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The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16
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Williamsburg

~ INCLAIR LEWIS did the small city a
great favor when he gave us Main
- Street." and the Williamsburg of II
Married Doctor" which appeared last week
at the Redwood Theatre.
Main Street. gave us chance to look
at ourselves as others see us. Overdrawn
of course, it nevertheless brings out the
faults of the small town as so many stories
have emphasized the blemishes of city life.
One could almost pick his neighbors and
himself among the characters who boosted
civic enterprise, yet had the self-satisfied
distrust of new ideas which so often inter-
feres with progress, not just in small COM
munities but in large ones as well.
The cruelty of small town cliques, the
smugness and the conventions which Grip
pie independent thought and action-these
are the shortcomings Lewis remembered
from his youth in small town. The story
doesn't do justice to Williamsburg. 1t was
mt intended to. 1t merely brought out the
points on which Williamsburg-any burg
could improve.
Metal numbers suitable for marking
houses cost only few cents each and any,
one can put them up in few minutes. For
this small sacrifice it behooves every resi-
dent of Redwood Falls to see that his dwell
ing is properly marked. With the street
signs back up after long vacation, house
numbers are all that is needed to make it
possible to give intelligent directions with
out resorting to landmarks.
Redwood Falls is losing revenue for the
water department by having to ban lawn
sprinkling practically every summer. More
important, shortage of water endangers
property when fire breaks out as a disas-
trous one did last Saturday. A careful sur
tey of the most logical and economical man.
ner of providing adequate water in dry sea-
sons should be undertaken at once.
The big election question right now is
which man are the voters going to get the
sickest of listening to before November,
Farley or Hamilton?
The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16
Trade Analysis

4 N ANALYSIS of retail sales in the en-
~ tire state, recently completed, indi-
Gates that store sales average $22824
per person in Minnesota, which would make
total of something over $580,OO0 in Red
wood Falls, using the 1880 population fig
ure.
BUT-the analysis report says-Red-
power of $59443 per person or total sales of
over million and half dollars per year.
The figures might be construed to mean
that Redwood Falls people have unusual in
comes, an average of $1,000 to $4,000 per
family. This is obviously the wrong con-
clusion. What the figures indicate is that
our fine, modern stores and complete up-to-
the minute stocks attract customers from a
wider area than the analysts took into ac-
count. We don't buy more per person, we
simply induce more people to come here to
buy.
The Redwood Gazette, this year as in
the past, will appreciate and use publicity on
festivals, celebrations and similar affairs in
neighboring towns. With our subscription
list, largest of any paper in wide area, we
can be of real help in community enter
priSes.
"Only one this time" the city papers
SAID In reporting anOCher Dlrth IN the DlOnne
family. Mrs. Dionne is under 80 years of age
and the mother of IL children. What do
these headline writer's expect of woman?
Aggravating-l reading for the
fourth straight day that cool wave is due
any moment.
Drive 100 miles in any direction from
Redwood Falls and come back over diff
ferent road. You'll find no locality where
crops look better than they do here.
Some men are merchants Others are
just storekeepers. Some are business men,
many others merely in business. Some men
are farmers; others just live on farms. And
so in all activities. Thus we have share the
wealth" slogan of the Inefficient, fed to them
like soothing syrup in pewter spoon by the
political ballyhooers after the salary that
attaches to some public job-Fairmont Sen
tinel.
In campaign, it often happens that
those who come out in favor of candidate
are the candidates biggest liability and
sometimes the very thing that defeats him.
People go to war to decide which is
right, but the only thing they find out is
who is left.
A contemporary claims that the aver
age span of human life has heightened. It
looked that way for q while, but we think
the automobile has taken up all the slack.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16
Blackboard
Chances
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so YEARS AGO

A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.
D. McKenzie.-Brick for the new
F. w. Philbrick store was un-
loaded.-Continued dry weather
reduced the Redwood river to a
brook and seriously depleted wa
ter power.-George Becker pur-
chased Judge Baldwin's Mill
street house.-Frank Jones was
building Redwood Falls first rest
aurant in the City Hotel building.
DIR. w. D. Finn and S.. ]. Race
were elected to the school board.
III. johnson of New Avon caus-
ed a runaway when he ran his
team into John Looney's horses
hitched in front of Fred Thomp-
sons hardware store.
Is YEARS AGO
Johnnie Gull, 10, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Gull, drowned in Lake
Redwood while wading with his
brother, Tom.-A lecturer at the
Chautuqua predicted that Robert
M. La Toilette would be the next
president of the United States
Francois pitched when Redwood
Falls was defeated by Cottonwood
6 to 2.-Fire on the Redwood riv-
er bridge was beat out by Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Werder and L. H.
Kuck before much damage was
done. Suffering from a toothache,
Mrs. Werder awakened to discov-
er the blaze.-A daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Huhnerkoch, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Ramey.-The G. A. Patton
family moved to Sutherlin, Ore
gon.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16
Important Meeting

OSS OF THE high school building by
fire Saturday increases many fold the
- duties of the board of education for the
next few months and places particular i'm
portance upon the annual school meeting
and election of officers Tuesday evening.
The board faces the necessity of finding
temporary quarters for high school classes
until new building can be erected. 1t
must settle with adjustors for insurance
companies, order preparation of suitable
plans, arrange for financing with bond is
sue or PWA help or both, approve plans, let
contracts and do considerable other detailed
work related to building, besides keeping
school going in the meantime.
Undoubtedly board members will make
some statement and get an expression from
voters at the annual meeting. Every tax
payer should be there. 1t is equally import
ant that everyone cast a ballot Picking
school board members is always vitally
important job for they spend considerable
money and have in their control the most
vital factor in the lives of our greatest as
sets. This year the selection is doubly i'm
portant.
Incidentally Redwood Falls has one of
the few school boards on which no member
receives cent of wages. 1t is public serv-
ice job pure and simple, one where criticism
more often befalls the member than praise,
sumes hours of time bringing little joy ex-
cept that of public service.
n 70 MATTER now who started the ugly
N epidemic rumor or who assisted in
spreading it. The scare is over and busi-
ness goes on as usual. However, note this
to the credit of newspapers of Redwood and
adjoining counties and press services.
Not single paper published single line on
the subject prior to last week, not even re-
porting as yellow journalist might have
that "rumors are that there is an epidemic
in Redwood Falls" Newspaper men get the
facts before putting anything in print.
Furthermore last week when requested to
publish the truth of the matter, practically
every newspaper in the territory responded
with front page publicity. Redwood Falls
owes its neighbor publishers a vote Of
thanks. They are regular fellows.
WYE HAVE city ordinance requiring q
M stiff license fee from peddlers who
w call at Redwood Falls homes to sell
their wares but the fortune tellers" who
come here periodically leave nothing in the
community but their hotel expenses and 2
little advertising money. There is no known
racket that compares with that of predicting
the future yet many very fine people enjoy
visits to these takers as clark" Others nc
doubt are simply taken in. We would sug-
gest $100 license fee for weeks stanC
here. Some might pay it but if none OF
them ever stopped here, the city would be
just as well off.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16
S YEARS AGO

Work on the New Palace and
Redwood Theatre buildings was
progressing.-$125 was taken in
the Milroy postoffice robbery
Ed Herman was severely burned
when gasoline on his clothes ig-
nited as he lit cigar.-The COM
mercial club urged the city coun-
cit to increase the water supply.
I-Mankato defeated the American
Legion Junior team in the district
tournament.-Committees for the
August festival began work
Sheriff L. j. Kise sold three of
his bloodhounds to buyers from
other states.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16
10 YEARS AGO

DR.. G. L. Grapp sold his dental
practice to DR.. E. H. Johnson
Miss Ruth Gillespie and L. p.
Winter were married in Stillwat-
er.-Oliver Steele married Miss
Irene Cantois in California.-Red-
wood Falls trimmed Sanborn 6
to l as Winsell whitfield 15.-Fort
Smelling was the scene Of the
Company L encampment which
was attended by Sc men COM
manded by Captain w. A. Fraser
and Lieutenants w. H. Hosken
and Wilbur Lamberton. - Art
Sampson of Belview and Elmer
Ose and Elmer Ray of Echo es-
capped injury when SIMPSONS air.
plane crashed during a celebration
at Sacred Heart.-T. G. Collins
assumed the management of the
shoe department at Philbrick's
store.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16
TOUGH GUY ISO.VIS %"
Can take IT!
KEEPS YOUR OIL Level UP and
YOUR OIL COST DOWN

sweat out the qualities which make it
good-ifs S fought
By a special process, sludge-forming
and carbon forming impurities have
been removed from ISO=VIS "D"-it's
all DILL The things that weaken other oils
with wear are removed from ISO.VIS
d.. That's why it's so goody Thst's
why it lasts.
1t lubricatcs better-longer. You use
less spend less-with ISO=VIS 3D..
The Redwood gazette., 1936-07-16

be aggravated by swimming be-
fore they go near the water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09

turned tc the service of the chief The Assembly"
staged Western convention at Oakland. CAL, and
Mr. Hoover made the principal speech. 1t was the
debut of what is now known as the New Hoover.
He delivered the first of his recent series of wise
cracking speeches, retouched with sharp gag lines
by expert Allen. This appearance preceded
few DAYS by rehearsals for the sound movies that
news reels might be released across the country
simultaneously with the Oakland keynote. Mr..
Hoovers friends expected his public personality
to spark a denomination movement into action.
DUT the work of the California Republican As
ID sembly" proved in vain for as time went on the
Landon boom, then Just starting, grew In Cali
forna 1t was picked UP by Hearst ard Merriam
and used by them TO embarrass their old foe, Hoo
ver who wanted delegation unpledged. In vain
Hoover and his friends tried to persuade Landon
to call of Hearst Landon refused to interfere.
or course Landon would make himself much
more popular with a good many people by re-
pudiatng Hearst's support On the other hand he
makes himself much more popular with many peo-
pie too, by the now open hostility of Hoover as
shown In the hostile action of the California Re-
publican Assembly"
DRIvATELY Landon probably takes Just a slight
A. delight in the discontinue of Hoover For some
months ago after the Landon boom began TO be
heard of outside OF Kansas Hoover was asked what
he thought of Landon. He replied that he didn't
know the Kansas Governor
Landon, 1t is said. didn't like that because he
thought Hoover did know him. When Hoover was
President and before Landon was Governor he con-
ferred with him at the White House over the diff
hculties OF independent oil producers in Kansas
Again as Hoover went west after Landon became
Governor he stopped off and had luncheon with
Gov. and Mrs Landon at their Topeka home And
again. Roy Roberts, managing editor of the Kansas
City star entertained Hoover at dinner in his home
In Kansas City and Gov Landon was a guest
rot that any Of this is of world-shakinr i'm
portance u Just shows what felloe1 runs into
when he gets into politics
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09

mental rules. The big oil co-ops
have wiped out some of the prob
lens that beset the early coop
stores.
They have learned organization.
They have all built up big funds
for expansion. And all are headed
by men who are sold on the CO.
operative idea, and have the back
ing of growing army of cooper
atorS.
Hand in hand with the grocery
stores go certain other develop
ments. Bakeries and milk pas
teurizing plants generally spring
up when the grocery is started.
And through these the coop idea
is getting into the cities, bringing
farmer and laborer closer together
in a common cause.
y
TN Minneapolis one big consumer
Il coop distributes about q third
of the city's milk supply. In
Wsukegan, ILL.,, the coop is the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09

A few years ago this organi-
zation tried to do business with a
big wholesaler in Superior, Wis,
home of the Central Coop. The
big wholesaler, proud in it's new
home, refused the Central credit.
On January of this year the
Central Coop moved into that
big, -privately-owned ware
house. The coop had bought the
building at bankruptcy sale
when the big wholesaler failed.
There are certain impressive
facts in the growth of the Central
Coop Wholesale. 1t is buying
for it's member societies about
100000 worth of goods a year.
1t owns and operates its own
modern bakery.
Fixed assets are about $3.50 900.
Yet the member societies have
invested in the wholesale enter
prise only about $4,000 in cash.
All the rest represents profits
saved by the cooperative system
and placed back into the business
for the service of the consumers.
IN Cloquet, Mimi, is a local CO.
l. OPP society. 1t has two general
stores in the town, gas station.
a coal and feed warehouse. Last
year the society in that small
town did total business of $780,
600. This year the group set out
to run the total up to 100000.
Already the co-operators realize
that they didn't aim high enough,
so the society is now trying to
make it an even million. And
from all signs the grade will be
made.
There are f1ourishing coop
stores in Massachusetts, in Ohio,
in Kansas. Minnesota, and Wis
consin. Kansas itself has 70
stores. These units are having a
stiff struggle, trying to buy from
unfriendly wholesalers.
So the big oil wholesale in
North Kansas City, its war chest
swollen with oil profits, is laying
plans to form a grocery wholesale,
to serve these stores and run their
number up into the hundreds,
even as the Central Coop Whole
sale ran the original 10 stores up
to the present string of 1873.
TALK to these co-operators
l. about chain store COMPETE
ton and they come to the front
with some interesting figures.
The central chain of co-ops is OPP
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09

what he had been asked to dis
cuss.
The chamber moguls. apparent
ly irked when the President, in his
relief message to Congress, re-
buked industry for not creating
more employment, assigned Roper
the subject: How Industry Can
Put More Men to Work"
Note-Some of Roper's assist
ants advise him to turn the tables
on the Chamber with an outspok-
en- demand that business men
either re-employ the idle or quit
COMPS ming about Federal relief
expenditui es. But other advisers
urge a conciliatory talk.
Cabinet colleagues refer to
Roper,s predicament as Daniel in
the lions den."
THE White House, Mecca of
Il every housekeeping woman in
the land, has cockroaches. De-
spite its $4,000 modern kitchen,
despite retinue of servants,
cockroach hunt takes place after
every President leaves office.
And whether Republican or
Democratic, he always leaves
cockroaches behind.
P. F. Harris is the official cock
roach cleaner. After Harding
moved out, the harvest filled one
tall ash can.
THE cockroaches," he remi-
nisces, shaking his head, were
something terrible, especially in
the kitchen and pantry 1t took
100 pounds of exterminator to do
the job"
In 1888, after the Hoovers moved
out, only 20 pounds we're neces-
sary.
Harris claims that the Roose-
velts discriminate against Ameri-
carl-made cockroach powder and
are using a brand made in ia
PAN"
HENRY WALLACE says he
Il L would have nothing to worry
about if every dust storm would
cancel out the effect of every
flood, as in the case of a Kansas
farmer who wrote to him:
Dear Sir: Several years ago 1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09

trumped with the four of hearts.
Declarer Immediately realized
that, barring an adverse trump
break. he would have no difficulty
in making his contract. He there
fore played the ace and king of
hearts, and on the second round
East discarded the six of dia-
rnonds.
It was at this point Of the play
that great many players made
the very serious mistake of play
ing a third round of trump. This
would be won by Vests queen,
who would then shift to a dia-
mond and drive out South's ace,
and declarer would find his con-
tract defeated.
However. the simple play was
to lead clubs until West was
forced to trump, and whether he
trumped with the queen or nine,
he could not make more than one
trick.
Copyright. 1896. NEA Service. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09

Grating on lower margin than
most of the big chains.
Even such individual stores as
those in Massachusetts,, and small
chains, such as those in southern
Wisconsin and Ohio are beating
the chain stores at their own
game-economical and efficient
operation.
The co-operators in Cloquet
proudly boast that they have
driven most of the chain stores
out OF town. Those that are left
try to meet the coop prices.
In Waukegan, ILL.,, were three
coop stores which had operated
successfully for Is years. With
in the last three years, with the
sudden burst of interest in Coop
Grafton, this group opened three
new stores.
The manager of this group de-
clared that only on certain brands
of canned stuff and on slow-mov-
ing merchandise could the chains
bother him. In perishables, meats.
fruits and vegetables. he was
beating the chains to the market.
A MOTHER big oil group is
1 n planning a grocery whole
sale in Minneapolis. for their oil
and gas success has led members
to open coop groceries. And
coming of the wholesale will mean
rapid multiplication of member
stores.
So it goes. The whole move
ment is based on certain funda-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09
Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN

M7AsH1NGToN, April e.-Last
w year. for the first time in
many years, the President of the
United States refused to address
the annual meeting of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
This year the chamber decided to
retaliate by inviting no New Deal
speaker.
Now, however, this has been re-
versed. The New Deal will be rep
resented after all.
1t was all fixed up at luncheon
between Harper Sibley, chamber
president, and a mutual friend of
Sibley and Secretary of Commerce
Dan Roper. The friend told Sibley
of Roper's disappointment at not
being asked to speak.
TITS rather bitter pill for
i him." the friend said. "On
one hand he is being attacked
for, being too friendly to bust
ness. and on the other, business
gives him the cold shoulder"
Sibley expressed sympathy with
Roper but pointed out that he,
Sibley, was in tough spot.
I'm in the middle between two
camps" he explained. "One group,
the ultra -hard-shell Tories, are
opposed to any overtures to the
Administration. The other, made
up chiefly of small business men,
are on the whole for friendly re-
lations. But it is the first group
that controls the chamber"
Yes" replied the friend. "but
they don't want to overlook one
thing. If Roosevelt is reelected,
their thumbing their noses at him
like a gang of peevish schoolboys
is going to do them no good in his
next four years. He'll crack
down On business with a real
vengeance
CIBLEY was strongly impressed
~ by this argument, promised to
see what he could do about secur-
ing an invitation for Roper.
A few days later the Secretary
of Commerce got a formal bid.
But his first enthusiasm turned
somewhat sour when he learned
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09

was the happy and contented pos
SCISSOR of a profitable little farm
ing enterprise, but the cruel raw
ages of the Missouri River during
a flood destroyed my peaceable
outlook on life when it washed
away the vital soil.
The other morning awoke.
and imagine my surprise when I
stepped out to get the morning
mail aid there was my farm, back
again just where a Kansas dust
storm had blown it.
Il should like to prevent a re-
currence of this, and would appre-
ciate any booklets or information
on the subject
CENATOR BOB REYNOLDS adj
~ n1itS the laugh is on him.
The working North Car
Gilman is a filibustering foe of
the Coolidge bill, which
would modify the deportation
laws to give the crstary of
Labor discretionary power in
meritorious cases of illegal entry.
There are over 5000 such cases
now pending, involving several
thousand American families which
would be broken up if the fathers
were deported Secretary Perkins,
immigration officials and welfare
organizations through the
country strongly favor the Kerr
Coolidge proposal as a humane
measure.
Reynolds, however, has waged
bitter war against the bill and re-
Gently made radio speech at
lacking it. An organization of
women in one North Carolina
town responded to the Senator's
appeal with the following letter:
Dear Senator: We listened
to your radio speech and
admired it very much. We are
in full accord with your posi-
ton and inclose a. resolution,
as you requested, stating this.
Elated, Reynolds prepared to
read the resolution into the Con-
greSsional Record. But looking
it over first, he suddenly discov-
cred that it called for the PAS
SAGE of the Kerr-C Coolidge bill.
Copyright. 1896. by United Feature
Syndicate. Inc.
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TN one of the men" said Cabe Hargis "whc i've
J. on the far prong of the creek hold I'D thief
breeches with gallus and don't mind If they only
have one gallus so long as they got breaches"
This breezy declaration will introduce you to the
central figure of Charles Morrow wilson's novel
"Rabble Rouser" Oongman's, Green; So which is
marvelousy human study Of the backwoods pol
itician.
Mr. Wilson shows us the untutored Cabe Hargis
in his climb to the peak of state politics
His Cabe Hargis stays honest-and in the end.
topples as swiftly as he rose. And the novel is in
tensely readable not only study Of politics but
as Portrayal Of lusty. unpublished, 100 per cent
human Irontlersnan. (By Bruce Catton1