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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12

Miss Edna Stewart was hostess to
a group of ladies at her home Thurs
day afternoon. The time was spent
socially and delicious two course
luncheon was served.
j. w. GRADER, wife and two sons, of
Wayland, Iowa, were guests at the
S. H. Conrad home from Monday UNI
til Friday.
Mrs. Emil Breitkruetz and little
son of Renville county were callers
Friday at the home of Mrs. Brett
kruetz's sister, Mrs. Arthur Pieschke.
Miss Alice Swenson left Saturday
for Duluth where she is engaged in
Y. w. c. A. work, after spending last
week here at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.. Swenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ochs drove
to Ivanhoe Sunday where they visited
Mr. Och's brother, DR.. Will Ochs.
Eunice and Louraine Piersol of
Morton are guests this week at the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Piersol.
( A nunabe- Of ladies enjoyed a pic
mic supper in Ramsey State Park
Friday afternoon.
MRS. FRANK RatCen, was passenger
to Lanesboro, Iowa, Wednesday where
she was called by the death Of bro
Their.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Walker left
Friday for Spencer, Iowa where they
will transact business and visit rela-
tives for few days.
o. T. Vaala last week purchased
A. F. Tvedt's interest in the Tvedt and
Vaala store.
The Delhi Farmers Club will be en-
tertained at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David McCorquodale Friday August
21st. The following committee have
been appointed: program, C. L.
Maurstad, Mrs. Frank Okins and Mr..
Otto Flom; refreshments. Mrs Wesley
Mckay, Mrs. H. c.. Brown; Mrs.
Louis Hoffman. Mrs. Floyd Trent
and Mrs. Earl Bliss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12
tWingstrand- Hermann


Thursday of last week at high noon
occurred the marriage Of Miss Eve
lyn Wingstrand, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. G. Wingstrand of st.
Peter, to John Hermann, son of Rev.
and Mrs. John hermann of Chicago
which took place at the Wingstrand
home in the presence of a small
gathering of relatives and close
friends. Rev. T. j. Hermann of Min
neapolis, brother of the bridegroom.
officiated and Miss Clara Daehn of
St. Peter and Ray Hellickson of
Spring Valley, a fraternity brother Of
Mr.. Hermann, acted at attendants.
The young lady of this midsummer
wedding is the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Wingstrand of st.
Peter, where she has always made
her home, and has a wide circle of
friends here with whom she is popu-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12

lar and who win be pleased to learn
of her happy marriage. She attended
the public schools of st. Peter, grad
uating from the high school with the
class of '18 and from Gustavus Adolf
plus college in 1922. She became a
member of the high school faculty at
Kenyon following her graduation from
college and for the past three years
has taught at that place. Mr.. Her
mann is graduate of Hamline uni
versity, and is. superintendent Of
schools at Belview, Mimi, where the
young couple will make their home
upon their return from a honevmoon
trip through the northern part of the
state and to Chicago. The best wish
es OF their many friends with whom
the Free Press joins in extending
congratulations will accompany them.
st. Peter Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12
Marion Feir Gniffke

Through series of errors in the
Gazette office no mention has been
made In the past two issues of the
death of Mrs. Marion Feir Gniffke,
who died July Goth at the hospital
at Montevideo. Mrs. Gniffke gradua-
ted number of years ago from the
schools of Redwood Falls and has
still many friends in this locality.
. The Wood Lake News of July 23rd
had the following account of Mrs.
Gniffke's death.
"This week we are called upon to
chronicle the sad and untimely death
of young wife and mother, Marion
E. Gniffke, who passed away at the
hospital in Montevideo at 1890 A.
M, Monday, July 20, following an
operation for appendicitis. Her death
is extremely sad and untimely be-
cause it has entered happy home
leaving young husband and five
motherless little boys who have just
attained the age when mothers care,
kindness and guidance are so essen
tial. Marion Gniffke was an ideal
wife and mother. Although reared
and educated in town, circumstances
made it her choice that she go to
the farm where she worked cheer
fully and diligently in helping her
young husband make a happy home.
She was of a cheerful, loving nature,
never complaining, never borrowing
trouble; devoted entirely to her great
task of mothering five fine sturdy lit
tie boys. The grief stricken husband,
the family of little boys, the father
and mother and brothers have the
heartfelt sympathy Of the community
in their hour Of sorrow.
Marion E. Christensen (Feir) was
born at Atwater, Minnesota, April
18th 1894. She received her early
schooling at Atwater, her home until
1904 when she. came to Wood Lake
with her parents. She completed the
school here, took one year of high
school work at Litchfield and grad
uated from the Redwood Falls high
school in 1911. She attended the st
Cloud Normal school and then taught
school for three years.
"She was married to Gust Gniffke
on August 31st, 1915 at Wood Lake
Rev. A. McCausland performing the
ceremony. Five sons were born to
them: Gordon, Loris, Abner, Hal n
and Alton all Of. whom are living
She was preceded in death by her mo
Their, two brothers and three sisters
She leaves to mourn her loss, her
husbands and sons, her father and
step-mother, and four brothers, Har
nv E.. of HARDWOOD. North Dakota;
Earl E., of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Alb.
ner E., of Bemidji, Mimi; Lawrence
E., of Redwood Falls.
Deceased was taken i'll at noon or
July Is. Her trouble grew gradually
worse and physician advised an
operation for appendicitis. She was
taken to the hospital at Montevideo
on Friday, July II and was operated
upon the same day. The surgeons
realized the seriousness of her con-
dition but held out hopes for recov-
cry until Sunday afternoon when a
! sudden change was noticeable. She
remained conscious almost to the last
apparently suffering but little pain,
and death came quietly and peaceful
ly."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12

Nowadays it's palms across the
sea.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12

Regular newspaper advertising
makes regular selling.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12

There are no signs of rebound
in rubber prices.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-12

A contented mind is a joy forever
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Land o Lakes Directors to
Discuss Publicity Program

The advisability of establishing a
Land O Lakes publicity bureau
under the management of an able
publicity specialist who would de-
vote his entire time to the work
will be thoroughly discussed at a
meeting Of the board of directors
of the Wisconsin Land O Lakes
QncO, to be held at Wausau next
Saturday.
Another important problem that
then comes up for consideration
will be the raising of funds with
which to finance the work of the
association and an extensive adver-
Using campaign in the interests of
the Wisconsin recreation industry,
which has been planned for the
coming season.
The policies of the association
will also be clearly defined at this
meeting, which is expected to be
fully attended.
When you want printing of style
and quality, call on the News.
Is the News newsy newspaper?
Then send US your subscription.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Old Resident Passes Away

Mrs. A. J. Shucha, for % years a
resident of Arbor Vitae and daugh-
ter of John Linsdau, of the same
town, died Nov. Is after long i'll
ness. She was a native of Menasha,
where she was born July 6, 1874,
but spent most of her girlhood in
Amigo. She was married to A. J..
Shucha at Eagle River, Oct. s,
1894. She is survived by her father,
four daughters and six sons, most
of them living in Arbor Vitae; also
four sisters and three brothers.
Funeral services were held at St.
Patrick's church, Minocqua, and
interment near Woodruff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Society Given Appropriation

As stated in these columns last
week, the Villas County Fair Asso-
citation received a substantial bonus
amounting to $3.50, from the
county board during that body's
session last week. 1t was under
stood at first that this money was
appropriated to pay off old indebt-
edness, but a careful reading of
the resolution makes it seem differ
ent. 1t was voted simply as county
aid to the Villas County Agricul-
tural Society to be used by it for
whatever purpose it may see fit.
The resolution reads:
Resolved by the county board of
supervisors of Villas County that
there be and there is hereby levied
upon all taxable property of Villas
County the sum of three thousand,
three hundred and eighty (3380)
dollars as county aid to the Villas
County Agricultural Siciety in con-
formity with previous resolution
passed at the meeting held Sept,
1926"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Many Highway improvements

Several of the highways Of Villas
County will be repaired and regrav-
eled in the spring of 1926. High
way 26 north from the Eagle River
bridge will have $21,47 spent on
it. The work will extend as far
north as the funds permit. From
Dobbs Corner in Conover, south on
the same highway the federal gov
eminent will repair the road prob
ably until it meets the state Job.
This state money is Villas County's
portion of the gasoline tax money.
Besides this work, $5,368 of gaso-
line tax money will be set aside for
work on the County Trunk lines.
The roads to receive this benefit
have not as yet. been designated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
APPLIES STRICT RULES
Congregational Community
Room Committee An
nounces Regulation for Use

Regulations for the use of the
community recreation rooms of the
Congregational Church were posted
this week over the signature of
Lewis H. Skidmore, Mrs. Amos Rad
cliffe, Mrs. Opal Weigand, Ben F.
Strong and Ernie E. Adams, consti-
tuting the committee responsible
for the proper use Of the rooms.
The regulations read as follows:
These rooms are designed for
the constant and happy use Of the
entire community. All we ask is
that you show the spirit of the
Golden Rule in your treatment Of
them, and that you take the same
pride in them that you would in
opening your own home to your
guests.
Responsible groups and organi-
cations of the community may OBJ
tain these rooms for any lawful
purpose whereby the civic and SOC
ial welfare of the community is
hoped to be advanced.
For their satisfactory commun-
ity use a few rules are necessary:
Il. All social gatherings held in
these rooms shall be at all times
under the supervision of a person
or persons approved by the under
signed committee.
q. No public dance shall be Civ
en- IN these rooms except under the
auspices Of an organization of the
church.
%. No money consideration for
the dancing privilege shall be re-
ceived at any private dance given
in these rooms.
a. No liquor, or person under its
influence, will be allowed on the
premises.
IS. No gambling, whether in
games or sales, will be permitted.
IS. Before leaving the rooms, the
responsible users must make sure
that all windows are closed, lights
turned out, dishes accounted for,
and rooms left in clean and orderly
condition.
81. Application for the use of
the undersigned committee"
These rules, it is announced, will
be strictly enforced. 1t is expected,
however, that all granted access to
the community rooms will feel the
responsibility attached to their use
or misuse, and that there will be no
occasions for complaint.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
PLUMMER TO OFFICIATE
Will Install New Officers of
Walsh Post-Ceremony Is
Open to Public.

H. L. Pep) Plummer, State Com.
mander of the American Legion
will be the installing officer Of the
new officers of the Frederic J.
Wash Post on Sunday evening,
Nov 20. A letter conveying this
promise was received from Mr..
Plummer a few days ago. It has
been the desire of the local post to
secure the attendance of the state
commander for some years at this
ceremony, but owing to the small
ness of the post and the distance
from headquarters this has been
impossible until now.
The same afternoon will be held
a conference in Eagle River of all
the Legion posts in the eleventh
district. This meeting will be held
at the express wish of commander
Plummer, who desires to get in
closer touch with the different post
officials. The program of this
meeting will be arranged by Com
mander Plummer and Charles Gar
vey of Scion Springs, Wis, who is
the committee man for the elev-
enth district. This meeting will
be held in the social rooms of the
Congregational Church, and is open
to ali service men and women.
The installation ceremony as well
as the entertainment afterward,
will be held in the church auditor
ium. This ceremony is open to the
public and all friends Of the Legion
who can possibly attend are wanted
to be there. The meeting starts at
g p. M. Come and see and hear
Pep Plummer and support your
Legion post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Hunters Flock to Michigan

The Michigan hunting season for
deer, which opened Nov. Is, has at
tracted great crowds of sportsmen
from all parts of the middle west
into the Upper Peninsula, espec-
tally in view of the fact that there
is closed season in Wisconsin this
year. Automobiles and trains have
poured forth hundreds of hunters
during the last several days, and
one can not help but wonder how
big the deer supply in the Upper
Peninsula will be after all these
Nimrods have taken their potshots.
Michigan should think about con-
servation of wild life while there is
any wild life left to conserve.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Religious Counter-Demonstration

The Scandinavian and German
churchmen of fundamentalist con-
victions plan a conference for next
summer, to be held at Abo, Fin
land, as a demonstration of their
dissatisfaction wi h the world
church conference at Stockholm
last August, which, they charge,
was based on too liberal ideas. The
Finnish archbishop, Gustav Johans-
son, under whose presidency the
Abo conference will be held, de
clares that the meeting will have
its basis on "the Bible and the
Lutheran confession"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
CHURCH is DEDICATED
Lutheran Edifice is Opened
With Fitting Ceremonies

The new and handsome church of
the Eagle River Lutheran congre-
cation was fttingly dedicated last
Sunday.
At 1920 in the forenoon the
opening ceremony was held out
side the edifce, with large crowd
assembled. Before the opening of
the doors for the initial services,
Rev. Jos. d. Krubsack asked Gods
blessing over the new church and
its congregation, in the German
language, and Rev. Herzfeldt,' of
Black Greek, Wis, offered prayers
of like import in English.
The doors were thereupon opened
and the church filled to capacity
with worshippers. After ceremon-
les in accordance with the Luth-
eran rites and some splendid sing
ing by the choir under the leader
ship Of Rev. Krubsack, Rev. Herr
feldt preached an appropriate and
stirring sermon, using ST. John
3:l-10 as his text.
After the service, an enjoyable
dinner was served in the basement
hall. So many attended this dinner,
that two sittings were necessary.
The afternoon services in the new
church were conducted by Rever-
end E. Dornfeldt, of Milwaukee.
Reverend Dornfeldt spoke to the
congregation in German convinc-
ingly and interestingly.
In the evening at 7:30 o'clock
Rev. r. Ziessmer Of Appleton spoke
in the English language. Rev.
Ziessemer is very easy speaker
with a taking personality. His
sermon was highly interesting and
was well received.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
TO PLAN FUTURE DEVEL.'
OPMENT OF NORTH
Upper Highways Association
to Hold Important Meeting
at EIcho Next Tuesday

A special meeting of Upper High
ways 26-32-55 Association will be
held Tuesday, Dec. / at Muskie Inn
at Elcho, for the purpose of dis
cussing matters of vital impor-
lance to all who live on or adjacent
to these highways. Prominent
speakers will lead discussions of
the scenic and recreational re-
sources of our lake region. Ways
and means of capitalizing on and
turning into cash the vacation fac
ilities with which we are so album
dainty blessed will be talked over.
THE future business of our lake
region depends on the manner in
which the recreational assets are
exploited. Success cannot come if
this work is left to two or three"
says Angus Mcdonald, of Rhine
lander, secretary Of the association,
1T requires the wholehearted sup
port and cooperation of everyone.
No individual can reap the fullest
measure Of success playing a lone
hand neither will the Individual
prosper 100 per cent if he lays back
and Let's George Do It.
We need more booster organiza.
tions in northern Wisconsin. Let
this notice be an invitation to any
one in northern Wisconsin to come
to the meeting for the purpose of
getting ideas for the formation and
advancement of more Booster or
CARNATIONS in other parts of north
ern Wisconsin. There is plenty of
business to be had for all, for with
in an overnight's ride of Northern
Wisconsin live 5O,000,00O people.
Come to this meeting and help us
devise ways and means of getting
our share Of the business.
Wisconsin people are more prone
to damn than to praise. We have
been given more to quarreling
about our politics than we have to
studying our economic POSSIBLE
tiles and thanking God we have
what is here. Recently, at Lunch
con party held in Chicago, Milo E.
Westbrooke, manager of the Ma
tional Outdoor Life Exposition
stated: There is not worthless
piece of property in all Wisconsin.
If it is swampy land, make a
muskrat farm Of it. Women have
not stopped using furs. If it it is
a billy, rocky piece Of land, make
a fox or skunk farm. If the people
OF Wisconsin could only be made
to realize what vast undeveloped re-
sources lie within their State,
boom could be started far more
than the Florida boom,
because of the fact that it is so
near the center of population and
that it is able to feed all that may
come from without the state for
pleasure, whether they intend to
remain for one week or six
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Fine Two Found Having
Venison in Their Possession

Henry Nanny Of the town of
State Line, caretaker at the Little
Portage Lake Rod & Gun Club, and
Bernard Benson, of Land O Lakes,
were arrested last week and
brought to the Municipal Court
charged with having venison in
their possession.
Ben Pliska and Claude Shepard,
game wardens, in going through
the woods, came upon some traps
without the trapping license tags
attached. The traps were set and
ready for action. They took pos
session of them and placed them in
their car. The owner, Henry Nanny,
then happened along, found his
traps gone and, seeing the car,
looked in it and found his traps.
He was removing them when the
game wardens came back and
stopped him. When asked if he
had license, he told them he had
it at home but had neglected to
bring it along. The game wardens
accompanied him home and there
they found, besides the license,
some small pieces of venison that
Nanny was going to use as bait for
his traps. They arrested him and
brought him before Judge Higgins,
Saturday, Nov. II. He was fined
$50 and costs.
The same fine was given to Ben
son, who also was found to have
venison in his possession.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Make Your Thanksgiving Day Day of Thanks

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day-a day dedi-
Gated by the American people since the times
of our Puritan forefathers to returning thanks
to God on high for his mercies and blessings
bestowed upon us as people and as individuals
during the year gone by.
A great many Of us never consider this mean
ing and purpose of Thanksgiving Day Too
often it is regarded only as a welcome extra
day of rest. However, if everyone would stop
just moment and recolect the occurrences in
national and private life during the past year.
it would soon be discovered how much there is
in truth to be thankful for 1t would also be
realized that it is nothing but proper to return
thanks where thanks is deserved.
Stop and ponder bit Has your life been so
poor and empty that you can't think of any
thing to be genuinely thankful for. Certainly
not Then, let us all observe this Thanksgiving
day of tomorrow in the right spirit-in thank
fulness and prayer and not defle it's vital
meaning by keeping it merely as day of idle
rest
Increase your Thanksgiving Day happiness
by doing some good where you can. For ex-
ample, share with the poor out of your plenty.
Try it, and see what satisfaction generous
action will bring you.
The first Thanksgiving day was a day of
great import and of genuine thankfulness The
country that had never known the axe or plow
They, in their small beginnings, struggled hero
lcally with Nature with the aid of only their
bodily strength and crude implements But
their work was blessed. The laboriously cleared
fields proved abundantly fertile and provided
not luxurious but adequate livelihood
And the Pilgrim fathers were thankful From
day to day they thanked God in their humble.
Individual way, until the idea occurred TO them
that unanimous, public thanksgiving on
day especially set aside for that purpose was as
nothing in return for three hundred sixty-fve
days of continuous blessings from above Hence
after the gathering of the first harvest the
first thanksgiving was held at Plymouth Mass,
on the last Thursday of November, 1921 on the
proclamation of Governor William Bradford
That three hundred and four years ago.
This custom often repeated during that
and the ensuing century Congress recon-
mended days of Thanksgiving annually during
the Revolution, for victories won, and in 1884
for the return of peace George Washington
appointed similar day in 1889, following the
adoption of the Constitution, and in 1895 he
appointed another day for the general benefits
and welfare of the Nation. President Madison
proclaimed Thanksgiving Day in 1875 in con-
nectlon with victories in the Naval war; Since
1868 every President has issued each year a
proclamation appointing the last Thursday of
November as Thanksgiving day, a legal holiday
If these forefathers of the Nation. during
their hardships and struggles found occasion
for thankfulness, how much greater reason
have not we-their Independent, comfortable,
luxuriously living sons and daughters?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Minocqua WaItonians to Meet

The Minocqua chapter of the
Isaac Walton League will hold a
meeting Tuesday evening, Dec. /.
An elaborate spread is planned, and
efforts are being made to obtain
some noted speaker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25

Is the News a newsy newspaper?
Then send us your subscription.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25

When you want printing of style
and quality, call on the News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25

Francis "Slim" Jack" johnson
tells, 1T was few years ago that
my brother Gilbert, Vics Meihack,
Helne Budde and myself went deer
hunting. We had fixed an old dug
out on the Deerskin into some sem
oIance of a hunting shack, decorat
ing the walls with pictures of
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