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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Redwood County High
in Delinquent Taxes
All Townships and Cities List
Descriptions Which Total
$12O,745 Uncollected

3 City of Redwood Falls led in the
number of descriptions on the delin-
quent tax list for 1880. Walnut
Grove and Lamberton also were high.
Fifteen villages and twenty-five town.
ships had citizens listed for delin-
quencies.
Total of $12O,745 remains uncollect-
ed for 1880 as compared with $73 1909
for Redwood county in 1927. Brown
county had a total of $26,711 uncol-
lected January 1880, and in 1927 there
was $15,800. Cottonwood had total
of $44,671 in 1880, Renville had $780,
233 uncollected, Lyon county $121,156
and Murray was listed at $189, 1886.
Latest available figures on January
1, 1880, showed upaid taxes in real
property in the state aggregating
$3O,5O2,197. An analysis of delin-
quencies was made by state officials.
1t showed that in 1928 total taxes
levied in the state including special
assessments, amounted to $130,684,-
839 of which $8,848,833 were collect
er, or GIT per cent.
Mcleod county reported the small
est total Of taxes uncollected, only
$7,484.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
COUNTY TRANSLATES
MUCH BUSINESS IN
80 REPORT SHOWS
Annual Financial Statement
Records Treasurer's Balance
$161, 154 Dec. 81
RECEIPTS TOTAL s1,5O3,279
Disbursements Amount to ST.,
324,124-COunty Poor Paid
Nearly $4,000

Receipts for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1880 totaled $1,5O3, 279.2l
according to the financial statement OF
Redwood county submitted by l.. r
Larson. Disbursements amounted to
S1,342, 124.54, leaving balance in the
county treasury of $161, 154,67. Both
the receipts and disbursements fig
ures include warrants outstanding
little over $1,000.
Trial balance of January l, 1881
was $174,216.S5. For the trial bal
ance of December 81, 1880 there was
a total of $168,438.15.
Tax collections were the largest OF
the receipts, amounting to 1902, 542-
IT. County road and bridge fund
yielded $68, 94O.34, while state aid to
schools Melted $65, 485.70, and state
apportionment to schools boosted re-
ceipts by $35, 298.0O.
County Aids Poor People
Of the disbursements, $12,521.5C
was paid to county poor outside the
county home; $5,066.5O for the county
home; $4O6, 363,52 to school districts;
S24S, 367.82 to towns, city and will
ages; $25O,1O7.38 to county ditch
fund; $183, 43O.33 to county road and
bridge fund, which was the greater
part of the total $1,34O,587.28.
Hunting and fishing licenses swell
ed the receipts of the county revenue
Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Au-American Star
Athlete Coming
Nagurski Pilots Five Former
College Stars Playing
Basket Ball

What will be the biggest attraction
of the season will be the performance
of Nagurski's Big Five basket ball
team in it's game with much
strengthened Guardsmen quint at the
Redwood armory, Saturday, February
81.
Nagurski, former University OF
Minnesota all-American football star
has organized basket ball team
comprised of former college and Uni
-yersity star athletes, such as Carl
Lidberg, Roy Lauden, Chuck Hortu-
pee, and Maetzol.
AS a preliminary feature the Delhi
Independents will clash with the Red
wood Seconds. This game is called at
7:15, and the main attraction is
scheduled for 8 o'clock.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Award Merit Badges
to Six Boy Scouts
at Court of Honor

Merit badges were presented to six
members of the local Boy Scout troop
by Scoutmaster M. v. McCurdy at
the Court of Honor attended by bust
ness and professional men at the City
Hall last Friday.
Following Scouts received merit
badges: Everett McCuskey, Blair
Philbrick, Harold Farver, Jim Ingls,
Steve Inglis and Jim Baikie. Steve
Inglis received the rank of "life
scout" which is the last step before
the recognition of being an eagle
Scout" Jim Baikie is only member
who has attained the last named hon.
or.
In observance Of the 21st anniver-
sary the local troop together with
fathers and former Scouts went on
hike Saturday. A weiner roast was
held in the park.
The Boy Scouts exhibited articles
in Lauterbach Bros. display window
ow last week which included a minia-
ture log cabin, signaling tower, bow
and arrows, and other specimens OF
Scout handicraft.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Redwood Faculty
Members OMciate
in Many Contests

Instructors of the local schools
have been frequently called upon to
act as judges of debate and declama-
tory contests this year.
The Marshall local declamatory
was judged by Mr.. Wichman and
Miss Sturdevant February 5, and at
Franklin February 9, the local de-
clamatory was judged by Misses
Jacobson, Sturdevant and Mccoy. The
Sleepy Eye local declamatory Feb
ruary 10 was judged by Mr.. Wich-
man and the Misses Mccoy and
Jacobson. 49,
Instructors Aske, Erickson anc
Holmgren are scheduled to judge the
Morgan declamtory, March 9.
Mr.. Wichman officiated as one OF
the judges of the district debate at
Winthrop Monday evening. He is
scheduled to act as one of the judges
at the district declamatory contest
held at Tracy March 2. He also
judged an earlier debate contest be.
tween Springfield and Winthrop OF
December 16.
Miss Mccoy was one of the judges
at the sub-district declamatory al
Winthrop February Is. Miss Sturde
want will offciate in a similar contest
at Renville February 81.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
THREE ELIGIBLE /
CANDIDATES ARE
SELECTED FOR PM.
Hauck, Lauterbach and Luscher
Pass Examination for
Postmaster Job
APPOINTMENT SOON
United States Civil Service Com
mission Examines Ten
Applicants

Although the appointment for post
master of Redwood Falls has not
been made at this time, the three
eligible candidates have been selected
by the United States Civil Service
Commission according to a direct
communication to the Gazette from
Congressman Frank Clague. The
three names selected by the Commits
sion out of the list of the applicants
are C. A. Luscher, w. A. Hauck and
C. A. Lauterbach. Appointment will
be made from the three and it is ex-
pected that information on it will be
received before the next publication
date of the Gazette.
The examination for postmaster
was made by the Commission in
Washington December 80, 1880. At
the time there were ten applicants
for the position. Examination con-
sists mostly Of information filed with
the commission through references
of applicants, of which each gives
five names.
One of the elements, the most i'm
portant one required by the commits
sion, of the examination is business
training and experience.
Besides the Redwood Falls posi-
ton, appointment will be made for
postmaster of North Redwood within
the near future. Several persons in
that village have made application.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Mayor WA. Brand
Urges More Flowers.
Three Dozen Petunia Flower
Plants go With Club
Membership

In endorsing the Better Flower and
Garden Club program, Mayor Brand
said that it should be supported to
the extent of fifty cents per family.
Every family can help beautify
adjacent lawns and vacant lots by
planting flowers and shrubs. Visitors
will praise and enjoy our initiative.
"Our growing children will become
better citizens when surrounded by
flower gardens than if they grew up
in dirty alleys or on a playground
Uttered with tin cans or hidden under
burdock and ragweed."
On receipt for a membership be-
fore April 1, chairman Of the men,
bership committee, Mrs. R. v. Ochs,
will give an order for three dozen
Petunia plants on the Redwood Falls
Greenhouse.
AS Mr.. Tyson expressed it, MEM
bers will get something for moth
ing, absolutely" As soon as the
weather permits, and the ground is
ready for planting, Petunia plants
will be distributed to families taking
advantage of this offer, stated Mr..
Tyson, president of the club.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Wanted: Bigger and
Better Rabbit Foot
Lamberton Cadymen Nose Out
Redwood Five 1915 on
Friday, February Ii

After having won twelve consecu-
tive basketball games this season the
Cardinal Cagers met defeat in their
thirteenth game on Friday, February
Is, when it played Lamberton on its
floor. Final result Is to 16.
The rabbit foot which has exerted
it's magic for the local high school
quintet throughout the season failed
to offset the Friday the Thirteenth
Jinx," and it was the first time in
approximately three years that Lam
berton has outpointed Redwood
aggregation.
With a barrage of long shots the
Cadymen opened the third quarter to
run their score from 3 to 9 points.
At the end of the half Redwood was
leading 10 to 3. Redwood and Lam
berton played on even terms for the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Dolores Reynolds
Passes Away Sunday
Daughter of MIR. and Mrs. w.
D. Reynolds Dies at Family
Home Here

Dolores Maxine, seven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Rey-
holds passed away at the home of her
parents Sunday afternoon, February
Is, 1881.
Dolores Reynolds was born at
Graceville, Minnesota, July 10, 1924,
and had lived in Redwood Falls for
the past five years. Her death was
great shock to her parents and
friends, for she had attended school
Friday and was not taken sick until
Saturday afternoon. She was not
considered seriously i'll until early
Sunday morning but she rapidly be-
came worse, passing away at four
o'clock in the afternoon.
She will be remembered for hel
sweet disposition and affectionate
nature and her untimely passing will
be regretted by all her friends.
Dolores is survived by her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Reynolds, two
sisters, Mavis and Shirley and a
grandmother, Mrs. o. S. Rolph of St
Paul, all whom have the sincere sym
pathy of the community.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Tuesday Afternoon
at two o'clock with Rev. G. E. Martin
in charge. Music was furnished by q
quartet, Mrs. G. E. Martin, Miss
Grace Ward, H. V. Starr and R. w
Harter. Four high school boys, Dale
Byram, Douglas Whittet, Palmer
Kise and Erwin Smith acted as pal
bearers. The flower bearers were
Fern Byram, Tekla Jaehning, Marian
Tenney and Elaine Warner.
Out of town relatives who were
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Reynolds of Ironwood, Michigan and
Raymond Reynolds of Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Company | Encamps !
July 10 to Aug. z
New Camp Near Little Falls
Will be Occupied This Sum-
mer by Mimi. Units

AS a detachment of the 2O5th In.
fantry Company L of Redwood Falls
will encamp at the new National
Guard Camp Ripley" near Little
Falls, Minnesota, from July 10 to
August 2.
Formerly the Guardsmen have en-.
camped by the shores of Lake Pepir
near Lake City. The new camp was
constructed last year under state ap-
preparations.
The Northern Pacific has completed
plans for a railroad station to be
built at the ,east end of the spur
which will be known as Camp Ripley
Junction.
General E. A. Walsh of the Nation
al Guard has announced that con-
struction in the aviation area at
Camp Ripley will start April 1. This
will include two hangers, sc by 120
feet, one bath house, one mess hall,
and three $4,000 gallon tanks.
Military authorities have been call
ed upon by the war department to
submit plans and specifications for
ST. 200 necessary to complete a re-
gimental area similar to the one built
last year. This work will start May
1.
The staff and headquarter groups
will arrive at Camp Ripley June 1.
The 59th Field Artillery Brigade, the
34th Division Aviation and the 18th
Motor Repair section will encamp
June ID.
Remainder of the schedule was an
nounced as follows:
July to 19-2O6th Infantry, Quar-
termaster detachment, s. S. and S. D.
July 10 to August HEADQUARTERS
and Headquarters company, 92nd In
fantry Brigade and the 205th Infant
ry.
August 2 to August 16-Headquar-
tiers staff and Headquarters COM
pany, 68th Infantry Brigade, 135th
Infantry.
August Is to 3O-Detachment 34th
Division Staff from Camp Dodge,
Iowa.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Tourist Expert Lauds
Scenic City Beauty
Suggests Other Cities Borrow
Ideas From States
''MOdel Little City,

AS scenic center Redwood Falls
is a Minnesota asset of considerable
proportions, stated Truman Pier
son, Minneapolis, president of the
Mississippi River Scenic highway sys-
tenn, good roads enthusiast and tourist
expert making an inspection tour of
1000 miles of the states trunk high
way.
Stopping in the Scenic City Satur-
day and Sunday, Mr.. Pierson visited
the Alexander Ramsey state park and
checked on the hotel facilities and the
retail trade He praised the condition
of bothestate and county roads.
"It's our business as corporation
organized to develop traffic in 10
states and two Canadian provinces to
make the most of such valuable as
sets, hence our interest in Redwood
Falls.
Cleanliness, orderliness, and neat
ness prevail here generally so that
your town stands out prominently in
this important regard. There is an
air of refinement in the community of
which the state has a right to be
proud. 1t is not the usual thing to
find such model towns.
wWould that leaders in other COM
munities could see Redwood Falls and
borrow a few ideas. There are some
up-to-date cities in Minnesota but
for its population none surpass your
town. 1t is a pleasure to stop and
shop here, and also to seek rest and
refreshment."
Mr.. Pierson said, "instead of hid
ing your light under bushel basket,
you should tell the world about it.
Having motored more than 100000
miles in the past ten years visiting
cities and towns Of all descriptions,
he is considered to be in position
to Judge community life and prob
lens, tourist wants and wishes, so
that his estimate of Redwood Falls
may be considered compliment.
In leaving Redwood Falls for Mar
shall where he would visit the state
highway office and counties in the
southwest corner, he intimated that
his reports would rate roads in this
section as 100 per cent satisfactory.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Missionary Writes Of
Christmas Festivities
Margaret Burmeister Writes OF
Celebration in Her Mission
in Japan

Christmas has come and gone. My
last one in Japan for year or two.
Our yearly conference is over too
and l should like to tell you about
both.
AS you already know, the United
States is not the only part of the
world suffering from hard times. Can
you imagine what hard times mean IN
a country where the average amount
for food per person per month is ten
to fifteen yen or five to seven and a
half dollars, so that wages are in pro-
portion, when these wages are cut
and work at every hand disappearing
it would seem that happy, merry
Christmas was next to impossible.
But such was not the case. 1t is true,
programs and gifts were simpler than
before but more of a feeling of love
and sympathy seemed to prevail.
For the first time the city of Ku-
mamoto, under the auspices of the
Union Sunday School organization
put on Union Christmas program
and they used the name, which trans
lated means "The Common Peoples
Christmas" The new city hall was
used and some very effective teaching
was done by means of pageants, story
telling and Christmas music. At least
five thousand people were there, about
half of these were children and we
hope lasting impressions were made
on some of those plastic minds.
I want to tell you next, about an
Their Christmas, that one held in the
kindergarten which joins our home
here. The room was simply decorat-
ed, most of the decoration being cut
outs done by the children, a nice tree
in one corner and eighty little eager
faces with big eyes and eighty pairs
of dancing feet and hands that would
not be kept quiet. Eighty proud
Continued on page seven)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Community Responds
! to Drouth Relief
Buy Flour and FOOdstuffs fOr
Shipment South; Railroads
Move Cars Free

Drouth sufferers of the south will
be aided by the charitable contribu-
lions of Redwood county people
which amount to 1919, solicited from
the community of Redwood Falls
alone.
Donations Of varying sums were
given by 452 persons. In Redwood
Falls 245 persons contributed $356.85.
Citizens were asked to give according
to individual means, and foodstuffs
were also accepted.
Responding to appeals from radio
broadcasting stations the Scenic City
Cooperative Oil eompany's executive
committee handled the subscription
drive in and around Redwood Falls.
Solicitation committees were organ
lied by other cooperative concerns
throughout the county. Nels P. Rams
headed the drive around Morgan. 1t
was reported that $1,000 had been
given in that community.
Reports were not available from
Walnut Grove, Wabasso, Lamberton
and other Redwood county communi-
ties at this time.
With the railroads assurance OF
providing free transportation on food
stuffs, it was decided that cash receiv-
ed throughout the county be used to
buy flour and the dire necessities for
the sustenance of the inhabitants OF
the drouth stricken region of the
south.
A carload of flour was purchased in
Springfield Tuesday which was ship
ped to Little Rock, Arkansas for dis
tribution among the needy of that
REGION
At first suggestion it was planned
to ask for grain donations and ship
CONTINUED on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Doctor of Medicine
to Open Office Here
Ouer National Tea

DIR. o. H. Johnson, for the past two
years or more a practicing physician
in Echo, Minnesota, has leased the
rooms above the National Tea Store
where he will open an office. The
rooms are being remodeled and re-
decorated to suit his purpose and will
be- ready for occupation March 1st.
DR.. johnson is young man,, having
started his practice in Echo following
his course in medicine at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Runaway Team Recalls Days Before Ford

The wagon was being loaded in the
rear of Hauck's Grocery when the
team became frightened as the noon
siren sounded. Getting good start,
they managed some way to squeeze
through the narrow driveway on
Third street and started west toward
Mill street where the corner was
made at gallop before crashing into
a parked sedan. Outside of the brok-
en- glass and the ruined top in the
auto no further damage of consequ-
ence was done.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
RURAL TEACHERS ATTEND
INSTITUTE LAST FRIDAY

With one teacher absent because of
illness the rural teachers institute
was we'll attended. Representing 1O2
schools, there were lis teachers pre-
sent last Friday to hear Miss Flora
Trites of the state department of
education discuss problems and sit
uations relative to the rural teaching
field. State examinations will be
conducted sometime in May.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
LOCAL RETAIL STORE
DONATES SIS TOWARD
RED CROSS RELIEF FUNI

Instead Of donating lump sum
from the administrative branch of the
business, Montgomery Ward COM
pany's nine mail order houses and $50
retail stores are contributing varying
sums toward the Red Cross relief
fund for drouth sufferers.
The local branch made $25 dona-
ton informed Manager L. E. Swan
son. Officials estimate that approx
mately $4,000 will be contributed in
this manner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19

Reminiscent of the days prior to
the advent of the internal gasoline
buggy" Juror of excitement was
created reminding one, if one be that
aged, of the 'early nineties" when the
team of horses belonging to Sam Sor-
enson ran away last Monday noon.
The frightened animals, hitched to a
wagon. loaded with garbage were fin
ally stopped at the corner of Mill and
Third streets after sending the wa
gon tongue thru the rear glass and
top of sedan parked near corner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19

Ninety thousand dollars has been
recommended for a new postoffice
building in Pipestone, and the bill is
expected to pass before March 4, Con-
gresham Frank Clague wired the
postmaster at that place. Appropria-
ton has been made for new building
at Mankato.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19

remainder of the game.
Johnny Finn played in his broth
er, Toms position, and it was not
until the last minute Of this contest
that Tom stepped into the fray, but
he failed to net the extra basket need
ed to nose out Lamberton.
Melges and j. Finn played a good
Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19

A group of the friends of Mrs. Ira
r. Rogers surprised her at her home
Monday when they came to spend
the afternoon. Lunch was served.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
The biggest basketball game

The biggest basketball game
of the season will be the event
between New Ulm's Purple
Aces and the Redwood Cardinal
Cagers here Friday, February
20. Redwood n0sed out New
Ulm by one point in the final
minute in an earlier contest
this season. New Ulm drubbed
LambertOn ~ to II two weeks
ago. Tuesday, February IA,
the Redwood team plays at
Sleepy Eye.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19

George T. Freyer of Canton Red
wood No. Is was elected Grand Ward
en- of the Grand Lodge of the I. o. O.
F. at the recent annual state election.
R. w. Whyte, also member of the
local fraternity, was honored to a
state position by the election to the
office of Grand High Priest of the
Grand Encampment of the I. 0. O. F.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-26

moved out of his tracks during the
whole operation, nor was a single word
exchanged by any present until Ryan
himself, after the job was done, broke
the silence by asking Henry why he
did not take him prisoner while he had
the razor poised over his throat. Craven
and trembling, the ~boasting barber had
no answer, and Ryan contemptuously
threw the price of his shave on a near
by table as he turned his back on the
brave constable and walked out with
out moleStation.
A prominent member of the bar
states that on one occasion shortly
after his admission to the practice of
law by the Montana Supreme court,
about 80 years ago, he had occasion to
stop in Saco at the old Windsor hotel
AS was usual in the west at that time,
the livery barn and corrals were To-
Gated conveniently to the hostelry, and
a messenger invited the fledgling at
torney to go to the corrals to meet
Tom Ryan for a conference. This at
torney had defended a Williston bank
er named Denny, implicated in con-
nection with a bank robbery at Crosby
N. Oak, and there were ugly rumors
that Denny had a working alliance
with Montana horse rustlers. Ryar
was suspected, not without reason, o.
being the perpetrator of the Crosby
hold-up and an associate in the rus
Ting deals. He inquired of the at
torney if he were of the opinion thai