The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-08-05
THE GAZETTE'S EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE
REDWOOD FALLS
PROUDEST

REDWOOD FALLS PROUDEST
boast after few more weeks of construc-
ton activity may well be that it has school
facilities second to none in communities in
anyway comparable in the state
The new high school is the last word
in modern school plants, offering young peo-
pie of the city and surrounding communities
the pleasantest, best equipped and most ad-
equate quarters for educational training
conceivable. The Lincoln grade school is but
few years old and has the appearance of
being even newer than it really is.
It was in reality fortunate fire which
removed the old building, antiquated and in
adequate for growing classes yet too good
to abandon. The fire made possible not only
the replacing of the old building and equip
ment but allowed the combining of the grade
and high school on one grounds so that pu-
pills of each can enjoy the facilities of the
other without the inconvenience and waste
of time of crosstown hikes between periods.
With a splendid faculty selected and or
ganized over a period of years soon to begin
a new year with ideal equipment and sur
roundings, the school is undoubtedly enter
ing on a period of growth both in enrolment
and accomplishment. New facilities will
make possible the addition of courses offer
ing more practical work for students unable
to go on to college.
Eventually if not within year or two,
Junior college courses can be added giving
patrons of the district and surrounding ter
ritory the maximum use and benefit from
the investment in schools.
NOT EVERY FATHER IS ABLE TO
leave his son a big estate made up of lands
mortgages and bonds, but any father can
bequeath his children an estate with in
finitely more-one for which they will rise
up to call his name blessed. He can leave
an honorable name, good reputation, the
memory of Cody life and record of fair
dealing. He can teach his son to have pro-
found respect for fact, a deep reverence
for character, thirst for knowledge and
willingness to work. If any youth has all
this he will not need any money that may be
willed to him; if he does not have this no
money left him will do him much good This
is an estate any man can leave to his chill
dren.-Waseca Journal.
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HOW MUCH REDWOOD FALLS HAS
grown since the census of $780, which gave
the city a population of 1852, is a frequent
ly discussed topic which will be settled only
when the next official count is taken in 1910.
However the number of new homes and
apartments would indicate a very healthy
growth, possibly to 5000 right now. The in
and expansion of old firms while travelling
men who have seen fit to locate here with
their families have helped materially. A
further growth appears to await only the
construction of more homes.
MINNESOTA'S TEN THOUSAND
lakes are widely famed, thanks in part to a
tourist bureau which has brought thousands
OF people and millions of dollars to their
shores. But alas, the fame of an unwarrant-
ed high tax for outstate fishermen also is
spreading and the resorts are feeling the re-
sentiment natural when people find thew are
being soaked" We could eliminate the
criticism by putting the tax at $25 like the
out OF state small game license or by posting
small pox signs around our lakes Strange
the legislature didn't think of that
TWELVE PERSONS WERE KILLED
in traffic accidents in the northwest over
the weekend, one every few hours as the
plague of speeding cars and careless drivers
gains on us. TOO bad,' we say, but the pace
continues. 1T can't happen to me-" the fool
OF the road boasts as he steps the accelerat-
or to the aoorboard, give driven for years
without an accident" The morgue is filled
with such' every Monday morning
HIGHWAY II HAS BEEN GREATLY
improved between Redwood and Willmar
with new blacktop applications. While by no
means permanent the treatment does help
and serves to silence criticism of the state
and its highways by tourists The grading
| OF highway II from here to Rowena is still
said to be on the highway program for late
summer and fall although no call for bids
has been issued yet.
PEOPLE WHO WOULD NEVER
think of hitching pillow horse with road
ster and expect him to keep step with the
speedier animal, will themselves step out of
their class and try to keep pace with a set
that travels and is able to travel way beyond
their speed.-St. James Plaindealer
! IF CONGRESSMAN WOULD JUST
pass a law making themselves and all other
government employees contributors to the
income tax instead of just spenders- and
then come home-all would be forgiven.