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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26
White Rule in Shanghai

Adjudgng the rights and wrongs Of the present
situation in China is a difficult job
1t is made even difficult by the fact that
it is hard for us in America to get accurate un-
biased information about the situation there
In consequence, there are number Of rather
hazy impressions abroad which may need little
correcting.
Most of US, no doubt, feel that Shanghai the ain.
ternational city,, is sort of outpost or haven of
enlightened civilization and modern culture in the
midst of sea of ignorant semi barbarians
1t is pretty generally felt that to turn Shanghai
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26
Old Masters

Who dreamed that beauty passes like
dream?
For these red lips, with all their
mOurnful pride.
Mournful that no new wonder may
betide.
Troy passed away in one high fun
eral CLEAN,
And Usna's children died.
We and the laboring world are pass
ing by;
Amid mems souls. that wavcr and
give place,
Like the pale water in the wintry
race,
Under the passing stars, foam of
the sky.
Lives on this lonely face.
Bow down, archangels. in your dim
abode;
Before you were. or any hearts to
beat,
Weary and kind one fingered by His
seat:
He made the world to be grassy
road
Before her wandering feet.
William Butler Vests: "The Rose
Of the World"
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was giving party on the day that
the constituent arrived-a very
swanky party with lobster thermidor,
an orchestra, and spun sugar violets
on the ice cream.
The morning Of the party, the
farmers wife arrived. She had drum
med up several hundred votes in her
district for said congressman and
felt no hesitancy in becoming their
house guest. In order to make sure,
however, that she would be welcome,
she brought with her about 90
pound cheese from the dairy state.
And 1t Wasn't Mild
"Now, if it had been mild cheese
said the official lady who told me the
tale. but it wasn't, and not only
was it not mild, but she was so glad
when she heard was having a party
that night and we could cut the
cheese. So we had strong cheese
with spun sugar violets, and my
guests pronounced it-behind my
back-the 'queerest party they had
ever attended, 1t was"
When the tired congressman home
ward wends his weary way at even
fall, his spouse's CHEEKY greeting is,
well, what did they want today %
Then he tells the grist Of the days
mail.
Proud Father Started Something
Three-fourths of it was from those
who wanted to come to Washington
and shake the presidents hand.
Reuben Bland. of Georgia, said to be
the father of the nations largest
family, who came to see Coolidge,
started trouble for the congressman.
Every mail brings tidings Of
The WOMAN with the longest hair
in her state
The boy with seven toes
The father with the biggest feet
The best squash pic-maker in her
The freaks rarely have funds for
the trip. They expect the congress-
man to send them ticket and be
glad of the chance to show what his
state can produce.
Experts on Buckwheat Cakes
Probably 1000 letters have been
received by congressman and sena-
tors from women who boast that they
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26
BY Allene Sumner
WI


Washington, March 26.-"Do you
get cneeses, prairie dogs, or dried
IHuncs ~
Get two official women together
and this question is very apt to
circulate over the tea cups.
It's the same thing as asking what
state are you from ?" For by the
gifts which the constituents send
them may you know the home ad :
dress.
Official Washington from the great
open spaces must find real houses
with cellars and garages, not apart
ments, for livestock descends upon
them-horned owls, prairie dogs,
beef on the hoof, and even rattle
snakes.
Why do the folks at home send
such white elephants and black rat
tlesnakes? Just to show off the
grandeur Of the state.
From the Fruit Belt
The most envied official set are
those from the fruit belt with their
crates Of apples and oranges and
grapefruit, their boxes of raisins and
grapes. their figs and dates
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, for instance,
always presents a tea table loaded
with huge California raisins.
Sometimes the constituents come
calling in person with their gifts.
Official women, by the way, may
rank certain way according to the
State Department and the social Sec
retaries, but among themselves they
rank quite differently. Informally,
the one of highest rank are the ones
whose home states are farthest from
the capital, and those Of least degree
are those whose home states border
the District of Columbia
a Gift in Hand
The reason is that those whose
home addresses are most distant arc
least bothered with the constituency.
while those from bordering climes
keep open house continuously.
but. as we were saying, ometimes
the visiting constituent brings her
gift in person.
Mrs. b. from milk and COW state
received such visitation. Mrs. B.
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BARBS
PARENTHESES


We have it on the word of Mus
solini that women are the agree
able or pleasant parentheses Of life"
We who had always been told they
were question marks are glad that's
settled now. Speaking Of the
current styles you could call some of
the fair ones exclamation points and
not be far wrong. Of course
since the Charleston has seized the
land more women stand on founda-
tions like than like -. At
that, 1t il woman's influence that
chamged many q male 0 into 1.
And in some households the lady is
not only the parentheses but the
whole sentence.
A New York woman on her 102nd
birthday had = party and $50 young
fellows of 60 or more attended. Cant
the police do something about this
flaming youth!
Senator Jim Reed at Detroit the
other day said he was out Of politics.
Then SO is Walter johnson out OF
baseball, SOS Suzanne Lenglen out
Of tennis, SOS . duck out Of water
and SOS his old man..
In Chicago they have . Husbands
know men viii Be demanding ! voice
in public affairs.
Once there was : baseball manager
who admitted before the season BE-
b6st his team pfebsbly wouldn't
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26
We Love Fairy Stories

Who says we are hard-boled cynical nation >
"hy hang it all, we still believe in fairies
TWO men have been arrested in Chicago charged
with getting out one of the widest wildcat mining
STOCK schemes you can imagine. They claimed to
o"" 'and IN South America which not only pro-
ouced OIL. but had gold, platinum, diamonds and
otner little trinkets as well The natives Of this
region, the prospectus said, ate and drank ont If
gold and platinum vessels
They sold nearly Sl,OOOOOO worth Of stool. .,
this prospectus!
Cynical! This nation just loves fairy stories
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whispered excitedly: 81 had taken
my gloves off! | took them off to
give him back my engagement ring!'
Faith heard her words. and when
Mary kearney's answer to Banning $
question came. she leaned back limp.
~. closing her eyes as il she were
about to faint. for Mary Kearney
said:
"She was still wearing her gloves,
sir"
When Mt last Churchill had his
chance at the witness. he went mt
her with head down. eyebrows beet
ling over his keen, frowning eyes,
like an angry bull charging.
"Mary Kearncy, you have tes.i-
fled here that you recognized Mr..
Chris Wiley as he sat in the car.
Now, it was dark outside. wasn't it 3?
1t was showing pretty hard. wasn't
it ?"
"How far was that car from the
doorway. Mary?"
ut was parked just outside the
porte cochere, about twenty-five feet
from the front door. Parked side
ways. and I looked out the door to
see how Miss Cherry had come and
seen the coupe parked there. The
window Of the car was down and |
seen Mr.. Chris Wiley sitting there
by the Wheel
I'm the dark" Churchill snapped,
a. Judge Grimshaw picked up his
gavel to declare the midday recess.
"There-there was light on In
the car. The dashboard light, |
guess il was" Mary answered bellig-
erently, obviously relieved that
luncheon interrupted Churchilrs
searching cross-examination.
TOMORROW - Mary confesses
taxing Cherry's ring.
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win the pennant. However, habits
Of soliloquy have fallen off a lot
lately.
A sport writer has one thing to be
thankful for these days. He doesn't
have to make any wise cracks about
Sinclair Lewis.
Governor Small has set aside
Health Week in Illinois. Another
disarmament conference?
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26

EI.TINGE THEATRE

Lois Moran, Buster Collier, Lya de
Putt and Jack Mulhall will be seen
at the Eltinge for Monday and Tues
day in God Gave Me Twenty Cents"
Dixie Wilson's short story. the
c0lorful record of a short time in
Tour lives. They were persons who
might well have come from the end,
OF the earth. All were young. but
three were old in the ways Of the
world. The fourth, Mary, was thrown
into vortex created by life. and
only saved because of her faith and
trust
After having been married less
than week, deliciously happy in her
new paradise, she is told that Steve
has taken another woman aboard
his ship. 1t is unbelievable. hut as
the hours pass, her mind starts dis
torting this awful thought. She sets
out for the dock and
There you have one Of the most
dramatic, poignant episodes ever
transferred to the silver screen.
CATITOL THEATRE
When Gene Stratton- Porter wrote
THE Magic Garden" she unknow-
ingly followed the old preccpt Of
Keeping the best for the last. Just
before her death the popular au-
thoress completed the story which
later proved to be her greatest. it was
also by tragic coincidence to be her
final work. J. Leo Meehan. Mrs.
Porter's son-in-law has taken this re-
markablc book and transferred it to
the screen, where. as an +. b. o. pro-
duction. it may be seen at the Capitol
Theatre next Monday when it be-
gins two day run. The picture re-
fleets the spirit Of it's author; it is
replete with the richness of life, and
reveals the depths Of human ma
ture as this great woman knew it to
be. 1t deals with hearts and souls,
and the events that happen to test
man and prove him to be worthy. The
cast was selected by Mr.. Meehan with
the greatest care in order that one
would give a faithful delineation Of
the character that he or she was to
make live on the screen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26

In 1909, the worlds production Of
artificial silk was 1900 tons. The es-
timated output for 1926 was 100000
tons.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26
Temperature and
Road Conditions

Mercury readings at Z .. N.Y.
Bismarck-Clear, %: roads fair.
st. Cloud-Clear, %; roads fair.
Minot-Clear. 10; roads snowy.
Mankato-Clear, %; roads rough
jamestown Clear. %; roads
snowy.
Hibbing-Clear. II; roads fair.
Duluth-Clear, 20; roads fair.
Fargo--Clear, 8. roads poor.
Mandan-Clear. Is; roads heavy
poor.
Grand Forks-Clear. IS: roads fair
Crookston-Clear, 10: roads fair.
Rochester--Cloudy, Is; roads bad
Devils Laks-Cloudy. IL; roads
fair.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26
THOUGHT

The wicked flee when NO man
parsueth.-Proyerbs xxvlii:l.
Guilt has very quick ears to an
accusation. Fielding.
As . preventative 81 goiter, choco-
late ipdina Aabl4ts axe furnished pu.
glls IN public btho0is Of Plainfiejd,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-26

Sleep is largely Z matter Of climate
according to . new theory. In cold
regions men need much fatty food
and not too much sleep. IN the trop-
les. however. much sleep and little
TAT 10 the best rul<. r
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TOMORROW = Mary confesses
taxing Cherry's ring.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31
GAS RECEIPTSP PASS
FIVE MILLION MARK
YEAR ADDS $5,2O7,242 TO AUTO
MOBILE TAG INCOME OF $1O,-
100000 TO HELP FOR BETTER
ROADS.

For the first time in the states
history, receipts from the gasoline
tax has passed the $5,OOO,OO0 mark, a
report by Hjalmar Nilsson, chief oil
inspector of Minnesota, on the last
fiscal year, shows.
The two cent gasoline tax Melted
$5,207, 242.66, which will be used for
building highways throughout the
state. This is supplemented by an
annual income of approximately $780,
100000 received in the sale of auto
licenses. The gas tax for the pre-
ceding fiscal year totaled $4,943, 315.-
76.
More gasoline was used throughout
the state in the period from January
1 to July 1, 1927, than was used in
the same period in 1926. The total
gasoline tax for the first period
reached $2,367,5 45, and for the same
period last year>was $2,230,122. June
was high month, with the tax totaling
$569,133, while January was the low
est with total tax of 1928, 730.
Gasoline inspections made by Mr..
Missions department in the fiscal
year amounted to 273,488,098 gallons
with inspections of kerosene covering
39,573, 526 gallons and distillate, TO-
470,299 gallons. The total number of
barrels inspected was 6,670,099 with
fees collected amounting to $197, 567,-
70.
With department operations costing
$158,177, the department has a 'pro-
fit" balance of more than $4,000.
This is reduced balance from that
of last year, when $4,000 was left
after expenses had been paid with in
spection fees, at that time cents a
barrel. They were reduced to 3 cents
year ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31
V.esta

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Olland of Lynn
were callers at Vesta recently.
Bud Melges of Redwood Falls
transacted business here Monday.
E. Cranes motored to Echo Mon
day.
Miss Agnes Barber was a Lamber-
ton caller Tuesday.
Jake Schroeder was Seaforth cal
Ter Monday.
Herbert Arnold of Chicago was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. johnson
Wednesday.
Carl Urke was a Redwood Falls
caller Tuesday.
DR.. johnson of Echo was a caller
at the E. Cranes home Wednesday.
George Gregor of Echo transact
ed business here Thursday.
P. Miller was a Granite Falls cal
Ter Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Madison arrived
from Alexander Wednesday and will
make their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Jones of Okabena
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Barber Thursday. Mrs. Jones is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Barber.
S. Gustifson of Willmar was Ves-
ia caller Thursday coming here to at
tend to his business interests.
Grace Wolverton of Redwood Falls
is spending this week at the Doctor
McPheeters home.
Axel Paulson motored to Redwood
Falls Thursday on business matters.
H. Froelich was caller at Marshall
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bertram of Sleepy
Eye were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
SCHUYLER Friday.
F. Maus and Joe Novak were Echo
callers Friday.
Mrs. T. Nelson of Lucan and Miss
Almina Fletcher were Vesta callers
recently.
Max Timm of Wood Lake was a
Saturday visitor in Vesta.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Timm were Echo
visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Alderman of Rem
vile were callers at Vesta Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wolverton of Red
wood Falls were callers at the Doc
McPheeters home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Schroeder and FAM
lily motored to Bean Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Brown were Han
ley Falls callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Barber were at
Okabena Sunday where they visited
their daughter, Mrs. R. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Bower of Seafortt
were Sunday callers here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Pearson were Bel
view visitors Sunday.
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Aug. "a, 81, Sept. z
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
TRIBUTION.

Estate of Niels S. Christensen.
State of Minnesota,
)ss.
County of Redwood
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Niels S. Christensen, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative of the
above named decedent, having filed
in this court his final account of the
administration of the estate Of said
decedent together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and allow
ance of said final account and for dis
tribution of the residue of said estate
to the persons thereunto entitled.
THEREFORE, YOU, AND EACH
OF YOU, are hereby cited and requir-
ed to show cause, if any you have,
before this court at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House in
the City of REDWOOD FALLS, in
the County of Redwood, State of
Minnesota on the 10Th day of Sept
ember, 1927, at 10 o'clock a. M, why
said petition should not be granted.
WITNESS, the Judge of said
Court, and the Seal of said Court, this
22nd day of August, 1927.
A. R. A. Laudon,
Probate Judge.
Leon H. Brown,
Attorney for Petitioner.
court SeaD lists
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31
HYPERBOLE IN FEMININE TALK

A few of the figures of speech cas-
ually used by woman student in a
college in the state during one day
were recorded for comparative pur-
poses recently by an observing En-
glish professor, who reports that the
estimable young woman was appar-
emily none the worse for the strenu-
our and narrowing experiences
through which she went. Some of
the feminisms follow:
Do shut that window! I'm frozen
stiff.
Pm so tired / can't move.
That boy drives me insane every
time l see him.
l am starved to death.
He turned every color in the rain
bow when / caught him.
Speak louder; can't hear thing.
l was petrified on the spot.
l was perfectly deluged by that
sprinkle this morning.
l haven't got a check from home
for a thousand years.
/ dropped dead in my tracks when
l heard it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31

Merlin Crosby went to Redwood
Falls last Monday where he will be
employed the next three weeks at the
Aune and Thune Clothing Store in
that city. He will work there dur
ing the absence of H. M. Aune, who
left on a trip to California.-Dawson
Sentinel.
DIR. Pierce and Purnell Cain of
Syracuse, New York, and Mrs. Joe
Green and Mable Kuenzli of Redwood
Falls were six o'clock dinner guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Franta last Tuesday evening.-Wa-
basso Standard.
Miss May Wise returned Saturday
from the Redwood Falls hospital
where she had undergone an opera
tion for appendicitis two weeks earl
ier.-Franklin Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31
OBSERVED BATTLE
OF Fl. RIDCELY
REDWOOD FALLS PEOPLE AT
TEND THE 65TH ANNIVERS-
AIRY OF THE SEIGE OF FORT
RIDGELY AUGUST %.

On a hilltop which 200 white SOL
diers successfully defended against
more than 1000 Indians the sixty
fifth anniversary of the siege and
battle of Fort Ridgely was observed
Monday, August %.
The site of the fort, scene Of one
of the most bitter engagements OF
warfare between whites and In
dams in 1862, is state park, dedl-
Gated to the memory of the defen-
ders who helped quell the uprising OF
Redskins who threatened the Mime
sofa river valley.
Monday morning old defenders OF
the fort gathered on the grounds at
Fort Ridgely to exchange remlnls-
censes of the campaign against the
Indians and the events preceding and
following the siege and battle. Sew
eral carloads of people from Red
wood Falls attended the celebration.
The Fort Ridgely State Park as
ISOLATION, which sponsors the an
nual celebration, and the Sioux his
toric Trail association, held their an
nual meeting Monday forenoon with
their meetings followed by picnic
dinner at noon.
The Citizens band of Fairfax, the
Fort Ridgely fife and drum corps,
Wilfahrt's Concert orchestra of New
Ulm, and quartet from that city
furnished the music during the after
noon.
Gathering before a speakers plat
form which has been enlarged this
summer, crowds from many Mime
sofa communities, particularly those
in the Minnesota river valley, heard
several speakers.
These were Congressman August
H. Andersen of Red Wing, Arthur
E. Nelson, former mayor of st. Paul
and Prof. T. E. Lewis, of the Sleepy
Eye public schools.
The history of Fort Ridgely goes
back with that of the Minnesota val
ley. After a treaty with the Sioux
Indian tribes in 1853, and creation OF
q new reservation and settlement Of
the Indians there, it was considered
advisable to establish fort 100 miles
west of Fort Smelling to afford pro-
lection to white settlers.
Captain Napoleon Jackson Tecump-
sch Danna, later colonel of the First
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and
Colonel Francis Lee of the Sixth U.
S. Infantry, then in command OF Fort
Smelling, were ordered to select a
suitable place on what was then called
the st. Peter river. The stream is
now the Minnesota.
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ternoon spent in social way. Among
those present at the reunion were the
following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kissner and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Werner
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Code and family, all of Lamberton;
Louis Redetzke, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Redetzke and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Redetzke and family, all of
Echo; Mr.. and Mrs. William Redetzke
and family of Redwood Falls; Rev.
E. F. Brand and family of St. Paul;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kissner and
family, Mrs. Amelia Kissner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius johnson and family, Wes-
ley Prosch, Mrs. Fred Utecht, Mrs.
Fred Kissner and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Sasse and family.-Sleepy Eye Her
ald-Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31

Gasoline inspection in Minnesota is
conducted at every point where gaso-
line and other oils are brought into
the state for sale and involve labora-
tory tests. Before the state will per-
NIT oils to be sold in the state, the
tests must show the oil to be of a
definite quality with regulations pre-
scribing specified standards for every
type Of petroleum product.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31
KISSNER FAMILIES HAD
REUNION AT STATE PARK

The Kissner families of this COM
munity and distant points enjoyed a
family reunion at the state park on
Tuesday of last week, more than six
ty relatives being present. Dinner
and supper were enjoyed and the af-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-08-31
TO OUR FARMER PATRONS!

The undersigned please ask you to
cooperate with us in refraining from
threshing your grain until it is fit.
It is impossible for us to handle
tough or wet grain and besides it is
not merchantable. So please do not
bring us any grain which is not fit
for storage as we will have to refuse
to take in any wet or tough grain,
as we do not want the same expert
ence that we had a year ago.
Signed:
Redwood Falls Farmers Elev. Co.
Atlas Elevator Co.
Eagle Roller Mill Co. 3-6ts
Any old statesman can start war,
but it takes more than craftsmanship
to finish one.-Exchange.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1927-01-06
MANY COUNTIES TAKE TOLL OF
DAMAGES ASFLOOD WATERS FALL:
8 DEAD, PROPERTY LOSS HEAVY
Pickens Pike Most Serious Damage This All
rounding Points Were Water Bound for About A
s. Week-Dela Sections Being Cleared of Water.

of Holmes county, as in the surround
ing counties, were impossible for al
most two weeks. Washouts of bridges
on the Durant- Winona road stopped
travel for some time, and are now be-
ing repaired Several bridges on the
nurant- Kosciusko road through Big
Slack bottom, were washed out and traf-
tic is detouring by way of West. The
new fill across Big Black near Rick
ems is badly damaged. but it is now not
know to what extent. Water covered
the new fill, which was previously
thought to be above all high water, cut
the dirt away in several places, and
played havoc generally. A crew of men
is already at work repairing the fill as
fast as the waters recede and the road
VIII be ready for travel in record time.
Many delta points were isel:iaed. Traf-
fic WAS blocked fer ea,'er:l G9ys n the
Ticinity of Greenwood, where W&tar COW
cred the roads, streets, and broke small
ia'-eos Yazoo Citv was cut off from
traffic over every road tnat crossed Big