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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-03
Locals

Mrs. B. J. Keltjen of Bird Island
is visiting this week with her sister
Mrs. John Hillig.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Johnson and
family went to Mankato, Sunday
where they attended the Ringing
Brothers-Barnum and Bailey circus.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Collins motored
to Window Sunday to get their
daughter Lucille who was returning
from Lake Okoboji, Iowa, where she
had spent the summer.
George Barnes and Fred Ortiz
motored to Remer Friday to get
Mrs. Barnes and the children who
had spent several weeks there. They
returned here Sunday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. George Turner and
family of Chicago left for their home
Saturday morning after visit with
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Inglis and with
other relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellison re-
turned Friday evening from a ten
days visit with Mr.. Ellison's sister
at Lapel, Indiana and with other rel
atives at Springfield, Illinois, where
they also attended the State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Odlaug of Cor
nell, Wisconsin, who were enroute to
their home from a visit with rela-
tives in North Dakota, arrived here
Sunday morning and were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Odlaug until
Monday morning.
Among those who attended the
Brown County fair at New Ulm Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hauck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Hauck, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Hillig, C. c. Croker,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hassenstab and
family, Frank Welch, Chester Bald
win, William Charlton and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Schmid and daughter
Marian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hubbell and
children who were returning from a
visit in California arrived here We'd
nesday evening and were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Lauterbach I'M
til Monday morning when they went
to New Ulm and st. Peter to visit
before returning to their home at
Alexandria.
Mrs. E. N. Montgomery of Vesta
accompanied by Mrs. ]. w. Inglis and
son Billie went to Minneapolis Sat-
urday to visit with Mrs. Stephen
Hicks.
Miss Muriel Darrell, daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. N de M. Darrell,
of Minneapolis has chosen Thursday,
September II, as the date for her
marriage to Mr.. Maynard Moody
Stephens, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L..
Stephens also of Minneapolis. Miss
Darrell and Mr.. Stephens are both
graduates of the University of Min
nesota, in the class of June, 1880.
Miss Darrell is a member of Pi
Beta Phi sorority. Mr.. Stephens,
who has received his masters degree
in geology, will continue as an as
sistant in the geology research de-
partment while working for his Phi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-03

D. degree. He is a member of Phi
Tau Theta fraternity. Miss Darrell
at one time made her home in Red
wood Falls while her father, Rev.
N de M. Darrell was pastor of the
Methodist Church.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Feir and
daughter of Oake, N. D., were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Frank and daughter Helen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-03

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any Oil-O Matte in historyi
Every feature that has made
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-03

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you hundreds Of dollars.
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. INC.
THE TWENTY-SEC0ND ALARM
W. c. COSTELLO,
Manager

1t is an annual pleasure to say some
thing nice about Ell Centro's fire depart
ment. and to wish its members success
in their annual ball, designed to provide
funds for the maintenance OF the de-
partment.
El Centre has every reason to be proud
of its fire department, which with small
nucleus of paid men, and score of vol
unteers, protects life and property IN
this city. and makes good job of it.
In modern times the scope OF fire de-
partment work has been extended be-
yond the mere fighting of fires. To their
old enemy, Fire, they have added new
one-Death.
A dozen or more times in recent
months the members of the department
have been called out for emergency work
with the city's inhalator. Several young
sters, who are now alive and well, and
whom we hope will grow up into useful
citizens of Imperial Valley, owe their
lives to the unselfish work of the depart
ment's inhalator squad.
Just as the members of the department
hold themselves in constant readiness to
answer the fire alarm, so too are they
ready, night or day, to answer the call
of distressed humanity which may be
relieved and given a chance for life
through the use of the inhalator.
The fireman is seldom appreciated,
until he is needed. Then he is appreci-
ated, and all too frequently forgotten
when the need is past This does not
stop him from carrying on, day after
day and year after year.
Ell Centre fire departments history
is the history of this city. In the old
days, when the city was struggling out of
the desert, it was mark of social and
business distinction to belong to the de-
partment and it usually had long wait
ing list. Some of the old-timers have
dropped their active membership but the
new men who have taken their places
have the same old spirit-service to Ell
Centro
Once each year the firemen ask the
residents of the city to help them, by at
tending the annual ball. In reality it is
not call for help, it is merely the op-
portunity the firemen have to give the
people of the city an evening of enter
tainment-full value for their money
and obtain enough money to keep their
department in operation.
Tomorrow night marks the twenty
second time that the firemen have been
hosts to all of Imperial Valley. We wish
them every bit of success, ask for them
the full cooperation of the city, and hope
there will be the largest crowd in his
tory at their dance-and no fire alarms,
to spoil their evenings enjoyment
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LAUGHING FOX

Bad Baby Bunty ran off into the
woods, twiddling her ears and twad-
ding her funny little tail. If this
is the first time you ever knew that
Baby Bunty, the cute little orphan
rabbit, was bad I must tell you how
it happened.
One Gay Jingle and Jangle, the
twin rabbit girls, quarreled in the
hollow stump bungalow about an
ear ribbon. They pulled the cloth
and all the dishes off the table and
poor Uncle Wiggily felt SO unhappy
about it that he ran off to the
woods. In the woods the rabbit met
a jolly old dog who gave him a
tickle stick.
When Baby Bunty and the other
rabbit boys and girls came home
from school and found Uncle Wig
gily was still away. wandering IN
the woods, Baby Bunty said she was
going to look for him.
Nurse Jane begged Baby Bunty
not to do this, but the little orphan
rabbit said:
I'm going to be bad and run
away to find Uncle Wiggily!"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second Class
Matter.
TRAINING ESSENTIAL

If there is one man who can speak
with authority on American military
matters, and whose views are not to be
taken lightly, it is General John j.
Pershing, commander of the American
Expeditionary Force, in the World War.
Just now General Pershing is pub
fishing his memoirs of the war, several
chapters of which are devoted to expos
ing the terrible condition of unprepared-
ness existing in this county prior to and
after our entry into the war.
The general states that although we
knew it was inevitable we would eventu-
ally be drawn into the war, we made no
effort to prepare ourselves for it. We
held preparedness parades, did lot of
talking and publicity, and very little else.
Pershing does not state what our un-
preparedness cost us in lives and money
after we did get into the war. One cam
not read his words without feeling of
shame that a supposedly intelligent peo-
pie could be SO ignorant and dumb. The
ostrich, sticking his head in the sand, was
the acme of wisdom compared to us.
1t would be bad enough if we had
learned our Lesson then, so that future
similar circumstances will not find us in
the same state, but apparently we have
not.
Right now there are tOur blllS before
congress, which will hamstring the plans
of the general staff by cutting down the
appropriations for the Reserve Officers
Training Corps and the Citizens Military
Training Camps.
Pershing shows what we suffered from
the lack of sufficient officers to train
men when called into service. The R. o.
7. c. and the c. M. 7. c. are designed to
overcome this defect. They are not any
more militaristic than the United States
is militaristic nation. 1t is merely in
surance, the same as the policy you hold
on your life, your house or your car.
Citizens who believe in preparedness,
who do not fall for wiles and hysterical
appeals of the alarmist, who have faith
in the integrity of the American people
as real lovers of peace, will object to
any hamstringing of the army's training
plan. Rather, they will encourage the
plan.
Those who do not take this attitude,
are the type who were responsible for
our woeful showing in the first II months
after our entry into the war, and re-
sponsibility for the loss of many young
lives can be charged to them.
But there will be no more wars, and
using money for training purposes is a
waste" they say. Fine-neither will
there be any more snow or rain, warm
weather or cold, sickness, accidents, taxes
nor fatheads
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

Wigl Tum and Diet ur title durl!"
My, such a lot of baby talk! Bun
ty thought surely Uncle Wiggily, If
he heard that would come popping
out of the bushes to stop her. And
that IS just what happened. Mr..
Longears felt so sad that he had
made up his mind not to go back to
his hollow stump bungalow until
dark. He heard Bunty when she
called him the first time, but he
would not answer. But when she
used too much baby talk he just
couldn It sit there in the bushes and
listen. So out he popped, saying:
"Bunty! Please! No more baby
talkl Stop it,"
"Oh, Unkie Wig!' cried the little
orphan rabbit when she saw him.
AT last I have found you! l am
so glad! Please come back with me
and Jingle and Jangle will never be
bay any norel"
"All right" agreed Mr.. Longears.
"Ill come home. But no more ba-
by talk, Bunty!"
"All' right" said Bunty. "All
right-Unkie Wigl' OF course she
was allowed to say that much.
So Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty
started home through the woods,
the rabbit gentleman carrying the
tickle stick the jolly dog had given
him. And all of sudden out from
behind the bushes popped the Fox.
"Oh, the Fox is going to bite US,
cried Baby Bunty.
81 think not" said Mr.. Longears
So he pointed the tickle stick at
the Fox and right away that queer
chap began to laughs
"Hal Ha! Ho! Hol Tee hee! lee
heel Ho! Hol' laughed the Fox and
he laughed so hard he couldn't get
his mouth closed to bite and while
the Fox was still laughing Baby
Bunty and Uncle Wiggily ran safely
along toward the hollow stump bun
galow. And if the chair will please
stand on its own legs and not lean
up against the breakfast table when
it IS eating, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the crying Wolf.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
So out he popped

So that's how Bunty started to
be bad and why she ran away. OF
course I suppose she really wasn't
very bad, for she loved Uncle Wig
gily a great deal She wanted to
find him.
"Uncle Wiggily! Uncle Wiggilyl'
called Baby, as she reached the
woods and wandered around look
ing for the old rabbit gentleman.
There was no answer.
"Uncle Wiggilyl Uncle Wiggilyl"
called Baby Bunty again. Where
are you?'
There was no answer.
~ know what I'll do" said the
little orphan child, "Ill speak some
baby talk and maybe, if he hears
me, he II answer then.
You see Baby Bunty thought may
be Uncle Wiggily was hiding in the
bushes near her and the reason he
didn' answer when she called was
because he was still feeling unhappy
about the quarrel between Jingle
and Jangle.
"But If he is anywhere around
here" said Baby Bunty to herself,
land if he hears me speak baby
talk, as he calls it, he'll hop right
out and make me stop. So here
goes for some baby talk
That was another bad thing for
Baby Bunty TO do. First she was
bad in running away when Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy told her not to.
And second she was bad Cjust a
little bit, you know in using baby
talk which Uncle Wiggily had kindly
asked her not to do. So Bunty
called:
"Unkie Wig! Unkie Wig Where
is oo?'
If that ism It baby talk please tell
me what is? OF course Bunty was
allowed to say "Unkie Wig" That
part was all right. Uncle Wiggily
didn t mind being called "Unkie
Wig" by the little orphan. But
those two words were all the Baby
talk Bunty was allowed.
"I'll say some more tool" she ex.
claimed when Mr. Longesrs did NOT
answer her third call. Ho, Unkis
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

times it is the firemen who are called
by citizens" said the chief.
Firemen in all the glory of their
smart white uniforms will receive
the dancers and attend to their
comfort throughout the evening.
One Of the most important phases
Of the event is the Homecoming OF
former members of the organization
who now reside in other places.
Charter members of the first small
group of public spirited citizens who
banded together to provide protec-
ton for the early buildings in the
desert town, make an effort to at
tend the ball every year. They are
honor guests of the department and
are welcomed by the entire town.
Two orchestras will provide music
for dancing. The musicians will
play under the leadership of Don
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
JAIL POPULATION
REDUCED BUT is
STILL TOO LARGE

Imperial county's Jail was emp
tier today by 40 persons this morn
ing. when that number of federal
immigration prisoners were loaded
into two busses for transportation
to San Diego, where they VIII ap-
pear before the federal district
court for arraignment and plea.
When the 40 had filed from the
Jail doors 1876 prisoners were left
in the structure. This is 80 more
than the county Jail was intended
to accommodate when it was puilt.
None of the prisoners being taken
to San Diego will be returned here.
said local officers today, since Of
ficials of this county will refuse to
accept them because of the crowded
condition of the Jail.
Only one of the prisoners taken
to San Diego this morning by fed
eral officers was woman. Five
were Chinese. The rest were Mex
leans. All are held for alleged IL
legal entry into the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
MILLIONS FOR
DIVIDENDS OF
METROPOLITAN

Dividends declared for industrial
policyholders of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company for the year
1881, subject to the approval OF the
Superintendet of Insurance of New
York state, exceed s44,500,000 while
the dividends declared for ordinary
policyholders will approximate $50
600 900, bringing the total for all
classes of Metropolitan policyholders
for the year 1881 close to S94 500 900,
an increase of more than sl2,0000Oo
over the preceding year.
Frederick H. Ecker, president OF
the combined ordinary and indus
trial dividends of S94, ,500,0 900 which
the Metropolitan is expecting to pay
will prove to be the greatest ever
declared for any one year by any
life insurance company in the world.
While the bulk of the dividends
will go to industrial policyholders
in the form of premium credits Tor
periods ranging from to 26 weeks
there are included also mortuary
and maturity dividends on death
claims occurring or endowments ma
turing in 1881, OF from 2i2 to 25
per cent of the face value OF the
policy. Equalization dividends IN
connection with such payments are
also provided by which the increased
benefits under certain tables OF re-
cent years are made retroactive TO
holders of industrial policies of SIM
liar class but which were issued un-
der earlier tables that afforded les
ser benefits. In certain instances
of policies of long duration, these
equalization dividends, together with
the premium credits and mortuary
dividends under the present decla-
ration will result in the original
benefit being practically doubled,
while the cost to the insured is re-
| duced by one-half Included in the
recently approved dividends is a
sum set aside for the permanent
| equalization, through an increase IN
benefits, of certain types of policies
| issued under tables in use years ago.
! The company's industrial monthly
premium policies, introduced in
| 1927, will receive their initial divi-
dends in 1881, in the form of paid
| np addition to the sum issued, ap-
plicablc to policies issued during
1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
CHAMBER TAKING
NO ACTION UPON
HOLIDAY MONDAY

Although Washington's Birthday
is an approved holiday Of the Ell
Centro Chamber. OF Commerce. the
chamber is taking no definite action
this year on the closing OF business
houses because of the fact that the
holiday falls On Sunday, making the
closing day the Monday following.
Two years ago Washington's Birth
day was included in a list OF hoii
days approved by the directors OF
the chamber and by a straw vote
of the chamber members and there
fore it remains on the closing list
OF tie chamber, although the local
merchants did not close their places
of business last year when the hol:-
day fell on SATURDAY,.
Washington's Birthday is a bank
holiday and all city and county Of
fices will be closed on that da.s. A
partial check of the business houses
of the city made by the chamber Of
commerce indicates that some of
the local stores will close on next
Monday, III observance of the holi-
day, aLG that others will remain
open according to the wishes Of the
individual company.
This is probably the last holiday
when the question of whether or
not to close the stores will come up
as A. j. Mercier, president Of the
associated chambers Of commerce
of the county. has appointed com
mittee to decide on what holidays
will be observed by the merchants
of the valley and when this li5t has
been approved by the various cities
all places of business will observe
the same holidays and merchants
will have definite rules for the clos
ing of stores when the holidays fa,l
on Sunday. as many of them will
this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

Igoe and promise to dispense the
latest in dance numbers.
delightful midnight luncheon
will be served at the close of the
evenings entertainment. The ella
borate menu undoubtedly will be
a surprise to those who attend
Firemen are selling tickets and
they are also available at depart
ment headquarters.
A large attendance from other
valley towns is expected Friday
night as members of other volunteer
organizations always attend the To-
cal dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
FIREMEN READY
FOR BIG NIGHT
AT ANNUAL BALL

"Nobody wants fireman unless
he is needed and then he is wanted
more than anything else in the
world said Fire Chief Tom Reams
this morning in speaking OF the an
nual firemen IS ball at the high
school gymnasium Friday night.
sfThere is only one time in the
year when firemen call upon resi-
dents and that is when they give
their annual dance. At all other
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Mostly cloudy unsettled weather
and possibly occasional showers to-
day and tonight; Friday partly
cloudy with somewhat higher tenn
perature.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

The Colorado Agricultural college
Fort Collins, sell a variety OF trees
for shade and windbreaks to the
farmers for less than cost. 1t lists
10 species.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

After four months shutdown,
large lumber mills in the klamath
Falls section of Oregon have started,
several hundred men.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

Aside from big alfalfa output,
klamath county, oregon, last year
harvested 10000 tons OF fine rye
hay in the Tule Lake district.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Unsettled today and tonight with
showers west portion; Friday fair
with rising temperature; moderate
west to northwest winds. offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 10, 1911

February 10 was the date Of the
first asparagus shipment from I'M
perial Valley this season. This ship
ment was made by George V. Rude
manager of the McPherrin ranch,
northwest of El Centre, where is To-
Gated one of the best asparagus
fields in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley friends of S. Har-
old Freeman, who owns fine ranch
property in Water District No. Z
have received invitations to his we'd
ding, which is to take place at noon
of February 25 in Grace church,
New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

A. A. Nieman, Eads, Colorado, il
1880 grew 10000 bushels OF corn.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February 10 1916

Especially attractive entertain
ment was a feature of the dance
given by the Woman Ten Thou
sand club. A minuet with the
dancers appropriately dressed IN
Colonial costumes was presented.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

Receiver w. H. Holabird has sent
down to the Irrigation District an
Overland six from Los Angeles. this
being the first property actually
turned over to the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19


Charles S. Fee, whose name is
printed on every passenger ticket
issued by the S. p. company, accom-
panied by Mrs. Fee, Mr.. Scott, a
railroad official of Portland, Ore
gon, and Mr.. McGinnis, well known
head of the passenger department
in Los Angeles, arrived yesterday
morning for a brief visit to the val
ley.
At a called meeting of the county
fair committee, appointed by Presi-
dent Hevener of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce Thursday
evening only representatives from
Ell Centro and Imperial and Mike
Liebert for the farm bureau were
present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-28
COMPLETE PLANS
 FOR H. (. CONCERT
Musical Clubs of Holy Cross to Appear in City
 April 8
COMMITTEES NAMED

Plans have practically been com pleted for the concert and dance to be presented at Temple hall on We'd nesday, April 8. under the auspices of the Waterbury Undergraduates club of Holy Cross college by the musical clubs.
 Edward D. Bergin is chairman of the executive committee in charge of the affair. He is assisted by Ray mond J. Fitzpatrick and William r. Jones, Jr.
 Charles Murphy is president of the undergraduate club. Other off cers are vice-president, J. Leo Kel- ly; secretary. Raymond J. Fitzpat- rick: treasurer, Joseph Kenney.
 The following are the other com mittees in charge of the concert and dance:
 Patron committee - Stephen P. Bergin. chairman; William Mona gan, James Deeley, Leo Cullen.
 Ticket committee - Joseph Rey- holds. chairman; John McDonough, Frank Moynihan, Donald Paolucci.
 Program committee-J. Leo Kel- ly, chairman; William Nixon. Jo- seph Kenney, J. R. Sullivan.
 Publicity committee William Luby, John Dillon, Walter Mcnagan.
 The Colombia government has just bought four American airplanes.