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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
Legion Decides
on Presenting
Home Talent PIav
LARGE TURNOUT AT FIRST
MEETING OF 1926. HOME TAI.
ENT PLAY DECIDED UPON.
NEW ROOMS ACCEPTED,

At the first regular meeting of the
Melvin Daskam Post No. 38 of the
American Legion January 7th, 1926
there were assembled about fifty
members constituting one of the larg-
est meetings of the past year. Some
important business was transacted
and supper was given by the losine
team of the membership drive.
The meeting was opened with j. C
Budik, Commander, presiding. A
silent prayer was offered for those
comrades who have gone west ana
Chaplain Donald Gold read the ritual
The Minstral Show Committee re.
ported and it was decided to drop the
show project for the present. A mo-
ton was made and seconded that the
Fost put on a home talent play in
the near future. R p. Nelson offer
ed his services as director for a reas-
enable compensation and a commit
tee was appointed to confer with him.
At present it has been practically
decided that an up-to-date play will
be offered. Work upon it will COM
mence Immediately. AS a part Of
the business transaction copies of the
lease for the new club rooms were
placed among the members for con-
slderation, and a vote was taken in
favor of acceptance. The Commar-
der was given power to close the lease
with A. c. Burmeister, owner of the
building.
A whist club was organized and
after the process of elimination has
been completed and the regulars sell
ected it is planned to challenge the
Commercial Club whist team to a
series of contests. A motion was
made, seconded and carried that the
post put on an exceptionally good
supper at the next meeting and to in
vite the Auxiliary as I. matter Of
courtesy and without involving tae
question of defeat in the membership
drive. The meeting was closed, sup
per served and whist played, with
Miller and his partner remaining sup
RENE throughout
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
POULTRY SHOW
NOW IN PROGRESS

With four hundred birds on ex-
hibition the Redwood County Poultry
Show is now being held in the armory
at Redwood Falls and will continue
until Friday evening. In connection
with the show an institute is held
with prominent poultry raisers CIV
ing talks on various phases of pnul-
try work such as feeding, housing,
culling, etc. These talks are given
both morning and afternoons.
Judging of the birds started We'd
nesday morning under the direction
of E. L. Hayes. More birds are be-
ing shown from outside the county
than by Redwood County breeders.
these coming from both North and
South Dakota, Iowa and MINNEAPOLIS
with number from neighboring
counties. The quality of the exhibit
is extremely high and the competi-
tion close. A complete report of the
Show will be published next week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
As(ensionS Win
from GuardSn1en
at Minneapolis
CITY TEAM IS VICTORIOUS BY
SCORE OF 80 TO 26 IN FAST.
GAME PLAYED AT ASCENSION
ATHLETIC CLUB FRIDAY.

The second defeat of the season by
an Independent basketball team was
registered against the Guardsmen or
Friday night, January 9Th, by the fast
Ascension quint Of Minneapolis. The
game was played at the Ascension
Athletic Club hall before a large
crowd Of spectators, many of whom
were from Redwood Falls who made
the journey with the Guards.
Although playing under the severe
handicap of breaking in new
man to their system and also
meeting one of the fastest teams
playing in Minnesota this season,
the Guardsmen made very
creditable showing, the final count
being 80 to 26. An advertisement
was inserted in one of the Minneapo-
lis papers for the services of center
to play with the Guardsmen in Fri
days game and of the some fifty ap-
plicants who applied for the position
Laudon of Hopkins was picked. LaU-
don will be remembered by the Red
wood Falls fans for the wonderful
work he did for Hopkins in the game
played at the Armory last season. He
played good game but was unable
to hit his regular stride due to the
style of play used by the Guardsmer.
Scotty Donlon led the scorers of the
Guards with three doubles and two
singles. Castle and Laudon each reg
istered two field counters and a pair
of singles. Hoffert tailed two field
goals and free throw while Buff
Carity counted free throw.
The Ascensions will play in Red
wood Falls some time during the
month of February, possibly the night
of the twentieth. At that time it is
expected that the Guardsmen VIII
have new man worked into the posi-.
tion Of center. Several stars are now
being considered by Capt. Fraser.
With this addition to the local team
the Ascensions are sure to expert
ence much rougher going than was
the case last Friday night.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
William field
Dies Sunday
at Home Here
FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF
COUNTY HOME DIES AT RIPE
OLD AGE OF NINE
YEARS.

William Field, one of Redwood
County's oldest settlers passed away
at his home Sunday morning, Janu-
ary tenth after being bedridden only
one week. Burial service was held
from the Odlaug mortuary Tuesday
afternoon with Rev. Paul L. Grove,
pastor of the Methodist Church Of
ficiating. The service at the grave
in the Redwood Falls cemetery was
in charge of the Odd Fellows, the de-
ceased having long been a member
of this order. The members of Mr..
Fields family who survive him are
his widow, his son, Charles of Seattle,
Washington, and his four daughters,
Mrs. Peter Praxel of Ismay, Montana,
Mrs. Carrie Pettijohn and Mrs. G. A..
Anderson of Minneapolis and Mrs. c..
H. Posi- of Franklin. The three last
named were present at the burial SER
vice.
William Field was born in Kalama-
zoo, Mich, September 10th, 1846, and
moved to Columbia, Wisconsin, at the
age of two years. October 25tl
1871, he married Miss Martha Rawl-
ings at Mankato and shortly after
their marriage they settled on
homestead near Walnut Grove They
went through all the trials of the
early pioneers of the County includ-
ing the scourge of grasshoppers and
the siege Of black diptheria which
played havoc in the County for many
months. In 1900 the family moved to
Sanborn and in 1910 Mr.. and Mrs.
Field came to Redwood Falls being
put in charge of the County Home.
They served as superintendent there
until 1913 and then came to Redwood
Falls where they have since made
their home. Mr.. Fields death was
due to the natural ravages of old
age somewhat augmented by bad
fall which he received about three
months ago. His daughter, Mrs.
Fosz, was with her parents for the
last two weeks of his illness.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
Boards of State
And County Fairs
in Joint Session
ITOL THIS WEEK; PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY OF LOCAL
BOARD TO ATTEND.

The annual joint meeting Of the
State Agricultural Society and t,se
Minnesota Federation of County
Fairs, will be held in the House Cham
ber, State Capitol, January 13, IA and
Is. Redwood County will be repres-
ented at this meeting by Pres. r.
Stensvad and Sec. w. A. Hauck of
the Board of Directors Of the Red
wood County Agricultural Society.
Speakers of state and national pro-
minence will appear on the three-day
program. The opening days pro-
gram, Wednesday, January 13, will
be devoted to the county fairs. Speak
ers listed are N. ]. Holmberg, CON-
missioner of agriculture; Senator
Charles F. Serline of Mora, president
of the Federation of County Fairs;
Dean C. w. Coffey Of the University
Farm; H. K. Jennings, president of
the Federal Land Bank, St. Paul.
Victor E. Anderson, assistant attor.
ney General, St. Paul; and c. r.
Noyes of St. Paul.
Herman Roe Of Mortified, pres;-
dent of the State Agricultural So.
ciety, will preside at the sessions
of the State Agricultural Society
meeting on Thursday and Friday,
January IA and Is. The speakers or
thursdays program are George A.
Kingsley Of Minneapolis; A. L. AL
men, Balaton. Mimi; H. J. Gallagher,
Chicago; Ivan L. Hobson, Springfield,
Mass; W. j. Spillman, Washington,
D. c.; and H. T. Mitchell, Bemidji.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
Train Crew Held
to Blame For Bad
RenvilIe Wreck
FREIGHT TRAIN CREW HELD
RESPONSIBLE; "POOR JUDO
MENT' CHARGED; ORDER SYS-
TEN CENSURED.

Improper judgment" by the train
crew on freight train No. 264 was ac-
countable for the wreck at O'Conner's
Siding at Renville on the night of No
vember 18th, according to the verdict
OF the jury in the inquest held be-
fore Coroner Dirks at Renville Mon
day.
Grand jury Investigations, leading
to possible charges of manslaurhter.
will follow the Coroner's inquest,
County Attorney ]. B. Baker said,
and panel will meet in May to sift
all details of the wreck in which sew
eral lives were lost.
Irwin Bucklin, 1882 Twenty-eighth
avenue south, Minneapolis, was engin.
eer in charge of No. 264, double
header freight train, which collid.i
with the Columbian, crack st. Paul
road coast train at O'Conner's Sid
ing, near Renville.
Pierce Truman and Bernard Demo-
van, both of Minneapolis, as conduct
or and fireman, respectfully, of the
freight, both warned Bucklin of the
danger OF collision, it was brought
out at the coroner's hearing.
Flares were fired by the conductor.
and he considered "dynamiting" the
train by pulling the air hose, Truman
testified. Donovan gave verbal
warning to the engineer, he said at
the hearing.
In addition to the verdict charging
and negligence, the
coroner's jury censured railroad Of
ficials" for the particular type Of
order used. The order, form No. 19,
throws responsibility on the engin-
eers and crews by proving alterna-
tives depending on their Judgment.
The freight train had been ordered
to take to O'Connor's Siding, near
here, providing they could clear tie
main line of the ST. Paul road by :2S
A. NJ, according to orders given st
Minnesota Falls. In event the tram
was unable to do this, it was to take
to the Sacred Heart sidetrack and
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
Lew Sdrelt Gives
leCture-ReCitaI
Monday Evening
CELLO ENSEMBLE TO PRESENT
THIRD LECTURE COURSE NUM-
BER NEXT WEDNESDAY EV-
ENING.

! In an informal lecture-recital Civ
en- at the armory Monday evening
Lew Sarett, ''the poet of the wilder
ness," thrilled his audience and held
them enthralled by the "call of the
big timber" as he vividly depicted it.
Mr.. Sarett has very recently resign
ed the chair of public speaking a.
Northwestern University in order
that he may live in the great out-of
doors to which he is so devoted, and
the love which prompted him to take
this unusual step was revealed in ev-
cry word of his talk. This was the
third number of the lecture course.
The fourth will be given Wednesday
OF next week, January Goth, when the
! Cello Ensemble will give an even
ings program.
The first part of Mr.. Sarett's lec-
ture was prefaced by a short talk or.
the early years of his own life when,
a poverty-striken lad in Chicago, he
felt the big hunger to get back to the
wild lands of lake and timber where
he was born. Following this instinct
he became a resident of the
wilds, working as guide, in and
about lumber camps and at othe-
woods jobs during that part of the
year when he was not studying OF
teaching in Universities. Following
this introduction he talked eloquent
ly of the appeal and urge of the
woods, of the possibility of soul dc,
velopment, of the margin of time =
impossible. to those seeking fame or
wealth-which permits the woods
dweller to find God and love Him
as well as to give leisure for family,
friends, books, nature study and
other worth while things. The
speakers sincerity, his simple az
ceptance of the God of the Great Out
Doors, and his joy in all the things
that constitute living under right con-
ditions were very manifest in this
short address.
The second part of the lecture was
series Of clever impersonations of
the people and other living things os
the woods. Drawing a background
OF woods setting, using vivid des-
cription as an artist uses brush.
Mr.. Sarett produced an Indian camp
which added color and descriptive eff
feet to his illustration Of Indian
music. In the same way he depicted
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
State Farm
Bureau Plans
Annual Meeting
LARGE ATTENDANCE FORE
CAST FOR CONVENTION OF
MINNESOTA FEDERATION AT
ST. PAUL NEXT WEEK.

The seventh annual meeting of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
will be held at ST. Paul, January 1o
20 and p, and indications point to a
very large attendance of delegates
and members from the counties of the
state.
A feature of this years meeting
which is quite evident in advance, is
the large number of women delegates
being sent by the county organiza
tions. The farm women are becom-
ing the most enthusiastic supporters
Of the Farm Bureau movement as
they learn the benefits they are de-
irving from participating in it's af-
fairs in the local units. The nut,i-
tion, sewing, health and poultry pro.
jects which the Farm Bureau joins
the Extension Service in furnishing
the women, has won popularity in
Minnesota during the past year.
The first days session of the Farm
Bureau convention will be at Uni
versity Farm in conjunction with
the Farmers and Homemakers sholt
course. An able array of speake s
will address this joint meeting. They
are Gov. Theodore Christianson; j.
f. Reed, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau; Chas. E. Hearst,
president of the Iowa Farm Bureau;
IhOs. 2. Cooper, chief of the Bureau
Of Agricultural Economics of the
Y. 5. Department of Agriculture;
Bess NJ. Wilson, editor of the Red
wood Falls Gazette and Dean w. C.
Cotfey of the College of Agriculture,
University of Minnesota.
The second and third days sessions
will be at the state capitol and will
be devoted to the business of the
Farm Bureau. Among the subjects
to be discussed at these sessions are,
farm electrification, cooperative
HE Insurance, agricultural trans
portatlon, taxation, and legislation.
The speakers who will present these
topics are, A. E. Stewart of Uni
versity Farm; E. J. Mecherle, mana
ger of the Illinois Mutual Insurance
company; E. A. Tylor, insurance ex-
pert of st. Paul; P. j. Coleman. sec
retary OF the Northwest Regional Ad.
visory board; Ray P. Chase, state
auditor of Minnesota, and V. E. An
derson, assistant attorney general of
Minnesota.
A feature of this years meeting
VIII be Farm Bureau banquet at
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
ANNUAL TELEPHONE MEETING

The Stockholders of the Redwood
County Rural Telephone Company
will hold their annual meeting at the
Court House in the city of Redwood
Falls, Tuesday, January 10Th, 1926,
at o'clock, p. M, to elect three di-
rectors for the ensuing year ard
transact any other business which
may properly come before this meet
ing.
Signed,
D. R. McCorquodale, Pres.
A. M. Dennistoun, Secretary.
26.2ts
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13

Two young Shorthorn sires belong
ing to the M. W. Dennistoun herd
have found new homes during the
past week. Both of these animals
are fine young purebreds. One was
purchased by B. J. Kerkhoph of Nor
gan and the other by Henry Schemer
of Wood Lake.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-13
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Scenic
City Cooperative Oil Company will
be held at two o'clock Monday, Feb
ruary first in the commissioners room
at the courthouse. A full attendance
OF all stockholders is desired.
L. E. Backer,, Sec.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May II Omitted States
Department of Agriculture).-Hog
Receipts, ga 900 head: slow, 10 to 90
higher; big packers inactive: bulk, 240
to 325 pound butchers, 1340a14.00
ma jority better 200 to 225 pound
weight, 14.10a14.35; good and choice
$50 pounds down, largely 14.40a14.50;
top on 140 to 10 pound averages,
1850; bulk packing sows. 12.50a12.75;
select killing pigs. 14.60 down; heavy
weight hogs. 1330a1385; medium,
13.60a14.40; light, 13.40a14.40; light
light, 13.60a14.60; packing sows. 1230a
1886: slaughter pigs, 14.25a14.60.
Cattle-Receipts. 10000 head: gen.
orally steady; early sales of better
grades strong; liberal water fills: con-
sidered largely a steer run; shipper
demand fairly broad: best heavy and
medium weight, 1925; bulk, S.75a9.75:
prospects slow trade on account of
big fills. Same on she stock: latter
steady; vealers strong TO big packers;
largely 0.00a11.50; few 1900 and bet
ter; outsiders, 11.50a13.00.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head: fat
lambs strong to % higher; clippers
showing most upturn; bulk desirable
clippers to packers, averaging 81
pounds downward. 4.25a15 90; few 70
outsiders. 1926; nine cars of medium
California lambs, with 35 to 40 per
cent sort, 1900; average around IS
pounds: few sales of fat sheep steady
desirable clipped ewes. 7.50a7.75: or
load California feeding yearlings aver
aging 81 pounds, 1000.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
WHEAT PRICE HIGHER
ON MAY CONTRACTS
New Crop Months Lower in Nerv-
Gus Fluctuations Today-Corn
and Oats Easier.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May 17.-F'luctuating
nervously over a range of about &c,
the wheat market averaged higher
early today for May, but lower for
new crop months. Smallness of de-
liverieS on May wheat contracts here
attracted notice, but Liverpool quo
tations were lower than looked for.
Influenced by favorable weather, corn
and oats were easier, corn opening
unchanged to 1sc off and later declin-
ing all around. Provisions were
firmer.
Only 10000 bushels of wheat were
delivered in Chicago today in settle
ment of May contracts. The small
amount of wheat available for deliv-
cry here and elsewhere during the
current month is tending to Spread
fear OF a squeeze in prices for Nav
before the end of the month. Accord
ing to some authorities Chicago is not
likely to receive much, if any, new
wheat until after July IS.
Many corn traders are looking for
an increase soon in the movement of
corn to market. Farmers, however,
are reported as generally in no hurry
to contract much corn for delivery
al yet, especially in view of belated
field work and also on account of
Congress being yet in session.
Hogs at new high prices today for
the season gave fresh strength to the
prOViSioD market
Evening star., 1926-05-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE whole
sale market was heavily supplied to-
day with lettuce from North Carolina
The iceberg type in five-peck ham,
pers jobbed out at $50 to 2.25 and
the big Boston variety at 50a2.00.
Romaine lettuce sold at from 1.50 to
800.
Beans from South Carolina are
arriving in larger volume. Fancy
tender green round and flat varieties
jobbed out at 600 to 700 per bushel
hamper. The wax commanded 4.50 to
800 Florida green and wax in 2S-
quart hampers jobbed out from 1.50
TO 600. Lima beans wholesaled at
700 to 900. ..
Due to scarcity of fancy celery
prices advanced. Golden self blanch-
ing in the rough packed in crates
of 3 to dozen stalks wholesaled at
400 to $50.
Increased supplies of cantaloupes
weakened the market. Standard
crates of As cantaloupes from Cali
fornia peddlod out from SIS to 100,
and Mexico. %.26 to AIS.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
CLOSING IRREGULAR.
Short Covering Starts Rally in Motors
Toward End.

NEW YORK. May Il CP).-The clos
ing was irregular. Short covering
started a rally in the motor shares TO-
ward the close, but fresh selling broke
out in other quarters
Loose WileS Biscuit broke points
TO a new low at 9S. and the second
preferred fell back A.. United States
steel Woolworth, American Ice and
Famous PLAYERS continued TO, sell one
tottWo points below the previous close.
Ten shares Of New York ard Harlem
were sold at 17G, 19 points below the
last sale. Hudson. Jordan and Gen
eraI Motors were carried back point
or more above last weeks final prices.
Sales approximated 1000 900 shares.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
GRAIN EXPORTS.

Exports Of grains from the United
States totaled 6.730,O0O bushels for
the week ending May 15, as compared
with 2.426;000 the week before.
Commerce Department figures today
gave the following comparisons for
last week and the week before:
Barley, 203 900 bushels, against
5S5, 900; corn. 332, 900 against 317 900;
oats. 1884 900 against 81 900; rye,
l ,452 900 against 263.000; wheat. g.
359 900 against $4,000.
Canadian grains in transit from
the United States totaled 1877 900
against $50, 900 bushels against $780,
900, while wheat flour. United States
and Canadian. in transit, totaled
l57 900 barrels against 0,000.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
TREND DOWNWARD
IN STOCK MARKET
Motors Hard Hit-Mail Order
Shares Weak-Steel
Registers Lower.
BY STU ART =. WEST.
CneciM Disna.th to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 17.-Motor
shares made new low records for the
year on the Stock Exchange today
It was not an active market, but II
did show the continued pressure
against stocks which had been the
speculative faVoriteS in the Autumn
and early Winter. Stocks like Hud
son Motors. WHY'S Overland. Stude
baker and Dodge "A" sold at new
lows for the year and some OF the
comparisol& of prices with the highs
of six months ago were interesting.
Contrasted with the first week IN
November. Hudson Motor was down
81 points. Studebaker over 90 points,
ChrNsler 26 Willys-Overland 20
dodge Brothers a. 26. 1t was one
of the most severe readjustments
which the speculative market has
ever passed through in a similar
space of time. There was no news 10
account for the declines.
The price-cutting here and there
during the last month or two mas
suggested the possibility OF keeler
competition. But the main reason 1of
the weakness in the automobile stocks
was made OF the capital spiit-up, the
larger dividend. and the predictions
that the motor industry was gong IN
This wear for record-breakinG totals.
Cuite as conspicuous as the decline
i'm motors was the weakness IN Y. =.
steel and the accompanying ueCliiie
in the independent steel STOCKS. mere
there was better realization OF Wnat
should have been apparent TOT tne
last two months, that it means htlle
TO have an 80 to 50 per cent pro
duction if new orders are Tagging lar
behind.
The mail order shares were gen
eraIlv weak. Woolworth made new
low for the year at 1877, where II
was off 3 points from Saturday.
Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward
were lower Oil shares were COM
paratively steady, but without any
inclination toward a fresh advance
There appeared to be rather con-
sistent support in Genera MOTORS
around l25. Mack Trucks, Whlcn was
nearly points down last week. con
tinued it's decline. Whatever rising
tendency there had been recently IN
Consolidated Gas was checked:
The railway list did little. For the
most part they varied only fractional
Iv. hut AtChlson was down point.
Stocks like Erie and Kansas City IS
were during the greater part OF the
time almost unchanged Marquette
was off a point. Atlantic Coast Line
was down sharply.
The stock market was inclined to DO
somewhat better in the late afternoon
The pressure lesSened on the motors
and they rallied bit. Steel common
however, got back very little from
its low.
The market was dragging along
with very little feature. Holders OF
stocks, having seen them go down Tor
nearly three months. felt that they
had weathered the storm ana were
not selling. On the other hand. there
was very little new buying.
Oil shares were the one group when
gave any evidence of doing better
The South American oils were IN de-
mand. Lago Oil and Transport made
-. new high above 20. Marland on
was slightly higher. Panhandle was
up another fraction.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
N. Y. C. EARNINGS GAIN.

NEW YORK, May II R.-The re
port of the New York Central Rail
road for the first quarter of 1926, filed
with the State Public Service Com
mission, shows surplus of S9,9l9,64O
after taxes and charges. equal to
S2.5S a share on S3S3. $685. capital
stock. This compares with S7,655 .0OS,
or $202 share on $377,942,770 cap
ital stock in the same period last
year Total income was S21.5O9 ,231,
against $lS,S39 ,0S6 a year ago.