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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
District No. Sc

We all enjoyed our Christmas va
cation and we are all back to school
with lots of pep and ready to tackle
hard studies again.
The ones that had perfect atten-
dance last month were Jack Weeks,
Arthur Hawton and Edward RAD
aatz.
We started having hot lunches
Monday each one brings his own hot
lunch in a pint jar. The jars are
then set in a pan of warm water on
top of the stove and heated.
We had our fifth writing contest
Monday, January 5.
MIR. and Mrs. Hawton had the first
forty-twO party of the season that
has been held in this neighborhood.
Those who were present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Norval Weeks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Breckenridge and son Stanley, NJ.
and Mrs. Bishop and the Parks fam
lies.
Mr.. and Mrs Parks returned from
St. Paul on Monday.
Alfred Raddatz was business call
err at the E. 4. Raddatz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stewart and
daughters were Sunday visitors at
the r. M. Campbell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Raddatz were
callers at the August Nell home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baton and SON visit
ed at the F. E. Jones home Sunday
afternoon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Johns Lutheran church was held =
the A. Balko home Thursday evening,
January 8. New officers were elect
ed for the coming year. Refresh
ments were served at the close of the
meeting. ).
The Anton Altman family was
pleasantly surprised Thursday EVEN
ing when the following neighbors and
friends spent the evening with them:
Prokosch's, Schwab's, Salfer's J.
Goblisch's and w. j. Goblisch's. The
time was spent in playing cards. II
Mrs. Joe Altman and daughter
were New Ulm visitors during vaca;
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heuer and fam
lily were guests at the Adolph Balko
home last Sunday.
The seventh and eighth grades had
a written lesson in geography on the
study of Europe, Friday.
The first and second grade langu-
age class made Eskimo booklets this
week.
The Little Citizens League held a
nesting Wednesday, january to
elect new monitors for this month.
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The Marion School
District No. IA

Our flag rope has been repaired and
now the 'red, white, and blue" again
waves high on the pole.
The painting class made some green
and white calendars for the New
Year, 1925.
Mildred Barnum was on the sick
list last week.
Harvey Friedley was absent on Fri
day. Garnet Zieske was absent last
week.
We made thirty-eight dollars at our
basket social. We want to pay for
the organ and other supplies for the
school.
: The fifth and sixth grades are hav-
ing contest in geography and his
tory. We want to see who wins anu
we want to have better lessons. We
find that this plan does help.
We enjoyed our vacation very much
We all came back to school ready for
work.
Rasmussens, Friedleys and Emil
Andersons had a pleasant New Year
dinner and supper at the Pete And
erson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Friedley~>were
visitors at the Rudolph Norman home
for Christmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Friedley ard
family And Mr. and Mrs. Pete And
erson were visitors at the Ira Zieske
home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Winns were
visitors at the Bert Barnum home
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Friedley were
visitors at the Emil Raddatz home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson and sor
Leonard were visitors at the Wilbu.
Tetrick home Saturday evening.
Miss Miller enjoyed pleasant I've
ming at the Kruger home or WeGnes
day. -, 90, ,,-
/ Mr.Nand Mrs. Fred Snoeikcph AM
Roger were visitors at ,,tke... Der
BarRnHs home Wednesday evening.
4 An all day meeting of the Larkil
Club was held at Clarence Jehnin,
home. The club is taking up tn
study of Citizenship to enable then
to become better citizens and bette
voters. Mrs. Edgar Winn and Mrs
Sherman Parks read interesting pa
pers on this subject
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Sunny Side School
~ District No. 81


The following scholars had perfect
records in attendance the past week:
Hazel Duncan, Beatrice Neale, Alma
Neale. Wesley Neale, Eldridge Neale,
Lois johnson and Virginia Johnson.
We have a new scholar, Herman
Elliott, who started school on Wednes-
day.
The lower grades have made red,
white and blue daisy chains with
which to decorate our windows.
Our Sunny Side Junior Citizens
met Friday afternoon. The chief
business consisted in electing the new
officers for the coming month. They
are: President Herman Elliott, Vice
President Virginia Neaie, Secretary
Eldridge Neale, Health Committee
James Pratt, Flag and Playground
/ Committee Hazel Duncan and Harold
Pratt, Entertainment Committee Lois
Johnson and Beatrice Neale.
At our club meeting Mrs. Rogers
gave US book review OF
"Maria Sanford" There were two
purposes in giving this review, Cd to
teach us how to give book report
! (2) to interest us in the book and to
/ learn to love Maria Sanford.
l. We have been discussing the eclipse
of the sun which is to occur January
1 oath. We hope a part of the eclipse
may be visible here.
Miss Kennedy was a visitor at our
school Friday morning. We were
very glad to see her. We were in
terested in the relief exercises she
gave US and are going to try then
faithfully.
We are planning to have hot lunch
es, commencing on Monday.
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SeafOrth

Geo. frost, Jr. was business VS.
itor at Lucan on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pape and dau-
ghter Lucile visited with Grandma
Pape and the Wittree family at Mar
shall on Tuesday Of last week.
The annual meeting of the officer
and shareholders of the Security State
Bank Of Seaforth~ was held on Tues
day.
WORD was received from Rev Nc.
LeOd on Friday that there would be
no services in Seaforth on Sunday on
account of the illness Of one of his
children, with scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucy Brey of Lucan
spent several days the past week al
the frost home.
Mrs. Geo. frost transacted legal
business at the county seat on Thurs
day. T b..l .,.>...,.. .-s..
M. n. Meyers of Redwood Falls
was d caller at the Geo. Fuhr home
on Wednesday.
The United Workman lodge in-
stalled their new officers for the en-.
SUNG year on Monday evening. Lars
Crong is Master Workman.
Nick Kramer was operated on for
appendicitis at the Marshall hospital
and is getting along nicely.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. S. Davis were
business visitors at Redwood Falls
one day the first part Of the week
Joe Pistulka of Fairfax, n. d. was
a business visitor in Seat nth the first
part of the past week. -
| "The lost Batallisn." vas shown
at SeafOrth on Friday nis bit and drew
a crowded house. IAN
Irwin Froske has been busy in this
vicinity the .past week, taking the
agricultural census teasi
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Shutdown

Mrs. Peter Show and daughter Alice
left Friday for Minneapolis for a
short visit before returning to her
home at Sand Point, Idaho.
Mrs. Emma Thorston purchased d
radio last week.
Miss Frances Mueller returned to
her school near Rochester, Saturday.
Ole Croft and daughter spent the
past week with relatives at DEBORAH,
Iowa.
Chas. Jensen, Mrs. Mary Nielsen,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Tonak at
tended the golden wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. P. O. Clements
near Clements.
* Henry Show left Tuesday for the
Twin Cities to take short course in
cow testing. ,''FFs,''
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Show were Red
wood Falls shoppers Tuesday.
Mrs. Lesa Lawrence Of Springfield
was buried in the Shutdown cemetery
Monday afternoon. Death was due
to old age, she having attained the
age of 80 years. She lived in this
community for many years.
Miss Lena Bredvold of Minneapolis
attended the funeral of her aunt
Mrs. Lawrence, Monday.
Catherine Miller returned to Sleepy
Eye SATURDAY where she attends
school.
The Missionary Society met with
Mrs. Maren Nelson, January 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lawrence and dau-
ghter of Canada are the guests OF
relatives here.
Russell Jensen is attending the
agricultural college at st. Paul.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

The third inning the guardsmen
slasled out and used everything but
the water boys sponge to count up
points. After missing four thousand
short, long, and free shots, the scor-
ing was started when Billy Castle
drilled one in from somewhere under
Mountain Lakes basket and broke
the heart of everybody in the house.
Scotty followed with shorter shot,
rs he only made it from little past
the center of the floor. Polly sunk
one from over by the foul line that
drew him more applause than King
George. Huck, the young Rambler
dropped in pair of free throws and
Scotty finished the round with an
other single point.
The Mountaineers entered the last
frame with the count 1876 against
them and fought it to finish, show
ins quality of craftsmanship that
every visiting team doesn't have, by
as far as from here on. The Roses
were having terrible luck with the old
sphere, and the game spirit they car
RED to the last second drew for them
the admiration of every member o.
the crowd. During this term Scotty
sunk three deuces, Hutch a single
field goal and Fell, of the Lake gang,
a field goal The scuffle ended when
the whistle blew, as usual. At that
oportune moment, the little figures
showed a decisive win for the Co.
l. loopers, making their fourth con-
secutive victory and also giving Noun
tain Lake their first defeat of the
season, and we hear the Ramblers
have played flock of tough aggrega-
TONS More luck to them. AnC
don't forget the Monday game with
the American All Stars, the Colored
Conquerors.- It'll be good. e.s,,
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Delhi

John Mckay was Twin City WIS.,
itor a few days last week.
Mrs. Anthony Rohlik of Seafortil
spent from Sunday until Thursday at
the home of her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas Donohue.
C.. A. Marsh attended a meeting Of
the Farm Bureau at Wabasso, Tues
day of last week.
Miss Gertrude Dale of Renville was
caller in our village Saturday.
A. L. Leonard accompanied ship
ment of livestock to South st. Paul
last week.
Gerald Engeman called on friends
at Minneota, Sunday.
City business visitors from Sunday
until Tuesday last week.
Willis Holder and family transact
ed business and visited at the David
McNaughton home at Redwood Falls
Saturday.
Rev. H. C. Schiller, D. D. mission
ary to Persia, will speak at the Pres
byterian church this Friday evening
All are invited to attend this meet
ing.
John McCorquodale and wife are
the parents of daughter born Fri
day, January 9. 49,,
Gust Johnson last week purchase.
the Rogers Grocery, stock and has
already taken possession. Mr.. John
son will move the stock he purchases
some time ago at Morton and will dis,
continue business there. "-trs'
F. E. Patten arrived Friday from
Lanesboro, Iowa with a truck load O
his personal effects. Mr.. Patten ex
poets to occupy his farm south O
Delhi next season.
Miss Faith X. Stafford of Minnea
polls last week resigned her position
as high scnool teacher on account o.
/ i'll health. We have not been reliably
Informed as to who will succeed Mis-:
Stafford.
/ Charles Chroup and wife and Sol
Raymond OF Morton were Sunday Wis
itors at the home of Mrs. Chroup''
sister, Mrs. Robert Bramsche.
- MIR. and Mrs. Henry Eckfeldt en-
tertained theaDelhi Farmers Club a
their home Thursday evening, Jan
uary 9Th. A large crowd was pre-
sent and the following program wa:
given. Duet, Mrs. R. V. Ochs ant
Miss Janet Rankin; Debate, Resolved
that growing alfalfa is better thar
corn-affirmative C. A. Marsh ant
Carol Hallum, Negative, VIM. Stron
ach and Andrew Mckay; Dialogue
Misses Rankin; Solo, Miss Eyelyl
Hoffman; Outline of summer work ane
experiments, County Agent Lynn
Sheldon. The next meeting of tn,
club will be held in the Delhi schoo
gymnasium Friday, February 18th al
which time the program committee
hopes to have a moving picture rec
and several other good numbers. The
following committees were appointed
for the February meeting: Program
Mrs. r. V. Ochs, Mrs. Harry C
Brown, and Mrs. Phil Dirlum. Re
freshments Mrs. Carl Hultquist, Mrs
4 C. L. Maurstad, Mrs. Albin jacobson
Mrs. Ira Rogers and Mr.. Erwin Nc.
Kay:
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North Redwood

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Simondet were
business callers in Minneapolis last
Monday.
Mrs. Fred Becker underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Red
wood Falls hospital last Monday.
E. A. Mann was a business visitor
in the Cities a few days last week.
o. w. Simondet was business
caller at Delhi last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Lecy of Echo
visited a few days last week at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moritz
Anton Becker was a business Wis
itor in Minneapolis few days last
week.
Miss Mary Hosken is visiting fri
ends at LIE Sueur Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lindeman and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Dittbenner motored
to Lucan last Monday to take Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Albrecht who will visit
relatives snere.
Miss Magdalene Schweinfurter Wis
iteo school one day last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
District No. So

Herbert Martin, and August PAN
itzke had perfect attendance records
last month being neither absent nor
tarGy.
We are making health posters.
Everyone enjoyed themselves at our
sleighing party Monday night. We
went to all the homes, Of the children,
then to the Dahlberg home where we
played games and had an oyster stew.
shave given special reports out
IF our Red Cross Magazines for Ian
guage.
The fifth grade has started new
historys and readers. The fourth
grade also started new historys.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14

Steele county will have its high
ways marked in a manner similar to
the system in use on the trunk high
ways. An attempt is being made to
secure the cooperation of adjoining
counties to insure a uniform continue
ton of the markings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-01-14
Prairie View
District No. 81

Mrs. w. r. Hawton entertained sew
eral of her neighbors at her home
Thursday, January S.
The lower grades are making rugs
This week as part of their study OF
wool.
The Young Peoples Club of the st.
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ending December 81, 1924.
for the month. 81,
pounds
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-04-16
Clip the New Highway Map
In This Issue of Herald
Very Latest and Best Minnesota 1925
Highway Guide Will Be Found
On Page Four.

Herald readers probably will want
to clip and save the new 1925 con-
diticn map of Minnesota trunk high
ways which will be found on page
four of this issue. 1t is the official
map which has proven most popular
for use while travelling, but may be
posted in your garage.
The condition map gives the Of
fetal numbers on the trunk routes,
corresponding to those on the yellow
star markers at the roadsides. Furth-
er, it indicates whether each section
Of the 7,000-mile system is paved,
graveled or only maintained. 1t is a
1925 publication giving all postof
fees, railroads, counties, township
lines and the names of rivers and
lakes.
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, arranged with this and
other newspapers to publish the map
free of charge as a special service TO.
subscribers and at the same time to
reduce the map expense in the high
way department. The law requires
publication of highway map every
year. The plan of newspaper publ
cation, as donated to the state, af-
fords copies for far greater numbers
of citizens at less outlay for printing
and postage .....--
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-04-16

enforce the payment of the only tax
on motor vehicles, also their share of
the expense Of maintaining and inn
proving the most used highways in
this and other parts of the state. In
recent years, local authorities have
enforced the law in justice to the
large numbers who have paid the tax
promptly and demand that others do
likewise.
Secretary Holm at the same time
an increase of more than
$4,000 motor vehicle registrations
over the figure at the same time last
year. Mainly because the law now
allows 10 per cent annually for de-
probation, instead of 25 per cent af-
ter three years and so per cent after
five years, the average tax and pen
alties are but 1852 against $16.80
last year. On that basis, the passen-
ger automobiles exclusive of buses
will yield an average tax of about
SIS, compared with more than ST.
under the old personal property tax
law and nearly SO. with the state
license fee added in.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-04-16
Federal Military Officers
Give Co. I'M" "Once Over"
Sank Centres National Guard Passes
Annual Inspection Monday Eve
ming With Flying Colors

The local National Guard Company
stood Annual Federal inspection at
the Armory Monday evening, with
Col T. w. Hammond of st. Paul,
and Capt. j. E. Crissy as inspecting
officers.
The property and Announcements
of the unit was given the once over
in the afternoon and the personnel of
the organization was present at the
Armory at 500 o'clock in the eve
ming for the annual inspection.
After the inspection, Capt. Crissy,
of the regular army, stated to a
Herald representative that the local
company was in high order, and that
the property and Announcements
were in excellent shape. Co. "M" has
always ranked high at inspection, be-
ing among the top-notch units in the
regiment.
A large number of spectators were
present to witness the annual event,
which shows that the general public
! takes an interest in events of this
kind.
The State Aid for the Company is
based on. the number of men for the
annual inspection. There are a
number of the members of Co. "M",
out of the, city at the present, but AZ
answered the Muster roll at Monday
evenings inspection. The company
will receive 90 for each man in
uniform Monday night.
At. seven O'Clock, Capt. Scott and
Lieuts. Austin and O'Gara. were hosts
at an Informal Dinner a. the Palmer
House in honor of the WISHING OF
officers. The local men present con-
sisted of Mayor VIM. Parker, the City
Council, old and new, Commander
Arthur Weisner and Adj. R. E. Coop
err of the American Legion, C. D. Mar
shall and the Herald editor of this city
and A w. Austin of Glencoe.
! Capt. Scott introduced Col. Ham
mond at the conclusion of most eX.
cellent dinner. The Colonel gave g
short review of the aims and necessi
ties of the military forces of the Unit
ed states. In referring to Co "M"
he paid Capt. Scott, Iieuts. Austin
and O'Gara and the enlisted men &
high tribute for their zealousness anc
efficiency. He called attention to the
fact that very largely through the
persistent efforts of Capt. Scott the
! legislature will make an appropriation
of $4,000 to remodel and repair the
Armory. He urged the Legionaire!
to back up the forces they had helped
to create during the World War be
cause all of the old organization
were being maintained, while follow
ing the other wars in which the Unit
ed States had taken part the organi
cations passed out of existence a
the close of the conflict.
Col. Hammond said Co. "M", wa
worthy of the united support of ever,
official and private agency in Saul
Centre. He made a splendid impress
sion upon his audience.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-04-16
Minstrel Show Acts Are
High Class and Rearir1'
to Go---Heavy Seat Sale

Fay Cooper, white because of birth
who will Guido any pair of colored
gents you ever saw in "Rastus and
Snow Ball." Last years RUDE band
will be ;supplanted this year by "a
Little German Band'' directed by
Jos. Kusba. The Grand Finale by
the entire company will close the
show with a snap. In all there will
be about an hour and fifty minutes of
solid fun-no intermissions.
You can get your reserved seats at
the Corner, Drug Store. Do it today.
The following is the detailed pro-
gram: r..
Opening Overture "Hits of 9th
er Days." =. Entire Company
Vocal Solo-"How Do You Do"
............. DR.. j. F. Dubois
Vocal Solo-"Can't You Hear
Me Calm Caroline ......
............. o. w. Dowswell
Vocal Solo-"I Wonder What's
Become of Sally. DIR. R. E. Cooper
Vocal Solo-"Go Long Mule"
.......... Ed Gaspard
Vocal Solo-"In the Garden of
Tomorrow" -. Frank Kinsella
Vocal because They All
Love You" $50. Fay S. Cooper
Vocal Solo-"Ise Gwine Back to
Dixie" 49,. George Berggreen
Vocal Honest and Truly
=. Henry Thielen
Vocal solo-'T Amt Got Nothin'
Now ........ Lynn Whitson
Vocal Solo-"My Old Kentucky
Home" :. A. F. Strebel
Finale-Popular Medley .......
...... Entire Company
Part Two
ga Yididsh and Dutch Mix-Up"
Herman Krohm and Jos. Kusbs
''Hard Boiled Black Guys and a
Pale Faced Simp" .........
Ed and Pat Gaspard, w. B. Morgan
D.
"The Main Street Quartet" in
Southern Melodies = O. w.
Dowswell, Floyd Clark, Henry
Thielen, George Berggreen.
"Rastus and SNOWFALL Coon
Act Supreme Whitson
L and Fay S. Cooper. 81
1 ''fhe Little German Band" Di-
rected by Joseph Kusba.
Grand Finale-Popular Medley.
...... Entire Compan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-04-16
Body Found Near Wadena
Reveals Mysterious Murder
Post Morten Discloses That Man Had
Been Stabbed Seven Times in
Back-No Clues

Wadena, April Circumstances
surrounding the murder of a man be-
lieved to be Gust Johnson were being
investigated today by Wadena coun-
ty authorities. An inquest was to
be conducted.
Receipts issued to "Gust Johnson"
by the Bethel Home of Duluth were
the only clues to the mans identity.
He was about so years old, feet 10
inches tall and weighed about 100
pounds.
A post norton examination reveal
ed that the man was stabbed seven
or eight times, once through the heart.
He had been dead "between "a and
48 hours" the coroner believes.
The body of the man was abandon
ed in shack owned by construction
crew and was discovered by mem
Der of the crew.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-04-16
MINNESOTA News

Mora-Following the example sci
by other Minnesota towns, gun
squad to prevent robberies and banB
raids in Kanabec county will be OF
ganized.
Jordan-A new outlet for Minnesota
cream was announced here. Large
quantities of frozen sweet cream are
now being sold to supply an exclusive
Jewish trade in New York City.
Henderson-Frank Deim, Tyrone
township farmer, sold to the Hender'
son Shipping Association the largest
steer marketed here in several years
The animal weighed 1,760 pounds and
brought $3.50 per hundredweight al
the South St. Paul yards.
Windom-The city council is CON
sidering bids received for the cree
ton of a municipal power plant and
a new unit for the electric system. The
lowest bid is $13,390 while the new
machinery will cost 100000.
Fergus Falls = Persons returning
from Otter Tail lake report foci
of so or more swans there. They are
very large birds and it is the frs
time in years that anything OF this
kind has been seen in this locality.
virainia-Five hundred workers FOL
characterization will attend the an
nual conference of the Minnesota
State Americanization Council May
Il. Is and 16. here.
ferrous Falls. H. Jones, deput!
game warden, has received 1nstruc
tions from the state game and fish
commission to give away no suckers
this year. At times these fish have
been given away in wagon loads. =
St. Paula total of 1910 accident
were reported during the first quarter
of 1925 to the workmen's' compensa
ton division of the Minnesota indus
trial commission, an increase of %!
over the 1851 registered for the frs
three months of 1924.
St. Cloud-Farmers belonging to TIM
Stearns County Tobacco Growers AS
ISOLATION will realize more than $40
600 for their products this season, &C
| cording to a statement made by OF
| ficers. A total Of % carloads G
Stearns county tobacco was shippe'
to Wisconsin markets few week
| ago.