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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-14

There was about three quarters
of an inch of snow and about .D5
inch precipitation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-14


heavy fixed charges on the large
amount of outstanding bonds"
Notwithstanding the fact that
this municipal system has the adj
Nasltages heretofore referred to, the
rates of Seattle are no lower than
those of the privately owned Port
land utilities, certain bills being
both higher or lower, depending on
the amount consumed The aver
age price per kilowatt hour for all
sales of the Seattle Municipal
lighting System in 1884 was l.8so
and, in 1885, 1890, whereas that Of
Northwestern Electric Company was
12c in 1884 and, in 1885, fl5c, and,
Of the combined Northwestern and
Portland General Electric Company
the average rate per kilowatt hour
sold for all purposes in 1884 was
l.5Cc and, in 1855, 1.45c
editorial aote:-Havi1g COM
pared the famous Seattle plant to
the privately owned Portland COM
pallieS, the author enters into a like
comparison with Tacoma, so siniis
lar as to be- of doubtful value for
reprinting here. We will, however,
outline q portion Of fsis information
concerning the Ontario Hydro Ell
ectric Commission, which has been
quoted in former issues Of this pa
PERI
The Eydro-Electric Commission
operates general supply system to
many Of the municipalities in On
tario, Canada. The cities own their
own distribution systems and retail
stle electricity within. these limits.
The rural distribution systems OF
Ontario do not come under the jul
risdiction, however, Of the cities,
but are served and operated by the
Hydro Electric Commission itself,
the investment in which is split,
fifty percent made by the Province
all government of Ontario free and
fifty percent of which is made by
the Hydro Electric Commission. In
other words, one-haH of the cost Of
all rural distribution lines and Sec
ondary equipment necessary to de-
liver power from the supply point
Of the Commissions stations or a
city, town, village, etc., to the GUS
TONER'S property is provided by the
Provincial Government in what is
known as a 'sgrault- in-aid." 1t Is
important that this situation be
recognized in considering the rural
rates of the Hydro Electric Com
mission of Ontario as fifty percent
of all fixed charges are saved to the
rate payer and are presumably q
burden of the general citizen of
the province through taxes
1t Is commonly assumed, when
talking of the Ontario light and
power system, that the operations
of the Hydro Electric Commission
extend over the entire farming area
of that province. AS matter Of
fact, the Province of Ontario has
an area of 100000 square miles and
only a part, represented by 10000
square miles, is served by the Hy-
dro-E Electric Commission. The part
served, however, is, of course, the
most densely populated part of On
tario and the total rural popula-
ton in the area served by the Com
mission is % persons per square mile,
so that the conditions, as to density
of population, etc., under which SER
vice is rendered in Ontario, differ
radically from that which prevails
in Oregon, where even including the
city of Portland, the population of
the state is only about 10 persons per
square mile, and, in some portions
Continued on Page Four.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-14

HEROES" TO APPEAR
ON SILVER SCREEN AT PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH, FOLLOW
ING SUNDAY EVENING SER
vICRS, JAN. nth AND PATH
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-14
Defends Private Ownership Of
Public Utilities in Compariso on
-. Nice urrach, Portland Utilities Authority,
Compares Seattle and Ontario Hydro
Electric with Portland Companies

In order to get q comprehensive
picture of the operations of the Sc
attic lighting system in comparison
with that of a private utility, it is
necessary to go back, somewhat,
into history.
When the plunlcipa4 plant start
ed, the private electric plant then
owned the Seattle street railway
system and had pole lines for car
rying feeders trolleys, etc., extend
ed throughout the city along the
routes of the car lines At the be-
ginning of municipal operations, the
city passed an ordinance compelling
the private company to grant free
space on THE pole Lines to the 1nu-
nicipal system, thus giving the city
plant, free of charge, valuable IA
cilities on which to string its wires,
setc.
! "A subsequent ordinance compelled
tlls p1Svate company, in constriict-
ing its underground system, to give,
Free, to the municipal system, cer-
tain conduit space, and further
made provision that the city, by the
payment of orle-half Of the cost,
could own outright the rnanholes
and vaults, in THE city streets, be-
longing to the private company
z The city's municipal system has,
as Of DECEMBER 81, 1895, outstand-
ing bonds in the amount Of thirty
three million, nine hundred four
teen Thousand dollars, of a total, is
sued since Its inception, Of forty
eight million, 1li1lety-flve thousand
dollars, 50 Chat only about twenty
five percent has been retired.
Prior to 1892. the city municipal
system paid no taxes Whatsoever.
Since that time they have been as
'sessed with a three percent city
tax and a three percent state tax
on gross revenues, and the total
tax paid in 1884 was $234,8O9; and,
in 1885, $282,585, or 5.45 percent of
it's gross revenues. In spite Of these
concessions and exceptions, the
earnings Of the last four years, end
ing 1895, after paying operating ex-
penses, interest, taxes and deprec-
iation, have only been as follows:
1882 .........--......- 5 87,945
1888 ,-..... 1S3,91S
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-14

Continued on Page Four.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
Everybody's Health

Expert woodsmen and expert
enced vacationists have supplied
the answer to the question: How
do you remove a wood tick safe
and whole?
It's a simple little trick and
particularly useful in June, &C
cording to the Minnesota State
Medical association because wood
ticks are capable Of carrying a
serious infection from animals to
human hosts and they are espe-
cially prevalent in June.
The trick is merely to put a
drop of kerosene or gasoline on
the tick. He will withdraw his
hold promptly if he has already
commenced to burrow and drop
off without your help. Even II ne
has not commenced to burrow,
the woodsman's trick is safe and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
International Highway Route
Goes Through Redwood Falls
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
HELP STIMULATE
TOURIST TRAFFIC

On the route from Mexico City
to Winnipeg, designated as "The
American Highway" Redwood
Falls is destined to see a steady
increase in the flow of tourist
traffic as the route is developed
and the publicity campaign plan
ned by the American Highway
association gets underway.
Meeting with officers of the
Redwood Falls Civic and Com
merse association and the Lions
club last Thursday noon, J. S.
Whitaker, vice president and dir
ector of publicity and finance,
outlined plans Of the association
for popularizing the route.
These plans include publication
of 100000 deluxe photogravure
booklets devoted to pictures and
descriptive matter relative to
towns, parks and other places of
interest along the route, which
connects three nations. Redwood
Falls will have a half page con-
corning its attractions for tourists
in the books which will be fur
nished free to tourist bureaus and
civic groups through out the nat
ion.
A radio station at Kansas City,
somewhat central in the route,
will give a series of 10 broadcasts
calling attention to the advant-
ages of travel over the highway
and its "scenes of enchantment
in both north and south sections
of the road. Since the route ex-
tends to both summer and winter
Fairgrounds, it is expected that
travel in all seasons of the year
can be increased.
A part of the associations pro-
gram is to encourage improve
ment of the road throughout its
course. 1t is particularly interest
ed at present in getting the sec
ton of highway II which the
route follows in Minnesota per-
manently improved to the stand
ards of other states which it
crosses.
Already international in scope,
the eventual plan is to extend the
route through Central America
and down the west coast of South
America, as shown in the lower
cut, to the southern tip of the
continent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
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Hercules of The Week is the
Lam who, after the Memorial day
holiday, had strength enough to
clip items from exchange columns
for youse kids amusement.
After resting up from the two
days rest we will present more
localized items, having three
honeys on Schmeckel, Bert Marsh
and A. J. Coleman, in reserve.
$50
Prediction: About five years
from now 68,734 girls named
Wallis will turn up in the schools
of the United States.-Worthing-
ton Globe.
--f-i-
Girdle manufacturers live off
the fat of the handbook County
Herald.
IN THE HANDSOME new aud
itorium at Willmar, dedicated at
impressive ceremonies last Sun
day, is memorial room honoring
the memory of veterans of all
wars in which the nation has been
engaged.
The walls of the room are
lined with seam-faced st.
Cloud granite to a height of
four feet and above this fac
ing are placed native stones
from every state in the union,
each stone being identified by
having cut into its surface the
name of the state from which
it came.
Imagine how embarrassed the
natives of Delaware are going to
be when they find their stone
identified as being from "Dele-
ware" and the people from Con-
necticut will be ready to connect
with someone when they find
their state name spelled Con
neticut." The Appleton Press.
So
CHANGE A few fears ago
all meals were opened with bless
ing. Now all that is necessary is
a can opener.-Walker Pilot.
-f-f-
One BelvieW citizen intimateS
the possibility of two chickens in
his pot once week for a while to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
Backward
Chances
e
so YEARS AGO


A match game of ball between
the Swan Lake and Redwood
Falls mines was being arranged
Marshal Baker arrested an intoX-
icated individual for running his
horse on the sidewalk. The man
paid his fine and to show his fine
American spirit began a second
time to run his horse with no re-
gard to other people or the peace
and dignity of the village, and
was waltzed off by Officer Baker
for another fine-Daniel Foley
of Bird Island was taken with a
bleeding of the nose which lasted
two days. His brother-in-law Will
Keefe of Morton said he was
alive and that was about ALA
farmer found the paper around a
package of nails afire when he
left his wagon near Sorlein's mill.
Some said that the sun beating
down on the bright new bread
pan over the package started the
fire but others said a match must
have been wrapped up with the
nails.-The auditor of Renville
county had paid out $500 bounty
on 10000 gophers.-Morton peo-
pie purchased a tract of land
northwest of the village for a
cemetery. They bought it from
Fred Bloom. E. Thornhill,
former operator under Agent Ty-
Ter, had secured a responsible
position at Coolidge, Kansas
Another of our citizens was
struck with the California fever
in a mild form. G. Wiltshire sold
his residence to Andrew Birum
and planned to go west.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
25 YEARS AGO

Mrs. Adella c.. Pratt announced
her intention of running for sup
erintendent of schools against H.
J. Bebermeyer, incumbent.-Mrs.
Schildknecht, E. c. Thuerwachter,
Matte and Harry Callaghan and
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. c. Eaton of Red
wood Falls and D. Mcconnell of
Vesta left on a private car for
Sutherlin, Oregon Marcene
Williams, 10, was killed in an
automobile accident near Nor
wood. B. j. Reynolds, also of Red
wood Falls, was driving just
ahead of him.-Alfred o. Schmid
of Renville won second prize in
an oratorical contest at Naper-
vile, Illinois where he was at
tending school.-Mr. and Mrs. O..
B. Turrell celebrated their fifty
fifth wedding anniversary-Dr.
A. A. JOSS, rector of the Episcopal
church gave the commencement
address at Morgan.-F. A. Japs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

who conducted a garage here an
nounced that he was buster than
ever. He had $500 worth of work
on hand.-Judge Finlay Gray
shipped about 90 swarms of bees
to several states.-Robert Byram
was working for the telephone
company in Marshall.-Mrs. H.
Jensen went to Mankato to be
present at her daughter Theo's
graduation from the state normal.
There was double wedding at
the Charles Simondet home at
North Redwood. Harry Simondet
and Sarah Lipp and William Sim
ondet and Mary Lipp were mar
ried. Charles Simondet was al
ready married to one of the Lipp
girls Robert Parker died.-Dr.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
THE CIVIC AND COMMERCE ASSO-

advisable because forcible remov-
al without aid is likely to result
in breaking off the proboscis and
leaving it imbedded in the skin.
A routine wood tick hunt is adj
vised by the doctors for every
body who goes into the woods in
the early part of the summer. Tu-
laremia is the animal infection
which is known to have been
transferred in a considerable
number of cases from sick rabbits
or squirrels or other wild game
through the medium of tricks.
Handling infected animal car
casses is, of course, the most fire.
uent source of human tularemia
but the danger of infection
through ticks and horse flies
should also be kept in mind.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
5 YEARS AGO

Mrs. E. E. Mosier and Mrs. c.
E. Cobleigh won prizes at the iris
show sponsored by the Better
Flower and Garden club.-George
Briggs, professor of agronomy at
the University of Wisconsin who
visited here, stated Redwood
county had fewer weeds than any
other county he had visited.-Mrs.
o. G.. Schmidt of Sleepy Eye,
mother of H. w. Schmidt died.
Miss Ivadell Sabin of Walnut
Grove was selected to represent
Redwood county in the BEST
Groomed Girl'' contest at Univer-
sity Farm.-Mrs. E. M. Jorgenson
died.-Ward Cuff placed ninth in
the state track meet.-Robert
Cullen, proprietor of the Acme
Cleaners, was injured in an auto
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

Married Man" as a benefit for
southern flood sufferers.-Post-
master Ward received instructions
on sending airmail greetings to
Charles A. Lindbergh who was
due to arrive in Washington
Winsell whitfield six men in the
first and second to win from the
Colored Gophers 10 to 3.-Fred
Melges was a member of the grad
uating class of Northwestern
university medical schoolgirl
dahl Root of Morgan was singing
in the chorus of a Broadway
musical comedy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

mobile accident A 100000
postoffice for Redwood Falls was
included in John N. Gamers
federal construction program
being considered by congress-
Mayor H. D. Thorp issued his
third and last" warning against
traffic law violators.-Mrs.I nge-
borg Helgeson died at Delhi. -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
Springfield Hotel
Has New Lessee

Springfield-Mrs. Leone Kins-
man of Olivia has leased the
Springfield hotel from DR.. T. E.
Sullivan and has purchased the
furnishings from Mrs. Margaret
Slattery. She will take possession
this week.
Mrs. Kinsman, who at one time
lived in Springfield, has been
operating a hotel in Olivia. Mrs.
Slattery has been connected with
the hotel for 20 years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

see if the experiment will reduce
the number of neighborS chickens
in his garden.-BelvieW Indepen-
dent.
-f-f-
A couple over at Hector named
their child Montgomery Ward be-
cause he was of the male order
Buffalo Lake News.
49,
Members of the Minnesota
House of Representative evident
ly believe in capitalist punish
ment.-Minnesota Mascot
Unintentional humor sometimes
enlivens the life of a newspaper
man but causes no end of grief if
it is slip that passes in the night
and gets into print. We recall a
correspondent to our home town
birthday gathering in honor of
Mrs. Brown. 1t closed as follows:
sheet who sent in a story about
Everyone present had a good
time. This was a complete sur
prise to Mrs. Brown"
However, last week a bit of
copy was turned over to the limo
typer-also anent a birthday gath
ering. 1t came back from the
operator marked Darn canni-
bals!" The copy read: "a guest
brought by the guests was served
in the evening."-Swift County
News.
The LIE Sueur Herald says it,
happened in Brown county, but
we're not so sure. 1t seems a
movement was on foot to provide
a school superintendent with a
car for his own use. The proposal
didn't appeal at all to the town
tightwad, who snarled when ap-
preached about the matter:
whats the matter, isn't the old
high school coach enough without
buying the superintendent a new
sedan. New Ulm Review.
We recently hear about man
who turned his entire 1886 income
over to the government, asking
officials to figure out his tax and
mail him the rebate.-Morton En-
terprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
To RedecOrate Library

A contract to redecorate the in
terror of the Redwood Falls pub.
lie library was let to Grover
Mansfield by the library board
Tuesday evening. Work will start
next week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

G. E. Vincent, president of the
state university, spoke at Com
mencement exercises here
August Gale died.-Mrs. Claus
Maurstad of Delhi won first prize
in the May egg contest at the A.
L. Leonard store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
10 YEARS AGO

DIR. H. c. Wilson, pastor of
Trinity church, st. Paul, deliver
ed the commencement address
The American Legion and Auxil-
larry planned a second district
convention to be held here. Rufus
Rand, Stafford King and other
prominent Legionnaires were to
be here.-The Clements Dramatic
club presented a play "The Poor
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03
Lutheran Pastor at
Franklin Resigns

Franklin-After serving Frank
lin, Fairfax and Camp congrega-
tons for Is years, Rev. Henry
Rydland resigned recently, effect
i've August l. He has accepted a
call to serve congregations in
Peterson, Whalen and another
country charge in Fillmore
county, southeast of Rochester.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

Charles Okins of Revere was a
business caller in Redwood Falls
Friday.
Can't make good pie crust? Get
out! Use Spry the new triple
creamed shortening and you'll have
the fiakiest, tenderest pastry you
ever ate, says Aunt Jenny. And
digestible say, I've seen Calvin
chats my husband) eat three
pieces for supper and sleep like a
baby all night after. Get the big
3-lb. can OF Spry. You save money!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-03

Miss Dorothy Engeman and
Leonard Engeman of Chicago
were here to spend the weekend
with their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. Engeman.
La gaceta., 1937-04-14

IInsigne republican,, Don Ma
nuel Azana, rehus6 entregarle
ell gobierno a los fascistas y los
militares traidores.
Moses antics de que subiera
a la presidencia, electo por una
abrumadora mayoria de dipu-
tados y compromisarios, ha-
blando EN- ell parlamento, CO.
mo Jefe del gobierno, pronun-
clio estas palabras historicas:
A mi sc me ha llegado a decir
en- una discussion publica que
yo pasaria n la Historic como
Ell hombre que habia entrega-
do In Rep1blica q los socialis-
tas. Esta afirmacion me lleno
de asombro, por varios mott
vos. En- primer iugar, porque
yo no saba que yo fuese Ell due
no d ella Repubiica como de un
objeto para entregarsela q
quien yo q~uisiera; en- segundo
lugar, porque a los socialists
no sc les ha entregado NADIA, nj
a ningln otro partido especial.
ST por un acto extrano, cast
sobrenatural, presidente yo un
gobierno, hubiese entregado In
Republica a los socialistas; 81
yo hubiera hecho este, nj fin
y al cabo, 10 RepIblica habria
continuado en- manos de repu-
blicanos, porque los socialistas
10 SON por definici6n. All; Pc
70 de 10 Que yo estoy SECURE es
"de que no pasare a la Histo-
ria como ell hombre cue ha en-
tregado la Rep1blica a los mo-
n&rquicos."
Y cuando al instante lego,
I'll Presidente Azana supo cum
plir 10 que habia prometido.
La gaceta., 1937-04-14

Los tanques leales atacaron
2sas easas con sus canones. Uno
de 10 S'amlues Sc incendio.
En ell extreme occidental del
lago de la Casa de Campo, las
milicias tienen una nueva posi-
ci6n, conquistada a costa de
p6rdidas de vidas.
Artilleria Y tanques sc unie-
rem EN- ell ataque contra las ca
sas ,disparando y volviendo de
nuevo a sus lineas. Esta es la
inica forma conocida de tomar
esa clase de posiciones.
La ofensiva facciosa en- ell
frente vasco ha terminate por
ahora. Franco ha tenido que
traer tropas de ese frente con ell
fin de resistir la preston de los
milicianos.
Els la primera vez en- esta que
IRA que ell gobierno ha obligado
a Franco a traer refuerzos v
lanzarlos a la batalla, 10 que sig
nifica que la ofensiva pertenece
por complete a los republicanos.
Las tropas ore ahora comba-
ten en- el frente de Madrid son
todas espaholas; Franco tiene
EN- sus filas contingencies de mo-
ros mandados por alemanes.
Sagunto una poblaci6n a Is
millas de Valencia, fue bombar-
deada por un hidroplano de los
rebeldes, matando a cinco per-
sonas. La aviaci6n leal contest6
al atalue bombardeando a Mo
tril. Sc iha desmentido la Roti-
cha de que los faeciosos bombar
dearon la casa donde julio AL
varez del Vayo tiene su oficina
en- Valencia.
La gaceta., 1937-04-14
PALABRAS DEL MINISTRO
DE DE LA
REPUBLICA ESPANoLA

Hablando a las juventudes
de Espaha, oil ministro de edu-
cacion, companerc Hernandez,
manifesto: "Espaha no es sola
mente una unidad de tipo geo.
grafico; Espana es una patria;
Espaiia es un pueblo. Y deci-
mos ahora, Ique es 10 que que
'da fuera de esto que nosotros
representamos aqui?; Iqus es
10 que queda de Espana, fuera
de este que nosotros hemos
concentrate EN- este salon?
Queda, Of, la otra Espaha;
la Espaha inservible; Ia otra
Espaha del senoritismo; In Es-
paia de aquellos que jam&s
han realizado eli menor esfuer-
20 en- sentido creador y en- sen-
lido progressive.
Para representa- a Espana
somos nosotros suficientes.
Porque, sin ell trabajo, sin Ell
esfuerzo, sin Ell sentimiento de
libertad y FL deseo de progre-
So que vibran hoy en- toda la
Espana leal, Espana no seria
mas que un pals como 10 ha al
do durante enormes periodos
de su historic: I'm pals sojux-
gado, un pals hurnillado, un
pals despreciado.
La gaceta., 1937-04-14
LOS Sc o.
N AL CANAL DE LA
FLORIDA

Washington, Abril 14.-Los
representatives de las companies
ferrocarrileras expresaron hoy
su oposici6n al canal de la Flo
rida, declarando EN- un juicio
celebrado ante ell comite de rios
v bahias de la Camara de repre-
sentantes.
Alfredo P. from, abogado de
Washington, declare durante
dos horas y cuarto en- represen
taci6n de los ferrocarriles.
Desea ell comite finalizar ell
juicio para Ell jueves por la no
che.
Varios representatives de-
sean hacer preguntas al gene
raj Edward M. Markham, inge
Micro que recomienda sc veri-
fique la obra a pesar de que su
costo esta presupuestado en-
$197, ,000.
La gaceta., 1937-04-14

La retaguardia de Tampa, en-
este dia de la Rep1blica Espa-
hola, con ell puno en- alto saluda
: Don Francisco Largo Caballe-
70, p~residente del consejo de mi
nistros, a Quien los facciosos co
bardemente lie fusilaron un hi
10, Y lie desea larga vida para
bien de Espana Y de la HUMANE
dad.
Largo Csballero personifica al
ciUdadano de la Espana nueva,
mas her6ico que todos los otros,
lporque ahora la lucha no es por
reyes, nj conquistas, nj diferen
cias religiosas, sine por la re-
denci6n de~finitiva del pueblo es
panol.
iSalud a Don Francisco y que
la victoria sonria sgs esfuerzos,
y los esfuerzos de los ministries
de la Rep1blica, de los milicia-
nos Y de la inmolada retaguar :
dia.