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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
4-H Club LEADERS
HOLD CONFERENCE
A. ]. KITTLESON MEETS LOCAL
LEADERS AND DISCUSSES
PLANS FOR SUMMERS WORK !;
TWENTY.FOUR PRESENT.

The leadership club members and
the additional leaders who are in
charge of Junior All Clubs of the
County held a meeting at the Lincoln
School Building, Redwood Falls, Sat
urday, the 10Th, at which time the
plans for Boys and Girls Club con-
tests for the summer were taken up
and details arranged.
A. ]. Kittleson, Assistant State
Club Leader, met with the group and
gave special training to the leaders on
points of training a demonstration
team, preparing exhibits, and other
matters pertaining to the general
club organization. The Leadership
club members attended part of the
session with Mr.. Kittleson and one
session met with County Agent Shell
don on the particular plans and work
of leadership members within the
County.
Plans were started for working up
the Boys and Girls Club booth ut the
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
Parent-Teachers Meet.

The March meeting of the local
Parent Teachers Association will be
held at the Lincoln School Auditorium
on Monday evening, March 2Sth, at
eight o'clock. The program for the
evening consists of music by the Sem
ior Girls Glee Club directed by Miss
Geneva Flygare and special music by
high school pupils. The topic of the
evening is "A Few Of the Newer
Things in Education" and these will be
discussed by members of the faculty
The subjects are: What is the plan OF
the Junior High School and the argu-
ments for it? A demonstration in
phonics. What are standardized
tests? What is the test for silent
reading? All these topics are OF
vital interest to school patrons.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
MOTHERS BANQUET
WITH DAUGHTERS
MONDAY NIGHT
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED WO-
MEN AND GIRLS SHARE IN
PARENT FIRST AN
NUAL BANQUET.

One of the most attractive and best
attended social functions of the sea-
son was the first annual Mothers and
Daughters banquet given under the
auspices of the Parent and Teachers
Association, at the Methodist church
Monday evening. Covers were laid
for a hundred, eighty-four mothers
and daughters. The company also in
cluded the women members of the
public school faculty who were prac-
tically all present, and the ages of
the daughters ranged from the small
girl of the lower grades to the college
graduate who either accompanied her
own or an adopted" mother. Mrs.
C. M. Showalter, the president of the
Association, presided at a program
given at the close of the two course
banquet served by a group of the wo-
men of the Methodist church with Mrs.
Alfred Jaehning in charge Of the din
ing room committee. Assisting Mrs.
Jaehning in serving was large group
of the girls of the Home Economics
Department of the High School. Red
utcu lIc leu
carnations were used as the decora-
tive flower, forming most attractive
setting for the large group of women
and girls, probably the largest ban
quet group of home women that the
city has seen in many years.
Mrs. Showalter was most tactful
and gracious in her role as toastmis-
tress and under her direction very
excellent program was given. Miss
Maude Peterson opened the program
with a piano selection and gave an
appropriate pianologue as an encore.
Alice Stewart read The Marriage of
Miss Bray. Miss Flygare sang
group of two songs with Miss Innis
Thompson accompanying, Miss Mary
Finn gave a reading and Misses
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
PUPILS OF GRADE
SCHOOL IN PLAY
FRIDAY EVENING
SEVENTY-FIvE CHILDREN TO
APPEAR IN Spring GLOW" AT
LINCOLN SCHOOL FRIDAY Ev-
ENING, MARCH 25TH.

The Music Department of the Red
wood Falls Schools will present the
operetta, Spring Glow" Friday ev-
ening, March 25th, in the Lincoln
School auditorium. Seventy-five chill
dren, who will appear in costume
have been chosen from the primary
and intermediate grades to represent
Spring and her harbingers. In ad-
dition to the songs by the characters
and choruses, the finale, Spring
time Brings Gladness," will be sung
by the entire grade enrolment, from
the balcony of the gymnasium.
The story of the operetta, char
acteristic of the gladness and happi-
ness of the springtime will appeal to
everyone because of its seasonal ele-
ment. Bluebird comes in to awaken
the sleeping Pussywillows, telling
them that Spring is coming. They
protest, shivering, but finally wake up
and sing, and talk. Suddenly Jack
Frost and his Elves come in to plan
a party in the fields, scattering the
Pussy Willows and deciding to freeze
them as part of the fun. This is in
terrupted by Bluebird, but they will
not believe her when she announces
the coming of Spring, declaring that
they will not permit Spring to come.
They defy her; and when Spring s
maidens appear with her crown these
are captured by Jack Frost and hid
den in his ice-cave. Various groups
of Springs people come to demand
the maidens' release and warn Jack
Frost of punishment but he is still
defiant till the Sunshine Fairies ap-
pear to check him. Then the Brown
les capture him and take him to
Spring who banishes him to the
Northland, after which Spring is
crowned by her people and all are
happy. The grade operetta is an
snnual and always enjoyable event
Of the school yeaf. - :
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
STATE TAX FOR
1926 LESS THAN
1925 BY $3,OO0,0OO
STATE AUDITORS ABSTRACT RE.
VEALS MANY FACTS CONCERN.
ING STATE AND COUNTY
TAXES.

Ray P. Chase, State Auditor, made
public last Monday the abstract of
tax lists for each of the counties in
Minnesota for the year 1926. Mime
sota's tax bill this year will be
nearly $3,OOO,O0O less than it was
under either the 1923 or 1925 tax
levies.
The average tax levy, based on
levies in all the counties in the state,
is 58.40 mills for 1926 valuations on
which collections will be made this
year, Ray P. Chase, state auditor, an
nounced Monday. The average levy
in 1925 was 1918 mills.
The total amount to be collected
this year in taxes will be $122,96O,-
1919, compared with the bill for $780,
951 ,488 met by the taxpayers of the
state last year. Property valuation
for the state was fixed by the state
tax commission at $1,943,879, ,780 of
which $1,O40, ,489, TAG, or $22.7O an
acre, represents the value of 46,449,-
889.19 acres of rural property, $685.
658,376, values of town and city lots
and structures, and 1929, ,731 ,658 per-
sonal property.
Of the total amount of tax for
1926, $40, ,169,086 goes to school dis
tricts; $37,597,852 to cities and vii
lagos; 25,320,086 to counties; $1O,-
566,069 for state purposes, and $9,-
307,1O to town fund accounts.
Total taxes on money and credits
amounts to $1,268,015 on an assessed
valuation of $420,395, ,447. The coun-
ty and state each receive sixth Of
this; school districts a third, and
townships, cities and villages, the re-
manning third
According to figures in Mr.. Chase's
office Redwood County has total
acreage in farm lands of 552,637.7.
These lands with the structures there
on are valued at $17,036,75O, an av-
erage valuation of $30.82 per acre.
Renville County has total valuation
of $17,677,280, with an average value
per acre of $2S.58. The town and
city real estate, including structures
is $2,283, ,159, the valuation of taxable
personal property is $2,217,160, max
ing total valuation for Redwood
County of $21 ,537,O69. The average tax
rate is 1888 mills, which is consider
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
ATTY. HOPKINS
TALKS AT DADS
and LADS MEET
PARENT-TEACHERS ASSN. SPON-
SOR SUCCESSFUL BANQUET
WITH EXCELLENT PROGRAM
TUESDAY NIGHT.

Serving one hundred and fifty-two
Dads and Lads the Parent Teachers
Association successfully sponsored
the second banquet for the folks and
children on successive nights. The
Dads and Lads banquet was held at
the Methodist church parlors Tues
day night, March %, with Attorney
Frank Hopkins of Fairfax as the prin-
ciple speaker. D. L. Crimmins acted
as toastmaster and introduced the
various speakers
Attorney Hopkins used as the title
for his talk, "The Game of Life" and
started by stating that the most i'm
portaAt game to play is the game of
Life because it must be played to the
end. The home is the key to every
thing in life," said the speaker,
"There can be no deception in this
great game. / have come to the con-
clusion that deceit has fallen from the
top place for the successful business
man. Years ago the theory was that
to succeed one must deceive but that
theory is destroyed forever.
Referring to the chances in the
game of life," said Mr.. Hopkins,
Every chance that we take must be
based upon good judgment. The
chances that we take in life that avail
something are what we earn. You
fathers will do we'll to fortify your
children on the basis that what they
get in life they must earn. Fathers,
where your heart is, you will sacrifice,
SO set your heart more upon your
boys"
In speaking to the boys, the speak
er mentioned from valued experience
the temptations for the boys upon
leaving home. "They are extreme,
they are insidious; watch them, reason
them out for when you lose your self
respect you have lost most everything
in life." In closing Mr.. Hopkins re-
ferred to Lincoln stating that the
great statesman based his life on
three principles, integrity, honesty
and purity and had confidence in him
self, his neighbor, his country and his
God for irrespective, all scientists
must say that there is nothing in life
to take the place of God.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
GOLF ENTHUSIASTS
dine MARCH 24TH
ANNUAL DINNER AND MEETING
AT HOTEL REDWOOD THURS
DAY EVENING OF THIS WEEK ];
SEASON OPENS SOON.

The annual dinner meeting Of the
Redwood Falls Golf Club will be held
at Hotel Redwood Thursday evening.
Dinner will be served at seven-thirty
o'clock and following there will be a
business session at which the annual
business of the club will be transact
ed. This includes the election of three
directors. The members Of the di-
rectorate whose terms expire at this
time are ]. L. Parsons, r. A. Cooper,
and w. s. Brammer. The annual re-
port of the clubs financial status
will also be read at this time.
A cover charge of one dollar is
made for this dinner and eyeryone
who is Interested in the Golf Club
is invited to be present. The season
opens soon and most suspieious3y with
the course IN better shape thAn 1t sny
time in the history Of tn Clnh Be
fore the snuw Of last Szmhy tn
course was - G5ciently euniiiifisnaa =
that several p1nyezs hnA sniA :
round - ssgunh B16assuk -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
CONSTANCE GOLDEN
ANDDR.L.W. .SONTAC
MARRIED SATURDAY
REDWOOD FALLS GIRL BRIDE
OF HERON LAKE PHYSICIAN
ASSOCIATED WITH DIR. CHAD
BOURN.

Miss Constance Golden of Redwood
Falls and Doctor Lester Warren Son.
tag of Heron Lake were married Sat-
urday evening, March 10th at eight
thirty o'clock. The marriage took
place at the home of j. w. Golden of
Redwood Falls, the uncle of the bride,
with whom she has made her home
years ago. Rev. H. F. Alderman of
the Redwood Falls Methodist church
read the marriage service in the pres
ence of the members of the families
of the young people and few init
mate friends. \
The bride wore gown of cream
flat crepe with corsage of pink roses
and baby's breath. There were no at
tendants. Pink roses also formed the
decorations about the living room and
in the dining room where a three
course supper was served before DR..
and Mrs. Sontag left for Heron Lake.
The guests from away were the
groom's mother, Mrs. B. B. Sontag,
and her son Don from Heron Lake,
and Miss Lenore Golden, the brides
sister who came from Guckeen, MINI.
The young people are spending few
days in Minneapolis and will then
open their home at Heron Lake where
DR.. Sontag is associated with DR..
Chadbourn, formerly of Redwood
Falls, in the Heron Lake hospital.
Mrs. Sontag has spent many years
of her life in Redwood Falls, gradu-
ating from the high school here be-
fore taking up her work at the Mime
sofa University. She went to Pana-
ma for one years teaching during
her University course, finishing her
work in that institution with the Class
of '26. DR.. Sontag was also a mem
Der of that class. For the past many
months Mrs. Sontag has been in Red
wood Falls with her aged grandmoth-
er and her uncle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
GRADE DECLAMATORY
WILL BE HELD SOON

There will be grade declamatory
contest at the Lincoln School next
Monday afternoon, March 28th.' The
contest for the first and second
grades will be held at 1:15, the third
and fourth grades at 2:15, and the
fifth and sixth grades at 3:15. The
contests will all be held in the audi
torium and the public is inviteH to
attend. There will be no admission
charge These contestants have Great
ed much interest among the pupils of
these grades and it is desirable that
the parents all attend the final contest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
STATE PRESIDENT
WILL TALK HERE
ON TEMPERANCE
MRS. JOSEPHINE SIZER WILL
SPEAK AT METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH
TWENTY.SEVENT

Mrs. Josephine Sizer of Minneapo-
lis, the president of the Minnesota
Womens Christian Temperance Un-
ion, will give a public address at the
Methodist church Sunday evening,
March 9th. Mrs. Sizer comes here
as the guest of the local Union and
the congregations of the Presbyter-
ian and Methodist churches will unite
with the members of the Union in the
Sunday evening service. Eight o'clock
is the hour of the service.
The state president will meet the
members of the Redwood Falls branch
Of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock in the League room OF the
Methodist church. This meeting takes
the place of the regular meeting which
would otherwise be held Thursday af-
ternoon of this week. Mrs. O. B.
Sparks, the president Of the local
Union, asks the attendance of the full
membership.
Mrs. Sizer has long been one of the
outstanding women of the Northwest
in the temperance field. She has
served in the office which she now
holds since 1921 and prior to that
time was in active work in the Da-
kotas, Wisconsin and Minnesota. She
has been a widow since 1924 and her
two children are grown and away
from home, thus leaving her free to
engage in the great work which she
now leads. Mrs. Sizer has long been
on the lecture platform, is well quaii-
fed to hold her audience both by the
information which she possesses and
the intelligent way IN which she sets
It worth. The Gazette is requested
To announce that for the Sunday even
ing meeting thare win be no adnis-
sin2 charge but m Offering for The
'1unpns1nce causs viii b talEsa at the
'e1nrek Mn. Siser's address.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
Senator, Governor and Constitution

Chp-shouldering State Senator'S jealous prerogaves
Governor Chrsanson of trying the State eg
approprating power conferred
They charge Governor with speaking of his
when he tries that the total of appropriations shall
exceed forty million dollars fixed the limit in the Admins
trative Budget.
They complain that the free hand of the Legislature hamp
Chief Executive plans this
by means of vetoes
But was not the intention Legislature ITSELF
PEELED action by public demand hamper
what the free hand of each future Legislature the matter of
spending public cash?
And trainers State
sttution hamper somewhat the Legislatures spending hand
when they conferred the Governor the power? And
the intention of the voters their ratification of
particular Constitutional amendment
the Governor wider latitude this respect by expanding the veto
power individual items in appropriation bills?
The purpose budget system is keep expend
down. One purpose of the is keep expend
lures down. The specific purpose OF the amend
ment permitting the Governor to veto specific es is to let
him keep expenditures down without the necessity vetoig
tire appropriation bills
Senators gby violating the spirit
this Constitution amendment by Jumping together all the
disputed appropriation bills that the Governor either
estimates
the income needed to keep vta important State institutions
ing.
The Governor within Constitutional rights when
he his kill items contemplated by the bud
But the Legislature would be agranty exceeding the spirit
least of its Constitutional rights the
threat of Senator's and make impossible for the Gov
ernor to particular items
Senators speak their
stutional powers by the Executive
If the threat carried through then the Governor certain
bills. opponents Legs
ave strength pass the vetoed bills the vetoe it will
merely Christianons
If not will redafting and of bills
eptab the Governor All this might session.
1t would least much wasted m and the of
other equally important legislation.
Possibly the disputed appropriations would be in the
interests of Minnesota. That point
businesske settle the pass the
appropriation bills the regular with Jumping of the
leaving Governor chooses
Then the Legislature the disputed items well
good will have chance polls
whether they approve the expenditures And ALL
the voters and the Legislatures the Gov
money, that is being spent.-Mnneapols Tribune
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
SOPHOMORES LOSE
TO SENIORS l7-l4
UPPER CLASSMEN DEFEAT SOPH.
TEAM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
BY A II TO IA SCORE.

The inter-class games held at the
Lincoln School auditorium Wednes-
day afternoon and Thursday night of
last week ended with the Seniors de-
feating the Sophomores for the school
championship by II to IA count.
The first game of the tournament
was played between the Sophomores
and the Freshmen-Junior High teams
with the former overwhelming the
lighter team by 80 to 2 score. In
this game Corbett was high point man
for the Sophs., getting six field goals
and free throw. Peterson collected
five doubles and a single while Wor-
sech made two field goals and Schmid
one. The only counters registered by
the Freshmen-Junior High team were
made by Buchanan and Gales, each
getting free throw.
In the Junior-Senior game the
younger team failed to penetrate the
defense offered by the seniors to any
great advantage, losing the contest
by Is to 5 score. 'Lally" Schmid.
captain of the high school team did
practically all of the counting for the
seniors, getting 13 of the Is points.
Theiring made the extra basket. For
the juniors Arnett made all Of the
points, getting two field goals and a
free throw.
The consolation game between the
Juniors and Freshmen-Junior High
teams played Thursday as a prelim-
mary to the championship game was
won by the Juniors by II to 2 count.
Arnett again was high scorer with
five field goals and a free throw.
Brewster made two field goals and
Kfieger one. The Freshmen team
was led by Tom Finn who gathered
two field goals while Buchanan made
a field goal and Laidlaw a free throw.
The championship game between the
Sophs. and Seniors was the best Of
the tournament. At the half the
count stood 2 to with Peterson max
ing all seven points for the Sopho-
mores. The scoring for the game is
as follows: Seniors, 'Lally" Schmid,
three field goals; Theiring, one field
goal and three free throws; Juene-
man, two field goals; Starr. two free
throws. Sophomores, Peterson, three
field goals and four free throws, Cor
bett and Worsech each field eoaL
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
OLIVIA DICTIONARIES
ENROLL DIR. SPEARS

February % Olivia Legionnaires en-
tertained DR.. Clarence Spears and Doc
returned the entertainment one hun
dred fold. Before he left he enrolled
with Olivia Post, now proud as pea
cock that Minnesota's famous foot
ball coach is comrade. Doc declares
that the same spirit which wins from
Iowa on the football field will bring
victory to Gopherland in it's Legion
membership battle with Iowa, which
ends April 1. With Doc directing,
Gopher Legionnaires are bucking the
Iowa line for touchdown.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-03-23
Beet GROWERS
DISCUSS PLANS
MINNESOTA SUGAR FOR MINNIE
SOTANS" KEYNOTE OF MEET
ING IN MINNEAPOLIS; SEVER
AL NEW PLANTS PLANNED.

With Minnesota sugar for Minne-
sofa" and "$7 per ton or no beets"
as slogans, producers in Minnesota
and the nation last week met at the
West Hotel, under the banner Of the
Northwestern Beet Covers Market
ing Association, to organize for de-
velopment of the industry and to OBJ
tain better prices for their product.
Minnesota can grow enough sugar
beets to keep 10 large factories run
ming to capacity, without impoverish-
ing the soil of its farms, and, through
savings in transportation costs, can
pay farmers enough for beets to en-
able them to show net profit in
stead of net loss, as has been the
case in beet production, leaders Of
the gathering said.
Subjects considered by the con-.
ference included:
Relation of tariff to sugar beet
production.
Cost of production of sugar
beets in the mountain states.
Cost of production in Mime
sofa and the northwest.
The sugar best industry in
Minnesota.
Sociological and other aspects
of labor in relation to sugar
beets.
An equal share in profits Of
the industry.
Transportation and factory
location.
For the consuming public in Min
nesota and the northwest to pay the
freight on sugar from Colorado, Mich
igan, California or Cuba is an econ
omic waste that can easily be avoid
ed" the official call for the confer
ence said.
"The information we have tells us
Minnesota could easily support 10
sugar factories. II all elements OF
business in Minnesota-manufactur-
ers, wholesalers, dealers, retail mer-
chants and consumers-would JOIN
hands in q mass movement for Min
nesota sugar for Minnesota, the saw
ing on freight would, we believe, PR
NIT each factor in the distribufmg
process to make the profit be nov -
getting and, in addition to that, the
consumer could save Is cents peT
100 pounds Of sugar md tbs groslsr
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-20
SNAKE AND
APE GUESTS
DINNER FAD
London Smart Set Goes in
for FreakiSh AttraC-
tons.

LONDON, May 20.-Preparations
by London's smart set for the social
season include this year a thorough
canvass of the shops where parrots,
snakes, monkeys, and animals, pref
erably of a freakish nature, can be
bought or rented for night
For a fad Of Introducing birds,
reptiles or animals at fashionable
dinners which was tentatively ex-
perimented with last Fall, Isl very
much in vogue this Spring.
Probably the most popular Of the
sports are gorgeous feathered ma
caws, which not only add a brilliant
touch of color to a room, but are in
telligent takers.
4. Dealers are training their macaws
to greet incoming guests with Good
evening"" and the outgoing-"Good'
by; pleasant Dreams These are
stock phrases. The exciting part
about renting a macaw is what
phrases he knows in addition to the
formal Good-evenings, and Good
byB.
Need Nice Baboon?
There is always a chance he has
picked up a wonderful line of pro-
family somewhere, or further that
he can make apt, unflattering re-
marks about the guests.
Monkeys are also in some demand
while for a real thriller, one of the
monkey shops has in reserve a large
size, but amiable baboon, WHICH let
into the dinner at the right psychol-
ogicar moment can always be count
ed on to furnish WOW" of diver
sion.
How About Swell Snake?
The same shop also keeps in stock
a couple of eight-foot snakes, whose
fangs and poison pouches have been
removed. Brought to the table in
q huge chatting dish and let loose
on the table these snakes are sent
with written guarantee that they
will take the edge of monotony off
even the dullest dinner.
American hostesses in London
have acquired an entirely unearned
and undeserved reputation FOR
stunt" parties, which are considered
mot quite the thing" in British So
ciety circles.