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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27

Aisne cemetery. The cemetery is
located at Seringes-et-Nesles.
Immediately after breakfast at
scissors we started for the main OBJ
ject of our pilgrimage to see and
stand at the graves of our soldier
dead. On arriving at the cemetery
we were conducted to the block and
then the row in which our own lay
buried and were presented with a
beautiful wreath of live flowers, fur
nished by our own government and
allowed to go alone to the grave
which was marked by a small flag.
Every mother was allowed to stay
at her sons graves as long as she
choose, then we all gathered at the
hostess house, which our government
had constructed purposely for rest
room for the Gold Star Mothers.
Here we were served coffee, tea or
chocolate, each to her desire. Going
back to Scissors for lunch, we again
visited the cemetery in the afternoon.
Our last visit to the cemetery was on
Wednesday forenoon.
During this period we also visited
Battle Monument Hill 2O4, Quentin
Roosevelt's grave at Coulonges,
Belleau Woods and Pierrefonds. On
Wednesday afternoon we departed
from scissors for Reims, where we
had dinner and slept that night at
Hotel Crystal. Thursday forenoon we
visited Reims Cathedral, another
wonderful structure. Also visited 9
huge castle the same day, which was
started in the 18th century by the
Duke of Orleans and finished later by
Napoleon. 1t was marvellous.
We passed through Campiegne for.
est on Thursday afternoon. The for
est contains thirty-two thousand
acres. 1t is beautiful, full of wild
animal life, such as deer, wild hogs
etc. Thursday night we stayed al
Hotel Rond Royal located in the edge
of Campiegne Forest. This hotel is
beautiful structure, beautifully To-
Gated. Idle rich of Paris, our Cap
tain told US, spend the weekends
there.
Friday morning we visited Care
four De L'Armistice. This is the spot
where the Armistice was signed
Here is marked the exact spot where
the German car stopped, also the
French car and here also is housed
the car in which the Armistice was
signed. The building which is quite
large and artistic, was made possible
by donation of Massachusetts,
man. After this visit we returned to
Hotel Rond Royal for lunch and our
bags, departing for Chantilly where
we stopped to rest and have tea, cof-
fee or chocolate as our tastes de-
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Essay Contest Passes
Into Second Week
Boys and Girls Ages II to Is
Have Chance to Win Valu-
able Prizes

The essay contest sponsored by the
independent merchants of Redwood
Falls which is to run over a ten
weeks period passes on to the Sec
ond week.
Each week during that period there
will be found full page in this pap
er devoted to and giving full partic-
ulars concerning the contest and
prizes to be awarded. The booklets
containing the material upon which
to write the essay are now in the
hands of the merchants sponsoring
the contest and may be had for the
asking.
There will be six prizes for each of
three groups of girls as well as for
the boys, making Sc valuable prizes
and grand prize of $500 wrist
watch for the best essay received.
Groups are divided as follows: under
Is years of age, under Is years of
age and under II years of age.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
Pastors Plan Week
Day Religious School
Ask Cooperation of Parents;
Under No Financial
Obligation

Arrangements have been made by
the local pastors to again have week
day religious instructions, commune
ty movement which is gaining con-
siderable Roadway in Redwood Falls
due to the success of such a school
in the past two years.
Cooperation is urged of parents in
filling out and signing the card being
sent to them for the purpose of plac-
ing the children with their respective
churches. This is not compulsory,
but voluntary requirement.
In order that the teachers of the
public school may know who and
when to dismiss for religious instruc-
ton parents must state the church Of
their attendance.
The school will start Thursday,
September 18th, and pupils will be
sent to their respective churches each
Thursday thereafter. Grades and
from lilo to 1:50. In this period
children will report for instruction
directly from their homes. Grades
and from 2:1O to ESQ. These
grades are to be conducted from
school to the church by the teachers.
Grades 4, 5 and 6 from $40 to 400.
Children will be dismissed from the
church to go home. Children who do
not attend this religious. instruction
must remain under supervision at the
school building.
There will be no financial obliga-
ton in signing up for this instruction
as each church will take care of the
expenses. Contributions will be glad
ly received, however. by the pastor
of the church to which the children
are sent.
Cooperating in this school-church
movement are: Church of Christ,
Catholic Church, Methodist Church,
English Lutheran, st. Johns Luth-
eran and First Presbyterian Church
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
Many Library Books
Read During Year
Miss TOlzman States Adults
Have Read More Than
10000 Books

Over sixteen thousand books were
drawn from the public library in the
past year as revealed by the annual
report made by Librarian Marie Tolz-
man. One thousand nine hundred
and sixty-six persons are on file as
readers making use of this privilege.
approximately eight books annual
ly are read by each person. Of the
total number some seven hundred
were read by children, while adults
numbered nearly ten thousand.
After a three months leave of alb
sence Miss Tolzman resumed her
library work Wednesday. Miss Mar
garet Fobes, who has been in charge
during the summer months, left for
Little Falls, where she is member
of the public school teaching faculty.
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PRIZES AWARDED
TO CONTESTANTS
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mrs. George Allan Wins Chew
r0let Sport Sedan as First
Prize
MANY NEW READERS
Mrs. e. e. Bishop Wins Second
and Wallace Lauterbach
Gets Third

By gathering most of her votes in
the early stages of the campaign,
when they were at a premium, Mrs.
George Allan Of Redwood Falls went
into the last period Of the campaign
with enough of lead to virtually
assure her of a prize automobile.
When the final count ended last Sat
urday night, Mrs. Allan was awarded
first prize, the new Chevrolet Sport
Sedan.
Trailing Mrs. Allan were Mrs. E.
E. Bishop and Wallace Lauterbach,
both of Redwood Falls, who were in
a hot race for second honors, with
Mrs. Bishop. winning the Chevrolet
Coach for second prize and Wallace
Lauterbach getting the Ford Coach
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
Gold Star Mothers
Visit Cemeteries
Mrs. Cloudy Tells of the Trip to
Oslo Aisne and Nearby
Places of Interest

Mrs. w. R. Goudy of Seaforth and
Mrs. August Fredriksen of Delhi,
have visited their sons graves in the
cemeteries of France. Mrs. Goudy
in a letter to the Gazette very wildly
describes the trip.
Leaving Paris at 1870 p. m. Sum
day, August 8, we started our jour-
ney to Oslo Aisne cemetery. Two
bus loads including our captain, an
interpreter and two nurses arrived at
Scissors which was to be our stop
ping place while visiting the ceme-
terry and making side trips, in time
for seven o'clock dinner. scissors
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S., 500 Offered as Premiums by County Fair Boad
Lieut.. Colonel Peu on
Visit of Instruction

Lieutenant Colonel Pell of Manka-
to is coming for a "visit of instruc-
ton" Monday September Is, accord
ing to Capt. w. H. Lamberton of Com
pany a." The local unit of the
Minnesota National Guard will re-
sumo their drill practices beginning
Monday September LIST. Company
81" for four successive years won the
rifle shooting cup in competition with
other teams of the 205th Regiment.
On two occasions this team captured
the state championship, setting a
high record as yet unequalled. Com
pany 81" did not enter the state
shooting match this last camp sea-
SON
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
Fox Millinery to Hold
Opening Next Saturday

Following the removal Of her
millinery shop from one door to the
other, Mrs. Cora d. Fox announces
her formal opening next Saturday,
August 80. Purchasing the property
formally occupied by the Pantorium,
Mrs. Fox had the building wrecked
and in it's place constructed build
ing of modern design throughout.
Modern equipment has been added as
well as Beauty Parlor in connection
The former location of her store
has been leased by Edward Duncan,
proprietor of the Electric Shop. Mr..
Duncan expects to complete moving
this week and will be settled by Sep
TENDER LIST.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
NeU Bus Service to
South Dakota and Iowo

Although there is no change in the
schedule, the morning bus of the
Northland Transportation company
which leaves Redwood Falls at 11:45
o'clock, westbound, will give service
to Candy via Marshall, Client, Mime
ota, Taunton and Porter. This addi-
tional route will give direct service to
the people of this community for
Sioux Falls, S. D., Sioux City, Iowa,
Omaha, Nebr., and all points west.
The bus will return from Candy in
the afternoon, arriving in Redwood
Falls at the regular time, 4:28 o'clock
and continuing on to Minneapolis.
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TOURNAMENT

A Golf Ball tournament for
members of the Redwood Falls
Golf Club will be held at the
grounds Sunday, August 81.
The qualifying round will be-
gin at 700 o'clock Sunday
morning, with final registration
not later than 900 o'clock.
There will be eight players in
each flight. with golf ball prizes
for the fight winners, runner
up of the flights, winner of the
consolation and runner-up of
the consolation. All members
are urged to be present.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
Bath House Closes
for the Summer Season

Richard Jueneman, who has been
employed by the city of Redwood
Falls as life guard at the beach of
Lake Redwood, recently resigned to
accept another position. Mayor A..
j. White announced that the bath
house would close with Mr.. Juene-
mans resignation, as in past years,
it was closed at the beginning of the
fall term of school.
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Choice Yearings
Climb to $11.15

South st. Paul, August 26-Top
price since June 16 was established
here Tuesday by carload of choice
quality yearling beeves which sold
at $11.15 per hundredweight. Those
were fed and finished for market on
the c. o. Gilfillan farms, near Nor
gan, Mimi, the shipment consisting
of 26 head of 901 pound beeves,
most of which were grade Aberdeen
Angus.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
Band Concert Tonight

After two weeks vacation S. w.
Limburg will direct the Scenic City
band in program on the Court
House lawn tonight at 500 o'clock.
Only two more concerts remain to be
heard before the summer concert sea-
son closes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27

After spending several weeks
in France and other European
countries, Mrs. w. r. GOudy
and Mrs. August Fredricksen
returned to their homes in Red
wood county Tuesday morning.
Mrs. G0udy, who has been writ
ing for the Gazette while on
her trip, will end Der series of
articles in the next issue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27
Due to the great amount of

Due to the great amount of
work connected with the ar
ranging of the many hundreds
of new names turned in during
the Gazette's Subscription Cam
paign, there will no doubt be
readers who subscribed and who
will fail to get copy of the
paper this week. A call at the
Gazette office will bring the
paper. By the next issue it is
hoped that all names will be-
added to the list.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ball and
daughter Miss Virginia went to Min
neapolis Sunday where they spent
the day with Miss Katharine Ball.
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as third prize. Helyn Storts was de-
clard fourth prize winner and winner
of the special prize. For her efforts
Miss Storts received $4,000. Mrs.
Nels Zeren of Wabasso was declared
fifth by the judges and received
$4,000. All of the remaining active
candidates received the fifteen per
cent commission on all business turn
ed in by them.
Following the opening Of the cam
paign early in June and in which ap-
proximately 20 candidates signifed
their willingness to participate, ten
remained in the race at the close last
Saturday night. The following list
gives those active and the results
they obtained.
Mrs. George Allan 39,013,000
Mrs. E. E. Bishop 1925, 500
Wallace Lauterbach 34,011 500
Helyn Storts 18,832,500
Mrs. Nels C. Zeren - 16,409,000
Mrs. Otto Radatz 10,230,O00
Mrs. C. L. Breckenridge 9,447,O00
Lucille Pape 8,270,5O0
Alice Mansmith 5,344,500
Helen Mckay 2,490,O00
A. F. Hassenstab, cashier State
Bank and Trust Company; Ben Wohl-
ford, Clements and D. E. Sinclair of
Wabasso acted as the judges in the
final vote count. All judges were
selected by the candidates in the race.
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it up IN London. Beastly mess,
people getting murdered, what? But 1t
really can't be helped, don't v know.
The human race is so deuced blood
thirsty"
His indifference had q salutary effect
on Scarlet, who sank Imply into the
chair and began lighting his cigarette
with trembling hands.
Vance waited o moment and then
asked:
by the by, how do you know Kyle
has been murdered?"
Scarlet gave q start.
"I saw him lying there-his head
Dashed in. A frightful sight No doubt
about it." q could not help but feeling
that the man had suddenly assumed a
defensive attitude.)
Vance lay back in his chair languid-
ly and pyramided his long, tapering
hands.
Dashed in with what? And lying
where? And how did you happen to
discover the corpse? Buck up,
Scarlet, and make an effort at CO.
herence."
Scarlet frowned and took several
deep limitations on his cigarette. He
was man of about 40, tall and slender,
with a head more Alpine than Nordic-
a Dinaric type. His forehead bulged
anu his CIlIn was TOunQ ana
recesSive. He had the look OF q Scholar,
though not that of a Sedentary book
worm, for there was strength and rug
gedness in his body, and his face was
deeply tanned like that of a man who
has lived for years in the sun and wind.
There was trace of fanaticiSm in his
intense eyeS-an expression that was
somehow enhanced by an almost COM
pletely bald head. Yet he gave me the
impression Of honesty and straightfor-
wardneSs-in this, at least. his British
institutionalism was strongly manifest.
Fright you are, Vance," he said after
q brief pause, with more or less sue
cessful effort at calmness. "As you
know, came to New York with DR..
Bliss in May as member Of his staff,
and I've been doing all the technical
work for him. I have my diggings
round the corner from the museum, in
Irving place. This morning I had q
batch Of photographs to classify, and
reached the museum shortly before
half-past ten"
your usual hour?" Vance put the
question negligently.
ooh, no. I was bit latish this morn
ing. We'd been working last night on
q financial report Of the last expedi-
ton"
And them"
Funny thing" continued Scarlet.
1.-THE front door was slightly ajar-I
generally have to ring. But. I saw NO
reason to disturb Brush"
"Brush?"
1.-THE Bliss butler. So I
merely pushed the door open and en-
tered the hallway. The steel entrance
door to the museum, which is on the
right of the hallway, is rarely locked,
and I opened it. Just as I started to
descend the stairs into the museum I
saw some one lying in the opposite cor
ner of the room. At f1rst I thought it
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Greetings. Markham, old dear.
Beastly weather, wl1atf" His voice was
too incident to be entirely convincing
by the by, Benjamin II KYLE has
passed to his Maker by foul means. Hes
at present lying on the floor Of the Bliss
Museum with q badly fractured skuIl.
=. /. Oh, yes-Quite dead, UNDER
stand. Are you interested, by any
chance? Thought I'd be unfriendly and
notuy you. =. Sad--sad.
I'm about to make few observations Ia
stu criminis. TINT tut, Srhi. IL
no time for reproaches. Don't be 60
oeuceo serious. Really, think
you'd better come along.
Right-o! III await you here"
(To be continued)
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pie. Did you offer him brandy
and-soda-or some triple bromides?"
took the liberty of placing a service
of Courvoisier brandy before him." ex-
planned Currie. 81 recall that Mr.. Scar
lett has a weakness for Napoleon's
cognac."
"Ah, yes-so he has. Quite
right, Currie." Vance leisurely lit one
of his Reggie cigarettes and pulled a
moment in silence. Suppose you show
him in when you deem his nerves suf-
ficiently calm"
Currie bowed and departed.
"Interestin' johnny, Scarlet" Vance
commented to me. Il had been with
Vance all morning arranging and filing
his notes.) You remember him,
Van-eh, what?"
I had met Scarlet twice, but must
admit had not thought OF him for a
month or more. The impression of
him, however, came back to me now
with considerable vividness. He had
been, knew, a college mate of Vance'S
at oxford, and Vance had run across
him during his sojourn in Egypt two
years before.
Scarlet was student of Egyptology
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might be one of the mummy cases we'd
unpacked yesterday-the light wasn't
very scotland then, as my eyes got
adjusted, I realized 1t was Kyle. He
was crumpled up, with his arms ex-
tended over his head. Even
then I thought he had only fallen IN q
faint; and started down the steps TO-
ward him."
He paused and passed his handler
chief-which he drew from his cuff
across his shining head.
"Bl Jove, Vancel--it was . hideous
sight He'd been hit over the head with
one of the new statues we placed IN tine
museum yesterday, and his skull had
been crushed in like an egg-sheH. The
statue still lay across his head.
Did you touch anything?
Good heavens, nor Scarlet spoke
with the emphasis of horror. Il was 100
ill-the thing was CHASTITY. And it didn't
take half an eye to see that the poor
beggar was dead"
Vance studied the man closely.
II say, what was the first thing you
did,"
Il called out for DR.. Bliss-he has his
study at the top of the little spiral stairs
at the rear Of the museum. :"
And got no answer"
Mono answer. Them
admit got frightened. Didn't like the
idea of being found alone with a muir
dered man, and toddled back toward
the front door. Had a notion Id sneak
out and not say I'd been there. :"
"Ahp Vance leaned forward and
carefully selected another cigarette.
And then, when you were again in the
street, you fell to worryin'."
That's it precisely 1t didn't seem
cricket to me to leave the poor devil
there-and still I didn't want to become
involved. was now walking up
Fourth avenue thrashing the thing out
with myself and humping against people
without seeing 'em. And happened to
think of you. I knew you were ac-
quainted with DR.. Bliss and the outfit,
and could give me good advice. And an
other thing, felt q little strange in q
new country wasn't just sure how to
go about reporting the matter. So
hurried along to your nat here" He
stopped abruptly and watched Vance
eagerly. Whats the procedure?"
Vance stretched his long legs before
him and lazily contemplated the end of
his cigarette.
I'm take over the procedure" he re-
piled at length. Its not so dashed
complicated, and it varies according to
circumstances. One may call the police
station, or stick ones head out OF the
window, or confide in q traffic ofiicer,
or simply ignore the corps and wait for
some one else to stumble on It. 1t
amounts to the same thing in the end
the murderer Is almost sure to get safely
away. However, in the present
case I'll vary the system q bit by tele-
phoning to the Criminal Courts Build
ing"
He turned to the mother-of
French telephone on the Venetian ia
boret at his side, and asked for a num-
Der. few moments later he was speak
ing to the district attorney.
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CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY.

I PHILO VANCE.
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM, district at
torney of New York County.
ERNEST HEATH, sergeant OF the
Homicide Bureau.
DIR. MINDRUM w. C. BLISS, Egyp-
tologist, head of the Bliss Museum OF
Egyptian Antiquities.
BENJAMIN H. KYLE, philanthropst
and art patron.
MERYT-AMEN, wife of DR.. Bliss.
ROBERT SALVETER, assistant cura-
cor of the Bliss Museum, nephew OF
Benjamin H. Kyle.
DONALD SCARLETT, technical ex-
pert of the Bliss expeditions in Egypt.
ANUPU HAM, family retainer of the
Blisses.
BRUSH, the Bliss butler.
DINGLE, the Bliss cook.
HENNESSEY, detective of the Homl-
eide Bureau.
sNITKIN, detective of the Homicide
Bureau.
EMERY, detective of the Homicide
Bureau. -,
GUILFOYLE, detective of the Homi-
eide Bureau.
CAPT. DUBOIS. fingerprint expert.
DETECTIVE BEILAMY, f1ngerprint
DR.. EMANUEL DoREMUs, medical
examiner.
CURRIE, Vance's valet.
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tieth street, facing Gramercy Park. He
had called on Vance several times
since his arrival in this country, and
it was at Vance;s apartment that had
met him. He had, however, never
called without an invitation and ! was
at loss to understand his unexpected
appearance this morning, for he pos
sessed all of the well bred Englishman's
punctiliouSnesS about social matters.
Vance. too was somewhat puzzled,
despite his attitude of lackadaisical in
difference.
"Scarletts clever lad" he drawled
musingly. And most proper. Why
should he call on me at this indecent
hour? And why should he be excited?
I hope nothing untoward has befallen
his erudite employer. Bliss is an
astonishin' man, Van-one of the
worlds great Psychologists CDR.
Mindrum w. C. Bliss, M A, A. o. S. S.,
F. S. A., r. r. S., Hon. Mem. r. A. s.,
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2OH STREET

was the author of The STEELE of Int
foe at Koptos," a History of Egypt
During the Hyksos INVASION 1.-THE
Seventeenth Dynasty" and a mono
graph on the Amenhotpe III Colossi)
recalled that during the Winter
which Vance had spent in Egypt he
had become greatly interested in the
work of DR.. Bliss, who was then en-
deavoring to locate the tomb of Pharaoh
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When Vance had gone to Alexandria
Scarlet had been working in the mu-
scum laboratory at Cairo. The two had
met again and renewed their old ac-
quaintance. Recently Scarlet had
come to America as a member of the
staff of DIR. Mindrum w. c. Bliss, the
famous Psychologist, who maintained
private museum of Egyptian an
tiquities in an old house in East Tween
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and archaeology. having specialized ir
these subjects at Oxford under Prof. F.
Ii. Grimth. Later he had taken ur
chemistry and photography in order that
he might join some Psychological ex-
petition in a technical capacity. He
was a well-to-do Englishman. an anna
teur and dilettante and had made OF
Egyptology a sort of fad
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THE SCARAB MURDER CASE
By S. S. Van Dine
Copyright, 1890, by S. S. Van Dine. ,

"Mr. Donald Scarlet has just ar
rived, sir, in a. state of distressing ex-
element and asks that you hasten to
receive him.
Vance looked up from his work with
an expression of boredom.
Scarlet. eh?' Very annoyin'
And why should he call on me when
excited? 1 infinitely prefer calm peo-