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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01
Walnut Grove

Mrs. C. w. Bulen is entertaining
/ her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Masters o.
Burr Oak, Ia
Martin Lidenberg and family ant
Oscar Anderson and family left OF
Thursday by auto for a visit at thu
John Strandberg home at Mooreton
North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Doig and grand
daughter, Virginia Mae and w. A
Masters who have been visiting rela-
tives in Oregon, returned home Thurs.
DAY.
IS. Larsen and family and Rev. N.
: H. Wangen and family Of Canada who
have been visiting at the home of Rev
Govig, returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Prail and children and
niece, Frances Sommerfeld, left by
auto Saturday for Mortified. They
stopped at New Ulm, Mankato and
GAINESVILLE to visit relatives. They
will go to the cities before returning
home.
M. j. Bell and family, also Mrs
Bells sister, Mrs. Adams, and the
Floyd Bell family left Thursday morn
ing by auto for trip to Duluth and
points north of there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Biswell and
daughter of st. Louis, Mo-, are visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Chandler Of
Gibson, Ia, who have been visiting
friends here returned to their home
Saturday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Wilson at the Slayton hospital
but the little baby passed away the
same day. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity.
Mrs. Frank Clague and Mrs. A. D.
Smith of Redwood Falls and Miss
Margaret Stewart of Seattle, Wash,
spent Wednesday at the w. j. Melon
aid home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Parks and son
of Hibbing, Mimi, left for their home
Wednesday after weeks visit at the
J.. E. Parks home.
Miss Edna Arnold left Sunday for
the cities where she is taking up nurs-
ing at the Hill Crest hospital. Edna
was one Of the graduates Of the Wal
nut Grove high school June 8, 1926.
Mrs. F. R. Blethen went to Monte
vdeo Friday to visit friends.
Miss Ella Salker, student nurse
of the Ethel hospital, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Salker.
Mr. and Mrs. George Biswen are
entertaining Edwin Bald and wife and
son of Montford, Wis, and Harold
Bald and wife of Fenimore, Wis.
Mrs. George Genres and daughter
of Sleepy Eye are visiting at the O.
X. Bjore home.
Rev. O. J. Govig and L. ]. Aarthun
left Thursday for Eagle Grove, Ia,
where Stowanger is meeting for a
three-day session.
Superintendent Point and wife are
getting nicely settled in the Pemble
residence
Mrs. T. w. Prail and children re-
turned Tuesday from ten days Wis
it with her brothers and relatives at
st. Lawrence and Miller, S. D.
Arthur Hendrickson and Winston
Zeuiske of Winona spent Sunday at
their homes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Elliott left Tues
day for their home in Pomona, Calf.
Alvar johnson, Elaine Dahlgren,
Anton Bengston, Esther and Hilma
johnson left Thursday for weeks
outing at Maple Hill farm under the
auspices of the Luther Bible School.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01
Vesta

Ed. CRANES ana Harry Holloway
lmotored to Redwood Falls on bust
ness Monday.
X. Stitz Of Redwood Falls was q
yesta business raIler Monday.
I JASSchroeder and F. Werner of
Vesta were Redwood Falls visitors
Monday.
Mrs. W. Ryling.was Monday call
er at Echo.
G. Hacker was caller at Echo Mon
day.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Will Engel on Sunday, August %.
L. Stewart of Minneapolis is spend
ling a few days at the James Barber
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fawcett and son and
daughter were visitors at Russell the
/ first of last week.
w. Hardy of Redwood Falls was a
business visitor here Monday.
Agnes Barber, Della Urke and
Mrs. O. j. Froland were shoppers at
Redwood Falls Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bendix and family
were guests at the Fred Bendix home
at Echo last week.
| Will Engel, Frances Engel and
Goldie Smith were Mankato shoppers
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Barber and
Misses Sadie and Agnes Barber left
Tuesday for Marshall where Mr.. Bar
Der is to have an operation.
Margaret Mahoney of Redwood
Falls is spending the week at the Will
Engel home.
M. Gibbs was Redwood Falls Wis
itor Tuesday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Barber and dau-
ghter Cecil motored to Dawson We'd
nesday.
Misses Jacobs of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
are visiting at the Frank Maus home
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bilsbey and dau-
ghters of Columbus, Nebr., are spend
ing few days at the Tom Fawcett
home.
George Hanna of Echo was call
er at the w. J. Barber home Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Olson Of Daw-
son spent Wednesday at the w. ].
Barber home.
Oscar Schafer, Fred Hacker and
Lewis Hacker of Echo were callers
here on Thursday.
Harold Voll of Wood Lake was a
Vesta caller Thursday.
Mrs. McPheeters and daughter Rob-
erta left for Rochester Thursday.
Mrs. Harvey Brundige of Spring
field is spending a few days at the
Fred Henzel home.
Bill Knighton of Echo was a Vesta
business caller Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Meldie motored
to Morgan Sunday.
Mrs. H. Wotschke Of Minneapolis
was guest at the Jake Schroeder
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Zeug Of Storden
spent Sunday at the A. johnson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Knighton of Echo
spent Sunday evening at Vesta.
Mr.. and Mrs. F, Boushek Of Vesta
were Morgan visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S., Scott were Sunday
afternoon visitors. at Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Johnson were
guests at the Tom Wolverton home
Sunday at Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hacker motored to
Morgan Sunday.
Palmer Olson of Echo was a Vesta
visitor Sunday.
Edwin Burnz and Henry Schanly
of Lucan motored to Vesta Thursday.
Ole Kale of Lamberton was a.Vesta
business caller Thursday.
George Alexander of Redwood Falls
motored to Vesta Friday.
Edna Larson of Lucan spent Tues
day at the ]. Smith home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Montgomery Of
Vesta spent few days at Pipestones
Mrs. Tom Fawcett and Maufiye
were Redwood shoppers Friday
Wallace Kukuku and Gladys Red
etzke of Echo motored to Vests Frs
day.
Hazel Fletcher of Lucar and 4.
Nelson of Lucan were Friday Visitors
here. 4
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01

Miss Men Larson went to Lynd
sunday i visit and win return On
Evening star., 1926-10-10

X! Samuel j. Randall Philadelphia. :.
| Green r. Rauin. Harrisburg, ILL.,; Rob
ert {. Schenck, Dayton. Ohio; Samuel
! Shellabargar. Springfield, Ohio; Henry
F, II. Starkweather, Norwich. Conn:
! Thaddeus Stevens. Lancaster. Pa;
! Frederick Stone. Port Tobacco. Md;
| William Window, Ninona, Mimi: Fer
nando Wood. New York. and Fred
erick f. Woodbridge, Vergennes, VT.
On the meeting OF the members
! James Brooks took the lead in Oppos-
! ing the election of Speaker and or
ganiZation of the House, because of
| the absence of Representatives from
10 Southern States. He sent a peti-
tion to the clerks desk signed by
81 Democrats and on that petition are
the names John Morrissey, and Fred
erick Stone of Port Tobacco and Ste
venson Archer of Gelair. Md The
clerk ruled that he would not receive
petitions nor other matter inconsst-
ent with the organization of the
House ColfaX was elected Speaker
by the Republican vote of 127, and
Samuel s. Marshall of Illinois received
the votes of the 80 Democratic men,
bers
Looking through the list of Senators,
/ find many who were celebrated in
| 1867 and some who became historic.
Believing that you like those little
JoEs which revive memories, / hand
YOU the names l copied: Henry An
thony, Providence, X. l.: James A
| Bayard, Wilmington; Simon Cameron,
Harrisburg; Zachariah Chandler. De
troit; Roscoe Conkling, Utica; Aaron
II. Cragin, Lebanon, y. H.: George F..
Edmunds, Burlington, VT. Orris Ferry,
Norwich. Conn. William Pitt Fessen-
den, Portland, Me-; Frederick r. Ere
linghuysen. n. j.; James Harlan,
| Mount Pleasant, Iowa; John B. Hen
dersOn, Louisiana. Mo: Thomas A.
Hendricks, indianapolis; Reverdy
johnson, Baltimore; Lot NJ Morrill,,
Augusta Me-: Justin S. Morrill,, Straf-
ford. Vt; Oliver p. Morton. Indianap-
oils; Samuel c. Pomeroy. Atchison.
kans.; Willard Salisbury, George
town. Del; John sherman, Mans.
field. Ohio: William Sprague. Provi-
dence, r. l.; William NJ. Stewart. Vir-
ginia City. New; Charles Sumner, Bos-
ton: Lyman Trumbull, Chicago; Peter
G. Van Wrinkle. Parkersburg, w. Va:
Henry Wilson, Natjck. Mass, and
Richard Yates, Jacksonville, Ill.
The officers Of the Senate were John
w. Forney, secretary, Philadelphia:
William J. Mcdonald, chief clerk.
Washington: ID. w. G.. Clarke, execu-
tive clerk. Burlington. VT; George r.
Brown, sergeat-at-arms and door
keeper, Washington, and Isaac Bas-
sett. assistant doorkeeper, Washington.
looked through the Globe for
speech which I understand Morrissey
made in the House, but did not find it.
The only reference I.found to him,
outside of votes and committee assign
ments. was this, in the Globe, Febru-
ary 16. 1870: Indefinite leave of alb
sence was. by unanimous consent.
granted to Mr.. Morrissey on account of
continued illness in his family"
X x X
IN the course of these rambles men
ton was made of the Heenan-
Sayers prize fight in England. 1 col
lected much matter concerning it. be-
lieving it was pertinent to the story
of Morrissey. which also had to do with
the career. Of Tom Hyer John G.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
M0rrissey Made Few Vocal Efforts in Congress

l!eenan. Yankee sullivan and other
prize fighters Of the midnineteenth
century. Time is near when / am to
say good-by to this subject and it will
answer my purpose to hand You this
account of the IIeenan- Savers fight,
which I take from the Encyclopaedia
Britannica:
What Is still the most celebrated
prize fight of modern times took place
It FarnsbOrOugh. England. in April,
$3.50, between Tom Sayers and the
huge youthful American pugilist,
j. G. Heenan, the 'Benicia Boy who
had been defeated in America by
MorrisSey. but had succeeded 10 the
championship on the latter's retire
ment. The English champion was
much smaller and lighter man than
his challenger. a fact which increased
the popular interest in the fight.
Although the local English authori-
ties endeavored to prevent it's taking
place, Heenan complaining that he
had been chased out Of eight coun-
ties the ring at Farnsborough was
surrounded by a company containing
representatives of the highest classes,
and the exaggerated statement was
made that Parliament had been
emptied to patroniZe Il prize fight
The battle lasted hours and 80 min
uates, during which Heenan. owing
to his superior weight and reach.
seemed to have the advantage.
although nearly blinded by Sayers'
hard straight punches. During one
of the opening rounds Il tendon in
Sayers' right forearm was ruptured
in guarding, and he fought the rest
VII; ;ot,
reused the enthusia sm of the spec
tators.
''Heenan had neglected to harden
his hands properly. with the result
that they soon swelled to unnatural
proportions. rendering his blows no
more effective than if he had worn
boxing gloves. Nevertheless. toward
the close Of the fight Heenan repeat
edly threw Sayers violently and held
him on the ropes inclosing the ring,
which, just as the police interfered.
were cut by persons who asserted
that Heenan was on the point of
strangling Sayers.
"In spite OF the indecisiye outcome
Of the battle, beth fighters claimed
the victory. but the match was of
ffcially declared q draw. This was
the last prize fight with bare fists on
English soil, as public opinion was
aroused and orders We're given to
the police thenceforth to regard
prize fighting as illegal, as tending to
a breach Of the peace
Several surreptitious prize fights
did occur within few years after
the Sayers-Heen battle, but more
than once. notably in a fight between
Heenan and Tom King. one Of the
principals was 'doctored'-i. e., drug
ged-and this lack Of fair play, added
to the brutality Of fist fights, gave
the death blow to pugilism Of the
old kind. In it's place came fighting
and boxing with padded gloves. small
ones. weighing about four ounces,
being used by professionals. while
amateurs who boxed and SPARED
rather than fought. made use of larger
and softer gloves"
That account of the Heenan-S yers
fight was a British slant and Ameri-
cans charged that the ropes were
cut and the police rushed in to save
the Ensiish champion. The Rambler
Evening star., 1926-10-10

tween you and me, and, of course.
not for publication. | fear a man VINO
puts forth his honesty as a plea for
office. Men who have been called
Honest" John, Honest Tom and
Honest" Dick have done time for
stealing TO boast of ones honesty
is as suspicious as Dragging of ones
gentility or ones patriotism.
would rather that psychologist
or analyst of character tell YOU why
SO many men attached themselves to
John Morrissey, but if a psychologist
should explain this. you would not
understand the explanation. EN-
plana tions that do not eXplanare. or
planum facere, are so numerous that
the Rambler would not add to their
number.
I think that John MorrisSey was a
kind man, though ferociOuS in fight.
He really forgave his enemies. He
did not say. smugly and hypocritical-
ly, Il forgive my enemies, but await
my chance to hamString tnem." He
could fight a man and then drink with
him and laugh about their disagree
ment Men like a. man VINO has the
courage to fight any man and the
strength to lick him. They like fell
low who, after walloping and being
walloped.. feels no grudge. Common
men like Il man of unusual intelli-
gence and Sagacity better than a prig
who is without Intelligence. though
he have 10 university degrees. These
are some eaSonS why so many men
liked John MorrisSey.
He had been q saloon keeper. Well,
of course. that seems horrific and nor
risonus to darling men today. but
tavern-keepers in the colonial time
and saloon-keepers in pre- prohibition
days We're often accounted honorable
men and were sometimes influential
in civic affairs, and not because they
had the backing of the "groggery ele-
ment." Ii YOU have lived long in
Washington. and lived in the whole
city instead of one sect of il. you re-
call that there were lager beer saloon
keepers who were popular fellows.
They were in the churches and the
lodges, and in music and art societies.
They were on civic committees. John
Morrissey's saloons. in the opinion of
tens of thousands. did not hurt him.
John also ran faro iayoutS and even
that did not destroy confidence in him.
but rather seems to have increased
confidence. because 1t was widely be-
lieved that his games were square"
Our ancestors were a deplorable lot
out blushing, would play cards for
money and some of them would chal-
lenge a man to a shooting duel. Such
ancestors are shocking to us who live
In an age SO virtuouS that nobody
drinks liquor and nobody bets on
cards. horses or prize fights. John
Morrissey was a mans man in the
world of 20 to so years ago.
Il is also to be noted that John
Morrissey became rich. and when he
lived some men could see good quail
tiles IN a rich man which they had
not seen when he was poor But. of
course, that was long ago.
John Morrissey came TO Washing
ton in 1867 for the opening of the
Fortieth Congress. III the Congress
sional Globe | find the list of members
OF the House, their post Office addresses
and occupations. Morrssey is listed
as banker. / think there is a quiet
joke in that. So far as / have read.
the only bank he was connected with,
Evening star., 1926-10-10

Care Of Official Motor Cars Gains in
Efficiency Through New Policy Of
Seeking to Preserve the Various Forms
of Equipment and the Supplies Which
Previously Were Destroyed After Con-
demnation by the Federal Courts.
Some of the Liquor Taken From Law
Breakers Put to Important Use in Con-
nection With Professional Tasks Under
Authority of Government.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
HN THE RAMBLER.

VOIIN MORRiSSEY. in Congress,
did not get his name often in
the Congressional Globe. He
~ was a silent member and author
of few bills. He was not indus
trious in Offering amendments. max
ing objections and interrupting speak
ers. One reader may think from this
that John MorriSSey was dud in
Congress. and another may think he
was a wise and able man. Perhaps
the worth of a Congressman is no
more determined by success in get
ting his name in the Record than the
worth of a citizen is determined by his
zeal in getting his name in newspa-
perS or getting on committees.
Friends of Morrissey do not urge
that he was strong in those parts of
philosophy called logic, estheticS and
metaphysics. but they hold that he
was effective in those parts called
ethics and politics. In the Tammany
district which sent John Morrissey to
Washington it was not claimed that
he knew the political PHILOSOPHERS of
Plato. Rousseau and NietZSche. but it
was argued that he knew London
prize ring rules, that he had been the
hardest hitting fist fighter in America.
that his saloons had the good will of
customers, ana tlldl IittIl Ildu ii
chance to win at John Morrissev's
faro games and get away with the
money without being mt with a gas
pipe.
Norrisseys campaign was run on
honesty. His partiSanS asked his elec
tion to Congress because he was an
honest man. and all kinds of men
voted for him because he was an hon
est man. His opponents were also
honest men. hut John was the honest
est of them all if there are degrees OF
honesty.
That a man was elected TO Con
.taSs principally because he was hon
est argues helief--in ls6I--that some
mer in public office were not honest.
Sixteen thousand men voted for him.
and among those 1900 New Workers
may have been some who We're not
honest. which shows that men appre
ciate honesty in others.
The Rambler is confused on the
subject of honesty. He does not be.
lieve that honesty is uncommon. He
believes that most men are honest.
Some are honest from the selfish mo-
tive that honesty is the best policy"
Some are honest because Of fear-fear
OF the police and of Gods Judgment.
Some are honest because no impor-
tant temptation to be dlsnoneSt has
been offered them. Some are honest
because of pride. which IS a variety
of fear, honesty They would not even
have hribe giver know that they
would take it. Then. 10 be discovered
in dishonesty and have newspaper
photographer show them in a police
van might be ,nOrtifying.
The Rambler would dislike TO have
a newspaper come out with something
like this: Rambler arrested. Old and
somewhat trusted newspaper employe
knocks down three cashiers. sandbags
four editors. picks the lock of the
Office safe and fees with a million dol
lars. F'elied by the reserves after TAX
ing clubs from Il policemen. He is
found To have quarts of nitrogly-
cevin in his pocket. The whole thing
would be quite d!sconcerting.
/ CAN imagine that there are honest
men who are honest by instinct
and yet able TO make a living. Be.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

of a spectacular foray by prohibition
officers. marked by the conflscation of
much evidence" the salvage machin-
cry begins turning, court order is
invoked, and before long the material
intended for bootleg circles has found
itself disarmed of all sinful poten-
tialities and en- route to destinations
far removed from those originally
mapped out.
True, not all of the confiscated ma
terial had been destroyed, even before
the courts intercesSion. Some of 1t
had been put on the auction block and
sold 10 the highest bidders. Often the
prices realized in such sales, however
were barely sufficient to pay the cost
of drayage. storage and auctioneer's
commission. The auction method did
not pay. 1t seemed cheaper. to de-
stroy all nnWanted evidence on the
spot, until the new plan of disposal
was evolved.
More than 4500 pounds of sugar
have been supplied the National
Training School for Boys as the result
Of recent raids in moonshine territory.
approximately 10000 pounds of pure
copper tubing and sheeting have been
furnished Walter Reed Hospital.
Mount Alto Hospital! and other insti-
Evening star., 1926-10-10

Not long ago we learned that the
boys of the National Training School
were suffering from an outbreak "i
Influenza We advised officials there
that we could give them some pure
whisky for use III combating the dis
ease, and they were quick to take
advantage of the offer. The Naval
Hospital also has drawn on this liquor
supply from time To time.
Several months ago the Public
Printer called me up and said he un-
CerStood we had some barrels to give
away. l told him we had several hun
dred large kegs. some of which were
being cut in two by Department "f
Agriculture officials for use in potting
small trees, shrubs and flowers. lie
declared he could use all | had AMI
more, too, explaining that he had becn
paying 81 per barrel for them. As
result the Government Printing Office
now uses the former liquor containers
for shipping metal to various points
in connection with its business. ]
have been informed that this has re
suited In marked savings To the print
shop
Mr.. Snyder is much concerned
over the fact that he is speciti-
cally prohibited by law from salvaS-
Evening star., 1926-10-10

other than as a depOSitor. was Il faro
bank. George NJ Adams of Barbours-
vile, Ky. gave his occupation as
"gentleman.' Some of YOU Will guess
that George had no trade, business or
other legitimate occupation. 1t is
likely that George was an uld-fash-
ioned fellow and held to the title gen
tleman." which meant pelieve--an
elderly man of benevolent manner,
who lived on the farm his father left
him and did no other work than to
take a horseback ride In the fields to
see how the hands were getting on,
eat IL fine dinner at o'clock and
spend the balance of the afternoon
smoking or chewing on the veranda
while old Uncle Ned mixed the juleps.
He was a type T hold in sweet remem-
brance
/ forgot to look at his politics. but
I fancy he had been a Whig. Wings
in the South were proud people. An
old man in Maryland said to me
years ago: Harry. I used to be a
Whig before the war and it hurt my
pride to associate with Democrats.
but Republicans were such poison to
my system that Democrats looked all
right
Looking up George Adams in our
v j
Knox County, KY, December 20. 1897:
was educated at Centre College, Dan
vile, Ky: studied law: was clerk of
the Circuit Court OF Knox County
from 1859 to 1861: he raised Il COM
pany in August, 1861. and entered the
Union Army as captain in the 7th
Kentucky Volunteers. Was elected
to the Fortieth Congress as a Demo
crat. receiving 1900 votes against
7,175 votes for NJ. ID. Rice, Radical"
TN the House of the Fortieth Con-
gress were clergyman, William A.
Pile of st. Louis; a farmer who listed
himself "horticulturist," Carman A.
Newcomb of Tunnel. Mo-; a hotel
keeper. James NJ. Marvin of Saratoga
Springs; real estate agent, John Fox
of New York; a printer, Jacob II. Ella
of Rochester; a coal operator. Henry
l.. Cake of Tamaqua, Pa; lumber
man. Philetus Sawyer of Oshkosh,
Wis: a railroad manager. Ginery
Twichell of Brookline. Mass, and a
surgeon and physician, Henry Van
Aernan of Franklinville, n. Y. Three
members of that House We're listed as
editors-James G. Blaine of Augusta,
Me-; j. Lawrence Getz of Reading.
Pa. and James Brooks OF New York
City. The other members were law
yers. farmers, merchants and bankers.
Looking down the list I find names
of men celebrated at that time or be-
came so, and among these names are:
John Morrissey, Oakes Ames, North
Easton, Mass; William B. Allison.
Dubuque. Iowa: Nathaniel =. Barks.
Waltham. Mass; George S. Boutwell,.
Groton, Mass; Benjamin F. Butler.
Lowell. Mass; Schuyler Colfax, South
Bend, Ind: Shelby NJ. Cullom. Spring
field. ILL.,; Henry l.. Dawes. Pittsfeld.
Mass; Grenville NJ. Dodge. Council
Bluffs, Iowa; Ignatius Donnelly, Hast
ingS, Mimi: John F. Farnsworth. ST.
Charles. ILL.,; James A. Garfield,
Hiram. Ohio; William S Holman. Au-
rora. Ind; Benjamin r. Hopkins.
Madison, Wis. William ID. Kelley,
Philadelphia; John II. Ketcham. Dover.
n. Y; John A. Logan. Carbondale, Ill.
Horace Maynard, Knoxville. Tenn:
Luke r. Poland, ST .Johnsburg,. Vt: