The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-05-03

as travelling salesman for a wholesale
house.
Henry W. Otto and daughter, Mil
dred of Redwood Falls spent Wednes-
day with friends in this vicinity.
DR.. ]. L. Haskins was Minneapolis
visitor the past week. He purchased
a neat little Buick runabout during
his absence.
| Ed. III. Blanchard was in town a
short time Thursday shaking hands
with old friends. Ed. is loyal to all
! his acquaintance and his annual visit
here is all too short to suit his old
| time-friends. The Blanchards are
completing plans for the erection of
residence at Lewistown, Minnesota
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard recently re-
turned from a winters visit in the
sunny south Lands. They visited the
DR.. Adams ranch, and found the doc
tor and his wife busily occupied with
gardening, fruit raising and poultry.
Mr.. Blanchard asserts that California
is the right place to go to escape the
rigid climate. "But one gets fed up
on the same. climate day in and day
out, and / want to live where there is
a springtime with a beginning of new
life The Blanchards expect to make
their home at Lewistown and close it
while they spend the winters in a
milder climate.
Otto Kamholtz, wife and baby drove
up from Mankato in their car and
were over Sunday visitors in Morgan.
Blaine Mckay and family of Red
wood Falls were guests at Mrs. Nc
Kay's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Paape. They attended the christen-
ing service of Dorothy June Bohn, the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Bohn at the St. Johns Lutheran
church, Sunday morning.
A number of neighbor. ladies sur
prised Mrs. John Schwetzler, Sunday
afternoon when they prepared dain-
ty spread in honor of her 58th birth
day anniversary. The event was held
at the home of Mrs. Schwetzler's son,
Richard Story. Mrs. Story had near
ly completed the details, when the
guest of honor appeared on the scene.
A pretty birthday cake decorated with
flowers, foliage and lighted candles,
made pretty centerpiece for the din
ner table. Covers were laid for nine
guests. Sandwiches, pickles, coffee,
cakes and ice cream was served. Mrs.
Schwetzler was presented with many
useful gifts with all good wishes for,
many more happy birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. VESSEL enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron and
Bert Zumwinkle of Redwood Falls,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Offerman, j. L.
MacMaster and family of Sleepy Eye
with Eli Lamp and Daisy Footner at
dinner Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Mueller entertained the
Ladies Aid of the St. Johns Lutheran
church on Friday afternoon. Needle
work and conversation whiled away
few pleasant aprons. A delicious
lunch was served by the hostess.
This week is Improvement" week
at the local post office Postmaster
Pollard and the postal employees are
preparing to give an instructive de-
monstration on postal rules and re-
gulations. A number of rural school
pupils attended the demonstration
during the week. ,--..
Little Almond Fraser, son of Levi
Fraser met with an unfortunate acct
dent Thursday. While playing in the
yard with a pointed stick, he thought
lessly placed it in his mouth. He fell
in manner that caused the stick to
penetrate the mouth and nose. He
was taken to the Redwood Falls hos
pltal where it was necessary to take
a number of stitches. He is recover
ing nicely.
Mrs. Garry Butcher returned the
past week from winters sojourn with
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Hackman
and family. Mrs. Butcher is busily
engaged in gardening since her re-
turn.
Buttermaker Stoltz and his assist
ant Henry Drager have been putting
the creamery premises in apple-pie
order during the week White wash
has made the stone driveway and
posts pleasing to the eye. Our cream
cry is one of the largest patronized
creameries in Redwood Co. 10000
pounds of butter were churned here
during the past month. With seven
other creameries the local creamery
fills community car to be shipped to
New York every week. The increas-
ing growth of business has made it
necessary to put in larger and better
Among the new improve
ments added the past week, was Is
h. p. motor. A new 400 gallon re-
pener and pasturizer has also been
added recently. The old churn which
has done duty for so many years has
been replaced by new one of 1900
pounds capacity. The busy and pro-
gressive creamery is a joy and pride
of the town.
This community was shocked and
grieved to hear of the sudden death
of Mrs. Catherine Ditterbenner on
Thursday which occurred shortly be-
fore the noon hour The diseased has
made her home with her daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Rhode since the death of
her husband some eleven years ago.
Engaged in conversation with her
daughter, death came without warn
ing. She had been ailing all winter
with high blood pressure, causing
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