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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
Things Made Too
Easy for Youth
Says Achesor
COLLEGE HEAD SPEAKS TO
LARGE AUDIENCE AT MEMS
CLUB SUPPER AT PRESBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH MON. EVE.

Monday evening the Presbyterian
Mems Club held it's monthly meeting
in the basement of the Presbyterian
Church. Supper was served by the
ladies of the Church, and a program
of vocal numbers was presented By
Miss Chase, soloist, and the Mems
Glee Club, consisting of William
Smith, w. B. Ball, Lynn Sheldon and
C. A. Fobes. The meeting was pre-
sided over by John Colville president
of the mems club, who appointed COM
mittees for the months. The main
part of the program was talk by
the DIR. John C. Acheson, President OF
Manchester College.
DR.. Acheson, in his talk of Monday
evening, put in ausstrong appeal for
education of the type which places the
responsibility of learning upon the
shoulders of the pupils, and not upon
the teachers and parents. He declares
that parents and teachers nave, of re-
cent years, entered into grand con-
spiracy to make education easy, to
make schooling more pleasant and to
give the requirement of knowledge a
sugar coating. This, he claims, is
largely responsible for the Indifference
with which many of the presentday
pupils enter upon their educational
career.
The fact. that some years ago the
Bible was practically elected from the
public schools of this country was
given by DIR. Acheson as one Of the
fundamental reasons for the low stan
dards of morality among public school
students today. He quoted statistics
to indicate that over sixty-five pei
cent of the school students in the ele-
mentary grades today, will steal, lie
and cheat, and have no idea of the
moral standards which they should be
called upon to maintain. And In
closing, DR.. Acheson made a strong
appeal for better trained young peo-
pie in order that the reins of govern
ment and industry might be passed
over into hands competent to grasE
them, as the new generation come;
into its own.
Nearly. one hundred and fifty peo.
pie heard DR.. Acheson speak, ant
about one hundred and twenty were
seated at dinner. The speaker was
introduced by DR.. Ross.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
County Board
Sets Aside Fund
for Co. Booth
COUNTY TO BE AGAIN REPRE-
SENTED AT STATE FAIR; T.
HOSKINS AND l.. 7. ANDREW
MEET BOARD.

Redwood County will again have a
booth at the State Fair, telling the
world Tor at least that portion of the
worldl that visits the Fair) all about
the best county in the state This
was assured when the County Board
of Commissioners, at it's meeting last
week, appropriated five hundred dof-
lars to be used for this purpose. L.
T. Andrew of Tracy and Thomas
Hoskins Of North Redwood, two of
the three men who were must instru-
mental in the success of the Redwood
County Booth at the 1924 fair pre-
sented the matter before the Board
and asked that the county finance the
project. Recognizing in this booth
one of the best possible means of adj
vertising the County, the Commits
sioners readily appropriated that
amount asked for, this money to be
used in defraying the expense of col
lecting material for display, for its
transportation and arrangement and
for the expenses Of the men who are
in charge. These men donate their
time and service and it is not just
that they should be asked to pay their
own living expense nor any of the
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
Chester Sanford
IS Heard IN
Splendid Talk
EMINENT vOCATIONALIST GIVES
EDUCATIyE LECTURE AT ARM
DRY TUES. EVE. AS FOURTH
LECTURE COURSE NUMBER.

Failures of the Misfits" was the
subject of lecture by Chester Mil
ton Sanford, noted vocationalist and
educator, at the armory last Tuesday
evening. "Our prisons and insane in
stitutions," said Mr.. Sanford, ''are
crowded with people who did not
plan their lives, and who, as a re-
suit, failed in their search for their
life work" The Importance of care
fully planning and selecting the, vo-
cation which young man or woman
is to follow in later life was force
fully demonstrated by Mr.. Sanford in
his lecture, and the matters of which
he talked struck home to every men,
Der of his audience, the illustrations
drawn from his vast experience ad-
ding much to his words. Learn to
do one thing better than anyone else
can do it" expresses his ideal for a
boy or girl to follow in seeking a
trade or profession.
That Mr.. Sanford is an authority
along the lines of vocational guidance
can not be doubted after an investiga-
ton of his training and work concern
ing this subject. A graduate of
Cornell University, he has been, sue
cessively, principal of high school,
head master of Military Acadany,
and for many years he was head of
the department of expression in the
Illinois State Normal College. He
studied psychology under some of the
most noted teachers of the times, and
his thorough knowledge of this SUBJ
ject has been a great asset in his
work with young people. He has be-
come specialist in vocational work
and is now devoting all his time to
/ this phase.
Mr.. Sanford's subject was one. of
vital interest to every young person
1 who is about to enter the commercial
! field, and the information which he
gave out has direct bearing on the
| task of choosing life work. 1t is
well known that certain fields are
overcrowded, that competition is very
keen along certain lines, while in
other trades or professions the on
portunities are as yet comparatively
open to all who care to grasp them
Mr.. Sanford's lecture, among other
! things, helped to point out the over.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
Pres. ACheSOn
Gives Address
on World Court
HEAD OF MACALESTER COLLEGE
PROVES FUTILITY, BRUTALITY
AND IMMORTALITY OF WAR AT
SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICE.

With a background of close OBJ
servations made while he was in Eu-
rope functioning as a member of the
HARRISON Committee commissioned to
study certain phases of the world war
during its progress, John c.. Acheson,
D. D., L. L. D. President of Macalest-
er College, delivered a masterly ad-
dress on World Peace at the Presby-
terian Church, Sunday evening. The
speaker took as his theme the state
ment that "War is bad habit and it's
cure takes both education and voli-
tion." This cure requires that civil
lied nations shall know the causes of
all wars and shall set their faces for
ever against any war of aggression.
That this is the first step on the road
to world peace was very evident to
the large audience that listened i'm
tently to Mr.. Acheson. That the sec
ond step is that civilization must
will to work for universal peace was
just as evident.
Showing that the main cause Of the
late war was economic. and that the
war itself proved the greatest and
most devastating economic waste the
world has ever known, the speaker
elucidated with fine logic his state
nents that aggressive warfare is fu-
tile, absolutely brutal and immoral.
He contrasted it with all the teach
ings of Christ and verified the state
ment that the Christian belief nowhere
justifies aggressive or gainful wars.
In the last few minutes of his ad-
dress Mr.. Acheson spoke of America
as one called to stand as leader
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
County Agent
Announces Meetings


County Agent Lynn Sheldon an
nounces many meetings of interest to
farmers in this vicinity. A one-day
farmers Institute was held at Sea
forth today with A. j. Olson of Rem
Willie, vice president of the State
Farm Bureau one Of the speakers.
Mr.. Sheldon assisted with this meet
ing.
The series of Dairy Meetings, which
are monthly occurrences, aill be con-
tinued here next week. A. j. Searles,
the specialist in charge will be al
Morgan for an all day meeting Feb
ruary 18th and at the A. w. Pari
home for an all day meeting Febru-
ary 10Th. One of these meetings is
held each month in eaer localit;
CONTINUED on last psge)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
151st Infantry
Gives Go. |
Hard Drubbine
HOME TEAM FIGHTS WELL IN
THURSDAY EVENING GAME
BUT VISITORS BEAT THEM BY
SIX POINTS.

Sc to 80 was the funeral song Of
the Redwood Guardsmen last Thurs
day evening in a fast game with the
tossers of the 151st. Field Artillery
squad. Pesik, star of the gunner out
fit, shared points from every place
but across the street. Gaasch, of the
guardsmen, played heady game,
while Donlin followed close on his
heels in the matter Of points. The
ball was invisible good share OF
the time; as there is limit to the
speed with which eyes can follow a
moving object. There is no doubt that
this was the fastest game that has
been played on this floor for some
weeks.
Pesik opened the gunner's scoring
machine early in the first frame by
dropping in long shot, which Polly
promptly answered by counter for
the guardsmen. The count zig-zaged
considerably during the first few
minutes of the first quarter, but the
end of the round found the gunners
with the long end Of an la count
The second quarter, business was
much the same, as the locals, although
they took eleven thousand Short
shots, failed to connect with the looI
for more than five points, while the
maroon and white looperss drilled the
seed in for six additional points. The
half ended with the score 17-9, favor
ing the Artillerymen.
A lot of credit is due the gunners
for their plucky fight, as they did not
arrive in town until nearly ten o'clock
after having driven all afternoon. IL
| climb out of car after long drive
go directly out on the floor and int
one of the toughest games Of the sea
son is test which many team ha:
failed to meet, but the doughty can
nonaders showed up to good advant
age, even under these conditions.
The second half both teams lcam'
back resolved to knock the loop for ;
goal, and from the way they went a
the job, it looked as though each ganl
would make a point and half TO
every Ford in Detroit. The guards
men beat the gunners during thi
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
County Hears
Report of Road
Work for 1924
ENGINEER O'MEARA REPORTS
COST OF MAINTENANCE CON
STRUCTION, ETC. OF splendid
HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

An interesting report OF the high
way work done in Redwood County
during the year 1924 has just been
made by the Highway Engineer j. F.
0'Meara and submitted by him to the
Board of County Commissioners.
While the report is too long to be
published in its entirety it contains
much which will interest every per-
son interested in good roads for the
county and state and will especially
interest those who have watched with
interest and approval Mr.. O'Meara's
splendid work in this County.
The total cost of maintenance was
SAT, 1924. This includes grading, re-
shaping, gravelling, care Of bridges,
including repairs, painting and recon-
struction in at least one instance,
constructing guard rails, and giving
patrol service. The total cost per
mile for this work is $236.13 of. which
the cost of patrol service is approx
! mately $145.00 per mile with the 9TH
er elements of road-maintaining ac-
counting for the remainder of the
sum. Regraveling called for 21,000
cubic yards of gravel Of which 10000
yards was used by the patrolmen.
Repairs and maintenance on the Ba-
you State Road near North Redwood
called for an expenditure of $1,651.20
in addition to the above figures. This
sum was expended for the construc-
tion of 460 ft. of guard rail, for re-
pairing bridge and for repainting 8
Minnesota River bridges.
The second sheet of this interest
1 ing report deals with the construc-
tion work done by Mr.. O'Meara's 's
crews during the year. A total OF
| $50, ,127.34 was spent in construction
and some of the jobs under construc
tion still lack considerable of being
finished. The three largest items III
this section Of the report are work
on State Road No. near Morgan fol
$4,8S2.37, State road No. 3 between
Wabasso and Lucan for $5,903.12 AMI
State Road No. 3 between Lucan and
Milroy for $5, 1899 Ali the other
individual jobs in the construction
work call for smaller amounts.
Included in the construction item.
are the building of 25 miles of new
grade, new gravelling completed OF
27.7 miles and the completion of one
new BRIDGE
+ Mr.sONeara closes his report witt
an interesting table showing the com
paritive amounts expended on stat,
! roads in Redwood County curing tn,
past five years. The 1920 mileage in
I cludes the present trunk highways il
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
David MCNaughtOn
Dies Suddenly :
at Home Here
ATTACK OF ACUTE INDIGESTION
ENDS IN DEATH AL EARLY
HOUR FRIDAY; BURIAL SER
VICE WEDNESDAY.

David McNaughton passed away at
his home here last Friday morning
after a very brief illness. Funeral
services will be held at the home at
ten o'clock Wednesday morning and
at the First Presbyterian Church of
Redwood Falls at ten-thirty o'clock
with DR.. A. w. Ross, pastor of the
church officiating at the service.
The death of Mr.. McNaughton came
as a great shock to his family anG
friends. Taken i'll Thursday his
physician stated that ne was suffer
ing from an attack Of acute indiges'
toin from which he obtained some re-
lief during the day. After COM
paritively comfortable night it was
thought his illness was not serious.
However his daughter was reused by
a slight sound from his room shortly
before six o'clock and when she reach
ed his side he was dead. Had Mr.. Nc
Naughton lived one day longer he and
his wife would have celebrated the
thirty-siXth anniversary of their mar
riage.
The deceased was born at Southend,
Arglyshire, Scotland, July 18TH, 1857.
He migrated to Ontario, Canada i'll
1878 and from there came to the Unit
ed States, settling first in the Scottish
settlement at Winnebago, Illinois. He
came to Delhi, Redwood county in
February 1883. The next year he re-
turned to Illinois and married Miss
Janette B. Ralston and they came tt
Delhi where they moved onto theii
farm one-half mile north OF the will.
age. They lived here until 1910 whel
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
LambertOn H.S.
Beats Local
Team Friday
SUB-DISTRICT. CONTEST HELD
HERE FEBRUARY 28TH WITH
FOUR TEAMS MEETING IN
MIGHTY COMBAT.
(By Wild Rice)

Redwood Falls High School fell be-
fore the Lamberton High School in
the little basketball frolic held at
Lamberton last Friday. The score
was 81 to IA with Redwood holding
on to the IA. 1t seems well nigh inn
possible for Redwood quint to hit
Lamberton for victory on the Lam
berton floor. Lamberton usually pro-
duces mighty good team and be-
sides the floor has no claim to being
a large floor. Lamberton this year
has good aggregation. Redwood
took them into camp few weeks ago
and the rubber will be sawed off in
the tournament here the 28th of this
month when Redwood Falls, Tracy,
Lamberton and Conlfrey will battle
for the sub-district championship.
The teams coming are good outfits and
a battle royal is in prospect to decide
the title.
Redwood Falls is in District No. ~
composed of Comfrey, Ivanhoe, Lake
Benton; Lamberton, Redwood Falls,
Tracy, Tyler and Hendricks. For
convenience sake Supt. Van Cleve OF
Springfield has divided the district
lflCO IWOs-s SuD-QlSJIlCtS. 1SCuWsOd
Falls, Tracy, Lamberton and Comfrey
battling for their half of the title at
Redwood Falls on February %. Tyl-
er, Hendricks, Ivanhoe and Lake Ben
ton will argue and the winners viii
play for the district bunting at a lat
er determined place. On March z the
regional tournament will be held al
| st. Peter. The state is divided into
eight regions and the winners of the
| following districts with District No
% are to play at st. Peter.
! District No. 21-Canby, Clarkfeld
Cottonwood, Dawson, Madison, Mar
shall and Minneota. r. L. Brown o.
Marshall is chairman. It is antici
pated the district tournament will b
held at Marshall.
District No. % New Uln, Sleep.
Eye, Nicollet, Gaylord, Arlington
Winthrop, Fairfax and Morton.
E. Lewis, Supt. of the Sleepy Ey
schools is chairman
! CONTINUED on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
POStOffiCe Does
1924 Business
of $18,378.87
,OOO, 100000 LETTERS AND CARDS
: CANCELLED AT LOCAL OFFICE,
BUSINESS SHOWS GAIN OVER
1923.

If any one thinks the business done
by Uncle Sam in Redwood Falls is OF
small moment he may find his ideas
changed after little study OF the
matters revealed by the report OF
Postmaster H. w. Ward. And lit
tie consideration of the number OF
pieces of mail handled, the money ord !.
ers dispensed and dispersed, ETC., will
show even the most skeptical that the
postoffice force isn't ''loafing on the
Job very much of the time.
The total receipts for the year 1924
are S18,3T8.1S which is a gain of near
ly a thousand dollars over the year
1923. During 1924 approximately l.
OOO, 100000 letters and postal cards
were cancelled, at least a third OF
these having to be cancelled by hand
since they contained enclosures which
prohibited their passing through the
cancelling machine. If is safe to as
sumo that the P. o. staff did not read
all of the postal-card share of this
quota. However curious they may
have been, time didn't permit much
investigation of other peoples affairs
through this channel.
The Money Orders department re-
veals some interesting facts. For in
stance 1867 orders were issued to be
sent out of town and only 1892 were
paid at this office. This would ap-
pear that more money is being sent
out of town by this route than is COM
ing in, and suspicion that the mail
order houses are the beneficiarles
seems justifable. There have been
19 International money orders paio
and II issued-an equality with which,
no fault is to be found.
The parcel post branch is also grow
ing and shows big years buiness
done. For instance 5576 pieces of in
sured mail have been dispatched anc
733 pieces of C. o. D. mail The re-
gistered mail dispatched numbers 164l
pieces and there have been an aver,
age of $50 special delivery parcels and
letters each month.
In addition to handling this volume
of mail, which is amazingly large fol-
a community of this size, the staff
must serve the public through many
other office duties, keep reports will
an exactitude which would appall the
average worker in private busines:
place, be- bureau of information ano
referendum for complaints. The
city is to be congratulated upon hav
ing corps of workers every member
OF which is courteous, capable ant
! dependable. Under the direction O
Mr.. Ward they are giving splendit
! service
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-02-11
County Teachers Meet
at Wabasso

An intereting meeting was held at
the High School at Wabasso last Sat-
urday afternoon when the rural
teachers of the County met to consid-
er and study the Physical and Health
Education Work. The meeting was
called by Miss Fern Kennedy, super
intendent of County Schools in the
interests of the rural schools, and in
spite of bad road conditions, a large
number of the county teachers were
present.
E. w. Everts, director Of the Phys
ical and Health Education Work divi.
sion of the State Department Of Edu.
cation gave the teachers much use,
CONTINUED on page 81
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-08
Filler CRASHES
To DEATH IN
AIR RACES

mitchell FIELD, Oct. s.-CP)
Harry Bunnelli, civilian aviator, was
killed and Clarence D. Chamberlain.
pilot. was injured today when their
home-built monoplane crashed in the
first event of the national air races.
Through an erroneous announce
ment by Red Cross workers on the
scene. it was first announced tina.
Chamberlain, whose home is in Has
brouck Heights, N. j., had been
killed, and Bunnelli injured.
The plane had attracted consider
able attention because of the peculiar
construction which included struts
running from the upper section of the
fuselage TO brace the wings. Military
observers at the field remarked that
it appeared right wing heavy" as it
took off.
Crashing from a height of about
100 feet, the machine was a complete
wreck.
Chamberlain is suffering from inter
nal injuries and bruises. He will re-
cover.
Basil P. Howe of Keyport. n. j.,
plotting a Thomas-Morse plane, Won
the two-seater free-for-all race which
opened the races. His time for the
1Oo-mile course averaged 1929 miles
an hour.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-08
VICTIM OF WILD-PITCHED
BASEBALL FIGHTS TO LIVE

Unlike most of her co-citizcns,
Atalina Galisa. 80, cares not whether
Washington or Pittsburgh wins the
baseball championship.
But Wednesday while those titan
teams were battling for supremacy,
the woman was struck down by a
baseball here in San Antonio and
Thursday she was reported in Sc
rious condition.
While the big Train" was shoot
ing fast balls across the home plate
in the game at Pittsburgh Wednesday,
an embryo Walter johnson was pitch
ing fast balls TO a friend in front of
a garage on Martin street near Soledad
street.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-08
.bOWDO|N STEAM|NG
THROUGH HIGH SEAS

PORTLAND. Maine. Oct. s.-Op)
A radio message from Commander
Donald 3. Macmillan on the schooner
Bovdoin. sent late last night and
relayed here today recounted the
progress the ship is making on the
last leg Of her journey from the
Arctic to Monhegan Island and
Wiscasset.
The Bowdoin made fine run %
Whiteha ven." the message read. "and
then bucked a hcadwind until noon
when the wind yeered 10 the south
and We dashed with starboard rail
awash until off Beaver Island until
p. m, when forced 10 reduce sail
in sharp squall. There is still a
heavy sea running but We are push
ing on. Supper suffered because 1t
was 90 rough TO lay the table even
with rocks as weights. Deeply moved
10 learn Of Sargent's sudden death"
J. Ray Sargent. who was covering
the return Of the Arctic explorers for
the Boston American, had waved
adieu 10 the BowdOin as she drew
away from her wharf in Sydney on
Tuesday afternoon. A few hours later
be was stricken i'll and died.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-08
LABOR FEDERATION
HEARS IRISH SPEAKER

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. Sup
The American Federation of Labor to-
day listened to a recital of labor con-
ditions in Ireland by Thomas johnson.
secretary of the Irish Labor party,
who was introduced by President Will
liam Green as the first labor Official
from GOOD old Ireland" ever to ad.
dress the Federation.
Mr.. johnson said that rates of wages
in Ireland were higher than those Of
Great Britain and Scotland and that
the membership Of the Irish Trades
Union Congress was 100000 out OF
10000 wage.earners in the coun'
try.
Irish labor is engaged in rebuild,
ing the old country" he said. and
looked for the kindly sympathy of the
Irish in America to aid in its efforts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-08
CONTINUE HUNT
.F0REXT0RTION
s j s P { c I .
IS. A. Woman Is Threatened
With Death Unless
$4,000 Paid.

Deputy shcriffs Thursday resumed
their search for a man who threatened
Mrs. Virginia Yeagcr, 65 with death
If she failed to give up vs5000, her
life's savings, Tuesday. A 45-year-
old man, first suspect arrested and
held in connection with the attempted
blackmail. was released Thursday.
When hours of severe grilling failed
to connect the man with the case and
Mrs. Yeager was unable to identify
him, he was freed. He had been ar
rested by deputy sheriffs Wednesday
on a description furnished BY Mrs.
Yeager. -
You sign check for $4,000. or I'll
kill you," man is reported to have
said to Mrs. Yeager. She asked pro-
lection at the. sheriffs office fearing
the man might carry out his threat If
she refused to give up her life's saw
ings.
Mrs. Yeager has been employed in
the home Of Mrs. J. NJ. Chittim for
the past several years.
According to the woman the man
called at her home late Tuesday and
demanded her to sign a check for her
life savings threatening her life.