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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
PAGE NINE

600, 900. The decrease in general
farm products and the increase in
livestock income again proves the
wisdom Of q few head of livestock on
every farm in the interest Of a prof
liable Investigation and the all i'm
portant solving of the problem OF
maintaining soil fertility.
Domestic beef consumption was
higher per capita in 1925 than any
previous year. Less was exported,
but the number of cattle slaughtered
under government supervision was
heavier than any previous year with
the exception Of 1918 and 1919 which,
of course, was accounted for by the
heavy export during those years.
A constant decrease in hog receipts
at all public markets has been noted
since 1923 when 5~5,330,00O hogs were
marketed, and this dwindles until
1926 when 40, 900 were marketed.
In 1924 the corn shortage was the be-
ginning of this decline in numbers
marketed and the low price Of corn
during 1926 naturally resulted from
the heavy decrease in hog production
through curtailing the outlet for corn
through pork channels. However, re-
ceipts are regaining their volume and
present prices should serve to stimu-
late production providing it is not
curtailed by the higher corn levels
noted in the past few weeks.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19

for livestock was $4,000, GOO greater
the country over For the year farm
ers received around twelve billion dol
lars for farm products showing a de-
crease Of one-half billion, while for
the same period farmers and ranchers
received $2,892,000 600 for their live
stock marketed, or a gain of $44,-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19

~ INCE March 1 they have come bobbing
quietly down the Blackfoot river to Bon
ner--gleaming yellow logs, mostly; some
of them water soaked and black; but all
- of the Two Hundred Thousand 100000
600 feet) with a record of 90 miles Of river
travel since they left behind the A. G. NJ. COM
pany's river camps, Nos. 4, 5 and 6.
They may, when first you see them, have left
those river camps only four hours before. That
means that their voyage was a happy one,
through high, swift water. But, too, they may
have been a month upon their Journey, for there
are many evils to lure logs waywardly Inclined.
inviting shallow spots and brush upon "the
wings" (she banks); OF, more difficult for them
to pass, a center JAM in the river, where half a
million or even two million feet of timber nav be
piled. apparently beyond any human ability ever
to send them on again.
But always they are sent on again. Easily.
smoothly. In the lumber game there is ~satsfac-
ton in the conouering of such obstacles. And
through the process run many and bewildering
kinds of skill.
Into the River.
Early in Nav. at camp No. 4-the farthest Of
the river camps from Bonner--five or SIX million
feet Of timber were "decked to the river" in a
great. brown. bsrk-covcred mountain. Across the
Blackfoot. high on a bank. droned a Caterpillar
tractor, putting petulantly, its steel cable tug.
ging at the mountain Of wood; jerking at the legs
until. time after time, it drew half a dozen az
them at once toward the bank on its own side
where they we're released and given over 70 te
stream.
The log drive, picturesque and colof1ui As Il A
has no formal opening. II starts wneh the kt
first yields in the spring, and the pioneer log d
them all starts its solitary journey Gown Ia,
river. But there is q time when the drive Is NOS
intense, and that period this year WAS from A,
to May IL.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19

Lima-Cook Sheep company sells
10000 pounds wool at 37h cents,
top price in United States except in
Texas.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
Gasoline Prices Cut

Complying with the suggestion
made by the Commercial Club at its
Monday evening meeting the Stems
vad Garage last Wednesday dropped
the price of gas to 18< cents. This
was done by the Stensvad people in an
effort to Offset the Clubs complaint
that gas was sold more cheaply in
the surrounding towns than it was in
Redwood Falls. In order to make this
price the gas was brought, by the
Stensvad truck, from Tracy, dis
tance of fifty miles. The Co-opera-
tive Company yesterday cut its price
to 1873 cents. In both cases the prices
are station prices. The Cooperative
is the first of the local wholesalers
to cut the price of its gas. The other
five companies, telephoned with one
exception by the Gazette Tuesday ev-
ening, had not cut prices. The price
at Wabasso was cut to 18 cents last
Saturday. Tracy is selling at Ia cents
and Marshall at 17.9, according to
Tuesdays report.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
TWO MEETINGS
CLAIM ATTENTION
OF CLUB WOMEN
MRS. BAYLISS AND FRANK
CLAGUE M. c., TO SPEAK HERE
APRIL BOTH; NEW ULM TO EN-
TERTAIN DISTRICT CLUBS.

With Mrs. Willard Bayliss, presi-
dent of the Minnesota Federation of
Women's Clubs, as the honor guest,
and Congressman Frank Clague as
the chief speaker, the Redwood Coun-
ty Federation of Clubs will meet for
it's annual rally April 80, the meeting
to be held in the gymnasium of the
Lincoln School here. Mrs. A. H. En-
ersen of Lamberton, the County Presi-
dent, will preside at both morning and
afternoon sessions. There will be
a luncheon and social time during the
noon hour, each visitor bringing bas-
ket lunch. The Redwood Falls club
women will serve coffee.
The week following the Redwood
County rally the Second District con-
vention, in which Redwood Falls wo-
men are also much interested, will be
held at New Ulm with Mrs. J. K.
Campbell of Slayton, District presi-
dent in charge. Mrs. Bayliss will be
in attendance also at this meeting
which will be held May End, 3rd and
4th. The election of Officers is fea-
ture of the business of the convention
and the New Ulm women, working
with Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Bayliss,
are preparing splendid program of
instructive talks and Representations.
The New Ulm local committees are
working under the direction of Mrs.
T. Otto Streissguth, Mrs. w. B. Math-
er and Mrs. Walter Muesing. Mrs.
F. H. Dubbe is in charge of the pro-
gram.
The Redwood County Rally pro-
gram has been arranged by Mrs. Ener-
sen and her executive board consist
ing of Mrs. C. L. Farver, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. A. D. McRae, secretary,
and Mrs. C. Seeman, treasurer. In
addition to the talks by the two prom
inent speakers and Mrs. Enersen's
annual address there will be num-
Der of other program features includ-
ing several musical numbers and a
special musical demonstration under
the direction of Mrs. F. H. Anthony.
The program promises to be one OF
much interest. Women of the Coun-
ty who are interested are cordially in
vited to attend even though not men,
bers of clubs. This is the first visit
Mrs. Bayliss has made to this section
of the Second District and her COM
ing such long distance to a County
meeting is a distinct compliment to
Mrs. Emerson and the other club wo-
men of the County.
A complete program of the meet
ing will be published in the issue of
April 9th: (
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
COUNTY ASSESSORS
GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS
SEC. NELSON, OF STATE TAX
COMMISSION HOLDS SCHOOL
OF INSTRUCTION TO-DAY. MUST
SECURE INFORMATION.

A school of instruction for the as
SCISSORS Of every township and village
in Redwood County was held We'd
nesday at the court house. Nick Mel
son, Secretary. of the Minnesota Tax
Commission presided at the meet
ing and discussed the laws and the
responsibilities of the assessors.
Mr.. Nelson lost no time in getting
down to business. He introduced the
assessors in the rudiments of their
work, emphasizing the Importance and
responsibility of their position and
the absolute requirement of strict i'm
partiality. Especially did he stress
the need for sound and conservative
judgment in the valuation of all prop
erty and the benefits of prompt and
efficient service. The actual pro-
cedure of the assessors was brought
up and fully discussed. The fact that
the assessors are the very foundation
of all taxation and that the appraisals
of property should therefore be the
more acute was pointed out.
The assessors were notified that they
would have more work to do this
year because of the passage of a re-
cent law. Under the law assessors
are required to collect, compile and
supply a great variety of statistics
and information in regard to the ag-
ricultural products on each farm.
The purpose Of this information,
which is to be compiled by the State
Continued on page tweIve.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
AMER. LEGION TO
SPONSOR JUNIOR
BASEBALL TEAM
POST VOTES TO PUT
JUNIOR TEAM IN FIELD THIS
SEASON. SCHEDULE TO BE
DRAWN SOON,

Among the many issues brought
up for discussion at the regular meet
at the club rooms Thursday night
April seventh was that of Junior
baseball team for Redwood Falls.
Throughout the entire state the Legion
is sponsoring such baseball teams
this season and with the material that
Redwood Falls has this project should
not be overlooked. That the Legion
is back of such a move can readily
be seen from the bulletin received
from the Second District Headquar-
ters of the American Legion.
every Boy in the Second District
wants chance to play on Boys
Baseball team. Are we going to give
the boys chance this year? The
American Legion through it's Junior
Baseball program has made this pos
sible if we will do our part. All we
have to do is get our post to back a
boys team and appoint an Athletic
officer to take charge.
The BOYS in your town and mine
are the coming AMERICANS, the
future of this country depends upon
US and these BOYS. THE JUNIOR
BASEBALL LEAGUE, sponsored
by YOUR American Legion, will give
Young America something good and
wholesome to think about. Something
to do besides ragging around and ac-
quiring habits which will tear down.
Get your boys interested in baseball
team, and see that the members of
your post taken an interest in it also
DO 1T NOW-DO NOT WAIT.
COME ON SECOND DISTRICT:
LET'S sell the Legion to the boys by
real service. Take this up at your
next post meeting and REPORT your
action at once to the District Athletic
Officer. AS soon as this information
gets in, County officers will be ar
ranged. County and Sectional games
will be arranged. The final District
game will have to be played before
August 1st for the Hibbing State Con-
vention. August 8, 9, 10th, 1927.
Any boy may participate and is ell
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
MRS. A. A. PASSER
FILES FOR OFFICE
OLIVIA WOMAN, SEVENTH DIS
TRICT PRESIDENT, FILES FOR
PRESIDENT OF MINI FED
GRAFTON OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.

At the request of a large number
of women throughout the state Mrs.
A. A. Passer of Olivia, president of
the Seventh District Minnesota Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, gave her
consent last week to have her name
put up as a candidate for president
of the state federation. Mrs. Will
lard Bayliss of Chisholm who is seek
ing reelection, is the only other can
didate in the field.
Mrs. Passer has been active in fed
Grafton affairs for a number of years.
She was formerly chairman of the
fine arts department of the Mime
sofa Federation and also served as
recording secretary for the seventh
district before her election last year
as president of the district. She is a
member of the Woman's Study Club
of Olivia, and has been it's vice presi-
dent and also president of the Wo-
mems Improvement Club of Olivia.
Aside from federation affairs Mrs
Passer served as secretary of the
Volstead club of Renville County dur
ing the election campaign of 1922 and
recently attracted statewide atten-
ton when women of Renville County
were omitted from the jury lists and
she took the case to court and won a
victory for the women.
Mrs. Passer is a member of St
Johns Episcopal church of Olivia
and belongs to the Martha Emery
chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
Blast Demonstration

The blasting demonstration crew
from the University Engineering Di-
vision will be in the County for a
series of demonstrations Friday and
Saturday, April Is and 16. The first
demonstration will be held at the farm
of Henry Nichols north of Revere
at 100 P. M. Friday, the 18th. At
8 80 demonstration will be given at
the farm of Henry Kotval, one and
one-half miles south and two miles
west of Vesta. At $3.50 A. M, Sat-
urday, the 18th, a demonstration will
be conducted near the North Red
wood granite works on the farm of
Thomas Hoskins. Both stumps and
stone with all varieties of blasts will
be demonstrated at this point. At
1890 a demonstration will be given at
the farm of M. N. Sandager, Belview.
At 200 P. M. demonstration will be
given at the farm of Tony Johanneck
two miles north and one mile west
of Wabasso.-Lynn Sheldon, County
Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
Council
Meets Monday

At the regular meeting of the City
Council held at the City Hall Mon
day night, April 18th, several import
ant issues were brought up, discussed
and enacted upon. The council auth
orized the purchase of new traffic
signs for the corners at both schools.
The matter of a rest room for Red
wood Falls was discussed. After a
brief discussion the council ruled to
rent the building formerly occupied
by the North Star Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company on Third Street.
The council also voted to have several
streets in the city repaired.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
|. n. TOMPKINS IS
NAMED DIRECTOR
FORMER REDWOOD FALLS MAN
AND CHARLES T. TAYLOR ARE
ADDED TO MANKATO BANK
OF COMMERCE BOARD.

At directors meeting Of the
National Bank of Commerce held last
week, two we'll known Mankato men,
l. N. Tompkins, vice president of The
Free Press Company and former
resident of Redwood Falls and Charles
T. Taylor, former mayor of Man.
kato, were elected directors of the in
stitution.
Both Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Tompkins
have lived in Mankato for many years
and have been aggressively identified
with the business interests of the city.
Charles Taylor served the city as
mayor for several terms and at pres
ent operates the Charles T. Taylor
coal and implement business on Main
street. Mr.. Tompkins for the past
eighteen years has been identified
with the Free Press Company. Be-
fore coming to Mankato he was locat-
ed at Redwood Falls, serving Red
wood county as county auditor, and
later in st. Paul on the Minnesota
tax commission staff.
The National Bank of Commerce
is one of the strong banking institu-
tions of the city and at present has
the following officers and directors
on its board: Otto Lamm, president;
R. d. Collins, vice president and
general manager; Otto Bremen, vice
president; Joseph H. Thro, cashier;
D. C. Stockman, assistant cashier;
A. A. Larson, assistant cashier.
The board of directors and heav-
lest stockholders now include Frank
G. Babcock, president of the Breen
Stone and Marble Co., Thomas ].
capitalist and present
chairman of the board; o. w. Schmidt,
Company; Otto Bremen,
chairman of board of the American
National Bank, st. Paul, and nation
ally known successful banker; Frank
president of Landkamer
Brothers Co.; S. Bailey Wilson, at
torney; j. L. Lampert, owner, LAM
pert Lumber Co.; A. H. Silber, pro-
prietor Of the Silber stores; Judge
Samuel B. Wilson, chief justice, sup
RENE court of Minnesota; T. NJ.
president, T.. r. Coughlan
Co.; w. 81. Eckman, of C. w. and W.
b. Eckman; L. Salet, Jr., secretary
and treasurer of the L. Salet and Son
Stores; b. w. Footh, president, Man
kato Oil Company; Charles 7. Tay-|
lor, president, Chas. T. Taylor Co..;
l. N. Tompkins, vice president Free,
Pres Company.-Ffee Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
'U" OFFERS SERVICE
TO MERCHANTS
EXPERT WILL BE BROUGHT TO
SUMMER SESSION TO OFFER
TWO SPECIAL COURSES ON
MERCHANDISING.

Special courses for Minnesota mer.
chants will be offered during the sum.
mer session at the University of Min.
nesota under an arrangement an.
nounced by Dean Russell A. Steven.
son of the School of Business Admin
istration.
Dean Stevenson has engaged Pro-
fessor H. H. Maynard of Ohio State
University, a man with a national
reputation as a teacher of merchan-
dising, to conduct two special class
es, one of which will be called "Mer-
and the other, "Sales
Both courses will
combine theory with a study of many
actual cases that have arisen in the
course of business and been success
fully met by store owners and man.
ayers.
BY weeks, the course in merchandis-
ing will be divided into the following
topics: Consumer demand and the con-
point of view; meeting COM
petition, and store location and lay
out; Problems of buying and of stock
control and turnover; retail salesman
ship, advertising, and display; price
and merchandising policies.
The course IN sales administration,
Is particulariy designed to give q
tContinusd on last pass1
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
OFFICIAL FINDS
One TECHNICALLY
AGAINST HUSTON
COMMISSIONER GLASS FINDS
LITTLE GROUND FOR SUSPIC-
SION OF GUILT IN CASE OF IN.
DICTED LAND BANK MEN.

Out of the fourteen points in the
indictments against Guy Huston of
Chicago, w. H. Gold, G. w. Gold and
D. w. Gold of Redwood Falls, all
former officials in the Southern Min
nesota Joint Stock Land Bank,
Commissioner Glass of Chicago stat
ed that he found only one point in
which he could find suspicion of
guilt and that lay in technical in
depreciation Of a contract between
Mr.. Huston anu the Bank. j. E..
Huston of Chicago and VIM. G. M.
Smith of Redwood Falls are also in
volved in second indictment, togeth-
er with the four men first mention
ed. This indictment charges con-
spiracy in connection with certain acts
mentioned in the first indictment. Be-
cause the Bank was formerly Red
wood Falls institution, Second Dis
trict residents have been much in
terested in this case.
This conclusion was reached by
Commissioner Glass at a removal hear
ing held before him in Chicago re-
Gently to determine the status of the
Indictment against Guy Huston. This
hearing was held in accordance with
the government stipulation that when
a man is indicted by the United States
Government in one District at the
time he is living in another District,
he cannot be removed to the District
in which he is indicted without hear
nd
ed Government Commissioner. At this
hearing the government is required to
prove that there is suspicion of
guilt.
Relative to this question Of the sus-
picion of guilt Commissioner Glass
makes this statement in his opinion
given at the close of the hearing;
"With respect to my situa-
tion as to how far l can go in
these matters, the statute we all
know, provides that we shall have
a hearing under section 10l4 in
accordance with the usual process
of the state law. That provides
for a preliminary hearing. l
have given you that hearing. The
later decisions say that there
must be a preliminary sitting to
ascertain if there is probable
cause. Now, probable cause is
not guilt. l do not have to be-
lieve that he is guilty of the
charge made against him here.
But if there are situations pre-
sented or testimony given under
which you cannot say whether he
did or not, whether it looks like
Continued on page seven)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
BABY BEEF CLUB
WORK TO START
APRIL ELEVENTH
TWENTY BOYS AND GIRLS OF
REDWOOD COUNTY SECURE
BEST BEEF CALVES TO START
FEEDING RECORD.

Twenty-one boys and girls are be-
ginning the Baby Beef Calf Club work
April 18th. They have secured the
best beef calves they could find either
from their fathers herd or from some
nearby breeder. They are entering
upon a six months feeding record
which is a contest between those
members to see who can produce the
best results.
In this work the members are scor-
ed at the time of the county fair on a
definite score card or basis of award
for the various phases of their work.
The basis of award is as follows:
General conformation and market
finish, 65.
Gain in weight, 10.
Cost of production, 5.
Show ring performance 10.
Records and reports, including
story, "How 1 Grew My Baby Beef" "
10.
The following members are enrolled
and starting the Baby Beef project
now:
Calvin Wheeler, Redwood Falls.
Wayne Searle, Redwood Falls.
Neal Madsen, Morgan.
Weldon Madsen, Morgan.
Milton Lau, Tracy.
Arthur G.. Goss, Walnut Grove.
Alfred H. R. Werner, Wabasso.
Otto C. Flom, Delhi.
Julius Beens, Walnut Grove.
Claud Goss, Walnut Grove.
Howard Dirlam, Redwood Falls.
Aubrey Dirlam, Redwood Falls.
Charles Dirlam, Redwood Falls.
Armin Kuehn, Wabasso.
Erwin Kuehn, Wabasso.
Mario Wallace Freeburg, Walnut
Grove.
Luverne Bravinder, Delhi.
Kenneth Freeburg, Walnut Grove.
Duard Slime, Walnut Grove.
Russell Johnson, Walnut Grove.
Everyone interested is invited to
visit these members and see their
calves and to be on hand at the coun-
ty fair and see the close of the con-
test.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-13
PLAY AND LETTER
= ON miss. PROGRAM
MISSIONARY SOCIETY ENJOYS
LETTER FROM MARGARET BUR.
MEISTER AND CLEVER MIS-
SIONARY DRAMA AT MEETING.

The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church held
an enthusiastic and beneficial meeting
Thursday after noon, April 7th. An
interesting and descriptive letter
written by Miss Margaret Burmeister
from Japan and short play entitled
"The Three Graces" formed the main
part of the program aside from the
regular lesson study. Mrs. A. E.
Laidlaw, the president of the Society,
presided.
The meeting opened with Mrs. w.
r. Roberts conducting the devotion
ais. This was followed by Mrs. Par
ish's interesting review of the lesson
study on Moslem Women. Miss Bur-
meister's letter was then read. In this
letter the Redwood Falls girl gave an
enthusiastic account of the Doll Fes-
tival, which was being held, in ac-
cordance with an old holiday custom,
at the time she was writing the let
ter.
The little play, given under the di-
rection of Mrs. Henry Buechner, was
a symbolical demonstration of the
way in which Education, Healing and
Evangelism overcome Ignorance, Dis
ease and Sin. Mrs. Treu personified
Evangelism, Miss Bernice Larson,
Education, Mrs. N. johnson, Healing,
Mrs. F. w. Howe, Ignorance, Mrs. T.
Wilcox, Disease and Mrs. H. Shoe
maker, Sin. The Oriental women were
represented by Mrs. Roberts, Mrs.
Bashore,, and Mrs. Stock with Eunice
Wilcox and Marvel Stock as Ori-
entail children.
+. The play opens with Ignorance, Dis
ease and Sin declaring their absol-
ute reign over the Oriental world.
During the conflict between the forces
of Evil and Christianity, Evangelism
enters and with her plea and wonder
full appeal through Song, united with
the pleas of Education and Healing,
wins the Orient for Christ. The play
closes with all joining IN the song,
"Jesus Saves" All parts were well
taken and the message of the little
drama was put across most effective
ly.
The program closed with reading
by Marvel Stock and the playing of
piano duets by the Misses Wilcox.
A social hour followed with refresh-
ments served by Mrs. Parrish, Mrs.
Park and sAEx. Dahlberg.
A progra8 Of especial interest is
being plannst Tor the next meetingI
Of the SociekE ts1-& -