The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-01-31

of the sad death OF Otto Paape. He
had been seriously i'll with pneumonia
for almost week but his condition
had improved and the family were
hopeful for a complete recovery.
Thursday morning at six o'clock he
passed away leaving widow and four
small children who were dependent up
on him. Profound sympathy is ex-
tended to the Borrowing family, the
parents and brothers and sisters who
mourn his loss. He is the oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Paape of this
place. Besides his parents, a sister
Mrs. Blaine Mckay who lives Ia Red
wood Falls also Mr.. and Mrs. McWard,
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Bohn, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Bluhme, Mrs. Schueller and Miss
Otellia and his brother Carl, all at
tended the funeral of the deceased at
Nicolett on Monday.
The high school orchestra are busy
practising for the annual concert given
on February twenty-second at the city
hall. A fine program will be given by
twenty-four musicians from our high
school. Prof. Hofmeister of Spring
field is their teacher and director.
Tuesday, January 23rd was the
seventy-frst birthday anniversary of
Mrs. John Garlic and number of
ladies who have formed the habit of
celebrating the event with her filled
her little home to its doors. Mrs.
Garlic has been confined to her wheel
ed chair for over twenty-five years.
Altho an invalid and shut-in because
of peculiar form of rheumtism, she
thoroughly enjoys a social gathering
of this kind. Mrs. Garlic has endear-
ed herself to large circle of friends
because of the cheerful manner with
which she has carried her affections
over the long period of years she has
remained.a helpless invalid. Her trials
/ and sufferings serve to bring out the
I pure gold in her disposition for her
/ face is always radiant, and visit to
] her home is genuine pleasure. Near
+ ly thirty ladies spent the afternoon
with her. Individual frosted cakes,
decorated with little candle were
given to each guest. And the COM
pany was divided into the four seasons
of the year in which their birthday fell.
AS the candles were lighted the guests
told of the date of their birth and their
birth place, also when they came to
Morgan. 1t was interesting to know
that eight out of the company of ladies
were foreign born. Two of the guests
were residents of Morgan when the
first trail road was built though to
Redwood Falls. Light refreshments
were served during the afternoon. A
collection of canned fruit, jellies and
other delicacies, and a decorated birth
day cake, purse of money also a
given Mrs. Garlic as memento of the
number of handmade articles were
day. The gathering of friends served
to brighten the life of the guest of
honor and the friends joined in wish
ing her many more happy birthdays.
John d. Lorge the oldest son of the
late N. d. Lorge, expects to spend the
winter with his sister Lizzie Lorge in
this city. Mr.. Lorge has just secured
patents in this country and Canada on
grain separator.
The Morgan Cooperative Creamery
paid out $4,000 to its patrons for but
terfat for the month of December.
This represents 438 tubs of butter.
Twenty-seven of the individual cream
cry patrons received check for over
hundred dollars each for their cream
at the end of the month Michael Skow
realized the largest check, which
amounted to nearly $4,000 for the
month Of December. We emphasize
this fact to show that the Morgan
Creamery is a busy and thriving in
stitution.
The country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Selby was the scene of a
merry sleigh ride party on Monday
evening. The party was composed Of
the Wide Workers boys and their
teacher Mrs. Pollard and the Sunbeam
class of girls with their teacher Mrs.
Carrie Butcher. Ora Brady drove the
team and the bobsled was filled with
other members of the Presbyterian
S. S. who enjoyed the ride. They were
Rev. Thos. Bell, Mrs. Brady and dau-
ghter Helen, F. S. Pollard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Cox and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Rogers. Hot chocolate, sand
witches and cake was served at the
Selby home. 1t is difficult to ascer-
tain whether some of the older mem
bers of the party did not enjoy the
evening even more then the youngest
ers whom they accompanied.