The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-22
OUR BRIEF EXPERIENCE WITH

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Falls gives us plenty of reason to believe
that city mail carriers are justified in their
request that city householders affx num-
bers to their homes and use street address
es in correspondence.
We can keep track of the old settlers
easy enough and know who belongs to which
pioneer family, one carrier said this week,
but the number of new families which have
moved here, many of them with similar
names, and the constant shifting about of
families seeking better residences really
complexities the mail delivery problem.
Designation of homes as next to so and
sos, or so many blocks south from some
place, is highly unsatisfactory, particularly
for the stranger to whom such directions
are virtually useless. Gazette carriers have
had no end of difficulties locating homes of
new subscribers and hunting up old sub
rections.
By simply telephoning the city recorder,
anyone who doesn't already know, can find
out what his house number is and for a few
cents, numbers can be obtained at hardware
stores. If the street and number are used
in outgoing correspondence, the postoffice
will be grateful and giving of street address,
es when subscriptions are renewed will be
more than appreciated here.
AS an indication of how important the
postoffce department considers this matter,
homes in new sections of the city must be
numbered before delivery service is started.
CIT TAKES A LONG TIME TO MAKE
| little progress" A local young man whose
political experience is well beyond his years,
| made this comment the other day.
We are progressing decade by decade
| although month by month or even year by
| year, the gains seem often to be more than
offset by the losses. Such changes as the
secret ballot, corrupt practice acts and the
primary system didn't come overnight but
they were definite improvements. Social
legislation far beyond the dreams of few
years ago has been accomplished, some of
| the strides faulty but all toward goal. 1t
is easier to correct their imperfections than
break down the precedents which were their
| first barriers.
So too will come adequate civil service
and the complete adjustment of the spoils
! system, an adequate labor relations act,
permanent and workable farm legislation
many other long awaited legislative i'm
provements. But it takes time-much time.
FOR A WHILE SOME PEOPLE
thought Harold Stassen was running for
|
| ter they read over his platform they knew
better. Now, there is some talk of having
| him arrested for grand larceny on the
charge that he wilfully, knowingly and in
tentionally took, stole and carried away
| from the possession and true ownership of
the Democratic and Farmer-Labor parties
the planks, divers and sundry, which make
up the Stassen platform. His case is set for
trial November 8.-Olivia Times.
GOVERNOR BENSON AND OTHERS
of his administration are giving special cam
paign attention to the southern Minnesota
counties where the results of the primary
fight indicated fences are weak Stassen
meanwhile, is spending no little time in the
northern counties notably strong flor the
FL governor. In politics one cannot always
be among friends.
! WITH COOLER WEATHER, THE
county political campaign is gradually
i warming up. Farmers welcome the hand
shaking period as limbering exercise for the
corn husking season while city dweller de-
pend on it in the interim of lawn moving
and furnace stocking.
WHO THE DICKENS CARES WHO
is sound director or garment maker for
Minnie Mouse? When go to a show like
to see show and not whole reel of intro
ductions.-Madison Independent Press.
!
THERE IS ONE THING THE OLD
fashioned man had in his favor. If he
bought horse he had the satisfaction of
knowing that the model wasn't going to
change two weeks later.-Detroit Lakes Tri-
bune.
THE IRONY OF THE SUDETEN PEG
pies situation is that if they stir up war
it will be their homes and families that will
be blasted off the earth right at the start of
the war.-Park Region Echo, Alexandria.
RIGHT NOW THE UNIVERSITY OF
Minnesota would gladly trade couple of
regents for couple of touchdowns in the
coming game with Washington Baudette
Region.
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