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The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
Railroads

DROBLEMS of the railroads, while much
/ publicised, generally do not concern
the average man, worried over his own
security and happiness. But when railroad
problems get to the point where any COM
munity is about to lose one of it's principal
means of transportation and the livelihood
for many of it's families, the question takes
on new concern.
Technical railroad men can tell at great
length what is wrong with the M and St. L
which will not be running out this way
many more months unless sufficient heat is
generated in towns it serves to prevent it's
impending sale and the abandoning of much
of it's trackage.
They would say that taxes and govern
ment regulation had much to do with it, al
though the road probably was losing money
before the government took firm grasp on
rail affairs. Nevertheless their explanation
would be partly right.
They would blame the communities
which now are protesting it's removal be-
cause they began riding in cars and buses
and shipping their freight by truck when
this competition for the roads appeared.
But to the layman railroad problems
were largely brought on by the failure of
high paid officials to cope with the competi-
tion which developed under their very nose.
Truck and bus lines might have been taken
over in their early stages by railroads and
made to serve the roads as auxiliary
feeders. In other ways the railroads might
have increased service and competed in
rates but the only solution their officials
knew when revenue fell was higher rates."
Here at least the government interference
served to keep them from completely chop
ping off their own heads.
Some business firms and most individ-
uals make one major aim the retirement of
all debt. 1t is the best factor known to keep
down overhead and ease the journey
through recurrent depressions. Most rail-
roads have been extremely lax in this re-
gard.
It is extremely unfair that persons who
have invested in communities where rail-
roads were presumed to be a permanent
factor in trade should have the roads taken
from them while there is still possibility
that some solution of the difficulties may be
worked out.
Praise is due the citizens of towns serv-
ed by the M and St. L for their efforts to
prevent abandoning of the road. Redwood
Falls should join in the fight if for no other
reason than that mail service, already slow
in many directions, would suffer still more
when the Hopkins to Watertown line is
abandoned.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
Have a Heart

@ TORIES of poisoning of dogs, sometimes
y in wholesale quantities, reoccur fire.
quently in the general run of news.
Every town seems to have someone who ap-
points himself or herself as committee of
one to dispose of all dogs, stray or other
wise, that happen to be in the neighbor-
hood.
The result is that while one nuisance
dog may be killed in this manner, though
not humanely, several children's pets, val
ued hunting dogs and other wanted dogs
meet the same painful death and are sin
cerely missed by their owners.
Most communities have methods of dis
posing of unwanted dogs. Those that be-
come actually dangerous can quickly be got
ten out of the way by reporting them to
authorities, but there is seldom any justi-
fication for self-appointed dog-poisoners.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
93fary's S
Little &,
foam

It's Wonder Week Miller is
wondering why the Citizens State
bank is wired for electric lights
when the Indolent Institution
closes at three in the afternoon -.
Montgomery Ward employees are
wondering when the new Chevro-
lets will get here. They're tired
of pushing Mr.. Schenck around in
a wheel barrow :. The heads of
the bridge crew are wondering who
gave tea dansant the other day.
Only one relief man out of 80
showed up for work. And Rev.
Birkholz is wondering whether
Lam stands for Lamentations or
Lambastings. Lambastings first,
and Lamentations very shortly
later, Rev. Birkholz.
$
The aforementioned pastor has
presented us with a poem entitled
"A Chop For Mary's Lam" which
goes thusly:
MARY had little lamb a hun
dred years ago,
The chops l read in the Gazette
today were from that lamb l
know"
Trite to be funny, eh Reverend?
$
Tragedy of The Week: The
Boys and Girls clubs danced to a
substitute orchestra at their par
ty the other night. Reason: ORR
ginal orchestra caught smoking
shortly before the dancing began.
$
A traffic cop in St. Paul and
this Research Department are
working on the Mystery of the
Week. 1t seems that Phyllis Macs
visited her sister in the city last
week. AS she was crossing
crowded street a policeman blew
his whistle, and held back the long
stream Of vehicles on all four cor
ners. "What I want to know" he
said fixing his eye on Phyllis
stranded alone in the middle of
the street, rs where the heck
you're going in that funny hat"
$
The other night big mass of
muscle walked into the Mint cafe
swinging an AK. "I'm a fire mar
shal and if your back door is lock-
ed I'm going to chop it down. he
yelled. Assured that the Mint
was quite within the law, he sat
down to converse with some of
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
To Prevent War

n ESIGNED to prevent Americas being
- pulled into another foreign war, bill
sponsored by Senator Gerald P. Nye
of North Dakota is now before the United
States senate.
It provides:
1. Prohibition of expectation of arms
to belligerent nations.
2. Prohibits American citizens from
sailing on ships registered under the flags
of belligerent nations.
g. Bars permanently from U. S. citiz-
enship anyone who enlists under a foreign
flag.
4. Forbids shipping American cargoes
on ships of nations at war.
S. Bars armed merchant vessels of
warning nations from American ports.
While opposed as drastically interfer-
ing with the rights of citizens to trade and
travel as they see fit, it is interesting to ap-
ply these regulations to the period before
America entered the World war and wonder
if we would have become involved If they
had been in force.
The profit from trading with nations
engaged in war is presumably large, but
when one cannot collect for business done,
the profits become losses. The Nye measure
has plenty of support from people who real
ly appreciate peace.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

penses carried for a month be-
fore an individual was put on the
payroll; stupendous mileage char
ges, and gross extravaganza in
office furnishings, all can be
rightfully charged to the admin
istration Of relief. A squandering
of money for these purposes when
it was meant for the almost sac
red purpose of relief is another
discouraging story of the ineffic-
iency of government and of the
lack of responsibility of the var
ious officials.
Political Play
The Investigators apparently
also have a political motive in
making this investigation. 1t is
disappointing to note the attorney
for the investigating committee
depart from gentlemanly decorum
and hurl sarcasm and wise cracks
at witnesses in an attempt to be
spectacular and to play to the gal
leries. Such procedure has no
place in the Investigations of a
states business. In the name of
honest government the people of
the state want to, and should
know, what is going on, but they
are not interested in the spending
of their money for political pur-
poses, or the defeat of the party
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
Auto Show

4 N EDUCATIONAL and entertainment
~ feature as we'll as commercial event,
the Inauguration of an automobile
show in Redwood Falls is a credit to the
dealers and merchants who are cooperating
in an effort to make this affair successful.
Community enterprises of this kind
give opportunity for cooperation between
merchants for mutual benefit which is too
often lacking in small cities. They further
serve to encourage friendly relations be-
tween groups of the community, to the
benefit of all.
Every effort should be made to boost
the auto show and make it so successful
that public demand will make it an annual
affair.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
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Seeding the vicinity nearly copeted-Sher Albeit
out notices delinquent personal property taxpayers in conformity
with the awPans underway for the construction of
buidngRev
The Redwood County Fair society light
fall covered the county.
Is YEARS AGO
Bridge becoming residence streeRev Joseph
Ehste of Jefferson Iowa. preached his first the Pres
byan church herhn Lauebach and Wesley Manning left for
Montana homestead land vaues-At
special meeting board education Hadwen Williams
Fayet Iowa elected principal of the high school succeeding
Pratt Whittle named
Latin and cooking and Miss Sadie Laue instructor in music and
Engh-Vandas Morton used the cemetery stones for
rifle targets.
10 YEARS AGO
Arnold of Vsta killed when struck by switch
engnFe did $4,000 damage the SteinkeSeid Lumber
Sleepy EyThe Redwood Falls Cooperative Egg and Pou
association for business under the
Emne vz of Luvene, grand chief of the
Of honor of the Redwood
Falls lodge-Miss Fa teaching GlenwodThe Red
wood Falls fire department called to Wood Lake aid fight
ing blaze destroyed the general hardware meat
market and vacant building.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
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the customers. 81 used to get
tough with people," he said, ''But
now it's wit against wit" We're
pretty witty with an ak, too.
$
Penney's store is frightening
the corner where they are. This
week someone knocked down a
fire extinguisher which squirted
merrily all over some of Penney's
best spring coats and dresses. Ted
Ahrens, the man of the moment,
kicked it into the street where it
squirted merrily on some of the
Scenic City's best paving. Excite
ment ran so high that Perk Has
singer had it marked down as a
$4,000 lost for the store.
$
Now that the Gazette is able to
afford a new press Lauterbach's
are going to bill them for the sen
eral odd glasses the old one
knocked off their shelves with it's
revolutions.
$
Sissy of the Week: Severt
Duea entertained several friends
at May breakfast this week
just couldn't wait.
$
This Demon Reporter missed
what must have been the Spec
tacle of the Week: Charlie Ward
en) Schultz let pig escape from
Schmidt's Meat market Tuesday.
The pork made a bee line for
Duea's building with Charlie
Cowboy Schultz madly swinging
a lariat at its retreating figure.
Whereupon Lally (All American)
Schmid dashed after the animal
and brought it down with a flying
tackle, to the mad applause of
the crowd gathered there. Never
a dull moment at the City Market.
$
Our weekly thanks go to John
Hines who sent us lamb joke.
Why Mr.. Hines, you little dickens,
have you taken to reading this
Capitalistic Organ? Also thanks
to Fern Kennedy who wrote Scott
a nice letter about the lam. (The
subscription renewal helped too,
of course, Miss Kennedy.
5
Off to throttle Mrs. Bess Will
son who postcards, "Your column
is grand. Who is doing it for
you?"
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

in power. The committee might
well set itself for a careful find
ing of conditions as they exist and
refrain from spectacular political
maneuvering. When the investi-
cations are all over it will be in
teresting to scrutinize the costs of
the investigation and how much
of it is paid in the form of attor-
ney's fees.
Sales Tax
1t is often reiterated that great
men change their minds. The tax
committees of both the House and
Senate surely can fulfill that re-
quirement. Last week they gave
assurance that they had finally
worked out tax measure COM
bining the gross income and the
sales tax. In a recent column
the writer spent considerable time
discussing the proposal of the
committee. For some unknown
reason during the course of the
past week the committee has
dropped the gross income feature
in its entirety and is now plan
ming to present for the approval
of the Legislature and the state,
sales tax.
The tax question has always
been controversial. The sales tax
is especially a tax of this nature.
Although proponents of the mea-
sure predict that they have suf-
ficient votes to pass a sales tax
over the governors veto (which
requires two-thirds vote) they
may find difficulty in passing a
sales tax by bare majority. The
tax is perhaps not as popular
among members as proponents
claim, and unless some necessar-
les of life are eliminated it's chan
ce of passage are none too bright,
because we shall be asked to act
upon this measure soon, I would
appreciate hearing from the peo-
pie in Redwood and Brown Coun-
ties concerning their attitude to-
ward this tax. Please send in
your remarks.
New Primary Election Date
A measure which is drawing
both praise and condemnation is
a bill which proposes change in
the primary election date from
June to September. Proponents
on this change insist that it would
prove more satisfactory because
it would bring both elections in
the fall of the year and all cam
paigning could be carried through
both elections practically without
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

A CALIFORNIA congressman who has
u been in Washington only few months
is tired of it and says he doesn't ever
care to go back for another term.
It's the unfair demands of his constitu-
ents that irk him most. Writing to such a
one recently he said
Zone of the countless drawbacks
of being in Congress is that I am
compelled to receive impertinent
letters from jackass like you, in
which you say that promised to
have the Sierra Madre mountains
reforested and that have been in
congress two months and haven't
done it. Will you please take two
running jumps and go to-"
The New Prague Times says "Now
there's a congressman" and adds that there
should be more men in public life with
nerve enough to say mo- when it should
be said
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
"A Big Loss

4 FTER 33 years with a newspaper to
~ depend upon, complain about but nev-
ertheless read and profit by, the Mil
roy community last week saw the sale and
removal of '"The Echo" to Vesta where the
equipment will be used in the publication of
a Vesta newspaper. It will be recalled that
Vesta had newspaper some years ago.
1t is no idle statement to say that Mil
roy's loss is Vesta's gain No matter how
obscure newspaper may be, how limited
its readers or how poorly edited and printed
its pages are, each issue of that paper is
serving to better acquaint the people of
that community with each other and with
the village and in that way, if in no other,
is serving to build that community
One of the first enterprises welcomed
and encouraged in pioneer towns was the
newspaper. No large ads with prices and
attractive cuts appeared in those early pa
pers but every business firm in town carried
small space, usually it told the same story
the year around, which was bought and paid
for not to keep the editor off charity but
because pioneers recognized more than even
some merchants of today, that their COM
munity's hope of becoming metropolis in
sheets which were mailed once each week at
the local postoffce.
It is often said, with considerable truth,
that no community today is much better
than it's best newspaper. There are excep-
tions, of course, where newspapers have
fallen into incompetent hands but generally
the suppo rt given the newspaper is an in
dication of the cooperation given other fact
ors toward civic improvement, hence with a
copy of the leading newspaper in ones
hands, it is possible to judge the town quite
fairly without ever visiting it.
Milroy's loss will seem less serious to
persons there because for sometime, much
of the printing has been done in Marshall
and the paper depended upon Marshall mer-
chants for support. However the results of
recent subscription drive indicate that to
great many families it was ''the hometown
paper which means that it was just shade
less essential than the roof overhead and
the food on the table.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04
CAPITOL
SLAN1S
By John M. Zwach

So much has been said for and
against the present investigation
of relief funds that / cannot re-
frain from an expression of a few
sentiments CLEANED from personal
contact with the affair. My re-
marks, because of the situation
surrounding the affair, must be
both favorable and unfavorable.
Irregularities
Careful scrutiny has disclosed
some of the greatest negligence,
mismanagement, waste and graft
Imaginable. Seemingly there are
so many managers and assistants
that it is next to impossible to
place the blame for some shady
work on any particular individual.
Every person questioned seems
to have a whole line of inferior
and superior managers and the
blame can easily be shifted from
one to the other. Payments Of ex-
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

interruption.
Opposition comes mostly from
farmer members who contend that
the primary election in September
would exclude many farmers who
have no time to campaign during
the busy summer season preced-
ing the proposed primary date.
Thev maintain that it is much
easier for farmer candidate to
campaign preceding a June prl-
mary because it comes during the
period when the farmers have
more leisure time.
Local Liquor Control
If plans of the Liquor Commit
tee materialize that committee
will suggest doing away with the
county option plan whereby a
considerable number of counties
remain dry under the old law.
Some form of local. option where
by the people in each community
can decide by local vote, will be
suggested. This is perhaps the
most satisfactory way of hand
ling this difficult and controver-
sial question.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

Apparently some injustice has been
done Murray county by newspaper stories
that the county contemplates bankruptcy.
The Murray County Herald (Slayton) states
that the county is better off financially than
81 other Minnesota counties, that Murray
landers have no intention of trying to
escape their obligations but are making an
effort to get interest rates on bonded in
debtedness scaled down to 1885 levels.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

The story of Minneapolis High school
boys receiving offers of bribes for throw
ing'' games in the state high school tourna-
ment and being threatened with physical
harm when they refused to be the dishonest
tools of gamblers reflects considerable dis
credit upon the city which allows such per-
sons to operate within its limits.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

/ think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as tree.
Perhaps unless the billboards fall,
I'll never see a tree at all.-Anon.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

Society needs critics more than it needs
docile conformists.-W. E. Garrison.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-04-04

Gazette want ads bring results.
Evening star., 1935-10-21
REAL ESTATE LOANS

MONEY TO LOAN ON C. REAL ESTATE
at lowest prices. Phomp. service. JESSE
L, HEISKELL, 1115 Eye st. NV
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR FIRST TRUSTS
nn y C. property, 3 years or monthly
payments. Prompt attention. Mr.. SIRO-
HFCKER. 1910 Vermont ave: Met: 31I3:
SEE ME F1RST-LOANS PROCURED ON
ind deferred purchase trust notes, ponds,
promotions. patents. inheritance estates:
Stocks: first. second and third trusts. NO
red tape. Quick service. Reasonable.
$500. repay S1.50 wk.; $780, repay
500. sc repay $3.50 wk.; 5000. repay
$500, repay $3.50 wk-; $4,000. repay
So 500. repay $3.50 wk.; $4,000. repay
So 500. repay S17.50 wk.: $4,000. repay
Above payments include principal and
interest and can be arranged mnnthly ana
h-mopth.y: DR.; a. HENRY: INC. Iv1iSS
~, r., sssns Saiiss xsasisssssl ,1saH H'' ~" '''>
Evening star., 1935-10-21
FRANK STETSON.
JAMES j BECKER.
HARRY S. WEIGH Sr
Trustees.
nc1p 81 NJ - = o6 nS 90 70 NJ
THoS. J. OWEN K son. AUCTIONEERS
l43l EYE ST NV
TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE uNINil;

TRUSTEE SALE OF VALUABLE UNINil;
PROVED REAL ESTATE FRONI1Nq
FIFTY FEET ON S0UTH Ll1r SIDE Ql
EWESTX KXI6FHMA FqUaTB R0AB NSoRFHWEgr T 3 ANH
By virtue Of q eertsin an si deed td,,d 81 ITatf
ct SEQ, Of the land records of the Dist!lci
of Columbia and az the request OF M
party secured thereby the undersigned
trustee viii sell al public aucti0n IN tT4n,, r2,
Il rs Pif454ef Day 09 OF eeaER oc4oRER
1855. AT FoUR-THiRTY O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises
situate in the DIstrict OF coiumoia;o H,oi
block three CD in Gardiner G. Huo5afo
subdivision of land now known as 'Beia1
Heights." as per plat RECORDED IN Lln1
the once Of the surveyor of the District o'
Terms Terms of sale: one-third of the pur
in in two equal instailments. payable u
one and two years. with interest al 81
per centum per annum. payable ouarterIy
2 tT9S GaS no, oI the 1rSpeqy SOLD or ali cash
at the option Of the purchaser. depoSn
of $500 Will be required a. time OF sale
Examination Of title all conveyancing. re.
cording revenue stamps; etc, al cost o
purchaser Terms of sale to be compiled
with within thirty days from day OF sale
otheTwlse the trustee reserves the Tisht \
0f deiaulting purchaser, after five days au
vertisenient Of such resale in some news
paper published in WASHINGTON; d c., ol
DEPOSIT may be forfeited. or without for
anv legal or equitable rights agaIns
defaulting purchaser
TRUST COMPANY Trustee.
BY VIM L. BEALE,
Vice President.
u cuTIJ TNGTON
Evening star., 1935-10-21
A. H. SHILLINGToN.
Assistant Secretary.
nc1S-dGdS eYSu
THos. J. OWEN & SON. AUcTIoNEERS
143l EYE ST. NV.

TRUSTEES, SALE OF ,s!l VALUABLE Is,a g,. TWO;
TEENrH STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of a certain deed OF, trus
duly recorded in Liber No. 5Oss folio 2s'
of Columbia and at the request of thi
party secured thereby. the undersigned
trustees, will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION; i
fr1nt Of tRe premises op on FRRAY tn
IG35 AT THREE O'CLOCK PM, the fol-
lowing -descr.b bed land and premises, ,sitit
ate in the District of Columbia, and deslg.
mated as and being lot % in square 2a33
pany,s subdivision Of parts Of the tracts o
land known as ''Fletchalis Good Will" Re
survey on Partnership" Groves HuntirI
outlet" Groves Neglect" Peters Nil
name or, names the, same may be, known
as per plat recorded in Liber 81. folio @1
Of the records of the Office of the suryeyd
of the District of Columbia:
chase money. to be, paid in cash baland
in four equal installments. payable in ons
two. three and four years. with intereS
at 5is per centum per annum. payabl
BY first deed Of trust upon the properti
sold. or all cash. at the option OF, tn
purchaser A deposit of $500 will b
required at time Of sale. All conveyancins
revenue stamps: recording. etc. at cos
piled with within thirty days from day d
sale. otherwise the trustees reserve th'
right 70 resell the property. at the risk an,
cost of defaulting purchaser. after nv
some newspaper published in Washing
HARRY l. RUST
HAROLD N MARSH
Surviving Trustees.
Evening star., 1935-10-21
RENT-STORES.

1888 L ST. NW.-BAsEMENT STORE.
S:i7 80: heat furnished. GUY TIMER.
1926 You st Phone North 1907.
5.0-522 Sth ST. NV. tsth AND Fl-EX-
cellert for any business Reasonable rent.
j. STEIN. $40 ST. NV
STORE LOCATED AT ~ H ST. NV;
oood business section: suitable for any
business: reasonable rent. Col. 7074-W. .
LARGE. MODERN WAREHOUSE SOUTH
west market: ideal location; rent reason
able to reliable tenant. Address Box 433-J,
Star Office