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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
5 CARS CRASH IN
UNUSUAL ACCIDENT
EAST OF WABASSO
Morgan Man Injured Sunday
Morning after Harvest Fest
tival; Cars Damaged
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL HERE
Believe Trouble Started When
Cars Collided in Attempt
to Pass on Road

A five car accident, the most pecu-
liar smashup recalled in this vicinity,
occurred three miles east of Wabas-
so shortly after 1870 a. m. Sunday.
Only one Of the motorists was severe
ly injured.
No one knows definitely what caus-
ed the mix-up and stories of the or
der in which the cars came together
are conflicting.
Sheriff L. J. Kise was called and
viewed the wreckage which cluttered
the road, making passage of cars
impossible.
The sheriff believes the mixup came
about in this manner: Car number
one, a Pontiac coupe, driven by
Arthur Werner of near Wabasso, was
going east along the right side of
the road, when car number two, a
model T Ford coupe, driven by Ed.
Arndt of Morgan, accompanied by
Clinton Peterson, started to pass.
The front bumper Of car number
two hooked with the rear fender of
car number one, turning the Arndt
car number two) around so it fac
ed backwards towards Wabasso. The
first car went down the embankment
and up the ditch on the other side.
It is believed by the sheriff that
Don Neuschwander of Redwood Falls,
accompanied by Lester Wells of
Freeport, Illinois who is visiting here
came long at this time and crashed
headon into car number two which
was facing west. The impact. turned
car number two over on its top and
back on the wheels and swung it
around so it was again, facing east.
A wheel was broken and the car was
badly smashed.
The Neuschwander car went on
through and stopped on the edge of
ditch about 100 feet east of car
number two. 1t is Buick sedan and
it received smashed radiator, bent
tenders, bumper and headlights and
a deep dent in the rear end above the
spare tires. 1t is believed that the
dent in the rear was received when
car number two swung around.
Car number four, Model A Ford
coach, approached the scene next and
it's occupants noticed the body of
man on the road They had stopped
to investigate when car number five,
a Model T Ford coupe, driven by
Ernest Werner of near Wabasso,
cousin of the Pontiac driver, crashed
into the rear end of car number four.
The impact threw car number five
into the ditch on the north side of the
road where it tipped over onto its
side. Werner was uninjured.
Continued on Page 10)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
FAIRGROUNDS BEER
ORDINANCE VETOED:
MAYOR TELLS why
Change Passed by 3 to l Vote,
Council May Over Ride
Mayors Stand
BELIEVES ACT UNFAIR
Allied Drys Thank Mayor for
Stand on Question in
Open Letter

Mayor H. D. Thorp vetoed ordin-
ance number SO, which would have
permitted the county fair board to
sell beer at the fair grounds, late
Tuesday afternoon by returning it
unsigned with a statement setting
forth his objections.
The measure was approved by the
council Monday night by vote of 3
to l with George A. Patton casting the
nay vote. 1t was discussed at an
earlier meeting and tabled until
Monday when vote was taken after
considerable discussion.
Since two-thirds vote of the coun-
Gil would over ride the veto, the
board may still get its license when
another vote is taken.
In a letter addressed to the honor
able common council of the city of
Redwood Falls, the mayor stated:
Gentlemen:
Permit me to advise that l am
herewith returning unsigned ordin-
ance Number SO, which ordinance
was passed by majority vote of your
honorable body at special meeting
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
PIGS GLUT MARKET
in FIRST 3 DAYS
OF WALLACE PLAN
Stock Yard Men Yell for Help
as 10000 Small Hogs
Reach So. st. Paul
4-DAY EMBARGO CALLED
Marketing at Prices Far Above
: Old Prices to Continue
to October l

Sixty thousand squealing pigs
weighing up to 100 pounds, with
many so small that they scrambled
between the pen Stats and under
gates, were ON the South st. Paul
market Friday, in addition to the re-
gular run Of butcher hogs. Slaugh-
tering houses were crammed and the
machinery glutted with pigs to such
an extent that an s. o. S. was sent
out pleaing for the country to hold
back their pigs for awhile or to
market them in smaller numbers un-
til hog channels could be cleared.
Because of the glutted condition of
the South st. Paul market, as well as
other markets, the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration declared a
four day embargo on pigs late FRI
day. The corn-hog premium pro-
gram was called to halt until Tues
day of this week. Following Tues
day, the new rule states that pigs will
be purchased at premium prices only
in stated numbers and from shippers
who previously have obtained permits
sion to send their pigs to the pre-
MUM market. County agents are
working with the administration in
this regard.
"There is no need to rush the pig
marketing program" said C. B.
Crandall, president Of the Central
Cooperative association, "the govern
ment program for paying premiums
on lightweight pigs will last until
October 1. During that period, all
producers in the northwest will have
an opportunity to get their pigs on
the market in an orderly manner
without Cutting the market as they
have done during the first few days
the bounty was paid.
Fifty pound pigs which previously
were worth SLIPS to $3.50 per head
sold at $4.O5 per head, or nearly 200
per cent more. Pigs weighing Is
pounds were worth $500 to $2.25 per
head, compared with the new price of
$5.25, or gain Of las per GENT.
Maximum weight, 100 pound pigs,
jumped 100 per cent from SITS to
$500 per head to $3.50.
Zone specific case illustrating the
benefit to farmers is shown in the
sale of 295 pigs averaging 80 pounds
a few days before the government
bounty went into effect. These pigs
sold at $3.50 per cwt., or $3.50 per
head, bringing gross amount of
1926. Had these pigs been marketed
a week later they would have sold at
$500 per cwt., or 1928 per head. The
gross amount received would have
exceeded $1,557 or gain Of 1872 on
the shipment" $50
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
PURSES
FOR COUNTY FAIR
AMOUNT TO $4,000
Prospects Considered Good for
Sixtieth Show; Prize Lists
Being Distributed

One thousand gold-covered pre-
MUM books, fresh from the printers,
are being mailed to persons who re-
quest them and placed at convenient
points in every village in the county
where they can be obtained by per-
sons who wish to exhibit things at
the Redwood county fair, September
rs, 26, ~ and %.
Not all the gold is on the cover
Almost every page of of the booklet
contains list of prizes which will be
paid to persons who show the best
livestock, poultry, grains, vegetables
fruits, cooking, baking, canning
sewing and all the other things which
go to make up a county fair.
Last year the county fair paid
$1,000 in premiums to men and wo-
men and boys and girls who exhibit
ed. This year the list is equally long
and in most cases equally generous
The fair board expects to make an
equally large distribution soon after
the annual show.
Some "gold" will also be set aside
for the race men who last year drew
81 1896 for furnishing the principal
item on the entertainment program
This year even better races are ex-
pected since the fair is to be held af-
ter other fairs are over. More horse
men will attend as result and every
one will be out to win one more
purse.
Six races have been arranged,
each with $3.50 purse. Tuesdays
program will include the 2:18 trot
and the 2:18 pace; Wednesdays
races will be northwestern three
year-old stake pace and a 2:15 trot
and Thursday grandstand crowds will
see free-for-all and a northwestern
three-year-old stake trot. The COM
mittee on races also will arrange
some novelty events.
Another sport event of the fair
which annually creates more interest
is the horse shoe tourney which will
be conducted by Rev. Langholz of
After seeing the splendid All club
exhibits shown at Redwood Falls
Achievement day and considering
Miller's Wintergarden Revue which
heads the entertainment program,
the rs cent gate, the new feeling of
optimism among residents Of the
county and all the other favorable
factors, fair board members are con-
fident that bigger crowds than ever
will attend the sixtieth annual fair.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
O. J. St0an, 81 Sunday, Sees Danger
IN Initiation; Supports Roosevelt

o. j. Swan, who boasts that he
voted to elect Abraham Lincoln presi-
dent twice, celebrated his ninety
fourth birthday Sunday. He is be-
ieved to be the oldest man in Red
wood Falls.
Born August q, 1889, Mr.. Swan
was 81 when he joined the Union
forces in their struggle to save the
nation in 1861. He fought with Gen.
eral U. S. Grant, for whom he has
the utmost respect, and under Cen
eral Sherman in Civil war campaigns.
During the course of the war he was
laid up six weeks, wounded and suf-
fering from typhoid. The "Uncondi-
tional Surrender" policy of Grant
had his hearty endorsement and he
feels that the World war armistice
came too soon to insure lasting peace.
For this he blames President Wood
row Wilson.
After following the affairs of the
nation since he can remember, Mr..
Swan has formed some very definite
ideas on politics. He remembers the
infation period of 1857 when states
issued money with no backing and
currency values faded completely
overnight. He opposes imitation in
any form.
He also believes the nation should
adhere strictly to two-party system,
each acting as a check upon the
other. He has seen several third par
ties spring up and then disappear as
rapidly as they came.
Although he subscribes to Repub-
licanism, Mr.. Swan states that he has
voted for Democrats when he felt
they were the better candidates. He
told Gazette representatives Mon
day that Roosevelt is going good
even if he is Democrat"
Mr.. Swan recalls when the G. A. r.
post here had lat members. OF that
number, Mr.. Swan and A. A. Wilson
are the only Redwood Falls men liv-
ing while Henry Schmidt of Beaver
Falls and Charles Beer of Minneapo-
lis usually come here for Memorial
lay observances. Eighty-four MEM
,ers of the post are buried in the
Redwood Falls cemetery.
Mrs. o. L. Swan of Minneapolis,
their daughter-in-law, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Swan, returning
Monday. Several friends called dur
ing the day, the Relief Corps brought
flowers and Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. White
took them for a ride Sunday after
noon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
Merchant at Morton
: Gets Blue Eagle Back

Local authorities have no right to
remove Blue Eagles from places of
business without written orders from
Washington. This word from MIRA
headquarters settled difficulty
which arose at Morton,
Confusing hours of business and
the plan to increase employment,
postal officials at Morton withdrew a
blue eagle which had been issued to
John Hunt, who conducts a meat
market, because he did not comply
with closing hours established by
other merchants, according to in
formation received here.
:. Washington was consulted con-
corning the incident and the reply
was that as long as the market COM
piled with working hour restrictions
on its employees, it was entitled to
display the eagle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
Wells Questioned by
Kise in Train Death

Support for the theory that Allie
Lawrence went to sleep on the rail-
road tracks where he met his death
was obtained Wednesday when Sheriff
L. j. Kise questioned Gilbert Wells.
Lawrence's body was run over by a
train near Morton August 20, shortly
before daybreak.
Wells stated that more than a year
ago, he and Clarence Leith dragged
Lawrence off the railroad tracks one
night as they were returning home.
He said his feet were hanging over
one of the rails and his head was
resting on the other and that he was
drunk.
Wells testimony followed his vol
untary appearance at the Jail. He
told the sheriff and Coroner A. w.
Hubbard that he had been told at the
Agency that he was wanted. His story
agreed with what others questioned
had related, the sheriff stated.
Wells said he had gone home and
was in bed when he learned of the
Lawrence death. He left Lawrence
near the roundhouse at Morton but
did not remember anything about the
time Of night or morning. He adj
mitted that all in the crowd had been
drinking heavily.
Mr.. Hubbard looked into reports
that Granite Falls Indians and white
people were in Morton that night and
knew something of the death of Law
renee. He Investigated the case there
Tuesday but found no new clues.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
Rural Carrier, Retiring Today, Has Driven
Distance Equal to 10 Times Around World

He kept four horses at a time snd
used two one day and the other two
the next. One of his horses, Flora
travelled more than $4,000 miles on
the route. "The other horses" MIR
Hill said, "Lindy, Flip, Dan, Dora,
Jack, Dick, Lady, Dolly, Pat, Tip,
Tony, Topsy, Queen, Alpine, Beauty
and Babe, also did good work."
Recalling the old Gays, he said,
Sometimes the roads would be so
bad that ! would have to ride horse
back with the mail over my shoulder
before I could get through. I never
was much of cow puncher, either.
l remember the last time + rode
horseback; ! had gone about four or
five miles when / got SO tired and
sore riding that / got off and walk
ed the rest of the way"
Because of the extreme coldm the
winter time for travelling in an open
buggy, he sometimes used artificial
heat. Part of the time he burned
gasoline and some of the time he
used a carbon heater.
"The day finally came when even a
rural carrier could afford horseless
carriage and bought one of those
high wheeled, two cylinder, ID horse
power Columbias. The contraption
brought me lots of trouble but was
much faster than a horse-when it
was working perfectly it could attain
a speed of nearly Is miles per hour.
If went the entire route without
stopping at least once to repair some
thing, it was almost miracle but
never had to patch tires because they
were hard rubber"
Mr.. Hills brother, A. N. Hill who
lives with Ed, also remembers the
Columbia. He often cranked the car
1.-THE crank was on the side) while Ed
sat in the seat to be ready to 60. He
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31

If you can imagine driving fan
enough to circle the earth ten times
and doing all that driving over
practically the same 26 miles-then
you known how well E. R. Hill knows
rural route one which he has served
for more than 80 years.
After Mr.. Hill has delivered The
Gazettes and the letters and papers
to his subscribers this morning-and
shaken hands with the patrons who
know that he will serve them no more
after today-he will be retired from
the service on a government pension.
He will not be replaced as the routes
are being consolidated so that two
carriers will serve the customers at
a saving to the department of about
$1,000 per year.
Balmy days and stormy days are
all alike to Ed whose route only
missed being made IL times since
the route was formed. Those times,
he told Gazette representative,
We're when the snow was so deep and
wind so strong that people could not
have gotten to their mail boxes even
if he had gotten through.
In his 80 years as carrier he has
travelled approximately 244,140 miles.
His route is little more than 26
miles daily and has been approx
mately the same since he started
February 2, 1908.
He began his mail experiences
when rural service was installed out
of Redwood Falls. The mail was di-
vided into two routes, Howard Arm
old running the other. His route was
not changed until several years ago.
Mr.. Hill cannot speak too highly of
the IL horses (which hauled the one
seated buggy, standard covered mail
wagon and road cart which he used
in the pre-motor car days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
MilrOy Boy Injured
When Struck by. Car

Billy Wagner of Milroy sustained
minor injuries Wednesday evening of
last week when the front wheel of an
automobile ran over his body as he
fell while crossing the street near the
Triple Block corner in Milroy.
The car was running slowly at the
time of the accident and was stopped
by the driver before the rear wheels
struck him. He was taken to the
Marshall hospital where il was learn
ed that his injuries were miner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31

! once broke his right thumb and left
wrist when the car kicked The car
cost $3.50.
After running the Columbia few
years, he traded it for four-cylinder
Briggs Detroiter which was a great
improvement as it would go faster
and had less engine trouble. Since
that time he has used two Fords ano
several Chevrolets.
Mr.. Hill finds tl.at farms change
occupants every ten years on the
average. Only two persons, John An
derson and Phil Davis, who received
mail on his first Grip are living on the
route today. The others have left OF
died.
The worst experience he can re
member in the 80 years was abou-
1910 when the road in many places
was so filled with snow that he drove
over the top of telephone wires.
Many housewives used telephone
wires for clotheslines. A Lamberton
elevator was practically covered with
snow. After that storm it took Mr..
Hill three days to make his trip.
Only once has he failed to come
from his farm home one mile and
one-half south of Redwood Falls to
the postoffice for his mail. That was
last winter when his family had scar
let fever and he was compelled to
stay in town.
Mr.. Hills route follows Highway 4
south of Redwood to the William
Lightfoot corner, goes two miles,
west, two and one-half miles south,
three and one-half miles east and ten
miles back to Redwood Falls.
He has been president of the Red
wood County Carriers association for
four years and has held ether posi-
tions in the organization
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
Allied Drys Favor
ThOrp's Decision

In a letter to Mayor Thorp
signed by Rev. Oscar Joneson,
president, and Mrs. Phoebe Full
er, secretary of the Allied Dry
Workers of Redwood County, de-
livered Wednesday they said:
"We-express our appreciation
and commentator to Mayor II.
D. Thorp for vetoing the sale OF
beer at our county fair. Passed
by an unanimous vote of those
present"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
NRA MEETING TONIGHT
AT CITY HALL

further in the organization of business firms
public in general the intentions the
Act public meeting will be held at the city hall tonight
Mayor Thorp has been advised to local committee
have charge organization the administration
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31

movement for the city of Redwood Falls and vicnit
following committee has been selected for this purp
A. Lauterbsch, chairman; DR.. w. A. Brand, H. M A
II. Clark, Scott Schoen, W. E. Paffrath and w. r.
It will be the duty of this committee to bring all b
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movement for the city of Redwood Falls vicinity
following committee has been selected this purpose:
A. Lauterbsch, chairman w. Brand II. M. Aune,
II. Clark, Scott Schoen w. E. Pafrah w. Roberts
It will be the duty of this committee bring
firms who already under the the
signing their respective codes well having all citizens
possible sign those backing
and lending their fullest
This, the first constructive bring
of the grip of the depression has for its returning mil
lions of profitable labor
buying the unfair
tces business commodity
from starvation profitable levels These noble principles
deserving of the support of every and
Those in authority openmnded in frankly admitting that
the and that changes will
DESTROYS retaining
those features that helpful eliminating those that
undesirable This ankness should
public confidence heartest cooperation
The adjustment child labor the establishment
and regulation of working themselves accomplish
that pn
cples As result of this capital labor being brought
realization their problems they
must work and both reasonable
degree in the profits Of their labor.
For the past three four the
~ grip Of ear" and the only antidote faith
one OF regardless of creed color politics
have faith in the movement back unsefshy
heardy Under the unssh
dent Roosevelt and the entitled
experience brighter and happier days within very
c. A. Lauterbach, Chairman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-31
New NRA Members

New members of the MIRA report
ed this week are N. B. Anderson,
George T. Freyer drug store, Sward-
Kemp Drug company and Pete Wick
man. One firm which was omitted
from previous lists is w. J. Hager,
Jeweler.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
NEVER AGAIN

Our people here in Delaware will
be mighty glad that the U. S. De-
partment of Commerce is forming a
permanent organization of business
leaders to plan for prevention of fu-
ture depressions.
1t is often remarked that as soon
ar our people recover from the de-
preston of 1882, they will for
get all about If they do so. they
will be about like one man who was
all mauled up in the automobile ac-
cident. After a prolonged siege in a
hospital, he was able to limp around
and drive his car again. He drove
in the same reckless way he did be-
fore. Probably that fellow will soon
lose his license again, and be re-
quired to keep on the sidewalk where
he belongs. But some financial joy
riders will still be rounding the cor
ners of business at so miles an hour
same as they did in 1929.
When the World War stopped,
our people generally said that steps
must be taken to prevent another
one from starting. Since then they
have been studying and planning by
all sorts of means to prevent wars
from starting. Whether they will
succeed or not is a question, but at
least they have made a desperate
effort to that end.
Similarly, we must all make des-
perate efforts to the end that never
again shall our country suffer such
an experience as it has in the three
past years. And it can be done. The
financial joy-riders can be curbed,
ind people can be given instruction
hat will help them avoid the extrav-
lgances that wrecked business in
s29.
The industries can set aside re-
erves that can be used to provide
or the unemployed. Excesses of
peculation can be checked. The
Iangers of over-production can be
made very clear to all producers.
,ever again, never again, our people
av ahouf This depression.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
TRADE AGREEMENTS

The. 10 leading manufacturering
industries are being urged by the
government to hasten the formation
of agreements for fair competition
and submit them to the administra-
tion of the industrial recovery act
In this desire the people of Delaware
and elsewhere will generally unite.
1t is no holiday job for an indus
try to set up code of fair competi-
tion. The industry that pays low
wages may be able to show that
costs of living are low in its own To-
cality. Yet when industries try to
get ahead by operating on excessive
working schedules, or by employ
ment of children who should be in
school, the earnings thus gained cost
too high.
When the practical result of Civ
ing a child of school age a job. is
that an adult man is thrown out of
work, you may be able to put goods
on the market little cheaper. But
no social benefits are gained by TAX
ing children out of a schoolhouse
and throwing men out in the street.
The men who operate the indus
tries should be wise and intelligent
enough to agree on a fair set of
rules. The government gives them
large inducement. Industrial
heads have been hampered by anti
trust laws that made it dangerous
to regulate their operations. Now it
is proposed to give the industries
freedom from many restrictions. if
they will abolish oppressive labor
conditions that have kept many peo-
pie poor, struggling, and physically
inferior.
The American people do not favor
destroying competition, as some
theorists would. They feel that life
is a race. If we were all assured of
winning, we should all settle down
into a lazy walk and get nowhere.
But unregulated competition sacri-
fees the weak on the altar of the
strong, and it should not be toler-
ate.