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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
LIGHT RATE CUTS
WILL SAVE USERS
$4,000 PER YEAR
New Rates Effective on Cur
rent Used in November,
Discount Changed
REPLACE ROOM SYSTEM
Streets to be Fully Lighted
Following Decision of
City Council
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A reduction in electric rates which
will save consumers about $4,000
per year was authorized by the city
council at meeting Monday night.
The proposed reduction was explained
to the council by Charles Burmeister,
after which action was taken.
The new rate eliminates the old
plan of considering number Of rooms
in home. The first 20 kilowatt
hours will cost seven cents each, the
next 40 will cost five cents each and
the excess will be at three cents. I'M
der the present rate three kilowatts
per room per month are figured at
ten cents, three per room at eight and
one-half cents and the balance at
three and one-half cents.
The new commercial rate sets the
price of the first 100 kilowatts at sew
en- cents, the second 100 at six cents,
the next 300 at five cents and the bal
ance at four cents. The present rate
for commercial users is so at ten
cents, 100 at eight and one-haf cents,
$50 at six cents and the excess at five
cents.
The new rates will be effective on
current used after November 1. At
the same time a new discount system
will be adopted. The five per cent al
lowed on all bills over the minimum
if paid by the twentieth of the month
remains in force and users have until
hs,sta of 10 no. "
the bills at par. After the thirteenth,
penalty of five per cent will be added.
The penalty was put into effect
because since September l the light
and power company assumes the
three per cent federal tax on current
used, regardless of whether bills are
paid or not.
Although Mayor n. D. Thorp OBJ
jected, the council voted to go back
to the old system of using all the
whiteway lights until II p. m. after
November / on reduced rate. The
mayor argued that the expense is
unnecessary and should not be taken
on before next spring and then only
if conditions are greatly improved.
Only half the lights have been used
down town since December J lot
year.
The fair board returned its beer Ii
cense, as promised when it was
granted to allow sale of beer at the
fairgrounds, and asked to have it
cancelled. The message thanked the
council and declared that drinking of
hard liquor was almost entirely ELI
minated at the fair as a result of the
beer concession.
An application for a beer license
from j. F. Roforth of Fairfax, who
plans to open a restaurant in the
former Ken Byram tire repair shop,
was rejected. Milk licenses were
granted to o. T. Peters, John Simp-
son and Mrs. B. Coubal. DR.. C. Cher
ry, dairy inspector, was instructed to
enforce the ordinance requiring milk
dealers to have licenses.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
Packard Car Demolished; Driv-
er Taken to Morris Hospital,
Then Brought Home

S. A. Appleton of Redwood Falls
was severely injured Tuesday after
noon when his large Packard sedan
ran off the road and overturned twice
in ditch south of Morris.
Mr.. Appleton was on his northern
route from Hancock to Morris when
one of the front tires on his car blew
out. The car tipped over endwise
and then rolled over sidewise.
He was thrown through the wind
shield by the first turn and received
deep cuts on his arms. Other injur-
les sustained were back injury and
cuts on his face. No x-rays have
been taken because of his condition.
After waiting for sometime for as
sistance, Mr.. Appleton walked to a
nearby farm home and phoned to
Morris for help. A tourniquet was
applied to his arm to check the rapid
loss of blood. He was taken to the
Morris hospital where he was treated
before being brought to his home
where he is resting under the care OF
a nurse.
The car was demolished so badly
that it probably will not be repaired
It was heavily loaded with stock
from his store here which was report
ed to have been spread over an area
of two or three acres.
Mrs. E. J. Dupen, mother of Mr..
Appleton who was to have left We'd
nesday for her home in Toronto, Can
ada, postponed her trip for week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
RITES FRIDAY FOR.
BELVIEW PIONEER

Mrs. Louise Schmidtke, 81, mother
of Mrs. William Redetzke of Redwood
Falls and an early Belview resident
died Tuesday at 80 p. m. at the
home of her SON, William Bonner, in
Belview after . weeks illness
Funeral services will be held Fri
day at 1870 p. m. at the Bonner home
and at p. m. at the Belview Con-
gregational church. Burial will be in
the Belview cemetery.
Mrs. Schmidtke is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Redetzke
of Echo, Mrs. A. F. Abraham of Bel
view and Mrs. William Redetzke OF
Redwood Falls and three sons, Otto
Bonner Of Springfield, Herman Don
ner of Lucan and William Bonner OF
Belview.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
GROSS RECEIPTS
OF FAIR $8,647

The Redwood county fair crossed
$8,647.43 during its four day stand
and will have net profit of 81 900
or more when current bills are paid,
figures compiled this week by c. A..
Lauterbach, treasurer, indicate.
Expenses, all of which are not yet
accurately determined, will be be-
tween $1,000 and $500. The profit
will be applied on bills contracted
when the fair struck bad weather in
1881 and incurred big deficit.
Although the admission price was
only Is cents, the gate receipts
amounted to $3,318.75, the highest
since 1880. The grandstand admis-
sions brought in $1,843.75, also set
ting a three year record. Concessions,
including the beer garden, yielded
So. 1851 while the dance pavilion
fund received $460.78 from summer
and fair dances. Items listed as mis-
cellaneous amounted to $226.48.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
LUSSENHOP, WICK
WE'D AT MANKATO

Carl Lussenhop of Redwood Falls
and Miss Pearl Wick of Lake Lillian
were quietly married at Mankato Sat
urday afternoon before few friends
and relatives. Rev. R. o. Aga, form
er Redwood Falls pastor, performed
the ceremony.
Miss Blanche Wick, sister of the
bride and Frank Sieber of Franklin,
attended the couple. The bride wore
a dark green suit with gray fur trim
mings with hat, shoes and accessA
les to match.
The groom has lived here nearly
all his life and attended Redwood
Falls schools. For several years he
has been employed by the Redwood
County Highway department.
They left Immediately after the
ceremony for Chicago where they
will spend several days at the Cent
ury of Progress exposition.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
State Corn Husking Contest Viii
Be Held Near MndeLia November 2

charge of arrangements. The con-
test will be supervised by The Farmer
and Farm, Stock and Home which
will divide 5000 in cash among the
five high men and pay the expenses
of the state champion to the national
contest near Westpoint, Nebraska,
November g.
Probably the record crowd Of III
600 who saw Ted Balko, Redwood
county, win the contest at Springfield
last fall viii be surpassed this year
Balko will be on hand to defend his
championship and hopes to better the
state record he hung up last year
25.13 bushels in 80 minutes. His COM
petitors win be the winners of about
Is county contests, most of which
will be held during late October.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
FIRE PREVENTION
WEEK MARKED BY
ANNUAL CHECK-UP
Citizens Urged to Cooperate
i'm Cutting Down Fire
Losses i'm City
1S FIRE CALLS IN YEAR
Corbett, Byram Ask Cleanup of
Fire Hazards; Check-up
on Stoves, Pipes

The Redwood Falls fire depart
ment, with other departments and CT
vic organizations Of America, is OBJ
serving National Fire Prevention
Week, October 8 to IA.
Records at the fire hall show that
during the year from September 30,
1882 to October 1, 1888, the fire de-
partment was summoned Is times.
Fourteen of the calls were to fires
in Redwood Falls, three of which
were automobile blazes. The other
four were out of town.
Joseph M. Corbett, chief of the de-
partment who is in Minneapolis serv-
ing on the federal jury, asks property
owners and renters to clean up plac-
es where fires can originate.
cit is the time Of the year," Mr..
Corbett said, "that people are start
ing furnaces and stoves. The de-
partment asks that all Easements,
storerooms and attics be cleaned and
that a complete checkup of stoves
and stovepipes be made. Electric
wiring should be carefully examined"
R. F. Byram, assistant chief, states
there are several stores in Redwood
Falls whose backwards are cluttered
with rubbish and are fire hazards OF
the worst sort.
The Juvenile Fire department
started during fire prevention week
last year, is still in existance al
though it has not gained recruits as
rapidly as fire officials hoped.
The department has added new ap-
paratus in recent years to make the
Redwood trucks are well equipped as
large city engines.
Although Thursday night meetings
are not compulsory and firemen DO
not get paid for attending, Mr.. Cor
bett stated the full evening is deyot-
ed to teaching new methods OF fire
control. The meetings are well at
tended.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
MRS. c. ALEXANDER.
EARLY PIONEER OF
COUNTY, DIES AT IS
Funeral Held Tuesday After.
noon at Presbyterian
Church Here

A member of a pioneer Redwood
county family, Mrs Catherine Alex.
ander, Is, died at her home on West
Fourth street in Redwood Falls Sun
day morning following two-day i'll.
ness from heart attack.
Funeral services were held at the
Odlaug funeral parlors and the Pres.
byterian church Tuesday afternoon
and burial was in the Redwood Falls
cemetery beside the grave Of her hus-
band, David Alexander, who died Feb.
ruary 26, 1918.
Rev. j. P. Linn, pastor Of the Pres
byterian church, was in charge of the
services. Five surviving sons, George
of Redwood Falls, D. o. Alexande,
and Glen and William of Vesta anG
Charles of Jackson, and one son-in
law, William Sickman of Vesta, act
ed as pail bearers.
Catherine Johnson was born il
1853 on a farm in Ontario, Canada
where she spent her early childhood
When II years old, with other mem
bers of her family and her parents
she came to Redwood county and set
tied on farm near where Seafortf
is now located. She told many inter.
esting tales about Redwood county
which was then barren If villages anc
cultivated land.
She was married O-.ober Is. 1875
to David Alexander at the farm home
of her father. Like the Johnson fam.
lily, Mr.. Alexander's parents came
from Canada at an early date ant
settled in the Vesta community.
They lived on a farm near Vests
until 1901 when the family moved tt
Redwood Falls where Mrs. Alexander
has since lived.
She is survived by two daughters
Mrs. George Whittet of Redwood
Falls and Mrs. William Sickman Of
Vesta, and five sons. One daughter
Cora, died at the age of seven years
Soon after the family moved tt
Redwood Fails, Mrs. Alexander join
ed the Presbyterian church of which
she was an earnest member until re
cent years when health failed. She
was a member of the Delhi Presby
terrain church before she moved here
Relatives from away who attended
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Barnum, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl NelsoC
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bar
mum, all of Mankato; Mrs. Saraf
Paulson, Kasota; Mrs. John Long
bottom and daughter Of Fergus Falls
and Mrs. Jennie Johnson of Seaforth
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05

A field of early Murdoch, estimated
to yield around 65 bushels per acre,
has been chosen for this years Min
nesota state corn husking contest
Here will be chosen the two men who
will represent Minnesota in the ma
tional contest.
The field is on the farm Of Henry
A. Hennis, one mile south of Made
liza, Watonwan county. The date is
Thursday, November 2. Husking will
begin at 1870 a. m. The farm is
located on the paved trunk highways,
Is and 16.
The Madelia Civic association, as
sisted by the Watonwan County Farm
Bureau, County Agent Swedberg, the
Boy Scouts Of Madelia, and the Wa
tonwan County Al clubs will be IN
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
Collins to Manage
Albert Lea Store

T. j. Collins, who has managed the
shoe department at Philbrick's for
seven years, left Monday for Albert
Lea where he will have charge of the
Thompson-Hedemar Shoe company.
The Albert Lea store, a leader in its
field, was operated by Mr.. Hedemark
until his death and is now owned by
his widow.
The Philbrick shoe department was
re-opened Monday under the direction
of A. II. Goldenberg Of Minneapolis,
who has ten years experience in the
shoe business.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
Hillgers Agents for
Goodrich Tire Line

Announcement is made by Hillger
brothers, Redwood Falls, that they
have become dealers for the nationally
known line of tires and tubes manu-
featured by B. F. Goodrich company.
They will feature as part of their
service to customers the Goodrich
Safety Silvertown and the Goodrich
Cavalier, two tires which have won
regulations by usage on millions OF
American automobiles.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
LambertOn Child Hurt
in Electric Wringer

Little Helen Bittner of Lamberton
was seriously injured Monday when
she caught, her arm in the wringer
on an electric washer. Her arm was
drawn into the wringer nearly to the
elbow and was badly bruised and
lacerated but no bones were broken.
Only the prompt action of her moth
er, Mrs. John Bittner, by reversing
the wringer, saved her from more
serious injury.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
FIREMEN SAVE BARN

The Walnut Grove fire department
which was called to the Bert Addison
place in Walnut Grove Sunday to ex-
tinguish fire in straw stack~in the
yard saved the barn from damage al
though it was only eight feet from
the stack.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
Degree Meeting Here

Redwood Falls lodge number 16s
will be host to the Degree of Honor
convention which will be held in the
American Legion hall Monday. The
following lodges are expected to be
represented here: Olivia, Morton,
Marshall, Tracy, Balaton, Sleepy Eye,
Lucan, Russell and Madison. AL
lodge members are urged to be pre-
sent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
Redwood Falls Will
Have Music Store

Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo Fischer, who
have operated . music store in Olivia
for IA years, have rented the Fox
building on Second street and plan to
be located there ia time for an open
ing October II.
The establishment will be known
as The Music Store and will handle
musical accessories, radios and oper-
ate a complete instrument repair
shop.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
State Fair Officers Here

]. B. Bailey, Newport, president OF
the state fair board; Raymond A.
Lee, st. Paul, secretary; Douglas K.
Baldwin, Minneapolis, assistant secre-
tary; Harry K. Frost, st. Paul, SUI
perintendent of concessions and w.
O. Johnson, Willmar, chairman Of
the advertising board, were among
county fair visitors Thursday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05
MEET AT GRANITE

The state convention of the Farm
ers Union will be held in Granite
Falls this year, it was learned here
this week. The Union met here last
year and was invited back by the
Commercial club and Merchants as
ISOLATION. The meetings will be held
in the school auditorium at Granite.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05

Word was received Wednesday that
G.. A. Luscher was elected Grand
Guard Of the Grand Lodge OF the
Knights of Pythias at the state CON.
vention being held this week in Min
neapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05

Miss Marjorie Nash went to Pipe
stone Saturday to attend the funeral
Of her grandmother. She returned
Monday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-05

Miss Bernice Bokley has returned
after a visit of several weeks with
her parents at Belview.
The Washington times., 1933-07-21
Firenlen Enlarge
TrODhies Cabinet

The ability Of Hyattsville VOL
unteer Firemen to win cups has
now brought about the question
Of where to keep the trophies.
The latest prize was won at Glen
Echo last Saturday when the
squad v-on the hook-up contest in
the fast time Of 10 3-5 seconds.
The problem was solved yester-
day when the fire members de-
cided to purchase a new and
larger cabinet for their firehouse.
The Washington times., 1933-07-21
Federal L0bOrers
Paid Higher Wage

Common laborers on Govern
ment projects are receiving more
pay than those on private jobs.
Treasury officials reported yeSter-
day. Answering a demand for a
60-cent an hour common labor
scale, L. w. Robert, jr., Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, wrote
Larry Kelly, leader of the work.
ers, that an investigator showed
the laborers had no grounds for
COMPLAINT.
The Washington times., 1933-07-21
CARNIVAL PLANS READY

Fighting fires is business for
Hyattsville firemen and staging
a carnival is sport. Right now the
fire fighters are interested in
their carnival which will be held
July 81 to August S.
There are booths to be con-
structed and ferris wheel to be
set UP on the lot adjoining the
Hyattsville National Guard Ar
mory where the carnival will oe
The Washington times., 1933-07-21
By Mark HeLLinger

characters who might be Of help
to him in his future. With the
arrival of prohibition, he reached
the definite conclusion that
honesty was not the best policy.
And he made fortune by close
association with crooked poll
ticians, bootleggers, and gang
SterS.
Today, the man is million
aire many times over. He gives
away a great deal Of his money
because he is tickled by the
homage that charity brings
him. Everybody knows the
money is tainted, but nobody
turns it down.
1t was only a short time ago
that he contributed lavishly
toward the creation of an ad-
ministration building for his old
school-the school he had never
forgotten. Principal Burroughs,
now an old man on the verge of
retirement, begged him to at
tend the dedication ceremonies.
On the promise that he would
not be called upon for a speech,
he attended.
But they crossed him. Bur-
roughs, his voice trembling with
pride, introduced John Smith
as the schools most successful
graduate. The students called
loudly for a speech. And Smith,
maker of money via the iron
fist, was compelled to arise.
He cleared his throat. AS a
speaker, he was brutal. He
looked out at the sea of faces.
And then, from out of the past,
a memory returned to him. He
spoke mechanically.
Years ago." he said, :'your
principal gave me the best ad-
vice in the world. I can only
repeat it to you now. Always be
honest, and try to select honor
able men as your friends. If
you follow that advice, you can't
fail"
Win pair Of theater tickets-Out.
guess Chester GOuld-COlOr the DicE
The Washington times., 1933-07-21
Rock Creek WGding
Ban Recommended

A recommendation to prohibit
washing automobiles and wading
in the fords Of Rock Greek Park
was made yesterday by Capt. D.
o. Hickey, superintendent Of
United States Park Police, to
Frank T. Gartside, chief Of the
park division of the Office of Pub
lie Buildings and Public Parks.
The Washington times., 1933-07-21

held. A colorful lighting system
will be thrown around the fete.
The firemen are offering gate
prizes every night in addition to
several raffles that will be held
during the stand of the carnival.
Proceeds from the affair will 60
towards the purchase Of new hose
for the fire unit and for repairs
to the engines and firehouse.
The Washington times., 1933-07-21

found himself out in the cold.
He was lucky to get a job
almost Immediately. 1t wasn't
much.
From then on, one job fol-
lowed another. Each time he
got one, John Smith labored
long and honestly to make
good. But each time, his en-
ployers managed to get rid Of
him.
Commits a Sin
Then, one night, he did what
to him was a sacrilege. He
walked into a saloon and or
dered a shot of straight rye.
And, realizing that he couldn't
fly on one wing, he ordered an
other. It didn't take many to
knock him under the nearest
cuspidor.
Getting drunk got him a job.
He was out cold when Tim
Murphy walked in. And Tim
not only owned the saloon, but
was a ward leader as we'll, and a
power in politics. Old Tim was
strangely attracted to John
Smith. He forced a glass of
something between the lips of
our hero, and rubbed his wrists.
When Smith was able to talk
again, old Tim took him into
the back room and talked
earnestly for 10 minutes. He
asked his name, his address,
why he drank the booze. would
he promise. never to do it
again, did he want a job, and a
dozen other things.
Then, when Johns head
cleared, old Tim handed him IS.
Son." he said quietly, "you
look an awful lot like somebody
who once meant a great deal
to me. He was fine boy, and
would have made a great man
had he lived. But the Lords
will was that he should die, and
I'm fool enough to believe that
there may be a bit of him in
you.
Come in tomorrow, ready for
work"
Thus, in a saloon, John
Smith got his real start in life.
He tended bar by day, and
fraternized with politicians at
night. And as the years rolled
by, Tim Murphy continually
advanced him along political
row. When Murphy died, John
was looked upon as his sue
cessor.
Changed Man
John Smith became a new
man. He tossed aside his old
principles and mingled with any
The Washington times., 1933-07-21
ALL IN A DAY

About 80 years ago, when I
was q mere boy and columns
were what held up the front
porches of Colonial residences, a
visitor at our house tested my
intelligence Cor lack Of it, by
asking me to name the longest
word in the dictionary. I named
several, some of which I could
not pronounce today. One, re-
call was antidisestablishmen-
tarianism. When I stopped for
breath, he spoke.
You're wrong, son." the visi.
tor said. THE longest word in
the dictionary is IT,"