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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17

kota ahead of their parents and were
waiting for them to catch up. They
were still there Saturday and had not
left the car so Saturday evening the
Kreft Brothers invited them into
their home for supper.
Called Sheriff
When the couple had not moved on
Sunday, the neighbors thought they
had better notify the sheriff. After
he had taken them back here the boy
confessed at the Jail that he had
stolen q car and was clipping.
Sheriff Kise called the sheriff of
Dodge county in Wisconsin, and re-
ported the case. The sheriff there
knew nothing of the affair.
Later in the day Mr.. Kise received
. telegram from the Dodge county
sheriff who said to hold the couple as
their parents had reported the case
to him. The sheriff from Wisconsin
arrived here Tuesday and took the
young couple back home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
Two Youths Hurt as
Car, Truck Collide
Car Tips Over Into Ditch; Boy
Lands in Barbed Wire
Fence Near Morton

Robert Gibson, IL, and Harris
Dodge, II, both of Sioux Rapids,
Iowa, were injured in an automobile
accident Saturday, September IL, at
p. m, when the car in which they
were riding, collided with a truck,
five and one-half miles north of Nor
ton.
The youths were driving along
Highway No. 4, headed towards
Morton, when they attempted to pass
a truck. AS they were going by, the
truck made a left hand turn, hitting
the boys car on the right side. The
vehicle was crowded into the ditch
and tipped over three times. Gibson
was thrown out of the car into q
barbed wire fence, Is feet away. He
cut his chest and thigh quite badly
and sprained his ankle. The Dodge
boy was thrown through the door
where the window was rolled down
and injured his back and lacerated .
finger. Gibson was unconscious for
a short time.
The two boys have been here say
eral weeks canvassing the smaller
towns near here. Dodge's father ar
rived Monday evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
REV. W. ]. JIRACEK
SUCCEEDS FATHER
WOODS, lie CENTER
Lake Benton Priest to Fill
Vacancy at st. GATHERINGS
Church Here
SPENT TEN YEARS HERE
J. r. Landy, Olivia Editor, on
Farewell Party Program
Tuesday Night

After ten years of service at st.
GATHERINGS parish, Father w. j. Jir-
acek left Wednesday to fill the vacan-
cy at st. Mary's church in LIE Center
which was caused by the death of
Father James j. Woods. Father Jir-
acek was called by Father Byrne, of
st. Luke's parish in ST. Paul, who is
the administrator of this diocese since
the death of Archbishop Bowling.
He will be succeeded by Rev. Geof-
frey O'Sullivan who is now pastor at
Lake Benton. Father O'Sullivan is
expected to arrive in this city late
this week.
Father Jiracek came to this parish
August 20, 1921, from Veseli, Mime
sofa, where he had been for IL years.
He has aided in paying off large
church debt, rebuilt the parish house,
enlarged the congregation, started a
fund for the building of Catholic
school and bought lots for the build
ing.
A farewell party was held in the
Catholic church basement, Tuesday
evening with large crowd attending.
j. R. Keefe acted as POSTMASTER and
the program began with a quartet
number, sung by Mike, Joe and Glenn
Lauterbach and Tom Reed. Father
Kern of Lucan cited the close rela-
tionship between Father Jiracek and
himself.
j. R. Landy, editor of the Olivia
Times, gave a talk and was followed
by Mrs. R. w. Pryor's solo. Father
Pomejie, pastor of the church in Oil
via, gave a short discussion of the
history of the churches in this coun-
try in connection with Father Jira-
cek's work here.
Presented With Gift
C. H. Schultz, one of the trustees
of the church, presented Father Jira-
eek with substantial sum of money
from the parish in token of his work
here. He gave a brief summary OF
the accomplishments which Father
Jiracek has made. In his response,
Rev. Jiracek told the people of his
sorrow in having to leave them.
AS Wednesday was Father Jira-
cek's birthday, the children of the
parish presented him with birthday
cake. The party was closed with a
hymn by the chorus.
New Pastor
The Lake Benton "News" says:
"Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan came to
Lake Benton nine years ago from st.
Vincent's parish of St. Paul. During
his stay here he has gained the
esteem of all the people of Lake Ben
ton. He is young man of forceful
character, interested in athletics and
the affairs of young people.
"On Tuesday banquet in his hon
or was held in the church basement
attended by the people of the parish,
priests from neighboring towns and
business men of Lake Benton.
Redwood Falls is to be congratul-
ated on having Father O'Sullivan as
its Catholic pastor"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
Cypsies Steal $40,
Escape With Loot

A carload of gypsies who stopped
in Redwood Falls Tuesday, robbed
Charles Jackson of approximately
$40 and left the city headed south.
Efforts to bring about their arrest
have failed.
Three women and a man were in
the car which drove through town and
stopped on the southern outskirts,
near the Shell oil station. Two of
the women entered the jackson home
where Charles Jackson was home
alone.
They offered to tell his fortune and
during the conversation, one of them
fleeced his pockets and emptied his
purse Of about $40 in currency.
Discovers Loss
When they had left the house, Mr..
Jackson's pocketbook fell from be-
tween two pairs of pants he was
wearing and he discovered that it had
been removed from his pocket and re-
placed carelessly after being emptied.
He then called Sheriff L. j. Kise
and Harry Beatty, deputy, and the
three began a search. They found
the gypsies went out on Highway No.
A two blocks and then turned east.
Telephone calls to all police depart
ments within radius of so miles re-
vealed no trace Of the thieves.
The gypsies were driving a Cadil-
lac with an Indiana license plate.
They were last seen driving by the
airport going very fast.
The Renville county sheriff told
Sheriff Kise that the same gypsies
robbed man in Bird Island the same
morning.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
Authorities Seek to Place Blame
for Shooting of 18-Year
Old Girl
POSSE MEMBERS FLEE
Companion Thought 1t Was a
Joke Until Eight Men
Fired on Car

An unauthorized posse in pursuit
of filling station bandits at Hanley
Falls shot and killed an 18-year-old
girl early Tuesday morning when the
man with whom she was riding fail
ed to obey their command to "halt."
Officials Of Yellow Medicine county
and Hanley Falls today were seeking
to establish blame for the tragedy.
All but one of the pursuers fled when
they found three of their high power
ed bullets had struck Arlawaine Kit
tleson in the face. He stayed and
helped Clarence Jacoby, her Wood
Lake escort, take the body to Hanley
Falls.
The posse of eight men was hastily
organized without including an offic-
er of the law when Arthur Gustafson,
filling station attendant, reported
that he had been robbed.
Ordered to Halt
Jacoby said he and the girl had
parked on a side road shortly before
midnight and were leaving tor home
soon after. AS they came to the
main road they heard a command TO
"halt."
Il couldn't make out what the COM
mand was" he said, "but I thought
it was q joke" He stopped imme-
diately after he heard the shot, he
told authorities Wednesday. He did
not realize the girl had been hit un-
til after the car came to a standstill.
CAS- got out of the car with my
hands in the air, one Of the gang
said, He's the guy who robbed me-
Someone else then said, How about
getting that other one?' meaning the
other person in the car. We all turn
ed to her, and there she sat dead, her
jawbone torn away.
Recognize One
"Then they all started running
away. I recognized one Of the men.
L called to him. He came back and
then q few seconds later another re-
turned. We brought the body to
Hanley Falls"
Coroner Olson said a preliminary
investigation disclosed there were no
officers in the posse.
Besides her mother, Miss Kittle-
SON is survived by one brother and
two sisters. The girl was . senior in
the Hanley Falls high school.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
Hanley Falls Girl Killed BY Unofficial Posse
Organized to Hunt Filling Station Bandits
s"Back Chances"

History is an interesting SUBJ
ject, especially when it concerns
our friends and neighbors and a
city with which we are acquaint-
ed.
1t is with this i'm mind that The
Redwood Gazette is this week in
cooperating so and 25 years ago
column to call back some of the
past to it's readers. 1t appears
on the editorial page under the
heading "Bhck Glances," for
want of better name.
The items are taken from The
Redwood Gazettes of 1881 and
1906. In 1881 the paper was al
ready IL years old and was ap-
parently well established, with a
good subscription list and a large
number of advertisers. Several
of the names which. appeared in
the ads of so years ago may still
be found among Gazette adver-
tisers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
MRS WINTER HURT

L. P. Winter returned Monday Of
last week from Minneapolis where he
had spent a few days with his moth
er, Mrs. Maude Winter, who recently
broke one of, the bones in her right
arm from a fall.
Mrs. Winter is making good
recovery and is going right on with
the supervision of the work in the
Poppy Work Room of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
Park Band Stand to
be Dedicated Sunday

The new band stand IN Ramsey
State park is completed with new
top and repainting and win be dedi-
Gated Sunday afternoon
The Scenic City band, under the
direction of s. W. LimburEs win per-
form the dedication ceremonies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-17
BREAKS ARM

Mervin Fagen, young SON Of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Fagen, broke his arm
while playing with group Of chill
dreu Monday evening. Both bones in
the lower arm were fractured and the
elbow wrenched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

instance might possibly, under favorable con-
ditions, bring q general shower. But even II %
did, and It might not, that seems . rather
Improbable and uneconnmic method Of get
ting moisture for the earth"
The scientific explanation Of the fire rain
making" system, according to DR.. Humphreys,
lies in the fact that the intense heat Of the
IRE causes the air to rise, being pushed up by
the cold air around about IT. This ascent
leads TO . cooling IN the upper layers Of air
where clouds are formed, and In extreme cases
to the production Of rain. Water vapor during
the process h put into the air In the vicinity Of
the fire by combustion, II the combustion IL Of
oils or Of wood. The burning Of one gallon Of
gasoline, for instance. makes enough VapOr TO
produce one gallon Of water. The ascending,
cooling air Hquefes the vapor.
Therefore, It may be said that IRE can and
does produce moisture IN the atua0sphere or
RAIN but not fn quantities or with any reason
able expenditure Of money or other products.
Hence Il may be said safely that, q far n We
know today, there II no practical method q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

kettle to initiate the thunder and the other
vigorously Sprinkled the earth with his water
ing can.
Beneath the trees the silly mortals danced
and called out to their gods: See, we are
making rain. Now you do the same
Most Of the modern methods for making
rain are just as ridiculous and unlnteIlgent,
and probably more unethical for they are
planned with the intention OF collecting money
from suckers
ga for scientific rainmaking methods, there
are very few that are possible and not
one Of them Is or can be practical the world
over" said DIR. Humphreys. Congress found
that out more than 90 years ago when Il
appropriated 5000 TO have rain made and the
attempts proved failure.
The most plausible Of the scientific methods
for making rain, the one that in actual practice
comes nearest to success. b the fre-bTilding
method" DR.. Humphreys continued. Huge
fires must be built in the area suffering for
water. The burning down u q big city, for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
Ingenuity ofManNot
Yet Able to Cope
MIN the Problem
ofSuPplying Mois-
tire to an Ar1d
Earth, Despite I'LL
attempts at Ram
making Within
Recent Years.
BY NELL RAY CLARKE.

row about the weather during the
Summer of 1881? VIII it be dry?
~ Especially hot? Or win 1t be
cool? Will last years drought tend
tn nerrpatlfate itself a second
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
$6,552 Compensation
 For Mrs. Bradley
Widow of Former Superintendent of Streets to Be
 Paid $2I Weekly for 3l2 Weeks

Mrs Alice c. Bradley of 19 Elm hurst avenue. dependent widow of Edward C. Bradley, former super intendent of streets will receive $6,552 from the city of Waterbury under the terms of compensation award handed down in the local compensation court to-day by Com missioner Frederic NJ. Williams. The sum Is to be paid at the rate of $21 weekly for 312 weeks start ing as of January 13, 1881.
 By the terms of the award, Mrs Bradley is to be allowed $987 in lump sum, representing back payments from the date of her husbands death and the city is to refund payments for medical, sur gical, nursing and hospital bills amounting to about 800. She is also to be allowed $200 for burial fee.
 The award states that on Decem- Der 23, 1880. 1t was necessary for Mir Bradley, as superintendent of streets, and in the course of his duties, to go with members of the city board of works commissioners to development on East Main street at the Meriden road, for the purpose of making an examina- ton. While he was in the city yards, and about to get into his automobile for the trip, MT Bradley slipped and fell, injur!ng his chest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
FATAL INJURY WAS
 AN ACCIDENT
Death of Thomas SOnder= mann Not Due to Neg
 lect of Any Person
HURT WHILE AT PLAY

The fatal injuries sustained by Thomas Sonderman. 7. of Washing ton street while playing on q sec saw in Washington park last July were not due to carclnssneSs of any person or persons, Coroner John T. Monzani declares in his official finding filed with the clerk of the superior court. The younSster died in the Waterbury hospital of men ingitis and pneumonia.
 According to the coroner the Son derman boy and n companion went to the park and in the absence of an attendant started to play on a see saw. The deceased fell from the apparatus. The lad went home and was given some home treatment. It was not until several days later that the seriousness of his condition became known and he was taken to the hospital.
 In another finding Coroner Mon Zani frees Bert r. Kelsey of crim . inal responsibility in connection with the death on June IS of Mrs l Clark Powers, AZ. The deceased was fatally injured when struck by an automobile operated by Kelsey. She was attempting to cross East Main street, near Phoenix avenue when run down. The coroner oiilclaiiy finds that death was due to myocarr- ditis. which the deceased had sur fered for some time previous to her injuries. The accident hastened hcr death, but Coroner MonZani held Kelsey blameless.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07

against his automobile. He went to the place in question, carrying Commissioner William l.. Beechef. with him.
 The day Is described in the .find- ing as chilly, penetrating and biz terly cold. With Commissioner Beecher and James Phelan, Nil Bradley spent considerable time on the premises and became thor oughly chilled. He developed pleurisy, the finding states. which in turn resolved itself into pneu- monia. Pneumonia and pleurisy are both casually connected with the trauma and exposure of Decem- Der 23d, the papers state.
 The finding says MT Bradley was high type man in receipt of q substantial salary and all reason- able precautions were taken to do everything for him which could be done. He went to St Mary's hospi- tai on December 2S, 1880 and re mained there until his death on January 13, 1881.
 The deceased met with his death without negligence on his part. contributory thereto by reason Of an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment by the city and hence sustained, within the meaning of the law, a com- pensable injury on December 23, 1880, resulting in his death at Wa terbnry on January 13 1881.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
SNOW SQUALL | THIS AFTERNOON
Put People in Mind of 1 Need of Fuel, Food
 and Clothing
GET READY FOR WINTER

Waterburians had visions of a blizzard hitting the city shortly af- ter one o'clock this afternoon when snow fiurries, whipped along by a stiff breeze, accompanied by frigid weather, began to fall. Sometimes the snow came down In earnest and at intervals in fell rather listlessly. However, the manner in which 1t arrived and acted in falling had all the earmarks of a forerunner of q blizzard.
 The snow did one thing, and that was to remind people of the fact that there will be need of food, fuel and clothing in every home from now on, so that whatever Is to be done for needy families must not be delayed any longer. Everybody, Judging from reports, has plans for one thing or another to relieve dis tress in Waterbury and it Is be- lieved the time for action has ar rived with the approach of the snow.
 Automobile owners looked wor- ried this afternoon as the skies re- mained overcast and the snow fell at intervals. Visions of chains, frozen motors and other automo- bile duties and troubles, apparently, swept through their minds. Hardware stores were busy dust ing off their show shovels and ice scrapers in anticipation of q busy day or two. At the same time the park department was in readiness to take whatever steps are neces- sary to preserve the fine, smooth coating of ice which has already covered the skating places at Ham Hilton and Fulton parks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07

The members of St Mary's par ish, Union City, held their month ly meeting Sunday evening. with the President Michael Smith, pre- siding. At the business meeting their chaplain the Rev R. T. Nor ris.ey, spoke on the necessity Of all organizations to cooperate with those in charge of the unem- ployment fund and he hoped that last years efficiency in handling the situation would be an inspira- ton to a greater success during this winter. After this talk 1t was voted to hold card party for the be aefit of the unemployed ana George Lambert was elected chair man of the committee. It was also voted to change the date of the so- ciety meeting from the first Sum day of the month to the first Tues day of the month.
 Edward McGovern and Frank Jones had charge of the entertain ment. The speakers for the oc- casion introduced by Father Nor rissey were John Daily of the Naugatuck Daily News who de- scribed in graphic and interest ing way the important parts Of newspaper and the various opera tions 1t has to go through before reaching the hands of the reader.
 The next speaker Arthur Dow. ling, a member of the faculty or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
CROSBY GRAD WINS YALE SCHOLARSHIP
SEARSROEBUCK
 OPEN EVERY NIGHT
Means Additional Help From Now Until After
 Christmas Time
STARTING TONIGHT

A novel plan intended to assist in the unemployment relief in Wa terbury Is about to be put into eff feet by the Sears Roebuck Co of this city. The plan is In con- nection with the new schedule, the store remaining open every night from tonight until Christmas.
 According to Samuel Rosenfeld, manager of the Sears Roebuck Co, the plan will mean the engag- ing of additional help In the store on Grand street throughout the Christmas shopping period. He ex- plains it thusly: The regular cm- ployes of the store will not work overtime on any day of the Christ mas shopping. The store will re- main open every night until 9 o'clock. The hours of the regular employees will be set into two shifts. The first from in the morn ing until 6 at night. The second shift from 12 noon until 9 p. m.
 By having half the employees come in at noon time, 1t will mean that the departments in the store will be undermanned. for three hours. When the employees leave at 6 o'clock at night, 1t will leave the departments undermanned from 6 to 3 p. m.
 That is where the unemployment relief comes in. In order to keep the departments on full personnel, additional employees will be needed. MT Rosenfeld stated that the num- Der of. new employees needed dur ing the Christmas period will be between 15 and 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
NO FRED SCARE"
 BUT JUST HUNGRY MARCHING CROWD
They Invaded Washington on Sunday and May Try to Start Some Trouble

Washington, Dec. 7.-(UP) - The capitals fred scare to-day had resolved itself into an orderly invasion of 1,40O soup-fed men and women demanding s150 cash to each unemployed worker, and un- employment Insurance for all.
 These demands were to be laid [ before congress and the president to- o-day, after parade starting at 10 a. m., committee of eight planned to present a petition to the senate, and a similar committee was designated to visit the house. A march back to the White House, guarded now as If in state of siege, will be followed by presen- tation of the demands to President Hoover by third committee. Whether there would be trouble at the capitol was moot question to-day. Granted permission yester- day to carry their banners to the capitol, the marchers voted against 1t. But there may be enough hot heads in the army to create Q dis turbance. Police hoped not.
 The hunger marchers" arrived In washington late yesterday In two columns, one from the west. one from the north. They found friendly marines ready to relinquish their quarters so the hungry ones might have place to sleep. They paraded past the White House, the police advising them to split into platoons of bO to evade the law against parading without a permit. They held an enthusiastic but orderly mass meeting, aug ,.tA hxr an k0n nnFinnR Washingtons.
 When the marchers arrived at the District of Columbia line they piled out of their trucks, In which they had been packed like sardines. and proceeded afoot to their head quarters two blocks from the capi- | tol. As headquarters they had an abandoned Presbyterian church. now a marine barracks, but the marchers did not shy away from succeeding these capitalistic insti- tutions in occupancy of the church. Late last night. exhausted by their tedious truck ride and weari- some walk through the "magnIfi- cent distances" of the capital. they lay on the floor and snored-- snored in rich dinpason with indi- vidual overtones and obligatos. The women, white and black, were pro- vided with quarters at the House of Detention.
 Within m hour after arrival, the marchers were filing through Sal vation Army headquarters for a ra- ton of bean soup. bread and com fee. The first batch of soup had soured, and there were remarks about capitalistic charity. but fresh kettlefuls were provided speedily and the hungry fed with gusto. After supper a mass meeting was held in Washington auditorium. The International Works club Martini horn band of New York furnished music, notably the In- ternationale. and willing volunteers furnished oratory.
 The meeting lasted late. It voted on plans for to-day's march to the capitol, and to the White House, demanded release of Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings from San Quentin prison. California. and set aside February { as rally day in behalf of unemployment insurance. To -morrow a special demonstration for Mooney may be staged at his telegraphci request, It Is his 49th birthday.