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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
Plans to Take Possession by
April 1; May Have Store
Ready by May l
PLANS MODERN FRONT
Charlton Buys New Equipment
for Dry Cleaning Plant;
Seeks Building

Another important business deal was
closed Saturday when w. A. Backus
bought the building on Second street
owned by Mrs. Elizabeth lima and
occupied by the Smith-Nygren pool
hall. Mr.. Backus plans to take pos
session April and move his confec-
tionery store there April 80.
Many improvements will be made
in the building. Besides installing a
new front, Mr.. Backus plans to have
the interior redecorated and to in
stall modern confectionery equip
ment. A kitchen will be built in the
back of the building and home baked
foods viii be served.
Mr.. Backus plans to have booths
installed on both sides of the build
ing, extending back to the kitchen
and will have tables through the
center. There will be IL or Is booths.
A tea room is contemplated which
will be separate and can be used for
private and public parties.
Mr.. Backus came to Redwood Falls
eight years ago from Minneapolis,
and bought half interest in the
confectionery store, where he is now
located, from George T. Freyer.
Three and one-half years ago he pur-
chased Mr.. Freyer's half.
Cyril Smith and Rudolph Nygren
who are operating the pool hall have
no plans Mr.. Smith may buy pool
hall in some nearby town.
Charlton Buys Machinery
William Charlton stated this week
that he has ordered his machinery
for new dry cleaning plant to be
located somewhere in Redwood Falls.
Mr.. Charlton has several buildings
under consideration. The state law
concel ing the establishment of dry
clean plants, prohibits considering
some them.
His dry cleaning business was
burned out several weeks ago when
it was in the, Appleton building. The
rumor that he and Rudolph Nygren
were to establish tailoring shop in
the Maytag store is false, Mr.. Charl-
ton said.
He will have his new machinery in
Redwood Falls in ten days and ex-
poets a new location by then.
Although Mr.. Freyer has no de-
finite plans for the Backus half of the
store, he may move his radio store on
Second street, into the other part OF
the Rexall store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
400 Dance at Legion
Bicentennial Ball

Nearly 200 couples danced to mod
ern tunes in colonial and military
costumes at the American Legion's
bicentennial ball Monday night, the
most colorful event of its kind staged
here for some time.
DR.. C. L. Lynn, dressed as colon
ial gentleman and Mrs. w. E. Paf-
frath, as colonial lady, were select
ed to lead the grand march which
formed after concert by the Scenic
City band.
After the march the crowd danced
to music by the Midnight Marauders.
The affair was managed by commit
tee of the American Legion, who sent
out approximately 500 invitations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
Three Cars Stolen;
One Found Sunday

Three cars were stolen, presumably
by the same thief, in towns along
Highway Ia Saturday while one of
the three was recovered near here
Sunday.
The first car was missed at Gay
lord, the second at Redwood Falls and
the third at Marshall. The car TAX
en- here belonged to Joseph Soupir of
Milroy who had attended show here
Saturday night and was visiting at
the home of his uncle, Joseph Filipek.
peck.
The first car stolen belonged to A.
G.. Fritzner of Gaylord. Mr.. Fritzner
noticed the absence of his car from
the streets of Gaylord, shortly after
6 p. m. Saturday and reported the
theft to the sheriff.
A car was noticed standing on top
of the Morton hill on the edge of the
pavement Saturday by several mot
orists, abandoned. Sunday the car
was still there and the gas tank was
empty. Sheriff L. j. Kise was noti-
fed and the car was taken into the
jail garage and kept there until the
owner of the car claimed it.
1t is believed by Mr.. Kise that the
robber ran out of gas on top of the
hill, abandoned the car and walked
into town where he stole the Soupir
car.
The third car was stolen about mid
night Saturday on the streets of
Marshall. Although there was enough
gas in the Soupir car to carry the
thief farther than Marshall, Mr.. Kiss
believes that it was the same thief
and that he changed cars to avoid de-
lection. The Soupir car is still miss
ing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25

Twenty-Five years after listening
to the choo-choo of the engine and
the clang- clang of the bell as depot
agent on the Minneapolis and St.
Louis railroad at North Redwood,
Richard Warren Sears retired from
the mail order firm he founded, a
millionaire, made rich by his genius
for promotion. Incidents from his
life in Redwood county and later
years are retold this month in For
tune magazine, one of the most ex-
elusive of all periodicals.
The start of his eventful career as
a mail order magnate began in North
Redwood in the early eighties. Sears,
picturesque American of the breezy
promoter type, began to sell watches
by mail while he was the station
agent there. He would send watch
by express to fictitious name and
address and when the distant agent
informed him that the watch had not
been called for, Sears would instruct
him to sell it himself and keep So of
the price for his trouble.
From North Redwood Sears moved
to Minneapolis where he started
general merchandise store which
gave him little more Of the joy
which he was seeking. Still not sat-
isfied with the returns he journeyed
to CHICAGO to omen the mail order
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
Triplets, Twins Born
All Thriving Kids

Triplets Sunday and Twins Tues
day, all this week, is the rate by
which the population in one section
of town is increasing and they are
all nice kids.
Kids in no slang sense either, for
the mothers are two mamie goats
owned by Nate Bovee, county agent
and goat fancier. His flock was in
creased by three ewes Sunday and
the family was partially balanced
Tuesday when two bucks Joined the
herd. Mothers and offspring are do
ing nicely.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
Story Of North Redwood Depot
Agent, WhoBecameMail Order
Magnate, Retold in Fortune

and Mr.. Sears headed the corpora
ton.
The business grew in gratifying,
prosperous manner and Sears took IN
Alvah Curtis Roebuck, then janitor
at the North Redwood depot, as part
ner. In those days the stockholders
were all personally known to the bank
whose testimonial was printed on the
catalogue which was issued twice a
year by Sears and his new partner.
The Fortune article goes on to say
that Sears was the kind of man who
could learn algebra in two days. His
business soon CROSSED half a million
yearly. He would go to the theatre,
think of new scheme all through
the first act and be ready to announce
it as soon as the curtain went down.
One such idea sold $4,000 sewing ma
chimes in one month in 1897.
Several years passed before Mr.
Sears sold out his interest in the cor
poration in 1909 and retired from the
business He died in 1914 after re-
turning to Redwood Falls for visit
that summer, a rich man.
During his career as leader in mail
order stores, Mr.. Sears made fire.
quent trips to Redwood Falls to visit
with the w. H. Gold family and to
look after the land he purchased af-
ter his rise in business. The firm still
owns land in Redwood county and the
Sears sisters own . farm betWeen
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
Jail Redwood Man on
Non Support Charge

Harold Leonard, Redwood Falls,
was sentenced to two years in St.
Cloud by Judge A. B. Gislason of the
ninth judicial district, Friday, for
non-support of his wife and family.
He left home the latter part Of Jam
uary and was found several weeks
later in Minneapolis by Sheriff L. J.
Kise. He was arraigned before Mum
icipal Judge 7. F. Reed Wednesday
and bound over to district court.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
Backus VIII Remodel Smith
Pool Hall for Confectionery
Tax Association Will
Hold WabassO Meeting

Members of the Redwood County
Tax association will meet Wednesday,
March 2, at p. m. in the city hall
at Wabasso for the annual election
of officers and transaction of other
business.
D. L. Crimmins, chairman of the
group, announced the meeting at a
tax meeting here recently. Tax dis
cussions will follow other business al
though no special speakers have been
arranged for.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
GETS GRADING CONTRACT

George w. Huhnerkoch of Redwood
Falls has been awarded the contract
for grading on Highway No. z be-
tween Golden and Sleepy Eye, ac-
,cording to information from the state
highway department. Thirty-three
thousand cubic yards of dirt will be
moved I.6 mile stretch. Mr.. Huh
nerkoch's bid was $6,497.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
CONTINUE TAX STUDY

School board members met Thurs
day night for further discussion OF
budget savings which will make
possible the $4,000 tax reduction
voted at previous meeting.
School board officers stated this
week, that definite program will be
announced soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-25
Republican Meeting

H. B. West, Morgan, chairman of
Redwood county Republicans, has
announced that committees of the
county will meet in the court house
Friday at p. m. to make arrange
ments for the county convention.
The county convention probably
will be held March 16 to elect officers
and lay plans for a campaign.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07
wADE-BoGH

q
AT his sisters home In Tacoma on
New Years day, Mr.. Bill Wade and
Miss Gwen Bogh were married quiet
ly and with no ostentation, but with
bright prospects for present and flu
ture happiness For years Bill has
worked on the steamer vashona and
other boats plying between Tacoma
and Quartermaster Harbor until now
he holds first mates papers. He is a
likable, dependable young man whose
fine qualities did not escape the OBJ
servations of the attractive young
lady who arrived from Iowa last year
and now they will soon be ensconced
in little home at Dockton, after a
weeks vacation from boat and house
keeping duties. Many good wishes
follow this young couple.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07
Indianans In Congress Back
Santa Claus; Protest Changing
Name of Little Postoffic,

Especial to The New York Times)
Washington-Senator Watson and
the entire Indiana representation in
Congress have asked Postmaster Gen
eral Brown not to carry out his threat
to change the name of the little Santa
Claus post office in their state.
1t is little back room" post office
in general store in the hamlet bear
ing the name Of Santa Claus. It was
discovered by wandering reporter
several years ago, and since that time
each Christmas has been a greater
Job for the village postmaster. People
from all parts Of the country sent
letters to him to be remailed to adj
dresses all over the world,
1t became necessary to send addi-
tional clerks there for the holiday
period and extra equipment to handle
the enormous amount of Christmas
mail and packages. The postmaster,
formerly paid on the basis of the
number of stamps he sold annually,
was elevated to a standard wage by
Congress.
A report which caused the Indiana
members of Congress to petition Mr..
Brown was that a large Rochester
IN. " business house notified the
Postoffice Department that they ex-
pected to mail more than 100000
pieces from the Indiana village this
Christmas.
Something went wrong and the
plans were changed, it is said, and
this caused Mr.. Brown to declare that
on January the name would be
changed from Santa Claus to less
conspicuous designation to avert
Christmas mail rushes in the future.
This aroused Indianans, who hold
that Mr.. Brown cannot change the
name Of the village and for that rea-
son should not change the name of
its postoff.ce. For humanitarian rea-
sons also they say that If the little
postoifice brings happiness each year
to the children of the world, it is of
but little concern to the postoffice
officials in providing for additional
help.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07
Island Neus of Interest

Mrs. Chas M, Taylor, of Ketchikan,
Alaska, visited her sister-in-law, Mrs.
J. F. Shaw last week. She arrived on
the Island Thursday and remained
until Saturday.
Ada Blekkink returned to Corvallis
last week after a Christmas visit with
relatives and friends.
On Wednesday of last week Mrs,
Howard Hansen, Marcianne and
Arthur returned from Chehalis where
they have been visiting Mrs. Hansen's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. st. John,
since Christmas. Mr.. Hansen drove
down to Chehalis on Tuesday. bring
ing his family home. On Christmas
Day Mrs. T. Hansen was the guest of
the st. John family.
Mrs. A, G. st. John returned 20 her
home in Chehalis Wednesday morning
after a visit of several days with her
daughter, Mrs. Howard Hansen, and
family, Mrs. ST. John arrived Thurs
day, of last week.
On New Years Day Mr.. and Mrs.
Esterle and Elsie entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. M. R. Roak, of Keyport, and Mrs.
Mary Means at dinner.
Taken i'll on Christmas Eve, Alex
Stewart has been confined to the
house ever since, but is improving
steadily.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Watson have
been enjoying visit from their
daughter, Mrs. Esther Woodruff, and
her small son, Billie Jr., who arrived
from Seattle on New Years Day.
MFR. and Mrs. E. w. Fitch, of Seattle
were the New Years Day guests of
DR.. and Mrs. v. c. Coutts.
Rev. Halsey Carstens. former pastor
of the Island Community Church, has
left Seattle and is now located in
Yakima.
Rev, and Mrs, Hugh Armstrong, of
Seattle, were calling on Island friends
New Years Day.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07

A. q. Nystedt is working at Sumas,
WASH, doing the excavating for a
large custom house being built there.
Don Tjomsland, with the tractor be-
longing to Louie Deppman, is assist
ing him. They are working under
great difficulties, as the unusual
amount of rainfall makes it necessary
to pump the wster out of the excava-
ton before work can be carried on.
Phil Harneling, of Seattle, was an
Island visitor on Monday.
On last wednesday evening Louis
Brosseau entertained a number of
friends in honor Of Donald Morgan.
Besides the honor guest those who
enjoyed Louis hospitality were Joy
Bulingsley, verna Dunbar. Bob and
Kelly Weiss. Baxter Galloway, Bob
Hattley, Paul Billingsley.
Among the young people who have
returned to school after enjoying the
holidays on the Island are Fielder
Beall, Thomas Beall, Lois Clark, Mary
Smell, Masa Mukai, Bob and Kelly
Weiss, John King, Norman and Geo.
Harrington, Marcia Forbes, Margaret
Poage, Miriam Takasuka, Ada Blek-
kink, Betty Reeves, Gordon Flenner,
Frank Swanson, la Besonen, Joyce
and Paul Billingsley.
Donald Morgan left Friday for
Ithaca, New York, to resume his work
at Cornell. He had a delightful va
cation with the home folks.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07
The Revolution In Salvador
Continued from page one,


Continued from page one)
tional Guard and the police to accept
1t.
But as 1t often does. both in the
realms of fact and fiction, something
went wrong. Someone not In the plot
learned of 1t and it became necessary
to start the bombardment OF the
palace, which is not much Of palace
but Just residence in the heart of
San Salvador, at 1880 p. M, Deem
Der 2. The palace guard, soldiers Of
the regular army, the national guard,
separate organization, and the
police fought in defense OF the palace
and the president and many died at
their posts. One OF the cabinet min
listers was killed in the street when
he refused to halt. More than hun
dred, soldiers and civilians, were kill
ed and many more wounded in the
| nights fighting. But the president
and his wife, largely by chance,
escaped through a rear door anG
through the garage to a side street
and in an auto got to Santa Tecla, a
residential suburb. and there, with two
or three hundred of his followers
gathered at the army Quartet, began
TO issue appeals and orders to the
other regiments. AT this time the
telegraph offices, in possession of the
national guard, were still open and
the rest of the country learned of
events in the capital
In the early hours OF the morning
the president and his cavalcade went
by auto and truck to Santa Ana,
second city of the Republic, in the
western section, towards Guatemala.
To the people and the army in Santa
Ana he declared that he would make
that city his capital, bring his cabinet
there and maintain his position as
president Of the Republic. This may
have tickled their vanity little but
1t didn't get very far for the garrison
at Santa Ana soon learned that the
rebellion was in fact revolution.
That the army would not fight for
Araujo and that troops from the west
and troops from the east and air.
planes overhead would soon be there
to get Araujo one way or another.
The citizens of Santa Ana, too,
didn't want their city all messed UP
and they were very busy with the
coffee crop anyway and wouldn't have
any money till it was picked and sold
SO they all advised him that it would
be folly to resist and that he had
better hand them his resignation and
go to Guatemala while the going was
still good. After indulging in an
Grafton the substance of which was
that he had been elected president of
the country and that he would main
tain his position at all costs and that
besides 1t would be cowardly to flee
he finally gave in and with tears in
his eyes he signed and gave to one
of his friends mandate to act for
him in his absence, which still reserv-
ing all his rights. He was then con-
Quoted to the frontier where, in the
picturesque language of the 'Diario
Latino "He forsook the last inches
of his native soil and passed into the
obscurity of foreign land" where at
the present writing he is indulging in
various flights of oratorical prediction
on the subject of his speedy and
triumphant return and in the mean
time is resting easily
On Sunday morning an airplane
flew over Cojutepeque and dropped
printed manifestos telling the public
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07

that the military government was In
full control, that Vice president Mar
tinez was in office and had named a
cabinet to carry on the government,
that they regretted the loss of life in
the revolution but that they consider
ed 1t necessary and unavoidable in
attaining an end which thcy were
confident would be an everlasting
benefit to the country
Also we are informed that the new
government is entirely constitutional.
That the vice-president is rightfully
in office because the president left
the country without the consent of
the National Assembly which, accord
ing to the said constitution he is for
hidden to do even, 1t should be added
in a footnote, If not written in the
text, even II. the army does shoot up
his palace with machine guns in the
night and chases him to the frontier
in the morning. Which shows that
amid the grim details of revolution
there may still be q CLEAN of humor
here and there. But you mustn't
smile. 1t Is intended to taken serious
ly. You do not get the full meaning
of this until you remember that the
vice-prcsident is General Martinez an
army man. In the same logical man.
ner the army Officers prove to the
public that in all their actions they
were only fulfilling the solemn obli-
CATION they assumed when they Joined
the army, to protect the rights of the
people and support the constitution
and that all has been done to the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07


The Ramquist family spent New
Years Day together at the Bibbins'
home. The only member of the fami-
ly absent was Mayreld. who is at
tending school in Los Angeles.
r. w. F. Martin returned this week
from Vancouver, B. c.. after a pleas
ant holiday visit with his daughter.
Attend the play of Three Wise
Fools Saturday eve, January 10, at
H. S. and get good laugh. 10
On New Years Day Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Rodda entertained at dinner Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Bethea and Naomi,
Mr.. and Mrs, Louis Rodda, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schmidt and baby daughter.
On Friday Mrs E. E. Stafford and
grandson, Richard, left for Walla
Walla and Milton, Ore. where they
will visit relatives for an indefinite
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Garvin, of
Seattle, spent New Years Day with
Mr.. Garvin's father and sister, Mr..
w. v. Garvin and Miss Nina.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Brinton spent
New Years evening and day with Mrs.
Brinton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w,
D. Garvin.
Is Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Clark and
two children were New Years guests
of the w. D, Clark family.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Hoax, Of Key
port, spent New Years and the week.
end on their Island property just east
of 'vashon.
Don Tjomsland came from Sumas
on Wednesday to attend the funeral
of his grandmother, the late Augusta
Breed.
For sale so laying leghorn pullets.
Inquire at this office.
A telegram received Monday after
noon from Mrs. Chas. Deppman by
her brother, w. D. Clark, informed
him that his son, Buster, now touring
California, had been taken suddenly
i'll and was in the Santa Monica hos
pital, awaiting developments. An
emergency operation was performed
at 1880 Tuesday morning for peritoni-
tbs, the second one in less than year.
Daily reports indicate that Buster is
doing nicely.
Il On Monday evening Lad Bacchus
was taken to Seattle General hospital
for an emergency appendicitis oper-
alton, which disclosed a ruptured ap-
pendix. He is progressing nicely.
Bud Ely and Don odion arrived
home New Years Eve from trip to
California which took them as far
south as San Diego. They took a
truck load of Christmas trees with
them and returned with load of
oranges.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07

everlasting glory and honor Of the
5alvadoranean army. 3
Yesterday, Sunday, business as
usual was the order of the day. The
church bells rang, the markets were
open, the trains were running, the
streets were populous and the band
played in the park at night. In the
game of president. yesterday Araujo.
today Martinez, tomorrow Quien
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
From an Old Man to His Beautiful
Daughter, Far, Far Away.

There is no Santa Claus,
SEE you!
Mayhap to me in yester-year
T'were true
with lies long road before me dear.
But now
The trail's-end almost near
1t gives me pause
There Just must be Santa Claus,
Who gave me YOU.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07

Some old-fashioned mothers who
can remember their husbands first
kisses now have daughters who can't
even remember their first husbands.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07

Read the want ads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-07
PREDICTS BUSY
AIRPORT SEASON
Cox Files Report for First
Nine Months Work.

Increased activities at municipal
airport are forecast for 1882 by
Charles E. Cox Jr., airport super
intendent, in a report covering the
nine months the port has been in
operation.
Approximately twenty-four tons
of mail were handled at the airport
last year. Cox reported. Of this to-
tai, 1920 pounds were inbound and
29,4l1 outbound.
During the year 1905 transport
passengers cleared the port. OF
this number 2,379 arrived here, 1898
departed and 6,323 we're through
passengers.
THE growth throughout 1881 has
been steady and consistent" Cox
said. There is every reason to be-
lieve that 1882 will continue in this
steady upward trend. This entire
movement was carried through with
out a single serious accident"
The airport dedication in Septem-
Der was successful in calling atten-
ton of filters throughout the ma
ton to the Indianapolis airport,
one of the few airportS in the coun-
try with department of commerce
Ala rating, Cox added.