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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
E. A. MARSH HEADS
1890 FARM BUREAU

At the first meeting of the new
board of directors for the Redwood
County Farm Bureau, November %,
the following officers were chosen:
c. A. Marsh, Delhi, president; R. M.
Campbell, Redwood Falls, vice presi-
dent; E. j. Fenske, Morgan Secre-
tary- Treasurer.
Other directors include: A. w.
Park, Redwood Falls; D. F. Riordan,
Lamberton; A. M. Dennistoun, Red
wood Falls; Henry Kotval, Vesta;
Joe Zwach, Milroy; Mrs. c. D. Clip
fell, Redwood Falls and Mrs. Geo.
Baum, Revere.
The 1928-29 program was review
ed and A. G. Mereness, of the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau Federation, gave
a talk on Farm Bureau work and the
present procedure in membership
work.
1t will be of interest to all Red
wood County people to know that a
resolution was passed to get behind
the county weed determination pro-
ject and make it a major issue in
Farm Bureau program for 1880.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
GRADES PREPARE
FOR KIDDIE REVUE
First Six Grades of Local
Schools Will Present ''Kiddie
Revue" Soon

The first six grades of the local
schools are rehearsing daily for their
annual school program which will be
given in the Lincoln School auditor
ium, Monday night, December 9Th, at
800 o'clock. This program will be
in the form of "Kiddie Revue" with
approximately 160 pupils. in costume
in the cast.
A report from the directors of the
presentation states, "You will be car
ried back to your childhood days to
be amused by the attic performances
of the Bear family and other charact-
ers which have worn well. Come and
look for your familiar characters in
Mother Goose Land, and the other
fairy tale characters. There will be
songs, rhythm and folk dances, a
rhythm band and many interesting
features you will have to see for
yourself"
The parents and patrons of the
schools are assured that the members
of the grade faculty are making
every effort to stage successful en-
tertainment. The proceeds of this
entertainment will go toward the
payment of the electric clock system
installed in the Lincoln building this
fall.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
DEATH SUMMONS
MRS. JOHN KRONER
Sister of II. G.. Werder Dies at
Bird Island after long Illness
Due to Heart Trouble

Mrs. John Kroner of Bird Island
sister of H. G. Werder of Redwood
Falls passed away Sunday, November
10Th, at the home of her daughter
Mrs. C. A. Strom. Mrs. KRONER had
been i'll for long time suffering
with heart trouble. Funeral services
were held Monday, November 18th, at
1:30 from the home and at 2 o'clock
from the Methodist church, Rev
John L. Parish conducted the serv-
ices.
Louisa Werder-Kromer was born
in Birrenlauf, Switzerland, January
5, 1865. When a child she came with
her parents to this country, the fami-
ly settling on a farm near North Red
wood On January 6, 1885, she was
united in marriage to John Kroner
the ceremony taking place at Red
wood Falls. After their marriage
the couple settled on a farm near
Bird Island, and for the past several
years, she made her home in the
village, Mr.. Kroner, having passed
away three years ago. Mrs. Kroner
was the mother of ten children, sew
en- of whom survive their mother,
They are: Mrs. C. A. Strom, BIRD
Island; Mrs. Lillian Sing, Osceola;
John Kroner, Eckelson, N. D.; Mrs
Alma Wodehouse, Minneapolis; Mrs
Ruth Schmuck, Luverne, and Miss
Florence Kroner, Minneapolis. She
also leaves one brother, Herman
Werder of Redwood Falls and two
ar, Mimi, and Mrs. w. Krinke of St
sisters, Mrs. Henry Sherman of Ced-
Paul.
Among the relatives who attend
ed the service were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Sherman of Cedar, Minnesota
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Krinke and sons of
ST. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Werder
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Bollum, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Charles Kuenzli, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Murset, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Lindeman, Mrs. Marie Peterson
and Miss Lydia Hauptli.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
STATEMENT OF 1929
TAX RATE ISSUED
County Auditors Gives Com
plete Report of Taxes as
Compared With 1923

A statement of the 1929 tax rate
for Redwood county has been made
public by County Auditor L. P. Lar
son and is Z of a mill higher than
that of 1928, the rate for the county
this year being 17.8 mills while that
of 1928 was Ill mills. This total is
derived at as follows: State revenue
5.15 mills, State school 1 mill; State
university .23 mills, State teachers
insurance fund .O5 mills, County Re-
venue Fund 2.3O mills, County Road
and Bridge 700 mills, County Poor
Fund .92 mills, County Ditch for
Roads .O3 mills, County tuberculosis
Area Test .12 mills and local school
rate LOO for a total of 17.8 mills.
This total is classified into three de-
partments, State rate 6.43, County
rate 1927 and school LOO.
A complete list of the tax rate in
the city of Redwood Falls, the will
ages, townships and school districts
of the county is given, so that the
exact rate in each school district may
be obtained. By adding the State,
County and the one Mill school dis
trict tax, which totals 17.8 (as ex-
planned above) to the township, city
and village rate in which residence
is claimed, the total tax rate for 1929
may be obtained. For example, the
Redwood Falls rate is 1877 mills for
1929 as compared to $40 mills for
1928. This rate is obtained by add
ing the 17.S mills Estate, county and
one mill school taxi to School Dis
trict No. l which is 1913 mills and the
Redwood Falls city rate of 26.1 mills.
The taxes as a whole are about
the same as in 1928, except in a few
localities where more money has been
raised. BY following the instructions
given above, any rate in any school
district in the county may be obtain
ed. The rates as compared with 1928
in all districts of the county follow:
Continued on page eight
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
CLACUE WILL GIVE
COMMITTEE POSTS
Clague Considers Committee AS
signments for Minnesota
Members

The approach of the national ses-
sion in Congress finds Minnesota
members with prospects of getting
good committee positions. Among
those on the committee who will
pass on these appointments is Con-
gresham Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls, representative of the second
district. Representative Clague is a
member of the committee on COM
mittees and is busy considering the
places the Minnesota congressman
want.
Representative Clague holds two
important committee positions, COM
mittee on committees and appropria-
tions. Both are what is known as
major committees" He now is
serving his first session on the first
committee, succeeding Walter H.
Newton who resigned from congress
to become secretary to President
Hoover.
Mr.. Clague has been a member of
the appropriations committee four
years. On subcommittee of this
committee he looks after war appro-
priations, and river and harbor ap-
preparations. Minnesota is vitality in
terested in river and harbor develop
ment so Mr.. Clague's place on this
subcommittee means much.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
REDWOOD ELECTRIC
SOLD TO TRl-STATE
REPRESENTATIVES
r. F. Wilder, Representative of
Tri-State Company Buys
Bulk of Stock
STOCK SELLS FOR $s5, 900
Will Give Stockholders $42.5O
for Each $500 Share
of Stock

A business deal of considerable in
terest to people of Redwood Falls
was consummated last Friday with
the sale of the stock of the Redwood
Falls Electric Telephone Company to
Mr.. R. F. Wilder, representative of
the Tri-State Telephone Company.
The sale will make each $500 share
worth $42.5O or a total of $S5, 100000
for the 1000 outstanding shares.
Articles Of the sale called for 1,200
shares of stock to be turned over to
Mr.. Wilder Tuesday, November 26,
this was done making the sale COM
plete, except that all shareholders
have 80 days in which to sell at the
same price although it not being
compulsory to sell. The Board of
Directors of the local company have
sold their stock and are recommend
ing that others sell.
The initial block of stock was pur-
chased at $4,000 per share ten years
ago, and from the fact that the COM
pany consistently paid six per cent
dividend it would seem that the
stockholders have been we'll paid for
their investment.
The automatic system was INSTALL
ed in Redwood Falls eight years ago
and was the first small automatic
system in the state of Minnesota.
The Board of Directors have always
made an effort to manage the enter
prise as economically as possible and
tried to keep the rates as low as
possible consistent with automatic
service.
VIM. M. Smith and A. D. McRae
will be retained on the Board of Di-
rectors for the present time. The
new organization will take possession
of the company at once, keeping the
same personal, with A. D. McRae be-
ing retained as manager.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
PIONEER PASSES
AWAY AT MORGAN
August Fenske Dies at Home of
Son Monday Night. Funeral
Services Friday

August Fenske, one the oldest
pioneers of Redwood county, passed
away at the home of his son, Edward,
in Morgan last Monday night at the
age of ninety. Old age is attributed
as the cause of death. The funeral
will be held at the home of Edward
Fenske Friday afternoon at one
o'clock and at the town hall in Nor
gan at 1:30 o'clock, and will be in
charge of the American Legion of
Redwood Falls and Morgan. Rev.
H. A. Potthoff of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of Morgan will read the
service.
The deceased was born in Germany
May 81, 1889 and immigrated from
that country in 1854, going to Chica-
go. In 1858 he came to New Ulm.
While living in New Ulm he witness
ed the Indian Massacre of 1862. In
1864 Mr.. Fenske enlisted in the First
Minnesota Heavy Artillery and served
until the close of the Civil War.
After the war he located in Eden
Township, Brown county, living there
35 years. In 1902 he located in
Brookville township, south of Nor
gan, on tract of 200 acres, living
there until nine years ago when he
moved to Morgan.
In 1869 Mr.. Fenske was married to
Augusta Diptdenber. To this union
nine children were born, seven of
whom survive Mr.. Fenske. Those
surviving are Mrs. Rudolph Petrich
of Evan, Mrs. F. w. Dryden of Cleat-
or, Arizona, and five sons, Ferdinand,
Edward and Fred of Morgan, Emil
of Sisseton, S. D., and Henry of Ok
boro Heath, Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
Thanksgiving Service
Thursday Morning

Rev. C. w. Gilman, pastor of the
Methodist Church will deliver the
annual Thanksgiving Day address at
the Community Service, which will be
held in the Presbyterian Church
Thanksgiving morning at 1000
o'clock a. m. The offering that will
be taken will be used for local Red
Cross work. The Methodist, Presby-
terian and Church of Christ will part
icipate in the community service,
while the other churches of the city
will hold individual services.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
Sale Of Telephone Company Made Tuesday
sPete" Makes Grade

Regarding "Don" Peterson's
chances of making the basket
ball squad of the Gustavus
Adolphus freshman team, a re-
port from St. Peter giving the
former Redwood Falls High
School athletes ability was
taken from the Pioneer Press
of recent issue. Donald Pet
erson of Redwood Falls con-
tinues to impress as the most
polished man in the Frosh con-
tingent. He has been given a
chance at forward all week"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
Figure Out Your
1929 Tax Rate

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the statement of the
tax rate for Redwood county for
1929 as compared with 1928. The
total tax rate for any district
in the county may be obtained
from this report.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27

With the thirteen teams in the dis
trict, the tournament drawings will
result from the percentage standing
at the end of the present season.
The team with the highest percent
age in games won and lost (number
one team will play the team of sew
enth standing, team number two will
play number eight and so on until
the schedule for the tournament is
completed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27

School District No. l gets $38, ,1SO.-
SO which is apportioned as follows:
Apportionment $3,C74.50, Special Tax
S21, ,206.2S, One Mill $526.07 and State
Aid $13,373.51.
The settlement represented collec-
tions between June 1st and October
31st.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
Read "A Raw Deal
in This Weeks s Issue

The editorial, "A Raw Deal"
appearing on page 2 of this issue
deals with the injustice imposed
upon those implicated in the
Southern Minnesota Joint Stock
Land Bank case. Read it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
No Mail Deliuery

The Redwood Falls post office will
be closed for the entire day Thanks
giving day, according to an announce
ment from Postmaster H. w. Ward.
There will be no city or rural deliver
les on that day. Outgoing mail must
be in the office before 600 o'clock
that night, the time the outer doors
of the office close.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
o. M. A. AT FRANKLIN

The Princes of the Redwood Falls
Chapter of OMA are invited to at
tend an initiation meeting of the
Franklin chapter at Franklin on Tues
day night, December 3rd. The Nor
gan chapter will put on the work and
fun for the evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27

The Odd Fellows entertained the
Rebekah's Lodge Tuesday evening at
the Odd Fellow Hall: The evening
was spent in dancing and playing
cards.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27

Rev. and Mrs. Oscar Jonesson left
Wednesday for Valley Springs, S. D.,
and on Thursday will be present at
the wedding of friend. Mr.. Jone-
son viii assist with the wedding
ceremony and Mrs. Joneson win play
several violin selections.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27

dCCOIOii1S u q Ic-
port from Mrs. j.
w. Inglis, chair
man of the Christ
mas Seal sale for
Redwood F a | | S.
Mrs. Inglis has
made a PIP o j n t.
ments to various
committees of loc-
al paolo wbo will
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
Business Houses
Will Close

The Business houses in this
city will be closed Thursday,
November 28th, in observation
of Thanksgiving Day. Shop
pers are requested to make pro-
visions accordingly.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
CHRISTMAS SEAL
DRIVE NOV. %
Mrs. J. w. Inglis in Charge of
Christmas Seal Sale in Red
wood Falls

Support of the campaign in Red
wood Falls to eradicate tuberculosis
will begin on Friday. November 20,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27
More County News
In Every Issue

News from all over the county
on every page in every issue of
the Gazette. Do your Christmas
shopping by reading the Gazette
advertisements first.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-27

The Legion and Auxiliary of the
Melvin Daskam Post of Redwood
Falls will act as hosts to the differ
ent posts and units of the county al
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-14

are many remaining over from the
Coolidge administration who are quite
willing to relinquish their duties and
return to their private businesses.
Their personal wishes are not always
acceptable to their families, especi-
ally the women folks who have been
fascinated by their touch with Wash
retire to the comparative obscurity of
their home towns.
There are a number of legislators
who have returned to their homes for
vantage of the six weeks vacation
which has been accorded to them by
the President. The official call for a
special session has been issued and
Congress will convene April Is. The
Legislators and the citizens interested
disappointed at Hoover's inaugural
address. They expect him to be more
definite in his recommendations and
to touch on other important topics in
his first message to Congress. 1t is
conceded that Mr.. Hoover will devote
to agricultural and tariff matters. AS
the Congress anticipates action on the
reapportionment bill it is believed that
Mr.. Hoover will directly refer to this
subject in his address on April Is.
The Presidents call indicates that
1< sc hot 10 II, 1f A.
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-14
COUNTY TOHAVE
LEAGUE AGAIN
Officers of the Pine County Baseball
League Will Meet to Plan for
Coming Season.

President AXel w. Carlson of the
Pine County Baseball league, has call
ed the annual meeting of the League
to be held Wednesday evening, March
81, at Sandstone. Plans and prepara-
lions for the coming baseball season
will be discussed and perfected at
this meeting. Vacancies in the men,
bership will be filled in addition to
the regular business and new club
applications will be acted upon. 1t
is requested by the secretary that
new clubs, desiring to become mem
bers of the League, SHOULD file their
applications with Glenn E Olson,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at Sturgeon Lake
a few days prior to the date set for
the meeting, and they should also
send representative to the meeting.
1t is announced that the membership
will be completed and closed at this
meeting preparatory to the opening
of the playing season in the spring.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-14
FORESTRY MEET
is DESIGNATED
FOR SANDSTONE
Invitations Are Sent to County Officers
and Town Boards to Attend
Tinker to be There.

The forestry question is of vital i'm
portance to Pine county as whole.
Much has been said and published
in regard to the proposed area for
forest reserve. Statements have been
made for and against. Many have
hesitated making statements for the
lack of definite information. Wheth-
err this proposed forest will be a good
thing for Pine county or not will re-
main to be seen. Through the efforts
of the County Extension office and
Senator A. S. Larson arrangements
have been made whereby District
Forester E. w. Tinker will attend a
meeting for the purpose of discussing
this proposed forest. Invitations have
been sent out from the Extension Of
flee to the town boards and county Of
ficers to attend meeting which will
be held at Sandstone on SATURDAY.,
March both. Further details will be
published later.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-14
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

years affiliated as teacher with the
Antioch College in Ohio, but lately
he has devoted almost his entire time
to the promotion of youth fellowship.
His home is in Denmark, and it was
as Danish Boy Scout leader that he
made trip around the world in an
old Ford car few years ago.
Plan Cancelled.
Bjorn Bjornson, famous actor and
theatrical manager, and son of Nor
ways most famous lyrical writer, the
late Bjornstjerne BjornsOn, is not,
as had been planned and announced,
coming to the United States this sum-
mer. He had been invited to tour the
United States under the auspices of
the Sons of Norway organization and
had accepted all terms offered but
now Informs the management that it
has become necessary for him to de-
mand a greater part of the revenue
words, he wants 1928 per cent of
the net proceeds of each appearance,
and the Sons of Norway has come to
the conclusion that this is not accept
able. So, the tour is off-unless new
negotiations result in other ar
rangements.
Swedish Bishop Coming.
The church ministry of Sweden has
granted leave of absence to Bishop
Danell of Skara to enable him to come
to the United States this year The
principal object of his trip will be to
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-14

Helmer H. Bryn, who for many
the United States, and who two years
ago retired from the diplomatic serv-
ice on account of conflicts with his
Foreign Office, has been appointed
consul general at Montreal; he will
succeed H. ALBERT who goes to New
York as a consul general at that port,
the present consul general there hav-
ing been transferred to Melbourne,
Australia. The entire shifting which
has some further qualifications is said
to have been caused by Consul Gen
eral Hans Fay's desire to be trans
ferred to the Australian post.
Arbitration.
The governments of the United
States and Sweden some time ago
signed an arbitration treaty of the
modern all-inclusive type, and a
cablegram from Stockholm now an
nounces that the Swedish parliament
has ratified the document, according
to which serious conflicts between the
two countries-for any cause-is prac-
tically unthinkable.
Sven Knudsen Here.
Dr. Sven Knudsen, leader of the
my Friend Abroad" movement and
of the exchange visits of American
and Scandinavian college boys in their
respective countries, is at present in
the United States making arrange
ments for the coming summers Scan
dinavian excursion of young Amer
leans. DR.. Knudsen was for some
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-14

and line. Both fresh and salt fish
are handled here.
1t is the general custom when fish
ing for cod and haddock, to use big
trawlers from which the trawl nets
are dragged along the bottom of the
water by means of the trawl-lines.
These are sometimes miles in length.
and of course are very strong The
big nets are bag-Shaped, and are held
open at one end by a beam. They
are baited at intervals and are usual
ly hauled up about once an hour to
unload the catch. These big boats
also carry number of small boats
or dorieS. When the right spot is
reached the dorieS are lowered and
some of the men fish with hook and
line at varying distances from the
large vessel. Sometimes these trips
last but few weeks. At other times
they are much longer, depending upon
the amount of fish they are catch
ing.
While the life is a hard one. the
appearance of this town of $500 in
IL
perity. Going through the big plant
of w. c. Smith and Co., | saw the
fish being received and put through
the different processes, and finally
boxed or barrelled and put on the
train for various points in the pro-
vinces, the United States and the
West Indies.
Contrary to the general belief the
cod and haddock which are to be
sailed are partially cleaned and put
into brine where caught and remain
so until delivered at the point of
debarkation. Here they are taken out
of the tanks, thoroughly cleaned, and
prepared for drying. l saw large
rooms in huge warehouses filled with
dried haddOck stacked up like cord
wood. From these rooms the fish are
either boxed or barrelled for ship
ment. Common barrels of pine or
spruce are used The dried fish are
packed in them by hand, and finally
pressed compactly by screw press
operated by machine. These were
destined for the West Indies Other
fish were being prepared for smOk-
ing in the same building. The familiar
dried herring of our home markets
were in evidence, but most of these
were much larger.
Fresh fish, caught nearby were be-
ing cleaned and prepared for mar
ket.
''Fillets" as homeless haddock are
designated here, were handled with
Continued on Page g.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-14
PINE OOUNTY'S
BIG Lacquer WINS

"Rube" Walberg has broken into
print already after his fruitful eff
forts in helping the Philadelphia
Athletics win from the Cincinnati
Nationals by a score of to in
an exhibition game at Miami, Fla.
March 10. AS the story goes,
"Rube," who is Pine county's rep
resentative tO\the big leagues, with
the ala of two more rocky pitchers,
worked in mid-seasOn form to the
result of banking their opponents.
Although the victory was just for
practice and has no bearing upon
the results of the 1929 season, it
shows that Walberg is still in the
game and will undoubtedly be
heard from again this summer.