The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-01-25
Rites for Shutdown
Pioneer Conducted

Sundown-Funeral services for c..
N. Skow, pioneer resident of Sum-
down, were conducted Monday of last
week at the Shutdown Lutheran
church Of which he was a member
since the church was built.
Mr.. Show came to America from
Denmark when young man and
settled with his family in Shutdown
where he continued to live. For sew
eral years he has been in poor health
and January II he died of heart trou-
Bile. Had he lived until the following
Sunday he would have been 81 years
old.
He is survived by his wife and
nine children; one daughter, Mrs. o.
H. Croft, died Is years ago. They
are Peter Skow, Sand Point, Idaho;
Mrs. A. P. Jensen (Maggie) Askov,
Minnesota; Mrs. C. j. Lawrence Can
MAJ Graft, Minnesota; Mrs. Robert
Vernon (Mdnnie) Pequot; Mrs. Will
liam Kenslar (Hannah) Minneapolis;
Michael and Henry Show, Shutdown;
Morris of Pequot and John of Mime
apolis. Morris and Peter were unable
to attend the funeral.
William and Herman Tonak trans
acted business at Granite Falls Fri
day.
Mrs. Violet Darcy Violet Bellig)
of Detroit, Michigan and son, James,
of Fessenden. North Dakota were re-
cent guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Bellig.
Leslie and Mildred Lawrence were
visitors at Franklin Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sophus Hanson and
daughter, Josephine, Leone and Jane,
Of Springfield and their guest, Ruth
Kolset, of Sanborn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Stewart, Mildred, Orville and
Lowell Stewart of Burnstown and
their guest. Margaret Schmid, of New
Ulm were Saturday evening guests of
Mrs. Carrie Jensen and family.
Miss Myrtle Christensen, teacher in
District II. is staying with the Sen
uis Jensen family.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Bloedow and
son, Ferdinand, of Wanda were Sum
day evening guests at the William
Tonak home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vernon and
son, Roger and Mrs. C. j. Lawrence
left Wednesday for their home in
Cass county and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Kenslar and John Show return
ed to Minneapolis Tuesday after be-
ing called here by the death of their
father, C. N. Show.
Henry Jensen of Westbrook visited
at the Otto Jensen home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Jensen had as
their guests Friday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Youngeburg Of Stately. They re-
turned Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Kagel of Glenn
ents visited Mrs. Ida Tonak Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Hanson and fami-
ly of Candy visited Mrs. Hanson's
aunt, Mrs. c. N. Show, Monday.
At the meeting of the Ladies Aid
held at the home of Mrs. Mayme
Thorston the following officers were
elected for the year: president, Mrs.
Rekka Jensen; vice president, Mrs.
Margaret Bredvold; secretary, Mrs.
Selma Meyer and treasurer, Mrs.
Mayme Thorston. The next meeting
will be held in February at the home
of Mrs. Emma ThorstOn.
Anna Croft who is employed in
Minneapolis and Elizabeth Show who
attends the agriculture school in st.
Paul, spent from Friday until Tues
day at their parental homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. N. Johnson and
daughter, Irene, visited in Dotson
Sunday with the Louis Liebl family.
Mrs. Anna Peterson of Springfield
spent the past week with relatives
here.
The following guests were enter
,taned by Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ton
ak at their home Sunday evening:
Phyllis and Verna Kragh, Roy and
Melvin Meyer, Leona Peterson, Ruth
Wog, Barton and Juel Meyer, Luther
Hack and Mildred Meyer.
Tonak brothers trucked several
loads of livestock to South St. Paul
last week.
Cleo Jensen visited Ida Peterson at
Clements several days last week.
Henry Skow drove to Minneapolis
Wednesday where he will visit rela-
tives for short time.
Mrs. Fred Klabunde has been a
patient at the Loretta hospital in New
Ulm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Anderson who
spent several months with relatives
here have gone to California with re-
latives where they will remain indie
finitely.
Leslie Lawrence has returned to
Oconomowac, Wisconsin where he is
employed after three weeks visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Lawrence.
Mrs. Berger Bergeson and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Anthony Jensen and
sons of Triumph and Mrs. Raymond
Jensen of Delevan spent several days
last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Senuis Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Bredvold and
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Thorston and family were at Lamber-
ton Sunday where they attended a
birthday party at the Ben Coulter
home.
Henry Muellar of Portland, Oregon
is visiting his parents and other re-