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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Bermuda Relies on Onion

The soil of Bermuda is particu-
larly adapted to the cultivation of
the onion. 1t consists largely of
powdered coral and contains the
elements which are most congenial
TO the onion. Moreover, the situa-
ton and climate of the island are
such that the farmers are able TO
put their early onions into the mar
kets of American cities at a time
when they are peculiarly welcome.
AS result, Bermuda has become
virtually one great onion patch.
The happiness of the island may be
said to hang upon the onion. When
there is good crop and prices are
good, the people are happy: when
the crop fails, or prices are low,
they are correspondingly depressed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Infant Confederate

Probably the youngest soldier on
either side in the Civil war was
George III. jacobs, native Of
North Carolina. When he was nine
years old he enlisted as drummer
boy in the Confederate army with
his father in the company of Cam
den Grays. He was made full
fedged soldier when he was twelve
and he served throughout the war,
both he and his father being with
General Lee at the surrender, at
Appomattox. Jacobs was born
August 20, 1854, at Mays Head,
where his father kept a hotel before
the war. He died November %.
1908. Most of his war days were
spent in Virginia. He had pony
and marched with the regular army.
AT one battle he had to lie in
ditch during the heaviest part of
the firing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
"Let No Dog Bark"

Once, In Amy Lowell's summer
house in New Hampshire. we stole
from our bedroom next to hers to
breakfast i'm a distant corner where
no rattle of trays would disturb the
sleeping poet after night of work.
The window framed Monadnock In
morning magnificence. and nature
also seemed asleep. A curious
scraping sound broke the early
stiffness. and into our ken, over the
shingles of the slOpins piazza roof,
painfully crawled the white-haired
housemaid. with something white
held between her teeth A napkin
had been forgotten. She would not
risk disturbing. Miss Lowell by the
opening of tloor.-Elizabeth Ward
Perkins in Scribner's Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Mother Duck Drowns HaDk

Londoners visiting at West Lock,
in Argyleshire, England, saw a
mother duck drown a sea hawk
which swoopd down upon her lit
tie brood. TNe hawk glided down
for the sixth time after killing FIVE
baby duckfings. The frenzied
mother gathered the two remaining
ducklings under her wings and
awaited the antagonist. With O
sudden dart the duck caught the
hawk by the neck and kept its head
submerged until it suffocated. Then
the duck and young padded away,
leaving the floating carcass of the
killer on the pend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
History of Buttons

The button is a product of mod
ern civilization, since the ancient
peoples did not have any such form
cf holding their clothes together.
They were first used for orna-
mental purposes. The next step was
the use of button and loop, the but
tonhOle being last in the develop
ment. Buttons were first en-
ployed in southern Europe in the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth cen
turtles. Their manufacture in
England did not commence until
the reign Of Elizabeth. The ear
Hest mention of the buttonhole in
literature occurs in the year 1861.
While mems outer garments are still
made with buttons and buttOnhOleS,
the trend of the present is away
from such fastenings. Almost all
. women's clothes and many mems
undergarments are now made with.
out buttons.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Swedish Wedding Custom

In Sweden weddings formerly
took place under cover of night.
Behind the high altar of the an
cient church at Husaby. In G0thland,
a collection of long lances with
sockets. for torches, may yet be
seen. These were served cut to
the groomsmen on such occasions.
both for defense and illumination.
Those men were the best who
could be found to volunteer their
services. One wedding superstition
is that bride. on leaving home for
the wedding trip. must step into
the carriage with the right foot
first. She should do the same when
she first enters the home prepared
for her after the bridal trip.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Fragments Of 30 tie
Good Legal Evidence

Fragments of broken Ootiie
once settled legal dispute as 10
the location of the original corner
post of a surveyed tract. " was
customary In the old SURVEYS 10
place broken bottles. crncKer! W
other articles that would resist ae.
cav In the holes where the corner
posts were to be set, and nntes :"
such deposits were recorded ny thP
surveyor in his book
ON this particular occasion. wren
nm effort was being made To esfap
Itch the location of post in cana
da which had been set GO years pre-
viously. the surveyors gang dug
for two days over an area covering
more than 80 square feet Finally
the diggers unearthed broken glass
with emhossings that corresponded
to the notes in the original sur
veyor's book. with this point es-
tablished. more than 30 posts IN tne
vicinity were restored and the dis-
pute over the boundary lines was
settled.-Kansas City Star.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Humorous Definitions

London schoolboys either have an
unusual penchant for what are gen.
orally known as howlers, or else
the London schools have an I'M
usually astute publicity agent. Any
way, says correspondent of the
Christian Science Monitor, not the
least of the humor that enlivens the
London press arises in that way.
The latest group Of Juvenile atroci-
ties is:
Cistereian: A garden plant with
green leaves.
Macadam: The first Scotchman.
Boadicea: A dangerous serpent
found in ancient Britain.
Theodolite: a saint mentioned
In poem by Browning.
Artisan: A kind Of well.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Extremely Ancient Eggs

After cutting his hand on the top
of high cliff. an explorer found a
line of egg shells springing like Gro
cuses out of the ground These
proved To he parts of shells laid by
a dinosaur--a prehistoric creature
that lived probably ten million
years ago
Many of these eggs. supposed TO
he fhe oldest in the world. have
been reco erred from the san.ls of
Mongolia. Bits of them were for
merly made by primitive pennle
info ornaments for women's necks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Gained on the Diet

"What have you been doing to
YOURSELF? You look different, some
how" said one friend to another.
"Why. i have been dieting" re-
piled the second friend. "4For two
months I have cut. out all fats,
white bread, most sweets-the regu-
lation reducing diet, you know"
"You brave thing, and how much
flesh have you taken off?' asked
the first friend.
The, second woman laughed a
chagrined laugh. 81 have gained
just four pounds on that reducing
Diet" she said.-Springfieid Union.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29

fGea OF What a GIRL ought 10 be 10
make good wife No desire for
society, no longings for all the flub-
dub which makes up the life of the
wealthy" Little did he guess how
with lOngings and envy Florence
had read the society column when
he and Rose were cavorting about
the social arena. "AIiss Florence
Capwell," unused he, 81 think we
will change your name to Florence
Dartmore."
1t Is needless to go into details
of how Lucius sought out Florence
and paid court to her. He did 1t all
very properly, deity and dexter
Ously, and became an adept in good
practice. At first Florence was fat
tered-and fluttered. All the gilt
tering visions which had arisen
from the mists of the society col
umn became realities within her
reach. But as realities she found
she did not fancy them-they did
not glitter worth cent near at
hand.
The day after Lucius had plo-
posed-and been rejected-FlOr-
ence went to the office as usual;
but In an unusually thoughtful
mood. Raymond. said she about
four o'clock that afternoon, you
may take me out to dinner at
Archambeau's tonight. if you want
to. He did want. 10. But it was
six months before they were mar
ried. Raymond. on Mr.. Carpen-
ter's death. took over the business.
In the society column you some
times see the name of Miss Flor
ence Hartley That's the daughter
Of our Florence
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Who Inuented Ice Cream?

Ice cream provides the historian
with ample opportunity for re-
search, for of the origin of this deli
cacy little is surely known. Ac'
cording to the encyclopedias, ice
cream was introduced into France
from Italy in 1850. Germany and
England also were enjoying 1t at
about the same time. but whence
it originally came Is q matter OF
conjecture. In 17S6, ii Is said.
the first advertisement of ice cream
appeared in the United States. Ana
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton is re-
ported to have been our first most
iess to serve her guests this frozen
dessert.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29

What. reply. shah we make If our
past can only whisper: s"Your sue
cess has been wholly due 10 i'm
justice and ,faiseliood. wherefore IL
behooyesf you once more TO deceive
md to lie" Ncsman cares TO LET
his eyes rest on his, acts of dis
loyalty. weakness. or treachery
and all the events of bygone days
which we cannot contemplate calm
ly and peacefully. with satisfaction
and confidence. trouble and restrict
the horizon which the days that are
not yet are forming far away
Maeterlinck
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Exneriences Never Lost

We are beginning To realize that
all of our experiences during the
day. all of our thoughts. erintions
md mental attitudes. the multitude
of LITTLE things which seem TO make
hut a fleeing impression. are not
in reality last. Every day leaves
fits Photographic records on the
brain and these records are never
erased or destroyed. They simply
drop into the subconscious mind
and are ever on call.-Orison SWEET
Marden in Chicago News.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29
Hunnn,irx Motors

With our growing passion for mo.
tor cars and airplaines and our
neglect Of home We may have to
change the cid song to ''Hum. hum.
sweet hum"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-29

"Where Happiness Awaits You"
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19
Fire Greatest Enemy To
Reforestation, Says Chief

5. Brush burning. Never burn
slash or brush in windy weather OF
while there is the slightest danger
that the fire will get away.
6. How to put out camp fire.
Stir the colds while soaking them
with water. Turn small sticks and
drench both sides. Wet the ground
around the fire. If you can't get wa
ter, stir in dirt and treat it down un-
til it is packed tight over and around
the fire. Be sure the last spark is
dead.
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19
Kintire

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Swenson return.
ed last Wednesday evening from
Spencer, Iowa, where they visited
relatives and friends several days.
Russell Rayne motored to Clark.
field Saturday evening to get some
potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fellerson and sons
visited at the S. F. Peterson home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mack and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Wandersee visited
with the VIM. Mack family Sunday
The Ladies Aid of the Swedish
church will have their annual fancy
work sale and lunch October 81. Ev-
eryone welcome.
Will Peterson and family visited
with DR.. and Mrs. Roy Peterson and
family Sunday afternoon.
William Mack and family visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fellerson and
family Sunday evening.
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19

South Dakota weather prophets at
Miller, S. D., are hesitating about
forecasting for the coming winter.
They went another week or two. be-
fore definitely stating their views.
One has said unofficially however,
that the winter will be rather mild,
with plenty of snow which will set
in early. He prophecies more mois-
ture in the northwest the next sever
al years than there has been.
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19
PAGE MINK

The State University is attempting
to locate the farmers who are produc-
ing quantities, of medium red clover
seed this year. Those who have med
ium red clover seed in quantities fox
sale this year can probably be rem
dered some assistance if report Is
made to the county agent of the num-
ber of acres you have; or, if it is
hulled, the number of bushels. DU
not wait until it is hulled, however,
to make this report.-Lynn Sheldon,
county agent,
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19

Leonard Conrad of Minneapolis mo.
tored here to visit friends on Satur.
day, returning Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bast of Springfield
were Sunday guests at the home OF
Mrs. Ernest Springer.
AL Elmer is driving a new seven
passenger 1928 Model Buick.
Mrs. A. j. Praxel attended the
meeting of the Child Welfare Board
at Redwood Falls Friday.
Leslie Roth transacted business in
the Twin Cities last week.
Mrs. Elmer Bellig boarded the bus
for the Twin Cities Friday.
Elmer Anderson returned from Cal
ifornia Friday.
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19
Mrs. James Churchill
Is Buried on Saturday

LAMBERTON-Mrs. Jas. Church
ill passed away at the Tracy hospital
last Thursday and the remains were
brought here for burial, interment be
ing made beside her husband who pas
sed away three years ago. Rev.
Charles Reed conducted the services
Sunday. She is survived by one son
Henry who resides on a farm near
Revere and six grandchildren and two
brothers, one residing in New York
and the other in Iowa. Mrs. James
Churchill was born in Baden, Ger
many, September 18, 1854, and came
to Iowa with her parents when a
young girl. There she grew to wo-
manhood. She was married to James
Churchill and to this union three chill
dren were born, two passing away in
infancy. In 1900 they moved near
Revere on a farm. After the death
of her husband she moved to Lamber-
ton to make her home.
John B. Schilling of Springfield
was Lamberton caller Monday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nelson of Revere
visited friends here Monday.
Frederick Sahr who attends the
University of Minnesota, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Sahr.
Louis Christensen has sold his
Madison pool hall and lunch business
to Albert Anderson, Jr., of Spring.
field.
The Lamberton Commercial Club
completed the skating rink south OF
Mrs. SilPs Hat Shop.
Mr.. Lair of Sleepy Eye visited his
daughter here on Sunday. Miss Lair
is one of the teachers here.
Darrell Marben who attends Carl
ton College came home for a few
days visit with his folks.
H. L. Wherland and family return
ed from California Friday. Mr.. Wher-
land says Minnesota is good enough
for him.
Joseph Riordan of Minneapolis
came home on Saturday to visit his
mother, Mrs. Anna Riordan.
Miss Palmer was called to Wiscon-
sin on account of serious illness of
her mother.
Louie Gebhard went to New Ulm
Sunday to get his wife who had an
operation at the New Ulm hospital
several weeks ago, and is much i'm
proved in health.
DR.. Ranseen was married to Mar
jorie Nicholson of Minneapolis, dau-
ghter of Joseph Nicholson of 18th
Av. &c., on Saturday, October 9Th.
The marriage was performed by DR..
Francis Drake of the All Saints Epis-
copal church in the living room of the
brides home. The bride wore al
gown of white georgette over satin
trimmed with rhinestones. Her only
jewel was string of pearls, gift
of the bridegroom. She carried a
bouquet of brides roses and lilies of
the valley. Miss Jean Nicholson who
was her sisters only attendant, wore
So"H VI pedcn peOrSeCCe over SaCln
and carried bouquet of larkspur and
roses. Mr.. Mauritz Ranseen was his
brothers best man. The bridal cou-
pei left for motor trip through
They will be at home
here after October 20 in the home
purchased by the groom last spring.
Rerber Bakken who spent the sum-
mer in Iowa, came home Friday to
spend the winter months with his par
ants, Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Bakken.
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19
TO JUDGE
AT THE JUNIOR SHOW

Mark G. Thornburg, Iowa's COM
missioner of agriculture, will judge
the baby beeves at the tenth annual
Junior Livestock Show to be held at
South st. Paul November to 10 in
elusive. Only men distinguished in
livestock work are chosen for this po-
SIC - A year ago the age was L.
G. Paterson of Aurora, Illinois, form
erly Oh lne animal nusDanury depart
ment at University Farm. Two years
ago Dean C. F. Curtiss of Iowa State
College placed the young cattle of
the juniors.
The show has about reached its
maximum for members, but of course
no limit has been placed on quality.
The baby beeves will be picked from
the entire club enrollments in that
particular project, instead of being
selected by classes, as has been the
practice in the past. This should
mean improvement in baby beef en-
tries, says T. A. Erickson, state club
leader.
The fat lambs will be judged this
year by breeds for the first time. AS
no more strictly sales animals can
be brought in by the juniors, all in
terest will center on the livestock
entered in the competitions. All an
imals and fowls shown will have been
prize winners at county and commun-
ity fairs and are therefore the choic-
est and best of the more than 10000
raiSad ond fittad hv tho i,,niorc
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1927.

With forest fires taking an annual
toll of more than twenty million dol
lars damage to timber and young
growth in the wooded areas of the
United States, the problem OF keep
ing the RED Menace" out OF the
woods deserves considerable part OF
the attention being given to Fire Pre-
vention Week, now being observed
Col William B. Greeley, chief of the
Forest Service, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, said today
Direct damage caused by forest
fires reported during 1926 amounted
to approximately $26,00O,00O, ac-
cording to latest compilations by the
Forest Service. This was exclusive
of damage to watersheds, stream
flow, grasslands, and recreational
facilities, the money value of which
can not be estimated. This immense
loss was the result of more than 90,-
600 fires, which burned over approx
imately 24,0OO,OOO acres Of lands in
the country. More than 72 per cent
of last years forest fires were man.
caused.
Especial attention should be devot-
ed to the prevention of fires in rural
districts and in our forests" said
President Coolidge, in proclaiming
the week of October to Is as Ma
tional Fire Prevention Week. "Be-
cause of their limited facilities they
are often at the mercy of the flames
when fire originates"
That the rural districts are heavy
sufferers from forest fire is indicat-
ed by the fact that the Southern
and lower Mississippi Valley States,
where much of the timber is on farm
lands, had the record last year for
the largest number of woods fires.
The South is just now entering on
the dangerous fall forest fire season,
and it is urged by the Forest Service
that every effort be made to keep
down this years damage.
Fire is the greatest enemy to re-
forestation, according to Chief For
ester Greeley. When the woods burn,
in addition to the damage done by
killing or weakening the larger trees,
valuable young growth is destroyed,
the natural reproduction of trees is
prevented. Repeated fires will des-
troy the fertile topsoil of forested
area, and prevent the reseeding of
cut-over lands which could otherwise
be maintained in a productive state
of judicious cutting.
Fire Prevention Week is consider
ed an appropriate time to call to the
attention of the public again the ia
nous six rules of the Forest Service
for the prevention of fire in the
woods. These are:
1. Matches. Be sure your match is
out. Break it in two before you throw
it away.
2. Tobacco. Be sure that pipe ashes |
and cigar or cigarette stubs are dead
before throwing them away. Never
throw them into brush, leaves or need
les.
3. Making camp. Before building a
fire scrape away all inflamable ma
terial from a spot feet in diameter. {
Dig hole in the center and in it
build your camp fire. Keep your fire
small. Never built it against logs or
near brush.
a. Breaking camp. Never break
camp until your fire is out-dead out.
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19

Miss Gertrude Parker of Redwood
Fails visited at the Christ Emerson
home and with other friends in Daw-
son last Saturday and Sunday. Miss
Parker has taught in the public
school here and this year she is teach
ing at Little Falls.-Dawson Sentinel.
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19
''iiIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
A GREAT BARGAIN!

This fine stock farm of $50
acres located on a trunk high
way 312 miles from town in the
beautiful lake and dairy section
of Sawyer County, Wis.
Good soil, 80 acres under culti-
walton. Balance in woodland
and pasture. All fenced in with
woven wire and barb. A new
6, room house with basement.
Barn 36x110 with basement GEM
ented and stationed. Cement
silo. Granary 24x24 #. Chick
en- house 60 #. long. Machine
shed 60 #. long; Tubular well
with windmill. All buildings in
first class repair and paint.
Telephone and R. F. D. School
house and cheese factory near
by.
We invite you to inspect this
property as you cannot fully ap-
preciate the wonderful PROPOSE
tion until you have seen it your
self.
Price only $500 per acre; easy
terms; small cash payment, bal
ance long time mortgage.
For further information write
Farmers Land Co.
P. O. Box 203, LeSueur Center,
MINI.
Observation-Disclosures
The Redwood gazette., 1927-10-19

A famous scientist asserts there is
always rubbish in the air. Yes, but
it wasn't recognized as such till the
radio was scovered.-Exchange
Evening star., 1927-09-14
HEAT WAVE IN WEST
|SDUE TO CONTINUE
Many Deaths Reported as
Mercury Stays About 80
Degrees in Most Cities.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 1.-THE Mid
west looked in vain today for relief
from the three.day heat wave, which
the Weather Bureau has predicted
will continue through Thursday.
Reports of many deaths and OF
rising tempcratures. which are maxi
Ing this month the hottest Septem-
hcr in Weather Bureau history, came
from all parts Of the West Central
STATES. ONLY four cities reported their
temperature as being under 80 de-
grecs.
Eight deaths were reported here,
where the mercury touched % de-
yrees. eoualing the all-time record for
September established in 1900. The
reading was 50 degrees at 10 O'Clock
last night, and beaches were thronged
until after niEhtfall
Many Illinois. Indiana and Missouri
,chools were closed due to the intense
heat.
100 Degrees in Texas.
Quincy, H.. was the hottest spot
IN the United States yesterday, the
mercury rising to an even 100 de-
yrees. st. Louis and Nashville suf-
fered under 9S-decree heat.
Federal Weather Bureau reports
forecast rain for the western edges
If the Great Plains tomorrow night,
but this relief is not expected to Al
leviate suffering in the lower region
of the Great Lakes before Friday.
Henry J. Cox, Government meteor
,logist here, said the excessive and
unseasonal heat is due to stagnated
condition of atmosphere voer the
central valleys-an area from the
Rockies almost to the Atlantic.
The wave of heat, however, has
brought iubilation to farmers and
bankers of the Midwest because of
its value to the ripening corn crop.
No Relief i'm Sight.
"Rut if they could see what I see,"
Prof. Cox said, they would be pray
ing for rain. l see at least three
more days of this heat, and no relief
In sight"
The public was allowed freedom of
the parks last night for the first time
In a quarter of a century, owing to
the excessive heat.
Policemen were instructed to lift
the II o'clock closing hour and allow
the public to remain in the parks all
night, if they wished.