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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

The biggest and most immediate need at
the fair grounds right is for screened din
ing halls-if they were triple screened so much
the better. The laws of health and sanitation
are not met by having food materials where
they can be reached by flies, and the unattrac .
tiveness of meals served in unscreened booths
is the reason for many people perferring to go
without eating while on the grounds. Why not
big central dining hall properly planned and
built with all the necessary precautions for SAM
tation, this to be subdivided into smaller din
ing rooms to be leased to various church societies
and others wishing to serve lunches and meals
on the grounds. Screening wouldn't keep all
the flies out but it would eliminate huge flocks
of them. The time will come-ard may it
hasten right along!-when in the name Of good
health it will be required that eating places
on fair grounds and in similar places will be
covered by the same laws that govern the serv-
ing of meals in regular lunch shops. We'd like
to see Redwood County take this progressive
step before it is forced to.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

wood County has fair only because Few pub.
|ic-spirited men have put their shoulders to the
wheel and, in spite Of hard work, criticisms and
less support from The rest Of us than they
should have, put the thing across in big way
That's putting credit where credit is due. We
happen to know that the president did every
thing last week from settling discussions as t.
who had the best looking baby to substituting
for ticket sellers and collecting from ornery
concessionists We suspect every other MEM
Der Of the board had just about as many and as
varied tasks. And yet how many Of us have
had the decency to tell them that they have
given us good fair, and that we appreciate the
work they have done to make Redwood County
appear as the most brilliant spot on last weeks
map of Minnesota. Hands up-How many
have! Not blamed one except W. H. Shame
on the whole kit and Doodle of us.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Don't ever let anyone tell you that fine
needlework is becoming lost art or that
women more interested in playing bridg,,
than they are in making things for their homes.
The next time anyone makes statement like
that to you just recall the wonderful display Of
pretty and useful things you saw at the Red
wood County fair and tell the statement maker
he is making the biggest mistake of his life. No
one could see the exhibit without a thought
that even in this modern age the world old
art of needle craft still holds big place in the
hearts Of womenfolk.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

T. A. Erickson, state leader of boys and
girls club work touched responsive chord in the
breast Of many persons last week when he said
s'Too many parents measure their children by
the hours Of work they can get out Of them.''
In other words instead Of putting a valuation
upon their child's work in direct ratio to the
interest, the effort and .progress it signifies too
many parents are prone to figure the actual
value, in dollars and cents, of the work done.
These are the parents who "crowd" their chill
dren beyong their physical ability, who see lit
tie reason for child having time for mental
development or for health-giving fun. Incl
dentally these parents are about the best reason
in the world for boys and girls getting off the
farms just as early as they can manage it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07
THE BIGGEST LIAR

Several old men were sitting in the
store cussing and discussing potato
bugs.
Said one man, 1--WE seen as many
as 20 bugs on one branch"
Another old chap spoke up, That's
nothing at all! In my potato patch
they have eaten everything up and
when go out doors they just sit
around on the trees and fences watt
ing for me to plant over again"
"Poof!" said another, that amt
nothing at all. Why my potato bugs
come right into the kitchen, open the
oven door and yank the red-hot pota-
toes ont Of the stove"
The last man. . new conner to the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Two exhibits that attracted much atten-
ton we've the baskets, brooms, etc., made by
the Redwood County blind and tubercular and
the array of rugs, fancy articles, toys, ETC.,
made by the disabled soldiers. Both of these
displays were a lesson in courage, in patience
and perseverance to everyone who looked at
them. If the blind, the crippled and the ill can
overcome their handicaps with such high-handed
courage and make themselves producers instead
Of membranes what may not those blessed
with health and other facilities do.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Any one who visited the Boys and Girls club
house and saw the girls working under the di-
rection of Mrs. Sheldon, saw the admirable ar
rangement of sleeping quarters for both sexes,
and heard the boys getting their instructions
from Mr.. Sheldon, realized there was no need
to fear that there was much chance for HARM
full influences to creep in during the younsters'
stay on the grounds. We heard Dean Coffey
of the State University say recently that Lynn
Sheldon is wonder and Redwood County is
most fortunate to have him." We agree with
the Dean more than we ever did before-onle
he should have put Mrs. Sheldon right along
side her husband.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Said one woman to another in tire poultry
building, SWELL, next year / am going to show
some birds. I haven't anything that can COM
pete with these but if bring them here can
at least compare them and find out why they
can't compete. That's the best way know OF
to learn" It sure is! When every Redwood
County resident begins to realize that the coun-
ty fair is place to learn rather than simply a
place to take money-prizes, the value of the
fair community builder will have gone up a
hundred per cent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

At least one person at the fair had nothing
to fear from competition-and that was Rev.
Mommesen of Belview when he got into the
screened coop and let the bees ra,nble all over
him. While we are of the sort that likes to
personally investigate most things, in this we,
knowing the Reverend to be an honorable man,
are quite ready to take his word for it thar
the little honey-makers are harmless and the
incest kind of playmates. Handling bees in
that way is an art and certainly anyone who
stood safely outside and watched the perform
ance will readily admit that Mr.. Mommesen is
an artist.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

A. M. Dennsitoun said few mighty good
things about the Farm Bureau in the few SEN
fences he spoke at the Dedication Meeting at
the fair grounds last Thursday morning. He
called the attention of his audience to the fac;
that back of the Boys and Girls club work, sup
porting it financially and morally, is the Farm
Bureau, that the County Agent, who is employ.
ed by the Farm Bureau, is the leader Of the
boys and girls, and that only because of this
support has it been possible for the youngsters
of the County to accomplish so much. Then
Alick, being Scotch, also reminded his audience
that it takes money to put these things across,
and that the only resources the Farm Bureau
has lie in the membership fees of the farmers
joining the organization. When it came right
down to the moral of Alexis talk it was plea
and also an argument for bigger and more
active membership in the Farm Bureau. And
why not? Farm Bureau offers the most con-
structive agrarian program for the benefit of
the farmers proposed in the Northwest in the
past decade. This fact is so apparent as to
permit of no argument. The Farm Bureau
program has been worked out by men Of prac-
teal experience, actuated by desire to be of
service to the farming interests, and not for the
purpose of exploiting the farmers. It is based
on sound principles and deserves the support
of all those interested in agriculture. Il is
strange commentary that the only opposition to
the Farm Bureau seems to come from Other
farmer organizations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Hans Aune would lend dignity to any
occasion But when Hans marches at one end
of the rope and Stamps Supreme at the other,
say, that's our idea of dignity plus. Clever idea
of Pete McKay's-that of getting Redwood
Falls business men to lead the prize stock in
the big stock parade of last Thursday. It gave
the farmers chance to show off their splendid
livestock and it gave Redwood Falls an oppor-
tunity to trot out as classy bunch of business
men as were ever displayed in any show ring
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Who said Corn Belt? We defy Iowa her.
self to beat the exhibit of corn shown here last
week. A survey of this display and then a
tramp through the cattle barns and to the hog
pens made one just dizzy with the thought OF
the dollars that will come rolling in when these
products of Redwood County are combined
The small grain exhibit was fine but it didn't
open up the vision Of great droves of "cattle
feeding on thousand hills" not Of great herds
of hogs being driven to market, did the or
derby rows Of yellow and white corn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Whatever may be our personal opinion
about dancing we have to admit that Yves
Hardy did one fine piece of work in the building
of the new dance pavilion with its acres and
acres Of slick and shining floor. IT'S said that
Yves built it by standing in the center and yell
ing at his carpenters through megaphone If
he can build it that way with megaphone we
just wonder what he would build if he sat at
home and used wireless!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

But even if the littlest ones didn't get all
that was coming to them this year the older
boys and girls did, Redwood County has set a
pace for every other county in the state to fol
low-if they can! It isn't just that the boys
and girls now have club home on the grounds
although that is a big thing to have achieved.
1t is that the barn with their calves and edits
was the most visited of any, that their stock in
the parade received the loudest applause, that
the school building was crowded with eager Wis
itors looking the school work, that the
demonstrations of the girl cooks were watched
with. interest and eagerness-all these things
go to show that Redwood County boys and girls
have taken their places the most important
personages in this big county of ours. And
rightfully so. With them lies the future of the
County. They are getting their start in their
club work and it is right, highly right, that the
elders should recognize this and stand back Of
them in doing work that will make them better
farmers and better wives-why shouldn't we
play up to them bit? And let's remember
the pioneers in this work, the boys and girls,
like Irwin Mckay, Virginia Scanlon, Blanche
Keller and some Of the others who worked
faithfully and well at Club. work when it wasn't
so popular nor so attractive as it is now To
them belongs much credit for their persever-
ence in holding aloft the torch of progress for
other young people to follow.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

You don't care to build good roads
for the tourist. Neither does YOUR
rich neighbor want to pay taxes to
educate your children.
Instead oil GUESSING the local paper
for not printing All the news. taks
down the telephone and tell the ~.
tor what news you know. Don't -
afraid of overflowine the columns
We viii add all the eolumns neses.
sary to handle al the neWs - ~,
know. 49,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

1t just did the heart Of loyal citizens good
last week to see all those loaves and loaves and
loaves of Redwood Falls bread being literally
trailed (they took 'em out in trailer) to the
fair grounds for the hungry multitudes to ea-.
And if we do say it as shouldn't it was just
about the best bread we ever ate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

The time has gone by when big pumpkins
are real honest to goodness feature Of county
fair. About the biggest "punkins" we saw on
the grounds last week were the boys and girls
who strutted every time they came in sight of
their new club house. Some cockiness to those
kids!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

When local oil dealer is seen shampooing
a championship sire with his highest grade of
lubricating oil one never knows whether he is
doing it to advertise his as the best general
purpose oil, or whether he is using it as sub
stitute for Gloco merely to make those nice little
marcels they put on prize winners before par
aiding them up and down the lines.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

If you have been wondering what the Bows
and Girls of Redwood County mean when thew
say they belong to the All Club, read their
club pledge and then you'll understand. II
pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking. INV
HEART to greater loyalty. my HANDS to
larger service and my HEALTH to better Nv
ing for my club, my community and my coun-
try"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

This motto Fern Kennedy gave the boys
and girls in her talk to them at the fair
grounds. "Do We the next thing A fairly
good maxim for any of us to follow instead Of
letting our ambition lead us so fast toward
the peaks that we overlook the things to be done
in the valleys.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

The E. A. Pease building on the grounds
heads new line Of possible buildings in which
progressive dealers of Redwood Falls will dis
play their goods FOR the inspection Of future
fair visitors. It's good start too, and there is
no reason why next year should not see several
more ranged along the south side Of Merchants
Row.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

II has come to be no longer The Redwood
County" fair exclusivelyh is now the South
western Minnesota Fair. Look over the list
Of prize winners and you'll see one reason for
that statement. If you could have looked over
the Thursday crowd and seen the visitors from
all over this section of the state you would re-
cognize another reason why it should be SO cali
ed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

There were some expectant souls who hoped
that the Jaehning Hardware would put on Fire
Sale after the little blaze in their building on
the fair grounds. But they didn't and all hopes
Of getting those many beautiful pieces Of china,
silver, glass, ETC., at greatly reduced PRICES,
were terribly dashed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

After the rest of US have had the fun and
seen all there is to see the officers of the FAN
Association, the Superintendent and the ex-
hibitors go to work and take the things. all
down, do all the cleaning up and sort of "mop
up" after all the rest of us. Wen say they are
the good sports
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Our only regret is that Frank Days Martin
County fair and ours came the same dates.
We really wanted Frank to come up and see a
superior article just for once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

There may be other County Fairs but there
is only ONE REAL kind and we had sample OF
that last Thursday here in Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

The weather couldn't queer the thing
entirely but he certainly can mix things up bls
when he gets tempermental.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Six days of fair is just one too many. We
hope the weatherman is kinder next year Sc
there won't have to be any extensions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

We were much more interested in some of
the chickens we saw in the old dance hall than
we were in some of those we saw in the new
dance hall. They looked a lot more worth while
to us!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Twenty-eight thousand people on the fair
grounds all in one day. Now come across, some
of YOU other counties and beat it if you can!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07
country, said:

country, said:
Your bugs don't come up to ours.
Down our way, ] used to clerk in the
store. Well, every spring the bugs
used to come into the store and look
over our books to see who had
bought seed"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

The Rolls-Royce was about the only make
of car not demonstrated by Redwood Falls
dealers at the fair grounds Cheer up, folks
somebody will take that on before the 1926 fair
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

When we get to the point where we don't
care how big our waistline gets we are going to
get job tasting cakes and pies at The Redwood
County fair
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Be careful that you never make the mis-
take the editor did and call the Hampshire pigs
HOLSTEINS. If you do you'll get laughed at
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07

Many a family bill of fare will be lacking
Hamburger this week!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-07
Round The Fair Grounds

The biggest County Fair in the State ana
we didn't have, to run it on Sunday either!
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-08
Minor CHANGES
in Water LAWS


No radical changes were made in
the irrigation laws Of the state, ac-
cOrding to C. S. HeideI, state engin-
Ger.
Possibly most interest in the leg
.islature was aroused by senate bill
AZ, which reduces the period Of re-
demption from three to two years on
lands within irrigation districts sold
for delinquent taxes. The bill per-
mits the purchase of such tax titles
by the district which may then dis
pose Of these lands fer the best in
terest of the district.
Organization of irrigation districts
under either Of the methods permitted
under the Montana law is made a
little more difficult by amendments
contained by house bills % and 25S
which require that go per cent of the
owners and acreage must agree to
the formation of the district. Mort
gagged lands may not be included
without the. consent of the mortgages
The time within which the state en-.
gineer must make his report is ex.
tended to 12O days.
House bill las provides a means
for dissolving a drainage district
and for delay or cessation of con
struction through court order. On,
half the owners in the district ma!
dissolve, the assessment of debts Il
be made according to a report Of tn.
district commissioners or, if that i
not available to the court, on an are,
basis.
House bill 1913 extends the juris
diction of water commissioners
Throughout the entire distribute
system. 1t also provides for assess
ment of administration costs agains
the lands benefited and, in the dis
erection of the court, the charge ma
be made a lien against the land.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-08
NEEDLE GUN And BUTCHER KNIFE
, FIGURE in EARLY DAY ELK HUNT
George Huston Has Unpleasant Experience in Bridger Canyon
While Seeking Camp Meat" for His Party; Forced to
Sleep Under Tree During Storm

seemed to him like a hundred coyotes
in the immediate n~eighborhood.
Hears Dog Bark
He raised himself to a sitting po-
sition just in time to hear the bark
Of the dog at camp not far distant.
He arose to his feet and listened. If
the dog would only continue to bark
he could follow the sound and soon be
in camp, but there was no such good
luck in store for him, for the dog
soon stopped barking, probably COM
manded by his master, who was being
lulled to sleep by the gentle patter
of the raindrops on the outside of
his tent, while Huston again settled
down on his bed of pine needles for
the remainder of the night.
Each hour seemed like an age. The
bed would become hard and he would
turn over. Soon the rain began to
find its way through the branches
and there was no more sleep for
Huston that night.
Swears Off Breech- Leaders
He sat up and pondered over the
events Of the evening before. He
locked at the breech-loading rifle and
resolved that in the future he would
stick to his old muzzle-loader, fo1
which he could always get plenty OF
ammunition, have his old powder-horr
full and plenty of bullets and buck
skin patches in his pocket. He woult
then like to see the color of the elk:
hair that could chase him down {
mountain. The fault was all with
the gun.
Morning finally dawned and whel
Huston peered from his resting place
he saw that he only had to go owe
the ridge a short distance to camp
as the horses were feeding in plail
view.
Camp was soon reached and tn
Boys were just getting up. In repl
to their questions as to where ne ma
been, he told them he had found tn
camp of some other hunters and re
|, manned with them over night. H
accounted for the missing ammuni
ton by saying that he had some dea
, elk up on the mountain and woul
have remained at the other camp fo
!, breakfast had he. not. wanted to &c
: back before they started on thei
morning hunt.
> Bagged Two Elk
> After breakfast the entire part
: started over the ground of Huston
exploits of the night before, 500
finding the first elk which he Ia
killed. Within a short distance
the butcher knife episode the cow el
was also found dead.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-08
find fires WITH
new INSTRUMENTS
Forest Service Receiving Equip
ment for Coming
Season

Missoula-Two shipments of instru-
ments to be used in this summers
fire fighting in the national forests
of the western part of this district
has been received at the Priest river
experiment station headquarters.
Twenty sling psychrometers made
up one of the shipments. The psy-
chrometer is an instrument used for.
the purpose Of measuring the amount
of moisture in the air, hence indi-
eating whether atmospheric condi-
tions favor the spread Of fires or ia
vor the ranger putting the fire out.
The second shipment consisted Of
seven Duffhygrometers, which is an
invention of the Madison laboratories
and the Priest river experiment sta
ton. The Duffhydrometer is an in
strument which is used to measure
the amount Of moisture in dead leaves
and twigs covering the forest floor.
By combining this measurement
with the weather forecast of the
weather bureau, the degree of inflam-
inability can be ascertalhed "a hours
ahead with IS per cent of dependa-
bility. The DuffhygrOmeter was used
by the Priest river experiment sta
ton for the first time last year and
proved very successful
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-08
THROSSEL M TO
HEAD STATE RIFLEMEN

Billings-Richard Throssel has been
appointed by the National Rifle As
ISOLATION of America as secretary for
Montana with headquarters in Bill
ings. Mr.. Throssel will cooperate
with the adjutant general of Mon
.tana in promoting rifle practice
among the civilians of the state. The
appointment was made upon the rec
concentration of Adjntant General
Williams. Mr.. Throssel has taken an
active part in the organization of a
state rifle tournament between mem
bers of the national Guard and civil
ians of the state which will be held
this summer previous to the holding
Of the national rifle matches at Camr
Perry, Ohio. 8.