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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
MRS. JOHN KUESTER
BURIED TUESDAY
Passes Away at Home Here
Saturday. Interment Made
in Flora Twp. Cemetery

Mrs. Freida Henrietta Kuester
passed away last Saturday afternoon
at her home in this city after short
illness. Funeral services were held
New Years Day with services con-
Quoted at the house at 1 o'clock and
!: 80 o'clock at the German Lutheran
church, Rev. C. w. Nickels the pas
tor reading both services. Interment
was made in the cemetery in Flora
Township in Renville county.
Mrs. Kuester was born April 4th,
1889 in Gerstgrund, Germany. On
October 16, 1867 she was married to
John K. Kuester at Rehberg, Ger
MANY. In 1877 the family came TO
America settling at Eyota, MINI.
later the family moved to farm
near Fort Ridgely and in 1888 moved
to a farm in Renville county. Mr..
Kuester passed away May 3, 1902.
Mrs. Kuester has made her home
in Redwood Falls for the past twen-
tv-one wears. She is survived by
three sons, Albert of Redwood Falls,
Richard of Minneapolis, and John OF
Flora Township and eight grandchllS
dren. Four children, one daughter,
Anontia, and three sons Herman,
Gustav and William preceded their
parents in death.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
POULTRY RAISERS
TO ATTEND MEET
Meeting of Minnesota State
Poultry Breeders Assn. to
Attract Many Breeders

Poultry keepers of Redwood coun-
ty will be interested in the prepara-
tions made at University Farm, St
Faul, for their entertainment and in
struction the week of the Farmers
and Homemakers' Short Course
January IA to 10. Among those
who have signified their intention of
attending from Redwood county are
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. w. Rote, Mrs. E. E.
Mosier and Harold Whittet, County
All Club poultry winner and John
Hoover, End winner and V. A. Ben
iamin.
Wednesday, January 16, when the
Minnesota State Poultry Breeders
association holds it's annual meeting
at the Farm, A. c. Smith, chief of the
division of poultry husbandry of the
University, will speak on Feeding
Methods That Save and Grow the
Chicks" Miss Cora Cooke, exten-
sion poultry specialist, will discuss
the progress made in Minnesota with
demonstration farm flocks and show
how it has been possible to make
money with these flocks. Other help
ful ideas will be given by Miss Clara
M. Sutter, poultry editor Of The
Farmers Wife, St. Paul, in talk on
Poultry Methods in Other States"
In addition to the special features
provided by this meeting, the poultry
husbandry division of the University
will present a cOmpIete nropram of
lectures and demonstrations on prac-
tical and scientific poultry breeding
each day of Farmers and Homemak-
ers' Week.
This is surely a great opportunity
for the poultry keepers of the state
to swap ideas and get a line ON latest
methods. The events of Farmers and
Homemakers' Week are free to those
who wish to enroll. The 43rd annual
Minnesota State Poultry Show will
be held the same week in Minneapo-
lis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
BLANCHE STEWART
WEEDS OLAF HOLT
Pretty Home Wedding S0lem-
nized Thursday at Brides
Home. Will Live on Farm

Miss Blanche Stewart, daughter ot
Mr.. and Mrs j. M. Stewart of Delhi
became the bride of Olaf Holt of Bel
view at the home of her parents
Thursday evening, December 28th al
eight o'clock.
Before the ceremony Gunder Holt
brother of the groom sang 81 Love
you Truly" and ooh Promise Me-
with Miss Irene Lussenhop at the
piano. Miss Lussenhop then played
Mendelssohn's Wedding March as the
professional music. Rev. E. E. Test
pastor of the Delhi Presbyterian
church read the ring service before
an improvised arch of holly and
mistletoe banked with ferns.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a wedding
gown of sand colored georgette
with velvet trimming and carried a
bouquet of Ophelia roses and Scotch
heather.
Miss Lillian Stewart, sister Of the
bride as the maid of honor wore tan
georgette dress and carried an arm
bouquet of Ophelia roses. The groom
was attended by his brother, Arthur
Holt.
After the ceremony two course
bridal dinner was served to the i'm
mediate families and a few relatives
and friends. The living rooms were
attractively decorated in pink and
white.
Mrs. Holt is well known in this
vicinity having lived in Redwood
Falls for number of years. She
graduated from the local high school
and from the Teachers Training De-
partment. For the past four years
she has taught in the schools of Red
wood county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt will make their
home on a farm west of Delhi. The
many friends Of these young people
are offering heartiest congratula-
ti0nS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
TAX LEVY FOR 1928
IS $l,O74,390.35
1928 Tax, Levy of County Is
More 9an $4,000 Lower
i'fian 1927 Levy

Figures from County Auditor l.
F. Larson's office show that the
1928 tax levy Cor Redwood county,
payable in 1929, is $42,700.82 lower
than the levy of last year, the total
this year being $1,074,390.35. This
total is divided into five divisions,
viz, State, County, City and Village,
Township and School District taxes.
Under the State Taxes heading
there has been allotted $115,298.49;
this amount is distributed as follows
State Revenue $S6,97S.95; State
School and University $26,350.75;
State Teachers Insurance Fund ST.
071.14 and State Grain Tax $897.65.
The County taxes with a total of
$4O7,971.30 is distributed into six
different funds, Revenue with $49,-
919.40; Road and Bridge with $780,
963.61; Poor $20,138.0O; T. B. Area
Test $9,S54.76; Ditch for Roads
$642.6S and Ditch Assessments in
the amount of $177,452.85.
Under the City & Village Taxes
heading, Village Revenue will receive
Sal, 1882; Village Road & Bridge
s11 ,585.05; Village Bonds (not State
Loan $1,009.61; Village State Loans
$7,513.91; Village Delinquent Road
$38.05; Village Ditch Taxes $935.08;
Village Special Taxes $1S,384.29 and
Village Special Assessments $22,-
376.12, to total $103,625.23.
The Township Taxes are listed
under eight headings and start with
Revenue $9,876.78; Road and Bridge
$112,045.12; Special Taxes $735.55
City Bonds $49.40; State Loans $2,-
1880; Dragging Fund $17,968.37;
Delinquent Road $1,484.42 and Ditch
Taxes $8,163.38 for a total Of $780,
1852.
The School District Taxes totals
$295, 5,058.41 and comes under Special
School Taxes for $273, ,634.99 and One
Mill for $21, ,423.4 AZ.
The Total Tax Levy for the City
of Redwood Falls amounts to $115,-
O34.72 as compared to $118,342.03 for
last year. This amount is distributed
into the various funds above.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
4-H Club Calendar
Will be Distributed

The Redwood County All Club will
present All Club calendar to every
members home, to every school,
bank, elevator, creamery, shipping
association, and hotel in the county
This calendar will bear red letter
days for club work throughout the
year with advertisers of interest to
all club folks, supporting it. 1t will
be placed as soon as received, in all
places mentioned and forwarded to
every home with club members en-
rolled or as soon as enrolled during
the year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
Mother and Daughter
Dinner Friday Night

The first Presbyterian church will
hold it's annual Mother and Daughtef
Fellowship Dinner in the cKrrck din,
ing room on Friday evening, Janu.
ary 4th. The men of the church will
serve. Miss Alice Berry, an instruc-
tor on the faculty of Manchester
College will deliver the principal ad-
dress for the evening. In addition
to Miss Berry's talk there will be
several short talks, community sing
ing and special music.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
LEILA M. EBRICHT
MARRIES in WEST
Former Redwood Falls Girl
Married Saturday, Decem-
Der 22

The marriage of Miss Leila
Ebright, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. A. Ebright of Norman, Oklahoma
formerly of Redwood Falls will be Of
interest to Redwood Falls friends anG
the following account is taken from
the Daily Oklahoman at Oklahoma
City:
"a Norman wedding that holds
state interest was the one of Miss
Leila Margaret Ebright, the daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Ebright OF
Norman and George Lewis Beatty
that was celebrated Saturday morn.
ing at o'clock in the home of the
brides aunt, Miss Margaret j. Mitch
ell, 500 Miller street, Norman.
The vows were read by Rev. E. F
Hallock, pastor of the Baptist church
before the mantel banked with vel
low chrysanthemums and white
carnations.
The bride, who was gowned in an
afternoon frock of independence blue
crepe with gray accessories, was at
tended by Mrs. Charles M. Matthias
of Oklahoma City as matron of hon.
or, while Mr.. Matthias served Mr.
Beatty as best man. The bride car
ried an arm bouquet of sweetheart
roses and valley lilies.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was given. The table was
centered with a large cake Of yellow
and white at each side of which were
lighted yellow tapers in crystal hold
erS.
The couple left for a wedding trip
to Dallas, Galveston and other points
of interest in Texas. Mrs. Beatty
chose a going-away dress of heavy
gray crepe satin with gray accessor-
les. After the first of the year Mr..
and Mrs. Beatty will make their
home in Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Beatty is graduate of the
University of Oklahoma. She is a
member of Mortar Board, honorary
scholastic sorority and the Omicron
Nu, honorary home economics soror-
ity.
Mr.. Beatty is doing inferno work
at the University hospital and is
member of the Phi Chi honorary
medical fraternity.
Out of town guests at the wedding
included Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. McClel-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias, Miss
Edith Brewer and Hudson Shelby, all
of Oklahoma City, and Professor and
Mrc John Davis of Ada
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
"Uncle Toms Cabin" to
be Giuen Jan. 9-1O-11

On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, January 9th, 10th and 18th the
New Dream Theatre will present
"Uncle Toms Cabin, one of the
greatest pictures made in several
years. This romantic melodrama is
based on the immortal novel of the
same name by Harriet Beecher
Stowe. Nineteen months for the
actual filming of the picture at a
cost of $2,000,000 are some of the
Mghlights. An all-star cast is fea-
tured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
Sheldon Makes His Annual
Report; Wide Scope of Work
Report Lists Activities Under
Is Headings. Much Work
Accomplished Thru Office

The yearly report of County Agent
Lynn Sheldon shows a wide scope of
work completed through his office
for 1923. Mr.. Sheldon has classified
his report under fifteen headings
which follow:
A-Extension Organization. Eight
monthly county extension committee
meetings were held with 81 or an av-
erage of &C members attending. Ex-
ecutive committee met five times with
II. Farm Bureau board met six
times with 38 present or an average
~of 6.3. Six communities continued
yearly program plan. Assisted in
planning three new community pro-
grams. County organization main
tained four county meetings or All
board. Thirty-seven meetings with
club gatherings, 1888 present. 7
standard clubs organized. One new
club organized. II county meeting
picnics, or other extension meetings
held with 6,143 attendance.
B-Legumes: 80 farmers report to
questionable. II had 962 acres or
1873 acres per farm; Al sowed 370
acres-increase 9 acres per farm; 5
sowed AT acres first time; "A had
375 acres hog pasture-50 per cent
increase for pasture or 1876 acres; n
farmers use alfalfa on 106 patches of
Canada thistle; 80 farmers reported
81 have 939 acres or 1875 per farm;
70 sowed 900 acres or 13 acres per
farm; 10 sewed for first, estimated
10 per cent increase; 33 farmers Sc
cured phosphate; supplies ordered
and secured; publicity articles and
numerous bulletins.
C-Disease Control: County or
ganization was set up for area test
and 2,668 herds were tested; inspec-
tors secured for cleanup; retest
organization set up; cooperation set
,up; cooperation with state and Fed
eral authorities. Livestock diseases
institute conducted in each town in
county; So cooperators secured; hog
cholera school conducted-11 enrolled;
10 secured permits.
D-Crops: Improved varieties Civ
en- part in Institutes; publicity, bulle-
tins, and seed certificates; 10 corn
members enrolled-3 finished; corn
husking contests held for Is contest
ants.
E-Beef: Four carload contestants
- nished; enrolled to begin contest;
} earmarked calves; 19 club members
enrolled and started-all finished; 1
general club tour, all projects; 8
members to Junior Livestock Show; l
member to Junior Short Course.
F-Dairy: Reorganized the Red
wood C. 7. A.; 60 All club members
enrolled, 40 finished; 3 winners to
State Fair; winner to National
Dairy Show; dairy calf club tour
Milroy; winners of trips to Junior
Short Course.
G-Horses: Is club members en-
rolled, 8 finished; 2 winners to State
Fair; l winner to Junior Short
Course; II big team hitch demonstra-
tions, attendance $50; demonstrations
given in nine townships.
H Swine: Swine feeding was
given part in 6 Institutes; 2 ton lit
tiers were marked and started; both
finished; 26 members enrolled, 10
finished; 2 winners to Junior Live
stock Show; l winner to Junior Short
Course; l winner to State Fair.
I-Sheep: IL lamb club members
enrolled, s finished; 2 winners to
Junior Livestock Show; 1 winner to
Junior Short Course; County Wool
Continued on page ten)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
Basketball Starts Again

After over two weeks layoff, the
Redwood Falls High School basket
ball team will meet the Lamberton
High School squad at the Lincoln
school gymnasium Friday night, jan
uary 18th. On the following Tues
day the local squad will play the
Morton squad here. Each game win
be preceded with a preliminary con-
test beginning at 7:15 sharp.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
Wolff Manager Leaves

During the absence of Mr.. Leo K.
Bremen, manager of the Redwood
Falls Wolff & Co. store, Mr.. Paul
Deneen of the Austin store will be in
charge. Mr.. Bremen will spend the
next four or five weeks in Texas and
Oklahoma on business.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
Legion Meeting Thursday

The Melvin Daskam Post No. 38 of
the American Legion will hold its
regular meeting Thursday night,
January 3rd. The meeting will be
held at the new Legion club rooms
and will open at 500 o'clock sharp.
Members are requested to be present
at this meeting as many matters of
importance concerning the local post
will be discussed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
Phanto & Co. Postpone
Engagement at Armory

The Phanto & Co. show scheduled
to play at the Armory January 1st
to January 9Th is postponed indefin-
itely due to the illness of Mr.. Phan-
to. The engagement will be filled at
a later date, which will be published
when definite plans are made.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Sunday left
Thursday for their home at Marshall
town, Iowa after visit here with
their son, C. w. Sunday and family
since Christmas.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02
A Tribute to Main Street
By HERBERT HOOVER.

address delivered Elzabethton, Tennessee, Oco-
ber 1925 Herbert Hoover paid the following tribute to Main
referring opportunity given him for
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02

upon the leadership, intelligence the devotion
tegy and service of hundreds of and villages
border of the flood 1t they who
slant work of the building of gigantic
of the children the provision of food the
of threequarters of million of homeless people, All that
who in the direction could could do outline
the that village should PERFORM
and them with In the
problem that would test the stamina and quality people
there failure in single This perahps
out larger mind than in most because similar
conditions of have had the organize
populations abroad And in country does there exist the
intelligence the DEVOTION the probity the ability
that exists the Main Street
and village do not wish dparage the useful
of Broadway Pennsylvania Avenue State Street. but
it from Main Street and its countryside that the creative
energies of the nation must be replenshed and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-02

the South following the
Mississippi flood disaster:
I, with other Americans,
have perhaps unduly resent
ed the stream of criticism Of
American life, the stature
and character of our people.
More particularly have I re-
sented the sneers at Main
Street. For / know that in
the cottages that lay behind
the street rested the strength
of our national character.
When it came to the organi-
zation necessary to meet
that great catastrophe the
pressure of time alone made
it necessary to rely wholly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

and 20 forth, and all you need is self confidence.
Now you'n win that race, won't your"
Boxing isn't swimming" he replied dOlor-
ously, land my lumbago is liable to return by
then. Such success was not meant for me.
It's too good 10 happen. III get the cramps or
something"
She got hold Of him Listen here, you
pusillanimous, white hvered chicken hearted,
cold-footed. yellow streaked milksop, youM win
that race or I'll do something desperate"
You put too much responsibility on me-" he
complained. Responsibility makes my neuritis
worse"
The water sports carnival took place the
next week. Crowds lined the shore, sat at
vantage points in canoes, rowboats and launches
watching the thrilling events. At midafter-
noon was announced the most important
event Of the program the 10O-yard dash; and
q dozen athletic young men lined up for the
start. The race was from one float to another.
Mr.. Farriday, the peSsimistic lfeguard, no
ticed with no particular enthusiasm his gay
young lady friend, clad in bathing suit In o
canoe about Is yards from the goal. She waved
encouragingly to him and then the race started.
The tense spectators saw Henry Mayer, the
champion Of the past year, Immediately forge
to tle from: and increase his lead. Oswald,
swimming In long lazy overland strokes. was,
when the race Was about two-thirds over, nth.
The eyes riveted idly on his flashing body
suddenly widened in surprise as they saw the
swimmer, his face turning pale with inexplicable
anguish, leap forward abruptly with tremen-
dous speed.
Mr.. Oswald Farriday finished the race 20 feet
ahead Of q very much astonished and humil-
lated Henry Mayer. And, evading the en-
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my pal has been discussing recently and with
rare eloquence the feasibility Of obtaining, for
q small sum, legal certificate whereby he
could unite In holy wedlock with fascinating
female creature, the same which he gladly
asseverates Is myself, ridiculous rs 1t may seem
to the naked eye-and who ever saw an eye
that wasn't naked? He's oversize, know
have you license that viii 1T him? Oswald
speak up. Pass over two dollars, or is 1t
always TO be the woman who pays and pays?"
"See-s-Are," argued Oswald glumly, as they
came out into the hall, "this is . mad act, rash
and crazy. You don't realize the seriousness
of marriage. Marriage is great and glorious.
bat I'm straid such happiness was not meant
for me-"
The girl leaned wistfully against his tall hg-
ure, her gray eyes stared limpidly up into his.
Big boy" she asked, do you know what hap.
pineSS iS?"
Il was just trying to think" he said
Don't tax yourself" she cautioned pleas
antly. II can tell you. Happiness is in this.
pint-size bit Of femininity that's gazing prayer
fully up into your frank and open countenance
for guidance, succor, food, shelter, matinee
money and hpstick. How can you have the
heart to turn away from love after you have
pursued it so long and so clumsily?"
He grinned, actually
Hold 1t. big boy!" she begged He did.
Nov hold me-" He did, very tightly. And,
never, never let me 60. Also, you can call noe,
sweetie. sugar or queenie-and get your face,
kissed"
never let you go. Sugar, you have made new,
man OF me. Queenie, let's hunt up minister" :.
Copyright, 1920
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'hus'A'sie sport fans hs hurried to the pavilion
WnD you see the mayor or city commits
sioners?" asked his girl friend an hour
later when he joined her on the walk.
"The mayor" he acknowledged He said
the race was great but 1t was plain TO see VIC
tory wasn't to be denied me. He said he had
something important TO talk to me about
THAT" she theoriSed correctly. means the
job-the fine, year-round Job. Big boy, su-
perior talent and self-conidence have won
YES" admitted the lifeguard. But there's
another matter that worries me. In the race
felt my neuritis coming on and was deciding
to drop back to the rear when all of sudden
I thought might get paralysis. was scared
stir, and got away from that place just as fast
as could Luckily went In the direction Of
the float and so won the race"
Ruth regarded him slyly. big boy" said
she, you're the limit All you need is q dis
ease to spur YOU to conquest I'm going to give
you . pain you'll never get over"
Oswald didn't know what to say to that and
said 1t.
Now" suggested Ruth, 1T want you to come
and meet q very dear friend Of mine"
He accompanied her. wonderingly. 70 the
city hall. To fat, elderly gentleman at
counter the girl spoke cordially.
your name Is Sanchez or Rubenheimer or
Jones or something like that, isn't it, sir?"
NO. ma'am" he replied. Its Jenkins"
"Well, Mr. Jenkins" said the girl, I've been
wanting to meet you for a long time. Shake
hands with my closest pal and severest critic,
Mr.. Farriday. Big boy, Mr.. jenkins here is
local representative for the international firm
Of Cupid, Cupid & More Cupid. Mr. jenkins,
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net and when drawn to the deck these jars
contain samples Of the water in the various
depths of the sea.
There seems to be no end to the extraor-
binary variety Of life in the sea-" says Miss
HOLSTER. I'VE have captured luminescent
dragons with huge mouths, covered with black,
yellow and red spots, and many kinds Of giant
scarlet or transparent Shrimps.
THE shrimp with the appendage like
goatee was known before, but we have dis
covered the function Of the beard. When the
shrimp Is ready TO lay Its eggs 1t digs Itself
into the stomach and intestines Of gelatinous-
like animal. After it has scooped out all the
ensconced this goatee, which hangs out, is used
the water for its food. After the eggs hatch,
the shrimp leaves its host and continues on
its own until it is ready to lay eggs again,
when it finds a new host for q temporary
habitation.
Another type Of fish which has parasitic
habits but Is not exactly q parasite is the
sucker that accompanies sharks. These fish
attach themselves to the shark, and when the
shark gets its meal the camp followers hang
around and catch the portions which escape
their more energetic friend. They are literally
too lazy to get their own food and the shark
does 1t for them
THE nets We use for desp-Sea traWling are
too small to capture any very large fish which
may be at these lower levels. DR.. Beebe Is
preparing large hooks coated with o radio
active substance which viii be luminous when
dropped down in the sea below the level of
sunlight penetration.