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The Washington times., 1928-02-20
IL Alleged FlOggers
Are Facing Trial in II. G..

RALEIGH, n. c., Feb. 20.-Thir-
teen alleged Wake county floggers
probably will go on trial here all
at the same time Wednesday, Soil"
citor Leon S. Brassfield said to-
day.
The men are charged with fog
ging E. A. Jones, country ner-
chant, and Sam Green, his negro
helper. more than year ago. Two
defendants, previously tried, were
acquitted.
Brassfield said that while he had
not decided whether the 13 men
would be given a joint trial. this
probably would be the course fol-
lowed, due to the fact that the
special term of court for the trial
Of 13 is for only two weeks.
The Washington times., 1928-02-20
1f it win help me

If it win help me-" She says she
took six bottles and is feeling much
better.
Mrs. Matte Adams, who lives in
Downing Street, Brewton, Ala,
writes as follows: "a friend recon-
mended Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and since taking it
q feel like a different woman"
With her children grown up, the
middle-aged woman finds time to do
the things she never had time to do
befOre-read the new books, see the
new plays, enjoy her grandchildren,
ta&O an active part in church and
civic affairs. Far from being pushed
aside by the younger set, she finds
q full, rich life of her own. That is.
If her health Is good.
Thousands of women past fifty,
say they owe their health to Lydia
q. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Washington times., 1928-02-20
MASONS INVADE
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 20
The three day session of the George
washington National Masonic Me-
mortal Association will open tomor-
row in the auditorium of the new
temple at 10 O'Clock with an in
formal reception by local Masons'
Louis A. Watres, president of the
association. will preside.
Approximately $4,000. 900 more is
needed to finish the temple, and a
81 .OO0, 900 endowment fund will be
raised for maintenance.
The association will visit Mt.
Vernon Wednesday morning for the
birthday celebration. Delegates will
be guests OF the local Masons at the
annual birthday dinner Wednesday
night.
Major Paul Kear, United States
district attorney, has informed
Harry Rose, manager OF a local
motion picture house, that IL he
attempts to show pictures of the
Dempsey-Tunney fight he would
order his arrest and confiscate the
film.
The Retail Merchants Club will
hold it's regular meeting in the
George Mason Hotel tonight. Plans
for the convention to be held here
in June will be discussed. Approx
imately $500 delegates and their
friends are expected at the con-
vention.
Local fishermen are painting their
boats and repairing nets for the
shad season. which is expected to
be late this year. In the past as
many as 100 boats have sailed from
Alexandria to the various fishing
grounds down the river, but poor
fishing has now reduced the fleet
to less than two Gozen boats. Most
of the local fishermen fish near
Indian Head.
The Washington times., 1928-02-20

Business and personal printing is
done by the Printing firm mentioned
In tOday's Times and Herald who's
Who columns.
The Washington times., 1928-02-20
Don't Fuss With
Mustard Plasters!

Bent mix a mess OF mustard,
Elo0r and water when you can re-
lieve pain, soreness or stiffness with
q little clean. white Musterole.
Musterole is made Of pure oil or
mustard and other helpful ingredi.
ents, and takes the place of mustard
plasters.
Musterole usually gives prompt
relief from sore throat, bronchitis,
tonsillitis, Group, stiff neck. asthma,
neuralgia, headache. congestion
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
pains and aches of the back or
Joints, sprains, sore muscles. bruises
chilblains. frosted feet. colds of the
chest lit may prevent pneumonia).
The Washington times., 1928-02-20

to bring along all their records re.
lating to loans made to the Repub-
lican National Committee.
Senator Walsh Id of Montana,
the Senate's famous "oil prosecu.
tor" has learned these banks loaned
money to the Republican National
Committee in the 1920 campaign.
which was later repaid through Lib
erty bonds. Whether those bonds
we're once the property of Sinclair
has yet to be learned.
The Washington times., 1928-02-20
Two EIectrOcuted for
PHILADELPHIA Murders

BELLEFoNTE. Pa. Feb. 20
Two Philadelphia negroes, Frank
Arnold and Frank Lockett, were
electrocuted at the State prison
here today for murders
Arnold died at TOT a. m, paying
for the murder Of his wife Lottie,
The Washington times., 1928-02-20
Ten Persons Drowned
In English Floods

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Ten persons
are known to have been drowned
in serious floods which are sweeping
part OF New South Wales, said a
Central News dispatch from Sydney
this afternoon.
There was a nine-inch rainfall over
the weekend. All the rivers are
rising and already thousands have
been driven from their homes. Some
towns are completely isolated.
The Washington times., 1928-02-20
QUEEN GOES VISITING

BELGRADE, Feb. 10. - Queen
Marie, of Jugoslavia, and her two
young sons, departed today for
Bucharest where Marie will say
farewell to her mother, Queen
Marie, Of Rumania, and her sis
ter, Princess Ileana. before the lat
ter two depart for Spain to visit
Infanta Beatrice.
The Washington times., 1928-02-20

and Lockett expiated the death o.
Luther Bell, Philadelphia policeman.
at TIT a. m. Bells father, g brother
and brother-in-law witnessed the
executions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
son BORN

MISSION, Oct. 20.-A son was born
"a Mr.. and Mrs. George Brooks. Jr.
wednesday. Mother and o doing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
San Angelo Standard.)

san ANEtAN ChdnQdiu.l
Texans should be interested in the
history Of TeXas-all Texas. 10 COW
ers a place on the map as great as
that OF all New England and New
York and a slice Of Pennsylvania.
There Is an upper Rio Grande
country IN Texas: there is a central
Rio Grande country in Texas; there
is a Magic Valley in Texas and from
FL Paso TO Brownsville the develop
ers are In evidence.
The current number Of the Tcxaco
Star has a very readable article from
the pen Of $. r.. Monroe. a manager
Of one of the Texas districts of the
Texas company.
He tells why il was named the
Magic Valley and the reader OF his
article is given n lot Of valuable in
formation of this very romantic sec
ton Of the Lone Star commonwealth.
Newspaper writers speak Of THE
Lower Rio Grande Valley"
The Star article tells them that
il comprises the three counties of
Hidalco, Cameron and Willacy and
part Of Starr county; that it is the
most %southerly agricultural area of
the mainland of the United States:
that il is fan shaped and widens
from a point about 100 miles above
the mouth OF the Rio Grande river
TO a width of so miles at the coast.
Brownsville being at the southeast
corner Of the fan. Rio Grande City
to the west and ~Raymondyille TO the
north.
A chapter is devoted to the his
tory Of this section Of Texas. Con-
quered by the Spaniards in the first
place il was taken over by the Mex
leans after attaining their indepen-
dence in 1921 and from the time
Of MeXico's independence from
Spain Texas was 4 part Of Mexico.
Moses Austin, in the year 1921
was granted a large tract Of land IN
Texas. In 1852 his colonists revoltcd
against Mexico. What followed is
history.
Writer Monroe points out that
after Houston defeated the Mexican
forces In 1886 the MeXicans contin-
ued 10 hold the territory between
the Nueccs River and the Rio
Grande river until the treaty Of
1s4s between Mexico and the United
States recognized the Rio Grande a.
the boundary line land immcdi-
ately thereafter Americans began 20
flock 10 the border and the border
was G%arrisoned by American troops"
This IN the long ago.
In recent years the Rio Grande
has been harnessed. There are now
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
County Medical
Body Discusses
Valley Weather
(Special to The Hersld)

IAN BENITo, Oct. 20.-Discusslon
az the climate Of the Lower RIO
Grande Valley was the principal fea-
ture of a meeting here Thursday
night Of the Cameron County Medi-
cal Society, with DR.. G. ". Edgerton
81 this city leading the discussion;
The physicians and surgeons talk
a on the climate Of this section in
regard to various diseases and bodily
-onditions, facts on the climate at
different points in the Valley being
brought out.
DR.. 3. r. Stout Of San Antonio read
: paper on yaccines and vaccine Their
apy. He announced at the meeting
that he had purchased the laboratory
Of DR.. J. Garrity' Church. deceased,
AZ Brownsville. and viii open a VAL
lev branch office there.
The next meeting Of the society
uiIl be held in December. probably
IL Brownsville. the November meet
irr being put off due to the tri-coun-
~ society gathering TO be held IN
San Benito next month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
CLOVER
FOR GROVES
& M. Expert Recon-
mends Legumes To
Aid Fertility

The citrus growers of Cameron
county should plant winter legumes
IN their groves to improve the soil
fertility. Further information on
this important subject is given in
the following paragraphs which are
taken from a recent letter from Mr..
j. y. Roseborough, extension horti-
c~ulturist OF the A. & M. college.
"A shortage of plant food in the
soil at the proper time usually
mean that the fruit = is short.
with the result that the purpose for
which the orchard was planted is
being defeated. Humus is essential
or orchards in maintaining fertility.
Citrus requires a soil that il fer
tile and contains enough n9mus 10
retain the moisture throughout the
growing season. A spring green
mi crop as peas, and n fall COW
er crop, mellilotus indiac yellow
blooming sweet clover) will add
needed plant food to the orchard
mellilotus indica " the most de-
sirable. Now il the time to get IL
planted. Prof. d. n. Barrow of the
state University OF Louisiana states
that a good stand Of mellilotus in
dica will. II turned under green in
the spring, add 10i pounds of nitro
gen TO the soil. which is worth about
SIT il purchased in the form Of COM
mercial fertilizer. This crop should
be planted in a well pulverized seed
bed. broadcasting at the rate of 90
80 lbs. Of seed per acre. Where
weeds are bad during the winter. so
40 lbs. OF seed per acre should be
used to crowd out the weeds. The
crop should be disced under in the
spring m soon as possible after
the seeds have matured. Seed may
be purchased az 10 TO Is e per
pound. incubation of the seed is
not always necessary, but the cost
of culture IL small and il IL wise
10 spend n few cents extra for this
purpoup and ha Suppn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
Lower RIO Gv0nde
Valley RepIete in
HitOYic0I Interest

Il large irrigation projects in oper
alton IN the Valley and a number of
smaller ones. And, 1.-THE larger
systems involve 100000 acres OF
which about $4,000 acres are under
cultivation. There are about $4,000
acres more which are capable Of
cultivation. Ten Of these irrigation
systems are owned BY the growers.
by virtue Of the Texas laws and
have IN a a government within
a government. The remaining two
projects are privately owEcd."
This is the auto age. This ~ the
highway construction age. Indeed,
the contributor 70 the Texaco Star
found il SO. Speaking Of the road
system, he says. "Trayersing this
lower Rio Grande Valley are l5G
miles Of paved roads and $4,000. 900
TO $4,000, 900 is to be spent for road
building IN the next two years; a
wonderful fa~r-sighted program and
a credit TO the county, the feeder
road program in Cameron county,
the most extensive ever undertaken
BY any county in the United States.
the taxpayers having voted $4,000
600 for paved feeder roads
Not MANY years ego the valley
called Magic was given over to the
row men and their herd. This is
the story Of development from the
Gulf Of Mexico to the New Mexican
border line on the upper Rio
Grande.
Texas has the longest ocean Gas
line OF any state and it has a river
line. the Rio Grande, that has a
stretch Of hundreds Of miles through
a country that some day will be one
or the marvels OF the western world.
Men who have watched Texas
grow or develop for forty years are
staggered by tho pace Of its onward
marchers. should they live another
twenty years they will he Knocked
rncrrhIcrs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
Suggest Insurance
As AID to Orderly
Marketing OF Fruit

can be checked. Frosts such as oc-
Cured in 1924 and 1925 are very
rare in the Valley, and Mr.. White
expressed the opinion that the aver
age grower, il he could secure in
surance at cost, would not be adj
verse 70 holding his fruit for the
later markets.
IL is understood that several old
line companies have investigated
conditions in the Valley with a view
Of issuing a line OF frost protection
policies. However, the lack of accu-
rate records over "A long period of
pears has served to make them ex-
tremely cautious. and this fact, in
surance men state, probably would
make the cost of such insurance ex-
tremely high, as the old line COM
ranieS protect themselves
against every possible hazard. "A
mutual organization, il is stated.
could provide insurance at a very
moderate rate.
Valley shippers are practically
unanimous in recommending that
something be done immediately TO
eliminate the tendency 10 market
ZIG tfop uuFlhk lHt iiTsI Two OF
three months OF the season. Pres
ent paintings. they state, indicate
that Valley shipments ultimately
will exceed 10000 ears annually, and
that unless the marketing period IL
extended 20 at least seven or eight
months il will be practically i'm
possible to make the industry pro-
fitable. They also assert that the
time to start the mutual or cooper
alive insurance movement is while
the industry is still comparatively
small. contending that by the time
the Valley orchards attain full
bearing practically every grower
will take advantage of the opportun-
ity to protect himself and extend
the marketing season for his fruit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21

PRELIMINARY WORK ON
MAP ALMOST FINISHED

HARLINGEN. Oct. 20.-Prelimina-
w work en a map Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley 10 Re published and
distributed soon by the Brady Map
q Publishing Co.. Of Oklahoma City.
is almost finished. according TO n.
y. Brady. president and manager Of
the company. who was here recently.
The map is TO contain information
on highways, irrigation districts,
waterways, navigation districts. rail
roads, and other data on the Valley,
being complete in all these respects.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-12-26
Gales

John Larson from Minneapolis is
expected to arrive the first of this
week for visit with his children,
Lucille and Donald Larson at the
Ed Michigan home. He will also Wis
it with his son Myrlin who lives at
Lynd and is very ill at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Flesner and
daughters were entertained at din
ner Sunday at the Howard Sweeley
home.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Munson was very ill last week.
A large crowd attended the Christ
mas program Saturday evening at
the Nettiewyynntt church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Olson and baby
Ruth and Mrs. Heye Flesner and
sons spent Thursday evening at Phil
Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Reed enter
tanned at a Christmas dinner last
Wednesday: Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Reed and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Sweeley and family and Mr..
S. E. Weber.
A large crowd attended the fine
Christmas program and basket So
clay given Wednesday night in Dis
trict 35 by the teacher, Miss Iradell
Syverson and pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiebert Flesner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Flesner and
daughters were guests last Tuesday
evening at Phil Reynolds.
Otto Schmidt from Lamberton was
visitor last Tuesday at Heye Fles-
ners.
A group of friends and neighbors
spent Wednesday evening at Ed Mel
ligans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Olson received
the sad news last week of the death
of the baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Johnson at Cleveland
Ohio, last Wednesday, December a.
Mrs. Johnson will be remembered as
Helga Olson, formerly Gales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed and chill
dren left late Friday afternoon for
Knoxville and other points in Iowa
for a visit during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Leonard and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sets
void family were entertained to
Christmas dinner at the Clarence
Munson home.
Mrs. Tom Hicks was i'll several
days last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-12-26
MORTON LEAGUE TO
STAGE RABBIT HUNT

The Izaak Walton League of Nor
ton will stage a big rabbit hunt be-
ginning on the morning of December
%, and lasting until the evening of
Sunday, January 6. Jacks and cot
tontails will be the game sought with
Jacks counting five points and the
cottontails one point.
The hunt was planned at the regu-
lar meeting of the league on Tues
day evening of last week. following
the annual election of officers. 0. p
Lofquist was reelected president
and Ed. Adams reelected secretary
and treasurer, while E. L. Hager
was elected vice president.
There will be no opposing sides
during the hunt, but on the eve OF
the wind-up, a winning and losing
group will be selected by drawing
EAs way any of the members may
L1Ent together.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-12-26
Clements

Rev. and Mrs. Christ Mack and
family were Sunday afternoon call
ers at the Arnold Raddatz home.
Rev. Mack while there baptised the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Raddatz.
Last Wednesday, December 18th,
Miss Ida Raddatz and Louie Paulson
were united in marriage at the Lu-
theran parsonage at Willow Lake by
Rev. c. Mack. Mr.. and Mrs. Paulson
will live north of town on the
Strauss Bros. farm.
Mrs. Frank Macho and son Russell
and Mrs. w. Cannot were Redwood
Falls callers Friday.
Misses Jean and Joan Hopfens-
berger are spending two weeks va
cation with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. V. c. Hopfensberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Otto and FAM
lily of Wanda were Friday visitors
at the William Otto home.
The program given Friday evening
by District No. Is was well attended
and also the program was good even
though there were number of chill
! NiCtt luiSSihS OIl t1SNOuHt VI SiShICSSs
The proceeds were $4S.00.
Art Raddatz arrived here Sunday
to join his wife who has been visit
ing here a few months Mr.. Rad
datz will visit relatives through
the Christmas holidays.
Mrs Art Raddatz spent the past
week at the Aug. Raddatz home.
Mrs. Eddie Steffle, Jr. is now
home again from the hospital where
she has been several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wohlfard, Mrs.
Sturmer and Mrs. Mccarthy were
Redwood Falls callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augie Matter, Mrs
Ebert Myer and Mr.. and Mrs. Senius
Jensen of Shutdown were callers at
the Hans Kagel home Saturday.
| Mrs. Otto H. Raddatz has beer
employed at the Raddatz store the
past week while L. H. Raddatz has
been i'll with the flu
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-12-26

beam at 226 pounds, both well known
New Ulmites, made wager that
they could hike to Sleepy Eye in
three hours time.
The two men started out on their
jaunt at a merry pace, travelling
along Trunk Highway No. z, and
were joined at the Milford club house
by Harold Tastel, also Of this city.
At Essig, Mr.. Heck stated he had
important business to attend to, and
dropped out of the marathon march.
His companions maintain that he
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-12-26
Kintire

Miss Ina Eneberg is spending her
Christmas vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Eneberg and
family.
Miss Undena Nelson who is at
tending Mankato Teachers College is
spending her holiday vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Nelson.
Miss Attitude Longbottom gave a
Christmas party for the parents and
pupils at the Grandview school last
Friday afternoon. 1t was enjoyed by
all.
Melburne Kissner has been i'll the
past week, but is on the mend again
at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Goetz and
family of Franklin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Won Sprecken and family
were Christmas guests of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Sacmary and
family.
A Christmas tree and program was
held in the Lutheran church in Sheri-
dan township Monday evening.
A Christmas tree and program will
be held in the Emmanuel Lutheran
church in Belview Wednesday even
ing. Program begins at o'clock.
Miss Attitude Longbottom will en-
joy a two weeks Christmas vacation
and will spend it with her parents.
The Charley Jefferson family have
all been very i'll with the flu. Mrs
Jefferson is seriously ill at this writ
ing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-12-26
Vesta

Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Bauman of
Wabasso were callers at the Rev.
A. Sauer home.
DR.. and Mrs. Gray and family Of
Marshall were Sunday dinner guests
at the DR.. R. Peterson home.
Miss Neva Bendix, who attends the
State University, returned home Fri
day to spend the holidays at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. Bendix.
Erwin Mueller, who has been
working in Minneapolis for several
months, came home Monday and
will spend the holidays in this vicini-
ty.
Mrs. C. Schlemmer and Herman
Schlemmer left for Minneapolis Sum
day and will spend Christmas with
relatives.
Miss Viola Kremin, who attends
the DR.. Martin Luther College at
New Ulm,> came home Friday even
ing, where she will spend the holt
day season at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kremin.
The program given in school dis
trict No. 3 north, by Goldie Harris,
Thursday evening was we'll attended
and everyone reported a good time
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Penskey are the
proud parents of twin boys born
Thursday.
Miss Litta Jones, teacher in the
public school, went to Des Moines,
Iowa Saturday to spend Christmas
vacation with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Grams and son
Myles and Harvey Sell were dinner
guests at the L. Grams home at Luz
can Sunday.
Harley Lind, who IS employed at
the Youmans Lumber Co. went to
Sherburne, MINI. Saturday where he
will spend week at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Hacker returned
home after spending several days Wis
iting at the Jack Zeug home in Man
be.
Miss Della Bendix, teacher in the
schools at Brownton, is holiday
guest at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Bendix.
Mrs. Chas. Boushek spent several
days at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. Krammer of Seaforth.
G.. Peters of Seaforth was a bust
ness caller in this vicinity Saturday.
Miss Viola Viergutz, who attends
State Teachers College at Mankato
came home Tuesday evening to spend
Christmas vacation at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Viergutz.
Joe Suda, who has been working in
Chicago for several months returned
home to spend the holiday season
with his mother, Mrs. A. Suda.
Edw. Maus of Sioux Falls, S. D.
came home Sunday and will spend
Christmas Day with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Maus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Deitz, Mrs.
Dale Dubbs and Miss Wilma Rust
motored to Wisconsin Thursday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Henry
Rust. Mrs. Rust lived in this vicini-
ty until last year.
The Vesta Public School gave their
Christmas program in the hall Fri
day evening. The program was well
attended by large crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. K Lind of Ward, S.
D. came home Sunday to spend the
holidays at the home of Mrs. Lind's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Maus.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Barber of Dolan,
S. D. came home Sunday to spend the
holidays at the home of Mr.. Barber's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Froland and fami-
ly and Mr.. and Mrs. 1. Melting and
family motored to Alexandria Satur-
day where they will spend Christmas
week with relatives.
The Vesta pool hall was robbed
Sunday night. The loss wasn't as
large as they first estimated it to
be at first.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-12-26

and Sofus Hansen, son Of Jens Ham
sen were united in marriage, We'd
nesday evening of last week at tn
Danish Lutheran parsonage at Evan
with Rev. Sherman Bondo officiating.
This wedding came as surprise to
their friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen
have gone to housekeeping on the
Nels Christensen farm, now owned
by the brides father.-Morgan Mes
senger.