The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-21

linen ana NOW
n IRIS. ELLA ]. BELL, writer of the follow
MI ing article, "Then and Now" is the only
~ member Of the Of the Woman's Club Of
Redwood Falls who had an active part in the
work of the Presbyterian women in getting out
the Thanksgiving edition Of the Redwood Gazette
of November %, 1895. Mrs. Bell is a Charter
Member of the Woman's Club.
In the month of November, 1895, the doors
of the Gazette building opened to admit a band
Of earnest, enthusiastic women who were to take
up, for the FIRST time,a new line of work. that
of bringing to the public the Thanksgiving num-
Der of the Redwood Gazette.
Through narrowing days and sleepless nights
the women toiled on, till their goal was reach
ed, and on November 18th, 1895, the Gazette ap-
peared for the first time in it's history, in bloom
ers. The goal which the women had before them
was to raise sufficient funds to purchase a bell
for the Presbyterian church; and this was made
possible through the generous support of the ad-
vertising patrons, and the berality of the people
in helping to dispose of the extra copies of the
Thanksgiving issue.
AS we went to the surrounding towns gath
ering advertisements, we could not step into an
automobile and in five minutes time be in Delhi
or North Redwood, the faithful horse and buggy
were always sure Of reaching our destination.
OF the names Of the business men whose ad-
vertisements appeared in that edition, only sew
en- are still doing business here. They are, A. C.
Burmeister, Pentony Bros, L. A. Gaedy, H. M.
Aune A. C. Dolliff, N. B. Andersen and E. A.
Luscher, whose advertisements will once more ap-
pear on the pages of the women's edition of the
Redwood Gazette
It'll = - Al
six years ago. proud of it's school system. The
old building, erected in 1883, which accommo-
dated $50 pupils, has been replaced with beauti-
full grade building and that, with the high school,
are buildings of which any little city might be
justly proud.
In similar way the churches have kept pace
with the times. In 1895 the Christian church
congregation was worshiping in the small, white
frame building which stood where the w. H. Ball
residence is located. After this small church was
destroyed by fire, new location was bought in
the business block west of the Court House,
where beautiful church was built in 1907. It
also was destroyed by fire in November, 1929. 1t
was great loss to the entire community, as it
was, not only beautiful place of worship for it's
own congregation, but was also used for many
gatherings of public nature
Now they are holding worship in the hand
some edifce, arisen from the ashes of the one
recently burned. The Methodist and Presbyter-
ian churches have been enlarged to accommodate
the growing congregations. The small, frame
Catholic church has been replaced by fine, new
church.
The church property Of the GerTssan Luther
ans has also been Improved and enlarged.
The same spirit of progress can be seen in
the many handsome store buildings built since
1895, and the growth along all lines, although
slow, has been steady one.
The cycles of time have rolled on, and once
again the doors of the Gazette have opened wide,
this time to admit coterie of women, represent
ing the Woman's Club Of Redwood Falls AS
they have gone about soliciting advertisements
from the business and professional men of Red
wood Falls and adjacent towns, they have met
with the same kindly treatment and generous
support as was accorded those women of the
Presbyterian church 50 many years ago; women
fired with the same zeal and enthusiasm and i'm
bued with the same spirit to bring to the readers
of the Gazette paper teeming with the latest
news, paper which will be pleasing to the Pub
lie, and through all its pages paper in which
| one can catch the spirit of malice toward none
and Charity for al"