The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
TUE REDWOOD GAZETTE, REDWOOD Falls, MTNNEsoTA

i Mrs. Ladd of Sanborn is visiting hel
jsister, Mrs. p. O. Callaghan this week
/ DR.. and Mrs. G. L. Grapp returned
Monday morning from the Twin CT
ties.
w. r. Werring of Morgan was s
business caller in Redwood Falls, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. jackson of Nor
gan were visitors in Redwood Falls
Saturday.
DR.. j. Anderson and Kenneth Nc
Kenzie drove to Sleepy Eye Sunday on
business.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Franta Of Wa
basso were callers in Redwood Falls,
Saturday.
Miss Vera Becker of Wood Lake
Of Mrs. T. D. Barber.
John Mclean arrived from Dawson,
Monday and will be in Redwood Falls
for the next several days.
Mrs. ]. B. Gallea and her son Ernie
left Tuesday for Minneapolis where
they will spend a few days.
! Mrs. W. 4. Hauck left Monday for
Minneapolis where she will attend the
Degree of Honor convention as dele
gate from the Seaforth lodge.
The Sewing circle of the Church Of
st. Catherine will meet Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. E. Min
nick and Mrs. Geo. Amberg being the
hostesses.
A. B. Winter, Redwood Falls as
sistant postmaster, is obliged to be alb
sent from his regular duties because Of
illness. This is the first time Mr..
Winters long public service has been
interrupted by illness, and his friends
are hopeful of his speedy recovery.
w. H. Gold was host at luncheon
at the ST. Paul Athletic Club Wednes-
day of last. week. The party who en-
joyed Mr.. Colds hospitality included
Governor J. A. O. Preus, M. j. Des-
mond, the assistant state auditor, Rep
resentatives T. Christianson, A. j.
Praxel and C. M. Bendixen and H. A.
Baldwin, H. M. Hitchcock and Jos. R..
Keefe Of Redwood Falls. During the
luncheon the gentlemen conferred up
on the future of Ramsey State Park.
Mrs. ]. B. Philbrick and the Misses
Susan Lauterbach, Ruth Barber and
Helen Callaghan were hostess at a
valentine party in the parlors of the
Farmers State Bank building Monday
evening. Sixty of the younger set of
the city were the guests and the even
ing was pleasantly spent in, playing
cards and in dancing The decorations
were in the valentine colors which
were further carried out in the favors
and refreshments. Punch was served
throughout the evening and lunche-
on of ice cream, cake and coffee was
served at the close of the evening.
His body covered only by rags, Fred
Chounard, 26, who served IA months
overseas in the World war, was found
living in hole dug in strawpile on
the st. Andrew farm near Grafton, N.
D. His brother says the former sol
der was mentally sound when he en-
tered service and was apparently sane
when mustered out, but that about q
year ago he developed eccentricities.
Chounard has eaten food prepared by
his mother and left in box IN sta
BILE. During the winter he lived in his
strawpile dugout, showing the great
est aversion for human society, even
members of his own family.
: About sixty people who are associat-
ed together under the leadership of
Mrs. C. L. Farver in a Sunday School
class of the Methodist Church were
entertained by Mrs. Farver and COM
mittee Of ladies in the basement of the
church Monday evening. Decorations
carrying out the valentine colors were.
used throughout the rooms and the
evening was spent in playing games.
A luncheon of salad. waters, ice
cream, cookies and coffee was served
by the hastesses. This is one of the
most recent organizations in the Sun
dav School end has a large member
ship among the young married people
of the church.
Sleepy Eye had at one time two
flour mills in good running order and
we were told that eleven brands of
outside flour was sold at that time
by local merchants. This was patron
ling home industries with VEN
geance. Now since Mr.. Pietrus' mill
is no more, having been destroyed by
fire and now since the big mill is clos
ed down and rs to 100 men are out of
employment, what do you think of
your patriotic attitude and the eleven
brands of outside flour? Did it pay
to be so disloyal to your town and
community? Speaking about the fool
killer and a stuffed club, well, you can
just imagine what we mean.-Sleepy
Eye Dispatch.
The board of Brown County Com
missioners met on Friday last and they
turned down the bid Of the New Ulm
Review, which was to be done at legal
rates, the financial statement to be
in all the papers of the
county. They gave the work to the
New Ulm Post, a paper owned and
published by Albert Steinhauser, at
one-half legal rates. The Post is a
paper published in the German Ian
guage and only a very few of the
taxpayers will get any benefit Of the
work. The action of certain mem
bers of the board is in direct violation