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Evening star., 1939-01-08

on either side of the archway. To
left and right of the stage, as part
of the mural decoration, are groups
Of men-astronomers, geographers,
explorers-typifying the research
workers Of the Institute, gazing in
thoughtful contemplation upon the
heavens, the waters beneath the
heavens and the lands bordering
these waters, which encompass all
the fundamental problems that
modern investigators are striving
to solve.
In the addresses made on the oc-
casion Of the opening and dedica-
ton of this hall stress was laid upon
the relation of art to science-their
likeness as well as their difference.
The fine arts, said one speaker, are
primarily emotional expression
brought forth by individual expert
ence, whereas science deals with
tangible realities and its motto is
prove all things; hold fast to that
which is good" Yet it was agreed
that science which merely contrib
utes to an increase Of physical COM
fort was not to be reckoned in value
with that which, for example, en-
abled laboring man in this country
to hear the song of a nightingale in
the woods near his old home in
England-in short that the material
must be linked with the spiritual no
less in science than in art. BY this
hall and through these speeches q
broader understanding Of art would
seem to be assured. '
Dyy Points and Wood Block
Prints by q World Trdpeler
on VteiD In Smithsonian.
The possibility of diversity of ex-
preston in the use Of a single
medium is, to those concerned with
art, an unending wonder. Given
precisely the same materials and
even similar subjects and the results
attained will be as utterly unlike as
two things can be, provided, Of
course, each artist has dominant
| individuality. OF Cyrus lie Roy
Baldridge, whose dry points and color
wood block prints are now on exhi-
bition In the Smithsonian Building,
this is manifestly true. He sees
things with = fresh eye and inter-
prets them in Q way essentially his
own. A very agreeable and salts
factory way it is too-direct, simple
and significant.
OF the 40 or more prints making
up this exhibition only six In color,
| the rest being in black and white
and for the most part in line with
only an occasional use Of modelling
for emphasis. This combination is
used to excellent effect In Pagan
Princess - Nigeria" - the figure
modelled, dark against light, the
background In Nne-a large plate In
dry point, purchased and published
BY the Chicago Society Of Etchers
for distribution to its associate mem.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
WILL THOMAS
OLDEST PERSON
BORN IN CITY

James William Thomas is the
oldest person now living in Red
wood Falls, who was born here.
His birth occurred February
Is, 1871, according to records of
the Redwood county clerk of
court. John H. Thomas and Han
nah Longbottom Thomas were
his parents. His father came here
in 1865 as the first blacksmith
As the son of these pioneers,
"Will" Thomas has watched the
history of Redwood Falls unfold
through the years. He took part
in recording some of this as
foreman with the old Reveille
and later with the Redwood
County Sun, its successor.
Past events which he saw or
in which he took part are as
clear to him today as when they
happened. In every case in
which he has been consulted by
the Gazette, his memory of oc-
currences has checked exactly
with contemporary records.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
FIRST Will WAS
SIGNED WITH *"
JUDGE McPHAIL HAD
LITTLE TO DO AS
PROBATE JUDGE

A cross served as the sigma
ture on the first will probated in
Redwood county.
It was filed October 8, 1867,
with Sam McPhail, first Red
wood county lawyer and first
probate judge here.
'sIn the name of God, Amen, !"
the document began, 81, Wash
ington Franklin Robinson, being
of sound mind and body and
memory and considering the UNI
certainty of this frail and tran
STORY life do therefore make,
ordain, publish and declare this
to b" my last will and tesla
men,"
Robinson cut off four sisters
living in Massachusetts, with a
dollar apiece and willed the re-
mainder of his estate to his "be-
loved wife, Elizabeth Margaret
Robinson"
No property was listed in the
testament. dated January Is,
1866. William Mills, Anna Mills
and Celistia Mills, also of the
village Of Redwood Falls, signed
as witnesses.
civilian Franklin Robinson
K His Mark" was the signature
as Robinson was unable to write
his own name.
Judge McPhail was anything
but busy in court that year. The
will was the Only matter brought
before him in 1867, according to
records in the probate vault at
the courthouse.
His first case was in 1865,
four years after Redwood county
was established by an act of the
state legislature.
It was the petition of Jane
Robertson, mother of Martha
Robertson, IL, to sell a quarter
section of land belonging to the
minor.
She declared she was unable
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
$50 HARNESS
EARLY BANK
NIGHT" PRIZE

Bank nights, cash days and
merchandise drawings are no.
thing new in the community.
Fifty years go lotteries sim
liar to those today were common
in Redwood Falls.
But half a century past, news
papers were permitted to write
up the drawings. Today postal
regulations prohibit press men
ton.
Christmas eve 1855, there was
"a public distribution of gifts at
George brakes harness shop"
according to a yeilowed copy of
the Gazette.
"The number drawn for a $50
harness was held by Bishop Cor
don.
George Ruter secured a nice
Montana calf robe valued at SIS.
Andrew Francois got a goat
robe; Fred Bieke a So whip and
Peter Smith and Till Tibbetts
each string of sleigh bells, be-
sides numerous articles of less
value to remaining ticket hold
erS.
Bishop Gordon's prize was a
fine sample of George brakes
own handiWork and something
that any horse owner might be
proud to own. It was made for
wear as well as beauty"
The scene of the rattle was a
shop at the present site of Gal
LEAFS Bakery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

to cloth and educate the girl
without money from the pro-
perry.
Her petition was granted and
as the farm was located in Rem
vile county, it was sold at public
auction at the front door of
Christian Prignitz's store in
Beaver Falls.
DIR. Dennis L. Hitchcock, first
physician of Redwood Falls,
bought the tract for $475, Dec
ember 8, 1866.
Legal notices incident to the
two cases were published in the
New Ulm Post IS there was no
newspaper in the county as yet
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
EARLY HOTEL
PEOPLE WERE
BIG BOOSTERS

Continued from page Ally
his boot tops. The summer of
1873 brought the grasshoppers
and these remained to scourge
the lard until 1877. Many set
tiers moved away, utterly dis
couraged.
The history Of any cornrnun-
ity. Is the story of the lives of it's
individuals, and I have tried as
much as possible to make the
reade-. acquainted with the
names and persons of those pio-
neers who started Redwood Falls
OH the way to becoming the
prosperous and respected COM
munity it is now. Many of our
present good citizens would be
interested to know that it was
Mrs. Birney Flynn who BROUGHT
the first dandelion seed to the
vicinity, not for the aesthetic
pleasure of viewing the bios
SONS, but to provide her family
with the succulent green's in
spring. Certainly Mrs. Flynn
planted an enduring monument
to herself.
Something should be said
about the early hotel keepers of
the village who very likely did
much to create pleasant impress
sions and to provide to new
corners inducement to stay.
The first hotel was conducted
by j. S. G. Homer in his own
cabin in the stockade. The next
hotel was kept by William Mills,
the mail carrier. The first ire
gular" hotel, however. was
opened in 1876 by James McMil-
Ian on the present site of the
county Jail. This was called the
Exchange Hotel. Sixty-eight
years ago Mrs. David Whittet
came TO the Exchange Hotel
where she remained until she
took up residence on the farm
near Redwood Falls where she
has lived ever since. In conrec-
ton with the name of William
Mills an amusing story is told.
One morning on his way to Fort |
Ridgely with the mail, he met |
near the old Dakota Agency, a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

large bear. With his gun, which
he always carried with him,
Mills shot the bear. Thinking the
animal dead, Mr.. Mills APP
preached him for the purpose of
taking his skin. Then the animal,
only stunned, arose, made a leap
at Mills throat and put up a
vigorous fight. The bear was fin
ally killed, but in the meantime
Mr.. Mills was almost entirely
denuded of clothing and had to
return to Redwood Falls scrat-
ched and bleeding, with. the
bears pelt, but decidedly in need
of covering for himself.
There are of course, other
names that should be mentioned.
But whether named or unnamed,
the present citizens of Redwood
Falls would do well to pause and
consider how well, and with
what high courage and resolu-
ton the pioneer men and women
built the early foundations of the
pleasant community in which we
are fortunate enough to live.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

Roy Weaver of Wabasso was
granted patent on a grain
cleaner in 1904.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Employees Back on
Jobs as Strike
Ends Peacefully

STOCKTON, Cal, Aug 18 (UP)-
Employees of the Flotill Products
company cannery returned to work
TODAY following settlement of four
day strike for a minimn wage scale
and recognition of the cannery
workers union The reopening came
with the reopening of the tomato
canning season.
Mrs Tillie Weisberg, cannery man.
ager, agreed to recognize the uniont
and signed a contract providing
minimum wages of 5212 cents an
hour for men, 42ia cents an hour for
women and 13 cents a tray RI
piece work, with a guaranteed
minimum of IA cents an hour
The Associated Farmers at
meeting Wednesday night asked
peace officers to keep the roads
open but otherwise declared it wasl
not interested in the merits or de-
merits of the strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
BY HENRY McLEMORE

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, Aug
18. CUP)-Adrian Quist and Jack
BrOmwich have obligingly come to
the aid of the United States Davis
Cup selection committee and solved
a troublesome problem for it.
For months the committeeman
have fretted and stewed about
which team they should choose
to oppose Quist and Bromwich in
the challenge round doubles at
Philadelphia early next month
They have considered and tried
more combinations than there are
on the lock of a bank safe.
Now, thanks to Quist and Brom-
Wich, they have to worry no more.
The two Australians put an end
to the problem yesterday in a
quarter final round match of the
national doubles tournament here.
In crushing, routing, and humili-
ating Gene Mako and Jack It'd
DdIlt w. b-Is b-Ss bli'J B'p''N'
that it doesn't matter a great deal
who the American Davis Cup COM
mittee selects.
The classic LongWood courts,
whose turf has felt the drives and
volleys of all the great doubles
teams of the last so years, have
seen few greater doubles exhibi-
tions than Quist and Bromwich
staged yesterday. Mako, winner Of
the title last year with Don Bulge,
and Tidball, are no pushovers, as
their winter record of 10 tourna-
ment victories atests. on paper, at
least, they stand with the five
best doubles teams in the world.
But they are like children, like
tyros, against the Australians. In
fewer than 80 minutes they were
swept off the courts in straight
ssts, victims of beautiful combin-
alton of power, finesse, and guile.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Hurricane Henry {.

Henry Armstrong. currently rated
as one of history's greatest fight
ing men, may hit the end Of a sue
cessful trail come Tuesday night.
when he will tangIe with a rough
and tough slugger, Larrupin Lou
Ambers.
Ambers gave Armstrong his stiff
est battle last summer in a bout
to determine the lightweight cham
pion of the world. and there were
those in the ringside who believed
AmberS should have been awarded
the verdict
Ambers has improved since that
summer scrap, and though wa
can't truthfully say that Armstrong
has slipped, there is some doubt
that Armstrong will be as good as
he was one year ago.
Hurricans Henry has had trouble
with his hands since that fight
and it is not surprising because
flesh and bone will not stand III
under the incessant pounding that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Todays Sports Parade

The Australians couldn't miss
anything, either on attack or de-
fense, up close or in the back
court BromWich went Is games
before netting a ball, and Quist
10 before outing his first shot.
Their services were never seriously
challenger, but they tore the ser
vices of their opponents apart
Mako served six times during the
match and five times it. was brok-
en-. TidballS Cannonhall delivery
was a bit more effective, but twice
The Australians climbed aboard it
and cracked through.
Staleness is the only threat to
the Australian pair. Harry Hop
man, captain of the visiting side.
said after the match that he wish
ed his boys had not reached their
peak quite so early.
Both Adrian and Jack are right
on top of their games.' Hopman
said THE Davis Cup matches are
two weeks or more away. I can
only hope that they won't go stale,
ease off bit, before our main
objective is reached"
Walter Pate, generalissimo of the
American side, Was surprisingly
light hearted after the Quist- Brom-
Wich exhibition. He said that the
match was not an entirely fair
test because, "a doubles team is
only as strong as its weakest link
Pate didn't say which of the
Americans he considered the weak
link, but it is probable that he
had Tidball in mind, being as he
is staunch defender of Mako. It'd
ball, however, didn't appear any
more inept in the face of the Aus
tralian fire than did Mako. AS
matter of fact, they played pretty
good tennis, but pretty good tennis
isn't worth much against the sup
erlative sort.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18

SANTA ANITA, Cal. Aug ID.
UP)-More than S25O,O0O in major
stakes, exclusive Of large daily
purses. await the nations turfmen
this winter when Santa Anita swings
into the sixth season minus II
of its racing days.
The fabulous track, where big
purses attract the country's best
horses. again will offer the world S
largest race prize the 100000
Santa Anita Handicap. But due to
its shorter season Of IL days. the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Lefty Grove
Continues
Comeback

NEW YORK. Aug. IS. CUP)-The
baseball miracle man of the year
is Robert Moses Grove. 80 year old
Boston Red Sox pitcher who has
beat his way back from virtual
extinction.
One day last season Groves arm
went dead. and the medicos shook
their heads and said, lit will be
dangerous for him to pitch again
His only cure will be a long and
perhaps permanent rest. Yet today
finds gray haired Grove leading all
the American league pitchers, with
l3 victories and two defeats.
He's won eight straight and has
MT been licked since the White
Sox beat him, Us, back ON June Il.
The only other game Grove has
lost was a 20 decision to the Yam
KEGS on opening day.
Groves comeback is one of the
most remarkable in all baseball an
mails. This spring Manager Joe Gro
min did not even know if Grove
would ever pitch another game.
Grove went to Hot Springs in Feb
ruary and asked Cronin to let him
condition himself. He took the
baths and hikes through The Ozarks.
Then at the Red Sox Sarasota, Fla,
camp he mapped out his own pro
gram, which called for Is minutes
of throwing each day. Not until the
Red Sox started north with the
Reds on an exhibition tour did
Grove throw ball in a game. Then
he told Cronin he wanted to try
his wing. He pitched four innings
that persuaded the Red SoX pilot
he had enough to face the Yanks
opening day.
Grove already is a cinch to sur
pass his 1888 record. when he Won
Ia and lost d When he beat the
Athletics Thursday, II, it was his
284th major league victory, He as
pireS to reach the 300 mark. fig
ure reached by only five pitchers
(and only one SouthpaW) in mod
ern times. They are Cy Young
johnson. MatheWson. Alexander anC
Eddie Plank.
The Yanks kept the American
league race status quo by making
it three straight over Washington
with 10 inning, 9-8 victory.
The White SoX beat the Tigers
2-1. Rookie Fred Hutchinson CAV,
! up only three hits in seven inning.
but in the fourth, a walk. Luke
Applings triple, and an infield ou
pushed over the winning runs.
Doubles by George McQuinn anc
Chet LaabS in the 10th turned bach
the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, for tn,
st. Louis Browns.
The Cincinnati Reds retained
their SIX game lead in the Nationa
league when they nosed the Cubs
7-6, in 10 innings.
The Cardinals kept I'D their pen
nant drive, handing the Pirates a
AZ defeat
Knocking Harry Gumbcrt out OF
the box for the second time in
three days, the Dodgers trimmed
the Giants, 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Red Pepper Made
Race Favorife

DEL MAR, Cal, Aug. 16. CUP)-
Red Pepper today was assigned top
weight of 1T pounds for Saturdays
$500 added Oceanside handicap
over a mile and a sixteenth at Del
Mar track.
Others in the Is horse field in
cluded No Dice, 116; Sweepalot, ia;
Arigotal, liz; Mt. vernon, 1l9; and
Count Atlas, 108.
Yesterdays $500 added San Gle
mente feature was won by One
let, Mrs. J. F. Waters 3 year old
filly, with Heelplates length and
half behind. Omelet paid 1920,
$3.50, $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s. CUPD-Wheat
closed firm on the Chicago Board
OF Trade today.
At the close wheat was up u TO
a cent, corn off Is to 4 cent, and
oats a cent higher TO u cent lower
Scattered covering was sufficient
to boost wheat prices fractionally
over previous closing levels.
Opening quotations were slightly
lower in sympathy with Liverpool
where wheat dropped cent 10 rec
ordlow levels. North American mar
kets were generally dull.
Corn prices were easier. but tended
port demand was slow. Local ship
TO follow the advance in wheat. Ex
pers sold 10000 bushels of cash
corn. and purchases TO arrive were
35, 900 bushels.
Receipts included 70 cars Of wheat
~ of corn, and 80 OF oats.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Seals Rout
Angels to
Win Series
BY UNITED PRESS

A week ago they called EN- the
"hitless wonders" 1t seems to have
been a case of the right pew but
the wrong church, for San Fran
cisco unloosed a 24-hit attack on.
Los Angeles last night to score
a Is to 3 win, and if that isn't
pouring it on. what is?
Last week the Seals blew series
to lowly Hollywood. This week, III
three games, they have mauled
Angel pitchers for AZ hits and there
is no present danger of shipping
the 'Sealers off to the Western In
ternational League.
The Seals lost little time in go
ing after Ray Prim. In the first
inning Harvey Storey homered with
Dom DiMaggio ahead of him. -
Oakland got just five hits in,
splitting a doubleheader with Hol-
lyWood. The Stars took the opener
4 to O. behind Rugger Ardiboia's
two hit pitching, but the Acorns
recouped, 2 to 0, in the nightcap
by punching the three hits they
got off Bill Fleming.
Sacramento made it four games
out of six against Portland by win
ming both ends of a doubleheader
last night, to and to 2.
Seattle swept its series with San
Diego and increased its league
leadership to 6ia games by thump-
ing the Padres to 1 as Hal Tur-
pin turned in his 10Th victory of
| the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Bench Warming
BY Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor
Theodore Samuel

HeOuOfG SuUlHPf
There are a couple dozen great
hitters up II the major leagues this
season There's Jimmy FoXX, Hank
Greenberg. Joe DiMaggio, Mel OFT
Johnny Mize and host of others
but when you're naming the out
standing slugeerS of the day, don
overlook a youngster whose handle
Is Theodore Samuel williams.
They've called him %Screwball
Ted, the problem child of the Bos-
ton Red Sex. and a long list OF
other somewhat uneomplimentary
names, but they still can't laugh
off his record as a hitter.
Williams still leads the American
league in runs batted in He Is
hitting at a 325 clip. has II home
runs and Is gradually developing
into one of the major leagues bet
ter defensive outfielders.
Joe Cronin. manager of the Bos-
ton Red Sox. predicts greater sea
sons for the 20 year old kid, and
is looking forward to the day when
Ted is the outstanding outfielder
IN the major leagues
That TED might fulfill Cronins
prediction is not impossible by any
means. He has that color that made
Babe Ruth famous Already he has
become more popular with the
youngsters than Jimmy Foxx. de-
spite the fact this is his first year
in the big time
So mark a memo IN your little
black book and watch the fame of
a likeable kid who is driving major
league pitchers to cover these days.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Brdw|eyPredicts
Easy Win Over
EICentrO Tonite

A staggering crew of Brawley
softballers, who have predicted
they will rout Joe Hurst and
defeat the FL Centre All-Stars
in two straight games, will meet
the EI Ccntrans in the first of
three game series at El Cen
tre stadium tonight. The game
will start at sis.
Joe the Fox" Hurst is their
cousin, Brawley battcrs say. He
might be tough for other all
star asgregations but we'll blast
him clear out of the park.
I'll Centre batsmen retaliated
by saying, Joe DiMaggio isn't
a good batter either, but pitchers
are afraid of his 400 batting
average"
Between arguments managers
Peter Peterson of Brawley and
Jack stark of FL Centre went
about the business of lining up
their most powerful rosters for
tonight's scrap. HOyal Priest
will be Hurst's battery mate,
Cau2za will be on first, Kinne
on second, Sander on short and
Van NOstrand on third. Webster,
Ebmke and Ritter will play the
outfie,d.
For Brawlcy, Post, Hare, Love
lady, s. Riley, Skiles, T. Will
Jams. Ellis. Fleming and Kretz
will be in the starting lineup.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. Aug. is. CUP)-
Trading was moderate TO fair with
supplies heavy on most lines.
Ranched vegetables: carrots 40
Soc. bects O-45c. Dixon soc; radi
shes small red 75-90e, spinach 80
a0c. turnips 75-9oc; dill 70-75c; mint
and watercrcss 30-35c.
Cantaloupes local hb's std 16s-37s
Be-sOc. 26s 3O-45c. Saugus 16s-27s
eb-76c. 36s 6o-65c. Riverside Jbo
.Ts al. 10 81 %: 36s 45c S1,00; local
tir tops std IS j SIS 40 soc; japanese
melons sta ss-16s 50-65c; honey
aews std 12s -16s 5o-e5c; 24s 40-45c.
persians local 1 iAc.
Waturmclonss Local Klondikes
24-lb. av. S11.oo; No. 2s l5-lb. $500
Sc 90
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Santa Anita Purses to Total Nearly
100000 in 1910: Major Stakes
Reach Quarter Million Mark

total distribution will be slightly
unler 100000 compared with last
years 1907 900. .,-
In addition, one of it's. largest
stakes, the s25,oOO added San Juan
CapiStrano Handicap durius get
away week, was slashed to $4,000
and placed back in the rank of
10 other features.
In all there will be the Santa
Anita Handicap at 100000; the
Santa Anita Derby at $4,000, II
stakes at $4,000 and one at $4,000.
This totals $685. for stakes alone
and with the regular weekday
events, adds up to $681 300 for the
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Armstrong Maps
Fioht Strategy

POMPTON LAKES. N. j. Aug.
18. CUP)-LOu Ambers Jaw Is too
much like granite for Henry Arm
strong. so the little Negro cham
pion from Los Angeles will abandon
his usual slam bang head assault
for a concentrated body attack
when he risks his lightweight crown
against Ambers Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Aug. Is IUFJ-
stocks dropped to new lows since
mid-July today with losses rang
ing TO more than points and vol
ume increasing on the decie.
Heaviest sellig came in the af-
ternoon. after which leading issues
recovered moderately.
Bonds followed the pattern set
by stocks.
Oils registered fractional losses
Building issues weakened to around
their lowest of the year.