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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
REDWOOD COUNTY'S
TAXABLE PROPERTY
VALUE $l4,S7l,485
Average Tax Rate 43.71 Mills;
Only Eight Counties Have
Lower Rate

Property in Redwood county was
valued at $14,S81,475 in 1888, on
which the average tax rate was 43.71
mills and the total taxes levied
amounted to Sill, 748.88, according
to the abstract of tax lists issued an
nually by Stafford King, state audi
tor.
Only eight counties have lower
average tax rates while the total
property value of Is is higher.
Rural lands in the county total
553, 43O.38 acres on which the average
value was $20.84 or a total of SILL
532,598. Town and city lots and
structures thereon are valued at
$2,104,S43 and taxable personal pro-
perty at $1,244,034.
Of the total tax levied in the
county, $145,111.O5 was for the state
revenue, soldiers relief, road and
bridge and similar funds while the
state school and university tax
amounted to $18,3O3.69 and the teach
ers insurance and retirement fund to
$2,232.13.
County taxes levied included $751;
1889 for revenue, $49,553.87 for
road and bridge, $49, 553.87 for poor
and $7O,OS24O for other taxes.
Cities and villages in the county
levied 36,42S.57 for revenue, $4,S56.-
IS for road and bridge, $5,O18.13 for
interest and principal on state loans,
$7,979.7O for local assessments and
$12,636.35 for other taxes.
Townships of the county levied
$26,37S.74 for road and bridge funds,
$4,S95.62 for revenue and $889.45 for
other taxes.
Special taxes for school purposes
in the county amounted to $166,938.-
" while interest and principal on
state loans totalled $34, 1896. 16 and the
local one mill levy is figured at $14,-
SS0.88.
The total value of moneys and
credits was $738,5O2 on which the
levy was $2,213.47.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
OFFICERS RENAMED
AT GOLF DIRECTORS
MEETING TUESDAY
DIR. George A. Alexander Is New
Member of Board; Dues
To Remain the Same
FINANCIAL YEAR SUCCESS
Crowd At Banquet Largest In
History; Membership Last
Year Second Biggest

R. V. Ochs was reelected presi-
dent; C. H. Burmeister, vice presi-
dent and E. w. Currier, secretary
treasurer at the meeting of the board
of directors which followed the ban
quet of the Redwood Falls golf club
stockholders Tuesday evening.
At the stockholders meeting, Park
er D. Sanders and E. w. Currier were
reelected to the board of directors
and Dr. George A. Alexander was
chosen to succeed R. w. Serkland on
the board.
Dues will remain the same as last
year, the directors decided, except
that the fee for use of the course by
outsiders will be reduced to 80 cents
after 3 p. m. Sundays.
Seventy-nine men and boys attend
ed the banquet at the American Le-
gion hall, the largest attendance on
record according to the president.
Talk of finances predominated ov-
err chatter about greens and fairways
and the officers were highly compli-
uleuteQ Ou Lie .SuCCtSS VI LIle year
activities. The club not only has
more money on hand than year ago,
but it's equipment is in as good
shape, it has bought and paid for the
refreshment stand and it's indebted
ness has been reduced through the
sale of several acres on the far end
of the course to the city as the sew
age disposal plant site.
Parker D. Sanders reported on the
activities of the greens committee, C.
H, Burmeister on the membership,
which was the second largest in the
history of the club last season; J. L.
Parsons, on the stock fund and E. W.
Currier read the financial report and
minutes of the last meeting.
j. ]. Ziegler was praised by B. H.
Clark in his report on tournaments
last season and awarded a prize for
his hole-in-one at New Ulm. Frank
Clague and L. R. Ewart spoke of the
values of golf at the opening of the
meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
CRIDDERS,
DISCLAIMERS TO BE
GUESTS OF HONOR
Civic Groups Arrange for Big
Affair; L. H. H0dgson
Asked to Speak
MADE SPLENDID RECORDS
Program of Speaking and Music
Arranged; Frank Clague,
to be POSTMASTER

The splendid showing made by the
Redwood Falls High school basketball
team during the regular playing sea-
son and in. three tournaments will
not go unrewarded it was decided by
representatives of several civic or
CARNATIONS who met Monday night
and tentatively set next Tuesday
night as the date for one Of the larg-
est banquets ever held here.
1t is now. certain that the banquet
will be held in the parlors of St. Cath
crimes Catholic church where about
$50 people, including the players,
coaches and speakers, can be accom-
modated. The time is still uncertain,
however.
L. H. Larry Ho" Hodgson, column
mist and former St. Paul Mayor, has
been asked to speak. Bernie Bier
man, University of Minnesota foot
ball coach, will be unable to be here.
The Lions club, Commercial club,
American Legion, Veterans of For
eign Wars, Alumni association and
the Merchants association are max
ing arrangements for the festival.
Other numbers on the program will
include a mems quartet, trio num-
bers, short talks by several people
connected with the court squad and
music by an orchestra during the din
ner. Frank Clague will be toast
master.
The affair is not only in honor Of
the basketball players who won dis
trict and regional honors and tumbled
the South High team in the first
round of the state tournament, but
also for members of the football team
which had one of the best records of
any recent team and can boast of a
victory over Monteyideo which had
not been defeated by a Redwood
squad since 1916.
Merle Lindeman, Irma Schumacher
and Oscar Joneson, high school de-
clamatory winners, will also be
guests of the organizations at the
dinner. Merle is the oratorical win
ner, Miss Schumacher, dramatic and
Oscar Joneson, humorous.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
REDWOOD PARTY
RWlSCONSlN FLOOD
REGION; TURN BACK
We're Enroute to Milwaukee
Tuesday; Nine Lost Lives
in Storm and Wrecks

Five Redwood Falls persons who
left here early Tuesday morning to
visit Milwaukee relatives were forced
to abandon their trip because of the
flood in western Wisconsin near the
scene of the washout in which three
St. Paul trainmen were killed. Nine
persons lost their lives in the storm.
The unfortunate travellers were
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lauterbach, DR..
and Mrs. H. B. Cole and their daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Burgess Cole. Mr..
and Mrs. Lauterbach were planning
to visit their son, Jack who attends
Marquette university and Mr.. Lau-
terbach's brother, Tony. The Coles
were planning to visit their daugh-
tiers, Audrey and Mrs. Tony Bell
(Virginia).
Although they encountered many
universities before that, the group was
not completely stopped until they
reached Knapp, Wisconsin. After
planning to leave early Tuesday, they
encountered trouble at the start when
the Cole car became stuck in front
of the Lauterbach home at four
o'clock in the morning.
An hour and a half later they
freed the car and started on their
way. The rainfall was heavy all the
way to st. Paul but it was not until
they reached Hudson at 9 a. M, that
they noticed serious consequences.
The approach to the Hudson toll
bridge was partly washed out but
only enough to delay traffic. In lone
places in Hudson, water was nearly
three feet deep and caution was need
ed in driving.
From Hudson to Knapp stalled cars
were seen, some in the bitches and
others being towed to town. More
than five hours Of steady downpour
flooded fields and streets entirely in
many places.
Mr.. Lauterhach stated that they did
not see any bridges washed out but
that damaged approaches stopped
traffic. In many places, he said,
highway officers allowed no cars to
pass and other routes had to be
found. In some instances, cars were
allowed to go through but trucks
were prohibited.
They arrived in Knapp before II ..
m, and, after discussing road condi-
tions with several travelling men who
had attempted the passage, decided
to return to Redwood Falls. They ar
rived here about 6 p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Kise, Falk, ClipfeN, Colberg
Seek Reelection in County
$4,000 LOW BID
ON HIGHWAY SPAN

Bids on the Redwood Falls high
way bridge which a few weeks ago
were rejected because they were too
high, were received again Tuesday by
Minnesota Highway department Of
ficials but the outcome has not yet
been announced.
w. O'Neal, Faribault contractor,
gave the lowest bid with a $4,000
offer. ]. G. Gruno was second with
$4,000 and Longbottom and Lack
were third with $4,000. There were
only three bids considered. Others
were ruled out because of not COM
plying with NRA code regulations.
The bids were to construct large
span across the Redwood river on old
Highway IA. Plans of the bridge
have already been made and were on
display in Redwood Falls several
days. The low bid received with the
first bids was $4,000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
1900 CHICKS ON
LUCAN FARMS LOST
BYlBRO0bER FIRES
Anton Plaetz, G.. S. Dickers0n
Suffer Heavy Losses;
Owner Burned

Two poultry raisers near Lucan
suffered heavy losses last week when
smoke in brooder houses suffocated
1000 small chickens.
On the Anton Plaetz farm Friday
afternoon, poor circulation caused oil
from the burner to drip on the peat
floor which began to burn. The
smoke killed approximately 600
chicks but no damage was done to the
building.
Friday night on the G. S. Dickerson
chicken farm, the brooder stove pipe
clogged with SCOT and smoke killed
about 1000 chicks.
When Mr.. Dickerson, depot agent,
examined the stove the next morning.
he lifted the lid and it exploded in
his face. His wrist and face were
badly burned. .a-
Both losses were covered by insur-
ance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
26 COUNTY YOUTHS
ACCEPTED FOR CCC
Leave With II Sibley County
Boys for Fort Smelling
Wednesday Noon

Twenty-six Redwood county young
men passed Civil Conservation corps
examinations at the court house We'd
nesday morning and left with II
Sibley county candidates for Fort
Smelling by train.
After passing another physical ex-
animation there, they will be sent to
northern Minnesota on forestry as
signments, according to Robert Haeft
who has charge of emergency relief
here. Four boys were rejected be-
cause of poor eyesight.
Henry Radtke, court house janitor,
found one family and candidate for
the CCC waiting on the court house
steps when he went to work at 5 a.
m. that day. The entire group, in
GLIDING the Sibley county boys who
came here that morning, stormed
Randgaard's cafe for dinner at 10 a.
m.
Those accepted are: Lester Cole,
Delhi; Otto Rake, Belview; Norman
Kaufeuberg, Lamberton; Clemence
ALEX, Wabasso; Donald Bailey, LAM
berton; Leo Zeug, Lucan; Roy Christ
Jansen, Lucan; Milan Shining, Wa
basso; James Smith, Delhi; Floyd
Wurscher, Lucan; Gordon Sawyer,
Revere; Lloyd Peterson, Lamberton.
Vernon Severson, Lamberton; Ted
Schultz, Lamberton; Eugene Owen,
Morgan; Elwood Jensen, Evan; Jacob
Cox, Clements; Albert Croft, Spring-
field; Glenn Haney, Morgan; Fandyce
Hanbo, Revere; Harvey Schroeder,
Seaforth; Arnold Kotval, Seaforth;
Adolph Newman, Seaforth; Lester
Baker, Lamberton, Joseph Filipek.
Redwood Falls and Delmer Clark.
Lamberton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
LOFQUIST MOVED TO
MOOSE LAKE REGION
Will Resign Place on North Red
wood Dam Committee at
Meeting This Week

After serving three years as game
warden and six as deputy warden,
during which time he has been active
in organizing sportsmens groups,
Olaf P. Lofquist will be transferred
from Redwood county to Moose Lake
where he will continue his work with
the department.
He expects to leave late this week
but is not certain whether he will
move his family there now or wait
until school is out.
Mr.. lobbyists re-allocation is one
of the many made by Erling Sven
son, director of the Game and Fish
division, in an effort to obtain better
enforcement of game and fish laws.
Redwood will be without game
warden for the present.
Mr.. Lofquist has organized several
chapters of the Izaak Walton league
near here and was instrumental in
the continuation of many. One of the
chief advocators of the North Red
wood dam and chairman of commit
tee working on it at present, Mr.. LOT
quist will call together his committee
sometime this week and officially re-
sign, urging at the same time that
the work go on.
Other members of the committee
are M. j. Hansen and Richard sch
eunert of North Redwood and H. D..
Thorp and DR.. E. H. Johnson, presi-
dent of the Redwood county Game
Protective league.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Corn Loan Period
Extended to May /

Figures compiled this week at the
county agents office show that 781
farmers in Redwood county have re-
ceived A cents per bushel corn loans
on total of approximately 100000
bushels of corn.
The. time has been extended until
April 80. 1t was first set at March
I and later extended to March so.
Farmers desiring loans now must
sign an affidavit that they have sign
ed a corn-hog contract.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Thank You!

The Redwood Gazette wishes
to welcome all the new SUBJ
scribers received during its
March campaign and to thank
the many other persons who re-
newed their subscriptions.
All persons who made pay
ments recently are asked to
examine the expiration dates
on their papers to be sure they
have been given full credit for
such payments. Errors some
times creep in when SO many
changes are being made. Any
errors found should be reported
at once so that proper credit
can be given.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
CORN-HOG RAISERS
ELECT OFFICERS AT
WABASH MEETING
Henry Lau, President, Sherman
Park, Vice President of
Control Group
TOWNSHIPS HEADS LISTED
Nate H. Bovee is Secretary, A.
p. Falk, treasurer in AAA
County Set-up

At the organization meeting of the
township directors of the Corn-Hog
Control association of Redwood coun-
ty held at Wabasso, the following Of
fcers were elected: president, Henry
Lau, Tracy; vice-president, Sherman
Park, Redwood Falls; secretary, Nate
H. Bovee, county agent and treasurer
A. P. Falk, county treasurer. The al
lotment committee or governing COM
mittee elected: Henry Lau, Tracy; NJ.
N. Sandager, Belview; and William
Allan, Redwood Falls.
This association is organized for
the purpose of cooperating with the
secretary of agriculture in making
effective the provisions of the agri-
cultural adjustment act, and will
operate under the general super
vision and direction of the Corn
Hog section, production division of
the agricultural adjustment admins
tration and be the agency within
Redwood county for the administra-
tion of the agricultural adjustment
act in relation to the production
of corn and hogs.
The following are directors of their
respective townships, which commun-
ity organization meetings have been
held recently:
Brookville township, Anton Mad
sen, Morgan, chairman director; L. B.
Fredrickson, Morgan director and A.
w Johnson, Evan, director; Charles
town township, Fred Gleason, San
born chairman, George Busse, San
born, director; Ed. FLAG Sanborn,
director; Delhi township, H. c. Brown,
Delhi, Chairman director; Phil Dir
lam, director, Redwood Falls; Ole
Peterson, director, Delhi.
Granite Rock township, Harry jeff
erson, Jr. Chairman director, Lucan;
John Honetschlager, director, Lucan;
Charles Brau, director, Lucan; Gales
township, H. w. Ladwig, chairman
director, Milroy; Robert ]. Nelson,
director, Walnut Grove; L. L. Peder-
son, director, Tracy; Johnsonville
township, George Schmiesing, chair
man director, Lucan; Fred Scharfe,
director, Lucan; Herman Bonner, dir
ector, Lucan.
Kintire township, William Smith,
chairman director, Delhi; Ed. Eng
berg, director, Belview; Floyd Trent,
director, Belview; Lamberton town.
ship, John Krinke, chairman director,
Lamberton; William Vollmer, direc-
tor, Lamberton and Carl Wog, direc-
tor, Lamberton; Morgan township,
George Green, chairman Director,
Morgan; Nick Heiderscheidt, director,
Morgan and Ben Kerhoff, director,
Morgan.
New Avon township, G. E. Lue-
sdher, chairman director, Redwood
Falls; Joseph A. Schwartz, director,
Wabasso; Robert C. Bellig, director,
Wabasso; North Hero township, L. L.
Pack, chairman director, Walnut
Grove; George Baum, director, Re-
we're; M. ]. Virgins, director, Walnut
Grove; Paxton township, William D.
Allhn, chairman director, Redwood
Falls; George Claussen, director, Red
wood Falls; Fred Banker, Redwood
Falls.
Redwood Falls and Homer town.
ships, Sherman Park, chairman dir
Continued on Page Seven)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Redwood All Club
Staging Campaign

With a picnic in view for the win
ners, members of the Redwood All
club are staging a membership drive
which will end in less than two weeks.
Plans were made at the March meet
ing held at the home Of Miss Irene
Neuschwander. James and Paul
Koehler have. been named captains.
The years program was submitted
but was tabled until the next meeting
to be held at the John Kohler home,
Friday, April IL.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
FOREsTERs MEETING

Members of the Catholic Order Of
Foresters from Seaforth, Wanda,
Olivia, Morton and Redwood Falls
win convene in the parlors Of st.
GATHERINGS church tonight to hear
addresses by Hugh Young and Wal
ter Vashro, Minneapolis officers OF
the lodge. Other numbers are being
arranged and lunch win be served.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Rally at Walnut Grove

The Redwood county post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold
rally at Walnut Grove Thursday,
April IL, when members from all over
the county are expected to attend.
DR.. Charles A. McGuiggan of Mar
shall, seventh district commander,
will be the principal speaker.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Cows Under Stack?
Rescuers Think it
April l Joke; l Dies

Because many thought Of Sunday,
April 1, as April FOOLS day, signal
for help at Milroy early that morn
ing was not answered promptly and
one COW was killed and four others
were injured when the straw shed on
the Henry Kremin farm caved in.
Calls for help were given several
times at a. m. but it arrived too
late to save one of the cows.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Legion at Belview
Gets Meeting Place

The American Legion post at
Belview has secured q Minneapolis
and st. Louis railway coach in which
to hold its meetings in the future.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05
Chauffeur Exams

License examinations for Redwood
county chauffeurs will be given at the
city hall in Redwood Falls Friday,
April 20 at 1890 p. M, it was an
nounced by Mike Holm, secretary OF
state, this week. Similar plans are
being made in other cities to reduce
to q minimum the travel expense OF
those who desire to take the examin-
alton. That evening an examination
viii be conducted at Springfield.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05

Rosetta Coubal spent the wsekem
with relatives In Minneapolis
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-04-05

Emil Danielowski was here from
Lucan Tuesday on business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-26
Support of Communist
Platform Grows i'm
Farm Areas

Workers throughout the country
are rallying in support of the Com
munist Party program in the COM
ing elections, and are preparing to
vote Communist at the polls Nov.
6, as disillusionment in Roosevelt
New Deal grows. Letters from
workers show the increasing re-
spouse of the masses to the de-
mands put forward by the Com
munist Party in the elections,
against the Roosevelt attack on the
living standards of the working
class, against capitalist terror, for
unemployment insurance, for the
repeal of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Act, for the right to strike,
picket and organize into unions of
their own choosing, against jim
Crowism and lynching, against the
war preparedness program OF the
present administration.
In farming regions, as we'll as in
industrial centers, this greater re-
spouse is apparent. In those places,
such as Gladwin, Mich, where
Communists have been elected in
the past to local office, it has been
proved to the workers that they
are the only ones who stand in
defense of the interests of the
broad masses of the workers and
poor and middle farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-26
DIV a Worker Corresnondent

SCRANTON, Pa. = Emmett Pat
rick Cush, candidate for Governor
for the Communist Party, State OF
Pennsylvania addressed a meeting
of 5000 workers at Mitchers monu-
ment, Court House Square, Scran-
ton.
The demonstration Of unem-
ployed workers of Scranton finished
in symposium arranged by the
Lackawsnna Unemployment Coun-
ellis. After successful parade of
over 1000 workers who fought for
various local demands and won
them, as a result of two weeks pick
citing Of the relief board, letters had
been sent to the Republicans and
Democrats and Communist Party
inviting them to present their pro-
grams on unemployment
The Republicans failed to send a
representative but the Democrats
sent Mr.. -McGurren, candidate for
representative in Scranton. After
Comrade Cush presented the pro-
gram of the Communist Party in
the election campaign, the Demo-
crat asked for the floor and was
given chance to speak. He pre-
scented the usual line of the Demo-
Gratis speaking about the flag, preSi-
dent, and country and made several
promises, such as the Democrats
wanted all the people to have jobs,
etc. After the Democrat was
through few people applauded
him when he finished.
The chairman, Joe Dougher, in
troduced Steve Nelson, Communist