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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
$S2O'RAISED FOR
LOCAL RELIEF in
TODAY CAMP Align
Goal Now ST, 200; Benefit Dance
Given Wednesday Night
at Legion Rooms
WANT MORE CLOTHING
George A. Barnes; A. C. DOlliff
Appointed to Supervise
Spending of Fund

After ten day drive, $500 of
$1,000 sought for relief purposes
within the city, has been raised
members of the Redwood Falls Relic
committee announced Wednesday.
This sum was boosted Wednesday
night with proceeds from a relief
dance at the Legion club rooms where
the Midnight Marauders furnished
the music free of charge and adver-
Using and management donated. The
money raised at benefit show re
Gently is included in the $500.
Reach Three-Fourth Goal
With the relief drive, the Red
Cross and the Salvation Army also
received contributions. The Red Gross
Melted a total of $95.48 and the Sal
walton Army received $35. The
names of the three organizations
were designated on the solicitation
cards and the amount donated to each
group was filled in by the donater.
With the goal Of $1,000 much
over half subscribed, the committee
hopes that the response from those
yet unsolicited will be as generous as
from those who have contributed.
The relief association has appointed
George A. Barnes and A. c. Dolliff as
q committee to pass on any expendi-
lures of the relief fund money to as
sure contributors that the fund VIII
be carefully expended.
In Need of Clothing
The room under the Farmers
State Bank building where clothing
is furnished is open each Tuesday at
ternoon and Friday evening and at
tendants will be there to take charge
of disbursing the clothing. The COM
mittee urges that clothing is still
needed, especially for children. Any
one having anything to donate may
leave it with R. v. Ochs in the rear
office of the bank building. Those in
dire need Of clothing, food or fuel
should not hesitate to report to c.
A. Lauterbach or F. B. Forbes at the
city hall, and the committee asks any
one knowing Of such a case to report
it.
The relief association will hold a
meeting in the city hall tonight at 8
o'clock. All committeeman and any
one else who is interested in the re-
lief work is requested to be at the
meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
MRS. Bake, HARDY,
BRUESKE FILE FOR
COUNCIL POSITIONS
Only Race in First Ward With
Four Days Remaining
for Entering
HARDY FIRST TO FILE
Hassenstab, Reed, Forbes Seek
ELECTION at Polls
January 5

With four days remaining for fill
ing, seven persons had entered the
field for six city offices Wednesday
night, making race apparent in only
one instance. John Brueske and Mrs.
j. A. Baikie seek the office of alder
man from the first ward.
Friends announced Wednesday that
H. D. Thorpe would seek the office of
mayor to succeed DR.. w. A. Brand
and Mr.. Thorpe issued statement to
the newspapers concerning his candi-
dacy.
Two contractors, w. L. Hardy and
John Brueske, have filed for the two
council positions now held by w. A.
Hauck and H. G. Werder. Mr.. Hauck,
Mr.. Werder and DIR. Brand stated
last week that they would not seek
reelection.
Hardy First to File
Mr.. Hardy was the first man to file.
entering his name on the ticket Fri
day of last week. Mr.. Brueske, can
didate in the first ward, entered the
race late Wednesday afternoon and
few hours later Mrs. ]. A. Baikie filed
for the same office to furnish the only
opposition on the ticket so far.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17

Three men now in office filed We'd
nesday. A. F. Hassenstab will seek
reelection as city treasurer; T. F.
Reed filed for another term as NUM-
cipal Judge and F. B. Forbes will
run again for city recorder.
Although opposition faces only two
of the candidates at this time many
names were mentioned and it was
considered likely that more hats
would be in the ring before fling
closes Monday at p. m.
Mr.. Thorpe said Wednesday that he
consented to file for mayor after sew
eral days persuasion from many Of
his hackers. He has been in Red
wood Falls for % years and was a
candidate for first ward alderman op-
posing H. G. Werder in 1890.
Makes Statement
In filing for mayor, Mr.. Thorpe
made the following statement: "Since
I have been approached by many of
our prominent citizens and business
men with an urgent request that I
permit my name to be filed as can
didate for mayor of this city, l wish
to express myself as follows: / am
not seeking public office and only a
popular decision of the citizens of
our city would get me to consider it
my duty TO accept one, and only then
on the conditions that I spend the pub
lies money with economy to pay of
the city's Indebtedness as much as
possible by economizing and not rais-
ing taxes and to enforce the laws and
ordinances of our CIV"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
City Cut Indebtedness 81, O47.38
in 1881, Recorders Report Shows

and interest of which $17,319 was for
retiring bonds. The bridge street
improvement project cost the city
$9,094.16, accounting for the differ
ence in the amount of bonds retired
and the smaller reduction in the city s
debt.
Among the interesting items in the
report are these facts: the city paid
only $500 for elective office salaries
plus $500 for bookkeeper for the
water department. Dance license re-
ceipts amounted to $40 this year COM
pared with $13 last year; dog license
yielded $290.50; state cigaret IL
censes $230.4O; milk licenses $S7
and other licenses, $213.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
High Cagers Defeat
Sleepy Eye q to Is
in Fast Tilt Here
Show Improvement in Second
Contest; Meet Springfield
Tonight

Displaying much improved brand
of passing and ball handling over last
weeks and the first half Of Friday
nights game, the Redwood Falls
High school basketball team came
back in the second half and trimmed
the fast Sleepy Eye quint % to Ii,
sharing honors with the Junior High
team which outpointed the Sleepy
Eye Juniors Is to 10 at the lincoln
school auditorium before q packed
gymnasium.
Witnesses of Friday nights game
saw a different team take the floor
against Sleepy Eye than the one
which started against Morton. They
handled and passed the ball much
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
Debt Now $8O,771.62; Bridge,
Street Improvement Costs
Total $9,O94.16

Redwood Falls cut its indebtedness
from $87,819 to $80,771 go, reduc-
ton of $7,O47.38, during 1881 accord
ing to the city's annual financial
statement prepared this week by F.
B. Forbes, recorder.
The city now has bonded debt OF
$22,500 and special assessment certi-
ficates of Indebtedness Of SIS, 271.62,
according to the report. The cash
balance on hand this year is $751;
$500 compared with SIG, 140.08 last
The city paid $22,514.39 on bonds
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
The Ticket So Far

For Mayor H. D. Thorpe
first Ward Alderman
John Brueske Mrs. j. A. Baikie
,econd Ward Alderman, w. l.. Hardy
City Treasurer A. F. Hassenstab
Municipal Judge T. F. Reed
City Recorder F. B. Forbes
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
HARLEM TROTTERS WIN

The Harlem Globe Trotters made
their debut for this season In Red
wood Falls Wednesday night by de-
feating the Provident Life team ~
to II.
Featuring the game was Jackson's
handling of the ball. He got many
cheers from the large crowd with his
slippery tricks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
PLAY TONIGHT

The high school team will
play the Springfield High
school basketball team there to-
night for its third game of the
season. The RedwOodites will
60 into the game with a rating
of 500 per cent after losing to
Morton and winning from
Sleepy Eye.
After the Springfield game
the high school team will have
a vacation until January 8
when It will meet Marshall on
the Lincoln school floor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
BUSY CHRISTMAS
seen AT SCHOOLS,
CHURCHES, STORES
Stores to Remain Open Nights
Next Week to Serve
Late Shoppers
SCHOOL CLOSES FRIDAY
Programs, Sermons Planned at
Churches, Schools in
Territory
SCHOOL CLOSES FRIDAY

A busy Christmas week is forecast
for Redwood Falls and Redwood
county with churches throughout the
territory planning programs and
special sermons, schools givin g
Christmas exercises and many pri-
vate dinners and parties scheduled.
To this is added the rush of last
minute Christmas buying and mail
ing which will be accommodated in
Redwood Falls by shops and stores
remaining open evenings throughout
the first four days of next week.
The German Lutheran church will
hold a children's program Christmas
eve at 7:3O p. m. Christmas day
English services will be held at $3.50
a. m. and German services will be
$3.50 a. m. and German services will
held at l a. m. The English Luther
an church will give a cantata Friday
night.
1.-THE Christmas King" cantata
by Fred B. Hofton will be directed by
s. w. Limburg with Miss Irma john
son as accompanist Friday evening at
8 o'clock at the English Lutheran
church.
Midnight Mass
A midnight mass will be read by
Rev. Godfrey OSullivan Christmas
at the Catholic church and another
mass will be held at a. m. The
Catholic church children's program
will be given Sunday afternoon with
ayplay, songs and candy.
The junior choir of the Presbyter-
ian church gave program of Christ
mas music Sunday evening and the
senior choir will sponsor program
Sunday night. The Sunday school
classes viii have charge Of the pro-
gram Christmas eve and will receive
gifts.
Christmas services for the Church
of the Holy Communion will be held
at IL p. m. Christmas eve with the
singing OF Christmas carols.
The Methodist church will hold a
Christmas program Christmas eve
with the Sunday school classes in
charge and Christmas pictures will
be shown Sunday evening in the
church.
Special services win be held in the
Christian church Sunday with candy
given away to the children. The
church will also hold a Christmas
cantata Christmas eve at 1880 en-
titled the "Great Messiah"
The Church of the Nazarene plans
no special Christmas services but will
have a special New Years day pro-
gram.
Stores Open Next Week
An announcement has been given
out by the Merchants association
that stores will be open each evening
until Christmas beginning Monday.
The stores will be open for a short
time Christmas eve, Thursday, to &C
commodate late shoppers but will re-
main closed all day ChriIt,nas.
The school rooms in the informed
late grades have banished the ex-
changing of ten cent gifts this year
among the students in the first six
grades, and have decided to bring
food and clothing from their homes
instead. The collections OF goods
which the students bring to their
class rooms will be made up into
coxes and passed among the poor for
Christmas presents.
They have also decided not to buy
Christmas trees for every room as
in former years but only to have one
the high school assembly room. The
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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
Mandan News
ELKS DISCUSS AID
FOR CRIPPLED AT
MANDAN MEETING
Former Governor L. B. Hanna
Will Discuss Society's Duty
To Children

Plans for continuing work for
crippled children in North Dakota
were discussed at Mandan Thursday
where more than 60 representatives
of Elks lodges in the state were gath
cred for a district conference.
Among those present were the Of
ficers Of the North Dakota State ElkS
association, members Of the crippled
children'S committee, and lodge Of
ficers from Jamestown, Valley City,
Bismarck, Mandan, and Dickinson.
Mandan ElkS were to be host to
the visitors at a banquet tonight at
which former Governor l.. B. Hanna,
Fargo, will be the principal speaker.
Prominent North Dakota physicians
and Elks workers are on the evening
program. State and county officers,
fraternal organizations, service clubs
and other organizations are to at
tend the meeting. H. <. Jensen,
chairman OF the state crippled chill
drens committee of the Elks, will pre-
side over all meetings.
Hanna will discuss society's duty to
the crippled and the problem IN
North Dakota. Other speakers are
Sam Stern, Fargo; DR.. Joel Swanson,
and G. P. Brown, Fargo.
A similar conference will be held at
Minot next week for lodges at Willis
ton, Minot, Devils Lake, Grand
Forks, and Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
Pioneer Morton
Woman Succumbs

Mrs. Herman Bindewald, Is, resi-
dent of Morton COUNT for so years,
died Thursday morning from the in
firmities Of age.
She died at the home of a niece,
Mrs Gust Carlson, near Mandan.
where she had lired for number Of
years.
Coming to Mandan in 1881, Mrs.
Bindewald had made her home in the
vicinity ever since. Shortly after her
arrival, she married and engaged in
farming with her husband. After his
death, three years ago, Mrs. Binde-
wald went to live with her niece.
Besides Mrs. Carlson. she leaves her
sister, Mrs. Dan TIrnbull, who lives
west of Mandan.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Joseph's church at 10 a. m. Saturday.
Burial will be made at the Mandan
cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
Will EXTEND DRIVE
FOR CHARITY Quota
Governor Appeals to People of
Mandan to Back Red
Cross Movement

Responding to an appeal from
Governor George F. Shafer, volun-
teer workers in Mandan were pre-
pared to extend every effort to bring
the city's Red Gross donations up 10
the quota mark, Mayor G. D. Cooley
announced Thursday.
Decision to extend the time limit
was reached at a meeting of rep
resentatives OF civic and charitable
organizations Wednesday night.
Joseph p. Hess, Abner Larson. John
O'Rourke, H. G. Schultz and Mayor
Cooley were named as an advisory
committee to assist Mrs. Henry
Handtmann, chairman of the drive
committee, in working out details for
resuming the campaign.
Cooley said a systematized canvass
probably would be made in an effort
to bring donations to the quota mark
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
How Modern Women
Lose Pounds of Fat
Swiftly Safely
Gain Physical Vigor-
YOuthfulnesS

Here's the recipe that banishes tat
and brings into blossom all the nat
ural attractiveness that every woma'l
possesses.
Every morning take one-half tea
spoonful Of Kruschen Salts in glass
of hot water before breakfast-cut
out pastry and fatty meats-go light
on potatoes, butter, cream and sugar
in three weeks get on the scales
and note how many pounds of fat
have vanished.
Notice also that you have gained
in energy-your eyes sparkle-you
feel younger in body-keener in mind.
KUSCHEN will give any fat person
a joyous surprise.
Get an Csc bottle OF KRUSCHEN
SALTS at Finney's Drug Store, Halls
Drug Store Oasts four weeks. If
even this first bottle doesn't convince
you this is the easiest, safest and
surest way to lose fat-if you don't
feel superb improvement in health
so gloriously energetic-vigorously
alive-your money gladly returned
Advertisement.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
ODENSE RESIDENTS
FACE new CHARGES
Nine Men and One Woman Civ
en- Fines Aggregationg
$500; Out On Bond

Hearing for nine Odense residents
on charges of assault with danger
Gus weapon in connection with a
brawl at dance hall there October
IL, Thursday was postponed until
October %.
The nine men and one woman who
we're found guilty of assault and bat
terry charges Tuesday which arose
from the same brawl, were sentenced
in Justice court to spend 225 days In
Jail and pay fines aggregating $500.
They were released on $1,000 bond
and counsel for the ten persons said
appeal would be taken to the district
court.
Pauline Matz, Tim Berger, Marcus
Matz, Sr., Marcus Matz, Jr., George
Matz, George Berger and Nick Berger
each were sentenced to Is days IN jail
and fined $50 on one count.
On another count, each Of this group,
with the exception of George Berger
and Pauline Matz, was sentenced to
an additional Is days in Jail and $50
fines.
Miss Matz was fined $50 on two other
counts, while Mike Berger, Matt Ber-
ger and Mike Mantz were sentenced
to Is days in Jail and $50 fine each.
The nine men were to be given a
hearing Thursday on charges OF assault
with a dangerous weapon.
The charges are the outgrowth OF
trouble at the Odense dance hall Oct.
u, when four persons, bystanders, were
injured. Matt Berger, arrested Tues
day night for being drunk and dis
orderly, was fined an additional SO.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
NAVY DAY PROGRAMS
ARE BEING ARRANGED
School and Organizations
Planning Exercises Appro-
pirate For Occasion

A series Of programs in celebration
of Navy and Roosevelt day in Bis
marck next Tuesday were taking
shape Thursday as the local commit
tee continued its work on the project.
Special programs will be presented
by clubs and organizations and
schools in the city and the local
radio station will broadcast special
program, according to DR.. G. M. Con-
stans, member of the state commit
tee.
Sr.a..-crs will visit each school In
the city to talk on Navy and Roose-
velt day. The same plan will be fol-
lowed in Mandan. where L. G.
Thompson, principal of Mandan high
school, will be in charge.
At 4p. m, the Boy Scouts will stage
a pilgrimage to Roosevelt's cabin at
the state capitol. All scouts in the
Missouri Valley area are invited to
attend and participate in the formal
retreat program planned.
Governor George F. Shafer will be
the principal speaker at q dinner of
the National Sojourners in the Pat
terson hotel at 7 p. m.
Assistant Attorney General Harold
D. Shaft, will be the principal speak
er on the radio program at Z p. m.
Curtis Dirlam is in charge of the pro-
gram, another feature of which will
be presentations by the Bismarck
American Legion drum and bugle
'corps.
Charles Liessman, chairman Of the
Bismarck Navy day committee, will
be the principal speaker at next
weeks luncheon meeting of the Ro-
! tary club. He will speak on SUBJ
ject appropriate to Navy and Roose-
velt day.
A program for the U. S. India1,
school here is being arranged by
Sharon R. Mote, superintendent.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas
J. Burke will speak in Bismarck high
school and in ST. Mary's school on
Navy day. while William Schantz and
Robert Dohn will be speakers in the
city grade schools.
Designating next Tuesday as Navy
and Roosevelt Day, Governor Shafer
Thursday issued proclamation call
ing on North DakOtans to observe the
day with appropriate exercises.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
Auto Runs So Miles
on Gallon of Gas

Automobile engineers who worke<,
for years in an effort to reduce gaso-
line consumption have found the So
luton in marvellous invention that
fits all cars. An actual test made b.
one Of the engineers showed 50 miles
on gallon Of gas. Thousands of car
owners have already installed this
new invention. They not only report
amazing gas savings but are also sur
prised to find quicker pickup, III
slant starting, smoother running mo-
tors and more power. The Whirl.
wind Mfg. Co., Dept. 1814-S, Station
G, Milwaukee, Wise, for a limited
time Is Offering free device to those
who will help introduce it. They
also need men everywhere to make
up to 800 weekly in their own ter
ritory taking care OF local business
Write them at once for free sample
and big money making offer.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22

she isn't working. Interested in
whatever others are doing, Jean is
enjoying every minute Of her tour
about the country.
It isn't all play on this trip, how
ever. In addition to her personal a2-
pearances, she has to study hard
every day, under the direction Of her
mother. She IS proud Of the fact
that her lessons are secured from a
correspondence school in New York
and likes to get the work all neatly
written as early as possible each
morning.
Jeans idea Of the best thing to eat
is a big sirfoin steak. with heaps
of mashed potatoes like we got in
Chicago" She turns up her pretty
nose at candy and other sweets and
says she loves spinach.
1t will interest Bismarck mothers
to know that she likes milk and ali
kinds Of vegetables. excepting turnips
and squash, and she even confessed
an unladylike fondness for garlic
and onions!
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
Harmon Farmer Dies
From Heart Disease

Frank Fisher. IS, died at his home
at Harmon Wednesday, q victim OF
heart disease.
Ailing for several years, Fisher was
taken seriously i'll last April
He leaves his widow and four sons
all living in the Harmon vicinity, and
one son at Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services were expected to
be completed as soon as word is re-
ceived from the son living at Cleve-
land. Tentative plans were made for
short services to be held at the farm
home Friday followed by funeral rites
at the Bohemian hall, 10 miles south
Of Mandan.
Burial will be in st. Josephs ceme-
terry west OF Mandan.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
The Truth About
Rheumatism

The truth is that within "a hours
after you start taking the efficient
prescription called Allenru uric acid
poison starts to leave your body.
Within 48 hours pain, agony, and
distress are gone-you're happy again
and back on the job.
You're simply fooling yourself when
you stick to makeshift pain deadeners
and relievers-unless uric acid goes
rheumatism stays with you.
Allenru is positively guaranteed by
Halls Drug Store and druggists every
where to do just as this notice states
or money back-a generous bottle for
IS centS.-Advertisement.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
SoftCorns

with the understanding that II 1t does
not put an end to all the soreness and
misery your money will be promptly
returned.
Don't worry about how long you've
had them or how many other prepara-
tions you have tried. This powerful
penetrating oil is one preparation that
will help to make your painful, aching
feet so healthy and free from corn and
hunion soreness that you'll be able to
go anywhere and do anything In abb
solute foot comfort. Service Drug
Store and Halls Drug Store are SELL
ing lots Of it.-Advertisement.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
Says MOVIE ACTING
is, DELIGHTFUL JOB
Jean Darling, Pet Of Screen
Here For Personal
Appearances

Jean Darling, nine-year movie
actress of "Our Gang" comedies. who
is making q personal appearance in
Bismarck this week, says being a
movie actress Is great fun. She likes
it so much that she spends hours
after her work IS over in playing at
being an actress with her family Of
dolls.
She likes games and she loves to
ride and to swim and do nearly
everything" she said Thursday when
questioned about what she does when
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22

on the program to be held In connec-
ton with the Hettinger County Corn
Show at Mott Friday, it was an
nounced Thursday.
A group Of Mandan business men
Will attend the show, making the trip
In caravan of automobiles.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
City-C0unty News

A daughter was born Thursday
morning at st. Alexius hospital to Mr.
and Mrs. E. j. George, Bismarck.
I Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Henderson, Bis
marck, are parents of daughter borr
at the Bismarck hospital Wednesday
A daughter was born at the Bis
marck hospital Wednesday to Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Kirkinburg, Mott.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
COMMISSION MEETS

Routine matters occupied members
OF the Mandan city commission at
their regular weekly meeting We'd
nesday night. The only business
transacted by the board was the pass
ing of bills
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22

register to get change and the Gus
toner drew a gun. Filimalee ex-
pected him to rob the register, but
all he did was to say: "Never mind
changing that bill-just hand it back
to me-" All Tilimalee lost was the
price of the two bulbs.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
DIDN'T WANT MUCH

Los Angeles.-A man entered the
auto service station of David Fill
malee and ordered two light bulbs.
He handed Filimalee a ten-dollar
bill. The attendant opened the cash
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22

Shampoo and Finger v
special for Friday and Ss
day, 75c. Brodps Beauty
Barber Shop. Phone Is.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22

TO BE ON PROGRAM
Mandan's male chorus will appear
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-22
TOO LATE To CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-Good clean rooms, steam
heat, furnished, $8 to $40 per
month. also furnished light house,
keeping rooms, very reasonable.
Phone 231, Nicolas Grocery, 104
Main Ave.