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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
Marshall Woman Heard Lincoln
Debate Against Douglas In 1858
MRS. BOWLING TO
SERVE ON BOARD

The State Board of Control an.
nounces the appointment for the year
1928 of the child welfare board for
Renville county. The members of
board are Chas. Mauermeister, Coun-
ty Commissioner; j. S. Burrell, Coun-
ty Superintendent of Schools; Mrs
Frank Murray, Bird Island; Mrs. M
j. Bowling, Olivia, and DR.. Harry
Evenson, Sacred Heart. County child
welfare boards are appointed by the
Board of Control in each county of
the State where the Board of County
Commissioners request such an ap-
pointment. Under the law, the child
welfare board is composed of men,
Der of County Board of Commission
ers selected by the Board, the Coun-
ty Superintendent of Schools and
three persons appointed by the State
Board of Control, two of whom to be
women.-Renville Co. Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
FRUIT BREEDING FARM
WINS ANOTHER MEDAL

The Latham, luscious red rasp-
berry known wherever rasperries are
grown in this country, which has prov
ed its supremacy in competition at ag-
ricultural college stations over long
established varieties, has brought the
Fruit Breeding Farm of the Univers-
ity of Minnesota large bronze medal,
the award of the executive board of
the Minnesota State Horticultural So
ciety. The Latham was originated by
the fruit breeders of the university and
was furnished for trial to the men,
bers of the society in 1914. 1t proved
to be mighty productive and in 1920
was named for the secretary of the
society for 20 years, A. w. Latham,
now a resident of California. Every
year the society distributes thousands
of plants for trial. Many of these are
new productions from the Fruit Breed
ing Farm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY WILL
GIVE SERIES OF PROGRAMS

Presenting seven of the most prom
inent people in the Northwest, Ham
line university Of Saint Paul, Mimi,
will begin on February 16 a series
of seven radio programs from WCCO
intended to give the high school stu
dents and other young people of the
Northwest information by experts in
the fields of education, social service,
medicine, public life, business, law,
and the ministry.
The programs are given each
Thursday evening from eight to eight
thirty o'clock during the Hamline
Half Hour over WCCO.
The speakers and their subjects
are: February 16, the Hon. James
M. Mcconnell, commissioner of edu-
cation for Minnesota, "The Field of
Education;" February %, Miss Jo-
anna Colcord, general secretary Min
neapolis Family Welfare association
"Philanthropy-New Style;" March
1, DR.. Charles H. Mayo, of Roches-
ter, "The Doctors Relation to Com
munity Life;" March 8, the Hon. Ray
P. Chase, state auditor of Minnesota,
Opportunities for College Men in
Public Life" March Is, Mr.. Charles
Donnelly, president Northern Pacific
railway, "The Railroad Consolation
Movement" March %, the Hon. Sam
uel B. Wilson, chief justice Mime
soto supreme court, "Law as a Pur-
suit" and March 20, the Reverend
DR.. John w. Holland, pastor First
Methodist Episcopal church, St. Paul,
"The Ministry's Chance in Social At
fairs"
In connection with the series, Ham,
line university is offering eleven hun
dred dollars in scholarships to high
school students in the state of Min
nesota who write the best essay on
the subject, "How the radio may be
used to promote education" The
scholarships will be divided one hun
dred dollars to each congressional
district, and the writer of the best
of the ten prize-winning essays will
receive an additional award of one
hundred dollars in tuition and will be
given trip to Saint Paul, where he
or she will read the essay over WCCO
on March 20.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
HENRY SERBUs, JR., DIES

Henry Serbus, aged %, oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Serbus, ST.,
died Sunday at the Redwood Falls
hospital, one week after an operation
was performed for appendicitis.
The young man, who had enjoyed
the best of health all his life, was
taken suddenly ill with an attack of
appendicitis was was hurried to the
hospital on January 10Th. The opera
ton was performed on that day and
for several days he seemed to be on
the gain. Toward the end of last
week, however, peritonitis developed
and on Friday he became unconscious
and gradually failed until the end
came.
The remains were brought to the
family home in Henryville and the
funeral took place Wednesday morn
ing from the Catholic church at
Bechyn.
Henry Serbus was born in Henry
vile % years ago and was reared in
that township. He attended the pub
lie schools of Olivia and last year
was employed as grain buyer for the
Farmers Elevator Company at No.
Redwood. He was a young man of
good habits, industrious and depend
able, and his death in the bloom of
early manhood when life held out to
him bright promises for future sue
cess, is extremely sad and comes as
q Sovoro h1Ow tO his naranfs broth
and sisters.
The surviving members of his fam
lily are his parents, two brothers and
eight sisters. There are also many
other relatives to mourn his untimely
death, among the number being his
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ku-
besh of Olivia.-The Olivia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
SHOTGUN CHARGE
KILLS LITTLE GIRL

Norma, 6-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kielblock living seven
miles east of Jackson, was instantly
killed about p. m. Monday of last
week when a shotgun in the rear seat
of her fathers car was accidentally
discharged.
The gun was knocked over by a
schoolmate who was entering the car
at the country school near the Keil-
block home.
Norma, who had entered first, re-
ceived the full charge of the gun in
her body. Rushed to the office of
DR.. w. c. Portman at Jackson, DR..
Portland found she had died instant
ly.
Her father and her uncle, Theodore
Kielblock, had been hunting and went
to the school to get the girl and sew
eral schoolmates. The gun was rest
ing against the rear of the machine
when it was knocked over.
Mr.. Kielblock said he thought the
gun was empty.
The kielblock family resides in
Wisconsin township and are we'll
known and respected, with many rel
atives in that section and in or near
Martin county.
The tragic death of the young
child was blow to her mother as
well as the rest of the community
and to the children at the school,
many of whom had not yet left for
their homes.-Mankato Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
E. II. SNOW HATCHERY AT
MARSHALL SUFFERS FIRE

Fire broke out in the Snow baby
chick hatchery at Marshall last Fri
day evening shortly after six o'clock
and before the fire department could
reach the building flames swept the
entire second story and through the
rear of the first floor. Fortunately
the flames were checked before they
reached the three mammoth Smith
incubators in the front of the first
floor. Apparently the blaze started
on the outside of the building from
a chimney which abutted against the
outside wall and in which a hole had
been left when it was built. Mr..
Snow owns the building, as well as
its contents. and states that damages
will total $4,000. Since the incuba-
tors were not injured the fire will
not hamper his hatchery activities in
that city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
SWAN LAKE WOLF HUNTER
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT

John Ellingson and Walter Menk
of Nicollet with a third companion,
were successful in killing a full
grown wolf on Swan Lake Tuesday
of last week which they brought to
st. Peter to the county auditor for
bounty. While in pursuit of the wolf,
Walter Menk stood out on the running
board of the car with his shotgun
ready for service, and as the car was
driven at speed of about 40 miles
an hour, it struck snow bank with
such force that he was thrown to the
ground, receiving bad scalp wound
across the entire length of his fore
head. The gun which he carried was
wrecked in the fall and will mean a
loss of SIS to the owner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
ATTY. LAW. MUELLER
HEADS DISTRICT BAR
Officers Elected and Two New
Members Admitted at Bar
Meeting Last Saturday.

Attorney Alfred w. Mueller of the
New Ulm law firm of Mueller &
Erickson was advanced from vice
president to president of the Ninth
District Bar association, at its an
nual meeting held at the court
house in New Ulm last Saturday af-
ternoon. Attorney w. H. Dempsey
of Somsen, Dempsey & Flor, also of
New Ulm was chosen vice president,
to succeed Mr.. Mueller, while Attor-
ney William R. Mitchell of Tracy
was reelected secretary-treasurer.
Attorney Victor P. REIN, associat-
ed with Somsen, Dempsey & Flor,
and Attorney p M. Meehl of Marshall
were admitted to membership.
President Mueller was authorized
to appoint a committee on member
ship, and he named the following
John Fordyce, New Ulm, Brown coun-
ty, chairman; George T. Olsen, St.
Peter, Nicollet county; A. R. English,
Tracy, Lyon county; R. F. Schulz,
Ivanhoe, Lincoln county, and N. R.
Ryerson, Redwood Falls, Redwood
county.
Attorney Rogers, representing the
Minnesota State Bar association, was
present and extended the greetings
of that organization to the Ninth dis
trict association.
Following the annual meeting, a z
o'clock banquet was enjoyed at the
Dakota house, at which Attorney L.
P. johnson of Ivanhoe, retiring presi-
dent of the association, acted as
POSTMASTER. Brief remarks were
made by Judges Albert H. Emerson
and A. B. Gislason of the district
court, and by Hon. l. M. Olsen, state
supreme court commissioner, and for
mer judge of the Ninth district.
Former U. S. Senator Crawford OF
Huron, S. D., and at one time also
governor of that state, delivered a
very interesting address on the Unit
ed States Constitution, which was
we'll received. Senator Crawford is
forceful speaker, and his discourse
was a masterful effort. He delivered
the same address at the First M. E
church there, during services, Sunday
morning.
The following members of the
Ninth District Bar attended the an
nual meeting and banquet here, Sat-
urday: Hon. l. M. Olsen, st. Paul;
Judge Albert H. Emerson, Lamberton;
Judge A. B. Gislason and Court Re-
porter w. T. Eckstein, New Ulm, and
Attorneys Henry N. Benson and Geo
T. Olsen, st. Peter; Henry N. Som
sen, w. H. Dempsey, Henry H. Flor,
Alfred w. Mueller, George D. Erick-
son, Albert Pfaender, Linus C. Glotz-
bach, T. o. Streissguth, John For
dyce, Albert Steinauser, and Victor
P. REIN, New Ulm; Albert G. LOOM
is, Springfield; A. C. Dolliff, George
A. Barnes, Leon H. Brown and N.
R. Ryerson, Redwood Falls; A. j.
Praxel and John B. LaDue, Lamber-
ton; A. R. English and William R.
Mitchell, Tracy; James H. Hall, B.
B. Gislason. Charles L. DeReu, Wal
ter w. White, and P. M. Meehl, Mar
shall; L. P. Johnson and r. F. Schulz,
Ivanhoe.-Brown Co. Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
Mrs. Mary Maxwell, AS Girl of
II, Saw Famous Emancipation
Before He Was President.

Travelling Is miles in a lumber
wagon on a hot summer morning tt
hear Abraham Lincoln and Stephen
Douglas debate on the slavery ques-
tion was the experience of Mrs. Mary
Maxwell of Marshall, four years be.
fore the Civil War.
Nearly 70 years have elapsed since
that memorable day in the summer of
1858 when Mary Ewes, a girl of IL
years, after joyfully bidding goodbye
to other members of the Ewers FAM
lily, climbed upon the seat of lum-
Der wagon and proudly accompanied
her father to the village of Havana,
ILL.,, to hear the famous Abe Lincoln
and Stephen Douglas debate on slav-
cry. The way was long, more so per-
haps because the horses could not go
fast over the thick sandy, prairie road
in the intense heat.
Mrs. Maxwell remembers as they
neared the scene of the debate in a
grove at the edge of the village of
hearing cheers for Abe Lincoln and
others shouting "Hurrah for Doug
las" She recalls the latter more dis
tinctly for her father was a Demo-
crat and gave some of the cheers for
Douglas.
1t is surmized that the little Mary
of long ago was too busy viewing the
sights and looking around at the
other little village girls present for
her to give much attention to the de-
bate for it was special privilege for
her to come to the village. At any
rate, though she can recall no parti-
cular statement of either Lincoln OF
Douglas, Mrs. Maxwell has a clear
vision of both. She remembers Lin
coin as tall, lanky man and Douglas
as short, stout mantle opposite
in stature as we'll as political affilia-
tions and beliefs.
Perhaps the Lincoln enthusiasts
predominated as this particular de-
bate as Abe lived as a boy in the adj
joining county, where he clerked in
a store in New Salem, few miles
distant from Forest City.
The debate in Havana is not listed
in history as one of the famous seven
Lincoln-Douglas debates, but is
thought to be one Of the preliminary
debates of the Presidency campaign.
Mrs. Maxwell's husband who pass
ed away in 1900 was Bugler in
Company IN" of the Illinois Cavalry,
enlisting when II years of age and
seeing service throughout the entire
Civil War.
Mrs. Maxwell is 81 years old and
is the mother of four children, two
daughters, Mrs. Harry Simons Vt
Marshall and Mrs. Julia Thorson of
Benson and two sons, G. E. Maxwell
of Winona and R. l.. Maxwell of Los
Angeles, Calf. She makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Harry ST.
mons of Marsall. Mrs. Maxwell is a
CHEEKY little lady and finds much
pleasure in assisting her daughter with
household duties and entering into
the social activities of her church,
which she attends faithfully.-Mar-
shall News-Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15

neutrality-suspicious. washes one
eighths to three-sixteenth inch thick
cost about 10 cents dozen and
should be kept on hand for replace
ment in vibrating or leaking faucets.
These are in general use and are
suitable for either hot or cold water.
If none are at hand, temporary
washer may be cut from a piece of
leather, rubber, or sheet packing.
Leather is preferable on cold-water
faucets and rubber on hot-water fau-
Gets.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15
GREENHOUSE WILL BE
NEW INDUSTRY AT WINDOW

The city of Window in Cottonwood
county is to have a new industry in
the spring in the form of green
house and general floral business.
E. F. Pfughaupt and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jeffrey of that community will
operate the business. W. j. Croft of
that city engineered the deal where
by the above named parties came into
possession on two acre tract of
land at the edge of town. Building
operations will start in the spring as
soon as the weather permits.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15

Our idea of meticulous diner is
one who carefully folds his paper
napkin after the meal.-Exchange
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15

Etiquette, apparently, is doing
something unnatural so as to be mis-
taken as acting natural.-Exchange.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19
Brand Answers

To the Editor Of ~, C,.vu,
Cazette-Your editori,r r.' ..j,a \
pension Of Mrs. Ada Young Il 3 ~
attention. For your infnr,2,';o.
| will say that $50 per mortf. Is i
much as anv widow of = c,,s,cs.l il
the u. S. regular army ',7s av..
heen allowed as a pension NV M!
Young is receiving the limit. u,,...
ever, an appeal was made. thix y.,-
to increase this pension t s1OO 10,
month. and a precedent VS. n a.
by the committee in allrvin, t,,,
amount, which will now hive ~ .,
through House and Senate.
lnclosed you will find nv rs.m ,rl,,
before the committee. Yours trur,
CHARLES BRAND.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19
What Is a Dem cgoguo?

A demagogue is pr+' ", y. his
gift of fluen: speech is ahle t. inA t.
ence crowds hv arguments "a hich
seem plausible and ,rr en- ~ i ".
bat which are m H. ,.o.i.s 10 ',ilA,
a mean and iiftv sthrr.. ..t,.I, II.
w 'l,aS tn rut o. er. A 'e:nnuo ,re
belle 'eS in' sr", 20 liar isSu. in
which reopi' rel ~, hrcruS.
he believes it himself. but b -cau>e
he can ride to victory bv deCeiviny
people to the extent that he SEEMS
to be their champion The d:-;ua.
gogue suits his speeches AMI puht
acts to suit tie >entimrnt No a IT,
ter what people wart. te pretcnJ>
to favor it. He is their friend" it
he can use them tor his own selfish
purposes. What is demagogue2-
The Yourg Allente.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19
Civil War PenSiouer

WaShington.-An aged race wo.
man is one Of two women remaining
on the government pension list as
mothers of soldiers who fought in
the ciuil war. it has just been re-
vealed bv department. of interior,
She is Sama.,tha Farrer, 100 years
old, of Athers. Ala. Size was pen
stoned as the dependent mother of
Henry Farrer. who enlisted in the
Federal army curing the civil war
as a private. in the 10th infantry.
he was taken prisoner at Athea>.
Ala. in 1864, and died in the Con
tederate prison at Mobile in Januars
OF disease contracted in line of d4tv
He was captured by Forres. ,,raidet>
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19

Now that the Republicans of Ari-
zona. with their verv small percent
age OF black votes. have yiy.en rec
ognition to the group in the selection
OF }. D. Washington, formerly of
this city. as an alternate to the Re-
publican convention at Knnsas CITY
we rise to ask what does California
propose to do along this particular
line of effort? We have back votes
here by the thousands, surely de-
serving of some sort of recognition
by the party of Lincoln and Grant.
California Eagle.
California will continue to ia.
more the black vote until we get
together, and quit taking orders
from the bosses and are satisfied
with a few crumbs that fall from
Caesars table instead of demand.
ing our full share as American
citizens.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19

The political dopsters are busy
figuring how the different aspi-
rants for the Presidential nomi-
nation in the two major parties
whose conventions are now only
q few weeks off. On the Demo-
cratic side, it looks as though AL
Smith is within striking distance
of the nomination, although the
two-thirds rule may topple over
his seemingly sure thing. In the
: G.. o. p. camp, Hoover seems the
best bet. but his fate is in the
hands Of uninstructed delegates.
The national committee will have
the usual contesting delegation
fights from the South to settle.
These contests will be watched
with much interest. as it will
determine the attitude Of the
party on the effort to eliminate
the Negro from control Of the
Republican party in the South.
This issue is loaded with dyna-
mite. Although our Southern
brothers may not be permitted to
vote for Presidents, we vote in
pivotal States. and the fate Of a
nation has often hung upon one
vote. The South has begun to
rave. The Bleases and Heflins
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19
SATURDAY. MAY 1o. 1923
EDITORIAL PAGE

The Tampa Bulletin has been
carrying on a fight against the
return Of Bishop Hurst to Florida
We are not in a position to judge
of the merits Of the controversy.
but the time has past when the
cloak of bishop can hide deceit
and corruption. Still some peo-
pie wonder why the church is
losing it's influence on the race.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19

are frothing at the mouth because
Hoover has given American citi-
zens a square DEAL, It would
seem that the South is barren Of
statesmen. when these dema-
gogues can find no other issue
but keeping the Negro down."
This issue is paramount to all
others to this small bore of poll
ticians who do not know that the
war is ended. With one Negro
on his way to Washington. and
another in the Harlem district
standing a. good chance to win
it seems like poetic justice. The
Negro. Jim Crowed. lynched and
segregated. is driven out of the
South. invades the North. and
breaks: into Congress. God
moves in a mysterious way. His
wonders to perform.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19

The changing of janitors in a
large office building in the down.
town district and placing whites
is q serious matter. and it seems
to US that the matter should be
investigated to find the Cause
not that we could do ANYTHING
possibly to get these men back.
but we owe it to our group to find
out whether it was the fault of
the men employed. or were thew
supplanted on account of racial
prejudice. If these men were
performing their duties efficiently
and were discharged because of
race, q grave injustice has not
only been done to them. but to
the race. But, if. on the other
hand. they were not proficient.
let US know it. so that we NAV
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19
Florida Flood sufferers

Careyville, Fla.-The Red GEES
of'c'aIs announce that ESQ Neseoe>
and 100 whites were mad. hn,u. L, :
here bv the flood q: the f. luctawal-
Cnee river. Not onl, were ttle>c
'am''ies made hou,els s.. but all t!'e"
personal property vas lost. TIE
Heo OroSS has secured $1,000 t.
relieve their distress.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19

Will history repeat itself in
Liberia? Is the black republic in
Africa to fall into greedy hands
Of exploiters. and the rich herit-
ages of the common people be
their undoing? Already we hear
rumblings of impending fate that
may be like unto bleeding Haiti.
Raymond L. Buell.. assistant pro-
fessor of government at Harvard
University. has published a book
giving a detailed account of
the Firestone rubber concessions
and the new American loan.
In his report. Mr.. Buell. criticise~
activities of the State department
and the department of commerce in
promoting the American rubber and
financial interests in Liberia. He
states that the million-acre conces-
sion obtained bv Firestone interests
establishes the closed door in Lib.ria
and will result in the confscation of
land. and compulsory native laoor.
Already, according to the report, the
Liberian government has established
a labor bureau which furnishes Mr..
Firestone with laborers at the ride
ulousiy low rate of one cent day!
The reports state that the French
and British governments have de-
liberately excluded European planta-
tions from the west coast of Africa
believing that they are detrimental
to rative interests. But the United
States government has thrown its
weight in favor of this system, as
opposed to small native farms.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-19

remedy tee fault. We can all
profit by mistakes. This loss in
wages means something like
$1,000 a month. or $12. 600 a year.
Just measure the effect this loss
has on our organizations. besides
families affected. and another
phase of the situation might be
taken as q warning how depend
ent we are, and the more reason
we should endeavor to become
proficient and thrifty.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
NIushy!

custom IA lead pencil,
please"
Clerk-"Hard or soft?"
Customer" Soft, / want to
write to my girl.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
DOWN

|. Undermines.
}. Exclamation Of sorrow.
!. Toward.
{. Letter of the alphabet.
!. Signify.
J. Performs.
7. Mother.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
Maybe I'm Wrong

The Unfair Sex
Apartment housewives are now
demanding amplifiers on dumb
walters.
You're Right
A flaming youth should never
wear a celluloid collar.
American Tragedies
The blockhead who has woo0-
ticks in his toupee.
Stop. Look and Listen
When two is company, the tnlro
is liable to be her husband.
Our Own Vaudeville
Kitty-Going out tonight, Ma
bel? ~.
Mabel-Yes, I've got date with
a big sofa man from Davenport.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
Rnt She'lI Learn

But She'll Learn
Mrs. NewIywed-"How do you
like the roast. dear?"
Mr.. Newlywed-"Fine, but
where's the gravy?'
Mrs. New1ywed-"I wondered
how soon you'd miss it, you alb
sent-minded boy. You didn't
bring a drop with the meat"
Power of Suggestion
HAS the baby had the measles
yet, Mr.. Smith,"
"Sh-sh! Don't speak so loud.
Whenever he hears anything men,
toned that he hasn't got he cries
for it,
One Answer
Professor-."Name some liquid
that won't freeze"
Sophomore-''Hot water"
Judge Had Best Car
Understanding again, Ell?
How many times have you been
before nae?"
Speedsr-"Never, your honor.