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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
COUNTY FARMERS
WIN SEED H0NORS
G.. A. Marsh and H. C.. Lau
Among Ten Selected from
81 Entries

Announcement of the first annual
selection of the 10 champion seed
growers in Minnesota was made
Saturday night by the Northwest
Crop Improvement Association and
the University of Minnesota. The
10 were chosen from a field of 81
nominated by bankers, county agri-
cultural agents, elevator managers
and farmers and as champions will
be feted at the Farmers and Home
makers short course at the Univer-
sity farm, January Ia to 10.
Two Redwood county farmers
earned distinction by being selected
in this group; c. A. Marsh of Delhi
and H. C. Lau, of Tracy, seed growers
of renown, were thusly honored.
Selection of ten leaders in crop i'm
provement is to be made yearly. Any
farmer in the state is eligible, rank
ing being based on seed production
and sales records, public service and
weed control work.
Mr.. Marsh, second vice president of
the Minnesota Crop Improvement as
sociation, farms 160 acres and is rec
ognized as a seed specialist who pre-
pares his crop for the market partic-
ularly.
Mr.. Lau carries on diversified
farming, not only growing certified
seeds but breeding and feeding cat
tie and hogs.
Judges were DR.. Andrew Boss, vice
director Of the Minnesota Experiment
station; N. ]. Holmberg, state conn.,
missioner Of agriculture; L. M. King
of Minneapolis seed company; r.
F. Grim, extension agronomist Of the
CONTINUED on Page Ten).
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
A. ]. White Re-elected as Mayor
of City with Others Keep
ing Offices
ssSTICKER" is TALKED
Lee o. Alexander Elected End
Ward Alderman. Total of 369
Votes Cast Yesterday

Although there was talk in many
parts of the city yesterday regarding
the possibilities of running "sticker"
candidates for the different city of
fices in the annual city election, MOTH
ing was done or accomplished except
in a mild way. A. j. White still re-
tanned his office of mayor by a plur-
atty of 337 votes, with only 800
votes being cast in both city wards.
The second ward led in the ballot
ing with total of 202 votes being
cast. Of this number A. j. White re-
ceived 1873, with eight being scattered
among several candidates whose
names were written in on the ballots.
Lee o. Alexander was elected End
ward alderman with total of 184
votes while F. B. Forbes received 1872
votes for the City Recorder office. A.
F. Hassenstab was reelected City
Treasurer, receiving 1913 votes in the
second ward.
In the first ward Mr.. White was
given 155 votes out of 1877 cast. For
this office there were also four other
names listed via the sticker route of
which a total of 10 votes were cast.
J. B. Philbrick was reelected alder
man of the first ward with 161 votes,
F. B. Forbes reelected City Recorder,
receiving 155 votes and A. F. Hassen-
stab retaining the City Treasurer post
with 158 votes.
With the Chief-of- Police, Night
Police, City Attorney, Health Off
Ger, Health Board and City Engineer
being appointments made by the
mayor, Mr.. White stated after elec-
tion that there were no changes con-
templated at this time. These ap-
pointed offices are held at the pres
ent time by Martin Freise, chief Of
police; Oscar Warner, night police;
DIR. ]. w. Anderson, health officer;
F. H. Anthony, city engineer and the
health board consisting of DR.. j. W.
Anderson, Mrs. D. L. Crimnins and
Mrs. C. D. Thompson.
The voting in each ward compared
unfavorably with the balloting Of the
fall general election. Last Noyem-
Der there were 642 votes cast in the
first ward compared to the 1877. yes
terday and 708 in the second ward
compared with 202, a majority of 981
for both wards at the November cleo
tion.
The counting and checking of the
votes in the first ward took but one
hour, while the second ward judges
and clerks, with 35 more votes to
count, spent one hour and fifteen
minutes. In the November election
the counting was completed the next
day after the election.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
MARRIAGES IN
1928 REPORT SHOWS
Clerk of Court w. G.. Weldon Is
sues 145 licenses; Exceeds
1927 by Sixteen

A total of 145 marriage licenses
were issued by Clerk of Court w. G.
Weldon for Redwood county during
1928. This number is 16 greater
than the number issued in 1927
when 129 were granted.
June, the ever popular month for
Cupid proved again to live up to its
name for POPULARITY, with 19 licenses
to it's credit. September was a close
second with 18; January and Novem-
Der with 16 and December with Ia.
July was the least popular month
for the exchange of marriage vows,
with only four to it's credit. August
has credit for twelve while May and
February each have eleven. In March
there were ten licenses issued with
eight in April and six in October.
The first license made out in Red
wood county was dated January 4th
and issued to Carl Fisher and Ida
Lamp and the last license of the year
was granted to Walter Wickman and
Esther l. Haak, both of Sanborn, on
December 31st.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
STOCK BREEDERS TO
MEET JANUARY 18
Redwood County Livestock
Raisers Will Attend An
nual Meet of Association

Members of the Minnesota Live
stock Breeders Association from ev.
cry county in the state will gather al
University Farm, st. Paul, Friday
January 18, for the annual meeting of
that organization, according to ar
announcement made this week by j
S. Jones, Of st. Paul, Secretary OF
the association. Many breeders from
Redwood county are expected to at
tend the meeting.
One of the interesting features OF
the days program will be the presen-
tation of medals to winners of state
livestock contests. These include the
following:
John Nahrgang, of Lewiston, win
ner Of the state pork production con-
test; Arthur Bohnsack, of New
Prague, winner of the ton litter con-
test; James Ellsworth, of Magnolia
winner of the carlot baby beef con.
test; X. o. Johnson, of Frontier, win
ner of the Minnesota Lamb Produc-
ton contest, and Marvin Nelson, OF
Cyrus, winner of the advanced junior
sheep contest.
w. S. Moscrip, of Lake Elmo, ma.
tionally known breeder and Judge OF
dairy cattle, is president of the Min
nesota Livestock Breeders, Associa-
tion and one of its strongest sup
porters. Mr.. Moscrip viii preside al
the meeting at University Farm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
MISS ALICEL. BERRY
GIVES ADDRESS
Mothers and Daughters Hold
Second Banquet. Miss Berry
of st. Paul Speaks

Miss Alice L. Berry, instructor in
the Department of Sociology at Mac
alester College was the principal
speaker at the second annual ban.
quet meeting of the Mothers and
Daughters held last Friday evening al
the First Presbyterian church. Miss
Berry gave an interesting talk and
used as her subject, "The Sociologi-
cal Appreciation of Mother"
The dinner was served at 7:3O
o'clock in the dining room of the
church with covers placed for one
hundred and sixty-two. Red carna-
tions and candles were used as the
table decoration. The men of the
church prepared and served the din
ner.
Assembly singing led by Mrs. S. b
Duea opened the program and Mrs
C. A. Fobes gave short prayer
Miss Avis Kvello and Miss Diantha
Kuester played piano duet and
Miss Angeline Ackmann played an
accordian solo. Mrs. John Kohler
representing the mothers and Miss
Margaret Smith, representing the
daughters each gave short talks
Miss LaVonne Cassell played a violin
solo and the Mckay sisters sang two
selections. Mrs. Frank Baldwin acted
as toastmistress.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
TAX RATE FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
GIVEN in REPORT
School District No. 1 of Red
wood Falls City High
with "a Mills 4,
2.2 MILLS LOWER THAN 1927
School District No. % of North
Hero Township is Low with
24.O Mills

The tax rate in the city of Redwood
Falls for Personal Property taxes for
1928, for which the taxes are payable
before March 1st, 1929, is School
District No. 1 with a rate of $40
mills; this is the highest rate in the
county and is % mills lower than
last year. Outside of the city and
villages School District No. l of Delhi
Township is high with rate of 67.4
mills, with School District No. 1 of
Redwood Falls township second high
with a rate of 669 mills.
The lowest rate in the county is
found in School District No. % of
North Hero Township with a rate of
24.O mills. School District No. 62 of
Johnsonville township is second low
with rate of 24.3 mills and School
District No. 35 of Gales township
third with a rate of 24.8 mills.
Rates in the various school districts
of the county are given as follows,
according to figures taken from the
County Treasurer A. P Falk's office:
School Dist.-TOwnship Mills
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
Incun1bents Win IN Annual
Election; Small Vote is Cast
LOCAL FLOWER AND
GARDEN CLUB TO
MEET FRIDAY EVE

The Redwood Falls Better Flower
and Garden club will hold its regular
monthly meeting Friday night, Janu-
ary 18th at TOO o'clock instead OF
7:3O o'clock as had been originally
planned. This change of time coming
because of the Redwood Falls-Lam-
berton High School Basketball game
that will be held at the Lincoln
School gymnasium that night. The
meeting will be held in the court
room at the court house, with spe-
cial invitation to the entire public
All members whose dues remain un-
paid are asked to bring them. Mrs.
j. B. Philbrick, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, will present the pro-
gram.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
Annual Business of Local
Postomce Shoun in Report
SPRINGFIELD TO BAN
POTTED PLANT SCREEN
IN SOFT DRINK PLACES

The Springfield city council has
ruled that the potted plants can no
more adorn the windows Of the city's
soft drink parlors. The ruling by
the council also did away with other
window Instructions.
Potted plants have furnished the
keepers of the drink establishments
fine window decoration and at the
same time the plants have served as
a screen for the windows.
The city council has ruled that the
plants, though very pretty to look on,
were out of place in the windows of
the soft drink places and Chief of Po-
lice Foster was given orders to see
that the plants were all removed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
Shows Huge Increase in DepOs-
it's Since Year. Ago. Of
icers Are Reelected

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the State Bank of Redwood
Falls, held Tuesday, January 9Th the
same officers and directors were re-
elected for another year. A slightly
increased dividend was ordered dis
tributed to the stockholders.
The present staff of officers con-
sists of A. C. Burmeister, president;
R. A. Cooper, vice president; A. F.
Hassenstab, cashier; and E. w. Whit.
ing and G. A. Engeman, assistant
cashiers. The Board of Directors is
made up of A. C. Burmeister, R. A.
Cooper, Frank Weeks, w. M. Smith
George A. Barnes, A. R. A. Laudon
Martin Lohrenz, A. d. McRae and A.
F. Hassenstab.
The State Bank reports an increase
of deposits of $115,00O.00 since Janu-
ary 1st, 1928.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
FIFTY PAY in EXCESS
$l00 P. P. TAXES
so Firms in City Pay $16,037.69
or Over 1870 of Total
for Redwood Falls

There are so firms and individuals
doing business in Redwood Falls who
will pay in excess of $4,000 each in
personal property and money and
credit taxes this year. This repre-
sents decrease of over 1927. Quite
a number of the tax payers are
slightly under the $4,000 mark.
The total personal, money and
credits and grain tax to be collected
in Redwood Falls this year amounts
to $20,S99.85, according to the records
in County Treasurer Falk's office. Of
this amount, S20,O51.97 will be paid
as personal property, $813.04 as mon
ey and credits tax and $34.84 as
grain tax. There are approximately
sos tax payers in the city Of Redwood
Falls this year.
With an assessment of $4,000
the Redwood Falls Light & Power Co.
heads the list of all Redwood Falls
tax payers. The State Bank Of Red
wood Falls is second with $1,559.88.
The total amount paid by the SO in
dividuals and firms amounts to $16,-
037.63 or over rs per cent of the to-
tai of the city.
Below is appended the list of the
so Redwood firms and individuals
who pay over $4,000 each, for per-
sonal property taxes. The taxes of
the county must be paid before March
1st. 1929, or become delinuuent:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
Losers in City Election Appear
In Best Of Hun1or; Will Try Again

Although sorely defeated in the
city election held yesterday, two of
the candidates whose names appeared
on several of the ballots after the
counting was done last night, are in
the best Of humor today and were
pleased with the showing they made.
Rex Miller, who received votes in one
ward and vote in the first ward
was jubilant over the result in the
first ward. In his after election
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09

statement he said, cts good thing
my wife voted in the first ward"
Ed Bollum, receiving several votes in
each ward was little more serious
than Miller; at first he thought of
contesting the election, but in an
afterthought he decided not to and
said, Although defeated, am
pleased with my showing and can
only prepare for the campaign next
year"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09
Ward Reports That Total Busi-
ness is Over $4,000. Gain
ing in Nov. and Dec.
MORE CHRISTMAS BUSINESS
Local Post Office Averages g.
900 Cancellations Per Day
During Christmas Holidays

Averaging nearly 5000 first class
mail cancellations day for the period
from December 10Th to December
oath, Redwood Falls postoffice
showed an increase in Christmas
business this year over the 1927 holi-
day season. The mail volume for
this years Christmas season was con-
siderably larger, Postmaster H. W..
Ward, said today, though much of the
congestion noticeable in former years
was lacking. This, he attributed in
part to the annual shop early and
mail early campaign, pointing out
that the Christmas business started
several days earlier than heretofore.
Every Christmas greeting card in
the office had been delivered by 500
o'clock Christmas eve this year. AL
though the force was entitled to full
day holiday on Christmas day, they
worked early in the morning on the
delivery of packages and the handl-
ing of Special Deliveries. In addi-
tion to the improved conditions re-
sulting from the mail early campaign,
favorable weather conditions aided
considerably in speeding up the de-
livery of Christmas mail this year.
In the six days from December 10Th
to oath, the local office handled 3d.
178 letters and cards.
Another interesting phase of work
through the postoffice is that the
yearly business is only slightly lower
than that of last year. Decreases
were experienced generally by the
postoffices of the country, according
to bulletins from Washington.
Receipts for the Redwood Falls Of
flee in 1928 totaled $17,430.70, Post
master Ward made known today as
he completed the final quarterly re-
port for the year. Although the re-
ceipts were slightly less for 1928
than those of 1927, the last two
months of the year showed a
neat gain over the same two months
of the previous year, indicating that
business conditions in general were
getting much better.
The quarterly receipts for 1928 are
ell
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09

Miss Doris Johnson left Friday for
her home at Cedar Rapids, Iowa after
visiting here for a week with friends
and relatives.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09

Postmaster Ward wishes to call to
the attention of the public the fact
that the postoffice will close on Sun
days and. holidays at 600 p. m. and
at 900 p. m. on all other days. No
mail will be dispatched after the doors
of the office are closed each evening.
The postmaster also takes this op-
portunity to thank the public for the
observance of the early mail cam
paign and for all other courtesies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-09

Continued on page ten)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04
Financial Pirates Lew
Huge Toll on Building

sands of dollars were appropriated
to determine the cause of disease
among cattle.
Il have seen thousands of dollars
spent to conserve our oil reserves,
and | am pleading that we appro-
pirate $4,000 that we may deter
mine causes of old age dependency
and to find how many of our fathers
and mothers are in need. We should
ascertain the best way to take care
of the American toiler, so as to pro-
tect him in his hour of adversely and,
above all, when he can no longer
work
During the period from 1910 to
1920 there were more men and women
manned and crippled in the industries
of the United States than were lost
in all the wars of our nation from the
time of the American Revolution
down to the World War. In the years
1917-18 three were more fatalities
in industries than there were Amer
ican soldiers and sailors killed and
wouned in Europe
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04
MYSTERY
OF $4,000 Paid By Non
Union Taxi Co. UnsOlved

Chicago U. L. n. S.)-The mys-
tery of what became of the $4,000
supposed to have been paid to the
city of Chicago by the non-union
Checker Taxi Company for permits
for 1900 cab stands during 1926 re-
mained unsolved at the hearing of
charges against the taxi company Of
ficilas before Master in Chancery
Thomas j. Peden.
David Wolf, clerk in criminal court
for Judge John j. Sullivan, displayed
a receipt for the $4,000 that has been
shown to the grand jury investigating
affairs of the company as an after
math of the war between the Checker
and Yellow companies few weeks
ago, in which murder, arson and
bombings played part.
The receipt was shown to Lieut..
James J. Killacky, head of the city
vehicle bureau, and Michael Cham
bers, clerk of the bureau. 1t bore
their rubber stamp signatures. They
said it was a forgery.
Lieut.. Killacky denied he worked
for the Yellow Cab Company, the
rival non-union concern.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04
PLASTERINC
Industry Wrecked By Anti
Union Policy

San Francisco. = The plastering
industry has been ruined by anti
union policies, contractors informed
the so-called impartial wage board"
The board is self-constituted or
ganiZation that is attempting TO set
wages in the building industry. The
plan is the outgrowth of the anti
union Industrial Associations failure
to wreck the building trades unions.
Plastering contractors told the
board that when this fight was on
the Industrial Association imported
Turks, Armenians, Hindus and other
Far East nationals who were given
a short training and then classed as
plasterers. They replaced American
citizens who were trade unionists.
The aliens turned to contracting
and quietly imported their own coun-
trymen to work as journeymen plas-
terers who are paid less than the
union scale.
The plastering business has fallen
into the hands of these aliens and the
old-time contractor has been driven
out of business. An official of the
Industrial Association admitted that
the plastering business "is in de.
plorable condition"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04
OLD-ACE PENSION
System Opposed By China,
Japan and Uncle Sam

Washington.-"C China, India and
the United States are the only ma
tions in the world that have not
adopted the old-age pension system" /"
said Congressman Sirovich in urging
the passage of his bill that would Gre
ate a commission to investigate this
question. The principle. of this bill
has been approved by the A. F. of L.
"The other day bill was passed
appropriating $4,000 to determine
why fish do not enter the harbors of
certain sections of our country" said
the New York lawmaker. Recently
another appropriation passed the
house spending thousands Of dollars to
determine the cause of death of old
trees in the forests of our nation
At the last session of congress thou
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04
RADIUM DANGER
in PAINT

Washington.-Hea hazards in
commercial use of radium was stud
led by rs scientists and industrialists
who recommend appointment OF COM
mittees to determine the standard of
robustness for radium worker.
The conference was called by Sur
geon General Cumming, of the
United States Public Health Service,
to devise methods to attack this new
est medical problem Of industry.
1t was agreed that the Public
Health Service investigate the med
ical history of all persons in New
York who have been employed at
luminous dial painting, and that the
best methods of applying luminous
paint be studied.
The recommendations were made
after DR.. Ethelbert Stewart, commits
sioner of the United States Bureau
of Labor Statistics, urged that com
mercial use of radium be discontinue
ued.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04

to Mexican immigration is opposed
by those responsible for the large
number of poems in the southwest,
says the Labor Clarion, published by
the local Labor Council.
'The largest racial group in Mex
ico," says the labor paper, consists
of from 6,OO0,0OOO to 100000 full
blood Indians and about the same
number of mixed blood. The balance
of her population, from 100000 te
100000, have a foundation of Cau-
casian blood.
Indians and half breeds are not
eligible for citizenship and would be
excluded under the present law if
the act were properly interpreted.
Railroads and mahogany desk
farmers who favor this immigration
correctly contend that white workers
will not accept the pay and living
conditions that are offered"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
In u. S. Make Record
Years Increase

Washington, D. C.-Savings depos-
it's in the United States rose in 1928
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-01-04
Supreme Court of Illinois
Upholds Labor in Seeking
Injunction Against Enemies

Chicago (I. l.. N. S.)-The decision
of the Illinois state supreme court,
handed down few days ago, uphold
ing the right of labor unions to OBJ
tain injunctions during industrial dis
putes sounded the death knell Of the
malodorous citizens committee to en-
force the Landis award, and marked
new departure in the warfare between
organized labor and its foes.
The supreme court reversed a rul-
ing of the Cook county superior court
which denied the Chicago Carpenters
District Council an injunction re-
straining the Lands Committee from
interfering with the contractural re-
lations of the union and contractors
The carpenters were not a party to
the so-called arbitration proceedings
had before Judge K. NJ. Lands grow
ing out of the bitter warfare inaugu-
rated against the building trades
unions of Chicago in 1920.
Lands Cut Carpenters Pay
The union wage scale for carpen-
ters was S1.25 an hour at that time.
Judge Landis heard arguments from
the open shoppers" why the carpen-
ters' wages should be lowered and he
arbitrarily set 81 an hour as the max
imum. The union was not represented
at the hearings.
The fraudulent citizens committee,
largely composed Of big business bur-