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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
SparrOws Sold
for Canaries

AT the Brown County Fair in New
Ulm last summer several people se-
cured canaries that didn't seem to be
very good songsters. Explaining the
reason the Brown County Journal
says:
"a new method has been found TO
dispose of the much-detested sparrow
that fits around in this city by the
thousands. Among the concessions
operated at the last Brown county
fair was a genius who found novel
method to rake in the ducats. He hit
upon the idea of conducting a rattle
on "canaries." A certain amount of
numbers were sold at 25c a shot.
The amount realized paid good price
for an ordinary canary" The chance
proposition seemed good and a great
many "canaries" were disposed of in
this manner. Ordinarily a canary is
sold for $500 to $1,000. In fact So
many people in New Ulm won "can.
aries" that the usual supply of bird
cages in the city was exhausted.
They were all guaranteed to be
high-class singers. Weeks went by
and not solitary note was emitted
by the "canaries." But the owners
were willing to be patient and await
developments. Each one felt that his
canary was probably molting and
when this process is on it is not I'M
common for the birds to be silent.
But something worse happened! =,
"The "canaries" turned grey and
after few more weeks all the yellow
of the canary" had disappeared and
sparrow bloomed forth in it's ma
tural state. The transformation made
it apparent that the sparrows had re-
ceived coat of artificial canary color
ing. Another fake had proved a
huge success. Those who have the
bird cages would like to dispose of
them but are not inclined to adver-
tise them for sale at this time They
have not recovered sufficiently from
the shock.r
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
In AS Much

by Geraldine Sparks, R. F. H. S.
The snow was coming down in Z
real honest-to-goodness manner. L
was not one of those dreary days when
the snow comes floating lazily down
not particular as to whether or not
it reaches the earth. No, sir! Il
was real snow storm!
The Christmas festivities inside
the Ross home were equally as earn
est as those outside. Why not
Harold and Betty had just come home
from college and with them had come
Donna and Donald Wayne.
Betty had just tuned in" on the
new radio and Donna was demon
strating the charleston when they
were suddenly interrupted by a tim
id knock on the door. Mr.. Ross ans
wered the knock and soon returned
with a Disguised expression upon his
face.
"Who was it, john" asked his
wife.
"Oh, another one of those little
waits with hard-luck story
Did you give him anything?"
"a nickle. If l gave a nickle to
every one that comes begging, I'd
be ruined man."
In the meantime Donna had gone
to the window in time to see the lit
tie fellow drop in the snow, prostrat-
ed. She called Betty and the two
girls rushed out and brought the
fainting lad into the house. After
he was warmed they gave him some
thing to eat and then had him tell
them his story.
81 don't remember my father,
Teddy told them, But my mother
died about two weeks ago. Now |
am all alone and have no place to
live. / wander about the streets
selling papers and with what people
give me l manage to buy my daily
bread. / amt been able to sell pa
pers for two days and course l amt
had nothin' to eat. That's why
came here. This place looked so kind
n invitin'."
"You poor child" said Betty, "You
are tired aren't you?" She helped
him to wash and comb his hair and
then took him up stairs and put him
in bed. He slept all afternoon.
Meanwhile, Donna, Donald, Betty
and Harold planned a surprise for
the newcomer. The presents they
bought for him consisted of some
warm clothes. That night Donald
and Betty disguised themselves as
Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Claus. They
showered gifts upon Teddy until he
was so amazed and oyer-joyed that
he couldn't sleep.
The next morning Teddy arose be-
fore the rest of the household was
awake, donner his new clothes and
slipped out as quiet as a mouse.
When Betty and Donna awakened
they went to search for the little
waite but he was gone.
At the breakfast table that morn
ing Mr.. Ross said sneeringly, Il
knew that was piece of 'tomfoolery'
that kid up like that. He's
gone now without even saying thank
you'." just at that moment some
thing whispered in his ear, "In as
much as We have done it unto the
least of these, my brethren, We have
done it unto me-"
That morning as Mr.. Ross was
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
"DEBUNKING HISTORY"

Harold Underwood Faulkner, as
sistant professor of history in the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technolo-
gy, throws a verbal bomb into Ameri-
can pre-revolutionary history in the
December Harper's, under the title Of
Colonial History Debunked." AS may
be assumed from that title, he lacks
confidence in most of the history
taught in the public and private
schools. His method of debunking it
is to tell what he believes to be the
truth
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

what good the exposure Of the in
adequacy in the matter of aircraft
may accomplish is a problem.
The army and navy always resent
civilian interference but it is not
likely that this hullabaloo which Col
onel Mitchell has created can be ig-
nored entirely by those at the heads
of our departments Of public defense.
Mitchell has certainly secured pub
licity for the charges which he made.
With congress in session there may be
an investigation or two. Possibly
there may be reforms. One may al
ways be hopeful.
Meanwhile the army has no use for
Colonel Mitchell. He dared to pub
licly criticise his superior officers.
-Anoka Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
BALLOON PANTS" AGAIN

A Teachers College woman who
went to dance with young blood
who wore balloon pants was pos
itively mortified" the other night.
The woman, who wears her skirts
short, was startled when she felt
something Tapping about her ankles
while dancing. She craned her neck
but could see nothing wrong. Then
she gave her skirt hitch and hoisted
at her hose but they were in place.
Her burning face had nearly ignited
her face powder before she discovered
the mans trousers covered so much
territory they famed her ankles. =
Emporia Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

Mr.. Work, secretary of the interior,
gives us some gloomy figures about
abandoned farms and uncultivateJ
acres. He tells us that in North
Carolina 22,OOO,OO0 of the states 3D.
100000 are unimproved. Tennessee,
this year, had crops on but S,O0O,O ZOO
of its 26,0OO,OOO acres. This sounds
serious. Farmers are still moving
to town and young men like the CT
ties better than the hay lots. But
it is not so serious in the long run as
it sounds. History shows we can ex-
pect movements to and from the farm.
When farming gets sufficiently pro-
fitable by reason of high prices, far
mers will go back. There will al
ways be come-and-go, depending up
on economic conditions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

Miss Sears, Boston society woman,
walks the forty-four miles from Provi-
dence to Boston in eleven hours and
astonishes many. No reason to be
astonished. Scores of women, endur-
ing the Christmas shopping rush for
hours at time, day after day, would
find a 44-mile walk easy. Few men
could follow a woman around many
days at a time, and live long.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

A Florida mayor announces that he
will not only perform marriage cere-
monies free, but will give each couple
$40. That will go farther than adj
vice, which is what young married
people usually get the most of.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

tags such as those used for shipping
game, may be necessary to check
vandalism.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK
Sixth Annual Event Will Be
Held August 1915 to be Par
ticipated in By Star Players

The Sixth Annual Open Tennis
Tournament for the championship of
Western Maryland will be held Au-
gust 10 to Is at Mountain Lake Park
Events will include both men and wo-
men singles and daubles and mixed
doubles.
The winner of the mems singles
takes the three-year challenge cup
now held by Kier Boyd, of Dart
mouth College, and will also receive
the title Of Western Maryland cham
pion. The winner of womens singles
receives the three year challenge cup
and the championship title, now held
by Miss Sara Wright, Frostburg.
All event winners receive prizes
and runner up trophies. The winner
of the mems singles has never been a
Maryland player, the challenge cup
generally going to Pennsylvania or to
West Virginia. Several Maryland
stars have expressed a determination
to retain the cup in the home State
this year. A fast field of players
will assemble as a result of this de-
termination on the part Of the Mary
landerS.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
Mountain Lake Park EpwOrth
League Conferences.

The Pittsburgh Conference Ep-
worth League Institute wound up a
weeks session at Mountain Lake Park
Sunday evening which was attended
by nearly five hundred delegates, the
number exceeding those expected by
nearly fifty.
Glasses were conducted in steward
ship, evangelism, foreign and home
missions, life service, Bible study,
Epworth League and Sunday school
methods. The afternoons were given
to recreations.
Monday of this week the Baltimore
Conference Epworth League began a
weeks program at the Park which is
somewhat similar to that of the Pitts
burgh Leaguers. The attendance is
large from Baltimore and Washing
ton and other points in the Baltimore
Conference
This is the eleventh annual gather
ing the fifth consecutive one to be
held at the Park which will continue
until next Monday.
Rev. w. E. Harrison, of Baltimore,
is dean of the Institute.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
Mountain Lake Hotel

Over the weekend one hundred and
twenty-five guests were entertained at
the Mt. Lake Hotel. Many patrons of
past years are returning. Among re-
cent arrivals are Mr.. and Mrs. John
N. Parker, Mr.. James Stuart and sis
ters and the Misses Lipscomb, of Bal
timore Mr.. Hawlin, noted illustra:
tor of Washington. also a guest, is
greatly impressed with the artistic
beauty of this resort and of Garrett
county generally.
Tuesday and Saturday dances, also
Friday bridge parties, afford amuse-
ment and entertainment for not only
the hotel guests, but Mountain Lake
and Oakland people as well, who are
always welcome
The Republican., 1925-07-23
INSTITUTERS MARRIED
Couple Attending Sessions of the
Pittsburgh Conference
Quietly Wed.

Miss Susanna Chloe Miller, of Can
oquenessing, Pa, and Mr.. Harry S.
NJ. Troup, of Apollo, Pa, two dele
gates attending the Pittsburgh Con-
ference of the Epworth League con-
vention in session all of last week in
Mountain Lake Park, slipped away
from their acquaintances at the con-
ference Saturday evening and coming
to Oakland secured a marriage license
and were quietly married at the par
sonage of st. Paul's NJ. E. church by
Rev. DR.. Archibald Moore, pastor.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple returned to the Park and left
early Monday morning for their re-
spective homes, their intention being
to keep the wedding a secret until
later, but the fact that the ceremony
had been performed became known
a few minutes after the couple had
departed.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
THREE ALLEGED VOLATORS WESTERNPORT DAM WAS
ARRESTED0N WET CHARGES DYNAMITED LAST MONDAY
Gals Place" On Railroad Street
Raided and Owner Held on
State Charge.

Gals Place" of which Cal Men
horn is the owner, located on Railroad
street in Oakland, was visited last
Thursday afternoon by Prohibition
Agent J. H. TruaX who placed Men
horn under arrest on the charge of
possessing twenty-three bottles of
home brew and a small quantity of
whiSkey. Menhorn was given a hear
ing before Justice West following the
arrest and was admitted to bail in the
sum of $500 which Menhorn posted in
cash of the realm for his appearance
at the session of the Circuit Court to
be held in December, the charge laid
against him being under the State
statute and not for violation of the
Federal law.
Menhorn has had a rather colorful
career during the past y months.
Last December he was tried on a
charge of violating the State prohibi-
tion law and was fined $500. This he
paid and at the time was warned by
the Court that should he appear on
a similar charge the penalty would be
the limit of the law. At this trial
others were also before the Court,
among them being a younger brother
of Menhorn when it was made to ap-
pear that the boy was acting as
tool of the older in disposing of illicit
liquor. The youth was given a light
sentence.
Thursday evening at Deer Park,
McGreggor Davidson and Carl J. Is
enhardt were placed under arrest on
the charge Of possessing intoXicants,
the arrests having been made by Off
GER Raymond Bittinger, Of the Pro
hibition force. The liquor, it is alleged,
was found in the car in which the two
men were riding. They were taken
to Cumberland where they We're given
hearing before U. S. Commissioner
Thomas J. Anderson and held under
$500 bond each for district court. The
automibile, Cadillac touring car,
was also held pending disposition Of
the case by the Court.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
Resultant Damage Was Much
Greater Than That Caused
By Flood a Year Ago

The Piedmont Herald of the 18th
instant recounts the following rela-
tive to the blowing up of the West
ernport storage dam, which is located
several miles above Bloomington, on
the Savage River, in Garrett county:
The Westernport storage dam was
blown up by dynamite Monday night
and at present there is less than four
feet of water in storage. 1t is sus-
pected that the dynamiters were after
fish. No arrests have been made.
Tom T. Wilt, keeper at the dam, re-
ported the incident to Mayor Ross on
Wednesday morning. He said that
the entire crib at the right hand side
of the dam was out and that it was
in worse condition than it was follow
ing the food of March, 1924.
Dynamiting the storage dam for
fish has become a common occurrence
according to Arthur Fazenbaker, town
water superintendent. 1t has happen
ed three or four times already this
year. Only five weeks ago he was
forced to drain the dam and remove
fish killed by three charges of dyna-
mite in one night. Eighteen fine bass
could be seen floating on top of the
water.
According to local fishermen dyna-
miting has practically ruined the
sport in Savage River. 1t is very un-
sportsmansike to take fish in this
manner and is prohibited by State
law under a heavy penalty. The OBJ
lection is that it kills all fish, old and
young alike, and leaves none for prop
agatiOn purposes.
Savage River is an ideal fishing
stream and would furnish abundant
sport to local fishermen if this prac-
tice could be stopped. The territory
is under the jurisdiction of Garrett
county game wardens and it is up to
them to prevent such occurrences in
the future.
Arthur Fazenbaker and his men
left yesterday morning to inspect the
dam and ascertain the amount of
damages.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
st. Marks Lutheran, Oakland.
"The Friendly Church"

Rev. David NJ. Funk, Pastor.
$50 a. m.,Sunday school. The train
ing school for life. You need this
training. Join us Sunday. Men,
come to our Bible study at 1000 a.
m.
10:45 a. NJ, worship. Subject:
walking With God"
500 p. NJ, worship, Subject: "The
Religious Rosary"
The meetings of the Christian En-
deavor have been discontinued until
Sunday, September 9th.
Wednesday evening, 500 o'clock,
"The Quiet Hour" Everybody cordi-
ally invited to worship with US in any
or all of these services.
Sunday school picnic has been set
for Friday, July 31st. Everybody in
the Sunday school and church urged
and invited to be there. The place
for holding the picnic has not yet
been selected, but announcement will
be made later.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
Knights of Pythias Notes of In
tereSt.

Installation of officers of Garrett
Lodge was postponed from last Fri
day evening until Friday evening of
this week, at which time we shall have
as our guests members of the lodge
of Friendsville. Refreshments will be
served and all members of the local
lodge are urged to be present.
A meeting of the picnic committee
was held Monday evening. Reports
indicate that the picnic this year will
be the greatest ever held and proba-
bly, will be the greatest in the history
of Western Maryland. This is possi-
BILE when we consider the fact that it
will include a reunion of the Knights
of Pythias of the State. The commit
tee is very busy making arrange
ments to take care of the large crowd
expected. They need the support of
every member Of the lodge and you
are urged to lend any aid and make
suggestions that may help. The COM
mittee will appreciate it.
Members Of the lodge have no doubt
received by this time the statement
of the financial condition of the lodge.
Our present finances are in good
shape but it must be remembered that
it has required several years to ac-
comphsh this result We wish you
would go over the statement carefully
noting the interesting data given
therein. Every member of Garrett
lodge should feel proud to belong to
such an organization and you should
show your interest by attending your
lodge regularly. Your officers need
you and you need your lodge,
If you have not been in the habit
Of going to lodge make and keep
resolution to be present at least once
q month. PUB. COMMITTEE.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
Bank Wrecker's Sentence Com
muted,

T. D. Leps, who was sentenced to
serve seven years in the West Viz
ginia Penitentiary at Moundsville for
the wrecking of the Peoples Bank at
Keyser, West Va, has been granted
a commuted sentence and is now liv-
ing in California with his wife and
children. Leps served about three
years and with good behavior his SEN
tence was cut from seven to four
years. He was released from the
prison on July 9th, but this fact was
not generally known at Keyser until
inquiry was made at the prison.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
THE OAKLAND BAND
ReOrganized Tuesday Evening
With Large Membership.

After several months suspension of
activities, due to the resignation of
Director W. H. McIlwee, of keyser,
West Va, the former members of the
Oakland Band held a meeting on the
evening Of July q and reorganized by
electing the following named officers:
r. R. Gilbert, director, manager and
treasurer; Frank NJ. Lyon, president;
Russell II. Brown, secretary.
The membership of the organization
is as follows; r. R. Gilbert, clarinet;
Howard Sprague, clarinet; Harry C.
Chadderton, Russell Brown, Hugh
Teets, Elmus Ream, James DOMAIN,
Oin Hardesty, comets; Julius Lift
man, c. S. Johnston, saXaphones;
Clarence Chadderton, William Law
ton, baritone; P. P. Davis, trombone;
Whitley Thayer, Adna Sterling, altos;
Max yelling, Frank NJ. Lyon, bass !;
Thomas Compton, drums.
The above are all experienced musi-
sicians and are capable of playing a
splendid grade of music. 1t is the de-
sire of each member to keep the or
ganization going and make it one of
the chief features Of civic life. To do
this, however, the assistance of every
person in town is required and this
should and will no doubt, be forth
coming.
At present, through the generosity
of the American Legion, the band is
using the Legion room as place of
meeting which they will continue to
do until some other quarters are Sc
cured and rehearsals will be conduct
ed on Tuesday and Friday nights of
each week, beginning promptly at
500 o'clock.
The organization has made the invi-
tation to join wide enough to admit
all who can play any kind of an in
strument OF who may be interested in
learning to play.
The band needs no introduction to
the people of Oakland and vicinity.
Until the band become disrupted by
the resignation Of Prof. McIlwee it
occupied leading position as mus
ical organization. Recently several
donations were made by business men
Of Oakland which has been an induce
ment and incentive for the members
to reorganize and keep going. The ac-
ton of the men who contributed is
appreciated very highly and is an in
dication that an organization of this
nature is wanted in Oakland and that
the efforts of the membership is ap-
preciated
The organization has planned to
give open-air concerts one night each
week during the summer months. No
collection will be taken at these con-
certs. They will be absolutely free,
and the presence Of every resident
and visitor is most respectfully re-
quested upon these occasions.
The Republican., 1925-07-23

Mrs. Charles BrandIin. of Kitzmil-
ler, was severely cut on the forehead,
and Mrs. D A. Cherry, of the same
place, were bruised and cut when the
automobile in which they were riding
collided on New Greek drive, near
Keyser, W. Va, about $50 o'clock on
Tuesday evening. An unidentified car,
which struck the hub of Mr.. Cherry's
touring car, in passing, was response
BILE for the accident.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
Preliminary Announcement

Arrangements for Good Citizenship
Day at Mountain Lake Park are being
perfected by the committee having
the matter in charge. For the Sun
day school platform meeting at 800
o'clock, Sunday, August %, Hon,
John J. Cornwall, former Governor
of West Virginia, will be one of the
speakers. At the evening meeting at
500 o'clock, Col. W. w. Wood, head
of the Baltimore and Ohio Welfare
Department, will speak. The Crellin
Boys Band will play at both of these
meeting. A detailed program will ap-
pear in later issue of The Republi-
can.
The Republican., 1925-07-23
Tennis Club to Be Organized.

A tennis club, to be composed Of
Juniors and Seniors, is to be organiz-
ed at Mountain Lake Park on Mon
day, the 27th inst, at 7:30 p, m,
at the bowling alleys in the Park. 1t
his the purpose of the organizers to
1establish club which will enable its
members to practice tennis at re-
markably low costs and to hold tourn-
aments annually. All those interested
in joining a club of this nature should
be at the meeting on Monday evening.