The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-01-19

It's impossible Tor some people to resist
abusing easy credit.
Great men at close range often seem too or
binary, so human, that it inspires new faith in
oneself. -Exchange.
No more alarming combination could be i'm
agined than dominating personality driving q
five-ton truck.
Down in Washington when folks stick their
noses into other peoples doings and going and
lcomings it is called Investigating" which has
high and mighty sound. But when woman in
Redwood Falls does that sort of thing it's called
just plain every day shopping" What whale
of difference little position makes!
TIT
Joe Reynolds suggests that the discussion
about what bird shall be named a state bird be
settled by nominating the barnyard hem Joe is
right as usual. There is no sound in the world
like unto the music the farmer hears in the
cackle of the hen with eggs selling at five cents
apiece.
Sunny thing! You are always and forever
hearing about the crooked prohibition officers,
but never a word about the good ones. There
must be few of the good kind. Why don't
their friends speak up for them in the same
loud tone that the enemies of prohibition use in
telling us about the small majority of crooked
ones.
TIT
Someway or another we can't work up much
interest in the Chaplin divorce suit nor in the
news that Aimee Mcpherson is going to make
an evangelistic tour of the United States. We
are thankful for only two things-there is no
law compelling us ever to go to see Charley
Chaplin picture and Aimee has not included Red
wood Falls in her trip to save lost souls.
TIT
Mrs. Hannah Kempfer, the woman representa-
tive from Otter Tail County, has been appointed
the chairman of the Game and Fish Committee |
for the present session of the Legislature. That's
an important committee and Mrs. Kempfer's con-
stituents may well feel that her appointment is a
recognition of very genuine ability. Certain
ly if there is anyone who can serve Game and
Fish well it is a woman legislator.
tt +
Economy, like charity, should begin at home. I
But it doesn't always. For instance at the very I
beginning of the 1927 session, which is suppos- I
ed to be the economicalest session the state has
ever known, the House raised salaries all around /
in a quite lavish manner. On recommendation
of the Rules Committee the House voted to IN
crease the pay of the chief clerk from SO to SIS
per day, some other clerks from 81 to $40 day, I
other employees from S. to 81, still others from /
So to S., and even added 81 day to the pay I
of the chaplain probably in the hope he will 1
make his opening prayers 20 per cent shorter.) 4
Added up, these increases mean nearly $4,000 for +
the session OF course $4,000 isn't much, as state
money goes, and there is no saying that the in
creases were not placed for merit Still, unless
the work of these employees is very arduous in /
deed, it would seem that the old salaries might i
have been considered adequate. The thing
doesn't look just right to us folks ont here in 4
the country who are wanting some of the big /
things for the state and can't have them be-
cause times are hard We are willing to do /
without if we must, but we are not willing that
the states good money shall be allowed to ooze
away in any uncalled for driblets It doesn't
take whole lot of three thousands to make . I
thirty thousand, and few Of those and we 4
would have three hundred thousand-and that's
something to do something with!
TIT
For the past ten years or SO the editor OF 1
the Gazette has been mighty unpopular with the /
younger generation because she has not advocat- /
ed the appearance Of the High School Annual +
in fact she has somewhat strenuously opposed it.
We are glad to find that G. F. Warren of the 1
Window Reporter and member of the Window
Board of Education feels just as we do about it. /
Mr. Warren's argument is good and we repro
duce it here. /
Speaking of economy. the other day
we were hunting for something IN the
attic, and ran onto stack of Window /
High School ANNALS, which incident lead
us to thinking, what they cost, who paid
for them and are they worth the price.
OF course they are souvenirs Of school
days Of the children and may be valued
some time, If they do not burn up or get
lost But that little bunch Of pamphlets
represents about 5000 that has been
spent by this community for this one
thing And every cent Of It went out
of town. The writer, as a member of
the Board of Education, has several
times registered mild protest against
this drain on the community IN later
year, but without avail We were told
that it was . matter that was left with
the graduating class and was no added