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The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08

to sign their names!
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Most of us rear up in anger
whenever we hear this here cent
er Of industry referred to as
"One-horse" but we ask you,
isn't the adjective perfectly just
ifiable when us citizens support
bank which sports the following
sign:
"For Sale: Seed potatoes, $2.25
per cwt. Apply at window"
We might add that you don't
see the Gazette force running
around lending money or bowling
about that overdraft of yours.
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Reminds us that the Washing
ton street-Second street feud is
on again in all its bloody glory.
Lally says he saw a farmer out
in front of Randgaard's the other
day j.. down on his knees meas
uring the street to see how many
rows of turnips would 60 in it.
And Myron Kurschner answers
that perhaps Washington is pick
ing up he understands that
Sam has stopped dumping ashes
in front of the postoffice.
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Seriously, Mrs. j. F. Knudson
has written history of Redwood
Falls which members of the
Twentieth Century club who
heard it say is simply fascinat-
ing. 1t will run in the Gazette
shortly, but we'd like to give you
a little preview.
According to Mrs. Knudson,
Colonel Sam McPhail, who owned
the land in the original stockade,
was Redwood Falls first and
most enthusiastic booster. He
harried the editor of the Mankato
paper for which he was CORES
pondent with reams and reams of
publicity stories about the new
settlement.
One day the editor met the
colonel.
why" he asked angrily, did
you say there was a large and
respectable audience at the Fourth
of July celebration when there
were only two of you there?"
"Well," answered the colonel in
his squeaky voice, "I'm large and
Martin is respectable"
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08

his folly and returns to varieties
that have been found to be best
adapted to his locality.
Plant breeders point out that
new and better varieties of seed
nearly always result from pains
taking efforts and do not sudden
ly appear as miracles.
POOR GUIDES FOR BUYER
Dairymen who pick bull only
by his pedigree and appearance
pick good bull only one time
out of three, but those who use
proved sire records as a basis for
selecting herd sires choose good
bull three times out of four, says
DR.. J. F. Kendrick of the United
State Bureau of Dairy Industry.
These conclusions are based upCa.
numerous records of breeding
activities in dairy herd-improve-
ment associations.
An example of dairyman who
depended only on pedigree and
looks is cited by DR.. Kendrick. In
1925 the cows in his herd were
averaging 800 pounds of butterfat
a year. A new bull was purchas-
ed. Four years later the average
herd production had been boost
ed to 354 pounds of fat for each
cow. Another sire was added to
the herd, chosen by the same
method as the first. At the end
of another four years the average
herd production had dropped to
316 pounds. A third bull has not
boosted the production average.
Without proved sire records as a
guide this dairyman picked only
one good bull out of three.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08

ers. In other days, it was the
usual practice for those desiring
to hire man to visit the places
in each community where idle
persons had a habit of congrega-
ting. Since MRS entered the field,
practically all persons wanting
jobs have registered with our To-
cal representatives and the work.
ers have come to look to that Of
flee for assignments, possibly be-
cause the various federal agencies
have been the source of most en-
ployment. Private employers of
labor, in many cases, have not yet
come to appreciate that the MRS
office, rather than former hang
outs, is the place where workers
can be quickly found"
Victor Christgau, state WPA
administrator, is anxious that pri-
vate employers make use of the
MRS office. "All our workers are
registered at the MRS Office" he
says, land if those who need men
take advantage of the service of
fered, then WPA is able to obtain
accurate data as to those who
leave WPA for private jobs and
it also puts us in position where
we can terminate on WPA any
worker who has been offered job
at prevailing wages but who, for
any reason, fails to take such job.
The Work Relief program func-
tions best in those communities
where the public in general looks
to MRS to meet its demand for
workers. With spring farm op-
erations beginning, we desire to
reduce WPA rolls as fast as our
workers are offered other work.
Our quota is based upon the ex-
pected pickup in private employ
ment this spring"
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08
Everybody's Health

The problems of child care
have changed considerably in the
last 20 years.
This fact is obvious from a
glance at the preliminary pro-
gram of the Minnesota State Me-
dical associations eighty-fourth
annual meeting which is to be
held in st. Paul, May 8, 4 and 5.
Twenty years ago medical men
anxiouSly discussed smallpox, ty-
phoid fever diptheria, fatal diarr-
heas, rickets and scurvy at their
meetings.
Today the program sections de-
voted to child care are consider
ing, instead, prevention of the
rare disease accidents such as
spinal meningitis and encephali-
tbs; or the latest knowledge of the
relationship between nutrition
and proper growth; the promotion
of good health habits and, espe-
cially, the prevention and early
correction of behavior problems.
In the old days, good habits.
good social adjustment, coping
with childish behavior problems
were not considered the business
of the physicians. Modern know
ledge has shown an intimate re-
lationship between a happy ad-
justment to conditions at home
and at school, between good food
and a wholesome discipline and
good physical and mental health.
Good medical care is no long
er a matter of a dose of physic or
the setting of broken bones. Ba-
bies nowadays are saved from the
catastrophes of the terrible sum
mer complaint" of their forbears;
but their doctors must, by the
same token, prepare them for
happy and effective living.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08
MRS is CLEARING
HOUSE FOR LABOR

AS spring activities begin, the
National Unemployment Service
is prepared to assist in bringing
worker and employer together.
ANY one in Redwood county who
desires labor of any kind, should
make inquiry at the MRS office,
located in the courthouse at Red
wood Falls. John w. Lauterbach
is in charge.
"The MRS office" explains
Dreng Bjornarra, state director,
provides clearing house
through which persons in need of
help may contact qualified work.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08
New Ulm School
Head Reelected

New Ulm-E. M. Hanson was
reelected superintendent of the
special meeting of the school
New Ulm public schools at a
board last week. The board also
voted him an increase in salary of
$500 which will bring mis- salary
to $500.
The board also voted to retain
Harry G. Dirks, principal of the
high school and all the present fa-
Guilty members. A new salary
schedule for teachers is being
prepared.
Mr.. Hanson recommended the
addition of three new special
courses for next year.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08

THE GAZETTE dropped its comic
strips and substituted more news in the
space with not one complaint from a sub
scriber. This supports our theory that while
many read daily newspaper to be enter
tanned, it's news they want when they sub
scribe to weekly.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08

NO ONE denies there has been need for
big relief appropriations in the past but it
certainly is reasonable to believe that the
amounts can be reduced with improving
times. If Minnesota can't care for its de-
serving unfc-tunates with less than $17,-
600 900 for the next two years plus federal
help, it is time for non-political study of
the situation.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08

More than half of the barite
mining industry of the United
States is centered in Missouri, a
census bureau report shows.
Milk contains three of the four
vitamins.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08

Our mail bag assumed tre-
mendous proportions this week
as spring and the creative urge
got into the blood of our three
readers.
Mrs. H. M. Aune who is right
at the scene of the crime and
probably appreciates the full i'm
port of the poem, sends us the
following:
AN APPEAL TO HUBBY
Husband, dear husband, come
home to me notD-
I'm shifting the odor of spring,
You've stayed long enough in
the capitol there,
You're much safer under my
,Ding.
The old horse is paUing the
stable like mad,
The colts in q terrible steW.
The small brindle heifer has
got tDhite calf,
And the cattle are baUling for
you.
The Uoice OF your Betsy IS call
you, dear,
It's nearly time to make soap,
And some of the lDOn,en are
saying, my loUe,
I'm giuing you most too much
rope.
They say there is desperate
flirting up there,
With aDidoUs and maids not q
feU.
haven't been kissed since the
morning you left
But dearie, hoD is it ,Dith you?
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Then too, the mail route from
Wabasso has been simply plugged
with tender little notes about the
recent capture of the shoplifters
over there. Our neighborly cor
respondents appear to be kidding
the town marshal and an anony-
nous Observation-Disclosures.
Main feature of their letters is
a highly developed form of sar-
casm used in referring to the
nerve" displayed by the captur-
erS.
A significant aspect of the sit
uation is that the letter-writing
kidders didn't have nerve enough
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08
Backward
Chances
so YEARS AGO

w. E. Baker had a new phaet-
on.-Ross Houck went to work IN
C. F. Thompson's tin Shop.-D.
w. Burch recorded the purchase
of 120 acres in Delhi from John
Ilett.-Register Evans was a lit
tie nervous but was doing as well
as could be expected of the father
of a nine pound boys. Trues-
dell was in Tacoma, Washington.
The judge was not favorably
struck with the country and
planned to return to Minnesota.
"A team belonging to one of the
Tiffany brothers broke away from
the hitching post at the postoffice
and indulged in lively run Sat-
urday.-Alex Anderson, late clerk
at Philbrick'S left for his home in
st. Peter-Dr. E. H. Morton left
for Colorado and Mrs. Morton
and little boy planned to follow
Photographer Peterson was
forced to close his gallery on ac-
count of poor health.-A fire de-
partment was formed with o. L.
Dornberg as chief engineer.-The
Walnut Grove creamery began
operations and a cheese factory
was expected to open.-E. J. Let
ford, Walnut Grove station agent,
planned to move to Sanborn
where he had a grain elevator
with his brother.
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Lavina Hayes who form
erly lived here died in Spokane
Plans were being made by the
Episcopal church to build guild
hall at a cost of $3,0O0.-At
meeting of the Cemetery associa-
ton, Ed Smith was hired as sex
ton and it was his duty to see
that everything was in splendid
condition all of the time.-Al
Drogosch was building a resi-
dence on the lots just south of the
Bigham home. 1t was to be
handsome one similar to the one
built by A. E. Chipman.-Oscar
Murset accepted position in Bri-
tiSh Columbia with a large tele-
phone company. Miss FloSSie Ten
ney entertained 40 of her friends
at her home. 1t was a leap year
party and the girls did their duty
we'll when they called for the
boys and escorted them to the
scene.-The school board had
contracted with Miss Jessie Par
ish to teach in the second room of
the public schools.-The c. E. So
ciety of the Church of Christ met
with James Smithers. All said
that Jim and Aunt Cal certainly
knew how to entertain the young
folks as well as a few of the old
er ones.-Mr. and Mrs. H. P. San
ders of Minneapolis were in Red
wood Falls for the summer. They
had taken the Frank Hubbard
house.-A. 0. Gimmestad of Bel
view drove his car down to Red
wood but failed to escape a GER
tain Well-eStabliShed mud hole in
which Bob Cooper and Martin
Lohrenz had also been stuck
John Groebner sold his barber
shop at Clements to Carl Dahl of
Lucan.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-08
10 YEARS AGO

The American Legion voted to
sponsor a junior baseball team
The city council rented the build
ing formerly occupied by the
North Star insurance company on
Third street for a rest room.-In
accordance with suggestion
made by the Commercial club, the
StenSVad garage cut its gasoline
price to l8 cents a gallon.-A. F.
Dahlberg who taught agriculture
In the high school here accepted
a position in the Mound schools.
MISS Helen Callaghan resigned
her position as saleswoman at
Philbricks store to accept a sim
liar one at Champaign, Illinois
ID. V. Dotson of Sanborn purchas-
ed dry goods store at Amiret.-
Erika Rigge and William Raddatz
were married at the Posen Luth-
eran church.-Mrs. Carl Christ
ensen of Brookville died.-The
Birch Coulee battlefield was de-
slgnated as state park.
5 YEARS AGO
Edward Juhnke, II. was killed
when he was struck by an auto
on the highway west of Redwood
Falls.-William M. Pease was ap-
pointed assistant vice president of
the State Bank and Trust COM
pany.-W. E. Paffrath and Fred
Schmid were appointed captains
for the game leagues annual crow
hunt.-A school safety patrol was
inaugurated here-Christ Alfstad
took over the Scenic City bakery
which he had operated five years
before.-Albert Melges Jr., Is.
died in Minneapolis.-A gunman
forced Max Pettis of the Super
Service station on Bridge street
to lie on the floor while he robbed
the place of $20-Funeral serv-
ices were held for Lillian Ruth
Shippee.- "A committee from the
golf club was considering build
ing tennis courts at the course
The Paxton Farmers club passed
resolution asking so cents per
month reduction in rural tele-
phone rates.-A. P. West, Walnut
Grove pioneer, died.-Lilah Som
merfeld and Floyd Fischer of
Middle Creek were married.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20
A CENTURY OF PATENTS

& The centennial of the American
Patent Office was celebrated in Washing
ton on November %, when officials, scien-
fists and inventors paid tribute to the prog
ress the system has aided in bringing
about, through the protection and en-
couragement of individual inventiveness.
Among the earliest patents was that
issued to Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of
the telegraph, for which he made appli-
cation in 1887 and received patent in
1910. Other inventions of the first 10
years of the patent system included the
revolver invented by Colt, The phosphorus
friction match by Phillips. the harvester
by Moore, vulcanized rubber by Goodyear,
the pneumatic tire by Thompson, the sew
ing machine by Howe. and the rotary
printing press by Hoe
More than two million patents have
been issued since the system was estab-
lished in 1886, and taken together with
those of foreign countries the inventions
they have covered have almost entirely
changed the conditions under which men
live.
Speakers at the centennial eelebra-
ton predicted new wonders for the future,
few of which are clothes made of glass,
automobile headlights that can not glare,
man-made rubber, whisky aged instantly
by spowerfulssound swaves. rats grown as
big as coassbsl gland juggling, and fac-i
tories run By3sSsn . pqqgy'ssr, , !.
S. esAnothsralD0 years may bring inven-
Rtions7as revolutionary as those of the past
centdf ifs9syil zatien.aoes not destroy it.
self in the meantime with the instruments
it creates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20
WOULD DO US GOOD

The Russian trial of those accused of
treason ended with the execution of thir-
teen comrades and sent four participants
in the alleged plot into long Imprisonment
Naturally, we have no way of passing
judgment upon the guilt or innocence of
those accused. However, it seems clear
that the Russian people are enthusiastic
in their support of the Stain regime and
that they applaud the punishment of the
defendants in the recent trial
One thing to be said about Russian
justice is its promptness in carrying out
sentences. Hardly had the court pro-
nounced death sentence upon the thirteen
than it was summarily carried out. While
we would not have the United States copy
other features of Russian justice, some of
the speed in executing sentences of the
court would do us lot of good.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20
STAMP WORTH $4,000?

A faded little stamp of British Guinea,
dated 1856, is generally regarded as the
most valuable stamp in the world
1t now belongs to the estate of an Am
erican who purchased it in Paris in 1928
for $32,500. Philatelists are anxious for
the government to acquire the piece of
paper for $4,000 and place it in the
Smithsonian Institution, at Washington.
The news item reminds us to advise
residents of this country to keep an eye
out for. old ID documents and letters. Some
ofsthem nagenoataih signatures that are
valuable cara 1f''thea1etters may be found
avaiuabfe@ staiaPs s rs long chance, but
worth bearing in miadsa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20

Texas. Abilene, Texas, 1862 inch
es; while the western high pres
sure area has spread eastward in
to the Rocky Mountain and north
ern Plains States, Roseburg, Ore
gon, 30.34 inches, and pressure
continues high over the Atlantic
Statets, Boston, Mass, 30.3S
inches. Precipitation has occurred
since yesterday morning from the
Gulf Coast northward over low
er Ohio Valley, western Lake re-
gion and upper Mississippi Valley,
with heavy rain at New Orleans,
La, 1.19 inches. Pensacola, Fla,
ITO inches, Atlanta, Ca, LA
inches, and Little Rock, Ark, 1.50
inches. There has also been pre-
cipitation from the southern
Plains States westward over the
Pacific coast from San Francisco
northward, with moderately heavy
snow in portions of Colorado.
Temperature changes have been
generally unimportant, and read
ings are near or above normal this
morning throughout the greater
part of the country.
Il. S. KENNEDY.
Official in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20

One course is to insist upon our
right. under international law. to
carry on trade with belligerents and
neutrals alike. free from restriction.
Whether belligerents would recognize
this right would depend upon our
strength. upon the lengths to which
we were willing to 60 to maintain
this right. ETC.. but 1t Is obvious that
our insisteuce upon unrestricted trade
with all parties nigh. easily lead US
into war ~ we are determined to stay
out of war-and fortunately this Is
the present temper Of the people
sWe should not take toogemphatic
stand in favor Of the exercise Of So
called rights
Another possibility would be to 60
10 the opposite extreme-to prohibit
trade with belligerents In war ma
terials The advocates of this course
believe that this is the only way Of
making certain that we remain at
peace with the world. II we are de-
teSmined 70 carry on trade. and that
trade is interfered with by q hostile
power. we might become infiamed.
and take drastic action leading even-
address questions to the dtl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20

WILL sivays seek the truth and print il
without fear and without favor; never be
sfrasd . attack wrong or to applaud right;
arrays fight for progress; never be the or
gan o. The nouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction Or class; always do its utmost for the
public walfare; never tolerate corruption sor
injustice: denOunee vice and praise virtde;a
essnsnsnd rood done by individual or organs.
izationi tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that viii elevate
and not eOntaminate the reader; never cop..
promise with principle
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20
A MOODY INCIDENT

Last week many people in the United
States stopped long enough to remember
the centenary of the birth of Dwight L.
Moody the famous evangelist. s.
The New York Times called atten-.
ton to an incident, which happened in
London. where Sir Wilfred Grenfell
young medical student entered the hall as
a meeting" was in progress.
At the moment, says The Times, some
one was making long prayer, in the
midst of which Moody arose and said
while Brother - is finishing his
prayer, let us sing Hymn No -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20
- vi III IT
,auH1 HOW SAFE is FLYING?

How safe is travel by air?
The answer, according to a recent
article in the magazine, Today, is that an
individual can expect to fly 1000 miles a
day for sixty years before it would be his
turn, statistically, for fatal aerial acct
dent.
In other words, scheduled air-lines
last year flew 2O,OOO,OOO passenger-miles
per passenger fatality. In 1926 they were
only making 100000 per fatality, which
is quite an increase toward safety in ten
years
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20
You and Your
Nation S Affairs
Neutrality Is a Hard Seat
By ELIOT JONES n
Professor Of transportation and Pablo Uhlifesg
o.. ss,sn4 Stanford UniUersity ~ 4u.s
81 III On. <ss5,.es.A j
By ELIOT JONES

tually 60 war; One objecflol1 to this
program OF non-interccurse Is that Is
would be very difficult to enforce.
unless Il ewere aextenderf 10 neutral
countries. in which case the injury 10
our foreign trade would b. extremely
serious, for many commodities come
under the category Of war materials.
Moreover. the adoption Of Impractical
embargo IN important exports might
well do permanent injury % our for
eign trade. for foreign purchasers
might decide to give up q source Of
supply that cannot reasonably be re-
lied upon.
A less extreme course would be the
limitation Of our trade with beIliger>
ents in war materials to the normal
volume In times Of peace. This pro-
gram would also be difficult to en-.
force. II would be necessary to re-
quire export licenses and to adopt
quotas. and there would inevitably
arise charges Of inequitable treat
ment. Probably control would have
to be exerted over trade with neu-
trails. thereby eonplicating the task.
Still another course would be q
legislative declaration that trade with
belligerents Is at the risk Of those
conducting II. This was the policy
followed by our government In the
recent war between Italy and ETH.
opia- This policy Is not necessarily \
Pronunciation Of our righs to trade with
sneutrals. but It might lead TO that.
This Is large price to pay for neu.
trality. but It price that we should
be Wiling to pay to keep out Of war.
The uncertainty Of the workings in
practice Of any course that we may
decide upon as best calculated to keep
Us out Of war without unnecessary In.
reference with our foreign trade
points to the desirability Of entrust-
ing the President with authority to
deal with the problem as 1t develops.
In dealing with this problem the ex-
ercise Of Executive discretion seems
preferable to hard and fast legisla-
tive enactments.
Thor care of this seaDsnnnerl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20

Attorney General Cummings says
that only those who always oppose the
President are opposing the Supreme Court
measure. Howsomever Senator Norris,
Borah, Johnson and Wheeler have almost
invariably been found on the Administra-
ton side, but are against packing the SUI
preme Court. So is Mark Wilcox.-San-
ford Herald.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20
WEATHER FORECAST
(Till 1880 p. M, Sunday

NAh4 'oV Il. ui.g Ouhudyt
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy to cloudy tonight and Sun
day; not much change in tenn
perature; light to moderate south
east and south winds.
Florida: Mostly cloudy tonight
end Sunday, probably rain in north
portion tonight; continued mild
temperature.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits :
Light to moderate southeast and
south winds. and mostly overcast
weather tonight and Sunday, with
occasional rain over extreme north
portion.
East Gulf: Light to moderate
sputherly winds, and mostly over
cast weather tonight and Sunday,
with occasional rain over extreme
northeast portion tonight. 'e
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=
permit thems
selves TO be-
CONF involved
In another for-
eign war.
There are va
rious course $
open to coun.
tries like the
United States
that would like
to enjoy the
benefits Of trade
with foreign
countries. but
that do not wish
TO be dra W .
into war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-20

1t was not Cornwalis who sur
rendered at Yorktown. General
0'Hara of the British army hand
ed over his leaders sword to Gen
eral Benjamin Lincoln, appointed
by Washington to receive the sub
mission.