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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
ScanlOn Home Near
Belview Destroyed
By Flames Tuesday

Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Scanlon about six miles southeast of
Belview early Tuesday.
The Scanlons were awakened by
smoke which filled their room and
escaped through a bedroom door
which opened outside. They ran to
the Matt Scanlon farm half mile
away to get to telephone. AS they
got there they looked back and saw
flames bursting from their home.
The Belview fire department was
called at a. m. but the fire had
gained considerable Roadway and the
building was completely destroyed.
The Scanlon car, standing near the
kitchen door, also was destroyed.
All their household furnishings were
lost except part of their bedding, the
contents of one trunk, chair and a
magazine rack which they took out
with them. They had some insurance
but not enough to cover the loss.
Joe Scanlon is well known here,
having appeared on several boxing
cards. Mrs. Scanlon was promin-
emit All club member. The farm on
which they have resided six months
is the former Joe Pelz place, now
owned by the Equitable Life Insur-
ance company.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Corn-Hog Money is Day
Overdue; Expected Today
ONLY $40 DAMAGE
FROM FIRE IN '33

Although property valued at $751;
$50 was endangered by fires in Red
wood Falls during 1888, only $40 of
damage resulted, estimates of the
fire department here indicate.
The city did not have q big fire
during the entire year although sew
eral blazes would have proved dis
astrous except for prompt and eff
cient work by the department. In
one case the Citizens State bank
Backer's store and the apartments
above them were in danger.
Property involved in farm fires to
which the department was called was
valued at $10,500 and losses amount
ed to 1920, according to estimates.
The department also was called to
Milroy where $27, 900 Of property was
endangered and damage was esti-
mated at $500 and to North Red
wood where the Farmers Elevator
was totally destroyed. There was
no water available with which to
fight the flames.
These figures were compiled IN
connection with fire prevention week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
BELIEVE CAR THEFT
RING IS OPERATING
Echo Theft Similar to Willmar,
Granite Falls and Dakota
RObberieS

Two men posing as federal agents
who held up Knute Hustad, Echo
garage operator October 2 between
Redwood Falls and Echo and stole
his new Chevrolet sedan are believed
to be members of an organized ring
of northwest automobile thieves.
Four similar thefts were reported in
southern Minnesota and South Dako-
ia during the week.
Two men, answering the descrip-
of those who forced Hustad out of
his machine on the highway, asked
for demonstrations from Chevrolet
dealers in Granite Falls and Will
mar and Sioux Falls and Flandreau,
South Dakota and when out on the
highway, took the cars at the point
of a gun.
No trace of Hustad's machine has
yet been found. The automobile
which the two gunner damaged in q
collision with a truck driven by Otto
Melges of Redwood Falls and which
they left in the Echo garage, was
found to have been stolen September
Is at Superior, Wisconsin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
2 OLD PARTIES
PLAN MEETINGS

Democratic candidates for state
and national Offices will speak at a
meeting at p. m. Saturday in the
armory.
Included in the group will be Eina1
Hoidale of Minneapolis, candidate
for United States senator; John Re-
gan Of Mankato, gubernatorial can
didate and Judge R. T. Daily of Rem
vile, congressional fusion candidate
from the seventh district.
The Republicans will complete the
parade of the three state political
parties here at rally Wednesday
Martin Nelson of Austin, candidate
for governor and leader for that po-
sition IN the poll being conducted by
various newspapers throughout the
state; Julius A. Schmahl, candidate
for reelection to the office of state
treasurer and N. ]. Holmberg OF
Minneapolis, United State Senator
ial nominee, will speak.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Is WOMEN, II men
TO SERVE ON JURY
Filing of Cases Closes Monday
Only Few Cases Have
Been Filed so Far

A jury of 13 women and II men
has been impaneled for the October
term of the district court which
opens Monday, October %. Seven
Redwood Falls residents are included.
The list of petit jurors as an
nounced by Clerk of Court Frank
Baldwin, follows: w. H. Ball, Mrs.
E. Blankenburg, Louis Bunge, Carl
Byram, Mrs. George Ellison, C. A.
Luscher- and Mrs. Anna Wester of
Redwood Falls; Mrs. Gust Becker,
Clements; Frank Bittner and Fred
Scharfe, Johnsonville; Charles Brau
and Mrs. Gus Wurscher, Granite
Rock; Mrs. B. ]. Coulter and Henry
Mayer, Lamberton; Joseph Birnberg-
er, Underwood; Henry Eckfelt and
P. A. Johnson, Delhi; Mrs. F. j.
Gleason, Charlestown; Mrs. Andrew
Hoffbeck, K. M. Jensen, Mrs. Jens
Peterson and Edward Petsinger,
Morgan; Louis Leonard, Belview;
Nicholas Leuther, Wanda; Mrs. R. j.
Nelson, Gales; D. C. Mott, Three
Lakes; Mrs. Thomas Reed, Westline;
George B. Snyder, Wabasso; Mrs.
George Weilage, Kintire and Mrs. j.
D. Ziegler, North Redwood.
Filing of cases will close October
Is a week before the court opens.
Indications, to date are, that the
calendar will be light. Only few
civil suits and no criminal actions
have so far been placed on the
docket. Jurors will be summoned to
appear at the court house at 10 a.
m. October "a.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11

The Minneapolis Millers, cham
pions of the American association in
the regular season play, will be in
Redwood Falls Saturday for an ex-
hibition game with the all-star team
picked from the best performers at
the county fair all-star games. The
game will be played at the fair
grounds, starting at p. m.
Here last season the Millers drew
an exceptionally large crowd and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, sponsors
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Evidence of Criminal Offense
insufficient to Convict,
COroner's Jury Finds
INQUEST AT LAMBERTON
Relatives of Petersen, Other
Witnesses Testify in
Case Tuesday

After listening to the testimony Of
Is witnesses for more than four
hours and celebrating for two hours,
a coroner's jury at Lamberton ac-
quilted William Hurley of Savan-
nah, Illinois, of any criminal offense
in connection with the death of Otto
Petersen of Wanda in an automobile
accident September % on highway IA
near Lamberton.
Hurley, who was driving the car
which collided with the. Petersen ma
chine, was absolved of blame when
the jury found that there had not
been sufficient evidence or testimony
given to convict him. Hurley APP
peared at the hearing with his left
arm in a cast, having broken it in
the accident.
When called to the stand Hurley
was warned by County Attorney
George Barnes that any statement
would be used against him in GRIMM
al action if he were found guilty by
the jury and added that he had the
privilege not to testify if he saw fit.
Given ten minutes to consider the
matter, Hurley elected not to give
testimony.
A large number of persons filled
the Lamberton city hall to hear the
inquest, the majority of them COM
PEELED to stand through the entire
four hours, because of the lack OF
enough chairs to accommodate them
after the witnesses and jurors had
been seated.
Members of Petersen's family who
were riding with him in his car at
the time of the accident, were called
upon to testify, with the exception
of Mrs. Petersen, who was still in the
hospital with broken jaw and their
four-months-old baby. Two other
men riding in the Hurley machine,
Gordon Alderman of Green Island,
Iowa and Joseph LOTUS of Chand-
Ter, Minnesota were also questioned.
The three, all in their late twenties,
are connected with a railroad Com
struction crew at Chandler.
The first witness called to = the
stand and sworn by Coroner A. w.
Hubbard was Carl Petersen, brother
in-law of the dead man. With his
left arm in a cast and the left side
of his face badly swollen from in
juries received in the accident, he
testified that the other machine was
about three feet over the center line
of the highway and that he did
mt notice any lights on the Hurley
machine until it was almost striking
the Petersen car. He said that his
brother-in-law was driving about 35
or 40 miles an hour, but could not
tell the speed of the other machine
The two cars were travelling in op-
posite directions, the one containing
the three men, east and the other
west.
Anne Petersen, Lamberton high
school student and sister of Carl,
followed and gave the same testl-
mony as her brother. The girl was
Continued from page one)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11

of the game, expect an even larger
crowd this year. Elmer Helgeson,
who is handling arrangements for
the game, expects to have charge OF
a series of exhibition games between
the Millers and the Chicago Cubs in
Minnesota next year If the interest
here is sufficient, one of the games
will be played here, he stated We'd
nesday. It would be the first time a
major league team ever played here.
In the Miller lineup will be all the
stars whose names are familiar to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Schools of County Get
S98.59O.51 State Aid

A warrant for $19,132 was sent to
Redwood county this week from the
office of State Treasurer Julius A.
Schmahl for the October apportion-
ment Of the general school fund OBJ
tanned from state trust fund invest
ments.
This payment makes a total OF
SOS, 59O.51 paid to the school dis
tricts of the county since September
Is. An earlier payment of SIS, 1881
represented the special state and fed
eral aid to schools and was based on
an enrolment of 5,057 pupils or an
average of $15.71 per pupil. The
October superintendent was comput-
ed on basis Of 4,783 eligible pupils
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
NELSON LEADS IN
POLL WITH REGAIN
In SECOND PLACE
OlsOn's Poor Showing Believed
Partly Due to Party's
Attitude on Poll

Redwood and the six counties
which adjoin it favor Martin Nelson
for governor and give John Regain
second place while Governor Floyd
B Olson is running third, according
to the Minnesota Daily Newspaper
Poll, in which $4,000 ballots were
sent to automobile owners.
Nelson leads in Redwood, Murray
and Cottonwood counties while Olson
is first in Yellow Medicine county
and Regain has first place in Brown,
Lyon and Renville counties, reports
show.
The seven counties give Nelson
1919, Regain 1,467 and Olson 1,104
while Redwood county gives Nelson
2S9, Regain 174 and Olson 1913 in the
first 81,626 ballots counted.
With 119,7S7 votes counted in the
state, Nelson has 52,4O0, Olson 3d.
756 and Regain 81, 631.
Less than half of the ballots mail
ed out were returned, indicating a
lack of interest on the part of many
voters and since Farmer-Labor can
didates have condemned the poll, it
is believed the governors vote does
not represent his real strength. New
ertheless the results have served to
encourage Republicans in their fight
to defeat the Olson administration.
Ballots were sent to owners of all
makes and ages Of cars giving, it is
believed, cross section of the vot-
ers. Certified public accountants
counted the votes and every effort is
said to have been made to keep out
spurious ballots.
Fewer ballots were cast in The
Gazette's poll and most of them came
from within the city of Redwood
Falls, always strongly Republican
Voting up to Wednesday gave Mel
son an edge over Regain of 6a to l
and Regain was running well ahead
of Olson.
The tabulation of the first 81,626
ballots in the state gave the follow
ing results:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11

fans through newspaper accounts
and radio broadcasts during the re-
gular season. In the all-star team,
the Millers are expected to find the
most worthy opposition of their
transforming tour as many of the
all-stars have been playing with
minor league teams this season. Sew
eral are owned by major league clubs
and several others are going up next
year.
In transforming games near here
the Millers defeated Gibbon II to 2
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Cardinals Face Strong
Glencoe Eleven Friday

With the scalp of the Marshall
Tigers under their belts the Redwood
Falls High school football team will
meet the strong Glencoe eleven Fri
day at Glencoe. The game will be-
gin at p. m.
The Cardinals will have to display
the same fighting tactics they show
ed in defeating the highly touted
Marshall team to make any Roadway
against Glencoe. Glencoe is unde-
feated so far this season and last
week trampled St. Peter 32-0.
Coach Earl Obermeyer will start
the same lineup he put on the field
against Marshall, the entire team
having survived the game without
any serious injuries.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Pension for County
Officials is Myth

Propaganda to the affect that
county officials who hold office for
20 years or more are retired on PEN
sions of $1OO per month is being
spread in Redwood county, designed
to work to the disadvantage of GER
tain candidates, The Gazette was
informed this week.
AS far as we can learn no state or
county official who holds an elective
office ever receives pension, his
salary being confined to sum set by
law and such fees as are allowed for
the particular office he holds. Pen
sions are paid only to civil service
employees, teachers and others not
elected by the public and in most
cases the pension fund is made up by
retaining a part of each salary check
for that purpose.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
MINNEAPOLIS AliLers Will Play AH-Stars Here Saturday

Wells 5 to l and Glenwood, 9 to 8.
They will come here from swing
through South Dakota where other
wins were scored.
Pictured below are Jess Petty, vet
eran pitcher and manager Of the
trip; Alb Wright, fielder who goes to
the Cleveland Indians next year;
Pinky Hargrave, popular and color
full catcher and Andy Cohen, second
baseman whose antics and play
made him popular with fans on his
visit here last season.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Entries Close for
Corn Husk Contest

Entries for the Redwood County
corn husking contest to be held Oct
ober 10 on the Adolph Balko farm,
six miles south Of Redwood Falls,
have been received by the county
agents office.
The field has been restricted to 10
entrants, because Of a small field Of
corn, and no other names will be
considered. The names of the en-
tries will be released next week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
SENATOR FRAZIER
LAUDS FL CAUSE
Says There Should be Only Two
Parties, Progressive and
Conservative

Support was given the Farmer
Labor cause Friday by United States
Senator Lynn Frazier of North Da-
kota who spoke on behalf of the
party at rally in the armory. Only
a small crowd attended due to the
distraction of the high school foot
ball game and the world series
broadcast.
Senator Frazier, co-author of the
Frazier Lemke farm mortgage relief
bill, stated that the public should
vote for candidates that would create
legislation for the masses, asserting
that the money interests were well
able to take care of themselves.
Touching on national politics, Sen
ator Frazier expressed the opinion
that there should be only two poll
teal parties in the country, conser-
natives and progressives. He assert
ed that when legislation came up in
the last congress the regular Repub-
licans and Democrats voted for pRae-
tically the same issues, while the pro-
gressive group, including Democrats,
Republicans and Farmers-Laborites
also voted one course.
He lauded Senator Huey Long OF
Louisiana, saying that he is one OF
the quickest thinkers and most in
telligent man in the senate, possess
ing great ability.
"The newspapers" he asserted,
represent him as being farce and
give him the virulent reputation he
has"
Three candidates for state repre-
sentative, Frank Romberg, E. C.
Steinberg and Mike Kramer spoke
briefly on their candidates. for office
as did Congressman Paul Kvale.
Judge G. F. Gage Of Olivia, intro
duced by John Hines, urged that
John P. Devaney and Julius j. Olson
be reelected as chief justice and as
sociate justice Of the state supreme
court.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
REHABILITATION
DRIVE TO START

A drive to reduce the county relief
rolls will be planned at meeting at
2:30 p. m. Friday Of the recently ap-
pointed county rural rehabilitation
committee in the court house.
The program, statewide move
ment, is being conducted under the
direction of r. w. Murchie and its
purpose is to make it possible for
destitute farm families eligible for
relief to become self supporting on
plane consistent with American
standards and insofar as possible on
their own farms. A survey is to be
made for the purpose of eliminating
all persons already possessing the
necessary resources and facilities for
self. support when employed properly
and with diligence.
According to Mr.. Murchie in an
outline of the program, farm fami-
lies who upon investigation are
found worthy and in need of addi-
tional resources and facilities the re-
habiitation program should consist Of:
/. Making such seed stocks, farm
animals, equipment, Duldlngs OF
land available as may be required
for subsistence purposes.
2. Providing the services of train
ed specialists in agriculture and
home economics to aid in formulating
plans for subsistence farming and
home making operations and in sup
cruising the execution Of such plans
8. Providing supplementary en-
ployment in private industry or on
public work relief projects if and
when necessary to complete the
budgetary needs Of those families.
Complete rehabilitation is not ex-
pected to be accomplished immediate
". Home or community gardens,
food canning and conservation, poul-
try and pig raising and producing
milk for family use are recognized
in general as the first steps in the
program.
Members of the committee are
Fred Banker, Redwood Falls; Mrs.
M. H. Sandager and Otto Flom, Bel
view; A. w. Olson, Walnut Grove
and H. C. Lau, Tracy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
Money Will be Taken to Towns
for Convenience of
Farmers
CHECKS DUE WEDNESDAY
Vote to be Taken on Plans for
1885 and Changes Under
Consideration

The first shipment of long-awaited
corn-hog allotment checks for Red
wood county are looked for at the
county agents office this morning.
In fact they were looked for in
Wednesdays mails as the office here
had been advised that they would
arrive in two patches October 10 and
IL. Officials now hope that Thurs
day will be the looked-forward-to
day.
Plans for distributing the money
as soon as possible after it arrives
are unchanged. Farmers will be noti-
fed at once where to go to get their
checks. They will be taken to CEN
trally located points where farmers
will receive them and cast their ball
lots on the question of continuing
the program next year and on
changes considered for 1886.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11

2 Earl Mead, so, formerly Of Red
wood Falls, was killed instantly Sun
day when struck by 500 line train
near the Ramsey county home in st.
Paul. Mr.. Mead, who was living at
the home, was the son of Charles
Mead who years ago served as sheriff
of Redwood county.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11

]. L. Parsons returned Tuesday
evening from st. Paul where he had
attended the grand lodge chapter OF
the Royal Arch Masons at the Mas
onic Temple.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-25
BY j. l. Kemp
1SO3S Binder

Miss Ella Brown, teacher In
the high schools at Bessemer. Ala
bama. is visitor In this city, be-
ing the house guest OF her aunt,
Mrs. j. w. Johnson, 6115 North
field avenue. The visitor, who has
been a teacher for the past six
years, Is the recipient of many
social courtesies. Mrs. 8. w.
Grimes, 1854 Charest street,
cousin. has been busy for the past
week entertaining and making 1t
pleasant for the visitor. Mrs.
Grimes and Miss Brown, accomp-
anied by Mrs. William Johnson.
1888 Norwood. motored to Chica-
go last Friday, on weekend
visit to the Century of Progress,
and looked in at the Ford's mu-
scum at Dearborn. Mich.
Among the new business con-
Germs recently opened In this COM
munity are a fish and poultry
market. at Gallagher and Stock
ton; also a new barber shop.
Notice To Readers
Miss Alemore Rushing, 1908
Stockton avenue. has been APP
pointed an agent for the Tribune
Independent in this district. The
writer hopes all will cooperate
with her. as Loyalty as with me.
| will assist her In every way pos
sible Any news left with me will
be promptly reported rs hereto
ford
Mrs Mcdowell. 1911 Nevada. has
been i'll for the past week.
Mitchell Memorial M. +.
The Epworth League will hold
its final big outdoor meeting, Sum
day. August 26. at G a. m. at the
Belle Isle shell, in a grand morn
ing watch service. A chorus of
about twenty children will furnish
the songs, directed by Miss Ache
johnson. Leaguers from other
churches. and groups from other
young peoples organizations. are
invited to join them.
Rev. Carl Downs. OF Scott NJ. r.
Church, will be the speaker. They
are urging all their friends and as
sociate members to join in this
service.
Sunday, August 26. tea will be
held at the home of Mrs. Majors.
1S437 Wexford, at $3.50 p. m. at
which time Mrs. Clanton will pre-
sent Mrs. Laura F. Osborne. men,
Der of the Board OF Education,
who is a candidate for the council
vacancy. Mrs. Mayme Donovan
Will also be a guest speaker. The
ladies of the community and the
public in general are invited.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-25
MT. CLEMENS

Mrs. William Hathaway is visit
ing her mother in San Antonio.
Texas.
The Younger set of Mt. Clemens
recently attended a birthday par
" az the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry lrby in honor Of Robert
Sinr nephew of AIRS. Irby.
The c ~ e. choir, a part Of the
Gospel Chorus directed by Mrs.
Hutchinson. attended an echo
meeting. Wednesday The prize
was awarded Mt. Clemens. oveT
ilnkster. The prize WIS fine mu-
$50 Ncel;
fho Macomh County Union met
Recently wiih fhO First Baptist
Chnrth Sern Road Che aim ~
he lnion is % io'p each cllw j
vhicn rtwhor Sccoud' nAp-
flt CNWrh o Erw lla'cu MicAi-
gem 'cntf s he Jas meeting
Nisifc wtrc Res Gihsua cf De-
isof. OF he Michigan foreign
mission department. Mrs Rosie
Matthew'S ihc Union held a pic
mic az Dadge Park. on Labor Day.
There are eigh, choiIs IN the Vn-
Ton Tile Wnounl raised q; the last
meeting was S1G.S4. Rev. r. A..
Manning is president; Miss Mamie
Jones secretary
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-25
NORTH END NEWS
By Mrs. VI. l.. GIN

Mrs Vera Williams and little
son Bobbic. were welcome visitors
ai I've homc of Mrs. VI. l.. Gin on
""'dard street Wednesday. Aug
Mrs Kalfus and small son.
of Louisville Kentucky. are en-
towing visit with her mother.
Mrs l.. Finley. OF Port Huron,
and were the guests OF Mrs. Grif-
fin. Of Goddard avenue. Sunday.
The North End Social CLUB and
The Young Girls Athletic Club
motored 10 Elizabeth Park re-
Gently. where thirty-five members
and visitors enjoyed n lovely
DAYS outing. Among the group
were: Mcsdames Hattie Parks. r.
g Peruvian. w. Witherspoon. A.
II and L. a. Mcdaniel l.. C.
Thomas Messrs. A. Caldwell. Ebt
Nicholson. Tillman Gill. Willis
lovc and Bonnie jenkins Of the
Detroit Cubs.
Mrs l. Finley Mrs, 7 Kalfus
Mrs VI J.. Gil and Mrs. Ellen
Dixon were visitors NJ Second
Nap'ist Church. Sunday Aug. 10
where they enjoyed Il splendid
sermon.
Mrs Doreiha Chillison who has
ncen quite i'll al her home or
Goddard street. is doing nicely al
This writing. She Is second vice.
president Of the North End Social
Club.
Mrs. Fannie Williams is VISITING
her son. W. j. Williams. Of De
quindre street She Is receiving
many social courtesies.