The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-09-18
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day to three motorists at the city
limits here. Young men from Wanda
returning from Sauerkraut Day at
Springfield were driving toward Wal
nut Grove when they got to far over
onto the wrong side of the road. The
other driver rather than take the
ditch, Rugged his side of the road but
lost the cap from one wheel and a
fiat tire resulted while the Wanda
boys went into the ditch unhurt but
the car somewhat damaged. An
other motorists evidently lost control
of his car and jumped a ditch and
was stopped by the fence at the Ed.
Harrington corner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leopold Bittner were returning to
Lamberton accompanied by Miss
Charlotte Eye, when at the intersec-
ton they were struck by an Iowa
salesman travelling west at good
speed. Miss Eye was thrown out and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bittner were somewhate
bruised and cut. The Iowa car was
badly damaged and had to be hauled
in to the Ford Garage. This is bad
intersection as cars from three ways
drive fast at this point. Number z
being a highway. stop signs should
be placed on the county road coming
into town from the north. The rail-
road crosses here also, but not
enough caution is used by drivers APP
preaching the intersection.
Miss Helen Leaf, who teaches at
Golden, spent the weekend at her
home here.
Miss Vera Decker. student at the
Mankato Normal, spent the weekend
fofh I
Mrs. Herman Streeter, formerly
Mrs. Thomas Crowley, s., who is
living with her daughter at Sleepy
Crowley last week.
Christ conducted a successful food
sale at the Calkins grocery, Saturday.
l.. E. Pasek of Academy, S. D., and
Miss Bernice Schei. who teaches at
Humboldt, S. D., were weekend guests
at the home of the latter's mother,
Mrs. w. E. Schei. In speaking of her
work in the high school at Humboldt,
Miss Schei said that this next week
is initiation week for Freshmen and
on Friday fifteen rules were laid down
which they must follow. A few in
teresting initiation rules to be OBJ
served are: All Freshmen must walk
up to school in the middle of the
street none being allowed to walk on
the sidewalk. All Freshmen on meet
ing members of the faculty or upper
class men must get down one one
knee. No Freshman girl to use pow
der rouge or lip stick and hair to be
brushed straight back from face, with
green bows on either side. Boys and
girls both to wear coats and dresses
on Backward; shoes to be of different
kinds; All Freshmen to carry books,
parcels, ETC., of any upper class men
or faculty. The week promises to be
an interesting one.
Ray Johnson and Miss Esther
Bauch of Mankato spent the weekend
at the Carl Bauch home Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Lohrke and little son
of Balaton were also Sunday guests
at the Bauch home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neale of Green, Iowa
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Was
son Quinn. Mrs. Quinn's condition
shows slight improvement.
Repairs are being made on the
Rexall building where new stairway
is being built.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steinle have
moved to Revere, where Mr.. Steinle
is employed at the Farmers Elevator.
A pleasant surprise was given Mrs.
Emma Schoffran Saturday by
group of friends who carried with
them a fine lunch. The occasion as
the birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Schoffran and those present were
Mines. Albert Hermann, F. H. Neper-
oh No
Degner, Dich Wegner, Martha Flick,
Carl Schultz and William Fisher.
A prowler has been frightening
people in McGeevilie by peeking in
at windows or flashing light in.
The home most disturbed were the
Hermann and Neperman homes. At
the lehman home, Mrs. Hermann,
who is blind, was at home alone with
her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Peterson,
helpless invalid, when they were
terrorized by man at Mrs. Peter
sons window. A few well aimed
shots will probably stop the intruder
on future visit.
Several cases of hog cholera have
developed in this vicinity and DR.. Van
Duzee is being kept busy in his pro-
fessional capacity.
Miss Cecilia Schwengle is a men,
Der of the teaching faculty at Morton.
Miss Helen Leaf is at Golden, Miss
Jocelyn Sahr at Worthington.
Leo Riordan of st. Paul, his sister,
Miss Mary Riordan of Minneapolis,
and John Baskfeid drove down Sat-
urdav to spend the weekend at the
parental d. j. Riordan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Grundt were
Springfield visitors Sunday evening.
Miss Hazel McKibben of Amboy
spent the weekend at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Nc
Kibben.
Miss Ruth Kephart who teaches at
Goodthunder spent the weekend at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Roberts of
Knoxville, Iowa arrived here Thurs
day remaining until Saturday, the
guests of Mr.. Roberts aunt, Mrs. j.
S. Woody, and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts who are their honeymoon
continued their trip to the Black Hills
Saturday.
Miss Jennie Holm returned yester.
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