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The border vidette., 1931-12-12
CONGRESS WILL VOTE ON WET
AND DRY

Washington, D. C.-Coneress.
ional dry leaders today confident
ly accepted the challenge of the
bold band of vets for q show.
down on prohibition at this ses.
sion.
Let's have it OUT" said Sena
tor Borah of Idaho, a champion
of the prohibition cause.
AS be spoke leaders of both
parties in the senate and house
expressed their willingness to
thresh out the controversy. All
emphasized, however, that the
attention of the new congress
would be directed principally to
economic problems.
It was agreed that any roll
call would show the drys in com
mand. But all believed it would
be beneficial to accede to moditi
cationists' pleas that mem bers of
congress be put on record on the
issue.
In just what form the chal
lenge to prohibition will be pre-
sented is uncertain. The anti
prohibitionists are organized.
Some of their leaders are rally.
ing behind a proposal for a re
ferendum on repeal.
It takes a two thirds vote of
congress to submit d repeal
amendment to state conventions,
as proposed by Senator Bing
ham. Republican of Connecticut.
Representative Linthicum, Dam
ocrat. Of Maryland, the leader of
the house wet bloc, today said
there were $50 votes for repeal
Ia the house.. There never has
been an out-and -out roll call on
this question, but this is the
largest number Of votes ever
claimed by the vets.
Senator Borah made it clear
today he was against the refer.
OAu uu pIOpOolVIOA. LAG Soi0 uO
would not vote to repeal the
18th amendment. '
Even Az the vets were organ
izing for attack, Senator Shep
pard, Democrat of Texas, a
co-author of the 18th amend.
ment. was preparing measures
aimed at tightening up the dry
law. He would make purchases
of liquor equally guilty with
sellers.
THE drys have been laughing
at us for years." Linthicum said,
but now we have enough votes
to wipe the smiles off their faces.
We are going to put the vets
and drys on record in the coming
session. i"
Representative Rainey of Hi.
nois, prospective Democrat lead
err, joined REPRESENTATIVE SHELL OF
New York, the Republican nomi
nee for speaker, in agreeing the
house will face the prohibition
issue directly.
The border vidette., 1931-12-12

all in the railroad problem, should
stand solidly behind legislation
that will attain this end.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
Thief Sells Encyclopedias, But
District SO Gets Them Returned

If opportunity knocks at your door
and its representative offers you set
of encyclopedias for about fourth
it's value, call Sheriff L. j. Kise.
For he and the Hennepin county
sheriff are on the lookout for thief
WHO supposedly has deprived the chill
dren of at least three school districts
of the privilege of referring to the
"New World" when doubt arises
about the history or geography les
son. One of the sets, taken from Dis
trict No. 96, Redwood county, has
been restored to its place on the shelf,
thanks to the authorities and the book
company.
The District 96 set, which was new
this year at cost of $6S.50 for the
IL volumes, was taken from the
schoolhouse Thursday night, Decem-
Der A, by a thief or thieves who en-
tered the building by breaking
through two doors.
The loss was discovered next day
by Miss Mabel Wilcox, Redwood
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24

Falls, who teaches there and was re-
ported to County Superintendent c.
D. Clipfell, who in turn notified Sheriff
Kise. A checkup about the county
failed to reveal any worthwhile sus-
poets.
Meanwhile however, the thief was
pounding Minneapolis pavements with
II volumes under his arm and the
books might have been forever lost
to Breckenridge district children but
that he happened into an honest
pawnshop where the dealer purchased
the books for $40 and then, discover
ing the stamp of the Redwood county
school, notified the book company, in
forming them that set of almost un-
used books had been sold to him by
a man presumed to be thief. The
manager of the book company con-
suited Sheriff Kise and found out that
the books belonged in Redwood coun-
ty and they were delivered here last
week. Efforts to locate the thief
have been unsuccessful.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
'sBrisklite" Chosen for
Elevators Coal Name

"Brisklite" was the name selected
for new coal Saturday by three
judges who weighed the advertising
value of 125 names suggested in a
free coal contest sponsored by the
Farmers Elevator company.
Mrs. A. G. Hagberg of Redwood
Falls coined the name which judges
believed most desirable. She will re-
ceive ton of the coal she named as
a premium.
"Scenic City" was the second prize
name which was suggested by Grant
Martin of near Redwood Falls and
Mrs. L. E. Cragg suggested "Pay
Ton" for third prize. Mr.. Martin will
receive half ton and Mrs. Cragg a
quarter-ton for their suggestions.
The contestants showed unusual
originality in their choice of names
although few had to be culled out
because they are in use by other coal
companies. Many entries used the
name of G. A. Patton, manager, in
such combinations as "Paton's Won
der" "Paton's PRIDE" and "Paton's
Depression" while others used the
name Redwood" IN their choices.
The judges were J. H. Wichman, J.
r. Knudson and Scott Schoen.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
G.. & N. w. TO TEST
SENIORITY STATUS
Tracy Man Has Started Action
Against Railway to Recover
Damages

Action was started last week
against the Chicago and North West
ern Railway Company by Angus L.
Gulseth, through his attorneys A. R.
English and C. j. Donnelly, to recov-
er damages for alleged violation by
the company of it's contract of en-
ployment entered into with it's en-
ployees.
The complaint alleges Mr.. Gulseth's
employment in 1919 and his continued
employment until the company, in
October, 1881, attempted to reduce its
forces and through it's alleged errors
in making assignments and through
its false warranties and representa-
tions which Mr.. Gulseth alleges were
made to him, he was refused his
right to exercise his seniority and to
.displace men younger in the service
when his own work was discontinued.
He states that he was finally dis
placed in May, 1881, and has been out
of service since that time, although
he claims younger men in point of
service are now employed in his de-
partment and the company refuses
him the right to displace them.
This action is said to be new, be-
ing based upon the employment con-
tract which exists between the COM
pany and its employees.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
OUT OF WORK? GET
AN AXE, COUNTY
DADS TELL JOBLESS
Commissioner Pease Employs
so Men on WOOdlOt; Earn
So or More in 6, s Hours
UNEMPLOYMENT EXTINCT
County Divided in Three Parts; ;
Commissioners Hunt New
Wood to Cut

"There hasn't been a day all year
that a man couldn't find work if he
really wanted to-" was the statement
made by Commissioner E. A. Pease
Wednesday when he was consulted in
regard to the wood cutting relief
program which is sponsored by the
county commissioners on the D. L.
Crimmins farm.
Mr.. Pease says that over so men
who answered the call of the conf
missioners to the Crimmins farm,
work from six to eight hours day
and make three or four dollars. He
says that many men have come to the
county commissioners and complain
ed because of the scarcity of work in
this county. In answer to this COM
plant, Mr.. Pease tells them to find an
axe and directs them to the farm.
Sells for 81 Cord
After the wood is cut by the unem-
ployed it is piled in cords on the
county Jail lot and sold t, the public
at the cost of cutting it, seven dollars
a cord. Mr.. Pease estimates the
total number of cords cut at over 100
and says the men will be working on
the Crimmins farm for several weeks
more to supply those who wish to
purchase wood.
Mr.. Pease is now seeking more
farms with an abundant supply of
wood for the unemployed to cut and
hopes to find enough farms to keep
the wood cutters working all winter.
The county is divided among the COM
missioners to supply work for the
workless and Mr.. Pease is the COM
mitteeman for the city of Redwood
Falls. Two of the other committee
men report several men working at
the wood piles in their respective
districts. George Schmeising of near
Lucan reports turnout of eight to
his call to split wood near Walnut
Grove. He expects many more when
he get more wooded farms to work
on.
Herman Muetzel, committeeman in
the district south of town, says that
work is being furnished to all those
who have asked for it. All three Of
these men believe that cutting wood
is one of the best ways there is to
furnish work for the jobless and if
the farms hold up, unemployment will
continue thing of the past in Red
wood county.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
BORN AT PINE PLAINS

When Briarcliff Thickset, worlds
champion steer, won honors at the
International Livestock show in Chi
cago recently and was sold for an ex-
orbitant price per pound, few Red
wood county citizens were very much
interested.
But one Redwood Falls man, A. M.
Dennistoun, secretary of the Scenic
City Cooperative Oil company, had a
peculiar interest because the champ
ion was raised on the estate of Oak
leigh Thorne at Pine Plains, New
York, and grazed about the haunts
where Mr.. Dennistoun played as a
small boy. Mr.. Dennistoun's father
was once employed by Mr.. Thorne
and the younger Mr.. Dennistoun was
born there.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24

An urgent request has been sent
from the county agents office to
members and anyone else interested
in the work to attend the annual
meeting of the Redwood County
Farm Bureau at the city hall Tues
day, December 20 at 80 p. m. A,
j. Olson, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau will be the principal
speaker.
Reports will be heard, election of
county officers and directors will be
held and the usual business meeting
will be conducted after the main ad-
dress.
Three officers and three directors
will be elected for the year. Charles
Marsh of Delhi, president, R. M
Campbell of Redwood Falls, vice pre-
siden; E. j. Fenske of Morgan, Sec
retary and treasurer and Directors
Joseph Zwach Of Walnut Grove, Mrs.
c. D. Clipfell of Redwood Falls and
Henry Kotval of Vesta are the Of
ficers whose terms expire.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
ARMORY RECEIVING
RENOVATION UNDER
STATE SUPERVISION
Seven Men Restoring Condition
of Company L Quarters
This Month
RIFLE RANGE IMPROVED
Entrance, Front Wall Will be
Refinished; Started
Last Week

The job of restoring the Redwood
Falls armory to first class condition.
a project contemplated for some time
was started December 16 under the
direction of N. C. Bettenburg, state
inspector.
Seven local men are doing the work
and more will be added as the work
progresses, according to Mr.. Betten-
burg who stated the armory will be
one of the best in the state when the
job is completed.
Work is in full swing in the base
ment now, with new floors being put
in, doors being fixed over, walls re-
ceiving a new coat of paint and the
heating and plumbing fixtures getting
a complete overhauling. The rifle
range in the basement is also under
reconstruction, having its walls re-
plastered, floors repaired and being
painted where it was necessary. They
are also enlarging the range by tax
ing out some of the walls to enable
the championship team of the state to
have more room to practice shooting.
State Orders Repairs
The general repairing of the arm
DRY was ordered by he state along
with many other armories. When
the basement is completed the work
will begin on the main floor, where
practically the same repairing as in
the basement will be done. The drill
floor of the armory is to be redecorat-
ed, the stage is to be refinished and
the walls and ceiling repaired.
The entrance to he building is also
to be improved and new steps will be
put in. A bricklayer is to refnish the
outside front wall.
Men at Work
The seven Redwood Falls men who
are working on the project are w. H.
Lamberton, Andrew Bobzin, Gus
Sampson, Mike DeGraff, William
Redetzke, Ward Pease and R. F. By
ram.
Colonel Ivan Bowen said Monday
night after presenting the champion
ship medals to the rifle team, that
when the armory is completed, it will
be one of the most up-to-date armor-
les in the state of Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
HIGH CAGERS ROUT
SPRINGFIELD 44-6
Junior Team Wins 1913 to End
1881 School Sport Season
Thursday

The Redwood Falls High basketball
team ended the 1881 sport season
triumphantly by turning back the
Springfield cagers A to in an easy
game Thursday night. The Junior
High also won from the Springfield
Juniors 19 to 3.
Many of the Springfield players
were unable to play in the game due
to scholastic difficulties, thus making
the Brown county team an easy mark
for the Redwood basketeers. Many
of the Redwood seconds saw action in
the game as Coach Brown started the
reserves and played them most of the
first half.
Dale Byram, sophomore, and Sec
ond string center, was high point man
of the evening with II points. He
scored five field goals and one free
throw, passed and handled the ball
we'll and had the jump on the Spring
field center during the evenings play.
Jim Welch and Floyd Becker, for
wards and Jim Baikie and Irwin
Smith, guards on the starting team
also showed up we'll. They played
most Of the first quarter until Albert
Corbett and Jim Otto were sent into
the game.
When Redwood's first team entered
the fracas in the second quarter the
score stood to 0, During the eight
minutes which the first stringers
played in the first half they ran up
II points to their opponents 2, leav-
ing the score at 25 to when the
whistle ended the half.
The game opened up with Byram
scoring the first basket of the eve
ming. He retaliated a few minutes
later with another two points and fol-
Continued to Page 10)
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
Fire Destroys 800
Feet of Fire Hose

Three hundred feet of fire hose
was destroyed in the city hall boiler
room Wednesday night, when a spark
flew out of the furnace and dropped
on the hose which was lying in back
of the furnace.
The fire was discovered by Oscar
Warner, night policeman, about 10 p.
m. He noticed smoke coming out of
the back of the building and upon
investigation, found the boiler room
full of smoke and called the fire de-
partment.
Mr.. Warner was in the boiler room
to fix the fire an hour before noticing
the fire but saw nothing out of the
ordinary at that time, he said.
Little damage was done to the
building except smoking up the hall.
The hose burned was old and was
turned over to the city by the fire de-
partment when the new hose was
purchased few years ago.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
81 Families in City Get Christmas
Boxes Today From Relief Associate
Red Cross to Distribute Ten
Boxes of Food, Toys to
Needy in County

Fifty-one families in Redwood
Falls are receiving Christmas boxes
today from the Redwood Falls Relief
association and ten families in the
county are getting them from the Red
Cross. The money to purchase food
for the boxes was raised during the
drive staged by the association -e-
Gently.
The Red Cross was able to do little
work this year as most of the money
went to the local organization but the
names that the Red Cross usually
uses were turned over to the associa-
tion. The packing committee has re-
ceived several toys from donators
which will be put in the boxes with
the foods for distribution.
In selecting foods for the boxes, the
! committee has been very careful to
choose only essential foods. The
boxes contain flour, meat, sugar,
beans, prunes, rice, coffee, oat meal,
vegetables and potatoes. The boxes
will be distributed among the 81
families in town this morning and the
Red Cross will distribute it's boxes
later on in the day.
Boxes Cost $225
The relief association has announc-
ed that boxes were distributed only
in emergency cases and after this re-
lief work will first be filed in the Sec
retary's office.
The cost of sending out the 81
boxes to the relief association is ap-
proximately $225, or $4.37 each. The
associations treasury has $1,128.91 in
cash and pledges and in addition
there have been contributions of food
and coal valued at $50. The Red Cross
netted $118.48 on the drive and the
Salvation Army a total of $40. The
American Legion dance Wednesday
night brought in $46.50 and as the
music, hall and advertising were do
mated, no deductions were made for
expenses.
A committee was chosen at a meet
ing recently to take charge of pack
ing boxes last night. The committee
included DR.. A. Asleson, A. P. Falk,
Mrs. Clyde Grain, Mrs. H. w. Shoe
maker, Ira Rogers, E. A. Pease, Mrs.
E. A. Charlebois, Rev. O. Joneson, c.
D. Clipfell, Rev. G. E. Martin and
Mrs. w. G. Weldon.
School Gift Included
The food which the children of the
Redwood Falls schools donated last
week at their Christmas parties has
been divided among the boxes and
will be distributed with the rest. The
committee to purchase goods, other
than which was donated, included
Mrs. j. A. Johnson, Mrs. C. A. Lau-
terbach and Mrs. F. B. Forbes.
A committee was also appointed at
the meeting for delivery. 1t included
Parker D. Sanders, Claus Maurstad,
Grover Mansfeldt, j. A. Johnson,
Charles Burmeister, John Lauter-
bach, i. Krusemark, R. v. Ochs, Gil
bert Carruth, E. H. Bollum, d. w.
Gold and Wilbur Melges.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
ALEXANDER FILES
TO OPPOSE HARDY
in SECOND WARD
M. L. Pettis Seeks Forbes Job
as City Recorder; Two
Officers UnOppOsed
FAVOR STRICT ECONOMY
Mrs. Baikie, First Woman to
File for a City Office,
Makes Statement

Eleventh hour filing Monday will
result in four contests for city Offices
January 5 when Redwood Falls vot-
ers go to the polls to select favorite
candidates for mayor, for two council
positions and for city recorder.
w. T. Wilcox who filed last week
and H. D. Thorpe who entered his
name Monday are candidates for
mayor while w. L. Hardy and Lee D.
Alexander seek council position
from the second ward. Mae E. Baikie
and John Brueske are council candi-
dates from the first ward while M. L.
Pettis opposes F. B. Forbes, incum-
bent, for city recorder. T. F. Reed,
municipal Judge and A. F. Hassen-
stab, city treasurer, are unopposed.
Both candidates for mayor are we'll
known business men of the city and
neither are new in politics. Mr.. Will
cox, hardware and garageman, has
served two terms as mayor and has
more recently been a candidate for
councilman and for county commits
sioner.
Favor Economy
Mr.. Thorpe, photographer, has also
been a resident of the city for many
years and has been a candidate for
alderman of the first ward. Both
have declared themselves in favor of
strict economy in city government.
Three of the candidates for alder
man are new in city politics while
Mr.. Alexander has previously served
on the council. Mr.. Alexander is
agent for the Pure Oil company while
Mr.. Hardy and Mr.. Brueske are con-
tractors and Mrs. Baikie is the wife
Of an insurance man.
Mr.. Forbes has been city recorder
for six years and also served as city
engineer for two years. He is oppos-
ed by Mr.. Pettis who until recently
was fieldman here for the Chaska
sugar interests. He now represents
the Sinclair Oil company here.
Promise Statements
Politics was live topic Monday,
the last day for filing, and several
candidates made last minute entries.
Mr.. Thorpe made statement last
week prior to filing but Mr.. Wilcox
was out of town Wednesday and could
not be reached. Several candidates
promised to enter their views for
publication next week.
Mrs. Baikie, who is the first woman
to file for city office here, comment
ed that women are taking promin-
ent part in state and national politics
and should be represented in city gov
ernment.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
co. L RIFLE TEAM
AWARDED MEDALS
Colonel Bowen Praises Team
for Six Championships in
Eight Entries

Colonel Ivan Bowen, commanding
officer of the 205th regiment of Min
neapolis, presented the rifle team of
Co. L with championship medals
Monday night for winning the state
rifle match at camp last summer.
The presentation followed the e
gular drill practice and a talk by Mr..
Bowen on the management of Co. L.
He congratulated the rifle team on
winning the regimental meet and the
state match and it's record of six
championship in eight entries.
The Redwood Falls company estab-
lished a record by winning five
championships while at camp in Lake
City and it won in its first year at
the new camp site at Little Falls.
Co. L men who received medals are
Captain w. H. Lamberton, Lieutenant
E. H. Johnson, Sergeants Bert Lamp
here, Andrew Bobzin, Sylvester Port
er, Tom Hoskin and Private William
Stitz.
Mr.. Bowen talked on the import
ance of the National Guard in de-
fense duty under the National De-
fense Act. He also said that Co. L
was one of the outstanding companies
in the 205th regiment. He not only
congratulated it on winning six out
of the last eight state championships,
but also on the cups it won at camp
on copifofion opd poafnocc He
praised Captain w. H. Lamberton
highly for the work he and his COM
pany have accomplished and asked
that they carry on their splendid
work as an example for other COM
panies in the state.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
Merchants, Gazette Praised

Redwood Falls merchants and
The Redwood Gazette received
high praise this week in let
ter addressed to the Gazette
office by H. C. HOtaling, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Nation
al Editorial association.
The letter says: "Allow me to
congratulate you on your
Christmas edition of December
IL. Among the various publica-
tions coming to me from Min
nesota, yours ranks exceedingly
high
''It not only contains q fund
of valuable and interesting
matter, but is well patronized,
indicating TINT the merchants
of Redwood Falls are thorough
ly alive to the necessity of let
ting people know what they
have to sell 1T this Christmas
season"
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
CONTINUE AIRPORT STUDY

Plans for establishing an airport
in Redwood Falls were discussed at a
meeting of the Lions club Monday
noon. A. C. Dolliff reported for the
airport committee appointed several
weeks ago.
The club decided to look over
other property besides the tract first
considered and to get further esti-
mates on the cost of establishing and
maintaining a suitable port. The
committee will cooperate with .
committee from the Commercial club
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24
J. A. Baikie's Father
Dies in Scotland

James A. Baikie received a cable
gram from Scotland Monday night
advising him of the death of his
father, John Baikie, 72-years-old,
which occurred the same day.
Mr.. Baikie had been sick for some
time but his condition did not become
serious until a few days before his
death.
His home was in Thurso, Scotland,
where he lived the greater share OF
his life. ]. A. Baikie visited him
there in 1927.
The Redwood gazette., 1931-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Japs motored
to st. Paul Friday to get their
daughter, Miss Charlotte, who will
spend the holidays at her home. Miss
es Lucille Peterson and Viola Tauer
returned with them. The latter left
Monday for Sisseton, South Dakota
with her brother Ralph who came
here Sunday to get her.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-29

PURSUANT to authority vested in me by
law, as tax collector of Rowan County, and
pursuant to an order of the Board of Coun-
ty. Commissioners of said County, I will sell
at public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, at the Courthouse door, in Salisbury,
N. c., between the hours of 1000 o'clock
a. M, and 400 p. M, on Monday, Novem-
Der 2, 1881, the real estate of the following
persons on account of failure to pay their
respective taxes for the year 1880, the amount
of taxes due by each such tax payer being
set opposite each name, and the costs to be
added to each.
CAL l.. MILLER, Sheriff.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-29
Sale of Real Estate In
RowanC County For Non
Payment of Taxes

DELINQUENTS
FISHER, Z. p, II acres ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2.64
COLORED
CoWan, Cal, 80 acres ------------- 1913
Cowan, J. W., 80 acres Observation-Disclosures 7.73
FRisher, G. P, IS acres - 22.08
Fleming, Alice, Less Fleming, Agt.,
4S acres 1887
Hawkins, Cora, ; acres ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2.61
Little, Lee, 11S acres 1898
Lowell, R. l., 103 acres ---- 35.72
Montgomery, John, $50 acres 31.51
Montgomery, w. NJ, 16 acres 500
Ramsour, Alice, Est, 167 acres 51.00
Simonton, Rebecca, 4 acres - 1898
Steelman, Llge, "a acres ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1911