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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
MAN WITH NOSE
 OFF SOMEWHAT
 OF PHILOSOPHER
Sam Lockett Whose Ose Was Slashed By Neigh bOr Comments on Mur- der Done By Another NeighbOr
By SAM KNOTT

-ghited Press Stan COrrespondenD
 Chicago, Oct 19.-(UP)-A Ten nesseean who refused to prosecute n neighbor for slashing off his nose with a pocket knife was here to- day to have his face made over.
 :'Why do Gods children want 10 treat one another that way?" asked Sam Lockett. the good neighpor from Tennessee, after arriving by airplane and being told how Matt Koib. gangster, had been killed by A man who pretended to be a friend. "Even the beasts in the wood are kinder than that he added.
 1t was through the goodness of persons in this same wicked place that he was able to come here so A famous surgeon might try to save him from lifelong disng- urement.
 After hearing of how Lockett re- fused to prosecute his neighbor, Dr Max Thorek, eminent surgeon, of- freed to restore Lockett's features without cost if the Tennesseean could come here. The American Airways arranged to bring him. free of charge. his first ride In the air.
 His face swathed in bandages to cover many wounds on his nose, lips and cheeks, Lockett stepped out of the plane. Then he talked.
 Those who listened knew how he refused to prosecute Charlie Pratt, his lifelong friend in Knoxville. Tenn, even though Charlie had slashed Lockett's features during quarrel.
 "Charlie's got four kids. If he went to jail, there'd be nobody to take care of his children" Lockett explained. "I'd ruther not make any trouble in a case like that. I'd ruther take the knifin'.'
 The southerner carried in his pocket the knife with which Pratt had slashed him.
 .Tt's my luck piece" he said. "I'll carry it until the operation is finished and get back home. Then III throw it in the river.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19

tin and with an entirely local cast, among them members of the club. The play Is comedy in three acts. Mrs Mary D. Camp is chairman of arrangements and is assisted by Mrs Lois Thatcher in charge of tickets and the following com mittee, Miss Sara Guilfoile. Miss Charlotte Henry, Miss Jeannette Bronneke, Miss Lillian Strobach, Mrs Lena Pike, Miss Mollie. Kelly, Miss Bess Hoadley, Miss Anna Knapp, Miss Anna Kaufman and Miss Sara Ball.
 The club orchestra under the di- rection of Mrs Mabel Bachmann will play an overture and be- tween the acts.
 Miss Dorothy Mclaughlin will play the leading feminine role while the male lead is in the hands of Elmer E. Wilson. Other wo- mems parts will be taken care of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19

tributing chambers. decreased s.5s6
 while electricity consumption ia-
 creased 1.9e5.
 Life insurance sales for the
 month in Connecticut showed a total of $9,612,000 compared with a total of $10,279,000 in September 1890. Weekly carloadings in four teen Connecticut cities in Septem- Der 1881 amounted to 10,221 while in September 1890 the total was 10,424. The consumption of cot ton in Connecticut in September increased over t, in August of
 this year, the totals being $500 and 5,272 bales respectively. In the leading construction cen ters in Connecticut the total valu-
 ation of the 1.159 building permits
 issued during September 1881 was $7,449,S20 while the total in Sep
 tember 1880 for the 1,25S permits I issued was $7,77S,349.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
Horse Races At
 Old Avon Farm

First place in the hunt team class at the old Avor Farms sec ond annual horse show in Avon Saturday was won by the Water- town Hunt clubs team. Royal Cot tage, owned by Buell. H. Hemin- way, Jr., won the reserve cham pionship in the hunter class. He was ridden by Mrs. John Denny of Southbury. Miss Jean Van Sinderen won third place in the horseman- ship class for girls under II and Adrian Van Sinderen's Lady Golden won first place in the road hack class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
No New Cases
 Reported To-day
 By Health Dept.
Hospitals Reports Patients Improving -s'IrOn Lungs" Inactive -Oronoke School Closed for Period of Two Weeks Officials Optimistic

ordered closed for a period of about two weeks when it was learned that one of the recent cases of poliomyelitis came from one of the Oronoke school class rooms.
 Several grades in the Columbia school. the first grade of St Mar garet's school, the kindergarten at Driggs, are closed because of the outbreak,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
Yorktown Stamps
 At The Post Office

Special red and black stamps. issued by the post office depart ment in commemoration of the battle of Yorktown. at Yorktown, Va, will be put on sale in the local post office tomorrow. They are two cent stamps and the supply is limit led so stamp collectors are urged to do their stamp shopping early.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
PARAL LYSIS SKIPS WEEKEND
BUSINESS SURVEY | IN CONNECTICUT
Reports Show Much Activ= ity in Building Line in
 Many Cities
POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS

Conti--ed decreases in most
 business factors in Connecticut
 during September 1881 were noted in the monthly business survey of the Connecticut Chamber of Com merce compiled jointly with the leading local Chambers of Com merce throughout the state. Saw ings bank deposits showed an aver age decrease of 7.8% in the com munities reporting compared with September 1890. Post office re- ceipts, on the other hand, showed an average gain of 4o over the same period. Gas consumption for the month, according to the con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19

The brightest reports in the past two weeks were gleaned from various sources on the infantile paralysis condition in the city. No new cases were reported to-day; there are no cases of respiratory paralysis in the ''iron lung" me- chanisms at the hospitals; and all considered by health officials as decidedly optimistic.
 There are now but 12 active cases on the health office records and a total since the start of the epidemic of 12S.
 The Oronoke school has been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
Bird Dog Trials
 Held In Middlebury

Oronoke Seaview Mike, owned gy pr. Charles Beere, took first prize in the Derby class at the semi-an- nual bird dog trials held on the George Tracy property on the Mid dlebury road last Saturday after noon. A large attendance witnessed the trials which opened at 9 a. m. and closed about 4:30 o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19

by Miss Ruth Olson, Miss Hazel Shafer. Miss Lydia Jenkins. Miss Gertrude Stevens and Miss Cora Crompton. Other mems roles are to be played by Howard Coe. Ward Porter and William H. Blair.
 A part of the proceeds will be donated to the school milk fund.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
John Jenusaitis To
 Deliver Lecture

John Jenusaitis will deliver an address this evening before Cath olic young people at the club rooms on John street. The meeting will be under the direction of the Knights of Lithuania and will open at o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
WHO'S BOSS" IS
 COMING SOON
Business and Professional Women Will Present
 Play October 20
MISS MARTIN DIRECTING

The Waterbury Business and Professional Women's Club will present Who's Boss'' at the Wa terbury Women's club Monday evening, October 26 under the di- rection of Miss Mary Louise Mar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-19
Grand Master Benedict
 To Visit Euclid Lodge

Tomorrow evening. Deputy Grand Master Ralph T. Benedict eS this city pays his official visit to Euclid lodge of Masons at Masonic hall. This Is the last ofiicial visita- ton of MT. Benedict to the local ledge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02

carloads Of material hauled by the
railroads, with an estimated freight
bill Of $3.50, 900 in 1881. The bulk
of this will stay in Minnesota, as
more than half of the cement, prac-
tically all sand, rock and gravel, and
q considerable part of the other ma
terials, are produced within the state.
The business furnished the rail
roads means keeping a great many
railroad men on the job this summer.
who otherwise might be laid off. But
this, Mr.. Babcock points out, is only
one of several industries benefited.
Production of cement, sand and gra-
vel, and other material gives employ
ment to hundreds of men, in addition
to those employed directly in high
way work. Producers of food, cloth
ing, and other things needed by the
men also benefit Indirectly. It is
estimated that 10000 men are en-
ployed at this time on state highway
work, including men employed by con-
tractors on construction jobs, and
men employed by the department on
maintenance and other work. No
estimate can be made of the men en-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02

even through absolute economy were
practiced in all departments Of local
and state government, real property
would still be paying far too great q
portion Of the cost Of government.
The Farm Bureau bids that Reeds
statement has draw a clear-cut
issue between the league and the
farm federation, with the latter or
ganization working in the interests Of
the people as whole and the league
working for an unknown group. 1t
is considered highly important that
the league give full and complete
account of its revenues if it is to
make general appeal to Minneso-
tans to follow its preachments, de-
clares J. S. Jones, secretary-treasur-
er of the Minnesota Farm Bureau.
The membership of the Farm Bur-
earu is known, and it is also known
that no member pays more than $500
annual dues, $3.50 of which remains
in the county for local use, $1.00 of
which goes to the Minnesota Farm
Bureau and fifty cents to the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02
THURSDAY. JULY 2, 1881
LUCAN
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kotval near
Vesta Wednesday evening.
H. L. Jensen took truck load OF
grain to Minneapolis Friday evening
and he returned Saturday.
Grace and Floyd Jensen, Miss La
Won Grams and Mrs. Paul Martin and
daughter were callers at Marshall
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Larsen, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Johns, Miss Rose Brey
and Clarence Bittner were among
those who enjoyed swimming at
Bean Lake Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Nelson and
Clarence Klante visited at the Albin
Steffin home Friday evening.
The memory of the lost kittenball
game to Cottonwood of only short
time ago has sort of been dimmed
since on Wednesday evening that
team came here for a fast, clean
game which ended in our favor, Z to
3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kramer and
sons were visitors at the home OF
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Thuer at Springfield
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schultz OF Evan
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Schultz Friday evening.
Rev. Lainey, pastor of the john
sonville German Lutheran church Will
preach his last sermon there next
Sunday, July 5.
Ray Schultz of Walnut Grove was
a business caller here Monday.
The Ed. Schmiesing family OF
North Dakota spent last week visit
ing at the Schmiesing homes in
Johnsonville. They attended the
family reunion of the Schmiesings on
Sunday, June Fl.
Mrs. VIM. Stanley and children OF
St. James are guests at the parental
F. C. Wegner home.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gaffney and
daughter of North Redwood were
callers at the T. B. Fletcher home,
SUNDAY.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02
INCOME TAX FOES
ASKED TO TELL
SOURCE OF FUNDS

A demand that the Minnesota Tax
payers league remove the cloak of
anonymity from it's membership was
made today by the Minnesota Farm
Bureau, which was attacked in Min
neapolis on June 16 by the league.
The president of the league, j. F..
Reed, criticized the paid or subsid-
lied propagandists who are working
in an attempt to foist on the public
additional tax burdens-to raise more
money-to spend" AS the Minneso-
ia Farm Bureau is the principal or
ganization in the field working for
the adoption of the income tax, it
holds that Reeds statement applies
to its officers, it being part of their
duty, as directed by the membership,
to bring before the public the impera-
tive need of broadening of the tax
base through the adoption of an in
come tax.
The Farm Bureau has asked Reed
to state frankly whether his remark
was directed at its officers, has Of
fered that organization a. report of
it's membership and the sources of
it's finances, and has asked that the
Taxpayers'league be equally frank
concerning the sources of its income.
The Farm Bureau asserts that the
Taxpayers league is not financed by
the rank and file Of Minnesota's ci-
tizens, but holds that it's principal
income comes from interests very
much opposed to any drastic change
in the present tax situation.
The Minnesota Farm Bureaus
program comedies with that part of
the leagues platform concerning the
necessity for rigid economy in public
expenditures, but it maintains that
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02
News Items From
New Avon Township

New Avon, June 3O-Invited
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Mott
helped them celebrate their first
wedding anniversary Tuesday eve
ming, June %, at the Dan Mott home.
Misses Ruth Quesenberry and Do
ris Overmeyer returned Monday
morning from Fairmont when they
had spent the week attending the
Epworth League Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Lightfoot and
son of Vesta called Sunday afternoon
at the William Lightfoot home.
Miss Vera Lightfoot spent from
Friday until Sunday at the home of
her brother, Dale Lightfoot of Oil
via.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzell Goblirsch
and family called Sunday evening at
the Mike Rothmeier home.
Miss Mildred Stewig of st. Paul
will arrive home Friday to spend the
weekend and the 4th with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Stewig.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Quesenberry
and family were Sunday dinner
guests at the Dan Mott home.
Loren Way spent Sunday at the w.
C. Robinson home.
Irwin Milton, Ruth, Seba and Lulu
Quesenberry left Wednesday morning
for Sterling, Illinois where they will
visit friends and relatives.
Grandma Robinson is expected to
arrive at the home of her son, w. G.
Robinson, July 2 after having spent
the past six months at the home of
her nieces, Miss Irene Coffman and
Mrs. Logue Schreckengast of Keota,
Iowa.
Those attending the K. c. picnic
held in Ramsey park Sunday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Prokosch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Goblirsch and daughter
Deloris, Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzell Cob
lirsch and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Prokosch Sr. and family and
Mrs. George Schwab ST.. of Redwood
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Byers called
Sunday evening at the Leroy Brandt
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Robinson and
Ross called Sunday afternoon at the
Clarence Dahms home.
Mrs. A. E. Clements of Clements,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Skurat and Mrs.
John Kerr of Starbuck were Satur-
day evening callers at the Leroy
Brandt home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02
Joy OF AN EDITOR

Getting out his newspaper is not
a picnic.
If we print jokes people say we are
silly; if we don't they say we are
too serious.
If we clip things from other pap
ers we are too lazy to write them
ourselves; if we don't we are stuck on
our own stuff.
If we stick close to the job all day
we ought to be out hunting news; If
we do get out and try to hustle, We
ought to be on the job in the office.
If we don't print contributions, We
don't appreciate true genius; and it
we do print them, the paper is filed
with junk.
IF we make change in the other
fellows writeup, we are too critical,
if we don't we are asleep.
Now, like as not, some guy wiH
say we swiped this from some other
paper-we did.-Exchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02

A transient who was identified as
Floyd Fleming of Rochester met a
tragic death in the Winthrop railroad
yards one recent morning. His life
less and mutilated body was found by
M. L. Prick, freight conductor, at A
o'clock that morning, after it had
oeen dragged beneath the wheels of a
train for a distance of 200 feet. As
MS leather jacket was lying near the
rack unframed, it is thought that
he man used the jacket as pillow
md chose the fatal spot on the rails
rs place to rest. Citizens of VIM
hrop were of the opinion that they
had seen the man on the streets the
previous evening, none too response
lie for his actions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02
FIND LINCOLN BUTTON
ON FARM NEAR MANKATO

For President, Abe Lincoln" is
the inscription on one side, and "For
Vice President, Andrew Johnson" is
that found on the reverse side of a
copper badge found on a farm
near Mankato recently. The badge
was found near a log cabin which was
occupied number of years ago. The
figure of an axe was cut on each side
of the piece and the Union coat of
arms adorned it. The axe represent
ed the rail splitter. The button was
used during the campaign of 1864,
when Lincoln was a candidate for
his second term as president.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02
HIGHWAY MATERIAL
FILLS MANY TRAINS
Road Program Makes Work for
Many Men on Railroads and
in Other Lines

The far-reaching consequences of
highway construction, as a means of
relieving unemployment and business
depression, are Indicated by figures
released this week by Commissioner
C. M. Babcock, on freight shipments
of road materials.
In 1880 the Minnesota Highway
used 1857 carloads Of
cement, 8,406 carloads of sand, 1858
cars of crushed rock or gravel, AZ
cars of calcium chloride, 1877 cars of
reinforcing steel and 1913 cars of
equipment, in paving 284 miles of
trunk highway. The freight on these
24,933 carloads totaled $1,477,172.
Out of an average cost of $23, 848 per
mile for finished pavement, 5,188 re-
presented freight on materials. Sand
and gravel hauled from local pits by
trucks are not included.
This year, with a paving program
Of 425 miles, it is estimated that the
railroads will carry 81, 400 carloads of
paving material, for which they will
receive $2,215,000 in freight charges.
In addition to this there will be about
1000 carloads of bridge material,
about 5000 cars Of tile, culverts, and
culvert material for use on grading
projects, 1,50O cars of oil, tar and
asphalt for bituminous gravel treat
ment, and about 1000 cars of gravel
for road surfacing where gravel can
not be obtained from local pits. Guard
rail, gasoline and lubricants, signs
and markers, graders, trucks, snow
plows and various miscellaneous
items may add another 500 cars.
This makes a grand total of 400
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02
MRS. ANDREW HAGERT
DIES AT NEW AVON

Mrs. Andrew Hagert, (nee Anna
Schottenbauer) passed away at her
home in New Avon township last
Sunday morning, June Fl, at about
three o'clock as the result of an at
tack of heart disease. She was up
and around all day Saturday and did
not complain of feeling unwel at the
time of retiring in the evening. On
arising at about five o'clock Sunday
morning, Mr.. Hagert found that his
wife did not respond to his call. He
then sent one of his daughters to her
mothers room to investigate and she
found that her mother was dead. A
physician was called and he pro-
nounced death due to heart failure.
Mrs. Hagert was critically i'll about
a year ago but had recovered. Her
death came as great shock to her
family and friends.
The deceased was born in Lafay-
cite township, Nicollet county, Sept.
S, 1870, and was 60 years, 9 months
and 16 days old at the time of her
death. She came to Redwood county
with her parents in 1887, and in 1898,
was united in marriage to Mr.. An
drew Hagert at Morgan. To this
union eight children were born, one
of whom, a son, passed away in in
fancy. Those living are: Mrs. Louis
Prull of New Avon township, Mrs.
Isidore Nachtman of Franklin, Mrs.
Lawrence Kormann of Marshall, Mrs.
Edward Juenemann of Bird Island,
Mrs. John Rider of Osakis, and An
drew and George Hagert, who are at
home. Two grandchildren also sur
vive her.
In addition to her husband and
children Mrs. Hagert is survived by
one brother George Schottenbauer of
Clements and three sisters, Mrs.
George Schwab of Redwood Falls,
Mrs. Mary Heck of Clements and
Mrs. Henry Lau of Mankato. Three
half brothers and four half sisters
also survive. They are: Jos. Schot-
tenbauer of Canada, Andrew Schot-
tenbauer of Tracy, Frank Schotten-
bauer of Wabasso, Mrs. Anton Tho
mas and Mrs. Albert Ebnet of New
Avon township, Mrs. Theresa Schmitt
of Nicollet and Mrs. Andrew Domeier
of New Ulm. Her step-mother, Mrs.
Anna Schottenbauer of this city, also
survives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagert have made
their home in Redwood county for the
past thirty-five years, and lived in
the Wabasso community practically
all the time. For the past five years
they have lived on the Anton Bros.
farm, about six miles east of Wabas-
so.
Funeral services were held at ST.
INNS Catholic church Tuesday morn
ing at nine o'clock, Rev. M. MOTIF
helm officiating. Interment was made
in the Catholic cemetery.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity is extended to the bereaved
husband and children in their hour of
sorrow.-Wabasso Standard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02

Anything to Sell can be sold
through Gazette Want Ads.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-02

ployed in producing or transporting
materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-04
SALE-SUBURBAN.

BROOKLAND, D. C.-SIX-ROOM MODERN
home. half square to r. ]. ave-; fine lot 40x
los #. to paved alley Owner will sell at
sacrifice II sold quickly; moderate cash pay
l. ELLIOTT Ewes, Clev. 4541.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-04

az ACRES PRODUCTIVE LAND, GOOD
house and outbuildings, fruit ana nowers;
Nat sssi. r. L. ELLIOTT. Clev. 4S4l Ewes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-04
WOODBRIDGE

sEMI-DETACHED TWo-SToRY BRICK
rJOIISE: Two large bed rooms and sleeping
porch; in splendid condition; large lot:
paved alley ana street. Price, $3.50; $500
'~' WxoGAMAN & BRAwNER. INC.
TOO Eye st. NV. Met $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-04
CAPITOL HILL,

splendid s-room, 2-famtiy house on B st.
not far from Library; all modern improve.
ments, th.-w.h.; large rooms; in excellent
condition. Price less than $4,000; reasonable
cash payment, balance like rent. Apply
2aN j. i. Aye. IA Decatur 043s
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RENT HOUSES-FUR. AND UNFUR.
1908 JOCELYN ST, CHEVY CHASE. D. C.
Lease years or more CIR. & b.. detached
nished; garage; nice lawn. shrubbery. etc;
$l35 per month furnished. Sis unfurnished,
more. Tel. Cleveland 3728 to inspect. g.
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cENTER-HALL HOME IN AMERI-
can traditional architecture. situated
at the entrance to Chevy Chase and
seven rooms, two tiled baths with
showers. well planned and equipped
kitchens, garage for, two cars. nu-
merous unusual features. Terms ar.
ranged to meet any reasonable re-
aViyement.. 2hnnA olsIaAnA 24e3s :.