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Prehistoric Use of Jet

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By Chas. A. L. Reed, MD.
Former President OF the Amer.
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Prevention Of TubercuLosis

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ADvERTlsEMENT
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
POLAND CHINA
BREEDERS FORM
ASSOCIATION
HENRY BRUCH PRESIDENT OF
RECENTLY ORGANIZED GROUP
TO FURTHER RAISING OF
POPULAR BREED.

The recently organized Redwood
County Poland China Breeders Asso-
citation is officered by Henry Bruch.
president, Dale Tetrich vice president,
A. S. Wyman secretary-treasurer with
John Sexton and w. F. Bruell as di-
rectors. Mr.. Bruch makes the follow
ing statement concerning the organ
ization:
'The object of this Association
shall be to extend and improve the
breeding of pure bred Poland China
swine, particularly with a view to
building up community breeding in
Redwood County. With this object
in view, we desire to promote friend
lier and closer relations between those
thus engaged, to arouse and increase
interest in Poland China swine by en-
couraging at local, County and State
fairs the competitive showing and ex-
hibiting of this breed, by holding
joint sales when deemed advisable and
to perform such acts incidental and
supplementary to the above as will,
III tilc JuuSiHSilI VI lile AoooClc'eioii
best promote the breeding of Poland
China swine in and about Redwood
County.
"Any reputable person residing in
Redwood County and engaged or in
terested in the breeding or improve
ment of Poland China swine shall be
eligible to membership in this Asso-
ciati IN.
''The wonderful record made by the
breed in ton litter contests in which
six Of the eight litters of the year
that exceeded two ton were Poland
China; four of which established new
world records, is alone sufficient
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
MILROY FARMER
TAKES HIS OWN
LIFE BY HANGING
L. Fl. TERRELL HANGS HIMSELF
IN BARN THURSDAY MORN
ING; FAILING HEALTH is
CAUSE.

L. H. Terhell, prominent citizen
of the Milroy community took his
own life by hanging early Thursday
morning, April 1st. The deed was
the result of despondency caused by
failing health. Burial service was
held at the Lutheran Church at Mil
roy Monday afternoon and interment
was made in Redwood Falls ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Terhell had been in very poor
health for a considerable period and
because of this and the consequent
melancholy from which he had suf-
fered, he had been closely watched by
his family. Earlier in the night up
on which he hanged himself he had
endeavored to get razor, evidently
with intent to do himself bodily harm
Being frustrated in this, he appar-
emily went back to sleep but later
escaped from the waten of his wife
and son, made his way to the barn
and there hanged himself
Mr.. Terhell had always been one of
the strong farmers of his commun-
ity, was known as a man of many
sterling qualities and had the respect
and liking of his neighbors. The
sincerest sympathy is felt for the be-
reaved family in their tragedy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
MRS. BEN JOHNSON
DIES AT HOSPITAL
SUNDAY MORNING
REDWOOD WALLS WOMAN DIES
FOLLOWING OPERATION FOR
APPENDICITIS LAST FRI
DAY; FUNERAL TUES.
RECOVERY WAS EXPECTED
PARENTS, HUSBAND, SISTER
AND THREE CHILDREN
MOURN DEATH OF
WOMAN.

Mrs. Ben. C.. Johnson died at four
thirty o'clock Sunday morning at the
Redwood Falls Hospital The burial
service was held Tuesday afternoon
at the Presbyterian Church with DIR.
A. W. Ross officiating and burial was
made in the Redwood Falls cemetery
Death followed an operation for ap-
pendicitis which was performed Fri
day morning. Mrs. Johnson seemed
to be recovering nicely from this op-
Grafton until there was a sudden
change for the worse about eleven
o'clock Saturday evening and she
sank rapidly, following this relapse.
Mamie Whittet Johnson was born
August 18th, 1884, in Three Lakes
township, Redwood County, and her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Whittet,
residents of Redwood Falls, both sur
vive her. The family came to Red
wood Falls when the deceased was
four years of age and has made its
home here since that time.
On September 18th, 1908, Miss
Whittet married Ben. c. Johnson and
they then established their home
here. To them three children were
born, all of whom, with the father,
are left to mourn the death of the
mother. These children are Miss
Doris, now teacher in the schools
of st. James, Marion who is employ
ed in construction work by his father
and is at present located at Cedar
Rapids, iowa, and Helen, student
in the Redwood Falls high school.
Mrs. Johnson's only sister, Mrs. John
Anderson. is also a resident of Red
wood Falls.
Mrs. Johnson was a splendid wife
and mother, woman of pleasing per-
sonality who is sincerely mourned by
her many friends as well as by her
bereft family. She was a member of
the Degree of Honor, of the Rebeccas
and of the Womans Relief Corps,
taking an active and prominent part
in the work of each of these The
sincerest sympathy is felt for the
family in the great loss they were
so suddenly called upon to face. The
death of Mrs. Johnson came as a great
shock to the entire community. The
love and respect felt for her by her
townspeople was shown in the large
attendance at the burial service and
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
Glee Club Sings Here.

The Girls Glee Club Of Manchester
College gave very entertaining pro-
gram at the Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday evening. Fifteen young
ladies comprise the Club and Miss
Jessie M. Young, Manchester instruct
or in piano, is the director of the
group. The program consisted of a
number of songs by the Club, pos
sibly the group of plantation melo-
dies sung in closing and the little
pantomimed Tragic Tale" being the
most pleasing to the audience. A
saxophone solo by Miss Florence
Kaufman proved very interesting and
Miss Alice Sjolander's singing of
Denza's May Morning greatly delight
ed the audience. Miss Mildred E.
Hess, the pianist, played Arensky's
Etude as piano solo. This program
nroved of much interest to Redwood
Falls people since the first tour OF
the Manchester Girls Glee Club was
made under the direction of Miss Opal
Geibler, then student in the Macal-
ester School of Music. Before leav-
ing this vicinity the Club will give
programs at Cottonwood and at Mar
shall. The appearance here was spon-
sored by the Westminster Guild of the
local Church.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
County Board Meets

At the meeting of the County Com.
missioners April 9th Joseph Shanl
of Morgan, petitioner, asked to have
the Northwest quarter of section 81
Township Ill, Range 81 set off from
the village of Morgan. The Board
granted the south half of the North
west quarter to be set off from the
village. The north half, which in
cludes the buildings, was left in the
village. Attorney A. R. A. Laudon
appeared for the Village Council and
Attorney w. R. Werring for the peti-
toner.
A delegation from Pozen Township,
Yellow Medicine County and from
Underwood and Vesta Townships,
Redwood County, appeared before the
Board to have the road between the
two Counties improved. The Red
wood County Board will meet in a
joint session with the board of Vel
low Medicine County on May 3rd at
l o'clock P. M. to consider these i'm
provements. County Commissioner
Herman Polko of Brown County met
with the Board in regard to claims
of expenditure for the poor belong
ing to Redwood County. A commit
tee from Walnut Grove appeared ask
ing for road improvements.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
COMMANDERY
HOLDS ANNUAL
EASTER MEETING.
DIR. A. w. ROSS AND QUARTET
OF MEN FEATURE IN IMPRESS
SIVE MEETING SUNDAY AF.
TERNOON.

The annual Easter service of the
Commandery, held at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday afternoon, was well
attended in spite of the extremely in
clement weather. DIR. A. w. Ross,
pastor of the church, gave the ad-
dress of the occasion and the special
songs were sung by quartet consist
ing of A. F. Dahlberg, Harold v.
Starr, Fred Anthony and DIR. G. L.
Grapp with Mrs. Grapp accompany
ing. The audience consisted largely
of members of the various Masonic
Orders including the Eastern Star.
The Easter decorations of the pulpit
and the uniforms of the Knights
Tempiar made a beautiful back
ground for the impressive service.
DR.. Ross chose as his text the
eighteenth verse Of the first chapter
of Revelations. Il am he that liveth
and was dead; and behold 1 am alive
for everymore." He opened his talk
with short explanation of the word
Easter which is eastern in its origin
and means "sunrising," signifyine
the setting and apparent death of the
sun and its re-living upon it's rising,
this symbolizing the death of Christ
and His re-living upon His arising
from the tomb. From this little in
PRODUCTION the speaker passed into
an eloquent description of the signi-
ficance of the Easter festival to all
Christian peoples. From series of
illustrations he drew the beautiful
and comforting conclusion that be-
cause Christ died to save humanity
there is no real nor lasting death for
any who love Him, and that in Him
and through Him mankind may have
Life eternal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
Mrs. Mary Marvin

Mrs. Mary Marvin, the mother of
w. A. Marvin of Redwood Falls died
at Omaha Thursday, April 1st. The
body was brought to the home of her
son here last Saturday and the burial
service was held at the Marvin home
Monday afternoon with DR.. A. w.
Ross, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, in charge. Interment was
made in the family burial lot of the
Redwood Falls cemetery.
The deceased was born at Columbus,
Wisconsin, February 23rd, 1854. In
1865, while still a resid ,nt of Column
bus, she was married 20 Stephen B.
Marvin. That same year they moved
to Swedes Forest in Redwood Coun-
ty and later moved to the Marvin
farm six miles south of Redwood
Falls. To them were born six sons
and one daughter. The surviving chill
dren are Edward B. of Renown, Sask.,
Canada; VIM. A of Redwood Falls,
Arthur H., F. X. and Walter D, all of
Omaha and Mrs. Alex Mitchell of
Houghton, S. D. Mr.. Marvin passed
away fifteen years ago and one son
also preceded his mother in death.
All the children were present at the
service expect the son who is living
in Canada. Fourteen grandchildren
also mourn the death of Mrs. Marvin
/ Mrs. Marvin went to live IN Omaha
seven years ago, following a sever
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
FRED. HAMMELL, SR.
SUCCUMBS TO
LONG ILLNESS
ASTHMA CAUSES DEATH OF
AGED MAN AT HOME OF DAU-
GHTER, MRS. w. p. FRANCOIS
OF REDWOOD FALLS.

Fred Hammell Sr. died Thursday
morning of last week at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. w. P. Francois of
Redwood Falls, where he had been i'll
for many weeks. Death was caused
by asthma from which Mr.. Hammell
had suffered severely Tor the past
many summers. The burial service
was held at the Francois home at two
thirty o'clock Sunday afternoon, fol-
lowed by a service at the ST. John s
Lutheran Church with Rev. w. C.
Nickels officiating. Interment was
made in the Redwood Falls cemetery.
The pallbearers were c. H. Hummer
koch, H. Hagen, R. Rain, NJ Arndt,
Fred Pehling and Fred Muetzel.
The deceased was born in Province,
Brandenburg, Germany, April 9th,
1850 and was nearly seventy-seven
years of age at the time of his de-
mise. He came to America at the
age of fourteen with his parents and
located at Watertown, Wisconsin. In
January of 1878 he was married to
Wilhelmina Hartbank and to them
were born sixteen children, four of
whom died in infancy. Mrs. Hammell
died February 18th, 1925. The sur
viving children are VIM. Hammell Of
Kendalville, Indiana; Herman Of
Princeton, Lewis of Minneapolis.
Martin, Charles, Mrs. c. w. Johns,
Mrs.M. L. Hoover and Mrs. w. P.
Francois all of Redwood Falls; Mrs
T. A. Lucas Of Durand, Mich; Mrs
Fl. Mortimer of Princeton, and Mrs
j. Hall of DeQuincey, Louisiana. He
is also survived by two brothers and
two sisters living in Wisconsin, and
by forty-three grandchildren and
twenty-one great grandchildren.
Since 1911 Mr.. Hammell and his
family have been residents of this
vicinity with the exception of one
year spent in Florida where Mr. Ham
nell went seeking relief for his mall
ady. For fifty-seven years he had
been a member of the Lutheran
Church. He and his wife were sturdy,
hardy people of much integrity of
character and through their own hard
work reared their large family and
acquired reasonable fortune, MAX
ing themselves respected citizens in
any community in which they made
their home. A large number of rela-
tives and friends gathered Sunday
to pay their last respects to the de-
ceased. Those from out of the city
who attended the service were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Hammell of Alton, Wis,
Fred Hammell, Jr., of Alton, Lewis
Hammell of Minneapolis, Herman
Hammell and Mrs. H. Mortimer of
Princeton, Mrs. T. A. Pucas of Dur
and, Wis, Will Hammell of Kendall
vile, Ind, and Mr. and Mrs r. M.
Neill, VIM. Ehlers, Misses Sadie and
Lillian Ehlers, Fred Ehlers, Mrs. II.
L. Burnam and Clarence Wessman,
all of Marshall.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
p. T. A. Institute

The year 1925-26 has beer desig-
mated as Education Year in me Ma
tional Congress of Parents and Teach
ers. In line with this, we are plan
ming leadership Institutes in every
district in the state. The district
chairmen plan the time and place.
It is one day institute. The fee for
registration is fifty cents to cover
actual expenses. The object of the
institute is to acquaint those attend
ing with the various phases and ac-
tivities of the national, state and To-
cal organizations. There are so
many requests for help in organiza-
tion work and so many officers and
committee chairmen are asking for
information that it has been thought
best to hold these Institutes The in
stitute in this district win be held at
Mankato, on the oath day of April.
continuing from 1000 a. m. until A
p. m. We shall be able to hold
this institute in case we can secure
twenty-five or thirty registrations for
same. ALI registrations for the In
stitute must be sent to Mrs. NJ. H
Chesbrough, district chairman, by
the Sth of April. The first institute
was held at st. Paul February 9th
with registration of 130. Those
attending the course and reading the
required amount as designated by the
instructor will receive a leadership
certificate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
DITCH NO. |
Will NOT BE
REPAIRED NOW
MEETING OF JOINT LETTING
BOARD REJECTS ALL BIDS FOR
REPAIR OF SLEEPY EYE
BRANCH OF BIG DITCH.

At meeting of the joint letting
board of Brown and Redwood coun-
ties at the court house Thursday of
last week, a resolution was adopted
rejecting all bids for the repair of
Branch No. Z of Judicial Ditch No. l.,
ordered on said ditch by Judge l. M.
Olsen, February II. Whether or not
the petitioners will perfect an appeal
or have the members Of the letting
board cited for contempt of court is
not known.
Branch No. Z, near Sleepy Eye, it
is claimed, never functioned, because
of alleged defective construction. In
terested farmers petitioned the court
for relief and Judge Olsen directed
Engineer F. d. Minium to make an
investigation. He reported as to the
repair, which was estimated to cost
approximately $1,000.
Bids were advertised for and OPEN
ed March Is. At this joint meeting
Herman Polkow, chairman of the
Brown county board, stated he would
refuse to sign contract for the work,
unless he was assured the cost could
be spread over the property along the
line of the ditch in the form of assess
ments. He stated that once before re-
pair work had been made on ditch
and that the county had to shoulder
the expense.
County Attorney T. o. Streissguth
to whom the matter was referred
found the law rather vague and re-
ferred the matter to the attorney
general. The latter's opinion, did not
throw sufficient light upon the ques-
ton, and therefore the letting board
rejected the bids.
Auditor l.. p Larson, County At
torney George A. Barnes, and Com
missioner John Ahrens of Redwood
county, together with Auditor Louis
G. Vogel, County Attorney T. o.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
POST OFFICE HERE
SHOWS BIG GAINS
IN BUSINESS DONE
REDWOOD FALLS OFFICE MAKES
BIG INCREASE IN RECEIPTS
OF PAST SEVERAL. YEARS,
SHOWING PROSPERITY.
GAIN $4,000 IN 1925
RECEIPTS FOR 1925 ARE S22,-
1860; RECEIPTS FOR 1900
WERE ONLY S4,400.91; FOUR
ROUTES NOW.

In 1900 the receipts of the Redwood
Falls post office were S4,404.91, and
in 1925 the total business done
amounted to $22,120.60. This is but
one of the several indications of the
increase of government business done
here during the past quarter century.
The following resume Of the changes
made in and the growth of the local
office during that period was obtain
ed through the courtesy cf the present
postmaster, H. w. Ward
In the year 1900 the receipts of the
office were $4,404.91. A. E. King
was postmaster at that time and en-
ployed one regular clerk and one part
time clerk. By 1905 the receipts had
increased to $5,531.96. The next
year two rural routes were establish
ed with Wm Fish and Edwin R. Hills
as carriers. Mr.. Hills still remains
in the service. Since that time the
rural routes have been increased to
four
In 1910 the receipts were S7.554.70.
The next year Mrs. Frances Davis
was appointed clerk and is still serv-
ing the public. In 1913 the receipts
were $9,214.99. In 1914 c. A. Lauter-
bach became postmaster. At that
time there were two regular clerks.
During that year the late Arthur
Winter was made the third clerk and
the office was also put in second class.
In 1915 the receipts were S11,400
and in 1919 they had increased to
$13,335.31. During that year the two
city carriers routes were established
and another clerk appointed, the Of
flee then having the same number of
employees it has today.
In 1922 the receipts were S15,688.72.
In 1925 they were S22,120.6O. This
was an increase of $4,000 over the re-
ceipts of the year 1924. The in
crease in the rate of postage ac-
counts for about ST, 800 of this gain
and the balance of $4,000 is clear
gain in business.
"Since," says Mr. Ward, "the post
office receipts are considered by the
government and statisticians as
reliable indication of the conditions
of community, these figures go to
show that Redwood Falls and it's
tributaries are in a pretty good fin
ancial condition and that it has en-
joyed splendid growth"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
WOMEN ASKED
TO Help With
HEALTH PROGRAM
CLUB WOMEN AND PARENT
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ASK
ED TO HELP STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH WITH PLANS.

May day is now observed through
day and the Public Welfare depart
ment Of the Minnesota Federation of
Women's clubs is taking an active
part in outlining programs which may
be followed by the club women in ev-
cry county in the state.
DR.. Ruth Boynton, director of the
Child Hygiene division of the State
Board OF Health, has been chosen by
the American Child Welfare associa-
ton to represent Minnesota in the
national observance of this day. She
is working in cooperation with Mrs.
Daniel M. Coonan of Minneapolis,
chairman of the Public Welfare de-
partment, and the chairman of three
divisions of that department; Mrs.
Frank Murray of Bird Island, Child
Welfare; Mrs. James Blake, Hopkins,
Public Health; and Miss Kern Bayliss
of Minneapolis, Indian Welfare.
The Public Health department and
these three division chairmen in each
of the ten congressional districts in
the state will cooperate with the
chain men in the county organizations
in carrying through the May day pro-
gram. In every county the club wo-
men will receive assistance from the
Public Health nurse or the local work
er appointed by DR.. Ruth Boynton
Mrs. Coonan states the Public We'll
fare department has selected the prob
lem of the pre-school child as one of
its main projects in the Child Health
day observance. Clinics for pre-school
children will be held in all the COM
munities either on the first of May
or the days Immediately preceding or
following it. The object of these elm
les will be to have all the children who
are to enter school next fall as free
as possible from physical defects.
Physicians who conduct the clinics
will report any defects that they dis
cover to the parents who then should
take steps to correct them whenever
it is possible.
All the Public Health nurses can
assist in following up rhe results of
these clinics, and in counties where
! there are not these paid welfare work
ers, the club women themselves intend
to carry through the work.
DR.. Boynton in her suggestions for
the pre-school .clinics states that the
names and addresses of all children
who will enter the school may be OBJ
tanned either through the school GEN.
sus, through the school pupils, the
Parent-Teacher associations or moth.
ers' clubs. She recommends that To-
cal physicians be secured to make the
examinations in the clinic which
should be held, if possible, in the
school building. Pre-school recorc
forms may be obtained from Walter
S. Booth and Son at 305 South 5tf
ST., Minneapolis, for 25 cents pei
dozen.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-07
MISSIONARY IS
ELECTROCUTED
WHILE BATHING
COUSIN OF REDWOOD FALLS
WOMEN MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
WHILE ON FURLOUGH VISIT
IN CALIFORNIA.

The st. Peter Herald give the fol-
lowing account of the tragic death of
Mrs Mary McOuat Wallace, cousin
Of Mrs. c. E. Lamberton and Mrs.
William H Ball of Redwood Falls.
MRS. William Wallace, a mission
arv from the P~nsbvtarian Mission ut
Chiltanciago, Guerrero, Mexico, was
accidentally electrocuted when light
~o"ket fell into the bathtub where
she was bathing, causine ha"
mediate death. Rev. and Mrs. Wal
lace were enjoying Tuflough with
relatives in Falo Alto. Cal, when the
accident occurred on Saturday. she
was so years of age
Press dispatches containing the
above information were noticed by
different citizens of 81 Peter PAGER
ly, and while no definite conforma-
tion has been received of her iden.-
Hy. if is believed by many persons
here that the victim of the accident is
Mary McOuat Wallace, formerly
resident of this community and a
daughter of Mrs. Lillian McOuat,
now residing at the home of her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Tully Saunders. in ST..
Paul.
Both Rev. and Mrs. Wallace were
well known in this city, Rev. Wallace
coming here about 1889, to take
charge of the Presbyterian church of
this city. Mrs. Wallace was a dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Me-
Ouat, pioneer residents Of Kasota and
of this city, where Mr.. McOuat was
associated with his father-in-law, S.
w. Davis. for manv years, in the i've
stock business. She attended the To-
cal schools and was a graduate of
the st. Peter high school Missionary
work attracted her and at an early
age, she decided to go 70 China to en-
gage in this work, when her marriage
to Rev. Wallace altered her plans.
The young couple left for Mexico
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