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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
GAYLE TALBOT RITES
ARE HELD IN CAPITAL
Former Western Newspaper Man
Is Buried in Cedar Hill
Cemetery Here.

Funeral services for Gayle Talbot. 81,
former Western newspaper man. who
died Sunday in Washington, were held
at Chambers funeral home 1400
Chaplin street, at 2 O'Clock this after
noon. Rev. Haskell r. Deal. assistant
pastor of Mount Vernon Place Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South officiated.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mr..
Talbot died at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Clarence M. Wright, 1910
Kalorama road, after an illness of two
years.
Survivors include his widow. Mrs.
Margaret B. Talbot; two daughters,
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. James B. Brown.
Detroit, a son, Gayle Talbot. jr., New
York newspaper man, and sister, Mrs.
John Lowry, Artesia, N. Mex. He is
also survived by a grandson, Talbot
Martin Wright of Washington.
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Record rainfall for the first eight
months was:
January. 1882, 7.O9 inches; February.
1894, 634 stnches; March. 1891, 8.S4
inches; April. 1889, 9l3 inches; May,
1889. 1909 inches; June, 1900, 1094
inches; July, 1886, 1868 inches; Au-
gust, 1923, l441 inches.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
G. W. RAY, PROMINENT
REALTY MAN, DIES
Funeral Services Here Planned,
but Time Will Be An
nounced Later.

George W. Ray, prominent George
town real estate dealer, died yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11

Girl Born to Esther Ralston,
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August II tH).
Esther Ralston, motion picture ac-
tress, in private life Mrs. George Webb
yesterday became the mother of a
daughter al her home here.
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FOIIND.

SUM OF MONEY. found during week OF
Aug. 2. 1891 Phone Potomac 4433.
GLASSES, tortoise shell; in Mt. Pleasant on
August 10. owner call National 1920. day
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Births Reported.

James and Dorothy Spsrt, boy
James H. and Lillian MRttingiy, boy.
Henry L. and Clara E. McCRbe. boy.
Lewis NJ and Dorothy NJ. Smith, boy,
Donald r. and Harriet DouEherty, Girl
Joseph c. and Agnes NJ. Flood girl.
Alfred b. and Grace Z. Hurley. girl.
James Z. and Gertrude F. Roeder, Rirl
Joseph o. and Helen A. Matthews. girl.
Henry and Flora c. Turnburke, girl.
Carl and Marearet Kulden. girl
Robert and Agnes M Travers, boy.
Clock and Sallie Packard, boy,
William and Susie Johnson boy.
George and Janice jackson. boy
Frances and Jessie Dorsey. boy.
Charles and Eunics Murray. boy
Oscar and Elizabeth Young. Girl
Alexander and Esther Jennings. girl
Alfred and Betty Scott. ktri
Bernard and Rosa Burross. girl
Francis and Frederieka Pierce. boy.
Dentists in Europe are adopting a
new instrument a pneumatic drill re-
sembling those used for road excayat-
ing, to loosen very firmly set teeth so
that they may be extracted more easily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11

LATHAM. CLAUDE b. On Sunday, Au-
gust 9, 1881, at Walter Reed General
Hospital; CLAUDE B, beloved husband of
neral from his late residence, 405 Decatur
st. NV. wednesday,. August IL. at pm.
Interment in Arlington National Gene
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sOLT. ELEEN JANE. on Monday, Agsust 10,
1881, - her residence, AZ 0uino# place
ne has. ELLEN JANE SOLT, hsIoy'ep wife
OF ssu1llsl d. Soit and beloyedAuaafter of
James III. and Edmund w. Solt rNerai
services at the chapel OF John r. W Rht
Co. 1857 10th 81. NV. Wednesday. Al sst
-, at pm. Interment Union Hill ca
ete4y, Weissport, Pa. Kindly omit noHefn. 2
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KALDENBACH. SARAH r. On Tuesday
August II, 1881, at 3 am. at her daugh-
ters residence. Melvina ". owens Suit
land. Md. SARAH F.. beloved wife of the
late Andrew 9. Kaldenbach, mother of
Melyina V. owens and John, Howard and
Herman Denison. Funeral Thursday. at
2.3o pm. from Bells Church, Camp
Spring, Md. Relatives and friends invited.
InterTnsnt at Rails CemeterY 10
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HUTCHINSON, MRS. SALLIE w. spe:ial
meeting Of Martha Chapter. No. 4 o. z.
S., IS called "Wednesday. August IL. 1891;
Pennsylvania ave. Sc, to attend the fu-
neral T,irrlr1 Of on late sister A AZ w
rlatron. EVELYN s. HURSH. Secretary,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Relief Association
Plans Drive for Funds

Plans to provide aid for needy fam
lilies were discussed at meeting of
the Redwood Falls Relief association
Wednesday evening. A drive for
funds is planned by the committee,
organized by the American Legion to
coordinate charitable activities.
The committee plans to secure a
room in the city hall to store clothes
to be distributed among the needy.
Funds will be raised to buy fuel and
clothing for people who have no other
way of securing them.
Organizations were represented at
the meeting by DIR. j. w. Anderson,
the Legion; R. v. Ochs, the Red
Cross; E. L. Gallea, the Lions club;
Claus Maurstad, English Lutheran
church; DR.. E. H. Johnson, CONNER
cial club and Mrs. F. B. Forbes, the
Methodist church.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
William Nelson Farm Will be
Contest Field, Saturday
October IL

The 1881 battle of the bump boards
in Redwood county will be held on
the farm of William Nelson, about
mile and half north and three-quar-
tiers of a mile east of Morgan on
gravelled road.
The husking contest will start at
1890 a. m, Saturday, October IT..
Every contestant will be required to
bring two men who will act as CLEAN
ers and their names should be turned
in with the entry of each contestant
by noon of October Ia.
According to plans prepared by
Nate Bovee, county agent, the wag-
ons will weigh in at the elevator in
Morgan before reporting at the Nell
son farm. Following the completion
of the 80 minutes of picking, all wag-
ons will pull into Morgan for the
weighing of the loads and the win
ners will be announced there. The
northwest contest viii be held at Cey-
lon, Minnesota, Martin county, Octo-
Der 20 and the National Contest at
Grundy Center, Iowa, November Is.
The Rules
The time Of the contest is 80 MINI
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
1875 Cents of City Tax
Dollar Go to Schools

Forty-eight and one-half cents
from every tax aoliar or the city or
Redwood Falls goes to support school
district No. l, according to chart
prepared by F. B. Forbes, city record
er, to be shown at an open meeting
at the Commercial club rooms Mon
day evening.
The county of Redwood takes 1876
cents from every dollar collected and
is the second largest item on the
chart. The state gets seven cents
from the tax dollar making a total of
20.5 cents spent away from the city.
ty.
The third item of the budget is
11.63 cents set aside for street light
ing, city hall Insurance, armory, sal
aries, attorney, health and dairy in
spection and 1..w small I.ens.
Bonds and interest, paving, rail-
road bonds and ornamental lights
take another 11.53 cents from the
dollar while the road and bridge fund
gets BAL cents; the band, 1.24 cents;
the library, ZAP cents and IT cents
goes to bath house, sewers and fire
department.
According to information on the
chart, $4,000 in taxes are collected
here each year. OF this amount all
but the state, county and school por-
tons are included in a city levy Of
$31, 900.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Plans Complete for County ssBattle
of Bump Boards" on Morgan Farm

utes. Contestants will husk two rows
at a time. They must take all the
corn on their two rows whether lean
ing in or out. They are not permit
ted to take any corn from the third
row.
Huskers may have one coach and
one only. The coach must be design
ated to the officials before the con-
test starts. The coach may talk to the
husker but he must not help him IN
his husking or walk ahead of the
husker.
The cleaners will collect all the
corn which the husker fails to get on
his two rows and all the corn that
misses the wagon. For each pound
of merchantable corn which the
husker misses and the cleaners col
lect, the husker will be locked three
pounds. Each contestant will be al
lowed five ounces of husks for each
100 pounds of corn in the wagon box.
Over five ounces, deductions shall be
at the rate of one per cent an ounce
up to and including eight ounces;
over eight ounces three per cent for
each extra ounce. For instance, ii his
gross load weights 1,5O0 pounds and
his husks run eight ounces he viii be
docked three per cent or IS pounds;
81 (Coatmued on. Paae 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Premiums, Wages Cut
to Pay Fair Deficit
Board in Debt $4,141.35 on 1881
Show; Plan Next Years
County Fair

Premiums and wages were pared
by the Redwood county fair board at
a meeting Tuesday night to take care
of a part of the $4,141.35 deficit
caused by bad weather and poor at
tendance at the 1881 show two weeks
ago.
After the meeting had fingered into
the wee hours of the morning, the
board finally decided to cut the prem
iums rs per cent and the labor on the
grounds 10 per cent. AS the premiums
must be paid to get state aid the
board will mail the premium checks
as soon as they can be made out.
Humor was mixed with discussion
of the $4,000 loss when one of the
members suggested paying the prem
iums and labor with stocks and then
assessing stocks. One of the more
serious minded members checked the
discussion on that subject, and start
ed plans for the fair next year.
Meet in November
Plans are under way for meeting
of the fair boards from surrounding
counties, to be held in Redwood Falls
November 1. This meeting is to de-
wise plans for the coming year. The
towns to be represented are: Manka-
to, New Ulm, st. James, Fairmont,
jackson, Window, Worthington and
Redwood Falls.
There will be several men here
from the fairs in the northern part
of the state and representatives from
the state fair. This circuit meet is
to set dates and decide on entertain
ment for the coming fair. The enter
tainment people will be here to put
in their bids for the attraction con-
tract.
The meeting is to last all day and
the board is planning to have ban
quet in the evening with speeches by
some of the members and other en-
tertainment.
The Redwood county fair is con-
sidering dates in August instead OF
September next season.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Tenth District Plans
3 Basketball Journeys
High Schools to Play Here and
at New Ulm Before
Springfield Meet

Two sub-district Journeys, to be
held at Redwood Falls and New Ulm,
will determine which four schools will
compete in the tenth district high
school basketball semi-finals next sea-
son it was decided at meeting OF
the district athletic committee held
in Sleepy Eye Thursday evening.
Redwood Falls, Lamberton, Nor
ton, Springfield, Morgan, Wabasso,
Belview and Echo will play in SUBJ
district tournament here February 26
and 81 while New Ulm, Sleepy Eye,
Gaylord, Gibbon, Winthrop, Fairfax
and Franklin meet in a similar event
at the Brown County seat.
Two teams from each sub-district,
the winner and the runner-up, will
trek to Springfield the following week
to decide the district championship,
March a and 5. The winner will re-
present the district in the regional
meet as in former years.
The new system is expected to pro-
vide better Journeys by wedding out
the weaker teams and will give three
cities of the district the benefit of a
tourney instead of one. The ultimate
winner will be thoroughly accustom-
ed to tourney play, having entered
two tournaments instead of one be-
fore reaching the regional.
The athletic committee includes L.
A. Lavine, Sleepy Eye; S. L. Graves,
Morton and o. E. Andreen, Franklin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Building Projects Numerous in
City Despite Depression Talk
Clague Predicts New
Postoffice in z Years
Believes Congress Will Make
Building Appropriation at
Next Session

Hope for a new post office for Red
wood Falls within the next two years
was expressed this week by Con-
gresham Frank Clague when it was
learned that receipts at the post Of
flee will total nearly $4,000 this year
compared with $4,000 in other years
Mr.. Clague pointed out that con-
gress apparently favors a building
program of more than usual proper
lions during the next few years,
provided the buildings are necessary
and scattered enough to aid unem-
ployment in many parts Of the coun-
try.
Worthington, where post office re-
ceipts run in the neighbOrhood OF
$4,000, is considered certain to get
a post office next year while a site
has recently been purchased for a
new post office at Pipestone and con-
struction will be started soon. The
Pipestone post office receipts are
somewhat higher than the Worthing-
ton receipts.
Redwood Third
Redwood Falls post office ranks
third in amount of business among
towns in the second congressional
district in need of new buildings and
new structure here has long been
urged. Mr.. Clague realizes the need
of the building and is actively urging
an appropriation which will include
$4,000 for a new office here.
Several years ago Redwood Falls
was promised building as soon as
other towns with larger receipts are
supplied. A national building pro-
gram of unusual proportions may
bring the new building several years
sooner than might otherwise be posi-
BILE.
The new building undoubtedly will
be considerably larger than the pre-
sent office and will be located near
the center of the city's population,
according to the practice of the post
office department.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
One THIRD PARED
OFF ROAD, BRIDGE
APPROPRIATIONS
Unanimous Action by County
Board Follows Series Of
Tax Meetings
MILL RATE LOWER
Ditch Taxes Extended Five
and One Half Years in
Four Instances


$4,000 was slashed from the 1882
Redwood county tax levy by unani-
nous vote of the commissioners at a
meeting here Tuesday.
The reduction, which followed
series of meetings urging lower taxes
throughout the county, was made by
trimming the road and bridge fund
appropriation by third, leaving ap-
proximately 100000 to be spent IN
that department.
The motion which will reduce the
tax burden next season was made by
E. A. Pease and seconded by j. r.
Kragh after every member on the
board had expressed sincere desire
to lift the tax load.
Long Discussion
The move followed lengthy dis
cussion during which Richard Cook,
county engineer, conferred with the
board concerning the reduction in his
department. Members of the board
were pleased with his attitude in the
matter.
Several projects planned by the
board will be delayed by the reduction
in the levy. Among these is improve
ment of the North Redwood-Redwood
Falls road which the board decided to
rebuild at its last meeting.
Members of the board agreed that
a reduction in taxes could be best
brought about by pairing the road and
bridge appropriation and expressed
satisfaction with the new schedule.
Tax reduction has been popular
subject in the county for some time
and many meetings have been held
in outlying districts at which commits
sioners and other county officers ex-
planned the problems the county
faces. The move has been considered
since last summer when a conditional
reduction of $4,000 was made.
Mill Rate Lower
County officers were unable to fur
nish an accurate estimate of the re-
duction in mills which will be possible
next year but this years levy of 12.1
mills for county taxes is expected to
be materially reduced.
Ditch taxes, another problem be-
fore the board for several months,
were disposed Of in four cases by ex-
tending the payments for five and
one-haif years. bitches included in
this arrangement are Nos. %, 81, So
and "a. Inc motion was passed un-
animously. Otner bitches will be
considered at later meetings.
Wednesday the board aiiowed bills
and CONSIDERED poor rellef problems
Tor the coming winter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Play to be Staged
by Catholic Clubs

The young people of the Church OF
st. Catherine will present play en-
titled "The Midnight Kiss" Novem-
Der and 5 at the armory. The play
will be under the direction of the
Obrecht Sisters and Johnny Sullivan
players. The cast is to be comprised
of all home talent and will be direct
ed by Johnny Sullivan.
According to Mr.. Sullivan, the play
to be presented, is one Of cleanest and
best comedies produced in New York
in several seasons. There will be an
orchestra presentation before the
play and vaudeville between acts by
home people. Special scenery and
lighting effects will be used for acts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Board Slashes $4,000 From County Tax Levy
Scout Leader School
to Open October 20

A training school for men interest
ed in Boy Scout work will be conduct
ed here, starting October 20, by John
D. Virgins of Mankato, scout execu-
tive of this district.
The school will continue for six
evenings, two weeks apart, and will
be. open to all men wishing to take
part in the scout movement. The
men will be given the same work done
by scouts, to prepare them for lead
ership.
The following have already enroll
ed for the course: S. B. Duea, DIR. C.
L. Lynn, L. O. Alexander, E. G. Nc
Cuskey, L. E. Backer, DR.. ]. w. Ing
lis, DIR. w. A. Brand, James A. Baik-
lie, B. H. Clark, Rev. j. P. Linn, j. II.
Wichman, ]. L. Parsons, and E. B.
Orion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Cooking School to be
Held at Dream Theatre
Model Kitchen Planned for
Gazette School Here
October 1917

A model kitchen, QUILTED by Red
wood Falls stores, will be installed at
the New Dream theatre next week
and Miss Dorothy Robertson, cookery
expert, will spend October Is and II
in Redwood Falls, demonstrating lat
est methods of whetting appetites.
Miss Robertson will be the guest
of The Redwood Gazette in practicing
her profession of showing good cooks
how to become better. She is in the
city this week arranging for the first
of a series of schools which she will
conduct in this section Of the state.
Although new in Southwestern Min
nesota, Miss Robertson is not new in
the work for she has toured Wiscon-
sin and southern states staging
schools of this nature and passing on
the recipes and suggestions which
she has assembled in years Of work.
Learns and Teaches
Miss Robertson frankly admits that
many of the women in her audiences
set tables with as edible food as she
prepares but she practices the art Of
learning and teaching at the same
time. She will bring southern dishes
and recipes of many nationalities and
expects to give many valuable hints
to her audiences.
The school will be entirely free and
Miss Robertson hopes to pack the
theatre with women interested in
cooking She will make the event So
cial as well as educational and will
add interest to her program by gITts
of merchandise given her for dlstri-
button by dozens of firms interested
in household consumption.
Merchants of the city will be ask
ed to cooperate with The Gazette IN
putting on the event which has prov
en- SO popular in other cities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08

Rev. w. C. Nickels will return to-
day from st. James where he went
Tuesday to attend a synodical con-
ference of the German Lutheran
church.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
WEED ERADICATION
SUBJECT OF STATE
SESSION HERE SOON
Governor Olson, C. M. BabcOck
Invited; Hundreds May
Attend October ~
PLAN ALL-DAY PROGRAM
County Credited With Most
Practical Program of
Weed Radiance

Several hundred persons from sur
rounding counties and as many more
from Redwood county are expected to
assemble here Friday, October 70, to
attend a meeting called by 4. A.
Trovatten, state commissioner OF
agriculture, for a discussion of era
dlcating weeds.
The Redwood Falls armory was
selected as the site of the meeting be-
cause Nate Bovee, county agent, ana
other men in the county prominent IN
agriculture have perfected system
tor eliminating weeds which has Deen
adopted in % Minnesota counties, Is
likely to be adopted by Illinois as a
state program and has been used
successfully in sections of North and
South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa and
parts of Ontario, Canada.
Men in charge Of the state meeting
have invited Governor Floyd B. Oh
son and C. M. Babcock commissioner
of ST tie highways, to speak during
the all-day and evening sessions. Mr..
Babcpck is expected to attend Mar
shall meeting the same day and may
be able to stop here enroute back to
St. Paul while Mr.. Olson's acceptance
is understood to depend upon his
health. Both men have been unable
to accept previous invitations here
this year.
SkA
Senators and representatives from
two dozen counties in this section OF
the state, county commissioners,
township chairmen, county agents
and Others interested in the work
have been invited and others from
other sections. Of the state are also
expected to attend.
The complete program announce
ment is waiting for word from the
governor and the highway commits
sioner although many others have
agreed to take part.
Charles Huhnerkoch, Re dwoo
Falls; Frank Sheffield, Springfield;
Henry Lau, Tracy; George Schmies-
ing, Lucan are to speak during the
morning program. John Arends,
chairman of county board will pre-
side at all sessions.
State Men Coming
L. R. Ewart, president OF the Lions
club, Redwood Falls, is to give the
address of welcome on the afternoon
program and talks by Mr.. Trovatten,
C. p. Bull, his deputy; Sam Hammer
beck and j. F. Sundby, state weed in
spectors and Frank w. Peck, direct
or of extension work, are scheduled.
The meeting has been called to dis
cuss the weed situation with view
to standardizing and increasing the
workability of the Redwood county
system of determination.
The Commercial club of the city is
planning a dinner for guests at the
Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Firemen Called to
Oil Truck Blaze

The Redwood Falls fire department
was called to North Redwood Friday
at about $3.50 a. m. to extinguish a
fire on a Scenic City Cooperative oil
company truck.
Otto Hagen, the driver, was re-
turning from delivering a truckload
of gas to farmer when he noticed q
peculiar odor. He stopped and found
the truck on fire.. He put in call
for the department and they used
hand extinguishers to put out the
flame. Little damage resulted.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08
Play at Marshall

After losing to New Ulm Is to 0
and trimming Window % to 0, the
Redwood Falls high school football
team will journey to Marshall Satur-
day. Redwood Falls defeated Mar
shall last year on the new Soldiers
Field.
The game win be played in the
morning instead Of the afternoon as
all home games are scheduled. The
kickoff win be at 10 a. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-08

Three out-of-season pheasant hunt
ers from the vicinity of Wabasso were
arrested by Game Warden Olaf LOT
quist Sunday evening and brought
before Judge T. r. Reed Monday.
They were fined from $50 to $40 and
their guns were confiscated.