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The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
James Roosevelt On
Convention Program

James Roosevelt, son of the
president and secretary of the
Young Democratic clubs of Ameri-
ca, together with Cliff Woodward,
of Washington, D. C. national
president of the organization, are
expected to speak at the first state
convention of the Younger Demo-
Gratis, according to George F. Will
hanson, of Minneapolis, state pres
ident Of the organization in an
nouncing completion of plans and
committees for the convention, to
be held in st. Paul July IL and 13.
Sessions will be held in the st.
Paul hotel and the President thea
ire.
Senator Rush Drew Holt of
West Virginia, youngest member
of the Senate and Elmer ]. Ryan,
Minnesota's only Democratic con-
gresham and youngest member of
the House of Representatives al
ready have agreed to attend and
address the Minnesota younger
Democrats conclave.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
Contracts Will be Sent to
State Office Next Week
for Final OK
Aerial Survey Pictures in
New Jersey for Enlarge
ment; Check-up Next

Redwood county farmers will re-
ceive about S460,000 in corn-hog
allotment checks which will be
paid in two approximately equal
installments, the first of which is
expected about September while
the second will be due January /.
Contracts have been mailed to
producers and landlords for sign
atures and it is expected that they
will be taken to the state board
for auditing early next week From
there they will go direct to Wash
ington for payment.
Contracts have been withheld at
the corn-hog office here to permit
complete transmittal for the first
mailing to Washington as only two
mailings are allowed this year.
Another change in the plan of last
year is that now all the checking
is done in the state office which is
expected to facilitate payment.
Less Than 1884
The amount due this year is
about two-thirds of last years
payments, due to the fact that
only a ten per cent reduction in
hogs was required compared with
rs per cent last year. Corn pay
ments will exceed those of 1884 by
about $4,000 because the benefit
payment has been increased five
cents per bushel and because
farmers were allowed to reduce
acreage from 10 to 80 per cent as
they chose and a great many took
the limit, bringing the ratio Of re-
tirement (Shifted to other crops)
over 20 per cent which was the re-
duction figure last year.
Eighty-seven per cent of county
producers are taking part in the
program.
Compliance Rules
The AAA aerial survey has been
completed and part of the prints
have been sent to New Jersey for
enlargement. Fields will be check
ed through the pictures this year,
but the first payment can be made
ahead of the check-up, the second
being contingent on compliance.
Persons whose fields are found
to exceed contract limitations will
be given five days after notice is
served to destroy excess acreage
or in the case of hogs, to donate
the extra hogs to charitable agen-
cies.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
REDWOOD MEETS
STEWART SUNDAY
Reds Drop Opener 6-3 To
Fairfax ;MOrtOn Loses
To Hector 12-1

Redwood Falls will be home
Sunday for its second game of the
second half, playing Stewart at
the fairgrounds, after losing the
late schedule opener with a 6 to 3
defeat at Fairfax July z.
Morton is to play at Brownton,
Olivia at Fairfax and Bird Island
at Hector in other Western Mime
sofa league games.
Redwood's three runs were scor-
ed in the fourth when Reynolds
opened with single and went to
second on wild pitch. Sheehan
walked and Matson singled, scor-
ing Reynolds. Worsech doubled to
bring home Sheehan and Matson
but was caught off second and the
side was retired with two strike
outs.
Redwood's other two hits were
single by Worsech in the second
and a single by Kickul in the
eighth, improving his already good
batting average. Redwood was fire.
quently retired with one or more
runners on the sacks.
Fairfax scored C. Frank in the
first after an error and a single
and Marlowe and Koehler scored
on the latter's home run .in the
second. After Redwood had tied
the count in it's part Of the fourth,
Frank tripled and scored on a
wild pitch to again take the lead.
Frank clinched the victory in the
eighth, tripling after Borth had
singled and scoring on a fielder's
choice.
Hector pounded two Morton
pitchers for 16 hits and won IL to
/. Boche kept Morton's nine bing-
les we'll scattered, allowing the
only run in the fifth.
Jennrich pitched a four hit game
for Bird Island, shutting out
Brownton 3 to O. Abram allowed
the islanders six hits.
With IL hits including a double
by Gunther, Stewart trounced
Olivia 9 to /. Errors contributed
to the rout which lead to five runs
in the fifth. Olivia got nine scat
tered hits off Gunther.
Continued on page seven)
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
PARKWAY OPEN:
SURVEY STARTED
ON HIGHWAY II
Work Practically Completed ;
Crew Of 60 Reduced
To IL Men

A long awaited event, the open
ing of the new scenic bridge park
way to traffic took place quietly
Tuesday noon when L. R. Brisson,
highway engineer, ordered the
barriers removed.
Everything is practically COM
plete except landscaping which
will be done this fall or next
spring. The completion of a short
length of curbs and cutters and
filing in some spots included in
the approach will be finished by
Saturday night if rain does not
slow the work. The crew of 60,
active at the height of the project
has shrunk to about IL.
Following the completion of the
work and making up final esti-
mates, engineers will start a pre-
liminary survey of possible high
way sites in the territory between
town and nine miles south. They
will determine the practicability of
changing the highway II to make
a straighter and safer road.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
ROAD and BRIDGE
FUND BOOSTED TO
COVER new WORK
Levy Increased from $4,000
to $685. 900 at Meeting
This Week
Poor Fund Remains at $780,
900 Awaiting Action by
Government

Redwood county commissioners
set the 1885 tax levy at $205, 900
at their meeting Wednesday, an
increase of $4,000 over the
amount voted at the July meeting
last year.
The road and bridge fund was
set at $4,000, an increase OF $780,
900 over last year when hardly
enough for routine maintenance
was voted. The increase will al
low considerable new construction
work.
The old age pension fund which
last year was reduced from $4,000
to $4,000 this year was set at
$4,000 again.
The revenue fund remains at
100000 which was last years fig
ure and the poor fund levy was
left at $4,000.
The method of handling poor
relief is still undecided, a large
number of Minnesota counties hav-
ing objected to the amounts set by
the federal government to be rals-
ed as the counties part in relief
work.
Ira R. Rogers, county auditor,
and the members of the board at
tended a meeting of officers from
26 counties at Owatonna Saturday
at which an organized protest was
made. Counties not only object to
the amount of money they are ex-
pected to raise but to the fact
that they would have no voice IN
how it is spent.
Victor Christgau, state director
of the new works progress pro-
gram, attended the meeting. Lat
er the report came out that Min
nesota may be dropped from the
emergency relief program unless
these counties comply but it is un-
derstood that another meeting will
be called at which compromise is
likely to be reached.
The poor fund levy, therefore is
tentative. The board may also
make changes in other levies as
conditions warrant.
The board also received a petit
ton signed by number of farm
ers objecting because much OF the
money spent for sodium chlorate
and the labor necessary to apply
it in the weed control efforts has
not been repaid to the county by
the owners of lands benefited. The
plan was changed this year so that
townships pay the county for
this work and are responsible Tor
collections. Efforts will be made
to collect what is outstanding
from other years.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
Charter Granted
For Danube Bank

The granting by the State Com
merce department Of charters for
two new state banks has just been
announced by Elmer A. Benson,
state banking commissioner. Upon
the application of Frank Kircher,
George Kircher and Henry Sch
roer, a certificate was granted for
the State Bank of Danube, at Dan
ube, in Renville county. A certifi-
cate for the Greenbush State bank,
at Greenbush, Roseau county, al
SO was granted.
A new institution, the Western
State bank, was opened at Mar
shall Tuesday with T. F. Spreiter
as president.
A hearing on the application of
the directors of the State Bank of
Evan for permission to increase it's
capitalization and move the insti-
tuition to Redwood Falls where it
would be known as the Central
State bank, will be heard at IL a.
m. Tuesday at st. Paul.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
County Board Increases Road and Pension Funds
81 ATTEND FARM
BUREAU MEETING

Fifty-four farmers representing
II townships attended a Farm
Bureau meeting at the city hall
here Tuesday night at which the
need of closer farm organization
was stressed by E. G. Mereness of
the University Farm, st. Paul.
Flans were drawn for a cleanup
Farm Bureau drive to enroll more
members. Members Of All clubs
in some townships will assist with
the work and l. R. Purdy, bureau
field man, will ba here the rest of
the week in connection with the
task.
introduced by Joe Zwach, presi-
dent of the county group, Mr..
Mereness declared that the AAA
program was obtained through or
ganized agriculture and that the
same group is fighting to keep it.
"Get behind it." he told the meet
ing, Don't expect your neighbors
to do it ALL"
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
COUNTY RESIDENT.
65 YEARS, BURIED
Miss Jane Mcmillan Died At
WabassO July 4; Rites
Held Sunday

Funeral services were held Sum
day afternoon at the Presbyterian
church at Wabasso for Miss Jane
Mcmillan, 81, who died Thursday
morning, July A, at the home of
her niece, Mrs. D. E. Sinclair, at
Wabasso. Rev. j. P. Linn, pastor
of the Presbyterian church here
of which Miss Mcmillan was an
active member, assisted by Rev. j.
D. Keith of Delhi, conducted the
services.
She was born May 1, 1854 at
Argyleshire, Scotland and when
one year old was brought to On
tario, Canada by her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Malcolm Mcmillan. Her
mother died in 1867 and with her
father and sister, she came to Min
nesota in 1870. They settled on
homestead, three miles north of
Wabasso.
After her fathers death in 1900
she moved to Wabasso where she
lived until 1922. She then came to
Redwood Falls and lived here un-
til March 7 when she fell and
fractured her hip, and was taken
Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
FAMOUS AVIATOR
SKYWRITES HERE

Col. Art Goebel, famous aviator,
demonstrated the art of skywrit-
ing here Tuesday. hanging a trail
of smoke 10000 feet about the city
which spelled Phillips &c in letters
a half mile high the words cover
ing a distance of about four miles.
The sign could be seen for miles.
He was advertising for Cox Oil
company which this week an
nounced that the Tom Tyson Oil
station on the new parkway will
handle Phillips products.
Col. Goebel became famous in
August 1927 when he winged his
way from San Francisco to Homo
lulu to win the $4,000 prize of
fered by James Dole, pineapple
king, for the first pilot to cross
the Pacific. During the same year,
Lindbergh had flown the Atlantic,
Continued on page seven)
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
SCHMAHL DELVES
IN HISTORY FOR
DEDICATION TALK
Department, City, County Get
Praise in Ceremony
Here July 4

Touching on his favorite theme,
Redwood Falls and Redwood coun-
ty history, Julius A. Schmahl,
former Gazette editor now veteran
state treasurer, made the principal
address at the dedication of the
new bridge and parkway project
here July 4.
He recalled that in the very ear
" history of the city, the Redwood
river was forded by pioneers prai-
RE schooners at point near
where the John Lauterbach Sr.
home on Minnesota street at Third
is now located. That was before
the construction of dam gave the
city Lake Redwood.
Then in 1871 the legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 for wooden
bridge which stood near where the
new structure is located. 1t was
the first time that the state law
makers had appropriated money
for such purposes and j. S. q.
Homer, for whom Honnor town.
ship is named, had quite a fight to
get the bill through the house, of
which he was a member. Redwood
Falls then had approximately 200
residents.
The bridge was constructed in
1873 by Horace Horton who a
number of years later constructed
the second span across the ravine,
of wood and steel. Mr.. Horton lat
er went to Chicago and became a
member of a firm which earned
an international reputation as sue
cessful bridge builders, he said.
Mr.. Schmahl declared the pro-
ject being dedicated gives the city
the finest approach of any city in
the state and expressed the opin-
ion that IN. w. Elsberg and his
staff are equal to if not superior
to any other highway department
in the U. S. A. and get more per
dollar spent than any other de-
partment in the union"
He spoke of the pioneers who
came here or passed through here
in vast numbers, to open up a new
country and declared they had
practically no money. From this
he drew one piece of advice to any
to whom it might apply-"Get
your feet under you. Expect to
support your government, don't
expect it to support you."
Ordner T. Bundle of the attor-
ney-generals office spoke of the
early work of the highway depart
ment and brought out that splen-
did roads band citizens of the state
into one big family. He also
praised the city's new approach
and declared it should be dedicated
to Redwood Falls men like Mr..
Schmahl and Mr.. Clague who have
been prominently identified with
the building of the state.
o. L. Kipp, H. E. Chard and S.
Rex Green, all of the highway de-
partment, talked briefly thanking
Redwood Falls and Redwood coun-
ty for the cooperation given in
the project and other projects and
expressing their happiness at be-
ing present. James A. Kelly of
the Minnesota Good Roads asso-
ciation was unable to be present.
John Arends, chairman of the
county board for many wears, was
introduced and praised the i'm
provement, stating that at first he
thought it an unwarranted expen-
diture but that he is glad now that
it was undertaken.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
Lake Shetek Camp
Rates With Best
OF States Havens

Classified as one of Uncle Sans
model transient camps, the Lake
Shetek haven of rest for unem-
ployed single men on Keely Island
is now rated as the second best IN
the state according to government
reports.
Under the supervision of c. l.
Donavon, the camp is now rushing
to completion the last of its II
buildings preparatory to housing
over 200 men who are expected TO
be sent there from government re-
lief headquarters in the IWln
Cities after the fall harvest. This
lone village of buildings shaded by
towering elms is now occupied py
80 transients engaged IN con-
struction work and beautifying the
surroundings. The camp includes
eight bunk houses, one mess house,
one recreation house, an ice house
and an officers building. Several
bunkhouses, the officers building
and the recreation hall are now
under construction.
Each bunkhouse accommodates 70
men and is headed by a supervisor,
who also serves as custodian.
In this aggregation of men IS
found a variety of professions and
yocations. Recently several law
vers sought refuge there and at
nresent the camp includes a man
who formerly held high position
with the government weather bur-
eau. several reporters from metro
nolitan newspapers, a linotype
operator, an artist and store clerks.
The others include the profession
al boomer of the road, road build
ers. lumberjacks, carpenters, mas
ons and laborers. The transients
NAV stay as long as they wish pro-
yiding they live up to camp regu-
1afiOnS.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
RED CROSS SWIM
CLASSES OFFERED
TO ALL IN COUNTY
Melvin Kranke of St. James
Will Be In Charge
This Year

Public swimming lessons will
start at Lake Redwood Monday
morning, it was announced this
week by R. V. Ochs of the Redwood
County Red Cross which is spon-
soring and financing the classes.
Registrations will be made Monday
beginning at a. m. and all in
terested persons are urged to take
advantage of the instruction.
Melvin Kranke of St. James has
been engaged for a period of two
or three weeks. He comes here
well recommended, having taught
swimming for five years and re-
ceived certificates in life-saving
examinations, diving, pageantry,
first-aid, boating and canoeing. He
has also been active in Boy Scout
work.
Featuring every type Of swim
ming instruction, the school will
be open to people from all parts
of the county, as it is financed
through the county chapter of the
Red Cross, rather than through To-
cal donations as in previous years.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
RITES TODAY FOR
PERCY EYKYN, 63
Prominent LambertOn Man
Died Monday After .
Operation

Following a sudden illness, Per-
cy Eykyn, 63, of Lamberton died
at the Loretta hospital in New
Ulm Monday a half hour after an
emergency operation. Funeral
services will be held today (Thurs-
day. at 2 p. m. at the home and
burial will be in St. Joseph's
Catholic cemetery at Lamberton.
Well known through the county,
he had lived in and near Lamber
ton for 40 years, engaging in
farming, the livery, theatre, pro-
duce and insurance businesses and
building two fine homes in LAM
berton.
He is survived by his wife and
seven children, Mrs. Bert Bellig,
Percy Eykyn Jr. of Langdon,
North Dakota, Arthur, Cecil, Vim
cent, George and Gerard at home
and two grandchildren. Two in
FAINT sons and two daughters, Alice
who was 18 when she died and
Beatrice, IA, preceded him in
death.
Born in London, England in
1872 he spent his boyhood there,
coming to America with his broth
er, Herbert in 1888 when they set
tied at Tracy. A year later his
mother came here from England
and bought farm eight miles
northwest of Lamberton where
they lived for several years. In
1899 he married Elizabeth john
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C..
M. Johnson, prominent Lamberton
farmers.
He had crossed the Atlantic
ocean seven times, the last trip
being in 1903 when he was called
to England by the death of his
mother who had returned there to
make her home.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
GABRIEL SERR, 60,
BURIED AT MILROY
Rites Held Monday for Early
Resident of Westline;
on MilrOy Council

Milroy- Funeral services for
Gabriel Serr, 60 years of age, were
held in Our Saviour's Lutheran
church Monday afternoon with
Rev. Tollefson of Montevideo con-
Quoting the services. Mr.. Serr died
Friday from heart attack. The
floral Offering was beautiful and
the choir sang appropriate hymns.
A solo was sung by Mrs. I. Jor-
gensen.
The pail bearers were six nep-
hews of the deceased, Victor Chris
topherson of Redwood Falls, Hen
Nv Serr, Hugo Wandersee, Irwin
Serr, Bert Glotz and Fred Gotta.
Out of town friends who attended
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Koeder of Winnebago, Mr..
and Mrs. George Geire Of Audu-
bon, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jorgen-
sen of Brewster and Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Radtke of Tracy.
Gabriel Michael Serr was born
in Milford township near New Ulm
July 9, 1875, the second child of
Conrad and Augusta Serr. His
father was one of the early pio-
neers and had served in the Union
army in the Civil war. Mr.. Serr
was baptized in the German Luth-
eran church Of New Ulm by Rev.
Albrecht. He remained a men,
Der until about three years ago
when he united with Our Saviour's
Lutheran church at Milroy.
Mr.. Serr spent his early life in
the. vicinity of New Ulm where he
attended the common schools and
later carried on farming opera
tions. In 1900 he moved to West
line township, about four miles
south of Milroy, where he pur-
chased a farm and continued farm
ing until 1914 when Mr.. Serr and
his brother Fred entered the gar
age business.
Mr.. Serr married Miss Anna
Marie Torgersen of Brewster,
May 6, 1919. He was respected
citizen in the community and for
time served on the Milroy vii
lage council.
He leaves his wife, four broth
ers. Louis, Fred. Emil and Irwin
and three sisters, Mrs. William
Wandersee, Lake Park; Mrs. Fred
Goltz, Marshall; and Mrs. Albert
Christopherson, Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
Marshall Golfers
Play Here Sunday

Redwood Falls will meet Mar
shall golfers in return medal
play match at the golf course here
Sunday afternoon. Marshall won
the earlier match by small mar
gin.
All golfers are urged by the
tourney committee to take part.
Mankato, Winthrop and Sleepy
Eye matches will be booked later
in the season.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
Pioneer Woman Dies

Bird Island Anna Klem-
enhagen, IA years old, died at her
home in Kingman township. July
8. With her husband, she came
to Cairo township, Renville county
in 1878 and in 1899 the family
moved to the present home. She
is survived by six daughters and
six sons.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
]. w. BOlander Confined at
Hospital Here After
Peculiar Mishap
Clancy j. Keefe Injured in
Collision Near ChaSka
Early Monday

The loss of his right eye was
suffered by j. w. Bolander OF
Omaha who is confined to the hos
pital here following a freak auto
mobile accident on the highway
three miles south of Redwood Falls
at II p. m. Saturday.
Alone in the back seat of car
driven by N. LeClaire with John
Steinhaus also in the front seat,
Bolander was sleeping when LIE
Claire, blinded by the lights of an
approaching car, switched the au-
tomobile to the shoulder and ran
along it for about 20 feet before
returning to the road. The jerk
threw the sleeping man through a
side window of the car. Although
conscious Immediately following
the accident, he was unconscious
when brought to the Redwood
Falls hospital where it was found
that his right eyeball and eye Soc
ket had been cut and he had sus-
tanned decorations of the forehead,
left eyebrow, scalp and left mas
told.
His eve was removed in an
operation Tuesday.
The group were returning from
Window where Bolander had gone
to make arrangements for con-
cession during the celebration to
be held there.
CLANCY KEEFE HURT
IN SIMILAR MISHAP
With Clancy Keefe of Redwood
Falls it's victim, similar acci-
dent occurred early Monday morn
ing on the road a half mile west
of Chaska. Clancy sustained a
three inch cash, just missing the
jugular vein on his neck, deep
decorations about his face and
forehead and his left hand was
gouged when the car in which he
was sleeping alone in the back seat
was sideswiped by another auto
mobile. He was thrown against a
side window.
Accompanied by his brother. R.
J. Keefe, Clancy was returning
from Minneapolis in his fathers
new Hudson car when the accident
occurred. He was taken to Eitel
hospital where he remained for
three days, going from there to
the home of relatives in Minnea-
polls to recuperate.
R. J. Keefe, the driver, was un-
injured. The car was quite badly
damaged. A woman in the other
car was hurt but her name and
that of the driver were not learned.
Bundle Injured
Ordrier T. Bundle, who spoke
here July 4, and his son were in
jured near st. Cloud Monday night
in a collision with a truck. Ted
Schields of Faribault, 80, former
secretary to Senator Shipstead
was killed in the accident.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
Announce Engagement

Belview-The engagement Of
Palma Abraham, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. August Abraham Of Bel
view and DIR. Samuel SasHn of
Chicago, was announced Saturday.
DIR. Saskin is director of the de-
partment of Metabolism and En-
docrinology at the Michael Reese
Hospital and assistant professor
of Physiology at the University of
Chicago.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-11
u. s. ESTABLISHES
CONTROL PROJECT

With part of a 100000 fund ap-
propriated for weed eradication,
the federal government will estab-
lish a two-year demonstration in
the southern part of Redwood
county, on eliminating creeping
jenny, Nate H. Bovee, county
agent, announced this week.
Six other creeping jenny con-
troll demonstrations are being
established in the southern part
of the county by the state.