The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-09
Sixty-Two Years Old


w nth no observance other than mention in the
M news columns, The Redwood Gazette today
w marks the beginning of it's sixtythird year. AS
members of the staff change the front page heading
for another series of 81 editions, thoughts naturally
turn the history of the paper the hardshlps raced
by its founders and the trials of succeeding editors
The Gazette is continuation of the first bona
fde newspaper in the county, the Redwood Falls Mall
which made its appearance here in 1869, fve years
after the Civil ended.
In those days, Redwood Falls city OF 600
persons according to early edition which, with pio-
neer enthusiasm, may have exaggerated There were
two general Stores drug store hardware store,
meat market millner shop, boot and shoe shop,
two hotels, livery stable, two backsmiths, two doc
tors, two lawyers two saw mills, grist MILL printing
office school house and two churches Methodist and
Presbyterian, in the city at that time.
The first Redwood Falls newspaper was The Pa
triot which appeared March %, 1885, edited by Colonel
Samuel McPhail. 1t printed in st. Peter and is
described in the History of Redwood County "a
strenuous Republican sheet"
The Patriot ceased in April 1869, after random
publication the three-year period. It boosted
county real estate and in several issues declared Red
wood Falls is destined to become the halfway house
between New York and San Francisco"
The printing press and other equipment for the
Mail were brought to Redwood Falls by steamboat
over the Minnesota river " C. Seward was the first
editor of the column folio which declared itself
the official paper of Redwood, Renvlle Lac qui Pare
Big Stone Pipestone Murray and Cottonwood counties
It was, in fact, the only newspaper in all that terri
tory.
The Mail became the Gazette in April 1873, after
it was purchased by w. B. Herriott Of Pittsburgh. In
1880 the paper sold to James Aiken and w. R.
Rigby who withstood unprecedented hardships dur
ing their first winter of operation Heavy SHOWS block
ed train service for weeks and wrapping paper neces
for he
ran low. sea* ,.s.s-x.-
~. Mr. Rigby decided not brave another Minnesota
winter and returned to the southland, leaving the
paper in the hands of Mr. Aiken who sold after
twelve years to julius A. Schmahl, secretary OF
state, and Herbert " Ruter Later Mr.. Aiken re-
bought Mr. Ruter's share in the paper and was afil-
lated with its publication until 1911.
More recent history of the Gazette is well known
to its several thousand readers, many Of whom have
followed its growth for many years. On the occa-
sion of another birthday, the Gazette again pledges
itself to print and interesting news maintain
broad and sound editorial policy and give every serv-
ice possible to its customers.
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Those Wild Students
A THOUGH we do not hear so much about the
~ wildness of youth and particularly college
youth, as we did year two ago. when it was
the fashion insist that the younger generation
going to the dogs, there still many who look upon
our young people with apprehension.
1t may be in some small degree reassuring to these
to know what some of college students really
doing in the way Of serious preparation for the duties
and responsibilities of life.
It may be satisfying for them to know that one
third of the entire student body at Yale either wholly
or partly sefsupportng through earnings outside OF
school hours During year these earnings totaed
$59367967, of which $350,85617 from work dur
ing the school term and 42,s235O during the sum-
vacation.
Among the occupations which enabled these stud
ents to their way were those of aatist's model
bookkeeper, caretaker chauffeur, clerk entertainer
gardener, guide, messenger, reader, tutor translator
mechanic and others. Some acted statesmen fol-
various commodities, one having earned more thar
$4,000 during the year, another $4,000, four earned
more than $4,000 each % earned between $1,000 ane
$4,000, and 1876 earned more than $500.
When such large percentage of college students
show the industry to make spare time earnings like
these in addition to keeping up their exacting schoo
work. does not appear that modern youth is SO fri
volus, after all.
Economy
-IVE-COLUMN space taken recently in TIT
II Colorado Springs Gazette by Kaufman's, larg
department store tell its reason for using news
paper space almost exclusively for advertising. The
COPY. which was headed "Why We Use the Newspapers
Almost Exclusively for Our Store News" follows:
"Haye you ever wondered why you never see an
.dvertisinr message from Kaufman's on billboard
IN street car, or on any outside medium save our
corner benches 49,. Have you ever wondered Why We