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The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
Blackboard
Chances
so YEARS AGO

The newly erected Offerman
building was dedicated with a ball.
The first circus of the season
visited Redwood Falls.-A number
of trees in Kintire township were
destroyed by a prairie fire.-"A
genuine specimen of the genus
tramp passed through town last
Saturday. Fortunately for our
community this is a rare species
here. u. O'Brien, employed on a
farm near Renville, was killed
when struck by lightning.-Rain
had not fallen for more than a
month and crops were fast being
destroyed.-The Ener Birum mill
dam burst carrying away the old
section of the wagon bridge on
the Beaver Falls road.-Swan
Lake defeated the Redwood Falls
baseball team 13 to 10.-A cyclone
scare caused the early dismissal of
school and most of the residents
to seek the shelter of their homes.
C. L. Holmes escaped with bruises
when his buggy was overturned
by a sudden gust of wind while
driving back from the Renville
station.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
The Bonus

LOOMING into possession next week of the
long-sought bonus money, veterans of
the World war are expected to greatly
stimulate recovery by building and remodel
ing homes, adding furniture and other
household equipment, replacing the family
car, buying clothing and other necessities
and otherwise making investments which
inevitably will stimulate business and en-
ployment as well as add to their personal
happiness.
Suggestions have frequently been made
by dealers in various products toward wise
spending of the money, yet few have at any
time doubted that the money will be used in
the vast majority of instances to the best
advantage of the individual families into
which the bonds and checks come.
1t is we'll known fact, however, that
confidence men and racketeers of all kinds
are intensely interested in any distribution
of this kind and are invariably able to take
some share for their own from the unwary
and unduly trusting. For this reason, sew
eral local Legionnaires have asked us to call
attention to an article in the June issue of
the American Legion Monthly, entitled
"Keep Away From That Hook" which goes
into considerable detail on old and new con-
fdence games.
Newly discovered friends" with start
ling proposals for investments which prom
ise big returns should be regarded with con-
iderable suspicion, the article stresses, and
every effort made to check-up on the sound
ness of their offers. While confidence men
may be busy working city fields on an oc-
casion such as this, it's just possible some
of them may go sucker-fishing in rural
areas.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
rs YEARS AGO

A survey by Julius A. Schmahl,
secretary of state, showed that
Redwood Falls has 125 automo-
biles.-G. A. Patton, manager of
the Farmers Elevator for the last
eight years, resigned his position
to move to- Oregon where he had
purchased a farm and lumber in
terests. Albert Vihstad was chos-
en- manager of the lumber yard
and fuel business.-N. v. r. Hunt
er was county treasurer.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. A. johnson were the par
ents of a son and Mr.. and Mrs. S.
L. Robbins announced the arrival
of a daughter-The Blaine Nc
Kay family moved from North
Redwood to Redwood Falls
Homes Ives resigned as superin-
tendent of the light and power
company to tend to mining inter-
ests in Nevada-Albert Mammen-
ga and Miss Melinda Schwahn
were married by Court Commits
sioner C. v. Everett.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
Constitutional

FREQUENT spankings handed the New
Deal by the United States supreme
court for overstepping constitutional
bounds in the political game have given rise
to agitation for amendments to the constitu-
tion, most of which comes from Farmer
Laborites.
1t is significant that so astute politi-
clan as the president has said little about
constitutional change, considering how fire.
quently his aims have been baked. He real
ICES, no doubt, that it is a long, slow and
uncertain process which may have unpleas-
ant political ramifcations. Time brings the
retirement or demise of court members and
appointment of more liberal interpreters of
constitutional law is less painless process
politically.
Tampering with the constitution is a
serious business. There is no doubt but
what some improvements can be made In it,
but in an hour of unrest the chances OF max
ing matters worse are always OmlnOuS.
The president perhaps is not overly certain
that changes he and his advisers might
make would be recorded in history as worth
while reforms.
Some members of the supreme court
find it's provisions liberal enough to allow
such proposals as minimum wage laws
which the country needs. In fact the AAA,
the Guffey act, the NRA and most other
new deal measures had some friends on the
bench who were fully as sincere in their be-
iefs, although less conservative than thei,
colleagues.
What the liberal element at Washing.
ton today wishes to accomplish will be pos
sible when more liberal men occupy the
seats of the dissenters. Hence the apathy
toward changing the document The noise
the state administration is making about ii
iS mere nOlitica1 thunder the SIlnreme cOllrt
dictatorship is it's straw man this season.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
Texas

TWO AND THREE years ago it was Chi
cago and last year, San Diego. This
year Texas is celebrating on a large
scale. Biggest of the 48 states, Texas is
100 years of age, century of colorful his
tory.
The occasion recalls the not altogether
complimentary but certainly descriptive
toast, of uncertain origin, to the state:
Here's to the grand old state of Texas
Where there are more rivers,
And less water,
More cows,
And less milk,
Where you can see farther,
And see less,
Than any place in the union.
You can stand on the T. p depot in
Fort Worth
And see the international bridge at E.
Paso;
There is nothing to obstruct the view.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
10 YEARS AGO

One hundred was set as the
membership goal in the Redwood
Falls Automobile club, with so al
ready obtained. - The Redwood
Falls Legion baseball team lost to
the Tennessee Rats.-A portion of
the j. p. Cooper interests in the
State Bank of Redwood Falls was
sold to group of businessmen.
MIR. and Mrs. w. p. Francois
purchased-the Redwood hotel from
P. w. Collins. Charles Burmeist-
er and James and Ted Byram re-
turned from their class work at
the University of Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
FRED IT. DAWSON
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION
Representative Of
Redwood County
TO THE VOTERS OF REDWOOD COUNTY:

TO THE VOTERS OF REDWOOD COUNTY:
Unfortunately was in an automobile accident June
9Th resulting in my being confined to the hospital IN
Tracy, Minnesota. My injuries not serious, nor VIII
they handicap in serving you in the legislature as
have in the past
My doctors have forbidden to make any further
personal campaign at this time, and will have to depend
Election June 15 1886 There have been stories and wild
rmors circulated that have compound fracture of the
Skull and other serious injuries to- hinder in seeking
election your representative These stories
true and will be completely recovered in short time
regret that this accident had to happen and prevent
me from seeing personally all of the voters in Redwood
county.
Assuring you that will appreciate everything done
IN my behalf, and that will you honestly and eff
GENTLY in the future as have in the past / am,
Sincerely yours,
FRED II. DAWSON
POLITICAL ordered published
by Fred H. Dawson Grove Mnn political
rates will be paid
The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
S YEARS AGO

A Redwood Falls boys was fined
by Judge T. F. Reed for operating
motor boat at excessive speed
on Lake Redwood.-Parker D.
Sanders was elected first vice
president of the second district of
the American Legion at the con-
vention at Slayton. - Thirty-fve
new uniforms were purchased by
the city band.-Only 3.45 inches
of moisture were recorded for the
first five months of the year, N.
B. Andersen, weather observer,
reported.-Fire did considerable
damage to the Ole L. Flore room
ing house at Delhi.-A. C. Town
ley, organizer for the Non-Parti-
san league, addressed a meeting
here.-Charles Roberts of Red
wood Falls and companion from
Montevideo won the annual Alex
andia motorcycle relay race
Mrs. Grace Pease Won Rolf, form
erly of Redwood Falls, died in Cal
ifornia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-01
Dreamed Eggs and
Mushrooms

I pound mushrooms
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons -four
cup milk
II cup cream
8 tablespoons sherry Optional but
Eood)
I hard cooked eggs
1 teaspoon salt
y teaspoon pepper
Few drops onion juice
Clean mushrooms and slice, Melt
butter in sauce pan, add mushrooms
and simmer ten minutes over low
fire. Sift over -four and stir with q
wooden fork until perfectly blended
Add salt, pepper and onion juice
and cook and stir for five minutes
Add milk and cream, stirring con-
stantly. Bring to the boiling point
and put over hot water. Add sher-
ry and whites of eggs coarsely
chopped. Serve in patty shells OF
on hot buttered toast and sprinkle
with the yolks Of eggs pressed
through a ricer.
If small children are present you
may omit the sherry and serve the
sauce on toast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-01
Ham Loaf

pound smoked ham ground
" pound fresh pork
u cap bread crumbs
i egg
II teaspoon mustard
teaspoon minced onion
VI cup tomato PURGE
Put ham and fresh pork through
food chopper twice. Add mustard
ana onion and mix well. Add bread
crumbs. egg slightly beaten and to-
mato PURGE and mix thoroughly,
Form into a loaf and bake one hour
IN a covered rooster. Uncover and
bake until brown. The oven should
be between 325 and $50 degrees F.
during the baking period. This loaf
Is good hot or cold.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-01
vitamins in Fruit

Grapefruit and oranges, rich in
vitannin G, help to balance the
meal, counteracting the acidity
caused by such foods as meats, eggs
and cereals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-01

rolling boil and boil hard 4 min
ute. Remove from fire, skim. pour
quickly. Paraffin hot jelly at once.
Makes about II glasses 6 fluid
ounces each).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-01
Strawberry Jelly
4 cups (2 Ibs.) berry juice
q tablespoons lemon Juice
= cups "a 1bs.) sugar
j bottle fruit nretfn

To prepare juice, crush thoroughly
or grind about three quarts fully
ripe berries. Place fruit in jelly
cloth or bag and squeeze out juice.
Squeeze and strain juice from one
medium lemon.
Measure sugar and fruit juices
into large saucepan and mix. Bring
to boil over hottest fire and at once
add bottled fruit pectin, ssarring
constantly. Then bring to q full
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-01
Tidy Table

Peel vegetables and scrape your
dishes on a newspaper so that no
mess is left on the work table when
the operation is over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-01
SPECIALISTS PICK QUAKER
OATS FOR DI0NNE GUMS
WORLDS HARDEST.T0. RAISE
CHILDREN

With ali the foods under the choose from experts
QUAKER OATS for the Donne Quns No better proof
growing child needs Quaker OATS Its whole
ment its Vtamn for keeping * everyone such
world of good Order for your family at any grocers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-29
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Imagination.

THERE Is still something to be said
= about Imagination. For one
thing, it never dies; cue Of our first
endowments, 1t Is probably our last
loss.
Again, it Is so Intangible that words
cannot adequately describe 1t; yet SO
real that our worst ills are our imag-
mary ones.
And, curiously, the seeds Of imagi-
nation are planted in every one Of us.
"the lunatic, the lover and the poet
are all compact with It,"
Imagination has been variously
called the eye Of the soul, the air Of
the mind, the coinage Of the brain
indicating difficulty In determining
what Imagination is-though we have
no trouble understanding what 1t does.
Imagination, which Is supposed to
be completely opposed to reality Is
often more real. How frequently Is
greater happiness had from expecta-
ton than possession, from anticipa-
ton than realization?
Which brings us round to Voltaire's
view that q good imagination Is the
most perfect originality.
This perhaps Is the secret OF mag
| nation, lost to us, but known to those
who dreamed before us.
Inns gination" Is from the Latin
imitari, to initiate.
| (Copyright. 1850
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slanted cross-wise on more formal hats,
and several have circular black veil
fastened on the front with q hug'
sparkling pin.
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"Just the same" said Peter, 81 think
you might tell me just where you
will dig in. I would like to visit that
place in the Winter sometimes and
think of you as sleeping down below.
Why won't you tell me, Mr. Toad?
Why won't you let me see you dig imp"
Because" replied Mr.. Toad, sit is
strictly no business Of yours. You are
asking q personal question. 1t will
do you no good to know and 1t might
do me some harm"
IT don't see how" replied Peter.
"You might, without meaning to at
all, give away my secret" replied Old
Mr.. Toad. 1T Is very precious Sc
cret. Nobody has right to know that
secret"
Peter didn't ask any more about
Old Mr.. Toad's Winter quarters. but
his curiosity was as great as ever. He
knew that as long as Old Mr.. Toad
suspected that he was about Mr.. Toad
would not retire. So after a while
Peter, having eaten his I'LL of cabbage
leaves, said good-by to Old Mr. Toad
and moved on. At least, he pretended
to move on. What he really die
was to 60 OF q little way and then
| steal back to where he could peer
around a head of cabbage and watch
| Old Mr.. Toad.
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llleQ the receiver.
IT'LL be easy, Mrs. Crandon. Broom
closet next to your husbands
Office. Connecting transom. Hall door
and I've got the key! I'll call for you
at g."
She left the note telling Jim she
would dine with Sybil. She couldn't
face him. She went out just before
he came home; returned when she
knew he had gone back. And at 9
Albert Bromley, the detective, drove
her down to the Stilwell Building.
They tiptoed into the small, stuffy
closet. They could hear voices; the
lady had arrived earlier. Bromley
helped her onto bench facing the
transom and stood beside her.
Jim was facing the window. The
girl-she was hardly more than
that-stood with bare arms extended
upward, gently swaying.
Nettie recognized her Immediate
ly. A clerk in Hanzel's department
store. She had often spoken to
Nettie: had seemed unusually atten-
tive lately. And she was not pretty.
Somehow. Nettie felt better. Then
she noticed the gown.
4 X X +
TRANSPARENT velvet. Deep green,
with harmonizing dots. She had
admired it in Hanzel's window; had
pointed it out to Jim. Jim had put
her of, vaguely.
"You like it?" The girl relaxed.
Wonderful" Jim was full Of en-
thusiasm. "And the price?"
The girl tossed a small tag toward
him.
"Whew!" Jim rubbed his forehead
"Well, it's worth it. But you won't
have to go into the next Office and
change clothes any more. This is the
last"
The last? Then Jim had bought
gowns for this girl before! Nettie
sagged, but the detective caught her
arm and squeezed it painfully.
Its enough" the girl said. Eight
new gowns at one time! And three
coats and a trunkful Of indies! Gee
any woman would love you for that
Mr.. Crandon!"
Nettie stifled moan.
"You-you're sure they'll fit my
Wife?" Jim asked doubtfully.
Absolutely! She's exactly my size
And they were chosen to match hel
coloring, too. I've studded her very
closely lately"
Bromley quietly stepped down. HI
lifted Nettie to the floor and pulled
her into the hall. She heard jim
say: "All delivered Sunday morning
Nothing before!"
Nettie was crying when the!
reached the street. The detective
grinned.
mo evidence, Mrs. Crandon. Ant
no feel"
There isl" Nettie insisted. hap
PLY. And you can still earn it
toby being discreet! No. not home
I want to tell Sybil Markham tina
men are homogeneous"
| Copyright, 1860
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NeLtlt uItN Udlh'
Sybil said. I'm sorry. DEAR" and
Nettie smiled. But she wished Sybil
hadn't dropped in.
Il didn't mean Jim" Sybil
reached for her gloves. Il know
Jim's all right. Don't mind me, will
you?"
oh, don't be sily!" Nettie
laughed. Nobody could shake my
trust in Jim. Even though he is
working nights
Then he has started to work
nights?" Sybil emphasized work
and Nettie didn't like it. Il shouldn't
have said what I did. But it's prob
ably all right. You shouldn't worry"
NETTIE didn't worry, much. And
she surprised Jim with such an
excellent dinner that evening that
Jim wanted to know what the cele-
bration was about.
mo celebration" Nettie smiled
automatically. When a man must
work day and night, he must eat
accordingly" Then she frowned.
She, too, had emphasized work. y
But Jim didn't notice.
Its only three nights more. Hon.
Browning leaves Saturday. Next
week I begin as district manager.
It's worth the overtime, Nettie."
of course. I wish I could help"
She hesitated. 81 can help, Jim!
I'm a stenographer. could 60 with
you tonight-every night"
Jim looked up, surprised.
Sorry, dear, but I can't use a
stenographer. I'm only learning the
things I must know before next
week" He patted her hand. BE
patient, dearest. Why not go to the
movies with Sybil? I'll be out late.
SO NETT1E went to the movies
But she went alone. The show
was uninterestirg. so she hft at
and stood undecided in front of the
theater.
The Stilwell Building was only
two blocks away and Jim's Office
was on the third floor. Should she
OlOp Ill! CIC 1C4uoOd W SOlioAdSi
that. Still, she might walk past.
AS she drew near, coupe stopped
before the building. A lady, wear.
ing an expensive cloak, alightee
jauntily and stepped inside. She
carried several packages.
Nettie glanced upward to the win
dow of Jim's Office. He was not IL
sight. She turned around, thel
gasped and shrank into nearb!
doorway.
The lady from the coupe wa!
standing before the window-Jim'
window. She was talking and laugh
ing and slowly removing her cloak
Underneath Nettie saw a beautiful
wine colored gown-her favorite color
The lady raised bare arms above he
head, bowed laughingly, then stepped
from view.
A bare arm appeared in the lighted
square. The hand held the wine.
colored gown, draped it over chair
then was quickly withdrawn.
Nettie didn't remember the ride
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-29

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Some things you have no right to
know.
Go where you will, you'll fnd this so.
old Mr.. Toad.
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Tinkering
BY JOHN BLAKE.

BY JOHN BLAME.
MY FRIEND, who has champion
AA racing boat, completed a success
full season. He won the last race of
the year, the most important one.
Before that race his mechanic had q
talk with him.
Our carburetor," said the me-
chanic, "gives us slightly too rich a
mixture. With few adjustments I
can get rid of that. The change
ought to add five miles an hour to
our speed, and with that reserve the
last race should be cinch."
"Wait a minute" said my friend.
Don't touch that carburetor. We've
won every race with that mixture,
and racing against the same boats, as
we shall be in this last race, won't be
much different from past races. The
set-up we have has won every race
for us so far. I see no reason to
change. Suppose you make a few
adjustments and the boat doesn't
work as we'll as before. You may not
be able to get it back to where it is
now. Carburetors are tricky things.
You leave it just as it is"
There was more to the discussion.
The mechanic was all for tinkering
with the carburetor. But my friend
put his foot down, and they went into
the final race without changing
They won the race.
My friend then told the mechanic
to go ahead and fuss with the
carburetor as much as he wished.
you've got until next year to i'm
prove the mixture now" he said
But I wanted to win the last race
And I didn't want to take any
chances"
He was wise. When a thing work.
well, 1t is foolish to change. 1t il
only inviting trouble. When a bal
club is in winning streak, thu
manager never likes to change tn
batting order. It's not just super
stition. 1t is a wise precaution. Fo
the real test of effectiveness is sue
cess. And when thing Is successful
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Bedtime Stories
Peters Vain Search.

Now, Old Mr.. Toad may be homely
and may not look as IL he knew much.
but there is a lot OF. wisdom and sound
sense behind those beautiful golden
eyes Of his. He guessed just what
Peter would do, so instead of digging
in for the Winter he merely dug down
Just enough for him to sit with his
head out. He was in no hurry. He
had nothing in particular to do. He
could afford to wait until everything
suited him.
Peter. peeping out from behind the
big cabbage, saw Old Mr.. Toad begin
to settle down into the ground. You
know that is the way it looks when
Old Mr.. Toad digs in. 1t looks as If
he Just settles down in. This is be-
cause he digs with his hind feet and
as he digs he keeps backing down.
Peter chuckled. He thought himself
very smart Peter watched for little
while after Old Mr.. Toad stopped
digging. Then Peter went away.
There Is no need for me to stay
any longer" said Peter to himself. u
know now where the old fellow Is dig
ging in and I can come back here
any time. 1t would be fun to dig
him out again. I mean 1t would be
fun to dig down and see just how deep
In the ground he goes"
Away went Peter, lipperty-lipperty-
lip, and gave no more thought to Old
Mr.. Toad until, on his way back to
| the Dear Old Briar Patch Petel
stopped in the cabbage patch again
Then he remembered Old Mr.. ToaC
and Immediately went over to where
he had seen Old Mr.. Toad digging
In. There was just q little shallow
hole there. just a little depression
Peter dug a little there. Almost a
once he knew that nobody else hat
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there is no reason to make any
changes.
Not that further experimenting
should be stopped. One has to keep
a mind open to improvement. But an
effective machine, successfully
working organization should never be
tinkered with.
It's easy to spoil fine performance
by adding a few unnecessary touches.
One of the proofs Of real intelligence
is the power to recognize when a
thing is close enough to perfection to
be left alone.
Copyright, 1860
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home. She was in
bed, feigning sleep,
when Jim came in.
He spoke softly,
then turned out
the lights and un-
dressed in the dark.
Jim was preoc-
ccup'ed ur l n 9
breakfast. Though
a | m o S t to the
breaking pol N t,
Nettie managed to
conceal her real
feelings until after
he had gone. Then
she hurried to the
telephone.
"Okey," a mas
culine voice an
swered. well get
the evidence and
be discreet. III
call you later"
The call came
at afternoon
N e tiles hand
trembled when she
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~ ETER RABBIT is always inter-
- ested in the affairs of other
people. 1t is curiosity. Peter
i has lot of curiosity. No doubt
you know some people just like him.
They want to know all that their
neighbors are doing and are never
happier than when prying into other
peoples affairs. They mean no harm.
1t Is Just idle curiosity. They do not
seem to realize that there are things
1t isn't intended they should know.
Peter had met his friend, Old Mr..
Toad, in Farmer Browns cabbage
patch. Old Mr.. Toad had told Peter
that he was preparing for the Winter
and that was why he had come to the
cabbage patch. OF course, Peter want
ed to know right away just where in
the cabbage patch Old Mr.. Toad
planned to spend the Winter. OF
course, Old Mr.. Toad refused to tell
him. He even made Peter promise not
to tell any one that he, Old Mr.. Toad,
was wintering in the cabbage patch