The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-08-06
Give the Boys q Chance

Give the Boys Chance
|@OMPLAINTS have been voiced about the city re-
Gently because over-anxious citizens headed for
fires have interfered with the fire equipment en-
route to answer calls.
windy and the water supply is unusually low it is
imperative than ever that the calls be answered
promptly. The volunteer department is making every
effort to perform its duty. Let's cooperate with
them by curbing curosities Bit
A Governors Worries
q TX thousand men and have presented to
Governor Olson, since he took office, their appli-
cations for appointive positions, and all wish to
see the in person that they may properly i'm
press him their qualifications Naturally hundreds
of them yes, thousands, have been disappointed not
only because they failed to receive the coveted places
but because, in many instances they unable to
the governor in person. Some of the disgruntled
will begin campaign to ''get the governors
goat, disappointed office seekers have sought the
goat of every previous governor 1t is unfortunate
when elect to positions of trust immediate
ly begin a campaign to harass and brow-beat them
yet that is just what do and then we wonder why
they do not display wisdom and judgment in their
official capacities. The strain under which governors
and presidents labor would break, physically and
mentally average It is only because the execu-
tives above average that they stand the strain
Sometime, when we of the common become wiser,
we will demand less and get more from public officers.
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Know Your Geography?
~ ONE of the inconsistencies of the early pioneers
- who named Minnesota counties, cities and lakes
are pointed out in editorial which appeared in
the Granite Falls News last week. A part of the
editorial says:
ION first coming to Granite Falls, we learned that
Marshall wasn't in Marshall County. It's in Lyon
County, of course but there's Marshall county way
up in the northwestern of the state. We looked
at the map and learned that there are many similar
inconsistencies. For instance Lake Itasca isn't in
Itasca county, but in Clearwater county Blue Earth
is not in Blue Earth county, but in Farbault county,
while Faribault is in Rice county. The village of
Rice, the other hand is not in Rice county, but in
Benton county. And Lake Benton in Lincoln county
instead of Benton county.
We found some consolation in the fact that Rem
vile is in Renville county, Redwood Falls is in Red
wood county, Ppestone is in Pipestone county and
Winona is in Wnona county.
"A further study of the map revealed that there
are some interesting names. There's meek county
called Meeker, democratic county called Freeborn
one of the nobility called Nobles fast county called
Swift nimble county called Dodge, whiting county
called Carver, and reaping county called Mower
"Then there number Of counties composed of
Natures products such Cottonwood, Redwood Rice
Rock, Blue Earth Clay, Pipestone and Steele.
I'VE found out quite few new things of interest
about Minnesota, and wonder how many of you
know whether the state has IS or SO counties AS a
matter of fact it has 81 which is just one of the facts
that we all should know"
Suppementing this bit, we point out that Winnie
bago is in Minnesota but the Winnebago
ty we know of is in Iowa. Waseca, Jackson Wabasha
Freedom, Houston, Mahnomen and Anoka are in the
counties which bear their but Beftrami is far
from Beltrami county and Sherburn still more distant
from Sherburne county.
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worry for the harvest festival-Two collegiate
cars were wrecked in headon collision. Both driv
ers declared they were blinded by passing pajamas
The Grain Market Analyst Club says a glutted
market is the of the low price of wheat. Some
analysis that