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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
COUNTY CONTEST
DATE IS CHANGED
Committees of All Club Contest
and Harvest Festival Decide
on August 25 for Event.

The date for the Redwood County
All Club Contest has been changed
after conference between the Coun-
ty Agent and the Wabasso committee
sponsoring the Harvest Festival. The
date first announced is now changed
to August 25th, when the efforts of
the local people were united in the
sponsorship Of the two events which
will be much better for both.
There will be big days celebra-
tion to include floats, free acts,
stands, ball game, ETC., which, togeth-
er with the club contest, will draw
large crowd from all over the county
as well as locally. This will make
the contest more interesting with
greater attendance and the contest
will surely add much to the Harvest
Festival program.
Cash prizes are to be a new feature
at the County Contest this year, COM
ing from the Wabasso Cooperative
Creamery, the business men, and Fes-
tival committee. Purebred eve lambs
and yearling colts will be included in
the contest this year for the first
time.
As stated in the previous announce
ment, the same judges will have
charge Of the projects. Mr.. Dono-
van, dairy specialist, will judge the
livestock projects, and Miss Mildred
Schenck, the canning work. A more
detailed announcement will appear in
an early issue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
LEGION TO SPONSOR
QUESTION SERIES
Gazette Will Print Series of
| Queries About Presidents
4 In Coming Issues.

How much do the people know
about the presidents of the United
States? Which one never married
Which was chiefly of Welch ancest-
ory? Which one purchased Florida
The National Americanism Committee
of the American Legion is asking
these questions to thousands of news
per readers throughout the country in
its series of Presidents Questions
which they have prepared for publi-
cation in one newspaper in each city
of the United States.
Beginning with an early issue, the
Redwood Gazette will feature one of
these fascinating games each week
for thirty weeks. Each will consist of
ten questions about former presidents
of the United States. The series is
strictly non-partisan but highly in
structive and will contain some quer-
les which will be difficult even for
history instructors to answer.
This feature has been prepared for
the American Legion by Frederic j.
Haskin, author of "The American
Government" and director of the Has
kin Information Bureau. 1t is spon-
sored here by the Melvin Daskam Post
in an effort to so increase the inter-
est in the government that every vot-
er will be at the polls when election
time comes next fall. Voters who
gain information in this interesting
way will be more fully qualified to
vote wisely in all coming elections.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
NeD Map Folder And Booklet to
Boost Minnesota Issued Soon

in farm development while many 9TH
er states have been going backward
agriculturally. 1t tells of the mar
kets which are afforded in the busy
smaller cities of the state as well as
the three great terminals, Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul and Duluth. The advan-
tages of cooperative marketing in
which Minnesota leads are set forth
and information is given concerning
the fertility of soil and the various
crops which do well here.
Attention is called to the fact that
transportation facilities are the best,
with more than 5000 miles of rah-
roads and 100000 miles of public
highways, 1000 miles of which are in
cluded in the state trunk system.
The desirability of Minnesota as a
place in which to live because of her
splendid educational system, her fine
cities, her healthful climate and her
recreational advantages is also
brought out.
The first of the booklets were sent
out to more than 600 mail inquiries
which were received from advertising
placed by the associations in national
publications during the months of
May and June.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
LITTLE VARIATION
IN ASSESSED VALUE
Average Assessed Valuation of
All Redwood County Town.
ship Lands is S29.97.

The average taxable valuation per
acre including improvements in the
townships of Redwood County as left
by the County Board of Equalization
has been received from County Audi
tor L. P. Larson. The assessed valu-
alton, upon which the figures are
based, is 33 1-3 per cent of the true
valuation.
Averaging from over $27.00 to ov-
er $31.00 per acre the assessed valu-
alton of the land in the townships of
the county are fairly equal with the
exception of land in Honnor and
Swedes Forest townships. Although
there is good land in these two town.
ships, much Of this land is along the
rivers and is brought down in value
because of rock. The average valu-
alton of the Honnor township land is
$23.04 while that of Swedes Forest
is $23.71. The average assessed valu-
alton of all Redwood county land in
townships is S29.97 per acre.
Below is listed the average assess
ed valuation per acre of the farm
lands, including improvements of each
township of the county:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
Advantages of State Outlined in
New Product of Lakes
Association.

Telling of the advantages of Min
nesota as a place in which to live is
the purpose of a new booklet which
has just been published by the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association and the
Greater Minnesota Association.
The new publication is in reality
an agricultural map folder. On one
side there is map of the state show
ing the various counties, highways,
railroads and giving other informa-
ton that would be desired by q pros
pective citizen. On the other side
the agricultural advantages of the
state are. set forth.
Attention of the prospective settler
is called to the fact that there viii
never be q better time than the pres
ent to invest in Minnesota; that pric-
e. are reasonable and that all kinds
of farms from the fully improved to
the Wild undeveloped lands are avail
able 1t attractive terms.
The new folder tells of the progress
Minnesota has made in recent years
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
FINEST LIVESTOCK
AT 1928 STATE FAIR
Americas Best Fair and Live
stock Show Scheduled for
September 1 to 8.

Americas finest livestock will be
on display at the coming Minnesota
State Fair and Northwest Livestock
Show, Twin Cities, September / to 8.
Continuing its policy of many
years standing the management set
aside nearly $4,000 in prize money
this year for the best breeds of cat
tie, horses, sheep and swine on ex-
hibition. Premiums for the cattle
show total S26, $500; for horses s19-
200; for swine S7,12O.O0; and sheep
and goats s4,755.00.
The cattle show particularly, PROM
ises to surpass those of other years,
declared Superintendent W. S. Mos
Grip, of Lake Elmo. I'VE hope the
time is close at hand" says Mr.. Mos
Grip, when every farm in the North
west viii be stocked with purebred
livestock This is the purpose of our
show. We want animals that will
show a real profit"
Although cattle entries do not
close until Monday, August 6, enough
have been received to indicate a re-
cord-breaking show. More than L.
600 head of cattle will be on exhibi-
tion on the main floor of the live
stock pavilion, the finest building of
Continued on page twelve) :
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
GAS TAX PAYS Big
sum TO ROAD FUND
Redwood County Oil Dealers
Pay $54, 4,375.4O Or 1% of
Total Gas Assessments.

The Minnesota gas tax collections
which are available for the state high
way fund amounted to S5,174,879.71
according to figures furnished by
Hjalmer Nilsson, chief state oil in
spector. Of this amount Redwood
county paid $54,375.40 or a fraction
over one per cent of the total amount.
Shipments of gasoline into Mime
sofa aggregated 2S9, 9,6S6,41 gallons
of which 5,652,53 gallons were tax
exempt and 8,521,017 were deducted
for shrinkage leaving a residuum of
275,512,870 gallons to be assessed.
The gross amount of taxes collected
was S5,510,257.40 but of this sum
S335,377.69 was refunded to parties
using gas for purposes exempt from
taxation.
The approximate amounts paid
into this fund by oil dealers in neigh
boring counties were a. follows: Blue
Earth, see, 6,93S.08; Cottonwood, $36,-
534.SS; Nicollet, $22,056.06; Brown,
$58, 1874; Renyille, $55,116-16; Sib-
ley, $31, ,750z0, and Watonwan, $32,-
500 Sc.
Hennepin county contributed the
largest persentAge to the state 4gaso-
line tax fund namely, . fractina over
(Cnatinusi an page twels1s
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
GOLF ASSOCIATION
TO STAGE TOURNEY
Redwood Falls Golfers Triumph
Over Springfield by Small
Edge; Meet Sunday.

The Redwood Falls Golf Associa-
tion's eleven man team nosed out the
Springfield golfers by three strokes in
messed on the Redwood course, Sum-
day afternoon. This week the ninety
members of the association will COM
pete in the annual individual tourna-
ment which is being managed by
Sheriff L. ]. Kise and DR.. j. w. In
glis.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week the members of the club
will meet in foursomes arranged and
announced in this issue. Those who
succeed in qualifying will battle for
honors starting at 900 Sunday. Priz-
es are offered for the winners of each
flight and grand prize for the med
alist. A silver loving cup will be
awarded to the winner of individual
honors but will remain the property
of the club until won by the same
player for three successive years.
Total scores will be counted in the
qualifying rounds but in the final
rounds the count will be kept in
scotch foursome" style. The man
ayers wish to emphasize that all
scores must be in by Saturday night
so that proper arrangements can be
made to start the tourney on time,
Sunday. Every member is urged to
compete as there is room for every
grade of golf proficiency in the meet.
Last Sundays meet with Spring.
field was very much in doubt until
Continued on page twelve)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
AUSTIN INCLUDES
N0IDULL MOMENTS
State Legion Convention at Aus
tin Promises Many Features.
Local Delegates Selected.

Fun will mingle with convention
work at the state American Legion
convention which will be held at Aus
tin on August 6, z and 8, according to
recent statement received from state
Legion headquarters regarding the
annual meeting of the World War vet
Grams.
Chairman p. v. Enochson of the
entertainment committee gives in his
outline of the program many of the
features that promise fun for all Wis
itors. He states in part: There will
be all kinds of entertainment from
pitching horse shoes to aeroplanes.
There will be golf tournament and
the use of nine-hole course for all.
At our airport we will have many
aeroplanes to carry passengers and
there will be aerial programs going
on most of the time. Arrangements
have been made for the Morris and
Castle shows to be with US. They
evidently are going strong this year
with a real carnival. The show
manager is anxious to be with the
Legion at this big convention. We
have booked the Minnesota Players
of Winona to put on "Meet the Wife"
for two nights in our beautiful high
school auditorium"
The local post of the Legion select
ed VIM. Evans, E. H. Bollum and
Parker Sanders as delegates, with L.
P. Winter, Raymond Stegner and
Lawrence Hassinger as alternates.
The delegates for the local auxiliary
Continued on page twelve)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
FIRE DESTROYS BIG
BARN AT CLEMENTS
Buildings and Property Valued
at $1,000 Consumed on Farm
of Mrs. Alice Lucas.

A large barn and other property
with an estimated valuation of ST.
600 was swept away in few hours,
Wednesday afternoon, when a fire
broke out from some unknown source
on the Lucas farm quarter of mile
west of Clements. A high wind fan
ned the flames and it was with much
difficulty that John Simpson, the
operator of the farm and his neigh
bors were able to save the house and
granary which are the only buildings
left on the farm.
Mr.. Simpson and his hired man
were shocking in the field when they
noticed smoke coming from the barn.
They rushed to the house, called the
neighbors and the Redwood Falls fire
department and began the fight. The
barn was already blazing beyond any
hope of being saved but they man
aged to unite nine cows that rushed
to safety. Four horses and one cow
were dead from the intense heat.
The flames soon spread to the
corn crib, machine shed, pumphouse,
and workshop which stood in close
proximity of the barn. The house
caught fire several times but was
saved with water. Many trees near
the house were scorched or killed and
nothing remains of the other build
ings except their foundations. Three
loads of hay, gasoline engine, a
two-row corn plow, corn planter,
manure spreader, a buggy, harnesses
and tools were in the buildings which
burned.
Mrs. Alice Lucas of Fouler, Indi-
ana, formerly of Redwood Falls, owns
the farm and had the barn and corn
crib insured for $1,000. The rest of
the outbuildings and the other prop
erty which belonged to Mr.. Simpson
were not insured. The cause of the
fire is mystery. The barn contained
no new hay and had not been visited
by anyone since noon as far as the
renter can determine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
Four Shapes of Markers Warn
of Four Kinds of Hazards
on Highways.

Watch the signs at night, is the
suggestion of the Minnesota Highway
department 1t will help to prevent
accidents and make night driving
easier, says bulletin from the De-
partment.
Warning signs calling attention to
approaching turns, curves, cross
roads, railroad crossings and other
hazards, are placed just outside the
roadway, about 80 inches high, where
the light from the headlamps will
strike them They are placed just
far enough back from the turn or
crossing to give drivers ample time
to slow up or stop if necessary.
The warning signs have black let
tiers with q yellow background, this
color combination having been found
most visible under general conditions.
Under normal conditions, the words
ON the sign may be easily read by the
light of the head lamps, but If mo-
t0Ests viii remember that the shane
0f the sign also means something,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
Watch Signs is Plea of HghsOay
Department to Night DriUers

they will know what to look for when
the words cannot be read.
There are four classes of warning
signs, each with different shape, as
follows:
Octagonal, requiring full stop. U.s.
ed at approach to thru" roads and
at railroad crossings where law re-
quires full stop.
: Diamond shape, used at turns,
curves, hills and similar hazards
which require slowing down.
Square signs, used to designate
cross roads, schools and other con-
ditions which require caution but
which do not always require slowing
down.
Round signs, used as advance sig
mails to warn of approaching to rail-
road crossing, placed some distance
back from the crossing. The octagon-
nj stop" sign when used is placed
near the point where the stop must
be made.
The heavy traffic on many of the
main highways Is causing . steady
increase IN night driving. The warn
ing signs, By facilitating night driv-
ing, are actually Increasing the daily
Continued on page twelve)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
GROVE FARMER
INJURED; BINDER MISHAP

Vernon Verstrate, a farmer near
Walnut Grove, was badly cut in a
binder last week when the machine
started up while he was working in
front Of the sickle. He was cutting
grain with q tractor hitched behind
the binder. Some cornstalks became
caught in the sickle and stopping the
tractor he went in front of the binder
to remove the obstruction in the sick
lie. While working in front of the bin
der the tractor in some way slipped
into gear; suddenly starting the ma
chine. He was caught in the sickle
and before he had time to get away,
one of his legs was badly cut, sever
al tendons being severed and other
minor injuries sustained. He was
taken to the Tracy hospital
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
A. w. PARK & son HERD
MAKES RECORD IN TEST

Through an oversight in the Cow
Testing Association article of the last
issue the record of the A. w. Park
& Son holstein herd was omitted. The
Park herd was high, averaging TO-
2S8 pounds of milk, 1862 per cent fat,
373 pounds butterfat at a cost of
$74.S0 each, and the second highest
COW in the association producing H.
AIS pounds of milk, 4.04 per cent fat,
461.2 pounds butterfat at cost of
S76.4S. She was II years old. Rob-
ert Stewart had second high Holstein
herd, John Kohler 3rd, R. M. Camp
bell 4th, and ]. j. Noting 5th. John
Kohler had second high Holstein, A.
w. Park and Son third, N. L. Ques-
senberry 4th, and John Kohler 5th.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
Mitchell Ban / to Plau at
Court House Saturdau

The Mitchell Corn Palace Band, Of
ficial band of the Mitchell, S. D.,
corn show for several years, will give
the third band concert of the year
on the court house lawn Saturday,
August A, from 500 to 9:15. The or
ganization is made up of twelve pro-
fessional musicians. They have all
played with the 151st Infantry band
of Minneapolis,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01
Alexandra Golf Club
to Sponsor Tourney

Invitations to the seventh annual
Minnesota resorters golf tournament
were received by the officials Of the
Redwood Falls Golf Association, this
week. The tourney is sponsored by
the Alexandria Golf Club and will be
held on August 9, 10, and II. Every
body is eligible to participate and
golfers are expected from Canada as
well as the United States,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-01

The average acreage in each town.
ship, excluding villages, ranges from
81 900 to 22,SOO, with exception of
Honnor with 4,9O5 acres, Sherman
with 17,340 and Swedes Forest 12,-
272 acres.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05

to 95 per cent, but this year the only
wheat that has terminated that high
has come from the Eastern Shore
and the Atlantic Seaboard. The
counties that are showing lowest
termination in their seed wheat this
fall are Montgomery, Howard, Car
roll, Hartford and Baltimore.
Farmers may either test their seed
wheat themselves or have it tested
by the Experiment Station. II they
choose the latter method the sample
should be sent to F, S. Holmes, seed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05
MARYLANDERs ARE LONG LIVED

Life in the counties of Maryland
tends toward the completion of the
allotted span of three score years
and ten, according to report pre-
pared by DR.. John Collinson, Chief
of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of
the State Department Of Health.
Out Of the total Of 5,056 deaths that
occurred in the counties during the
first six months Of the current year,
nearly two-fifths, 2,051, were Of per-
sons sixty-five years or older.
Another large group, 1,160, over a
fifth, occurred among persons from
forty-five to sixty-four years old.
The remaining two fifths ranged
in age from babies under a year old
up to men and women under forty
five. There were 569 deaths of
babies under one year old, and ITS
Of children from one to four years
old. The age group in which the
smallest number Of deaths occurred
was that from five to fifteen in which
there were 131 deaths. There were
967 deaths in the group from fifteen
to forty-four years old.
OF the total, nearly two-thirds,
1918, occurred in rural districts,
and 1913 in towns of one thousand
or more population. There were 81
S53 deaths in the white population
and 1908 in the colored.
Heart disease, which was RESPONSE
BILE for 903 deaths-72O white and
1873 colored-was the leading cause
of death in both white and colored
populations. Chronic Bright's d.
seases of the kidneys had second
place with SIS deaths, 453 white and
1872 colored. Pneumonia, broncho
and lobar, was third, with sos
deaths, 374 white and 129 colored.
Apoplexy with 473 deaths-389
white and "a colored; tuberculosis
Gall forms), with 452 deaths-281
white and Ill colored, and cancer,
with 354 deaths-318 white and SO
colored, had fourth, fifth and sixth
| places.
1 There were IS deaths from sui
eide; 35 from railway accidents; 81
from automobile accidents; Il from
diabetes; sc from influenza; SO from
measles; 10 from whooping cough:
1S from diphtheria; 16 from typhoid
fever; from tetanus (lockjaw);
and 2 from infantile paralysis.
The total population Of the coun-
ties, estimated as of July l, 1928, 1s
7S9,7O0; white, 673,560; colored.
116,140. ii ...lI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05
increase the amount of seed SC

increase the amount of seed sown
accordingly.
A farmer whose wheat tests
around rs to IS per cent should in
crease the amount of grain planted
peracre about % per cent. That is,
if the amount of grain usually plant
ed is n bushels per acre he should
increase this l " pecks. II he u.s.
ually plants around 2 bushels per
acre he should increase the planting
by 2 pecks to the acre. Wheat
should normally terminate from so
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05
inspector for the Station.

A very simple method for testing
for termination at home is to put
100 grains between two bletters and
after wetting the blotters place them
between two ordinary dinner plates.
The blotters- are then kept moist for
nine days and by that time the seed
should have terminated. By count
ing the number of seed that have
sprouted the per cent OF termination
may be aScertained. Another meth
cd Is to Alant the same number Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05
HIGH POWERED MOTOR FUEL

HIGH POWERED MOTOR FUEL
There Is a belief in the minds OF
some motorists that the newer and
more powerful motor fuels which
are particularly efficacious for use In
high speed, high compression motors
are not particularly better for the
older car.
OF course this is not true. The
newer fuels, like Blue Sunoco, are so
much better for the older cars that
test in the motorists own car OF
the poorer gasolines against the new
er and better ones, will quickly prove
the superiority.
The refining Of gasoline has Inn
proved, tremendously in the last five
years. In fact, the development OF
the internal combustion engine for
automobiles, trucks and aeroplanes,
has been so pronounced that the old
motor of five years ago could scarce
ly be sold at all today. These newer
and more powerful, faster motors
are only disable because the progress
in the refining of motor oils and gas
oline has been instantaneous and
equally successful.
1t is apparent, therefore, accord
ing to Mr.. H. Britton, the local
Branch manager of the Sun Oil Com
pany, that the newer motor fuels and
the newer lubricants mark a tremen-
dous improvement over the older
form.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05

seed in a shallow box and keep the
soil wet for nine days. Counting
the number of sprouting grain at the
end of that time will give the per
cent of termination.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05
L STATE SEED WHEAT
Tvs LOW TERMINATION

1ination of seed wheat
throughout the Piedmont section OF
Maryland is considerably below nor
NAL report specialists of the Univer-
sity Of Maryland Experiment Station
who have been conducting series
or tests during the last few weeks.
Farmers OF that section are therefore
being urged to make termination
tests of their seed wheat and then
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05

Cheer up, hot boys, it win be fall
soon, and If fall comes winter will
follow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-05

There is good In an things. Even
the chronic kicker varies the monot-
ony OF life.
The Washington times., 1928-02-01

Having q capacity OF 10000 lines,
the Far East's largest automatic
telephone system has been installed
by japanese at Dairen.