The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-25
MORGAN NEWS ITEMS


Miss Elsie Mueller is home to spend
her Christmas holidays with her par
ents.
Miss Pearl Root returned FROM
Macalister College Thursday TO enjoy
her vacation with the home folks.
Miss Esther VESSEL rural teach
er in the Model school district is
spending a couple of weeks with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. VESSEL
Miss Hattie Gilland a teacher in the
same schools is her guest a part of
the week.
Sherman S. George of Cumberland
Wisconsin. formerly associated with
c.. B. Root in the stock-buying bust
ness was about town greeting his
many friends during the past week.
The Angel of Death entered the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freder-
lex last Sunday and took their Two
months infant boy to our Heavenly
Home The little one had been a vic
tim of the influenza and weighed only
two pounds a. the time of its death.
The sorrowing parents feel the loss Of
their only child deeply and the COM
munity sympathize with them in their
bereavement.
Royal Hartwick arrived home from
the State University Saturday COM
! ing by way of Redwood Falls.
, Madames Geo. Ellison, E. H. AL
brecht c. Jackson were among the
Redwood Falls visitors the past week.
Martha Haushaw came down from
Redwood last week to help take care
of her father and brother who have
been very i'll with influenza at the
Discher home.
Wilbur Jensen will not continue his
studies the coming year at the State
University. He will resume his duties
as salesman and general manager of
fathers store.
Notwithstanding the rainy weather
and poor roads which existed just be-
fore Christmas yet the holiday trade
was splendid this year. Shoppers who
waited until the eleventh hour found
empty shelves awaiting them in most
lines of merchandise. Moral" The
early purchaser gets The goods"
The Royal Neighbors lodge held
very ENJOYABLE social hour ait the
close of is regular meeting on We'd
nesday. Madames A. o. Johnson, HI.
B. West, R. Fl. Kempton and F. S.
Pollard gave a novel Christmas sur
prise. One of their number held a
striking resemblance to Santa Claus
and distributed sack of goodies tc
the members. Two Christmas trees
decorated the lodge hall.
Georginia Adams one of the out
of town teachers is spending the hoi-
,idays with her parents. She teaches
near Fairmont, MINI.
Will Bohn and his wife have gone to
Springfield, where the former has
been employed on a dray line.
All the different churches celebrat~
ed Christmas on Tuesday evening with
the usual program and treats for
the pupils of the different Sunday
Schools. Both the Methodist and Pres
byterian churches made a special of
fering for the homeless, orphan child
re1 of the War Zone. The spirit Of
giving instead of receiving is called
the White Christmas and is thorough
ly enjoyed by the youngsters. A.
| the Presbyterian church little white
cradle was the receptacle in which the
gifts of money from the audience and
The different classes were placed. The.
Best Christmas was the title of the
program rendered and the little folks
reflected great credit on those who
trained them for their respective
parts.
Mrs. Carrie Butcher spends Christ
mas Day with her daughter, Mrs.
Erwin Otto and family at Sanbo-ns
MINI.
Fred Wilson's family are al i'll w:stz
the influenza.
Morgan Basket Ball team met with
defeat in a game with the Walnut
Grove boys last Thursday evening a.
Walnut Grove
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Ball entertained
the Frank Gerstman and viii Ball
families at Christmas dinner today.