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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
STATE UNIVERSITY
TO GRADUATE BIG
CLASS JUNE l4TH
PRESIDENT OF ALBERTA UNI
VERSITY TO GIVE ADDRESS;
SIMMER session. OPENS JUNE
EIGHTEENTH.

The University of Minnesota
largest graduating class, numbering
approximately 1900 students, will
receive diplomas at impre essive out
door exercises in the Memorial Stad-
ium at P. NJ, Monday, June la.
President Henry NJ Tory of the
University of Alberta will give an in
ternational aspect to the occasion by
delivering the commencement ad-
dress. He is head of an inetitution
which is interested with Minnesota
in many problems affecting the agri-
cultural welfare of the great north
western region of which both this
state and western. Canada are parts.
Some of the impressive scenery
used in the recent outdoor prOduc-
tion of the opera aida" in the Stad-
ium will be used as setting for the
commencement exercises, and it is
planned also to retain some of that
scenery for use June 20 when the
Crown Prince of Sweden visits at the
University and a public reception in
the Stadium is conducted for him.
Wearing gowns and caps with
tassels of the shade that designate
their various degrees, large delega-
tions of seniors will march into the
Stadium representing the colleges of
liberal arts, medicine, dentistry, ag-
riculture; engineering, law, chemis-
try, architecture, education, business,
pharmacy and the courses in music,
nursing, liberal training, social work,
home economics, forestry, and the
like. There will also be approx
mately 100 graduate degrees of doc
tor of philosophy or master of arts
awarded to advanced students.
o rpashrdlu etaoin shrdlu C emf vb
The students will be presented for
their degrees as groups by the deans
of the several schools and colleges
and President L. D. Coffman will
award the parchment emblems of
the complete courses.
Although an overwhelming per-
centage of the students come from
Minnesota, at least 20 other states
and number of foreign countries
will be represented among the men,
bers of the graduating group.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
To Tour Europe

Lester Peterson, ALVIN and Esther
Fitchen of Olivia, and Bernice Greer
slit of Morton, are among the young
people from this county who will &C.
company the Northwestern college
glee club on it's European tour this
summer, states the Renville County
Journal. Peterson is the editor of the
Hamline university school paper
where Allyn Fitchen and Bernice
Greenslit are students. Miss Fitchen
teaches music at Duluth and is mem-
Der of the glee club. Seventy five
names have already been enrolled for
the trip and the party will leave New
York Juf 8 with the first concert at
London The club will appear at most
Of the European cap;tols. From
Rome the route leads to Jerusalem.
Forty-eight days win be required to
make thas trip.-Morton Enterprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
REDWOOD CO. lST
IN FARM SCHOOL
REPRESENTATION
NINETEEN STUDENTS FROM
COUNTY ATTEND SCHOOL OF
AGRICULTURE AT UNIVERS-
ITY; ORGANIZE All CLUBS.

Redwood County is first in the
state in representation at the School
of Agriculture, University Farm, at
st. Paul considering the distance
from the school, That is, more stu
dents travel longer a longer dis
tance from this county to attend
the School of Agriculture than from
any county in the state.
Last winter there were in attend
ance of nineteen young men and wo-
men from this county. Some of these
attended only the winter term which
began January 5, while others began
in the fall term which began on Sep
tember 2Sth.
The work is so divided that a stu
dent may enroll either in the fall or
In the winter. The winter term ends
in the latter part of March, thus en-
abling the boys and girls to get home
In time for spring work when their
help is so much needed.
The following are the names of the
students attending from Redwood
County: Valerious Aftermath, San
born; Irwin R. Ballard, Wabasso; Mar
garet Bechtold, Redwood Falls; Roy
Gerstmann, Clements; Leonard Lar
son, Walnut Grove; Clara Meyer, San
born; Lloyd A. Meyer, Sanborn; Ed
gar Parker, Clements; John Raveling.
Lucan; Charles Neitzel, Morton; AL
fred Sabin, Walnut Grove; Leona
Schmiesing, Lucan; Alvin Shining,
Wabasso; Louis Schmiesing, Lucan;
Ira Tackle, Walnut Grove; Wilbur
Warner, Wabasso; Edward J. Werner,
Wabasso; Lewis Wittwer, Redwood
Falls; Marcella Wittwer, Redwood
Falls; Fred Neitzel, Morton.
Out of this group of students many
are carrying on project work under
the supervision of the School of Agri-
culture. This work is carried on for
credit toward graduation just 1he
same as, the work which they do in
the schsol during the winter.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
LARGEST FARM
BUREAU PICNIC
HELD AT WABASSO
TUESDAY FINDS THOUSANDS or
COUNTY RESIDENTS TOGETH
Err FOR GOOD TIME; LUCAN
HAS BIGGEST GROUP.

Estimation of the enormous CROWD
attending the Redwood County Farm
Bureau picnic at Wabasso Tuesday
June Sth, is almost inQossible but as
stated by County Agent Lynn Shell
don there were at least 1000 people
present. Others who attended state
the crowd was in the neighborhood IF
10000. The principal speakers of tho
day were j. O. Christianson of the
School of Agriculture, University of
Minnesota, and Peder Peterson Of
Iowa.
Mr.. Peterson gave an extremely
interesting talk on the Farm Bureau
program, stating that the one thing
that always helped the farmer the
most was the Farm Bureau but that
the Bureau needed the cooperation Of
every farmer. In closing Mr.. Ped
erson said, "The one thing that /
would like to see and the one thing
that will benefit the farmer is that
he shall get behind tree and watch
himself go by. In other words take
advantage Of every thing the Bureau
has to OFFER"
Mr.. j. O. Christianson gave a short
talk on education and used as his
theme, "Values of Education for Far
mers." One of the important things
brought out in his talk was that the
advancement Of agriculture would
come in proportion to the ability Of
the farmers and that education would
bring more permanent results. 9TH,
day of the slow-moving farmer is
past" said the speaker, 'the success
full farmer of the future will be the
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
Renville County
Pioneers Reunion
at Beaver Falls
OLD FIDDLERS CONTEST TO BE
FEATURE WITH PRIZE Of
FERED BY T. O'CONNOR OF
RENVILLE.

Renville county pioneers and their
families and friends will meet in an
nual reunion this year at old historic
Beaver Falls. The date for the re-
union is June 18th and the place is a
beautiful scenic spot on the banks Of
Beaver Creek.
The time and place for the reunion
were fixed by committee of Beaver
Falls citizens and the officers of the
association, held at Olivia last week.
The president and secretary elected
year ago being unable to act, ]. r.
Landy was elected as president and
Miss Helen Dahl as secretary, and
they were instructed to proceed in the
arrangement of a program.
It was decided to have an old time
picnic, with a program of music and
speaking during the day, and con-
cert and program in the big tent in
the evening. Each village will be
asked to contribute a stunt toward
the program and friendly contest
will be waged among the villagers.
One of the features of the program
will be an old time fiddlers' contest
in which all residents of Renville
county will be free to enter. Thanks
to the public spirit of T. O'Connor of
Renville, cash prizes amounting to
S25.00 will be awarded the winners
in the contest. All those desiring to
enter the contest are requested to
notify the secretary.
Thanks are also due R. B. Henton
of Morton for generous cash con-
tribution to help defray the expenses
Of the reunion.-Olivia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
FIREMEN TO HOLD
STATE MEET AT
new. lJLM JUNE Is
BIG PROGRAM READY: DAY AND
EVENING SESSIONS FULL OF
AMUSEMENT AND CONFER
ENCES.

The committee of the New Uim
Fire department in charge of al
rangements for the 54th annual con-
vention of the Minnesota State Firi
Department association, which is tc
be held in New Ulm Tuesday and
Wednesday. June Is and 16, has an
nounced the complete program fo'
the big two day gather :ng, says thc
Brown County Journal. There will
be entertainment galore for the of
flclal delegates representing the $50
Fire departments of The state, AMI
the many visitors expected to come
to New Ulm during the convention
Representatives of the Redwood Falls
Department will attend.
, One of the excellent features of the
program will be grand exhibition
by the gymnastic classes of Turner
hall in charge of Thomas Pfaender
physical director of the New Ulm
Turnverein. More than 25O young
ladies and young men will take part
in this event, which is scheduled at
Turner Hall Park, Tuesday evening,
June 18th at 8 o'clock. A large list
of special numbers will be pu. on at
that time.
The firemen will play water polo
on the City Market square south of
the Union hospital, Tuesday after
noon, June Is, at 4:l5 o'clock. Prizes
of SIS and $40 will be awarded to the
two winning companies. This novel
entertainment will provide plenty Of
fun and excitement.
For o'clock in the evening, grand
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
FIRE DESTROYS
HOME; ANOTHER
Is DAMAGED
FULLER RESIDENCE BURNED TO
GROUND WEDNESDAY p. M.;W.
H. GOLD HOME DAMAGED BY
FRIDAY MORNING BLAZE.

One of the most disastrous fires
Redwood Falls has seen for a long
period was that which destroyed the
home Of Mrs. Phoebe Fuller just
west of Redwood Falls about noon
Wednesday of last week. The Fuller
house was an especially large and
we'll built home and it's destruction
is the more serious since the loss was
not covered by insurance A portion
of the hou7ehold furniture and other
contents were saved by members of
the Redwood Falls Fire Department
and by neighbors and friends who
rushed to the scene
The blaze started in the attic and
the cause of it has not been aseer-
tanned although it was probably due
to defective flue. It was we'll
started when discovered and the in
adequate water supply on the farm
made it impossible for the fire fight
ers to do any effective work toward
stopping the flames. The fire was
intense, it taking only a short time
to render the whole structure a mass
OF flames which could not be stayed.
A second fire of last week iw,as TIE
one which occurred in the w. H.
Gold home early Friday morning.
Mrs. Gold was alone in the house and
asleep when the fire broke ont. be-
Ing awakened by the smell of smoke.
The alarm was given and the De-
partment was able to put out the
blaze but only after considerable
damage had been done to the con-
tents of the house by the smoke. It
was also necessary to cut large hole
IN the hardwood floor in order to put
out the flames whirh had broken out
In the basement. 1t is supposed that
the lire was the result Of the burn
ing OF rubbish the furnace late
Thursday afternoon The house and
its contents were insured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
CObb-DaviS

The home of Rev. and Mrs. w. ].
Conard was the scene of an attractive
wedding Tuesday afternoon at 400
o'clock when their niece Miss Heller
Avis Cobb, became the bride of Mr..
John Wayne Davis of Redwood Falls.
The ring service was used, Rev. Paul
E. Shannon of Pine Island, the brides
brother-in-law. performing the cere-
mony. The Bridal Chorus" from
Lohengrin was played ss the process
sional by Mrs. Shannon, the brides
sister,.
Miss Dorothy Davis, the bride
groom's sister, was Miss Cobb's
bridesmaid, and Mr.. Charles Conarts
was best man. Charlotte Shannon
was flower girl ~, as-
The bride wzs chazming in a gown
of hyacinth hlne eeargette, snd her
flowers were roses 4a& lilies Of th,
(Continsed q 1ast pses)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
IF YOU HAD A MAN

II you had a man who had
worked faithfully to further
your own interests, and had
saved money for you, we do not
believe that you would dis
charge him just because some
one else wanted the job.
You have a man who has
been working faithfully for you
in a public capacity.
He has saved money for you,
and for every other taxpayer of
the state, and has your best in
terests at heart.
That man is Governor Theo-
dore Christianson.
There is no valid reason why
Governor Christianson should
not be elected for a second
term.
He has proved himself to be
a good hired man for the
state.
Keep him on the job fer a
second term And the way to
keep him on the job is to sc to
the polls on Monday, June 21st,-
and VOTE FOR HlH!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
STATE AUDITOR
ISSUES REPORT
ON FARM TAXES
"OVER ONE HALF OF TAX PAID
IS USED BY TOWNSHIP AND
SCHOOL DIST" SAYS
RAY p. CHASE.
THREE CASES CITED
ALBRIGHT, PARK AND RIORDAN
FARMS USED TO ILLUSTRATE
REDWOOD COUNTY TAX
SITUATION.

State Auditor Ray P. Chase has re-
Gently issued an exhaustive report of
the School District Taxes in the State
of Minnesota, said report being as
Mr.. Chase states for the information
and benefit Of Minnesota's farmer tax
payers" A portion of the report, IL
Iustrated by the taxes paid by three
of Redwood County's wellknown far
mers are reprinted here. Copies of
the complete report may be obtained
from Mr.. Chase in case any tax pay
er wishes to write for one.
"The actual amounts paid by Min
nesota taxpayers for each of the four
government subdivisions, expressed
in dollars and carried out in percent
ages, were as follows:
State Tax Sill, ,328,S51.77 1920
County ---- 24,433, ,435.67 28.6195
Township - 9,O9O,O15.72 10.649o
School Dist. = 40,545, ,989.98 47.4SRo
eff the average Minnesota farmer
thinks his taxes are too high, it avails
him nothing to complain over city and
village taxes, no part of which he
pays, at least directly.
"Of the taxes which he does pay,
less than one-half, or to be exact
41.SS8o of the total, as shown above,
goes to the state and counties. Over
one-half of his entire tax burden is to
care for expenditures incurred by
township and school districts, which
expenditures were either authorized
directly by the farmer himself at his
township meeting, or by township or
school officials elected directly by him.
Nearly one-half of the total tax
paid by the average Minnesota farmer
last year, as shown above in dollars
and in percentages, is the school dis
trict tax-to be exact, 47.4S%o. Ev-
cry Minnesota farmer who really
thinks that he is paying a confisca.
tory tax, or that his tax rate is OPP
pressive, should direct his scrutiny
less at the abstract question of high
taxes and more at the purposes for
which the larger amounts of his tax
money are spent. He should consid-
er the expenditures which he has auth.
orized, or which have been authorized
by his immediate representatives
critically and inquiringly, to ascertain
whether or not, all the expenditures
which he is called upon to pay are
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-09
YOUR ATTORNEY GENERAL

Minnesota voters who keep
in touch with state affairs will
find cause for self-congratula-
ton in the filing last week
of Attorney General Clifford L.
Hilton as a candidate for re-
reelection.
This is true because Mr..
Hilton's filing should, and 'un-
doubtedly will, mean his re-
nomination and reelection,
which in turn means retaining
in this tremendously important
Office one of the best attorney
generals the state has ever had.
Only those familiar with the
affairs of the attorney generals
office can know the enormous
increase in work that annually
devolves upon that department,
all of which is ably and exped-
itiously handled. But most of
the citizens of the state ought
to be familiar with the big, OUT
standing suits which Mr.. Hill
ton, as attorney general, has
won. for the state.;c -
/,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04
FIVE STATES TO
ATTEND MEETING
Park Conference in Ken
lucky Oct. 5 to 7.

Indiana conservationists will take
prominent part in the second Ohio
Valley State Park conference. which
will be held at Frankfort KY. Oct
>. 6. and :, according to Richard
Lieber. director of the Indiana de.
partment Of conservation. Among
the Hoosiers scheduled for speeches
are Lieber. conference chairman;
Assistant Conservation Director
Charles G. Sauers. secretary: Stan
ley Coulter chairman of the Indiana
commission and Everett L. Gardner
Of Monticello, in charge of Dunes
Park purchases. Governor william
J. Fields Of Kentucky will be a
headllner. Lieber suggested three
routes to the meeting: to Cincinnati
and then directly TO Frankfort; to
Madison. thence across TO Ohio
River by ferry and 70 Frankfort,
Ky. via Shelbyvillc. or by way Of
Louisville. Ky. A feature Of the
conference will be motorcade from
Frankfort 10 Cumberland Falls, the
new Kentucky state Park.
Representatives from Illinois.
Ohio. Indiana. kentucky and West
Virginia will be in attendance at the
meeting. Virtually every phase Of
conservation will come up for dis
cussion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04
BEASTS OF PREY
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson :

She is prude. Had I known she was so old
fashioned would never have married her"
These words of excuse were used by an Ohio man
when his wife in court had accused him of nfdeity.
This divorce case, like many another is shameful
record of the sensuality and depravity which lies in
the being of certain type of man. Rich influential
owner of factory where girls employed he
endeavored to make love to number of them
Men Of this sort should marry They are
not fitted to settle down and existences
But often, they are the first to take wives.
Charging his wife with being a prude however, is
not typical of such husbands Generally they prefer
their wives like that. that they may excuse their
behavior to their souls.
But would this husband have been any different if
his wife had led wild life with him? Certainly not.
Men like that changed by any characteristics
of women They are born into the world with a de-
generacy of SOUL and like beasts they continue their
days.
Mems morals to extent, are their own concern.
If they desire to live like Don Juans they always
find plenty of womef to abet them in this ambition.
But they need the restraining of some legal pun
ishment when they employ girls with their ruin in
mind
Such like wolves roaming about the
earth, Staying innocence They always pick out pretty
young things who poor and seduce them with
promises Of beautiful clothes and other Injuries And
the poor little girl children foresee that
eventually they will be left sta-ve in the gutter
They might as well call upon a rock for help as to
cry for aid to such when he is done with them.
Seeking women of their own type may be forgiven
such men. But when they prey upon innocence and
ignorance they should be punished by society they
deserve.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04

of this State dare to refuse permission to interview
this man?
Will the State Senate dare to refrain from de-
handing a call for a special session?
Will any official of the State government dare
to refuse to petition the Governor for such
action?
If the story which Adams says Stephenson tells
be false and manufactured the first to explode it
should be those whom he accuses.
Were it fantastic, is it true that this
did select Senators, nominate Governors dictate to
legislatures?
The man who makes charge says that he is the
head of Investigating committee of the Rspub-
lican Editorial Association.
Already there is an effort to deny this The
newspapers which savish to the friends and
heirs to Stephenson say there is such committee
And if the Republican Editorial Association
should. at command take such attitude what will
the individual editors say?
If there is no such committee, Adams has pro-
vided the excuse for one.
What the public wants is thorough inquiry
and if Stephenson is ready to talk, the people want
to hear what he has to say.
Perhaps the easy way is to take down that bar
rier of silence which has been thrown about him and
let him the representatives of the press.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04
Bishop Is Not Alone

The Right Hon and Right Rev.
Arthur Foley Winnington.Ingram,
Lord Bishop of London, who is tour
ing this country, says he cannot
make head nor tails of our politics.
He hoped to get information on the
subject in Iowa, but when informed
that Smith w. Brookhart. Republi-
can candidate for the Senate, was
being opposed by some conservative
Republicans and that these conser-
vative Republicans were supporting
Democrat, though the Democratic
party is supposed to he against con-
servatism, the good bishop threw up
his hands.
He can't get the dinstinction be-
tween the two parties, he declares,
and history doesn't help very much.
A good many native sons would have
to admit the same thing if they told
the truth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04

Have you studied the fiue arts of
poetry, music, drama. literature and
are? If so you will have little
difficulty answering the questions
listed below. The correct answers
are printed on page u.
1. Who is the concert artist shown
in the accompanying illustration?
2. Who wrote the play, Costs"
3. Who was James Abbot Whist
Ter?
4. Who wrote 'Mademoiselle de
Maupin?'
5. Who wrote "Sartor Resartus?"
6. Who wrote "Childe Harold?"
7. Who wrote the opera 'Lohen-
GRIM"
s. Who wrote the oratorio 1.-THE
Messiah?"
8. Who wrote the following?
1.-THE world is so full Of a number
of things,
I'm sure we should all be as happy
as kings"
10. Who wrote Leaves of Grass?''
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04
Fire Prevention

This is the week we are supposed
to talk about fire prevention-about
doing what we can to stop the care
lessness that caused $4,000 deaths
in this country each year. not Ia
mention an incalcuable property
loss.
If out of all the talks and de-
bates, the Babbitry and whoop-la
there comes even a slight realization
of what could he done by a little
more thoughtfulness. the artificial
drive will not have been in vain.
Fire prevention, however, is not
a matter of one week in the year. or
a great spasmiof CAB every so often
but of keeping continually awake
and on the job. Very few fires are
internationally set. Very few would
occur if the people responsible for
them had taken a moment to think
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04
THIRD SEASON OPENS
Greencastle Has Community School
of Religion.

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind. Oct. A.
The Greencastle Community School
of Religious Education opened its
third season today for teachers, Of
ficers and others interested in the
Sunday school DR.. Edward Bartlett.
professor Of religious education at
De Paw University, is superintend-
end and Prof. George Is. Manhart of
De Paw is registrar.
The faculty includes Miss Ethel
Morris. teacher of debate and dra-
mates at De Paw; B. W. Kelley.
superintendent of the Greencastle
High School; Rev. V. l.. Raphael of
the Presbyterian Church; Miss Jane
Farmer, young peoples leader; the
Rev. Mr. Bruner, and DR.. Bartlett.
The. courses of study offered:
Pagentry and dramatics for young
people, study of early childhood, in
PRODUCTION to the New Testament,
young peoples department methods,
program of the Christian religion
and educational task of the church.