The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
Small Town Talk

Some statesmen call it "getting
publicity" and others speak of il
more beautifully as taking the pub
lie into my confidence"
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"Col. Blancher, the distinguished
civil war veteran, celebrated the fit-
tieth anniversary of his wedding yes
terday. He tells interesting stories
Of the great conflict. "-Salima News
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If your younsters are cumming
around town late at night the best
way is for you to look after them
yourself instead of expecting the vi;
lage authorities to do it for you
Don't mention it. You're welcome
Billy Noonan.
For some reason or other highway
men are picking out Minnesota to
practice their profession" And the
mean part about one Of those boy;
is that he will shoot hole in one, to
use golf phrase, if you don't stick
up your hands promptly. If the
penalty against such crimes can be
made more severe it should be done.
-Baudette Region.
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Senator Henry Benson of st. Peter
has been appointed Judge of Probate
of Nicollet County, to fill the unex.
pired term of the late Judge Loefl.
Nicollet County is indeed fortunate to
have man of Senator Benson's abil-
ity to call on in an emergency-and a
man willing to sacrifice his own in
terests to serve the best interests of
his community.
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Nicollet County has reinstated its
County Agent after having had none
for two years, the commissioners hav.
ing refused to appropriate the neces-
sary funds. Day by day in every
way Nicollet County is getting wiser
and wiser. But counties like Red
wood are even wiser in keeping the
agent year after year so that there
is no break in the service he renders.
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According to the reports of the
United States Service Commission,
there were 544,671 civilian employees
of the Government on December 81,
1923. On June 80, 1925, there were
564,I18 employees-an increase of
more than 10000 in a year and a
half. No private business could
stand proportionate increase in its
hired help-and we doubt if the gov
eminent can.
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The Pabst Brewing Company of
Milwaukee has found some use for its
ex-beer cases and is distributing
them to the poor families in the city
to use as fuel. Incidentally this not
only proves that the Pabst Corpora
ton "has heart'-it also shows that
it has the forward look which tells it
that prohibition has come to stay
and that these cases are worthless so
far as their original purpose is con-
cerned.
1t takes all sort of people to max.
up this world, including people Who
Cut corners
Straddle center lines
Mix gasoline and hootch
Fark opposite a white line
Cross railroads two abreast
Race across street intersections
Pass on curves or near the creso
of hills
Fail to give warning signals to
drivers behind
Throw in the clutch when they put
on the brakes.-Exchange.
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Springfield is certainly getting
hard-at least it has ceased to be
easy. Listen to this;
beginning with January 9th,
city offenders sentenced for con-
viction of violation of city or
dinances may be put to work or
the city streets or on the rock
pile. The city council passed an
ordinance containing such provis-
ions at the last meeting held Mon
day evening. The ordinance COW
ers only male misunderstanding
field Advanced Press.
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Sheriff julius of Brown County,
the oldest sheriff in Minnesota says
that it was soft snap to be she,
if in old days compared to what it
is now. He declares that a sheriff |
was practically sure to get his man !
in the days before the speedy auto
hurled the criminal across the coun-
try in the twinkling of an eye after
the crime. He says that nothing is
fast enough for the people of tiiis
day and when they turn into GRIM
inals they are hopeless propositions
to catch. Murderers and holdups van
ish from the hand like magic.-Ex.
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We are getting tired of hearing
about the Christmas present
which dad received with a bill
following it on the first of the
month. Dad doesn't pay for that
gift nearly as much as mother
does. 1t is the woman in every
home who earns most of the in
come and saves more of it. The
sooner dad gets over the idea
that he does all the earning the
better off he will be. If Won