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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-25

organization work, to confer togeth-
er and to organize for future use
fulness and pleasure.
Both the morning and afternoon
sessions were given over to discus
sions and plan making. Temporary
organizations were perfected in four
communities: Wabasso, headed by
Marcella Wittwer; Redwood Falls.
led by Sam Park; Wanda, led by
Clara Meyer and Springfield led by
Mabel Johnson. The County Organ
ization into which these four units
combined chose Melvin Campbell as
it's chairman and Clara Meyer as the
secretary. Announcement of plans OF
work made by these units will be
made later.
The big social event of the day was
the banquet. Meeting with the young
people at this time were about
seventy-five of the citizens of Red
wood Falls including many members
of the teaching staff, all of whom
reported themselves more than in
terested and pleased with the toast
program. Melvin Campbell acted as
postmaster with a cleverness which
was an inspiration to all of the
speakers and the element of fun
which was injected into the short
talks was a big factor in the success
of the program. Those responding to
the call of the POSTMASTER were
Horace Banker, Sam Park, Warren
Wheeler, Eloise Jones, Edwin Mckay,
the state and county workers who
had taken part in the days activities,
G. w. Gold and A. M. Dennistoun.
Wabasso was best represented at
the meeting in the point of the num-
Der of young people attending. Red
wood Falls, Wanda and Springfield
were we'll represented. There are
about thirteen hundred young people
who rightfully belong to this group
and it will be the effort of all the
present. members to get many new
members before the next meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-25
REDWOOD MINNESOTA
Rev. Couper
Given Series
of Talks Here
CHURCH OF HOLY COMMUNION
HOLDING SERIES OF MISSION
MEETINGS; PUBLIC CORDIAL
LY INVITED TO BE PRESENT.

Rev. E. w. Couper, Arch Deacon o,
the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesots
is conducting special Mission servics
at the Church of the Holy Conmun-
ion this week. The service started
with the Monday evening service al
7:S0 O'clock and continues through.
out the week, closing with the Frida,
evening service.
These services are of popular ma.
ture with special music and a ques
ton box and other features. Eaci
evening the address of Rev Coupel
will be the main part of the service
The public is most cordially invite
to attend these services. The sub
jects follow:
Wednesday, Feb. 25-ssThe Organiza
ton of the Church and our Belize
In God the Holy Spirit"
Thursday, Feb. 26- 1.-The Scientific,
Element in Religion and The Sa
craments of the Church."
Friday, Feb. 27-"Man's place il
Gods plan or What the Present
Day Christian Must Believe abou
Himself"
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Home Came Ted
Pleases Big
Audience Here
PLAY SPONSORED BY PARENT
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Is
FINANCIAL SUCCESS, AUDI
ENCE SAYS, ITS GREAT FUN"

One of the most pleasing amateur
productions seen here during the
season was the presentation of "Anl
Home Came Ted" which was seen
at the new school auditorium Lass
Tuesday night. The play was spon-
sored by the Parent Teachers As
sociation and was all that it's spon-
sors could hope it to be both as an
artistic production and a financial
success. Splendidly directed BY
Miss Atcherson of the High School
faculty, the cast was a credit to its
director and delight to the audience.
The school auditorium was crowded
to capacity and the general comment
of those attending was at was a
mighty good show"
The play itself is a light comedy
full of amusing situations and witn
many clever lines which were wei,
interpreted by the various members
of the cast. The most amusing char
acter work fell to Miss Warner anu
Miss Margaret McNaughton who i'm
personated Miss Loganberry the
spinster "fifty-three and desperate, !"
and Aunt Jubilee the negro COOK,
Both of tine young ladies were ex-
tremely effective in their impersona-
tions and the hearty laughs Of the
evening were due in large measure
to their cleverness.
Earl Powers took naturally to the
part of the shrewd and vivacious
hotel clerk. just as naturally did
r. p. Nelson take the part of the vii
famous villain and Clifford Reynolds
the part of the handsome and much
wanted Ted. Mrs. John Lamberton
was delightful in her role of Molly
Macklin, the young and attractive
hotel manager and Miss Opal Geib-
Ter was well cast as the attractive AM.
attracting Honolulu widow. Ward
Baldwin Played the combination part
of a needed attorney and an escaping
husband with marked versatility and
capability. Mrs. Perry Nelson play
ed the part Of the heiress in fin :
ished and practiced manner which
won the approval of her audience.
Miss Loretta Kolbet was positively
charming as the runaway bride and
while not heavy part hers proved
one of the most captivating roles in
the production. As her young hus-
band, Erwin Gallery was the usual
happy, scared-to-death and a bit-at-
a-loss young man of similar situa-
tions. As Senator M'Corkle, the
father of the runaway bride DIR. J..
w. Inglis lacked nothing but tenn
per, his naturally sunny disposition
making it rather impossible for him
to roar and rant as the audience had
hoped the situation would lead him
to do. What ADoc lacked in temper
he made up in handsome stage ap-
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Supreme Court
SustainS Judge
Olsen's Decision
STOCKHOLDERS HAVE TO PAY
ASSESSMENT IN INVOLVED
"REDDING" CASE; MANY
COUNTY PEOPLE INCLUDED.

Stockholders of the Southwestern
Minnesota Land Company and the
Central Minnesota Loan and In
vestment Company, both Redwood
County corporations, will have to
pay the stock assessment ordered by
Judge Olsen, the former IS per cent
and the latter Is per cent on the
stock owned by them, so reads the
decision filed by the Supreme Court
Friday, affirming the order of the
lower court.
Proceedings for the appointment
of a receiver for these insolvent cor
porations were begun in February,
1928, after judgments had been dock
eted against these corporations and
executions had been returned un-
satisfied Not until application had
been made for 100 per cent as
sessment did the stockholders take
steps to have their rights protected.
Hearings were held at different
times since then before Judge Olsen
to determine the amount due from
these corporations to the various
creditors and for the purpose of find
ing out what the assets of these cor
poratiOns were actually worth. The
evidence disclosed that the South
western Land Company was incorpor-
ated for the sum of 100000 and the
Central Minnesota Loan and Invest
ment Company for $4,000, each
share being of the par value of $100.
The evidence further disclosed that
the Southwestern had purchased out
of the funds of the company $125, 900
worth of stock in the Western States
Lumber Company and that the Cen
trail had invested $165, 900 of its
funds in stock of the Western States
Lumber Company. Not only that, but
both companies had loaned large
sums of money to the Western States
Lumber Company besides.
In addition to its capital stock the
Southwestern Minnesota Land COM
pany had accumulated an indebted
ness of $55, 568.69 and the Central
Minnesota of $103, 754.S6 according
to the findings of the Court. The
Court also found that the total as
sets of each of the defunct corpora
tions did not exceed $1,000 in value
and that an assessment on the stock
holders became imperative.
Leonard Redding was the principal
stockholder in the Western States
Lumber Company and also Of the
other two corporations that are in
the hands of the receiver. Both Of
the Redwood County corporations
were evidently feeders of the West
ern States Lumber Company because
most of their assets consisted OF
stock and moneys loaned to that
company, the stock Of which is prac-
tically worthless, as the Western
State Lumber Company assets can
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-25
Young People From
Farms Hold Meeting
AND COUNTY LEADERS AND MAKE AMI
PLAY TOGETHER BANQUET EVENING PLEASANTLY CLOSES
DAY.

Under arrangements made by a
committee assisted by County Agent
Lynn Sheldon, hundred young
farmers, both young men and
young women, of Redwood County
gathered here Wednesday for con-
ference anu social purposes. Meet,
ing with the young people were F
A. Turner of Washington, national
extension service worker, T. A. Erick-
son, the state leader of Boys and
Girls club work, j. Brown of the
State Extension work, Miss Velma
Slocum of the State Department,
Miss Fern Kennedy, superintendent
of Redwood County Schools, Miss
F. Lucille Joscelyn, Executive
secretary of the Redwood County
Red Cross and A. F. Dahlberg
Agriculture Instructor. Melvin
Campbell, chairman of the temporary
committee, presided at the morning
and afternoon sessions and also acted
as toastmaster at the very enjoyable
banquet held at the Methodist church
in the evening The meeting closed
with a socIai time and "stunt" pro-
gram in the gymnasium OF the school
building. While the meeting was not
large in point of numbers it was sue
oessful in every other way and its
promoters are we'll satisfied with the
results.
The purpose of this gathering was
TO organize those young people who
are above school age and are still
remaining on the farm. In this
group the county has splendid
heritage of future citizens who mus,
be kept interested in farm life if the
agriculture future of the County is
to oe served. Many of the group are
former members of the boys and girla
club work for which Redwood CoIn-
.ty has become noted within the past
decade. Thus young people have d
community of interest both in their
work and their social desires and l,
is TO foster these interests that they
felt it necessary to meet experts III
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GuardSmen Tackle
Benson, Morris
on Weekend Trip
BENSON WINS SATURDAY GAME
81 TO l6; NORRIS LOOSES Tu
LOCALS BY NARROW COUNT
OF rs TO p.

A fifty-fifty split on the games OF
the past weekend was the reward oe
the local basketeers on their two day
tour to Benson and Morris. The
soldiers tackled Benson last Satur
day evening and went down under
the effective attack of the Scandi-
navians. Peterson, the gigantis
Norseman, formed the main pillar OF
offense for the Benson tossers, ane.
he was well supported in the scoring
system by Nelson, who rung in four
of the winning counters late in the
game. The guards had the Benson
ties well under control up to the last
quarter, when the score stood 1872.
Donlin of the guardsmen was the
main contributor for the Redwood
side of the argument, although
Castle, Hoffeft, and Fish, the new
conner to the Company ranks, chippeS.
in with field goal a piece. The last
quarter of the contest, however, was
the Waterloo of the local h00psters
1t was during this frame that Peder-
son and Nelson found the hoop ana
connected for almost twenty points
between them. The guards agree
that Benson has a smooth aggrega-
tion, and deserved their win, though
it hits the soldiers IN a tender spot
to be showed under by such a count
Fish, the new member of the com
pany quint was not up to his aeeust
omed form during the Benson Iussie,
but he was able to Stage an effee-
tive comeback during the next bat.
tie, the following evening Fish has
been playing basketball ever since
he graduated from the rumRexs, ami
should be q great help to tie ezng
along the scoring line. B0bzin did
not accompany the team, owing to a
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-25
Hamline Church
Team IS Defeated
by Company |
VISITING TEAM ON SHORT END
OF 1915 SCORE IN GAME PLAY
WEDNESDAY ON ARMORY
FLOOR.

The Hamline Church team went
down to the ferocious onslaught o!
the Redwood Guardsmen in the bas
ket ball battle last Wednesday eve
The Hamlinites are reputed to have
the smoothest outfit in the Twin City
church league, but in the game last
Wednesday they had evidently left
their luck and skill in the locker
under and through the church crew
and piled up prodigious count
even though Castle warmed the benci:
during about half the game, and Hof-
fert had terrible luck with the pill.
Interest during the contest was CEN
tered on Walt Lamberton, the new
conner in the Redwood aggregation.
The ex-high school star has been out
of the game since leaving school, ano
the tussle with the preachers was his
first appearance before crowd OF
fans for some time.
The bishops shared the first count
ed of the struggle, and Donlin and
Carity followed with a field goal
each. When Buff got basket Sc
early in the game the onloOkers gave
I'D all hope of running off with the
count, as this has always been al
unfailing sign of bad luck. However
the soldiers stepped away with in
tentions of doing their best even
under the adverse circumstances and
the result can be seen by looking W
the final count The score see sawed
a little during the first few minutes
but after the middle of the first
quarter the soldiers hit their stride,
and for the last three terms the scor-
ers were buster than the fellow with
the electric fan concession in Miami.
The first period ended 14-4 with
things looking bad for the church.
During the second quarter the min
listers piled up four more points, at
the same time holding the Company
pumpkin eaters to six marks. The
floor work during this division was
somewhat slower than in the pre-.
ceeding and following frames, and
the order of the hour seemed to DC
defensive. Walt Lamberton started
during the second round and playeo
a good defensive game all along. Al
though he got loose for several shots
in between times, he failed to find
the loop until the last few minutes OF
the half, when he connected for field
goal. Hutch Bobzin was out of the
game on account of sickness.
Play was resumed in the second
half after little spiking, tackling
and basket shooting exercise by the
Redwood Juveniles, the stars of 1885
Although no fouls had been called on
either gang during the first half, the
Redwood crew was subject to numer-
GUS reproaches by the referee during
the second round. However, the
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-25
(By WILD RICE.l

The basket ball fans of Redwood
Falls and the surrounding townS
will be able to satisfy their appetite
for the floor game on Friday ana
Saturday of this week, when Red
wood Falls will act as hosts to two
tournaments. The teams competing
in these tournaments are member
teams of their districts.
Department Contest.
Friday, February 9th, the SUBJ
district tournament of the Minneso-
ia Department Athletic Association
will be held in the grade school GYM
nasium. The competing teams in
this frolic are Wabasso, Franklin,
Belview and Morgan. The winner Of
this session will take part in a dis
trict contest later on. The winning
teams of this association will COM
pete in a state contest to be held at
Hamline The four teams composing
the quartette meeting in session here
are all experienced and speedy
quints, capable of putting up con-
siderable basketball. Interest in the
coming "series" is at fever pitch and
large crowds of ardent supporters are
expected to back their Hopes" to the
limit.
The afternoon games are at two
o'clock and three, and the evening
tussle at eight. An admission of 25
cents for students and fifty cents for
adults will be charged. One paid ad-
mission in the afternoon will admit
to both games and another paid ad-
mission to the evening game will be
necessary.
Sub-District Contest.
Saturday the 28th will see the
feast of the fans for the sub-district
tournament of the Minnesota Ath-
letic Association, District % will hold
the annual frolic in the Redwood
Falls armory to settle the much
mooted question as to who's who in
the basketball Hall of Fame at this
end of the district. Redwood Falls,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-25
Two Days Of Basketball
Here Friday and Sat.
TOURNAMENT ARMORY SATURDAY WITH IRA.
CY LANBERTON, COMFREY REDWOOD FALLS COMPETING:
DEPARTMENT TEAMS FRIDAY; WABAsso
FRANKLIN. MORGAN TO PLAY

Tracy, Lamberton and Comfrey will
be here with the strongest aggrega-
tions of hoop artists in the history of
the institutions concerned. Lamber-
ton, Tracy and Redwood Falls appear
to be the stellar performers. The
games played to date have no bearing
on the situation and as the four
teams appear quite evenly matched,
thrilling ard grilling contests appear
to be billed.
The opening game is scheduled for
2 p. m. and the second game at 8 D.
m. The winners will appear in the
final game at p. m. Opponents for
the afternoon round will be drawn at
one o'clock, Saturday. A flat admis
sion of fifty cents will be charged.
The admission fee is set by the dis
trict committee. One admission will
admit the holder to both. games In
the afternoon and another admission
will be required for the evening per-
formance. Harold Rogers of the
Minneapolis Journal, who so capably
handled the new Ulm tournament last
year will officiate. Rogers is one of
the best officials in the state and the
fans will see contests taken care of
in the best possible manner. The
winner of Saturdays friendly tilt will
meet the winner of the other half
of this district, where Tyler, Hend-
ricks, Ivanhoe and Lake Benton wilt
settle their differences. The winner
of the sub-district arguments will
meet at later determined place.
The winner of that game will tour
to the regional tournament at St.
Peter on March ID and the winning
team of that affair will take part
in the state tournament.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-25

Clarence Roe of Minneapolis spent
few days last week transactin. bust
ness in town and incidentally visit
ing friends. Clarence is new employ
ed with bonding company and is
able to visit the old home OCCASION
ally.-Olivia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

sell enough dairy and poultry products to pay the
grocery and meat bills of the family and ia
provide many other necessary articles for the
comfort of the home. The 125 hens in her flock
lay every day in the year-lay enough eggs sc
that she never has to put eggs down" for
winter use and she was able to sell during the
year $3.50 worth of eggs-merely matter Of
good feed and housing, she insists. From six
cows kept for dairy purposes Mrs. Murset made
an average of twenty five pounds of butter pei
week, this selling for average price of AZ
cents per pound There was also considerable
sum raised from the sale of poultry. On the
farm at the close of the period during which
the record set forth here was made, there were
forty-five hogs, the six cows and ten head of
Young stock as well as seven head of horses.
Mr. Murset returned to his farm in September
of 1921 after a period of eighteen years spent in
town. His record since his return shows that
he had not forgotten how to work nor how to
farm during that period. Born in Switzerland
he came to this country lad of thirteen,
educated in the common schools Of Switzerland
but unable to speak any English and thus
in pursuing his education in the
schools of America. However, the rugged
fields of Switzerland he had learned how to make
the most of every bit of soil and how to make
two blades of grass grow where it seemed hui
manly impossible to make even one appear That
he has carried forward these same methods in
farming in Redwood County and that he has
attained a satisfaction and happiness in his
work possessed only by those who truly love their
task, is the best answer to the disconnected. In
all that he has done he has had the help and
of his wife, and the comfortable
farm home is one of the best arguments for
back to the farm movement" that Redwood
County affords.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29
WE GET CALLED!

IVY E are in bad! We are in so awfuiy
M bad with Editor Manford Evans of the
" Sherburn Advance Standard! In fact
we are in so bad that Brother Manford details
to US nearly every sin in the category, including
snobbishness and that worst of all sins-ingrati-
tude to the friends who have been FRIENDS to
since have edited the Gazette. 1t all
came about because of the following little para
graph which appeared week or so ago in the
Gazette.
"We can't anything to this "Mon-
key Trial. but clever publicity stunt to
make Bryan and barrow better Chautau-
qua talent than they have ever been before.
Both of them again back on the front
pages of the Metropolitan papers-they
are even sneaking in the editorial pages
of weak-minded country weeklies
The Standard editor quarrels manfully with
the phrase "weak-mnded country weeklies."
Inasmuch as the Gazette had on that same page
two other editorial comments on that same trial,
and had had such comment in every issue since the
trial started, we hoped our readers would get a
bit of grin out of having US score ourselves
for own Observation-Disclosures" There has been
nothing in the least weak minded in the discus
sion of the Evolution questions set forth in the
weakmnded or something similar the way the
Gazette and all the other newspaper have serv-
ed the Darrow-Bryan purpose in giving both of
these gentlemen much space, and therefore much
publicity. For class which is supposed to
fight free publicity with might and main as
we country editors are, we do think we have all
fallen pretty hard for this stuff Now Brother
Manford is usually pretty good at reading he
tween the lines but either were too vague to
serve our own purpose or he was too dense to
get the point hoped to make. However, even
though general thing we don't believe in
answering criticism through our columns this
being held up being ungratefu and unap-
preciative of all that the country newspaper boys
have said or done for us, makes break our rule
just this one and tell Manford in all sincerity
that we never meant bit of HARM Faults a.
many we have but we have always hoped snob-
bishness and ngratitude were not among them
If Manford would take his cue from whole
instead of from single adjective,
he would be or at least appear wiser!
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OLD FRIENDS

It's fine to have lot of friends, to have from
day to day
Some very influential friends to help you or
your way
It's fun to have some merry friends to cheer
you with song,
It's sweet to have gentle friends when
things going wrong.
It's good to have some honest friend; to tell a
the truth,
But best of all among your friends some friends
you knew in youth
friends to know;
Thank God you have them rich and poor, you
have them high and low.
The rich will help you in your need, the poor
word will say
To make you rich as any man when you're as
poor they.
The high will tell you where to aim, the low
will tell you how
But may you have some friends of youth, old
friends who know you
It's fine to have lot of friends, but oh for just
To link us to the days of youth, the old among
the new.
It's fine to have some merry friends, and yet
hope 1 know
A few who know me as I am, who knew me
long ago.
stranger longs in alien lands to hear his native
tongue
A fellow needs in alien years old friends to keep
him young.
Exchange.