The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-15

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employed as dieticl2n in a government
hospital in Portland. Ore, has been
transferred to Camp Kearney, San
Diego Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Sylvester and
daughter, shirly, drove to Centerville,
S. D., Friday. Mr.. Sylvester returned
Monday while Mrs. Sylvester and
Shirly remained for a longer visit.
Mr.. Sylvester says corn in that Sec
ton is farther advanced than here.
The small grain crops here are much
better than in the territory visited
in South Dakota. -Belview Indepen-
dent.
t Reports from Granie Falls are to
the effect that Hon. A. j. Volstead
together with his daughter, Miss
Laura Volstead, will open law office
at Granite Falls. Mr.. Volstead as
a lawyer Of national renown nd his
office will ad much prestige to the
city of Granite Falls.
The record penalty for bootlegging
in Yellow Medicine county was meted
out to James Haggord by Judge Qvale
last week when he sentenced Haggard
to 80 days in the county Jail and in
addition fined him $30O.-Graniee
Falls Tribune.
An unusual funeral was he'll at
Fairmont recently, when the Ameri-
can Legionnaires buried with full
military honors German soldier who
fought against them in 1918 on the
western front Of France. Irwin Hoff-
man who was drafted by the Kaiser
while he was attending school and
but IA years of age was the soldier.
tuberculosis, resulting from priva-
lions and shrapnel wounds, causing
young Hoffman come to this CO .ntry
some months ago and entered St.
Paul hospital dying at the age Of Fl
years.
The City of Granite Falls was
made the recipient of most desir-
able and substantial gift this week
when the American Legion, the Wo-
mems Auxiliary, and the Commercial
Club turned over to the City Corpora
tion a deed for 81 acres of land.
This tract lies just south of town
between the road and the river, and
for years has been used for picnic
grounds. Nature has been both unique
and lavish with beautiful vondure, and
grand rock formations, in making this
spot one of the LOWEST of the lovely
The entire purchase price of the
grounds has been raised by these
three organizations and it ought to
be an easy matter for the City to
add the necessary improvement for
making this park the most attractive
picnic grounds in this part of the
state.
A big family reunion was held last
Sunday at Vesta when all of the
Hicks family were privileged to be
present with the exception of Ohio
who is now in the west. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
Hicks and family and Will Hicks of
Pipestone; Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Nelson and family of Mortified; DR..
and Mrs. j. w. Inglis of Redwood
Falls; Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hicks and
family of Gales, and Mrs. S. P. Hicks
and daughter, Ella Mae of Minneapo-
lis. The affair was staged at the spa
cious home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Mont
gomery in vesta. There were twelve
grandchildren in the party.-Tracy
Headlight. $50
The cornerstone for the new church
in St. Aloysius Parish, Olivia, was
laid on Sunday last. His Grace, Aus
tin Bowling, Archbishop of st. Paul
officiated, assisted by eight priests
from neighboring parishes. The cere-
mony was impressive and instructive.
The laying of a cornerstone is of suf-
flclent rare occurrence to warrant
more than ordinary interest and
means much to those directly involv-
ed in the erection of building such
as the one now under construction in
Olivia. The new edifice, when COM
pleted will be one that will reflect
credit upon those who have undertake
en- task that calls for sacrifice and
loyalty of the faithful elect who for
some years past have contributed
literally to the building fund and have
made possible the erection of struc-
ture that will add materially to the
appearance of the village Fathers
Jiracek, Redwood Falls; Condor.
Morton; Bouske, Montevideo; O'Con-
nor, Renville; Scholzen, Bird Island;
Hammer, Willmar and FIR. Talbert of
Stewart were the assistant clergy at
The exercises.