the town-be-
cause of him Old Salem has become
jmmortalized.
With loving care, Illinois has faith
fully reproduced all the buildings,
searching everywhere for weatherej
white-oak logs to give the same ap-
pearance that must have existed in
1885, working until the river yielded
up the milestone that once ground
grain for every one within a radius
of sixty miles, collecting letters and
keepsahes from famiiies-who would
not then have given them had it not
been decreed that Old Salem in Men
ard county was to be "a public park
forever"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27

tower is a generator. The speed OF
the wheel is automatically controlled
by a governor, the maximum speed
being about twenty-seven revolutions
per minute. Generation Is started a.
a speed of IL revolutions per minute
and this is attained in a seven mile
wind. Even in southwestern Mime
sofa there are times when the wind
does not blow and the Montevidee
dairy man has provided for this oc-
casion by constructing a storage
equipment in the basement OF his
house. Here there are sixteen 2-volt
wet cells providing capacity Of ZIG
amperes in eight hours. 1t is estim-
ated that this stored energy will meet
the needs of the Cordingly farm for
six to eight days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27

Lincolns where he could have freeI
air and an unshadowed soil to grow
in. With such liberty-loving herit-
age and such neighbor-loving frontier
society, it is not surprising that this
scion should have come to say, III
slavery is not wrong nothing it not
wrong" and that he should not have
been content to stop with the neutral
malice toward none," but was con-
structive, benevolently insistent upon
charity for all"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27
SAVE MARCH 3 AS THE
DAY ON WHICH YOU WILL
DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR
COUNTRY And YOUR
PARTY.
VOTE FOR THE
COOLIDGE
GATES
FARM RUN ON WIND.

There are not many people who will
admit that a dairy farm can be run
on wind, but that is just about what
George Cordingly is doing at his
place southwest of here. Cordingly
has special windmill constructed
SO that it not only pumps the water
needed at the farm but it also gem
crates electricity enough to operate
tbe MANY modern machines that
are about the dairy barn and the
dwe,ling house as well. Around the
large fan wheel Of Cordingiy's wind
mill a drive pulley and peN nas peen
placed and hanging to the sloe Oh she
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA

that universal education is necessary
for the highest efficiency of demo-
cracy? Would it not be we'll to select
as slogans for the occasions their ut
terances regarding education From
the news letter of the Bureau of Edu-
cation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27

New version: "Oh, darkies, how
my heart grows weary, far from the
sunshine at home"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-27

One of the most remarkable
political Developments of the
times is the popularity of
President Coolidge among
those who, ordinarily, are lit
tie interested in politics.
This comes about because
it is very apparent that this
quiet, modest man, whose en-
dowment with worldly goods
is less than that of any man
who ever occupied the presi-
Dental chair, has during his
public career steadfastly
used conscience as his guide
without considering the ef-
feet on his political fortunes.
He has COMPOUNDED many
politicians, men who "play
the game" because, by doing
what he thought was right
without compromise or en-
deavor to. placate "both
sides" he has won more favor
among men and women than
those who are prone to strad-
die and evade. 49,
In the fact that President
Coolidge has convictions and,
the courage of his convic-
tons, and in the further
fact that the American peo-
pie are intelligent and recog-
nize this, lies the almost
unanimous desire on the part
of the ordinary citizen, who
dislikes ordinary political
methods, to see him nominal
ed and elected. The average
man and woman owes it to
himself and herself, and to
this country of ours which we
ourselves rule, to make it
manifest that Coolidge is the
real choice of the real people
and to allow no possible
doubt of this to exist in the
minds of the delegates to the
conventions.
MAKE YOUR INFLUENCE
FELT
The Republican caucuses
to select delegates to the
County conventions will be
held March 3. Be sure you
attend the caucus in your
voting district and vote for
the delegates to the County
Convention who are uncom-
promisingly for Coolidge.
For these delegates in turn
will select the delegates to
the national convention
which meets in Cleveland
June 10. The beginnings Of
the huge Coolidge ratifica-
ton is in the district caucus.
The County Conventions
are to be held March 3, the
Congressional Conventions
March z, and the State Con-
vention March s.
SAVE MARCH 3 AS THE
DAY ON WHICH You WILL
DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR
COUNTRY AND YOUR
PARTY.
VOTE FOR THE
COOLIDGE
DELEGATES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
.SLIDIN' IN .

The under dog wouldn't stay down Monday in the Southern League and nipped his oppressor on the shanks as the contest waned. The Mobile Bears were having a merry day down on the bay trouncing the Mountaineers from Chattanooga but suddenly the lowly Lookouts turned on the Bears and walloped them in one fell swoop. By counting two runs in the eighth and three in the ninth the clan of Nicklin was enabled to win the contest and 6.
 Over in Atlanta the Crackers > had walIoped the Travellers 16 to 5
 in the opening encounter and were
 we'll on the road to duplication in
 the second game when the Little
 Rock batters drove in three runs
 in the seventh. to cop, 5 to 4.
 The Barons were taking much needed rest following their trouncing in Memphis and Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans also remained idle.
 The Boston Red SOx again took
 the lead fin the American League
 Monday. Their 5 to 1 victory
 over the White SOx in Chicago
 and the Yankees third successive
 defeat by the Browns fin St. Louis,
 5 to 8, ended the tie for first place
 and put Boston full game ahead
 of the Yankees.
 In Detroit the Tigers reversed Sun days decision and returned the Ath- letics a 5 to 8 beating. The Tigers are three games astern of the Tanks second place position.
 The Indians defeated the Sen.
 atOrs in Cleveland, to 1.
 The danger to the league-leading Giants position in the Heydler circuit was somewhat dispelled when the Giants won from the Pirates in New York, to 4, while the pursuing Chicago Cubs, who were only one game from the top, lost to the Dodgers in Brooklyn, to 3. The Giants are ahead by two full games.
 Clarence Mitchell had the better of 8 hurIing duel with AdOfO
 Luque in Philadelphia and the
 PhilIies triumphed over the Gin
 cinnati Reds, 4 to 2.
 The remaining game was won by the Braves in. Boston where the St Louis Cards finished on the short end of a to 2 score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
MANY DIXIE COLLEGE
 STARS IN BIG TOPS
Alabama Leads Southern Institutions In Sending
 Up Players To Big Leagues

first base, where he has had some ex- perience, and placing Chick Galloway on second, an excellent major league team could be arranged with the above material. With Joe Sewell leading off, Gallowoy next, Ike Boone third, Falk cleaning up, and Stephenson, Padgett and either Richbourg or Hendricks next, it would carry a bat ting array equal to almost any team in the majors.
 As for the battery, to pitch to Luke Sewell there would be Pete Donohue, Ernie Wingard and Joe Edwards for regulars, with Grant, Murray and Clark as relief.
 Developed Recently
 All of these men have been developed into big top material within the past four years, so it must be conceded that Dixie colleges are doing more than their share in providing men for base balls top ranks; and so upholding the tradition that the diamond must look to this district tor it's real stars.
 And from the class of ball turned in the past spring, it is practicable that in the future there will be no dimuni- tion, but rather an increase in the stream that is steadily flowing into the big time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10

him good offer and I believe he will report shortly" added "Stuffy."
 Walker pitched for the Troy Normal team during the past scholastic year and is reported to have won every game he pitched against high school teams. He has a freakish delivery; pos sesses wonderful assortment of curves and his change of pace is un- usual for youngster. He pitched his first game for Tallassee at Cramton Bowl last week and. struck out seven- teen of the men who faced him in eight innings.
 Need More Pitchers
 Manager Stewart stated that with the acquisition of one or two more good pitchers, thes Barons would start a steady climb up the ladder in the John D. Martin pennant race. I've have the best hitters and fielders that the club has ever, boasted and all we need now is "a little stronger pitching staff. In all probability we shall soon get more pitchers from the Detroit club but if this youngster Walker wants a job we are. ready to give it to him." as- serted the manager. @
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
CONTRACTS OFFERED
 ! WALKER AND TOTTY
Baron Manager Says Walker Will Be Good
 Addition To His Mound Crew

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June D. Manager "Stuffy" Stewart of the Bir- mingham Barons, spent Monday in Montgomery, coming here for the pur- pose of offering Goat" Walker, star pitcher of the Tallassee baseball club, a better job. Although Walker did not sign a contract today, Manager Stewart stated tonight before depart ing for Birmingham that he expected the youngster to do so within the next few days. The Barons' pilot also talk ed matters over with "Lefty" Totty, an other member of Tallassee pitching staff. Totty appeared little reluctant about promotion to the Southern league and he is not expected to try for the faster company.
 Knows Walker
 T have never seen Walker pitch, but have heard that he has plenty of stuff. I like his build and his age is in his favor," declared the fleet-footed manager. Walked told Manager Stew art that he wanted to talk the propo- sition over with his father before mak- ing any definite promise. T made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
SELLERS SINGLE
 WINS CONTEST Black Barons Win Game In Twelfth Inning,
 Score 1 To c

Mule Sellers, slashing single to left. with Geechie Meredith on third. talIied the lone run of a 12-inning battle at Redwood Monday and gave the Black Barons of Birmingham a 1 to 0 victory over the Red Sox of Memphis Pitchers Streeter for Birmingham and Moore for Memphis hav- ing waged battle furious for II long hot innings with Streeter giving up but three hits Birmingham batters touched Moore for nine safeties but were unable to turn their hits into runs when the Memphis team frightened and pulled play after play of brilliant character.
 Led by Two-Side Wesley the Black Barons played jam-up good game of ball. with the exceptoin of scoring chances abandoned when hits in the pinches were things unheard of. Sellers drive to the right garden after Meredith had tripled to deep center being the first of four possible scoring chances taken by the locals.
 Even Battle
 It was tit-for-tat battle with first one and then the other getting the best of it.. but with no one crossing the pan. though Memphis did place men on third at rare intervals. .4
 Geechie greeted Moore with triple in the last of the twelfth after long score less battle and Sellers came through with his hit to score the winning run. Score .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
MICNON LOSES
 BY LONE RUN

PIEDMONT, Ala, June 9.-Pied- mont defeated the Sylacaugaa club for the second time in two days on the local diamond by the score of 3 to 4. Smith, pitching for the locals, gave up only five hits, besides striking out eight. Underwoods base running was a feature. Evans was the leading hit ter, getting 3 out of 4, one for three bags. ,
 Welchel on the mound for the Mig mons was hit hard, being touched up for 12 hits, and walking 5. His team mates ffelded well behind him, play ing errorless ball. This makes the two clubs even in games won and lost. It is probable that a game will be staged in Anniston by the two teams in the near future if arrangements can be made with the park owners.
 Piedmont plays in Oneonta Tuesday and Wednesday, OneOnta playing here Friday and Saturday. a- Piedmont ...s.,........ 1Z SyIacauga ...........,. 4.la0
 Batteries: Smith, Evans and Billets Welchel and Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
"HAM" STEVENS - BEATS ROANOKE

LAFAYETTE, Ala, June 9.-(Spe- ciaL )-Lafayette whitewashed Roanoke on the latters diamond this afternoon in their first meeting of the season by score of to 0. Ham Stevens, pitch ing for Lafayette, was not forced to extend himself after the first inning. Features of the game were the fielding of Moreland at short for Lafayette and Caution in center field for Roanoke.
 Score by ifSings: R. H. E.. Lafayette .S.1O2 O01 O0OA 4. 8. Roanoke ::.. 1000 GOO 000-0 4 4
 Batteries ~ Stevens and Afford; Steed and Cruise, Empires, Schuess- Ter and Hooper. Time of game, 1 :3S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10


 s putting a hard left to head. Madden put short left to wind. Madden hurt Wills with two short body hooks. Mad den crossed left to head. Wills used his right for the first time, bringing a bad cut over Madden's eye. He opened up and shot left for body. Wills now cut loose with hard rights and lefts. Wills pounded viciously to head and Madden held on. Madden was grOggy. Wills round. The bell seemed to save Bartley. Madden was a mass of blood from Wills savage punches and barely lasted the round.
 ROUND THIRTEEN
 They danced out and Wills played IT the bad eye. Wills chased Madden to corner with hard rights. Madden held on. Madden was taking every thing but waded in, still on his feet. Wills was cutting him to ribbons with right. Wills hooked vicious lefts to body. There were cries of "stop it" but Madden still seemed strong and put hard right to head and the crowd cheer ed Wills. Wills chopped short right to face and Madden crossed hard right to uCdu anu ouhh lCII lO DOuJs landed left to head at bell and crowd cheered. Wills round.
 ROUND FOURTEEN
 Madden stepped out strong and swung rights and lefts to head. Wills slowed him up with a right cross. Madden put left to wind. Madden put right to head and cut Wills eye. Wills shot left to head. Madden hooked right to body and put a left to the same spot. Wills chopped right to head. Madden caught hard lefts to body. Madden hooked left to the body. Mad den landed hard left to body. Wills jabbed rights and lefts to head. Wills round.
 ROUND FIFTEEN
 They shook hands and exchanged rights and lefts to the body. Wills put hard left to kidneys. They went into clinch on the ropes. Madden sunk hard left to body. Madden put light left and right to the body. Wills landed left and right to Madden. Wills hooked hard left to ribs. Wills landed hard right to head and Madden coun- tered with left to head. Bartley tried another hard Sfght uppercut and landed back swing with the right. Both men were strong at the finish. Wills round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
SCORING PLAN HITS |. s. HARD Olympic Point Distribu- tiOn Not Favorable To
 America

PARIS, June 9.-Despite the fact that it will work to the disadvantage of the United States, the Olympic com mittee has adopted the following sys- tenn of scoring points in the track and field championships next month:
 First-10 points. ..-. .-.
 Second-5 points.
 Third@ points.
 Fourth-3 points. Fifth-2 points.
 Sixth point.
 Inasmuch as the United States will probably present the best balanced track and field team, difference of five points between first and second places was not favored by. American coaches and officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10

oumLnary: TWo-base hits, Guyon, Phil bin: Home run, Paschal, Stolen base, Smith. Sacrifices. Michaels. West Francis
 Left on bases, Little Rock ?, Atlanta 10. Bases oh balls, off Robinson 2. Roberts 1. Struck out. by Francis l. Roberts g. Rob off Roberts none in inning, off Francis in. 1-s innings, off pumont 1 in 2-s in- ming. Hit by pitcher, by Robinson (Kreh- meyer). Winning pitcher, Robinson. Los ing pitcher, Francis. Umpire Doolan, Time of game. 1:45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
LOU BLUE GETS
 LIFE CONTRACT

DETROIT, Mich, June 9.-L. U. Blue, first baseman of the Detroit Tigers, realized what is supposed to be a common ambition of baseball play CTS when he married Miss Pauline Chambers, formerly of the Ziegfeld Follies.
 They had been engaged for two years. The ceremony was performed Monday by the Rev. Andrew Martin of Bethany Evangelical church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
CRACKERS SPLIT DOUBLE HEADER Travellers Rally To Cop Second Encounter
 From Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga, June s.--The Crackers won the first of a.d double bill here today from the Travellers, r1e to s, and lost the nightcap, 5 to 1, in the seventh and final inning when Pitcher Francis threw away the ball in an effort to catch a man on third. Scores:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
LOOKOUTS WIN
 IN LATE RALLY

MOBILE. Ala. June s.--chattanooga
 won the final game of the Mobile series.
 to 6, this afternoon and split even with
 the locals. Mobile used three pitchers Acosta, whose hand was hurt with a batted ball. Ellis and wiltse. Both teams played ragged ball throughout the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10

summary: Two-base hits. J. Anderson 7, Devormer g., Marriott Sacrifices. Acosta, Niehaus, Bates. Stolen bases, Carroll. Nie- haus. Double play. Cunningham to Wing field to Niehaus. Base on balls. off Wiltse 1. Struck out. by Cunningham N1 Acosta 2. Hits, off Ac6sta in innings. off Ellis [ in 3 1-3, Left on bases, Mobile 2, Chat tanooga 2. Losing pitcher, Ellis. Uni- pires, Brennan and Pigue. Time. 2:09.