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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
ADMINISTRATOR OF
RELIEF INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE MISHAP
Robert Hoeft Injured When Car
Leaves Road, Tips Over
Twice in Ditch

Robert Hoeft, county relief admin
istrator was severely injured in an
automobile tipover which occurred
five miles north of Revere Wednes-
day of last week about 7:30 p. m.
1t is reported that Hoeft struck
loose gravel which threw his car in
the ditch where it tipped over twice.
He sustained bad cuts on his arm,
severe head decorations, neck injur-
les, arm and leg abrasions and face
and body bruises.
Hoeft was following another car
when the accident happened. The
driver of the other car, Dale Haring
of Walnut Grove, took him to the Of
fices of DR.. E. Jameson in Walnut
Grove where his wounds were treat
ed. DIR. Jameson took him to Tracy
where he was confined at the hospital
several days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26

dentally itching to get their fingers
into the state machine. Well, we beat
one of their men and came within
500 votes in about $1,000 of beating
their chief man.
1 thought you might like to know
that the Colds all voted Democratic
this year.
Yours truly,
G. w. Gold, G.. o. P.
P. S. If you do not vote the Demo-
cratic ticket down here you cannot
vote at all as far as local issues are
concerned. 1t makes our hearts
bleed to do it but we have to bow to
the inevitable. Yours, Glenn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
HilIgers Witness Grueson1e
Suicide Leap at Worlds Fair
Were Under Skyride When Man
Jumped Off Skyride Tower;
Blood Ruins Clothes

Millions of persons have seen the
worlds fair this year and last but
few will carry away as vivid men,
DRY as Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hillger
have of a gruesome tragedy it was
their i'll fortune to witness there.
They were below the world-famous
skyride when human leg fell out of
the sky and almost struck them.
Their clothes were covered with a
rain of blood. Six hundred nineteen
feet above them, Maciej Kaleta had
leaped from the skyride tower and
struck the cross pieces of the tower,
which cut him to pieces. Part of the
body remained in the tower while the
leg and bits of flesh fell about them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillger were seated
on the bench directly below the north
end of the ride when they heard a
resounding thud. They saw some
thing fall to the roof of the depot
of the Buck Rogers cars" PIG feet
above them but did not know it was
human body.
Then bits of clothing and flesh be-
gan falling on all sides of them. Mr..
Hillger took his wife's hand and they
started running away. Just then
the left leg of Kaleta fell just few
feet in front of them. The leg, cut
off at the knee, was bare except for
the stocking. The shoe fell down be-
side it a second later.
John Rule, uncle of the Hillgers,
was with them and they were waiting
for Mr.. Rules wife and Oscars Sis
tiers, Misses Ella and Lucy Hillger of
near Morgan, to return from their
trip to the top of the tower. The
three women were in the tower when
the man leaped but they did not see
him.
Kaleta, AZ, was a Polish shoe man
from Chicago's east side. He paid
the ticket seller 40 cents, took the 81
second ride to the top, stepped out of
the elevator, peeled off his coat in
which he left note to his wife and
stepped out of an open window.
Police told Mr.. and Mrs. Hillger
and Mr.. Rule to go to the claim de-
partment to receive compensation for
their ruined clothing. After that
they were sent to the investigation
department to testify to what they
had seen. Only few witnessed the
suicide.
When one of the adjustors, Billy
Collins, learned they were from Red
wood Falls, he told them to give his
best regards to Parker D. Sanders,
w. A. Hauck, w. M. Smith and others
on the fair board. He has been in
charge of fireworks shown during
fairs here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillger and the two
Hillger girls returned Monday, July
Is, from a weeks visit there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
DEALER SPONSORS
ESSAY CONTEST

chromium plated auto horns and five
grease jobs are prizes offered in an
essay contest sponsored by Closz-
Holmberg, Inc. in Redwood Falls.
Essays are limited to 500 words
and must be at the Chevrolet garage
or in the mails by Saturday, Septem-
Der 1. The subject is "Why I Prefer
the 1884 Chevrolet" They will be
judged at Chevrolet headquarters in
Minneapolis.
Details of the contest appear alse-
where in this issue of The Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
Many From County
Attend Convention

The following persons attended
the Democratic convention held Tues
day of last week in St. Cloud:
Sanborn, Charles Sackrieter, Char
les Ripley, R. ]. FLAG, Mrs. J. A..
Posi- and Herman Kent; Delhi, Gust
Johnson; Belview, August Abraham
and John Peterson; Wabasso, Elmer
Franta, Nels Zeren and son, Sylvest-
er and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Franta.
Walnut Grove, Walter Crowell,
Charles Baxter, Thomas Masterson,
Joseph Danielson and C. W. Buhlen;
Milroy, Joseph Zwach and son, John
and Pat Dolan; North Redwood,
James Gaffney; Seaforth, A. j. Ber-
nardy and Joseph Pistulka; Seaforth,
Matt and Joseph Scanlon.
Morgan, John Poncin, Mrs. B. J..
Bertrang, Josephine Poncin and
Frank Schiefert; Wanda, Richard
Dietrich, Ray Borte, Richard Leuth-
err and NJ. ]. Eichten; Clements, Mr..
and Mrs. Christ Jensen and Mr.. and
Mrs. P. F. Prokosch; Lucan, John
Zeug; Lamberton, Mat Miesen and
Percy Eckyn.
Redwood Falls, w. M. Smith, T. F..
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Baikie,
Mike Lauterbach, Mrs. Mary Jack
son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Keefe, Rud
Stensvad, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Cole
man, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Lauterbach,
Nels Ryerson, Scott Schoen, E. l..
Dunlevy, Thomas Arnett, Richard
Jueneman, Joseph Corbett, John
Jackson, Jack Corcoran and S. B.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
Potato Sprayer More
Dangerous Than Bugs

UNDERWORLD new dangerous
weapon was found in Underwood last
week when potatoe sprayer blew up
and cut a cash in the face of George
Torkelson which required 80 stitches.
Torkelson was apparently pumping
the sprayer very hard, which caused
ignition Of the liquid poison inside.
The explosion nearly tore Torkelson's
nose off, just missing his right eye.
He was rushed to the hospital at Fer
gus Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
PURE OIL MUSIC
CAR TO BE HERE

The Hinton Music car, sponsored
by Pure Oil company, will be in Red
wood Falls Wednesday, August 1, it
was announced this week by Ed. Sin.
clair, local manager.
The car is driven by John Hinton, a
onetime minstrel who broadcasts
songs and gags through loud speak
ors located in a 20 foot trailer at
tached to his car.
The music car has been touring
the country for several months enter
tanning crowds on the streets of the
towns it visits. Mr.. Hinton is des-
cribed as a modern minstrel travel
ing in modern way"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
TO HAVE CONVENTION

The 1885 State convention of the v
F. w. will be held at st. Peter, ii
was made known at the annual con-
vention at Hibbing last week. The an
ouncement ended two-year effort on
the part of the Nicollet county Post
No 1920 to have the meeting at ST.
Peter. 1t is expected that the dates
will be set for mid-July.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26
Sick Horse Finds Office
Of Veterinarian Too Late

Worthigton-A horse, owner un-
known, became ill early one morning
and set out to find a veterinarian, 1t
was little early and it laid down in
front of the office of DR.. V. B. Kins-
man on Third avenue. Before the doc
tor had arrived to open his office the
horse was dead.
Miss Florence Hammond left Fri
day to spend ten days vacation at
her home at Madelia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26

Above is a sketch of one of the
skyride towers at the Century Of
Progress. The upper platform from
which Kaleta jumped is GIG feet
above the street. The roof of the
depot is PIG feet above where Mr.. and
Mrs. Hillger were resting when the
tragedy occurred.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Parsons motored
to Camp Patterson Thursday evening
to visit their son, James.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Larson of st.
Paul were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Burmeister.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis of
Morgan visited here Saturday eve
ming.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29

great state OF Ohio: yet, we find the
editor of the Herald lauding this
use of the tax payers money to help
Morgan county. This is some of
Matson's logic; he can't help it. 1t
only breathes the school of political
philosophy in which he was bred.
It's all right to use other peoples
money to help Morgan county, but
it is sin ard crime for one cent Of
Morgan county tax payers money to
be spent to help other communities.
Now, just where do you stand Mr..
Matson. will you kindly explain? In
one article you praise, and in the
other you condemn. Or are you a
political weather-cock writer and
use anything that will help you to
attain your end according to what
ever way the winds of public opin-
ion and fancy are blowing, without
regard to- truth, intellectual honesty
and common sense? AS for Mr..
Durbin "holding spite and grudge"
over the post office deal, what about
your support of Frank Willis when
you got what you term "a dirty
deal?' Why were you for Willis
when you were after that job
and then why the sudden silence
and failure to support Willis after
you didn't get the job you were af-
ter?
A man is pretty warped in his
views when he can't even write an
obituary, without sticking in poll
tics and taking a "dig" at our pres
ident; and now we learn that the
only 100 percent Americans of old
American stock are Republicans in
Morgan county; the Republicans of
Morgan county won the Civil war; !;
the only people who vote intelligent
ly in the United States are the peo-
pie OF Morgan county who voted the
Republican ticket. Matson, dema-
cog as he is, would have the people
of this county believe that he, Mat
son, and the Republicans of Nor
gan county alone were right, and
the rest of the great, wide, populous
United States all WRONG. It looks
bad Wilbur, / don't think it very
likely that the rest of the nation
was all wrong AS far as being po-
litically prejudiced is concerned, |
can honestly say, that within the
last three years I have voted for a
Republican sheriff, and a Republi-
can clerk of courts; now / ask Mat
son to tell when was the last time
he ever voted for Democrat, and
who the candidate was; and / also
ask him to produce one single copy
of the Herald in which he ever
wrote an article praising any DEM
ocrat and his policies from the pres
ident down. I'll bet him dollar
to nickel he can't do it. I'm will
ing to take an oath that / never saw
an article in which he ever had a
good word for anybody except a
Republican, or a half-breed Demo
crat. or demagog like himself, who
pouts and sour-grapes, snorts, roars
and busts everything that is not
to his liking and bidding. The moral
of this little story is: Wilbur has
eyes like lynx for his neighbor. but
eyes like moles for himself. So
long, until the next Herald blast.
Nitety, nitety, Wilbur.-G. w.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29

follows:
Dear Mr.. Durbin In response to
your kind general invitation to
Morgan county folks who are away
from home to write, ] will send
brief letter, hoping that old friends
and neighbors will be interested In
it, This valley, although off the
beaten path between southern Ohio
and the east, is on the Roosevelt
highway. The principal industry is
Quaker State refinery. This oper-
ates "a hours day-four shifts OF
six hours each Sterling gasoline
and Quaker State motor oil are
manufactured here. The company
has other refineries, some larger
than this. but none more modern. 1t
is beautifully lighted. SO that it new
er is dark here. There is well
equipped consolidated school-three
in this township. There is a great
deal of wealth in the county. Brad
ford is just over the mountains. 1t
is the largest place. but Smethport
is older. and is the county seat. Just
at this time a favorite recreation is
throwing a spot light to lotate deer.
The open season for shooting them
does not begin until Dec. l.
A few miles further east is Cou-
dersport Here there is beautiful
consistory where the Scottish Rites
(thirty-second degree) Masons
meet There is trout fishing in the
spring, and game shooting in the
fall and winter Men of wealth
have cottages and camps there.
Now that the election is over, /
hope that you and Mr. Matson will
shake hands, smoke peace pipe,
get hunting licenses and drive up.
A few weeks ago cousin Of my
son-in-law with her fiiance stopped
here They were to be married, and
go on to New York City. for their
wedding trip Now both you and
the Herald editor are eligible for
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29
Stockport

Mr. and Mrs John Thorne and
children of Lowell were guests Sun
day of Reed Brookover's.
Miss Marie Bachelor and friend
Homer HUM of Breckenridge,
Mich, were recent guests OF friends
and relatives here.
Mrs. G. w. Dewitt who has been
very i'll the past several months, has
| not been so well the past week.
J. r. McAnulty who has been
convalescing from a recent opera
ton, has not been so we'll the past
| week.
DR.. Barker of Parkersburg was a
| caller at the McAnulty home, Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henne. Ma
rietta, were Sunday guests of her
| sister, Mrs. Harley Mercer
Miss Winifred Newberry returned
Sunday to Columbus, after spending
| the week with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. M. Newberry.
Miss Pauline Brookover was hos
tess to members of her bridge club
at her home Thursday evening of
last week
wi dHO MIS Lee VAN fOSS6u ana
| daughter Edna Lee of Pennsville
were Sunday visitors of her parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. McAnulty.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Henery and
son Love spent Sunday in Colum-
bus with their son Joe Henery.
Commissioner and Mrs. r. ]. Nc.
Hugh visited Sunday with Ed Rey-
| nolds at Parkersburg hospital.
and found him resting very COM
Portable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Dixon of Ma
rietta were callers Sunday Of Mr..
and Mrs. Cyrus Cheadle.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Walker mo-
tored Sunday to Jackson. where
they were guests of Miss Margaret
Hoch.
Mrs. Harley Rowland of Barlow
is guest of her sister Mrs. Harry
Cross Mr.. and Mrs. Cross and their
guests visited Sunday with their sis
ter Mrs. Georgia Freshwater of Wa
terford
Helen Blanche Faires who has
been i'll and not able to attend
school, expects to resume her studies
after the Thanksgiving vacation.
1t is expected that school will re-
sumo here next Monday, after be-
ing closed for scarlet fever.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29

Saturday. sS~
In perusing the M. & NJ school
notes in last weeks Democrat, we
noticed in the agricultural projects
for 1933-34 in the report on sheep.
in reporting the average number of
lambs raised per eve. 81 was CIV
en- as the number, and when the
average reaches this mark, some of
the most successful would even
reach 100 which would certainly
beat the record for all time.
Mr.. Wilson has moved his family
to the former j. L. Gilliland farm,
east of Reinersville.
The first basketball games of the
season were played in the gym here
Tuesday evening. The boys OF
Reinersville high and Deavertown
high were the contenders.
Miss Maxine Wilson went to
GAINESVILLE Sunday, where she will
visit with friends.
The grange installation for Off
GERS elect will take place on Satur-
day afternoon, Dec. %. A business
session will take place at IL O'Clock
sharp. and will be followed by the
installation and program. The in
stallation and program will be open
to the public, who are invited to at
tend.
Quite few fat hogs seem to be
getting processed here this week
Ill As Result OF Fall
Prof. j. H. Brooks has been III
since Saturday at his home in Rein
ersville, caused by fall on the
steps at the home of the county
superintendent of schools, while in
McConnelsville, Saturday
We are in receipt of an announce
ment from L. c.. Maxwell of the
marriage of their daughter Mar
garet Louise to Mr. Fred e. Placak
on Friday, Nov. 16, the wedding
taking place at the Maxwell home in
Waterford. They will be at home
to their friends after Nov. 25 at
1874 Northwest Boulevard, Colum-
bus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29
MOrganville

Lawrence Parsons and family and
Mrs. Lydia Parsons of Pennsvllle
vicinity visited at ]. E. Days re-
Gently
Mr.. and Mrs Holly Allen of Col
umbus and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Al
len of Crooksville visited at j. A.
Rouanzoin's recently.
A few friends and neighbors call
ed at the Fred Roberts home
Thursday evening to remind Miss
Lena of her 18th birthday. The
time was spent in social talk and
with games. All returned home at
late hour wishing Miss Lena many
more happy birthdays.
Miss Ethel Clifton spent the past
two weeks at Charles Buckley's. E.
F. Clifton of Roseville and Frank
Russell of Crooksville came down
Thursday and Miss Ethel returned
home with them to spend the win
ter with her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Allen of
Crooksyille visited at J. A. Rouan-
zoin's Sunday, and Mrs. Allen re-
mained here to help Mrs. Rouan-
zoin with their butchering work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Buckley of
Crooksville and Gerald Buckley OF
Portersville visited Sunday at
Charles Buckley's.
While looking over his cattle one
day last week, Joseph Finley dis
covered one of his registered white
face heifers missing, and finally
found her body in the peach orch
ard near by. She had been shot
presumably by careless hunters.
During the squirrel season, Al
bert Finley missed three young cat
tie from his flock, and all he could
find was parts of two legs and some
truck tracks.
Mr.. and Mrs Delmer Fitch
Wolf Creek, served turkey dinner
Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Clell Fitch
| and Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Fitch and
daughter Mary Lou and other
relatives
P. B. and s. C. Massey attended a
sale at ChesterhiII Saturday.
Fred Roberts and family and
Miss Alice Power attended farmers
institute at Tunnel Hill one night
last week.
S. A. Torbert and family of Nc
Connelsville visited at H. V. Tor
bert's Sunday.
Bert Hartley and family moved
from the Harold Fuller farm near
Ringgold to the Ezra Rusk farm
near here. last week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29
Triadelphia

d. L. Maxwell and Otis Martin
left Friday to do logging for the
Croy Lumber Co., near Bartlett.
While splitting wood one day last
week, w. A. Torbert was hit in the
eye by flying stick. The sight was
not injured, but very painful cut
was the result.
w. E. Loughman who has been
suffering from severe cold, is i'm
proving.
Miss Joan Torbert of Philo spent
the week end at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A
Torbert.
All children that will take part in
be at the M. e. church next Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Dogs killed one sheep, and badly
hurt another for P. E. Carpenter
Saturday night.
The play put on at the Cloud
grange hall last Friday night netted
the Triadelphia school 1851.
Carl Henry and wife of Wolf
Creek were Sunday visitors at Chas
Hemry's.
New readers for all grades oi
school arrived this week.
Gilbert Maier and family left last
Wednesday for their home at Chi
cago, after visit at the John MaieI
home.
Butchering hogs seems the order
for this week in this neighborhood
Friends here are sorry to learn
of the serious illness from pneu.
monia of Ben Gregg of Dillon Falls
The Greggs were former residents
here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29
Page Five

this sort of a trip, so / shall not be
greatly surprised to see you.
My grandson Richard HanseI
who is located at Westfield. Pa, has
been over twice. The people here
are pleasant and sociable. Frances
friends all have been nice to me-
She has a number of interests in the
social life here, and is correspond
ent for the Bradford Era--a daily.
She is paid for her copy by the
column.
When / had been here three
weeks, / had severe attack OF
facial neuralgia This was followed
by call the thousand and one Ills
that flesh is heir to- | am we'll
now and every day is pleasant with
the family at honeny daughter
and her husband and the dear
grandchildren. We have had some
nice trims. We visited Mr. Braden's
father and sisters in Forest county.
going through Cook forest which
belongs to the state. ard contains
about 5000 acres Of virgin pine.
Also was through the Allegheny
national forest. on the crest of the
mountains. which is a continuation
of the same forest in New York
state. and contains 740 900 acres.
The scenery here was lovely, be-
yond description in October. There
were excursions to Mt Jewett,
which is the highest poirt in the
state, where the railroad crosses the
Alieghenies. from Buffalo and Pitts
burgh / have heard those living
here say that the coiors of the for
est trees were unusually vivid this
autumn.
There were quite a number or
surprises in the recent election. Vic
tories locally for the Republicans,
and nationally for the Democrats.
Best wishes to you and the DEM
ocrat; also to = all Morgan county
friends
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29

COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Pauline Sheppard of Mount
Vile. teacher in Mountville grade
school, is seriously i'll at Grant hos
pital. Coumbus with peritonitis.
The Mountville board of educa-
ton will soon be in shape to pay
teachers for last year. Amount due
teachers, $4,000.
Stockport schools which have
been closed for three weeks, on ac-
count of scarlet fever, will open
Monday Dec. 8.
The Bristol township board of
education has definitely located the
site for the new grade school build
ing for Bristol township, on the
John Whitney farm. The price is
$4OO for two acres. The price also
includes use of permanent spring
for water supply, which spring is
posed school building.
The schools of Morgan county
will be closed Thursday and Friday,
for Thanksgiving vacation.
Bus Inspection
The follow-up bus inspection will
be held Dec 5 and 6, at the follow
ing points. Wednesday, Dec. 5,
1880, at McConnelsville all Morgan,
Bloom and Malta busses (at the
commons); 11:00, Triadelphia, all
Deerfeld busses; IL, Deavertown
York; 200, Ringgold Union; 800
Mountville, Homer Thursday, Dec.
|6, $50, Stockport, all Windsor
buses; 10, Chesterhill, Marion;
I11.30, Pennsville, Penn; 1880,
Meigs, Bristol; 2:30, Reinersville
Manchester, Center.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-29
Beech Grove Grange

Program of Beech Grove grange
No. 2378, for Dec. z: Song, "Smil-
ing Through roll call, suggestions
for lecture hour; reading, Bernice
Thorla; "Care of clothing and how
to remove different stains" Lenna
Williams; solo, Miss Frances Gross F.;
discussion, How would you~judge a
good person, auto, COW, horse, chick
en-. hog and sheep, led by Marietta
White; some fun, Aurice and Fran
els Richardson; rounds and COM
munity singing, led by Miss Gross.
Each lady bring one dozen dough
nuts. All that want their names in
the Christmas exchange and can not
be at this meeting, please send in
names by this meeting night
Corinne McGrath, Lecturer.