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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17

You are thinking Of nothing but
getting home to warm fire and a
good supper, when suddenly new
light pOurs down from the sky. You
stop and look up. This light is soft
and golden; many colOrs grow and
dissolve in it. You stand transfiSed.
You hear voices, whole choir of
them. Angelic and sweet the music
floods the night. Gradually you dis
Germ floating figures lifted on great
and Shining wings. The voices swell
to a rich crescendo and go ringing on
through the wOrld-"FOr Christ the
Lord is born"
The light fades. The music dies
away You are left alone in a coun-
try lane. 1t is dark and cold. You
SILVER a little and stumble on in
new, disturbing wonder.
{, But the familiar lane takes on a
/. different aspect. 1t is leading you not
F. home but to low stone building.
There are voices within. You hear
many people moving about. Without
realizing the direction your feet are
taking you find yourself stepping over
the low threshold of stable There
Is the sweet scent of hay. the soft
breathing of cattle. Somewhere, half
hidden by a wall there is misty light
You go on, stepping quietly and your
heart begins to beat with a smothered
rhythm. You advance, finding your.
self confronted by scene Of great
simplicity. mother and her child,
a manger, the big eyes Of cattle glow
ing in the shadows. The glory that
was In the skies a little while ago
seems centered above the baby's head
How would you feel? What would
you do? When the vision faded, would
you ever again forget the beauty and
meaning Of Christmas?
(G. 1881. Western Newspaper Union,
>ID NWSE@
Fat Most Destructive
The common house rat is the most
destructive rodent in the United
States.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
Clements School Has
Elaborate Program

Clements, December 16-The fol-
lowing Christmas program will be
presented at the City Hall Friday
evening, December Is, under the di-
rection of Edwin Dallman, James
Reed and Miss Eleanor Radda.
% "Mr. Moon and Merry Christ
mas" operetta, will be presented by
the primary grades under the direc-
ton of Miss Radda.
(2) "Strike in Santa Claus Land"
playlet by the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades and directed by Mr.. Reed. The
cast includes John Kagel, Carol Berg,
Bob Clements, Hazel Parker, Mary
Ann Kagel, Luverne Dahmes, Web
ster Thompson, Norbert Thompson,
Hilda Thompson, Anna May Clements
and Dorothy Zeigenhagen.
90 The playlet, "Pat Hooligan's
Bet" will be presented by the sew
enth and eighth grades under the
direction of Edwin Dallman. The
cast includes Otto Neudecker, Frank
Gerstman and Lorna Klause.
(4) "Santa Claus's Helpers" will be
presented by the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades has the following in it's
cast: Ruth Seikert, Leonard Berber-
ich, Donald Berg, Theodore Beran,
Arnold Klause, Glenn Wohlford,
Fredina Thompson and Arlene Cass-
man.
90 The cast for the "Wood Cutters
Christmas" presented by the seventh
and eighth grades includes: Norman
Peterson, Pearl Picker, Harriet
Clements, Grail Jensen, Edgar Seikert,
Lauren Bern aand Florence Prokosch.
CO. "Scrooge and the Christmas
Fairy" has the following in its cast:
Raymond Neudecker, Helen Picker,
Marlin Ewald, Marjorie Cannot,
Virginia Dugas, Adeline Jensen,
Clarence Berberich, Mary Neudecker,
Jerome Berberich, Lewellyn Sell and
Virgil Dahmes.
CD christmas on the Sunset
Slope" will be given by Ivan Raddatz
and Delrose Backer.
Read the I. G.. A. ad in this issue
of the Redwood Gazette.
Mrs. B. H. Wohlford and daughter,
Veronica, accompanied Mrs. c. G..
Picker to Redwood Falls Saturday.
Albert Klabunde is working at the
Raddatz Garage this week while Mr..
Raddatz is at Chicago attending a
Willis convention. He plans to drive
home new model.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Peterson left
Monday forenoon for Swanville where
they will spend several days with rel
atives.
James Edmund, auditor for the Bots
ford Lumber Company, helped invoice
at the local yard Tuesday.
Melbourne Cannot, Louis Gerstmann
and " c. Hopfensperger motored to
Sleepy Eye Friday to get Jean and
Joan who attend school there.
Mrs. Anton Neudecker, Mrs. Andrew
Neudecker and Mrs. Otto Gerstmann
entertained the members of the Cath
Ole Aid society in the parlors of the
church basement Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. w. F. Cannot visited school
Wednesday forenoon
Mrs. v. c. Hopfensperger and Mrs.
Otto Gerstmann entertained the mem
bers of the Literary club at the Otto
Gerstmann home Saturday afternoon.
Spencer Hanson of Fairfax spent
Sunday with George Camille.
Elenora Schultz was a guest of Hell
en- Becker Sunday.
Herbert Raddatz made a business
trip to Franklin Sunday.
Clarence Petig and Peter Elberts re-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
VL~eMorlho Banrlns Tke~as

OPPOSE for instance that you
were walking along a cOun-
try lane at night. That it
was very cold and frosty,
that the snow creaked I'M
der your feet, and the twigs
on the bare trees snapped
when the wind touched them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17

those days when I am tired. but must
keep on just the same?
''Will you please bring me plenty of
patience so that on days when my
nerves seem ION edge" I will not take
it out on my children?
Twill you please bring me pack
Of unselfishness so will not make too
many demands on my children and so
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
EAR SANTA CLAUS:

EAR SANTA CLAUS
"VVill you please bring me
for Christmas a good supply
of appreciation for I'LL the
cooking and mending I do
throughout the year?
"Will you please bring
plenty Of kind words for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
moon Of DELIGHT bu Ma1aa1etB2U Hou4z0sz.,

SYNOPSIS: First, Juanita Basara, a stcwaway brought to Divitt's gambling house. A cig- arctic girl--then Divitt's social wedge into the homes of the New Orleans elite. There with the marquesa, Divitt's crimi- nal partner, she had been the innocent aid to his r0bberies- fearing to run away because of some mystery in her past, con scious only of the deception in her assumed name Senorita Flores-of Kirk Stanard's love for her and hers for him. Now, with Divitt and his henchman Umberto, arrested, the parlors raidcd and the marquesa flown, she is her true self-Beatriz Montega, voluntary prisoner in New Orleans to answer to a charge of murder in Vera Cruz. Kirk, beside her, hears her strange story.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26

of these storms to pile up sea water into tidal waves which usually take more lives than the wind.
 200 Mile Diameter
 From the hole at the center to the outer edges of the doughnut is usually not more than 100 miles. That means about a 200 mile di- ameter for the storm.
 While there may be bad wealth CT still farther out, this distance of 100 miles from the center is about the limit of real peril.
 Often the danger zone is much smaller, extending barely 50 miles from the center. But large or small, these wind doughnuts all whirl counter-clockwise and their winds always spiral inward.
 The nearer the center these in ward spirals get the faster they travel. Their velocity may be only 20 miles an hour at the outer edge of the doughnut, but near the cen- ter they hit it up around 100 This is an evidence of the tremendous atmospheric pressures far outside
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
Chapter 37 JUANITA'S STORY

The guard, who had paced up and down before Juanita's cell, was passing now. As he went by he glanced in at Juanita, seated on her bed with Kirk beside her.
 For moment she was silent; then, the guard out of hearing, she spoke again.
 T told you of my mother :. how she died a year ago. She was Killed. Not outright, but little by little, day by day. She had married Jose de Banos eight years after my father died His wealth had made him known, his great planta- tions
 When he was courting my moth- CT he was so gallant, so kind. My mother was of the Basaras in Mex ico City. De Banos they hated as an enemy. It was an old quarrel, and my mother begged them to forget and lay it by.
 Her brothers warned her that if she married him they would re- nounce her, and never see her again. I think she loved him. l only know she married him, gave up her people and went with him to Vera Cruz. She took only me and old Pedro. Pedro had been with her since her marriage to my father.
 Pedro and I watched her die
 She had been frail always. Great eyes and heavy hair, and such a little body, like a childs-like Nell lys. Not strong enough to fight
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
PRETTY SMOOTH.
 EH?''

BILL: What in the world have
 you done to your car? BART: finally took it to my
 Ford dealer for special lu-
 brication. Those boys do a
 real job.
 BILL: I'll say so! Why, the
 greased lightning must be
 free.
 Our fabrication service is a FORD value that's just as hard to duplicate as the value of the Ford car itself.
 And look at what you can get for a small price. We will furnish all materials and make all adjustments as follows: Change engine oil. Flush trans mission and rear with kerosene and refill with fresh lubricant. Spray springs with penetrating oil. Tune motor. Adjust dis tributor points. Clean and ad- just spark plugs. Clean sedi- ment bulb and carburetor. Ad- just carburetor. Tighten intake and exhaust manifolds. Check battery.
 Drive in for quick, clean, low cost service. Our prices on &C., cessories. tires, batteries, etc, also save you money.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
DOUGLAS ... NEVIS
MUSIC RECITAL BY PUPILS OF MRS. ELLIS GREATLY ENJOYED

The pupils of Mrs. w. c. Ellis gave most creditable representa- tion of their progress on the piano under her instruction at the recital given here last evening which was enjoyed by an appreciative audi ence. Varying the program vocal numbers were rendered by Mrs. Glenn Kirkham, Mrs. Ellis, Miss Eva Tripp, MT. Ronald Lister, Mir Sam Ritter, piano duet by Mrs. Lister and Mrs. Ellis, and readings by Mrs. Mabel Ranum, providing altogether fine evenings enter tainment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
DEFECTIVE MYSTERY
 AT COLISEUM SUNDAY

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, a detective story, will be the prin- cipal feature for Sunday and Mon day nights at the Douglas Coli scum. Give Brook takes the leading part in the story in his usual clever manner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26

the doughnut, which squeeze it from all sides and convert it into a blowoff valve for the extra aerial energy lowering above both half m ocean and also over fair slice of nearby continent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
PARTIES LEAVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS OUTING AND HUNTING

Four men including J. R. Guerin, Ted Doogan, Mike Gaveril and Joe Riedi, left on the latter's boat City of Rome, this morning for at least a week of outing pleasure.
 Delburt Hayes and Roy Hill left on a hunting trip yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
Coolidge Will Speak
 Over Network Oct. (

NEW YORK, Sept 26.-Calvin Coolidge is to be the speaker in the first of a series of programs starting October 6. The former President will open the series to be known as Frazier Hunt-Great Personalities" and to be carried by WJz-NBC. He will speak in the first program only. a5g
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
LOT CHANGES HANDS

James Huffman this week sold to George Render the fractional lot of Fourth Street which he has held for the past 35 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26

est brother, the one who most bit terly opposed her marriage. thought he had come to find me You brought him, and I thought you, too"
 q remember that night" said Kirk. T knew you were in trouble. V
 You said you-hardly looked at me"
 T knew you were in trouble" he repeated But now-now it's all over"
 "The hunt, you mean. Yes. It is worse than capture. If only Pedro has said nothing"
 Her eyes widened. You know?" He is safe?"
 Pedro is safe. I have paper here, an old paper" Kirk took it from his pocket. Tt was not Pedro who killed de Banos"
 Not Pedro? Could it have been Estrella? Do they know?"
 They know. Did you ever hear of a dancer named Lolita Guyez?"
 She nodded quickly. Tt was to her he gave the banquet-while my mother lived"
 Lolita came that night" said Kirk "She found him with Estrella. It is all here in this paper that Gabreau's mother gave me"
 "Conchita-" Juanita whispered, spreading the paper out. 'It must have been this that Divitt saw. And he told me"
 Kirk broke in. "Conchita said that Molly tried to tell you, that she pointed to where the paper was hidden-Where the white shawl was. After you had gone Conchita found the paper"
 "Molly-Molly," said Juanita soft ly. Molly would have told me"
 The guard had been gone long time. He came back now with the warden. They opened the cell door. The warden spoke to Kirk.
 We've heard" he said. Tt was like you said, sir. But we had to wait for our answer"
 Sunshine. Wet streets drying in the early light. The old market abloom with cabbages and tomatoes and strange, bright fruits. The moist, river-sweet air.
 Here and there about the old place the brow n-skinned Mar chandes were busy with their trays of cakes and pralines.
 The car went over the cobbles to- ward upper St. Charles.
 "Tired?' asked Kirk.
 "A little"
 Not too tired to fly away, were you?"
 She smiled, not looking up-rest- ed, strangely rested, now.
 Fold your wings said Kirk. Copyright, Dodd, Mead and Co)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26

The National Exposition of Agri- cultural and Industrial Produce, held in La Paz, Bolivia, in July and August, drew large crowds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
THE END.
QUAILS WORK OVERTIME
 REPLACING STOLEN EGGS

RAIFORD, Fla, Sept. 26.-War- den John Blitch of the state pris- on farm has introduced mass pro- duction methods into the quail business.
 The warden sees to it that eggs are removed daily from quail nests on the prison farm preserve. h. stead of one clutch of eggs yearly the females lay the year around, endeavoring to fill the nests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
CHICKEN DINNER-75c

Chicken Dinner Sunday from 4 to pm. Mrs Flora zink, corner 4th and D Streets. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
WILD DOUCHNUT' RAzED ONE CITY

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Douglas Church.
 Services

Notice6 Tor this cnurcn column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics. etc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
Douglas Catholic Church

9:30 a.m.-Holy Mass and Ser. mon followed by Bendiction of tht Blessed Sacrament.
 100 p.m-Sunday School.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-26
St. Luke's Episcopal Church

7:30 p.m.-Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17

than from the ground. There is lake IN
nearly every valley and from the lakes ducks
sometimes rise in such great flock that the
swish of their wings sounds like thunder No
fooling.
The lakes are fine to swim in, too And as
for fish :! If they ever get scarce, the
ranchers will buy more to throw in.
Sportsmen are welcome visitors If their atti-
tude is right If it isn't they don't have much
fun.
Gov Charley Bryan of Nebraska, when he
ex-governor a couple years ago, sent
word to one of the rich men of Hyannis that
he coming out for some hunting and
wanted to be met at the train. The message
sounded wee bit too much like a command.
When Bryan's train pulled in no one was
there. He carried his bags up to the hotel him
self. And it was several hours before he got
a hunting party organized.
That hotel, incidentally, Is the pride of the
town. 1t was originally a saloon. One day,
the old-timers say, some cowboys from one
ranch were occupying rooms when the boys
from another outfit arrived to do little drink
ing.
The gang downstairs got hilarious and started
shooting. They fred at the ceiling so as not
to hurt anybody. The bullets went through
the ceiling and far beyond. The hurried ex-
odus which followed gave the crowd downstairs
such thrill that they're still laughing about it.
The hotel got so bad, finally, that the rich
ranchers organized company to take it over.
Now 1t is as comfortable and expensive as q
f1rst-class city hostelry. The cattlemen have
taken over several other Hyannis business con-
Germs the same way. When they bought tha
butcher shop they hired q man named Rookie
Teller to run It,
[ IARRY MINORS father, Joe Minor, is the
hero Of the town. Banker Charles Ffnne-
gan tells one Of the many stories about him.
Finnegan was a farmer from Down East and
not very well Off when he landed in the sand
hills to make a new start in life.
He had been keeping books in the bank at
Hyannis just long enough to get well acquainted
when Minor made him proposition. 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17

CtGdeth HbbOt, millionG;re's daughter.
70 attends she Village high school.
that he get hold of q certain piece Of land and
pick up certain bunch Of cattle TO put ON It.
"But haven't any money, and don't know
anything about ranching," Finnegan protested.
give got the money" Minor retoTted. land
/ know all you need to know"
"Well, If you're putting up the money and
doing all the work. why let me in on it?"
"Oh, I just like TO see q fellow make little
money"
Finnegan made a Httle-enough to expand
into q fortune.
"These people like to make money for some.
body else Just as much as they do to make it
for themselves" the banker asserts. That's
why I've stayed here"
And most of the other wealthy villagers talk
the same way Take the case Of Mrs. Helen
Hager. Her father was . raneher but sent his
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nerous that the local bank hadn't foreclosed on
a mortgage since 1897. So democratic that
every S50-a-month cow hand calls his million
aire boss by his first name. And wholly free
from IeformerS.
Population 38A in each of the last two CEN
sllses Hyannis broadcast the boast once that
it was the wealthiest per capita town in the
world. No one disputed 1t.
But so many blue-sky stock statesmen came
running and so many pleas for loans and gifts
were received that Hyannis shut up. Since
then Hyannis money has opened couple OF
new banks in nearby villages, scattering the
community hoard over wider territory.
A few figures viii give you the picture better.
Grant County contains about 100000 acres,
divided into $50 farms or ranches, which
would make the average farm about $500 acres.
The land is valued at about $1O,O0o,000 and
the cattle on the land at about $3,O0O,0O but
as the human population of the county Is only
14OO the average per capita wealth is nearly
1000, which is a record for any county 70
shoot at.
And when you further discover that less than
100 people in the county filed income tax re-
turns, you get the real picture; less than 100
people, worth average Of $4,000 apiece,
have most of the wealth.
THIS town is just a wide spot on a gravel
road. Tan sand hills hem it In on all sides.
And the costly homes Of its rich seem strangely
misplaced, Tor there are Few Trees, no lano"
scaping and no paved boulevards in Hyannis.
If you get of the train and tel the station
agent, whose home is the second floor Of the
little red depot that you want to see the sand
, hills he may go to the phone and cali up Harry.
Flows that airplane of ours Harry?" he will
ask And If Harry says it's all right, the agent
, will explain, There's q fellow here who wants
to see the hills and I thought we might take
him up"
Come on out, Is Harrys answer. So the rail-
roads hired man gets out his Buick-and a
rifle, in case coyote sticks his head up-and
drives through pastures few miles to the
Minor ranch.
Harry Minor is the only son Of Millionaire Joe
Minor. He wears fancy topped riding boots, .
-brimmed black hat, and leather jacket.
Two planes stand near the house. One Is
Harrys and the other belongs to friend of his
who just flew it in and left it.
Ask him how big his ranch Is and he win
say Somewhere between 30 and 100"-mean-
ing sections Of land, not acres.
Harry's wife, Neva, Is q girl from "the city"
IGrand Island Nebr), and didn't think she
would like the sand hills, but she finds them
pretty nice, after all. And Neva herself takes
care Of the five-months- old boy she and Harry
have adopted She says the sand hills get
you" once you get used to them.
The sand hills look even more barren, yet
ut the same time more beautiful, from the air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
HLu fNeeo York, but
Hyannis, Nebr.;
Population, 3S4;
a Sand Hill CozV
7o7on, Where Life
Is Simple and
Democratic.
BY Volta TORREY.

.ARM relief? Prohibition? Hard times?
Hyannis Nebr., doesn't worry about the
Nations great problems.
For Hyannis is COW town. So rich
that one year it didn't have single de-
linuuent taxpayer. So permanently pros
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-16
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE

MARY tried to speak from dry
IVl throat, but could not. She
merely nodded. She must get hold
of herself, she thought wildly, or
she would give the whole thing
away.
What was It George Bowen had
said? "Now'S your big moment,
Gloria Swanson, do your stuff!' She
relaxed, smiling a little.
De Iona drew up a chair at the
countess urgent invitation. He said,
reprovingly, "All that is past, Louise.
There are no titles in America, re-
member"
Was there a warning in his tone?
Mary could have sworn his words
were more significant than they
appeared.
@Nonsensel" the countess laughed
"There are more here than in Eu-
rope nowadays"
Mr.. Jupiter ate his dinner, pay
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-16

(TO Be Continued)
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-16

There was something in the tone of that
awful roar that further spurred Tarzans GU
riosity. Guessing that it was being attacked
or was about to attack some other creature
the ape-man hastened forward at brisk
trot. AS he rounded crag in the trails
curve his eyes took in scene that galvan-
lied him into instant action hundred feet
ahead the trail ended at the mouth of q
great cave, and in the entrance to it stood .
boy facing the angry advance Of huge cave
bear,
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-16

AS h., passed along this narrow trail Tarzan
of the Apes became aware that somewhere
ahead of him other feet were treading the
same trail The wind bore him no scent but
from the sound he knew that he was stalking
some four-booted beast. Curiosity caused him
to increase his speed, and suddenly there broke
upon his ears the horrid snarling and growing
of an enraged beast just ahead Of him. The
very hills seemed to shake to the thunder Of
It's roar.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-16
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Of Pai! q ! q q e..
BEGIN nERE TO-DAY

nLNAN HbkE TO-DAY
bIoth. bLf who she believes framed her
yyttD8ssnef. EDDIE, with the murder OF old
MKS. JUPITER, and later ran Eddie
ugHn .sgH5n ana killed him TO keep him from
She is aided BY BOWEN Of the Star.
eMsIys nance. DIRK RUYTHER and his
i,tainiiy OBJECT TO the notoriety. They be-
ye iieye EDDIE guilty. as do the police. The
BRUCE JUPITER absent many wears.
feturns from Europe with woman
IIleno. His father orders him out and
makes Mary his heir Bruce sWears %
IIout Mary, who he thinks is a gold
Dirk forbids Mary to continue the in
yestigation. refusing to believe in the ex-
lbtehce OF The Fly. He tells Mary that
and SAYS II she goes 20 Miami on the
believe them
Mary goes. seeking The Fly. whose
morse Is running at Hialeah soon. DIX
Shows attentions to his former sweet
heart. COREELIA TABOR. who is try
lnG 2 win. him back.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-16

To accomplish this he decided to follow the
easiest way of descent Toward the timber
line far below he carefully made his way. At
length the steep incline became easier and no
longer did he need the aid of his rope to lower
himself. The crags gave place to level ground
and soon grasses and stunted trees appeared,
and finally what was almost a forest And
here he came upon a trail, along which he
moved, Sure-footed, silent, alert.