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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
PROGRESS MADE IN
LAND DEVELOPMENT
H. c. Hotaling, Sec. of Ten
Thousand Lakes Assn, Out
lines Advancement.

While most of the northwest was
losing farm population in recent
years, Minnesota was gaining, and
out of the entire nation, only two
states, California and Texas showed
a gain of more new farmers than
Minnesota during the last Is years,
H. c. Hotaling. state tourist commits
sioner, and secretary of the Ten
Thousand Lakes association, told ra-
dio listeners over Station WCCO,
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Thursday even
ing. April 10.
Mr.. Hotaling, gave as authority for
his remarks, government figures of
the last agricultural census, made
public recently. The figures showed
that during the period between 1910
and 1920, Minnesota gained 22,341
new farmers. In the following five
years between 1920 and 1925, she
gained another 9,753. Speaking of
the gain between 1920 and 1925, Mr..
Hotaling said, at must be remember
ed that Minnesota made this latter
gain when other states throughout the
northwest were losing farm popula-
tion. Only two other states, Wiscon-
sin and South Dakota showed gains
during the same period and it must
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
DISTRICT COURT
ON SECOND WEEK
Jury Disagrees on u. S. |. Realty
Case After Being Out
Eighteen Hours. :.

With the second week of the dis
trict court well under way the last
cases of the calendar are now being
tried. Over the past week there have
been but five cases started in the
court.
Of the five tried the case number
"a of the calendar in which Otto j.
Schmid, plaintiff with A. j. Praxel
as attorney against E. P. Eicholdt
defendant, with Eli r. Lund as at
torney, law and fact, there was no
cause for action. The case of v
kronfuss, Administrator of the estate
of Benz. Kronfuss, diseased, Plain
tiff. with w. R. Werring and Streiss-
guth & Fordyce as attorneys against
Louis Benson, law and fact, Defend
ant, with Somsen, Dempsey & Flor
as attorneys was settled without ver-
dict and dismissed.
The case of the Chester White Ex-
tension Bureau, Plaintiff. Leon H.
Brown, attorney against W. F. Klein
smith, ct al, defendant, was dismissed
on motion of the plaintiff. Tuesday
afternoon the jury was drawn on the
case of A. ]. Veigel, Commissioner of
Banks and Farmers State Bank of
Belview, plaintiffs against F. H. Aid
rich and Alfred Peterson, defendants.
The case was continued Wednesday
(today.)
A case bearing considerable inter-
est to the people of Redwood Falls in
which Chester W. johnson, Receiver
of the U. S. 1. Realty Co., is plain
tiff against A. C. Burmeister as de-
fendant. The jury was drawn on the
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
April Examinations in
Rural Schools This Week

The April State Board examina-
tions. series given in the rural
schools of the state alone, is being
conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week, according
to an announcement by Miss Thee
Jensen, county superintendent of
schools. The following schedule has
been arranged for the examinations
Tuesday at 900 a. m. spelling was
given; grammar and composition al
1000 a. m. and elementary American
history at 200 p. m. Wednesday
today, arithmetic at 900 a. m. and
elementary citizenship at 200 p. M
On Thursday geography will be Civ
en- at 900 a. m. and hygiene and san
itation at 200 p. m. Students of
sixty Redwood County schools are
taking these examinations this week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
SPRING OPENING
~ AT LAUTERBACHS
Mike and Joe Inyite the Public
to Attend 22nd Opening
Saturday, Apr. %.

For the past twenty-five years
Lauterbach Brothers have been do
ing business in Redwood Falls in their
confectionery store and to celebrate
the occasion have made public the
announcement of their twenty-second
annual Spring Opening which will be
held next Saturday, April 2Sth.
Twenty-Five years ago last Janu-
airy Mike and Joe purchased the con-
fectionery store of Knowlton Broth
ers. In the twenty-five years that
have followed the Lauterbachs have
watched their business grow from a
plain and ordinary country candy
store to one of the most modern and
up-to-date places of it's kind in Min
nesota.
Early in 1907, the first year in bus
mess, their place was located in the
building now used by the Model Meat
Market. In 1912 the south half of
the Jaehning Hardware was rented
and new equipment added. Mike and
Joe worked up business between
the years of 1912 and 1919 that de-
manded new, larger and more modern
quarters so that in 1919 their pres
ent quarters were built.
Next Saturday, the date set for the
Spring Opening of their ice cream
season Andy Kinney and his Dream
Orchestra of Minneapolis will furn-
ish music for the occasion, begin
ming at two o'clock p. m. There will
be flowers for the ladies and sur
prise for the kiddies. The music
will continue throughout the after
noon and evening until 11:00 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend this gala event.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
INFORMATION FOR VETERANS

Beginning in this issue, the Gazette will publish
series of articles presenting detailed information
ing every question that may puzzle World War Veter-
ans The series of information every phase of
service work such Compensation Claims, Method of
Application, etc.; Death Compensation, How to Submit
Appeal, Method of Securing Nurse Attendant,
Reimbursement of Various Expenses Miscellaneous Vet
Benefits, How to Secure Action all Claims Loans
Adjusted Compensation, Dependency Compensation, To
Secure Medical Examination, Guardians and Custodans
and all up-to-date data concerning Government Insur-
There will be two solid pages of this informa-
ton published in of several weeks this nforma-
on is valuable only to veterans but also to depend
ents The Gazette is given the opportunity to publish
this information through the courtesy of the American
Legionnaire weekly newspaper published St. Paul,
Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
"A. E. BURMEISTER
GIVES TO CHURCH
RemOdeling of Basement of M.
E. Church at Cost of $4,000
To Start Soon.

The generosity of A. C. Burmeistel
was once again borne out when last
Saturday night following the Second
Quarterly Conference of the loca
Methodist Episcopal church he
gave his consent to the remodeling
and rebuilding of the basement of the
church stating that he would stand
all of the expense. The cost of the
remodeling will run in the neighbor-
hood of $4,OOO.OO
For the past six months or more
the Board of Trustees of the Metho-
dist church have contemplated the
remodeling of the basement of the
church but owing to the financial de-
preston, thought it best to wait un-
til late this fall when the finances
of the church would more ably per-
nit the building.
Plans for building have not been
completed at this writing but as soon
as these plans have been made the
remodeling will begin. The Board of
Trustees of the church appointed A.
~ Dui AiSioCei, -. Il. DdChcI, anu "a
w. Park as the building committee
That Mr.. Burmeister sensed the
need of the remodeling of the base
ment of the church and through his
generous love for his church and for
Redwood Falls the building program
may be carried on, is something tC
command the respect and admiration
of the people of not only Redwood
Falls, but the whole community in
general, as we'll.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
Post Office Department
Holds Dispatching Test

In a recent case examination fol
dispatching held by the Post Office
Department at the Redwood Falls
Post Office in which each clerk is re-
quired to throw 732 cards with the
names of the towns of the state OF
Minnesota and the railroad on which
each town is located Harry Warner
was given first place by throwing
the cards in twenty minutes with only
one error, giving him percentage
of 1896. Lee Winter was second with
the same percentage but required
twentytthree minutes in which to
throw the cards. C. L. Farver made
two errors in twenty-five minutes fol
a percentage of 99.72. With such eff
ficiency in the Redwood Falls office
Postmaster Ward and his staff OF
workers are to be commended.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
SPRING FOOTBALL
BEGUN IN SCHOOLS
Coach X. w. Stockton Issues
First Call for Practice Last
Tuesday. 80 Report.

Spring football has been handi-
capped in the Redwood Falls High
School because of the weather. The
high school athletic program this
spring includes just football as there
will be no track team this year ac-
cOrding to a recent announcement by
Coach X. w. Stockton.
Tuesday night after school was the
first practice of the gridiron war
riOrs of the local school. Approx
mately thirty men were out for the
initial practice. A schedule of prac-
tices have been arranged so that the
recruits may be taught the funda-
mentals of the game and Stockton's
system of play. 1t is hard for most
boys to learn enough football in one
season to become good enough to
make the regular squad and herein
lies- the advantage of the early prac-
Iice. =
Seven lettermen are left from last
years squad and reported for prac-
tice. The letter men include Peter
son, center; Bravinder, guard; Cor
bett, end; Winsell, full back; Bode,
half; Carl Melges, guard and Tom
Finn, quarter.
Among the many good prospects
and substitutes of last year that re-
ported are Bud Melges, Tom Arnett,
Gilbert Johnson, Gerald Albrecht, Ken
Erlandson, Harold Whittet, Lyle
Kramer, Wyman Corbett, Bert Scott,
Donald Laidlaw, Don Whittet, Ward
Cuff, Harlan Jaehning, Zuelke, Ten
ney, Palmer Kise, Leo Jackson and
Clarence Keefe.
Practice will be held each night that
the weather will permit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
INTERESTING PLAY
PRESENTED GIRLS
Senior High School Girls Glee
Club Present Operetta at
Lincoln School Friday.

"The Feast of the Little Lanterns, y
a Chinese Operetta presented by the
Senior High School Girls Glee Club
last Friday night at the Lincoln
School auditorium and under the able
direction of Miss Arlys Denzel, was
heartily approved by the large audi
ence.
The parts taken by Marjory
Thompson as Princess Chan "a Chm
ese Heiress; Hazel Scott as Mai ku,
Japanese Juggler Maid; Eunice Nc
Kay, as Wee Ling, Maid to the Prin-
cess and Ow Long, GOverness to the
Princess played by Irene Mckay were
all played exceptionally we'll as were
the parts taken by the thirty-two
high school girls as the Chorus OF
Chinese Girls.
The stage dressed in real Chinese
effect with orange, yellow and red
lanterns and dragons in the back
ground proved beautiful and inter
esting The high school orchestra
furnished the music for the occasion
The story runs as follows:
The ancestral estate of Prince
Chan is held in trust until the night
of the Feast of the Little Lanterns,
when it shall be given over to any
two surviving children. Princess
Chan. having lost her brother and
sister when they were all children, is
in great sorrow at the thought OF
losing her home.
Act | opens with the celebration OF
the Feast Of the Little Lanterns. The
Governess or Ow Long, who would
regulate the affairs of the children
in China, and the little maid (Wee
Ling) who adores her mistress, cause
some amusement and entertainment
The surprise for the Princess is IN
troduced in the person of the little
Japanese juggler girl, who pleases
them nightly until summoned to the
palace. The chorus departs and the
curtain falls with the sorrowing Prin-
cess alone in the garden.
In Act III the Princess is discovered
still alone and lamenting. The CHOIR
us comes back with Wee Ling, caught
in mischief; after which the little
juggler girl rushes in with the an
nouncement that the Emperor has in
formation that the sister of Princess
Chan is alive and near, and orders
that every place be searched. In
searching the garden for her, the lit
tie maid finds locket which the jug
gler maid claims hers, in which is
found half of coin which exactly
matches the one worn by the Prin-
cess. They recognize each other as
sisters, and are overjoyed that the
home Shall continue to be theirs.
The Feast of the Little Lanterns is
progressing with great gaiety as the
curtain falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
LOCAL GOLF COURSE|
PURCHASED,BY CLUB
Approximately Eighty Acres
Figures in Deal Made by
Club Last Week.

That Redwood Falls was assured
a golf course for the season was
made public late Saturday when the
local Golf Club purchased the course
from Mr.. J. Riheldaffer. The deal
had been pending for some time be-
fore it was completed. The course
was purchased for the consideration
of S6,000.00 and includes approXi-
mately eighty acres south of the
Redwood River bringing the purchase
price to $500 per acre. Mr.. Rihel-
daffer had the plot of ground priced
at $4,000 per acre originally.
About fifty acres of the piece pur-
chased is actually used in the golf
course, the remaining thirty acres of
native timber will be left standing
to help beautify the course.
Memberships will be sold by the
club for $4,000 each, this money
to be used exclusively for the pay
ment of the real estate. This does
not necessarily mean that to become
a member of the club and to play
golf on the course that $100 men,
DerSnlp is TeQulTeu. heHluSi ships
which will entitle the holder to all
privileges of the course will be sold
at the regular price of former years.
The board of directors are con-
templating the building of small
club house and also building tennis
courts near the entrance to the course.
The grounds will be in charge of A.
E. Laidlaw as they have so efficiently
been for the past few years, making
the course one of the best in Southern
Minnesota.
Thursday night. April 26th, men,
bers of the club and prospective men,
bers will attend a banquet-meeting
of the club which will be held at
Lauterbach Bros. The proposition of
acknowledging the action of the board
of directors will be taken up at the
meeting. There will also be the cleo
ton of four new board members. The
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
COUNTY TOOBSERVE
NATL FOREST WEEK
Parker o. Anderson, Extension
Forester. Will Give Tree
Planting Demonstration.

Redwood County will observe AM
erican Forest Week this year in CO.
operation with the Redwood County
All Clubs at the County Fair Grounds
on Friday, April 9th. The program
will begin at 80 p. m.
Parker o. Anderson, Extension
Forester, will give short talk on
Forest Week Observance and will
give a demonstration in tree plant
ing. The plan of the Redwood Coun-
ty All Club Forest or Arboretum
will be discussed by Lynn Sheldon
County Agent. The Boys and Girls
All Club members will be divided in
to groups and the trees will be set
out under the direction of their lead
ers.
Womens clubs, schools, community
clubs, commercial clubs, farmers
clubs and Farm Bureau units, and all
organizations interested are invited
to attend the program and observe
the club forest program. This will
be the beginning of a general land
scaping of the entire fair grounds,
and will be developed gradually as
conditions permit. Over 1000 trees
will be set out this year, all of which
are furnished gratis for the education
al feature by the nurseries.
Above all the observance of Forest
Week is a matter of grave Importance
to every citizen of Minnesota. The
time will come when the people of
this state will become "forest-mind-
ed" and will regard forest develop
ment as the most constructive utility
of the state, which they will back up
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
PARENT.TEACHERS
MEET NEXT MONDAY
DR.. John Anderson of Univers-
ity of Minnesota Will Speak
at Regular Meeting.

An address by DR.. John Anderson
of the University of Minnesota will
feature the next Parent-Teachers As
sociation meeting which will be held
on Monday night, April 3Oth. The
meeting will be held at the Lincoln
School auditorium.
DR.. Anderson is director of Insti-
tute of Child Welfare, a division of
the Psychology department of the
University and is experimenting with
children Of pre-school age. The chill
dred with whom he is experiment
ing are brought to his school in the
morning and kept there all day. un-
der the school influence
Studies are being made regarding
the molding of character in children
when under controlled environment.
DR.. Anderson will deliver an address
which will include findings in con-
nectiOn with his experiment.
People from DR.. Anderson's de-
partment conducted short course
in Redwood County during the sum-
mer of 1927. This was sponsored
through the University Extension De-
partment. Lectures were given to
mothers on habit training, controlling
emotions and other similar topics.
These topics will be closely followed
in DIR. Anderson's address.
A musical program is being ar
ranged by C. d. Clipfell, chairman of
the program committee. Regular
business will be followed by lunch
con.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
LOCAL GIRL AGAIN
WRITES FR0MJAPAN
Margaret Burmeister Tells of
Interesting Trip Taken
in Japan.

The Gazette is in receipt of anoth-
er letter from Miss Margaret Bur-
meister, addressed to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Burmeister of
Redwood Falls. The letter was dated
April 3rd and mailed from Kumam-
oto, Japan, where Miss Burmeister
is doing missionary work.
Miss Burmeister starts her letter
with, 81 have two letters to answer
this time. They surely came through
in hurry. But some way or other
the rest of my foreign mail seems to
be very slim. I'll have to take my
pen in hand oftener, guess if I ex-
pect more.
"Last week Wednesday we went to
visit a DIR. Tanaka; he is T. B.
specialist and has a hospital and
quite extensive property. Carolyn
goes there about once month to hold
Christian meetings in the small town
in which he has his place. 1t is about;
45 miles from here and over the most
wonderful road I have even been on
in Japan. The adopted daughter of
the house has just graduated in piano
from Kwassui and Miss Ashbaugh
was visiting US (she is the piano
teacher there) so we all went and
had lovely trip and most interest
ing visit We had the most wonder
full food l have ever tasted. They
have their own chickens and veget-
able gardens. l saw cauliflower
that measured 20 inches across the
head.
"Of course they have many ser
wants; we slept on foreign beds and
sat at high table with chairs. They
took us over to visit the home of
Count Tachibana. DIR. Tanaka is the
Counts physician. The Count and
his family were not at home and
never expect to get as close to real
live one again. They showed us all
through the house and grounds. In
one of the gardens there is small
lake that has over thousand differ
ent kinds of stones in it, all brought
with care from all over Japan and
all placed just so. In this pond or
lake there were hundreds of wild
ducks.
"We were given tea by one of the.
Counts honorable retainers and
showed through his home. The Count
is about "a years old but still very
spry and very much interested in
gardening, also in flower arrange
ments. There were some perfectly
beautiful flowers about the house.
wanted to take some pictures but the
day was cloudy so that was impos-
sible. I drove part of the way back
as Carolyn was tired; the road was so
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
M. w. Dennistoun Buys
Purebred Shorthorn Calf

NJ. w. Dennistoun and E. w. Ramey,
both of Redwood Falls left last Fri
day for Clinton, Minnesota, for the
purpose of looking over and pur-
chasing Shorthorn cattle. While
there Mr.. Dennistoun purchased 10
months old Shorthorn calf for his
herd of Shorthorns. The calf was
taken from herd of 225 head of cat
tie owned by the Lismore Stock Farm,
Incorporated. The calf is Brampton
Victor, number 1469772, sired by Sup
erb Victor, number 663443 and dam
med by Brampton Rose, 13O8548. The
purchase of Brampton Victor by Mr..
Dennistoun makes a valuable increase
to his already fine large herd of
Shorthorns. Mr.. Dennistoun and Mr..
Ramey returned from Clinton Satur-
day
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
COUNTY PLAY DAY
AT WABASSO MAY 4
Annual Get-TOgether of Rural
School Children Will Feature
Many Important Events.

The rural schools of Redwood
County will meet at WabassO at the
public school grounds on Friday, May
4th, for their annual Play Day. This
is an annual spring event which IS
looked forward to with much pleas
ure by the children, teachers and 9TH
ers of the county.
Many interesting activities have
been planned for the day. The pupils
and their teachers will meet at the
school grounds at 1000 a. m. on that
day after which there will be par
ade that will start at 1920 a. m. Pu-
pills will have arm bands and banners
to indicate the school they attend.
After the parade all will gather at
the school grounds where America
will be sung and the flag salute giv-
en-. This will be followed by singing
games of the pupils of the pri-
mary grades. A series of Dodge ball
games will be played which will be
followed by lunch.
Immediately after lunch the final
Dodge ball game will be played to
determine the championship team.
The pupils of the semi-graded schools
will play series of Kittenball games.
The rest of the afternoon will be
spent in athletic activities.
Mr.. Edgar Everts, director of
Health Education for the state of
Minnesota will have general charge
of the activities of the day with men,
bers of the training departments from
Redwood Falls and Lamberton as
sisting.
Although Play Day is somewhat
new in Redwood County, it has been
tried out in other counties for many
years and met with good success. Be-
sides giving the children an oppor-
tunity for joining together for a
happy day of play and fun, it teaches
them the code of true sportsmanship.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25

The Child Welfare Board held it's
regular meeting last Friday in the
office of Miss Theo Jensen, county
superintendent Of schools. The MEM
bers present were Mrs. A. J. Praxel
of Lamberton, Mrs. r. w. Christie
of Vesta, Editor H. B.. West of Nor
gan and Miss Theo Jensen and Miss
Mona Callister.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25
Congressman Clague
Inspects Submarine

Congressman Frank Clague of Red
wood Falls was among those who left
Washington by air last Saturday, fly
ing to Hampton Roads where an in
spection trip aboard the submarine
Sc had been planned. The program
called for cruise, including dives
The other Minnesota members of the
party were Congressman Melvin J
Mas, Godfrey G. Goodwin, August
II. Andersen and Allan J. Furlow.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-25

F. j. Fenske of Morgan transacted
business here Monday.