The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-02-15
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE


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M of fish, swarms of bees-but when speak of
W people, the collective noun is Clique" Except
in sparsey populated rural sections generally
associate socially with handful of persons with whom
they congenal and eventually to Think dress,
talk and act in much the manner their select
friends.
In large city cliques less noticeable, al
though they exist In smaller communities they
times becomes altogether too conspicuous, much
that the word "clique" sometimes is taken to
group of snobs people who have nothing to do with
anyone not of their group.
All this is leading up to the point that community
parties, such the Presidents ball and the military
ball. fine things for community. They serve to
mix up the cques, break up the little bridge clubs,
dancing clubs tea clubs and chat clubs for evening
and let the members how the other fellows think,
talk, act and Dress
Close friends cliques if you please, are most i'm
portant Life is nothing without friends But there
is place in every community for community parties.
We feel both affairs made the town somewhat better
for their having occurred and we hope for more of
them from time to time.
"HE Redwood Falls fire department is most
unique organization. In the first place it has a
definite purpose which its leaders and members
apparently forget that purpose being to provide
Redwood Falls the best possible fire protection at the
least practical Many organizations have noble
purposes, few fully attain them
Secondly, the fire department never makes much
of fuss about what it has done is doing The fact
that the department bought the city out of the
proceeds of its dances and is building it into ladder
truck on it's members time accepted by the
city as matter of because the department
made little noise about it and because it has reputa
foe losx
The fact that the city has comparatively few fire
losses, that its equipment is kept modern by remen
who keep informed on new improvements and buy
them in many from department funds is worth
considerable to fire insurance buyers, without con-
sidering the worry so relieved.
worthwhile motto for almost any city board,
club or association might be "we'll try to as
faithfully the fire department"
WEN though legislators worked for mileage" in
stead of salary at the special session, the liquor
- regulatory act they finally imposed the public
is proving to be no bargain
It's hard to find either wet dry who ap-
proves of it, its friends recommend it only with
reservations.
The vets charge that the high taxes license fees and
bonds life for the bootlegger and that
failure provide for special elections gives the boot
logger clear field in many towns for several months
year.
Call it anything you like, the drys right when
they said the saloon would be back It's home in many
communities everything but the swinging door which
was more of convenience than evil. 1t is Won
der there is enthusiasm for the law from that Sec
tor.
The liquor question no settled than it has
been any progress has been made it is that dozen
plans for control being tried in Minnesota towns,
including the dispensary SYSTEM off sale only and on
sale only systems. Perhaps some town will hit upon
workable plan.
THE decision of the highway department to build
new bridge highway IA (now 1917 has long
been awaited and will be applauded by Redwood
Falls residents particularly those most familiar with
the dangers of the present location.
Reports that the department may 60 beyond any
thing the city has asked and by acquiring additional
land and building roads to divide the traffic at the in
tersection with highway (now ~ make the inter-
section perfectly safe and beauty spot well,
highly interesting and we hope practical.
Redwood Falls has not demanded the additional
improvement and we hope it will not. There are still
plenty of persons who feel "grab all you cam is
short-sghted attitude. 1t is problem for engineers.
They alone determine if the expense is warranted.
They fully of the fact that making the i'm
provement later will be more expensive than making
it now. If they decide in favor of eliminating the in
tersecton hazard well the bridge hazard, they
will be applauded If in their honest Judgment the
expense is prohibtve they should not be condemned
Some new revolt in Europe almost daily.
Dictators censorship and riotng continue while
America, hoeing pretty much its row, progresses
on I'D the hill even in the supposedly dead months of
January and February. The supreme punishment to-
day would be deportation to Europe.
OF 1923 crimes committed in Minneapolis this month,
only two have been solved The Redwood Falls coun-
oil and Lions club will at least agree that Minneapolis
hasn't adequate police protection.
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