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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-03-11

"The County Board wishes it un-
derstood that they are not personal
ly against having County Agent,
but last July when the appropriation
made to pay part of the expenses
for maintaining County Agent, il
was agreed between the Board that
they should ask for a vote of the
people before another appropriation
was made. 49,
The vote taken on this matter at
the polls during the regular township
elections can only be an expression
of opinion and it cannot be binding
in the sense that legal election
result is binding. In similar case
which occurred in Meeker County the
Attorney Generals office ruled that
fneither the county beard not the.
county auditor wOulo have any au-
thority to proceed officially since
there is no authority for any such
vote being cast. The Attorney Gen
erals opinion contains detailed
answer to the questions flvolved and
shows plainly that such a vote
could not be in any way be termed Of
ficial and as a matter of fact l.,
illegal. The only purpose the Com
missioners can hope this ballot to
serve is that of getting the voters
to express their wishes on the ques
tion. Since Redwood Falls, the
largest voting precinct in the County
is not to be represented in this
election by virtue of having had it,;
annual election in January, the vote
could not in any case be considered
fair expression of the wishes of the
tax-paying public.
The Gazette is firmly of the opirl-
ion that the County Agent is one OF
the most important OF county work
ers and that progress would DE
greatly handicapped in case this Of
flee were abandoned. The Agent noe
only benefits all phases of the agri
cultural industry with "a benefit
which is immeasurable, but his work
with the. farmers and farm women
of the next generation, through the
Boys and Girls Clubs is of untold
value. The present County Agent.
Lynn Sheldon has done a splendid
work and break in the services he
is giving the County would lie ex.
tremely unfortunate. Results of this
part of the township election pro-
gram will probably be learned with
some degree of certainty Wednes-
dav
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-03-11
Much Work Is
Planned for
SOlOns This Week
WITH TERM MORE THAN HALF
GONE AND NOTHING DONE,
LEGISLATURE LAYS OUT EX-
TENSIVE PROGRAM.

Regulation of highway busses and
refinancing of county reimbursement;
highway bonds, two of the outstand
ing issues pending in the 1925 legis-
lature are ready for tests this
A bus regulation bill, which re-
quires all bus companies to show
public convenience, and necessity"
to the railroad and warehouse COM
mission before licenses can be is
sued, is in the house and a special
order is to be asked this week.
In the senate highway refinancing
is made a special order of business
for Thursday at IL a. m. This is the
first special order of the session.
Two special orders on the first ap-
preparation measures-the board OF
control and prison repair bills-will
be before the lower branch Wednes
day.
Developments promised in the leg
islature this week include:
Presentation of the state reor-
ganization plan to the senate, will,
Recommendation for passage by the
civil administration committee.
Decision by the senate on refi-
nancing of $22, SOC, 900 of the $33, 600
600 county reimbursement highway
bonds.
Report from rural credits investi-
eating committee.
Action by the house on the bus
regulation measure
r Presentation to the senate Of the
child labor amendment, which al
ready has been rejected by the
house.
With the legislature already ad-
vanced in the last half of the ses-
sion, all major legislation still is
pending. Both houses this week are
expected to swing into hard work Of
the session. The house adjourned
Saturday noo1 until Wednesday al
3 p. m., to enable members to re-
turn home for town and village
elections this week. The senate,
however, will be in session throughout
the week.
The state government reorganiza-
ton bill, sponsored by Senator G.
H. Mackenzie will be further amend
ed before it is presented to the senate
for action. The section setting up a
civil service system, to be admins
tered by the personnel director, wlll
be amended to specifically define
the functions of this department
Complaint has been made that this
division would curb the powers Of
heads of departments.
The committee will consider al
amendment which will provide thai
this division viii conduct examina.
tions for various classes of employees
The candidates passing examination
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-03-11

ket and Hosken then nabbed a free
throw. Tyler saw Corbett drop in a
pretty one and then came back and
made one themselves. Then, just
before the quarter gun, Manning
snapped in a pretty one bringing to
count 5-4 for Redwood. From then
on Redwood was never headed. The
second quarter saw Redwood grab
bing two field goals and Tyler a
basket and a free donation ending
the half to for Redwood.
Second Half
The second half started with Red
wood getting field basket and Ty-
Ter a free shot. IL to s for the To-
cal artists. "Irish" sank a baske.
followed by Cole while Tyler was
grabbing a basket and free shot
The gun ended the battle at Is to
II with the district championship
for Redwood.
Saturdays games to be staged al
Gustavus Adolphus with the Cardinal
and White con" will see some of tn e
classiest and closest games on record
and loyal followers of the Cardinals
will have a chance to prove their
loyalty to the school, the coach, the
team and the town. "Be on hand
is the slogan. On to ST. Peter!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-03-11
Home Guards
Win in Two
Games Last Week
NEW ULM DEFEATED TUESDAY
Z EVE, AND MORTON LOST IN
THURSDAYS GAME, SEASON
CLOSES TUESDAY

The Redwood Guardsmen took the
measure of the New Ulm pumpkin
heavers in a fast game last Tues
day eve, by plurality of Al to 25.
The Germans played heavy basket
bali and for a time the outcome
looked dark for the soldiers A short
pass system by the visitors worked
the ball up to the dangerous territory
time after time and the score mount
ed with incredulous rapidity in fav-
Or of the daschunds. A number of
unheard Of shots from the center
of the floor went a long ways. toward
taking the edge off the local tos
sers, but following the lead OF
Castle, who opened the Redwood Of
fense with a deuce from the foul
line, the gang opened up and sunk
considerable points to even up the
count. Fish and Hank did their bit
during the first term and the round
ended $40 for the pretzels. The
half ended with the census still fav-
oring New Ulm, but during the last
two periods of the contest the sol
diers crept up and over, and by a
system of long passes and shots
lIUiIl d1l ONEI tilS 1iOol tfiSy oiieAiOo
enough of the essential counters to
give them decisive wi1 at the end
of the battle.
Hutch and Bill Castle shared the
high totals of the game with some
where between seven and forty
field goals each Hank played a
heady defensive game and also man
aged to leave his little mark for a
series of field goals, and Scotty
Donlin also netted counter or
three. The New Ulm basketeers
showed fast style throughout the
battle, and outplayed the guards
through three quarters of1the game.
The Redwood Gang is hard to stop
when it starts hitting, however, and
durxlg the last two periods the bal.
passed through the net fox. at least
four thousand counters for the blue
SOX.
Morton Game.
The Morton Aggregation went
down to the onslaught of the In
fantryment in tough tussle Thurs
day evening. The game was close
from start to ending, and it was late
in the last round that the Blue sex
managed to forge far enough ahead
for the lead to be called safe. Bill.
Castle opened the scoring machine
by sinking field goal, and from then
on the fight was nip and tuck, witk
plenty of fouls called On each crew.
Two of Morton's imported tossers
worried the locals. considerably, hui
a fast and close defense held th<
Green team to reasonable counf
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-03-11
District Championship
for CardinalEand White

WIN FROM TYLER IN MONDAY EVENINGS GAME MARSHALL
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT PETER SATUR
LOYAL RIOTERS SHOULD IT'S BIGGEST
VICTORY. MEET is GOAL OF COACH HoFFERT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
Historic /. 0. 0. F.
Relic at Mineral Point

Mineral Point has the most historic
relic of Odd Fellowship in the state.
It is the first hall erected west of the
Alleghanies by the Odd Fellows. 1t is
also the only known building with
which Thomas Wildey had part, he
laying the corner stone in 1888.
In this hall was initiated the first
Odd Fellow west of the Alleghanies
and his first official receipt, dated
November 81, 1885, was signed by
Samuel Thomas, N. G., William Thorn
as, V. G., and John Wasley, Secretary.
The first initiate was Nicholas Jen-
kins. Surely visit to this birthplace
of Odd Fellowship in the Northwest
is inspiring and a plan has been for
mulated, which if concurred in by the
Mineral Point lodge, will have the
unanimous recommendation OF the
Wisconsin Grand Lodge Trustees and
preserved as historic relic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
ME-. HOPE

James Davidson, an old resident
here, but now living in California, is
here visiting relatives and friends.
Elliott Hazens visited her sister,
Mrs. Earl Rands, near Woodman Sat
urday.
Burt Adams. who had been ailing so
long, died in Madison Sunday morning
and was buried here Tuesday after
noon. The funeral was held at the M.
E. church with burial at the Hermit
tage cemetery beside his wife who
passed away few years ago. He
leaves to mourn his passing, three
sons, Floyd, Cecil and Nye, besides
many other relatives.
A party was held at the Lewis Will
kinson home last Wednesday evening
in honor of their daughter, Marie,
whose birthday was that day.
The funeral of Mrs. Claire Sandel-
bach, who died at Boscobel Oct. Is,
was held Sunday at the M. E. church
at 2:30 and burial was made at Her
mitage cemetery. A very large gather
ing of relatives and friends came to
pay their last respects. Beulah was a
friend to everyone and loved by all
who knew her. She will be sadly
missed in her home and everywhere.
Sympathy is extended by everyone to
the loved ones in their sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Clifton of
Platteville visited at the home of their
son, Claude, over Sunday.
Frank Plimpton and wife went to
Cassville one day last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
COFFEE GOING DOWN
Report Says Brazil Government Tires
of Highway Robbery.

INGTON-Several months ago
the price of coffee began shooting sky
ward in this country, and even now
we are paying considerably more per
pound than we were paying one year
ago. But coffee drinkers will be glad
to know that a break is in sight and
that according to big eastern cotfee
merchant, it should come as quickly
as the advance came Brazil controls
the worlds coffee market, and she
shot the price up on a fimsy excuse,
without taking into consideration the
fact that while America likes her cof-
fee. she doesn't relish robbery in any
form. So when the price went up Am
orleans here and there cut down lit
tie in their coffe drinking. The result
was that when the entire nations COT
fee-drinking reduction was figured,
Brazil was the loser. She was actual
ly getting more money when the price
was low. because more coffee was be-
ing used. So now, having learned her
lesson. she is hunting for an excuse
to shift the price back toward nor
mal-and it is safe to wager that she
will not be long in finding that ex-
cuse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
CASSVILLE

Mrs. J. w. Kilby OF Dubuque came
Thursday to be with her mother, Mrs.
VIM. e. Houghton, who has not been
well for some time. They expect to
leave today for Chicago and DR.. E. M.
Houghton of Victoria, ILL.,, will be
there to meet his mother and sister.
Soon as practicable Mrs. Houghton
Will be operated on for relief of her
a1lment and family and friends are
hopeful that she may soon regain
health.
Rev. ]. W. Taylor will close his
ministry at the local Baptist church
Sunday, and will leave for his new
field at Merrill on Monday. Many
friends here will remember the Tay-
lors for long time, because of their
thoughtful, kindly ways socially and
in the regular church work That Mr..
Taylor is called away to city church
with a membership in keeping with
the size of the town, is highly com
plimentary to the reverend gentle
man.-Inde1.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28

and a girl, passed away. Funeral SER
vices were held at Mt Hope Sunday
and the trio were laid to rest in the
same casket, the self-sacrificing moth
er holding an infant in each arm. De-
ceased was the only daughter of Will
bur Grimesey of Mt Hope and the
affliction falls as heavily on the fond
father as it does on the bereft hus-
band. Sincere sympathy is extended
the sorrowing family.
A serious automobile accident oc-
Cured Friday night not far from the
w. C. Nugent home in Marietta. A
party of five, composed of Melville
Steiner and Mrs. Geo. Vance, resid-
ing near Excelsior, Mr.. and Mrs. En-
manuel Taylor of Ladysmith and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Taylor of Cataract,
came to Boscobel to purchase cas-
ket for their mother, Mrs. Mary j.
Steiner, whose death occurred same
day. On the return journey their car
left the road and overturned into a
ditch. AS a result of the crash all
were more or less injur ed and passing
motorists brought the victims to Par
ker hospital, where they were cared
for. Mrs. Andrew Taylor suffered the
most and is still confined at the hos
pital with three. fractured ribs Mel
vile Steiner was stunned and lay in
an unconscious state for "a hours.
Mrs. Vance was severely cut in the
face and the decorations necessitated
several stitches. Mr.. and Mrs. Eman-
uel Taylor escaped with minor bruis-
es.-Dial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
IN MEMORIAM
OmitnarY-Theo. Calvin

Theodore Calvin was born in Green
vile, Pa. Jan. 2, 1889, and on Sept.
| IL, 1925, passed out through the gates
of life at the peaceful close of life's
eventful day.
Between these two dates, marking
his birth and death, the most marked
| improvements have come within the
memory of this one mans life. The
mightiest accomplishments have been
wrought through the instrumentality
of man within that period and at the
pace this opening decade of the Goth
century is setting, there is no telling
what we may achieve before the sun
shall retire behind the horizon of this
century.
Mr.. Calvin used to recount some of
his early experiences. Matches were
unknown to him as a boy and a COM
mon occurrence was to have the
neighbors come in to borrow a little
fire. The small tomatoes that grew in
the garden were called love apples and
he in common with other children was
taught they were poisonous and on
one occasion a near relative called at
his home and helped himself literally
to the love apples and he rushed in
telling his people their friend was go
ing to die and gave as his reason the
fact that he had eaten the love apples.
After the death of his wife he lin
gered until Sept. IL and the faithful
warrior of many battles was dis
charged from service and the old vet
eran was at rest at Hollywood ceme-
terry chapel banked with the most
gorgeous flowers. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. t. ]. Brown, an old
time friend. The casket was draped
with Old Glory and the flag at his
home hung at half mast in honor of
the splendid services he had rendered
to his country.
He served with Company H of the
9TH Wisconsin in the Iron Brigade. He
fought in the battle of Antietam,
South Mountain, Gainesville and Get
tysburg.
He was married to Carrie Morrell
in February, 1867, who died in 1888
Two children were born to this union,
Mrs. Ida B. Norton of Hollywood, Cal,
and Carl J. Calvin of Hibbing, Mimi.
Later he married Sarah Pritchett to
whom one child was born, Telah M.
Gross of San Fernando, Calf.
The remains of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin were brought to Lancaster
for interment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
Four Bank Robbery
Suspects Arraigned

DARLINGTON-Fo of the five
men held as suspects in the robbery
of the Shullsburg bank on June 23d,
were arraigned Tuesday before JUS
tice J. j. McCarville here and held
for preliminary hearing Oct 80 on
bonds Of 100000 each, which they
were unable to furnish.
They are James Ford, Al; John
Adams, 81; John Thompson, Al, and
Thomas Foster, AZ.
Sheriff Bryson and E. P. Cunning
ham, detective, went to Bloomington,
ILL.,, Tuesday to bring back Joe Daw-
sic, alias Chicago Blackie, the fifth
suspect
The four arraigned Tuesday were
brought into court under heavy guard
and handcuffed and special lights have
been placed around the Jail and extra
night guards added to prevent any
possibility of escape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
Nelson Dewey, First Cover.
nor, Wanted to Take Seat
of Government to
Home Town.

Close to the banks of the Mississippi
river at Cassville stands the Denniston
hotel erected in an early day by Nell
son Dewey, first governor of WiScon-
sin, with the idea that this pretentious
building would help to make Cassville
the capital of the state. With the cree
ton of the capital at Madison, the ho-
tel building at Cassville stands as a
silent testimonial to the governors
hopes for his home town. The build
ing is still operated as the Denniston
hotel.
Governor Dewey made his home at
the hotel where he died July 20, 1899.
Tourists who go to southern Wiscon-
sin to cross the Mississippi river by
ferry at Cassville go to see the office
and the rooms whech the governor
maintained on the second floor of the
hotel until his death.
Important Crossing
The ferry at Cassville has become of
increased Importance with the de-
veloping of the highway system of
Wisconsin. 1t is the one crossing
place on the river between Prairie du
Chen and Dubuque.
The Cassville ferry is an old insti-
tuition dating back to the Civil war pc
riod. In those days Captain Al Diet
rich was in charge. He continued
the service for an uninterrupted period
of As years. The boat at that time,
and until 1910 or 1912, was operated
by horsepower on the treadmill plan.
Only occasional trips were made.
When the Milwaukee road was built
on the Iowa side, and even after the
Burlington had its tracks laid on the
Wisconsin side, a regular mail and
passenger service was established be-
tween Cassville and Turkey River.
First Power Ferry
In 1913, under the management of
Glen Smith and Fred Liscum, a power
ferry, operated by gasoline engines,
was established and the point of eros
sing changed from the old sawmill or
lumber yard landing to the regular
steamboat levee, thus shortening the
distance with the laying of a large
wing dam extending some 700 feet
from the Iowa shore.
In 1919 Iiscum sold his interest to
his brother-in-law, Hery West, and
the following year a 25-ton steel hull
boat, capable of carrying six cars, re-
placed the wooden hull. Since that
time the roads leading to the ferry
landing over the bottoms on the Iowa
side have been greatly improved ana
each year traffic and travel show
steady increase.
This also applies to Wisconsin,
tourists particularly finding it most
convenient to effect a crossing here
instead of detouring from 80 to 40
miles north to Prairie du Chen, or an
equal distance south to Dubuque, as
state highway 81 leads direct to and
terminates at the ferry landing or
levee.
Continuous Service
This distance across the channel is
about three-quarters of mile The
service is now practically continuous,
that is, daylight service. No trips are
made after dark.
The ferry boat has been christened
the dewey" in honor of Nelson
Dewey, Wisconsin's first governor
who, for many years, even before and
after his retirement from public life,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
War on Bandits Cuts
Down Bank RObberies

FREEPORT, Ill.-Bankers of eight
counties in north central Illinois were
told in conference here that bank rob-
berries in the state have been reduced
81 per cent in the last six months as
compared with the same period year
ago, because bankers are organizing
town guards and posting $1,000 re-
ward cards for the capture of bandits
dead or alive.
M. A. Grateeinger, secretary of the
Illinois Bankers Association, told the
bankers of the state will be canvassed
next spring before the primaries to
get candidates on record for tighter
criminal laws.
R. C. Saunders, organizer of the
town guard system, showed by chart
that robbers in Illinois in the first
three months of 1925 obtained $240,000
in loot, while in the last six months
the total was little more than $4,000
and this from towns under 800 popu-
lation. Seven of the thirty bank rob-
berries since the first of the year have
been in Cook county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
RICHLAND COUNTY

DR.. J. M. Ross tells of a bold at
tempt at hold up one night recently.
He states that he received a call dur
ing the night and as he drove his Ford
out of the yard at his home he was
stopped by man who ordered "hands
up" The doctor reached for a fash
light and the robber, perhaps thinking
that gun was handy, beat it to a
waiting car close at hand and sped up
the road at a lively rate.
A bursting boiler at the Mckinley
garage Tuesday morning raised havoc
at that institution and did considerable
damage. Window lights in the base
ment were blown out and shattered
glass on the second floor. The boiler
was wrecked in the explosion. The
accident happened while most of the
force was absent. Goals were blown
about the basement and a small fire
started which was soon put out.
The Isaac Walton League last
week planted" 5000 fish in the pond
at Bowen's mill The fish we're a
mixed lot and came from the Missis-
sippi river sloughs around La Crosse.
In the lot there were bass, pike, pick
erel, sunfish, croppies and blue gills.
The league is at present putting on
drive for new members in this To-
cality and the money raised will be
used in stocking the streams and for
ests with fish and game. The dues
are but So and every sportsman in
Richland county should belong. 1t is
expected that the local chapter will
be able to secure additional fish soon.
Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
Old Mississippi River
Captain Dies Suddenly

Captain John Streckfus, one of the
most widely known steamboat owners
on the Mississippi river, died sudden
ly Monday night at his home in ST.
Louis, Mo.
He was the owner of the old steam
ers Verne Swain and City of Winona
which for years piled up and down
the river. The war of the Streckfus
boats with the old 10 Long is well re-
membered by old steamboat men. Mr..
Streckfus purchased the Diamond 10
line about the time the river packet
business commenced to decline. He
turned the liners into excursion boats.
The Streckfus company operated four
of the finest excursion boats on the
upper Mississippi river, the J. S., Cap
toll, st. Paul and Washington.
The decedent was about IS years
old