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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-08
WINONAIY CHOSEN
AS HOST. TO LEGION
Tenth Annual Convention of
Minnesota LegiOnnaires Will
Close Today With Election.

Minnesota Legionnaires, in conven-
tion at Austin, at the last minute de-
cided that Winona would have the
honor of entertaining the service men
in convention in 1929. st. Cloud had
been favored for the honor until late
Tuesday, when the tide turned in fa-
vor of Winona.
The Minnesota department pledged
itself to foster conservation program
for the state. They advocated the
Pennsylvania conservation program,
directing steps to put all Minnesota
Legionnaires behind the movement
for preserving wild life in the state.
Election of officers will feature the
Wednesday (today) sessions, the last
day of the convention.
Second district members are boost
ing Ben Andreen of New Ulm. 9th
er candidates with district indorse-
ments are M. B. Murray of St. Cloud,
A. B. Kapplin of Duluth, and Fred
Nelson of St. Paul. Stafford King,
St. Paul, retiring head Of the $40 and
81, and DR.. j. ]. Morrow and John
Bowe.
Increased appropriation to provide
against national emergency requir-
ing the use of armed forces was re-
commended to the Legion by the state
departments committee on military
affairs.
The committee offered the opinion
that the present congressional ap-
preparations are inadequate to carry
out the program of the national de-
fense act of 1920. Military training
in Minnesota high schools, colleges
and universities was approved and
opposition was pledged to any move
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-08
REDWOOD FIREMEN
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Chief COrbett and Others Regis
tered for instruction at
Northwest Fire School.

The program for the First Annual
Northwest Fire School which is to be
held August 13 to II at the Univers-
ity of Minnesota promises to provide
training course Of value as we'll as
interest to the hundreds of fire chiefs
and firemen who are planning to be
in attendance. The school is to be
conducted under the auspices of the
League of Minnesota Municipalities,
the Minnesota Department of Insur-
ance and the University of Mime
sofa.
Chief Joe Corbett of the local de-
partment will attend the entire pro-
gram. Five other names have been
mailed in and registered with the pos
sibility that all might attend. They
are Chris Schultz, John Brueske,
Robert Byram, R. F. Byram and Gro
yer Mansfeldt. Chief Corbett stat
ed that the subjects offered at the
course would be part of the regular
fire drills for the local department
later.
That the range of subjects cover
ed in the morning discussion sessions
and the varied evolutions undertaken
in the afternoon drills, are certain to
result in the development Of better
methods of fire prevention and fire
fighting, is the opinion of Harvey
Walker, director of the school. Well
known authorities are scheduled to
speak and to lead the round table
discussions.
Beginning the first day of the
school the firemen will devote their
time to an earnest study of fire pre-
vention and fire fighting problems.
The first session includes addresses
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co. RIFLE TEAM
WINS THIRD TIME
RedwOod Falls Riflemen Again
Defeat 135th and 2O6th In
fantry Teams Monday.

For the third successive year the
Company "L" rifle team, under the
direction of Capt. VIM. Hosken has
been returned winners in the state
competition. Last Monday the local
team defeated the representative
teams of the 206th and the 135th In
fantrys at the state matches held at
Camp Lakeview, Lake City, Mime
sofa. The team represented by Cap
tain Hosken, Lieut.. Hosken, Ser
geants Lamphere, Collins, Britton,
Welch, Bobzin, Corporal johnson and
Private Henning, piled up a total of
1191 points to defeat the 206th team,
which made 1853 and the 135th
marksmen who totaled 1887.
With the shooting beginning early
Monday morning, the Redwood Falls
representatives won every range
handily, piled up points on each shoot
to finish 38 ahead Of the runner-up
206th team. The ranges shot and won
by the Co. 81" men started with the
200 yard standing; this shoot was
followed with 200 yard rapid fire, the
800 yard rapid fire and the 600 yard
slow fire.
Sergeant Lamphere, finishing the
third range with a six point lead over
the rest of the field for individual
state honors, fell down on the last
shoot to be nosed out by two points.
The final count was Lieut.. Hoglund
of the 206th 180 out of a possible 200
and Sgt. Lamphere 178,
The individual scoring of the local
team, in which the 1191 total was
made is Lamphere 178, Britton, It's,
Johnson, 173, Capt. Hosken 172, Lieut..
Hosken 167, Collins 165 and Welch
161. Bobzin and Henning accompan-
led the team as alternates.
The ten high scores of the state
shoot start with Lieut.. Hoglund of
the 2O6th with 180, Sgt. Lamphere
178, Sgt. Paulson of the 206th, 1T,
Sgt. Peterson, 135th, 176; Sgt. Brit
ton ITS; Sgt. Wagner, 206th ia; Cpl.
Johnson 173; Capt. Hosken 172; Lieut..
Hosken 1877 and Cpl. Morgan of the
135th with S165.
Captain Hosken, because of his un-
tiring efforts with the Co. IL" rifle
team has again been selected as state
team coach. The state team will rep
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-08
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
OPENS SATURDAY
Republican Nominee for Presi-
dent to Broadcast Message
Beginning at 6 p. m.

Minnesota Republicans will offic-
ally open their drive for political
,referment next Saturday.
In every city, town and hamlet
n store, office and home-men and
Jomen will gather at 6 p. m. for the
,otification ceremonies to be radio
asst at that hour in behalf of Her.
-.ert Hoover, Republican candidate
or President.
Plans for a statewide audience to
ear the Republican nominee from
le stadium at Palo Alto, California,
ere started upon a receipt of tele-
ram at National and State headquar-
ers in the st. Francis Hotel from
rankin w. Fort, secretary Of the
.epublican National Committee at
Tashington.
Mr.. Forts suggestion that Repub-
can workers throughout the state
rpanize radio parties in clubs, pri-
ate homes, offices, parks, public
uildings and all other available
-laces, met enthusiastic response and
,e women, acting on recommends
ons by Mrs. Manley Fosseen, ma
onal committeewoman from Mime
,ta. through Mrs. Winifred N. Camp
al. state chairwoman, soon had the
ecessary machinery in motion.
@We know that Mr.. Hoover has q
-,essage that will point the way, not
,lv for agriculture, but for business
II the home," said State Senator
i.ude Mackenzie, Republican nation
Committeeman from Minnesota.
17,era has been much speculation IS
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Andy Nelson is Victorious in
Local Individual Tournament
Peddler Sells Sugar at a
High Price--Gets Salt

A "slicker" salesman recently made
his debut In the vicinity of Mile Lacs
and offered sugar to housewives at
$6.25 a hundred pounds-real first
class sugar-the salesman said.
Some 20 orders were taken in that
vicinity on Monday, the deliveries
being made the following day, the
salesman receiving $6.25 for every
sale made. On Tuesday some Of the
curious ones attempted to try out
their bargain sugar and used it in
their coffee. But salt doesn't mix
with coffee and the victims found they
had been given 100 pounds Of sacked
salt for their $6.25 and the salesman
is now much in demand.
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SHIPSTEAD HEADS
SLEEPY EYE EVENT
Mayors and Scouts of Redwood
Falls and NeighbOring
Towns to be Feted.

United States Senator Hendrix
Shipstead is the headliner on the three
day celebration program of the Sleepy
Eye Harmony Days. He will speak
to the crowd Of twenty thousand who
are expected to attend on Sunday af-
ternoon as discrimination of a long
and worthwhile series of events. May
or A. j. White and the Boy Scouts of
Redwood Falls have been especially
invited to the affair and many others
from here are planning to attend.
Two Harmony Day queens, one
from the town and the other from the
surrounding country have been select
ed by popular vote and will be
crowned on Sunday evening. The
mayors of Redwood Falls, Hanska,
Winthrop, Gibbon, Morgan, Franklin,
Springfield, New Ulm, Sanborn, St.
James, Morton, Fairfax, Comfrey,
and Window have been invited to take
seats upon the cornonation platform.
Boy Scout troops from Sleepy Eye
and the surrounding towns will be
present at roundup, Sunday after
noon, where they will compete in a
series Of amusin gand educational
features.
Harmony Days is an annual gala
affair at Sleepy Eye to which fif-
teen thousand were attracted last
year. It's historical background has
as it's characters, Old Chief Sleepy
Eye and the early pioneers Of the vi
cinity who were blessed with pleas
ant relations with their Indian
neighbors.
The first big feature of the pro-
gram is scheduled for Friday evening
when the bands of Springfield, Han
ska, Fairfax, Window and Gaylord
will meet in tournament at the ball
park where they will march and play
until the judges have awarded the
prizes. Elaborate plans are being
completed to make this an affair beau
tiful to the eye as we'll as the ear and
considerable sums have been spent
for decorations.
A big pavement dance will be held
Saturday night and Sunday evening
a quartet from WCCO will perform.
Besides these attractions there will be
present a number Of paid entertain
ers who will present vaudeville antics
for the amusement Of the crowd.
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will be seen in series of hair-raising
stunts such as loops, rolls, spins,
dives, side flying and tail spins.
On last February 4th, Gene Shank
shattered the worlds record for loop
the-loop record by making 515 sue
cessive loops in 258 minutes of flying,
thus breaking the worlds record for
loop flying by 200 circles. To see
young Shank do his marvellous array
of stunts in a new Waco-1O plane of
gold and maroon colors will no doubt
attract an enormous gathering of
people. The plane he will use is the
same type ship that he used in estab-
fishing the new record. This ship
has speed of about ITO miles per
hour.
Not only will Shank feature, but al
so ground show of many strills has
been assured. Auto Polo, motorcycle
races and other breath-taking stunts
will be seen.
The motorcycle races will feature
some of the country's fastest dirt
track drivers who will make time ev-
en- faster than automobiles on a half
mile dirt track. The auto polo games
being big thrills, will be played with
specially constructed autos. This
alone is state fair attraction.
Parachute jumping by "Stub"'
Chrissinger, worlds famed wing walk
er and parachute jumper, will provide
a number of stunts from Shank's
plane.
Herbert L. Millington, president of
the Aerial Exhibit Company, is in
this vicinity making preparations for
the coming event. Mr.. Millington said
that his company had been playing
in Pennsylvania for the past few
months and that he was glad to get
back to Minnesota. "Our company
has state fair attraction" Mr.. Mel
/. linger stated, "and every effort is
being made to give the people of this
community an attraction seldom seen
here. For the price of twenty-five
cents the Redwood county people will
see a $500 show"
Mr.. Millington also made it clear
with the American Legion that they
should be prepared to receive a re-
cord crowd, for the program has been
drawing large numbers in other
places. The gate will be open at noon
with the program starting at 2:30 p.
b. Shank will also carry passengers
il the new plane after the show.
! The American Legion Of Redwood
Falls is sponsoring the mammoth
events in hopes of being able to
raise funds enough to partly pay for
the new home recently purchased.
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PERCENTAGE Low IN
FIRST AREA RETEST
Only 4.61 Per Cent of Herds Are
Infected With LOG Per Cent
of Cattle Infected.

The first retest of infected herds
disclosed in the initial area test Of
the county which was conducted in
March was recently completed. The
figures from the retest disclose sat
isfactory results in that the number
and percentage of reactors on infect
ed farms was low. Only 4.61 per cent
of the herds were listed under the in
fected heading while only LOG per
cent of the cattle tested were infect
ed. There were 1913 infected herds
with 173 reactors and II suspects.
The summary of the retest shows
that there were 948 herds tested in
the county. In the 948 herds tested
there is total of 1928 cattle list
ed. Of the 1928 cattle tested there
were 2,467 in the infected herds.
Four hundred sixty-six purebred
cattle were tested while 1912 grade
cattle received the same test. OF the
purebreds tested there were reactofs
while among the grades there were
168. 452 cattle were put under feeder
quarantine.
During the test the county employ
ed II accredited veterinarians to do
the work. These II men were placed
under two state and federal veterin-
arians. An organization of veterin-
arians will be placed in Redwood coun-
ty to retest the remaining infected
herds on Monday, November 5th.
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ARCTIC EXPLORERS
AT STATE FAIR
Capt. wilkins and Lieut.. Eiel-
son, Pole Flyers, to be Guests
at Exposition Next Month.

Captain George H. Wilkins and
Lieut.. Carl B. Eielson, intrepid Arctic
explorers and aviators, who startled
the world by flying over the North
Pole last April, will be guests of the
management of the Minnesota State
Fair and Northwest Livesock Show,
Twin Cities, September l to 8.
This announcement was made to-
day when Captain Wilkins informed
Fair officials that he and his illus
trious compatriot would be delighted
to visit the worlds greatest State
Fair"
The famous Arctic flyers, who wrote
one of the great chapters of aerial
history when they made their memoir
able 2,000-mile flight over the icy
wastes of the far north, from Point
Barrow, Alaska, to the tiny island Of
Spitzbergen in their Lockheed Vega
monoplane, will fly their machine dir
ect to the Fair grounds airport.
Captain Wilkins and Lieut.. Eiel-
son will give daily flights in their
monoplane. Captain Wilkins also
will deliver series of lectures on his
flight. over the North Pole, illustrated
by motion pictures taken at Point
Barrow before their departure, in the
Aircraft building during the week.
The monoplane will be exhibited in
the Aircraft show at all times except
ing when being used by the noted air.
men for flights.
Incidentally, Captain Wilkins and
Lieut.. Eielson have completed all ar
rangements for a dash to the South
Pole this winter. They will leave for
the Antarctic in October.
More than q dozen different types
of airplanes win be on exhibit in the
gigantic Aircraft Show to be featur-
ed at this years State Fair. Mono
planes, biplanes, hydroplanes, and
aeronautieal equipment Of all kinds
win be shown.
Another outstanding thriller viii
lCantinusd SeaEpage twelve)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-08
BENEFITS FROM
TOURIST DOLLAR
Minnesota Assn. Head Says
That Tourists Help to Make
State More Prosperous.

Everybody in the community bene-
fits from the tourist dollars, j. E.
Tatam, secretary of the Greater Min
nesota Association, now working in
conjunction with the Ten Thousand
Lakes Association, told merchants in
session at Twin City Market Week,
Wednesday, August 8.
Even the money which is spent dir
ectly with the hotel keeper is again
distributed locally. In one Minneso-
ia town survey was made and it
was found that out of the hotel dol
lar 80 cents went to labor, Is cents
for food, four cents for fuel, six
cents for local and state taxes, five
cents for furniture and equipment,
five cents for repairs, nine cents for
rentals, seven cents for interest and
insurance, two cents for laundry and
10 cents for miscellaneous expenses.
This leaves seven cents for interest
on investment, federal taxes, etc.
Practically all of the SO cents of each
dollar was spent locally.
Tourists are spenders, according 20
hi. 1oldiu eiu uuy every tuliiS tuSy
would at home except furniture. He
cited an instance where Minnesota
merchant discovered that his stock
of fall goods was getting low before
there had been any noticeable local
demand for it and by checking up
found that tourists from Kansas, Ar
kansas and other states in that Sec
toin of the nation had been purchas-
ing flsnnel shirts, mackinaws and
other articles of outdoor clothing that
they could not obtain at home.
The tourist spent more than $780,
100000 in Minnesota during 1927.
Much of this reached the merchants
cash registers either directly or in
directly. Farmers also were enriched
by the increased sale of fruit, veget-
ables, poultry products. By the end
of the year this money was so
thoroughly distributed that everyone
in the state was benefited, he said.
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Legion to Sponsor Aerial
SholU at Fair Grounds Sunday
Miss Lanberton to Attend
Convention at Montreal

Miss Helen M. Lamberton of the
VIM. M. Smith Insurance Office Of
Redwood Falls, will leave today for
Montreal, Canada, where she will at
tend the 1928 convention of the
Guardian Life Insurance Company as
a member of the Leaders Club. Miss
Lamberton plans to make the trip by
water, leaving st. Paul for Duluth on
Friday where she will board the
steamship Harmonic which visits
points of interest on the lake. The
distance from Sarnia to Montreal
will be made by train. On the return
trip visit will be made to Toronto
and Niagara Falls after which Miss
Lamberton will return to Redwood
Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-08
Sensational Par on Eight Gives
Nelson Victory Over ]. w.
Inglis in Finals.
JAEHNING. MAKES ACE
Hunt and Ryers0n, Heavy Hit
ters, Battle in Consolation,
With Hunt Victor.

Andy Nelson, player of the most
consistent game of golf among the
local sportsmen, waded through three
opponents last Sunday to win the in
dividual championship staged by the
Redwood Falls Golf Association for
local players. Ending the game on
the eighth hole by sinking shot ten
feet off the green for par three,
Nelson defeated DR.. ]. w. Inglis in
the final round up and to go.
Missing two foot putt on the first
hole in the final contest which
would have given him the hole, Nell
SON halved with Inglis on this. Andy
drove off on number two tee only to
hook into the river; taking another
ball he sliced into the rough. Inghs
duplicated this feat perfectly. Both
were laying three at slightly over 200
yards. Nelson won the hole in sew
en-, which is par six. The third was
halved with Nelson taking the fourth
to boost his lead to two.
Inglis took the hard number five
with a par to lower his rivals count
to one. Number six went to Nelson
to again make two up. Seven was
halved, then Nelson made his sensa-
tional par on eight to end the tourna-
ment. A large gallery followed the
players in the final round.
The championship flight started
with Hunt and Burmeister teeing off
as opponents. DR.. Inglis was match
ed with Harold Butcher while Palmer
Kise and Nels R. Ryerson were pair
ed and L. J. Kise and Nelson met.
Burmeister eliminated Hunt in
eleven holes to win his match. Dr.
Inglis defeated Butcher while Palmer
Kise was one up on Nels Ryerson at
the end of the nine hole test. Nelson
eliminated L. J. Kise four up and
three to go.
In the afternoon playing DR.. In
glis and Chas. Burmeister were pitch
ed together, Inglis winning on the
tenth hole, going into the finals. Mel
son defeated Palmer Kise Az.
The Consolation match was won py
Hunt who defeated Butcher in the
first round 4-3 and Ryerson in the
finals one up in ten holes. Hunt was
LAYING one up at the end of the eighth
hole. Ryerson took the ninth to even
the score. Ryerson was first up to
shoot on the tenth, using a spoon, ne
slammed the pill for well over two
hundred yards. Not to be outdone
Hunt put one out for over the 2OO
ward mark. Both players dubbed
their second shots and both were lay
ing the same on their third shots,
about three feet from the green. Hunt
approached we'll to get with in two
feet of the cup while Ryerson was
about four feet from the pin. Hunt
putt out for five while Ryerson took
a six to lose the match.
The first flight match was won by
w. T. Furlow of Olivia, a member OF
the local association. Serkland was
eliminated in the morning round by
Furlow while the second round LIND
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-08
]. L. Parsons RecoUers
From Serious Accident

Mrs. ]. L. Parsons and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Burmeister drove to Olivia
Tuesday evening where they met Mr..
Parsons who has been in ,Minneapo-
lis recovering from severe injuries
which he received Wednesday when
an electric light pole upon which he
was working, broke and he was hurled
to the ground. Both jaws were found
to be fractured but the electrician has
recuperated under expert care.
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Springfield Band to Play
Fourth of Concert Series

The Springfield band will come
fresh from the band tourney at Sleepy
Eye on Friday to play for the music
lovers Of Redwood Falls on Saturday
night at the Court House lawn from
500 to 9:15. The band is one of the
best in the state and will present their
audience with some new hits which
they will have. left over from the
tournament.
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Gene Shank, Famous Pilot, Will
Be Seen in a New Series
of Stunts.
MOTORCYCLE RACES
Local Legion Post Sponsors
Great Attraction to Aid in
Purchase of Home.

plans have now been completed by
the Melvin Daskam Post Number 3S
of the American Legion to stage a
huge Flying Circus at the Redwood
County Fair Grounds next Sunday,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-08-08
Beginning Next Week
in the
REDWOOD GAZETTE
An entertaining, educational and patriotic pastme,
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August 18th. This
big event will fea-
ture Gene Shank,
Redwood County's
famous aviator, and
other airmen. Shank
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Miss Beth BomIeyn Of Oligia was
the guest Of friends Tuesday after-