The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-29
BANK ROBBERY and
STORY OF CAPTURE
WERE BEST STORIES
City and County Made Progress
in Face of Depressed
Market Condition
NO FAILURES RECORDED
Year MARRIED by Numerous Ira
gedies; Many Pioneers
Completed Careers

an accurate tabulation of the coun-
try's history.
Progress is marked in the news
columns, evidences of courage in the
face of unfortunate business condi-
tions. New stores have added to the
city's rating as a trade center.
Numerous enterprises have been sue
cessfully conducted by cooperating
business men. Happily not single
business failure is recorded, not one
of the city's store fronts has been
boarded up and marred with "for
rent" signs.
Best story of the year, beyond a
doubt, was the robbery of the State
Bank and Trust company. Well does
the reporter recall how his hands
trembled as he pounded out the story
and the scare heads for an extra"
which was on the streets before the
bandits had left the county. Then as
the year neared its end the bandits
were captured and furnished another
big story.
Most controversial stories of the
year were of the proposed gas plant
and the school boards band and tax
problem. Here the reporter signs as
he recalls the hours spent rewriting
stories on the subjects to achieve
fairness to both sides-and was cri-
tiGzed by both sides as result.
The year is marked, also, by fire.
quent tragedies. Car accidents and
similar events have taken the lives
of many loved citizens and strangers
in the territory. AS in each year,
several pioneers departed from the
city and county they helped to build.
The review follows:
December 81, 1881
Postoffce reported mailing 100000
Christmas cards; mailed 9,709 in
single day.
A. j. Olson addressed Farm Bureau
members.
Relief fund over-subscribed.
Mcleod Brothers hatchery sold to
Boote firm.
January Z, 1882
H. D. Thorp elected mayor; w. l..
Hardy and John Brueske are new aid
ermen.
Arrests follow dynamite stunt at
Morton.
Fewer divorces, population gains
reported in county.
Sheriff's office reported scarcity of
business.
Diantha Kuester death reported.
January IA
Frank Japs named chief of police.
W. T. Wilcox is new Commercial
club president.
Forty-three city taxpayers paid 70
per cent of taxes.
Junior and Senior High teams won
frem Marshall.
January 81
Matted milk machine stolen from
Revere.
Rail shipments from city in de-
cline.
Sleepy Eye defeated Redwood Sen
ior team; Juniors victorious.
Bernie Bierman made Minnesota
coach; Gazette discovered E. o. Beck
strand was former teammate at
Litchfeld.
Survey for Highway No. a under
way.
January 20
Jack Cannon killed in cleaning
plant.
]. L. Hendricks made Montgomery
Ward manager.
Kise arrested car thief at Sanborn.
February A
Mayor demanded safe driving in
city.
Rural route four discontinued; T.
W. Ziemer retired after 81 years in
service.
Mercury dropped to low point for
two years.
Red Cross roll call for county Melted
$3.50.
February II
Charles F. Gales announced plan for
new store.
Taxpayers meeting attacked gov
eminent in business.
N. P. Rams, Morgan, made Red
Cross president.
Redwood county paid 1882 in 1890
income taxes.
High school defeated Morton; Jun
Tors won sixth game.
February IS
School board announced intention
to cut budget $4,000.
Senior High lost to New Ulm; Jun
iors won.
Redwood Falls won two first, one
second in subdistrict declam.
Politics underway - Democrats
planning convention.
February Is
Backus announced plan for remod.