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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07

Bids on 16 paving projects, includ-
ing the Marshall-Redwood Falls job
on Highway IA, opened at the offices
of the Minnesota Highway depart
ment December %, have been reject
ed and the projects will be readvertis-
ed in the hope of getting more favor
able prices, Commissioner C. M. Bah
cock announces. The projects totaled
21O miles, about half of the 1882 paw
ing program.
"Prices on paving and other road
work were lower in 1881 than in any
year since the state began road build
ing" Commissioner C. M. Babcock
said. Indications are that 1881 was
the low spot in the depression, and
we expected to pay slightly higher
prices in 1882, but bids on nearly all
of the projects were considerably
higher than our estimates, so it was
decided to reject all bids"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07

That the wedding vow, "Until
Death Do Us PART" is stronger than
the divorce song, go To Reno and
be Renovated" was proved Wednes-
day last week when a divorced, mid
dle-aged couple from Iowa secured a
marriage license from Clerk of Court
w. G. Weldon and were married in
the office by Judge A. r. A. Laudon.
The couple, both 46 years old,
were on their way to Danvers in
northern Minnesota to get their seven
children who had been living with
their grandparents since their par
ents were divorced two years ago.
Believing the pair knew their own
minds Judge Laudon waived the give
day wait" law.
Roy ]. Sanders and Paula M. Krahn
were married the first time January
Z, 1903 and were divorced December
4, 1929 in Sac City, Iowa. They gave
their home address as Fonda, Iowa.
When they asked for q marriage Ii
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
TWO SCOUT TROOPS
Churches Plan to Make Scout
80 Work Major Activity;
Ask Support

A movement is being launched by
two churches in Redwood Falls to
establish two scout troops to work
together to further scout work. Rev.
G. E. Martin is in charge OF the
Methodist church movement and Rev.
]. P. Linn is sponsoring the cause in
the Presbyterian church.
There has been no organization OF
troops in either u the churches, but
each has had a meeting to explain
the purpose of the scout movement.
The Methodist men and boys met
Monday night and appointed COM
mittee, Lee Alexander, chairman, DIR.
j. w. Inglis and Rev. G. E. Martin
with j. L. Parsons as scoutmaster
and E. B. Orion as assistant scout
master.
The Presbyterian scouts met last
night with their scoutmaster, Richard
Cook, and the committee including
S. B. Duea, chairman, A. P. Falk, w.
E. Paffrath and Ira R. Rogers.
Both church committees announce
that anyone is free to join either OF
the scout troops regardless of reli-
gious beliefs. They hope to start a
movement that will receive the CO.
operation of other churches and or
CARNATIONS to make IN active year
round scout movement
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
Marriage Voys Win; PafantS of :. :.
Children Get Nei1:Mulrfiiag@ License

cense without waiting the required
five days, Mr.. Weldon informed them
it would be impossible for him to give
them one. The couple told him that
they had come, all the way from Fon-
da, Iowa, to get married as they had
heard five day wait was not re-
quired in Minnesota. Mr.. Weldon
told them if they could secure a
waiver from the judge of probate ne
could issue the license.
They told Mr.. Laudon they wished
to be reunited as they have six OF
their seven children to take care OF.
An affidavit was made out and sworn
to by the husband that all of the
statements he made were true.
In discussing the five day law, Mr..
Laudon said, "Any time / can speed
up marriage of this type by waiv-
ing the five day law, I feel / am
justified in doing so, especially in q
case like this where there are seven
children affected. .
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
FORBES DEFEATS
M.L.PETTlS IN CITY
RECORDER RACE
Hardy Has Nine Vote Majority
Over Alexander; Thorpe
Wins by lat Votes
1904 BALLOTS CAST
First Woman Candidate For
City Office Loses in
Alderman Vote

H. D. Thorpe, who came to Red
wood Falls % years ago in rumDl-
ing photographers wagon, was NAM
ed mayor Tuesday when 1854 voters
went to the polls in spite of snow
storm which lasted all day.
Mr.. Thorpe received Gil votes to
AGA for w. T. Wilcox, majority of
lat. He carried the first ward, home
ward for both candidates, 284 to 223
and ran ahead in the second ward,
327 to 241.
In the closest race of the day, w.
L. Hardy nosed out Lee O. Alexander
for alderman of the second ward with
a nine vote margin. The judges
counted until after II p. m. while the
lead changed frequently. The final
count was Hardy 285, Alexander ZIG.
Forbes effected
John Brueske won the council seat
from the first ward by defeating Mrs.
J. A. Baikie 1913 to lot while F. B.
Forbes was renamed city recorder
with 619 votes to 459 for M. L. Pet
tbs. Forbes carried the first ward,
3O1 to 209 and the second, 318 to $50.
T. F. Reed, municipal judge, and
A. F. Hassenstab, city treasurer,
were reelected without opposition.
Both wards were well represented
at the polls, the first submitting 512
votes and the second, 572 votes to
make the total vote one of the heav-
lest ever recorded for city election.
The heavy vote was surprise to
most of the judges, as interest appar-
emily was latent until the last few
days before the election when many
reports were circulated and several
candidates made an earnest effort to
secure support.
Meeting Tuesday
The new council will meet to or
ganize Tuesday when Mr.. Brueske
will replace H. G. Werder and Mr..
Hardy, w. A. Hauck on the city coun-
Gil. Mr.. Thorpe will take the oath of
office before Tuesday, to succeed DR..
w. A. Brand.
Mr.. Thorpe established lead in the
count Immediately and continued to
gain steadily. His majority was the
largest in several years, the records
for which show that DR.. Brand de-
feated A. J. White by 80 votes last
| year; and that Mr.. White won from
R. w. Serkland by 142 votes the pre-
vious year.
When the returns of the election
were heard, Mr.. Thorpe said, Il just
want to thank the people of Redwood
Falls for the support they have shown
me in the election and let them know
that I will be mayor for all of the
people,"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
Elect Thorpe Mayor; Hardy, Brueslxe Aldermen
PatOns in Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Patton of Red
wood Falls were injured in an auto
mobile accident at Maryville, Mis-
souri,, early this week enroute home
after spending the christmas holt
days with their daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Torseth at Austin, Texas.
Friends here have received no de-
tails of the accident or of the extent
of the injuries but understand that
Mrs. Patton spent several days in a
hospital and that Mr.. Patton was there
one night. Neither is believed to
have been seriously hurt although it
was reported that the car was badly
damaged.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
Depression Hits
Sherif's Office
Past Four Weeks Quietest
in Last Seven Years of
Criminal Chasing

"A depression has been heard
of in business, government and
employment, but it's the first
time in seven years that Sheriff
L. j. Kise has been confronted
with a depression in criminals
to, apprehend.
The last four weeks have
been the quie.est during the
past seven years. He has made
fewer arrests and answered
fewer calls and the calls he has
answered have been minor ones
in comparison with those in
other years of his service.
Mr.. Kise sees no reason for
the quiet spell in his business,
but looking back over some of
his records, it is not to be won
dered at that criminals stay
clear Of Redwood county and
Redwood Falls. The sheriff and
Deputy Sheriff Harry Beatty,
with the aid of their blood
hounds, have not only made a
record in the county, but have
taken their blood hounds out Of
the county and out of the state
to assist in capturing criminals
known the country over for
their offenses.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
Diantha Kuester
Dies January 3
Death Occurs After Long Ill
ness; Funeral Held Here
Wednesday Afternoon

Word was received here Monday
morning of the death of Miss Diantha
Kuester which occurred Sunday eve
ming, January 8, at Glen Lake.
Miss Kuester was born May Is,
1911, at Wabasso and came to Red
wood Falls with her parents in early
childhood. The family home was
here until the death of Mrs. Kuester
two years ago when Mr.. Kuester and
the children moved to Minneapolis.
She was a graduate of the Red
wood Falls High school and had de-
voted much of her time to the study
of music. She was a talented pianist
and was for a number of years the
organist at the First Presbyterian
church. During her residence in Min
neapolis she was employed as tele-
phone operator until last April when
she became i'll and was taken to the
Glen Lake Sanitarium.
She is survived by her father, AL
bert Kuester and two sisters, Cert
rude ana NINA.
The body was brought to the
Odlaug Undertaking Parlors Tuesday
and short prayer service was con-
Quoted there Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Funeral services were held
at the First Presbyterian church at
2:30 o'clock with DR.. j. P. Linn,
pastor of the church, in charge. A
trio, Mrs. S. B. Duea, Mrs. R. v. Ochs
and Miss Eunice Mckay sang with
Mrs. B. E. Marsh at the organ.
The pallbearers were Carl Melges,
Wilbur Melges, Erwin Ewart, Gilbert
Johnson, 3. E. Marsh and X. w.
Stockton. Burial was made in the
cemetery here.
Besides the family, those who came
to attend the funeral were cousin,
Miss Ruth Zorn, Miss Anita Buchanan
and Miss Clara Hallickson Of Min
neapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
GAME POSTPONED

The game which was scheduled
for Sunday afternoon at the Redwood
Falls armory between the Oneida
Mohican Indians of Buffalo, New
York and the Provident Life team Of
Redwood Falls was postponed indie
finitely as the Indians could not get
here on account of the weather. They
were stalled in northern Wisconsin
for several hours.
Elmer Helgesen, manager of the
Provident Life team, states that an
other game will be booked with the
Indians to be played in early Febru-
ary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
MORTON DYNAMITE
STUNT new YEARS
LEADS TO ARREST
One Youth Held at Olivia
Others Questioned in Con-
nectiOn With Explosion
NINE STICKS EXPLODED
Houses Shaken, Windows BrOk-
en-; Hearing May be Held
Late This Week

One person has been arrested and
several more are sought IN Morton
in connection with New Years eve
dynamite party there. The bombing,
which occurred about a. m. near
the Farmers elevator on the old high
way, Nos. a and IA, broke several
windows and dislodged the front
porch on one home.
Nine sticks of dynamite were laid
on the road near the elevator and shot
off. The blast was heard and felt all
over town.
The person who shot off the dyna-
mite carried it all evening and had
it with him at dance, he told Sheriff
Heaney of Olivia. The Renville
county sheriff is holding him in the
Jail at Olivia for a hearing which
probably vii be held Friday.
Although Sheriff Heaney was in
Morton Tuesday questioning several
other Morton boys in regard to the
''blow-up," no further arrests were
made.
Three houses that received broken
windows from the blast are occupied
by the families of G.. A. Miller, Al.
Jouges and Mike Rutland. The fourth
is the old MCGEE building. Nearly Is
windows were broken and every
house and building in town was shak-
en-.
When the crash came, many people
were going home from the dance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
81 Miles Crawling
: Completed in County
Engineers Report Shows Cut
in Maintenance Cost of
$14.12 Per Mile

Thirty-two miles of crawling was
completed in Redwood county during
the pastsyear according to the report
of County Engineer Richard Cook to
the county commissioners Monday
Three of the 80 miles were graveled
through the state aid system and paid
for from the Minnesota gas tax and
the other 20 miles were at the coun-
tvs expense.
The cost of crawling the three
miles through state aid is $1,538.4C
and the 20 miles at county expense
amounts to $9,80S.61.
During the months of December
1929, January, February and March
1880, the county spent a total OF
$2,234.78 on routine maintenance
which was an average of $10.19 pei
mile. Over the same period in 1880
1881 total of $5,62S.98 or an aver
age of $25.70 per mile was spent
Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
CARDINALS MEET
MARSHALL FRIDAY
Inter- District Tilt Slated on
Lincoln. School Floor;
Juniors in Prelim

The Redwood Falls High school
basketball team will open it's 1882
campaign Friday night with nom
district game with Marshall at the
Lincoln school auditorium. A pre-
liminary game will be played between
the undefeated Redwood Junior high
and the Marshall Junior high at
7:30 p. m.
The Redwood team has lost to Nor
ton and won from Springfield and
Sleepy Eye. The Junior highs de-
feated the Morton seconds and the
Sleepy Eye and Springfield Junior
highs.
Last year the high school team
played two games with Marshall and
was on the long end of a close score
each game.
Although the schools were closed
for two weeks and the coaches have
been home over the holidays, the
team has been practicing consistently
under the direction Of Superintendent
j. H. Wichman. Regular practice be-
gan Monday night with Coach j. L.
Brown supervising the high school
team and Coach F. E. Christensen
directing the Juniors. ai
Redwood has standing of 666 and
is tied for third place with Gaylord,
Lamberton and Sleepy Eye. Echo
and New Ulm top the list with 1000;
Echo having won two games and
New Ulm, Morton is in third place
with four wins and one loss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
Sanders Appoints
Advisory Committee.

Parker D. Sanders has selected
his committee for Redwood county to
act as an advisory committee select
ed to assist Governor Floyd B. Oh
sons state relief committee to give
relief for the rest of the winter. The
committee includes Mrs. Otto Franta,
Wabasso; Mrs. Harvey Swennes,
Lamberton; DIR. F. III. Aldrich, Bel
view; and Nels P. Rams, Morgan,
chairman of Redwood county chapter
American Red Cross.
Mr.. Sanders made his appointments
after he had been chosen by Cow
ernor Olson last week to act as chair
man of the Redwood county state re-
lief system. He received his appoint
ment along with IS other county
chairmen throughout the state.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
SUMMER, WINTER
WEATHER MARKS
BROKEN in 1881
Cold Wave Predicted After I'm.
usually Mild December;
Roads BlOckaded
ONE DAY BELOW ZERO
Summer Hottest, Dryest Ever
Recorded, Weather
Observer Says

North Star State" didn't mean a
thing as far as Minnesota weathe;
was concerned last year, according
to N. B. Andersen, weather observer
here, who points to broken records
for heat and dryness during the sum-
mer and lack Of cold weather and
blizzards in winter.
But along with the warm weather
which Minnesotans have been enjoy
ing during the past months comes a
prediction of cold weather and more
snow. Mr.. Andersen says he has
witnessed many winters when the
weather tide turned for the worse
quickly and he anticipates the same
turning before many days have pass
ed.
The weather made partial about
face this week when heavy snowfall
blocked many minor roads and trunk
highways were kept open by constant
use of plows. A heavy wind would
make all routes impossible, should it
arrive before a thaw has settled
drifts.
According to the weather records
Mr.. Andersen has been keeping for
the last % years, there hasn't been
a year which surpasses the warmness
of 1880 and 1881. There has been
only one day since January 1, 1881
that the government thermometer
dropped below zero and that was JAM
uary IA, 1881 when the marker reach
ed 10 below.
Summer Records
The entire winter of 1930-1931 had
only three days with weather below
zero, 1880 had 81 days below the
zero mark and 1929 was the coolest
winter of the three with 46 days I'M
der zero
1t was not only the winter months
that set records for the Gopher state
last year, as the summer months
were in class by themselves, break
ing two all time records. There were
SO days during the 1881 summer that
the temperature rose above 80 de-
grees and Is of the So days were
above 100, setting a record for days
above 80 and for days over 100. The
hottest days during the summer were
June % and July q when the ther-
mometer reached 1OS degrees for the
only two times in at least % years.
Recalls Worst Winter
Mr.. Andersen speaks of the winter
1888 as one of the 'freakiest" he
has ever experienced. He said the De-
cember of that year was the warmest
ever witnessed and the next month
produced the worst storm. A three
day storm blew up the coolest spell
for many years. The blizzard whip
ped the snow into drifts as high as
% feet. Mr.. Andersen said that the
old two story building known as the
Bell Furniture store, located where
the w. T. Wilcox store is now, was
covered with snow and nothing could
be seen but the chimney.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
LIONS MEET

J. n. Wichman, superintendent of
schools, discussed the financial plan
by which Redwood Falls IS paying off
its school Indebtedness at meeting
of the Lions club Monday noon. He
discussed the subject in detail at a
Parent Teacher association meeting
several weeks ago.
w. T. Wilcox and H. D. Thorpe,
candidates for mayor, were guests of
the club.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
FEWER DIVORCES.
POPULATION GAINS
SHOWN in COUNTY
Births Exceed Deaths by 284
According to Statistics;
Gain Over 1880
MARRIAGES FREQUENT
145 Licenses to Wed Issued by
Clerk of Court, One Less
Than Last Year

The population of Redwood county
was increased by 284 persons during
1881, according to vital statistics
compiled by Clerk Of Court w. G.
Weldon in his annual report of the
years records in his office. The re-
port showed 442 births and 1853 deaths
compared to 1880 statistics 396 births
and 1874 deaths.
Other interesting data in the report
shows that there were only nine
actions for divorce last year compar-
ed with Is for 1881 and las marriage
licenses were issued against LAG the
previous year. Six hundred and five
delinquent real estate tax judgments
were entered compared with 564 in
1880.
Mr.. Weldon reports no depression
in the issuance of marriage licenses
because of the FIVE day law which
went into effect early last year OF
due to 'hard times" The licenses of
1881 dropped one over 1880 and nine
over 1929.
Following is a tabulation Of bust
ness done in Mr.. Weldon's office dur
ing 1881 compared with 1880:
1931-193O
244 234-Cases were entered in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
Former Redwood Falls
Resident ElectrOcuted

w. M. Smith, who lived in Red
wood Falls several years ago, was
killed instantly recently in Litchfield
when he came in contact with wire
carrying 1000 volts.
Mr.. Smith has been in Litchfield
for IA years working in the Litchfield
Municipal Electric plant where he
was killed. He was about 40 years
old and is survived by his wife and
two young sons.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
FOOTBALL STAR HERE

Wurt Englemann of Miller, South
Dakota, a former South Dakota State
athlete who recently completed a
season with the Green Bay, Wiscon-
sin, Packers was guest at the r. F..
Anderson home here Sunday night.
Other guests were ]. R. Mcintosh,
X. w. Stockton and Harry Walters.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07

Patrons of the Scenic City CO.
Operative Oil company must turn in
their cash register tickets immediate
" to receive dividends for their years
purchases, according to A. M. Dem
nistoun, secretary. The tickets must
be at the station by January 20.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Backus were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Seifert
at Olivia Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
PAVING BIDS DEToURED

Continued on Page 12)
La gaceta., 1932-01-14

ia de la Gale Fleming, que pre-
sidi6 la Sra. George F. Archar
hubo de describirse la miseria
de las familias pobres de la 10.
calidad Y otros males deriva-
dos de la ~presente situaci6n So
cial.
Una sonora manifesto que Sc
VIC precisada a If a un bar
de la Gale Division, en- busca de
un pariente. Ali Sc VIC amena-
zada por un hombre, pero ella
logr6 entrar por la puerta del
fondo. encontrando tirados en-
ell suelo a varios borrachos.
Otra madre manifesto que ha-
bia sufrido en- ell pasado los efec
tos de la intemperancia en- su
familia, pero que preferia yer
a sus dos hijos muertos antes
que cayeran victimas del desor-
den alcoh6lico.
Luego de estos discursos la
Sra. Acher manifesto que Sc
La gaceta., 1932-01-14

en- medic de una depression no
pueden sacrificar las gananciaS
que del negocio con ell Soviet
pueden derivarSe, aunque ellOs
aSeguran que este significa una
amenaza para el future.
Isl ell capitalismo es supe-
rior, por que no dejar a Russia
sin molestarla?
Pero ell senador, aparentemen
tie no tiene f6 en- ell perfecto sis
tema capitalista actual.
De todos modos, son muchos
los hombres de talento del mum
do que aseguran que los RuSos
han lido demasiado lejos con sus
planes para que Sc les pueda
contener Ell SUI labor de engran-
decimiento.
jPor que ell senador no imita
al Rey Canuto y trata de con
tener con su palabra ell avance
del mar?
La gaceta., 1932-01-14
casa creyendo encontraria ALI ell

casa creyendo encontraria ALI el
doeumento, Ruth Sc volvi6 a los
p~eriodistas y dijo estas pala-
bras: mo tengo ningdn contra
to y no creo que ellos 10 hayan
enviado. 81 10 lutheran manda-
do, va 10 tendria aqui''.
Circula ell fresco rumor de
que los Yankees han decidido no
remitir ell contrato a Ruth sino
discutir la cosa personalmente
con el. Esto Sc ha venido ha-
ciendo en- los ultimos amos.
"No sc NADIA acerca de una
reuni6n,-agreg6 Ruth.-Todo
10 que Sc es 10 que me dicen por
ahi, de que me remitieron I'm
contrato. Y 20 desearia verlo 10
mismo que ustedes".
Ell coronel Rupert, dueno de
los Yankees, recientemente ase-
gur6 que no pagaria a Babe los
$4,000 de la Ultima Temporal
da.
La gaceta., 1932-01-14
TRIBUNA OBRERA
UN PROFESSOR REACCIO-
MARIO

Pronunciando un discurso
ante numerosos estudiantes dc
la Universidad de Wisconsin, eI
professor John B. Chapple, direc
tor del peri6dico ashland
Press, atac6 duramente las
tacticas del comunismo. FL pro-
fesor tambien la emprendi6 con
ell socialismo, ell anarquismo y
sindicalismo, denunciando ade-
mas a Glenn Frank, p~residente
de la universidad al goberna-
dor Phillip Lafayette; profe-
sor Selig Perlman, professor Wi
liam f. Chalmers y DR.. Alejan
dro Meiklejohn, como corrup-
torres de los cerebros de la ju-
ventud. Tn cargo similar, de-
La gaceta., 1932-01-14

hemos %recordar, fue hechO con-
ira Socrates por los reacciona-
rios de la antigua AtenaS.
"EXiSte un complot inSidioso
Y sutil contra Ell individualismo
northumberland ell professor
CharHle. "Esperaba 81 que los
estudjantes estallaran en- patri6-
tico fervor y lie aclamaran, mas
no fu& asi. Tn i6ven lc hizO es-
Ia embarazosa pregunta al ora
dor: Isl America fuera manana
a la guerra de un lado al cual
Vd. eStuviera opuesto, de que
parte Vd. Sc pondria? GQue lie
pasaria entonccs a su "indivi-
dualismo americano?" Chapple
no contest0.
Ent0nceS reclDlO Otra SOrpfe-
sa cuando ell estudiante dijo:
"Yo pido a las personals aqui pre-
sentes, que rehusen pelear bajo
cualquiera circunstancia en- la
pr6Xima guerra, que Sc pongan
de pie'-y mas de la mitad de la
audiencia Sc puso de pie.
81 Chapple fuera un hombre
capaz de discutir con claridad,
de 10 ocurrido sacaria la con-
clusi6n de que los estudiantes
no estan pervertidos por sus
maestros, sino que estan pen
sando por 81 mismos.