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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-02

land / were r0liOWing. but uiu we
pause to meet rush from the woods,
then did she hold back and attempt
to gain my side.
with hoarse cry Morgan seized a
horse By the nose as the frightened
animal burst through the bushes and
Into the road Other hands tried to
appropriate the prize, but ! brushed
them back and tossed the girl on the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18

The sugar beet leaf hopper has de-
stroyed the sugar making industry in
Washington, Oregon, and parts of
California. Hoppers that beset the
Twin Falls fields live through the
winter and breed in the deserts Of
southern Idaho. When the wild
plants on which they live dry up in
the deserts heat they migrate to
the cultivated areas.
For two years now Mr.. Carter, who
is in charge of federal experiment
station at Twin Falls, has made a
study of the hopper in its desert
habitat. In 1927 he found that severe
winter weather had given the bug
population a hard blow. Survivors
were scarce. Followed late in Febru-
airy of last year his prediction that
a good year was in store for the beet
producers. Largely on the basis of
his forecast big acreage was con-
tracted. The season proved to be one
of the best, and the growers and the
factory operators as well Cleaned
up"
In FEBRUARY OF TINS year, aIter
visiting the desert lands, Mr.. Carter
advised The beet growers that bad
year was in prospect. He found that
myriads of the insects had passed
the winter in good shape and were
feeding on their host plants. The
beet producers and factory operators
took his word for it and cut the
acreage to the bone. Just the other
day Mr.. Carter, who is completing
work at University Farm for Phi. D.
degree, received word that the hopper
had ruined what beets had been grown
and that the fields were being plowed
up.
The hopper gives the beet plant a
disease just as the malarial mosquito
carries disease to mankind. The
plant turns yellow and curls up. All
growth is stopped. In ten days to
two weeks the fields are ruined.
Spraying or busting a diseased field
has no effect. Development of dis
ease resistant beet is regarded as
the only solution of the leaf hopper
problem.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
GIRL ENDS LIFE
BY TAKING POISON

One of the most tragic deaths in
the Gaylord community occurred there
last Sunday when Miss Marie Farm
holz, 20-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Farmholz of Gaylord,
took poison in fit of anger and pass
ed away at $50 o'clock, shortly af-
ter the family had partaken of their
breakfast. Unhappy and respondent.
and after an argument with her par
ents Saturday evening, the young
lady seemed reconciled and satisfied
Sunday morning. Unfortunately ref
erence to the incident of the evening
before, brought on words and she
drank the contents of small vial
containing strychnine. After COM
hitting the rash act, she repent her
act, babe forgiveness of her parents
and offered up prayer in her last eff
fort to undo the wrong. The deceas-
ed was a young lady of exemplary
character and of fine personality.
She had spent all her life at home
and was happy and satisfied until the
trivial misunderstanding took place.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
MANY THOUSANDS OF
AUTOMOBILES JUNKED

There were $4,000 motor vehicles
strapped in Minnesota in 1927 and
66,757 new machines registered. In
the whole United States there were
1,825,581 machines scrapped and g.
623,538 new machines registered, ac-
cording to figures collected by the
American Road Builders association.
BY comparing the number of scrapped
cars with the total registration, it is
figured that the average life of a car
is eight and one fourth years.
Most of the scrapped vehicles are
partially salvaged. Wrecking COM
panies furnish parts from junked cars
for use in repairing other cars. Many
motors are installed in boats or used
as stationary power plants. Other
metal parts are sold to foundries.
Tires and batteries are salvaged and
used for various purposes. One New
York firm maintains a seven acre
plot just for storing disable parts of
disassembled vehicles.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18

Farmers in the costal regions of
Georgia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina, where the Porto Rican mole
cricket has caused good deal of
damage to truck, and garden crops
in recent years, will find in Farmers
Bulletin 1561-F, "The Porto Rican
Mole Cricket" a description of this
insect and methods of it's control.
According to observations made by
ranger of the Forest Service, u. S.
Department of Agriculture, in Mon
tana, the most dangerous lightning
storms come from clouds that are
gray or dust colored. These clouds
are generally high and move slowly.
Rain from these clouds is usually
heavy and confined to narrow streak
in the center of the storm, while the
lightning is heavy on the other edges.
Very thorough tillage should be
practiced throughout the summer on
varieties of everbearing Strawberries,
as an adequate and constant supply
of moisture is necessary to insure a
large crop of fruit in the late summer
and fall. Unless mulch is used,
tillage should be continued until late
autumn and in periods of drought
the cultivator should be used as often
as once a week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
BROWNTON CHILD
LOST IN STORM

Mildred, six-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Streseman, OF
Brownton, wandered from her home
last Sunday afternoon and became
confused in directions and lost. She
was not found until daybreak, Mon
day morning, when a searching party,
numbering over fifty, came upon her
as she lay fast asleep in a meadow
on the Otto Schatz farm situated
about one and a half miles northeast
of that village.
The child was Immediately taken to
the office Of DR.. d. D. Rempel, where
she was given medical care, but for
tunately is apparently non the worse
physically, for her narrowing ex-
perience.
One of the worst wind and electric
al storms experienced in this section,
accompanied by a torrent Of rain,
broke over this section shortly after
midnight and ragged for an hour and
half while the child either staggered
about or lay exhausted on the ground
without protection from the elements.
1t is very evident that at some time
during her wanderings that she must
have reached Buffalo creek as her
clothes were badly torn from coming
in touch with twigs and underbrush.
Her absence was noted by her par
ents about four o'clock, and they i'm
mediately started inquiry, but as no
information could be secured that
would lead them to find her, they
naturally became frantic. Other re-
sidents of Brownton sought to relieve
their anxiety and set out in an effort
to discover, the whereabouts of the
child, but to no avail, even after the
whole community had become arous-
ed and thorough search of the town
had been Observation-Disclosures Enter
prise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
WINDOW OPERATOR IS
ROBBED BY LONE BANDIT

To have a gun pointed at his head
and to be sharply commanded to
"come across with that paper money
or I'll blow your head off," was the
not exactly pleasant experience of
Milo Nelson early Sunday morning
at the Omaha depot at Window. The
thief got away with $14.50 in change.
The night operator was passing away
the time by reading magazine when
the stranger walked into the depot
and approached the door in the hall
way. He tried the door, but found
it locked and asked the operator to
"come here" Nelson went over and
opened the door and found himself
staring into the business end of a
heavy calibre revolver. Nelson was
commanded to put his hands down,
open the cash drawer and then sit
down. Later Nelson made a dash
through the door that led upstairs
and the thief fled Immediately.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
New 81 Bill Will Make
Appearance October ]

The new 81 bill, which will make
its debut about October l, greatly cur
tailed as to size, will be in much bet
ter position to battle its worst foe.
the oil station attendant, than here
tofore, according to a hearing held
before the house committee on APP
preparations. The new bill will be ap-
proximately one inch narrowed than
the old bill and will be made of a
composition containing IS per cent
linen and 25 per cent cotton. A check
up made shows that-once in every
seven times a bill changes hands it
is expended by motorist for oil or
gas and that in this operation the
bill picks up grease spots that short
ems it's life. $246,715 is saved annual
ly by reducing the size of the bill.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
GASOLINE TANKS EXPLODE
AT FARMINGTON; ONE DEAD

Fred Miller, Jr., of Pennington,
aged rs, died in q hospital there last
Thursday from burns suffered in a
fire that late Wednesday destroyed
$4,000 gallons of gasoline. While
pumping gas from a tank on the
railroad tracks into the tank of a
Pennington Oil Company, an explo-
sion occurred as Miller threw off a
switch to stop the flow of gas.
Sparks from switch ignited the gas
oline. Miller was severely burned
when the first of the three large
storage tanks exploded without warm
ing. His clothing caught fire and he
ran screaming across the street, drop
ping from the exhaustion when he
reached a garage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18

Most persons do not realize what
an enormous number. Of seeds are pro-
duced by weeds. The number varied
with different weeds, but most kinds
produce from a hundred to several
thousand seeds per plant Weeds
such as wild carrot, burdock, and sow
thistle may produce 10000 or more
seeds per plant. Not all weed seeds
terminate at once, but delay sprout-4
ing for some time, some of them for
several years. This fact is respon-
sible for the old saying, Zone years
seeding makes seven years wedding"
The only sure way to prevent annual
and biennial weeds from increasing Is
to prevent them from going to seed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
MATTER OF REMOVING
co. AGENT STIRS WINDOW

The hearing before the county board
at Window, Cottonwood County, on
the proposition of doing away with
the services of the county agent,
county nurse and weed inspectors, for
the purpose of cutting taxes. almost
turned into testimony meeting last
wee. A referendum at the fall cleo
ton is possible outcome. Prior to
the hearing the "antis" held . meet
inr in the Farmers room and the
sspross b st6e court room. The COM
raissionsrs Appeared IN the court room
whege - a.sssf1 yse as2l a4d tn s
49, - 1eks 49, % fss9slag.
nlese = hal1.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
SERVICE
BOON TO BEET GROWER

Walter Carter, young entomolo-
gist born in England and trained at
the Minnesota and Montana State
Agricultural Colleges, has developed
forecasting service which in two
seasons has saved the sugar beet
growers of the Twin Falls, Idaho,
area many millions of dollars. This
is to be regarded the more remark
able from the fact that scientists are
usually loath to give out predictions
and opinions in an official capacity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
PLAN STAR MAIL ROUTE
BETWEEN N. u. ST. PETER

L. j. Kersten of Minneapolis, chief
clerk of the U. S. Railway Mail SER
vice for this district, was in New
Ulm last week securing bids for
hauling mail between New Ulm and
st. Peter, via CORTLAND and Nicollet.
The action came as a result of cancel
ing the pouch service on all C. & N.
w. trains running on the stub" line
between New Ulm and st. Peter. The
passenger service on this branch line
was discontinued last week. Unless
mail carrying arrangements are made
with the Northland Transportation
company, the establishment of star
mail route is probable.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
An enterprising celery grower

An enterprising celery grower in
Bergen County, N. j., has installed a
rather unique pumping outfit for sub
irrigation of his field. This pump
ing outfit, which has capacity of
several hundred gallons a minute,
rains the water from the bitches in
the field in case of an over supply
of water, but the pump is so arrang-
ed that its action can be reserved, and
during dry weather water can be
pumped through the bitches back in
to the field, thus raising the water
level in the soil until moisture is
brought to the surface through cap
Hilary action.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

The First Presbyterian Church of
Redwood Falls will be closed for the
next four weeks, DR.. James P. Linn
stated Monday. The church, during
this time will be painted and redecor-
ated. DR.. and Mrs. Linn left for
months outing in northern Minneso-
ia. They will spend part of their va
cation at Remer, having rented ca
bin from Roy Ever. The next SER
vice to be held in the church is
scheduled for Sunday, August 10Th.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18

The crying need of the younger
generation is sport coupe with a
shadow-proof rear curtain.-Ex.
No, a stock exchange seat is not
restful.-Exchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
Episcopal Church

Rev. Drummer of Minneapolis, pastor.
First Sunday of every month, COM
munion service at 1880 a. m.
All other Sundays, services at 1880
p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
Catholic Church

Catholic Church
j. w. Jiracek, Pastor
Masses-8:30 A. NJ, second and
fourth Sunday in month; other
Sundays of month at 500 and
1890 A. M.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
Methodist Episcopal Church

"The House of Happiness"
C. w. Gilman, Pastor
Sunday School at ----------- 1000
No church services this Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18

James P. Linn, D. D., Minister
There will be no services for the
next four Sundays during the alb
sence of the pastor who is on his va
cation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
Church of Christ

Church of Christ
Bible School ------------ 1000
Morning Worship .----- 11:OO
C. E., Three divisions ----- 700
Evening Service ------- 500
Choir Practice, Wednesday 80 500
Mid-week service, Thurs. ----- 500
All welcome, always.
OSCAR JONESON,
Minister.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18

First English Lutheran Church
"The Friendly Church"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-18
st. Johns Lutheran Church

w. C. Nickels, Pastor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-08
junIMHoopmen
Score Win Over
Los Fresnos )

The Brownsville Junior high
school basketball team ran its
string Of consecutive victories to
two Tuesday afternoon. when the
Maroon and White lads defeated
Los Fresnos representative school
team by q score Of % to %.
The game had been postponed
from last Friday. 1t was played on
the local courts. and was a snappy
exhibition, despite the difference in
scores.
Red Irvine, local coach, a~lternated
his two teams on the courts, in q
monne 20 completely bewilder the
visiting boys, who did not make a
single substitution during the con
test.
The starting line-ups We're.
Brownsville l29) Los Fresnos ia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-08
FIGHT CARDS
DISTRIBUTED
Mercedes Advertising
Bouts of Hampton
And Hernandez

MERCEDES, Feb. s.-Piacards, ad-
veTtising the second all-star Valley
fight card of Promoter Al Robinson
here next Monday night, were ex-
pected TO be off the press and ready
for distribution in all parts Of the
Valley today.
Kid Hernandez, the undefeated
featherweight of the Valley, will
again exhibit his pugilistic wares on
the program. This time he has pick
ed Dick Wymore, OF La Feria, who
has been honing for a match with
the Brownsville fsvorite for many
moons. They will clash in the main
event, Of the card, being scheduled
TO travel along for 10 rounds or less.
A former meeting resulted in an IN
satisfactory draw.
Another bout that is attracting al
most as much interest as the main
event is that between Speedy Hamp-
ton, of Fort Brown, and Jack Kevis,
one-time pride Of the Valley. Eight
rounds is the limit Of their scheduled
travels. and the distance may be
much shorter, those who are supposed
to know about such things, say.
When Revis was going good in
thssm-=arts. he was considered one
morsel TO get a winning ticket
on, while those who have seen
Hampton in action, are promising
some rosy things for him.
Both-they're middleweights, Il
come in at about 152 p~ounds-carry
enough weight to lend soundness 4
any punching argument they may pur
forth.
Reports from Brownsville. wher'
both Of that city's entrants are work
ing out daily, are to the effect tina
Hampton and Hernandez will ente,
the ring here, in fine shape.
Another bout Of Valley wide in
terest is that between Ken Macy
Harlingen glovester. and Kid Preach
er, o. Mission. They are listed for six
rounds.
A battle royal, between dusky en-
tries from various Valley towns, j!
scheduled to open the program, and
two additional p~reliminaries are "a
be announced later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-08
MEHLHORN IS
TITLE HOLDER
Golfers Quit Santone
After Winning Big
Prize Money

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Feb. s.-CPf-
With $4,000 in prize money in their
pockets more than 100 professionals
were journeying to other tourna-
ments today after competing in the
Texas open event which concluded
yesterday with Bill Mehlhorn the
champion for 1928.
Most OF the golfers were enroute
to Hot Springs. Ark, where they will
compete in the central open tourna-
ment.
Mehlhorn added $500 TO his win
ter winnings by taking the Texas
title. He won in a day of hectic
golf in which he tied the curse rec
ord of IS in the morning round and
then shot a 70, eight over par 70
finish the day.
Harry Cooper Of Buffalo. n. Y.
took second money and Bobby Cruick-
shank, Of Purchase, N. ", who won
the event last year, was third. Mac
Donald Smith of New York, champion
in 1925, took fourth money. Mehl-
horns aggregate 297, was the high
est score that has ever won the
Texas title.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-08
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
BIDS WANTED ON CAST IRo
PIPE. CAST IRON FITTINGS AND
CAST IRON VALVES.

PIPE, CASl lkON llNGS AMI
CAST IRON VALVES.
Bids will be received at the office
Of the City Manager in the City OF
Brownsville, until February 18th,
1928. at 1000 o'clock A NJ, on the
following cast iron pipe, fittings and
valves, delivered in the City Of
Brownsville:
IA feet "a inch diameter, bell and
spigot LIST iron pipe. class "B";
IA feet IS inch diameter, bell and
spigot cast iron pipe, class "B";
COO feet 10 inch diameter, bell and
spigot cast iron pipe, class "B";
One piece Is inch diameter SO
inches long and Hanged both ends,
faced and drill;
One piece IS inch diameter 40
inches long. Hanged both ends.
faced and drill;
One piece IS inch diameter 80
inches long. Hanged both ends,
faced and drill;
Two pieces IS inch diameter Is
inches long, Hanged one end, spigot
On other;
Two pieces IS inch diameter,
Hanged go degree ellis, faced and
drilled;
Three pieces 10 inch diameter,
bell and spigot, 80 degree ellis;
-Four pieces IS inch diameter, bell
and spigot, As degree bends;
One twenty-four inch diameter bell
and spigot 80 degree ell;
One twenty-four inch diameter
bell tee;
One 24xls bell ard spigot reducer;
One 2+xl6 bell and spigot reducer;
One lsxl6 bell and spigot reducer;
One twenty-four inch bell gate
valve;
Two eighteen inch bell gate valve;
One sixteen inch bell gate valve;
Two twenty-four inch diameter bell
T. spigot 45 degree bends.
Each bid must be accompanied bv a
certified check for ten per cent Of
the noun OF the bid, which shall Be
forfeited TO the City Of Brownsville
for failure TO deliver as specified in
the bid.
The City Of Brownsville
the right TO reject any or all bids.
A E. Ngn6ay,
City Secretary Of the City
Of Brownsville, Texas.
2-6-15-10t-2649.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-08
County RoOpmen
Will Meet Here
For Title Event

Eleven high school basketball
teams from all sections Of Cameron
county Will gather here Saturday for
the opening Of the Countrywide
basketball tournament. games Of
which VIII be played on the local
courts.
Teams will draw for positions, &C
cording TO q letter sent out TO all the
schools BY w. 4. Morrison. San Be-
nito, county athletic director. Due
to the new number Of teams one
five Will draw a bye.
Five games will be played in the
morning round, the winners and the
team with the morning bye, making
six to compete in the afternoon event
Three games viii be played IN til
afternoon and the winners viii as
semble here again on Feb. 10 for the
finals.
Following the choice Of the county
champion, that quintet will meet the
Hidalgo county Tournament winner,
and the victor in that event will in
all probability compete in the dis
trict tournament.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-08

!. When the last great sleep came to
Hugh Larns1BD the old Detroit Ii
gsz2Eahager, a baseball career
that stretched over a period Of IS
years came TO an end.
Jennings was one Of the foremost
figures in the national pastime
through his career in the major
league. He began his professional
playing in 1891 with Louis Vile and
after three seasons in the Kentucky
city was traded to Baltimore.
Jennings became a member Of the
famous old Baltimore Orioles which
gave TO the baseball world such
stars as John McGraw, Wilbert Rob
inson, Kid Gleason, Joe Kelly, Jack
Doyle, Wee Willie Keller. What
a team that wasi And Jenning:
was a big part of it.
1t was while playing with Balti.
more that the sports writers dubbed
the freckle-faced Hughie, the King
Of Shortstops." In 1899 he was sem
10 Brooklyn where he played two
years before becoming manager OF
the Philadelphia Nationals.
Managed Baltimore
Jennings returned to Baltimore as
manager in 1903. He continued Il
scoop up the fast ones at shortstor
and met with such great success as :
team leader that Detroit drafted hin
into the American league in 1907.
This was one of the rare times
that a team drafted a manager from
the minor leagues to become, not q
player, but a manager in the Bis
time.
Jennings ability was made in.
stantly apparent when he won the
American league pennant in hi
first year in the big circuit and re-
peated in 1905 and 1909.
Big League Sensation
Il was enough TO make the older
managers want TO shoot themselves
Imagine an upstart from the minors
popping into the major leagues and
winning three remnants in his first
three years.
On those great Tiger teams sc
skilitully handled by Jennings was a
young fellow named Ty Cobb whC
proved a tower OF strength. For
eleven years after the great season
OF 1909 Jennings attempted to wir
more laurels for Detroit but Phila.
delphia, Boston and Chicago haC
risen and controlled American
league pennants for q decade.
Jennings resigned from the Tigers
in 1920 and was succeeded BY the
same Cobb who had now becomc
known as the greatest ball player
Of all time.
Jennings became an assistant &c
John McGraw and helped the New
York manager win four National
league flags and two world cham,
pionships.
Quit in 1925
In 1925 illness forced Jennings ou,
Of active work and he retired, but
not until his death did he give VI
hope OF returning in some capacity
TO the diamond.
Jennings is best remembered 70,
his peppe-y mannerisms on the
coaching line while with the Tigers
He seemed the life Of the party with
his "Ee-Yahi" yell and his plucking
and chewing of grass. He is also
credited with coming the wore
~Attaboy." baseballese for shat:
the boyi"
1t will be a long time before the
memory Of his shrill whistle and
ever-ready witty remarks TO players
and spectators fades from the mem
DRY OF fans who loved him because
they knew and understood him-one
OF baseballs giants.